GUIDE TO INSTALLATION
POINT-TO-POINT INSTALLATION
The following can be used as a checklist to verify all the necessary steps to complete
installation of the DX8200A scanner.
1) Read all information in the section “Safety Regulations” at the beginning of this manual.
2) Correctly mount the scanner according to the information in par. 2.2.1 and position it at
the correct reading distance as shown in par. 4.4.
3) Make electrical connections to your DX8200A scanner by:
a) Connecting the DX8200A scanner to the C-BOX 100 by means of one of the
CAB-601X cables provided as accessory (see par. 1.5).
b) Providing correct and complete system cabling through the C-BOX 100 according to
the signals necessary for the layout of your application (trigger, inputs, outputs).
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Layout: Point-to-Point, Pass Through, RS232 Master/Slave, Fieldbus. See sub-
paragraphs under 2.5 for reference.
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Cabling: Power, Main Serial Interface – RS232, RS485 Half Duplex, RS485 Full
Duplex, 20 mA Current Loop, Auxiliary Interface, Inputs, Outputs, etc -. For further
details, see all sub-paragraphs under par. 2.3.
4) Configure the DX8200A scanner by installing and running the Genius™ configuration
program from the CD-ROM provided. The main steps are:
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Select the codes to be read
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Set-up the communication parameters
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When PackTrack™ is required, set the PS Offset and Position parameters
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Define data formatting parameters
NOTE
Fine tuning of the scanner position for barcode reading can be
accomplished by performing a test through the SPY configuration tool
in Genius™.
5) Exit the configuration program and run your application.
The installation is now complete.
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