Datalogic Gryphon I GBT/GM4200 Series, Quick Reference Manual

Page 1: ...Gryphon I GBT GM4200 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE General Purpose Handheld Bar Code Reader with Bluetooth Wireless Technology or Datalogic s STAR Cordless System ...

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Page 3: ...C4190 Radio Base 8 Radio Base LEDs 8 Replacing the Battery Pack 9 Using the Gryphon I GBT GM4200 11 Aiming System 11 Relative Size and Location of Aiming Pattern 11 Linear Bar 11 Relative Size and Location of Green Spot 12 Linking the Reader 13 Link Datalogic Devices to Base 13 Link Scanner as Serial Device to a Bluetooth Host 13 Link Scanner as HID device to a Bluetooth host 14 Power Off 14 Selec...

Page 4: ...0 Technical Specifications 33 LED and Beeper Indications 36 Troubleshooting 37 Warranty 38 Ergonomic Recommendations 39 Technical Support 39 Support Through the Website 39 Reseller Technical Support 39 Cleaning Procedure 40 Common Cleaning Solutions 40 Cleaning enclosure and window surfaces 41 Charging the Batteries 42 Battery Safety 43 ...

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Page 10: ...EULA X GRYPHON I GBT GM4200 NOTES ...

Page 11: ...ile devices make these readers the perfect choice for today s and tomorrow s applications in retail and office environments pharmacies light industrial warehouses and manufactur ing plants Top Productivity for POS and Document Handling Perfect for manual reading the Gryphon GBT GM4200 lin ear imager uses Datalogic s Motionix motion detection technology that detects the operator s natural actions t...

Page 12: ...on settings needed NOTE According to recent modification of Regula tion for shipping Li Ion based battery packs the products and their spare battery packs parts are shipped with a very low residual charge low state of charge Hence the needs that a new product must be fully recharged before starting to use it and that battery packs of the stocked products GBT GM4200 and spare battery pack parts mus...

Page 13: ...itions either a horizontal or vertical position in order to provide the most comfortable use depending on the needs Figure 1 Horizontal Position This position is preferred unless a different specific posi tioning is required for its outmost ease of insertion as well as the minimum effort and attention required to cus tomer when docking the scanner Figure 2 Vertical Position ...

Page 14: ...DESCRIPTION LEDs on the gun provide information about the battery charging status as well as data transmission Figure 3 Gryphon Base LEDs 1 Scan Window 2 Trigger 3 Battery Recharge LED 4 Good Read LED 1 Capacitive Touch Service Button 2 Power LED 3 Recharge LED 4 Communication Port ...

Page 15: ... Connection and Routing Fully insert the Interface I F Cable connector into its port in the under side of the Base Station Figure 4 Connecting the Base Station NOTE When powered by the Terminal the battery charger is automatically set as Slow charge To set the charging in fast mode use an external powered USB cable or type C cable see Techni cal Specifications on page 33 for more details Wall Plug...

Page 16: ... Base Station as shown in Figure 5 Figure 5 Options for routing the DC cord Host Connection Verify before connection that the reader s cable type is compatible with your host equipment Most connections plug directly into the host device as shown in Figure 6 Keyboard Wedge interface cables have a Y connection where its female end mates with the male end of the cable from the keyboard and the remain...

Page 17: ...gle Reader Layout Figure 8 Multiple Reader Layout In stand alone systems each cradle is connected to a sin gle Host Figure 9 Multiple Stand Alone Layout Many stand alone connections can operate in the same physical area without interference provided all readers and cradles in the system have different addresses ...

Page 18: ...ble tapping with your fingers on top of the head of the scanner The following table lists the battery status LED colors and their meaning Table 1 Battery LED USING THE WLC4190 RADIO BASE Radio Base LEDs LEDs on the Gryphon Base provide information about the Base as well as battery charging status as shown in Figure 10 Figure 10 Gryphon Base LEDs COLOR BATTERY STATUS Solid color 3s time out Green A...

Page 19: ...rewdriver unscrew the battery cover screw LED STATUS 1 Power ON Data Green ON Base is powered Green Blinking Base receives data and commands from the Host or the Reader 2 Charging Green ON the battery is completely charged Green fading battery level 51 to 99 Amber fading battery level 1 to 50 Red fading pre charge NOTE Before proceeding read Battery Safety on page 43 To ensure maximum performance ...

Page 20: ...nd extract the battery pack from its slot 3 Insert the new battery in the same position 4 Plug the battery cable into its connector 5 Insert the cover in the handle and screw it into place NOTE When inserting the new battery into the handle take care to position the battery and the connector as illustrated above ...

Page 21: ...ould be positioned over the bar code Aiming System Relative Size and Location of Aiming Pattern Linear Bar A red beam illuminates the label The field of view indi cated by the aiming system will be smaller when the reader is closer to the bar code and larger when it is far ther from the code Symbologies with smaller bars or ele ments mil size should be read closer to the unit Symbologies with larg...

Page 22: ...od read Successful reading is signaled by an audible tone plus a good read green spot LED indicator Refer to the Gryphon I GBT GM4200 Product Reference Guide PRG for more information about this feature and other programmable settings Relative Size and Location of Green Spot ...

Page 23: ...o let the scanner communicate with a Bluetooth host using the Bluetooth Serial Port Profile SPP 1 If using a Bluetooth adapter on the host device install any driver provided with the adapter 2 Scan the Link to Host in SPP mode label below to make the scanner visible to the host device 3 Use the Bluetooth manager of the host device to Discover new devices and select GBT4200 If you receive an error ...

Page 24: ...ther the host device or the scanner 4 On the host device open the program that is meant to receive the incoming data The data transmitted by the scanner will appear in the program as if it was typed using the keyboard of the host device Link to Host in HID mode POWER OFF Scan the bar code below to shut off power to the hand held until the next trigger pull Power Off NOTE The Gryphon I GBT4200 can ...

Page 25: ...es other than those listed in this manual see the Gryphon I GBT GM4200 Product Reference Guide PRG available online at www datalogic com Interface Selection The reader will support all the following host interfaces RS 232 STD RS 232 WN IBM46XX port 9b a specific cable is required USB HID POS USB Toshiba TEC USB Keyboard COM OEM USB Composite Keyboard COM Keyboard Wedge Information and programming ...

Page 26: ...l DO NOT scan an ENTER EXIT bar code prior to scan ning an interface selection bar code Some interfaces require the scanner to start in the disabled state when powered up If additional scanner configuration is desired while in this state pull the trigger and hold for 5 seconds The scanner will change to a state that allows pro gramming with bar codes RS 232 RS 232 standard interface Select RS232 S...

Page 27: ...o additional power supply is required When using a USB interface the reader auto detects the USB cable and defaults to the USB keyboard interface IBM IBM 46xx Port 5B reader interface Select IBM P5B IBM 46xx Port 9B reader interface Select IBM P9B USB Select USB Keyboard with standard key encoding Select USB COM STD simulates RS 232 standard interface ...

Page 28: ...Configuring the Interface 18 GRYPHON I GBT GM4200 USB CONTINUED Select USB Alternate Keyboard with alternate key encoding Select USB OEM Select USB KBD APPLE for Apple computers ...

Page 29: ...ard type KEYBOARD Select KBD AT AT PS 2 25 286 30 286 50 50Z 60 70 80 90 95 w Standard Key Encoding Select KBD AT NK IBM AT PS2 with standard key encoding but without external kbd Select KBD AT ALT AT PS 2 25 286 30 286 50 50Z 60 70 80 90 95 w Alternate Key Select KBD AT ALT NK for IBM AT PS2 with alternate key encoding but without external keyboard ...

Page 30: ...XT PC XT w Standard Key Encoding Select KBD IBM 3153 for IBM Terminal 3153 Select KBD IBM M for IBM Terminals 31xx 32xx 34xx 37xx make only keyboard Select KBD IBM MB for IBM Terminals 31xx 32xx 34xx 37xx make break keyboard Select KBD DIG VT for DIGITAL Terminals VT2xx VT3xx VT4xx ...

Page 31: ... w Std Key Encoding Keyboard Wedge for IBM AT PS2 with standard key encoding but without external keyboard AT PS 2 25 286 30 286 50 50Z 60 70 80 90 95 without Alternate Key Keyboard Wedge for IBM AT PS2 without alternate key encoding but without external keyboard All other interfaces support ONLY the following Country Modes U S Belgium Britain France Germany Italy Spain Sweden COUNTRY MODE ENTER E...

Page 32: ...GM4200 COUNTRY MODE CONTINUED Country Mode Croatia Country Mode Czech Republic Country Mode Denmark Country Mode France Country Mode French Canadian Country Mode Germany Supports only the interfaces listed in the Country Mode feature description ...

Page 33: ... GUIDE 23 COUNTRY MODE CONTINUED Country Mode Hungary Country Mode Italy Country Mode Japanese 106 key Country Mode Lithuanian Country Mode Norway Country Mode Poland Supports only the interfaces listed in the Country Mode feature description ...

Page 34: ... GBT GM4200 COUNTRY MODE CONTINUED Country Mode Portugal Country Mode Romania Country Mode Slovakia Country Mode Spain Country Mode Sweden Country Mode Switzerland Supports only the interfaces listed in the Country Mode feature description ...

Page 35: ...de once to enter Programming Mode scan the desired parameter settings scan the ENTER EXIT bar code again to accept your changes which exits Programming Mode and returns the reader to normal operation Configure Other Settings Additional programming barcodes are available in the PRG to allow customization of programming features If your installation requires different programming than the stan dard ...

Page 36: ...etting of the Numbers Lock Numlock key while in keyboard wedge interface This only applies to alternate key encoding interfaces It does not apply to USB keyboard NUMLOCK ENTER EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Numlock Numlock key unchanged Numlock Numlock key toggled default value ...

Page 37: ...ies the format in which the reader sends character data This applies to keyboard wedge interfaces This does not apply when an alternate key encoding key board is selected CAPS LOCK STATE ENTER EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Caps Lock OFF Caps Lock ON AUTO Caps Lock Enable default value ...

Page 38: ... tion time and if no code is decoded will switch on again before the next acquisition The illuminator will remain on until the symbol is decoded As you read code symbols adjust the distance at which you are holding the reader GOOD READ GREEN SPOT DURATION Successful reading can be signaled by a good read green spot Use the bar codes that follow to specify the duration of the good read pointer beam...

Page 39: ...Good Read Green Spot Duration QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 29 GREEN SPOT DURATION CONTINUED Medium 500 ms Long 800 ms default value ...

Page 40: ...e Trigger Hold Multiple When the trigger is pulled scan ning starts and the product scans until the trigger is released or maximum scan on time 1 has elapsed Read ing a label does not disable scanning Double Read Time out1 prevents undesired multiple reads while in this mode Always On The illuminator is always ON and the reader is always ready for code reading Double Read Timeout1 prevents undesir...

Page 41: ...Operating Modes QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE 31 SCAN MODE ENTER EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Trigger Single Trigger Pulse Multiple Trigger Hold Multiple default value ...

Page 42: ...Operating Modes 32 GRYPHON I GBT GM4200 SCAN MODE CONTINUED Flashing Always ON Stand Mode ...

Page 43: ... x 3 3 x 4 2 Weight GBT GM4200 approx 175g 6 2 oz without battery approx 230g 8 11 oz with battery WLC4190 approx 232g 8 2 oz ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Power Supply WLC4190 4 5VDC 14VDC 5 Consumption Typical Gun Only 750mA Cradle Only 70mA Cradle with Gun in Charge 380mA PC host USB 1030mA 5V host Type C 400mA 12V on USB external powered cable Max Scan Rate 400 reads sec Reading Indicators Top an...

Page 44: ... 32 Tested 1 8 m 6 ft ESD Protection 16 KV Protection Class IP52 Cable Length Refer to www datalogic com OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS Optical Format CCD solid state sensor 2500 pixels Illumination System LED Source Dual LED Array 612 630nm Ambient Light Up to 130 000 lux Tilt Tolerancea a Based on ISO 15423 specifications 45 Pitch Tolerancea 65 Skew Tolerancea 65 Field of Viewa HORIZONTAL 36 1 PCS Data...

Page 45: ... longer bar codes as explained in the following image 0 0077mm 3mils DECODE CAPABILITY 1D Bar Codes UPC EAN JAN A E 13 8 UPC EAN JAN including P2 P5 UPC EAN JAN including ISBN Bookland ISSN UPC EAN Coupons Code 39 including full ASCII Code 39 Trioptic Code39 CIP French Pharmaceutical LOGMARS Code 39 w standard check digit enabled Danish PPT Code 32 Italian Pharmacode 39 Code 128 Code 128 ISBT Inte...

Page 46: ...the LED blinks until enumeration with the host is completed Reader beeps four times at highest frequency and volume upon power up Good Read Upper green LED comes on for programmed time default LED behavior for this indication is configurable using Aladdin utility One beep at current frequency volume mono bi tonal setting upon a successful label scan It is also possible to upload custom jingles wit...

Page 47: ...label is unreadable Check the label to ensure it is not defaced Try to scan another bar code type Distancebetween reader and bar code is incorrect Move reader closer to or further from the bar code Bar code is decoded but not transmitted to the host Reader not programmed for the correct host type Scan the appropriate host type bar code Refer to the PRG for more information Nothing happens when the...

Page 48: ... whole unit consumable items 7 use of counterfeit or replacement parts that are neither manu factured nor approved by Datalogic for use in Datalogic manufactured Products 8 any damage or malfunctioning caused by non restoring action as for example firmware or software upgrades software or hardware reconfigurations etc 9 loss of data 10 any consumable or equivalent e g cables power supply batteries...

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Page 50: ...plug the device from electrical outlet before cleaning CAUTION DO NOT use abrasive pads or cleaning agents PRODUCT CHEMICAL CONTENT Sani Cloth HB Sani Cloth Plus Super Sani Cloth Quaternary Ammonium Chloride solution Hepacide Quat II Virucidal disinfectant cleaner Alcohol Wipes 70 Isopropyl Alcohol CaviWipes lsopropanol 10 20 Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether 1 5 Virex 256 n Alkyl Dimethyl Benzyl Am...

Page 51: ...rface of the unit Use cotton swabs lightly moistened to reach in corners and crevices 3 Use another clean dry cloth to remove any residue of the cleaning agent and ensure the unit is dry NOTE Standard product enclosures are resistant to harsh chemical cleaning CAUTION DO NOT spray or pour cleaner directly onto the unit DO NOT use solutions in their concentrated form DO NOT use aerosols solvents or...

Page 52: ...e that the cradle has detected the scanner connection The LEDs on the base shown in Table 1 will indicate the status of the battery NOTE The Gryphon GBT GM4200 may get warm during charging this is normal and does not mean a malfunction NOTE Before using the battery read Battery Safety in the following section Datalogic recom mends annual replacement of rechargeable bat tery packs to ensure maximum...

Page 53: ...llow the safety warn ings listed on the following page WARNING Do not place the battery pack in fire or heat Do not connect the positive terminal and neg ative terminal of the battery pack to each other with any metal object such as wire Do not carry or store the battery pack together with metal objects Do not pierce the battery pack with nails strike it with a hammer step on it or other wise subj...

Page 54: ...h if damaged may cause the battery to gen erate heat explode or ignite CAUTION DO NOT place the battery in or near fire on stoves or other high temperature loca tions DO NOT place the battery in direct sunlight or use or store the battery inside cars in hot weather Doing so may cause the battery to generate heat explode or ignite Using the battery in this man ner may also result in a loss of perfo...

Page 55: ...ed Collect and recycle waste batteries separately from the device to comply with European Directive 2006 66 EC 2011 65 EU 2002 96 EC and 2012 19 EU and subse quent modifications US and China regulatory and other laws and regulations about the environment CAUTION Storage of batteries for long time at fully charged status or at fully discharged status should be avoided CAUTION Only in case of long s...

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