Unitech MS832, User Manual

Page 1: ...Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd 2D Imager Scanner MS832 User s Manual Version 1 0 ...

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Page 3: ...duct names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and are the property of their respective owners Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protect...

Page 4: ... 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation RF Radiation Exposure Statement For body contact during operation this phone has been tested and meets FCC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory that contains no metal and that positions the handset a minimum of 1 5 cm from the body Use of other accessories may not ensure com...

Page 5: ...即停用 並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用 前項合法通信 指依電信法規定作業之 無線電通信 低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業 科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾 減少電磁波影響 請妥適使用 Warranty The following item covered under the Unitech Limited Warranty are free from defects during normal use MS832 1 year limited warranty Warranty becomes void if equipment is modified improperly installed or used damaged by accident or neglect or if any parts are improperly installed or replaced by th...

Page 6: ...2 Reading Techniques 3 Menu Bar Code Security Settings 3 Setting Custom Defaults 4 Resetting the Custom Defaults 4 Resetting the Factory Defaults 5 Chapter 2 6 Programming the Interface 6 Introduction 6 Programming the Interface Plug and Play 6 Keyboard Wedge 6 Laptop Direct Connect 6 USB IBM SurePos 7 USB PC or Macintosh Keyboard 7 USB HID 8 Keyboard Country Layout 9 Keyboard Style 15 Keyboard Co...

Page 7: ...of Beeps Error 23 Good Read Delay 24 User Specified Good Read Delay 24 Manual Trigger Mode 24 Presentation Mode 25 Presentation Sensitivity 25 Presentation Centering 25 Mobile Phone Read Mode 27 Hands Free Time Out 28 Reread Delay 28 User Specified Reread Delay 29 Scanner Time Out 29 Centering 29 No Read 31 Video Reverse 32 Working Orientation 33 Chapter 4 34 Data Editing 34 Prefix Suffix Overview...

Page 8: ...rmatting 40 Data Format Editor Introduction 40 Add a Data Format 40 Other Programming Selections 42 Terminal ID Table 43 Data Format Editor Commands 43 Send Commands 43 Move Commands 44 Search Commands 44 Miscellaneous Commands 45 Data Formatter 46 Primary Alternate Data Formats 47 Chapter 6 48 Symbologies 48 All Symbologies 49 Message Length Description 49 Codabar 50 Code 39 53 Interleaved 2 of 5...

Page 9: ...DF417 86 TCIF Linked Code 39 TLC39 89 QR Code 90 Data Matrix 92 Aztec Code 94 Chinese Sensible Han Xin Code 96 Postal Codes Linear 96 Chapter 7 99 Interface Keys 99 Keyboard Function Relationships 99 Supported Interface Keys 101 Chapter 8 102 Utilities 102 To Add a Test Code I D Prefix to All Symbologies 102 Show Decoder Revision 102 Show Scan Driver Revision 102 Show Software Revision 102 Show Da...

Page 10: ...107 Cleaning the Device 107 Inspecting Cords and Connectors 107 Replacing Cables 107 Replacing an Interface Cable 108 Troubleshooting a Unitech MS832 Scanner 108 Chapter 11 110 Customer Support 110 Technical Assistance 110 Limited Warranty 110 Chapter A 112 Reference Charts 112 Symbology Chart 112 ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 115 Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes 117 Unicode Key Maps...

Page 11: ...ons settings If you need to change these settings programming is accomplished by scanning the bar codes in this guide An asterisk next to an option indicates the default setting Unpacking Your Device After you open the shipping carton containing the product take the following steps Check for damage during shipment Report damage immediately to the carrier who delivered the carton Make sure the item...

Page 12: ... where the scanner provides data output that is similar to keyboard entries The following is an example of a keyboard wedge connection 1 Turn off power and disconnect the keyboard cable from the back of the terminal computer 2 Connect the appropriate interface cable to the device and to the terminal computer 3 Turn the terminal computer power back on The scanner beeps 4 Verify the scanner operatio...

Page 13: ...r to the unit Symbologies with larger bars or elements mil size should be read farther from the unit To read single or multiple symbols on a page or on an object hold the scanner at an appropriate distance from the target press the button and center the aiming beam or pattern on the symbol If the code being scanned is highly reflective e g laminated it may be necessary to tilt the code up 15 to 18...

Page 14: ...etting To do so just scan the new setting to overwrite the old one For example if you had previously saved the setting for Beeper Volume at Low to your custom defaults and decide you want the beeper volume set to High just scan the Set Custom Defaults bar code then scan the Beeper Volume High menu code and then Save Custom Defaults The rest of the custom defaults will remain but the beeper volume ...

Page 15: ... your settings and resets the scanner to the original factory defaults It also disables all plugins If you aren t sure what programming options are in your scanner or you ve changed some options and want to restore the scanner to factory default settings first scan the Remove Custom Defaults bar code then scan Activate Defaults This resets the scanner to the factory default settings ...

Page 16: ...s power cycle the host terminal to have the interface in effect Keyboard Wedge If you want your system programmed for an IBM PC AT and compatibles keyboard wedge interface with a USA keyboard scan the bar code below Keyboard wedge is the default interface Note The following bar code also programs a carriage return CR suffix Laptop Direct Connect For most laptops scanning the Laptop Direct Connect ...

Page 17: ...r interface Note After scanning one of these codes you must power cycle the cash register Each bar code above also programs the following suffixes for each symbology Symbology Suffix Symbology Suffix EAN 8 0C Code 39 00 0A 0B EAN 13 16 Interleaved 2 of 5 00 0D 0B UPC A 0D Code 128 00 18 0B UPC E 0A Code 39 00 0A 0B USB PC or Macintosh Keyboard Scan one of the following codes to program the scanner...

Page 18: ...yright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd USB HID Scan the following code to program the scanner for USB HID bar code scanners ...

Page 19: ...d trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Keyboard Country Layout Scan the appropriate country code below to program the keyboard layout for your country or language As a general rule the following characters are supported but need special care for countries other than the United States ...

Page 20: ...10 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Keyboard Country continued Keyboard Country continued ...

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Page 23: ...13 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Keyboard Country continued ...

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Page 25: ...egistered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Keyboard Country continued Keyboard Style This programs keyboard styles such as Caps Lock and Shift Lock If you have used Keyboard Conversion settings they will override any of the following Keyboard Style settings Default Regular ...

Page 26: ...to U S keyboards Automatic Caps Lock is used if you change the Caps Lock key on and off The software tracks and reflects if you have Caps Lock on or off This selection can only be used with systems that have an LED that notes the Caps Lock status AT keyboards Autocaps via NumLock bar code should be scanned in countries e g Germany France where the Caps Lock key cannot be used to toggle Caps Lock T...

Page 27: ... Convert All Characters to Upper Case or to abc569gk by scanning Convert All Characters to Lower Case These settings override Keyboard Style selections Note If your interface is a keyboard wedge first scan the menu code for Automatic Caps Lock page 16 Otherwise your output may not be as expected Default Keyboard Conversion Off Control Character Output This selection sends a text string instead of ...

Page 28: ...r ASCII control characters for values 00 1F Windows is the preferred mode All keyboard country codes are supported DOS mode is a legacy mode and it does not support all keyboard country codes New users should use the Windows mode Refer to Keyboard Function Relationships page 98 for CTRL ASCII Values Windows Mode Prefix Suffix Off The scanner sends key combinations for ASCII control characters for ...

Page 29: ...anner sends characters to a terminal faster If the terminal drops characters do not use Turbo Mode Default Off Numeric Keypad Mode Sends numeric characters as if entered from a numeric keypad Default Off Automatic Direct Connect Mode This selection can be used if you have an IBM AT style terminal and the system is dropping characters Default Off ...

Page 30: ...ammed to beep when it s powered up Scan the Off bar code s if you don t want a power up beep Default Power Up Beeper On Scanner Trigger Click To hear an audible click every time the scanner button is pressed scan the Trigger Click On bar code below Scan the Trigger Click Off code if you don t wish to hear the click This feature has no effect on serial or automatic triggering Default Trigger Click ...

Page 31: ...Beeper Good Read The beeper may be programmed On or Off in response to a good read Turning this option off only turns off the beeper response to a good read indication All error and menu beeps are still audible Default Beeper Good Read On Beeper Volume Good Read The beeper volume codes modify the volume of the beep the scanner emits on a good read Default High ...

Page 32: ... codes modify the pitch frequency of the beep the scanner emits on a good read Default Medium Beeper Pitch Error The beeper pitch codes modify the pitch frequency of the sound the scanner emits when there is a bad read or error Default Razz Beeper Duration Good Read The beeper duration codes modify the length of the beep the scanner emits on a good read Default Normal ...

Page 33: ...onse to a good read The beeps and LED flashes are in sync with one another To change the number of beeps scan the bar code below and then scan a digit 1 9 bar code and the Save bar code on the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Default 1 Number of Beeps Error The number of beeps and LED flashes emitted by the scanner for a bad read or error can be programmed from 1 9 For exampl...

Page 34: ...other bar code Default 0 ms No Delay User Specified Good Read Delay If you want to set your own length for the good read delay scan the bar code below then set the delay from 0 30 000 milliseconds by scanning digits from the inside back cover then scanning Save Manual Trigger Mode When in manual trigger mode the scanner scans until a bar code is read or until the button is released Default Manual ...

Page 35: ... Save 0 is the most sensitive setting and 20 is the least sensitive Default 1 Presentation Centering Use Presentation Centering to narrow the scanner s field of view when it is in the stand to make sure the scanner reads only those bar codes intended by the user For instance if multiple codes are placed closely together Presentation Centering will insure that only the desired codes are read Note T...

Page 36: ...ng window The centering window has been set to 20 left 30 right 8 top and 25 bottom Since Bar Code 1 passes through the centering window it will be read Bar Code 2 does not pass through the centering window so it will not be read Note A bar code needs only to be touched by the centering window in order to be read It does not need to pass completely through the centering window ...

Page 37: ...want to shift the centering window using digits on the inside back cover of this manual Scan Save Default Presentation Centering 40 for Top and Left 60 for Bottom and Right Mobile Phone Read Mode When this mode is selected your scanner is optimized to read bar codes from mobile phone or other LED displays However the speed of scanning printed bar codes may be slightly lower when this mode is enabl...

Page 38: ...e is reached if there have been no further button presses the scanner reverts to the original hands free mode Scan the Hands Free Time Out bar code then scan the time out duration from 0 300 000 milliseconds from the inside back cover and Save Default 5 000 ms Reread Delay This sets the time period before the scanner can read the same bar code a second time Setting a reread delay protects against ...

Page 39: ...digits from 0 999 999 ms from the inside back cover then scanning Save Default 1 ms Centering Use Centering to narrow the scanner s field of view to make sure that when the scanner is hand held it reads only those bar codes intended by the user For instance if multiple codes are placed closely together centering will insure that only the desired codes are read Note To adjust centering when the sca...

Page 40: ...ng window The centering window has been set to 20 left 30 right 8 top and 25 bottom Since Bar Code 1 passes through the centering window it will be read Bar Code 2 does not pass through the centering window so it will not be read Note A bar code needs only to be touched by the centering window in order to be read It does not need to pass completely through the centering window ...

Page 41: ...can the percent you want to shift the centering window using digits on the inside back cover of this manual Scan Save Default Centering 40 for Top and Left 60 for Bottom and Right No Read With No Read turned On the scanner notifies you if a code cannot be read Default Off If you want a different notation than NR for example Error or Bad Code you can edit the output message see Data Formatting begi...

Page 42: ...f bar code below is an example of this type of bar code Scan Video Reverse Only to read only inverted bar codes Scan Video Reverse and Standard Bar Codes to read both types of codes Note After scanning Video Reverse Only menu bar codes cannot be read You must scan Video Reverse Off or Video Reverse and Standard Bar Codes in order to read menu bar codes Note Images downloaded from the unit are not ...

Page 43: ...Electronics Co Ltd Working Orientation Some bar codes are direction sensitive For example KIX codes and OCR can misread when scanned sideways or upside down Use the working orientation settings if your direction sensitive codes will not usually be presented upright to the scanner Default Upright Default Upright ...

Page 44: ...cessary to build a message string The selections in this chapter are only used if you wish to alter the default settings Default prefix None Default suffix None A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one symbology or all symbologies You can add any prefix or suffix from the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginning on page 115 plus Code I D and AIM I D You can string together severa...

Page 45: ...o send a CR carriage return Suffix for U P C only Step 1 Scan Add Suffix Step 2 Determine the 2 digit hex value from the Symbology Chart included in the Symbology Chart beginning on page 112 for U P C Step 3 Scan 6 3 from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Step 4 Determine the hex value from the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginning on page 115 for the CR carriage...

Page 46: ...f unitech Electronics Co Ltd To Add a Carriage Return Suffix to All Symbologies Scan the following bar code if you wish to add a carriage return suffix to all symbologies at once This action first clears all current suffixes then programs a carriage return suffix for all symbologies Prefix Selections ...

Page 47: ...function code to the terminal Charts of these function codes are provided in Supported Interface Keys starting on page 101 When the scanner is in keyboard wedge mode the scan code is converted to a key code before it is transmitted Default Enable Intercharacter Interfunction and Intermessage Delays Some terminals drop information characters if data comes through too quickly Intercharacter interfun...

Page 48: ...side the back cover of this manual Note Intercharacter delays are not supported in USB serial emulation User Specified Intercharacter Delay An intercharacter delay of up to 5000 milliseconds in 5ms increments may be placed after the transmission of a particular character of scanned data Scan the Delay Length bar code below then scan the number of 5ms delays and the Save bar code using the Programm...

Page 49: ...l To remove this delay scan the Interfunction Delay bar code then set the number of delays to 0 Scan the Save bar code using the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Intermessage Delay An intermessage delay of up to 5000 milliseconds in 5ms increments may be placed between each scan transmission Scan the Intermessage Delay bar code below then scan the number of 5ms delays and the...

Page 50: ... list presents the order in which formats are applied 1 Specific Terminal ID Actual Code ID Actual Length 2 Specific Terminal ID Actual Code ID Universal Length 3 Specific Terminal ID Universal Code ID Actual Length 4 Specific Terminal ID Universal Code ID Universal Length 5 Universal Terminal ID Actual Code ID Actual Length 6 Universal Terminal ID Actual Code ID Universal Length 7 Universal Termi...

Page 51: ...I D In the Symbology Chart beginning on page 112 find the symbology to which you want to apply the data format Locate the Hex value for that symbology and scan the 2 digit hex value from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Note If you are creating a data format for Batch Mode Quantity use 35 for the Code I D Step 5 Length Specify what length up to 9999 characters of data wil...

Page 52: ...gramming Chart inside the back cover of this manual If you are clearing an alternate format scan 1 2 or 3 depending on the format you are clearing Scan the Terminal Type and Code I D see Symbology Chart on page 112 and the bar code data length for the specific data format that you want to delete All other formats remain unaffected Clear all Data Formats This clears all data formats Save to exit an...

Page 53: ...s followed by an insert character Start from the current cursor position and continue for nn characters or through the last character in the input message followed by character xx Syntax F2nnxx where nn stands for the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters and xx stands for the the insert character s hex value for its ASCII code Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginnin...

Page 54: ...al hex and character codes Move Commands Move the cursor forward a number of characters F5 Move the cursor ahead nn characters from current cursor position Syntax F5nn where nn is the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters the cursor should be moved ahead Move the cursor backward a number of characters F6 Move the cursor back nn characters from current cursor position Syntax F6nn where n...

Page 55: ...ition leaving the cursor pointing to the non xx character Syntax E7xx where xx stands for the search character s hex value for its ASCII code Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginning on page 115 for decimal hex and character codes Miscellaneous Commands Suppress characters FB Suppress all occurrences of up to 15 different characters starting at the current cursor position as th...

Page 56: ...nt cursor position The format is aborted if the character is numeric Insert a delay EF Inserts a delay of up to 49 995 milliseconds in multiples of 5 starting from the current cursor position Syntax EFnnnn where nnnn stands for the delay in 5ms increments up to 9999 This command can only be used with keyboard emulation Data Formatter When Data Formatter is turned Off the bar code data is output to...

Page 57: ...Default Data Formatter On Not Required Keep Prefix Suffix Primary Alternate Data Formats You can save up to four data formats and switch between these formats Your primary data format is saved under 0 Your other three formats are saved under 1 2 and 3 To set your device to use one of these formats scan one of the bar codes below ...

Page 58: ...rix 2 of 5 Chinese Sensible Han Xin Code MicroPDF417 Codabar MSI Codablock A NEC 2 of 5 Codablock F Postal Codes Linear Code 128 PDF417 Code 39 GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Code 93 QR Code Data Matrix Straight 2 of 5 IATA two bar start stop EAN JAN 13 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial three bar start stop EAN JAN 8 TCIF Linked Code 39 TLC39 GS1 Composite Codes GS1 DataBar Expanded UPC A GS1 DataBar Limite...

Page 59: ...he data length of the scanned bar code doesn t match the valid reading length the scanner will issue an error tone You may wish to set the same value for minimum and maximum length to force the scanner to read fixed length bar code data This helps reduce the chances of a misread EXAMPLE Decode only those bar codes with a count of 9 20 characters Min length 09Max length 20 EXAMPLE Decode only those...

Page 60: ...haracters Default Don t Transmit Codabar Check Character Codabar check characters are created using different modulos You can program the scanner to read only Codabar bar codes with Modulo 16 check characters Default No Check Character No Check Character indicates that the scanner reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate and Transm...

Page 61: ...racter with the scanned data Codabar Concatenation Codabar supports symbol concatenation When you enable concatenation the scanner looks for a Codabar symbol having a D start character adjacent to a symbol having a D stop character In this case the two messages are concatenated into one with the D characters omitted Select Require to prevent the scanner from decoding a single D Codabar symbol with...

Page 62: ... is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Codabar Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 60 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 60 ...

Page 63: ...ing and trailing ends of the bar code You may either transmit or not transmit Start Stop characters Default Don t Transmit Code 39 Check Character No Check Character indicates that the scanner reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check character but will no...

Page 64: ...escription page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 0 48 Minimum Default 0 Maximum Default 48 Code 39 Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Code 39 bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters a Code 39 bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers Code 39 bar codes until it reads a Co...

Page 65: ...E P SP SPACE 0 0 V P P W p P SOH A DC1 Q A 1 1 A A Q Q a A q Q STX B DC2 R B 2 2 B B R R b B r R ETX C DC3 S C 3 3 C C S S c C s S EOT D DC4 T D 4 4 D D T T d D t T ENQ E NAK U E 5 5 E E U U e E u U ACK F SYN V F 6 6 F F V V f F v V BEL G ETB W G 7 7 G G W W g G w W BS H CAN X H 8 8 H H X X h H x X HT I EM Y I 9 9 I I Y Y i I y Y LF J SUB Z J Z J J Z Z j J z Z VT K ESC A K F K K K k K P FF L FS B ...

Page 66: ...acters If the data received does not display with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page 117 and scan the value and the Save ba...

Page 67: ...r reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check digit When Check Digit is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit but will not transmit the check digit with the scanned data When Check Digit is set to Validate and Transmit the scanner only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit and will transm...

Page 68: ...9 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 NEC 2 of 5 Default All NEC 2 of 5 Settings NEC 2 of 5 On Off Check Digit No Check Digit indicates that the scanner reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check digit When Check Digit is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads NEC 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit...

Page 69: ...it the scanner only reads NEC 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit and will transmit this digit at the end of the scanned data Default No Check Digit NEC 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 ...

Page 70: ...mum Default 80 Code 93 Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Code 93 bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When this function is enabled the scanner stores those Code 93 bar codes that start with a space excluding the start and stop symbols and does not immediately transmit the data The scanner stores the data in the order in which the b...

Page 71: ... characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page 117 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside the back cov...

Page 72: ...dustrial three bar start stop Default All Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Settings Straight 2 of 5 Industrial On Off Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 ...

Page 73: ...ght 2 of 5 IATA two bar start stop Default All Straight 2 of 5 IATA Settings Straight 2 of 5 IATA On Off Straight 2 of 5 IATA Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 ...

Page 74: ...Electronics Co Ltd Matrix 2 of 5 Default All Matrix 2 of 5 Settings Matrix 2 of 5 On Off Matrix 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 ...

Page 75: ...l blood information in a uniform manner The use of ISBT formats requires a paid license The ISBT 128 Application Specification describes 1 the critical data elements for labeling blood products 2 the current recommendation to use Code 128 due to its high degree of security and its space efficient design 3 a variation of Code 128 that supports concatenation of neighboring symbols and 4 the standard...

Page 76: ...buffers Code 128 bar codes until it reads a Code 128 bar code that does not have the append trigger The data is then transmitted in the order in which the bar codes were read FIFO Default Off Code 128 Code Page Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters If the data received does not display with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created usin...

Page 77: ... of unitech Electronics Co Ltd GS1 128 Default All GS1 128 Settings GS1 128 On Off GS1 128 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 80 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 80 ...

Page 78: ... of unitech Electronics Co Ltd UPC A Default All UPC A Settings UPC A On Off Note When UPC A Off is scanned UPC A bar codes are transmitted as EAN 13 UPC A Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On ...

Page 79: ...beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be programmed so it will not transmit it Default On UPC A Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC A data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda UPC A Addenda Required When Required is scanned the scanner will only read UPC A bar codes that have addenda You must then turn on a 2 or 5 digit addenda listed on pag...

Page 80: ... UPC A and EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code When left on the default setting Off the scanner treats Coupon Codes and Extended Coupon Codes as single bar codes If you scan the Allow Concatenation code when the scanner sees the coupon code and the extended coupon code in a single scan it transmits both as separate symbologies Otherwise it transmits the first coupon code it reads If you scan the Requ...

Page 81: ... you may wish to scan and output only the data from the GS1 DataBar code Scan the GS1 Output On code below to scan and output only the GS1 DataBar code data Default GS1 Output Off UPC E0 Default All UPC E Settings UPC E0 On Off Most U P C bar codes lead with the 0 number system To read these codes use the UPC E0 On selection If you need to read codes that lead with the 1 number system use UPC E1 p...

Page 82: ...s the UPC E code to the 12 digit UPC A format Default Off UPC E0 Addenda Required When Required is scanned the scanner will only read UPC E bar codes that have addenda Default Not Required UPC E0 Addenda Separator When this feature is On there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned Off there is no space Default On ...

Page 83: ...ed at the end of the scanned data or not Default On UPC E0 Number System The numeric system digit of a U P C symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be programmed so it will not transmit it To prevent transmission scan Off Default On UPC E0 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC E data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 ...

Page 84: ...t U P C bar codes lead with the 0 number system For these codes use UPC E0 page 71 If you need to read codes that lead with the 1 number system use the UPC E1 On selection Default Off EAN JAN 13 Default All EAN JAN Settings EAN JAN 13 On Off Note If you want to convert UPC A bar codes to EAN 13 format scan the UPCA Off bar code on page 67 ...

Page 85: ...ecify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On EAN JAN 13 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned EAN JAN 13 data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda EAN JAN 13 Addenda Required When Required is scanned the scanner will only read EAN JAN 13 bar codes that have addenda Default Not Required ...

Page 86: ...On there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned Off there is no space Default On Note If you want to enable or disable EAN13 with Extended Coupon Code refer to UPC A EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code page 69 ISBN Translate When On is scanned EAN 13 Bookland symbols are translated into their equivalent ISBN number format Default Off ...

Page 87: ...ech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd EAN JAN 8 Default All EAN JAN 8 Settings EAN JAN 8 On Off EAN JAN 8 Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On ...

Page 88: ...f all scanned EAN JAN 8 data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda EAN JAN 8 Addenda Required When Required is scanned the scanner will only read EAN JAN 8 bar codes that have addenda Default Not Required EAN JAN 8 Addenda Separator When this feature is On there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned Off there is no space Default On ...

Page 89: ...t types of check characters are used with MSI bar codes You can program the scanner to read MSI bar codes with Type 10 check characters Default Validate Type 10 but Don t Transmit When Check Character is set to Validate Type 10 11 and Transmit the scanner will only read MSI bar codes printed with the specified type check character s and will transmit the character s at the end of the scanned data ...

Page 90: ...t Don t Transmit the unit will only read MSI bar codes printed with the specified type check character s but will not transmit the check character s with the scanned data MSI Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 4 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 ...

Page 91: ...d Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Default All GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Settings GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional On Off GS1 DataBar Limited Default All GS1 DataBar Limited Settings GS1 DataBar Limited On Off ...

Page 92: ... Ltd GS1 DataBar Expanded Default All GS1 DataBar Expanded Settings GS1 DataBar Expanded On Off GS1 DataBar Expanded Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 4 74 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 74 ...

Page 93: ...ch Electronics Co Ltd Codablock A Default All Codablock A Settings Codablock A On Off Codablock A Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 600 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 600 ...

Page 94: ...h Electronics Co Ltd Codablock F Default All Codablock F Settings Codablock F On Off Codablock F Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 2048 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2048 ...

Page 95: ... of unitech Electronics Co Ltd PDF417 Default All PDF417 Settings PDF417 On Off PDF417 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 2750 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2750 ...

Page 96: ...ronics Co Ltd MacroPDF417 MacroPDF417 is an implementation of PDF417 capable of encoding very large amounts of data into multiple PDF417 bar codes When this selection is enabled these multiple bar codes are assembled into a single data string Default On MicroPDF417 Default All MicroPDF417 Settings MicroPDF417 On Off ...

Page 97: ...ue 2D composite component to form a new class called GS1 Composite symbology GS1 Composite symbologies allow for the co existence of symbologies already in use Default Off UPC EAN Version Scan the UPC EAN Version On bar code to decode GS1 Composite symbols that have a U P C or an EAN linear component This does not affect GS1 Composite symbols with a GS1 128 or GS1 linear component Default UPC EAN ...

Page 98: ... Any application that accepts GS1 data can be simplified since it only needs to recognize one data carrier type If GS1 128 Emulation is scanned all retail codes U P C UPC E EAN8 EAN13 are expanded out to 16 digits If the AIM ID is enabled the value will be the GS1 128 AIM ID C1 see Symbology Chart on page 112 If GS1 DataBar Emulation is scanned all retail codes U P C UPC E EAN8 EAN13 are expanded ...

Page 99: ...CIF Linked Code 39 TLC39 This code is a composite code since it has a Code 39 linear component and a MicroPDF417 stacked code component All bar code readers are capable of reading the Code 39 linear component The MicroPDF417 component can only be decoded if TLC39 On is selected The linear component may be decoded as Code 39 even if TLC39 is off Default Off ...

Page 100: ...age 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 7089 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 7089 QR Code Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several QR Code bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters an QR Code bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers the number of QR Code bar codes determined b...

Page 101: ...characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page 117 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside the back cove...

Page 102: ...on Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 3116 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 3116 Data Matrix Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Data Matrix bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters an Data Matrix bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers the number of Data Matrix bar codes deter Off mined by informat...

Page 103: ...e proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page 117 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside the ...

Page 104: ...al information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 3832 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 3832 Aztec Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Aztec bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters an Aztec bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers the number of Aztec bar codes determined by information encoded in th...

Page 105: ...er characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page 117 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside the back c...

Page 106: ...Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 7833 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 7833 Postal Codes Linear The following lists linear postal codes Any combination of linear postal code selections can be active at a time China Post Hong Kong 2 of 5 Default All China Post Ho...

Page 107: ...f unitech Electronics Co Ltd China Post Hong Kong 2 of 5 On Off China Post Hong Kong 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 ...

Page 108: ...t Korea Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 49 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 Korea Post Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data Default Don t Transmit ...

Page 109: ...d Full ASCII CTRL relationships apply to all terminals that can be used with the scanner Refer to page 18 enable Control ASCII mode Function Code HEX ASCII Value Full ASCII CTRL NUL 00 SOH 01 A STX 02 B ETX 03 C EOT 04 D ENQ 05 E ACK 06 F BEL 07 G BS 08 H HT 09 I LF 0A J VT 0B K FF 0C L CR 0D M SO 0E N SI 0F O DLE 10 P DC1 11 Q DC2 12 R DC3 13 S DC4 14 T NAK 15 U SYN 16 V ETB 17 W CAN 18 X EM 19 Y...

Page 110: ...Ltd The last five characters in the Full ASCII CTRL column 6 apply to US only The following chart indicates the equivalents of these five characters for different countries Country Codes United States 6 Belgium 6 Scandinavia 8 9 6 France 8 6 Germany A 6 Italy 6 Switzerland 6 United Kingdom 6 Denmark 8 9 6 Norway 8 9 6 Spain 6 ...

Page 111: ...make EOT 04 ALT break ALT break ENQ 05 CTRL make CNTRL make ACK 06 CTRL break CNTRL break BEL 07 CR Enter RETURN BS 08 Reserved APPLE make HT 09 Tab TAB LF 0A Reserved APPLE break VT 0B Tab TAB FF 0C Delete Del CR 0D CR Enter RETURN SO 0E Insert Ins Help SI 0F Escape ESC DLE 10 F11 F11 DC1 11 Home Home DC2 12 Print Prnt Scrn DC3 13 Back Space BACKSPACE DC4 14 Back Tab LSHIFT TAB NAK 15 F12 F12 SYN...

Page 112: ...aracter code that identifies each symbology This action first clears all current prefixes then programs a Code I D prefix for all symbologies This is a temporary setting that will be removed when the unit is power cycled Show Decoder Revision Scan the bar code below to output the decoder revision Show Scan Driver Revision Scan the bar code below to output the scan driver revision The scan driver c...

Page 113: ... to show current data format settings Test Menu When you scan the Test Menu On code then scan a programming code in this manual the scanner displays the content of a programming code The programming function will still occur but in addition the content of that programming code is output to the terminal Note This feature should not be used during normal scanner operation ...

Page 114: ...2 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C Storage Temperature 40 F to 140 F 40 C to 60 C Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Drop Operational after 12 drops to concrete from 2 ft 1m Environmental Sealing IP40 Light Levels 0 100 000 lux direct sunlight ESD Up to 10kv direct air Up to 4kv indirect coupling plane Motion Tolerance 100mm per second for 13 mil UPC Scan Performance Pitch Skew 60 70 Symbol Contrast 35 DOF wit...

Page 115: ...ctronics Co Ltd Standard Cable Pinouts Keyboard Wedge 10 Pin RJ45 Modular Plug Note Pin assignments are not compatible withlegacy products Use of a cable with improper pin assignments may lead to damage to the unit Use of any cables not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by your warranty ...

Page 116: ...ark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Standard Cable Pinouts USB Note Pin assignments are not compatible with legacy products Use of a cable with improper pin assignments may lead to damage to the unit Use of any cables not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by your warranty ...

Page 117: ...etergent solution is used rinse with a clean lens tissue dampened with water only The scanner and base s housing may also be cleaned the same way Caution Do not submerge the scanner in water The scanner s housing is not watertight Do not use abrasive wipes or tissues on the scanner s window abrasive wipes may scratch the window Never use solvents e g alcohol or acetone on the housing or window sol...

Page 118: ...e opening and press firmly The connector is keyed to go in only one way and will click into place Troubleshooting a Unitech MS832 Scanner The scanner automatically performs self tests whenever you turn it on If your scanner is not functioning properly review the following Troubleshooting Guide to try to isolate the problem Is the power on Is the aimer on If the aimer isn t illuminated check that T...

Page 119: ...ost displays es Reprogram the scanner with the correct Plug and Play bar code See Programming the Interface beginning on page 6 The scanner may not be programmed to output your bar code data properly For example you scan 12345 and the host displays A12345B Reprogram the scanner with the proper symbology selections See Chapter 6 The scanner won t read your bar code at all 1 Scan the sample bar code...

Page 120: ...r the product at the time of purchase Warranty Period Any defective product must be returned at purchaser s expense during the Warranty Period to unitech factory or authorized service center for inspection No product will be accepted by unitech without a Return Materials Authorization which may be obtained by contacting unitech In the event that the product is returned to unitech or its authorized...

Page 121: ...L DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU All provisions of this Limited Warranty are separate and severable which means that if any provision is held invalid and unenforceable such determination shall not affect the validity of enforceability of the other provisions hereof Use of any peripherals not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by this wa...

Page 122: ...0x42 Canadian Post X0 C 0x43 China Post X0 Q 0x51 Chinese Sensible Code Han Xin Code X0 H 0x48 Codabar Fm 0 1 a 0x61 Codablock A O6 0 1 4 5 6 V 0x56 Codablock F Om 0 1 4 5 6 q 0x71 Code 11 H3 h 0x68 Code 128 Cm 0 1 2 4 j 0x6A GS1 128 C1 I 0x49 Code 32 Pharmaceutical PARAF X0 0x3C Code 39 supports Full ASCII mode Am 0 1 3 4 5 7 b 0x62 Code 49 Tm 0 1 2 4 l 0x6C Code 93 and 93i Gm 0 9 A Z a m i 0x69 ...

Page 123: ...m 0x7D InfoMail X0 0x2c Intelligent Mail Bar Code X0 M 0x4D Interleaved 2 of 5 Im 0 1 3 e 0x65 Japanese Post X0 J 0x4A KIX Netherlands Post X0 K 0x4B Korea Post X0 0x3F Matrix 2 of 5 X0 m 0x6D MaxiCode Um 0 3 x 0x7 8 MicroPDF417 Lm 3 5 R 0x52 MSI Mm 0 g 0x67 NEC 2 of 5 X0 Y 0x59 OCR MICR E 13 B o3 O 0x4F OCR SEMI Font o3 O 0x4F OCR A o1 O 0x4F OCR B o2 O 0x4F PDF417 Lm 0 2 r 0x72 Planet Code X0 L ...

Page 124: ...0x63 UPC A with Extended Coupon Code E3 c 0x63 UPC E E0 E 0x45 UPC E with Add On E3 E 0x45 UPC E1 X0 E 0x45 Note m represents the AIM modifier character Refer to International Technical Specification Symbology Identifiers for AIM modifier character details Prefix Suffix entries for specific symbologies override the universal All Symbologies 99 entry Refer to Data Editing beginning on page 34 and D...

Page 125: ... CONTROL 4 DC4 5 5 END OF QUERY ENQ 21 15 NEGATIVE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT NAK 6 6 ACKNOWLEDGE ACK 22 16 SYNCHRONIZE SYN 7 7 BEEP BEL 23 17 END OF TRANSMISSIONBLOCK ETB 8 8 BACKSPACE BS 24 18 CANCEL CAN 9 9 HORIZONTAL TAB HT 25 19 END OF MEDIUM EM 10 A LINE FEED LF 26 1A SUBSTITUTE SUB 11 B VERTICAL TAB VT 27 1B ESCAPE ESC 12 C FF FORM FEED 28 1C FILE SEPARATOR FS RIGHT ARROW 13 D CR CARRIAGE RETURN 29 1D...

Page 126: ... 51 33 3 83 53 S 115 73 s 52 34 4 84 54 T 116 74 t 53 35 5 85 55 U 117 75 u 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 v 55 37 7 87 57 W 119 77 w 56 38 8 88 58 X 120 78 x 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79 y 58 3A 90 5A Z 122 7A z 59 3B 91 5B 123 7B 60 3C 92 5C 124 7C 61 3D 93 5D 125 7D 62 3E 94 5E 126 7E 63 3F 95 5F _ 127 7F DEL Extended ASCII Characters DEC HEX Character DEC HEX Character DEC HEX Character 128 80 171 AB 214 D6...

Page 127: ...239 EF ï 154 9A š 197 C5 Å 240 F0 ð 155 9B 198 C6 Æ 241 F1 ñ 156 9C oe 199 C7 Ç 242 F2 ò 157 9D 200 C8 È 243 F3 ó 158 9E ž 201 C9 É 244 F4 ô 159 9F Ÿ 202 CA Ê 245 F5 õ 160 A0 203 CB Ë 246 F6 ö 161 A1 204 CC Ì 247 F7 162 A2 205 CD Í 248 F8 ø 163 A3 206 CE Î 249 F9 ù 164 A4 207 CF Ï 250 FA ú 165 A5 208 D0 Ð 251 FB û 166 A6 209 D1 Ñ 252 FC ü 167 A7 210 D2 Ò 253 FD ý 168 A8 211 D3 Ó 254 FE þ 169 A9 21...

Page 128: ...acters 83 ISO 2022 69 Fre French Belgium Replacement Characters 81 ISO 2022 25 Fra French Belgium Replacement Characters 84 ISO 2022 11 Ger German Replacement Characters 85 ISO 2022 11 Ita Italian Replacement Characters 86 ISO 2022 11 Swi Swiss Replacement Characters 87 ISO 2022 11 UK British Replacement Characters 88 ISO 2022 11 Dan Danish Replacement Characters 89 ISO 2022 11 Nor Norwegian Repla...

Page 129: ...9 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Unicode Key Maps 104 Key U S Style Keyboard 105 Key European Style Keyboard ...

Page 130: ...120 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Sample Symbols ...

Page 131: ...121 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Sample Symbols ...

Page 132: ...122 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Sample Symbols ...

Page 133: ...123 Copyright 2014 unitech Electronics Co Ltd All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Programming Chart ...

Page 134: ...All rights reserved Unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co Ltd Programming Chart Note If you make an error while scanning the letters or digits before scanning Save scan Discard scan the correct letters or digits and Save again ...

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