Unitech MS842N, User Manual

Page 1: ...2D Imager Scanner MS842N User s Manual Version 0 2 ...

Page 2: ... Rate 6 Parity Check 7 Data Bit 7 Stop Bit 8 Hardware Flow Control 8 USB Interface 9 USB DataPipe 9 USB HID KBW 9 USB Country Keyboard Types 9 Country Code Table Appendix 5 10 Beep on Unknown Character 11 Emulate ALT Keypad 11 Function Key Mapping 11 Inter Keystroke Delay 12 Caps Lock 12 Convert Case 13 Emulate Numeric Keypad 13 USB COM Port Emulation 14 HID POS 14 Acquire Scanned Data 15 VID PID ...

Page 3: ...ding 22 Specify Central Area 22 Chapter 5 Illumination Aiming 23 Illumination 23 Aiming 24 Chapter 6 Beep LED Indications 25 Introduction 25 Startup Beep 25 Beep after Good Decode 25 Beep Type 26 Beep Volume 26 Additional Settings for Type 1 27 Beep Duration 27 Beep Frequency 28 LED Notification 29 LED Notification for Good Decode 29 LED Notification Duration for Good Decode 29 Chapter 7 Data Form...

Page 4: ...x 41 Chapter 8 Symbologies 42 General Settings 42 Enable Disable All Symbologies 42 Enable Disable 1D Symbologies 42 Enable Disable 2D Symbologies 42 1D Symbologies 43 Code 128 43 Restore Factory Defaults 43 Enable Disable Code 128 43 Set Length Range for Code 128 43 GS1 128 UCC EAN 128 44 Restore Factory Defaults 44 Enable Disable GS1 128 44 EAN 8 45 Restore Factory Defaults 45 Enable Disable EAN...

Page 5: ...t Preamble Character 0 55 Interleaved 2 of 5 56 Restore Factory Defaults 56 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 56 Set Length Range for Interleaved 2 of 5 56 Parity Check 57 Set Discrete Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 58 ITF 14 59 ITF 6 60 Matrix 2 of 5 61 Restore Factory Defaults 61 Enable Disable Matrix 2 of 5 61 Set Length Range for Matrix 2 of 5 61 Parity Check 62 Code 39 63 Restore Factory Defa...

Page 6: ...pplication Identifier 01 71 GS1 Composite Code 72 Restore Factory Defaults 72 Enable Disable GS1 Composite Code 72 EAN UPC Composite 72 Code 11 73 Restore Factory Defaults 73 Enable Disable Code 11 73 Set Length Range for Code 11 73 Transmit Check Digit 74 Parity Check 74 Industrial 2 of 5 75 Restore Factory Defaults 75 Enable Disable Industrial 2 of 5 75 Set Length Range for Industrial 2 of 5 75 ...

Page 7: ...Code 85 QR Code 86 Restore Factory Defaults 86 Enable Disable QR Code 86 Set Length Range for QR Code 86 QR Twin Code 87 Aztec Code 88 Restore Factory Defaults 88 Enable Disable Aztec Code 88 Set Length Range for Aztec Code 88 Read Multi barcodes of an Image 89 Set the Number of Barcodes 90 Data Matrix 91 Restore Factory Defaults 91 Enable Disable Data Matrix 91 Set Length Range for Data Matrix 91...

Page 8: ... Parameter Programming Examples 115 a Program the Decode Session Timeout 115 b Program the Timeout between Decodes Same Barcode 115 c Program the Central Area 115 d Program the Duration of Good Decode Beep Type 1 116 e Program the Frequency of Good Decode Beep Type 1 116 f Program the LED Notification Duration for Good Decode 116 g Program the Custom Prefix Suffix 117 h Program the Terminating Cha...

Page 9: ...splays About This Guide This guide provides programming instructions for the MS842N Users can configure the MS842N by scanning the programming barcodes included in this manual The MS842N has been properly configured for most applications and can be put into use without further configuration Users may check the Factory Defaults Table in Appendix for reference Throughout the manual programming barco...

Page 10: ... number of programming barcodes to configure your engine To exit the setup mode scan the Exit Setup barcode If the engine has exit the setup mode only some special programming barcodes such as the Enter Setup barcode and Restore All Factory Defaults barcode can be read Enter Setup Exit Setup Programming barcode data can be transmitted to the Host Scan the appropriate barcode below to enable or dis...

Page 11: ...e custom defaults stored on the engine Restore All Factory Defaults Note Use this feature with discretion Custom Defaults Scanning the Restore All Custom Defaults barcode can reset all parameters to the custom defaults Scanning the Save as Custom Defaults can set the current settings as custom defaults Custom defaults are stored in the non volatile memory Save as Custom Defaults Restore All Custom...

Page 12: ...Enter Setup Exit Setup 4 ...

Page 13: ...smooth communication and accuracy of data you need to set communication parameters including baud rate parity check data bit and stop bit to match the host device The serial communication interface provided by the engine is based on TTL signals TTL 232 can be used for most application architectures For those requiring RS 232 an external conversion circuit is needed The conversion circuit is availa...

Page 14: ...e is the number of bits of data transmitted per second Set the baud rate to match the Host requirements Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 19200 Baud Rate 1200 Baud Rate 38400 Baud Rate 2400 Baud Rate 57600 Baud Rate 4800 Baud Rate 115200 Baud Rate 14400 ...

Page 15: ...Enter Setup 7 Exit Setup Parity Check None Even Parity Odd Parity Data Bit 8 Data Bits 6 Data Bits 7 Data Bits 5 Data Bits ...

Page 16: ... is set to high level by receiving device When the engine is not ready for receiving it will set RTS signal to low level When sending device such as PC detects it it will not send data to the engine any more to prevent data loss If this feature is disabled reception transmission of serial data will not be influenced by RTS CTS signal Enable Hardware Flow Control Disable Hardware Flow Control Note ...

Page 17: ... feature by scanning the barcode below Then engine s transmission will be simulated as USB keyboard input The Host receives keystrokes on the virtual keyboard It works on a Plug and Play basis and no driver is required USB HID KBW USB Country Keyboard Types Keyboard layouts and country codes vary from country to country All supported keyboard types are listed in the Country Code Table The default ...

Page 18: ...21 France 7 Spain 22 Germany Austria 8 Sweden 23 Greece 9 Switzerland German 24 Hungary 10 Turkey F 25 Israel Hebrew 11 Turkey Q 26 Italy 12 U K 27 Latin American 13 Japan 28 Example Program the engine to emulate Norwegian keyboard Norway 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Select Country Code barcode 3 Check the country code for Norway in the Country Code Table Norway 15 4 Scan the numeric ...

Page 19: ...CII character 0x00 0xff is sent over the numeric keypad no matter which keyboard type is selected Since sending a character involves multiple keystroke emulations this method appears less efficient Emulate ALT Keypad ON Emulate ALT Keypad OFF Function Key Mapping When Function Key Mapping is enabled function character 0x00 0x1F are sent as ASCII sequences over the numeric keypad For more informati...

Page 20: ...y 20ms Long Delay 40ms Caps Lock The Caps Lock ON option can invert upper and lower case characters contained in barcode data This inversion occurs regardless of the state of Caps Lock key on the Host s keyboard Caps Lock ON Caps Lock OFF Note Emulate ALT Keypad ON Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case prevails over Caps Lock ON Example When the Caps Lock ON is selected barcode data ...

Page 21: ...meric Keypad barcode Sending a number 0 9 is emulated as keystroke s on numeric keypad whereas sending other character like _ and is still emulated as keystrokes on main keyboard Numeric keypad is usually situated at the right of the main keyboard The state of Num Lock on the simulated numeric keypad is determined by its equivalent on the Host If Num Lock on the Host is turned off the output of si...

Page 22: ... Port Emulation feature allows the Host to receive data in the way as a serial port does However you need to set communication parameters on the engine to match the Host requirements USB COM Port Emulation HID POS The HID POS interface is recommended for new application programs It can send up to 56 characters in a single USB report and appears more efficient than keyboard emulation Features HID b...

Page 23: ... Data After a barcode is decoded the engine sends an input report as below Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 0 Report ID 0x02 1 Barcode Length 2 57 Decoded Data 1 56 58 61 Reserved 1 4 62 Symbology ID Number Appendix 7 or N C 0x00 63 Decode Data Continued VID PID USB uses VID Vendor ID and PID Product ID to identify and locate a device The VID is assigned by USB Implementers Forum Every PID contains a base...

Page 24: ...Enter Setup Exit Setup 16 IBM SurePOS Tabletop IBM SurePOS Table Top IBM SurePOS Handheld IBM SurePOS Hand Held ...

Page 25: ...ignal waits 20ms or longer and then makes the signal valid Trigger Mode Auto Mode If the Auto Mode is enabled the engine activates a decode session every time it detects a change in ambient illumination The decode session continues until the barcode is decoded or the Decode Session Timeout occurs Receiving a trigger signal can also activate a decode session The decode session continues until the t...

Page 26: ...gine from rereading the same barcode in a given period of time This parameter sets the timeout between decodes for the same barcode in the Auto Mode It is programmable in 1ms increments from 1ms to 3600000ms The default timeout is 1500ms To learn how to program this parameter see the b Program the Timeout between Decodes Same Barcode section in Appendix Timeout Between Decodes Same Barcode Disable...

Page 27: ...es Same Barcode In order not to decode a barcode repeatedly you can program this parameter to prevent the engine from rereading the same barcode in a given period of time This parameter sets the timeout between decodes for the same barcode in the Continuous Mode It is programmable in 1ms increments from 1ms to 3600000ms The default timeout is 1500ms To learn how to program this parameter see the b...

Page 28: ...Enter Setup Disable Timeout Between Decodes Enable Timeout Between Decodes Exit Setup 20 ...

Page 29: ...r Regular Mode Mobile Phone Mode The engine can capture barcodes printed on paper labels or displayed on the screen of a mobile phone Select a mode as per actual need Regular Mode Read barcodes printed on paper or plastic Mobile Phone Mode Read barcodes off mobile phones or LCD displays Regular Mode Mobile Phone Mode Decode Area Whole Area Decoding When this option is enabled the engine attempts t...

Page 30: ...hat only the desired barcode is read Central Area Decoding Specify Central Area The default central area is a Width 20 by Height 20 area in the center of the engine s field of view as shown in the figure below You can define the central area by scanning the Specify Central Area barcode and numeric barcode s corresponding to a desired percentage 1 100 If Central Area Decoding is enabled by scanning...

Page 31: ...ions are provided to improve the lighting conditions during every image capture Normal Illumination LEDs are turned on during image capture Always ON Illumination LEDs keep ON after the engine is powered on OFF Illumination LEDs are OFF all the time Normal Always ON OFF 23 Exit Setup ...

Page 32: ...ning the target barcode within its field of view and thus makes decoding easier Normal The engine projects an aiming pattern only during barcode scanning capture Always ON Aiming pattern is constantly ON after the engine is powered on OFF Aiming pattern is OFF all the time Normal Always ON OFF Exit Setup 24 ...

Page 33: ...ED indicator This chapter describes how to program the beep LED notification feature Startup Beep If startup beep is enabled the engine will beep after being turned on Enable Startup Beep Disable Startup Beep Beep after Good Decode The engine can be configured to beep after good decode Beep type frequency and volume duty circle of PWM are also user programmable Beep after Good Decode Do Not Beep a...

Page 34: ...Enter Setup Beep Type Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Beep Volume Loud Low Medium Exit Setup 26 ...

Page 35: ...uency settings are designed only for Type 1 which is a single tone to serve specific applications Beep Duration 80ms 40ms To learn how to program the parameter see the d Program the Duration of Good Decode Beep Type 1 section in Appendix Custom 20 300ms 27 Exit Setup ...

Page 36: ...z 2730Hz 4200Hz You may select the frequency same as the center frequency of your buzzer To learn how to program this parameter see the e Program the Frequency of Good Decode Beep Type 1 section in Appendix Custom 20 20000 Hz Exit Setup 28 ...

Page 37: ... Good Decode LED Notification OFF Good Decode LED Notification ON LED Notification Duration for Good Decode Short 20ms Medium 120ms Long 220ms Prolonged 320ms To learn how to program this parameter see the f Program the LED Notification Duration for Good Decode section in Appendix Custom 1 10000ms 29 Exit Setup ...

Page 38: ...fiers but in some special cases customized prefix and terminating character suffix like Carriage Return or Line Feed can also be the alternatives Data editing refers to appending prefix suffix data packing etc Data formatting may include Append AIM ID Code ID custom prefix before the decoded data Append custom suffix after the decoded data Pack data Append terminating character to the end of the d...

Page 39: ...prefix suffix Enable All Prefix Suffix Allow user to append Code ID prefix AIM ID prefix custom prefix suffix and terminating character to the barcode data before the transmission Enable All Prefix Suffix Disable All Prefix Suffix Prefix Sequences Code ID Custom Prefix AIM ID Custom Prefix Code ID AIM ID 31 Exit Setup ...

Page 40: ...IM ID Table section If AIM ID prefix is enabled the engine will add the symbology identifier before the scanned data after decoding Enable AIM ID Prefix Disable AIM ID Prefix Code ID Prefix Code ID can also be used to identify barcode type Unlike AIM ID Code ID is user programmable Code ID can only consist of one or two English letters Enable Code ID Prefix Disable Code ID Prefix Exit Setup 32 ...

Page 41: ...ach symbology can be programmed separately See the following example to learn how to program a Code ID Example Set the Code ID of PDF417 to p 1 Check the hex value of p in the Appendix 4 ASCII Table p 70 2 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 3 Scan the Modify PDF417 Code ID barcode 4 Scan the numeric barcodes 7 and 0 5 Scan the Save barcode 6 Scan the Exit Setup barcode 33 Exit Setup ...

Page 42: ...Code ID Modify Data Matrix Code ID Modify QR Code ID Modify Maxicode Code ID Modify Aztec Code ID Modify Chinese Sensible Code ID Modify EAN 8 Code ID Modify EAN 13 Code ID Modify UPC E Code ID Modify UPC A Code ID Exit Setup 34 ...

Page 43: ...dify UCC EAN 128 Code ID Modify Code 39 Code ID Modify Code 93 Code ID Modify Interleaved 2 of 5 Code ID Modify ITF 14 Code ID Modify ITF 6 Code ID Modify Codabar Code ID Modify Industrial 25 Code ID Modify Standard 25 Code ID 35 Exit Setup ...

Page 44: ...Enter Setup Modify Code 11 Code ID Modify Plessey Code ID Modify MSI Plessey Code ID Modify GS1 Databar Code ID Modify Composite Code ID Modify ISBN Code ID Exit Setup 36 ...

Page 45: ...code and then the numeric barcodes corresponding to the hexadecimal value of a desired prefix To save the settings scan the Save barcode Note A custom prefix cannot exceed 10 characters Set Custom Prefix Example Set the custom prefix to CODE 1 Check the hex values of CODE in the ASCII Table CODE 43 4F 44 45 2 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 3 Scan the Set Custom Prefix barcode 4 Scan the numeric barc...

Page 46: ...code and then the numeric barcodes corresponding to the hexadecimal value of a desired suffix To save the settings scan the Save barcode Note A custom suffix cannot exceed 10 characters Set Custom Suffix Example Set the custom suffix to CODE 1 Check the hex values of CODE in the ASCII Table CODE 43 4F 44 45 2 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 3 Scan the Set Custom Suffix barcode 4 Scan the numeric barc...

Page 47: ...influences data format and is not recommended for general applications Disable Data Packing Normal Pack Normal Pack format STX ATTR LEN AL_TYPE DATA LRC STX 0x02 ATTR 0x00 LEN Barcode data length is expressed in 2 bytes ranging from 0 to 65535 AL_TYPE 0x36 DATA Raw barcode data LRC Check digit LRC calculation algorithm computation sequence 0xFF LEN AL_TYPE DATA computation method is XOR byte by by...

Page 48: ...ans nothing can be added after it A terminating character suffix can contain one or two characters Enable Disable Terminating Character Suffix To enable disable terminating character suffix scan the appropriate barcode below Enable Terminating Character Suffix Disable Terminating Character Suffix Exit Setup 40 ...

Page 49: ...acter Suffix barcode and then the numeric barcodes corresponding to the hexadecimal value of a desired terminating character To save the settings scan the Save barcode Note A terminating character suffix cannot exceed 2 characters Set Terminating Character Suffix Example Set the terminating character suffix to 0x0D 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Set Terminating Character Suffix barcode ...

Page 50: ...e is enabled the engine will not be able to read any non programming barcodes except the programming barcodes Enable All Symbologies Disable All Symbologies Enable Disable 1D Symbologies Enable 1D Symbologies Disable 1D Symbologies Enable Disable 2D Symbologies Enable 2D Symbologies Disable 2D Symbologies Exit Setup 42 ...

Page 51: ... engine can be configured to only decode Code 128 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 43 Exit Setup ...

Page 52: ...Enter Setup GS1 128 UCC EAN 128 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of GS1 128 Enable Disable GS1 128 Enable GS1 128 Disable GS1 128 Exit Setup 44 ...

Page 53: ...efaults of EAN 8 Enable Disable EAN 8 Enable EAN 8 Disable EAN 8 Transmit Check Digit EAN 8 is 8 digits in length with the last one as its check digit used to verify the accuracy of the data Transmit EAN 8 Check Digit Do Not Transmit EAN 8 Check Digit 45 Exit Setup ...

Page 54: ...ne is add on code Enable 2 Digit Add On Code Disable 2 Digit Add On Code Enable 5 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code Enable 2 Digit Add On Code Enable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine decodes a mix of EAN 8 barcodes with and without 2 digit 5 digit add on codes Disable 2 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine only decodes the main part when scanning a new barcode It can ...

Page 55: ...ension Disable EAN 8 Zero Extend Transmit EAN 8 barcodes as is Enable EAN 8 Zero Extend Add five leading zeros to decoded EAN 8 barcodes to extend to13 digits Enable EAN 8 Zero Extend Disable EAN 8 Zero Extend 47 Exit Setup ...

Page 56: ... 13 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of EAN 13 Enable Disable EAN 13 Enable EAN 13 Disable EAN 13 Transmit Check Digit Transmit EAN 13 Check Digit Do Not Transmit EAN 13 Check Digit Exit Setup 48 ...

Page 57: ...nable 5 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code Enable 2 Digit Add On Code Enable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine decodes a mix of EAN 13 barcodes with and without 2 digit 5 digit add on codes Disable 2 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine only decodes the main part when scanning a new barcode It can also decode standard EAN 13 barcodes 49 Exit Setup ...

Page 58: ...Enter Setup ISBN Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of ISBN Enable Disable ISBN Enable ISBN Disable ISBN Set ISBN Format ISBN 13 ISBN 10 Exit Setup 50 ...

Page 59: ... UPC E Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of UPC E Enable Disable UPC E Enable UPC E Disable UPC E Transmit Check Digit Transmit UPC E Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC E Check Digit 51 Exit Setup ...

Page 60: ...ode Enable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine decodes a mix of UPC E barcodes with and without 2 digit 5 digit add on codes Disable 2 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine only decodes the main part when scanning a new barcode It can also decode standard UPC E barcodes Transmit System Character 0 The first character of UPC E barcode is the system character 0 Transmit System Characte...

Page 61: ...tup UPC E Extension Disable UPC E Extend Transmit UPC E barcodes as is Enable UPC E Extend Extend UPC E barcodes to make them compatible in length to UPC A Enable UPC E Extend Disable UPC E Extend 53 Exit Setup ...

Page 62: ... UPC A Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of UPC A Enable Disable UPC A Enable UPC A Disable UPC A Transmit Check Digit Transmit UPC A Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC A Check Digit Exit Setup 54 ...

Page 63: ...5 Digit Add On Code The engine decodes a mix of UPC A barcodes with and without 2 digit 5 digit add on codes Disable 2 Digit Add On Code Disable 5 Digit Add On Code The engine only decodes the main part when scanning a new barcode It can also decode standard UPC A barcodes Transmit Preamble Character 0 Transmit Preamble Character 0 Do not Transmit Preamble Character 0 Note The preamble character 0...

Page 64: ...rleaved 2 of 5 The engine can be configured to only decode Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 6 Set the Maximum Length Def...

Page 65: ...gine will run a parity check using the last digit of Interleaved 2 of 5 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted whereas those failing it will not be transmitted No Parity Check Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check Note If the Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check option is enabled Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes w...

Page 66: ...reater than 64 and consist of three digits a leading zero or zeros may need to be added to meet the length requirement For more information see the k Program the Discrete Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 section in Appendix Enable the Discrete Lengths Disable the Discrete Lengths The discrete lengths become valid only when the Enable the Discrete Lengths option is enabled Set the Discrete Length Del...

Page 67: ...th a length of 14 characters and the last character as the check character Disable ITF 14 Enable ITF 14 But Do Not Transmit Check Digit Enable ITF 14 and Transmit Check Digit Note It is advisable not to enable ITF 14 and Interleaved 2 of 5 at the same time 59 Exit Setup ...

Page 68: ...ith a length of 6 characters and the last character as the check character Disable ITF 6 Enable ITF 6 But Do Not Transmit Check Digit Enable ITF 6 and Transmit Check Digit Note It is advisable not to enable ITF 6 and Interleaved 2 of 5 at the same time Exit Setup 60 ...

Page 69: ...5 The engine can be configured to only decode Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 4 Set the Maximum Length Default 80 61 Exit Se...

Page 70: ...g the last digit of Matrix 2 of 5 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted except the last digit whereas those failing it will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run a parity check using the last digit of Matrix 2 of 5 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted whereas those failing it will not be trans...

Page 71: ...n be configured to only decode Code 39 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 4 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 63 Exit Setup ...

Page 72: ...g the last digit of Code 39 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted except the last digit whereas those failing it will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run a parity check using the last digit of Code 39 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted whereas those failing it will not be transmitted No Pa...

Page 73: ...tart Stop Character Enable Disable Code 39 Full ASCII By default the engine is only able to read some ASCII characters You can configure your engine to identify all ASCII characters by scanning the appropriate barcode below Enable Code 39 Full ASCII Disable Code 39 Full ASCII 65 Exit Setup ...

Page 74: ...n be configured to only decode Codabar barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 2 Set the Maximum Length Default 60 Exit Setup 66 ...

Page 75: ...g the last digit of Codabar barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted except the last digit whereas those failing it will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run a parity check using the last digit of Codabar barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted whereas those failing it will not be transmitted No Pa...

Page 76: ...er Format A a B b C c D or d can be used as the start character of a Codabar barcode A a B b C c D d E e T t N n or can be used as the stop character of a Codabar barcode ABCD ABCD as the Start Stop Character ABCD TN E as the Start Stop Character Start Stop Character in Uppercase Start Stop Character in Lowercase Exit Setup 68 ...

Page 77: ...n be configured to only decode Code 93 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 69 Exit Setup ...

Page 78: ...st two digits of Code 93 barcode as check digits Barcodes passing the checks will be transmitted except the last two digits whereas those failing them will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run parity checks using the last two digits of Code 93 barcode as check digits Barcodes passing the checks will be transmitted whereas those failing them will not be tra...

Page 79: ... Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of GS1 Databar Enable Disable GS1 Databar Enable GS1 DataBar Disable GS1 DataBar Transmit Application Identifier 01 Transmit Application Identifier 01 Do Not Transmit Application Identifier 01 71 Exit Setup ...

Page 80: ...of GS1 Composite Code Enable Disable GS1 Composite Code Enable GS1 Composite Code Disable GS1 Composite Code EAN UPC Composite When EAN UPC Composite is enabled the engine will not be able to read standard EAN UPC barcodes Enable EAN UPC Composite Disable EAN UPC Composite Exit Setup 72 ...

Page 81: ...n be configured to only decode Code 11 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 4 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 73 Exit Setup ...

Page 82: ...smit Check Digit Parity Check No Parity Check One Check Digit MOD11 Two Check Digits MOD11 MOD11 Two Check Digits MOD11 MOD9 One Check Digit MOD11 Len 10 Two Check Digits MOD11 MOD11 Len 10 One Check Digit MOD11 Len 10 Two Check Digits MOD11 MOD9 Len 10 Exit Setup 74 ...

Page 83: ...rial 2 of 5 The engine can be configured to only decode Industrial 2 of 5 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 6 Set the Maximum Length Default...

Page 84: ...g the last digit of Industrial 2 of 5 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted except the last digit whereas those failing it will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run a parity check using the last digit of Industrial 2 of 5 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted whereas those failing it will not ...

Page 85: ... engine can be configured to only decode Standard 25 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 6 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 77 Exit Setup ...

Page 86: ...g the last digit of Standard 25 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted except the last digit whereas those failing it will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run a parity check using the last digit of Standard 25 barcode as check digit Barcodes passing the check will be transmitted whereas those failing it will not be transmitt...

Page 87: ...n be configured to only decode Plessey barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 4 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 79 Exit Setup ...

Page 88: ...st two digits of Plessey barcode as check digits Barcodes passing the checks will be transmitted except the last two digits whereas those failing them will not be transmitted Transmit Check Digit After Parity Check The engine will run parity checks using the last two digits of Plessey barcode as check digits Barcodes passing the checks will be transmitted whereas those failing them will not be tra...

Page 89: ... engine can be configured to only decode MSI Plessey barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 4 Set the Maximum Length Default 48 81 Exit Setup ...

Page 90: ...nter Setup Transmit Check Digit Transmit Check Digit Do Not Transmit Check Digit Parity Check No Parity Check One Check Digit MOD10 Two Check Digits MOD10 MOD10 Two Check Digits MOD10 MOD11 Exit Setup 82 ...

Page 91: ...gine can be configured to only decode PDF 417 barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 2710 83 Exit Setup ...

Page 92: ... PDF 417 Inverse Regular Barcode Dark bars on a bright background Inverse Barcode Bright bars on a dark background Decode Regular PDF417 Barcodes Only Decode Inverse PDF417 Barcodes Only Decode Both Exit Setup 84 ...

Page 93: ...ther There are 3 options for reading PDF417 twin codes Single PDF417 Only Read either PDF417 code Twin PDF417 Only Read both PDF417 codes Transmission sequence left upper PDF417 code followed by right lower PDF417 code Both Single Twin Read both PDF417 codes If successful transmit as twin PDF417 only Otherwise try single PDF417 only Single PDF417 Only Twin PDF417 Only Both Single Twin 85 Exit Setu...

Page 94: ... be configured to only decode QR Code barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 7089 Exit Setup 86 ...

Page 95: ...laced closely together There are 3 options for reading QR twin codes Single QR Only Read either QR code Twin QR Only Read both QR codes Transmission sequence left upper QR code followed by right lower QR code Both Single Twin Read both QR codes If successful transmit as twin QR only Otherwise try single QR only Single QR Only Twin QR Only Both Single Twin 87 Exit Setup ...

Page 96: ...gine can be configured to only decode Aztec Code barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 3832 Exit Setup 88 ...

Page 97: ... an Image There are three modes Mode 1 Read one barcode only Mode 2 Read fixed number of barcodes only Mode 3 Composite Reading Read fixed number of barcodes first If unsuccessful read one barcode only Mode 1 Mode 2 Mode 3 89 Exit Setup ...

Page 98: ...Enter Setup Set the Number of Barcodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Exit Setup 90 ...

Page 99: ...engine can be configured to only decode Data Matrix barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 3116 91 Exit Setup ...

Page 100: ...Setup Rectangular Barcode Enable Rectangular Barcode Disable Rectangular Barcode Data Matrix Inverse Decode Regular Data Matrix Barcodes Only Decode Inverse Data Matrix Barcodes Only Decode Both Exit Setup 92 ...

Page 101: ...s for reading Data Matrix twin codes Single Data Matrix Only Read either Data Matrix code Twin Data Matrix Only Read both Data Matrix codes Transmission sequence left upper Data Matrix code followed by right lower Data Matrix code Both Single Twin Read both Data Matrix codes If successful transmit as twin Data Matrix only Otherwise try single Data Matrix only Single Data Matrix Only Both Single Tw...

Page 102: ...can be configured to only decode Maxicode barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Length Default 150 Exit Setup 94 ...

Page 103: ...r Chinese Sensible Code The engine can be configured to only decode Chinese Sensible barcodes with lengths that fall between inclusive the minimum and maximum lengths To accomplish it you need to set the minimum and maximum lengths For more information see the j Program the Length Range Maximum Mininum Lengths for a Symbology section in Appendix Set the Minimum Length Default 1 Set the Maximum Len...

Page 104: ...Enter Setup Chinese Sensible Code Inverse Decode Regular Chinese Sensible Barcodes Only Decode Inverse Chinese Sensible Barcodes Only Decode Both Exit Setup 96 ...

Page 105: ...ck whether the parity check and length range settings match the barcodes c If the barcodes are stained defaced torn distorted or poorly printed try barcodes of good print quality If you need to scan barcodes off mobile phones enable the Mobile Phone Mode d Provide such information as model number firmware version and barcode type when contacting our technical support Q Some barcodes are decoded in...

Page 106: ... the Restore All Factory Defaults command to the device via a serial cable or USB cable Q How to enable disable terminating character Carriage Return or Line Feed A See the User Guide Q The device fails to communicate with QuickSet or UExpress A Enable the USB Datapipe or USB COM Port Emulation feature 98 ...

Page 107: ...arcode Disabled 1500ms Range 1 3600000ms Scanning Preference Regular Mode scan barcodes on paper Decode Area Whole Area Decoding Central Area 20 Send Product Information upon Startup Disabled Communication Interfaces Baud Rate 9600 Serial Communication Interface Parity Check None Serial Communication Interface Data Bits 8 Serial Communication Interface Stop Bit 1 Serial Communication Interface USB...

Page 108: ...led Max 10 characters Custom Suffix Disabled Max 10 characters Terminating Character Suffix Disabled Max 2 characters Data Packing Disabled Symbologies Code 128 Code 128 Enabled Maximum Length 48 Minimum Length 1 EAN 8 EAN 8 Enabled Check Digit Transmit 2 Digit Add On Code Disabled 5 Digit Add On Code Disabled Extend to EAN 13 Disabled EAN 13 EAN 13 Enabled Check Digit Transmit 2 Digit Add On Code...

Page 109: ...t Do not transmit Maximum Length 80 Minimum Length 6 Minimum length supported 4 Discrete Length Disabled ITF 6 ITF 6 Disabled ITF 14 ITF 14 Disabled Code 39 Code 39 Enabled Parity Check Disabled Start Stop Character Transmit Code 39 Full ASCII Disabled Maximum Length 48 Minimum Length 4 Minimum length supported 4 including start stop characters and check digit Codabar Codebar Enabled Parity Check ...

Page 110: ... GS1 Composite Disabled UPC EAN Composite Disabled Code 11 Code 11 Disabled Check Digit Transmit Parity Check 1 Check Digit MOD11 Maximum Length 48 Minimum Length 4 Minimum length supported 4 ISBN ISBN Disabled ISBN 13 ISBN Format Matrix 2 of 5 European Matrix 2 of 5 Maxtrix 2 of 5 Disabled Parity Check Disabled Maximum Length 80 Minimum Length 4 Minimum length supported 4 Industrial 25 Industrial...

Page 111: ...it MOD10 Check Digit Transmit Maximum Length 48 Minimum Length 4 Minimum length supported 4 PDF 417 PDF 417 Enabled Read Single PDF417 Only Enabled Maximum Length 2710 Minimum Length 1 PDF 417 Inverse Decode regular PDF417 barcodes only QR Code QR Code Enabled Read Single QR Only Enabled Maximum Length 7089 Minimum Length 1 Aztec Aztec Disabled Read Multi barcodes of an Image Disabled Maximum Leng...

Page 112: ...rix barcodes only Maximum Length 3116 Minimum Length 1 Maxicode Maxicode Disabled Maximum Length 150 Minimum Length 1 Chinese Sensible Code Chinese Sensible Code Off Decode regular Chinese Sensible barcodes only Chinese Sensible Code Inverse Maximum Length 7827 Minimum Length 1 ...

Page 113: ...abar Fm 0 2 4 Code 93 G0 Code 11 Hm 0 1 3 ISBN X0 Industrial 25 S0 Standard 25 R0 Plessey P0 MSI Plessey Mm 0 1 GS1 Databar RSS e0 GS1Composite Code em 0 3 PDF417 Lm 0 2 QR Code Qm 0 6 Aztec zm 0 9 A C Data Matrix dm 0 6 Maxicode Um 0 3 Chinese Sensible Code X0 Note m represents the AIM modifier character Refer to ISO IEC 15424 2008 Information technology Automatic identification and data capture ...

Page 114: ...aved 2 of 5 e ITF 6 e ITF 14 e Matrix 2 of 5 v Code 39 b Codabar a Code 93 i Code 11 H GS1 Databar RSS R GS1Composite Code EAN UCC Composite y ISBN B Matrix 2 of 5 European Matrix 2 of 5 v Industrial 25 I Standard 25 f Plessey n MSI Plessey m PDF417 r QR Code s Aztec z Data Matrix u Maxicode x Chinese Sensible Code h ...

Page 115: ...FF Form Feed 0d 13 CR Carriage Return 0e 14 SO Shift Out 0f 15 SI Shift In 10 16 DLE Data Link Escape 11 17 DC1 XON Device Control 1 12 18 DC2 Device Control 2 13 19 DC3 XOFF Device Control 3 14 20 DC4 Device Control 4 15 21 NAK Negative Acknowledgemnt 16 22 SYN Synchronous Idle 17 23 ETB End of Trans Block 18 24 CAN Cancel 19 25 EM End of Medium 1a 26 SUB Subsitute 1b 27 ESC Escape 1c 28 FS File ...

Page 116: ...sis 29 41 Right Closing Parenthesis 2a 42 Asterisk 2b 43 Plus 2c 44 Comma 2d 45 Minus Dash 2e 46 Dot 2f 47 Forward Slash 30 48 0 31 49 1 32 50 2 33 51 3 34 52 4 35 53 5 36 54 6 37 55 7 38 56 8 39 57 9 3a 58 Colon 3b 59 Semi colon 3c 60 Less Than 3d 61 Equal Sign 3e 62 Greater Than 3f 63 Question Mark 40 64 AT Symbol 41 65 A 42 66 B 43 67 C 44 68 D 45 69 E ...

Page 117: ... Q 52 82 R 53 83 S 54 84 T 55 85 U 56 86 V 57 87 W 58 88 X 59 89 Y 5a 90 Z 5b 91 Left Opening Bracket 5c 92 Back Slash 5d 93 Right Closing Bracket 5e 94 Caret Circumflex 5f 95 _ Underscore 60 96 Grave Accent 61 97 a 62 98 b 63 99 c 64 100 d 65 101 e 66 102 f 67 103 g 68 104 h 69 105 i 6a 106 j ...

Page 118: ...9 m 6e 110 n 6f 111 o 70 112 p 71 113 q 72 114 r 73 115 s 74 116 t 75 117 u 76 118 v 77 119 w 78 120 x 79 121 y 7a 122 z 7b 123 Left Opening Brace 7c 124 Vertical Bar 7d 125 Right Closing Brace 7e 126 Tilde 7f 127 DEL Delete ...

Page 119: ... 1 Norway 15 Brazil 2 Poland 16 Canada French 3 Portugal 17 Czechoslovakia 4 Romania 18 Denmark 5 Russia 19 Finland Swedish 6 Slovakia 21 France 7 Spain 22 Germany Austria 8 Sweden 23 Greece 9 Switzerland German 24 Hungary 10 Turkey F 25 Israel Hebrew 11 Turkey Q 26 Italy 12 U K 27 Latin American 13 Japan 28 ...

Page 120: ... K FF Form Feed 0C Delete Forward Crtl L CR Carriage Return 0D Enter Crtl M SO Shift Out 0E Insert Crtl N SI Shift In 0F Escape Crtl O DLE Data Link Escape 10 F11 Crtl P DC1 XON Device Control 1 11 Home Crtl Q DC2 Device Control 2 12 PrintScreen Crtl R DC3 XOFF Device Control 3 13 Delete Crtl S DC4 Device Control 4 14 tab shift Crtl T NAK Negative Acknowledgemnt 15 F12 Crtl U SYN Synchronous Idle ...

Page 121: ...es Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl Belgium Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl Scandinavia Ctrl 8 Ctrl Ctrl 9 Ctrl 6 Ctrl France Ctrl Ctrl 8 Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl Germany Ctrl à Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl Italy Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl Switzerland Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl United Kingdom Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl Denmark Ctrl 8 Ctrl Ctrl 9 Ctrl 6 Ctrl Norway Ctrl 8 Ctrl Ctrl 9 Ctrl 6 Ctrl Spain Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl Ctrl 6 Ctrl ...

Page 122: ...sey 027 EAN 8 004 Code11 028 EAN 13 005 MSI Plessey 029 UPC E 006 Composite Code 030 UPC A 007 GS1 Databar 031 Interleaved 2 of 5 008 PDF417 032 ITF 14 009 QR Code 033 ITF 6 010 Aztec Code 034 Matrix 2 of 5 011 Data Matrix 035 Code 39 013 Maxicode 036 Codabar 015 Chinese Sensible Code 039 Code 93 017 ISBN 024 Industrial 2 of 5 025 ...

Page 123: ...Same Barcode Example Set the timeout between decodes same barcode to 1000ms 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Timeout between Decodes Same Barcode barcode See the Timeout between Decodes Same Barcode section in Chapter 3 3 Scan the numeric barcodes 1 0 0 and 0 4 Scan the Save barcode 5 Scan the Exit Setup barcode If you still need to program other parameter feature skip this step c Program...

Page 124: ...000Hz 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Custom barcode See the Beep Frequency section in Chapter 6 3 Scan the numeric barcodes 3 0 0 and 0 4 Scan the Save barcode 5 Scan the Exit Setup barcode If you still need to program other parameter feature skip this step f Program the LED Notification Duration for Good Decode Example Set the LED notification duration to 2000ms 1 Scan the Enter Setup ...

Page 125: ... suffix to 0x0D 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Set Terminating Character Suffix barcode See the Set Terminating Character Suffix section in Chapter 7 3 Scan the numeric barcodes 0 and D 4 Scan the Save barcode 5 Scan the Exit Setup barcode If you still need to program other parameter feature skip this step i Program the Code ID Example Set the Code ID of PDF 417 to p 1 Check the hex val...

Page 126: ...mple Set the engine to decode Code 128 barcodes containing between 8 and 12 characters 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Set the Minimum Length barcode See the Set Length Range for Code 128 section in Chapter 8 3 Scan the numeric barcode 8 4 Scan the Save barcode 5 Scan the Set the Maximum Length barcode See the Set Length Range for Code 128 section in Chapter 8 6 Scan the numeric barcodes...

Page 127: ...n the Set the Discrete Length barcode 7 can the numeric barcodes 0 2 and 4 8 Scan the Save barcode 9 Scan the Exit Setup barcode If you still need to program other parameter feature skip this step Example 2 Set the engine to decode Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes containing between 12 and 24 characters 1 Scan the Enter Setup barcode 2 Scan the Enable the Discrete Lengths barcode 3 Scan the Set the Dis...

Page 128: ...Appendix 9 F Key Barcodes When the HID KBW feature is enabled scanning one of the following barcodes will send the corresponding function key F1 F6 F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 ...

Page 129: ...F7 F12 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 ...

Page 130: ...Appendix 10 Digit Barcodes 0 9 0 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9 ...

Page 131: ...A F A B C D E F ...

Page 132: ...st Digit barcode and then the correct digit or scan the Delete All digits barcode and then the digits you want For instance after reading the Maximum Length barcode and numeric barcodes 1 2 and 3 you scan Delete the Last Digit The last digit 3 will be removed Delete All Digits All digits 123 will be removed Cancel The maximum length configuration will be cancelled And the engine is still in the se...