Honeywell International Inc. 7400-476 Manuale Utente

1. Insert a battery pack into the Dolphin terminal.

2. Place the terminal, imager/laser engine window up and the LCD visible, in the terminal well of the cradle.  

3. Let it glide down into the well until it stops.  

4. Once the Dolphin terminal is properly seated, the Dock LED on the front of the cradle will be solid GREEN.

The auxiliary battery well located on the back of the IntelliBase+ allows users to charge and condition a spare battery. Charging 
a Dolphin terminal and a spare battery pack can be done simultaneously as the charging slots work independently to control 
charging and conditioning of the individual batteries. The IntelliBase+ senses when a battery pack is fully charged and 
automatically switches to trickle charge to maintain the battery at full capacity indefinitely.

To charge a spare battery in the IntelliBase+, insert the end of the battery without the locking tab into the bottom of the auxiliary 
well opening and snap the battery into place with a hinging motion. Once the battery is inserted, you can use the AUX BATTERY 
LED to monitor the charging progress.  

For maximum battery life, HHP recommends that you deep-cycle (service) the battery twice before initial use and then once a 
month thereafter.

The IntelliBase+ is the only Dolphin charging/communication cradle with deep cycling capabilities. Since the Dolphin IntelliBase 
and USB HomeBase do not have deep-cycling capabilities, it is recommended that you use the Battery Conditioning Utility 
software when using those peripherals or use the Dolphin Quad Battery Charger. 

To deep-cycle a battery using the IntelliBase+, insert the battery into the auxiliary battery well. Then, press and release the 
Condition button. The deep-cycling process takes 8-12 hours depending on the battery’s capacity or state of charge.

See the Battery Management section in Chapter 3 for more information.

The IntelliBase, and IntelliBase+ support RS-232 communications through the RS-232 Communications Port located on the back 
of the device. The IntelliBase translates the RS-232 signals from the host computer into infrared signals to communicate with the 
Dolphin Terminal.

The IntelliBase RS-232 interface allows the Dolphin terminal to communicate to a personal computer, modem, or any standard 
RS-232 device using a standard serial cable and communications software.

The IrDA 1.0 software stack is integrated into the IntelliBase and IntelliBase+ cradles to allow communication between the cradle 
and devices such as modems or printers that are not IrDA ready or do not communicate with a half duplex serial protocol. This 
allows any full or half duplex RS-232 device to communicate through the IntelliBase/IntelliBase+ with no IrDA protocol software. 
See Table 2 for the baud rate switch settings.

To install and use the IntelliBase or IntelliBase+, you need the following equipment:

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IntelliBase/IntelliBase+ with power supply

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Serial cable

Set the Dolphin IntelliBase/IntelliBase+ on a dry, stable surface, such as a desktop near an electrical outlet.  Be sure to provide 
enough workspace with good lighting for the user to view and operate the Dolphin terminal while it is in the IntelliBase.

Connect the IntelliBase/IntelliBase+ to the host computer or other device by plugging an RS-232 serial cable into the RS-232 
Communications Port on the rear of the IntelliBase. The wiring of your cable depends on whether the other device is set up as a 
DCE (Data Communications Equipment) or DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) device. 

The IntelliBase Communication Port is configured as a DCE device. To communicate with a DTE device such as a computer, 
use a standard (or straight-through) RS-232 cable. To communicate with a DCE device, use either a null modem adapter in line 
with a standard RS-232 cable, or a null-modem serial cable. 

You can make your own cables by following the pin configuration in the chart below.  To do so, you must determine if your host 
RS-232 device is 9-pin or 25-pin, and whether it is configured as a DCE or DTE device.