PSC PowerScan RF handheld laser scanner Programming Guide
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PowerScan™ RF
Handheld Laser Scanner
Programming Guide
PSC Inc
959 Terry Street
Eugene, Oregon 97402
Telephone: (541) 683-5700
Fax: (541) 345-7140
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Disclaimer
Reasonable measures have been taken to ensure that the information included in this manual is complete and accurate. However, PSC reserves the right to change any specification at any time without prior notice.
PSC and the PSC logo are registered trademarks of PSC Inc. All other trademarks and trade names referred to herein are property of their respective owners.
PowerScan™ RF is a trademark of PSC, Inc.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation, NCR is a registered trademark of NCR Corporation, and Wincor Nixdorf is registered trademark of Wincor
Nixdorf GmbH & Co. KG. Their inclusion in this manual is for customer information only, and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation for these companies’ products or services.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ..................................................11
Connect to a Laptop/No Keyboard Attached ........................................................42
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Label Transmit Configuration (RS-232 and Keyboard Wedge Interfaces only) ........................ 55
Configuring the Code 128/and UCC/EAN 128 Options ........................................ 88
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PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Transmission Retries Before Message Time-out ................................................161
Wait Time For Scanner Power Shutdown ...........................................................166
Wait Time Between Retries of Failed Transmission ...........................................167
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PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Introduction
Use the special programming bar codes contained in this manual to customize and configure features and settings for your PowerScan
™
RF bar code scanner. To ensure full compatibility and proper function, use only the programming bar codes in this manual or Configurator
Express
™
software (available from your PSC dealer) to program scanner features.
Visit our website at www.pscnet.com for more information about how to obtain kits, software and manuals for this product.
NOTE
This manual has been developed to make it quick and easy for users of all levels to find the information needed to understand and configure scanner features. The following descriptions will help you to determine where to go from here.
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Conventions
The symbols listed below are used in this manual to notify the reader of key issues or procedures that must be observed when servicing the scanner and/or Base Station:
Notes contain information necessary for properly diagnosing, repairing and operating the scanner.
NOTE
Scanner vs.
Base Station
Features
Some programming features are specific to either the scanner (handheld unit) or the Base Station, while others are applicable to both. Each feature in this manual is marked with an indicator as to which unit(s) it is applicable.
Table 1
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
2
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
NOTE
When programming using bar codes via the scanner, it is important to remember that features affecting the Base Station WILL NOT be enabled until the new configuration is downloaded to the Base Station using the feature
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Understanding the Basics
If you have little or no prior experience with programming using bar code labels, you should review this introductory section to familiarize yourself with the basics of scanner programming before performing any changes to your scanner’s configuration. Contents of this section are:
•
Integrating the PowerScan RF With Your Host System
•
Customizing Your Scanner’s Operation
•
—
—
—
•
Scanner vs. Base Station Features
•
•
—
•
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Integrating the PowerScan RF With Your Host System
Your PowerScan RF Base Station MUST be equipped with the correct hardware (interface board, cable, etc.) to properly communicate with your host system. Contact your PSC dealer for information if you have questions about your Base Station’s hardware compatibility.
You may also want to contact the dealer or your system administrator if you have no record of how your unit was pre-programmed at the factory. Units are typically programmed with the default settings for specific interface types, however, your unit may have been custom configured with settings that are unique to your company or application. You may find it useful to record your unit’s known/required set-
tings using the programmable feature table in Appendix D: Record of
Programmable Features on page 195.
Once you know the unit’s current settings, you can determine what changes will be required to allow communication with your host system and/or optional features you choose to modify to customize your installation. After recording the modifications needed, finish reading this section, then turn to the appropriate page and follow the instructions to program scanner and Base Station features. When all features are programmed to your satisfaction, the unit is ready to be placed into operation.
Changing Interfaces
When moving the PowerScan RF to a host terminal of a different interface type than previously connected, it may be necessary to alter its hardware and/or software to allow connection and communication between the devices
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.
Hardware
Interface
Board
An interface board swap is usually unnecessary, since multiple host interface protocols are supported in combination on most interface boards. For example, RS-232, Standard Keyboard Wedge, and Wand
Emulation are all available on a single interface board. Activation of alternate available interfaces on this board requires only that you connect the Base Station to the new host using the appropriate interface cable. The Base Station will automatically change to the interface functions specific to that cable.
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1. If the interface types in the scanner and Base Station configurations are different at the beginning of the programming session, the session will not be successful.
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
To determine if your desired new interface is available on your scanner, check the following section titled
host interface types supported by each interface board available at the time of this writing. If you are still unsure of your scanner’s available interface connectivity, consult your PSC dealer.
The Base Station will need to be sent to an authorized service repair depot if the interface board must be swapped; however, if necessary, you can change your Base Station’s interface (I/F) cable by following
these instructions. (Refer to Figure 1.):
1.
Power down the system.
2.
Disconnect the I/F cable from the host terminal.
3.
Swing the I/F cable retainer up (as shown in Figure 1a) to free
the cable.
4.
Disconnect the cable (Figure 1b).
5.
Connect the replacement I/F cable to the Base Station.
6.
Rotate the cable retainer over the cable overmold until the
retainer snaps in place (see Figure 1c).
NOTE
It is important that the I/F cable be connected to the
Base Station prior to applying power to the system.
This is because the interface type (RS-232, IBM, Keyboard Wedge, etc.) is selected by the Base Station subject to the I/F cable it is connected to at the time of power-up.
NOTE
Once the system is connected and powered-on, link the scanner(s) by following the instructions given in the Section,
Linking the Scanner to a Base Station
on page 150. The Base Station will automatically
download its new interface setting to the scanner during the process of linking.
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a
Figure 1. Removing/Replacing the Interface Cable
b c
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Software
Verify that your unit supports the desired interface
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. The list below indicates the interface groupings supported. Contact your nearest PSC service depot if you don’t know your unit’s group, or need assistance to change the unit to another interface group.
The Standard Keyboard Wedge/Wand Em./RS-232 Group supports:
•
I/F Type A — PC/XT w/Alternate Key Encoding
•
I/F Type B — AT, PS/2 25-286, 30-286, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, 80, 90 &
95 w/Alternate Key Encoding
•
I/F Type C — PS/2 25 and 30 w/Alternate Key Encoding
•
I/F Type D — PC/XT w/Standard Key Encoding
•
I/F Type E — AT, PS/2 25-286, 30-286, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, 80, 90 &
95 w/Standard Key Encoding
•
I/F Type F — PS/2 25 and 30 w/Standard Key Encoding
•
I/F Type H — IBM
®
3xxx w/102 keyboard
•
I/F Type I — PS/555530T w/104 keyboard
•
I/F Type J — NEC
®
9801 keyboard
•
Wand Emulation
•
RS-232
•
WN
2
—RS-232 (SNI)
The IBM/RS-232 Group supports:
•
IBM Port 5B
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IBM Port 9B
•
IBM Port 17
•
IBM Port E
•
RS-232
•
WN-RS-232
The Universal [Keyboard] Wedge Group:
•
Consult the
Universal Wedge Connectivity Guide
3
for more information.
•
For additional configuration/programming, refer to the
Uni-
versal Wedge Programming Guide
.
1. Contact your dealer or sales representative if your desired interface is not listed. Interface group definitions are subject to change without notice.
2. Wincor Nixdorf
®
(formally SNI)
3. Contact your dealer or visit the website listed on the back cover of this manual for publications.
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After familiarizing yourself with the basic programming procedures in this section, turn to the appropriate interface programming section (RS-
232, Wand Emulation, etc.) of this manual to set other interface features, completing the conversion to a new interface type.
Upon changing the interface setting, scan a bar code to verify that the scanner communicates correctly with the new host system. Some sam-
ple bar codes are provided in Appendix B: Sample Bar Codes on page 191.
If any changes to the scanner’s factory settings are needed, consult Cus-
tomizing Your Scanner’s Operation on page 8.
Customizing Your Scanner’s Operation
Most RF scanner programming falls within four general categories:
• Interface Selection and Settings
— are the mandatory settings necessary to allow communication with your host terminal.
Examples of these settings are: RS-232 baud rate and parity.
NOTE
Ensure that your planned modifications are compatible with the current interface. For example, baud rate selections are only valid in the RS-232 interface. The scanner will sound an error tone when scanning programming labels for features invalid to the current interface group.
• Symbology Selection and Settings
— gives the scanner the capability to autodiscriminate as few as one, and as many as all available symbologies. For optimal scanner performance enable only those symbologies required. Additionally the scanner may be programmed with the standard options available for the various symbologies, such as check digit, minimum label length, fixed and variable length bar codes, QuadraLogic
Decoding, etc.
• General Feature Settings
— are features common to all interface types. Examples include beeper adjustments such as volume and length, read verification settings, etc.
• RF Feature Programming
— includes settings that are specific to the scanner’s radio frequency capabilities.
If you experience difficulties, have questions or require additional information, contact your local distributor, or call your dealer or sales representative.
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PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Programming Overview
The RF system's programmable feature settings can be modified to accommodate your unique requirements. Listed below are the various methods to configure scanner and Base Station units:
Base Stations and the scanners linked to them must possess compatible configuration files.
NOTE
Scanner
1.
The Base Station’s configuration files can be automatically downloaded to the scanner at the time of linking. See the sec-
tions, Linking the Scanner to a Base Station on page 150 and Com-
mon Configuration on page 174 for more details.
2.
The easiest, most comprehensive way to program the scanner is to use the Configurator Express™ On-Screen Programming Kit.
Contact PSC for more information about this product.
3.
The scanner can be configured using special programming bar codes like those contained in this section. For the most part, the programming instructions and bar codes on the following pages address this method of scanner configuration.
If you program the scanner using any of the methods above, the scanner will store the changes until reprogrammed or returned to factory defaults.
NOTE
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Base Station
Base Station configuration is primarily performed by first programming a scanner with the desired options, then downloading the config-
uration to the Base Station from that scanner via the barcode Transmit
Scanner Configuration to Base Station on page 11.
CAUTION
Verify that the scanner and Base Station host interface types (RS-232, Keyboard Wedge, etc.) are matched before attempting to download any configuration files or perform any custom programming sessions. Go to the section
Interface Selection
set the scanner to the Base Station’s I/F type.
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Transmit
Scanner
Configuration to Base Station
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
There are two reasons why a scanner’s configuration would need to be downloaded to a Base Station:
•
A configuration item affecting the Base Station is to be changed.
NOTE
When configuring the system using programming bar codes, changes will not be implemented in the
Base Station until they are transmitted from the
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
•
A new/replacement scanner may have a custom configuration or may have been modified with special programming. It may be desirable to download its configuration to the Base Station.
If this is the circumstance, download configuration settings from a scanner to the Base Station following this procedure:
1.
Using a scanner that is currently linked to the Base Station,
scan the bar code, DISABLE Common Configuration on page 175.
2.
Scan the bar code, Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Sta-
tionTransmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station on page 11.
3.
Link the new scanner containing the desired configuration to
the Base Station (see Linking the Scanner to a Base Station on page 150).
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4.
Download the new scanner’s configuration to the Base Station
by scanning the Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
bar code below.
CAUTION
After the Base Station receives the entire configuration, it will drop all links to scanners other than the scanner transmitting the new configuration. This will require the user to relink all other scanners (see
Linking the Scanner to a Base Station
Prior to the time of relinking, it is advisable to con-
Common Configuration
on page 174, ensuring that the Base Station will
attempt to share the new configuration with scanners as they are linked.
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to Base
Station ---------
What Is
Programming
Mode?
The scanner must be placed into the Programming Mode state in order to accept programming commands. When programming using the bar code labels in this manual, the scanner is placed in Programming Mode by scanning the "SET" label at the top of most programming feature pages.
While in Programming Mode, the scanner only recognizes special pro-
ming Mode.
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
The
Programming
Session
Scanner programming allows you to customize the scanner’s configuration to match your specific needs. A typical programming session is conducted as follows:
1.
Scan the SET bar code at the top of the page. The scanner will emit one beep, indicating it has read the bar code and the green
LED will flash on and off slowly while the scanner remains in
Programming Mode. Normal scanning functions are disabled.
2.
Scan the programming bar code(s) to make the desired changes. With few exceptions, the scanner will emit a triple beep each time you scan a valid programming bar code.
NOTE
Not all features are available for all interfaces. The scanner will sound an error tone when scanning programming bar codes for features that cannot be used with the currently active interface. Only features supported by the currently active interface will be implemented.
NOTE
If you are enabling a different interface (I/F), we suggest/recommend that you change the I/F designation first and then proceed with other changes.
Once a bar code is scanned that changes the scanner's I/F, all previous I/F configuration items scanned in the programming session are lost.
3.
Scan the END label at the bottom of the page to save any new settings and exit Programming Mode. The scanner will sound a beep and reset upon exiting Programming Mode, and the green LED will return to its usual state (on steady or off).
The scanner will not exit Programming Mode unless the END bar code is scanned or the scanner’s battery is removed.
Removing power during Programming Mode, before scanning the END label, will cause all new settings to be ignored. On power-up, the scanner will return to previous settings.
4.
Maintain a record of all changes made
to ensure that you know if the original factory settings have been changed. Use
the table in Appendix D: Record of Programmable Features on page
195 to log your custom configuration changes
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Programming
Sequence
To modify a scanner feature (item), the programming bar codes contained in this manual must be scanned in a given sequence depending
upon the feature being programmed (as shown in Table 2). There are
three possible programming sequences:
A. Programming sample A (the most commonly used format) demonstrates how three bar codes are scanned in sequence to do the following:
1.
Place the scanner in Programming Mode (SET bar code).
2.
Scan the Item Tag
1
that will enable the new feature.
3.
End the programming session and reset the scanner (END bar code).
B. Sample B provides an example of a programming feature requiring the entry of a range value. Like sample A, the scanner is placed in Programming Mode and an Item Tag
is scanned. Then, a value must be entered before ending the programming session. In the example, three digits must be
scanned from the number pad in Appendix C: Keypad. This type
of format, requiring a total of as many as six programming bar codes, is necessary to allow flexible programming with larger item value numeric ranges.
C. The programming sequence shown in example C requires scanning of a single, extended length bar code. This special programming bar code contains all the data necessary to enter
Programming Mode, set the Item Tag
Programming Mode (all in one step).
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1. An “Item Tag” is a term used to describe an assigned number, which is encoded in a programming bar code, that toggles (selects, enables, disables, etc.) a specific programming feature.
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SET
Table 2. Programming Sequence
ITEM TAG ITEM VALUE END/RESET
A
1
SET
2
ENABLE
NEW FEATURE
3
END
B
1 2 3 4 5 6
0
SET
ENABLE NEW
FEATURE
USING THE
FOLLOWING
SETTINGS...
0
END
8
C
1
ONE BAR CODE CONTAINS SET + ITEM TAG + ITEM VALUE + END
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LED and Beeper Indications
The scanner and Base Station use a set of indicators to verify/announce
the various system functions. See Appendix E: LED and Beeper Indica-
tions on page 203 for more information.
If You Make a Mistake...
If, during a programming session, you find that you are unsure of the
RF system’s settings or wish to reset its configuration, use the Return to
Factory Settings on page 17 to return the configuration to the factory set-
tings. Scanning this bar code will also reset any changes made during previous programming sessions.
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PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Return to Factory Settings
Feature is applicable to scanner and
Base Station.
Scan the bar codes below in sequence to return the scanner to the default settings configured at the factory. This label is typically used to return the RF unit to a “known” operating state when the present programming status is not known, faulty, or suspect.
CAUTION
Use this bar code with caution, since it will reset ALL features that may have been programmed for that interface type since the RF unit’s installation.
SET --------------------------
Return to Factory
Setting ---------
END --------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to Base
Station ---------
If you don’t have a record of your site/system’s original configuration, you may need to contact your sale representative for assistance to return the unit to normal function. Please be prepared to provide information about the company, location, host terminal system and other pertinent information about the unit being repaired.
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Where To Go From Here
Programming is easy and straightforward if you follow these steps:
NOTE
If you are changing some interface types (for example; if you are moving the RF unit from a Universal
Keyboard Wedge to an RS-232 host) you must first change the hardware. Replace the Base Station’s interface board (if required) and connect to the host terminal using the new interface cable BEFORE
performing any programming changes. See
Hardware
on page 4 for more information.
1.
If you are changing the unit’s interface type, follow the instruc-
proceeding.
2.
Scan any feature bar codes that are unique to the interface you are currently programming.
3.
Symbologies Supported on page 73
change any bar code symbologies or modify any symbologyrelated features.
4.
Turn to the section,
if you wish to change or modify any of the scanner’s other features.
Once the necessary changes have been made, and you have scanned the END bar code, you are ready to scan.
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PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Interface Selection
It is very important that the scanner and Base Station are each configured to operate with the same interface (I/F) type as the host terminal.
See Changing Interfaces on page 4 for more details.
The Base Station uses a “smart” cable, which automatically sets the Base Station to the correct I/F upon power-up and connection to the appropriate host.
NOTE
Turn to the appropriate section of the following pages to select your required interface type and its available options:
•
•
RS-232 Interface/WN-RS-232 (SNI) Interface
•
•
Universal Wedge Terminal Selection
•
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Wand Emulation Interface
Feature is applicable to scanner and
Base Station.
Scan these labels to enable the Wand Emulation Interface.
SET ----------------------------
Enable Wand
Emulation ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to Base
Station ---------
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Wand Emulation Settings
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
Use these programming bar codes to configure the settings for the
Wand Emulation Interface.
SET -------------------------------
Polarity
Space Low, Bar
High ---------
Space High,
Bar Low ---------
Signal Speed
Low (660 µs) ---------
High (330 µs) ---------
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Data Format
Transmit in Normal
Transmit in C39
Transmit in C39 Full
ASCII Format ---------
Transmit in C128
Idle State
Low ---------
High ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Wand
Emulation Pre-/
Post-Noise
Settings
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
The number of noise transitions generated prior to or following label transitions are independently configurable options. To set noise transitions, enter Programming Mode by scanning the SET bar code, then follow these steps.
1.
Scan Don’t Transmit Pre-Noise or Don’t Transmit Post-Noise, followed by the END bar code to disable noise transitions, or...
2.
Scan the Set Pre- or Post-Noise Transitions bar code followed
by the digits from Appendix C: Keypad that represent the
desired number of noise transitions. Select from one to twenty
1 noise transitions for either pre- or post-noise. Complete the programming sequence by scanning the END bar code.
NOTE
Settings for this feature have been enhanced since the product was originally released, adding the option to select a specific quantity of noise transitions. If your scanner was built prior to February of 2001, pre-noise/post-noise transitions are enabled by following Step 2 above,
EXCEPT the single digit selected from
Appendix C: Keypad
MUST be one (1). This will either
set the pre-noise transitions to one or the postnoise transitions to three depending on which feature is being programmed. The feature is disabled in the same manner as Step 1 above.
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1. Scanners built prior to February of 2001 MUST select the digit one (1). See the note on this page for details.
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Pre/Post-Noise
Settings
SET ----------------------------
Post-Noise
Don’t Transmit Post-
Noise ---------
Set Post-Noise
Transitions ---------
Scan two digits representing the desired number of Post-Noise Transitions
using the number pad from Appendix C: Keypad, padded with leading zeros
(example: 03 = three transitions, 08 = eight, 15 = fifteen, etc.)
Pre-Noise
Don’t Transmit
Pre-Noise ---------
Set Pre-Noise
Transitions ---------
Scan two digits representing the desired number of Pre-Noise Transitions
using the number pad from Appendix C: Keypad, padded with leading zeros
(example: 03 = three transitions, 08 = eight, 15 = fifteen, etc.)
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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RS-232 Interface/WN-RS-232 (SNI) Interface
Feature is applicable to scanner and
Base Station.
Scan these labels to enable either the standard RS-232 interface
(PSC RS-232) or the WN-RS-232 (SNI) Interface.
SET -----------------------------
Enable Standard
Enable WN-RS-
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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RS-232 Communication Parameters
RS-232 Communication Parameters are specific to Base Station ONLY
This section contains the following RS-232 communication parameters in the order listed:
•
Baud Rate
•
Data Format Settings
- Data Bit
- Parity Bit
- Stop Bit(s)
•
Handshaking
- Hardware Handshaking (CTS/RTS)
- Software Handshaking (Xon/Xoff)
•
ACK/NAK Options
•
Intercharacter Delay
Go to the sections titled Symbology Options on page 79 and General Fea-
if you want to change any other settings for this interface.
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Baud Rate
Use the bar codes on this page to select the communications Baud Rate.
Only one Baud Rate selection may be active at any one time. The last
Baud Rate label you scan during a programming session will be the setting that is stored when you scan the END label.
SET ---------------------------
Baud Rate =
1200 ---------
Baud Rate =
2400 ---------
Baud Rate =
4800 ---------
Baud Rate =
9600 ---------
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Baud Rate =
19200 ---------
Baud Rate =
38400 ---------
END --------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Data Format
Settings
Data Format
Table
The Data Format bar codes can be used to select the data format config-
uration needed to communicate with your system. Refer to Table 3
below for acceptable combinations of these setting.
There are many possible data format configurations for an RS-232 interface. Check your host system manual to find out your system's communications requirements.
Table 3. RS-232 Data Format
Data Bit
Seven
Seven
Seven
Eight
Eight
Eight
Parity Bit
1
0
0
1
0
1
Stop Bit(s)
2
0
2
1
2
1
Use these bar codes to set the Data Format options desired.
Start Bit
1
1
1
1
1
1
SET -----------------------------
Data Bit
Seven ---------
Eight ---------
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Parity Bit
None ---------
Even ---------
Odd ---------
Mark ---------
Space ---------
Stop Bit(s)
One ---------
Two ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Handshaking
Review your system documentation to identify handshaking requirements, and use these labels to change the settings if required. The following brief descriptions explain each selection.
Hardware
Handshaking
CTS/RTS Flow Control
- is hardware handshaking. The scanner activates the RTS (Request to Send) line when it is ready to send data to the host. The scanner waits for an active Clear to Send (CTS) signal from the host before transmitting data. If hardware control is disabled, CTS/
RTS communication will not take place. If the host deactivates the CTS line during data transmission, the host will receive additional characters for no more than 2ms
1
.
Data
CTS
CTS/RTS Flow Control
Label Transmission
Active
Disabled
Xmission
Inactive
Label Transmission
CTS Scan Control
- is also a hardware handshaking. When scan control is enabled, label scanning is disabled until CTS is asserted and deasserted as illustrated below.
Data
CTS
CTS Scan Control
Label 1
Disabled until
Assert
De-assert
Label 1
Will not scan again until toggled
Label 2
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1. Timing varies slightly depending upon the baud rate selected.
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Handshaking controls are mutually exclusive. The settings below allow only one of these features to be enabled at a time, as enabling multiple controls will produce unpredictable results.
NOTE
Each of the handshaking features requires a series of bar codes to be read (Step #1, Step
#2) in the sequence given. That is, you must enter Programming Mode by scanning the
SET bar code, scan the bar codes required to set one handshaking feature, then scan the
END bar code.
Scan the SET bar code label then the Step #1, Step #2 below, followed by the END bar code labels to enable CTS/RTS Flow Control.
Enable CTS/RTS Flow Control
SET ------------------------------
Step #1 ---------
Step #2 ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Scan the SET bar code label then the Step #1, Step #2 below, followed by the END bar code labels to enable CTS Scan Control.
Enable CTS Scan
Control
SET --------------------------------
Step #1 ---------
Step #2 ---------
END -------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Software
Handshaking
Xon/Xoff
- is software handshaking that allows the host to control data transmission. If the host sends an Xoff command to the scanner, the scanner will not send the bar code data until it receives an Xon command from the host. If the host sends the Xoff command during data transmission, the host will receive additional characters for no more than 2ms
1
.
Scan the SET bar code label then the Step #1, Step #2 below, followed by the END bar code labels to enable Xon/Xoff Control.
Enable Xon/Xoff Control
SET -----------------------------
Step #1 ---------
Step #2 ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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1. Timing varies slightly depending upon the baud rate selected.
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Disable both CTS/RTS and Xon/Xoff Controls
- disables both the
CTS/RTS and Xon/Xoff software controls.
Scan the SET bar code label then the Step #1, Step #2 below, followed by the END bar code labels to disable both CTS/RTS and Xon/Xoff
Control.
To disable either CTS/RTS or Xon/Xoff, you must first DISABLE BOTH CRTS/RTS and Xon/
Xoff Control using the programming labels below. Then ENABLE the desired handshak-
ing feature from page 32 or page 34.
NOTE
Disable both CTS/RTS and Xon/Xoff Control
SET -----------------------------
Step #1 ---------
Step #2 ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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RS-232 ACK/
NAK Options
Several ACK/NAK parameters can be set for your scanner.
Options for RS-232 ACK/NAK are:
•
Disable ACK/NAK
•
Enable ACK/NAK for bar code transmission
•
Enable ACK/NAK for host command acknowledge
•
Enable ACK/NAK for bar code transmission and host command acknowledge
RS-232 ACK/NAK
Options
SET -----------------------------
Disable ACK/
NAK ---------
Enable for Bar Code
Transmission ---------
Enable for Host
Command
Acknowledge ---------
Enable for Bar Code
Transmission and
Host Command
Acknowledge ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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RS-232
Intercharacter
Delay
Intercharacter Delay refers to the pause, if any, between each character before it is sent to the host. This time delay is used to control the flow of data from the scanner.
SET -----------------------------
None ---------
10 Milliseconds ---------
20 Milliseconds ---------
30 Milliseconds ---------
40 Milliseconds ---------
50 Milliseconds ---------
100
Milliseconds ---------
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200
Milliseconds ---------
500
Milliseconds ---------
1 Second ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
Keyboard Wedge Interface
This section contains the following PC Keyboard Wedge interface parameters in the order listed:
•
Interface Selection
•
Connect to a Laptop
•
Caps Lock
•
Country Mode
•
Intercharacter Delay
•
Quiet Interval
Go to the sections titled Symbology Options on page 79 and General Fea-
tures on page 181 if you want to change any other settings.
NOTE
If the transmission parameters are configured such that a label results in no actual data to send, the label will be accepted, beeped, and no data transmitted.
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PC Keyboard
Wedge
Interface
Selection
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
B
C
D
E
I
H
F
G
J
I/F Type
A
This scanner supports a variety of PC Keyboard interfaces. The table below defines the different interface selections. Scan the corresponding bar code starting on
to select the desired keyboard interface.
PCs Supported
PC/XT w/Alternate Key Encoding
AT, PS/2 25-286, 30-286, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, 80, 90 & 95 w/Alternate Key Encoding
PS/2 25 and 30 w/Alternate Key Encoding
PC/XT w/Standard Key Encoding
AT, PS/2 25-286, 30-286, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, 80, 90 & 95 w/Standard Key Encoding
PS/2 25 and 30 w/Standard Key Encoding
IBM 3xxx w/122 keyboard
IBM 3xxx w/102 keyboard
PS/55 5530T w/104 keyboard
NEC 9801
We recommend that you disconnect power before plugging/unplugging cables to avoid any possibility of equipment damage.
NOTE
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---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
E
F
B
C
D
G
Scan the bar codes corresponding to the applicable Keyboard type listed on
PC Keyboard Interface Type
SET -----------------------------
A ---------
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
H ---------
I ---------
J ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Keyboard Wedge Options
Keyboard Wedge options are specific to Base Station ONLY
Connect to a
Laptop/No
Keyboard
Attached
If no keyboard is attached, the scanner must provide the acknowledge signal to the PC. In this case, enable the "Laptop/No External Keyboard" mode. If a keyboard is attached, enable "Keyboard Attached."
Laptop (integrated keyboard)
— provides the acknowledge signal to the PC when the scanner is connected to a laptop computer or when the scanner is operated with no external keyboard.
PC (external keyboard)
— is enabled when the scanner is connected to a standard PC.
Send Control Characters
— transmits all ASCII characters except NUL
(00h) . Disabling this feature limits transmission of ASCII characters to the following:
•
Only ASCII characters between 20h and 127h, plus.
— Carriage Return (CR=0Dh)
— BackSpace (BS=08h)
— Right Tab (HT=09h)
— Left Tab (0Bh)
— Esc (1Bh)
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Send Function Character
— transmits characters between 00H - IFH which are not in the normal ASCII set. Scan the bar code below to select the applicable option for connecting to a laptop or PC.
SET -----------------------------
Connect to Laptop or
PC
Laptop/No external
Keyboard
Attached ---------
Send Control/Function
Characters
Enable Control
Characters ---------
Enable Function
Characters ---------
Disable ---------
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Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Caps Lock
Three caps lock settings are available. These are:
•
Caps Lock Off - sends character data (to the host in normal format.
•
Caps Lock On - sends character data (to the host) in reverse case:
(a.z) = (A.Z)
(A.Z) = (a.z)
Use this feature if your keyboard's caps lock key is on.
•
Caps Lock = Shift-Lock - sends character data (to the host) in shifted case. Use this feature if you choose to use the keyboard with the shift lock key left on.
For use with interface type G
(IBM 3xxx 122-keyboard) ONLY.
SET -----------------------------
Caps Lock OFF ---------
Caps Lock ON ---------
Cap Locks =
Shift Lock ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Country Mode
The following country/languages can be selected when configured for
I/F Type E only:
• USA
• Belgium
• Britain
• France • Portugal
• Germany • Spain
• Italy • Sweden
• Denmark • Norway • Switzerland
• Japanese 106-Key
Scan the bar code below to selected the desired country.
SET -----------------------------
USA ---------
Belgium ---------
Britain ---------
Denmark ---------
France ---------
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Germany ---------
Italy ---------
Norway ---------
Portugal ---------
Spain ---------
Sweden ---------
Switzerland ---------
Japanese 106-
Key ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Keyboard
Wedge
Intercharacter
Delay
Intercharacter Delay refers to the pause, if any, between each character before it is sent to the host. This time delay is used to control the flow of data from the scanner. Use these labels to select the desired Intercharacter Delay.
SET -----------------------------
None ---------
5 Milliseconds ---------
10 Milliseconds ---------
20 Milliseconds ---------
30 Milliseconds ---------
40 Milliseconds ---------
60 Milliseconds ---------
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80 Milliseconds ---------
90 Milliseconds ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
Quiet Interval
Quiet Interval is the amount of time to look for keyboard activity before the scanner breaks the keyboard connection in order to transmit data to the host.
SET -----------------------------
10 Milliseconds ---------
20 Milliseconds ---------
50 Milliseconds ---------
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
100
Milliseconds ---------
200
Milliseconds ---------
500
Milliseconds ---------
1 Second ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Universal
Wedge
Terminal
Selection
To activate the Universal Wedge interface, follow these instructions:
1.
Scan the START bar code.
2.
Determine the I.D. of the terminal/keyboard. Refer to the Ter-
minal/Keyboard Settings section below for more information
plus a listing of the most common keyboard I.D.s.
3.
Scan the Activate Universal Wedge Interface bar code.
4.
Use the Universal Wedge Number Pad to scan in the digits for
the keyboard I.D. number you determined in step 2.
5.
Scan the END bar code.
START----------------------------------------
Activate Universal Wedge
Interface ---------
Scan the digit(s) representing the desired keyboard I/F type using
the Universal Wedge Number Pad, then scan the END bar code.
END ------------------------------------------
Terminal/
Keyboard
Settings
The list below contains the most common terminal/keyboard types. If your specific system is not listed below, consult the Universal Keyboard Wedge Connectivity Guide for a detailed listing of terminal/ keyboard types. A copy of the guide can be obtained from the internet at www.pscnet.com, or call your dealer for customer support information.
Keyboard Terminal I.D.
High Speed PC/AT, PS2
PC AT, PS2
MAC
591
11
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Universal
Wedge Number
Pad
The default communication mode (factory settings) is Keyboard Wedge of PC AT (keyboard I.D. 11). Use the codes on this page to select the
I. D. corresponding to your computer or terminal (reference the Universal Keyboard Wedge Connectivity Guide for this product or call
PSC Customer Support).
0
→
1
→
2
→
3
→
4
→
5
→
6
→
7
→
8
→
9
→
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IBM Interface
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Feature is applicable to scanner and
Base Station.
The IBM Group supports:
•
Port 5B • Port 17 • Port 9B • Port E
Scan the SET bar code to enter the programming mode, then scan the programming bar code below to activate the desired interface, followed by the END bar code to exit the programming mode and reset the scanner.
SET -----------------------------
Enable Port 5B ---------
Enable Port 9B ---------
Enable Port 17 ---------
Enable Port E ---------
END ----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Transmit
Labels in Code
39 Format
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
When this feature is enabled, the symbology identifier for the specified label will be set to Code 39 and the label will be transmitted. No data
checking or conversion is done. Table 4 below shows the symbologies
converted.
Table 4. Symbologies Converted to Code 39
Port
Port 5B
Port 9B
Port 17
Port E
Symbology Converted
Code 128, Code 93, Codabar
Code 93, Codabar
No Effect
No Effect
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Scan the bar codes below to enable/disable the Conversion to Code 39 option.
SET -----------------------------
Enable Conversion to
Code 39 ---------
Disable Conversion to
Code 39 ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Label Transmit Configuration (
RS-232 and Keyboard Wedge Interfaces only)
Label Transmit Configuration features are specific to Base Station ONLY
If you need to send information in addition to bar code label data, the scanner can be configured to transmit Global Prefixes (also known as preambles), Global Suffixes (also known as postambles), and symbology specific identifier characters (termed Label ID).
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Prefix, Suffix, and Label ID
The table below shows examples of how Prefix, Suffix, and Label ID characters can be applied. The third column contains the label data, while the first, second, fourth and fifth columns contain the additional characters added by way of the Prefix, Label ID as Prefix, Label ID as
Suffix, and Global Suffix respectively. The last column shows the resulting data that will be transmitted when the additional characters are applied.
NOTE
Using this feature requires a thorough understanding of your specific system requirements. If you have questions or need assistance with these features, call your system specialist or PSC technical support.
Table 5. Prefix, Suffix, Label ID Examples
Global
Prefix
(00 = No
Char)
Label ID as
Prefix
00
P
00
P
00
P
00
P
1st
Char
2nd
Char
00
P
00
P
00
Q
00
Q
00
Q
00
00
00
Q
00
Q
1st
Char
2nd
Char
None
None
F
A
F
00 a
None
E
E
None
None
None
00 a
F
None
None
Label Data
(Examples)
0998875
0011223344
00210126
00210126
$99.95
998875
101234567891
Code39Test
Code128
0998875
0998875
0011223344
Label ID as
Suffix
Global Suffix
(00 - No
Char)
1st
Char
2nd
Char
None
None
None
None
F
F
%
%
None
None
None
None
00
00 a
F
00 a
1st
Char
2nd
Char
00
00
S
S
S
S
S
S
00
000
00
00
00
00
00
W
W
W
W
W
00
000
00
00
Resulting Label
Format
0998875
PQ0011223344
FF00210126
PQA00210126
$99.95%
PQ998875%
101234567891SW
PQCode39TestSW
ECode128S
PEF09988875SW
0998875FFSW
PQ0011223344FSW a.
No second character
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Setting Global
Prefix(es)
One or two prefix characters may be added to the standard label format when desired. For the addition of more than two prefix characters, contact your distributor or technical support representative for Full
Label Edit (FLE) options.
Identify your specific system requirements before adding or modifying these settings, then follow these steps:
1.
Look at the ASCII chart shown on the inside back cover of this manual, and identify the ASCII character(s) and the corresponding Hex Code(s) for the ASCII characters you will use as prefixes.
For example, if you are going to send two prefix characters as ‘STX’
(start transmit) and ‘SP’ (Space), the ASCII chart shows that ‘STX’ equals 02 hex and ‘SP’ equals 20 hex.
2.
Scan the SET bar code on page 58.
3.
Scan the SET PREFIX bar code.
4.
Appendix C: Keypad on page 193
, and scan the four digits corresponding to the hex values determined in step one above.
(For the example, scan 0, 2, 2, 0). Return to this page and go to step five.
Successful programming of a prefix requires 4 digits.
NOTE
NOTE
If you make a mistake or lose your place while setting this option, scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode. The scanner will sound a two-beep error tone to indicate that programming was incomplete, and the setting will remain as it was before entering Programming Mode.
5.
Scan the END bar code.
You have added a two character prefix to all bar code data, regardless of label symbology, that will be added to the label data before it is sent to the host.
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Setting Global Prefix(es)
SET --------------------------------
Set Prefix ---------
Turn to Appendix C: Keypad on page 193 , and scan the four digits corresponding
to the hex values determined in step one above.
END -------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Setting Global
Suffix(es)
One or two suffix characters may be added to the standard label format when desired. For the addition of more than two suffix characters, contact your distributor or technical support representative for Full Label
Edit (FLE) options.
Identify your specific system requirements before adding or modifying these settings, then follow these steps:
1.
Look at the ASCII chart shown on the inside back cover of this manual, and identify the ASCII character(s) and the corresponding Hex Code(s) for the ASCII characters you will use as suffixes.
For example, if you are going to send two suffix characters as ‘LF’ (Line
Feed) and ‘CR’ (Carriage Return). The ASCII chart shows that ‘LF’ equals 0A hex and ‘CR’ equals 0D hex.
2.
Scan the SET bar code on page 60
.
3.
Scan the Set Suffix bar code.
4.
Appendix C: Keypad on page 193
, and scan the four digits corresponding to the Hex Values determined in step one above. (For the example, scan 0, A, 0, D), then go to step five.
IMPORTANT NOTE
If you are using the Universal Wedge interface, do not modify the suffix setting. Refer to the
Universal Wedge Programming Guide to modify the suffix setting.
NOTE
If you make a mistake or lose your place while setting this option, scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode. The scanner will sound a two-beep error tone to indicate that programming was incomplete, and the setting will remain as it was before entering Programming Mode.
Successful programming of a suffix requires
4 digits.
NOTE
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5.
Scan the END bar code. You have added a two character suffix to all bar code data, regardless of label symbology, that will be added to the label data before it is sent to the host
Setting Global Suffix(es)
SET -------------------------------
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Set Suffix ---------
Turn to Appendix C: Keypad on page 193 , and scan the four digits corresponding
to the Hex Values determined in step one above.
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
Single
Character
Prefix or Suffix
The scanner will not transmit a prefix or suffix character if its hex value is set to zero. To set a prefix or suffix that has only one character, follow these steps:
1.
Scan the SET bar code on page 62
.
2.
Scan SET PREFIX or SET SUFFIX bar code.
3.
Turn to the keypad (
Appendix C: Keypad on page 193
the two-digit hex code that represents your desired character
(refer to the ASCII chart on the inside back cover of this manual for this conversion).
4.
Scan the digit ‘0’ two times to disable transmission of a second character.
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For example, if ‘Space’ (SP) is desired, the chart shows that the corresponding hex code for ‘SP’ is 20, thus you would scan the digit 2, then the digit 0 for the first character, followed by 00 digits from the keypad for the second character, (e.g., scan 2,0,0,0). Return to this page and go to step five.
Successful programming of a prefix or suffix requires 4 digits.
NOTE
NOTE
If you make a mistake or lose your place while setting this option, scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode. The scanner will sound a two-beep error tone to indicate that programming was incomplete, and the setting will remain as it was before entering Programming Mode.
5.
Scan the END bar code on
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Setting a Single Character Prefix/Suffix
SET ------------------------------
Set Prefix ---------
Set Suffix ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Disabling
Prefix or Suffix
To disable global prefix or suffix characters, follow these instructions:
1.
Scan the SET bar code below.
2.
Scan SET PREFIX or SET SUFFIX.
3.
Scan the digit ‘0’ four times to disable the prefix or suffix characters. Go to step four.
4.
Scan the END bar code.
Disabling Global Prefix/Suffix Characters
SET -----------------------------
Set Prefix ---------
Set Suffix ---------
0 ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Setting Label
ID
Setting the Label ID feature can be a complex task requiring multiple steps to enable all necessary options. You’ll want to familiarize yourself with the contents of this section before proceeding. Here is a brief listing of the order of its contents:
•
Label Identifiers
•
Setting Label ID Locations
•
Setting Label ID Characters by Symbology
•
Label ID Symbology Selection
•
Setting Single Character Label ID
•
Disabling Label ID for a Specific Symbology
Label
Identifiers
Symbology-specific label identifiers comprise one or two ASCII characters that can precede or follow bar code label data as it is transmitted to the host. The host may use these characters as a means of distinguishing between symbologies.
Industry standards have been established for symbology-specific label identifiers, and are listed in the table below. Most scanners will have factory default identifiers preset to these standards.
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Table 6. Industry Standard Label Identifiers (all are prefixes)
Symbology
UPC-A
UPC-E
EAN-8
EAN-13
UPC-A (2 Add-ons)
UPC-A (5 Add-ons)
UPC-A (8 Add-ons)
UPC-E (2 Add-ons
UPC-E (5 Add-ons)
UPC-E (8 Add-ons)
EAN-8 (2 Add-ons)
EAN-8 (5 Add-ons)
ID
A
E
A
A
FF
F
A
E
FF
FF
E
E
Symbology
EAN-8 (8 Add-ons)
EAN-13 (2 Add-ons)
EAN-13 (5 Add-ons)
EAN-13 (8 Add-ons)
Code 39
PharmaCode
Codabar
Interleaved 2 of 5
Standard 2 of 5
Code 93
Code 128
UCC/EAN 128
MSI/Plessey
ID
% i
*
A
F
F
FF
F i
&
#
None
@
Setting Label
ID Location
Use the following bar codes to choose the position where Label ID characters will be placed in relation to scanned label data:
•
None (no Label ID), (e.g., prefix, label data, suffix)
•
Prefix (before), (e.g., prefix,
label ID
, label data, suffix)
•
Suffix (after) , (e.g., prefix, label data,
label ID
, suffix).
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Your selection (prefix, suffix, or none) will apply universally to all symbologies and cannot be individually selected for each.
NOTE
1.
Scan the SET bar code.
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2.
Scan the bar code for the desired position.
3.
Scan the END bar code.
Setting Label ID Location
SET ------------------------------
Label ID = None ---------
Position Label ID as
Prefix ---------
Position Label ID as
Suffix ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Setting Label
ID by
Symbology
To set symbology-specific label identifiers (Label ID):
1.
Look at the ASCII chart on the inside back cover, and identify the ASCII character(s) and the corresponding Hex Code(s) for the ASCII characters you will use as identifiers.
For example: You need to change the Label ID for UPC-A to ‘A1’.
2.
Scan the SET bar code on page 68
.
3.
Scan the bar code starting on
representing the symbology whose Label ID you wish to modify. Scan only one symbology type per programming session. The last symbology scanned is the one used.
In our example, we would scan the ‘UPC-A’ symbology bar code.
4.
Identify and scan the four digits from the
Appendix C: Keypad on page 193
that correspond to the Hex Values you determined
in step one above. Return to this page and go to step five.
The hex values from the ASCII chart that correspond to ‘A1’ from our example are as follows: 41 hex = ‘A’, and 31 hex = ‘1’. Thus, we would scan digit programming bar codes in this order: 4, 1, 3, 1.
5.
Scan the END bar code on
Successful programming requires 4 digits for the Label ID
NOTE
You have changed the default Label ID for UPC-A from ‘A’ to ‘A1’.
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Label ID
Symbology
Selection
Scan the bar code representing the symbology whose label you want to modify. Scan only one symbology type per programming session.
Setting Label ID Characters by Symbology
SET ------------------------------
Code 39 ---------
PharmaCode 39 ---------
Code 128 ---------
UCC/EAN 128 ---------
Interleaved 2 of 5 ---------
Codabar ---------
UPC-A ---------
UPC-A w/2 digit
Add-ons ---------
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UPC-A w/5 digit
Add-ons ---------
UPC-A w/C128
Add-ons ---------
UPC-E ---------
UPC-E w/2 digit
Add-ons ---------
UPC-E w/5 digit
Add-ons ---------
UPC-E w/C128
Add-ons ---------
EAN-13 ---------
EAN-13 w/2 digit
Add-ons ---------
EAN-13 w/5 digit
Add-ons ---------
EAN-13 w/C128
Add-ons ---------
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EAN-8 ---------
EAN-8 w/2 digit
Add-ons ---------
EAN-8 w/5 digit
Add-ons ---------
EAN-8 w/C128
Add-ons ---------
Code 93 ---------
Standard 2 of 5 ---------
MSI/Plessey ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Setting
Single
Character
Label ID
The scanner will not transmit a label ID character if its hex value is set to zero. If you have determined that you need a Label ID that contains only a single character, follow this modified procedure:
1.
Scan the SET bar code on page on
2.
Scan your selection from the list starting on
symbology identifier you plan to change.
For example, scan the EAN-8 bar code to select that symbology.
3.
Turn to the keypad (
Appendix C: Keypad on page 193
the two-digit hex code that represents your desired character
(refer to the ASCII chart on the inside back cover of this manual for this conversion).
4.
Scan the digit ‘0’
two
times to disable transmission of a second character. Return to this page.
As an example, assume that you want to change the Label ID for EAN-
8 from the default setting “FF” to the single character “8”. In this example, note that the chart shows that the ASCII character ‘8’ is equivalent to 38 hex, therefore the digits 3, then 8 should be scanned followed by two zeros (00) to indicate a single character ID (e.g., scan 3,8,0,0)
5.
Scan the END bar code on
Successful programming requires 4 digits for the Label ID
NOTE
NOTE
If you make a mistake or lose your place while setting this option, scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode. The scanner will sound a two-beep error tone to indicate that programming was incomplete, and the setting will remain as it was before entering Programming Mode.
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Disabling
Label ID for a
Specific
Symbology
This procedure is the same as Setting Single Character Label ID above, except you should scan
four
zeros before scanning the END bar code.
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Symbologies Supported
Symbology selection (bar code type) determines which symbologies the scanner will decode. The chart below shows the symbologies that are supported by each interface. Once you have identified the symbologies you wish to enable, turn to the following pages, enable those symbologies and set the data format options (e.g. check digit, start/stop characters) required by your host system for each symbology type.
You must enable the symbology format options settings that are compatible with your host system.
The factory settings for each interface were chosen to meet the standard industry requirements and in most cases you will not need to change the symbology format settings. If you are unsure of your system requirements, test the scanner using the factory settings before making any changes.
SYMBOLOGIES SUPPORTED
= Supports this symbology
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INTERFACE TYPE
RS-232-STD
WN*-RS-232
Wand Emulation
Keyboard Wedge
(all subtypes)
IBM Port 5B
IBM Port 9B
IBM Port 17
IBM Port E
*Wincor Nixdorf
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Symbology Overview
This section provides a brief descriptions of each of the many symbology features and options available.
Enable Code 39
- selects Code 39 as an active symbology and allows selection of Check Digit, Start/Stop and Single Digit options.
Enable PharmaCode 39
- is a symbology subset of Code 39. Enabling
PharmaCode 39 allows the scanner to read both PharmaCode 39 and
Standard Code 39 labels.
Standard Code 39 must be enabled before
PharmaCode can be enabled.
NOTE
Enable Code 128
- selects Code 128 as an active symbology. The scanner is preset to recognize all Code 128 bar codes that have between
1 and 50 characters.
Enable UCC/EAN 128
- chooses EAN 128 as an active symbology. The
Automatic Identification Manufacturers, Inc. of the United States (AIM
USA) have standardized the reporting of data sources from bar code reading devices. Sending the AIM symbology prefix identifies the symbology to the host terminal, allowing it to specifically differentiate between UCC/EAN-128 (Code 128 with Function Character 1 in the first position) and standard Code 128 symbols. When this feature is disabled, the host cannot differentiate between these symbols.
Enable Interleaved 2 of 5
- selects Interleaved 2 of 5 as an active symbology. Allows change of Check Digit or label format (fixed or variable length) options.
Enable Codabar
- selects Codabar as an active symbology. Allows selection of Check Digit, Start/Stop character and format, or label format (fixed or variable length) options.
Enable UPC-A
- enables UPC-A as an active symbology. If you enable this symbology, additional options for symbology expansion and reading add-ons are available.
Enable UPC-E
- tells the scanner to recognize UPC-E as an active symbology. Like UPC-A, UPC-E offers options for symbology expansion and reading of add-ons.
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Enable EAN-13
- selects EAN-13 as an active symbology. EAN-13 options are similar to those of the EAN-8 symbology.
Enable EAN-8
- selects EAN-8 as an active symbology. EAN-8 symbology selection also allows options for symbology expansion and reading of add-ons.
Enable Code 93
- enables Code 93 as an active symbology. The scanner is preset to recognize all Code 93 bar codes that have between 1 and 50 characters.
Enable Standard 2 of 5
- selects Standard 2 of 5 as an active symbology.
Options for this symbology are similar to Interleaved 2 of 5 features.
IATA
- is a special symbology subset of Standard 2 of 5. Enabling IATA selects this custom code as the active Standard 2 of 5 symbology
(superseding any other Standard 2 of 5 features).
Standard 2 of 5 must be enabled in order for
IATA to be active, however, when IATA is enabled, Standard 2 of 5 will not be decoded.
NOTE
Enable MSI/Plessey
- selects MSI/Plessey as an active symbology.
Allows selection of Check Digit or label format (fixed or variable length) options.
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Symbology Selection
Symbology selection is applicable to both the scanner and
Base
Station.
The bar code programming labels on the following pages allow you to enable specific symbologies or disable all symbologies.
NOTE
If you enable a symbology that has additional features that should be set, turn to the pages that support that symbology and its programmable features.
SET -------------------------------------------
NOTE
To optimize your scanner’s performance, first disable all symbologies by scanning the DIS-
ABLE ALL SYMBOLOGIES bar code, then enable ONLY those symbologies required by your site.
Disable all Symbologies ---------
Symbology Selections
Enable Code 39 ---------
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Enable
PharmaCode 39 a
---------
Enable Code 128 ---------
Enable UCC/EAN 128 ---------
Enable Interleaved
2 of 5 ---------
Enable Codabar ---------
Enable UPC-A ---------
Enable UPC-E ---------
Enable EAN-13 ---------
Enable EAN-8 ---------
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a. Code 39 must first be enabled for the scanner to read PharmaCode 39 labels.
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Enable Code 93 ---------
Enable
Standard 2 of 5 ---------
Enable IATA a
---------
Enable MSI/
Plessey ---------
END ------------------------------
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Configuration to
Base Station ---------
a. Standard 2 of 5 must first be enabled for IATA to be active, however, when
IATA is enabled, Standard 2 of 5 will not be decoded.
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Symbology Options
After enabling the desired symbology, you can use the bar code labels in this section to configure the specific options/features required for your site.
Code 39/PharmaCode 39
Code 39
Options
The Code 39 symbology has the following programmable features:
•
Check Digit
•
Start/Stop Characters
•
Code 39 Full ASCII
•
Minimum Label Length
•
Read Verification
•
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Check Digit
Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify that the Check Digit contained in the bar code label is correct. If you enable this feature, your bar codes must contain a Check Digit.
Start/Stop
Characters
Start/Stop Characters selects either Send or Don’t Send depending on your host’s interface requirement.
Code 39 Full ASCII
Code 39 Full ASCII enables or disables the ability to decode Code 39
Full ASCII labels.
Minimum Label
Length
Minimum Label Length sets the minimum label length required for the
Code 39 symbology. This feature causes the scanner to ignore small label segments, reducing the possibility that a portion of a good label is incorrectly seen as an entire label.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding directs the scanner to decode labels with widespread problems of spots, voids, and/or non-uniform widths.
To optimize your scanner’s performance activate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary.
There are many additional ways to configure the scanner to read and decode extremely poor labels. Contact your sales representative or service provider for other advanced QuadraLogic™ II Decoding settings.
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Configuring the Code 39
Options
Code 39 options are all applicable only to the scanner, with the exception of Check Digit Transmission, which applies only to the Base Station.
Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Code 39 options
SET ------------------------------
Check Digit
Don’t Calculate ---------
Calculate ---------
Don’t Transmit ---------
Transmit ---------
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Start/ Stop
Don’t Transmit ---------
Transmit ---------
Code 39 Full ASCII
Enable ---------
Disable ---------
END ------------------------------
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Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Minimum Label
Length
Follow these steps to set Code 39 Minimum Label Length:
1.
Identify the minimum label length setting you want to make.
The selectable range is 00 to 48
1
characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code.
3.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
4.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits from the bar codes on
page 83 . Return to this page and
go to step five.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
5.
Scan the END barcode.
Minimum Label Length
SET ------------------------------------------
Set Minimum Label Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 48 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon interface type, and bar code physical size and quality. Code 39 bar codes containing one or more full ASCII characters can also limit the amount of characters that will be decoded (in these circumstances, the scanner will decode at least 24 data characters).
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2
8
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6
7
3
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Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the minimum number of reads required to verify Code 39/Pharmacode 39 symbologies.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Decoding
Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding feature for Code 39/PharmaCode 39 symbologies.
SET ------------------------------------------
Activate for Code 39/
PharmaCode 39 ---------
Deactivate for Code 39/
PharmaCode 39 ---------
END ------------------------------------------
PharmaCode
39 Options
Transmit Check
Digit
Start/Stop
Characters
PharmaCode 39 symbology has the following programmable features:
•
Transmit Check Digit
•
Start/Stop Characters
Transmit Check Digit selects whether the Check Digit will/won’t be transmitted to the host terminal.
Start/Stop Characters directs the scanner to either Send or Don’t Send depending on your host’s interface requirement.
In order for PharmaCode 39 labels to be read and transmitted as PharmaCode 39, the Code
39 symbology must first be enabled.
NOTE
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Configuring the
PharmaCode
39 Options
These features are specific to the Base Station ONLY
Scan the bar codes below to configure the PharmaCode 39 options for
Check Digit and Start/Stop Characters.
SET -------------------------------
Check Digit
Don’t Transmit ---------
Transmit ---------
Start/Stop
Don’t Transit ---------
Transmit ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Code128 and UCC/EAN 128 Options
These Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 features are specific to the scanner ONLY
The Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 symbologies have the following programmable feature.
•
Minimum Label Length
•
Read Verification
Setting Minimum
Label Length
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Setting Minimum Label Length sets the minimum length required for
Code 128 and UCC/EAN symbology. This feature causes the scanner to ignore small label segments, reducing the possibility that a portion of a good label is incorrectly seen as an entire label.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding directs the scanner to decode labels with widespread problems of spots, voids, and/or non-uniform widths.
To optimize your scanner’s performance activate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary.
There are many additional ways to configure the scanner to read and decode extremely poor labels. Contact your sales representative or service provider for other advanced QuadraLogic™ II Decoding settings.
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Configuring the Code 128/ and UCC/EAN
128 Options
Minimum Label
Length
Use the bar codes in this section to configure the Code 128 and UCC/
EAN 128 options.
Follow these steps to set Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 Minimum Label
Length.
1.
Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 00 to 50
1
characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code on page 88
.
3.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
4.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits from the bar codes on
page 89 . Return to this page and
go to step five
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
5.
Scan the END bar code
Minimum Label Length
SET ------------------------------------------
Set Minimum Label Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
1. The scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon interface type, the physical size of the bar codes, print quality and whether the bar code data consists of Code 128 code set A, set B, or set C characters. (The C128 character set C allows for more densely packed data, thus if the bar code includes all or mostly C128 set C characters, more characters can be decoded).
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2
3
6
7
8
9
Digits
0
1
---------
---------
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Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the minimum number of reads required to verify Code 128 and UCC/EAN symbologies.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Decoding
Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding feature for the Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 symbologies.
SET ------------------------------------------
Activate for C128 and
UCC/EAN 128 ---------
Deactivate for C128 and
UCC/EAN 128 ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Interleaved 2 of 5 Options
The Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology has the following programmable features:
•
Check Digit
•
Label Length Format
•
Read Verification
•
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Check Digit
Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify that the Check Digit contained in the bar code label is correct. If you enable this feature, your bar codes must contain a Check Digit.
If the Check Digit is not calculated, the digit will be sent regardless of settings for transmit or don’t transmit. For example, if you choose to
Transmit Check Digit, but not calculate, the scanner sends the Check
Digit encoded in the bar code without verifying its accuracy.
Label Length
Format
Label length format permits the selection between variable length or fixed length formats. For best performance it is recomended to use the
Fixed Length settings when your application requires only one or two label lengths.
Variable Length Format
- directs the scanner to read all labels from the minimum label length to 50. Set Minimum Length as high as your application allows.
Minimum Label Length
- selects the minimum label length that the scanner will recognize. The minimum label length for this symbology must be an
even
number of characters between
02 and 50
1
.
Fixed Length Format
- directs the scanner to read only one or two label lengths.
If you select fixed length format, there are three bar code labels for programming your scanner to read either one or two fixed lengths. The labels are:
Set First Fixed Length
- instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the first fixed label length. This setting can be any
even
number of characters
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1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon the interface type, and bar code physical size and quality.
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Set Second Fixed Length
- instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the second fixed label length. This setting can be any
even
number of characters between 02 and 50
1
characters.
No Second Fixed Length
- configures the scanner to recognize only the first fixed length.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding directs the scanner to decode labels with widespread problems of spots, void, and/or non-uniform widths.
To optimize your scanner’s performance activate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary.
There are many additional ways to configure the scanner to read and decode extremely poor labels. Contact your sales representative or service provider for other advanced QuadraLogic™ II Decoding settings.
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1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon the interface type, and bar code physical size and quality.
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Configuring the Interleaved
2 of 5 Options
I 2 of 5 options are all applicable only to the scanner, with the exception of Check Digit Transmission, which applies only to the Base Station.
Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Interleaved
2 of 5 symbology options.
Check Digit
SET ------------------------------
Don’t Calculate ---------
Calculate ---------
Don’t Transmit ---------
Transmit ---------
END -----------------------------
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Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Label Length
Format
Variable Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the Interleaved 2 of 5 label Length Format to select either the
Variable Length
or
Fixed Length Format.
Follow the steps below to set the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology to Variable Length Format.
1.
Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is any
even
number from 02 to 50
1
characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code below.
3.
Scan the ENABLE VARIABLE LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the correct digits from
. Return to this page and go to step six.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
6.
Scan the END bar code.
Variable Length Format
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Variable Length
Set Minimum Label
Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Fixed Length
Format
All interfaces that are shipped with the standard factory configuration are set to read variable length labels. If you switch from the variable to fixed length format, the default label lengths are 14 characters and 8 digits. All fixed length settings must be an
even
number.
Follow the steps below to set Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology to Fixed
Length Format.
1.
Identify the fixed length settings you want to make.
2.
Scan the SET bar code.
3.
Scan the ENABLE FIXED LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET FIRST FIXED LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the first fixed label length by scanning the digit bar codes from
(even number only). Return to this page.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
If you need to set a second fixed length, continue to step six. If you do not need to set a second fixed length skip to step nine.
6.
Scan the SET SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
7.
Set the second fixed label length by scanning the applicable
.
8.
Return to this page and go to step ten.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
9.
Scan the NO SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
10.
Scan the END bar code.
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SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Fixed Length
Format ---------
Set First Fixed Length ---------
Set Second Fixed Length ---------
No Second Fixed Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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0
5
6
7
8
9
3
4
1
2
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Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify
Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Decoding
Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding feature for Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology.
SET ------------------------------------------
Activate for Interleaved
2 of 5 ---------
Deactivate for Interleaved
2 of 5 ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Codabar Options
The Codabar symbology has the following programmable features:
•
Check Digit
•
Gap Check
•
Label Length Format
•
Start/Stop Character
•
Start/Stop Match
•
Start/Stop Format
•
Read Verification
•
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Check Digit
Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify the label’s contents have been read correctly. If you enable this feature, your labels must include a Check Digit. You may also choose to transmit or not transmit the Check Digit.
If the Check Digit is not calculated, the digit will be sent regardless of settings for transmit or don’t transmit. For example, if you choose to
Transmit Check Digit, but not calculate, the scanner sends the Check
Digit encoded in the label without verifying its accuracy.
Gap Check
Disabling Gap Check allows the scanner to combine two label halves printed in close proximity to each other that may have been printed at different times and perhaps different locations.
Label Length
Format
Label length format permits the selection between variable length or fixed length formats. For best performance it is recomended to use the
Fixed Length settings when your application requires only one or two label lengths.
Variable Length Format
- directs the scanner to read all labels from minimum label length to 50. Set Minimum Length as high as your application allows.
Minimum Label Length
- selects the minimum label length that the scanner will recognize. The minimum label length for this symbology must be between 03 and 50
1
.
Fixed length Format
- directs the scanner to read only one or two label lengths.
1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon the interface type, and bar code physical size and quality.
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If you select fixed length format, there are three bar code labels for programming your scanner to read either one or two fixed lengths. The labels are:
Set First Fixed Length
- instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the first fixed label length. This setting must be between 03 and 50
characters.
Set Second Fixed Length
- instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the second fixed label length. This setting must be between 03 and 50
1 characters.
No Second Fixed Length
- configures the scanner to recognize only the first fixed length.
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Start/Stop
Characters
Start/Stop Characters can be either Send or Don’t Send depending on your host’s interface requirement. Refer to your host user’s manual to identify your system requirements.
Start/Stop Match
Start/Stop Match can be enabled or disabled.
Start/Stop Format
Start/Stop Format can be set to one of four standard format options:
ABCD/TN*E, ABCD/ABCD, abcd/tn*e, or abcd/abcd. This setting must match your system requirements. If you select one of these options, it determines how the ASCII characters A, B, C, D (used for
Start/Stop characters) are translated before being sent to the host.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding directs the scanner to decode labels with widespread problems of spots, voids, and/or non-uniform widths.
To optimize your scanner’s performance activate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary.
There are many additional ways to configure the scanner to read and decode extremely poor labels. Contact your sales representative or service provider for other advanced QuadraLogic™ II Decoding settings.
Configuring the Codabar
Options
Codabar options are all applicable only to the scanner, with the exception of the features for setting Check Digit Transmission and Start/Stop Characters, which apply only to the Base Station.
Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Codabar symbology options.
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Check Digit
Don’t Calculate ---------
Calculate ---------
Don’t Transmit ---------
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Gap Check
Enable ---------
Disable ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
Label Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the Codabar label Length Format to select either the
Variable Length
or
Fixed Length Format.
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Variable Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the Codabar symbology to Variable
Length Format.
1.
Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 03 to 50
1
characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code below.
3.
Scan the ENABLE VARIABLE LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the correct digits from
page 108 . Return to this page and go to step six.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
6.
Scan the END bar code.
Variable Length Format
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Variable Length
Set Minimum Label
Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Fixed Length
Format
The scanner offers the option of requiring Codabar labels to have one or two fixed lengths in the Fixed Label Format. Follow the steps below to set Codabar symbology to Fixed Length Format.
1.
Identify the fixed length settings you want to make.
2.
Scan the SET bar code.
3.
Scan the ENABLE FIXED LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET FIRST FIXED LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the first fixed label length by scanning the applicable digit bar codes from the
. Return to this page.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
If you need to set a second fixed length, continue with step six. If you do not need to set a second fixed length, skip to step nine.
6.
Scan the SET SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
7.
Set the second fixed label length by scanning the applicable digits bar codes from the
8.
Return to this page and go to step ten.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
9.
Scan the NO SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
10.
Scan the END bar code.
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SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Fixed Length
Format ---------
Set First Fixed Length ---------
Set Second Fixed Length ---------
No Second Fixed Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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5
2
3
6
7
8
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0
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Start/Stop Characters
SET ------------------------------------------
Match not required ---------
Match Required ---------
Don’t Transmit ---------
Transmit a
(requires Format) ---------
a. Choosing Transmit Start/Stop characters requires selecting one of these four data format selections: ABCD/TN*E, abcd/tn*e, ABCD/ABCD, or abcd/abcd.
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Format = ABCD/
TN*E ---------
Format = abcd/ tn*e ---------
Format = ABCD/
ABCD ---------
Format = abcd/ abcd ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify
Codabar symbology.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set Read to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set Read to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Decoding
Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding feature for the Codabar symbology.
SET ------------------------------------------
Activate for Codabar ---------
Deactivate for Codabar ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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UPC/EAN Options
Data Format
Settings
UPC/EAN
Expansion
UPC/EAN
Add-ons
The UPC/EAN symbologies have the following programmable features:
•
Data Format Settings
•
UPC/EAN Expansion
•
UPC/EAN Add-ons
•
Price/Weight Check Digit
•
Read Verification
•
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding.
UPC/EAN Data Format Settings provides options for transmitting
Check Digits or Number System Digits (NSD).
Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 adds a leading zero to a UPC-A label which
‘expands’ the label to the EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for
EAN-13.
Expand UPC-E to UPC-A expands UPC-E labels to UPC-A data format.
Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for UPC-A.
Expand EAN-8 to EAN-13 adds five zeros in front of an EAN-8 label.
Data is sent in EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.
Expand UPC-E to EAN-13 expands UPC-E labels to EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.
UPC-A or UPC-E and EAN-8 or EAN-13 Two and Five Digit
Add-ons filters
Required
means UPC/EAN bar codes must have add-ons or label will not be read.
Optional
means scanner will read UPC/EAN bar codes with or without add-ons.
Disable
directs the scanner not to recognize/read add-on portions of UPC/EAN labels, but will read the main body of the label.
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Price/Weight Check
Digit
Price/Weight Check Digit provides options for enabling price/weight check digits. The feature includes selections for domestic four or five digit, and European four or five digit, as well as the option to disable the price/weight check.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding directs the scanner to decode labels with widespread problems of spots, voids, and/or non-uniform widths.
To optimize your scanner’s performance activate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary.
There are many additional ways to configure the scanner to read and decode extremely poor labels. Contact your sales representative or service provider for other advanced QuadraLogic™ II Decoding settings.
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UPC/EAN
Options
UPC Data Format
Settings
Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the UPC/ EAN options.
UPC Data Format Settings are specific to Base Station ONLY
These settings affect UPC data format. Number System Digit (NSD) settings operate with RS-232 and Keyboard Wedge interfaces ONLY.
Scan the bar codes below to send or not send the Check Digit/NSD.
SET ------------------------------
UPC-A
Send Check
Digit ---------
Don’t Send
Check Digit ---------
Send NSD a
---------
Don’t Send NSD
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a. NSD = Number System Digit. The NSD character is the character that precedes the UPC bar code. The NSD for regular UPC-A bar codes is a zero.
Other commonly used Number System Digits used with UPC-A are:
“2” - used for random weight items such as meat and produce.
“3” - used for the drug and health items.
“4” - used for in-store non-food items.
“5” - used for coupons.
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UPC-E
Digit a
---------
Don’t Send
Check Digit
---------
Send NSD
---------
Don’t Send NSD
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
a. If UPC-E is expanded to UPC-A, the transmission of Check Digit (CD) and
NSD will be determined by the UPC-A settings on this page.
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EAN Data Format
Settings
These settings affect EAN data format.
EAN Data Format Settings are specific to Base Station ONLY
SET ------------------------------------------
EAN-13
Send Check Digit ---------
Don’t Send Check Digit ---------
Send NSD
---------
Don’t Send NSD a
---------
a. NSD = Number System Digit. The NSD character is the character that precedes the EAN bar code, as in this example.
Example: EAN with NSD
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EAN-8
Send Check
Digit ---------
Don’t Send
Check Digit ---------
END ------------------------------
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Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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UPC/EAN
Expansion
UPC/EAN Expansion is specific to Base Station ONLY
Use these labels to activate:
•
Expand UPC-A to EAN-13
•
Expand UPC-E to UPC-A
•
Expand EAN-8 to EAN-13
•
Expand UPC-E to EAN-13
SET ------------------------------------------
UPC-A to EAN-13 Expansion
Expand a
---------
Don’t Expand ---------
UPC-E to UPC-A Expansion
Expand
---------
Don’t Expand ---------
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a. When any expansion features is activated, the transmission of the Prefix,
Suffix, Check Digit and Number System Digit (NSD) are controlled by your selections for the symbology ‘expanded to’ rather than the symbology ‘expanded from’. For example, if you expand UPC-E to UPC-A, settings for UPC-A determine how the scanner sends a bar code’s contents.
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EAN-8 to EAN-13
Expansion
Expand a
---------
Don’t Expand ---------
UPC-E to EAN-13
Expansion
Expand
---------
Don’t Expand ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
a. When any expansion features is activated, the transmission of the Prefix,
Suffix, Check Digit and Number System Digit (NSD) are controlled by your selections for the symbology ‘expanded to’ rather than the symbology
‘expanded from’. For example, if you expand UPC-E to UPC-A, settings for
UPC-A determine how the scanner sends a bar code’s contents.
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UPC/EAN
Add-ons
There are many ways to configure the scanner to handle add-ons. The scanner uses four filters that can be specified to define how add-ons will be handled. The following is true for each filter.
•
Each add-on type can be disabled, required or optional.
•
Any combination of the four UPC/EAN symbologies can be affected.
•
The 2-digit, 5-digit and C128 add-ons can be individually configured.
•
The leading digits of the base labels affected can be specified.
NOTE
The settings below represent only a small portion of the options available for this feature.
Contact your sales representative or service provider if you need more assistance with advanced add-on settings.
This programming guide supports the following add-on filters for
UPC/EAN:
• Required
means that UPC/EAN labels MUST contain a 2digit, 5-digit or C128 add-on segment in order for the scanner to recognize or decode them.
• Optional
directs the scanner to recognize UPC/EAN bar codes with or without P2, P5 or C128 2-digit add-on segments.
• Disable Add-ons
means the scanner will not recognize or decode any add-on segment of UPC/EAN labels, but will read and decode the standard UPC/EAN portion of the label.
NOTE
Due to the structure of add-on codes, selecting the optional setting makes it impossible to ensure that the scanner will always read the add-on portion of the label. PSC makes no guarantee, either written or implied, that scanners with optional add-on decoding enabled will perform with the speed and accuracy required for any given application.
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The following bar codes affect all four UPC/EAN symbologies, and will be applied to all labels regardless of the leading digits of the base label.
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
SET ------------------------------------------
Add-ons Required ---------
Add-ons Option ---------
Disable Add-ons ---------
END ------------------------------------------
Custom
Add-ons
A wide array of add-on options are available to streamline your installation to its best advantage. Call your sales representative or service provider for assistance in customizing your scanner’s add-on capabilities to your own unique specifications.
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Price/Weight Check
Digit
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
The price/weight check digit selections allow you to specify whether the scanner should calculate an extra check digit based on a four or five-digit price/weight block and compare it with the price/weight check digit contained in the bar code. If the calculated check digit does not match the value of the check digit contained in the bar code, the label will be rejected as invalid. Select domestic four or five digit,
European four or five digit, or disable the price/weight check.
SET ------------------------------------------
Disable P/W Check ---------
Enable 4-Digit Check ---------
Enable 5-Digit ---------
Enable Euro 4-Digit ---------
Enable Euro 5-Digit ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Read Verification
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
Follow the steps below to set the number of minimum reads required to verify UPC/EAN symbologies.
To set the minimum read requirement for a desired symbology:
1.
Scan the SET bar code.
2.
Scan one symbology label from the list below to be verified.
3.
Scan the bar code on page 125 that represents the number of
times you wish a bar codes label of that symbology type to be read before transmission to the host from the list.
4.
Repeat steps two through three above until read verification has been modified for each of the the desired symbologies.
5.
Scan the END bar code on page 125.
Read Verification
SET --------------------------------------
Verify UPC-A ---------
Verify UPC-E ---------
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Verify EAN-13 ---------
Verify EAN-8 ---------
Verify Instore Label ---------
Number of Reads to Verify
One Read ---------
Two Reads ---------
Three Reads ---------
Four Reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic™ II
Decoding feature for the UPC/EAN symbologies.
To optimize your scanner’s performance activate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary.
NOTE
SET ------------------------------------------
Activate for UPC-A/
EAN-13 ---------
Deactivate for UPC-A/
EAN-13 ---------
Activate for UPC-E ---------
Deactivate for UPC-E ---------
Activate for EAN-8 ---------
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Deactivate for EAN-8 ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Code 93 Options
The Code 93 symbology has the following programmable features:
•
Minimum Label Length
Minimum Label
Length
•
Read Verification
Minimum Label Length sets the minimum label length required for
Code 93 symbology. This feature causes the scanner to ignore small label segments, reducing the possibility that a portion of a good label is incorrectly seen as an entire label.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
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Configuring the Code 93
Options
Code 93 options are specific to scanner ONLY
Minimum Label
Length
Use these special bar codes to configure the Code 93 options.
1.
Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 01 to 50
1
characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code.
3.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
4.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits from
page 130 . The range is 01 to 50
page and go to step five.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
5.
Scan the END bar code.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set Minimum Label Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon interface type, and bar code physical size and quality. The IBM POS interface is limited to 32 character labels. Code 93 bar codes containing one or more shift characters can also limit the amount of characters that will be decoded (in these circumstances, the scanner will decode at least 39 data characters).
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Digits
0
1
8
9
5
6
7
2
3
4
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify
Code 93 symbology.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Standard 2 of 5/IATA Options
The Standard 2 of 5/IATA symbologies have the following programmable features:
•
Check Digit
•
Label Length Format
•
Read Verification
Check Digit
Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify that the Check Digit contained in the bar code label is correct. If you enable this feature, your bar codes must contain a Check Digit.
Label Length
Format
If the Check Digit is not calculated, the digit will be sent regardless of settings for transmit or don’t transmit. For example, if you choose to
Transmit Check Digit, but not calculate, the scanner sends the Check
Digit encoded in the bar code without verifying its accuracy.
Label length format permits the selection between variable length or fixed length formats. For best performance it is recommended to use the Fixed Length settings when your application requires only one or two label lengths.
Variable Length Format
— directs the scanner to read all labels from the minimum label length to 50. Set Minimum Length as high as your application allows.
Minimum Label Length
— selects the minimum label length that the scanner will recognize. The minimum label length for this symbology must be between 01 and 50
1
.
Fixed length Format
— directs the scanner to read only one or two label lengths.
If you select fixed length format, there are three bar code labels for programming your scanner to read either one or two fixed lengths. The labels are:
Set First Fixed Length
— instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the first fixed label length. This setting must be between 01 and 50
characters.
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1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will vary depending upon the interface type, and bar code physical size and quality.
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Set Second Fixed Length
— instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the second fixed label length. This setting must be between 01 and 50
1 characters.
No Second Fixed Length
— configures the scanner to recognize only the first fixed length.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
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Configuring the Standard 2 of 5 Options
Standard 2 of 5 options are all applicable only to the scanner, with the exception of Check Digit Transmission, which applies only to the Base Station.
Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Standard
2 of 5/IATA symbology options.
Check Digit
SET -------------------------------
Don’t Calculate ---------
Calculate ---------
Don’t Transmit ---------
Transmit ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Label Length
Format
Variable Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the Standard 2 of 5/IATA label length format to select either
Variable Length
or
Fixed Length
format.
Follow the steps below to set the Standard 2 of 5/IATA symbology to read Variable Length Format.
1.
Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 02 to 50
1
characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code below.
3.
Scan the ENABLE VARIABLE LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits
on page 138. Return to this page and go to step six.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
6.
Scan the END bar code.
Variable Length Format
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Variable Length
Set Minimum Label
Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Fixed Length
Format
All interfaces that are shipped with the standard factory configuration are set to read variable length labels. If you switch from variable length to fixed length format, the default fixed labels are 14 characters and 8 digits. Follow the steps below to change these defaults for the Standard
2 of 5/IATA symbology.
1.
Identify the fixed length settings you want to make.
2.
Scan the SET bar code.
3.
Scan the ENABLE FIXED LENGTH FORMAT bar code .
4.
Scan the SET FIRST FIXED LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the first fixed label length by scanning the applicable digits bar codes on
page 138 , then return to this page.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
If you need to set a second fixed length, continue with step six. If you do not need to set a second fixed length skip to step nine.
6.
Scan the SET SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
7.
Set the second fixed label length by scanning the applicable digits bar codes on
8.
Return to this page and go to step ten.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
9.
Scan the NO SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
10.
Scan the END bar code.
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Fixed Length Format
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Fixed Length
Set First Fixed Length ---------
Set Second Fixed Length ---------
No Second Fixed Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Digits
0
1
4
5
6
2
3
7
8
9
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify
Standard 2 of 5/IATA symbologies.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar code data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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IATA
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
IATA is a special symbology subset of Standard 2 of 5. Enabling IATA selects this custom code as the active Standard 2 of 5 symbology. When
IATA is enabled, Standard 2 of 5 labels will not be read. Scan the bar code labels below to enable/disable IATA.
SET ------------------------------
Disable ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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MSI/Plessey Options
MSI/Plessey options are all applicable only to the scanner, with the exception of Check Digit Transmission, which applies only to the Base Station.
The MSI/Plessey symbology has the following programmable features:
•
Check Digit
•
Label Length Format
•
Read Verification
Check Digit
Check Digit calculates the Check Digit(s) to verify the labels contents have been read correctly. If you enable this feature, your bar codes must include a Check Digit(s). You may also choose to transmit or not transmit the Check Digit(s).
Check Digit Calculation
- enables or disables calculation of the Check Digit(s).
Transmit Check Digit
- enables or disables transmission of
MSI/Plessey Check Digit(s).
Number of Check Digits
- specifies either one or two Check
Digits.
Label Length
Format
Label length format permits the selection between variable length or fixed length formats. For best performance it is recommended to use the Fixed Length settings when your application requires only one or two label lengths.
Variable Length Format
- directs the scanner to read all labels from the minimum label length to 16. Set Minimum Length as high as your application allows.
Minimum Label Length
- selects the minimum label length that the scanner will recognize. The minimum label length for this symbology must be between 04 and 16.
Fixed Length Format
- directs the scanner to read only one or two label lengths.
If you select fixed length format, there are three bar code labels for programming your scanner to read either one or two fixed lengths. The labels are:
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Set First Fixed Length
- instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the first fixed label length. This setting must be between 04 and 16 characters.
Set Second Fixed Length
- instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the second fixed label length. This setting must be between 04 and 16 characters.
No Second Fixed Length
- configures the scanner to recognize only the label length chosen as the first fixed length.
Read Verification
Read Verification is the number of times the scanner is required to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host.
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Configuring the MSI /
Plessey
Options
Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the MSI/Plessey symbology options.
Check Digit
SET -----------------------------
Calculate ---------
Don’t Calculate ---------
Transmit ---------
Don’t Transmit ---------
One Check
Digit ---------
Two Check
Digits ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Label Length
Format
Variable Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the MSI/Plessey label length format to either the
Variable Length
or
Fixed Length
format.
Follow the steps below to set the MSI/Plessey to read Variable Length
Format.
1.
Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 04 to 16 characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code.
3.
Scan the ENABLE VARIABLE LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits bar codes on
page 147 , then return to this page.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
6. Scan the END bar code.
Variable Length
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Variable Length
Set Minimum Label
Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Fixed Length
Format
The scanner offers the option of requiring MSI/Plessey labels to have one or two fixed length(s) in the Fixed Label Format. Follow the steps below to set the MSI/Plessey symbology to fixed length format.
1.
Identify the fixed length setting(s) you wish to make. Fixed lengths can be set from 04 to 16 characters.
2.
Scan the SET bar code on page 146 .
3.
Scan the ENABLE FIXED LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4.
Scan the SET FIRST FIXED LENGTH bar code.
5.
Set the first fixed label length by scanning the applicable digits on
. Return to this page.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
If you need to set a second fixed length, continue with step six. If you do not need a second fixed length skip to step nine.
6.
Scan the SET SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
7.
Set the second fixed label length by scanning the applicable
8.
Return to this page and go to step ten.
If you are setting a label length less than ten, you must scan a zero digit first and then the length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
NOTE
9.
Scan the NO SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code.
10.
Scan the END bar code on
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Fixed Length
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable FIxed Length
Set First Fixed Length ---------
Set Second Fixed Length ---------
No Second Fixed
Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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0
3
4
5
1
2
6
7
8
9
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
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Read Verification
Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify
MSI/Plessey symbologies.
NOTE
The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label.
SET ------------------------------------------
Set to One read ---------
Set to Two reads ---------
Set to Three reads ---------
Set to Four reads ---------
END ------------------------------------------
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
RF Feature Programming
Use the special programming bar codes contained in this section to set features that are unique to RF models of PowerScan™ bar code scanners.
Programming features included in this section are:
•
Linking the Scanner to a Base Station
•
•
•
•
Transmission Retries Before Message Time-out
•
•
Wait Time For Scanner Power Shutdown
•
Wait Time Between Retries of Failed Transmission
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Source-Radio Identification (ID)
•
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Linking the
Scanner to a
Base Station
To link a scanner to a Base Station, simply scan the Base Station ID bar
code located on the top of the desired Base Station (see Figure 2). As the
scanner searches for the Base Station, a short beep is heard as it seeks for the correct channel. When the Base Station responds to the request, the scanner’s beeper will either sound a "Link Granted," or "Link
Denied" signal (see Appendix E: LED and Beeper Indications on page 203
for more information).
The existing Base Station system configuration can be automatically downloaded to the scanner. This automatic download feature is config-
urable and can be disabled. See the section, Common Configuration for
more information about this feature. If downloading occurs, a slight delay with link verification announcement will occur.
CAUTION
Since a new/replacement scanner may have been shipped with a custom configuration or may have been modified with other special programming, it may not be desirable to download a potentially older configuration from an existing Base Station.
In this case, reference
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
uploading the scanner’s newer configuration to the
Base Station.
Figure 2. The Base ID Bar Code
Base ID Bar Code
TX/RX
PO
BASE ID
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
If the Scanner
Fails to Link with the Base
Station
Here are reasons why your scanner may not be linked with the Base
Station:
•
There may be too many scanners attempting a link with the same Base Station. A maximum of eight scanners may link
with one Base Station at a given time. Reference the section, Set
Maximum Linked Scanners for more information.
CAUTION
The limit imposed for linked scanners is selectable to either: 1) disallow any new, additional scanner to be linked beyond the set limit (this is the default), or
2) drop the link with the scanner
least
recently used.
Be aware that in linking additional scanners to a single Base Station, you may inadvertently unlink another scanner from the Base Station.
Links may be dropped by the Base Station if it has been reset (power cycled). It may be necessary to relink all scanners upon system reset.
See also, Drop Links on Reset Option.
RF Beeper
Settings
The RF version of the scanner exhibits different beeper behavior than standard (non-RF) models. For more information about RF beeper indi-
cations, see Appendix E: LED and Beeper Indications.
NOTE
The following descriptions highlight configurable beeper functions that are unique to RF handheld scanners. All other beeper functions supported by the standard version of the scanner are supported by RF models.
Good Read Beep
— When good read beep is enabled, this beep sounds at the time the scanner successfully reads a bar code. Selectable settings for the good read beep include:
•
RF When to Beep
•
Beeper Volume
•
Good Read Beep Frequency
•
Beep Duration
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RF When to
Beep
ACK Beep
— The scanner can sound an acknowledgement (ACK) beep to indicate when the Base Station has acknowledged to the scanner that is has received a successful data transmission from the scanner.
This beep is also sounded upon a successful channel change sequence or a successful configuration transmission.
Transmission Error Beep
— Another selectable indicator beep is the transmission error beep. This beep sounds to indicate an error in transmission between the RF devices.
Link Beep
— The handheld scanner will sound a special link beep upon successfully linking with a Base Station. This indication cannot be disabled and is not programmable, other than that it shares the same
Beeper Volume setting as other beeper indications set using that feature.
Unlink Beep
— When a scanner is successfully unlinked from a Base
Station, a unique unlink beep is sounded. This beep is not programmable, and also sounds at the same volume set for Beeper Volume.
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
Several options are available to specify how the RF handheld scanner will beep to indicate a good read. Settings are based on the enable/disable status desired for three selectable beep indications:
•
Good Read Beep
•
Acknowledgement (ACK) Beep
•
Transmission Error Beep
The available options are described and numbered in Table 7 to corre-
spond with the programming bar codes provided for this feature.
These settings supersede any settings made using the generic "When to Beep" feature listed in the
PowerScan Programming Manual.
NOTE
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6
7
4
5
2
3
0
1
Table 7. RF When to Beep Options
Good Read
Beep
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
Enabled
ACK Beep
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enabled
Enabled
Transmission Error
Beep
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
Disabled
Enabled
SET -------------------------------------------
When to Beep
Option #0
When to Beep
Option #1
When to Beep
Option #2
When to Beep
Option #3
---------
---------
---------
---------
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When to Beep
Option #4
When to Beep
Option #5
When to Beep
Option #6
When to Beep
Option #7
---------
---------
---------
---------
END ------------------------------------------
RF Beeper
Volume
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
The volume at which the beeper sounds for ACK, transmission error, link, or unlink beeps (but not the good read beep
1
) are all affected by this setting. Select volume #1 (25% duty cycle), volume #2 (35% duty cycle), or volume #3 (50% duty cycle).
SET -------------------------------------------
1. Good read beep volume is selectable via the features available in the PowerScan Programming
Manual (P/N R44-1840). Visit our website at www.pscnet.com for information about acquiring other manuals.
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
RF Beeper Volume #1 ---------
RF Beeper Volume #2 ---------
RF Beeper Volume #3 ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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RF Beeper
Frequency
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
This setting affects the frequency at which the ACK beep is sounded, and is independent of the frequency setting for the good read beep.
When the ACK beep is sounded at a different frequency than the good read beep, this can provide a clearer distinction between the tones.
Select low frequency (760Hz), medium frequency (1250Hz), or high frequency (2400Hz).
SET -------------------------------------------
RF Beeper Low
Frequency ---------
RF Beeper Medium
Frequency ---------
RF Beeper High
Frequency ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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RF Beep
Duration
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
The duration of time that an ACK beep is sounded is selectable using this setting. RF beep duration can be set in increments of 10 ms (tolerance of +/- 10%) from 0 to 2.55 seconds.
SET -------------------------------------------
Set RF Beep Duration ---------
Scan three digits representing the desired duration using the
Number Pad in
Appendix C: Keypad on page 193
leading zeros (example: 008 = 80ms, 025 = 250ms, 100 = 1 second, etc.), then scan the END bar code.
END ------------------------------------------
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Radio Transmit
Power
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
The power level at which the radio signal is transmitted between the devices is selectable to be either low or high. This setting allows adjustment to a low setting to minimize potential radio interference caused by communication between the devices, or provides a high setting to increase the signal power which would enable clearer communication over longer distances.
SET ------------------------------
Radio Transmit
Power = Low ---------
Radio Transmit
Power = High ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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RF Channel
Selection
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Channel selection bar codes are of the type C pro-
gramming sequence category (see
Programming
Sequence
on page 14), and do not require you to
scan accompanying SET or END bar codes.
NOTE
Radio communications between the handheld scanner and its linked
Base Station can be carried over one of ten different allowable frequencies (channels). Select alternate channels to improve communications between devices in noisy RF environments.
Available channel frequencies will vary according to the country/model of the scanner.
Expect an approximate two-second delay upon scanning a channel selection bar code.
NOTE
When a new channel is selected, the scanner sends a change-of-channel message to the Base Station. After the Base Station has acknowledged receipt of the message, both the scanner and the Base Station switch
their radio channels to the new channel (reference Appendix E: LED and
Beeper Indications for information regarding scanner and Base Station
acknowledgement signals at this point). All further communication is done on the new channel.
NOTE
Any other scanner that happens to be linked to that
Base Station will be unable to communicate with the Base Station until it has switched to the new channel. To accomplish this, scan the Base ID label with each scanner you desire to be linked to the
Base Station. This action will automatically set each scanner to the correct new channel.
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Select Radio Channel
0 ---------
Select Radio Channel
1 ---------
Select Radio Channel
2 ---------
Select Radio Channel
3 ---------
Select Radio Channel
4 ---------
Select Radio Channel
5 ---------
Select Radio Channel
6 ---------
Select Radio Channel
7 ---------
Select Radio Channel
8 ---------
Select Radio Channel
9 ---------
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Transmission
Retries Before
Message Timeout
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
When the scanner attempts to transmit data to the Base Station, communication may not always occur on the first try due to interference, signals from other scanners in the queue, etc. This setting defines the number of transmission retries the scanner/Base Station will attempt before the message gives up tryng to successfully resend/transmit the message (times out). If the specified retry count is exceeded, the scanner will sound a transmission error beep (when transmission error beep is enabled).
In a noisy RF environment, a large number of retries may allow a transmission to get through to the Base Station, but at the cost of increased time-out (should the transmission fail). To maximize battery life, set this feature to the lowest optimal number of retries.
Selectable range for this setting is 0-15 retries.
SET ------------------------------
0 Retries ---------
1 Retry ---------
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2 Retries ---------
3 Retries (recommended) ---------
4 Retries ---------
5 Retries ---------
6 Retries ---------
7 Retries ---------
8 Retries ---------
9 Retries ---------
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10 Retries ---------
11 Retries ---------
12 Retries ---------
13 Retries ---------
14 Retries ---------
15 Retries ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Wait Time for
ACK
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
This setting defines a time period allowed once the scanner has sent data to the Base Station for that Base Station to send an acknowledgement (ACK) back to the scanner, signalling receipt of the data. This feature is used to streamline the scanning speed of your system.
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The range for this delay is 0.08 - 2.55 seconds in 10ms increments.
Selecting longer values for this feature will decrease the battery life between charges.
NOTE
SET ------------------------------
Set Wait Time for ACK ---------
Scan three digits representing the desired delay using the Number
Appendix C: Keypad
. Be sure the number is padded with
leading zeros (example: 008 = 80ms, 025 = 250ms, 100 = 1 second, etc.), then scan the END bar code.
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Wait Time For
Scanner Power
Shutdown
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
To conserve battery life, the handheld scanner can be automatically shut down when it has not been in use for a given period. A trigger pull or other stimulus will then be required to reactivate the scanner.
The idle duration determines how long the scanner stays on/active after each use. Range for this feature is a setting of 1 to 120 seconds in one-second increments. A setting of one second is recommended.
Selecting higher values for this feature will effect the length of battery life.
NOTE
SET -------------------------------------------
Set Wait Time for Scanner
Power Shutdown ---------
Scan three digits representing the desired delay using the Num-
Appendix C: Keypad
. Be sure the number is padded with leading zeros (example: 001 = 1 second, 025 = 25 seconds,
100 = 100 seconds, etc.), then scan the END bar code.
END ------------------------------------------
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Wait Time
Between
Retries of
Failed
Transmission
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
In conjunction with the previous feature, Transmission Retries Before
Message Time-out, this feature defines the duration of time the system
must wait before re-trying a transmission of data between the scanner and the Base Station. Consideration for this setting would be to ensure that enough time elapses between tries to avoid encountering the source of the original transmission conflict, while being short enough to avoid causing a substantial increase in the time required to successfully transmit the message.
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Wait range can be set from 5ms to 255ms in one-millisecond increments, and is multiplied by the amount of retries selected via the fea-
ture, Transmission Retries Before Message Time-out (TRBMTO) to
determine the total duration. For example, if this feature (Wait Time
Between Retries of Failed Transmission) is selected to be 80 ms, and TRB-
MTO feature is selected to be 3, the resulting total duration between retries would be 80 x 3, or 240ms total.
SET -------------------------------
Set Wait Time
Between Retries of
Failed
Transmission ---------
Scan three digits representing the desired delay using the Number
Appendix C: Keypad
. Be sure the number is padded with
leading zeros (example: 005 = 5ms, 065 = 65ms, 250 = 250ms, etc.), then scan the END bar code.
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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HACK Transmit
Options
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base
Station
NOTE
A Host Acknowledgement (HACK) message is a signal sent to the scanner via the Base Station indicating the host has received bar code data previously transmitted by that scanner. This feature determines when the Base Station should send the HACK to the scanner. Choices are:
•
Send HACK as soon as the Base Station receives the scanner’s transmission. This option is recommended for installations where multiple scanners are linked to one Base Station.
•
Send HACK as soon as the Base Station completes transmission to the host. This option is recommended for installations where only a single scanner is linked to one Base Station.
•
Send HACK after the host transitions the CTS line from inactive to activate (using CTS scan control). RS-232 ONLY.
•
Send HACK after host returns ACK to Base Station. RS-232 with ACK/NAK turned on ONLY.
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SET -------------------------------
HACK upon receipt of scanner transmission ---------
HACK upon Base
Station transmission to the host ---------
HACK after host transitions
CTS line (RS-
232 ONLY) ---------
HACK after host returns ACK
(RS-232
ONLY) ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Wait Time For
HACK From
Host
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
This setting specifies the time the scanner must wait to receive a HACK message back from the host before giving up and registering a transmission error. Selectable range for this wait time is 20ms to 5.1 seconds in 20ms increments. It is recommended that this value be set at no less than one second.
NOTE
Host turnaround (ACK) time is variable. This item
(HACK) should be set based on settings for the features
Wait Time for ACK
Transmission Retries
Before Message Time-out
. For example, if ACK is set to one second and retries are set to three, HACK should be set at three seconds.
SET -------------------------------------------
Set Wait Time For HACK ---------
Scan three digits representing the desired delay using the Num-
Appendix C: Keypad
. Be sure the number is padded with leading zeros (example: 001 = 20ms, 100 = 2 seconds, 255 =
5.1 seconds, etc.), then scan the END bar code.
END ------------------------------------------
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Drop Links on
Reset Option
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
When enabled, this option causes the Base Station to drop its links to any and all scanners whenever power is reset/cycled. This provides a simple way to ensure that when reconfiguring a system, scanners do not need to be located and individually unlinked.
SET ------------------------------
Drop all links on reset
(ENABLE) ---------
Do not drop all links on reset
(DISABLE) ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Drop Oldest
Links Option
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base
Station
NOTE
This feature can be enabled to better manage the linking of new scanners to a multi-point system. Here’s how it works: When a new scanner is linked to a Base Station that is already linked to its maximum amount of scanners, the earlier-linked scanner that has been inactive for the longest period of time will be automatically unlinked from the system to make room for the new scanner.
When this feature is disabled, scanners can be linked up to the maxi-
mum number set via the programming feature, Set Maximum Linked
Scanners, or the default maximum, which is eight scanners. Attempts to
link additional scanners beyond these limits will fail.
SET -------------------------------
Drop oldest links
(ENABLE) ---------
Do not drop oldest links
(DISABLE) ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Common
Configuration
Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station.
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base
Station
NOTE
When this option is enabled, the Base Station attempts to share its configuration with a scanner as that scanner links to the Base Station. If, during linking, a scanner’s configuration file does not match the Base
Station’s current settings, the Base Station attempts to transmit to the scanner and overwrite the configuration file with its own.
NOTE
Since a new/replacement scanner may have been shipped with a custom configuration or may have been modified with other special programming, it may not be desirable to download a potentially older configuration
from an existing Base Station. Reference
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
information.
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If the need is to share the scanner’s configuration files to the Base Sta-
tion, reference the section, Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station on page 11.
SET -------------------------------
ENABLE Common
Configuration ---------
DISABLE Common
Configuration ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Set Maximum
Linked
Scanners
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
By default, as many as eight scanners can be linked to one Base Station.
This feature allows you to further limit allowable linked scanners. Designate a number of scanners that can link from one to eight.
SET ------------------------------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 1 ---------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 2 ---------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 3 ---------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 4 ---------
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Maximum Linked
Scanners = 5 ---------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 6 ---------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 7 ---------
Maximum Linked
Scanners = 8 ---------
END -----------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Source-Radio
Identification
(ID)
Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY
Remember, programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new configuration is
Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station
NOTE
This feature allows you to include source-radio identification
1
(represented by six ASCII bytes) along with bar code data transmitted to the host. Enable this feature to identify the individual scanner sending a given data transmission. Options for this feature are:
•
Do not include source-radio ID
•
Include source-radio ID as prefix
•
Include source-radio ID as suffix
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1. Each scanner has been pre-configured at the factory with its own unique six-character identification (source-radio ID).
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NOTE
When included as a prefix or suffix, the source-radio ID is displayed immediately adjacent to the bar code data. If an additional prefix or suffix is included (e.g., other global prefix or suffixes are included), any source-radio ID prefix or suffix remains adjacent to (and is considered part of) the bar code data.
SET ------------------------------
Do not include source-radio
ID ---------
Include source-radio as prefix ---------
Include source-radio as suffix ---------
END ------------------------------
Transmit Scanner
Configuration to
Base Station ---------
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Low Battery
LED Indication
Feature is specific to scanner ONLY
If this feature is enabled and the battery power in the scanner is low, the scanner’s green LED flashes twice every time the trigger is pulled.
SET -------------------------------------------
ENABLE Low Battery LED
Indication ---------
DISABLE Low Battery LED
Indication ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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General Features
General Features are all specific to scanner ONLY
The following section contains the general features that are common to all interfaces. These features allow modification of the scanner's behavior to accommodate user preferences.
•
•
•
•
•
•
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Programming the General Features
Use the special bar codes on the following pages to configure the features common to all interfaces.
Green LED
Lamp Idle
State
When the scanner is idle, its green LED lamp can be programmed to indicate this in one of two ways:
•
LED lamp is OFF when the scanner is idle.
•
LED lamp is ON when the scanner is idle.
SET -------------------------------------------
LED OFF ---------
LED ON ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Marker Beam
Settings
The Marker Beam feature provides the user with a spotter beam for improved aiming at distant bar code labels and/or in extremely bright environments. A Marker Beam can also be useful when scanning through showcase glass or bar code menus containing bar codes printed with little space between them.
To enable the Marker Beam:
1.
Scan the SET bar code.
2.
Scan the ENABLE MARKER BEAM bar code.
3.
Scan the desired time duration setting for the Marker Beam to be illuminated.
4.
Scan the END bar code on
SET -------------------------------------------
Marker Beam Enable/Disable
Marker Beam Enabled ---------
Marker Beam Disabled ---------
Marker Beam Duration
0 Seconds ---------
0.2 Seconds ---------
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0.3 Seconds ---------
0.4 Seconds ---------
0.5 Seconds ---------
0.6 Seconds
0.8 Seconds
1 Seconds
1.2 Seconds
1.5 Seconds
END ------------------------------------------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
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Low Power
Mode
When enabled, Low Power Mode causes the scanner to powerdown completely between trigger pulls. This results in very low idle current, lowering the energy needs of the scanner. It does, however, require the scanner's microcontroller to reboot with every trigger pull. This will introduce a very small delay in scanning when this mode is enabled.
Therefore, it is recommended that this mode only be used when the scanner is connected to a battery powered terminal.
NOTE
The state of this feature is not affected by the
RETURN TO FACTORY DEFAULTS programming bar code. It must be manually enabled or disabled using the programming bar codes below.
Scan these labels to enable and set the Low Power Mode.
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Step #1 ---------
Enable Step #2 ---------
Disable Step #1 ---------
Disable Step #2 ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Low Power
Shut-down
Delay
This feature allows for quick successive reads in the Low Power Mode.
Low Power Shut-down Delay (LPSD) is the amount of delay after the trigger is released before the scanner transitions into shut-down. The programming bar codes below provide for transition times of 0 (no delay), 2, 5, or 10 seconds delay.
For other LPSD settings contact your sales or service representative.
Scan these bar codes to set the LPSD option.
1.
Scan the SET bar code.
2.
Scan the bar code for delay desired.
3.
Scan the END bar code.
SET ------------------------------------------
0 Seconds (No Delay) ---------
2 Seconds ---------
5 Seconds ---------
10 Seconds ---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Half-Angle
When enabled, the Half-Angle feature causes the scanner to scan with a scan angle that is approximately half the standard setting. Disabling the feature returns the scanner to the standard scan width.
Scan these bar codes to set the Half Angle options.
1.
Scan the SET bar code.
2.
Scan the bar code to enable/disable the option.
3.
Scan the END bar code.
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable
Disable
---------
---------
END ------------------------------------------
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Read Mode
Three selections are available for Read Mode.
Single Read Mode
— Single Read Mode is the normal operating mode for the scanner. When the trigger is pulled, the scanner stays on until one label is read.
Multiple Read Mode
— When enabled, Multiple Read Mode allows the reading of multiple labels with one trigger pull.
Triggerless Mode
— When Triggerless Mode is enabled, the scanner behaves as if its trigger is always actuated. Upon initially pulling the trigger, the scanner will continue to be “ON” unless power is removed,
or the scanner is idle for the period of time defined by the feature Wait
Time For Scanner Power Shutdown on page 166. To reactivate the scanner
in Triggerless Mode after it has shut down, simply pull and release the trigger.
Enable Single Read Mode
Enable Multiple Read Mode
Enable Triggerless Mode
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Appendix A: Additional Information
RS-232 Host Commands
The RS-232 interface will accept commands from the host. Available commands are:
•
Disable Scanner
•
Enable Scanner
•
Reset Scanner
•
Beep Good Read Tone
1
•
Force Good Read
Disable Scanner (ASCII ‘D’)
— bar codes scanned by the handheld
(scanner) unit are beeped as good scans and sent off to the Base Station which rejects the bar code, causing the handheld unit to sound an error beep.
Enable Scanner (ASCII ‘E’)
— an operational mode in which bar codes scanned by the handheld unit are accepted by the Base Station.
Reset Scanner (ASCII ‘R’)
— for RF systems, only the Base Station is reset. Any bar code data the device may be holding in buffers is discarded. NOTE: After reset is executed, additional host commands may be ignored for 30 seconds.
Beep Good Read Tone (ASCII ‘B’)
— for RF systems, this command is ignored.
Force Good Read Tone (Hex ‘01’)
— this command is also ignored by
RF systems.
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Need More Information?
If you require more information about using your host system to change the scanner’s programmable features or detailed instructions about creating multifunction labels, contact your local dealer or distributor or call (in the U.S. or Canada) PSC Technical Support at
1-800-547-2507. You can also obtain more information about PSC at www.pscnet.com.
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Appendix B: Sample Bar Codes
Code 39
Code 128
Interleaved
2 of 5
Codabar
C O D E 3 9 .
T E S T
C o d e 1 2 8 . T e s t
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
A $ 9 9 . 9 5 A
UPC-A
UPC-A w/2 digit
Add-ons
0
0 0 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4
0
4 9
0
6 0 9 9 2 0 1 1 1 8
7
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6 9 0 0 0
UPC-A w/5 digit
Add-ons
0
0 8 0 2 9 5 1 0 4 1
8
UPC-E
0
9 9 8 8 7 5
0
EAN-13
1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1
EAN-8
0 0 2 1 0 1 2 6
Code 93
Standard 2 of 5
MSI/Plessey
Code 93.test
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
14476925
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Appendix C: Keypad
Some of the features in this manual require selection of numerals and letters from the set below. Carefully read the instructions for such features, then scan these bar codes as directed.
1 ---------
6
7
8
4
5
2
3
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
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---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
---------
E
F
C
D
A
B
9
0
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Appendix D: Record of Programmable Features
Maintain a record of all changes made to ensure that you know if the original factory settings have been changed. Use the following table to log your custom configuration changes.
NOTE
Programmable
Feature
Wand Emulation
Polarity
Signal Speed
Data Format
Idle State
Pre-Noise
Post-Noise
Transmit C128 Function Characters
RS-232 Interface
Baud Rate
Data Bit
Parity Bit
The factory default settings listed below represent the most common settings used. There are some customer-specific PowerScan configuration settings that differ from the defaults listed.
Table 8
Factory
Default
Setting
Your
Setting
Interface Selection
(If enabled)
Space low/
Bar High
High
Normal
Low
None
7
Disable
(If enabled)
9600
8
No Parity
Comment
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Table 8
Stop Bit(s)
Hardware Handshaking
Software Handshaking
ACK/NAK Options
Intercharacter Delay
Keyboard Wedge I/F
Connect to Laptop/No
Keyboard Attached
Send Control/Function
Characters
Caps Lock
Country Mode
Intercharacter Delay
Quiet Interval
Universal Keyboard
Wedge I/F a
Terminal/Keyboard
Settings
IBM Interface
1
Disable
Disable
Disable
0
(If enabled)
Disable
Don’t Send
Off
USA
0
100 ms
(If enabled)
11
(If enabled)
Transmit Labels in Code
39 Format
Disable
Label Transmit Configuration
(for RS-232 and Keyboard Wedge ONLY)
Universal Prefix
Universal Suffix
0000
0D00
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Single Character
Prefix/Suffix
Label ID
Disable
Code 39
Calculate Check Digit
Transmit Check Digit
Start/Stop
Code 39 Full ASCII
Minimum Label Length
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
PharmaCode 39
Calculate Check Digit
Transmit Check Digit
Start/Stop
Code 128
UCC/EAN 128
Minimum Label Length
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
Interleaved 2 of 5
Calculate Check Digit
As prefix b
Symbology Options
Enable
Don’t Calculate
Transmit
Don’t Transmit
Disable
2
1
Deactivate
Disable
Don’t Calculate
Transmit
Don’t Transmit
Disable
2
1
Deactivate
Enable
Don’t Calculate
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Transmit Check Digit
Minimum Label Length
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
Codabar
Calculate Check Digit
Transmit Check Digit
Gap Check
Minimum Label Length
Start/Stop
Start/Stop Match Req’t
Start/Stop Transmission
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
UPC-A
Check Digit
NSD Option
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
UPC-E
Check Digit
NSD Option
Table 8
Transmit
8
1
Deactivate
Disable
Don’t Calculate
Transmit
Enable
3 abcd/abcd
Disable
Enable
1
Deactivate
Disable
Send
Send NSD
1
Deactivate
Disable
Send
Send NSD
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Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
EAN-13
Check Digit
NSD Option
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
EAN-8
Check Digit
NSD Option
Read Verification
Quadralogic™ II
Decoding
UPC/EAN
UPC/EAN Expansions
Addons
Price/Weight
Check Digit
Code 93
Minimum Label Length
Read Verification
Standard 2 of 5/IATA
Calculate Check Digit
2
Deactivate
Disable
Send
Send NSD
1
Deactivate
Disable
Send
Send NSD
1
Deactivate
Don’t Expand
Disable
Disable
Disable
1
1
Disable
Don’t Calculate
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Transmit Check Digit
Minimum Label Length
Read Verification
IATA
MSI/Plessey
Calculate Check Digit
Transmit Check Digit
# of Check Chars.
Minimum Label Length
Read Verification
RF Features
RF When to Beep
RF Beeper Volume
RF Beeper Frequency
RF Beep Duration
Radio Transmit Power
RF Channel Selection
Transmission Retries
Before Message Timeout
Wait Time for ACK
Wait Time for Scanner
Power Shutdown
Wait Time Between
Retries of Failed Transmission
Option 7
Vol 3
High
100ms
High
Channel 1
3 Retries
80ms
1 Second
90ms
Table 8
Transmit
8
1
Disable
Disable
Calculate
Transmit
1
4
1
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Table 8
HACK upon
Base Station transmission to host
Wait Time for HACK
From Host
Drop Links on Reset
Option
Drop Oldest Links
Option
Common Configuration
Set Maximum Linked
Scanners
Source-Radio Identification (ID)
Low Battery LED Indication
1 Second
Disable
Enable
Disable
8
Don’t Include
Enable a. The Universal Keyboard Wedge interface offers its own complete set of programmable features. Reference the PowerScan Universal Wedge Programming Guide for details.
b. See Table 6 on page 65 for industry standard label identifiers.
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Appendix E: LED and Beeper Indications
The Base Station LED indicators and the scanner’s LEDs and beeper are used to announce system status and perform other useful signals.
The tables below list the default function of each of the various indicators.
NOTE
Some LED and beeper indications can be disabled or modified via scanner programming. The tables indicate the default behavior of the indicators, with shaded rows representing features that are programmable.
Table 9. Scanner GREEN LED Functions
LED
INDICATION
Disable
Indication
Good Read
Indication
DURATION
100ms on, 900 ms off
500 ms on
Program Mode
Indication
500 ms on, 500 ms off
Continuous flashing
COMMENT
Indicates the scanner has been disabled.
Indicates a bar code has been read and decoded.
Indicates the scanner is in Programming Mode.
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
Indications
Varies. Consists of a long flash followed by multiple short flashes.
Enables service technicians to identify Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) errors.
Low Battery
Indication
Two flashes at 100 ms on, 350 ms off.
Occurs at trigger pull before the laser is enabled. Indicates the battery is in need of recharging.
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LED
INDICATION
DURATION
Laser on indication
On Steady
Table 10. Scanner YELLOW LED Functions
COMMENT
The yellow LED illuminates whenever the laser is on.
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Table 11. Scanner BEEPER Functions
SPEAKER
INDICATION
Scanner Not
Currently
Linked
DURATION COMMENT
Six beeps consisting of 20 ms on, 20 ms off
Indicates a bar code was read before the scanner was linked to a Base Station.
100 ms on (short)
Good Read
Beep
250 ms on (medium)
500 ms on (long)
Three programmable functions are available. This indicates a bar code has been read and decoded.
Partial Read
Bip
20 ms on
100 ms on (short)
Base Station
Acknowledgement Beep
250 ms on (medium)
500 ms on (long)
A very short beep ("bip") is sounded when one bar code of a two-bar code pair has been successfully decoded.
Indicates a successful bar code transmission to the host (configurable), a successful change of channel, or a successful transmission of a new configuration to the host.
Transmission
Error Beep
High, then low, then high, then low.
Indicates unsuccessful transmission to the host.
Link Beep
Unlink Beep
Low, then medium, then high.
Indicates a scanner has been successfully linked to a base station.
High, then medium, then low.
Indicates a scanner has been successfully unlinked from a base station.
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SPEAKER
INDICATION
DURATION COMMENT
Field Replaceable Unit (FRU)
Indications
Varies. Consists of a long tone followed by multiple short tones.
Enables service technicians to identify Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) errors.
Table 12. Base Station LED Functions
LED
INDICATION
DURATION COMMENT
Lit for variable time a Indicates communications activity to or from the Base
Station.
TX/RX (Transmit/Receive)
Continuous rapid flashing at power-up Indicates a broken radio.
Varies. Consists of a long flash followed by multiple short flashes.
Enables service technicians to identify Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) errors.
Charge
(Battery)
Power
Continuous flashing
Lit Constantly
Not Lit
Lit Constantly
When a scanner is nested in the station, this indicates its battery is being quick charged.
When a scanner is nested in the station, this indicates its battery is at or near full charge.
A scanner is not present or incorrectly inserted into the station. It can also mean the battery is below 0°C (too cold for charge)
Indicates that power is on.
a. The LED remains on while the unit is actively processing code which requires a TX/RX to occur. The duration of the LED is dependent upon the length of the message.
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Index
A
B
Base ID Bar Code
.............................150
Battery LED Indication
Beep Duration
..................................157
Beep, When to
..................................152
Beeper Frequency
.............................156
Beeper Indications
Beeper Settings
............................203
................................151
Beeper Volume
.................................154
C
ACK, Wait Time
...............................164
Changing Interfaces
...............................4
Channel Selection
.............................159
Codabar
Check Digit
...............................104
Fixed Length Format
Gap Check
.................................104
Label Length Format
Options
.....................................101
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Read Verification
Variable Length Format
Code 128
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Code 39
Check Digit
.................................80
Code 39 Full ASCII
Minimum Label Length
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Read Verification
Start/ Stop
...................................81
Code 93
Minimum Label Length
Options
.....................................128
Read Verification
Code128
Minimum Label Length
Options
.......................................87
Read Verification
Common Configuration
D
Disable Indication
.............................203
Drop Links on Reset Option
Drop Oldest Links Option
E
EAN Data Format Settings
EAN-13 Settings
...............................117
EAN-8 Settings
................................118
EAN-8 to EAN-13 Expansion
F
G
Good Read Indication
Green LED
Functions
,
H
Factory Default Settings
FRU errors
.............................. 203
FRU Indications
HACK
Wait Time for HACK From Host
HACK Transmit Options
Host Commands
...............................189
207
RF Programming Manual
I
IATA
Check Digit
Disable
.....................................140
Enable
......................................140
Fixed Length Format
Label Length Format
Options
.....................................132
Read Verification
Variable Length Format
IBM Interface
.....................................52
If You Make a Mistake
Interface Board
.....................................4
Interface Selection
..............................19
Interleaved 2 of 5
Check Digit
.................................94
Fixed Length Format
Label Length Format
Options
.......................................92
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Read Verification
Variable Length Format
K
Keyboard Wedge Interface
Caps Lock
...................................44
Connect to a Laptop/No Keyboard
Attached
...............................42
Country Mode
..............................45
Intercharacter Delay
Interface Selection
Keyboard Interface Type
Laptop (integrated keyboard)
PC (external keyboard)
Quiet Interval
...............................48
Send Control Characters
Send Function Character
Keypad
...........................................193
L
M
Maximum Linked Scanners
MSI/Plessey
Check Digit
Fixed Length Format
Label Length Format
Options
.....................................141
Read Verification
Variable Length
Variable Length Format
N
Label ID
............................................56
Disabling for a Specific Symbology
Setting
........................................64
Setting by Location
Setting by Symbology
Setting Single Character Label ID
Label Identifiers
.................................64
Label Transmit Configuration
LED
Indicators
,
LED and Beeper Indications
LED Indications
...............................203
Linking the Scanner to a Base Station
Low Battery LED Indication
Number Pad
.....................................193
P
PharmaCode 39
Check Digit
.................................86
Options
.......................................85
Quadralogic/TM II Decoding
Start/Stop
....................................86
Pharmacode 39
Read Verification
Prefix, Disabling
.................................63
Prefix, Suffix, and Label ID
Program Mode Indication
208
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
Programming Mode
.............................12
Programming Overview
Programming Sequence
Programming Session
Q
QuadraLogic™ II
EAN
.........................................114
Interleaved 2 of 5
PharmaCode 39
............................85
UPC
.........................................114
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Codabar
....................................103
Code 128
.....................................91
Code 39
......................................85
UCC/EAN 128
.............................91
R
Radio Transmit Power
Read Verification
Codabar
....................................103
Code 128
.....................................90
Code 39
......................................84
Code 93
....................................128
EAN
.........................................114
IATA
........................................139
Interleaved 2 of 5
MSI/Plessey
Pharmacode 39
.............................84
Standard 2 of 5
...........................139
UCC/EAN 128
.............................90
UPC
.........................................114
Record of Programmable Features
Retries of Failed Transmission, Wait Time ...
Return to Factory Settings
RF Beep Duration
.............................157
RF Beeper Frequency
RF Beeper Settings
............................151
RF Beeper Volume
............................154
RF Channel Selection
RF Feature Programming
RF When to Beep
.............................152
RS-232
ACK/NAK Options
Baud Rate
...................................27
Communication Parameters
CTS Flow Control
Data Bits
.....................................29
Data Format Settings
Enable
........................................25
Handshaking
................................31
Intercharacter Delay
Parity Bits
...................................30
RTS Flow Control
Stop Bit(s)
...................................30
Xon/Xoff
....................................34
RS-232 Host Commands
RS-232 Interface
.................................25
S
Sample Bar Codes
.............................191
Scanner Power Shutdown, Wait Time
Set Maximum Linked Scanners
Single Character Prefix or Suffix
Software
.............................................7
Source-Radio Identification (ID)
Standard 2 of 5
Check Digit
Fixed Length Format
Label Length Format
Read Verification
Variable Length Format
Standard 2 of 5/IATA
Options
.....................................132
Suffix
...............................................56
Suffix, Disabling
.................................63
RF Programming Manual
209
Symbologies
Disable all Symbologies
Options
.......................................79
Overview
....................................74
Symbologies Supported
Symbology Selection
Symbols
..............................................2
T
Transmission Retries Before Message Timeout
...........................................161
U
UCC/EAN 128
Minimum Label Length
Options
.......................................87
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Read Verification
Universal Prefix(es)
.............................57
Universal Suffix(es)
.............................59
UPC Data Format Settings
UPC/EAN
Add-ons
............................113
Custom Add-ons
Data Format Settings
Expansion
Options
.....................................113
Price/Weight Check Digit
QuadraLogic™ II Decoding
Read Verification
UPC-A Settings
................................115
UPC-A to EAN-13 Expansion
UPC-E Settings
................................116
UPC-E to EAN-13 Expansion
UPC-E to UPC-A Expansion
W
Wait Time Between Retries of Failed
Transmission
..............................167
Wait Time for ACK
...........................164
Wait Time For HACK From Host
210
Wait Time For Scanner Power Shutdown ......
Wand Emulation
.................................20
Data Format
.................................22
Enable Wand Emulation
Idle State
.....................................22
Polarity
.......................................21
Signal Speed
................................21
When to Beep
..................................152
WN-RS-232
Enable
........................................25
WN-RS-232 (SNI) Interface
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
RF Programming Manual
211
212
PowerScan™ RF Scanner
ASCII Character Set
The table on this page shows a set of ASCII characters and their corresponding Hex Values.
The Hex Values in this table are needed for setting symbology specific label identifiers, as well as enabling custom prefix and suffix characters.
ASCII
Char.
fs gs rs us can em sub esc dc4 nak syn etb dle dc1 dc2 dc3 ff cr so si bs ht lf vt eot enq ack bel nul soh stx etx
Hex
Value
1C
1D
1E
1F
18
19
1A
1B
14
15
16
17
10
11
12
13
0C
0D
0E
0F
08
09
0A
0B
04
05
06
07
00
01
02
03
ASCII
Char.
>
?
,
=
;
:
8
9
6
7
4
5
2
3
0
1
/
.
-
‘
*
+
)
(
&
‘
$
%
“
# sp
!
Hex
Value
3C
3D
3E
3F
38
39
3A
3B
34
35
36
37
30
31
32
33
2C
2D
2E
2F
28
29
2A
2B
24
25
26
27
20
21
22
23
ASCII
Char.
^
_
<
]
Z
[
X
Y
V
W
T
U
R
S
P
Q
N
O
L
M
J
K
H
I
F
G
D
E
B
C
@
A
Hex
Value
5C
5D
5E
5F
58
59
5A
5B
54
55
56
57
50
51
52
53
4C
4D
4E
4F
48
49
4A
4B
44
45
46
47
40
41
42
43
ASCII
Char.
~ del
}
| z
{ x y v w t u r s p q n o l m j k i h f g d e b c
‘ a
Hex
Value
7C
7D
7E
7F
78
79
7A
7B
74
75
76
77
70
71
72
73
6C
6D
6E
6F
68
69
6A
6B
64
65
66
67
60
61
62
63
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Latin America
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Fax: (305) 539-0206
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