Datalogic PowerScan RF, Programming Manual

Page 1: ...PowerScan RF Programming Guide ...

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Page 3: ...s 21 Wand Emulation Pre Post Noise Settings 23 RS 232 Interface WN RS 232 SNI Interface 25 RS 232 Communication Parameters 26 Baud Rate 27 Data Format Settings 29 Handshaking 31 RS 232 ACK NAK Options 36 RS 232 Intercharacter Delay 37 Keyboard Wedge Interface 38 PC Keyboard Wedge Interface Selection 39 Keyboard Wedge Options 42 Connect to a Laptop No Keyboard Attached 42 Caps Lock 44 Country Mode ...

Page 4: ...ons 132 Configuring the Standard 2 of 5 Options 134 IATA 140 MSI Plessey Options 141 Configuring the MSI Plessey Options 143 RF Feature Programming 149 Linking the Scanner to a Base Station 150 RF Beeper Settings 151 RF When to Beep 152 Radio Transmit Power 158 RF Channel Selection 159 Transmission Retries Before Message Time out 161 Wait Time for ACK 164 Wait Time For Scanner Power Shutdown 166 W...

Page 5: ...ands 189 Technical Support 190 Datalogic Website Support 190 Datalogic Website TekForum 190 Reseller Technical Support 190 Telephone Technical Support 190 Appendix B Sample Bar Codes 191 Appendix C Keypad 193 Appendix D Record of Programmable Features 195 Appendix E LED and Beeper Indications 203 ...

Page 6: ...iv Magellan 8300 8400 ...

Page 7: ...anual or Configurator Express software available from your Datalogic dealer to program scanner features 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 NOTE Visit the website listed on the back cover of this manual ...

Page 8: ...anual is marked with an indicator as to which unit s it is applicable NOTE Notes contain information necessary for properly diagnosing repairing and operating the scanner Table 1 Feature is specific to scanner ONLY Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station NOTE When programming using bar codes via the scan ner it is important to remember that featur...

Page 9: ...gramming before performing any changes to your scanner s configuration Contents of this section are Integrating the PowerScan RF With Your Host System Changing Interfaces Customizing Your Scanner s Operation Programming Overview What Is Programming Mode The Programming Session Programming Sequence Scanner vs Base Station Features LED and Beeper Indications If You Make a Mistake Return to Factory S...

Page 10: ...mize your installation After recording the modifications needed finish reading this section then turn to the appropriate page and follow the instruc tions 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 inter face type t...

Page 11: ...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 syst...

Page 12: ...6 PowerScan RF Scanner Figure 1 Removing Replacing the Interface Cable b c a ...

Page 13: ...0 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 WN2 RS 232 SNI The IBM RS 232 Group supports The Universal Keyboard Wedge Group Consult the Universal Wedge Connectivity Guide3 for more infor mation For additional configuration pro...

Page 14: ...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 scan ner 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 et...

Page 15: ...etails 2 The easiest most comprehensive way to program the scanner is to use the Configurator Express On Screen Programming Kit Contact Datalogic 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 sc...

Page 16: ...tation from that scanner via the barcode Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station on page 11 CAUTION Verify that the scanner and Base Station host inter face types RS 232 Keyboard Wedge etc are matched before attempting to download any config uration files or perform any custom programming sessions Go to the section Interface Selection and set the scanner to the Base Station s I F type ...

Page 17: ...he 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 Bas...

Page 18: ...ecognizes special pro gramming bar codes See the Appendix E LED and Beeper Indications on page 203 for information about scanner indications while in Program ming Mode CAUTION After the Base Station receives the entire configura tion 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 S...

Page 19: ...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 i...

Page 20: ...of a range value Like sample A the scan ner is placed in Programming Mode and an Item Tag1 is scanned Then a value must be entered before ending the pro gramming 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 n...

Page 21: ... Table 2 Programming Sequence 1 1 C A B 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 SET SET ENABLE NEW FEATURE ENABLE NEW FEATURE USING THE FOLLOWING SETTINGS END SET END 0 8 ITEM TAG ITEM VALUE END RESET 0 ONE BAR CODE CONTAINS SET ITEMTAG ITEMVALUE END ...

Page 22: ...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 ...

Page 23: ...nal configuration you may need to contact your sale representative for assistance to return the unit to normal function Please be prepared to provide infor mation about the company location host terminal system and other pertinent information about the unit being repaired Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station CAUTION Use this bar code with caution since it will reset ALL features that ...

Page 24: ...ologies or modify any symbology related features 4 Turn to the section General Features 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 NOTE If you are changing some interface types for exam ple if you are moving the RF unit from a Universal Keyboard Wedge to an RS 232 host you...

Page 25: ...ore details Turn to the appropriate section of the following pages to select your required interface type and its available options Wand Emulation Interface RS 232 Interface WN RS 232 SNI Interface Keyboard Wedge Interface Universal Wedge Terminal Selection IBM Interface NOTE The Base Station uses a smart cable which auto matically sets the Base Station to the correct I F upon power up and connect...

Page 26: ... Scanner Wand Emulation Interface Scan these labels to enable the Wand Emulation Interface Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station SET Enable Wand Emulation END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 27: ...lation Settings Use these programming bar codes to configure the settings for the Wand Emulation Interface Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY SET Polarity Space Low Bar High Space High Bar Low Signal Speed Low 660 µs High 330 µs ...

Page 28: ...erScan RF Scanner Data Format Transmit in Normal Format Transmit in C39 Format Transmit in C39 Full ASCII Format Transmit in C128 Format Idle State Low High END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 29: ...tions for either pre or post noise Complete the programming sequence by scanning the END bar code Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY 1 Scanners built prior to February of 2001 MUST select the digit one 1 See the note on this page for details NOTE Settings for this feature have been enhanced since the product was originally released add ing the option to select a specific quantity of noise tr...

Page 30: ...d 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 B...

Page 31: ...face Scan these labels to enable either the standard RS 232 interface Datalogic RS 232 or the WN RS 232 SNI Interface Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station SET Enable Standard RS 232 Enable WN RS 232 END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 32: ...t 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 tures on page 181 if you want to change any other settings for this inter face RS 232 Communication Parameters are specific to Base Sta tion ONLY ...

Page 33: ...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 set ting that is stored when you scan the END label SET Baud Rate 1200 Baud Rate 2400 Baud Rate 4800 Baud Rate 9600 ...

Page 34: ...28 PowerScan RF Scanner Baud Rate 19200 Baud Rate 38400 END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 35: ...of these setting Data Format Table 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 Use these bar codes to set the Data Format options desired Data Bit Parity Bit Stop Bit s Start Bit Seven 0 2 1 Seven 1 1 1 Seven 1 2 1 Eight 0 0 1 Eight 0 2 1 Eight 1 1 1 SET Dat...

Page 36: ...30 PowerScan RF Scanner Parity Bit None Even Odd Mark Space Stop Bit s One Two END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 37: ...ansmitting 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 charac ters for no more than 2ms1 CTS Scan Control is also a hardware handshaking When scan con trol is enabled label scanning is disabled until CTS is asserted and de asserted as illustrated below 1 Timing varies s...

Page 38: ...p 1 Step 2 below followed by the END bar code labels to enable CTS RTS Flow Control 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 Enable CTS RTS Flow Control SET Step 1 Step 2...

Page 39: ...ual 33 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 ...

Page 40: ...ives an Xon com mand from the host If the host sends the Xoff command during data transmission the host will receive additional characters for no more than 2ms1 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 1 Timing varies slightly depending upon the baud rate selected Enable Xon Xoff Control SET Step 1 Step 2 END Transmit S...

Page 41: ...ed by the END bar code labels to disable both CTS RTS and Xon Xoff Control NOTE 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 Disable both CTS RTS and Xon Xoff Control SET Step 1 Step 2 END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 42: ...for bar code transmission Enable ACK NAK for host command acknowledge Enable ACK NAK for bar code transmission and host com mand 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 ...

Page 43: ...cter 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 ...

Page 44: ...haracter 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 200 Milliseconds 500 Milliseconds 1 Second END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station 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 da...

Page 45: ... F Type PCs Supported A PC XT w Alternate Key Encoding B AT PS 2 25 286 30 286 50 50Z 60 70 80 90 95 w Alternate Key Encoding C PS 2 25 and 30 w Alternate Key Encoding D PC XT w Standard Key Encoding E AT PS 2 25 286 30 286 50 50Z 60 70 80 90 95 w Standard Key Encoding F PS 2 25 and 30 w Standard Key Encoding G IBM 3xxx w 122 keyboard H IBM 3xxx w 102 keyboard I PS 55 5530T w 104 keyboard J NEC 98...

Page 46: ...40 PowerScan RF Scanner Scan the bar codes corresponding to the applicable Keyboard type listed on page 39 PC Keyboard Interface Type SET A B C D E F G ...

Page 47: ...RF Programming Manual 41 H I J END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 48: ...ignal 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 plu...

Page 49: ...SCII 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 Keyboard Attached Send Control Function Characters Enable Control Characters Enable Function Characters Disable END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 50: ... 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 ...

Page 51: ...anguages can be selected when configured for I F Type E only Scan the bar code below to selected the desired country USA France Portugal Japanese 106 Key Belgium Germany Spain Britain Italy Sweden Denmark Norway Switzerland SET USA Belgium Britain Denmark France ...

Page 52: ...46 PowerScan RF Scanner Germany Italy Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Japanese 106 Key END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 53: ...ause 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 Intercharac ter Delay SET None 5 Milliseconds 10 Milliseconds 20 Milliseconds 30 Milliseconds 40 Milliseconds 60 Milliseconds ...

Page 54: ...ount of time to look for keyboard activity before the scanner breaks the keyboard connection in order to transmit data to the host 80 Milliseconds 90 Milliseconds END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station SET 10 Milliseconds 20 Milliseconds 50 Milliseconds ...

Page 55: ...RF Programming Manual 49 100 Milliseconds 200 Milliseconds 500 Milliseconds 1 Second END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 56: ...ned in step 2 5 Scan the END bar code Terminal Keyboard Settings The list below contains the most common terminal keyboard types If your specific system is not listed below consult the Universal Key board Wedge Connectivity Guide for a detailed listing of terminal keyboard types A copy of the guide can be obtained from the internet at the website listed on the back cover of this manual or call you...

Page 57: ...de 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 Uni versal Keyboard Wedge Connectivity Guide for this product or call Datalogic Customer Support 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 58: ...ramming mode then scan the programming bar code below to activate the desired interface fol lowed by the END bar code to exit the programming mode and reset the scanner Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station SET Enable Port 5B Enable Port 9B Enable Port 17 Enable Port E END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 59: ...ill 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 Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY Port Symbology Converted Port 5B Code 128 Code 93 Codabar Port 9B Code 93 Codabar Port 17 No Effect Port E No Effect ...

Page 60: ...erScan RF Scanner 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 ...

Page 61: ...o 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 symbol ogy specific identifier characters termed Label ID Label Transmit Configuration features are specific to Base Sta tion ONLY ...

Page 62: ...stions or need assistance with these fea tures call your system specialist or Datalogic tech nical support Global Prefix 00 No Char Label ID as Prefix Label Data Label ID as Suffix Global Suffix 00 No Char 1st Char 2nd Char 1st Char 2nd Char Examples 1st Char 2nd Char 1st Char 2nd Char Resulting Label Format 00 00 None 0998875 None 00 00 0998875 P Q None 0011223344 None 000 000 PQ0011223344 00 00 ...

Page 63: ...it 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 Turn to 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 5 Scan the END bar code You have added a two character pr...

Page 64: ...anner 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 ...

Page 65: ...ine 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 Turn to 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...

Page 66: ...ow 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 and scan the two digit hex code that represents your desired character refer to the ASCII chart on the inside back cover of this man ual for this conversion 4 Scan the digit 0 two times to disable transmission of a second character Setting Global Suffix es S...

Page 67: ...character e g scan 2 0 0 0 Return to this page and go to step five 5 Scan the END bar code on page 62 NOTE Successful programming of a prefix or suffix requires 4 digits 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 r...

Page 68: ...62 PowerScan RF Scanner Setting a Single Character Prefix Suffix SET Set Prefix Set Suffix END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 69: ...e 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 char acters 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 ...

Page 70: ... 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 charac ters 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 distinguish ing between symbologies Industry standards have b...

Page 71: ...ata label ID suffix 1 Scan the SET bar code Symbology ID Symbology ID UPC A A EAN 8 8 Add ons FF UPC E E EAN 13 2 Add ons F EAN 8 FF EAN 13 5 Add ons F EAN 13 F EAN 13 8 Add ons F UPC A 2 Add ons A Code 39 UPC A 5 Add ons A PharmaCode A UPC A 8 Add ons A Codabar UPC E 2 Add ons E Interleaved 2 of 5 i UPC E 5 Add ons E Standard 2 of 5 i UPC E 8 Add ons E Code 93 EAN 8 2 Add ons FF Code 128 EAN 8 5 ...

Page 72: ...er 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 ...

Page 73: ... Scan only one sym bology 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...

Page 74: ... 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 Interleaved2of5 Codabar UPC A UPC A w 2 digit Add ons ...

Page 75: ...ing Manual 69 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 ...

Page 76: ...70 PowerScan RF Scanner 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 ...

Page 77: ...his man ual 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 exam ple 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 ...

Page 78: ...2 PowerScan RF Scanner 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 ...

Page 79: ...that are com patible with your host system The factory settings for each interface were chosen to meet the stan dard industry requirements and in most cases you will not need to change the symbology format settings If you are unsure of your sys tem requirements test the scanner using the factory settings before making any changes SYMBOLOGIES SUPPORTED Code 39 PharmaCode Code128 EAN 128 Interleaved...

Page 80: ... 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 sym bology Allows change of Check D...

Page 81: ...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 Enable MSI Plessey selects MSI Plessey as an active symbology ...

Page 82: ...er and Base Station NOTE If you enable a symbology that has additional features that should be set turn to the pages that support that symbology and its program mable 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 Selec...

Page 83: ...Enable PharmaCode 39a 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 a Code 39 must first be enabled for the scanner to read PharmaCode 39 labels ...

Page 84: ... 93 Enable Standard 2 of 5 Enable IATAa 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 Enable MSI Plessey END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 85: ... 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 ti...

Page 86: ...ial bar codes in this section to configure 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 SET Check Digit Don t Calculate Calculate Don t Transmit Transmit ...

Page 87: ...RF Programming Manual 81 Start Stop Don t Transmit Transmit Code 39 Full ASCII Enable Disable END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 88: ...e and go to step five 5 Scan the END barcode 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 d...

Page 89: ...RF Programming Manual 83 Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 90: ...er 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 ...

Page 91: ...top Characters Transmit Check Digit Transmit Check Digit selects whether the Check Digit will won t be transmitted to the host terminal Start Stop Characters Start Stop Characters directs the scanner to either Send or Don t Send depending on your host s interface requirement SET Activate for Code 39 PharmaCode 39 Deactivate for Code 39 PharmaCode 39 END NOTE In order for PharmaCode 39 labels to be...

Page 92: ...ar codes below to configure the PharmaCode 39 options for Check Digit and Start Stop Characters These features are specific to the Base Station ONLY SET Check Digit Don t Transmit Transmit Start Stop Don t Transit Transmit END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 93: ... 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 ...

Page 94: ...e digits from the bar codes on page 89 Return to this page and go to step five 5 Scan the END bar code 1 The scanner will decode up to 80 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 con sists of Code 128 code set A set B or set C characters The C128 character set C allows for more dense...

Page 95: ...RF Programming Manual 89 Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 96: ...ber 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 ...

Page 97: ...QuadraLogic II 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 ...

Page 98: ...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 betw...

Page 99: ...bel 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 repres...

Page 100: ...o configure the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology 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 Check Digit SET Don t Calculate Calculate Don t Transmit Transmit END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 101: ...r 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 98 Return to this page and go to step six 6 Scan the END bar code 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 physi...

Page 102: ...NGTH bar code 5 Set the first fixed label length by scanning the digit bar codes from page 98 even number only Return to this page 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 digit bar codes from page 98 8 Ret...

Page 103: ...RF Programming Manual 97 Fixed Length Format SET Enable Fixed Length Format Set First Fixed Length Set Second Fixed Length No Second Fixed Length END ...

Page 104: ...98 PowerScan RF Scanner Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 105: ...er 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 ...

Page 106: ...Scanner QuadraLogic II 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 ...

Page 107: ...p 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 tw...

Page 108: ...ength This setting must be between 03 and 501 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 501 characters No Second Fixed Length configures the scanner to recognize only the first fixed length 1 For this symbology the scanner will decode up to 50 characters but the...

Page 109: ...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 ...

Page 110: ... the steps below to set the Codabar label Length Format to select either the Variable Length or Fixed Length Format Check Digit Don t Calculate Calculate Don t Transmit Transmit Gap Check Enable Disable END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 111: ...ENGTH 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 6 Scan the END bar code 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 NOTE If you are setting a label length less than ten you must scan a ze...

Page 112: ...codes from the page 108 Return to this page 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 page 108 8 Return to this page and go to step ten 9 Scan the NO SECOND FIXED LENGTH bar code ...

Page 113: ...RF Programming Manual 107 Fixed Length Format SET Enable Fixed Length Format Set First Fixed Length Set Second Fixed Length No Second Fixed Length END ...

Page 114: ...108 PowerScan RF Scanner Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 115: ...ation ONLY 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 ...

Page 116: ...110 PowerScan RF Scanner Format ABCD TN E Format abcd tn e Format ABCD ABCD Format abcd abcd END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 117: ...ber 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 ...

Page 118: ...2 PowerScan RF Scanner QuadraLogic II 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 ...

Page 119: ...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 for mat Selecting this feature also changes ...

Page 120: ...canner 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...

Page 121: ...ot send the Check Digit NSD UPC Data Format Settings are specific to Base Station ONLY SET UPC A Send Check Digit Don t Send Check Digit Send NSDa a NSD Number System Digit The NSD character is the character that pre cedes 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 produ...

Page 122: ...heck Digita 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 Don t Send Check Digita Send NSDa Don tSendNSDa END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 123: ...data format EAN Data Format Settings are specific to Base Station ONLY SET EAN 13 Send Check Digit Don t Send Check Digit Send NSDa Don t Send NSDa 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 ...

Page 124: ...118 PowerScan RF Scanner EAN 8 Send Check Digit Don t Send Check Digit END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 125: ...to EAN 13 Expansion Expanda 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 symbol ogy expanded from For example if you expand UPC E to UPC A set tings for UPC A determine how the scanner sends a bar code s contents Don t Expand UPC E to UPC A Exp...

Page 126: ...nd 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 Don t Expand UPC E to EAN 13 Expansion Expanda Don t Expand END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 127: ... 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 The settings below represent only a small por tion of the options available for this ...

Page 128: ... label Custom Add ons A wide array of add on options are available to streamline your instal lation to its best advantage Call your sales representative or service provider for assistance in customizing your scanner s add on capabili ties to your own unique specifications Feature is specific to scanner ONLY SET Add ons Required Add ons Option Disable Add ons END ...

Page 129: ...t 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 Feature is specific to scanner ONLY SET Disable P W Check Enable 4 Digit Check Enable 5 Digit Enable Eu...

Page 130: ... 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 Feature is specific to scanner O...

Page 131: ...RF Programming Manual 125 Verify EAN 13 Verify EAN 8 Verify Instore Label Number of Reads to Verify One Read Two Reads Three Reads Four Reads END ...

Page 132: ...I Decoding feature for the UPC EAN symbologies Feature is specific to scanner ONLY NOTE To optimize your scanner s performance acti vate this option only for symbologies for which it is necessary 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 ...

Page 133: ...RF Programming Manual 127 Deactivate for EAN 8 END ...

Page 134: ... 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 ...

Page 135: ... step five 5 Scan the END bar code Code 93 options are specific to scanner ONLY 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 inter face is limited to 32 character labels Code 93 bar codes containing one or more shift characters can also limit the amount of chara...

Page 136: ...130 PowerScan RF Scanner END Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ...

Page 137: ...number of reads desired to verify Code 93 symbology 8 9 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 ...

Page 138: ...nded 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 ...

Page 139: ...o Second Fixed Length configures the scanner to recog nize 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 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...

Page 140: ...figure the Standard 2 of 5 IATA symbology 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 Check Digit SET Don t Calculate Calculate Don t Transmit Transmit END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 141: ...low 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 6 Scan the END bar code 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 siz...

Page 142: ...he first fixed label length by scanning the applicable digits bar codes on page 138 then return to this page 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 page 138 8 Return to this page and...

Page 143: ...RF Programming Manual 137 Fixed Length Format SET Enable Fixed Length Format Set First Fixed Length Set Second Fixed Length No Second Fixed Length END ...

Page 144: ...138 PowerScan RF Scanner Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 145: ...r 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 ...

Page 146: ...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 Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station SET Enable Disable END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 147: ...s 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 leng...

Page 148: ...gth 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...

Page 149: ...ssey Options Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the MSI Plessey symbology options Check Digit SET Calculate Don tCalculate Transmit Don t Transmit One Check Digit Two Check Digits END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 150: ... 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 6 Scan the END bar code NOTE If you are setting a label length less than ten you must scan a zero digit first and th...

Page 151: ...d label length by scanning the applicable digits on page 147 Return to this page 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 digits on page 147 8 Return to this page and go to step ten 9 Scan the NO SECOND FIXED LE...

Page 152: ...146 PowerScan RF Scanner Fixed Length SET Enable FIxed Length Format Set First Fixed Length Set Second Fixed Length No Second Fixed Length END ...

Page 153: ...RF Programming Manual 147 Digits 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 154: ...mber 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 ...

Page 155: ...the Scanner to a Base Station RF Beeper Settings Radio Transmit Power RF Channel Selection Transmission Retries Before Message Time out Wait Time for ACK Wait Time For Scanner Power Shutdown Wait Time Between Retries of Failed Transmission HACK Transmit Options Wait Time For HACK From Host Drop Links on Reset Option Drop Oldest Links Option Common Configuration Set Maximum Linked Scanners Source R...

Page 156: ...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 Figure 2 The Base ID Bar Code CAUTION Since a new replacement scanner may have been shipped with a custom configuration or may ...

Page 157: ... about RF beeper indi cations see Appendix E LED and Beeper Indications 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 CAUTION The limit imposed for linked scanners is selectable to either 1 disallow any new ad...

Page 158: ... than that it shares the same Beeper Volume setting as other beeper indications set using that fea ture Unlink Beep When a scanner is successfully unlinked from a Base Station a unique unlink beep is sounded This beep is not programma ble and also sounds at the same volume set for Beeper Volume RF When to Beep Several options are available to specify how the RF handheld scanner will beep to indica...

Page 159: ...Disabled Disabled Disabled 1 Disabled Disabled Enabled 2 Disabled Enabled Disabled 3 Disabled Enabled Enabled 4 Enabled Disabled Disabled 5 Enabled Disabled Enabled 6 Enabled Enabled Disabled 7 Enabled Enabled Enabled SET When to Beep Option 0 When to Beep Option 1 When to Beep Option 2 When to Beep Option 3 ...

Page 160: ...duty cycle volume 2 35 duty cycle or volume 3 50 duty cycle When to Beep Option 4 When to Beep Option 5 When to Beep Option 6 When to Beep Option 7 END Feature is specific to scanner ONLY 1 Good read beep volume is selectable via the features available in the PowerScan Programming Manual P N R44 1840 Visit the website listed on the back cover of this manual for information about acquiring other ma...

Page 161: ...RF Programming Manual 155 RF Beeper Volume 1 RF Beeper Volume 2 RF Beeper Volume 3 END ...

Page 162: ...g 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 fre quency 2400Hz Feature is specific to scanner ONLY SET RF Beeper Low Frequency RF Beeper Medium Frequency RF Beeper High Frequency END ...

Page 163: ... can be set in increments of 10 ms toler ance of 10 from 0 to 2 55 seconds Feature is specific to scanner ONLY SET Set RF Beep Duration Scan three digits representing the desired duration using the Number Pad in Appendix C Keypad on page 193 padded with leading zeros example 008 80ms 025 250ms 100 1 sec ond etc then scan the END bar code END ...

Page 164: ...tween the devices or provides a high setting to increase the signal power which would enable clearer communication over longer distances Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Sta tion have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature Transmit Scanner Con figuration to Base Station on page 11 SET Radio Transmit Power L...

Page 165: ...cknowledgement signals at this point All further communication is done on the new channel Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station NOTE 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 Available channel frequencies will vary according to the country model o...

Page 166: ...elect 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 ...

Page 167: ...xceeded the scan ner 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 trans mission 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 1...

Page 168: ...162 PowerScan RF Scanner 2 Retries 3 Retries recom mended 4 Retries 5 Retries 6 Retries 7 Retries 8 Retries 9 Retries ...

Page 169: ...RF Programming Manual 163 10 Retries 11 Retries 12 Retries 13 Retries 14 Retries 15 Retries END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 170: ...nowledge ment ACK back to the scanner signalling receipt of the data This fea ture is used to streamline the scanning speed of your system Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Sta tion have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature Transmit Scanner Con figuration to Base Station on page 11 ...

Page 171: ...re will decrease the battery life between charges SET Set Wait Time for ACK Scan three digits representing the desired delay using the Number Pad in 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 ...

Page 172: ...ive 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 Feature is specific to scanner ONLY NOTE Selecting higher values for this feature will effect the length of battery life SET Set Wait Time for Scanner Power Shutdown Scan three digits representing the desired delay using the Num ber Pad in Appendix C Keypad Be ...

Page 173: ...ration 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 success fully transmit the message Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Sta tion have no effect unt...

Page 174: ...etween 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 Pad in Appendix C Keypad Be sure the number is padded with leading zeros example 005 5ms 065 65ms 2...

Page 175: ...le scanners are linked to one Base Station Send HACK as soon as the Base Station completes transmis sion 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 inac tive to activate using CTS scan control RS 232 ONLY Send HACK after host returns ACK to Base Station RS 232 with ACK NAK...

Page 176: ...T HACK upon receipt of scanner transmission HACK upon Base Stationtransmission to the host HACK after host transitions CTS line RS 232ONLY HACK after host returns ACK RS 232 ONLY END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 177: ...ture is specific to scanner ONLY NOTE Host turnaround ACK time is variable This item HACK should be set based on settings for the fea tures Wait Time for ACK and 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 Nu...

Page 178: ...guring a system scanners do not need to be located and individually unlinked Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Sta tion have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature Transmit Scanner Con figuration to Base Station on page 11 SET Drop all links on reset ENABLE Do not drop all links on reset DISABLE END Transmit Scanner ...

Page 179: ...m 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 Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Station have no effect until the new c...

Page 180: ...th its own Feature is applicable to scanner and Base Station NOTE 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 on page 11 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...

Page 181: ...re 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 ...

Page 182: ... ignate a number of scanners that can link from one to eight Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Sta tion have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature Transmit Scanner Con figuration to Base Station on page 11 SET Maximum Linked Scanners 1 Maximum Linked Scanners 2 Maximum Linked Scanners 3 Maximum Linked Scanners 4 ...

Page 183: ...RF Programming Manual 177 Maximum Linked Scanners 5 Maximum Linked Scanners 6 Maximum Linked Scanners 7 Maximum Linked Scanners 8 END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 184: ...mission Options for this feature are Do not include source radio ID Include source radio ID as prefix Include source radio ID as suffix Feature is specific to Base Station ONLY NOTE Remember programming changes to the Base Sta tion have no effect until the new configuration is downloaded via the feature Transmit Scanner Con figuration to Base Station on page 11 1 Each scanner has been pre configur...

Page 185: ... If an additional prefix or suffix is included e g other glo bal 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 Includesource radio as prefix Includesource radio as suffix END Transmit Scanner Configuration to Base Station ...

Page 186: ...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 Feature is specific to scanner ONLY SET ENABLE Low Battery LED Indication DISABLE Low Battery LED Indication END ...

Page 187: ...tures that are common to all interfaces These features allow modification of the scanner s behav ior to accommodate user preferences Green LED Lamp Idle State Marker Beam Settings Low Power Mode Low Power Shut down Delay Half Angle Read Mode General Features are all specific to scanner ONLY ...

Page 188: ...ollowing pages to configure the fea tures 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 ...

Page 189: ...hen 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 page 184 SET Marker Beam Enable Disable Marker Beam Enabled Marker Beam Disabled Marker Bea...

Page 190: ...184 PowerScan RF Scanner 0 3 Seconds 0 4 Seconds 0 5 Seconds 0 6 Seconds 0 8 Seconds 1 Seconds 1 2 Seconds 1 5 Seconds END ...

Page 191: ...ull 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 Scan these labels to enable and set the Low Power Mode NOTE The state of this feature is not affected by the RETURN TO FACTORY DEFAULTS program ming bar code It must be manually enabled or disabled using...

Page 192: ...d 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 ...

Page 193: ...th 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 ...

Page 194: ... 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...

Page 195: ...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 dis carded NOTE After reset is executed additional host commands may be ignored for 30 seconds Beep Good Read Tone ASCII B...

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Page 197: ...Appendix B Sample Bar Codes Code 39 Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Codabar UPC A UPC A w 2 digit Add ons 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 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 ...

Page 198: ...canner UPC A w 5 digit Add ons UPC E EAN 13 EAN 8 Code 93 Standard 2 of 5 MSI Plessey 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 9 5 1 0 4 1 8 0 9 9 8 8 7 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 6 Code 93 test 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 14476925 ...

Page 199: ...193 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 fea tures then scan these bar codes as directed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 200: ...194 PowerScan RF Scanner 9 0 A B C D E F ...

Page 201: ...ow represent the most common settings used There are some customer specific PowerScan configuration set tings that differ from the defaults listed Table 8 Programmable Feature Factory Default Setting Your Setting Comment Interface Selection Wand Emulation If enabled Polarity Space low Bar High Signal Speed High Data Format Normal Idle State Low Pre Noise None Post Noise 7 Transmit C128 Func tion C...

Page 202: ...yboard Attached Disable Send Control Function Characters Don t Send Caps Lock Off Country Mode USA Intercharacter Delay 0 Quiet Interval 100 ms Universal Keyboard Wedge I Fa If enabled Terminal Keyboard Settings 11 IBM Interface If enabled Transmit Labels in Code 39 Format Disable Label Transmit Configuration for RS 232 and Keyboard Wedge ONLY Universal Prefix 0000 Universal Suffix 0D00 Table 8 ...

Page 203: ...ansmit Code 39 Full ASCII Disable Minimum Label Length 2 Read Verification 1 Quadralogic II Decoding Deactivate PharmaCode 39 Disable Calculate Check Digit Don t Calculate Transmit Check Digit Transmit Start Stop Don t Transmit Code 128 UCC EAN 128 Disable Minimum Label Length 2 Read Verification 1 Quadralogic II Decoding Deactivate Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Calculate Check Digit Don t Calculate T...

Page 204: ...lculate Transmit Check Digit Transmit Gap Check Enable Minimum Label Length 3 Start Stop abcd abcd Start Stop Match Req t Disable Start Stop Transmission Enable Read Verification 1 Quadralogic II Decoding Deactivate UPC A Disable Check Digit Send NSD Option Send NSD Read Verification 1 Quadralogic II Decoding Deactivate UPC E Disable Check Digit Send NSD Option Send NSD Table 8 ...

Page 205: ...ralogic II Decoding Deactivate EAN 8 Disable Check Digit Send NSD Option Send NSD Read Verification 1 Quadralogic II Decoding Deactivate UPC EAN UPC EAN Expansions Don t Expand Addons Disable Price Weight Check Digit Disable Code 93 Disable Minimum Label Length 1 Read Verification 1 Standard 2 of 5 IATA Disable Calculate Check Digit Don t Calculate Table 8 ...

Page 206: ... Chars 1 Minimum Label Length 4 Read Verification 1 RF Features RF When to Beep Option 7 RF Beeper Volume Vol 3 RF Beeper Frequency High RF Beep Duration 100ms Radio Transmit Power High RF Channel Selection Channel 1 Transmission Retries Before Message Time out 3 Retries Wait Time for ACK 80ms Wait Time for Scanner Power Shutdown 1 Second Wait Time Between Retries of Failed Trans mission 90ms Tabl...

Page 207: ...on Enable Common Configuration Disable Set Maximum Linked Scanners 8 Source Radio Identifi cation ID Don t Include Low Battery LED Indi cation Enable a The Universal Keyboard Wedge interface offers its own complete set of pro grammable features Reference the PowerScan Universal Wedge Program ming Guide for details b See Table 6 on page 65 for industry standard label identifiers Table 8 ...

Page 208: ...202 PowerScan RF Scanner NOTES ...

Page 209: ...epresenting features that are programmable LED INDICATION DURATION COMMENT Disable Indication 100ms on 900 ms off Indicates the scanner has been disabled Good Read Indication 500 ms on Indicates a bar code has been read and decoded Program Mode Indication 500 ms on 500 ms off Continuous flashing Indicates the scanner is in Programming Mode Field Replace able Unit FRU Indications Varies Consists of...

Page 210: ...204 PowerScan RF Scanner Table 10 Scanner YELLOW LED Functions LED INDICATION DURATION COMMENT Laser on indica tion On Steady The yellow LED illuminates whenever the laser is on ...

Page 211: ...bip is sounded when one bar code of a two bar code pair has been successfully decoded Base Station Acknowledge ment Beep 100 ms on short 250 ms on medium 500 ms on long 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...

Page 212: ... long flash followed by multiple short flashes Enables service technicians to identify Field Replace able Unit FRU errors Charge Battery Continuous flashing When a scanner is nested in the station this indicates its battery is being quick charged Lit Constantly When a scanner is nested in the station this indicates its battery is at or near full charge Not Lit A scanner is not present or incorrect...

Page 213: ...RF Programming Manual 207 NOTES ...

Page 214: ...208 PowerScan RF Scanner NOTES ...

Page 215: ...art Stop 81 Code 93 Minimum Label Length 128 129 Options 128 Read Verification 128 131 Code128 Minimum Label Length 88 Options 87 Read Verification 90 Common Configuration 174 D Disable Indication 203 Drop Links on Reset Option 172 Drop Oldest Links Option 173 E EAN Data Format Settings 117 EAN 13 Settings 117 EAN 8 Settings 118 EAN 8 to EAN 13 Expansion 120 F Factory Default Settings 195 FRU erro...

Page 216: ...haracter Label ID 71 Label Identifiers 64 Label Transmit Configuration 55 LED Indicators 203 204 206 LED and Beeper Indications 16 LED Indications 203 Linking the Scanner to a Base Station 150 Low Battery LED Indication 180 M Maximum Linked Scanners 176 MSI Plessey Check Digit 141 143 Fixed Length Format 145 Label Length Format 141 144 Options 141 Read Verification 142 148 Variable Length 144 Vari...

Page 217: ...a Format Settings 29 Enable 25 Handshaking 31 Hardware 31 Software 34 Intercharacter Delay 37 Parity Bits 30 RTS Flow Control 31 Stop Bit s 30 Xon Xoff 34 RS 232 Host Commands 189 RS 232 Interface 25 S Sample Bar Codes 191 Scanner Power Shutdown Wait Time 166 Set Maximum Linked Scanners 176 Single Character Prefix or Suffix 60 Software 7 Source Radio Identification ID 178 Standard 2 of 5 Check Dig...

Page 218: ...ecoding 114 126 Read Verification 114 124 UPC A Settings 115 UPC A to EAN 13 Expansion 119 UPC E Settings 116 UPC E to EAN 13 Expansion 120 UPC E to UPC A Expansion 119 W Wait Time Between Retries of Failed Transmission 167 Wait Time for ACK 164 Wait Time For HACK From Host 171 Wait Time For Scanner Power Shutdown 166 Wand Emulation 20 Data Format 22 Enable Wand Emulation 20 Idle State 22 Polarity...

Page 219: ...O SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F SP 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z _ 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4A 4B 4C 4D 4E 4F 50 51 52 53 54 55 5...

Page 220: ... 39 6859496 Japan Datalogic Scanning KK Shinagawa Tokyo Japan Telephone 81 0 3 3491 6761 Fax 81 0 3 3491 6656 Latin America Datalogic Scanning Inc Miami Florida USA Telephone 305 591 3222 Fax 305 591 3007 Spain and Portugal Datalogic Scanning Sarl Sucursal en España Madrid Spain Telephone 34 91 746 28 60 Fax 34 91 742 35 33 United Kingdom Datalogic Scanning LTD Watford England Telephone 44 0 1923 ...