Opticon OPT-6125 Series, User Manual

Page 1: ...nual OPT 6125 Series Handheld CCD Scanner 25 ULGPMU01 01 April 2002 Keyboard Wedge Interface USB Interface RS232 Interface 8 Olympic Drive Orangeburg NY 10962 Tel 845 365 0090 Fax 845 365 1251 www opticonUSA com ...

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Page 3: ... is accurate however we reserve the right to change any specification at any time without prior notice _________________________________________ Part III Bar Code Menu Functions Section A Programming the Scanner 12 Section B Symbology Selections 13 Enabling only a single symbology 13 Enabling an addition symbology 13 Setting Options for UPC A E 17 Setting Options for EAN 13 and 8 20 Code 39 Settin...

Page 4: ...ial Interface USB Interface There is a specific section of this manual for installing each type of interface Be sure you are using the section of the manual that pertains to interface you are using Unpacking Remove the scanner from its packaging and inspect it for damage If the scanner was damaged in transit call the dealer or distributor from whom you purchased it If you purchased it directly fro...

Page 5: ...nterface A Y connection cable is required for installation The scanner is installed or wedged between the keyboard and the computer Your Y cable should have connectors for both a PS2 and AT type installation The Y cable connects both the scanner and the keyboard to the computer The scanner must match the type of computer being used The default setting is for an IBM AT type computer If this type do...

Page 6: ...TE Β A pointing finger indicates default settings throughout the following menus ZZ Start Program Menu UA XT Wedge VB UB AT Wedge VC UC PS2 wedge VD ZZ End Program Menu Computer Type Selection for Keyboard Wedge only The Keyboard Wedge interface scanner is designed to operate with an IBM personal computers and compatibles along with a Macintosh PC s Select the host computer type from the menu belo...

Page 7: ...called keyboard buffer overrun If data appears to be missing random read errors occur or the scanner locks up and will not scan experiment with the various keyboard timing options listed in the menu to follow ZZ Start Program Menu LA No Delay MB Β LB Delay 1 MB LC Delay 2 MD LD Delay 3 ME LE Delay 4 MF LF Delay 5 MG LG Delay 6 MH LH Delay 7 MI LI Delay 8 MJ LJ Delay 9 MK LK Delay 10 ML ZZ End Prog...

Page 8: ...power to the host computer Make sure the communication parameters of the computer match those of the scanner The default communications settings are 9600 baud 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity no handshaking 4 Be sure the PC is in a program such as WordPad that will accept input from the serial port Reset All Defaults RS232 Our scanners are shipped with factory default settings that represent the s...

Page 9: ...eters Handshaking Protocol ZZ Start Program Menu P0 None Q1 Β HP04 RTS CTS IQ15 P3 ACK NAK Q ZG Xon Xoff H I0 Flow Control Time Unlimited J1 Β I1 Flow Control 100ms J2 I2 Flow Control 200ms J3 I3 Flow Control 400ms J Baud Rate K7 19200 L8 K6 9600 L7 Β K5 4800 L6 K4 2400 L5 K3 1200 L K2 600 L3 ...

Page 10: ...01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 10 Data Bits Stop Bits Parity L0 7 Data Bits M1 L1 8 Data Bits M2 Β L5 1 Stop Bit M6 Β L6 2 Stop Bits M7 L3 Even Parity M L4 Odd Parity M5 L2 Mark No Parity M3 Β ZZ End Program Menu ZZ ...

Page 11: ... required software drivers automatically Reset All Defaults USB Interface Our scanners are shipped with factory default settings that represent the settings most commonly used by our customers In most applications the scanner will work right out of the box without any need for additional programming At any time you can return the scanner to the factory default settings by scanning the Reset all De...

Page 12: ...amming Mode it cannot read normal bar code It can only read the special bar codes found on the following pages 2 Select desired parameter from menu and scan the bar code The scanner will beep once and the green light will flash indicating the desired parameter has been scanned The scanner will continue to beep continuously while in Programming Mode 3 Scan Start End Program Menu ZZ The scanner will...

Page 13: ...election ZZ Start End Program Menu A0 Read all codes B1 Β A2 Code 39 only B3 A3 Codabar only B A4 IATA only B5 A5 Code 93 only B6 A6 Code 128 only B7 A7 MSI Plessey only B8 A9 Telepen only B AB Matrix 2of5 only BC J0 All UPC and EAN only K1 J1 UPC only K2 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 14: ...ly K6 J6 EAN 5 only K7 J7 Industrial 2of5 only K8 J8 Interleaved 2of5 only K9 JD Trioptics only KE These options do not influence the reading of the menu labels The required bar code types can be selected by enabling a single readable code only and enabling a single readable code only and enabling readable codes It is strongly recommended that only the required codes be selected ...

Page 15: ...menu to add only the specific symbologies being used add only the symbologies that are required ZZ Start End Program Menu B0 Disable all C1 B2 Enable Code 39 C3 B3 Enable Codabar C B4 Enable IATA C5 B5 Enable Code 93 C6 B6 Enable Code 128 C7 B7 Enable MSI Plessey C8 B9 Enable Telepen C JZ Enable Trioptics K R1 Enable UPC S2 R2 Enable UPC 2 S3 R3 Enable UPC 5 S CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 16: ...PMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 16 Symbology Additions continued ZZ Start End Program Menu R4 Enable EAN S5 R5 Enable EAN 2 S6 R6 Enable EAN 5 S7 R7 Enable Industrial 2of5 S8 R8 Enable Interleaved 2of5 S9 ...

Page 17: ...e then the bar code is ignored The use of a check digit greatly improves the security of a bar code Do Not Check CD Disables the check digit calculation This option is required when the bar codes do not contain a check digit or contain an invalid check digit Transmit CD Enables the transmission of the check digit together with the data characters If the check digit calculation is disabled the read...

Page 18: ...ountry code ZZ Start End Program Menu E2 UPC A as EAN13 w CD 13 digits F3 E3 UPC A w CD 12 digits F E4 UPC A w CD 12 digits F5 E5 UPC A w o CD 11 digits F6 E6 UPC E w CC CD 8 digits F7 E7 UPC E w o CC w CD 7 digits F8 E8 UPC E w CC w o CD 7 digits F9 E9 UPC E w o CC CD 6 digits F 6P Xmit UPC E as UPC A w CD 8 digits 7Q 6Q Do not xmit UPC E as UPC A w o CD 7 digits 7R ...

Page 19: ...digits check digit add on 2 or 5 Options for UPC A Disable transmission of the leading zero Disable transmission of the check digit Options for UPC E The UPC E symbology is a fixed length symbology encoding 6 data digits a check digits and non printable start stop characters Supported characters include numeric digits 0 to 9 An optional leading zero can be transmitted which together with the data ...

Page 20: ...rogram Menu 6K EAN 13 transmit CD 7L 6J EAN 13 do not transmit CD 7K 6I EAN 8 transmit CD 7J 6H EAN 8 do not transmit CD 7I IB Disable ISBN translation JC IA Enable ISBN translation JB IK Enable ISBN if possible JL HN Disable ISSN translation IO Β HO Enable ISSN translation IP 4V Enable ISSN if possible 5W ...

Page 21: ...mat data 12 digits check digit add on 2 or 5 EAN 8 is a fixed length symbology encoding 7 data digits a check digit and non printable start stop characters Supported characters are numeric digits 0 to 9 String format data 7 digits check digit EAN 8 add on 2 add on 5 The EAN 8 symbology as described above can be succeeded by an additional 2 or 5 digit UPC A code String format data 7 digits check di...

Page 22: ... Settings ZZ Start End Program Menu C0 Check CD D1 C1 Do not check CD D2 D0 Xmit ST SP E1 D1 Do not xmit ST SP E2 D4 Full ASCII E D5 Normal Code 39 E6 D8 Do not xmit CD E9 D9 Xmit CD E K Full ASCII Code 39 if possible L L Enable concat enation M M Disable concat enation N Β ...

Page 23: ...Manual No 25 ULGPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 23 8D Minimum 3 digits 9E 8E Minimum 1 digit 9F CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 24: ...le check digit Disable transmission of the check digit Enable transmission of start stop Enable leading A for Italian Pharmaceutical Selection of the minimum number of data characters Normal Code 39 In this mode the decoded data characters are transmitted without further translation Full ASCII Code 39 In this mode the decoded data characters are translated to full ASCII Code 39 Full ASCII Code 39 ...

Page 25: ...tart stop G1 F1 Transmit start stop as ABCD TN E G2 F2 Transmit start stop as abcd tn e G3 F3 Transmit start stop as ABCD ABCD G F4 Transmit start stop as abcd abcd G5 H3 Enable Codabar ABC and CX I H4 Enable only ABC code I5 H5 Enable only CX code I6 H6 Check CD I7 H7 Do not check CD I8 H8 Transmit CD I9 H9 Do not transmit CD I ...

Page 26: ...Manual No 25 ULGPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 26 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 27: ...hars IC HC Min data 1 char ID HD Enable space insertion IE HE Disable space insertion IF HF Min data 5 chars IG HH Enable interchar gap check II HI Disable interchar gap check IJ Codabar Settings Codabar NW7 is a variable length symbology with an optional check digit and printable start stop characters Supported characters include Numeric digits 0 to 9 special characters ...

Page 28: ...d CCD Scanner Page 28 start stop characters are A B C or D The checksum is calculated as the sum modulo 16 of the numerical values of all data characters String format start char data 1 or more chars check digit stop char CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 29: ... of the check digit Disable transmission of start stop Selection of start stop character translation Selection of minimum number of data characters Enable library space CLSI insertion Space insertion This option inserts spaces in position 2 7 and 13 of the data string for use in library systems ST SP translation This option enables the translation and transmission of the start and stop characters ...

Page 30: ...Start End Program Menu E0 Transmit CD F1 E1 Do not transmit CD F2 G0 Do not check CD H1 G1 Check CD H2 GE Min data 1 char HF GF Min data 3 chars HG GI Min data 5 chars GJ GJ Enable space check for Industrial 2of5 GK GK Disable space check for Industrial 2of5 HL CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 31: ...Matrix 2of5 This symbology encodes 1 digit in each character the number of digits can therefore be an odd or an even number Information is carried in the bars and spaces String format Industrial Interleaved or Matrix 2of5 leading zero data 1 or more digits check digit Options for Code 2of5 Disable transmission of the check digit Enable check digit check Selection of the minimum number of data char...

Page 32: ... a variable length symbology with one or two optional check digit calculations CD1 and CD2 and non printable start stop characters Supported characters include numeric digits 0 through 9 The checksum is calculated as the sum modulo 10 or 11 of the data characters The checksum CD2 is calculated as the sum modulo 10 or 11 of the data characters and CD1 String format data 1 to 13 digits CD1 CD2 Optio...

Page 33: ...ck digit calculation is required then the appropriate calculation method must be selected Do not transmit CD The character positions CD1 and CD2 are not transmitted Transmit CD1 The character position CD2 is not transmitted Transmit CD1 and CD2 All characters in the label are transmitted ...

Page 34: ...e weighted values of the data and special characters String format data 1 or more characters EAN 128 In this mode the Code 128 data is translated to the EAN 128 format EAN 128 data starts with the FNC1 character and separates 2 data fields with the FNC1 character The first FNC1 character is translated to C1 and the second FNC1 character is translated to ASCII GS hex 1D character String format C1 d...

Page 35: ...d into the reader s buffer As soon as a Code 128 bar code is read without a leading FNC2 character the data is appended to the reader s buffer and the entire buffer is transmitted and cleared for new data In case a non Code 128 bar code is read the data in the non Code 128 bar code is transmitted and the buffer is cleared The buffer size is reader dependent ...

Page 36: ...acters include numeric digits 0 through 9 The checksum is calculated as the modulo seven of the data string IATA is acronym for International Air Transport Association String format A possible format of IATA is as follows Code CPN AC FC SN CD Description Coupon Airline Code Form Code Serial Number Check Digit Digits 1 3 2 8 15 Options for IATA Enable check digit check Selection of the check digit ...

Page 37: ... a check digit and non printable start stop characters Supported characters include numeric digits 00 through 99 in numeric mode and all 128 ASCII characters in full ASCII mode The check digit calculation is derived from the sum of all data characters modulo 127 The check digit cannot be transmitted String format Data 1 to 32 characters Options for Telepen Selection of full ASCII mode ...

Page 38: ...ions available are Case conversion Transmission of a code identifier Transmission of the code length Transmission of a prefix Transmission of a suffix The prefix and or suffix may include a code identifier and or the code length String format prefix bar code data suffix Case conversion The bar code may be converted to either lower of upper case or the case my be exchanged These options may be used...

Page 39: ...n Start End Program Menu to enter programming mode 2 Scan the bar code representing the desired symbology you wish to add a Prefix or Suffix to 3 Scan the character s that comprise the Prefix or Suffix Up to 4 numbers letters or control characters may be used 4 Scan Start End Program Menu to exit programming mode Prefix Settings ZZ Start End Program Menu GL Matrix 2of5 HM I8 IATA J9 L8 Telepen M9 ...

Page 40: ...d CCD Scanner Page 40 Prefix Settings continued ZZ Start End Program Menu M7 Interleaved 2of5 N8 M8 Code 93 N9 M9 Code 128 N N0 MSI Plessey O1 N1 UPC A O2 N2 UPC E O3 N3 EAN 13 O N4 EAN 8 O5 RY All codes SZ MG Clear all prefixes NH MZ Preamble N ...

Page 41: ...ix Settings ZZ Start End Program Menu GM Matrix 2of5 HN I9 IATA J L9 Telepen M N5 MSI Plessey O6 N6 UPC A O7 N7 UPC E O8 N8 EAN 13 O9 N9 EAN 8 O O0 UPC A add on P1 O1 UPC E add on P2 O2 EAN 13 add on P3 O3 EAN 8 add on P O4 Code 39 P5 O5 Codabar P6 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 42: ...01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 42 Suffix Settings continued ZZ Start End Program Menu O6 Industrial 2of5 P7 O7 Interleaved 2of5 P8 O8 Code 93 P9 O9 Code 128 P PR Clear all suffixes QS PS Postamble QT RZ All Codes S ...

Page 43: ...andheld CCD Scanner Page 43 Direct Input Keyboard Keys ZZ Start End Program Menu 8J F1 9K 8K F2 9L 8L F3 9M 8M F4 9N 8N F5 9O 8O F6 9P 8P F7 9Q 8Q F8 9R 8R F9 9S 8S F10 9T 8T F11 9U 8U F12 9V 9X Backspace Y 7H TAB 8I CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 44: ...nued ZZ Start End Program Menu 7I Carriage return 8J 7Q Enter numeric pad 8R 7R Enter make alpha pad 8S 7S Enter make and break alpha pad 8E 7J ESC 8K 7K Arrow down 8L 7L Arrow up 8M 7M Arrow right 8N 7N Arrow left 8O 7T DEL 8U VQ INSERT WR VR HOME WS VS END WT 7O Page up 8P CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 45: ...ries OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 45 Direct Input Keyboard Keys continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 7P Page down 8Q 7U Left Shift 8V 7W Left Ctrl 8X 7Y Left Alt 8Z 7V Right Shift 8W 7X Right Ctrl 8Y 7Z Right Alt 8 9S CAPSLOCK T ...

Page 46: ...ULGPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 46 Direct Input Characters ZZ Start End Program Menu 5A SPACE 6B 5B 6C 5C 6D 5D 6E 5E 6F 5F 6G 5G 6H 5H 6I 5I 6J 5J 6K 5K 6L 5L 6M 5M 6N 5N 6O CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 47: ...PMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 47 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 5O 6P 5P 6Q 6A 7B 6B 7C 6C 7D 6D 7E 6E 7F 6F 7G 6G 7H 7A 8B 7B 8C 7C 8D 7D 8E 7E _ 8F CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 48: ...Manual No 25 ULGPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 48 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 7F 8G 9T U 9U V 9V W 9W X CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 49: ... Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 49 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu Q0 0 R1 Q1 1 R2 Q2 2 R3 Q3 3 R Q4 4 R5 Q5 5 R6 Q6 6 R7 Q7 7 R8 Q8 8 R9 Q9 9 R 0A A 1B 0B B 1C 0C C 1D CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 50: ...es OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 50 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 0D D 1E 0E E 1F 0F F 1G 0G G 1H 0H H 1I 0I I 1J 0J J 1K 0K K 1L 0L L 1M 0M M 1N 0N N 1O 0O O 1P 0P P 1Q 0Q Q 1R CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 51: ...1 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 51 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 0R R 1S 0S S 1T 0T T 1U 0U U 1V 0V V 1W 0W W 1X 0X X 1Y 0Y Y 1Z 0Z Z 1 A a B B b C C c D D d E E e F CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 52: ...GPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 52 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu F f G G g H H h I I i J J j K K k L L l M M m N N n O O o P P p Q Q q R R r S S s T CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 53: ...Manual No 25 ULGPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 53 Direct Input Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu T t U U u V V v W W w X X x Y Y y Z Z z ...

Page 54: ...nner Page 54 Direct Input Control Characters ZZ Start End Program Menu 9G NULL H 1A A SOH 2B 1B B STX 2C 1C C ETX 2D 1D D EOT 2E 1E E ENQ 2F 1F F ACK 2G 1G G BEL 2H 1H H BS 2I 1I I HT 2J 1J J LF 2K 1K K VT 2L 1L L FF 2M 1M M CR 2N CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 55: ...Page 55 Direct Input Control Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 1N N SO 2O 1O O SI 2P 1P P DLE 2Q 1Q Q DC1 2R 1R R DC2 2S 1S S DC3 2T 1T T DC4 2U 1U U NAK 2V 1V V SYN 2W 1W W ETB 2X 1X X CAN 2Y 1Y Y EM 2Z 1Z Z SUB 2 9A ESC B CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 56: ...ndheld CCD Scanner Page 56 Direct Input Control Characters continued ZZ Start End Program Menu 9B FS C 9C GS D 9D RS E 9E _ US F 9F DEL ASCII 127 G Direct Input Code ID Length ZZ Start End Program Menu 2 Code identification 3 3 Code length ...

Page 57: ...ill stay ON for a time as set by read time settings or indefinitely if the trigger switch has been disabled The same label can only be decoded again after the label has not been detected for a number of scans Continuous Read The reader will produce as much data as it can decode regardless whether it is the same or not This mode is mainly used for demonstration and diagnosis Add on Wait Mode Used i...

Page 58: ...gger switch When this option is selected the reader will stay ON all the time Multiple Read Reset Time ZZ Start End Program Menu AH 50 ms BI AI 100 ms BJ AJ 200 ms BK AK 300 ms BL AL 400 ms BM AM 500 ms BN AN 600 ms BO Multiple Read Reset Time This option can be used in conjunction with multiple read mode It sets the time the reader should be pointed away from the label before it can decode the sa...

Page 59: ... normal ZS YS Margin check 5 7 normal ZE YT Margin check 6 7 normal ZU YU Margin check normal ZV With these settings the reader can decode bar codes that have smaller start and or end margins than specified for the symbology These settings may increase the possibility of partial and ghost reads hence do not use smaller margin checks than necessary Replace any bar code labels with ones that have th...

Page 60: ... seconds Z9 YL Read time x 10 ZM YM Indefinitely ZN Read Time Settings the length of the period that the reader is ON after the trigger switch is pressed or in multiple or continuous read mode after a label has been read Selecting a read time of 0 means that the reader will stay ON as long as the trigger switch is being pressed Selecting a read time for readers without a trigger switch or when the...

Page 61: ...correctly decoded before it is transmitted Selecting a higher redundancy count makes reading slower but it reduces the probability of reading errors especially when labels of poor definition are used Positive and Negative Bar Codes ZZ Start End Program Menu V2 Positive bar codes W3 V4 Both positive and negative bar codes W5 Positive and Negative Bar Codes Usually bar codes are printed black on whi...

Page 62: ...am Menu W8 Enable software buzzer X9 W0 Disable buzzer X1 W1 Single tone buzzer X2 W2 High low buzzer X3 W3 Low high buzzer X W7 Buzzer duration 50 msec X8 W4 Buzzer duration 100 msec X5 W5 Buzzer duration 200 msec X6 W6 Buzzer duration 400 msec X7 T0 Buzzer volume maximum U1 T1 Buzzer volume loud U2 ...

Page 63: ...Manual No 25 ULGPMU01 01 Series OPT Handheld CCD Scanner Page 63 T2 Buzzer volume normal U3 T3 Buzzer volume minimum U VY Buzzer before transmission WZ CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 64: ...uzzer tone may be selected Buzzer Duration and Volume If a software buzzer is used a buzzer duration of 50 100 200 or 400 msec may be selected Volume may also be adjusted Buzzer Before Transmission The good read buzzer will be activated after decoding the bar code but before transmission During transmission the buzzer sequence will be completed Buzzer After Transmission The good read buzzer will b...

Page 65: ...dicator U5 T5 Indicator duration 0 2 sec U6 T6 Indicator duration 0 4 sec U7 T7 Indicator duration 0 8 sec U8 Diagnostics ZZ Start End Program Menu Z1 Transmit software version 2 Z3 Transmit settings ZA Transmit ASCII printable string B YV Transmit ASCII control string ZW TH Error msg label UI TI Error msg no decode UJ ...