Partner Tech PT-6900 User Manual

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i Copyright This publication, including all photographs, illustrations and software, is protected under international copyright laws, with all rights reserved. Neither this manual, nor any of the material contained herei...

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ii About this manual This manual is intended for system administrators who are familiar with setting up a new system and installing an operating system. The manual consists of the following sections: Safety information Before installing and using th...

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iii Revision history Version 1.0, April 2007 ...

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v TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................1 Unpacking the PT-6900 ........................................

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vi Load Optimized Defaults ................................................................................................................................. 36 Set Supervisor and User Passwords ...........................................................

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vii LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1.1 Unpacking/repacking the PT-6900...............................................................................1 Figure 1.2 Front-right view of PT-6900 ..........................................

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1 CHAPTER 1 G ETTING STARTED This chapter describes the procedures from unpacking the PT-6900 POS, to powering it on. The following topics are described. • “Unpacking the PT-6900” • “Checking the package contents” on page 2 • “Ident...

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2 Chapter 1 Getting Started Checking the package contents After you unpack the PT-6900 check that the following items are included. If any item is missing or appears damaged, contact your dealer immediately. PT-6900 (SOME UNITS SHIP WITH CUSTOMER D...

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Identifying components 3 Identifying components This section describes the parts and connectors on the PT-6900. Front-right view Figure 1.2 Front-right view of PT-6900 DESCRIPTION 1 15-inch TFT LCD touch screen 2 Power but...

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4 Chapter 1 Getting Started Rear-right view Figure 1.3 Rear-right view of PT-6900 DESCRIPTION 1 Customer display cover 2 CompactFlash card cover 3 Rear cover 4 Rear cover latches 4 3 2 1 ...

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Identifying components 5 Rear connectors Figure 1.4 shows the connectors on the rear of the PT-6900. You must remove the rear cover to access the connectors. See “Removing the rear cover” on page 7. Figure 1.4 Rear c...

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6 Chapter 1 Getting Started CAUTION Plugging a phone line (RJ-11) into the LAN port (RJ-45 connector) may damage the connector. Connect only an RJ-45 plug to the LAN port. ...

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Removing the rear cover 7 Removing the rear cover Refer to the following to remove the rear cover. 1 Rotate the display until it’s perpendicular. 2 Open the rear cover latches. 3 Remove the rear cover. ...

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8 Chapter 1 Getting Started Attaching the customer display The PT-6900 may ship with a customer display attached. If you ordered the display separately, refer to the following to attach it. 1 Remove the rear cover. See “Removing the rear cover”...

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Adjusting display angles 9 Adjusting display angles The main display can be tilted back from an upright perpendicular position to about 45 degrees as shown in Figure 1.5. The customer display can be tilted as shown in Fig...

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10 Chapter 1 Getting Started Connecting peripheral devices Peripheral devices such as a printer or scanner can be connected to the PT-6900. Refer to the user manual of the device you are connecting for instructions on installing drivers where needed...

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Connecting a cash drawer 11 Connecting a cash drawer Refer to the following to connect a cash drawer. 1 Remove the rear cover. (See “Removing the rear cover” on page 7.) 2 Connect the RJ-11 cable from the cash drawer t...

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12 Chapter 1 Getting Started Powering the PT-6900 on and off Refer to the following to power on and off the PT-6900. 1 Remove the rear cover. See “Removing the rear cover” on page 7. 2 Connect the power cable to the power con- nector on the PT-6...

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13 CHAPTER 2 U PGRADING COMPONENTS This chapter describes how to upgrade components for the PT-6900. The following topics are described. • “Safety and precautions” • “Before you begin” on page 14 • “Installing a hard disk drive (HDD)�...

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14 Chapter 2 Upgrading Components Before you begin Make sure you have a stable, clean working environment. Dust and dirt can get into components and may cause mal- function. Adequate lighting and proper tools can prevent you from accidentally damagin...

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Installing a hard disk drive (HDD) 15 4 Remove the two screws, then remove the hard disk drive tray. 5 Connect the IDE and power cables to the HDD rear connectors. 6 Place the hard disk drive on the tray, then secure it...

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16 Chapter 2 Upgrading Components Installing a CompactFlash card The CompactFlash card reader uses an IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) interface and only supports storage cards. Plug and play is not supported so you must insert the card before you...

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17 CHAPTER 3 BIOS S ETUP UTILITY The BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) Setup Utility displays the system's configuration status and provides options to set system parameters. The parameters are stored in battery-backed-up CMOS RAM that saves...

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18 BIOS Setup Utility Entering the Setup Utility When you power on the system, BIOS enters the Power-On Self Test (POST) routines. POST is a series of built-in diagnostics performed by the BIOS. After the POST routines are completed, the following m...

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Standard CMOS features 19 Using BIOS When you start the Setup Utility, the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displays a list of the options that are available. A highlight indicates which option is cu...

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20 BIOS Setup Utility IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave This field is used to configure the IDE hard drive installed in the system. Move the cursor to highlight the IDE Pri- mary/Secondary Master/Slave fields and press <Enter>. The IDE Prima...

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Advanced BIOS Features 21 Access Mode This item defines special ways that can be used to access IDE hard disks such as LBA (Large Block Addressing). Leave this value at Auto and the system will automatically decide the f...

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22 BIOS Setup Utility CPU Feature This menu comes with CPU-related parameters: Figure 3.5 CPU Feature submenu Thermal Management Shows the thermal management monitor. This item is non-configurable. The default setting is Thermal Monitor 1. Execute D...

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Advanced Chipset Features 23 Advanced Chipset Features This option displays critical timing parameters of the mainboard. Leave the items on this menu at their default settings unless you are very familiar with the technic...

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24 BIOS Setup Utility DRAM RAS# to Precharge The default is 3. DRAM Data Integrity Mode This item detects whether the installed DRAM has error correction. This parameter is non-configurable. MGM Core Frequency Shows the supported DRAM clocks. This p...

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Integrated Peripherals 25 Integrated Peripherals This option defines the operation of peripheral components on the system's input/output ports. Figure 3.7 Integrated Peripherals menu OnChip IDE Device (See “OnChip...

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26 BIOS Setup Utility OnChip IDE Device Use this item to enable or disable the PCI IDE channels that are integrated on the mainboard. Select the item and press <Enter> to open the following menu: Figure 3.8 OnChip IDE Device menu On-Chip Prima...

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Integrated Peripherals 27 Onboard Device Use this item to enable or disable the PCI devices that are integrated on the mainboard. Select the item and press <Enter> to open the following menu: Figure 3.9 Onboard Dev...

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28 BIOS Setup Utility SuperIO Device Use this item to change settings for I/O devices. Select the item and press <Enter> to open the following menu: Figure 3.10 Super IO Device menu Onboard Serial Port 1 This option is used to assign the I/O ad...

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Integrated Peripherals 29 Serial Port 3 Use IRQ This option is used to assign the IRQ for the onboard serial port 3. The default setting is IRQ3. Onboard Serial Port 4 This option is used to assign the I/O address for the...

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30 BIOS Setup Utility Power Management Setup Use these items to control system power management. Modern operating systems take care of much of the power man- agement. This mainboard supports ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface). Figure 3...

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Power Management Setup 31 Video Off In Suspend This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode. The default setting is Yes. Suspend Type This option defines the suspend type for th...

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32 BIOS Setup Utility PnP/PCI Configurations This option configures how PnP (Plug and Play) and PCI expansion cards operate in the system. Both the ISA and PCI buses on the mainboard use system IRQs (Interrupt ReQuests) and DMAs (Direct Memory Acces...

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PnP/PCI Configurations 33 IRQ Resources This menu can only be accessed when the Resources Controlled by menu is set to Manual. In the IRQ Resources sub-menu, if you change any of the IRQ assignations to Legacy ISA, then th...

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34 BIOS Setup Utility PC Health Status On mainboards that support hardware monitoring, this item lets you monitor the parameters for critical voltages, and critical temperatures. Several fields are for information only and are not configurable. Figu...

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Frequency/Voltage Control 35 Frequency/Voltage Control This item enables you to set the clock speed and system bus for the system. The clock speed and system bus are deter- mined by the kind of processor you have installed...

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36 BIOS Setup Utility Other BIOS Options This section covers the other options that are available from the main menu: Load Fail-Safe Defaults This option opens a dialog box that lets you load fail-safe defaults for all appropriate items in the Setup ...

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Other BIOS Options 37 4. Press <Enter> to load the defaults. Set Supervisor and User Passwords These items can be used to install a password. A Supervisor password takes precedence over a User password, and the Sup...

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38 Appendix APPENDIX This appendix describes locating and solving problems that you may encounter while using the PT-6900 POS. Troubleshooting Often after time spent troubleshooting, the problem is traced to something as simple as ...

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Appendix 39 Beep Message Errors at POST If the BIOS detects an error during the POST, a message is displayed. Refer to the following table for a list of the errors that display. WARNING The system uses a 3V CR2032 battery (CMOS ba...

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40 Troubleshooting General Problems Refer to the following general problems you may encounter. PROBLEM SOLUTION The display screen is dark. Adjust the screen brightness. Make sure that the PT-6900 is not in suspend mode. An incorre...

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Appendix 41 Having the PT-6900 Serviced If you are unable to solve the problem, you should have the projector serviced. Pack the projector in the original car- ton. (See “Unpacking the PT-6900” on page 1.) Include a description...

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42 Specifications Specifications Specifications subject to change without notice ITEM DESCRIPTION Processor Intel Celeron-M 1GHz CPU Memory 256MB DDR up to 2GB, 2 memory slots LCD 15" Active TFT color Resolution 800 x 600, 102...