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DS3508 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide (p/n 72E

1. UPC Always Linked 01h Autodiscriminate UPC Composites 02h Symbologies 11 73 Composite Beep Mode Parameter FOh 8Eh To select the number of decode beeps when a composite bar code is decoded scan the appropriate bar code Single Beep after both are decoded 00h Beep as each code type is decoded 01h Double Beep after both are decoded 02h GS1 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes Parameter F0h ABh Select whether to enable or disable this mode Enable GS1 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 01h Disable GS1 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 00h 11 74 DS3508 Product Reference Guide 2D Symbologies Enable Disable PDF417 Parameter 0Fh To enable or disable PDF417 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable PDF417 01h Disable PDF417 00h Enable Disable MicroPDF417 Parameter E3h To enable or disable MicroPDF417 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable MicroPDF417 01h Disable MicroPDF417 00h Symbologies 11 75 Code 128 Emulation Parameter 7Bh
2. AA 5 msec AMARA 6 msec AMA 7 msec AMAA 8 msec aM 9 msec USB Interface 6 15 Quick Keypad Emulation This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation Device and if Emulate Keypad is enabled This parameter enables a quicker method of keypad emulation where ASCII sequences are only sent for ASCII characters not found on the keyboard The default value is Disable Enable Disable 6 16 DS3508 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set for USB Table 6 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Prefix Suffix Value Keystroke 1008 CTRL H BACKSPACE 1009 Se CTRL HORIZONTAL TAB 1011 ila 1013 CTRL MENTER 1016 LA 1018 LZ The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enable Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits USB Interface 6 17 Table 6 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Prefix Suffix Value Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enable Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits 6 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 6 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Prefix Suffix Value Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enable Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits USB Interface 6 19
3. AIM Code ID Character 01h None 00h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 49 Prefix Suffix Values Key Category Parameter P 63h S1 62h S2 64h Decimal Value Parameter P 69h S1 68h S2 6Ah You can append a prefix and or one or two suffixes to scan data for use in data editing To set a value for a prefix or suffix scan a four digit number i e four bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that corresponds to that value See Table E 1 on page E 1 for the four digit codes When using host commands to set the prefix or suffix set the key category parameter to 1 then set the 3 digit decimal value See Table E 1 on page E 1 for the four digit codes To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 2 J NOTE To use Prefix Suffix values first set the Scan Data Transmission Format on page 4 50 Scan Prefix 07h Scan Suffix 1 06h Scan Suffix 2 08h Data Format Cancel 4 50 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Scan Data Transmission Format Parameter EBh To change the scan data format scan one of the following eight bar codes corresponding to the desired format J NOTE lf using this parameter do not use ADF rules to set the prefix suffix To set values for the prefix and or suffix see
4. USB CAPS Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device Enable this to preserve the case of the data regardless of the state of the Caps Lock key This setting is always enabled for the Japanese Windows ASCII keyboard type and can not be disabled Override Caps Lock Key Enable Do Not Override Caps Lock Key Disable USB Interface 6 9 USB Ignore Unknown Characters This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device and IBM device Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize Select Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The digital scanner issues no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters for IBM devices to prevent sending bar codes containing at least one unknown character are to the host or for HID Keyboard Emulation devices this sends the bar code characters up to the unknown character The digital scanner issues an error beep Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Transmit Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Disable Emulate Keypad Enable this to send all characters as ASCII sequences over the numeric keypad For example ASCII A transmits as ALT make 0 6 5 ALT Break Disable Keyp
5. J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces do not merge 9 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Male DIN Host Connector PIA Eta LHAT Ce ee N GEN SS 3 Y cable C a Keyboard Connector Female DIN Keyboard Connector Figure 9 1 Keyboard Wedge Connection with Y cable To connect the Keyboard Wedge interface Y cable J NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors illustrated in Figure 9 1 are examples only The connectors may be different than those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner are the same 1 Turn off the host and unplug the keyboard connector 2 Attach the modular connector of the Y cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner See nstalling the Interface Cable on page 1 3 3 Connect the round male DIN host connector of the Y cable to the keyboard port on the host device 4 Connect the round female DIN keyboard connector of the Y cable to the keyboard connector 5 If needed attach the optional power supply to the connector in the middle of the Y cable 6 Ensure that all connections are secure 7 Turn on the host system 8 Select the Keyboard Wedge host type by scanning the appropriate bar
6. Do Not Transmit UPC E Check Digit 00h Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Parameter 2Ah The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC E1 check digit It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 00h 11 16 DS3508 Product Reference Guide UPC A Preamble Parameter 22h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol and include Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC A preamble to the host device transmit System Character only transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA and transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble lt DATA gt 00h system Character lt SYSTEM CHARACTER DATAs 01h System Character amp Country Code lt COUNTRY CODE lt SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt 02h Symbologies 11 17 UPC E Preamble Parameter 23h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol and include Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC E pream
7. Symbologies 11 63 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Parameter 60h Select whether to transmit UK Postal data with or without the check digit Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 00h Japan Postal Parameter F0h 22h To enable or disable Japan Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Japan Postal 01h Disable Japan Postal 00h 11 64 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Australian Postal Parameter F0h 23h To enable or disable Australian Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Australian Postal 01h Disable Australian Postal 00h Symbologies 11 65 Australia Post Format Parameter F1h CEh To select one of the following formats for Australia Post scan the appropriate bar code below e Autodiscriminate or Smart mode Attempt to decode the Customer Information Field using the N and C Encoding Tables J NOTE This option increases the risk of misdecodes because the encoded data format does not specify the Encoding Table used for encoding e Raw Format Output raw bar patterns as a series of numbers O through 3 e Alphanumeric Encodi
8. Both Coupon Formats 02h 11 24 DS3508 Product Reference Guide ISSN EAN Parameter Eih 69h To enable or disable ISSN EAN scan the appropriate bar code below Enable ISSN EAN 01h Disable ISSN EAN 00h Symbologies 11 25 Code 128 Enable Disable Code 128 Parameter 08h To enable or disable Code 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 128 01h Disable Code 128 00h Set Lengths for Code 128 Parameter L1 Dth L2 D2h The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for Code 128 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range J NOTE When setting lengths for different bar code types enter a leading zero for single digit numbers e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only Code 128 symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 128 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 128 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode
9. User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 21 Time Delay to Low Power Mode Parameter 92h J NOTE This parameter only applies when Low Power Mode is enabled This parameter sets the time the digital scanner remains active before entering lower power mode after the applicable activity mode see Digital Scanner Activity Modes on page 4 15 The digital scanner wakes upon trigger pull or when the host attempts to communicate with the digital scanner 1 Second 11h 10 Seconds 1Ah 1 Minute 21h 5 Minutes 25h 15 Minutes 2Bh 4 22 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Time Delay to Low Power Mode continued 30 Minutes 2Dh 45 Minutes 2Eh W Hour 31h 3 Hours 33h 6 Hours 36h 9 Hours 39h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 23 Fuzzy 1D Processing Parameter F1h 02h This option is enabled by default to optimize decode performance on 1D bar codes including damaged and poor quality symbols Disable this only if you experience time delays when decoding 2D bar codes or in detecting a no decode Enable Fuzzy 1D Processing 01h Disable Fuzzy 1D Processing 00h 4 24 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Picklist Mode Parameter F0h 92h
10. Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 00h Symbologies 11 43 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter L1 16h L2 17h The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for 2 of 5 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range The range for Interleaved 2 of 5 lengths is O 55 e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only 2 of 5 symbols with 14 characters scan I 2 of 5 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by A To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode an 2 of 5 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to deco
11. User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 41 Example 1 To decode one Code 128 bar code anywhere in the image even when bar codes of other types are in view as in Figure 4 3 program the expression as follows The expression in decimal is formatted for readability 10208 To program the expression via scanning parameters the sequence is spaces are for readability MultiCode Expression 01 C 02 00 08 End Of Message To program the expression via host command SSI SNAPI the sequence is 0x01 0x43 0x02 0x00 0x08 Ox3b i in NT PDF417 Code I V E Code 128 Code UPC A Code 0 67890 50 Figure 4 2 Multicode Expression Example 1 4 42 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Example 2a To decode a Code128 Code Type 8 on the top half of the image and a PDF417 Code Type 15 on the bottom half of the image as in Figure 4 4 program the expression as follows The expression in decimal is formatted for readability 2C208R40010050 C2015R40 50 100 100 To program the expression via scanning parameters the sequence is MultiCode Expression 02 C 02 00 08 R 04 00 00 64 32 C 02 00 OF R 04 00 32 64 64 End Of Message To program the expression via host command SSI SNAPI the sequence is 0x02 0x43 0x02 0x00 0x08 0x52 0x04 0x00 0x00 0x64 0x32 0x3B 0x43 0x02 0x00 OxOF 0x52 0x04 0x00 0x32 0x64 0x64 0x3B Example 2b In Figu
12. 11 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide UPC EAN JAN Supplemental AIM ID Format Parameter F1h AOh Select an output format when reporting UPC EAN JAN bar codes with supplementals with AIM ID enabled e Separate UPC EAN with supplementals transmit as E lt 0 or 4 gt lt data gt E lt 1 or 25 supp data e Combined EAN 8 with supplementals transmit as JE4 lt data gt E lt 1 or 25 supp data All other UPC EAN with supplementals transmit as J ES lt data supps gt Separate 00h Combined 01h Transmit UPC A Check Digit Parameter 28h The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC A check digit It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data Transmit UPC A Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit UPC A Check Digit 00h Symbologies 11 15 Transmit UPC E Check Digit Parameter 29h The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC E check digit It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data Transmit UPC E Check Digit 01h
13. Disable Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN 00h Symbologies 11 71 Composite Composite CC C Parameter F0h 55h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC C Enable CC C 01h Disable CC C 00h Composite CC A B Parameter F0h 56h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC A B Enable CC A B 01h Disable CC A B 00h 11 72 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Composite TLC 39 Parameter F0h 73h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type TLC 39 Enable TLC39 01h Disable TLC39 00h UPC Composite Mode Parameter F0h 58h Select an option for linking UPC symbols with a 2D symbol during transmission as if they were one symbol e Select UPC Never Linked to transmit UPC bar codes regardless of whether a 2D symbol is detected e Select UPC Always Linked to transmit UPC bar codes and the 2D portion If 2D is not present the UPC bar code does not transmit e lf you select Autodiscriminate UPC Composites the digital scanner determines if there is a 2D portion then transmits the UPC as well as the 2D portion if present UPC Never Linked 00h
14. 1064 YoN 1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping Otherwise the unbold keystroke transmits E 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Char Keystroke 1072 H H 1073 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 Zb 1092 AL 1093 M 1094 N a 1095 O _ 1096 YoW 1097 A a 1098 B b 1099 C C The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping Otherwise the unbold keystroke transmits ASCII Character Sets E 5 Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke 1100 ep 1101 3E S 1102 iF i 1103 Be g 1104 H 1105 l 1106 Al t 1107 K k 1108 all 1109 M D 1110 iN S 1111 0 5 1112 P D 1113 Q q 1114 4R 1115 4S 3 1116 SCH i 1117 U i 1118 AN F 1119 W S 1120 X a 1121 Y y 1122 n7 E 1123 o pP 1124 LQ 1125 oR 1126 7S The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping Otherwise the unbold keystroke transmits E 6 DS3508 Product Ref
15. 11 34 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Parameter 11h Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 which pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set To enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 39 Full ASCII 01h Disable Code 39 Full ASCII 00h J NOTE You cannot enable Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII simultaneously Code 39 Full ASCII to Full ASCII Correlation is host dependent and is therefore described in the ASCII Character Set Table for the appropriate interface See the ASCII Character Set for USB on page 6 16 or the ASCII Character Set for RS 232 on page 7 19 Code 39 Buffering Scan amp Store Parameter 71h This feature allows the digital scanner to accumulate data from multiple Code 39 symbols Selecting the Scan and Store option Buffer Code 39 temporarily buffers all Code 39 symbols having a leading space as a first character for later transmission The leading space is not buffered Decoding a Code 39 symbol with no leading space transmits in sequence all buffered data in a first in first out format plus the triggering symbol See the following pages for further details Select Do Not Buffer Code 39 to transmit all decoded Code 39 symbols immediately without storing them in the buffer Symbologies 11 35 Code 39 Buffering Scan amp Store continued This feature affects Code 39 only If selecti
16. 5 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Image Size Number of Pixels Parameter F0h 2Eh This option alters image resolution before compression Multiple pixels are combined to one pixel resulting in a smaller image containing the original content with reduced resolution Select one of the following values Resolution Value Uncropped Image Size 752 x 480 376 x 240 180 x 120 Full Resolution 00h 1 2 Resolution 01h 1 4 Resolution 03h Imaging Preferences 5 11 Image Brightness Target White Parameter F0h 86h Type Byte Range 1 240 This parameter sets the Target White value used in Snapshot and Video Viewfinder mode when using auto exposure White and black are defined as 240 decimal and 1 respectively Setting the value to the factory default of 180 sets the white level of the image to 180 To set the Image Brightness parameter scan Image Brightness below followed by three numeric bar codes representing the value Leading zeros are required For example to set an Image Brightness value of 99 scan 0 9 9 See Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes for numeric bar codes 180 Image Brightness 3 digits JPEG Image Options Parameter F0h 2Bh Select an option to optimize JPEG images for either size or for quality Scan the JPEG Quality Selector bar code to enter a quality value the digital scanner then selects the corresponding i
17. 15 OCR Bright Illumination Parameter F1h BDh When enabled image contrast is improved for OCR scanning Motorola recommends enabling this when the OCR string is longer than 20 characters and for applications with busy backgrounds such as check or VISA reading Enable OCR Bright Illumination Disable OCR Bright Illumination J NOTE Enabling OCR Bright Illumination causes the aiming pattern to blink due to the lower frame rate setting 10 16 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR Template Parameter F1 23h This option creates a template for precisely matching scanned OCR characters to a desired input format Carefully constructing an OCR template eliminates scanning errors To set or modify the OCR decode template scan the OCR Template bar code then bar codes corresponding to numbers and letters on the following pages to form the template expression Then scan End of Message in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide The default is 54R which accepts any character OCR strings OCR Template End of Message Required Digit 9 9 Only a numeric character is allowed in this position Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 99999 12987 30517 123AB Required Alpha A Only an alpha character is allowed in this position A Template
18. 7 5 mil N A Contact 3 30 in Contact 8 38 cm QR Code 10 mil 1 50 in 6 10 in Contact 4 00 in 3 81 cm 15 49 cm Contact 10 16 cm DS3508 ER Table 2 4 DS3508 ER Depth of Field Symbol Density Depth of Field Code 39 7 5 mil 8 50 in 34 00 in 21 59 cm 86 36 cm Code 39 10 mil 8 00 in 41 50 in 20 32 cm 105 41 cm Code 128 15 mil 7 00 in 47 50 in 17 78 cm 120 65 cm Code 39 20 mil 88 00 in 223 52 cm Code 39 55 mil 205 00 in 520 70 cm Code 39 100 mil 335 00 in 850 90 cm Code 39 100 mil reflective 340 00 in 863 60 cm Data Matrix 10 mil 8 25 in 16 50 in 20 96 cm 41 91 cm Data Matrix 55 mil 89 50 in 227 33 cm Data Matrix 100 mil 168 50 in 427 99 cm Data Matrix 314 mil 450 00 in 1143 00 cm Dependent on length of bar codes Chapter 3 Maintenance 4 Technical Specifications Introduction This chapter provides suggested digital scanner maintenance troubleshooting technical specifications and signal descriptions pinouts Maintenance Cleaning the scan window is the only maintenance required A dirty window can affect scanning accuracy e Do not allow abrasive material to touch the window e Remove any dirt particles with a damp cloth e Wipe the window using a tissue moistened with ammonia water e Do not spray water or other cleaning liquids directly into the window 3 2 DS3508 Product Reference
19. Any Length Symbologies 11 41 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Parameter 34h This feature allows the digital scanner to check the integrity of all Code 11 symbols to verify that the data complies with the specified check digit algorithm This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 11 bar code The options are to check for one check digit check for two check digits or disable the feature To enable this feature scan the bar code below corresponding to the number of check digits encoded in the Code 11 symbols Disable 00h One Check Digit 01h Two Check Digits 02h 11 42 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Parameter 2Fh This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit s Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Enable 01h Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Disable 00h J NOTE Code 11 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter 06h To enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length from the following pages Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 01h
20. Picklist mode enables the digital scanner to decode only bar codes that are aligned under the laser crosshair Select one of the following picklist modes for the digital scanner e Disabled Always Picklist mode is always disabled e Enabled in Hand Held Mode Picklist mode is enabled when the digital scanner is out of hands free mode and disabled when the digital scanner is in presentation mode e SR in Hands Free Mode Picklist mode is enabled when the digital scanner is in hands free mode only e Enabled Always Picklist mode is always enabled J NOTE f you enabled DPM Scanning on page 4 27 disable Picklist Mode when scanning a DPM bar code Picklist performance is not guaranteed for DPM bar codes Disabled Always 00h Enabled in Hand Held Mode 01h Enabled in Hands Free Mode 03h Enabled Always 02h J NOTE Picklist Mode temporarily overrides the Disable Decode Aiming Pattern option The Decode Aiming Pattern cannot be disabled when the following options are selected e Smart LED Mode is set to Enable DS3508 ER configuration e Focus Mode is set to Auto Ranging DS3508 ER configuration e Picklist Mode is set to Enable DS3508 ER and DS3508 SR configurations User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 25 PDF Prioritization Parameter F1h CFh Enable this feature to delay decoding a 1D bar code Code 128 by the value specified in PDF Prioritization Timeout During that time the digital s
21. 02h Disable Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern 00h Enable Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern on PDF 03h J NOTE Picklist Mode temporarily over rides the Disable Decode Aiming Pattern option The Decode Aiming Pattern cannot be disabled when the following options are selected e Smart LED Mode is set to Enable DS3508 ER configuration e Focus Mode is set to Auto Ranging DS3508 ER configuration e Picklist Mode is set to Enable DS3508 ER and DS3508 SR configurations User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 31 Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern Parameter F1h 4Eh Select Enable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern to project the aiming pattern during bar code capture Disable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern to turn the aiming pattern off or Enable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern on PDF to project the aiming pattern when the digital scanner detects a 2D bar code This parameter does not apply to Snapshot Mode See Operational Modes on page 5 4 J NOTE With Picklist Mode on page 4 24 enabled the decode aiming pattern flashes even when the Decode Aiming Pattern is disabled Enable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern O1h Disable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern 00h Enable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern on PDF 02h J NOTE Picklist Mode temporarily overrides the Disable Decode Aiming Pattern parameter The Decode Aiming Pattern cannot be disabled using the DS3508 SR and DS3508 ER configurations wh
22. 9 4 BC 44445 hea eee Pbeae eee Oe eee ee 7 6 I IBM 468X 469X Connection a an aaa ee ee 8 2 default parameters 8 3 parameters 4p paa bbws neh op ae kka aNG AY 8 4 illumination 4 34 4 35 5 5 image brightness target white 5 11 image cropping eee eee eee 5 8 5 9 image enhancement aaa 5 13 image options bits per pixel 5 15 eee eU PAP PE 5 8 5 9 file formats 0 0 0 Aa 5 14 5 17 image brightness target white 5 11 image enhancement 5 13 image resolution 5 10 JPEG image options 5 11 JPEG size quality 0000000 5 12 JPEG target file size 5 12 image resolution eee eee 5 10 imaging preferences parameters 5 2 interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes check digit verification 11 45 convert to EAN 272 11 46 transmit check digit 11 45 J JPEG image options 5 11 size quality 24 54 4045 ee dw eas AE E 5 12 JPEG target ieeze 0 eee eee 5 12 K keyboard wedge connection 9 2 default parameters 9 3 parameters 4 es 9 4 Korean 3 of 5 bar codes 11 59 L LED definitions 2 4 M MAGO Go RI 11 85 flush buffer abort PDF entry 11 85 maintenance aa 3 1 matrix20f5 bar codes 11 56 check OIL a ask cme ede Ayah ewe ma
23. AA 4 24 a PA AA APAPAP 4 25 PO mal nd GOPMIZa NON WNC AA 4 26 DPN el Un Le AA 4 27 elt e E Bar Code KGAD W 4 28 Decode Session TIMEOUT a 4 28 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol cccesseeeeeeceeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeseeeeeeesaeees 4 29 Timeout Between Decodes Different Symbols 2 Q XXaa 4 29 Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern a 4 30 Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern a 4 31 Presentation Mode Field of View aa 4 32 Mobile Phone Display Mode a 4 33 Decoding Illumination Hand Held Mode only 4 34 Torch Mode DS3503 ER ONIY E 4 35 Smart LED Mode DS3508 ER Only aa 4 36 OCHS ie 4 37 Multicode Mode DS3508 SR DG2p0e HI 4 38 Multicode Expression D53508 SR DS3508 HD cee eeceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 4 39 Multicode Mode Concatenation DS3508 SR DS3508 HD eee 4 44 Multicode Concatenation Symbology DS3508 SR DS3508 HD 4 45 Multicode Troubleshooting a 4 46 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters ccccceccceeececeeeceeeeeeceneeceeeeseeeeseseesgeeseueesseeeesees 4 48 Transmit Code ID Character c cccccccecececececececcccecccececucecacacacausecesscscecaeauavauaenenenes 4 48 Table of Contents Prefix Suffix Values a 4 49 Scan Data Transmission Format S58 cicnoastehenacnsssactecacaateegienetheanesateeueatuetacussharnteans 4 50 ENT Substitution Values a 4 51 Scan Data Transmission Format continued c
24. Digit 1 3 2 4 5 9 Multiplier 6 5 4 3 2 1 Product 6 15 8 12 10 9 Product add 6 15 8 12 10 9 60 The Check Digit Modulus is 10 It passes because 60 is divisible by 10 the remainder is 0 Product Add Right to Left Digit Add Left to Right 01h Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the multiplier resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data The sum of each individual digit in all of the products is then calculated The check digit passes if this sum modulo Check Digit Modulus is zero Example Scanned data numeric value is 132456 check digit is 6 Check digit multiplier string is 123456 Digit 1 3 2 4 5 6 Multiplier 1 2 3 4 5 6 Product 1 6 6 16 25 36 Digit add 1 6 6 146 245 3 6 36 The Check Digit Modulus is 12 It passes because 36 is divisible by 12 the remainder is 0 Digit Add Left to Right 04h OCR Programming 10 29 Digit Add Right to Left Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 The check digit multiplier is reversed in order Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier result
25. ISI OSU AA AE 11 61 NO GE EE 11 61 Transmit US Postal Check Digit aa 11 62 UK POS nadaan GANA GA AA NBA 11 62 Transmit UK Postal Check Dot 11 63 Japan e 11 63 Ee MET Te OSA WE 11 64 KUSA POSC IROWMNAL aaa NAN KALAN AN ANA 11 65 Netherlands KIX Code 1 a 11 66 USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mal 11 66 UPUPO S Postal sha KA TA GAAN ANA AA 11 67 EEN 11 68 GST DAA Ale KA AA 11 68 GS1 DataBar Limited 2 0 a 11 68 GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level u a 11 69 GS1 DataBar Expanded 11 70 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN a 11 70 COMPOSE eege 11 71 compo e COC aa AA AA ANA GA AA aa 11 71 COMPOSE CG EE 11 71 COMPO E NEO DO E 11 72 UPC Composite Mode 11 72 Composite Beep Mode 11 73 GS1 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes ccceecceeeeeeeeeeees 11 73 20 VMD e AA AA 11 74 Enable Disable DDEAI a 11 74 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Enable Disable MicroPDF417 a 11 74 Gode EH tee 11 75 Data MatriX AA AA AA AA 11 76 Data WA e AA 11 77 VE Kaale AKEN 11 78 OS AA 11 78 EI Blue 11 79 MEG O E 11 79 Eege 11 80 AYALA CA AA AA AA AA 11 80 Rod ndancy AE AA AA AHA AA AY 11 81 Rodundanicy LoVo E 11 81 Redundancy dl AA AA AA 11 81 Redundancy Level 3 11 81 Redundance CVC EE 11 82 Security Level u A A N E 11 83 tege Le 11 84 Beie VEKTION aaa aaron E E E E E 11 84 Maco PDF E manawa EE E E EA AREE 11 85 H sh Macro EE 11 85 ADOC
26. In GS1 128 emulation mode GS1 DataBar is transmitted using Code 128 rules i e C1 Example A GS1 DataBar 14 bar code 100123456788902 is transmitted as e001100123456788902 EAN UCC Native mode transmission Composites Note UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules GS1 DataBar GS1 128 Standard data packet 2D i f UPE composite Data packet containing the data following an encoded symbol separator character Data packet containing the data following an escape mechanism character The data packet does not support the ECI protocol Data packet containing the data following an escape mechanism character The data packet supports the ECI protocol GS1 128 emulation Note UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules Data packet is a GS1 128 symbol i e data is preceded with UCI B 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table B 3 Modifier Characters Continued Code Type Option Value Option PDF417 Micro PDF417 Reader set to conform to protocol defined in 1994 PDF417 symbology specifications Note When this option is transmitted the receiver cannot reliably determine whether ECls have been invoked or whether data byte 92pgc has been doubled in transmission Reader set to follow the ECI protocol Extended Channel Interpretation All data characters 92 are doubled Reader set for Basic Channel operation no escape character transmission protocol Data characters 92pec are not double
27. MOD 10 MOD 10 01h Chinese 2 of 5 Enable Disable Chinese 2 of 5 Parameter F0h 98h To enable or disable Chinese 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Chinese 2 of 5 O1h Disable Chinese 2 of 5 00h 11 56 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Parameter F1h 6Ah To enable or disable Matrix 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Matrix 2 of 5 01h Disable Matrix 2 of 5 00h Symbologies 11 57 Set Lengths for Matrix 2 of 5 Parameter L1 F1h 6Bh L2 F1h 6Ch The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for Matrix 2 of 5 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only Matrix 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Matrix 2 of 5 symbols with 14 characters scan Matrix 2 of 5 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option
28. Parameter F4h F0h 3Bh Top Parameter F4h F0h 3Ch Left Parameter F4h F0h 3Dh Bottom Parameter F4h F0h 3Eh Right If you selected Enable Image Cropping set the pixel addresses from 0 0 to 751 479 to crop to Columns are numbered from 0 to 751 rows from 0 to 479 Specify four values for Top Left Bottom and Right where Top and Bottom correspond to row pixel addresses and Left and Right correspond to column pixel addresses For example for a 4 row x 8 column image in the extreme bottom right section of the image set the following values Top 476 Bottom 479 Left 744 Right 751 To set the crop to pixel address scan each pixel address bar code below followed by three numeric bar codes representing the value Leading zeros are required For example to crop the top pixel address to 3 scan 0 0 3 See Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes for numeric bar codes NOTE The digital scanner has a cropping resolution of 4 pixels Setting the cropping area to less than 4 pixels V after resolution adjustment see Image Size Number of Pixels on page 5 10 transfers the entire image Top Pixel Address 0 479 Decimal Left Pixel Address 0 751 Decimal Bottom Pixel Address 0 479 Decimal Right Pixel Address 0 751 Decimal
29. Table 6 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Prefix Suffix Value Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enable Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits 6 20 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 6 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Prefix Suffix Value Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enable Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits USB Interface 6 21 Table 6 3 USB ALT Key Character Set ALT Keys Keystroke 2064 ALT 2 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALT E 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z 6 22 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 6 4 USB GUI Key Character Set GUI Key Keystroke 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI 3074 GUIJ 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based
30. Trivial File Transfer Protocol A version of the TCP IP FTP File Transfer Protocol protocol that has no directory or password capability It is the protocol used for upgrading firmware downloading software and remote booting of diskless devices Tolerance Allowable deviation from the nominal bar or space width Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol See TCP IP Trivial File Transfer Protocol See TFTP TSR See Terminate and Stay Resident Glossary 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide U UDP User Datagram Protocol A protocol within the IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required For example UDP is used for real time audio and video traffic where lost packets are simply ignored because there is no time to retransmit If UDP is used and a reliable delivery is required packet sequence checking and error notification must be written into the applications UPC Universal Product Code A relatively complex numeric symbology Each character consists of two bars and two spaces each of which is any of four widths The standard symbology for retail food packages in the United States V Visible Laser Diode VLD A solid state device which produces visible laser light W Warm Boot A warm boot restarts the mobile computer by closing all running programs All data that is not saved to flash memory is lost bar codes code 128 emulation data matrix in
31. U Ulaa le KAT EE 1 2 UPC EAN bar codes bookland EAN a 11 9 bookland ISBN 0000 e eee 11 21 check digit see Glas bed po deeg 11 14 11 15 convert UPC E to UPC A 11 19 convert UPC E1 to UPC A 11 19 Coupon report a 11 23 EAN zero extend 11 20 EAN 13 JAN 13 0 aa 11 9 EAN 8 JAN 8 aaa 660 KIK EDAD EN 11 8 ISSN EAN ege dE DEF edb are eo as 11 24 supplementals 00 eee eee 11 10 UCC coupon extended code 11 22 Ge EE 11 7 UPC A preamble 0000005 11 16 UPO saan bus AA BA eae ees 11 7 UPC E preamble 0005 11 17 WRC El e bass oma Hae Eee Na oe ee 11 8 USB COMNMCCHOR 22 ic sedesuasdese tendered so dads 6 2 default parameters 6 3 parameters SEENEN 6 4 user preferences parameters 4 2 V video view finder aa 5 20 IMAge SIZE sicas shade riara diriana ted Aa 5 20 Tell Us What You Think We d like to know what you think about this Manual Please take a moment to fill out this questionnaire and fax this form to 631 627 7184 or mail to Motorola Solutions Inc One Motorola Plaza M S B 10 Holtsville NY 11742 1300 Attention Advanced Data Capture Technical Publications Manager important If you need product support please call the appropriate customer support number A provided Unfortunately we cannot provide customer support
32. beeper Suppress power up beeps 4 13 beeper definitions 0 eee 2 2 abi CM xvii C cables INSTA a oh gene Oh tae ea oe eee eS Fae 1 3 MGNACE ase Wk Ee Gs ewe ee SE A 1 4 1 5 removing cables 1 4 signal descriptions 3 7 character sets keyboard wedge 9 13 D2 OS eae c bala alee nd aha dee ee eee AG 7 19 UB ve 4 56058 4508 od Rhee eee Se E KG 6 16 codabar bar codes CLSI editing 0 0 0 cee eee 11 51 COADA aman sv eg ec ead ee meee eeu 11 49 lengths 11 49 NOTIS SEET d e ede e PAGA mGA 11 51 code 11 bar codes COGN ag bedue AA 11 39 lengths 11 39 code 128 bar codes COQS 128 APP 11 25 E E EE 11 26 ISBT 128 Eer eds de E EE EI AA 11 27 Index 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide ISBT concatenation 11 28 11 29 ISBT concatenation redundancy 11 29 INOS pose a erwin AA AA an wh doe an doo 11 25 code 128 emulation bar codes 11 75 code 39 bar codes DUNGING AA 11 34 11 35 check digit verification 11 33 Cap AA 11 30 IASC WEEN 11 34 Tiet CHEN 11 32 transmit check digit 11 33 code 93 bar codes COGS 9J AA 11 37 lengths 2555 64444 Waa oe wars AG bos od 11 37 code ID character 4 48 code identifiers AIM code IDs 0 cee ee B 3 modifier characters B 4 sii ee esse ote hd tease are E ee ee B 1 composite bar codes composite CC A B eee eee 11 71 composite CC 11
33. e g Preamble Check Digit Disable this to transmit UPC E decoded data as UPC E data without conversion Convert UPC E to UPC A Enable 01h Do Not Convert UPC E to UPC A Disable 00h Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Parameter 26h Enable this to convert UPC E1 decoded data to UPC A format before transmission After conversion the data follows UPC A format and is affected by UPC A programming selections e g Preamble Check Digit Disable this to transmit UPC E1 decoded data as UPC E1 data without conversion Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Enable 01h Do Not Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Disable 00h 11 720 DS3508 Product Reference Guide EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend Parameter 27h Enable this parameter to add five leading zeros to decoded EAN 8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN 13 symbols Disable this to transmit EAN 8 symbols as is Enable EAN JAN Zero Extend 01h Disable EAN JAN Zero Extend 00h Symbologies 11 21 Bookland ISBN Format Parameter Eih 40h If you enabled Bookland EAN using Enable Disable Bookland EAN on page 11
34. or ideal intended value for a specified parameter Tolerances are specified as positive and negative deviations from this value Nominal Size Standard size for a bar code symbol Most UPC EAN codes are used over a range of magnifications eg from 0 80 to 2 00 of nominal NVM Non Volatile Memory O ODI See Open Data Link Interface Open Data Link Interface ODI Novelle driver specification for an interface between network hardware and higher level protocols It supports multiple protocols on a single NIC Network Interface Controller It is capable of understanding and translating any network information or request sent by any other ODI compatible protocol into something a NetWare client can understand and process Open System Authentication Open System authentication is a null authentication algorithm P PAN Personal area network Using Bluetooth wireless technology PANs enable devices to communicate wirelessly Generally a wireless PAN consists of a dynamic group of less than 255 devices that communicate within about a 33 foot range Only devices within this limited area typically participate in the network Parameter A variable that can have different values assigned to it PC Card A plug in expansion card for laptop computers and other devices also called a PCMCIA card PC Cards are 85 6mm long x 54 mm wide and have a 68 pin connector There are several different kinds e Type l 3 3 mm high use RAM or Flash R
35. 0 00 eee 11 71 composite CG 11 71 composite ILCG20 anaana naaa 11 72 continuous bar code read 4 28 Index 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide convert GS1 databar to UPC EAN 11 70 convert UPC E to UPC A 11 19 convert UPC E1 to UPC A 11 19 Coupon report aaa 11 23 crop to address a 5 9 data matrix 11 76 data matrix inverse 000 2c eee 11 77 decode pager motor enable 4 7 4 8 decode session timeout 4 28 default table 0 0 AA 5 2 direct part marking 4 27 discrete 20f5 AA 11 46 EASE dese wor tee he NA 11 48 DPM yea an tig wee warden al Saran dan hare dees 4 27 EAN zero extend 0000 e eee eee 11 20 EAN 13 JAN 13 00 a 11 9 EAN 8 JAN 8 2 0 a 11 8 flush macro buffer abort macro PDF entry 11 85 ENT substitution values 4 51 fuzzy 1D processing 4 23 GS1 Databar 0 0 0 0 eee ee 11 68 GS1 databar expanded 11 70 GS1 databar limited 11 68 GS1 databar 14 005 11 68 EO APA AA 11 26 hand held decode aiming pattern 4 30 4 31 hands free mode 4 14 2 of 5 check digit verification 11 45 2 of 5 convert to EAN 13 11 46 2 of 5 transmit check digit 11 45 IBM 468X 469X convert unknown to
36. 00h OCR Orientation 270 Clockwise 01h OCR Orientation 180 Clockwise 02h OCR Orientation 90 Clockwise 03h OCR Orientation Omnidirectional 04h 10 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR Lines Parameter F1 B3h To select the number of OCR lines to decode scan one of the following bar codes Selecting Visas TD1 or TD2 ID cards automatically sets the appropriate OCR Lines Also see OCA B Variant on page 10 6 OCR 1 Line 001h OCR 2 Lines 002h OCR 3 Lines 003h OCR Minimum Characters Parameter F1 Bth To select the minimum number of OCR characters not including spaces per line to decode scan the following bar code then scan a three digit number between 003 and 100 using the bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes representing the number of OCR characters to decode Strings of OCR characters less than the minimum are ignored The default is 003 OCR Minimum Characters OCR Programming 10 13 OCR Maximum Charact
37. 46 divided by 10 leaves a remainder of 6 Product Add Right to Left Simple Remainder 05h OCR Programming 10 31 Digit Add Right To Left Simple Remainder Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 The check digit multiplier is reversed in order Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data The sum of each individual digit in all of the products except for the check digit s product is then calculated The check digit passes if this sum modulo Check Digit Modulus is equal to the check digit s product Example Scanned data numeric value is 122459 check digit is 6 Check digit multiplier string is 123456 Digit 1 2 2 4 5 9 Multiplier 6 5 4 3 2 1 Product 6 10 8 12 10 9 Digit add 6 140 8 1 2 1 0 19 9 The Check Digit Modulus is 10 It passes because 19 divided by 10 leaves a remainder of 9 Digit Add Right to Left Simple Remainder 06h Health Industry HIBCC43 This is the health industry module 43 check digit standard Health Industry HIBCC43 09h 10 32 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter 11 Symbologies Introduct
38. 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow Chapter 7 RS 232 Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner with an RS 232 host Use the RS 232 interface to connect the digital scanner to point of sale devices host computers or other devices with an available RS 232 port e g com port If your host does not appear in Table 7 2 refer to the documentation for the host device to set communication parameters to match the host J NOTE he digital scanner uses TTL RS 232 signal levels which interface with most system architectures For system architectures requiring RS 232C signal levels Motorola offers different cables providing TTL to RS 232C conversion Contact Motorola Solutions Support for more information Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values indicates Default Baud Rate 57 600 Feature Option J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging 7 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Connecting an RS 232 Interface Connect the digital scanner directly to the host computer Serial Port Connector to Host Interface cable Power supply cable Figure 7 1 RS 232 Direct Connection J NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors i
39. 71 composite TLC 39 AA 11 72 UPC composite mode 11 72 configurations tw gr GN BAGA AG XV connecting IBM 468X 469X interface 8 2 keyboard wedge interface 9 2 DONG aaa ege MGA AG ees nea AS AA 1 4 RS 232 interface 2 0 cee eee eee 7 2 USB MCI ge Age e deeg ee dee ee dE 6 2 conventions notational aaa xvii CPOPPING su aa rrai eda i adaba AKA ga 5 8 5 9 D data matrix bar codes 11 76 default parameters IBM 468X 469X 00 00 0a 8 3 imaging preferences 5 2 keyboard wedge 9 3 BG AA 10 2 Ay PAA 7 3 standard default table A 1 symbologies ee eee 11 2 BSA PAA ee as 6 3 user preferences 4 2 default table aa aa gen oe eee bA AG bite ae se ae 5 2 direct part marking e eee eee 2 7 Dal COUGS 2265224640 os one beet Ge 4 27 SCANNING 0 cece eee ee 2 7 discrete 2 of 5 bar codes descrete2oib es 11 46 BEA 2 7 bar codes a 4 27 SCANIO EE 2 7 E exposure options gain exposure priority for snapshot mode 5 6 illumination aaa 4 34 4 35 5 5 presentation mode field of view 4 32 G gain exposure priority for snapshot mode 5 6 Gol DalaBbal 24 de eg 4006 6005 9048 0 AS 11 68 GS1 databar convert GS1 databarto UPC EAN 11 70 H host types keyboard wedge
40. 8 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable EAN 8 JAN 8 01h Disable EAN 8 JAN 8 00h Symbologies MES Enable Disable EAN 13 JAN 13 Parameter 03h To enable or disable EAN 13 JAN 13 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable EAN 13 JAN 13 01h Disable EAN 13 JAN 13 00h Enable Disable Bookland EAN Parameter 53h To enable or disable Bookland EAN scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Bookland EAN 01h Disable Bookland EAN 00h J NOTE f you enable Bookland EAN select a Bookland ISBN Format on page 11 21 Also select either Decode UPC EAN Supplementals Autodiscriminate UPC EAN Supplementals or Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode in Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals on page 11 10 11 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals Parameter 10h Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions e g UPC A 2 UPC E 2 EAN 13 2 The following options are available e lf you select Ignore UPC EAN with Supplementals and the digital scanner is presented with a UPC EAN plus supplemental symbol the scanner decodes UPC EAN and ignores the supplemental characters e lf you select Decode UPC EAN with Supplementals the digital scanner only decodes UPC EAN symbols with supplemental characters and ignores symbols without supplementals e lf you select Autodiscr
41. ASCII Character 1009 Bh HORIZ TAB 1010 LE NW LN 1013 CR ENTER 1017 SQ DC1 XON 1019 DC3 XOFF 7 20 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Full ASCII Value Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character RS 232 Interface 7 21 Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Full ASCII Value Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character 7 22 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Full ASCII Value Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character RS 232 Interface 7 23 Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Full ASCII Value Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character Wd D y 1127 ot Undefined 7 24 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter 8 IBM 468X 469X Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner with an IBM 468X 469X host Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values K indicates Dett eg Disable Convert to Code 39 Feature Option J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging 8 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Connecting to an IBM 468X 469X Host Connect the digital scanner dire
42. Codabar Any Length Symbologies 11 51 CLSI Editing Parameter 36h Enable this parameter to strip the start and stop characters and insert a space after the first fifth and tenth characters of a 14 character Codabar symbol Enable this feature if the host system requires this data format J NOTE Symbol length does not include start and stop characters Enable CLSI Editing 01h Disable CLSI Editing 00h NOTIS Editing Parameter 37h Enable this parameter to strip the start and stop characters from a decoded Codabar symbol Enable this feature if the host system requires this data format Enable NOTIS Editing 01h Disable NOTIS Editing 00h 11 52 DS3508 Product Reference Guide MSI Enable Disable MSI Parameter 0Bh To enable or disable MSI scan the appropriate bar code below Enable MSI 01h Disable MSI 00h Set Lengths for MSI Parameter L1 1Eh L2 1Fh The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for MSI to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only MSI symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to
43. DS3508 SR HD DP only 07h Auto Aim DS3508 SR HD DP only 09h J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 11 Beep After Good Decode Parameter 38h Scan a bar code below to select whether or not the digital scanner beeps after a good decode If selecting Do Not Beep After Good Decode the beeper still operates during parameter menu scanning and to indicate error conditions Beep After Good Decode Enable 01h Do Not Beep After Good Decode Disable 00h Beeper Volume Parameter 8Ch To select a beeper volume scan the Low Volume Medium Volume or High Volume bar code Low Volume 02h Medium Volume 01h High Volume 00h 4 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Beeper Tone Parameter 9th To select a decode beep frequency tone scan one of the following bar codes Off 03h Low Tone 02h Medium Tone 01h High Tone 00h Medium to High Tone 2 tone 04h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 13 Beeper Duration Parameter F1 74h To select the d
44. Digit a 11 33 Code 39 EE Ka AA ANA eens 11 34 Code 39 Buffering Scan 84 Giore a 11 34 Gd AA AA AA AA 11 37 Enable Disable Code O3 E 11 37 Set Lengths for Code Oo 11 37 Code ll E 11 39 OCT ME 11 39 ele AS AA 11 39 Code 11 Check Digit Verification a 11 41 Transmit Code 11 Check Digits 11 42 NAUNA KAU E 11 42 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 11 42 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 a 11 43 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification a 11 45 rams rit 12 0156 GHeCK Re EE 11 45 Conven I2 oro TO EAN AA AA AA AA 11 46 Bei e E ER E 11 46 Table of Contents NG Enable Disable Discrete 2oib a 11 46 Set KC Ale LASA O MB AA e AA 11 47 Codabar NW 7 ul 11 49 Enable DISA DIC ege Ee 11 49 Set Lengths for Codabar EE 11 49 SETEC EE 11 51 NOTK E OIIO meea E E E EE E E 11 51 W 11 52 Enable Disable MSI aanak LGA aaa APAN haka aka arenes 11 52 DOU SMOG TOR MO ME 11 52 Ven e Re AHA AAP 11 54 Transmit MSI Check dp e IECH 11 54 ebe Digit AIJOrItR E 11 55 Chinese 2 of 5 si cesansceskaxiessendaenesmevenennsdcansrtenssmencascnvebers ecvasinnnedeanensisieawsdentuduaandsantacceetsnents 11 55 Bye Disable Chinese Z OF AA AA AA 11 55 EA 2 OT EEE EA T PAR O 11 56 Enable Disable rn EEN 11 56 Set Lengths tor Matrix 2 Of B EE 11 57 Marix 2 Ol SHOCK le EE 11 58 Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Don 11 58 KOLA OLD M 11 59 Enable Disable Korean 3 of 5 a 11 59 laki HE HE 11 60 POSTAL ONG a LANGAN AGA NAAN ANA GA 11 61
45. Enable this parameter to transmit data from certain MicroPDF417 symbols as Code 128 A M Code ID Character 01h on page 4 48 must be enabled for this parameter to work Enable Code 128 Emulation to transmit these MicroPDF417 symbols with one of the following prefixes C1 if the first codeword is 903 905 C2 if the first codeword is 908 or 909 CO if the first codeword is 910 or 911 Disable Code 128 Emulation to transmit these MicroPDF417 symbols with one of the following prefixes L3 if the first codeword is 903 905 IA if the first codeword is 908 or 909 L5 if the first codeword is 910 or 911 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Code 128 Emulation J NOTE Linked MicroPDF codewords 906 907 912 914 and 915 are not supported Use GS1 Composites instead Enable Code 128 Emulation 01h Disable Code 128 Emulation 00h 11 76 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Data Matrix Parameter F0h 24h To enable or disable Data Matrix scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Data Matrix 01h Disable Data Matrix 00h Symbologies 11 77 Data Matrix Inverse Parameter F1h 4Ch This parameter sets the Data Matrix inverse decoder setting Options are e Regular Only the digital scanner decodes regular Da
46. Guide Troubleshooting Table 3 1 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions The aiming pattern does not No power to the digital scanner If the configuration requires a power appear when pressing the supply re connect the power supply trigger E Incorrect host interface cable is used Connect the correct host interface cable Interface power cables are loose Re connect cables Digital scanner is disabled For IBM 468x and USB IBM hand held IBM table top and OPOS modes enable the digital scanner via the host interface Otherwise see the technical person in charge of scanning If using RS 232 Nixdorf B mode CTS Assert CTS line is not asserted Aiming pattern is disabled Enable the aiming pattern See Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern on page 4 30 Digital scanner emits short The USB bus may put the digital Normal during host reset low short medium short high scanner in a state where power to the beep sequence power up beep scanner is cycled on and off more than sequence more than once once Digital scanner emits aiming Digital scanner is not programmed for Program the digital scanner to read that pattern but does not decode the the correct bar code type type of bar code See Chapter 11 bar code Symbologies Bar code symbol is unreadable Scan test symbols of the same bar code type to determine if the bar code is defaced The symbol is not completely inside Move the symbol comple
47. Hands Free Mode 02h Enable in Both Modes 03h J NOTE Torch Mode does not function when Mobile Phone Display Mode is enabled 4 34 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Decoding Illumination Hand Held Mode only Parameter F0h 2Ah When in hand held mode selecting Enable Decoding Illumination causes the digital scanner to flash illumination to aid decoding Select Disable Decoding Illumination to prevent the digital scanner from using decoding illumination Enabling illumination usually results in superior images The effectiveness of the illumination decreases as the distance to the target increases Enable Decoding Illumination 01h Disable Decoding Illumination 00h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 35 Torch Mode DS3508 ER Only Parameter F1h EBh When using the DS3508 ER selecting Enable Torch Mode causes the digital scanner to provide illumination longer to optimize decode accuracy when scanning at an extended decode range far distance of 5 feet or greater Select Disable Torch Mode to prevent the digital scanner from using Torch Mode Disable Torch Mode 01h Enable Torch Mode 00h J NOTE Torch Mode does not function when Mobile Phone Display Mode is enabled 4 36 DS3
48. If the scanner was damaged in transit contact Motorola Solutions Support See page xviii for contact information KEEP THE PACKING It is the approved shipping container use this to return the equipment for servicing Getting Started 1 3 Setting Up the Digital Scanner Installing the Interface Cable J NOTE Different hosts require different cables The connectors illustrated in each host chapter are examples only Connectors vary from those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner are the same 1 Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner Figure 1 2 Removing the Cable Clamp 2 Open the clamp and plug the interface cable modular connector into the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle Figure 1 3 nserting the Interface Cable 3 Gently tug the cable to ensure the connector is properly secured 1 4 DS3I508 Product Reference Guide 4 Close the clamp push it back into place and tighten the screws on the clamp to secure the cable into the bottom of the scanner Figure 1 4 Closing the Cable Clamp 5 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host see the specific host chapter for information on host connections Removing the Interface Cable 1 Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner
49. NACO ROR E MUY E 11 85 Chapter 12 123Scan2 ae AAP 12 1 Communication with 123Scan cccccccccececceeceeccecceccecceceeceeeteeesecceccecceccecceetevcuceseeenceeets 12 1 123Scan2 Requirements 12 1 Scanner SDK Other Software Tools and Videos snsennnnsneneneenenerenenrenenrrrnrerrrrnrernn 12 2 Chapter 13 Advanced Data Formatting Idee Lee D ME 13 1 Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Appendix B Programming Reference Seier B 1 AIM Code Identifiers B 3 Appendix C Sample Bar Codes AA C 1 Bie AA C 1 ie 2 AA C 1 EANA DEE ee C 2 CLONE T aaa GNG a Aa C 2 PESTS AV PA e S e r C 2 GS1 DataBar 14 oo ccc ccccccccccccccccccccccecececcccccecucecucucececucueueauauaenecscacacaeauauauaesensesteeaceeeeass C 3 Table of Contents xili SA APP C 3 DAANAN mana AA ANA AN AA AA AA C 3 NG lee AA C 4 QR Cade i cecccccesccsccceccsccosccscsasccsececcuccceccuseusensusaucoussaaeausauaeausaaseasesaneaueasacausauacaetauteasenens C 4 JO POSING sama DA E E C 4 ELA AA C 4 Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes SE D 1 SINGS EE D 2 Appendix E ASCII Character Sets Appendix F Signature Capture Code IAKOQUCLON kA AA erste ene stacy tee E AA AA F 1 Jode te F 1 Signature Capture Area nnnsseenenoeenrnrerrrrerrrrrerrnrrerrrrrrrsrnrrerrnrrrsrnrerrnnrerrrrnrrreene F 1 A GOCE Egeter F 2 Seil SIO E E F 2 Rit le E F 3 LALONG aaah E AASA AAO AA F 3 Additional ees UE F 4 NNG e C
50. Response Time out for the host to assert CTS When the host asserts CTS the scanner transmits data If after Host Serial Response Time out default the CTS line is not asserted the scanner sounds a transmit error and discards the data e When data transmission completes the digital scanner de asserts RTS 10 msec after sending the last character e The host should respond by negating CTS The digital scanner checks for a de asserted CTS upon the next transmission of data During the transmission of data the CTS line should be asserted If CTS is deasserted for more than 50 ms between characters the digital scanner aborts transmission sounds a transmission error and discards the data If this communication sequence fails the digital scanner issues an error indication In this case the data is lost and must be rescanned lf hardware handshaking and software handshaking are both enabled hardware handshaking takes precedence J NOTE The DIR signal is jumpered to the active state 7 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Hardware Handshaking continued None Scan this bar code to disable hardware handshaking Standard RTS CTS Scan this bar code to select Standard RTS CTS Hardware Handshaking RTS CTS Option 1 If you select RTS CTS Option 1 the digital scanner asserts RTS before transmitting and ignores the state of CTS The scanner de asserts RTS when the transmission completes RTS CTS Option 2 If you select Option 2 RTS
51. The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the Matrix 2 of 5 check digit Enable Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit 01h Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit 00h Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Parameter F1h 6Fh Scan a bar code below to transmit Matrix 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit 00h Symbologies 11 59 Korean 3 of 5 Enable Disable Korean 3 of 5 Parameter Eih 45h To enable or disable Korean 3 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below NOTE The length for Korean 3 of 5 is fixed at 6 Enable Korean 3 of 5 01h Disable Korean 3 of 5 00h 11 60 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Inverse 1D Parameter F1h 4Ah This parameter sets the 1D inverse decoder setting Options are e Regular Only the digital scanner decodes regular 1D bar codes only e Inverse Only the digital scanner decodes inverse 1D bar codes only e Inverse Autodetect the digital s
52. Time out 2 Sec 7 15 RTS Line State Low RTS 7 16 Beep on lt BEL gt Disable 7 16 Intercharacter Delay 0 msec 7 17 Nixdorf Beep LED Options Normal Operation 7 18 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Code 7 18 Note The DS3508 supports one stop bit only 7 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide RS 232 Host Parameters Various RS 232 hosts use their own parameter default settings Selecting standard ICL Fujitsu Wincor Nixdorf Mode A Wincor Nixdorf Mode B OPOS JPOS Olivetti Omron or Common Use Terminal Equipment CUTE LP LG sets the defaults listed in Table 7 2 Table 7 2 Terminal Specific RS 232 Wincor Wincor Parameter ICL Fujitsu Nixdorf Nixdorf Mode Olivetti Omron CUTE Mode A B OPOS JPOS Ui iae EE ln jv lm lm 1 Data Data Suffix Data Suffix Data Suffix Data Suffix Prefix Data Data Suffix Prefix Data Transmission Suffix Suffix Format Suffix R 1013 CR 1013 R 1013 R 1013 ETX 1002 R 1013 CR 1013 KAG 1003 Baud Rate 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 Parity Even None Odd CT None Even Hardware eg ae Option Gg None Handshaking Option 3 Option 3 Software None None None None Ack Nak None None Handshaking Serial Response 9 9 Sec 2 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec Time out send In the Nixdorf Mode B if CTS is low scanning is disabled When CTS is high scanning is enabled If you scan Nixdorf Mode B without connecting the digital scanner to the proper host i
53. UCC EAN Composite Codes 2D Symbologies PDF417 MicroPDF417 Code 128 Emulation Data Matrix Data Matrix Inverse FOh 55h om pe FOh 8Eh Beep As Each Code Type is Decoded SR Regular DPM Inverse Autodetect F1h 4Ch 11 71 11 71 iez 11 72 11 73 11 73 11 74 11 74 8 Kee 11 76 1 77 Maxicode FOh 26h 11 78 QR Inverse F1h 4Bh Regular 11 79 MicroQR F1h 3Dh Enable 11 79 Aztec F1h 3Eh Enable 11 80 Aztec Inverse F1h 4Dh Regular 11 80 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level Security Level Intercharacter Gap Size Report Version oe 11 81 11 83 11 84 11 84 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Standard Default Parameters A 11 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Default Page Parameter Number Number Macro PDF User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Appendix B Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers Table B 1 Symbol Code Characters Code Character Code Type UPC A UPC E UPC E1 EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 39 Code 32 Codabar Code 128 ISBT 128 Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 Discrete 2 of 5 or Discrete 2 of 5 IATA Code 11 MSI GS1 128 Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 Coupon Code GS1 DataBar Family Matrix 2 of 5 UCC Composite TLC 39 Chinese 2
54. Valid data Valid data Invalid data AAA ABC WXY 12F OCR Programming 10 17 Optional Alphanumeric 1 1 When this option appears in the template string the data validator accepts an alphanumeric character if present Optional characters are not allowed as the first character s in a field of like characters Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 99997 1234A 345 12344 Optional Alpha 2 When this option appears in the template string the data validator accepts an alpha character if present Optional characters are not allowed as the first character s in a field of like characters 2 Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data AAAA2 ABCDE WXYZ ABCD6 Alpha or Digit 3 The data validator requires an alphanumeric character in this position to validate the incoming data 3 Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 33333 12ABC WXY 3 4 12AB lt 10 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Any Including Space amp Reject 4 The template accepts any character in this position including space and reject Rejects are represented as an underscore _ in the output This is a good selection for troubleshooting 4 Template Valid data Valid data 99499 12534 34 98 Any except Space amp Reject 5 5 The template accepts any character in this position except a space or reject Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 55999 A 123 A456 A BCD Optional Digit 7 When this option appears in the
55. an accurate OCR template and character subset and use a check digit See OCR Subset on page 10 14 and OCR Template on page 10 16 J NOTE All OCR fonts are disabled by default Enabling OCR can slow bar code decoding Enabling more than one OCR font could also slow OCR decoding and impact OCR decoding accuracy Enable MICR E13B Disable MICR E13B 10 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Enable Disable US Currency Serial Number Parameter F1 ABh To enable or disable US Currency Serial Number scan one of the following bar codes J NOTE OCR is not as secure as a bar code To decrease OCR misdecodes and speed OCR reading set an accurate OCR template and character subset and use a check digit See OCR Subset on page 10 14 and OCR Template on page 10 16 J NOTE All OCR fonts are disabled by default Enabling OCR can slow bar code decoding Enabling more than one OCR font could also slow OCR decoding and impact OCR decoding accuracy Enable US Currency Disable US Currency OCR Orientation Parameter F1 AFh Select one of five options to specify the orientation of an OCR string to be read e 0 to the imaging engine default e 270 clockwise or 90 counterclockwise to the imaging engine e 180 upside down to the imaging engine e 90 clockwise to the imaging engine e Omnidirectional Setting an incorrect orientation can cause misdecodes OCR Programming 10 11 OCR Orientation continued OCR Orientation 0
56. and Beep on lt BEL gt enabled and the digital scanner is in option is enabled RS 232 mode J NOTE lf after performing these checks the digital scanner still experiences problems contact the distributor or call Motorola Solutions Support See page xviii for the telephone numbers Maintenance 4 Technical Specifications 3 5 Technical Specifications Table 3 2 Technical Specifications Item Description Physical Characteristics Dimensions 7 34 in H x 4 82 in W x 2 93 in D 18 65 cm H x 12 25 cm W x 7 43 cm D Weight without cable 12 8 oz 363 gm Voltage and Current 5 volts 21096 330MA Performance Characteristics Light Source Aiming pattern 650nm visible laser diode Illumination 630nm LED Imager Field of View Standard Range Focus 39 6 H x 25 7 V High Density Focus 38 4 H x 24 9 V Roll Pitch Yaw DS3508 SR HD DP 360 65 60 DS3508 ER 360 60 65 Motion Tolerance DS3508 SR HD DP up to 100 in sec 2 54 m sec in presentation mode horizontal read rate DS3508 ER up to 60 in sec 1 52 m sec for 100 13 mil UPC motion tolerance varies depending on code type scan distance and print quality Symbology Decode Capability 1D UPC EAN UPCA UPCE UPCE1 EAN 8 EAN 13 JAN 8 JAN 13 plus supplementals ISBN Bookland ISSN Coupon Code Code 39 Standard Full ASCII Trioptic Code 128 Standard Full ASCII UCC EAN 128 ISBT 128 Concatenated Code 93 Codabar NW7 Code 11 Standard Matrix 2 of 5 MSI Pless
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58. as an exact multiple of the pixel pitch of the printer used For example when using a 203 DPI dots per inch printer and printing 2 dots per module the resulting X dimension is 9 85 mils Data Format The scanner output is formatted according to Table F 3 Symbol scanners allow different user options to output or inhibit bar code type Selecting Symbol ID as the bar code type for output identifies the CapCode with letter i Table F 3 Data Format File Format Image Size 1 byte Le 3 bytes BIG Endian Image Data See Table F 1 last Same bytes as in a data column file F 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Additional Capabilities Regardless of how the signature is captured the output signature image is de skewed and right side up A scanner that captures signatures automatically determines whether it is scanning a signature or a bar code You can disable the signature capturing capability in a scanner Signature Boxes Figure F 3 illustrates the five acceptable signature boxes Type 2 o Type 5 o l Type 7 Type 8 Type 9 Figure F 3 Acceptable Signature Boxes Glossary A Aperture The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establishes the field of view API An interface by means of which one software component communicates with or controls another Usually used to refer to services prov
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60. bar code below to reset the decoder to its default settings and or set its current settings as custom defaults e Set Defaults Scan this bar code to reset all default parameters as follows e If you previously set custom defaults by scanning Write to Custom Defaults scan Set Defaults to retrieve and restore the decoder s custom default settings e If you did not set custom defaults scan Restore Defaults to restore the factory default values listed in Table A 1 e Set Factory Defaults Scan this bar code to restore the factory default values listed in Table A 1 This deletes any custom defaults set e Write to Custom Defaults Scan this bar code to set the current decoder settings as custom defaults Once set you can recover custom default settings by scanning Restore Defaults Set Defaults Set Factory Defaults Write to Custom Defaults 4 6 DS3I508 Product Reference Guide Parameter Bar Code Scanning Parameter ECh To disable the decoding of parameter bar codes including the Set Defaults parameter bar codes scan the Disable Parameter Scanning bar code below To enable decoding of parameter bar codes scan Enable Parameter Scanning Enable Parameter Bar Code Scanning 01h Disable Parameter Bar Code Scanning 00h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 7 Decode P
61. below to transmit 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Enable 01h Do Not Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 00h 11 46 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Parameter 52h Enable this parameter to convert 14 character 2 of 5 codes to EAN 13 and transmit to the host as EAN 13 To accomplish this the 2 of 5 code must be enabled and the code must have a leading zero and a valid EAN 13 check digit Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Enable 01h Do Not Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Disable 00h Discrete 2 of 5 DTF Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 Parameter 05h To enable or disable Discrete 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Discrete 2 of 5 01h Disable Discrete 2 of 5 00h Symbologies 11 47 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 Parameter L1 14h L2 15h The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for D 2 of 5 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range vV The rang
62. code 39 8 5 default parameters 8 3 port address 8 4 illumination aa 4 34 4 35 5 5 image brightness target white 5 11 image Cropping 5 8 image enhancement 005 5 13 image file format 5 14 5 17 image resolution 0c eee eee 5 10 interleaved 20f5 11 42 convert to EAN 13 11 46 Vie a maa iaaa aie wah Aa we ae 11 43 inverse 1D 2 Le eee 11 60 ISBT 126 co a oud a eat a each dagen dew ods 11 27 ISBT concatenation 11 28 11 29 ISBT concatenation redundancy 11 29 ISSN EAN aaah coed ae dene tae eee aes 11 24 Japan postal 11 63 JPEG image options 05 5 11 JPEG quality and size 5 12 JPEG target file size 5 12 keyboard wedge alternate numeric keypad emulation 9 8 caps lock OM maan a we Ks Kaka kan 9 9 caps lock override 9 9 country keyboard types country codes 9 5 default table 9 3 host types ticket a aa 2m Grea eae a Sear ya 9 4 ignore unknown characters 9 7 intra keystroke delay 9 8 keystroke delay 0000 ee eee 9 7 Korean 3 of 5 anaana 11 59 korean 3of5 ee 11 59 low exposure priority for snapshot mode 5 6 low gain priority for snapshot mode 5 6 low power mode 2 4 20 MAU 2 OS a m
63. code from Keyboard Wedge Host Types on page 9 4 9 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 3 Keyboard Wedge Parameter Defaults Table 9 1 lists the defaults for Keyboard Wedge host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s in the Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters section beginning on page 9 4 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 9 1 Keyboard Wedge Host Default Table Page Number Parameter Default Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type 9 4 Country Types Country Codes 9 5 Ignore Unknown Characters 9 7 Keystroke Delay 9 7 Intra Keystroke Delay 9 6 Alternate Numeric Keypad 9 8 Emulation Caps Lock Override 9 9 Convert Wedge Data 9 10 Function Key Mapping 9 10 FN1 Substitution 9 11 Send and Make Break 9 11 9 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Types Select the Keyboard Wedge host by scanning one of the bar codes below IBM PC AT amp IBM PC Compatibles IBM AT Notebook Keyboard Wedge Interface dio Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type If your keyboard type
64. high low beep Check the expression for syntax errors Try programming a simple expression to ensure the syntax is correct See Examples of Simple Multicode Expressions Review Notes on page 4 40 for additional hints Troubleshooting Multicode Mode Scanning and Decoding Use the following suggestions if encountering problems using multicode mode If the digital scanner appears to decode any single bar code instead of the intended multiple bar codes ensure you enabled Smart LED Mode DS3508 ER Only on page 4 36 Programming the multicode expression does not enable multicode mode When specifying Region ensure e Coordinates are within range the 0 100 decimal or 0x00 0x64 hexadecimal e Top Left is above Bottom Right Top Left is 0 0 0x00 0x00 hexadecimal and Bottom Right is 100 100 0x64 0x64 hexadecimal e Regions for two or more bar codes do not overlap When specifying Code Type ensure the digital scanner supports the code type Try decoding a single bar code without using multicode If it does not decode try enabling the bar code type See Chapter 11 Symbologies Experiment with simpler expressions then add to it until you discover the source of the error For example try the simplest expression see Examples of Simple Multicode Expressions and make sure you can scan a single bar code If so extend the expression by adding a second bar code specifying a region or specifying the code type Verify that the digi
65. keyboard in the Advanced Data Formatting Programmer Guide to define the expression 3 Scan the End of Message bar code from the Advanced Data Formatting Programmer Guide Multicode Expression Multicode Expression Syntax Multicode Expression Syntax n Element 1 Element 2 Element n Where n is the number of elements in the overall expression The multicode expression describes the bar code s that the digital scanner can expect to find in an image Each element represents one bar code in the digital scanner s field of view The order of elements in the expression is the order in which bar code data from each element transmits to the host Elements are defined using one or more of the following methods By Region This type of element limits decoding to a specific area within the digital scanner s field of view Region coordinates are defined as the top left and bottom right corners of the region expressed in percentages of the field of view These can range from 0 to 100 or 0x00 to 0x64 in hex for both horizontal and vertical axes A region element is constructed as R 4 Top Left Bottom Right Where e R is the character R e 4 is 0x04 indicating there are four bytes thereafter to describe the region e Top Left are two values representing the top left corner of the region e Bottom Right are two values representing the bottom right corner of the region 4 40 DS3508 Produ
66. numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode Code 93 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan Code 93 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Scan this option to decode Code 93 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability 11 38 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 93 continued Code 93 One Discrete Length Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths Code 93 Length Within Range Code 93 Any Length Symbologies 11 39 Code 11 Code 11 Parameter OAh To enable or disable Code 11 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 11 01h Disable Code 11 00h Set Lengths for Code 11 Parameter L1 1Ch L2 1Dh The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for Code 11 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only Code 11 symbols containing a sel
67. one or more template characters 10 24 DS3508 Product Reference Guide The trigger character or literal string is not included in output from a Skip Until Not operator Template Incoming data Output P0A9999 BPN3456 3456 PN1234 PN1234 5341 5341 Template Incoming data Output PO PN 9999 PN3456 3456 5341 5341 PNPN7654 7654 Repeat Previous R R This operator allows a template character to repeat one or more times allowing the capture of variable length scanned data The following examples capture two required alpha characters followed by one or more required digits Template Incoming data Output AA9R AB3 AB3 PN12345 PN12345 32RM52700 No output Scroll Until Match S S This operator steps through scanned data one character at a time until the data matches the template Template Incoming data Output S99999 AB3 No Output PN12345 12345 32RM52700 52700 OCR Programming 10 25 Template Examples Following are sample templates with descriptions of valid data for each definition Field Definition Description M 99977 M followed by three digits and two optional digits EE a oe X followed by two digits four optional digits and an X 9959775599 Two digits followed by any character a digit two optional digits any two characters and two digits A55 999 99 A letter followed by two characters a dash three digits a dash and two digits 33A 99 Two alphanumeric characters followed by a letter a
68. period and two digits 999992991 Five digits followed by an optional alpha two digits and an optional alphanumeric PN98 Literal field PN98 OCR Check Digit Modulus Parameter F1h BOh This option sets OCR module check digit calculation The check digit is the last digit in the right most position in an OCR string and improves the accuracy of the collected data The check digit is the end product of a calculation made on the incoming data For check digit calculation for example Modulus 10 alpha and numeric characters are assigned numeric weights see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 The calculation is applied to the character weights and the resulting check digit is added to the end of the data If the incoming data does not match the check digit the data is considered corrupt The selected check digit option does not take effect until you set OCR Check Digit Validation To choose the Check Digit Modulus such as 10 for modulo 10 scan the following bar code then scan a three digit number from 001 to 099 representing the check digit using the numeric keypad in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide The default is 1 OCR Check Digit 10 26 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR Check Digit Multiplier Parameter F1h BCh This option sets OCR check digit multipliers for the character positions For check digit validation each character in scanned data has an equivalent weig
69. read twice before being decoded Table 11 3 Redundancy Level 2 Codes Code Type Code Length Redundancy Level 3 Code types other than the following must be successfully read twice before being decoded The following codes must be read three times Table 11 4 Redundancy Level 3 Codes Code Type Code Length MSI 4 characters or less D2of5 8 characters or less 2 0f 5 8 characters or less Codabar 8 characters or less 11 82 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Redundancy Level 4 The following code types must be successfully read three times before being decoded Table 11 5 Redundancy Level 4 Codes Code Type Code Length Redundancy Level 1 01h Redundancy Level 2 02h Redundancy Level 3 03h Redundancy Level 4 04h Symbologies 11 83 Security Level Parameter 4Dh The digital scanner offers four levels of decode security for delta bar codes which include the Code 128 family UPC EAN and Code 93 Select increasing levels of security for decreasing levels of bar code quality There is an inverse relationship between security and digital scanner aggressiveness so choose only that level of security necessary for any given application e Security Level 0 This setting allows the digital scanner to operate in its most aggressive stat
70. storage space Configure the digital scanner s conversion parameters properly Program the correct ADF rules Refer to the Advanced Data Formatting Programmer Guide Normal scanning a Code 39 bar code and the Code 39 Buffering option is enabled Scan the appropriate host type programming bar code For RS 232 set the digital scanner s communication parameters to match the host s settings For a Keyboard Wedge configuration program the system for the correct keyboard type and turn off the CAPS LOCK key Program the proper editing options eg UPC E to UPC A Conversion Normal during host reset Otherwise set the digital scanner s RS 232 parity to match the host setting Scan the correct numeric bar codes within range for the parameter programmed Erase all rules and re program with shorter rules 3 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 3 1 Troubleshooting Continued Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions Clearing Code 39 buffer Normal when scanning the Code 39 Digital scanner emits low high low beeps Buffering Clear Buffer bar code or upon attempt to transmit an empty Code 39 buffer Digital scanner emits a The USB bus re established power to Normal when changing USB host type power up beep after changing the digital scanner USB host type Digital scanner emits one high In RS 232 mode a lt BEL gt character Normal when Beep on BEL is beep when not in use was received
71. the free tools listed below go to www MotorolaSolutions com ScannerSoftware e 123Scan2 Configuration Utility described in this chapter e Scanner SDK for Windows e How to Videos e Virtual Com Port Driver e OPOS Driver e JPOS Driver e Scanner User Documentation e Archive of Older Drivers Chapter 13 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction Advanced Data Formatting ADF is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device Use ADF to edit scan data to suit requirements Implement ADF by scanning a related series of bar codes which program the digital scanner with ADF rules For information and programming bar codes for ADF refer to the Advanced Data Formatting Programmer Guide p n 72E 69680 xx 13 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Parameter Page Number Parameter Default Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter Set Defaults 1 5 Parameter Bar Code Scanning 4 6 Decode Pager Motor Enable 1 Decode Pager Motor Duration 1 7 a imi jus Beep After Good Decode jah Fnable 11 NAKO si ka mo lag la Beeper Duration 4 13 Suppress Power up Beeps 13 Presentation Performance Mode 14 Time Delay to Presentation Idle Mode 16 Time Delay to Presentation Sleep Mode 4 18 sided e bm 1 a Time Delay to Low Power Mode ero p o e EY User selection is required to configure this interface and this is th
72. variant optimizes performance and accuracy OCR A supports the following variants e OCR A Full ASCII 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ e OCR A Reserved 1 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRS TUVWXYZ e OCR A Reserved 2 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ e OCR A Banking 0123456789 lt gt Y Ai 10 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR A Variant continued Special banking characters output as the following representative characters W outputs as f r outputs as c d outputs as h J NOTE Enable OCR A before setting this parameter If disabling OCR A set the variant to its default OCR A Full ASCII OCR A Full ASCII 00h OCR A Reserved 1 01h OCR A Reserved 2 02h OCR A Banking 03h OCR Programming 10 5 Enable Disable OCR B Parameter Fih A9h To enable or disable OCR B scan one of the following bar codes J NOTE OCR is not as secure as a bar code To decrease OCR misdecodes and speed OCR reading set an accurate OCR template and character subset and use a check digit See OCR Subset on page 10 14 and OCR Template on page 10 16 J NOTE All OCR fonts are disabled by default Enabling OCR can slow bar code decoding Enabling more than one OCR font could al
73. 000 bytes For example to select 1500 bytes enter 1 5 To select 900 bytes enter O 9 Video View Finder Image Size Chapter 6 USB Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner with a USB host The digital scanner connects directly to a USB host or a powered USB hub which powers it No additional power supply is required Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values mA indicates Default North American Standard USB Keyboard Feature Option J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging 6 2 DS35H08 Product Reference Guide Connecting a USB Interface USB Series A Connector Interface cable LI a ay ag a a a a ATA ALE Ce Ee EES Figure 6 1 USB Connection The digital scanner connects with USB capable hosts including e Desktop PCs and notebooks e Apple iMac G4 iBooks North America only e IBM SurePOS terminals e Sun IBM and other network computers that support more than one keyboard The following operating systems support the digital scanner through USB e Windows 98 2000 ME XP e MacOS 8 5 MacOS 10 3 e IBM 4690 OS The digital scanner also i
74. 1 29 Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 mm Disable 11 30 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 O PS 11 31 Italian Pharmacy Code Code 32 Prefix Em Disable 11 31 Set Length s for Code 39 11 32 Code 39 Check Digit Verification 11 33 Transmit Code 39 Check Digit 11 33 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion 11 34 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Page Default Number Parameter Number Code 93 Code 93 Set Length s for Code 93 Code 11 Code 11 Set Lengths for Code 11 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Set Lengths for 2 of 5 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Discrete 2 of 5 DTF Discrete 2 of 5 Set Length s for D 2 of 5 Codabar NW 7 Codabar Set Lengths for Codabar CLSI Editing NOTIS Editing MSI MSI Set Length s for MSI MSI Check Digits Transmit MSI Check Digit MSI Check Digit Algorithm C 1Ah 1Bh 4 to 55 1Eh 1Fh 4 to 55 33h Disable Mod 10 Mod 10 11 37 11 37 11 39 11 39 11 41 11 42 11 42 11 43 11 45 11 45 11 46 11 46 11 47 11 49 11 49 11 51 11 91 11 92 ip ies 11 54 11 54 LE User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common
75. 2 Open the clamp and unplug the interface cable modular connector from the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle Carefully slide out the cable 3 Follow the steps for nstalling the Interface Cable on page 1 3 to connect a new cable Connecting Power if required If the host does not provide power to the digital scanner connect an external power supply 1 Connect the interface cable to the base of the digital scanner as described in nstalling the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host refer to the host manual to locate the correct port 3 Plug the power supply into the power jack on the interface cable Plug the other end of the power supply into an AC outlet Configuring the Digital Scanner To configure the digital scanner use the bar codes included in this manual See Chapter 4 User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options and Chapter 5 Imaging Preferences for information about programming the digital scanner using bar code menus Also see each host specific chapter to set up connection to a specific host type Getting Started 1 5 Accessories Required Accessories The digital scanner requires an interface cable and may require a power supply These items can be purchased from Motorola Optional Accessories Contact Motorola to purchase the optional accessories in Table 1 7 for the DS3508 Table 1 1 Optional Accessories
76. 28 is a variant of Code 128 used in the blood bank industry Scan a bar code below to enable or disable ISBT 128 If necessary the host must perform concatenation of the ISBT data Enable ISBT 128 01h Disable ISBT 128 00h 11 28 DS3508 Product Reference Guide ISBT Concatenation Parameter Fth 41h Select an option for concatenating pairs of ISBT code types e f you select Disable ISBT Concatenation the digital scanner does not concatenate pairs of ISBT codes it encounters e lf you select Enable ISBT Concatenation there must be two ISBT codes in order for the digital scanner to decode and perform concatenation The digital scanner does not decode single ISBT symbols e f you select Autodiscriminate ISBT Concatenation the digital scanner decodes and concatenates pairs of ISBT codes immediately If only a single ISBT symbol is present the digital scanner must decode the symbol the number of times set via SBT Concatenation Redundancy on page 11 29 before transmitting its data to confirm that there is no additional ISBT symbol Disable ISBT Concatenation 00h Enable ISBT Concatenation 01h Autodiscriminate ISBT Concatenation 02h Symbologies 11 29 Check ISBT
77. 3 C CTRL C 1004 D CTRL D 1005 E CTRL E 1006 F CTRL F 1007 G CTRL G 1008 H CTRL H BACKSPACE 1009 I CTRL HORIZONTAL TAB 1010 J CTRL J 1011 K CTRL K 1012 L CTRL L 1013 M CTRL M ENTER 1014 N CTRL N 1015 O CTRL O The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping Otherwise the unbold keystroke transmits E 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Char Keystroke 1016 P CTRL P 1017 Q CTRL Q 1018 R CTRL R 1019 S CTRL S 1020 T CTRL T 1021 U CTRL U 1022 V CTRL V 1023 SW CTRLW 1024 SX CTRL X 1025 SY CTRLY 1026 SZ CTRLZ 1027 YA CTRL 1028 B CTRL 1029 C CTRL 1030 D CTRL 6 1031 E CTRL 1032 Space Space 1033 A 1034 B j 1035 C 1036 D 1037 E Vo 1038 IF amp 1039 IG 1040 H 1041 1042 J i 1043 IK The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping Otherwise the unbold keystroke transmits ASCII Character Sets E 3 Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Char Keystroke 1044 L 1045 1046 1047 lo 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 IZ 1059 YoF 1060 G lt 1061 Zb 1062 Yol gt 1063 Yo
78. 3508 Product Reference Guide Table 9 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter ASCII Value Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 9 10 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 17 Table 9 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 9 10 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits Table 9 3 Keyboard Wedge ALT Key Character Set ALT Keys Keystroke 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALT E 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 9 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 9 3 Keyboard Wedge ALT Key Character Set Continued ALT Keys Keystroke 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z Table 9 4 Keyboard Wedge GUI Key Character Set GUI Keys Keystrokes 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 19 Table 9 4 Keyboard Wedge GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Keys Keystrokes 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUIA 3066 GUI
79. 3h Disable 11 74 Code 128 Emulation 7Bh Disable 11 75 Data Matrix FOh 24h Enable 11 76 Data Matrix Inverse F1h 4Ch Inverse Autodetect 11 77 Maxicode FOh 26h Disable 11 78 QR Code FOh 25h Enable 11 78 QR Inverse Fih 4Bh Regular 11 79 MicroQR Fih 3Dh Enable 11 79 Aztec Fih 3Eh Enable 11 80 Aztec Inverse F1h 4Dh Regular 11 80 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 4Eh 1 11 81 Security Level 4Dh 0 11 83 Intercharacter Gap Size FOh 7Dh Normal 11 84 Report Version 11 84 Macro PDF Flush Macro PDF Buffer 11 85 Abort Macro PDF Entry 11 85 Symbologies 11 7 UPC EAN Enable Disable UPC A Parameter 01h To enable or disable UPC A scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC A 01h Disable UPC A 00h Enable Disable UPC E Parameter 02h To enable or disable UPC E scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC E 01h Disable UPC E 00h 11 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Enable Disable UPC E1 Parameter 0Ch UPC E1 is disabled by default To enable or disable UPC E1 scan the appropriate bar code below J NOTE UPC E1 is not a UCC Uniform Code Council approved symbology Enable UPC E1 O1h Disable UPC E1 00h Enable Disable EAN 8 JAN 8 Parameter 04h To enable or disable EAN 8 JAN
80. 5 100 Decimal Image Enhancement Parameter Fth 34h This parameter configures the digital scanner s Image Enhance feature This feature uses a combination of edge Imaging Preferences b5 13 sharpening and contrast enhancement to produce an image that is visually pleasing The levels of image enhancement are e Off 0 Default e Low 1 e Med 2 e High 3 Off 0 Medium 2 Low 1 High 3 5 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Image File Format Selector Parameter FOh 30h Select an image format appropriate for the system BMP TIFF or JPEG The digital scanner stores captured images in the selected format BMP File Format 03h JPEG File Format 01h TIFF File Format 04h Imaging Preferences 5 15 Bits Per Pixel Parameter F0h 2Fh Select the number of significant bits per pixel BPP to use when capturing an image Select 1 BPP for a black and white image 4 BPP to assign 1 of 16 levels of grey to each pixel or 8 BPP to assign 1 of 256 levels of grey to each pixel J NOTE The digital scanner ignores these settings for JPEG file formats which only support 8 BPP The digital scanner ignores 1 BPP for TIFF file formats which only support 4 BPP and 8 BPP 1 BPP is co
81. 508 Product Reference Guide Smart LED Mode DS3508 ER Only Parameter F1h ECh Selecting Enable Smart LED Mode optimizes decode accuracy when scanning near using the DS3508 ER digital scanner Select Disable Smart LED Mode to prevent the digital scanner from using Smart LED Mode Disable Smart LED Mode 01h Enable Smart LED Mode 00h J NOTE When using Smart LED Mode it is normal for the illumination to appear off center User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 37 Focus Mode Parameter F0h A6h Select the Focus Mode to control the working range of the DS3508 ER digital scanner e Select Far focus to optimize the digital scanner to read at its far position Use this mode when scanning large bar codes in order to fit these bar codes in the digital scanner s field of view e Select Near focus to optimize the digital scanner to read at its near position Use this mode when scanning small high density bar codes e Select Alternating focus to toggle between near and far focus position e Select Auto Ranging focus to allow the digital scanner to control the focus operation Far 00h Alternating 02h Near 01h Auto Ranging 03h J NOTE When in Far Focus Mode you may not be able to decode standard size parameter bar codes 4 38 DS3508 Product Reference Gui
82. 51 004 no data supplied no data supplied gt rs 05 gs 01WS51 004 gs 21041 rs eot Description D12345WS5 1 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 no data supplied no data supplied gt rs 06 gs 17V12345 gs 1PWS51 004 gs S041 rs eot 4 58 DS3508 Product Reference Guide 12 Format D12345WS51 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 15 rs 12 gs MFR 12345 gs PNO WS51 004 gs SEQ 041 rs eot Table 4 6 Sample 12 Formatted Data Field 1 Concatenated UID 2 Construct type UID1 or UID2 3 Enterprise ID 4 Serialized part 5 Original part 6 Lot 7 Current part 8 Scanned data in ASCII mode DD Format D12345WS51 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 gt rs DD gs MFR 12345 gs PNO WS51 004 gs SEQ 041 rs eot Table 4 7 Sample DD Formatted Data Field 1 Concatenated UID 2 Construct type UID1 or UID2 3 Enterprise ID 4 Serialized part 5 Original part 6 Lot 7 Current part 8 Scanned data in ASCII mode Description D12345WS5 1 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 no data supplied no data supplied Ds rs 12 gs MFR 12345 gs PNO WS51 004 gs SEQ 041 rs eot Description D12345WS51 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 no data supplied no data supplied Ds rs DD gs MFR 12345 gs PNO WS51 004 gs SEQ 041 rs eot Chapter 5 Imaging Preferences Introduction J NOTE The
83. 6 15 RS 232 Host Parameters Check Receive Errors pf Enable 7 10 Hardware Handshaking Nong 7 11 Software Handshaking O None 7 13 Host Serial Response Time out O 2S 7 15 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Standard Default Parameters A 5 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Page Number Number Intercharacter Delay pf Omsec 7 17 Nixdorf Beep LED Options Normal Operation 7 18 Ignore Unknown Characters Send BarCode 7 18 IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable 8 5 Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type IBM PC AT amp IBM PC 9 4 WG Ji Country Types Country Codes North American 9 5 Ignore Unknown Characters pf Transmit 9 7 Intra Keystroke Delay pf Disable 9 8 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation Disable 9 8 Caps Lock Override Disable 9 9 Convert Wedge Data Nemmen 9 10 Function Key Mapping Disable 9 10 FN1 Substitution Disable 9 11 Send and Make Break pf Send 9 17 OCR Programming Parameters User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Parameter Default A 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Number OCR Orientation Fih AFh Default Page Parameter Number 10 10 OCR Lines F1h B3h OCR Minimum Characters Fih Bih 10 12 10 12 OCR Ma
84. 9 select one of the following formats for Bookland data e Bookland ISBN 10 The digital scanner reports Bookland data starting with 978 in traditional 10 digit format with the special Bookland check digit for backward compatibility Data starting with 979 is not considered Bookland in this mode e Bookland ISBN 13 The digital scanner reports Bookland data starting with either 978 or 979 as EAN 13 in 13 digit format to meet the 2007 ISBN 13 protocol Bookland ISBN 10 00h Bookland ISBN 13 01h J NOTE For Bookland EAN to function properly first enable Bookland EAN using Enable Disable Bookland EAN on page 11 9 then select either Decode UPC EAN Supplementals Autodiscriminate UPC EAN Supplementals or Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode in Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals on page 11 10 11 22 DS3508 Product Reference Guide UCC Coupon Extended Code Parameter 55h Enable this parameter to decode UPC A bar codes starting with digit 5 EAN 13 bar codes starting with digit 99 and UPC A GS 1 128 Coupon Codes UPCA EAN 13 and GS1 128 must be enabled to scan all types of Coupon Codes Enable UCC Coupon Extended Code 01h Disable UCC Coupon Extended Code 00h J NOTE See UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 11 13 to control autodiscrimination of the GS1 128 right half of a co
85. AM e Type Il 5 mm high use modems LAN adaptors e Type Ill 10 5 high use Hard Disks PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card Interface Association See PC Card Glossary 7 Percent Decode The average probability that a single scan of a bar code would result in a successful decode Ina well designed bar code scanning system that probability should approach near 100 PING Packet Internet Groper An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP address is online It is used to test and debug a network by sending out a packet and waiting for a response Presentation Mode Typically used when the digital scanner sits in the scan stand or is mounted on a wall in this mode the digital scanner operates in continuous constant on mode where it automatically decodes a bar code presented in its field of view Print Contrast Signal PCS Measurement of the contrast brightness difference between the bars and spaces of a symbol A minimum PCS value is needed for a bar code symbol to be scannable PCS RL RD RL where RL is the reflectance factor of the background and RD the reflectance factor of the dark bars Programming Mode The state in which a scanner is configured for parameter values See Scanning Mode Q Quiet Zone A clear space containing no dark marks which precedes the start character of a bar code symbol and follows the stop character QWERTY A standard keyboard commonly used on North American and s
86. Accessory Part Number Scanner Belt Holster 11 35035 01R Intellistand for DS3508 20 54090 07R see page 2 5 Desk Top Holder 20 67176 01R Multi Mount Stand 12 44267 01R Tool Balancer 50 15400 03 1 6 DS3I3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter 2 Scanning Introduction This chapter provides beeper and LED definitions techniques involved in scanning bar codes general instructions and tips about scanning and decode zone diagrams Scan Window Tether Plate Indicators Scan Trigger Figure 2 1 Parts DS3508 Product Reference Guide 2 2 Beeper Definitions The digital scanner issues different beep sequences and patterns to indicate status Table 2 1 defines beep sequences that occur during both normal scanning and while programming the digital scanner Table 2 1 Beeper Definitions Beeper Sequence Indication Standard Use Low medium high beeps Short high beep 4 long low beeps 5 low beeps Low low low extra low beeps High beep Image Capture Low beep High low beeps Parameter Menu Scanning Low high beeps High low beeps High low high low beeps Code 39 Buffering High low beeps 3 long high beeps High low high beeps Low high low beeps Low high beeps Macro PDF 2 low beeps 2 long low beeps 3 long low beeps Power up A bar code symbol was decoded if decode beeper is enabled Transmission error Conversion or format error RS 232 receive error The digital scanner detected a
87. B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUIJ 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z 9 20 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 9 5 Keyboard Wedge F Key Character Set F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F10 5011 F11 5012 F12 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 Table 9 6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 6043 6044 undefined 6045 Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 721 Table 9 6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Continued Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6046 6047 6048 0 6049 1 6050 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6057 O CO NI O A Wy N 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock Table 9 7 Keyboard Wedge Extended Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 Pg Up 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 9 22 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 9 7 Keyboard Wedge Extended Keypad Character Set Continued Extended Keypad Keystroke 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arr
88. BALA 11 58 Til CEET 11 57 transmit check digit 11 58 maxicode bar codes 11 78 microPDF417 bar codes 11 74 Motorola enterprise mobility support xviii MSI bar codes check digit algorithm 11 55 check digits 11 54 lengths Sox haietes koe so Pe oes NG 11 52 Vi LEE 11 52 transmit check digit 11 54 N notational conventions xvii 0 OCR default parameters 10 2 parameters ee eee 10 3 OCR Programming 10 1 P parameters decode pager motor enable 4 7 4 8 pants lie Le sa idera Geena eke ta Ea aes SYA 2 1 PDF417 bar codes nnn nan nananana 11 74 PDF prioritization anaana aaaea 4 25 pinouts scanner signal descriptions 3 7 postal codes Aa 11 61 Australia post format 11 65 Australian postal 11 64 Japan postal aa a 11 63 Netherlands KIX code 11 66 transmit UK postal check digit 11 63 transmit US postal check digit 11 62 LIKO STAN aan eier maa BN Na Ba Gee ae ae 11 62 UPU FICS postal 11 67 US planet aaa bees ee eee ees 11 61 US postnet 20 2 0 ees 11 61 USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail 11 66 power Supply 1 5 Connecting fis ook dae ww AG ee dese we d
89. BM host J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration Time Delay to Time Delay to Time Delay to Presentation Presentation Low Power Idle Mode value Sleep Mode value Mode value Active Mode Idle Mode _ Sleep Mode ps Low Power Mode Note Time delays are cumulative Figure 4 1 Power Levels 4 16 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Time Delay to Presentation Idle Mode Parameter F1 97h In presentation mode this parameter sets the time the digital scanner remains active before entering idle mode with dim illumination The digital scanner wakes upon presentation of a bar code or a trigger pull Disable 00h 1 Second 01h 10 Seconds OAh 1 Minute 11h 5 Minutes 15h 15 Minutes 1Bh User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 17 Time Delay to Presentation Idle Mode continued 30 Minutes 1Dh 45 Minutes 1Eh 1 Hour 21h 3 Hours 23h 6 Hours 26h 9 Hours 29h J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration 4 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Time Delay to Presentation Sleep Mode Parameter F1 96h In presentation mode this parameter sets the time the digital scanner remains active before entering sleep mode with no illumination The digital scanner w
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91. DS3508 Digital Scanner DS3508 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide 72F 124801 07 Revision A March 2012 DS3508 Product Reference Guide 2012 Motorola Solutions Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any electrical or mechanical means without permission in writing from Motorola This includes electronic or mechanical means such as photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval systems The material in this manual is subject to change without notice The software is provided strictly on an as is basis All software including firmware furnished to the user is on a licensed basis Motorola grants to the user a non transferable and non exclusive license to use each software or firmware program delivered hereunder licensed program Except as noted below such license may not be assigned sublicensed or otherwise transferred by the user without prior written consent of Motorola No right to copy a licensed program in whole or in part is granted except as permitted under copyright law The user shall not modify merge or incorporate any form or portion of a licensed program with other program material create a derivative work from a licensed program or use a licensed program in a network without written permission from Motorola The user agrees to maintain Motorola s copyright notice on the licensed programs delivered hereunder and to include the same on
92. DS3508 ER configuration does not support imaging preferences parameters You can program the digital scanner to perform various functions or activate different features This chapter describes imaging preference features and provides programming bar codes for selecting these features We paler scanner Tap wa the SE in Imaging Preferences Parameter Defaults on page 5 2 also see lt Par s for all fost Zeen anG GER e defaults If the default values suit ee programming i IS not necessary To set feature values scan a single bar code or a short bar code sequence The settings are stored in non volatile memory and are preserved even when you power down the digital scanner J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging ff n not EE a USB cable select a host type after the power up beeps sound See Chapter 6 USB Interface and 232 Interface for specific host information This is only necessary upon ine first power up SEN Sieger eh to a new BEE To return all features to default values scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks 9 indicate default values pa Feature Option Indicates Default Enable Decode Aiming Pattern 02h _________ Option Hex Value 5 2 DS3I508 Product Refe
93. HA PA F 4 Glossary Index Tell Us What You Think XIV DS3508 Product Reference Guide About This Guide Introduction The DS3508 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up operating maintaining and troubleshooting the DS3508 digital scanner Configurations This guide includes the following configurations e DS3508 SR20005R DS3508 digital scanner standard range e DS3508 HD20005R DS3508 digital scanner high density focus e DS3508 DP20005R DS3508 digital scanner DPM e DS3508 ER20005R DS3508 digital scanner extended range Xvi DS3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter Descriptions Topics covered in this guide are as follows Chapter 1 Getting Started provides a product overview unpacking instructions and cable connection information Chapter 2 Scanning describes parts of the digital scanner beeper and LED definitions and how to use the scanner in hand held and hands free presentation modes Chapter 3 Maintenance amp Technical Specifications provides information on how to care for the digital scanner troubleshooting and technical specifications Chapter 4 User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options describes features frequently used to customize how data transmits to the host device and programming bar codes for selecting user preference features for the digital scanner Chapter 5 Imaging Preferences provides imaging preference features and pr
94. HD must be enabled to use this option J NOTE The DS3508 DP and DS3508 ER configurations do not support this feature Concatenation as Code 128 01h Concatenation as PDF417 02h Concatenation as Data Matrix 03h Concatenation as Maxicode 04h 4 46 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Multicode Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Multicode Expression Programming Use the following suggestions if encountering problems programming a multicode expression Ensure the expression is valid Invalid expressions are rejected during programming When an expression is rejected the previous expression remains intact If after programming the expression the digital scanner can still decode any bar code the expression was possibly rejected When programming the multicode expression via parameter bar code the digital scanner generates beeps If any of the following beeps do not sound during programming an error occurred see Table 2 1 on page 2 2 and Table 2 2 on page 2 4 for error indicators e Scanning the Multicode Expression bar code produces a two tone same pitch beep e Scanning each value of the expression produces a two tone same pitch beep e Scanning the End Of Message bar code produces a four tone high low
95. K response from the host When it receives a NAK the scanner transmits the same data again and waits for either an ACK or NAK After three unsuccessful attempts to send data after receiving NAKs the digital scanner issues an error indication and discards the data The digital scanner waits up to the programmable Host Serial Response Time out to receive an ACK or NAK If the scanner does not get a response in this time it issues an error indication and discards the data There are no retries when a time out occurs ENQ If you select this option the digital scanner waits for an ENQ character from the host before transmitting data If it does not receive an ENQ within the Host Serial Response Time out the digital scanner issues an error indication and discards the data The host must transmit an ENQ character at least every Host Serial Response Time out to prevent transmission errors ACK NAK with ENQ This combines the two previous options For re transmissions of data due to a NAK from the host an additional ENQ is not required XON XOFF An XOFF character turns the digital scanner transmission off until the scanner receives an XON character There are two situations for XON XOFF e The digital scanner receives an XOFF before has data to send When the scanner has data to send it waits up to Host Serial Response Time out for an XON character before transmission If it does not receive the XON within this time the digital scanner issues an e
96. N1 substitution value via bar code menus Set FN1 Substitution Value 2 Locate the keystroke desired for FN1 Substitution in the ASCII Character Set table for the current host interface Enter the 4 digit ASCII Value by scanning each digit in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes 1 Scan the bar code below To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel To enable ENT substitution for USB HID keyboard scan the Enable FN1 Substitution bar code on page 4 57 4 52 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Transmit No Read Message Parameter 5Eh Scan a bar code below to select whether or not to transmit a No Read message Enable this to transmit the characters NR when a successful decode does not occur before trigger release or the Decode Session Timeout expires See Decode Session Timeout on page 4 28 Disable this to send nothing to the host if a symbol does not decode J NOTE f you enable Transmit No Read and also enable Symbol Code ID Character or AIM Code ID Character for Transmit Code ID Character on page 4 48 the digital scanner appends the code ID for Code 39 to the NR message Enable No Read 01h Disable No Read 00h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 53 UID Parsing JV NOTE UID parsing is only supported by DP configurations of the digital scann
97. NC1 implied in second position Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented FNC1 implied in second position Aztec Aztec symbol 6 0 C Aztec Rune symbol B 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Code 39 B 123ABC UPC EAN UPC A 100 0 d 5 C 2 DS3I508 Product Reference Guide EAN 13 100 3 456789 012340 Code 128 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234 Interleaved 2 of 5 12345678901231 Sample Bar Codes C 3 GS1 DataBar 14 J NOTE DataBar 14 must be enabled to read the bar code below see GS7 DataBar 14 on page 11 68 7612341562341 V a KE PDF417 Data Matrix C 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Maxicode P Gab Bars N OR Code US Postnet iaaahalibalahahilalalahadlahahal 0123456764 UK Postal PIITAN ADA TU ANAKAN BT PDULABCDLABYMA Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the appropriately numbered bar code s 0 4 2 3 4 D 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Numeric Bar Codes continued 5 6 7 8 9 Cancel To correct an error or change a selection scan the bar code below C ancel Appendix E ASCII Character Sets Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Char Keystroke 1000 HU CTRL2 1001 SA CTRLA 1002 B CTRL B 100
98. Prefix Suffix Values on page 4 49 Data As Is 00h lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX 15 01h lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX 25 02h lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX 1 gt lt SUFFIX 2 gt 03h lt PREFIX gt lt DATA gt 04h User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 51 Scan Data Transmission Format continued lt PREFIX gt lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX 15 05h lt PREFIX gt lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX 25 06h lt PREFIX gt lt DATA gt lt SUFFIX 15 lt SUFFIX 25 07h FN1 Substitution Values Key Category Parameter 67h Decimal Value Parameter 6Dh The Wedge and USB HID Keyboard hosts support a FN1 Substitution feature Enabling this substitutes any FN1 character 0x1b in an EAN128 bar code with a value This value defaults to 7013 Enter Key When using host commands to set the FN1 substitution value set the key category parameter to 1 then set the 3 digit keystroke value See the ASCII Character Set table for the current host interface for the desired value To select a F
99. R HD DP Depth of Field Symbol Density DS3508 SR DS3508 HD DS3508 DP Code 39 3 mil N A 1 10 in 1 60 in 2 79 cm 4 06 cm Code 39 4 mil 2 60 in 4 50 in Contact 3 5 in 6 60 cm 11 43 cm Contact 8 89 cm Code 39 5 mil 1 00 in 6 30 in Contact 4 2 in 2 54 cm 16 00 cm Contact 10 67 cm Code 39 7 5 mil Contact 10 10 in Contact 5 4 in Contact 25 65 cm Contact 13 72 cm Code 39 20 mil 1 00 in 20 90 in 1 10 in 9 20 in 2 54 cm 53 09 cm 2 79 cm 23 37 cm 100 UPC 13 mil 0 90 in 15 10 in 0 80 in 6 20 in 2 29 cm 38 35 cm 2 03 cm 15 75 cm PDF417 6 67 mil 2 70 in 6 10 in Contact 3 70 in 6 86 cm 15 49 cm Contact 9 40 PDF417 10 mil 0 40 in 9 30 in Contact 4 50 in 1 02 cm 23 62 cm Contact 11 43 cm PDF417 15 mil 3 30 in 14 80 in 3 20 in 5 60 in 8 38 cm 37 59 cm 8 13 cm 14 22 cm Data Matrix 4 mil N A 1 00 in 2 10 in 2 54 cm 5 33 cm Data Matrix 5 mil N A 0 40 in 2 70 in 1 02 cm 6 86 cm Data Matrix 7 5 mil 2 10 in 5 50 in Contact 3 50 in 5 33 cm 13 97 cm Contact 8 89 cm Data Matrix 10 mil 1 10 in 7 10 in Contact 4 40 in 2 79 cm 18 03 cm Contact 11 18 cm QR Code 4 mil N A 1 10 in 1 40 in 2 79 cm 3 56 cm 2 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 2 3 DS3508 SR HD DP Depth of Field Continued Symbol Density DS3508 SR DS3508 HD DS3508 DP QR Code 5 mil N A 0 50 in 2 20 in 1 27 cm 5 59 cm QR Code
100. Table Parameter F1h 42h The ISBT specification includes a table that lists several types of ISBT bar codes that are commonly used in pairs If you set ISBT Concatenation to Enable enable Check ISBT Table to concatenate only those pairs found in this table Other types of ISBT codes are not concatenated Enable Check ISBT Table 01h Disable Check ISBT Table 00h ISBT Concatenation Redundancy Parameter DFh If you set ISBT Concatenation to Autodiscriminate use this parameter to set the number of times the digital scanner must decode an ISBT symbol before determining that there is no additional symbol Scan the bar code below then scan two numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to set a value between 2 and 20 Enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 2 The default is 10 ISBT Concatenation Redundancy 11 30 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Enable Disable Code 39 Parameter 00h To enable or disable Code 39 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 39 01h Disable Code 39 00h Enable Disable Trioptic Code 39 Parameter 0Dh Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking
101. This inversion occurs regardless of the keyboard s Caps Lock state Disable Simulated Caps Lock Enable Simulated Caps Lock 6 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Convert Case Enable this to convert all bar code data to the selected case No Case Conversion Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case USB Static CDC When disabled each device connected consumes another COM port first device COM1 second device COM2 third device COM3 etc When enabled each device connects to the same COM port Enable USB Static CDC Disable USB Static CDC USB Interface 6 13 USB Polling Interval This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation Device Scan a bar code below to set the polling interval The polling interval determines the rate at which data can be sent between the scanner and the host computer A lower number indicates a faster data rate CAUTION Ensure your host machine can handle the selected data rate Selecting a data rate that is too fast for your host machine may result in lost data 1 msec 2 msec 3msec 4 msec 6 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide USB Polling Interval continued
102. UID assumes the host can process the data and transmits the unformatted contents of the bar code An error tone sounds Scan the appropriate bar code below to program potential error conditions UID Error Beep UID Error Beep and Pass Data UID Error Pass Data 4 56 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Sample ADF Rule for UID To transmit only the concatenated UID field of the parsed UID scan the bar codes below in order Begin New Rule Criterion Parsed UID Send Data Up to Character Comma Save Rule UID Sample Bar Codes 05 Format User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 57 W551 004041 UID2 041 WS51 004 5 rs 05 gs 01WS51 004 gs 21041 rs eot Table 4 4 Sample 05 Formatted Data Field 1 Concatenated UID 2 Construct type UID1 or UID2 3 Enterprise ID 4 Serialized part 5 Original part 6 Lot 7 Current part 8 Scanned data in ASCII mode 06 Format D12345WS51 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 gt rs 06 gs 17V12345 gs 1PWS51 004 gs S041 rs eot Table 4 5 Sample 06 Formatted Data Field 1 Concatenated UID 2 Construct type UID1 or UID2 3 Enterprise ID 4 Serialized part 5 Original part 6 Lot 7 Current part 8 Scanned data in ASCII mode Description WS51 004041 UID2 no data supplied 041 WS
103. Unit functions normally after repeated 6 5 ft 2 m drops to concrete Ambient Light Immunity Incandescent 150 ft candles 1 600 LUX Sunlight 8 000 ft candles 86 000 LUX Fluorescent 150 ft candles 1 600 LUX Mercury Vapor 150 ft candles 1 600 LUX Sodium Vapor 150 ft candles 1 600 LUX Immune to direct exposure to normal office and factory lighting conditions as well as direct exposure to sunlight Electrostatic Discharge DS3508 SR HD DP Conforms to 20 kV air discharge and 8 kV contact discharge DS3508 ER Conforms to 15 kV air discharge and 8 kV contact discharge Maintenance amp Technical Specifications 3 7 Digital Scanner Signal Descriptions Bottom of scanner Cable interface port Interface cable modular connector Figure 3 1 Digital Scanner Cable Pinouts 3 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide The signal descriptions in Table 3 3 apply to the connector on the digital scanner and are for reference only Table 3 3 Digital Scanner Signal Pin outs Keyboard Pin IBM RS 232 Wedge USB Power Power Power Power SC Reserved TermClock D ch OO 0 NI OD A d N Chapter 4 User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options Introduction You can program the digital scanner to perform various functions or activate different features This chapter describes each user preference feature and provides programming bar codes for selecting these features The digital scanner ships w
104. a is in the data matrix format Table 4 2 Output Fields Field Description 1 Concatenated UID Construct type UID1 or UID2 Enterprise ID Serialized part Original part Lot Current part CO NI Oli Oil A Gol N Scanned data in ASCII mode Example Output Successful Parsed Data D12345WS51 004041 UID2 12345 041 WS51 004 gt rs 06 gs 17V12345 gs 1PWS51 004 gs S041 rs eot Table 4 3 Output Fields Field Description 1 D12345W551 004041 2 UID2 3 12345 4 041 5 WS5 1 004 6 no data supplied comma filled field 7 no data supplied comma filled field 8 Ds rs 06 gs 17V12345 gs 1PWS5 1 004 gs S041 rs eot UID Error Mode Options e UID Error Beep default e UID Error Pass Data e UID Error Beep and Pass Data User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 55 Scan UID Error Beep to program the digital scanner not to parse the data contained in the UID when the UID is not formatted correctly An error tone sounds and no data transmits to the host Scan UID Error Pass Data to program the digital scanner to transmit data to the host even when parsing fails The digital scanner reads the incorrectly encoded UID assumes the host can process the data and transmits the unformatted contents of the bar code No error tone sounds Scan UID Error Pass Data to program the digital scanner to transmit data to the host even when parsing fails The digital scanner reads the incorrectly encoded
105. aa cue oe KN ne eee 11 56 matrix 2 of 5 check digit 11 58 matrix 2 of 5 lengths 11 57 maxicode 1 ee ee 11 78 microPDF417 1 1 cc es 11 74 Aeee st E E AET goad dose aah a 11 79 NASM gate et weed en ce ee ln ee ere eer 11 52 MSI check digit algorithm 11 55 MSI check digits 11 54 MSI lengths HEEN 11 52 MSI transmit check digit 11 54 multicode mode 4 36 4 39 Netherlands KIX code 11 66 numeric bar codes D 2 OCR bright illumination 10 15 check digit cee eee eee 10 25 check digit multiplier 10 26 check digit validation 10 27 default table 10 2 lINES AAP AA 10 12 maximum characters 10 13 MICR E13B 0a 10 9 minimum character 10 12 OGRA ge ra DURAN ar ea epee anG 10 3 OCH A vananmt a 10 3 Se EE 10 5 OCR B variant 0 10 6 orientation 10 10 parameters 10 3 quiet zone 10 14 security level 10 13 subset ama e SE DAA NAA Na hs ep eae 10 14 EE a a BA AC te Sr 10 16 US currency serial number 10 10 pager motor cee es 4 7 parameter scanning 4 6 PDF prioritization 0000 e ee eee 4 25 PDF prioritization timeout 4 26 RI EEN 11 74 picklist modes 4 24 POST aaa Gok a Sidecar an wri e
106. abels a direct part mark DPM is a symbol that is marked directly on an item s surface for permanent identification These symbols are marked using methods such as laser etching and dot peening see Figure 2 6 on page 2 7 for an example of a dot peen symbol The DS3508 DP DPM reader scans these types of symbols J NOTE When the DS3508 DP digital scanner is DPM enabled the digital scanner reads all symbols including DPM 1D PDF417 etc If you do not require DPM reading scan Disable DPM Scanning to ensure optimum scanner performance If you enable DPM Scanning disable Picklist Mode on page 4 24 when scanning a DPM bar code Picklist performance is not guaranteed for DPM bar codes Also if you enable DPM Scanning the scanner behaves as if the Data Matrix Inverse Autodetect setting is selected When you disable DPM Scanning the previous user selected Data Matrix Inverse setting remains in effect SeeData Matrix Inverse on page 11 77 To configure the DS3508 DP digital scanner for DPM reading 1 If you disabled DPM scanning in the DS3508 DP digital scanner scan Enable DPM Scanning below 2 Before scanning a DPM bar code ensure you enabled Data Matrix Inverse on page 11 77 Enable DPM Scanning O1h Disable DPM Scanning 00h 4 28 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Continuous Bar Code Read Parameter F1 89h Enable this to report every bar code while the trigger is pressed J NOTE Motorola strongly recommends enabl
107. able Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyboard types not listed in Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes on page 9 5in a Microsoft operating system environment Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad isable Alternate Numeric Keypa Tl ii Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 9 Caps Lock On Enable this to emulate keystrokes as if the Caps Lock key is always pressed Enable Caps Lock On Disable Caps Lock On Caps Lock Override If you enable this on AT or AT Notebook hosts the scanner ignores the state of the Caps Lock key Therefore an A in the bar code transmits as an A regardless of the state of the keyboard s Caps Lock key Enable Caps Lock Override Disable Caps Lock Override J NOTE H both Caps Lock On and Caps Lock Override are enabled Caps Lock Override takes precedence 9 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Convert Wedge Data Enable this to convert all bar code data to the selected case Convert to Upper Case Convert to Lower Case o Convert OU Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences see Table 9 2 on page 9 13 Enable this parameter to send the keys in bold i
108. acter 4 48 transmit matrix 2 of 5 check digit 11 58 transmit no read message 4 52 transmit UK postal check digit 11 63 transmit US postal check digit 11 62 trigger mode 4 9 4 10 UCC coupon extended code 11 22 LD easy hare E ar gee E a reed ee eke 4 53 UK postal saaan kman teka bis ae kan KAG 11 62 UPC composite mode 11 72 UPC EAN COUPON code 11 22 supp redundancy 11 13 11 14 UPC EAN JAN supplemental AIM ID format 11 14 supplemental redundancy 11 13 HIGA AA AA 11 7 UPC A preamble 11 16 UPC A E E1 check digit 11 14 11 15 UPCE aaa ad aan eee Ban a Jn 11 7 UPC E preamble 000085 11 17 WIP GED maan de Ahay E ged ee bs oe 11 8 UPU FICS postal 0005 11 67 WS panel kaaa Kakai Gre ee Dee a 11 61 US postnet ee eee wet ees 11 61 USB caps lock override 6 8 country keyboard types 6 6 default table 6 3 device type 6 4 keystroke delay 6 8 polling interval 6 5 6 13 6 14 quick emulation 6 15 SNAPI handshaking 6 5 statie CDC ioe ondary bed cera ded ave dra ead 6 12 unknown characters 6 9 USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail 11 66 video image size 5 20 video view finder a 5 20
109. ad Emulation Enable Keypad Emulation 6 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Emulate Keypad with Leading Zero Enable this to send character sequences sent over the numeric keypad as ISO characters which have a leading zero For example ASCII A transmits as ALT MAKE 0 0 6 5 ALT BREAK Disable Keypad Emulation with Leading Zero Enable Keypad Emulation with Leading Zero USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device Enable this to replace any FN 1 characters in an EAN 128 bar code with a user selected Key Category and value see FN7 Substitution Values on page 4 51 to set the Key Category and Key Value Enable Disable USB Interface 6 11 Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as a control key sequences see Table 6 2 on page 6 16 Enable this parameter to send the keys in bold in place of the standard key mapping Table entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same whether or not you enable this parameter Disable Function Key Mapping Enable Function Key Mapping Simulated Caps Lock Enable this to invert upper and lower case characters on the bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the keyboard
110. ager Motor Enable Parameter Eih 65h The scanner includes a pager motor which when enabled vibrates the scanner for a period of time when a successful decode occurs J NOTE When the pager motor is enabled and the scanner is in IntelliStand the pager motor disables until the scanner is removed from IntelliStand Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the pager motor If enabled scan the appropriate bar code to set the period of time in which to vibrate the scanner see Decode Pager Motor Duration below Pager Motor Disable 00h Pager Motor Enable 01h Decode Pager Motor Duration Parameter F1h 72h 150 msec 200 msec 4 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Decode Pager Motor Enable continued 250 msec 300 msec 400 msec 500 msec 600 msec 750 msec User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 9 Trigger Mode Parameter 8Ah Select one of the following trigger modes for the digital scanner Level Standard Upon trigger pull an aiming dot appears for a programmable duration of time After this time the aiming dot changes to a standard laser scanning beam for a full decode session The laser scanning beam stays on until the Decode Session Timeout on page 4 28 occurs a decode occurs or the trigger is released If the trigger is released before the timeout expires the laser shuts off an
111. akes when it senses motion upon presentation of a bar code or a trigger pull J NOTE Digital scanner performance is not guaranteed in dim conditions Disable 00h 1 Second 01h 10 Seconds OAh 1 Minute 11h 5 Minutes 15h J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 19 Time Delay to Presentation Sleep Mode continued 15 Minutes 1Bh 30 Minutes 1Dh 45 Minutes 1Eh 4 Hour 21h 3 Hours 23h 6 Hours 26h 9 Hours 29h 4 20 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Low Power Mode Parameter 80h If enabled the digital scanner enters a low power consumption mode after Sleep Mode has expired in which the LEDs turn off in order to conserve energy and prolong the life of the scanner In hand held mode this occurs immediately after the programmed Time Delay to Low Power Mode In presentation mode this occurs after idle mode and sleep mode The digital scanner wakes when it is lifted senses a trigger pull or when the host attempts to communicate If disabled power remains on after each decode attempt Disable Low Power Mode 00h Enable Low Power Mode 01h
112. an distance and angle but can cause a decode of a nearby bar code instead of the target bar code Therefore for best performance define larger regions when only a few bar codes are in view and those in view are widely separated e Defining a region close to or smaller than the target bar code improves the probability of decoding this bar code rather than one nearby but scan distance and angle must be more accurate Therefore for best performance define small regions when many bar codes are in view or those in view are close together e Use Region elements to improve decode speeds by reducing the image area to search for the target bar code e Specifying Code Type may also improve decode speeds for some code types e Although you can scan parameter bar codes when multicode mode is enabled be aware of the following If the multicode expression defined a region s to scan a parameter bar code you must position the bar code within the first region defined in the expression In some cases this first region is not the center of the image and aiming at the parameter bar code does not result in a successful decode The following examples show the multicode expressions in both hex and decimal formats however in the sample figures the values are decimal Be sure to use the correct base numbering system when creating an expression A region specified as 0x00 0x00 0x64 0x32 represents a region with coordinates of Top Left 0 0 and Bottom Right 100 50
113. at requires a 5 times trailing clear margin e Level 4 Security level extends beyond the standard required by GS1 This level of security requires a 5 times leading and trailing clear margin GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level 1 01h GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level 2 02h GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level 3 03h GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level 4 04h 11 70 DS3508 Product Reference Guide GS1 DataBar Expanded Parameter FOh 54h Enable GS1 DataBar Expanded 01h Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded 00h Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN Parameter F0h 8Dh This parameter only applies to GS1 DataBar 14 and GS1 DataBar Limited symbols not decoded as part of a Composite symbol Enable this to strip the leading 010 from DataBar 14 and DataBar Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit and report the bar code as EAN 13 For bar codes beginning with two or more zeros but not six zeros this parameter strips the leading 0100 and reports the bar code as UPC A The UPC A Preamble parameter that transmits the system character and country code applies to converted bar codes Note that neither the system character nor the check digit can be stripped Enable Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN 01h
114. ature Format 03h JPEG Signature Format O1h TIFF Signature Format 04h 5 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Signature Capture Bits Per Pixel Parameter F0h 3Ah Select the number of significant bits per pixel BPP to use when capturing a signature Select 1 BPP for a black and white image 4 BPP to assign 1 of 16 levels of grey to each pixel or 8 BPP to assign 1 of 256 levels of grey to each pixel J NOTE The digital scanner ignores these settings for JPEG file formats which only support 8 BPP 1 BPP 00h 4 BPP 01h 8 BPP 02h Imaging Preferences 5 19 Signature Capture Width Parameter F4h F0h 6Eh The aspect ratio of the Signature Capture Width and Signature Capture Height parameters must match that of the signature capture area For example a 4 x 1 inch signature capture area would require a 4 to 1 aspect ratio of width to height To set the width of the signature capture box scan the Signature Capture Width bar code followed by 3 bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes corresponding to a value in the range of 001 to 752 decimal Signature Capture Width Default 400 001 752 Decimal Signature Capture Height Parameter F4h FOh 6Fh To set the heigh
115. based on Table B 3 Table B 3 Modifier Characters Code Type Option Value Option Code 39 0 No check character or Full ASCII processing 1 Reader has checked one check character 3 Reader has checked and stripped check character 4 Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion 5 Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion and checked one check character 7 Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion and checked and stripped check character Example A Full ASCII bar code with check character W A l MI DW is transmitted as JA7AIMID where 7 3 4 Trioptic Code 39 0O No option specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as X0412356 Code 128 0 Standard data packet no Function code 1 in first symbol position 1 Function code 1 in first symbol character position 2 Function code 1 in second symbol character position Example A Code EAN 128 bar code with Function 1 character FNC1 in the first position AIMID is transmitted as JC1AIMID 2 0f 5 0 No check digit processing 1 Reader has validated check digit 3 Reader has validated and stripped check digit Example An 1 2 of 5 bar code without check digit 4123 is transmitted as l04123 Codabar 0 No check digit processing 1 Reader has checked check digit 3 Reader has stripped check digit before transmission Example A Codabar bar c
116. ble to the host device transmit System Character only transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA and transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble lt DATA gt 00h system Character SYSTEM CHARACTER DATAs 01h System Character amp Country Code lt COUNTRY CODE lt SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt 02h 11 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide UPC E1 Preamble Parameter 24h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol and include Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC E1 preamble to the host device transmit System Character only transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA and transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble lt DATA gt 00h system Character lt SYSTEM CHARACTER DATAs 01h System Character amp Country Code lt COUNTRY CODE gt lt SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt 02h Symbologies 11 19 Convert UPC E to UPC A Parameter 25h Enable this to convert UPC E zero suppressed decoded data to UPC A format before transmission After conversion the data follows UPC A format and is affected by UPC A programming selections
117. canner attempts to decode a PDF417 symbol e g on a US driver s license and if successful reports this only If it does not decode can not find a PDF417 symbol it reports the 1D symbol after the timeout The 1D symbol must be in the device s field of view for the digital scanner to report it This parameter does not affect decoding other symbologies J NOTE The 1D Code 128 bar code lengths include the following 7 to 10 characters 14 to 17 characters 27 to 28 characters In addition a Code 39 bar code with the following lengths are considered to potentially be part of a US driver s license 8 characters 12 characters Disable PDF Prioritization 00h Enable PDF Prioritization 01h 4 26 DS3508 Product Reference Guide PDF Prioritization Timeout Parameter F1h DOh When PDF Prioritization is enabled this timeout specifies how long the digital scanner attempts to decode a PDF417 symbol before reporting the 1D bar code in the field of view Scan the following bar code then scan four digits from Numeric Bar Codes on page D 1 that specify the timeout in milliseconds For example to enter 400 ms scan the following bar code then scan 0400 The range is 0 to 5000 ms and the default is 200 ms PDF Prioritization Timeout User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 27 DPM Scanning Parameter F1h 09h Unlike bar codes that are typically printed on l
118. canner decodes both regular and inverse 1D bar codes Regular 00h Inverse Only 01h Inverse Autodetect 02h J NOTE For the SR configuration the Inverse 1D setting default is Regular For the DP configuration the Inverse 1D setting default is Inverse Autodetect Symbologies 11 61 Postal Codes US Postnet Parameter 59h To enable or disable US Postnet scan the appropriate bar code below Enable US Postnet 01h Disable US Postnet 00h US Planet Parameter 5Ah To enable or disable US Planet scan the appropriate bar code below Enable US Planet 01h Disable US Planet 00h 11 62 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Transmit US Postal Check Digit Parameter 5Fh Select whether to transmit US Postal data which includes both US Postnet and US Planet with or without the check digit Transmit US Postal Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit US Postal Check Digit 00h UK Postal Parameter 5Bh To enable or disable UK Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UK Postal 01h Disable UK Postal 00h
119. canners 123Scan uses a wizard tool to guide users through a streamlined set up process Settings are saved ina configuration file that can be distributed via e mail electronically downloaded via a USB cable or used to generate a sheet of scannable programming bar codes Additionally 123Scan can upgrade scanner firmware check online to enable support for newly released products generate a collection of multi setting bar codes if the number of settings is very large stage large number of scanners simultaneously generate reports with asset tracking information and create custom products Communication with 123Scan2 To communicate with the 123Scan program which runs on a host computer running a Windows XP SP2 and Windows 7 operating system use a USB cable to connect the scanner cradle to the host computer see Connecting a USB Interface on page 6 2 123Scan Requirements e Host computer with Windows XP SP2 or Windows 7 e Scanner e Cradle cordless scanning only e USB cable For more information on123Scan go to http www motorolasolutions com 123Scan2 12 2 DS9808 Product Reference Guide Scanner SDK Other Software Tools and Videos Tackle all your scanner programming needs with our diversified set of software tools Whether you need to simply stage a device or develop a fully featured application with image and data capture as well as asset management these tools help you every step of the way To download any of
120. canning in Hands Free Mode To operate the digital scanner in the Intellistand 1 Connect the digital scanner to the host see the appropriate host chapter for information on host connections 2 Insert the digital scanner in the Intellistand by placing the front of the digital scanner into the stand s cup see Figure 2 2 3 Use the Intellistand s adjustment knobs to adjust the height and angle of the digital scanner 4 Center the symbol in the aiming pattern 2 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide 5 Upon successful decode the digital scanner beeps and the LED turns green For more information on beeper and LED definitions see Table 2 1 on page 2 2 and Table 2 2 on page 2 4 J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration Hand Held Scanning Aim the digital scanner at a bar code and pull the trigger to decode Figure 2 4 Scanning in Hand Held Mode DS3508 ER Scanning 2 7 DS3508 SR HD DP Aiming When scanning the DS3508 SR HD DP projects a red laser aiming pattern which allows positioning the bar code within its field of view See Decode Ranges on page 2 9 for the proper distance to achieve between the digital scanner and a bar code Figure 2 5 DS3508 SR HD DP Aiming Pattern If necessary the digital scanner turns on its red LEDs to illuminate the target bar code Io scan a bar code center the symbol in any orientation within the aiming pattern Be sure the e
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122. ceeeeeceseeeeceesseeeeeeeseeeeeeesseaeeeesseaaeseessaaeeeessagees 9 10 FUNCUON KEN Mapping EEN 9 10 PNT SUIS MUON aaa anakan AA aa baka G AA 9 11 Cena Mak ANG BIC AK a AA AA E EE AA 9 11 Keyboard Map APA PAPA 9 12 ASCII Character Set for Keyboard Wedge a 9 13 aikee la AE 10 1 Chapter 10 OCR Programming OCR Parameter DEU EE 10 2 OCR Programming Parameters noennneenneennneeeorerneresrrnrrrresrrnrrrrsstnrrrrrnsrnrrrnssrnrrrennnn 10 3 Enable Disable OCR AA 10 3 OGRA NAAN eege 10 3 Enable Disable OCR B maa ete eee ee KANA AA 10 5 EE NEEN ee EE 10 6 Enable Disable MICR E13B MN 10 9 Enable Disable US Currency Serial Number sosnnnsnssnnsnssnreessnrrnssrrrresrrrrrerrrerrennn 10 10 JG OO e E 10 10 OGR ENGS ree ccc terete ee AA AN 10 12 OCR Minimum Characters 272 2 Q 10 12 OGR Maximum Characters ebe ee 10 13 OGR Secun ege 10 13 le ES e E E E 10 14 OCR QUIET ZONE Ka AAP AA ANA AET Taaa 10 14 OCRA BAONE ULI E e ME 10 15 OGR kC AA AA 10 16 OCR Check DIGI Module NANANA E AA 10 25 OGR Check Digit TE re 10 26 OCR Check Digit Validation aan ANING NANA Na 10 27 Chapter 11 Symbologies INtrodUctION 11 1 SCANNING SEQUENCE Examples Uu aaa aika 11 1 Errors While Scanning ME 11 2 Symbology Parameter Defaults a 11 2 UPO AN NEE 11 7 wiel BIL E BI e EE 11 7 Enable Disable UPG E cxcmscninsinntataciacionidaatsanindinnecinuunimnsnieuousshiantweiatovenianienanteananeys 11 7 Enable Disab
123. ct Reference Guide By Code Type An element can specify a specific bar code symbology to find and decode somewhere in the field of view A code type element is constructed as C 2 Code Type Where e C is the character C e 2 is 0x02 indicating there are two bytes thereafter to describe the code type e Code Type is the desired symbology s parameter number see Chapter 11 Symbologies For single byte parameter numbers extend the value to two bytes by adding 00 before the parameter number Notes When defining multicode expressions consider the following e Use the Code Type specifier if there are bar codes of more than one code type in view e Always use the Region specifier when there are multiple bar codes of the same code type e When transmission order is important the first element in the expression transmits first use either type to define the order e When there are unwanted bar codes in view filter them out in one of two ways e Use Code Type to specify only the target bar codes e Use Region to identify only the target bar codes e f the expression does not contain a Region specifier scanning angle and distance do not matter If you specify a region you must scan in a fixed orientation and at a fixed distance Because of this it is preferable to use the Code Type specifier rather than the Region specifier e When defining regions e Defining a region much larger than the bar code improves tolerance to sc
124. cter 11 16 UPC E Preamble 23h System Character 11 16 UPC E1 Preamble 24h System Character 11 18 Convert UPC E to A 25h Disable 11 19 Table 11 1 Parameter Defaults Continued Parameter Parameter Number Default Symbologies Page Number GES Convert UPC E1 to A 26h Disable 11 19 EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend 27h Disable 11 20 Bookland ISBN Format F1h 40h ISBN 10 11 21 UCC Coupon Extended Code 55h Disable 11 22 Coupon Report Fih DAh New Coupon 11 23 Symbols ISSN EAN F1h 69h Disable 11 24 Code 128 Code 128 08h Enable 11 25 Set Length s for Code 128 D1h D2h Any Length 11 25 GS1 128 formerly UCC EAN 128 OEh Enable 11 26 ISBT 128 54h Enable 11 27 ISBT Concatenation Fih 41h Disable 11 28 Check ISBT Table Fih 42h Enable 11 29 ISBT Concatenation Redundancy DFh 10 11 29 Code 39 Code 39 00h Enable 11 30 Trioptic Code 39 ODh Disable 11 30 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Italian Pharmacy Code 56h Disable 11 31 Code 32 Prefix E7h Disable 11 31 Set Length s for Code 39 12h 13h 2 to 55 11 32 Code 39 Check Digit Verification 30h Disable 11 33 Transmit Code 39 Check Digit 2Bh Disable 11 33 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion 11h Disable 11 34 Buffer Code 39 71h Disable 11 34 Code 93 Code 93 09h Disable 11 37 Set Length s for Code 93 1Ah 1Bh 4 to 55 11 37 11 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 11 1 Parameter Defaults Contin
125. ctly to the host interface Host Port Connector Interface cable Figure 8 1 BM Direct Connection J NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors illustrated in Figure 8 1 are examples only The connectors may be different than those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner are the same 1 Attach the modular connector of the IBM 46XX interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner See nstalling the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the IBM 46XX interface cable to the appropriate port on the host typically Port 9 3 Select the port address by scanning the appropriate bar code from Port Address on page 8 4 4 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter J NOTE The only required configuration is the port address The IBM system typically controls other digital scanner parameters IBM 468X 469X Interface 8 3 IBM Parameter Defaults Table 8 1 lists the defaults for IBM host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 8 4 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 8 1 BM Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Port Address None Selected 8 4 Convert Unknown to Cod
126. d Note When decoders are set to this mode unbuffered Macro symbols and symbols requiring the decoder to convey ECI escape sequences cannot be transmitted The bar code contains a GS1 128 symbol and the first codeword is 903 907 912 914 915 The bar code contains a GS1 128 symbol and the first codeword is in the range 908 909 The bar code contains a GS1 128 symbol and the first codeword is in the range 910 911 Example A PDF417 bar code ABCD with no transmission protocol enabled is transmitted as JL2ABCD Data Matrix Ca ECC 000 140 not supported ECC 200 ECC 200 FNC1 in first or fifth position ECC 200 FNC1 in second or sixth position ECC 200 ECI protocol implemented ECC 200 FNC1 in first or fifth position ECI protocol implemented LAB ECC 200 FNC1 in second or sixth position ECI protocol implemented MaxiCode mn Symbol in Mode 4 or 5 Symbol in Mode 2 or 3 Symbol in Mode 4 or 5 ECI protocol implemented Symbol in Mode 2 or 3 ECI protocol implemented in secondary message Programming Reference B 7 Table B 3 Modifier Characters Continued Code Type Option Value Option QR Code Model 1 symbol Model 2 MicroQR symbol ECI protocol not implemented Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented FNC1 implied in first position Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented FNC1 implied in first position Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented F
127. d no decode occurs Two Stage Option 1 DS3508 ER only Upon trigger pull an aiming dot appears When the trigger is released the aiming dot changes to a standard laser scanning beam for a full decode session The laser scanning beam stays on for one third of the currently configured decode timeout If the trigger is pulled again while in a decode session the scanner beam returns to an aiming dot Two Stage Option 2 DS3508 ER only Upon trigger pull an aiming dot appears When the trigger is released the aiming dot turns off Pulling the trigger twice quickly turns on the standard laser scanning beam for a full decode session The laser scanning beam stays on until the Decode Session Timeout occurs a decode occurs or the trigger is released Presentation Blink DS3508 SR HD DP only The digital scanner activates decode processing when it detects a bar code in its field of view After a period of non use the digital scanner enters a low power mode in which the LEDs turn off until the digital scanner senses motion Auto Aim DS3508 SR HD DP only The digital scanner s aiming pattern is consistently on when in auto aim mode A trigger pull activates decode processing After 2 seconds of inactivity the aiming pattern shuts off 4 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Trigger Mode continued Level Standard 00h Two Stage Option 1 DS3508 ER only OEh Two Stage Option 2 DS3508 ER only OFh Presentation Blink
128. de Bit Binary digit One bit is the basic unit of binary information Generally eight consecutive bits compose one byte of data The pattern of O and 1 values within the byte determines its meaning Bits per Second bps Bits transmitted or received Boot or Boot up The process a computer goes through when it starts During boot up the computer can run self diagnostic tests and configure hardware and software BOOTP A protocol for remote booting of diskless devices Assigns an IP address to a machine and may specify a boot file The client sends a bootp request as a broadcast to the bootp server port 67 and the bootp server responds using the bootp client port 68 The bootp server must have a table of all devices associated MAC addresses and IP addresses bps See Bits Per Second Byte On an addressable boundary eight adjacent binary digits 0 and 1 combined in a pattern to represent a specific character or numeric value Bits are numbered from the right O through 7 with bit O the low order bit One byte in memory is used to store one ASCII character C CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health A federal agency responsible for regulating laser product safety This agency specifies various laser operation classes based on power output during operation CDRH Class 1 This is the lowest power CDRH laser classification This class is considered intrinsically safe even if all laser output were directed into the eye s p
129. de Multicode Mode DS3508 SR DS3508 HD Parameter F1h A5h Enable this parameter to allow multiple bar codes to decode upon one trigger event based on the programmed multicode expression The digital scanner reports a successful decode and provides user indication only if it decodes all bar codes indicated by the multicode expression otherwise the decode fails Bar codes are transmitted in the order defined in the multicode expression Disable this to operate in normal decode mode JV NOTES The DS3508 DP and DS3508 ER configurations do not support Multicode Mode Enabling Multicode Mode disables Picklist Mode Multicode does not operate in presentation mode Do not use Multicode Mode if a trigger is set to Laser Preferred Decoding Do not use Multicode Mode if Continuous Bar Code Read is enabled When using this mode always orient the digital scanner at the same distance and angle perpendicular Disable Multicode Mode 00h Enable Multicode Mode 01h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 39 Multicode Expression DS3508 SR DS3508 HD Parameter F1h 95h Use this feature to program a multicode expression for Multicode Mode DS3508 SR DS3508 HD grid method The default is 1 which indicates any bar code J NOTE The DS3508 DP and DS3508 ER configurations do not support this feature To set the multicode expression 1 Scan the bar code below 2 Scan bar codes from the alphanumeric
130. de 2 of 5 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan 2 of 5 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Scan this option to decode 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability J NOTE Due to the construction of the 2 of 5 symbology it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to transmit as a complete scan yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code To prevent this select specific lengths 2 of 5 One Discrete Length Two Discrete Lengths for 2 of 5 applications 11 44 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 continued 2 of 5 One Discrete Length 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths 2 of 5 Length Within Range 2 of 5 Any Length Symbologies 11 45 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Parameter 31h Enable this feature to check the integrity of all 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbology Specification USS or the Optical Product Code Council OPCC check digit algorithm Disable 00h USS Check Digit 01h Transmit 1 2 of 5 Check Digit Parameter 2Ch OPCC Check Digit 02h Scan the appropriate bar code
131. de below then scan two numeric bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that correspond to the desired interval in 0 1 second increments Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol Timeout Between Decodes Different Symbols Parameter 90h Use this option in presentation mode and Continuous Bar Code Read to control the time the scanner is inactive between decoding different symbols It is programmable in 0 1 second increments from 0 1 to 9 9 seconds The default is 0 2 seconds To select the timeout between decodes for different symbols scan the bar code below then scan two numeric bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that correspond to the desired interval in 0 1 second increments Timeout Between Decodes Different Symbols 4 30 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern Parameter F0h 32h Select Enable Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern to project the aiming pattern during bar code capture Disable Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern to turn the aiming pattern off or Enable Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern on PDF to project the aiming pattern when the digital scanner detects a 2D bar code This parameter does not apply to Snapshot Mode See Operational Modes on page 5 4 J NOTE With Picklist Mode on page 4 24 enabled the decode aiming pattern flashes even when the Decode Aiming Pattern is disabled Enable Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern
132. decode only MSI symbols with 14 characters scan MSI One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only MSI symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only MSI symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select MSI Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a MSI symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode MSI symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan MSI Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Scan this option to decode MSI symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Symbologies 11 53 Set Lengths for MSI continued J NOTE Due to the construction of the MSI symbology it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to transmit as a complete scan yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code To prevent this select specific lengths MSI One Discrete Length T
133. ded and DataBar Limited The limited and expanded versions have stacked variants Scan the appropriate bar codes to enable or disable each variant of GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar 14 Parameter F0h 52h Enable GS1 DataBar 14 01h Disable GS1 DataBar 14 00h GS1 DataBar Limited Parameter FOh 53h Enable GS1 DataBar Limited 01h Disable GS1 DataBar Limited 00h Symbologies 11 69 GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level Parameter F1h D8h The digital scanner offers four levels of decode security for GS1 DataBar Limited bar codes There is an inverse relationship between security and digital scanner aggressiveness Increasing the level of security may result in reduced aggressiveness in scanning so choose only that level of security necessary e Level 1 No clear margin required This complies with the original GS1 standard yet might result in erroneous decoding of the DataBar Limited bar code when scanning some UPC symbols that start with digits Q and 7 e Level 2 Automatic risk detection This level of security may result in erroneous decoding of DataBar Limited bar codes when scanning some UPC symbols The scanner defaults to Level 3 otherwise to Level 1 e Level 3 Security level reflects newly proposed GS1 standard th
134. does not appear see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 9 8 North American German Windows French Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 French Canadian Windows XP 2000 French Belgian Windows Sak DS3508 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes continued Italian Windows UK English Windows Portuguese Brazilian Windows Spanish Windows Swedish Windows Japanese Windows Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 7 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize Select Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The digital scanner issues no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send bar code data up to the first unknown character The digital scanner issues an error beep Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Transmit Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Keystroke Delay This is the delay in milliseconds between emulated keystrokes Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require a slower transmission of data No Delay Medium Delay 20 msec Long Delay 40 msec 9 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Intra Keystroke Delay Enable this to insert an additional delay between each emulated key depression and release This sets the Keystroke Delay parameter to a minimum of 5 msec as well En
135. e while providing sufficient security in decoding most in spec bar codes e Security Level 1 This default setting eliminates most misdecodes e Security Level 2 Select this option if Security level 1 fails to eliminate misdecodes e Security Level 3 If you selected Security Level 2 and misdecodes still occur select this security level Be advised selecting this option is an extreme measure against mis decoding severely out of spec bar codes Selecting this level of security significantly impairs the decoding ability of the digital scanner If you need this level of security try to improve the quality of the bar codes Security Level 0 00h Security Level 1 01h Security Level 2 02h Security Level 3 03h 11 84 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Intercharacter Gap Size Parameter F0h 7Dh The Code 39 and Codabar symbologies have an intercharacter gap that is typically quite small Due to various bar code printing technologies this gap can grow larger than the maximum size allowed preventing the digital scanner from decoding the symbol If this problem occurs scan the Large Intercharacter Gaps parameter to tolerate these out of specification bar codes Normal Intercharacter Gaps O6h Large Intercharacter Gaps OAh Report Version Scan the bar code below to repo
136. e 39 8 5 8 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Port Address This parameter sets the IBM 468X 469X port used J NOTE Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS 485 interface on the digital scanner None Selected Hand Held Scanner Emulation Port 9B Non IBM Scanner Emulation Port 5B Table Top Scanner Emulation Port 17 IBM 468X 469X Interface 8 5 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of unknown bar code type data to Code 39 Enable Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable Convert Unknown to Code 39 8 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter 9 Keyboard Wedge Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digital scanner With this interface the digital scanner is connected between the keyboard and host computer and translates bar code data into keystrokes The host computer accepts the keystrokes as if they originated from the keyboard This mode adds bar code reading functionality to a system designed for manual keyboard input Keyboard keystrokes are simply passed through Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Indicates Default North American Feature Option
137. e for Discrete 2 of 5 lengths is O 55 One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols with 14 characters scan D 2 of 5 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 Length Within Range Select this option to decode a D 2 of 5 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan D 2 of 5 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 Any Length Scan this option to decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability NOTE Due to the construction of the D 2 of 5 symbol
138. e most common selection A 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Page Number Number Picklist Mode FOh 92h Disabled Always 4 24 PDF Prioritization Fih CFh 4 25 PDF Prioritization Timeout F1h DOh 200 ms 4 26 Continuous Bar Code Read 4 28 Decode Session Timeout 4 28 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol 4 29 Timeout Between Decodes Different Symbols 4 29 Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern 4 30 Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern 4 31 Presentation Mode Field of View 4 32 Mobile Phone Display Mode 4 33 Decoding Illumination 4 34 Multicode Mode 4 36 Multicode Expression 4 39 Multicode Mode Concatenation 4 44 Multicode Concatenation Symbology 4 45 Miscellaneous Options Transmit Code ID Character 4 48 Suffix 2 Value 64h 6Ah Scan Data Transmission Format 4 50 FN1 Substitution Values 4 51 Transmit No Read Message 4 52 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Parameter Default Standard Default Parameters A 3 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Page Default Nonbo Operational Modes 5 4 Image Capture Illumination 5 5 Gain Exposure Priority for Snapshot Mode 5 6 Snapshot Mode Timeout 5 7 Snapshot Aiming Pattern 5 7 Crop to Pixel Addresses F4h FOh 3Bh O top 5 9 F4h FOh 3Ch O left F4h FOh 3Dh 479 bottom F4h FOh 3Eh 751 right Image Size N
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140. ecrypting L LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation The laser is an intense light source Light from a laser is all the same frequency unlike the output of an incandescent bulb Laser light is typically coherent and has a high energy density Laser Diode A gallium arsenide semiconductor type of laser connected to a power source to generate a laser beam This laser type is a compact source of coherent light Laser Scanner A type of bar code reader that uses a beam of laser light LCD See Liquid Crystal Display LED Indicator A semiconductor diode LED Light Emitting Diode used as an indicator often in digital displays The semiconductor uses applied voltage to produce light of a certain frequency determined by the semiconductor s particular chemical composition Light Emitting Diode See LED Liquid Crystal Display LCD A display that uses liquid crystal sealed between two glass plates The crystals are excited by precise electrical charges causing them to reflect light outside according to their bias They use little electricity and react relatively quickly They require external light to reflect their information to the user Glossary 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide M MIL 1 mil 1 thousandth of an inch Misread Misdecode A condition which occurs when the data output of a reader or interface controller does not agree with the data encoded within a bar code symbol N Nominal The exact
141. ected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 11 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 11 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only Code 11 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 11 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 11 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Code 11 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode Code 11 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan Code 11 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Scan this option to decode Code 11 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability 11 40 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 11 continued Code 11 One Discrete Length Code 11 Two Discrete Lengths Code 11 Length Within Range Code 11
142. ee we ice Ag Be 11 61 prefix suffix values nananana aaan 4 49 presentation mode field of view 4 32 presentation performance mode 4 14 QR Ode KA 11 78 QR inverse 0a 11 79 RS 232 baud rate 7 8 beep on bel 1 eee ee 7 16 check receive errors 7 10 dala e CEET 7 9 default table 7 3 hardware handshaking 7 11 7 12 host serial response time out 7 15 IOS e 7 6 intercharacter delay 7 17 HI AA 7 9 RTS line state 7 16 software handshaking 7 13 7 14 stop bit select 7 16 stop a CC 7 10 Samples C 1 scan data options 4 50 set defaults 4 5 signature capture 5 16 signature capture height 5 19 signature capture JPEG quality 5 19 signature capture width 5 19 snapshot aiming pattern 5 7 snapshot mode timeout 5 7 supplementals 11 10 Suppress power up beeps 4 13 symbologies default table 11 2 GS1 DataBar limited 11 69 time delay to low power mode 4 21 time delay to presentation idle mode 4 16 time delay to presentation sleep mode 4 18 4 19 timeout between decodes different symbols 4 29 timeout between decodes same symbol 4 29 transmit code ID char
143. eere 1 4 presentation mode field of view 4 32 0 QR code bar codes 000s 11 78 R RS 232 COMMCCHON sa accasa po 5aeee4da ee ALO Ea GG 7 2 default parameters 7 3 parameters 7 4 7 6 S sample bar codeS nanana C 1 scanning AIMING AA AA 2 7 CIOS asam 426 4 hha E dda 4 2 5 2 11 2 hand held io aaa pa pane aoe eee sa ee 2 5 presentation mode 2 5 sequence example 4 2 5 2 11 1 service information 0 0 00 eee eee eee xviii setup connecting a USB interface 6 2 connecting an RS 232 interface 7 2 connecting keyboard wedge interface 9 2 connecting power aaa 1 4 connecting to an IBM 468X 469X host 8 2 installing the cable 1 3 UNPACKING 1 2 signal descriptions 3 7 signature capture 5 16 DIS Per pixel sec veucday due ce deoceude ead 5 18 file format selector 5 17 Held teg e Re es BAGA d Ada E 5 19 JPEG quality 5 19 Index 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide W IEE akoa ware Gop dk shun 8 man ew e 5 19 snapshot mode timeout 02008 5 7 specifications a GG wan ww we 3 5 standard default parameters A 1 SUID OM as aust oer ah oe AA eh ee eee Gon A md xviii symbology default parameters 11 2 T technical specifications 3 5 troubleshooting 3 2
144. eeseeeeeeesseeeeeesags 6 2 USB Parameter EE 6 3 J le un 6 4 BR 6 4 Symbol Native API SNAPI Status Handshaking ccccccsseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeees 6 5 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeaes 6 6 USD KE NS KOKE IDEA ee 6 8 USB CAPS LOCK OVEmIdE AA AA 6 8 USB Ignore Unknown Charachers a 6 9 vii DS3508 Product Reference Guide Emulate Keypad ME 6 9 Emulate Keypad with Leading Zero 6 10 USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution no0oennnnnneeaannnenennnneeenrrnnnnresrnrrrrressnnrrenssrnrerennne 6 10 FURCUON Key WIAD DING saaan AA AA 6 11 Simulated Caps ie 6 11 GOVE O OE e E N E E AA 6 12 UB IAO ET EE 6 12 UOD PONG Bilon EE 6 13 Quick Keypad EU e EE 6 15 ASCII CMahacier Seti NU E 6 16 Chapter 7 RS 232 Interface Igel te de E 7 1 Connecting an AS 232 HEET eege 7 2 RS 232 Parameter Defaults 7 3 KE eeng Cc AN E RE EEE EEEE a 7 4 Bi a o ell BO 2 AA eee ee ere eee ers 7 6 BVA E 7 8 POND pana NAALAGAAN AA EE E AA 7 9 Ree AA AA AA AA AA PAA 9 SIODDILOClCC apa T AA E AA AA AK dees 7 10 ORCE ROCOCO te 7 10 Hardware Handshaking ec cesastecSetnniececteceniacoeecdsteantda sisesaticnadadatqetbeannenedsncceaedaceaseiwone 7 11 Software Handshaking xcs sessed costdasintedosocedpatunsnusicnnddentancndedinncndseeedtanssedeubaiwadediavtscees 7 13 Host Serial RESPONSE TIME OUT a 7 15 RTS LING Stale naaa ann AA GA 7 16 Do
145. efined prefix Set this 3 digit prefix using User Programmable Supplementals on page 11 13 e Supplemental User Programmable Type 1 and 2 applies to EAN 13 bar codes starting with either of two 3 digit user defined prefixes Set the 3 digit prefixes using User Programmable Supplementals on page 11 13 e Smart Supplemental Plus User Programmable 1 applies to EAN 13 bar codes starting with any prefix listed previously or the user defined prefix set using User Programmable Supplementals on page 11 13 e Smart Supplemental Plus User Programmable 1 and 2 applies to EAN 13 bar codes starting with any prefix listed previously or one of the two user defined prefixes set using User Programmable Supplementals on page 11 13 J NOTE To minimize the risk of invalid data transmission select either to decode or ignore supplemental characters Symbologies 11 11 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals continued Decode UPC EAN JAN Only With Supplementals 01h Ignore Supplementals 00h Autodiscriminate UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 02h Enable 378 379 Supplemental Mode 04h Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode 05h Enable 977 Supplemental Mode 07h 11 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals continued Enable 414 419 434 439 Supplemental Mode 06h Enable 491 Supplemental Mode 08h Enable Smart Supplemental Mode 03h Supplemental User Programmable Type 1 09h Supplemental User Progra
146. en the following parameters settings are selected e Smart LED Mode is set to Enable DS3508 ER configuration e Focus Mode is set to Auto Ranging DS3508 ER configuration e Picklist Mode is set to Enable DS3508 ER and DS3508 SR configurations 4 32 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Presentation Mode Field of View Parameter F1h 61h In presentation mode by default the digital scanner searches the larger area of the aiming pattern Full Field of View To search for a bar code in a smaller region around the aiming pattern s center cross in order to speed search time select Small Field of View or Medium Field of View Small Field of View 00h Medium Field of View 01h Full Field of View 02h NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration V User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 33 Mobile Phone Display Mode Parameter F1h CCh This mode improves bar code reading performance off mobile phones and electronic displays Enable this in hand held hands free or both modes or disable mode J NOTE f you enable this mode for best performance also select Presentation Performance Mode on page 4 14 and enable Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern on page 4 31 Disable Mobile Phone Display Mode 00h Enable in Hand Held Mode 01h Enable in
147. er J NOTE UID constructs are compliant with the US Department of Defense MIL STD 130N A UID or Unique Identifier is used to identify and track data e g manufacturer distribution lifetime of products and other information specified by the United States Department of Defense for all imported packages containing merchandise equal to or greater than 5 000 00 Vendors are required to provide a legible and permanent UID marking in the form of a data matrix bar code with the contents DP configurations of the digital scanner read the data matrix bar code verify it is a valid UID bar code and parse the data into a UID bar code Criterion Parsed UID bar code type with UID fields This output can be used at a later date To enable disable UID parsing scan the appropriate bar code below UID parsing is disabled by default Scan Enable Embedded UID Parsing to start the parsing process Disable UID Parsing Enable Embedded UID Parsing 4 54 DS3508 Product Reference Guide UID Parsing Output When a UID successfully parses the fields shown in Table 4 2 are created Each field is separated by a comma If data is missing from a field in the UID a lone comma fills the field J NOTE Whena UID successfully parses a parsed UID bar code type transmits to the host When parsing is unsuccessful but data transmits to the host anyway the dat
148. er can read a symbol with a certain minimum element width Discrete 2 of 5 A binary bar code symbology representing each character by a group of five bars two of which are wide The location of wide bars in the group determines which character is encoded spaces are insignificant Only numeric characters 0 to 9 and START STOP characters may be encoded Discrete Code A bar code or symbol in which the spaces between characters intercharacter gaps are not part of the code DRAM Dynamic random access memory E EAN European Article Number This European International version of the UPC provides its own coding format and symbology standards Element dimensions are specified metrically EAN is used primarily in retail Element Generic term for a bar or space Encoded Area Total linear dimension occupied by all characters of a code pattern including start stop characters and data ENQ RS 232 ENQ software handshaking is also supported for the data sent to the host ESD Electro Static Discharge Glossary 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide F Flash Disk An additional megabyte of non volatile memory for storing application and configuration files Flash Memory Flash memory is responsible for storing the system firmware and is non volatile If the system power is interrupted the data is not be lost FTP See File Transfer Protocol H Hard Reset See Cold Boot Host Computer A computer that serves other terminals in a net
149. er of these delimiting characters surrounding characters from the alohanumeric keyboard in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide to define a literal string within a template that must be present in scanned OCR data There are two characters used to delimit required literal strings if one of the delimiter characters is present in the desired literal string use the other delimiter Template Valid data Invalid data 35 BC 35 BC AB 22 OCR Programming 10 21 New Line E To create a template of multiple lines add E between the template of each single line E Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 999RAAAA 321 987 XY ZW BCAD ZXYW 12 String Extract C This operator combined with others defines a string of characters to extract from the scanned data The string extract is structured as follows C CbPe Where e cis the string extract operator e bis the string begin delimiter e P is the category one or more numeric or alpha characters describing the string representation e els the string end delimiter Values for b and e can be any scannable character They are included in the output stream Template Incoming data Output C gt A gt X03 gt ABCDE gt gt ABCDE gt SATHRUZ5123 gt ATHRUZ gt LABCZXYZ No Output 10 22 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Ignore to End of Field D This operator causes all characters after a template to be ignored Use this as the last character in a template expression Example
150. erced to 4 BPP for TIFF file formats 1 BPP 00h 4 BPP 01h 8 BPP 02h 5 16 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Signature Capture Parameter 5Dh A signature capture bar code is a special purpose symbology which delineates a signature capture area in a document with a machine readable format The recognition pattern is variable so it can optionally provide an index to various signatures The region inside the bar code pattern is considered the signature capture area See Appendix F Signature Capture Code for more information Output File Format Decoding a signature capture bar code de skews the signature image and converts the image to a BMP JPEG or TIFF file format The output data includes the file descriptor followed by the formatted signature image File Descriptor Output Format Signature Type 1 Seed Size Signature Image 1 byte byte BIG Endian 1 8 Ox00000400 0x00010203 To enable or disable Signature Capture scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Signature Capture 01h Disable Signature Capture 00h Imaging Preferences 5 17 Signature Capture File Format Selector Parameter F0h 39h Select a signature file format appropriate for the system BMP TIFF or JPEG The digital scanner stores captured signatures in the selected format BMP Sign
151. erence Guide Table E 2 ALT Key Standard Default Tables ALT Keys Keystroke 2064 ALT 2 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALTE 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z ASCII Character Sets E 7 Table E 3 USB GUI Key Character Set GUI Key Keystroke 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUIA 3066 GUIB 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUIE 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUIH 3073 GUI 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUIL 3077 GUIM 3078 GUIN 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the right of the right ALT key E 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table E 3 USB GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Key Keystroke 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the right of the rig
152. ers Table 10 1 OCR Programming Default Table Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number OCR Programming Parameters OCR A Variant 10 3 OCR B Variant 10 6 US Currency 10 10 OCR Orientation mum je 10 10 OCR Lines Fin B3h 10 12 OCR Minimum Characters 10 12 OCR Maximum Characters 10 13 OCR Security Level Fip2Ah Im 10 13 OCR Subset Fih AEh Selected font 10 14 variant OCR Quiet Zone 10 14 OCR Bright Illumination 10 15 OCR Template 10 16 OCR Check Digit Modulus 10 25 OCR Check Digit Multiplier 10 26 OCR Check Digit Validation 10 27 OCR Programming 10 3 OCR Programming Parameters Enable Disable OCR A Parameter Fih A8h To enable or disable OCR A scan one of the following bar codes J NOTE OCR is not as secure as a bar code To decrease OCR misdecodes and speed OCR reading set an accurate OCR template and character subset and use a check digit See OCR Subset on page 10 14 and OCR Template on page 10 16 J NOTE All OCR fonts are disabled by default Enabling OCR can slow bar code decoding Enabling more than one OCR font could also slow OCR decoding and impact OCR decoding accuracy Enable OCR A Disable OCR A OCR A Variant Parameter F1 ACh Font variant sets a processing algorithm and default character subset for the given font To choose a variant scan one of the following bar codes Selecting the most appropriate font
153. ers Parameter F1 B2h To select the maximum number of OCR characters including spaces per line to decode scan the following bar code then scan a three digit number between 003 and 100 using the bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes representing the number of OCR characters to decode Strings of OCR characters greater than the maximum are ignored The default is 100 OCR Maximum Characters OCR Security Level Parameter F1 2Ah To select the OCR decoding security confidence level scan the following bar code then scan a two digit number using the bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes representing the level of confidence Greater numbers minimize OCR decoding errors but reduce performance Setting a value that is too high can result in failure to decode Setting a value that is too low can cause decoding errors The range of the security level is 10 90 and the default is 80 OCR Security Level 10 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR Subset Parameter F1 AEh Set an OCR subset to define a custom group of characters in place of a preset font variant For example if scanning only numbers and the letters A B and C create a subset of just these characters to speed decoding This applies a designated OCR Subset across all enabled OCR fonts To set or modify the OCR font subset first enable the a
154. esentation or hand held mode the digital scanner ensures comfort and ease of use for extended periods of time Figure 1 1 DS3508 Digital Scanner J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration 1 2 DS3I508 Product Reference Guide Interfaces The DS3508 digital scanner supports e USB connection to a host The digital scanner autodetects a USB host and defaults to the HID keyboard interface type Select other USB interface types by scanning programming bar code menus This interface supports the following international keyboards for Windows environment North America German French French Canadian Spanish Italian Swedish UK English Portuguese Brazilian and Japanese e Standard RS 232 connection to a host Scan bar code menus to set up communication of the digital scanner with the host e Connection to IBM 468X 469X hosts Scan bar code menus to set up communication of the digital scanner with the IBM terminal e Keyboard Wedge connection to a host The host interprets scanned data as keystrokes Scan bar code menus to set up communication of the digital scanner with the host This interface supports the following international keyboards for Windows environment North America German French French Canadian French Belgian Spanish Italian Swedish UK English Portuguese Brazilian and Japanese Unpacking Remove the digital scanner from its packing and inspect it for damage
155. espective Commercial Third Party Publicly Available Software Legal Notices Publicly available software list Name Regular Expression Evaluator Version 8 3 Description Compiles and executes regular expressions Software Site http www freebsd org cgi cvsweb cgi src lib libc regex Source Code No Source Distribution Obligations Motorola will not provide nor distribute the Source Code for the Regular Expression Evaluator License BSD Style License 1992 Henry Spencer 1992 1993 The Regents of the University of California All rights reserved This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by Henry Spencer of the University of Toronto Redistribution and use in source and binary forms with or without modification are permitted provided that the following conditions are met 1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer 2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and or other materials provided with the distribution 3 All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software must display the following acknowledgement This product includes software developed by the University of California Berkeley and its contributors 4 Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors may be used to endors
156. ey 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Discrete 2 of 5 IATA Chinese 2 of 5 GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Truncated Stacked Stacked Omnidirectional Limited Expanded Expanded Stacked Inverse Base 32 Italian Pharmacode PDF417 and variants PDF417 Standard Macro MicroPDF417 Standard Macro Composite Codes CC A CC B CC C 2D TLC 39 Aztec Standard Inverse MaxiCode DataMatrix ECC 200 Standard Inverse QR Code Standard Inverse Micro Postal U S Postnet and Planet U K Post Japan Post Australian Post Netherlands KIX Code Royal Mail 4 State Customer UPU FICS 4 State Postal USPS 4CB DPM Marks DPM unit only Datamatrix marks applied by dot peening All supported barcode types listed above marked by laser etching chemical etching ink marking molding stamping or casting methods on surfaces such as including metal plastic rubber or glass UID Support Supports IUID parsing The ability to read and separate IUID fields per application requirements 3 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 3 2 Technical Specifications Continued Item Description Nominal Working Range See Decode Ranges on page 2 9 Handheld Interfaces Supported USB RS 232 RS 485 IBM 46xx Protocols Keyboard Wedge 123Scan User Environment Operating Temperature 4 to 122 F 20 to 50 C Storage Temperature 40 to 158 F 40 to 70 C Humidity 5 to 95 relative humidity non condensing Drop Specifications
157. fault No Check Digit 00h Product Add Left to Right Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 Each digit representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the multiplier and the sum of these products is computed The check digit passes if this sum modulo Check Digit Modulus is zero Example Scanned data numeric value is 132456 check digit is 6 Check digit multiplier string is 123456 Digit 1 3 2 4 5 6 Multiplier 1 2 3 4 5 6 Product 1 6 6 16 25 36 Product add 1 6 6 16 25 36 90 The Check Digit Modulus is 10 It passes because 90 is divisible by 10 the remainder is zero Product Add Left to Right 03h 10 28 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Product Add Right to Left Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 The check digit multiplier is reversed in order Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data The sum of these products is computed The check digit passes if this sum modulo Check Digit Modulus is zero Example Scanned data numeric value is 132459 check digit is 9 Check digit multiplier string is 123456
158. faults Continued Page Number Number Time Delay to Presentation Sleep Mode 4 18 Low Power Mode 4 20 Time Delay to Low Power Mode 4 21 Fuzzy 1D Processing 4 23 Picklist Mode 4 24 PDF Prioritization 4 25 PDF Prioritization Timeout 4 26 Continuous Bar Code Read 4 28 Decode Session Timeout 4 28 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol 4 29 Timeout Between Decodes Different Symbols 4 29 Hand Held Decode Aiming Pattern 4 30 Hands Free Decode Aiming Pattern 4 31 Presentation Mode Field of View 4 32 Mobile Phone Display Mode 4 33 Decoding Illumination 4 34 Smart LED Mode 4 36 Multicode Mode 4 38 Multicode Expression 4 39 Multicode Mode Concatenation 4 44 Multicode Concatenation Symbology 4 45 Miscellaneous Options Parameter Parameter Default Transmit Code ID Character 2Dh 4 48 Prefix Value 63h 69h 7013 lt CR gt lt LF gt 4 49 Suffix 1 Value 62h 68h 7013 lt CR gt lt LF gt 4 49 Suffix 2 Value 64h 6Ah 4 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 4 1 User Preferences Parameter Defaults Continued Parameter Default Page Parameter Number Number scan Data Transmission Format EBh 4 50 FN1 Substitution Values Set 4 51 Transmit No Read Message 5Eh 4 52 UID Parsing n a 4 53 User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 5 User Preferences Set Default Parameter You can reset the digital scanner to two types of defaults factory defaults or custom defaults Scan the appropriate
159. h This parameter sets the amount of time the digital scanner remains in Snapshot Mode The digital scanner exits Snapshot Mode when you pull the trigger or when the Snapshot Mode Timeout elapses To set this timeout value scan the bar code below followed by a bar code from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes The default value is 0 which represents 30 seconds values increment by 30 For example 1 60 seconds 2 90 seconds etc Snapshot Mode Timeout Snapshot Aiming Pattern Parameter F0h 2Ch Select Enable Snapshot Aiming Pattern to project the aiming pattern when in Snapshot Mode or Disable Snapshot Aiming Pattern to turn the aiming pattern off Enable Snapshot Aiming Pattern 01h Disable Snapshot Aiming Pattern 00h 5 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Image Cropping Parameter FOh 2Dh This parameter crops a captured image Select Disable Image Cropping to present the full 752 x 480 pixels Select Enable Image Cropping to crop the image to the pixel addresses set in Crop to Pixel Addresses on page 9g Enable Image Cropping 01h Disable Image Cropping Use Full 752 x 480 Pixels 00h Imaging Preferences 5 9 Crop to Pixel Addresses
160. he Digital Scanner a 1 4 A CC SS OCS EE 1 5 Required Accessories nnnonnnnnenneeneeornrrrrnrrrrrrrosrrrrsrrrrrernsrrrrunrrrnersrrernnnrrnnrernnne 1 5 ODOM ACCC SSO AA aE a EEE E aa 1 5 Chapter 2 Scanning Naligo O edel E 2 1 Seege lge EEN 2 2 BABA AA AA 2 4 lec LA AA ge EE 2 5 Presentation Mode DS3508 SR HD DP a 2 5 Sigefroi e KA AB 2 6 DS3508 SR HD DP Aiming aa 2 7 EOC OCG ue EE 2 9 Bee E E Le E 2 10 vi DS3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter 3 Maintenance amp Technical Specifications MUGO CON EE 3 1 REES erreneren AA AA 3 1 POUCES le Leid Le E 3 2 Reuler Ree de EE 3 5 Digital Scanner Signal Descriptions a 3 7 Chapter 4 User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options laila WE 4 1 SCANNING Sequence Examples a 4 2 Errors VV MiG e e lee AA 4 2 User Preferences Miscellaneous Options Parameter Defaults 4 2 User Preferences no nnnannnnnnnnnnonneonrenrnrrnnrrnnrrnnrrnnrrnnrrnnnrrnnrrnnrrnnirnrrrnnrrenernnersnrrnnrrnnner 4 5 SELDE EE eebe 4 5 Parameter Bar Code Scanning 1a 4 6 Decode Pager Motor E e E 4 7 TOJE MODE a AA eset soe AA AA AA 4 9 Beep After Good Decode aa 4 11 Beeper Volume u 1 1 a 4 11 Set e Lu 4 12 Beeper DUTaAUON E 4 13 Suppress Power up BEEPS Uu maaawa 4 13 Hands Free ModE EE 4 14 Presentation Performance Mode u 10 7177 a 4 14 Digital Scanner Activity ee 4 15 Fuzzy 1D Processing E 4 23
161. ht ALT key ASCII Character Sets E 9 Table E 4 PF Key Standard Default Table PF Keys Keystroke 4001 PF 1 4002 PF 2 4003 PF 3 4004 PF 4 4005 PF 5 4006 PF 6 4007 PF 7 4008 PF 8 4009 PF 9 4010 PF 10 4011 PF 11 4012 PF 12 4013 PF 13 4014 PF 14 4015 PF 15 4016 PF 16 E 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table E 5 F key Standard Default Table F Keys Keystroke 5001 F 1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F 7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F10 5011 F 11 5012 F12 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F 17 5018 F 18 5019 F 19 5020 F 20 5021 F 21 5022 F 22 5023 F 23 5024 F 24 ASCII Character Sets E 11 Table E 6 Numeric Key Standard Default Table Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 7 6043 6044 Undefined 6045 6046 6047 6048 0 6049 6050 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6057 maa OI 0 Nf Ou OT A P 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock E 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table E 7 Extended Keypad Standard Default Table Extended Keypad 7001 7002 7003 7004 7005 7006 7007 7008 7009 7010 7011 7012 7013 7014 7015 7016 7017 7018 Break Delete Pg Up End Pg Dn Pause Scroll Lock Backspace Tab Print Screen Insert Home Enter Escape Up Arrow Dn Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Keystroke Appendix F Signature Capture Code Introduction CapCode a signature capture code is a special pattern that encloses a signature area on a d
162. ht used in the check digit calculation DS9808 OCR ships with the following weight equivalents 0 0 A 10 20 U 30 B 11 L 21 V 31 2 2 C 12 M 22 W 32 3 3 D 13 N 23 X 33 4 4 E 14 O 24 Y 34 5 5 F 15 P 25 Z 35 6 6 G 16 Q 26 Space 0 Sf H 17 R 2 7 8 8 18 S 28 9 9 J 19 T 29 All other characters are equivalent to one 1 You can define the multiplier string if it is different from the default 121212121212 default 123456789A for ISBN Product Add Right to Left See OCR Check Digit Validation on page 10 27 For example ISBN 0 2 0 1 1 8 3 9 9 4 Multiplier 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Product 0 18 0 7 6 40 12 27 18 4 Product add O 18 0 7 6 40 12 27 18 4 132 ISBN uses modulo 11 for its check digit In this case 132 is divisible by 11 so it passes the check digit To set the check digit multiplier scan the following bar code then scan numbers and letters to form the multiplier string from the alphanumeric keyboard in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide Then scan End of Message in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide OCR Check Digit Multiplier OCR Programming 10 27 OCR Check Digit Validation Parameter F1h Boh Use OCR Check Digit Validation to protect against scanning errors by applying a check digit validation scheme The following is a list of options None No check digit validation indicating no check digit is applied This is the de
163. ide while the remaining 6 are narrow Code 93 An industrial symbology compatible with Code 39 but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher coding density than Code 39 Glossary 3 Code Length Number of data characters in a bar code between the start and stop characters not including those characters Cold Boot A cold boot restarts the mobile computer and erases all user stored records and entries COM port Communication port ports are identified by number e g COM1 COM2 Continuous Code A bar code or symbol in which all spaces within the symbol are parts of characters There are no intercharacter gaps in a continuous code The absence of gaps allows for greater information density Cradle A cradle is used for charging the terminal battery and for communicating with a host computer and provides a storage place for the terminal when not in use D Dead Zone An area within a scanner s field of view in which specular reflection may prevent a successful decode Decode To recognize a bar code symbology e g UPC EAN and then analyze the content of the specific bar code scanned Decode Algorithm A decoding scheme that converts pulse widths into data representation of the letters or numbers encoded within a bar code symbol Decryption Decryption is the decoding and unscrambling of received encrypted data Also see Encryption and Key Depth of Field The range between minimum and maximum distances at which a scann
164. ided by one software component to another usually via software interrupts or function calls Application Programming Interface See API ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange A 7 bit plus parity code representing 128 letters numerals punctuation marks and control characters lt is a standard data transmission code in the U S Autodiscrimination The ability of an interface controller to determine the code type of a scanned bar code After this determination is made the information content is decoded B Bar The dark element in a printed bar code symbol Bar Code A pattern of variable width bars and spaces which represents numeric or alphanumeric data in machine readable form The general format of a bar code symbol consists of a leading margin start character data or message character check character if any stop character and trailing margin Within this framework each recognizable symbology uses its own unique format See Symbology Bar Code Density The number of characters represented per unit of measurement e g characters per inch Bar Height The dimension of a bar measured perpendicular to the bar width Bar Width Thickness of a bar measured from the edge closest to the symbol start character to the trailing edge of the same bar BIOS Basic Input Output System A collection of ROM based code with a standard API used to interface with standard PC hardware Glossary 2 DS3508 Product Reference Gui
165. iminate UPC EAN Supplementals the digital scanner decodes UPC EAN symbols with supplemental characters immediately If the symbol does not have a supplemental the digital scanner must decode the bar code the number of times set via UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 11 13 before transmitting its data to confirm that there is no supplemental e If you select one of the following Supplemental Mode options the digital scanner immediately transmits EAN 13 bar codes starting with that prefix that have supplemental characters If the symbol does not have a supplemental the digital scanner must decode the bar code the number of times set via UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 11 13 before transmitting its data to confirm that there is no supplemental The digital scanner transmits UPC EAN bar codes that do not have that prefix immediately e Enable 378 379 Supplemental Mode e Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode J NOTE f you select 978 979 Supplemental Mode and are scanning Bookland EAN bar codes see Enable Disable Bookland EAN on page 11 9 to enable Bookland EAN and select a format using Bookland ISBN Format on page 11 21 e Enable 977 Supplemental Mode e Enable 414 419 434 439 Supplemental Mode e Enable 491 Supplemental Mode e Enable Smart Supplemental Mode applies to EAN 13 bar codes starting with any prefix listed previously e Supplemental User Programmable Type 1 applies to EAN 13 bar codes starting with a 3 digit user d
166. ing Picklist Mode on page 4 24 with this feature Disabling Picklist Mode can cause accidental decodes when more than one bar code is in the imaging engine s field of view Disable Continuous Bar Code Read Oh Enable Continuous Bar Code Read 1h Decode Session Timeout Parameter 88h This parameter sets the maximum time decode processing continues during a scan attempt It is programmable in 0 1 second increments from 0 5 to 9 9 seconds The default timeout is 9 9 seconds To set a Decode Session Timeout scan the bar code below Next scan two numeric bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that correspond to the desired on time Enter a leading zero for single digit numbers For example to set a Decode Session Timeout of 0 5 seconds scan the bar code below then scan the 0 and 5 bar codes To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 Decode Session Timeout User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 29 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol Parameter 89h Use this option in presentation mode and Continuous Bar Code Read to prevent the beeper from continuously beeping when a symbol is left in the digital scanner s field of view It is programmable in 0 1 second increments from 0 0 to 9 9 seconds The default interval is 0 5 seconds To select the timeout between decodes for the same symbol scan the bar co
167. ing in a product for each character in the scanned data The sum of each individual digit in all of the products is then calculated The check digit passes if this sum modulo Check Digit Modulus is zero Example Scanned data numeric value is 132456 check digit is 6 Check digit multiplier string is 123456 Digit 1 3 2 4 5 6 Multiplier 6 5 4 3 2 1 Product 6 15 8 12 10 6 Digit add 6 145 8 142 140 6 30 The Check Digit Modulus is 10 It passes because 30 is divisible by 10 the remainder is 0 Digit Add Right to Left 02h 10 30 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Product Add Right to Left Simple Remainder Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 10 26 The check digit multiplier is reversed in order Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data The sum of these products except for the check digit s product is computed The check digit passes if this sum modulo Check Digit Modulus is equal to the check digit s product Example Scanned data numeric value is 122456 check digit is 6 Check digit multiplier string is 123456 Digit 1 2 2 4 5 Multiplier 6 5 4 3 2 Product 6 10 8 12 10 Product add 6 10 8 12 10 46 6 oO O The Check Digit Modulus is 10 It passes because
168. ion This chapter describes symbology features and provides programming bar codes for selecting these features Before programming follow the instructions in Chapter 1 Getting Started To set feature values scan a single bar code or a short bar code sequence The settings are stored in non volatile memory and are preserved even when the digital scanner powers down J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces do not merge Select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information after the power up beeps sound This is only necessary upon the first power up when connected to a new host To return all features to default values scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks 9 indicate default values indicates Default Enable UPC A Feature Option 01h Poo Option Hex Value Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scanning one bar code sets the parameter value For example to transmit bar code data without the UPC A check digit simply scan the Do Not Transmit UPC A Check Digit bar code under Transmit UPC A Check Digit on page 11 14 The digital scanner issues a fast warble beep and the LED turns green signifying a successful parameter entry Other parameters such as Set Le
169. is always high or low user programmed logic level However the digital scanner waits for CTS to be asserted before transmitting data If CTS is not asserted within Host Serial Response Time out default the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data RTS CTS Option 3 If you select Option 3 the digital scanner asserts RTS prior to any data transmission regardless of the state of CTS The scanner waits up to Host Serial Response Time out default for CTS to be asserted If CTS is not asserted during this time the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data The digital scanner de asserts RTS when transmission is complete None Standard RTS CTS RTS CTS Option 1 RTS CTS Option 2 RTS CTS Option 3 RS 232 Interface 7 13 Software Handshaking This parameter offers control of the data transmission process in addition to or instead of that offered by hardware handshaking There are five options If software handshaking and hardware handshaking are both enabled hardware handshaking takes precedence None Select this to transmit data immediately The digital scanner expects no response from the host ACK NAK If you select this option after transmitting data the digital scanner expects either an ACK or NA
170. isable Image Capture Illumination 00h 5 6 DS3I508 Product Reference Guide Gain Exposure Priority for Snapshot Mode Parameter Fth 32h This parameter alters the digital scanner s gain exposure priority when it acquires an image in Snapshot Mode in auto exposure mode Scan Low Exposure Priority to set a mode in which the digital scanner favors higher gain over exposure to capture an image This results in an image that is less susceptible to motion blur at the expense of noise artifacts However for most applications the amount of noise is acceptable Scan Low Gain Priority to set a mode in which the digital scanner favors longer exposure time rather than higher gain to capture an image This ensures that the image is less noisy and produces fewer artifacts during post processing activities like image enhancement sharpening The mode is recommended for fixed mount fixed object image capture since the image acquired is susceptible to motion blur Scan Autodetect default to set a mode in which the digital scanner automatically selects Gain Priority or Low Exposure Priority mode for Snapshot Mode If the digital scanner is in a magnetic read switch enabled stand or it is configured in Blink Mode it uses Low Gain Priority mode Otherwise it uses the Low Exposure Priority mode Low Gain Priority 0 Low Exposure Priority 1 Autodetect 2 Imaging Preferences 5 7 Snapshot Mode Timeout Parameter F0h 43
171. ith the settings shown in Table 4 7 on page 4 2 also see Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all host device and miscellaneous defaults If the default values suit requirements programming is not necessary To set feature values scan a single bar code or a short bar code sequence The settings are stored in non volatile memory and are preserved even when the digital scanner is powered down J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen when using the imaging engine When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging If not using a USB cable select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information after the power up beeps sound This is only necessary upon the first power up when connected to a new host To return all features to default values scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Kk Indicates Default High Volume Feature Option 4 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scanning one bar code sets the parameter value For example to set the beeper tone to high scan the High Frequency beeper tone bar code listed under Beeper Tone on page 4 12 The digital scanner issues a fast warble bee
172. ive bars and five interleaved spaces Interleaving provides for greater information density The location of wide elements bar spaces within each group determines which characters are encoded This continuous code type uses no intercharacter spaces Only numeric 0 to 9 and START STOP characters may be encoded Glossary 5 UO Ports interface The connection between two devices defined by common physical characteristics signal characteristics and signal meanings Types of interfaces include RS 232 and PCMCIA IOCTL Input Output Control IP Address Internet Protocol address The address of a computer attached to an IP network Every client and server station must have a unique IP address A 32 bit address used by a computer on a IP network Client workstations have either a permanent address or one that is dynamically assigned to them each session IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods for example 204 171 64 2 IPX SPX Internet Package Exchange Sequential Packet Exchange A communications protocol for Novell IPX is Novell s Layer 3 protocol similar to XNS and IP and used in NetWare networks SPX is Novell s version of the Xerox SPP protocol IS 95 Interim Standard 95 The EIA TIA standard that governs the operation of CDMA cellular service Versions include IS 95A and IS 95B See CDMA K Key A key is the specific code used by the algorithm to encrypt or decrypt the data Also see Encryption and D
173. le UPC CM 11 8 Enable Disable EAN 8 JAN 8 Uu 11 8 Enable Disable EAN 13 JAN 13 22H 11 9 Enable Disable Bookland EAN aa 11 9 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 11 10 User Programmable Supplementals a 11 13 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy cccceecececesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeseaeeeeeees 11 13 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental AIM ID Format a 11 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit E 11 14 Transmit UPC E Check DIGI E 11 15 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 11 15 UG A E le 11 16 OPCE Pra ugeet 11 17 LPG ELA aaa AA AA eee AA 11 18 Convert UPG E TOP E EE 11 19 Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Uu 11 19 FANS ASAL PAA AA 11 20 Bookland ISBN Format a 11 21 WEG Coupon Extended Code eet 11 22 Coupon Heport 11 23 E WT AA 11 24 ERT ee 11 25 Enable Disable Cde 128 E 11 25 Set Lengths for Code T28 c ccscccccsssesieescesencescssseessccseeceeccseeeceecesdered sossaecesecsereeeceseees 11 25 Enable Disable GS1 128 formerly UCGCGEAN 1201 11 26 Enable DIsable NSB 128 EE 11 27 OBT CONC NON ME 11 28 ONESKI SBT E e 11 29 ISBT Concatenation Hedundancy aaa 11 29 OG OD arra E EE E E E aa 11 30 Enable Disable Code 20 11 30 Enable Disable Trioptic Code 39 U Z a 11 30 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 a 11 31 Goo aa al AA 11 31 Sel Lengths t r CONG casas re presto rat seein sarees NDN AKA AA NAAAGNAS 11 32 Code 39 Check Digit VENlicalloN XX AA AA AA AA 11 33 Transmit Code 39 Check
174. llustrated in Figure 7 1 are examples only The connectors may be different than those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner are the same 1 Attach the modular connector of the RS 232 interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner see Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the RS 232 interface cable to the serial port on the host 3 Connect the power supply to the serial connector end of the RS 232 interface cable Plug the power supply into an appropriate outlet 4 Select the RS 232 host type by scanning the appropriate bar code from RS 232 Host Types on page 7 6 5 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter RS 232 Interface 7 3 RS 232 Parameter Defaults Table 7 1 lists the defaults for RS 232 host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the RS 232 Host Parameters section beginning on page 7 4 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 7 1 RS 232 Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number 7 6 RS 232 Host Parameters RS 232 Host Types Standard Baud Rate 9600 Nf OX oO Parity Type None Data Bits 8 Bit 7 9 Stop Bits 1 Stop Bit 7 10 Check Receive Errors Enable 7 10 Hardware Handshaking None 7 11 Software Handshaking None 7 13 Host Serial Response
175. lt BEL gt character over RS 232 Snapshot mode started or completed Snapshot mode timed out Input error incorrect bar code programming sequence or Cancel scanned Keyboard parameter selected Enter value using numeric bar codes Successful program exit with change in parameter setting New Code 39 data was entered into the buffer Code 39 buffer is full The Code 39 buffer was erased The Code 39 buffer was erased or there was an attempt to clear or transmit an empty buffer A successful transmission of buffered data MPDF sequence buffered File ID error A bar code not in the current MPDF sequence was scanned Out of memory There is not enough buffer space to store the current MPDF symbol Table 2 1 Beeper Sequence Scanning Beeper Definitions Continued Indication 4 long low beeps 5 long low beeps Fast warble beep Low high beeps Host Specific USB only 4 short high beeps Low medium high beeps upon scanning a USB device type Low medium high beeps occur more than once RS 232 only 1 short high beep Bad symbology Scanned a 1D or 2D bar code in a MPDF sequence a duplicate MPDF label a label in an incorrect order or trying to transmit an empty or illegal MPDF field Flushing MPDF buffer Aborting MPDF sequence Flushing an already empty MPDF buffer The digital scanner has not completed initialization Wait several seconds and scan again Communication with the host mus
176. mage Size Number of Pixels FOh 2Eh 5 10 Image Brightness Target White FOh 86h 5 11 JPEG Image Options FOh 2Bh Quality 5 11 JPEG Target File Size F1h 31h 160 kB 5 12 Imaging Preferences 5 3 Table 5 1 maging Preferences Parameter Defaults Continued Parameter Page Number Number JPEG Quality and Size Value FOh 31h 5 12 Image Enhancement Fih 34h Off 0 5 13 Parameter Default Image File Format Selection FOh 30h JPEG 5 14 Bits per Pixel BPP FOh 2Fh 8 BPP 5 15 Signature Capture Image File Format FOh 39h JPEG 5 17 Selection Signature Capture Bits per Pixel BPP 5 18 Signature Capture Width 5 19 Signature Capture Height 5 19 Signature Capture JPEG Quality 5 19 Video View Finder 5 20 Video View Finder Image Size 5 20 5 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Imaging Preferences The parameters in this chapter control image capture characteristics Image capture occurs in all modes of operation including decode and snapshot Operational Modes The digital scanner has two modes of operation e Decode Mode e Snapshot Mode Decode Mode By default when you pull the trigger the digital scanner attempts to locate and decode enabled bar codes within its field of view The digital scanner remains in this mode until it decodes a bar code or you release the trigger Snapshot Mode Use Snapshot Mode to capture a high quality image and transmit it to the host To temporarily enter this mode scan the Snapshot M
177. mage size Scan the JPEG Size Selector bar code to enter a size value the digital scanner then selects the best image quality JPEG Quality Selector 01h JPEG Size Selector 00h 5 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide JPEG Target File Size Parameter F4h F1h 31h Type Word Range 5 350 This parameter defines the target JPEG file size in terms 1 Kilobytes 1024 bytes The default value is 160 kB which represents 160 Kilobytes CAUTION JPEG compress may take 10 to 15 seconds based on the amount of information in the target image Scanning JPEG Quality Selector default setting on page 5 171 produces a compressed image that is consistent in quality and compression time To set the JPEG Target File Size parameter scan JPEG Target File Size below followed by three numeric bar codes representing the value Leading zeros are required For example to set an Image Brightness value of 99 scan 0 9 9 in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes JPEG Target File Size JPEG Quality and Size Value 3 digits JPEG Quality Parameter FOh 31h If you selected JPEG Quality Selector scan the JPEG Quality Value bar code followed by 3 bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes corresponding to a value from 5 to 100 where 100 represents the highest quality image JPEG Quality Value Default 065
178. mmable Type 1 and 2 OAh Smart Supplemental Plus User Programmable 1 OBh Smart Supplemental Plus User Programmable 1 and 2 OCh Symbologies 11 13 User Programmable Supplementals Supplemental 1 Parameter F1h 43h Supplemental 2 Parameter Eih 44h If you selected a Supplemental User Programmable option from Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals on page 11 10 select User Programmable Supplemental 1 to set the 3 digit prefix Then select the 3 digits using the numeric bar codes beginning on page D 1 Select User Programmable Supplemental 2 to set a second 3 digit prefix Then select the 3 digits using the numeric bar codes beginning on page D 1 User Programmable Supplemental 1 User Programmable Supplemental 2 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy Parameter 50h If you selected Autodiscriminate UPC EAN JAN Supplementals this option adjusts the number of times to decode a symbol without supplementals before transmission The range is from two to thirty times Five or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC EAN JAN symbols with and without supplementals The default is 10 Scan the bar code below to set a decode redundancy value Next scan two numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 2 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy
179. n place of the standard key mapping Table entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same whether or not you enable this parameter Enable Disable Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 11 FN1 Substitution Enable this to replace FN1 characters in an EAN128 bar code with a user selected keystroke see FN1 Substitution on page 9 11 Enable Disable Send Make and Break Enable this to prevent sending the scan codes for releasing a key Send Make and Break Scan Codes Send Make Scan Code Only J NOTE Windows based systems must use Send Make and Break Scan Codes 9 12 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Maps Refer to the following keyboard maps for prefix suffix keystroke parameters To program the prefix suffix values see the bar codes on page 4 49 7006 co 0 3 7014 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 7010 7007 7001 DJ ST H ee TITI ST a Ee Ee D TITI e TITI LL UUU AIAI Ya LI L JL L LI L JL L LI LECH e Figure 9 2 BM PS2 Type Keyboard Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 13 ASCII Character Set for Keyboard Wedge J NOTE Code 39 Full ASCII interprets the bar code special character preceding a Code 39 character and assigns an ASCII character value to the pair For example if you enable Code 39 Full ASCII and scan B it transmits as b J as and V as Scanning ABC l outputs the keystroke eq
180. nabled Length Within a Range or Any Length are the preferred options J NOTE When setting lengths for different bar code types enter a leading zero for single digit numbers e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only Code 39 symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 39 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 39 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only Code 39 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 39 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 39 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Code 39 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode Code 39 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan Code 39 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Select this option to decode Code 39 symbols co
181. nd of each transmitted character marks the end of transmission of one character and prepares the receiving device for the next character in the serial data stream Select the number of stop bits one or two based on the number the receiving terminal is programmed to accommodate Set the number of stop bits to match host device requirements 4 Stop Bit 2 Stop Bits Check Receive Errors Select whether or not to check the parity framing and overrun of received characters The parity value of received characters is verified against the parity parameter selected above Check For Received Errors Do Not Check For Received Errors RS 232 Interface 7 11 Hardware Handshaking The data interface consists of an RS 232 port designed to operate either with or without the hardware handshaking lines Request to Send RTS and Clear to Send CTS Disable Standard RTS CTS handshaking to transmit scan data as it becomes available Select Standard RTS CTS handshaking to transmit scan data according to the following sequence e The digital scanner reads the CTS line for activity If CTS is asserted the scanner waits up to Host Serial Response Time out for the host to de assert the CTS line If after Host Serial Response Time out default the CTS line is still asserted the scanner sounds a transmit error and discards any scanned data e When the CTS line is de asserted the digital scanner asserts the RTS line and waits up to Host Serial
182. nd to the right of the CapCode pattern Capture Box oo H EA aa ao E EA maa E Figure F 2 CapCode Structure The separator spaces on either side of the signature capture box can be between 1X and 3X wide Start Stop Patterns Table F 1 lists the accepted start stop patterns The bar and space widths are expressed as multiples of X You must use the same pattern on either side of a signature capture box The type value is reported with the captured signature to indicate the purpose of the signature captured Table F 1 Start Stop Pattern Definitions Bar Space Patterns B S B S esch oO N N gt BEN T TT T T CG COO NI QI Signature Capture Code Table F 2 lists selectable parameters used to generate the image of the captured signature Table F 2 User Defined CapCode Parameters Parameter Defined Width Number of pixels Height Number of pixels Format JPEG BMP TIFF JPEG quality 1 most compression to 100 best quality Bits Per Pixel 1 2 levels not applicable to JPEG format 4 16 levels 8 256 levels BMP format does not use compression JPEG and TIFF formats do Dimensions The size of the signature capture box is determined by the height and separation of the start and stop patterns The line width of the signature capture box is insignificant The thinnest element width referred to here as X is nominally 10 mils 1 mil 0 0254 mm Select this
183. ng Decode the Customer Information Field using the C Encoding Table e Numeric Encoding Decode the Customer Information Field using the N Encoding Table For more information on Australia Post Encoding Tables refer to the Australia Post Customer Barcoding Technical Specifications available at http www auspost com au Autodiscriminate 00h Raw Format 01h Alphanumeric Encoding 02h Numeric Encoding 03h 11 66 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Netherlands KIX Code Parameter F0h 46h To enable or disable Netherlands KIX Code scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Netherlands KIX Code 01h Disable Netherlands KIX Code 00h USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail Parameter F1h 50h To enable or disable USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail scan the appropriate bar code below Enable USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail 01h Disable USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail 00h Symbologies 11 67 UPU FICS Postal Parameter F1h 63h To enable or disable UPU FICS Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPU FICS Postal 01h Disable UPU FICS Postal 00h 11 68 DS3508 Product Reference Guide GS1 DataBar The variants of GS1 DataBar are DataBar 14 DataBar Expan
184. ng Buffer Code 39 we recommend configuring the digital scanner to decode Code 39 symbology only Buffer Code 39 Enable 01h Do Not Buffer Code 39 Disable 00h While there is data in the transmission buffer you cannot select Do Not Buffer Code 39 The buffer holds 200 bytes of information To disable Code 39 buffering when there is data in the transmission buffer first force the buffer transmission see Transmit Buffer on page 11 36 or clear the buffer Buffer Data To buffer data enable Code 39 buffering and scan a Code 39 symbol with a space immediately following the start pattern e Unless the data overflows the transmission buffer the digital scanner issues a low high beep to indicate successful decode and buffering For overflow conditions see Overfilling Transmission Buffer on page 11 36 e The digital scanner adds the decoded data excluding the leading space to the transmission buffer e No transmission occurs Clear Transmission Buffer To clear the transmission buffer scan the Clear Buffer bar code below which contains only a start character a dash minus and a stop character e The digital scanner issues a short high low high beep e The digital scanner erases the transmission buffer e No transmission occurs Clear Buffer J NOTE The Clear Buffer contains only the dash minu
185. ngth s for D 2 of 5 require scanning several bar codes See the individual parameter such as Set Length s for D 2 of 5 for this procedure 11 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified to correct an error during a scanning sequence Just re scan the correct parameter Symbology Parameter Defaults Table 11 1 lists the defaults for all symbologies parameters To change the default values scan the appropriate bar codes in this guide These new values replace the standard default values in memory To recall the default parameter values scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts and miscellaneous default parameters Table 11 1 Parameter Defaults Parameter al ed Default SAS UPC EAN UPC A 01h Enable 11 7 UPC E 02h Enable 11 7 UPC E1 OCh Disable 11 8 EAN 8 JAN 8 04h Enable 11 8 EAN 13 JAN 13 03h Enable 11 9 Bookland EAN 53h Disable 11 9 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 2 and 5 digits 10h Ignore 11 11 User Programmable Supplementals 11 13 Supplemental 1 Fih 43h Supplemental 2 Fih 44h UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy 50h 10 11 13 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplemental AIM ID Fih AOh Combined 11 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit 28h Enable 11 14 Transmit UPC E Check Digit 29h Enable 11 14 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 2Ah Enable 11 15 UPC A Preamble 22h System Chara
186. nsmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Fih 6Fh Disable 11 58 Korean 3 of 5 Fih 45h Disable 11 59 Inverse 1D Fih 4Ah SR Regular 11 60 DP Inverse Autodetect Postal Codes US Posinet 59h Disable 11 61 US Planet 5Ah Disable 11 61 Transmit US Postal Check Digit 5Fh Enable 11 62 UK Postal 5Bh Disable 11 62 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 60h Enable 11 63 Japan Postal FOh 22h Disable 11 63 Australian Postal FOh 23h Disable 11 64 Australia Post Format Fih CEh Autodiscriminate 11 65 Netherlands KIX Code FOh 46h Disable 11 66 USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail F1h 50h Disable 11 66 UPU FICS Postal Fih 63h Disable 11 67 GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar 14 FOh 52h Enable 11 68 GS1 DataBar Limited FOh 53h Disable 11 68 GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level Fih D8h Level 3 11 69 GS1 DataBar Expanded FOh 54h Disable 11 70 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN FOh 8Dh Disable 11 70 Composite Composite CC C FOh 55h Disable 11 71 Composite CC A B FOh 56h Disable 11 71 11 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 11 1 Parameter Defaults Continued Parameter Page Parameter Default Number Number Composite TLC 39 FOh 73h Disable 11 72 UPC Composite Mode FOh 58h Never Linked 11 72 Composite Beep Mode FOh 8Eh Beep As Each Code 11 73 Type is Decoded GS1 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes F0h ABh Disable 11 73 2D Symbologies PDF417 OFh Enable 11 74 MicroPDF417 E
187. nt to its default OCR B Full ASCII OCR Programming 10 7 OCR B Variant continued OCR B Full ASCII 00h OCR B Banking 01h OCR B Limited 02h OCR B Travel Document Version 1 TD1 3 Line ID Cards 03h 10 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR B Variant continued OCR B ISBN 10 Digit Book Numbers 06h OCR B Travel Document Version 2 TD2 2 Line ID Cards 08h OCR B Visa Type B OAh OCR B ISBN 10 or 13 Digit Book Numbers 07h OCR B Visa Type A 09h OCR Programming 10 9 Enable Disable MICR E13B Parameter F1h AAh To enable or disable MICR E13B scan one of the following bar codes MICR E 13B uses the following characters Ob 23456 PAO Ba TOAD characters Transit On Us Amount and Dash output as the following representative characters outputs ast d d outputs as a II outputs as o sn outputs as d J NOTE OCR is not as secure as a bar code To decrease OCR misdecodes and speed OCR reading set
188. ntaining any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Code 39 One Discrete Length Code 39 Two Discrete Lengths Code 39 Length Within Range Code 39 Any Length Symbologies 11 33 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Parameter 30h Enable this feature to check the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digit algorithm Only Code 39 symbols which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded Enable this feature if the Code 39 symbols contain a Modulo 43 check digit Enable Code 39 Check Digit 01h Disable Code 39 Check Digit 00h Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Parameter 2Bh Scan a bar code below to transmit Code 39 data with or without the check digit Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Enable 01h Do Not Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Disable 00h J NOTE Code 39 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function
189. nterfaces with other USB hosts which support USB Human Interface Devices HID To set up the digital scanner J NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors illustrated in Figure 6 1 are examples only The connectors may be different than those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner are the same 1 Connect the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner see Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Plug the series A connector in the USB host or hub or plug the Plus Power connector in an available port of the IBM SurePOS terminal 3 Select the USB device type by scanning the appropriate bar code from USB Device Type on page 6 4 4 On first installation when using Windows the software prompts to select or install the Human Interface Device driver To install this driver provided by Windows click Next through all the choices and click Finished on the last choice The digital scanner powers up during this installation 5 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter If problems occur with the system see Troubleshooting on page 3 2 USB Interface 6 3 USB Parameter Defaults Table 6 1 lists the defaults for USB host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 6 4 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Defa
190. ntire symbol is within the rectangular area formed by the cross pattern 1D bar code symbol 2D bar code symbol 2D dot peen DPM symbol KAG ye Sien 7 T m mil Ben r D mm em D F ao BF e VW z LI a ge Ng tami Aiming Pattern Figure 2 6 Scanning Orientation with Aiming Pattern J NOTE Scanning Direct Part Mark DPM bar codes with the DS3508 DP20005R digital scanner Due to the reflective nature of some surfaces used with DPM bar codes see Figure 2 6 it may be necessary to tilt the scanner at an angle relative to the target Motorola recommends 25 45 degrees For example when scanning a 15 mil dot peen Data matrix bar code marked on an aluminum surface with the DS3508 DP20005R present the target between two and three inches from the nose of the scanner and tilt the scanner at a 30 degree angle When scanning standard non DPM bar codes with any configuration of the DS3508 digital scanner follow the standard aiming instructions described in DS3508 SR HD DP Aiming on page 2 7 2 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide The digital scanner can also read a bar code presented within the aiming pattern but not centered The top examples in Figure 2 7 show acceptable aiming options while the bottom examples can not be decoded Va y Wb 012345 IOo JK un A 012345 Figure 2 7 Acceptable and Incorrect Aiming Scanning 29 Decode Ranges DS3508 SR HD DP Table 2 3 DS3508 S
191. ocument and allows a scanner to capture a signature There are several accepted patterns that allow automatic identification of different signatures on the same form For example on the federal tax return 1040 form there are three signature areas one each for two joint filers and one for a professional preparer By using different patterns a program can correctly identify all three so they can be captured in any sequence and still be identified correctly Code Structure Signature Capture Area A CapCode is printed as two identical patterns on either side of a signature capture box as shown in Figure F 1 Each pattern extends the full height of the signature capture box The box is optional so you can omit it replace it with a single baseline or print a baseline with an X on top of it towards the left as is customarily done in the US to indicate a request for signature However if an X or other markings are added in the signature box area these are captured with the signature GH Figure EI CapCode F 2 DS3I508 Product Reference Guide CapCode Pattern Structure A CapCode pattern structure consists of a start pattern followed by a separator space a signature capture box a second separator space and then a stop pattern Assuming that X is the dimension of the thinnest element the start and stop patterns each contains 9X total width in 4 bars and 3 spaces A 7X quiet zone is required to the left a
192. ode bar code While in this mode the digital scanner blinks the green LED at 1 second intervals to indicate it is not in standard operating decode mode In Snapshot Mode the digital scanner turns on its laser aiming pattern to highlight the area to capture in the image The next trigger pull instructs the digital scanner to capture a high quality image and transmit it to the host A short time may pass less than 2 seconds between when the trigger is pulled and the image is captured as the digital scanner adjusts to the lighting conditions Hold the digital scanner steady until the image is captured denoted by a single beep If you do not press the trigger within the Snapshot Mode Timeout period the digital scanner returns to Decode Mode Use Snapshot Mode Timeout on page 5 7 to adjust this timeout period The default timeout period is 30 seconds To disable the laser aiming pattern during Snapshot Mode see Snapshot Aiming Pattern on page 5 7 Snapshot Mode Imaging Preferences 5 5 Image Capture Illumination Parameter FOh 69h Selecting Enable Image Capture Illumination causes illumination to turn on during every image capture Disable illumination to prevent the digital scanner from using illumination Enabling illumination usually results in superior images The effectiveness of illumination decreases as the distance to the target increases Enable Image Capture Illumination 01h D
193. ode without check digit 4123 is transmitted as JF04123 Code 93 0 No options specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A Code 93 bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as G0012345678905 MSI 0 Check digits are sent 1 No check digit is sent Example An MSI bar code 4123 with a single check digit checked is transmitted as M14123 Programming Reference B 5 Table B 3 Modifier Characters Continued Code Type Option Value D2 of 5 0 No options specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A D 2 of 5 bar code 4123 is transmitted as S04123 UPC EAN 0 Standard data packet in full EAN format i e 13 digits for UPC A UPC E and EAN 13 not including supplemental data 1 Two digit supplemental data only 2 Five digit supplemental data only 3 Combined data packet comprising 13 digits from EAN 13 UPC A or UPC E symbol and 2 or 5 digits from supplemental symbol 4 EAN 8 data packet Example A UPC A bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as JE00012345678905 Bookland EAN No options specified at this time Always transmit O Example A Bookland EAN bar code 123456789X is transmitted as X0123456789X Code 11 0 Single check digit 1 Two check digits 3 Check characters validated but not transmitted GS1 DataBar No option specified at this time Always transmit O GS1 DataBar 14 Family ae GS1 DataBar Limited transmit with an Application Identifier Note
194. odes on a network that are serviced by the same router See Router Subnet Mask A 32 bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP address A custom subnet mask subdivides an IP network into smaller subsections The mask is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets Default is often 255 255 255 0 Substrate A foundation material on which a substance or image is placed SVTP Symbol Virtual Terminal Program Symbol A scannable unit that encodes data within the conventions of a certain symbology usually including start stop characters quiet zones data characters and check characters Glossary 9 Symbol Aspect Ratio The ratio of symbol height to symbol width Symbol Height The distance between the outside edges of the quiet zones of the first row and the last row Symbol Length Length of symbol measured from the beginning of the quiet zone margin adjacent to the start character to the end of the quiet zone margin adjacent to a stop character Symbology The structural rules and conventions for representing data within a particular bar code type e g UPC EAN Code 39 PDF417 etc T TCP IP Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol A communications protocol used to internetwork dissimilar systems This standard is the protocol of the Internet and has become the global standard for communications TCP provides transpo
195. of 5 C Al mM D Z Z ry KA S T O N M O O w gt B 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table B 41 Symbol Code Characters Continued Code Character Code Type X ISSN PDF417 Macro PDF417 Micro PDF417 Z Aztec Aztec Rune POO Data Matrix P01 QR Code MicroQR P02 Maxicode P03 US Postnet P04 US Planet P05 Japan Postal P06 UK Postal P08 Netherlands KIX Code PO9 Australian Postal POA USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail POB UPU FICS Postal Programming Reference B 3 AIM Code Identifiers Each AIM Code Identifier contains the three character string Jem where Flag Character ASCII 93 c Code Character see Table B 2 m Modifier Character see Table B 3 Table B 2 Aim Code Characters Code Character Code Type Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 32 Code 128 ISBT 128 Coupon Code 128 portion Data Matrix UPC EAN Coupon UPC portion GS1 DataBar Family Codabar Code 93 Code 11 m 2 O gt lt r oiml o Interleaved 2 of 5 PDF417 Macro PDF417 Micro PDF417 MSI QR Code MicroQR Discrete 2 of 5 IATA 2 of 5 C W O Z T Maxicode N Aztec Aztec Rune X Bookland EAN ISSN Trioptic Code 39 Chinese 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 US Postnet US Planet UK Postal Japan Postal Australian Postal Netherlands KIX Code USPS 4CB One Code lntelligent Mail UPU FICS Postal B 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide The modifier character is the sum of the applicable option values
196. of computer tape cartridges Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters To enable or disable Trioptic Code 39 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Trioptic Code 39 01h Disable Trioptic Code 39 00h J NOTE You cannot enable Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII simultaneously Symbologies 11 31 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Parameter 56h Code 32 is a variant of Code 39 used by the Italian pharmaceutical industry Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable converting Code 39 to Code 32 J NOTE Code 39 must be enabled for this parameter to function Enable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 01h Disable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 00h Code 32 Prefix Parameter E7h Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable adding the prefix character A to all Code 32 bar codes JV NOTE Convert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for this parameter to function Enable Code 32 Prefix 01h Disable Code 32 Prefix 00h 11 32 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 39 Parameter L1 12h L2 13h The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for Code 39 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range If Code 39 Full ASCII is e
197. ogies 11 37 Code 93 Enable Disable Code 93 Parameter 09h To enable or disable Code 93 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 93 01h Disable Code 93 00h Set Lengths for Code 93 Parameter L1 1Ah L2 1Bh The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for Code 93 to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only Code 93 symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 93 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 93 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only Code 93 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 93 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Code 93 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using the
198. ogramming bar codes for selecting these features Note that the DS3508 ER does not support these features Chapter 6 USB Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with a USB host Chapter 7 RS 232 Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with an RS 232 host such as point of sale devices host computers or other devices with an available RS 232 port Chapter 8 IBM 468X 469X Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with IBM 468X 469X POS systems Chapter 9 Keyboard Wedge Interface describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digital scanner Chapter 10 OCR Programming describes how to set up the digital scanner for OCR programming Chapter 11 Symbologies describes all symbology features and provides programming bar codes for selecting these features for the digital scanner Chapter 12 123Scan2 PC based scanner configuration tool enables rapid and easy customized setup of Motorola Scanners Chapter 13 Advanced Data Formatting briefly describes ADF a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device and includes a reference to the ADF Programmer Guide Appendix A Standard Default Parameters provides a table of all host devices and miscellaneous scanner defaults Appendix B Programming Reference provides a table of AIM code identifiers ASCII character conversions and keyboard maps Appendix C Sample Bar Codes includes sample bar codes of various code t
199. ogy it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to transmit as a complete scan yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code To prevent this select specific lengths D 2 of 5 One Discrete Length Two Discrete Lengths for D 2 of 5 applications 11 48 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 continued D 2 of 5 One Discrete Length D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths D 2 of 5 Length Within Range D 2 of 5 Any Length Symbologies 11 49 Codabar NW 7 Enable Disable Codabar Parameter 07h To enable or disable Codabar scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Codabar 01h Disable Codabar 00h Set Lengths for Codabar Parameter L1 18h L2 19h The length of a code refers to the number of characters i e human readable characters including check digit s the code contains Set lengths for Codabar to any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range e One Discrete Length Select this option to decode only Codabar symbols containing a selected length Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Codabar symbols with 14 character
200. ome European PC keyboards QWERTY refers to the arrangement of keys on the left side of the third row of keys R RAM Random Access Memory Data in RAM can be accessed in random order and quickly written and read Reflectance Amount of light returned from an illuminated surface Resolution The narrowest element dimension which is distinguished by a particular reading device or printed with a particular device or method RF Radio Frequency ROM Read Only Memory Data stored in ROM cannot be changed or removed Router A device that connects networks and supports the required protocols for packet filtering Routers are typically used to extend the range of cabling and to organize the topology of a network into subnets See Subnet RS 232 An Electronic Industries Association EIA standard that defines the connector connector pins and signals used to transfer data serially from one device to another Glossary 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide S Scan Area Area intended to contain a symbol Scanner An electronic device used to scan bar code symbols and produce a digitized pattern that corresponds to the bars and spaces of the symbol Its three main components are 1 Light source laser or photoelectric cell illuminates a bar code 2 Photodetector registers the difference in reflected light more light reflected from spaces 3 Signal conditioning circuit transforms optical detector output into a digitized bar patte
201. only Code 128 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Code 128 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 128 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Code 128 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode Code 128 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan Code 128 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Select this option to decode Code 128 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability 11 26 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 128 continued Code 128 One Discrete Length Code 128 Two Discrete Lengths Code 128 Length Within Range Code 128 Any Length Enable Disable GS1 128 formerly UCC EAN 128 Parameter OEh To enable or disable GS1 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable GS1 128 01h Disable GS1 128 00h Symbologies 11 27 Enable Disable ISBT 128 Parameter 54h ISBT 1
202. ow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow Chapter 10 OCR Programming Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner for OCR programming The digital scanner can read 6 to 60 point OCR typeface It supports font types OCR A OCR B MICR E13B and US Currency Serial Number OCR is not as secure as a bar code To decrease OCR misdecodes and speed OCR reading set an accurate OCR template and character subset and use a check digit All OCR fonts are disabled by default Enabling OCR can slow bar code decoding Enabling more than one OCR font could also slow OCR decoding and impact OCR decoding accuracy Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values dear Indicates Default Disable OCR A Feature Option J NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where you can see the bar code clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging 10 2 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR Parameter Defaults Table 10 1 lists the defaults for OCR parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 10 3 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default paramet
203. p and the LED turns green signifying a successful parameter entry Other parameters such as Serial Response Time Out or Data Transmission Formats require scanning several bar codes See these parameter descriptions for this procedure Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified to correct an error during a scanning sequence Just re scan the correct parameter User Preferences Miscellaneous Options Parameter Defaults Table 4 1 lists defaults for user preferences parameters To change the default values scan the appropriate bar codes in this guide These new values replace the standard default values in memory To recall the default parameter values scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 4 1 User Preferences Parameter Defaults Parameter Page Default Number Parameter Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter Set Defaults 4 5 Parameter Bar Code Scanning 4 6 Decode Pager Motor 4 7 Decode Pager Motor Duration 4 7 Beep After Good Decode Ca 4 11 Beeper Volume 8ch High 4 11 Beeper Duration 4 13 Suppress Power up Beeps 4 13 Hands Free Mode F1h 76h 4 14 Presentation Performance Mode F1 8Ah Standard 4 14 Time Delay to Presentation Idle Mode F1 97h 4 16 User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 3 Table 4 1 User Preferences Parameter De
204. ppropriate OCR font s Next scan the following bar code then scan numbers and letters to form the OCR Subset from the alohanumeric keyboard in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide Then scan End of Message in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide OCR Subset To cancel an OCR subset for OCR A or OCR B scan OCR A variant Full ASCII or OCR B variant Full ASCII For MICR E13B or US Currency Serial Number create a subset which includes all allowed characters in that character set or scan an option from the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 and re program the digital scanner OCR Quiet Zone Parameter F1h B7h This option sets the OCR quiet zone The digital scanner stops scanning a field when it detects a sufficiently wide blank space The width of this space is defined by the End of Field option Used with parsers that tolerate slanted characters the End of Field count is roughly a count of 8 for a character width For example if set to 15 then two character widths are an end of line indicator for the parser Larger end of field numbers require bigger quiet zones at each end of text line To set a quiet zone scan the following bar code then scan a two digit number using the numeric keypad in the Advanced Data Formatting Guide The range of the quiet zone is 20 99 and the default is 50 indicating a six character width quiet zone OCR Quiet Zone OCR Programming 10
205. pse not supported remove Regulatory information as the complete Regulatory requirements appear in the Quick Start Guide update IEC definition in Glossary 05 RevA 03 2011 Add Decode Pager Motor Duration Fuzzy 1D Processing PDF Prioritization Prioritization Timeout Mobile Phone Display Mode CDC USB Com Port Emulation Cute PDF417 Data Matrix QR Codes Aztec Aztec Rune Micro PDF Maxicode Polling Interval Quick Emulation OCR Coupon Report Korean 3 of 5 Australian Post Format Databar Limited Security Level Update Nixdorf Mode A and B columns Inverse 1D defaults Inverse Data Matrix defaults Remove Matrix 2 of 5 Redundancy 06 RevA 2 2012 Add DS3508 ER configuration parameters Trigger Modes Torch Mode Smart LED Mode Focus Modes Add DS3508 ER decode zones and technical specifications 07 Rev A 3 2012 Add notes to indicate that the DS3508 ER and DS3508 DP do not support Multicode Mode and that the DS3508 ER does not support imaging preferences Table of Contents About This Guide Jet dree ere NEE XV CGonfguratons a XV AIR le le e RA xvi Notational CGonventions xvii Related DOCUMEN S aa MAA AA AA ANAN xvii Service Information xviii Chapter 1 Getting Started Ile te del E 1 1 WAVES TAC es AA AA APAN 1 2 LABAGIN W 1 2 Setting Up the Digital Gcanner a 1 3 Installing the Interface Cable a 1 3 Removing the Interface Cable a 1 4 Connecting Power if required Naaalaala 1 4 Configuring t
206. r on the RS 232 serial line lt BEL gt indicates an illegal entry or other important event Beep On lt BEL gt Character Enable Do Not Beep On lt BEL gt Character Disable RS 232 Interface 7 17 Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay inserted between character transmissions Sam e Minimum 0 msec Low 25 msec Medium 50 msec High 75 msec Maximum 99 msec 7 18 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Nixdorf Beep LED Options If you selected Nixdorf Mode B this indicates when the digital scanner beeps and turns on its LED after a decode a Normal Operation Beep LED immediately after decode Beep LED After Transmission Beep LED After CTS Pulse Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize Select Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The digital scanner issues no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send bar code data up to the first unknown character The digital scanner issues an error beep Send Bar Code with unknown characters Do Not Send Bar Codes with unknown characters RS 232 Interface 7 19 ASCII Character Set for RS 232 You can assign the values in Table 7 4 as prefixes or suffixes for ASCII character data transmission Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Prefix Suffix Full ASCII Value Code 39 Encode Character
207. ration User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 15 Digital Scanner Activity Modes The digital scanner is capable of four modes of activity e Active Mode The digital scanner uses full illumination for active scanning e Idle Mode In presentation mode only the digital scanner s illumination dims after a programmable time period See Time Delay to Presentation Idle Mode on page 4 16 The digital scanner wakes when it is lifted or senses motion upon presentation of a bar code or upon a trigger pull e Sleep Mode In presentation mode only the digital scanner s illumination shuts off after a programmable time period after Idle Mode has expired See Time Delay to Presentation Sleep Mode on page 4 18 The digital scanner wakes when it is lifted or senses motion upon presentation of a bar code depending on ambient light conditions or upon a trigger pull e Low Power Mode The digital scanner enters a low power consumption mode after Sleep Mode has expired in which the LEDs turn off in order to conserve energy and prolong the life of the scanner See Low Power Mode In hand held mode this occurs immediately after the programmed Time Delay to Low Power Mode In presentation mode this occurs after idle mode and sleep mode The digital scanner wakes when it is lifted senses a trigger pull or when the host attempts to communicate J NOTE The digital scanner does not use Low Power Mode when connected to a USB or I
208. re 4 4 if the bottom PDF417 bar code must transmit first reverse the sequence of the two bar codes The expression in decimal is formatted for readability 2C2015R4050 100 100 C 208R400 100 50 To program the expression via scanning parameters the sequence is MultiCode Expression 02 C 02 00 OF R 04 00 32 64 64 C 02 00 08 R 04 00 00 64 32 End Of Message To program the expression via host command SSI SNAPI the sequence is 0x02 0x43 0x02 0x00 OxOF 0x52 0x04 0x00 0x32 0x64 0x64 0x3B 0x43 0x02 0x00 0x08 0x52 0x04 0x00 0x00 0x64 0x32 0x3B Code 128 Code 100 50 i PDF417 Code N ba 160 100 Figure 4 3 Multicode Expression Example 2 User Preferences amp Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 43 Example 3 To decode the set of three bar codes while excluding the center Code 128 bar code as in Figure 4 4 the expression is The expression in decimal is formatted for readability 3 C2015R4 005050 C 2 FO 24 R 4 700 100 40 C208R465 60 100 100 To program the expression via scanning parameters the sequence is MultiCode Expression 03 C 02 00 OF R 04 00 00 32 32 C 02 FO 24 R 04 46 00 64 28 C 02 00 08 R 04 41 3C 64 64 End Of Message To program the expression via host command SSI SNAPI the sequence is 0x03 0x43 0x02 0x00 OxOF 0x52 0x04 0x00 0x00 0x32 0x32 0x3B 0x43 0x02 OxFO 0x24 0x52 0x04 0x46 0x00 0x64 0x28 0x3B 0x43 0x02 0x00 0x08 0x52 0x04 0x41 Ox3C 0x64 0x64 0
209. rence Guide Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scanning one bar code sets the parameter value For example to disable image capture illumination scan the Disable Image Capture Illumination bar code under Image Capture Illumination on page 5 5 The digital scanner issues a fast warble beep and the LED turns green signifying a successful parameter entry Other parameters require scanning several bar codes See these parameter descriptions for this procedure Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified to correct an error during a scanning sequence just re scan the correct parameter Imaging Preferences Parameter Defaults Table 5 1 lists the defaults for imaging preferences parameters To change the default values scan the appropriate bar codes in this guide These new values replace the standard default values in memory To recall the default parameter values scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 J NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 5 1 maging Preferences Parameter Defaults Page Number Parameter Parameter Default Number Imaging Preferences Image Capture Illumination 5 5 Gain Exposure Priority for Snapshot Mode 5 6 Snapshot Mode Timeout 5 7 Snapshot Aiming Pattern 5 7 Crop to Pixel Addresses F4h FOh 3Bh 0 top F4h FOh 3Ch 0 left F4h FOh 3Dh 479 bottom F4h FOh 3Eh 751 right I
210. rn Scanning Mode The scanner is energized programmed and ready to read a bar code Scanning Sequence A method of programming or configuring parameters for a bar code reading system by scanning bar code menus SDK Software Development Kit Self Checking Code A symbology that uses a checking algorithm to detect encoding errors within the characters of a bar code symbol Shared Key Shared Key authentication is an algorithm where both the AP and the MU share an authentication key SHIP Symbol Host Interface Program SID System Identification code An identifier issued by the FCC for each market It is also broadcast by the cellular carriers to allow cellular devices to distinguish between the home and roaming service Soft Reset See Warm Boot Space The lighter element of a bar code formed by the background between bars Specular Reflection The mirror like direct reflection of light from a surface which can cause difficulty decoding a bar code Standard Trigger Mode The digital scanner uses this mode when out of scan stand or removed from the wall mount In this mode aim the digital scanner at a bar code and pull the trigger to decode Start Stop Character A pattern of bars and spaces that provides the scanner with start and stop reading instructions and scanning direction The start and stop characters are normally to the left and right margins of a horizontal code STEP Symbol Terminal Enabler Program Subnet A subset of n
211. roduct is subject to the licenses terms and conditions of the agreement in force between the purchaser of the Motorola Product and Motorola Inc unless a separate Commercial Third Party Software License is included in which case your use of the Commercial Third Party Software will then be governed by the separate Commercial Third Party License The Publicly Available Software that may be included on this media or in the Motorola Product is listed below The use of the listed Publicly Available Software is subject to the licenses terms and conditions of the agreement in force between the purchaser of the Motorola Product and Motorola Solutions Inc as well as the terms and conditions of the license of each Publicly Available Software package Copies of the licenses for the listed Publicly Available Software as well as all attributions acknowledgements and software information details are included below Motorola is required to reproduce the software licenses acknowledgments and copyright notices as provided by the Authors and Owners thus all such information is provided in its native language form without modification or translation The Publicly Available Software in the list below is limited to the Publicly Available Software included by Motorola The Publicly Available Software included by Commercial Third Party Software or Products that is used in the Motorola Product are disclosed in the Commercial Third Party Licenses or via the r
212. rror indication and discards the data e The digital scanner receives an XOFF during a transmission Data transmission then stops after sending the current byte When the digital scanner receives an XON character it sends the rest of the data message The digital scanner waits indefinitely for the XON 7 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Software Handshaking continued k None ACK NAK ENQ ACK NAK with ENQ XON XOFF RS 232 Interface 7 15 Host Serial Response Time out This parameter specifies how long the digital scanner waits for an ACK NAK or CTS before determining that a transmission error occurred This only applies when in one of the ACK NAK software handshaking modes or RTS CTS hardware handshaking mode Kk E Minimum 2 Sec Low 2 5 Sec Medium 5 Sec High 7 5 Sec Maximum 9 9 Sec 7 16 DS3508 Product Reference Guide RTS Line State This parameter sets the idle state of the Serial Host RTS line Scan a bar code below to select Low RTS or High RTS line state Host Low RTS Host High RTS Beep on lt BEL gt If you enable this parameter the digital scanner issues a beep when it detects a lt BEL gt characte
213. rt functions which ensures that the total amount of bytes sent is received correctly at the other end UDP is an alternate transport that does not guarantee delivery It is widely used for real time voice and video transmissions where erroneous packets are not retransmitted IP provides the routing mechanism TCP IP is a routable protocol which means that all messages contain not only the address of the destination station but the address of a destination network This allows TCP IP messages to be sent to multiple networks within an organization or around the world hence its use in the worldwide Internet Every client and server in a TCP IP network requires an IP address which is either permanently assigned or dynamically assigned at startup Telnet A terminal emulation protocol commonly used on the Internet and TCP IP based networks It allows a user at a terminal or computer to log onto a remote device and run a program Terminal Emulation A terminal emulation emulates a character based mainframe session on a remote non mainframe terminal including all display features commands and function keys The VC5000 Series supports Terminal Emulations in 3270 5250 and VT220 Terminate and Stay Resident TSR A program under DOS that ends its foreground execution to remain resident in memory to service hardware software interrupts providing background operation It remains in memory and may provide services on behalf of other DOS programs TFTP
214. rt the version of software installed in the digital scanner Report Software Version Symbologies 11 85 Macro PDF Features Macro PDF is a special feature for concatenating multiple PDF symbols into one file The scanner can decode symbols that are encoded with this feature and can store more than 64 Kb of decoded data stored in up to 50 MacroPDF symbols CAUTION When printing keep each Macro PDF sequence separate as each sequence has unique identifiers AN Do not mix bar codes from several Macro PDF sequences even if they encode the same data When scanning Macro PDF sequences scan the entire Macro PDF sequence without interruption If when scanning a mixed sequence the digital scanner emits two long low beeps Low Low this indicates an inconsistent file ID or inconsistent symbology error Flush Macro Buffer This flushes the buffer of all decoded Macro PDF data stored to that point transmits it to the host device and aborts from Macro PDF mode Flush Macro PDF Buffer Abort Macro PDF Entry This clears all currently stored Macro PDF data in the buffer without transmission and aborts from Macro PDF mode Abort Macro PDF Entry 11 86 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Chapter 12 123Scan2 Introduction 123Scan is an easy to use PC based software tool that enables rapid and easy customized setup of Motorola s
215. s For the latest version of all guides go to hitp supportceniral motorola com xviii DS3508 Product Reference Guide Service Information If you have a problem using the equipment contact your facility s technical or systems support If there is a problem with the equipment they will contact the Motorola Solutions Global Customer Support Center at http www motorolasolutions com support When contacting Motorola Solutions support please have the following information available e Serial number of the unit e Model number or product name e Software type and version number Motorola responds to calls by e mail telephone or fax within the time limits set forth in service agreements If your problem cannot be solved by Motorola Support you may need to return your equipment for servicing and will be given specific directions Motorola is not responsible for any damages incurred during shipment if the approved shipping container is not used Shipping the units improperly can possibly void the warranty If you purchased your product from a Motorola business partner please contact that business partner for support Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction The DS3508 combines superior 1D and 2D omnidirectional bar code scanning and sub second image capture and transfer with a light weight hands free hand held design The digital scanner accommodates both hands free use in the scan stand and hand held use Whether in hands free pr
216. s character In order to scan this command set Code 39 lengths to include length 1 11 36 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Transmit Buffer There are two methods to transmit the Code 39 buffer 1 Scan the Transmit Buffer bar code below which includes only a start character a plus and a stop character 2 The digital scanner transmits and clears the buffer e The digital scanner issues a low high beep Transmit Buffer 3 Scan a Code 39 bar code with a leading character other than a space e The digital scanner appends new decode data to buffered data e The digital scanner transmits and clears the buffer e The digital scanner signals that it transmitted the buffer with a low high beep e The digital scanner transmits and clears the buffer J NOTE The Transmit Buffer contains only a plus character In order to scan this command set Code 39 lengths to include length 1 Overfilling Transmission Buffer The Code 39 buffer holds 200 characters If the symbol just read overflows the transmission buffer e The digital scanner indicates that it rejected the symbol by issuing three long high beeps e No transmission occurs The data in the buffer is not affected Attempt to Transmit an Empty Buffer If you scan the Transmit Buffer symbol and the Code 39 buffer is empty e A short low high low beep signals that the buffer is empty e No transmission occurs e The buffer remains empty Symbol
217. s scan Codabar One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only Codabar symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Codabar symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Codabar Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Codabar symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode Codabar symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan Codabar Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Scan this option to decode Codabar symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability 11 50 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Codabar continued Codabar One Discrete Length Codabar Two Discrete Lengths Codabar Length Within Range
218. s for the template 999D D Template Incoming data Output 999D 123 PED 123 351490 337 193 193 Skip Until P1 P This operator allows skipping over characters until a specific character type or a literal string is detected It can be used in two ways 1 Pict Where e P1 is the Skip Until operator e cis the type of character that triggers the start of output e tis one or more template characters P1 s t Where e P1 is the Skip Until operator e s is one or more literal string characters see Literal String and on page 10 20 that trigger the start of output e tis one or more template characters OCR Programming 10 23 The trigger character or literal string is included in output from a Skip Until operator and the first character in the template should accommodate this trigger Template Incoming data Output P1 PN AA999 123PN9876 PN9876 PN1234 PN1234 X PN3592 PN3592 Skip Until Not P0 P This operator allows skipping over characters until a specific character type or a literal string is not matched in the output stream It can be used in two ways 0 POCE Where e PO is the Skip Until Not operator e cis the type of character that triggers the start of output e tis one or more template characters PO s t Where e PO is the Skip Until Not operator e s jis one or more literal string characters see Literal String and on page 10 20 that trigger the start of output e tis
219. selection Standard Default Parameters A 9 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Page Default Rar Parameter Number Chinese 2 of 5 Chinese 2 of 5 FOh 98h Disable 11 55 Matrix 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 F1h 6Ah Disable 11 56 Matrix 2 of 5 Lengths F1h 6Bh 1 Length 14 11 57 F1h 6Ch Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit F1h 6Eh Disable 11 58 Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit F1h 6Fh Disable 11 58 Korean 3 of 5 F1h 45h Disable 11 59 Inverse 1D F1h 4Ah SR Regular 11 60 DP Inverse Autodetect Postal Codes Transmit US Postal Check Digit 11 62 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 11 63 Australian Postal 11 64 Australia Post Format 11 65 Netherlands KIX Code FOh 46h 11 66 USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail F1h 50h Disable 11 66 UPU FICS Postal F1h 63h Disable 11 67 GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar 14 FOh 52h 11 68 GS1 DataBar Limited FOh 53h 11 68 GS1 DataBar Limited Security Level Fih D8h 11 69 GS1 DataBar Expanded FOh 54h 11 70 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN FOh 8Dh 11 70 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Page Default Number Parameter Number Composite Composite CC C Composite CC A B Composite TLC 39 UPC Composite Mode Composite Beep Mode GS1 128 Emulation Mode for
220. so slow OCR decoding and impact OCR decoding accuracy Enable OCR B Disable OCR B 10 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide OCR B Variant Parameter F1 ADh OCR B has the following variants Selecting the most appropriate font variant affects performance and accuracy e OCR B Full ASCII l 0123456789 lt gt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ N e OCR B Banking 0123456789 lt gt JNP e OCR B Limited 0123456789 lt gt ACENPSTVX e OCR B Travel Document Version 1 TD1 3 Line ID Cards 0123456789 lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ e OCR B ISBN 10 Digit Book Numbers 0123456789 gt BCEINPSXz e OCR B ISBN 10 or 13 Digit Book Numbers 0123456789 gt BCEINPSXz e OCR B Travel Document Version 2 TD2 2 Line ID Cards 0123456789 lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ e OCR B Visa Type A 0123456789 lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ e OCR B Visa Type B 0123456789 lt ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZN To choose a variant scan one of the following bar codes Selecting the following OCR B variants automatically sets the appropriate OCR Lines on page 10 12 These five variants invoke extensive special algorithms and checking for that particular document type Variant OCR Lines Setting TD1 ID Cards 3 TD2 ID Cards 2 Visa Type A 2 Visa Type B 2 Selecting one of the ISBN Book Numbers automatically applies the appropriate ISBN checksum so you do not need to set this J NOTE Enable OCR B before setting this parameter If disabling OCR B set the varia
221. ssary Enter another alphabetic character or scan the End of Message bar code All criteria or actions cleared for current rule continue entering rule Delete last saved rule The current rule is left intact All rules deleted Blinking Green Enter another criterion or action or scan the Save Rule bar code Green after Blinking Rule saved Rule entry mode exited Cancel rule entry Rule entry mode exited because of an error or the user asked to exit rule entry Red Out of rule memory Erase some existing rules then try to save rule again Entry error wrong bar code scanned or criteria action list is too long for a rule Re enter criterion or action Scanning 2 5 Scanning The DS3508 has a built in light weight stand to easily accommodate both hands free presentation and hand held scanning J NOTE Certain areas of the digital scanner s handle may feel warm at times This is normal J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration Presentation Mode DS3508 SR HD DP The optional Intellistand adds greater flexibility to scanning operation When you place the digital scanner in the stand s cup the scanner s built in sensor places the scanner in presentation hands free mode When you remove the digital scanner from the stand it operates in its normal hand held mode Adjust angle of scanner cup Scanner Cup Adjust height of 2 IntelliStand Figure 2 2 S
222. systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the right of the right ALT key USB Interface 6 23 Table 6 4 USB GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Key Keystroke 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUIS 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the right of the right ALT key 6 24 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 6 5 USBF Key Character Set 9001 9002 9003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 F Keys F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 F21 F22 F23 F24 Keystroke USB Interface 6 25 Table 6 6 USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 i 6043 6044 undefined 6045 6046 6047 6048 0 6049 1 6050 2 6051 3 6052 4 6053 5 6054 6 6055 7 6056 8 6057 9 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock 6 26 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 6 7 USB Extended Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 PgUp 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Down Arrow
223. t may appear unable to scan If this happens scan a different RS 232 host type within 5 seconds of cycling power to the digital scanner The CUTE host disables all parameter scanning including Set Defaults If you inadvertently select CUTE scan Enable Parameter Bar Code Scanning 01h on page 4 6 then change the host selection RS 232 Interface 7 5 RS 232 Host Parameters continued Selecting ICL Fujitsu Wincor Nixdorf Mode A Wincor Nixdorf Mode B OPOS JPOS Olivetti Omron or Common Use Terminal Equipment CUTE LP LG enables the transmission of code ID characters listed in Table 7 3 These code ID characters are not programmable and are separate from the Transmit Code ID feature Do not enable the Transmit Code ID feature for these terminals Table 7 3 Terminal Specific Code ID Characters Wincor Wincor Nixdorf Code Type ICL Fujitsu Nixdorf Mode B Olivetti Omron Mode A OPOS JPOS Z gt N Z ver ram 3 i 7 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide RS 232 Host Types To select an RS 232 host interface scan one of the following bar codes Standard RS 232 ICL RS 232 Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode A Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode B Olivetti ORS4500 Omron OPOS JPOS RS 232 Interface 7 7 RS 232 Host Types continued Fujitsu RS 232 CUTE 2 Scanning Standard RS 232 activates the RS 232 driver but does not change port settings e g parity data bits handshaking Selec
224. t be established before the digital scanner can operate at the highest power level The USB host can put the digital scanner in a state where power to the scanner is cycled on and off more than once This is normal and usually happens when the PC cold boots A lt BEL gt character is received and Beep on lt BEL gt is enabled SES 2 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide LED Definitions In addition to beep sequences the digital scanner uses a two color LED to indicate status Table 2 2 defines LED colors that display during scanning Table 2 2 Standard LED Definitions LED Indication Hand Held Scanning Standard Use Green A bar code was successfully decoded Red Transmission error conversion or format error or RS 232 receive error Off No power is applied to the digital scanner or the scanner is on and ready to scan Presentation Hands Free Scanning Standard Use Green The scanner is on and ready to scan Momentarily Off A bar code was successfully decoded Red Transmission error conversion or format error or RS 232 receive error Off No power is applied to the digital scanner or the scanner is in low power mode Parameter Programming Green Number expected Enter value using numeric bar codes Successful program exit with change in parameter setting Red Input error incorrect bar code programming sequence or Cancel scanned ADF Programming Green Enter another digit Add leading zeros to the front if nece
225. t of the signature capture box scan the Signature Capture Height bar code followed by 3 bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes corresponding to a value in the range of 001 to 480 decimal Signature Capture Height Default 100 001 480 Decimal Signature Capture JPEG Quality Parameter F0h A5h Scan the JPEG Quality Value bar code followed by 3 bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes corresponding to a value from 005 to 100 where 100 represents the highest quality image JPEG Quality Value Default 065 5 100 Decimal 5 20 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Video View Finder Parameter F0h 44h Select Enable Video View Finder to project the video view finder or Disable Video View Finder to turn the video view finder off Disable Video View Finder 00h Enable Video View Finder 01h Video View Finder Image Size Parameter F0h 49h Select the number of 100 byte blocks Values range from 800 to 3000 bytes Selecting a smaller value transmits more frames per second selecting a larger value increases video quality To set the Video View Finder Image Size scan the bar code below followed by two bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes corresponding to the 100 byte value from 800 to 3
226. ta Matrix bar codes only e Inverse Only the digital scanner decodes inverse Data Matrix bar codes only e Inverse Autodetect the digital scanner decodes both regular and inverse Data Matrix bar codes Regular 00h Inverse Only 01h Inverse Autodetect 02h J NOTE For the SR configuration the default is Regular If DPM Scanning is enabled the scanner behaves as if the Data Matrix Inverse Autodetect setting is selected When you disable DPM Scanning the previous user selected Data Matrix Inverse setting remains in effect 11 78 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Maxicode Parameter F0h 26h To enable or disable Maxicode scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Maxicode 01h Disable Maxicode 00h OR Code Parameter F0h 25h To enable or disable QR Code scan the appropriate bar code below Enable QR Code 01h Disable QR Code 00h Symbologies 11 79 OR Inverse Parameter F1h 4Bh This parameter sets the QR inverse decoder setting Options are e Regular Only the digital scanner decodes regular QR bar codes only e Inverse Only the digital scanner decodes inverse QR bar codes only e Inverse Autodetect the digital scanner decodes both regular and inverse QR bar codes Regular 00h Inverse Only 01h Inverse A
227. tal scanner can decode this new expression Continue adding to the expression until it fails to decode as expected indicating the source of the error Review Notes on page 4 40 for additional hints User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 47 Examples of Simple Multicode Expressions The simplest multicode expression is e One bar code of any type anywhere in the image e To program this use MultiCode Expression 01 End Of Message Another simple multicode expression is e One Code 128 bar code anywhere in the image e To program this use MultiCode Expression 01 C 02 00 08 End Of Message 4 48 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters Transmit Code ID Character Parameter 2Dh A Code ID character identifies the code type of a scanned bar code This is useful when decoding more than one code type In addition to any single character prefix already selected the Code ID character is inserted between the prefix and the decoded symbol Select no Code ID character a Symbol Code ID character or an AIM Code ID character For Code ID Characters see Symbol Code Identifiers on page B 1 and AIM Code Identifiers on page B 3 J NOTE f you enable Symbol Code ID Character or AIM Code ID Character and enable Transmit No Read Message on page 4 52 the digital scanner appends the code ID for Code 39 to the NR message Symbol Code ID Character 02h
228. tely within the aiming pattern aiming pattern Digital scanner emits 4 short Digital scanner has not completed Wait several seconds and scan again high beeps during decode USB initialization attempt SES Maintenance 4 Technical Specifications Table 3 1 Troubleshooting Continued Possible Solutions Possible Causes Problem Digital scanner decodes bar code but does not transmit the data to the host Digital scanner is not programmed for the correct host type Scan the appropriate host type programming bar code See the chapter corresponding to the host type Interface cable is loose Re connect the cable If the digital scanner emits 4 long low Set the scanner s communication beeps a transmission error occurred parameters to match the host s setting Host displays scanned data incorrectly Digital scanner emits high high high low beeps when not in use Digital scanner emits low high beeps during programming Digital scanner emits low high low high beeps during programming If the digital scanner emits 5 low beeps a conversion or format error occurred If the digital scanner emits low high low beeps it detected an invalid ADF rule If the digital scanner emits high low beeps the scanner is buffering Code 39 data Digital scanner is not programmed to work with the host RS 232 receive error Input error or Cancel bar code was scanned Out of ADF parameter
229. template string the template accepts a numeric character if present Optional characters are not allowed as the first character s in a field of like characters 7 Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 99977 12345 789 789AB OCR Programming 10 19 Digit or Fill 8 The data validator accepts any numeric or fill character in this position 8 Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 88899 12345 gt gt 789 lt lt 789 Alpha or Fill F F The data validator accepts any alpha or fill character in this position Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data AAAFF ABCXY LMN gt gt ABC lt 5 Optional Space When this option appears in the template string the template accepts a space if present Optional characters are not allowed as the first character s in a field of like characters Space Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 99 99 12 34 1234 67891 10 20 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Optional Small Special When this option appears in the template string the data validator accepts a special character if present Optional characters are not allowed as the first character s in a field of like characters Small special characters are and Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data AA 99 MN 35 XY98 KYA Other Template Operators These template operators assist in capturing delimiting and formatting scanned OCR data Literal String and EE Use eith
230. ting another RS 232 host type bar code changes these settings The CUTE host disables all parameter scanning including Set Defaults If you inadvertently select CUTE scan Enable Parameter Bar Code Scanning 01h on page 4 6 then change the host selection 7 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Baud Rate Baud rate is the number of bits of data transmitted per second Set the digital scanner s baud rate to match the baud rate setting of the host device Otherwise data may not reach the host device or may reach it in distorted form Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 19 200 Baud Rate 38 400 Baud Rate 57 600 Baud Rate 115 200 RS 232 Interface 7 9 Parity A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII coded character Select the parity type according to host device requirements e Select Odd parity to set the parity bit value to O or 1 based on data to ensure that the coded character contains an odd number of 1 bits e Select Even parity to set the parity bit value is set to O or 1 based on data to ensure that the coded character contains an even number of 1 bits e Select None when no parity bit is required Odd Even k None Data Bits This parameter allows the digital scanner to interface with devices requiring a 7 bit or 8 bit ASCII protocol 7 Bit 8 Bit 7 10 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Stop Bit Select The stop bit s at the e
231. to decode only Matrix 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Matrix 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Matrix 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Matrix 2 of 5 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode Matrix 2 of 5 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters first scan Matrix 2 of 5 Length Within Range Then scan 0 4 1 and 2 enter a leading zero for single digit numbers To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 2 e Any Length Scan this option to decode Matrix 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Matrix 2 of 5 One Discrete Length Matrix 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths Matrix 2 of 5 Length Within Range Matrix 2 of 5 Any Length 11 58 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Parameter F1h 6Eh
232. ued Parameter Be ihe Default bal ae Code 11 Code 11 OAh Disable 11 39 Set Lengths for Code 11 1Ch 1Dh 4 to 55 11 39 Code 11 Check Digit Verification 34h Disable 11 41 Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s 2Fh Disable 11 42 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 06h Disable 11 42 Set Lengths for 2 of 5 16h 17h 14 11 43 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 31h Disable 11 45 Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit 2Ch Disable 11 45 Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 52h Disable 11 46 Discrete 2 of 5 DTF Discrete 2 of 5 05h Disable 11 46 Set Length s for D 2 of 5 14h 15h 12 11 47 Codabar NW 7 Codabar 07h Disable 11 49 Set Lengths for Codabar 18h 19h 5 to 55 11 49 CLSI Editing 36h Disable 11 51 NOTIS Editing 37h Disable 11 51 MSI MSI OBh Disable 11 52 Set Length s for MSI 1Eh 1Fh 4 to 55 11 52 MSI Check Digits 32h One 11 54 Transmit MSI Check Digit 2Eh Disable 11 54 MSI Check Digit Algorithm 33h Mod 10 Mod 10 11 55 Chinese 2 of 5 Chinese 2 of 5 FOh 98h Disable 11 55 Symbologies 11 5 Table 11 1 Parameter Defaults Continued Parameter pene Default Ni bal ae Matrix 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 F1h 6Ah Disable 11 56 Matrix 2 of 5 Lengths F1h 6Bh 1 Length 14 11 57 F1h 6Ch Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Fih 6Eh Disable 11 58 Tra
233. uivalent of ABC gt Table 9 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter ASCII Value Keystroke 1006 a 1008 CTRL H BACKSPACE 1009 S CTRL I HORIZONTAL TAB mm lech 1012 a 1013 CTRL M ENTER 1014 BE 1016 Cs ORL 1017 sos tL 1018 La iin 1019 naa 1020 ana 1021 CTRL U 1022 CTRL V The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 9 10 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits 9 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table 9 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter ASCII Value Keystroke 1024 CTRL X 1025 CTRL Y 1026 CTRLZ 1028 CTRL 1030 CTRL 6 The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 9 10 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits Table 9 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued ATE BELT 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter O CO N Ou KB N YoF woe O A Yo H Yo VA V V cl zrol 7 m ol ol oi ziel Z Z TI A Fe O Keystroke Keyboard Wedge Interface 9 15 The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 9 10 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits 9 16 DS
234. ulation CDC COM Port Emulation Symbol Native API SNAPI with Imaging Interface Symbol Native API SNAPI without Imaging Interface Symbol Native API SNAPI Status Handshaking After selecting a SNAPI interface as the USB device type select whether to enable or disable status handshaking Enable SNAPI Status Handshaking Disable SNAPI Status Handshaking 6 6 DS3508 Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device J NOTE When changing USB country keyboard types the digital scanner automatically resets and issues the standard startup beep sequences North American Standard USB Keyboard German Windows French Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 French Canadian Windows 2000 XP USB Interface 6 7 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes continued French Belgian Windows Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows ASCII Portuguese Brazilian Windows 6 8 DS3508 Product Reference Guide USB Keystroke Delay This parameter sets the delay in milliseconds between emulated keystrokes Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require a slower transmission of data No Delay Medium Delay 20 msec Long Delay 40 msec
235. ult Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 6 1 USB Interface Parameter Defaults Page Number Parameter Default USB Host Parameters USB Device Type 6 4 Symbol Native API SNAPI Status Handshaking 6 5 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes 6 6 USB Keystroke Delay 6 8 USB CAPS Lock Override 6 8 USB Ignore Unknown Characters 6 9 Emulate Keypad 6 9 Emulate Keypad with Leading Zero 6 10 USB FN1 Substitution 6 10 Function Key Mapping 6 11 Simulated Caps Lock 6 11 Convert Case 6 12 USB Static CDC 6 12 USB Polling Interval 6 13 Quick Keypad Emulation 6 15 6 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide USB Host Parameters USB Device Type Select the desired USB device type J NOTE When changing USB Device Types the digital scanner automatically resets and issues the standard startup beep sequences J NOTE Before selecting CDC COM Port Emulation install the CDC INF file on the host to ensure the scanner does not stall during power up due to a failure to enumerate USB If the scanner stalls to recover it 1 Install the CDC INF file or 2 After power up hold the trigger for 10 seconds which allows the scanner to power up using an alternate USB configuration Upon power up scan another USB Device Type HID Keyboard Emulation IBM Table Top USB IBM Hand Held USB USB OPOS Handheld USB Interface 6 5 USB Device Type continued Simple COM Port Em
236. umber of Pixels 5 10 Image Brightness Target White 5 11 JPEG Image Options 5 11 JPEG Target File Size 5 12 JPEG Quality and Size Value 5 12 Image Enhancement 5 13 Image File Format Selection 5 14 Bits per Pixel BPP 5 15 Parameter Number UID Parsing n a 4 53 Imaging Preferences Signature Capture mm Disable 5 16 Signature Capture Image File Format a 39h 5 17 Selection Signature Capture Bits per Pixel BPP FOR 3Ah 3Ah 8BPP BPP 5 18 Signature Capture Width Galo FOh 6Eh 5 19 Signature Capture Height 5 19 Signature Capture JPEG Quality 5 19 Video View Finder 5 20 Video View Finder Image Size 5 20 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 4 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Page Number Parameter Parameter Default Number USB Host Parameters USB Device Type MA HID Keyboard Emulation 6 4 Symbol Native API SNAPI Status Enable 6 5 Handshaking USB Country Keyboard Types North American 6 6 Country Codes USB Keystroke Delay Moien 6 8 USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 6 8 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 6 9 Emulate Keypad with Leading Zero O Disable 6 10 USB Keyboard FN1 Substitution Disable 6 10 Function Key Mapping O Disable 6 11 Simulated Caps Lock Disable 6 11 USB Polling Interval pf Bmsec 6 13 Quick Keypad Emulation pf Disable
237. upil There are no special operating procedures for this class CDRH Class 2 No additional software mechanisms are needed to conform to this limit Laser operation in this class poses no danger for unintentional direct human exposure Character A pattern of bars and spaces which either directly represents data or indicates a control function such as a number letter punctuation mark or communications control contained in a message Character Set Those characters available for encoding in a particular bar code symbology Check Digit A digit used to verify a correct symbol decode The scanner inserts the decoded data into an arithmetic formula and checks that the resulting number matches the encoded check digit Check digits are required for UPC but are optional for other symbologies Using check digits decreases the chance of substitution errors when a symbol is decoded Codabar A discrete self checking code with a character set consisting of digits O to 9 and six additional characters Code 128 A high density symbology which allows the controller to encode all 128 ASCII characters without adding extra symbol elements Code 3 of 9 Code 39 A versatile and widely used alohanumeric bar code symbology with a set of 43 character types including all uppercase letters numerals from O to 9 and 7 special characters and space The code name is derived from the fact that 3 of 9 elements representing a character are w
238. upon code Symbologies 11 23 Coupon Report Parameter Fih DAh Traditional coupon symbols old coupon symbols are composed of two bar codes UPC EAN and Code128 A new coupon symbol is composed of a single Databar Expanded bar code The new coupon format offers more options for purchase values up to 999 99 and supports complex discount offers such as a second purchase requirement An interim coupon symbol also exists that contains both types of bar codes UPC EAN and Databar Expanded This format accommodates both retailers that do not recognize or use the additional information included in the new coupon symbol as well as those who can process new coupon symbols Scan a bar code below to select one of the following options for decoding coupon symbols e Old Coupon Symbols Scanning an old coupon symbol reports both UPC and Code 128 scanning an interim coupon symbol reports UPC and scanning a new coupon symbol reports nothing no decode e New Coupon Symbols Scanning an old coupon symbol reports either UPC or Code 128 and scanning an interim coupon symbol or a new coupon symbol reports Databar Expanded e Both Coupon Formats Scanning an old coupon symbol reports both UPC and Code 128 and scanning an interim Coupon symbol or a new coupon symbol reports Databar Expanded Old Coupon Symbols 00h New Coupon Symbols 01h
239. uration for the beeper scan one of the following bar codes Short 00h a Medium 01h Suppress Power up Beeps Parameter Fih Dth Long 02h Select whether or not to suppress the digital scanner s power up beeps Do Not Suppress Power up Beeps 00h Suppress Power up Beeps 01h 4 14 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Hands Free Mode Parameter Fth 76h In hands free mode when you place the digital scanner in the scan stand it automatically triggers when presented with a bar code Lifting the digital scanner causes it to behave according to the setting of the Trigger Mode on page 4 9 If you select Disable Hands Free Mode the digital scanner behaves according to the setting of the Trigger Mode regardless of whether it is hand held or in the scan stand Enable Hands Free Mode 01h Disable Hands Free Mode 00h J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configuration Presentation Performance Mode Parameter F1 8Ah Select Standard Presentation Mode when presenting objects to the scanner Select Enhanced Presentation Mode when swiping items underneath the scanner Standard Presentation Mode 02h Enhanced Presentation Mode 00h J NOTE Hands free presentation scanning does not apply to the DS3508 ER configu
240. utodetect 02h MicroQR Parameter F1h 3Dh To enable or disable MicroQR scan the appropriate bar code below Enable MicroQR 01h Disable MicroQR 00h 11 80 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Aztec Parameter Fth 3Eh To enable or disable Aztec scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Aztec 01h Disable Aztec 00h Aztec Inverse Parameter F1h 4Dh This parameter sets the Aztec inverse decoder setting Options are e Regular Only the digital scanner decodes regular Aztec bar codes only e Inverse Only the digital scanner decodes inverse Aztec bar codes only e Inverse Autodetect the digital scanner decodes both regular and inverse Aztec bar codes Regular 00h Inverse Only 01h Inverse Autodetect 02h Symbologies 11 81 Redundancy Level Parameter 4Eh The digital scanner offers four levels of decode redundancy Select higher redundancy levels for decreasing levels of bar code quality As redundancy levels increase the digital scanner s aggressiveness decreases Select the redundancy level appropriate for the bar code quality Redundancy Level 1 The following code types must be successfully read twice before being decoded Table 11 2 Redundancy Level 1 Codes Code Type Code Length Codabar 8 characters or less MSI 4 characters or less D2of5 8 characters or less 2 0f 5 8 characters or less Redundancy Level 2 The following code types must be successfully
241. verse interface cable 00 0 AA a advanced data formatting aiming options hand held decode aiming pattern snapshot aiming pattern snapshot mode timeout video view finder aiming pattern keyboard wedge Australia post format 11 65 Australian postal 11 64 OZICG coc bad E Er SATAN 11 80 aztec inverse 2 ee 11 80 beep after good decode 4 11 beeper tone aa 4 12 beeper volume 4 11 4 13 bits per pixel a 5 15 5 18 bookland EAN 2 aa 11 9 bookland ISBN 20000 02 eee 11 21 buffering 11 34 11 35 CANCEL ea tgs aa ae eso eee NA eee Go ties D 2 Chinese 20D paaa E 11 55 CO0dDdls edaannagae ern bewes basmab noes 11 49 codabar CLSl editing 11 51 codabar lengths 11 49 codabar NOTIS editing 11 51 C00 11 pabaahaD ac esas ae ceed amp AG Ah kea Naat 11 39 code 11 lengths 0000 0 11 39 Sale KE AA 11 25 code 128 emulation 11 75 code 128 lengths 11 25 COGS AA abe suee soeeesse nese 11 30 transmit buffer 0005 11 36 code 39 check digit verification 11 33 code 39 full ASC Il 11 34 code 39 lengths 11 32 code 39 transmit check digit 11 33 COGS KEE 11 37 code 93 lengths 11 37 composite CC A B 2
242. wo Discrete Lengths for MSI applications MSI One Discrete Length MSI Two Discrete Lengths MSI Length Within Range MSI Any Length 11 54 DS3508 Product Reference Guide MSI Check Digits Parameter 32h With MSI symbols one check digit is mandatory and always verified by the reader The second check digit is optional If the MSI codes include two check digits scan the Two MSI Check Digits bar code to enable verification of the second check digit See MSI Check Digit Algorithm on page 11 55 for the selection of second digit algorithms One MSI Check Digit 00h Two MSI Check Digits 01h Transmit MSI Check Digit s Parameter 2Eh Scan a bar code below to transmit MSI data with or without the check digit Transmit MSI Check Digit s Enable 01h Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit s Disable 00h Symbologies 11 55 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Parameter 33h Two algorithms are possible for the verification of the second MSI check digit Select the bar code below corresponding to the algorithm used to encode the check digit MOD 10 MOD 11 00h
243. work providing such services as computation database access supervisory programs and network control Hz Hertz A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second IDE Intelligent drive electronics Refers to the solid state hard drive type IEC International Electrotechnical Commission This international agency regulates laser safety by specifying various laser operation classes based on power output during operation IEC 60825 1 Class 1 This is the lowest power IEC laser classification IEEE Address See MAC Address Input Output Ports O ports are primarily dedicated to passing information into or out of the terminal s memory Series 9000 mobile computers include Serial and USB ports Intercharacter Gap The space between two adjacent bar code characters in a discrete code Interleaved 2 of 5 A binary bar code symbology representing character pairs in groups of five bars and five interleaved spaces Interleaving provides for greater information density The location of wide elements bar spaces within each group determines which characters are encoded This continuous code type uses no intercharacter spaces Only numeric O to 9 and START STOP characters may be encoded Interleaved Bar Code A bar code in which characters are paired together using bars to represent the first character and the intervening spaces to represent the second Interleaved 2 of 5 A binary bar code symbology representing character pairs in groups of f
244. x3B 0 40 50 70 100 0 r P hon DF417 Code Data Matrix Code 100 40 40 Code 128 Code 65 60 Code 128 Code 100 100 50 ii a NAA H Figure 4 4 Multicode Expression Example 3 4 44 DS3508 Product Reference Guide Multicode Mode Concatenation DS3508 SR DS3508 HD Parameter F1h CDh Enable this parameter to transmit multiple decoded bar codes as specified by the Multicode Expression DS3508 SR DS3508 HD as one bar code Use the Multicode Concatenation Symbology DS3508 SR DS3508 HD parameter to specify how the concatenated bar codes transmit Disable this to transmit decoded bar codes separately J NOTE When using Multicode Mode Concatenation disable Transmit Code ID Character on page 4 48 and check digits J NOTE The DS3508 DP and DS3508 ER configurations do not support this feature Enable Multicode Mode Concatenation 01h Disable Multicode Mode Concatenation 00h User Preferences 4 Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 45 Multicode Concatenation Symbology DS3508 SR DS3508 HD Parameter F1h D2h Use this parameter to specify how to transmit the concatenated bar codes decoded as specified by the Multicode Expression DS3508 SR DS3508 HD Multicode Mode Concatenation DS3508 SR DS3508
245. ximum Characters F1h B2h 10 13 4 10 OCR Security Level F1h 2Ah OCR Subset F1h AEh Selected font variant 10 14 OCR Quiet Zone F1h B7h 10 14 4 4 0 10 13 OCR Bright Illumination 10 15 OCR Check Digit Modulus P ft 10 25 OCR Check Digit Multiplier 10 26 OCR Check Digit Validation 10 27 UPC EAN Bookland EAN 5 11 9 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 10h Ignore 11 10 2 and 5 digits User Programmable Supplementals 11 13 Supplemental 1 Fih 43h Supplemental 2 Fih 44h UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy 10 11 13 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplemental AIM ID 11 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit 11 14 Transmit UPC E Check Digit 11 15 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 11 15 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Standard Default Parameters A 7 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Page Number Number UPC A Preamble 22h System Character 11 16 UPC E Preamble D n System Character 11 17 UPC E1 Preamble 11 18 Convert UPC E to A 11 19 Convert UPC E1 to A 11 19 EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend 11 22 Bookland ISBN Format 11 21 UCC Coupon Extended Code 11 22 Parameter Parameter Default Coupon Report Fih DAh New Coupon Symbols 11 23 ISSN EAN Fih 69h Disable 11 24 Code 128 Set Length s for Code 128 11 25 ISBT Concatenation Fih 41h Disable 11 28 Check ISBT Table Fih 42h Enable 11 29 ISBT Concatenation Redundancy DFh 10 1
246. ypes Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes includes the numeric bar codes to scan for parameters requiring specific numeric values Appendix E ASCII Character Sets provides ASCII character value tables Appendix F Signature Capture Code provides information on CapCode a signature capture code that encloses a signature area on a document and allows a scanner to capture a signature About This Guide XVII Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this document e Italics are used to highlight the following e Chapters and sections in this and related documents e Dialog box window and screen names e Drop down list and list box names e Check box and radio button names e Bold text is used to highlight the following e Key names on a keypad e Button names on a screen e bullets indicate e Action items e Lists of alternatives e Lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential e Sequential lists e g those that describe step by step paaa appear as numbered lists e Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks are used to denote default parameter settings Indicates Default Baud Rate 9600 Feature Option Related Documents e DS3508 Quick Start Guide p n 72 124802 xx provides general information for getting started with the DS3508 digital scanner and includes basic set up and operation instruction

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