Dolphin® 9500 Series Mobile Computer User’s Guide 4 - 19Powering Up a RadioRequirementsTo successfully power up a radio, both the hardware module and the software driver must be installed on the terminal. If themodule is present, the radio appears in the Radio Manager. However if the driver is not installed, you cannot successfully powerup the radio. Attempting to do so produces an error in the Status field that tells you that the driver is not installed.To Power Up a Radio or Radio Combination1. Open the Radio Manager by going to Start > Settings > Connections tab > Radio Manager. The Radio Manager appearsidentifying which radio modules are installed. The highlighted entry is the radio mode that is currently enabled; its Statusshould be Ready.2. Select the radio in the Radio Modes list and tap Apply.The radio drivers are powered down and powered up in the proper sequence. For example, if the radio powered up is BluetoothOnly and you try to switch to 802.11b Only, after Apply is tapped, the Radio Manager powers down the Bluetooth radio first, thenpowers up the 802.11b radio.If an error occurs during this process, the radio mode change is abandoned. The resulting radio state is the status of the radiosat the time the error occurred.Radio Modes The Radio Modes section displays the radio hardware modules currently installed on the terminal. Forexample, if a working Bluetooth module is installed, the box contains the line Bluetooth Only whetheror not that radio is currently powered up.Status field The Status field provides feedback on the state of the radio. When it reads “Ready,” the radio selectedin the Radio Modes box is powered up. The Status field displays error messages when a radio cannotbe enabled.To Power Down RadiosRadio drivers are automatically powered down if the radio or radio combination that is currently powered up requires it. To powerdown all radios, select None and tap Apply.For more information about 802.11b radios, see Wireless LAN Communications with 802.11b on page 7-1.For more information about Bluetooth radios, see Wireless PAN Communications with Bluetooth on page 8-1.For more information about GSM/GPRS radios, see Wireless WAN Communications with GSM/GPRS on page 9-1.
