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1. Parameter Default Page Number Caps Lock Override Disable 6 11 Convert Wedge Data Do Not Convert Wedge Data 6 12 Function Key Mapping Disable 6 12 FN1 Substitution Disable 6 13 Send Make and Break Send Make and Break Scan 6 13 Codes RS 232 Host Parameters RS 232 Host Types Standard RS 232 7 8 Baud Rate 9600 1 9 Parity None 7 11 Check Receive Errors Enable 12 Stop Bit Select 1 Stop Bit 7 12 Data Bits 8 Bit 1 13 Hardware Handshaking None 7 13 Software Handshaking None 7 15 Host Serial Response Time out Minimum 2 Sec 7 17 RTS Line State Host Low RTS 7 18 Beep on lt BEL gt Disable 7 18 Intercharacter Delay Minimum 0 msec 7 19 Nixdorf Mode A B and OPOS JPOS Beep LED Options Normal Operation 7 20 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Code 7 2 USB Host Parameters USB Device Type HID Keyboard Emulation 8 6 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes North American 8 7 USB Keystroke Delay No Delay 0 msec 8 9 USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 8 9 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 8 10 Emulate Keypad Disable 8 10 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 Default Page Number USB Keyboard FN1 Substitution Disable 8 11 Function Ke
2. Disable Decode Aiming Pattern 6 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 3 Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the digital scanner for the keyboard wedge host interface used to connect the digital scanner between the keyboard and host computer The digital scanner translates the bar code data into keystrokes and transmits the information to the host computer via the cradle interface The host computer accepts the keystrokes as if they originated from the keyboard This interface adds bar code reading functionality to a system designed for manual keyboard input In this mode the keyboard keystrokes are simply passed through Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Indicates Default North American Feature Option 6 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Male DIN Host Connector Keyboard Connector Female DIN Keyboard Connector Y Cable Figure 6 1 Keyboard Wedge Interface Connection with Y cable To connect the keyboard wedge interface Y cable eo Go c 93 OW dm co 10 Connect an external power supply if required CO Turn off the host computer and unplug the keyboard connector Attach the modular connector of the Y cable to th
3. Parameter Default Page Number Set Lengths for Codabar 5 to 55 13 42 CLSI Editing Disable 13 43 NOTIS Editing Disable 13 43 MSI MSI Disable 13 44 Set Lengths for MSI 4 to 55 13 44 MSI Check Digits One 3 46 Transmit MSI Check Digit s Disable 3 46 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Mod 10 Mod 10 13 47 Postal Codes US Postnet Enable 13 48 US Planet Enable 13 48 UK Postal Enable 13 49 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Enable 13 49 Japan Postal Enable 13 50 Australian Postal Enable 13 50 Dutch Postal Enable 13 51 Transmit US Postal Check Digit Enable 3 51 RSS Reduced Space Symbology RSS 14 Enable 13 52 RSS Limited Enable 13 52 RSS Expanded Enable 13 53 Convert RSS to UPC EAN Disable 13 53 Composite Composite CC C Disable 13 54 Composite CC A B Disable 13 54 Composite TLC 39 Disable 13 55 UPC Composite Mode Always Linked 13 55 UCC EAN 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes Disable 13 56 Table 13 1 Symbology Default Table Continued Symbologies Parameter Default Page Number 2D Symbologies PDF417 Enable 13 57 MicroPDF417 Disable 3 57 Code 128 Emulation Disable 3 58 Data Matrix Enable 3 58 Maxicode Enable 3 59 OR Code Enable 3 59 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 1 13 60 Security Levels 0 13 62 Intercharacter Gap Size Normal 13 64 Macro PDF Flush Macro PDF Buffer 13 65 Abort
4. as listed in Table 7 2 Table 7 2 Terminal Specific RS 232 Standard Wincor Wincor RS 232 Nixdorf Nixdorf OPOS Parameter Default ICL Mode A Mode B Olivetti Omron JPOS Fujitsu Transmit Code ID No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Data Transmission Format Data asis Data Data Suffix Data Suffix Prefix Data Data Suffix Data Suffix Data Suffix Suffix Suffix Suffix CR LF CR 1013 CR 1013 CR 1013 ETX 1002 CR 1013 CR 1013 CR 1013 7013 Baud Rate 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 9600 Parity None Even Odd Odd Even None Odd None Hardware Handshaking None RTS CTS RTS CTS RTS CTS None None RTS CTS None Option 3 Option 3 Option 3 Option 3 Software Handshaking None None None None Ack Nak None None None Serial Response Time out 2 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 2 Sec Stop Bit Select One One One One One One One One ASCII Format 8 Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit T Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit Beep On BEL Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable Disable RTS Line State Low High Low Low No Low High Low No Low data to send data to send Prefix None None None None STX 1003 None None None In the Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS JPOS if CTS is Low scanning is disabled When CTS is High the user can scan bar codes f Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS JPOS is scanned without the digital scanner connected to the proper host it may appear unable to scan If thi
5. ASCII Character Set Table 8 2 USB ASCII Character Set Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 000 YoU CTRL 2 001 A CTRL A 002 B CTRL B 003 C CTRL C 004 D CTRL D 005 E CTRL E 006 F CTRL F 007 G CTRL G 008 H CTRL H BACKSPACE 009 l CTRL HORIZONTAL TAB 010 J CTRL J 011 K CTRL K 012 L CTRLL 013 M CTRL M ENTER 014 N CTRL N 015 0 CTRL O 016 P CTRL P 017 0 CTRL Q 018 R CTRLR 019 S CTRL S 020 T CTRL T 021 U CTRL U 022 V CTRL V 023 W CTRL W 024 X CTRL X 025 Y CTRL Y 026 z CTRL Z 027 A CTRL ESC 028 B CTRL 029 C CTRL 030 D CTRL 6 The keystroke in bold is sent only if Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent USB Interface 8 13 8 14 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 8 2 USB ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 031 E CTRL 1032 Space Space 033 A 1034 B 1035 C 036 D 1037 E 038 F amp 1039 G 040 H 041 A 1042 J 7 043 K 1044 L 045 1046 1047 0 048 0 0 1049 1 1 050 2 2 051 3 3 052 4 4 053 5 5 1054 6 6 055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 058 Z 1059 F 060 G lt 1061 H 062 l gt 1063 96J 064 V 065 A A Table 8 2 USB ASCII Character Set Continued ASCII Value
6. Code Character Code Type A UPC A UPC E UPC E1 EAN 8 EAN 13 B Code 39 Code 32 C Codabar D Code 128 E Code 93 F Interleaved 2 of 5 G Discrete 2 of 5 or Discrete 2 of 5 IATA H Code 11 J MSI K UCC EAN 128 L Bookland EAN M Trioptic Code 39 N Coupon Code R RSS Family T UCC Composite TLC 39 X PDF417 Macro PDF417 Micro PDF417 POO Data Matrix P01 OR Code P02 Maxicode P03 US Postnet P04 US Planet P05 Japan Postal P06 UK Postal P08 Dutch Postal P09 Australian Postal P09 UK Postal Programming Reference B 3 B 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 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 A Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 32 C Code 128 Coupon Code 128 portion d Data Matrix E UPC EAN Coupon UPC portion e RSS Family F Codabar G Code 93 H Code 11 Interleaved 2 of 5 L PDF417 Macro PDF417 Micro PDF417 M MSI Q OR Code S Discrete 2 of 5 IATA 2 of 5 U Maxicode X Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 US Postnet US Planet UK Postal Japan Postal Australian Postal Dutch Postal Programming Reference The modifier character is the sum of the applicable option values based on Table B 3 Table B 3 Modifier
7. Do Not Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Disable 13 20 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide EAN 8 Extend When enabled this parameter adds five leading zeros to decoded EAN 8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN 13 symbols When disabled EAN 8 symbols are transmitted as is Enable EAN 8 Zero Extend Disable EAN 8 Zero Extend UCC Coupon Extended Code When enabled this parameter decodes UPC A bar codes starting with digit 5 EAN 13 bar codes starting with digit 99 and UPC A EAN 128 coupon codes UPC A EAN 13 and EAN 128 must be enabled to scan all types of coupon codes Enable UCC Coupon Extended Code Disable UCC Coupon Extended Code Use UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 13 14 to control autodiscrimination of the EAN 128 right CO half of a coupon code Symbologies 13 21 Code 128 Enable Disable Code 128 To enable or disable Code 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 128 Disable Code 128 Enable Disable UCC EAN 128 To enable or disable UCC EAN 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UCC EAN 128 Disable UCC EAN 128 13 22 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Enable Disable ISBT 128 To enable or disable ISBT
8. Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 19 Pad Zeros To Length 21 Pad Zeros To Length 23 Advanced Data Formatting 15 43 Pad Zeros To Length 18 Pad Zeros To Length 20 Pad Zeros To Length 22 Pad Zeros To Length 24 15 44 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 25 Pad Zeros To Length 27 Pad Zeros To Length 29 Stop Pad Zeros Pad Zeros To Length 26 Pad Zeros To Length 28 Pad Zeros To Length 30 Advanced Data Formatting 15 45 Beeps Select a beep sequence for each ADF rule Beep Once Beep Twice Send Keystroke Control Characters and Keyboard Characters Beep Three Times Control Characters Scan a Send bar code to specify the keystroke to send Send Control 2 Send Control A Send Control B 15 46 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Control Characters continued Send Control D
9. Beep LED After CTS Pulse RS 232 Interface 7 21 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize When Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters is selected all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters and no error beeps sound on the digital scanner When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar code data is sent up to the first unknown character and then an error beep sounds on the digital scanner Send Bar Code with Unknown Characters Enable Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Disable 7 22 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set Assign the values in Table 7 4 as prefixes or suffixes for ASCII character data transmission Table 7 4 RS 232 ASCII Character Set Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character ASCII Character 1000 YoU NUL 001 A SOH 002 B STX 1003 C ETX 004 D EOT 005 E ENQ 1006 F ACK 007 G BELL 1008 H BCKSPC 009 l HORIZ TAB 010 J LF NW LN 1011 K VT 012 L FF 1013 M CR ENTER 1014 N SO 015 0 SI 1016 P DLE 017 0 DC1 XON 018 R DC2 1019 S DC3 XOFF 020 T DC4 021 U NAK 1022 V SYN 023 W ETB 1024 X CAN 1025 Y EM 026 z SUB 1027 oA ESC 1028 B FS 1029 C GS 1030 D RS 031 E US 1032 Space Space 1033 A Table 7
10. Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII By default any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space If this parameter is enabled the data sent to the wand interface is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII This setting requires that the host be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data This setting applies only if Convert All to Code 39 is also enabled for wand hosts Do Not Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII Disable Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII Enable 10 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 11 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Scanner Emulation Interface 11 3 Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the digital scanner to interface with a scanner emulation host With scanner emulation the cradle connects either to an external decoder or to a decoder integrated in a portable terminal or Point of Sale POS terminal Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Indicates Default Parameter Process and Feature Option Pass Through 11 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Scanner Emulation To perform scanner emulation connect the digital scanner cradle to a mobile computer or a controller that collects the data and interprets it for the host Inte
11. Symbologies 13 25 Set Lengths for Code 39 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 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range If Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled Length Within a Range or Any Length are the preferred options e When setting lengths for different bar code types by scanning single digit numbers the single digit number must always be preceded by a leading zero One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Code 39 symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codesto select the length For example to decode only Code 39 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 39 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Code 39 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those Code 39 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 39 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scan
12. 6 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes continued Italian Windows UK English Windows Brazilian Portuguese Windows Swedish Windows Japanese Windows Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 9 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters and the digital scanner emits no error beeps When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar code data is sent until the first unknown character is encountered and the digital scanner emits an error beep Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Enable Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Disable 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 data transmission 0 msec No Delay 20 msec Medium Delay 40 msec Long Delay 6 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Intra Keystroke Delay Enable Intra Keystroke Delay to insert an additional delay between each emulated key press and release This also sets the Keystroke Delay par
13. Send Control F Send Control H Send Control C Send Control E Send Control G Send Control I Control Characters continued Send Control J Send Control L Send Control N Send Control P Advanced Data Formatting 15 47 Send Control K Send Control M Send Control 0 15 48 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Control Characters continued Send Control R Send Control T Send Control V Send Control Q Send Control S Send Control U Send Control W Control Characters continued Send Control X Send Control Z Send Control V Advanced Data Formatting 15 49 Send Control Y Send Control Send Control 15 50 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Control Characters continued Keyboard Characters Scan a Send bar code to specify the keyboard characters to send Send Control 6 Send Space Send Send Control Send Send Keyboard Characters continued Send
14. Pad Spaces To Length 28 15 40 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 29 Pad Spaces To Length 30 Stop Pad Spaces Pad Data with Zeros To pad data to the left scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros Send commands activate this parameter Pad Zeros To Length 1 Pad Zeros To Length 2 Pad Zeros To Length 3 Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 5 Pad Zeros To Length 7 Pad Zeros To Length 9 Advanced Data Formatting 15 41 Pad Zeros To Length 4 Pad Zeros To Length 6 Pad Zeros To Length 8 Pad Zeros To Length 10 15 42 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 11 Pad Zeros To Length 13 Pad Zeros To Length 15 Pad Zeros To Length 17 Pad Zeros To Length 12 Pad Zeros To Length 14 Pad Zeros To Length 16
15. A set of unambiguous rules specifying the way in which data may be represented as numbers and letters used to represent information A high density numeric symbology requiring a checksum for calculation The Code 11 character set consists of bar code symbols representing the numbers 0 9 a dash symbol the start character and the stop character A high density symbology which allows the controller to encode all 128 ASCII characters without adding extra symbol elements A versatile and widely used alphanumeric bar code symbology with a set of 43 character types including all uppercase letters numerals from 0 to 9 and 7 special characters 96 and space The code name is derived from the fact that 3 of 9 elements representing a character are wide while the remaining 6 are narrow GL 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code 49 Code 93 Code Length Codeword Concatenation Continuous Code Contrast Data Identifier This symbol is a stack of 2 to 8 rows Each row encodes row count information plus data characters For more information go to the AIM web site or the ANSI web site see Stacked Symbol 2D Symbols An industrial symbology compatible with Code 39 but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher coding density than Code 39 Number of data characters in a bar code between the start and stop characters not including those characters As a symbol character value this is an
16. Maximum 9 9 Sec Low 2 5 Sec High 7 5 Sec 7 18 DS 3478 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 the Low RTS or High RTS line state Host Low RTS Host High RTS Beep on BEL When this parameter is enabled the digital scanner issues a beep when a BEL character is detected on the RS 232 serial line BEL is issued to indicate an illegal entry or other important event Beep On BEL Character Enable Do Not Beep On BEL Character Disable RS 232 Interface 7 19 Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay inserted between character transmissions Y an Minimum 0 msec Low 25 msec Medium 50 msec High 75 msec Maximum 99 msec 7 20 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Nixdorf Mode A B and OPOS JPOS Beep LED Options When Nixdorf Mode A Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS JPOS is selected this parameter indicates when the digital scanner beeps and turns on its LED after a decode e The Beep LED After CTS Pulse option is not valid when Nixdorf Mode A is selected Normal Operation Beep LED Immediately After Decode Beep LED After Transmission
17. Send F12 Key Send F14 Key 15 76 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key continued Send F15 Key Send F17 Key Send F19 Key Send F21 Key Send F16 Key Send F18 Key Send F20 Key Send Function Key continued Send F23 Key Send PF1 Key Send PF3 Key Advanced Data Formatting 15 77 Send F22 Key Send F24 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF4 Key 15 78 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key continued Send PF5 Key Send PF7 Key Send PF9 Key Send PF11 Key Send PF6 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF10 Key Send Function Key continued Send PF13 Key Send PF15 Key Send PF17 Key Advanced Data Formatting 15 79 Send PF12 Key Send PF14 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF18 Key 15 80 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key continued Send PF19 Key Send PF21 Key Send PF23 Key
18. 13 14 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC EAN Supplementals continued Autodiscriminate UPC EAN Supplementals Enable 378 379 Supplemental Mode Enable 978 Supplemental Mode Enable Smart Supplemental Mode UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy With Autodiscriminate UPC EAN Supplementals selected this option adjusts the number of times a symbol without supplementals is decoded before transmission The range is from two to 30 times 14 or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC EAN symbols with and without supplementals The default is 10 To set a decode redundancy value scan the following bar code Next scan two numeric bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Use a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy Symbologies 13 15 Transmit UPC A UPC E UPC E1 Check Digit The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data Scan the appropriate bar code to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC A UPC E or UPC E1 check digit UPC A Check Digit Transmit UPC A Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC A Check
19. Send PF25 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF22 Key Send PF24 Key Advanced Data Formatting 15 81 Send Function Key continued Send PF26 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF29 Key Send PF30 Key Send Right Control Key Scan the Send Right Control Key bar code to send a tap press and release of the Right Control Key Send Right Control Key 15 82 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters These actions tap the specified key while holding the system dependent GUI key The definition of the GUI key depends on the attached system Send GUI 0 Send GUI 2 Send GUI 4 Send GUI 1 Send GUI 3 Send GUI 5 Advanced Data Formatting 15 83 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI 6 Send GUI 8 Send GUI A Send GUI C Send GUI 7 Send GUI 9 Send GUI B 15 84 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUIE Send GUI G Send GUI I Send GUI D Send GUI F Send GUI H Send G
20. Send amp Send Send Advanced Data Formatting 15 51 Send Send Send 15 52 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send 0 Send Send Send Send 1 Keyboard Characters continued Send 2 Send 4 Send 6 Send 8 Advanced Data Formatting 15 53 Send 3 Send 5 Send 7 15 54 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send Send 9 Send Send Send Keyboard Characters continued Send Send B Send D Send F Advanced Data Formatting 15 55 Send A Send C Send E 15 56 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued SendH Send J Send L Send G Send I Send K Send M Keyboard Characters continued Send N Send P SendR SendT Advanced Data Formatting 15 57 Send 0 Send Q Send S 15 58 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send V Send X Send Z Send U Send W Send Y Se
21. Pad Spaces To Length 5 Pad Spaces To Length 6 Pad Spaces To Length 7 Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 9 Pad Spaces To Length 11 Pad Spaces To Length 13 Advanced Data Formatting 15 37 Pad Spaces To Length 8 Pad Spaces To Length 10 Pad Spaces To Length 12 Pad Spaces To Length 14 15 38 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 15 Pad Spaces To Length 17 Pad Spaces To Length 19 Pad Spaces To Length 21 Pad Spaces To Length 16 Pad Spaces To Length 18 Pad Spaces To Length 20 Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 23 Pad Spaces To Length 25 Pad Spaces To Length 27 Advanced Data Formatting 15 39 Pad Spaces To Length 22 Pad Spaces To Length 24 Pad Spaces To Length 26
22. RSS Limited Enable RSS Limited Disable RSS Limited Symbologies 13 53 RSS Expanded Enable RSS Expanded Disable RSS Expanded Convert RSS to UPC EAN This parameter only applies to RSS 14 and RSS Limited symbols not decoded as part of a composite symbol When this conversion is enabled RSS 14 and RSS Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit have the leading 010 stripped and the bar code reported as EAN 13 When the digital scanner decodes bar codes beginning with two or more zeros but not six zeros it strips the leading 0100 and reports the bar code as UPC A The UPC A Preamble parameter to transmit the system character and country code applies to converted bar codes Note that the digital scanner cannot strip the system character or the check digit Enable Convert RSS to UPC EAN Disable Convert RSS to UPC EAN 13 54 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Composite Composite CC C Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC C Enable CC C Disable CC C Composite CC A B Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC A B Enable CC A B Disable CC A B Symbologies 13
23. Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Disable UK Postal Do Not Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Symbologies 13 49 13 50 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Japan Postal To enable or disable Japan Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Japan Postal Disable Japan Postal Australian Postal To enable or disable Australian Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Australian Postal Disable Australian Postal Dutch Postal To enable or disable Dutch Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Dutch Postal Transmit US Postal Check Digit Select whether to transmit US Postal data with or without the check digit Transmit US Postal Check Digit Disable Dutch Postal Do Not Transmit US Postal Check Digit Symbologies 13 51 13 52 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide RSS Reduced Space Symbology The variants of RSS are RSS 14 RSS Expanded and RSS Limited The limited and expanded versions have stacked variants Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable each variant of RSS RSS 14 Enable RSS 14 Disable RSS 14
24. Send Next 20 Characters 15 30 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Setup Field s Move Cursor Select one of the following Move Cursor options e Scan the Move Cursor To a Character bar code then enter a character by scanning a bar code from the Alphanumeric Keyboard beginning on page 15 89 to move the cursor to the position after the matching character If the character is not there the rule fails and ADF tries the next rule e Scan the Move Cursor to Start bar code to move the cursor to the beginning of the data e Scan the Move Cursor Past Character bar code then enter a character by scanning a bar code from the A phanumeric Keyboard beginning on page 15 89 to move the cursor past all sequential occurrences of this character For example if the selected character is then the cursor moves past AA AAA etc If the character is not there the cursor does not move i e this has no effect Move Cursor To Character Move Cursor To Start Move Cursor Past Character Send Pause Scan the bar code below to insert a pause in the transmission of data To set the length of this pause see Pause Duration on page 15 8 Send Pause Skip Ahead Use the following bar codes to move the cursor ahead characters Skip Ahead 1 Character Skip Ahead 3 Characters Skip Ahe
25. Synapse Smart Cable Na digital scanner cradle Figure 1 5 Synapse Cable Connection 1 Plug the Synapse adapter cable into the bottom of the digital scanner cradle as described in Connecting the Cables to the Cradle on page 1 7 2 Align the S on the Synapse adapter cable with the S on the Synapse Smart Cable and plug the cable in 3 Connect the other end of the Synapse Smart Cable to the host Reestablishing a Lost Connection to Host If scanned data does not transmit to the cradle s host ensure all cables are firmly inserted and the power supply is connected properly If scanned data still does not transmit to the host reestablish connection with the host Disconnect the power supply from the cradle Disconnect the host interface cable from the cradle Wait three seconds Reconnect the host interface cable to the cradle Reconnect the power supply to the cradle Re establish pairing with the cradle Or gr uoa p c Mounting the Cradle For information on mounting the cradle refer to the documentation included with the cradle Getting Started 1 9 Removing and Inserting the Battery The battery resides in a chamber in the digital scanner handle To insert the battery 1 Inserta coin or flathead screwdriver in the slot at the base of the digital scanner then turn the slot counterclockwise to release the latch 2 Open the latch 3 Ifa battery is already installed turn the digital scanner upright to sl
26. Select None when no parity bit is required Odd Mark None Even Space 7 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 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 previously Check For Received Errors Enable Do Not Check For Received Errors Disable Stop Bit Select The stop bit s at the end 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 The number of stop bits selected one or two depends on the number the receiving terminal is programmed to accommodate Set the number of stop bits to match host device requirements Stop Bit 2 Stop Bits RS 232 Interface 7 13 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 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 If Standard RTS CTS handshaking is not selected scan data is transmitted as it becomes available If Standard RTS CTS handshaking is selected scan data is transmitted according to the following sequence e The digital sca
27. 11 6 check for decode LED 11 13 code 39 full A onversion 11 9 convert all bar codes to code 39 11 9 convert newer code types 11 8 Index IN 3 table eek 11 5 Bord EE dprek bd bentes ae ignore unknown characters TTE dM 11 RSS expanded 13 53 leading margin 11 12 RSS limited 13 52 module width Be vere 11 8 security level EIL HUNE 13 62 parameter pass through 11 7 supplementals 13 13 scanner emulation host 11 6 transmit code 11 check digits 13 34 transmission timeout 11 10 transmit UK postal check digit faults transmit i postal check digit 13 51 UCC coupo UCC EAN 128 vossansaeone ane At FAI m 2 UK pastale iocis cbr b por sal e ioe d UPC A rl codabar UPC A preamble ae eee er eee 3 1 codabar CLSI ed iting 13 4 UPC A E E1 check digit 3 15 codabar lengths 13 42 PRE TOT codabar NOTIS editing 13 43 UPC E preamble 13 17 code 11 ER 2s 13 32 UPC E1 18 11 code 11 check digit verification ss 13 34 UPC E1 preamble 13 code 11 lengths 13 33 UPC EAN supp redundancy GOGO 198 Leolesessses e RR sans Oe US planet code 32 prefix 13 24 US postnet code 39 tra
28. Advanced Data Formatting 15 71 Send Keypad Enter Send Break Key Send Page Up Key 15 72 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters continued Send Pause Key Send Backspace Key Send Print Screen Key Send Page Down Key Send Scroll Lock Key Send Tab Key Send Insert Key Send Keypad Characters continued Send Home Key Send Escape Key Send Down Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key Advanced Data Formatting 15 73 Send Enter Key Send Up Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key 15 74 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F3 Key Send F5 Key Send F7 Key Send F2 Key Send F4 Key Send F6 Key Send Function Key continued Send F9 Key Send F11 Key Send F13 Key Advanced Data Formatting 15 75 Send F8 Key Send F10 Key
29. 13 18 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide UPC E1 Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC E1 preamble to the host device e Transmit System Character only e Transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA e Transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble lt DATA gt System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt System Character amp Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt Symbologies 13 19 Convert UPC E to UPC A When enabled UPC E zero suppressed decoded data is converted 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 When disabled UPC E decoded data is transmitted as UPC E data without conversion Convert UPC E to UPC A Enable Do Not Convert UPC E to UPC A Disable Convert UPC E1 to UPC A When enabled UPC E1 decoded data is converted 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 When disabled UPC E1 decoded data is transmitted as UPC E1 data without conversion Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Enable
30. Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scanning one bar code sets the parameter value For example to disable the decode aiming pattern scan the Disable Decode Aiming Pattern bar code listed under Decode Aiming Pattern on page 5 6 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 5 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Decoding Preferences Parameter Defaults Table 5 1 lists defaults for digital scanner preference parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in Decoding Preferences on page 5 5 ee See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 5 1 Decoding Preferences Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Decoding Options Focus Mode Far Focus 5 5 Decoding Illumination Enable 5 6 Decode Aiming Pattern Enable 5 6 Decoding Preferences 5 5 Decoding Preferences The parameters in this chapter control bar code decoding characteristics Focus Mode Select the Focus Mode to control the working range of the digital scanner e Select Far Focus to optimize the digital scanner to read at
31. 13 35 12 of 5 Check Digit Verification 13 37 Tits POT Ss DOCE TE Las see rie kp Pel PI IIBER RE RM REPRISE RU aera al Os Convert 2 of 510 BAM us os doutes krew Te ER EE ee WOW ade E EE ARX TE re acta Ed Discrete 2 of 5 D 2 0f 5 13 39 Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 eee E EE PEEN A ERAN eer 13 39 Set Lengths for Discrete Det C 13 39 Codabar NW 7 TON ROTER ORC RON ORE RCM 13 41 Enable Disablg Codai iios acce cndedcsacdaehiaeegdageddepengrddse te deasendebennsen 13 M Set Lengifit Inr DROAMMr 214544 scies EEE TET T E A E T 13 42 DU RARE A dcbet dea doped LT 0s dtl denice a dri si Pea cit o HER Enable Disable MS essieu rr rrr Fre RR rEEFR ER Y Y AR RE PAY rr vaa erede ARE DS ON MSI a ad bo x cota GR Ro DAR c pat dC ghd ebd d 13 44 Loeb ALT DLE RR T ETE ENS S T TTE 13 46 Transmit MSI Check Digitls i ediscdaecdkse deem rrikoa te RR astro 13 46 MS Chee Digit Agoni ines da sed sieste Tos y er ter PERS der ere nro dia 13 47 Ro 13 48 UE MERERETUR dei dan E EEEE DS PUE Lepido D cede cheers Seip chs RO RE master eR Rb dei bedienen RO UE PREDA cede xad pis dEERERYadadbipe bat Ud trado Mice irae isa lt OE le uod doo Eh dics 2244 2 Liscaceatoensitosnidaseusesssa saisatsstessases 13 49 AE o EE EN VET EEEE Po pA DUM adu eel stepped USD 13 50 SCIES 2 EE TERES TTE RT LETTERS 13 50 Dutch Posta
32. Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character Keystroke 066 067 068 069 070 071 072 073 TO mni mi OF oj uo TO Nm OF oj cuo 074 075 076 077 078 079 080 081 082 083 084 085 086 087 088 089 090 091 Ex K 092 L 093 M 094 N 095 0 096 097 098 W A B 099 C 100 D USB Interface 8 15 8 16 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 8 2 USB ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 101 E 1102 F 103 G 1104 H 1105 l 106 J 1107 K 108 L 1109 M 110 N 111 0 1112 P 113 0 1114 R 115 S 1116 T 1117 U 118 V 1119 W 120 X 121 Y 122 Z 123 P 1124 Q 125 R 1126 S Table 8 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 I 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 ALTT 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y A 2090 ITZ US
33. Macro P MaxiCode Advanced Data Formatting 15 15 Dutch Postal MicroPDF Macro MicroPDF 15 16 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code Types continued Datamatrix ORC ode 39 TLC UPC EAN Composites RSS and EAN128 Composites ee When selecting composite bar codes enable AIM IDs if parsing UPC or EAN composite data or data from an application that uses symbol separators Advanced Data Formatting 15 17 Code Lengths Scan these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code types must contain Select one length per rule only Do not select any code length to select code types of any length 1 Character 2 Characters 3 Characters 4 Characters 5 Characters 6 Characters 15 18 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths continued VM 7 Characters TUI ILI 8 Characters ALL LUN 9 Characters TI UTI 10 Characters VAM O 11 Characters MANA 12 Characters LAT 13 Characters Code Lengths continued 15 Characters 17 Characters 19 Characters Advanced Data Formatting 15 19 14 Charact
34. When enabled the digital scanner converts all bar code data to the selected case Convert Wedge Data to Upper Case Convert Wedge Data to Lower Case Do Not Convert Wedge Data Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences see 7able 6 2 on page 6 16 Enable this parameter to send the keys shown in bold in the table in place of the standard key mapping Table entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same regardless of this parameter Enable Function Key Mapping Disable Function Key Mapping FN1 Substitution Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 13 When enabled this parameter replaces any FN1 character in an EAN128 bar code with a keystroke chosen by the user See FN1 Substitution Values on page 14 7 Enable FN1 Substitution Send Make and Break When enabled the scan codes for releasing a key are not sent Send Make and Break Scan Codes Disable FN1 Substitution Send Make Scan Code Only 6 14 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Maps The following keyboard maps are provided for prefix suffix keystroke parame
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37. A 034 B 035 C 036 D 037 E 038 F amp 039 G 040 H 041 042 J j 043 K 044 L 045 046 047 0 048 0 049 1 1 050 2 2 051 3 3 052 4 4 053 5 5 054 6 6 055 7 7 056 8 8 057 9 9 058 Z 059 F 060 G lt 061 96H Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 17 6 18 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 062 l gt 1063 J 064 V 065 A A 1066 B B 067 C C 1068 D D 069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 072 H H 1073 l l 074 J J 1075 K K 076 L L 077 M M 1078 N N 079 0 0 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 084 T T 1085 U U 086 V V 087 W W 1088 X X 089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 091 K 1092 L 093 M 1094 N 1095 960 2 Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 096 W 097 A 098 B 099 iC 100 D 101 E 102 F 103 G 104 1H 105 106 J 107 K 108 L 109 M 110 N 111 0 112 P 113 0 114 R 115 S 116 T 117 U 118 V 119 W 120 X 121 Y 122 Z 123 P 124 0 125 R 126 S Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 19 6 20 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 6 3 Keyboard Wedge ALT Key
38. Chapter 6 Keyboard Wedge Interface D E Ls deca Ud poc dob diet eat anti VD irai a aeta old dubia dd CE do bad 6 3 Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 4 Keyboard Wedge Delault Palametels 4rd rb p ERR denis ERU SER DENT tee E E Rata 6 5 Keyboard Wedge Parameters 6 6 keygoard Wedge Host EE 1 RE st pP Ee PINPPedR eU L4 Ped eetres pi pP be Rus 6 6 Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes 6 7 gnor Unknown AFROS ae ze EROR ERPRR DERERERPRPQEPDMRE PRERTRERPPEIPAREPRERDRRRPES 6 9 EOS 5 5264 x ei Ebr EE AIIE EAEE E AO A E ER IET E E EEE 6 9 HERO Jb ereire are irea detre aiment real 6 10 Altemate Numere Keypad Emulation sicrissrriorericredenetprre rt io EA EA EERI RR REI 6 10 Copo O O esr cp r RE aE a 6 11 Eae NT AE AEE E I E E E E A E EE ET TE 6 11 Convert Wedge Data 6 12 FUB key UTR CL DR PC RI SP eb obe E ede reeds 6 12 FR EE a sco eat bp ddp ae ToS Xp dp dd der ie dd dep de at ip di 6 13 Send MARS AOU BIBAR 44 rRERFRRFEEPEEERTEREU heard een teen 6 13 R ADS es amp xen bowie ird dac deti rU d dei dup deu e dye dido dr died rond ddr e dk did 6 14 SUP AB EN Or ste T PEE PEEH EUER EE PERPE EE IRE MEA EORR TEE n ETHER 6 16 Chapter 7 RS 232 Interface ICE a dr ERU eaa E prp EE ke heekaeenrdae des EAE PE PE
39. One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Code 11 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those Code 11 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 11 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scanner to decode a Code 11 symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codesto select the length range 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode Code 11 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Code 11 One Discrete Length Code 11 Two Discrete Lengths Code 11 Length Within Range Code 11 Any Length 13
40. Send Prefix Value 2 Send Suffix Value 1 Advanced Data Formatting 15 35 Modify Data These options modify data as described and apply to all send commands that follow it within a rule For example programming pad zeros to length B send next 3 characters stop padding send next 5 characters adds three zeros to the first send and the next send is unaffected by the padding These options do not apply to the Send Keystroke or Send Preset Value options Remove All Spaces To remove all spaces in the send commands that follow scan this bar code Crunch All Spaces Remove All Spaces To leave one space between words scan this bar code This also removes all leading and trailing spaces Crunch All Spaces Stop Space Removal Stop Space Removal Scan this bar code to disable space removal Remove Leading Zeros Scan this bar code to remove all leading zeros Remove Leading Zeros Stop Zero Removal Scan this bar code to disable the removal of zeros Stop Zero Removal 15 36 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces To pad data to the left scan the bar code containing the desired number of spaces Send commands activate this parameter Pad Spaces To Length 1 Pad Spaces To Length 2 Pad Spaces To Length 3 Pad Spaces To Length 4
41. Set Interval to 15 Minutes Set Interval to 30 Minutes 4 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connection Maintenance Interval continued NA Set Interval to 60 Minutes ANAA Set Interval to 2 Hours ANA N Set Interval to 4 Hours N Set Interval to 8 Hours KANA Set Interval to 24 Hours N Set Interval to Forever User Preferences 4 11 Radio Output Power The DS 3478 uses a Class 1 Bluetooth radio with a transmission range of up to 100m Optionally place the radio in Class 2 operating mode to restrict the transmission range to 10m and reduce the effect of the radio on neighboring wireless systems Scan a bar code to select Class 1 or Class 2 operation Bluetooth Class 1 Bluetooth Class 2 Parameter Broadcast Enable Parameter Broadcast to broadcast all parameter bar codes scanned to all other digital scanners in the piconet If disabled parameter bar codes are processed by the individual digital scanner only and the digital scanner ignores parameters broadcast from other digital scanners or from the cradle e g parameters sent via 123Scan Enable Parameter Broadcast Disable Parameter Broadcast 4 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Single Point Multipoint Operation The cr
42. e001100123456788902 EAN UCC Composites RSS UCC EAN 128 2D portion of UPC composite Native mode transmission Note UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules Standard data packet Data packet containing the data following an encoded symbol separator character ata packet containing the data following an escape mechanism character The data packet does not upport the ECI protocol s co ata packet containing the data following an escape mechanism character The data packet supports the CI protocol mo Cc CC EAN 128 emulation Note UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules Data packet is a UCC EAN 128 symbol i e data is preceded with JJC1 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 5 are doubled Reader set for Basic Channel operation no escape character transmission protocol Data characters 92p c are not doubled Note When decoders are set to this mode unbuffered Macro symbols and symbols requiring the decoder to convey ECI escape sequences cannot be transmitted 3 The bar code contains a UCC EAN 128 sym
43. 1 2 3 D 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 4 5 6 7 For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the numbered bar code s 4 5 6 7 Numeric Bar Codes D 5 8 9 For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the numbered bar code s 9 Cancel In case of an error or to change the selection scan the bar code below Cancel D 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide AIM Alphanumeric Aperture ASCII Aspect Ratio Autodiscrimination Automatic Identification Manufacturers Inc is the trade association for manufacturers of automatic identification systems character set that contains letters numbers and other characters such as special symbols The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establishes the field of view American Standard Code for Information Interchange A7 bit plus parity code representing 128 letters numerals punctuation marks and control characters It is a standard data transmission code in the U S The ratio of symbol height to symbol length in a 2 dimensional symbol 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 GL 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Automatic Identification System Background Bar Bar Code Bar Code Character Bar Code Density Bar Code Reader Bar Code Symbol Bar Height Bar Wid
44. 34 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Check Digit Verification 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 One Check Digit Two Check Digits Transmit Code 11 Check Digits This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit s Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Enable Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Disable cO Code 11 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function Symbologies 13 35 Interleaved 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 To enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 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
45. 4 RS 232 ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character ASCII Character 1034 B 1035 C 036 D 1037 E 038 F amp 039 G 1040 H 041 A 1042 J i 1043 K 044 L 1045 046 047 0 1048 0 0 049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 057 7 7 1056 8 8 057 g g 058 Z 1059 F 060 G lt 1061 H 1062 Pl gt 063 96J 1064 XV 065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 068 D D 1069 E E RS 232 Interface 7 23 7 24 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 7 4 RS 232 ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character ASCII Character 1070 F F 1071 G G 072 H H 1073 074 J J 075 K K 1076 L L 077 M M 1078 N N 1079 0 0 080 P P 1081 Q Q 082 R R 083 S S 1084 T T 085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 091 K 1092 L 093 M 094 N 7 1095 0 096 W 1097 A a 1098 B b 099 C C 1100 D d 101 E e 1102 F f 1103 G g 104 H h 1105 i Table 7 4 RS 232 ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character ASCII Character 1106 J j 1107 K k 108 L 1109 M m 110 N
46. 52 he 13 52 Dos EAE MEENE EEEE TEE E A eed lide bii EEE 13 53 Convert ASS to UPC EAM ccs asser ser ek ace e RECEN Ve rer bia ke axe ka PPS DUBBI near ETHIC determinee a Ho S CUI NET TN ssl Compo DEO een Febre rr SELHE eae reire Ed AU Era eEI bees OE T dd E Le dose ie oc MEA m e d Reds 13 55 WP Compose MAE o uses dcaccauettasedse dca E EE aO e R 13 55 UCC EAN 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 13 56 DS DR acta iaa ioter t ab nes ane D nee aie is 13 57 Enable Disable PDF417 4 eee e 13 57 Enable Disable WittoP DFA 2 isses danse rata da RR RR Een ERG RR CERA D RR E tes 13 57 Cove 2a BMW MO radar Nr tai 13 58 Nata MANIK RR ETT T CETTE T E TT TT TET TETTE 13 58 LE Me rev MM Tr EE E N E HT P TM E 13 59 i Nc TTE 13 59 Redundancy Level iiiisesueccesce iad s Ra up e y SE XGREesRETPRIAR EE o rp ad suds 13 60 zz tpe qc c Rev Gonadal titim ihisebre CPE freine Reine 13 60 Redundancy Leyel Lisa iae o deir oe ob c e de de Foe onere E doro b 13 60 begun anc Leld uci roe ERROR EDU ene EURO EUM aber ERROR HE HEUR MEHR 13 60 PCCM NG ANC DP E oet Paride nte Paw d ded Ex DUE ad be D ee Lente 13 60 DE CUNT Red PS FREE ECCE eh Shes in ees Rp MEER I RETE E UR EUH 13 62 vu E E E E E E EE T 13 62 PLUM Led NAS TE A N A SE O EE T N 13 62 ear E EEEE E IS 13 62 conc E E AN E N tons E E E A E di A E N 13 62 A E EE TEE ORG E EE E E Iberi
47. 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide EAS axsuasestdeeputad dad d Rape d 3 11 Goo c MC P 3 12 supplementals 13 13 UCC coupon extended code 13 20 ln R 13 10 UPC A preamble 13 16 URCE Lebeislbbatest pRIRER IM UR Eee 13 10 UPC E preamble 13 17 URET TER 13 11 USE COMECON enserre isin pis asn un 8 3 USB default parameters 8 5 USB HER sise aers ei 8 6 user preferences parameters 4 4 W wand emulation connection 10 4 wand emulation default parameters 10 5 wand emulation parameters 10 6 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 631 738 3318 or mail to Symbol Technologies Inc One Symbol Plaza M S B 4 Holtsville NY 11742 1300 Attention Technical Publications Manager IMPORTANT If you need product support please call the appropriate customer support number provided Unfortunately we cannot provide customer support at the fax number above Manual Title please include revision level How familiar were you with this product before using this manual L Very familiar L Slightly familiar L Notat all familiar Did this manual meet your needs If not please explain What topics need to be added to the index
48. 9s 13 64 Ea A E ALENE IIE ANLE PINEA Hac EET OE ENE EOE A EAS TE 13 65 FMS Nes e CREER a A a OR Eb P 13 65 DOE NR POF EN Landes Ede PETER IUE AEE E EET aoe RR Cee dee dn 13 65 Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Scanner Options E A EAEE E T TR PEET VEA E te TTE M DT PHETEUE 14 3 SCANNING Guena ENO ES irarri r ar arrir atelier a 14 3 E E T P EEE ds Cae top bap de p A EEE IE 2 PER bauen 14 3 Miscellaneous Default Parameters sise es dene ede nese eee heh eee dent 14 3 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters scies sieneramoadeut ai diner poulet bad 14 4 TransmitGode D Ohaa 2e 24 su dened ied eed ERR EE un b IIR I PER pie Re het 14 4 Pren Sunix ValuBS uo basedner ib beider nette bated bad Sabah bat R chs 14 5 San Data Transmission EORDAE cx ica stu n Ebr ane Ree E ess Nes ONERE danses en 14 6 FNI Ses Tih VAG S Lise babes deRpRETRARR HRERRIECMEREPERPBTI MM RERO E PER PARERE ERR 14 7 Wensinie No Read MESA vade eaae dert JOLIE lente ia PET PTS 14 8 BODIE VES ere tr rise street ARUM reine ele pese 14 8 Chapter 15 Advanced Data Formatting JEDE DIOE 44 sce uda b dass IPIE Rb ces phares nero sereine 15 3 Rules Criteria Linked To ACHONS 1iceccaesac ce uere Er e bre Rem t Rey e e Rupe Res REY da 15 3 Wc Ulo o 15 4 ADF PO STU POIs Ebo aUPEREECR Ecole ee dac Sade PO RE brad Pedra 15 4 Rule 1 The Code 128 Scanning AUS ss semence RR ERROR RR Rn 15 5 Pule 2 The UPC Scanning Rule iis oiaseceshibrRRRa RP PRRGE OR P
49. Because the Clear Buffer bar code contains only the dash minus character set the Code 39 length to y include length 1 before scanning this bar code Transmitting Buffer There are two methods to transmit the Code 39 buffer e Scan the Transmit Buffer bar code which includes only a start character a plus and a stop character The digital scanner transmits and clears the buffer and issues a low high beep Transmit Buffer e Scan a Code 39 bar code with a leading character other than a space The digital scanner appends the new decode data to the buffered data transmits and clears the buffer and issues a low high beep to signal that the buffer was transmitted Because the Transmit Buffer bar code contains only a plus character set the Code 39 length to include length 1 before scanning this bar code Overfilling Transmission Buffer The Code 39 buffer holds 200 characters If the symbol just read overflows the transmission buffer the digital scanner issues three long high beeps to indicate it rejected the symbol and no transmission occurs The data in the buffer is not affected Attempt to Transmit an Empty Buffer If the symbol just read was the Transmit Buffer symbol and the Code 39 buffer is empty the digital scanner issues a short low high low beep to signal that the buffer is empty and no transmission occurs The buffer remains empty 13 30 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code 93 Enabl
50. Characters B 5 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 I MI DW is transmitted as JA7AIMID where 7 3 4 Trioptic Code 39 0 No option specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as IX0412356 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 FNCI in the first position AIMID is transmitted as C1AIMID 120f5 0 No check digit processing 1 Reader has validated check digit 3 Reader has validated and stripped check digit Example An 2 of 5 bar code without check digit 4123 is transmitted as 1104123 Codabar 0 No check digit processing 1 Reader has checked check digit 3 Reader has stripped check digit before transmission Example A Codabar bar code without
51. DS 3478 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set em 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 when Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled and a B is scanned it is interpreted as b J as and V as Scanning ABC l outputs the keystroke equivalent of ABC gt Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 001 A CTRLA 002 B CTRL B 1003 C CTRL C 004 D CTRL D 1005 E CTRLE 006 F CTRL F 1007 G CTRL G 1008 H CTRL H BACKSPACE 009 l CTRL I HORIZONTAL TAB 1010 J CTRL J 011 K CTRL K 1012 L CTRL L 1013 M CTRL M ENTER 014 N CTRL N 1015 0 CTRL O 016 P CTRL P 017 0 CTRL Q 1018 R CTRLR 019 S CTRL S 1020 T CTRL T 021 U CTRL U 1022 V CTRL V 1023 w CTRL W 1024 X CTRL X 1025 Y CTRL Y 026 z CTRL Z 1027 A CTRL ESC The keystroke in bold is sent only if Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued Full ASCII Code 39 ASCII Value Encode Character Keystroke 028 B CTRL 029 C CTRL 030 D CTRL 6 031 E CTRL 032 Space Space 033
52. Digit UPC E Check Digit Transmit UPC E Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC E Check Digit 13 16 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide UPC E1 Check Digit Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit UPC A Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC A preamble to the host device e Transmit System Character only e Transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA e Transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble lt DATA gt System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt System Character amp Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt Symbologies 13 17 UPC E Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC E preamble to the host device e Transmit System Character only e Transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA e Transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble lt DATA gt System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt System Character amp Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER lt DATA gt
53. 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 6 6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke undefined c3 o oj N N Om oy A wy N Enter Num Lock Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 23 6 24 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 6 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 nsert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow 7 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide RS 232 Interface 7 3 Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the digital scanner to interface with an RS 232 host The RS 232 interface is used to attach the digital scanner cradle to point of sale devices host computers or other devices with an available RS 232 port i e COM port If the particular host is not listed in Table 7 2 set the communication parameters to match the host device Refer to the documentation for the host device This digital scanner uses TTL RS 232 signal levels which interface with most sy
54. Guide RS 232 Host Types To select an RS 232 host type scan one of the following bar codes Standard RS 232 Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode A Olivetti ORS4500 ICL RS 232 Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode B Omron RS 232 Interface 7 9 RS 232 Host Types continued OPOS JPOS Fujitsu RS 232 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 600 Baud Rate 1200 Baud Rate 2400 Baud Rate 4800 7 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Baud Rate continued Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 38 400 Baud Rate 19 200 Parity RS 232 Interface 7 11 A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII coded character Select the parity type according to host device requirements Select Odd parity to set the parity bit value to 0 or 1 based on data to ensure that an odd number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character Select Even parity to set the parity bit value to 0 or 1 based on data to ensure that an even number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character Select Mark parity and the parity bit is always 1 Select Space parity and the parity bit is always 0
55. Quit Entering Rules bar code on page 15 9 or after saving the rule scan the Erase Previously Saved Rule bar code on page 15 9 Alternate Rule Sets If desired group ADF rules into one of four alternate sets to turn on and off when needed This is useful to format the same message in different ways For example a Code 128 bar code contains the following information Class 2 digits Stock Number 8 digits Price This bar code might look like this 245671243701500 where Class 24 Stock Number 56712437 Price 01500 Ordinarily data is sent as follows 24 class key 56712437 stock key 01500 enter key But when there is a sale send only the following 24 class key 56712437 stock key 5 digits 15 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide and the cashier enters the price manually To implement this first enter an ADF rule that applies to the normal situation such as Scan Rule Belongs to Set 1 When scanning a bar code of length 15 send the next 2 characters send the class key send the next 8 characters send the stock key send the data that remains send the Enter key The sale rule may look like this Scan Rule Belongs to Set 2 When scanning a bar code of length 15 send the next 2 characters send the class key send the next 8 characters send the stock key To switch between the two sets of rules program a switching rule to specify what type of bar code to scan to switch between rule sets For example
56. Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt N Send Alt P Send Alt R Send Alt T Send Alt 0 Send Alt Q Send Alt S Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt V Send Alt X Send Alt Z Advanced Data Formatting 15 67 Send Alt U Send Alt W Send Alt Y Send Alt 15 68 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt Send Alt 6 Send Alt Send Alt Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad 1 Advanced Data Formatting 15 69 Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad 0 15 70 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters continued Send Keypad 3 Send Keypad 5 Send Keypad 7 Send Keypad 2 Send Keypad 4 Send Keypad 6 Send Keypad 8 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Keypad 9 Send Keypad Numlock Send Delete Key Send End Key
57. a week If you purchased your Symbol product from a Symbol Business Partner contact that Business Partner for service XIX xx DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 1 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Getting Started 1 3 Introduction The DS 3478 digital scanner combines excellent digital scanning performance and advanced ergonomics to provide the best value in a lightweight digital scanner ensuring comfort and ease of use for extended periods of time Figure 1 1 DS 3478 Smart Focus Digital Scanner Smart Focus Scanning The digital scanner supports a Smart Focus mode which toggles the focus position after every frame between near and far focus optimizing decoding performance when scanning a combination of small and large bar codes See Focus Mode on page 5 5to select this mode Host Interfaces This digital scanner supports the following host interfaces through communication with a cradle Standard RS 232 connection to a host Keyboard wedge connection to a host where scanned data is interpreted as keystrokes The following international keyboards are supported for Windows environment North American German French French Canadian Spanish Italian Swedish UK English Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese Wand emulation connection to a mobile computer a controller or host which collects the data as wand data and decodes it Scanner emulation connection to a mobile computer or a controller which collects the data an
58. an RS 232 interface 74 connecting keyboard wedge interface 6 4 connecting to an IBM 468X 469X host 9 4 connecting using scanner emulation 11 4 connecting using wand emulation 10 4 BISdlg ER EEE ER 1 4 inserting scanner in cradle 1 10 installing the cable TTE AES lost host connection n 1 8 mounting cradle does LS AMET s rreriesentes RSS le supplying power ed jid PE unpacking ab kpbae errs TL signal descriptions 3 8 single point mode 1 4 selecting sisse imme RR 4 12 SDBBINPSOUIS reb y ERO E REP dre 3 6 rp P eme 3 7 standard default parameters A 3 Symbol code identifiers nd B 3 Symbol support center ree ed xvii symbology default parameters 13 6 SYNAPSE cscs aces ET TE T technical specifications 3 6 cradle poh pip MT SIUE T ttoubleshootifi ccsscreesideree se RR RE S 3 4 U unpacking Pads dq EDEPOL 1 4 unpairing 1 11 bar code epee nandaan dealt UPC EAN bar codes bookland EAN PEEL 18 12 check digit aaah 13 15 convert UPC E to UPC A 13 19 convert UPC E1 to UPC A 13 19 EAN zero extend 13 20 Index IN 5 IN
59. beep the attached decoder issues the decode beep In all cases if an error occurs the digital scanner issues error beeps Beep On Successful Transmit Beep at Decode Time Do Not Beep Scanner Emulation Interface 11 7 Parameter Pass Through The scanner emulation host can process parameter bar code messages and send them to the attached decoder In this way customers using Symbol compliant decoders can control the behavior of the system by scanning the necessary parameters only once ED For example to enable Discrete 2 of 5 scan the Enable Discrete 2 of b parameter bar code with the digital scanner The digital scanner and the attached decoder both process the parameter Parameter Process and Pass Through Parameter Process Only 11 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Convert Newer Code Types The digital scanner supports a variety of code types that attached decoder systems typically cannot decode To allow compatibility in these environments the digital scanner converts these code types to more common symbologies as per the following table Symbologies not listed on this chart are transmitted normally Scan this code type Transmitted as Code 11 Code 39 RSS 14 Limited and Expanded Coupon Code Code 128 PDF MicroPDF MaxiCode DataMatrix QR Code Postal Codes Composite Codes When decoding these
60. check digit 4123 is transmitted as F04123 Code 93 0 No options specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A Code 93 bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as 80012345678905 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 D20f5 0 No options specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A D 2 of 5 bar code 4123 is transmitted as 04123 UPC EAN 0 Standard packet in full EAN country code format which is 13 digits for UPC A and UPC E not including supplemental data 1 Two digit supplement data only 2 Five digit supplement data only 4 EAN 8 data packet Example A UPC A bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as E00012345678905 B 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Tab le B 3 Modifier Characters Continued Code Type Option Value Option Bookland EAN 0 No options specified at this time Always transmit 0 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 RSS Family No option specified at this time Always transmit 0 RSS 14 and RSS Limited transmit with an Application Identifier 01 Note In UCC EAN 128 emulation mode RSS is transmitted using Code 128 rules i e C1 Example An RSS 14 ba r code 100123456788902 is transmitted as
61. code types with this parameter disabled the digital scanner issues convert error beeps and transmits no data Convert Newer Code Types Reject Newer Code Types Module Width The standard module width is 20 us For an extremely slow decoder system use this parameter to extend this module width to 50 us 20 us Module Width 50 us Module Width Scanner Emulation Interface 11 9 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Scan the appropriate bar code to enable or disable converting all bar code data to Code 39 Do Not Convert All To Code 39 Disable Convert All To Code 39 Enable Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion By default characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space If this parameter is enabled the data sent to the scanner emulation host is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII This setting requires that the host be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data This setting applies only if Convert All to Code 39 is also enabled Do Not Convert Code 39 To Full ASCII Disable Convert Code 39 To Full ASCII Enable 11 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Transmission Timeout The scanner emulation host transmits bar code data to the attached decoder and waits for the decoder to assert the decode signal indicating succ
62. eee eee eee wee eg a note nee nate Care er rer Ome ne Cee rere wee eee eee ee C 6 FEED obi ER PEE NE E LOE EEEN S AAS ee C 6 IDE T UD RE TP Mme pouce ama ete Me dadas eS pus C 6 PEE S NT dead AIEN di PE C 7 UR EE AIEEE E E ob EXPE bo PE IPTE dit dpi app que dde dp rv E A EE C 7 SEE SR ocius A edd Boslpii E VEE ade xU ducatu aa dus d do decus facic dusdi des uet C 7 AE RE EET EEIE LTOS IAA TENES ENAN IN TENESI ES TLIIS ANNE VI EENE C 7 Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes 0r E A EEE P AT MEAE EE ein T HN D CK ed ESE D 3 BUB IENE EESE EITE CRO Came Ronen OATI IAEE OE IEE TI dE PEE dE AE D 4 EAN E EAN N E TENE PT D 5 I asp E EE E EEA EEI SET TEENE EE EEE D 5 Glossary Index Contents xi xii DS 3478 Product Reference Guide xiv DS 3478 Product Reference Guide XV Introduction The DS 3478 Smart Focus Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up operating maintaining and troubleshooting the digital scanner Chapter Descriptions Chapter 1 Getting Started provides a product overview and unpacking instructions Chapter 2 Digital Scanning describes parts of the digital scanner beeper and LED definitions and how to use the digital scanner Chapter 3 Maintenance and Technical Specifications provides information on how to care for the digital scanner troubleshooting and technical specifications Chapter 4 User Preferences provides the programming bar codes necessary for select
63. for selecting these features The digital scanner ships with the settings shown in the Decoding Preferences Default Table on page 5 4 also see Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all host 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 powers down The digital scanner communicates with the host through the digital scanner cradle During setup the digital scanner is paired with a cradle which is connected to the host through one of several interfaces see Pairing on page 1 11 and the applicable host interface chapter Each cradle can pair with up to four digital scanners If not using a Synapse or 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 connecting to a new host e Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host To return all features to default values scan the Set Default Parameter bar code on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Indicates Default Feature Option Enable Decode Aiming Pattern
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65. intermediate level of coding between source data and the graphical encodation in the symbol The construction of a string of data from two or more strings by appending each string in succession The linking or chaining together of separate items of data in a bar code symbol or of the data contained in two or more separate bar code symbols also referred to as message append and structured append 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 The difference in reflectance between the black and white or bar and space areas of a symbol A specified character or string of characters that defines the intended use of the data element that follows For the purposes of automatic data capture technologies data identifier refers to the alphanumeric identifiers as defined in ANSI MH10 8 2 formerly known as ANSI FACT data identifiers Glossary GL 5 Data Matrix This error correcting 2 dimensional matrix symbology is capable of encoding various character sets including strictly numeric data alphanumeric data and all ISO 646 ASCII characters as well as special character sets The symbology has both error detection and error correction features Fach Data Matrix symbol consists of data regions which contain nominally square modules set out in a regular array A dark module is a binary 1 an
66. of 5 I 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Enable 13 35 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 14 3 35 12 of 5 Check Digit Verification Disable 3 37 Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 3 37 Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Disable 13 38 Discrete 2 of 5 D 2 of 5 Discrete 2 of 5 Disable 13 39 Set Lengths for D 2 of 5 12 13 39 Codabar NW 7 Codabar Disable 13 41 Set Lengths for Codabar 5 to 55 13 42 CLSI Editing Disable 13 43 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Default Page Number NOTIS Editing Disable 13 43 MSI MSI Disable 3 44 Set Lengths for MSI 4 to 55 3 44 MSI Check Digits One 13 46 Transmit MSI Check Digit s Disable 13 46 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Mod 10 Mod 10 3 47 Postal Codes US Postnet Enable 13 48 US Planet Enable 13 48 UK Postal Enable 3 49 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Enable 3 49 Japan Postal Enable 13 50 Australian Postal Enable 13 50 Dutch Postal Enable 3 51 Transmit US Postal Check Digit Enable 3 51 RSS Reduced Space Symbology RSS 14 Enable 13 52 RSS Limited Enable 13 52 RSS Expanded Enable 13 53 Convert RSS to UPC EAN Disable 13 53 Composite Composite CC C Disable 3 54 Composite CC A B Disab
67. power from one of two sources e An external power supply e When connected to a powered host through a host cable that supplies power The cradle detects whether the host or an external supply is supplying power It always draws power from the external supply when available regardless of the presence of power from a host Using the Host to Supply Power When the cradle is connected to a powered host the host can sometimes power the cradle rather than an external power supply Consider the following when powering from a host e The digital scanner charges at a slower rate than when charging from an external power supply e The cradle can charge a digital scanner only in single point mode An external power supply is required to charge a digital scanner in multipoint mode e A powered USB port provides enough power to the cradle for charging e Not all hosts provide enough power to the cradle for charging For these hosts connect an external power supply S The radio link functions normally when the cradle draws power from a host For more information on single and multipoint operation see Pairing on page 1 11 1 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface ee Refer to the Synapse Interface Guide provided with the Synapse cable for more information Symbol s Synapse Smart Cables enable interfacing to a variety of hosts The appropriate Synapse cable detects the host hae To host Synapse adapter cable
68. pr A 13 38 Discos po 2 BD de ooes codes seta E eb prh Ue Sv bris tei duda et dtd aiu 13 39 Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 AT PEET E LE E EIE OO EATE L FON EAA EAE S TE eU Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 13 39 Comat NW Bel m C BEVEEPI EU Enable Disable Codabar qu IEN 3 eds a Er Ge on dd Minibike EE Sat henge for COdA Ds ss ce ctr Dn bre moneadewaueeen degree da hdtrehounees 13 42 LPAI Ed en E da de do a ua 13 43 NOTIS Editing doi EEUE OPERE EE UT as TT PR TT eee 13 43 a Sete nies maka ie ISN AR a Ld 13 44 Enable Disable MSI 18 44 Set Lengths for MSI ne Vi ce ce dE D ERNEUT E E Transmit MSI Check Digit s aria EE TS ERA pda ines qd MSI Check Digit Algomthin 44 av sedes tokeskce trin e prear heu pi bak dia 13 47 UE IMEE PT EEE EEA E E ten A EE S A E ine seeewueesoncenses 13 48 Ea T T I INTE 13 48 E GERNE TET TI Ue TP 13 48 RP sias EE OEI equtqd denas da eda UM Sd te ud 13 49 Transmit UK Postal Check Ms ao dct ee hen e audi Eb de ei ln Japan Postal idiote iii editions MIS Sup ET PORE u c ca dus od a deed ue RE c eed bd a e d oe eie boc aded Dutch Postal T Tm Transmit US Postal Check Digit do MNA qur PR Ce Or ern a UM 13 51 RSS Reduced Space Symbology lt 2ivesaccesascavcscyewdoeweessguededdwaeeesevebeswenn 13 52 iecur MTM PLU ee nae VEON 13
69. read a bar code presented within the aiming pattern but not centered The top examples in Figure 2 5 show acceptable aiming options while the bottom examples can not be decoded P aur V4 p V4 m X un unii eo A Figure 2 5 Acceptable and Incorrect Aiming Digital Scanning 2 9 Decode Zones Near Focus Note Typical performance at 73 F 23 C on high quality symbols in normal room light in cm r 3 5 8 9 W i p d Top of 175 44 t scanner h i O E 0 0 f B F I 175 44 e 6 67 mil PDF417 d 2 3 14 5 35 89 1 3 je fmm 0 si 6 3 isl 10 mil PDF417 15 8 osl 13 mil 100 UPC re x 15 mil PDF417 Jeo jj 20 mil 95 P In O 2 4 6 8 10 cm 0 5 1 10 2 15 2 20 3 25 4 Depth of Field Minimum distance determined by symbol length and scan angle Figure 2 6 DS 3478 Near Focus Decode Zone 2 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Far Focus Note Typical performance at 73 F 23 C on high quality symbols in normal room light 8 Top of 4 scanner qu 4 L 8 10 mil PDF417 4 3 8 8 13 mil 10096 UP 15 3 mil 100 UPC T i 15 mil PDF417 12 3 zi 20 mil 20 0 In O 5 10 15 20 cm 0 12 7 25 4 38 1 50 8 Depth of Field Minimum distance determined by symbol length and scan angle Figure 2 7 DS 3478 Far Focus Decode Zone cm 20 3 10 2 10
70. select Codabar Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scanner to decode a Codabar symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length range 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode Codabar symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Codabar One Discrete Length Codabar Two Discrete Lengths Codabar Length Within Range Codabar Any Length Symbologies 13 43 CLSI Editing When enabled this parameter strips the start and stop characters and inserts 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 S Symbol length does not include start and stop characters Enable CLSI Editing Disable CLSI Editing NOTIS Editing When enabled this param
71. sequence of all buffered data in a first in first out format plus transmission of 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 in the buffer Buffer Code 39 Enable Do Not Buffer Code 39 Disable While there is data in the transmission buffer selecting Do Not Buffer Code 39 is not allowed 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 Transmitting Buffer on page 13 29 or clear the buffer Buffering Data To buffer data enable Code 39 buffering and read 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 e The digital scanner adds the decoded data excluding the leading space to the transmission buffer e No transmission occurs Symbologies 13 29 Clearing 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 The digital scanner issues a short high low high beep and erases the transmission buffer Clear Buffer
72. the digital scanner cradle to the host interface Interface Cable Host Port Connector Figure 9 1 IBM Direct Connection t Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors may be different from those illustrated in Figure 9 1 but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle remain the same Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host 1 Connect the modular connector of the IBM 46XX interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner cradle See Connecting the Cradle on page 1 6 Connect the other end of the IBM 46XX interface cable to the appropriate port on the host computer typically Port 9 Ensure all connections are secure Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle Select the port address by scanning the appropriate bar code from Port Address on page 9 6 To modify other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter Connect an external power supply if required IM GG Or G Cou t The only required configuration is the port address Most other digital scanner parameters are typically controlled by the IBM system IBM Default Parameters IBM 468X 469X Interface 9 5 Table 9 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 9 6 default parame
73. the host s setting Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3 5 Table 3 1 Troubleshooting Continued Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions The digital scanner decodes the bar code but does not transmit the data to the host The digital scanner is not paired to the host connected interface Pair the digital scanner to the cradle using the PAIR bar code on the cradle The cradle is not programmed for the correct host interface Check digital scanner host parameters or edit options The interface cable is loose Secure all cable connections The cradle lost connection to the host See Reestablishing a Lost Connection to Host on page 1 8 The digital scanner emits five long low beeps after decoding a bar code The host displays scanned data incorrectly A conversion error or format error occurred The cradle s host communication parameters do not match the host s parameters Properly configure the digital scanner s conversion parameters Select the correct host For RS 232 ensure the cradle s communication parameters 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 Properly program editing options e g UPC E to UPC A conversion In use The digital scanner emits short high short high short high long low beep sequence when it is not RS 232 re
74. to or further from bar code The symbol is not completely inside aiming pattern Move the symbol completely within the aiming pattern The digital scanner emits four short high beeps Battery is low Charge the battery See Charging the Battery on page 1 10 The digital scanner emits a disconnect short high short low beep sequence The digital scanner disconnected from the cradle because it is too far from the cradle Move closer to the cradle and listen for a reconnection beep short low short high The digital scanner disconnected from the cradle because the cradle lost power or was placed in USB suspend mode Check power connections to the cradle and if using a USB cable check to make sure the host computer has not entered a power save mode The digital scanner emits four long low beeps after scanning a bar code The cradle did not complete USB initialization Wait several seconds and scan again The incorrect host interface cable is used Connect the correct host interface cable The interface power cables to the cradle are loose The digital scanner is not paired to a cradle Secure all cable connections Scan the PAIR bar code on the cradle connected to the host that is to receive data The digital scanner disconnected See previous disconnect beep sequence A transmission error was detected Ensure the cradle s communication parameters match
75. 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable ISBT 128 Disable ISBT 128 Symbologies 13 23 Code 39 Enable Disable Code 39 To enable or disable Code 39 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Enable Disable Trioptic Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used for marking 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 Disable Trioptic Code 39 em Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously 13 24 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Convert Code 39 to Code 32 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 e Code 39 must be enabled for this parameter to function Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Enable Do Not Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Disable Code 32 Prefix Scan the appropriate bar code to enable or disable adding the prefix character A to all Code 32 bar codes e Convert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for this parameter to function Enable Code 32 Prefix Disable Code 32 Prefix
76. 13 B bar codes into P danas 12 3 ADF mE Re beep after good decode EE EPOR 4 7 beeper fone core eter d beeper volume 4 6 cancel L iovettesenthantuteeses De code 128 emulation Mint tibia let code 39 transmit buffer 13 29 composite CC A B 13 5 composite COG ceci crit composite TLC 39 dads connection maintenance interval 4 9 Data Matrix 13 58 data options pause duration 15 8 prefix suffix values 14 5 transmit code ID character 14 4 decode aiming pattern 5 6 decode session timeout 4 8 flush macro buffer abort macro PDF ann 13 65 FN1 substitution values vane AAT focus mode it TEE fuzzy 1D decoding 4 8 IBM 468X 469X m bp E convert unkown to code 39 9 6 default parameters 9 5 POM address 1 dire siauvse 2 9 6 illumination 5 6 interleaved 2 of 5 13 35 keyboard wedge 6 6 alternate numeric keypad emulation 6 10 capslockon 6 11 caps lock override 6 11 convert wedge data 6 12 country keyboard types 6 7 default table 6 5 FN1 substitution 6 13 function key map
77. 2 20 3 O sTora s a o T Digital Scanning 2 11 Smart Focus Note Typical performance at 73 F 23 C on high quality symbols in normal room light in cm 8 203 B d Top of 4 102 scanner L o 0 0 f Ee F 4 10 2 i E e 6 67 mil PDF417 2 31 3814 5 8 20 3 d 13 7 5 mil 8 5 10 mil PDF417 1 8 H 13 mil 100 UPC 0 8 3 14 5 15 mil PDF417 zh 1 12 3 ul SU 20 0 t 4 In O 5 10 15 20 cm QO 12 7 25 4 38 1 50 8 Depth of Field Minimum distance determined by symbol length and scan angle Figure 2 8 DS 3478 Smart Focus Decode Zone 2 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide S Technical Specifications 3 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3 3 Introduction This chapter provides digital scanner maintenance and troubleshooting information 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 any 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 onto the window 3 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Troubleshooting Table 3 1 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solu
78. 3 11 EAN 8 Enable 3 12 Bookland EAN Disable 13 12 Decode UPC EAN Supplementals 2 and 5 digits Ignore Supplementals 13 13 UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy 10 3 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit Enable 3 15 Transmit UPC E Check Digit Enable 13 15 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Enable 3 16 UPC A Preamble System Character 3 16 UPC E Preamble System Character 3 17 UPC E1 Preamble System Character 3 18 Convert UPC E to A Disable 3 19 Convert UPC E1 to A Disable 3 19 EAN 8 Extend Disable 3 20 UCC Coupon Extended Code Disable 13 20 Code 128 Code 128 Enable 13 21 UCC EAN 128 Enable 13 21 ISBT 128 Enable 13 22 Code 39 Code 39 Enable 13 23 Trioptic Code 39 Disable 13 23 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Standard Default Parameters A 7 Parameter Default Page Number Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Disable 13 24 Code 32 Prefix Disable 13 24 Set Length s for Code 39 2 to 55 3 25 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Disable 3 26 Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Disable 13 27 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 13 27 Buffer Code 39 Disable 3 28 Code 93 Code 93 Disable 13 30 Set Lengths for Code 93 4 to 55 13 31 Code 11 Code 11 Disable 13 32 Set Lengths for Code 11 4 to 55 13 33 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Disable 13 34 Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Disable 13 34 Interleaved 2
79. 5 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length For example to decode only 2 of 5 symbols with 14 characters scan 1 2 of 5 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those 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 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scanner to decode an 2 of 5 symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length range For example to decode 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scann
80. 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 USB Interface 8 19 8 20 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 8 6 USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 6043 6044 undefined 6045 6046 6047 6048 c 6049 6050 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 o oj N N J omy A j N 6057 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock Table 8 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 nsert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Down Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow USB Interface 8 21 8 22 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 9 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide IBM 468X 469X Interface 9 3 Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the digital scanner to interface with an IBM 468X 469X host computer Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Indicates Default Disable Convert to Code 39 Feature Option 9 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting to an IBM 468X 469X Host This connection is made directly from
81. 55 Composite TLC 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type TLC 39 Enable TLC39 Disable TLC39 UPC Composite Mode UPC symbols can be linked with a 2D symbol during transmission as if they were one symbol There are three options for these symbols 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 f Autodiscriminate UPC Composites is selected the scanner determines if there is a 2D portion then transmits the UPC as well as the 2D portion if present UPC Never Linked UPC Always Linked Autodiscriminate UPC Composites 13 56 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide UCC EAN 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes Scan one of the following bar codes to enable or disable this mode Enable this to transmit composite bar codes as UCC EAN 128 bar codes as per the AIM specification for UCC EAN Composite Codes Enable UCC EAN 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes Disable UCC EAN 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 2D Sym
82. B Interface 8 17 8 18 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 8 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 GUI J 3075 GUI 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 Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple M 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 Table 8 4 USB GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Key Keystroke 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple M iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left o the left ALT key and to the right of the right ALT key Table 8 5 USB 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
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84. 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 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT 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 ALTT 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z Table 6 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 Table 6 4 Keyboard Wedge GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Keys Keystrokes 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 GU 3074 GUI J 3075 GU 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUIS 3084 GUIT 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 21 6 22 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 6 5 Keyboard Wedge F Key Character Set FKeys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010
85. Disable 3 19 EAN 8 Extend Disable 13 20 UCC Coupon Extended Code Disable 13 20 Code 128 Code 128 Enable 13 21 UCC EAN 128 Enable 13 21 ISBT 128 Enable 13 22 Table 13 1 Symbology Default Table Continued Symbologies Parameter Default Page Number Code 39 Code 39 Enable 3 23 Trioptic Code 39 Disable 3 23 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Disable 3 24 Code 32 Prefix Disable 3 24 Set Length s for Code 39 2 to 55 3 25 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Disable 3 26 Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Disable 3 27 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 3 27 Buffer Code 39 Disable 3 28 Code 93 Code 93 Disable 13 30 Set Lengths for Code 93 4 to 55 13 31 Code 11 Code 11 Disable 13 32 Set Lengths for Code 11 4 to 55 13 33 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Disable 13 34 Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Disable 13 34 Interleaved 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Enable 3 35 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 14 3 35 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Disable 3 37 Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 3 37 Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Disable 3 38 Discrete 2 of 5 D 2 of 5 Discrete 2 of 5 Disable 13 39 Set Lengths for D 2 of 5 12 13 39 Codabar NW 7 Codabar Disable 13 41 13 7 13 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table 13 1 Symbology Default Table Continued
86. EE nee des deaeenebeaaea seas 15 5 Altemate DIS SORS se sans anis pase Re Ni passa neue Sedan id Wr dn dpt 15 5 Rules Hierarchy an Bar Codes iussa assessed es bet tiae OAP EAEE E EEEIEE RESA PAK 15 6 Deptte Bul DS aies idennedinabltodiiami taie oi detre EAE 15 7 Special Considerations for Multipoint Networks 15 7 bene OMIM ANE ang 5 ecu ao E e CS cee id ap d eb AE pula Ike de pd dod oi 15 8 OSs SRE Dus doen dope adr Om Du OIA pine dus qas der eiuf scd dur doin 15 8 Bsp NEw BUlB scr osadoesqe242i0439becberot cte toos ett eataa oM PE bord 15 8 Contents ix x DS 3478 Product Reference Guide US URBS ona EE d ERI REO S SEAE ENE ET A AEE ESA AA dede de TDR 15 8 irc MCI T evra eae eee eer nen Len c TT TET 15 9 RTE LE LIL MUS once misti ddr esrb dob E Opt ed op peri dd etd dd A A PE 15 9 Doa DUIS ennuis cu DURER EU M rERUUL UBER iad enn x DE E EE Resd ues 15 10 CNG cu dius hob EILEV S EEI PEENTE TEEI chan hd adobe O PEET NA PETEA ETE 15 11 EDI E MPH AAN AEE A EE NE E A EE AE A EE 15 11 COUR BUG re idee res 15 17 Message Containing a Specific Data String 15 22 POGUE dre iront tien older C CEDAR EE SE IF 15 26 SEDE Lec D his obse TE blat pd 15 26 AUG bobo Sueton dd opm Settee cinere E ou it sud pep beide darin pc 15 30 DAOC Dal sa osassuusdoassitubsaushaxsthasosentestatahiausedi mauslanratioosessas 15 35 Fad DS Iri e bed aan ane cc en one lan ont
87. Emulation Host Types on page 10 6 To modify other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter Connect an external power supply if required pd opp Sale dE ico IS Connect the cradle to a 5 volt decoder only Connecting to a 12 volt decoder can cause damage JN and invalidate the warranty WARNING Wand Emulation Interface 10 5 Wand Emulation Default Parameters Table 10 1 lists the defaults for wand emulation host types To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in this chapter oe See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 10 1 Wand Emulation Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller 10 6 Leading Margin 80 msec 10 7 Polarity Bar High Margin Low 10 8 Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 10 8 Convert All to Code 39 Disable 10 9 Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII Disable 10 9 10 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Select the wand emulation host by scanning one of the bar codes below Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller Symbol PDT Terminal MSI Symbol PTC Terminal Tel
88. II format a byte usually consists of eight bits and represents one alphabetic or special character two decimal digits or eight binary bits 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 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 pupil There are no special operating procedures for this class No additional software mechanisms are needed to conform to this limit Laser operation in this class poses no danger for unintentional direct human exposure 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 Those characters available for encoding in a particular bar code symbology 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 A discrete self checking code with a character set consisting of digits 0 to 9 and six additional characters
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90. M MONTE TA CE eR EA 9 6 Convert Unknown to Cade 2d ico os dere ERDe SER dE RE Ere ARESE DEP Reb ed PR 9 6 Chapter 10 Wand Emulation Interface LOGE AU ERP T PETERE ST EE PIETET Vedi qud 10 3 Connecting a Wand Emulation Interface 10 4 Wand Emulation Default Parameters 10 5 Wand Emulation Host Parameters 2 444442 ana dedos der Red RR ERR RR RR RR Rx re men e 10 6 Wand Emulation Mast D S uo cccaieeraducodegcenreuecadasiaeaeadcins domaridaadaneads 10 6 Leading Margin Quiet Zone 10 7 ut ID ETT TT UT etats nee 10 8 latiore Unknown CHIR ETON S nas cho eb pct dea ted Fed obcaecat ob dana dl 10 8 CONEA CE TTC 10 9 Convert Code 39 to FUIL ASCII sondes des err RR RREzARE REA a Ra RE E ane en 10 9 Chapter 11 Scanner Emulation Interface RAR ith sedie REINO din do cie dns 11 3 Connecting Using Scanner ANSON Lia raceeiork HER P PORE He rri e EAr ee b red 11 4 Scanner Emulation Default Parameters 11 5 Scanner EMULATION Host Pare nelle cieidrciriaperQo i E brERER Ce 4ARRVRRRIPEA E a dri ee ble de 11 6 Scanner EMUN OS Essen nate tee d bet ep34n dite Pet bee BRIIUIPD PU bPSE add 11 6 EBD ei bete dar Mp dtu sl ea aeons UE t pdt 11 6 Parameter Pass TOUS esses be obirQ nci Qd si de sonde died h Re ae RR Cd es 11 7 Convert Newer Code Type
91. Macro PDF Entry 13 65 13 9 13 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide UPC EAN Enable Disable UPC A To enable or disable UPC A scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC A Disable UPC A Enable Disable UPC E To enable or disable UPC E scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC E Disable UPC E Symbologies 13 11 Enable Disable UPC E1 To enable or disable UPC E1 scan the appropriate bar code below S UPC E1 is not a UCC Uniform Code Council approved symbology Enable UPC E1 Disable UPC E1 Enable Disable EAN 13 To enable or disable EAN 13 scan the appropriate bar code below ee JAN is a subset of EAN therefore parameters controlling EAN also affect JAN Enable EAN 13 Disable EAN 13 13 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Enable Disable EAN 8 To enable or disable EAN 8 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable EAN 8 Disable EAN 8 Enable Disable Bookland EAN To enable or disable Bookland EAN scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Bookland EAN Disable Bookland EAN Symbologies 13 13 Decode UPC EAN Supplementals Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions e g UPC A 2 UPC E 2 EAN 1342 Six options are a
92. Netherlands South Africa Symbol Technologies Africa Inc Block B2 Rutherford Estate 1 Scott Street Waverly 2090 Johannesburg Republic of South Africa 11 809 5311 Inside South Africa 27 11 809 5311 Outside South Africa Italy Italia Symbol Technologies Italia S R L Via Cristoforo Columbo 49 20090 Trezzano S N Navigilo Milano Italy 2 484441 Inside Italy 39 02 484441 Outside Italy Mexico M xico Symbol Technologies Mexico Ltd Boulevard Manuel vila Camacho 24 9 Piso Col Lomas de Chapultepec M xico DF CP 11000 Mexico City DF Mexico 5 520 1835 Inside Mexico 52 5 520 1835 Outside Mexico Norway Norge Symbol s registered and mailing address Symbol Technologies Norway Helsfyr Panorama Innspurten 9 Oslo N 0663 Symbol s repair depot and shipping address Symbol Technologies Norway Enebakkveien 123 N 0680 OSLO Norway 47 2232 4375 Spain Espa a Symbol Technologies S L Avenida de Bruselas 22 Edificio Sauce Alcobendas Madrid 28108 Spain 913244000 Inside Spain 34 9 1 320 39 09 Outside Spain Sweden Sverige Letter address Symbol Technologies AB Box 1354 S 171 26 SOLNA Sweden Visit shipping address Symbol Technologies AB Solna Strandvag 78 S 171 54 SOLNA Sweden Switchboard 08 445 29 00 domestic Call Center 46 8 445 29 29 international Support E Mail Sweden Support se symbol com Customer support is available 24 hours a day 7 days
93. Product Reference Guide Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets Disable Rule Set 1 Disable Rule Set 3 Disable All Rule Sets Disable Rule Set 2 Disable Rule Set 4 Advanced Data Formatting 15 11 Criteria Code Types Select any number of code types to be affected by the rule Scan all selected code types in succession prior to selecting other criteria To select all code types do not scan any code type Code 39 Codabar RSS 14 RSS Limited RSS Expanded Code 128 D20F5 15 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code Types continued 120F5 UPC A EAN 8 IATA 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC E EAN 13 Code Types continued MSI UPC E1 Trioptic Code 39 Code 32 Advanced Data Formatting 15 13 UCC EAN 128 Bookland EAN Code 11 15 14 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code Types continued EAN 128 US Postnet UK Postal ISBT 128 Coupon Code US Planet Japan Postal Code Types continued Australian Postal PDF417
94. RS 232 USB IBM 468X 469X Wand Emulation Scanner Emulation Synapse Operating Temperature 4 to 122 F 20 to 50 C Storage Temperature 40 to 140 F 40 to 60 C Charging Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C nominal 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C ideal Humidity 596 to 9596 non condensing ESD 15 kV air discharge 8 kV contact discharge Weight 10 5 oz 298 grams Dimensions Height 9 5 in 24 1 cm Width 4 0 in 10 2 cm Depth 2 9 in 7 4 cm Radio Link Bluetooth Class 1 Class 2 2 4 GHz Electrical Safety Certified to UL60950 1 CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 Input Transient Protection EN301 489 1 Clause 9 4 EN301 489 17 Clause 6 Section 1 EMI FCC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 Japan VCCI 3 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Digital Scanner Signal Descriptions Figure 3 1 illustrates the positions of the cradle s host port pins Pin 1 e Pin 10 1 RI Figure 3 1 Cradle to Host Pin Assignments The signal descriptions in Table 3 4 apply to the 10 pin RJ connector on the digital scanner cradle and are for reference only Table 3 4 Digital Scanner Cradle to Host Pin outs Keyboard Scanner Pin IBM Synapse RS 232 Wedge Wand USB Emulation 1 Reserved SynClock Reserved Reserve
95. Reference Guide Uonngcth a SB DURER e open bep de ub eb b PET RERTEPTOdqEA pd PPerbRebpnbrpeed 8 3 DS Derant FEE IBESE d eene ox ect yr x ER rEdure ke DE utr e RUE AUN EDES d E CERES 8 5 USB Ost ar OEMS os ond china tenebo be ER Ot TU EU pc Or doit otre del add 8 6 USE Device RENE Li sn qud e aM aie een deed patate es dede 8 6 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes 8 7 USE Eae DERN quoius edbe Ue ERE FOE UE EUREEPRPEQE Ras EP PRECOR LP ERU ded 8 9 USE Cops Look OVENS i icis E RE POREREREPbERpbRRIORERE EE ERE He Hobo He p es 8 9 USB ignore Unknown CSS isa o Pepe aU PEE Rd pb ped bdo d acl ob doen e 8 10 Emulate Keupdd i 32 soon tan dede pA Pda d REG ARARRAEU REF QUAS ERRARE REA PISA REI 8 10 USE keyboard FNT SODSIEUTION 464 rerbbbcteiciQsr etii Li ai ri cine dd 8 11 Function Key Mapping 224420 42400024 ana dedans heh RE RR era detam etantne dde tasse 8 11 Sui RC Cas DOE Listes ssl E E eo EE S AEO odo gd dd 8 12 COANE ASG esas TS abate kd ak Rr baa bad apad dva aad deed TS 8 12 BOULE ORBE aide Coro FeTE SUR dri ERORRUSRPIRET RCO OS I Spb ride 8 13 Chapter 9 IBM 468X 469X Interface TREND MONI ace caso Re 9 3 Connecting to an IBM 468X 469X Host 9 4 I AID UT PA EME iesus saos eta tii pee idee brtirtexeb rest XepPARiteeb besote sies 9 5 IBM 4568X 4869X Host Parameters iiis sab std RR RR RE ARM teh ms 9 6 POUR obiit e Fre re Erb RP
96. SUFFIX 2 DATA SUFFIX 1 SUFFIX 2 lt PREFIX gt DATA gt Miscellaneous Scanner Options 14 7 Scan Data Transmission Format continued PREFIX DATA SUFFIX 1 lt PREFIX gt DATA SUFFIX 2 lt PREFIX gt DATA SUFFIX 1 SUFFIX 2 FN1 Substitution Values The keyboard wedge and USB HID keyboard hosts support a FN1 Substitution feature Enable this to replace any FN1 character 0x1b in an EAN128 bar code with a defined value This value defaults to 7013 Enter Key 1 Toselect a FN1 substitution value scan the following bar code Set FN1 Substitution Value 2 Enter the 4 digit FN1 substitution ASCII value by scanning each digit in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes See the ASCII Character Set table for the host interface To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 To enable FN1 Substitution for keyboard wedge scan the Enable Keyboard Wedge FN1 Substitution bar code on page 6 13 To enable FN1 Substitution for the USB HID keyboard scan the Enable USB Keyboard FN Substitution bar code on page 8 11 14 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Transm
97. UI J Advanced Data Formatting 15 85 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI K Send GUI M Send GUI 0 Send GUI Q Send GUI L Send GUI N Send GUI P 15 86 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUIS Send GUI U Send GUI W Send GUI R Send GUI T Send GUI V Send GUI X Advanced Data Formatting 15 87 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI Y Send GUI Z Turn On Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on Turn On Rule Set 1 Turn On Rule Set 2 Turn On Rule Set 3 Turn On Rule Set 4 15 88 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Turn Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets off Turn Off Rule Set 1 Turn Off Rule Set 3 Turn Off Rule Set 2 Turn Off Rule Set 4 Alphanumeric Keyboard Space Dash Advanced Data Formatting 15 89 0 15 90 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued amp Advanced Da
98. a bar code symbol on an axis perpendicular to the substrate Allowable deviation from the nominal bar or space width A machine readable symbol which must be examined both vertically and horizontally to read the entire message A 2D symbol may be one of two types of machine readable symbols a Matrix Symbol or a stacked symbol 2D symbols differ from linear bar codes with the ability for high data content small size data efficiency and error correction capability Uniform Code Council the organization that administers the U P C and other retail standards Code 128 with a Function 1 character in the first position that is the symbology used with the UCC EAN format for a universal product number UPN 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 A code with a number of encoded characters within a range as opposed to a code with a fixed number of encoded characters A bar code pattern presented in such orientation that the symbol from start to stop is perpendicular to the horizon The individual bars are in an array appearing as rungs of a ladder A solid state device which produces visible laser light A handheld scanning device used as a contact bar code or OCR reader A device that plugs in between a keyboard and a terminal and allows
99. ace Space Width Specular Reflection Stacked Symbol 2D Symbols Start Stop Character Substrate Symbol Symbol Aspect Ratio Symbol Density Symbol Height The narrowest element dimension which is distinguished by a particular reading device or printed with a particular device or method Reduced Space Symbology A family of space efficient symbologies developed by UCC EAN Area intended to contain a symbol 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 pattern The scanner is energized programmed and ready to read a bar code A method of programming or configuring parameters for a bar code reading system by scanning bar code menus A symbology that uses a checking algorithm to detect encoding errors within the characters of a bar code symbol Rotation of a bar code symbol on an axis parallel to the symbol s length The lighter element of a bar code formed by the background between bars The thickness of a space measured from the edge closest to the symbol start character to the trailing edge of the same space The mirror l
100. ad 5 Characters Skip Ahead 7 Characters Advanced Data Formatting 15 31 Skip Ahead 2 Characters Skip Ahead 4 Characters Skip Ahead 6 Characters 15 32 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Skip Ahead continued Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Back Use the following bar codes to move the cursor back characters Skip Back 1 Character Skip Back 3 Characters Skip Ahead 8 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Characters Skip Back 2 Characters Skip Back continued Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Advanced Data Formatting 15 33 Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters 15 34 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Preset Value Use these bar codes to send preset values To set these values see Prefix Suffix Values on page 14 5 For conversion information see the ASCII Character Set tables in the appropriate host chapter
101. adle supports communication from up to four digital scanners simultaneously This multipoint mode requires an external power supply to charge the digital scanners in the cradle To power the cradle from the interface cable either from the USB hub or from a power supply attached to the interface cable place the cradle in single point mode In single point mode only one digital scanner can connect to the cradle at a time When operating in bus powered mode the cradle must turn off the Bluetooth radio to charge the digital scanner For this reason only charge the digital scanner paired with the cradle in the cradle Placing another digital scanner in the cradle for charging disrupts communication with the paired digital scanner CO When setting options while in multipoint mode allow time for the setting changes to apply to all digital scanners To select single point or multipoint mode scan the appropriate bar code Multipoint Mode Single Point Mode Unpair Scan the following bar code to disconnect the digital scanner from its cradle Unpairing The DS 3478 Quick Start Guide also includes the unpairing bar code CO 5 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Decoding Preferences 5 3 Introduction If desired program the digital scanner to perform various functions or activate different features This chapter describes digital scanner preference features and provides the programming bar codes
102. air the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle Select the RS 232 host type by scanning the appropriate bar code from 55 232 Host Types on page 7 8 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter RS 232 Default Parameters Table 7 1 lists the defaults for RS 232 host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the parameter descriptions section beginning on page 7 6 oe See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 7 1 RS 232 Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number RS 232 Host Parameters RS 232 Host Types Standard RS 232 7 8 Baud Rate 9600 7 10 Parity None 7 11 Check Receive Errors Enable 1 12 Stop Bit Select 1 Stop Bit 7 12 Data Bits 8 Bit 7 13 Hardware Handshaking None 7 14 Software Handshaking None 7 16 Host Serial Response Time out Minimum 2 sec 7 17 RTS Line State Host Low RTS 7 18 Beep on lt BEL gt Disable 7 18 Intercharacter Delay Minimum 0 msec 7 19 Nixdorf Beep LED Options Normal Operation 7 20 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Code 7 21 RS 232 Interface 7 5 7 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide RS 232 Host Parameters Various RS 232 host types are set up with their own parameter default settings Selecting the host type sets the parameter defaults
103. am the most general rule first For example if the THIRD rule states When scanning a bar code of any length send all data then send the ENTER key and the SECOND rule states When scanning a Code 128 bar code of length 12 send the first four characters then send the ENTER key then send all remaining data and the digital scanner scanned a Code 128 bar code of length 12 the THIRD rule would apply and the SECOND rule would not function Note standard data editing functions scan options are considered ADF rules and the previous hierarchy applies to them Scan options include prefix suffix programming in the parameter Scan Data Transmission Format These rules reside in the same rule list as ADF rules so the order of their creation is also important Advanced Data Formatting 15 7 Default Rules Every scanner has a default rule to send all scan data Scanners with custom software may have one or more default rules burned in The rules hierarchy checks user programmable rules first then the default rules To disable default rules enter the following general rule in the user programmable buffer When receiving scan data send all data Since this rule always applies ADF never applies the default rules Special Considerations for Multipoint Networks ADF rules scanned by an individual scanner are NOT broadcast to other scanners in the piconet as are other parameters however ADF rules that 123Scan generates ARE broadcast to all scan
104. ame rule as the other elements within the symbol i e Data Matrix and MaxiCode 1 mil 1 thousandth of an inch a unit of measure often used to quantify bar code printing and scanning dimensions 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 Glossary GL 7 GL 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Module Module Check Digit or Character Moving Beam Bar Code Reader MRD MSI Nanometer Nominal Size Non Contact Reader Scanner Non read Omnidirectional Optical Throw Orientation Overhead Parameter 1 The narrowest nominal width unit of measure in a symbol In certain symbologies element widths are specified as multiples of 1 module Equivalent to X dimension or 2 a single cell in a matrix symbology used to encode 1 bit of data In MaxiCode the module shape is a regular hexagon In Data Matrix the module shape is nominally square In PDF417 the module shape is a regular rectangle In bar code symbologies the module shape is a regular rectangle A character within the symbol data field calculated using modular arithmetic that is used for error detection The calculated character is determined by applying a code algorithm to the data field contents see Check Digit A device where scanning motion is achieved by mechanically moving the optical geometry Minimum reflectance difference a fo
105. ameter to a minimum of 5 msec Enable Intra Keystroke Delay Disable Intra Keystroke Delay Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyboard types not listed in Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes on page 6 7 in a Microsoft operating system environment Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 11 Caps Lock On When enabled the digital scanner emulates keystrokes as if the Caps Lock key is always pressed Enable Caps Lock On Disable Caps Lock On Caps Lock Override When enabled on AT or AT Notebook hosts the keyboard ignores the state of the Caps Lock key and matches the case upper or lower of the sent character Therefore an upper case A in the bar code is sent as an upper case A and a lower case a in the bar code is sent as a lower case a no matter what the state of the keyboard s Caps Lock key Enable Caps Lock Override Disable Caps Lock Override If both Caps Lock On and Caps Lock Override are enabled Caps Lock Override takes precedence 6 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Convert Wedge Data
106. an significantly impair the decoding ability of the digital scanner If this level of security is necessary try to improve the quality of the bar codes Security Level continued Security Level 0 Security Level 2 Symbologies 13 63 Security Level 1 Security Level 3 13 64 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Intercharacter Gap Size 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 Large Intercharacter Gaps Symbologies 13 65 Macro PDF Features Macro PDF is a special feature for concatenating multiple PDF symbols into one file The digital 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 mix bar codes from several Macro PDF sequences even ifthey encode the same data When scanning Macro PDF sequences scan the entire sequence without interruption If when scanning a mixed sequence the digital scanner emits two long low beeps low l
107. ar code Some decoders however do not assert the decode signal upon a decode In this case the digital scanner emits transmit error beeps to indicate that the bar code was not successfully transmitted Scan the Ignore Decode LED bar code to disable the transmit error beeps Check For Decode LED Ignore Decode LED 11 14 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 12 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 123Scan 12 3 Introduction 123Scan is a Windows based utility that programs the digital scanner with all parameters including Advanced Data Formatting ADF rules An ADF rule modifies bar code data before it is sent to the host ensuring compatibility between bar code data and the host application without having to modify the host software Digital scanners can be programmed via PC download or by scanning a sheet of bar codes generated by 123Scan Save digital scanner programming in a file for electronic distribution 123Scan includes a help file Setting Up 123Scan To communicate with the 123Scan program 1 Load 123Scan included in the documentation CD ROM onto a host computer running Windows 98 Windows 2000 or Windows XP 2 Connect the digital scanner to the host computer using an RS 232 cable See Connecting an RS 232 Interface on page 7 4 3 Scan the following bar code to enable the 123Scan interface on the digital scanner Refer to the 123Scan instructions for programming the digital scanner 123Scan Configuration 12 4 DS 3478 P
108. ata Matrix Maxicode To enable or disable Maxicode scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Maxicode OR Code To enable or disable OR Code scan the appropriate bar code below Enable OR Code Symbologies 13 59 Disable Maxicode Disable OR Code 13 60 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Redundancy Level The digital scanner offers four levels of decode redundancy Select higher redundancy levels for lower quality bar codes As redundancy levels increase the digital scanner s aggressiveness decreases Select the redundancy level appropriate for the bar code quality Redundancy Level 1 The digital scanner must successfully read the following code types twice before decode Code Type Code Length Codabar 8 characters or less MSI 4 characters or less D2of5 8 characters or less 120f5 8 characters or less Redundancy Level 2 The digital scanner must successfully read all code types twice before decode Redundancy Level 3 The digital scanner must successfully read code types other than the following twice before decode It must read the following codes three times Code Type Code Length MSI Plessey 4 characters or less D2of5 8 characters or less 120f5 8 characters or less Codabar 8 characters or less Redundancy Level 4 The digital scanner must successf
109. ata transmission occurs 15 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Creating ADF Rules When programming a rule make sure the rule is logically correct Plan ahead before scanning To program each data formatting rule e Start the Rule Scan the Begin New Rule bar code on page 15 8 e Criteria Scan the bar codes for all pertinent criteria Criteria can include code type e g Code 128 code length or data that contains a specific character string e g the digits 129 See Criteria on page 15 11 for options e Actions Scan all actions related to or affecting these criteria The actions of a rule specify how to format the data for transmission See ADF Programming Example on page 15 4 e Save the Rule Scan the Save Rule bar code on page 15 8 This places the rule in the top position in the rule buffer To erase criteria actions and entire rules scan the appropriate bar code on page 15 9 Beeper Definitions on page 2 4 guide through the programming steps ADF Programming Example This section provides an example of how to enter ADF rules to use for scan data An auto parts distribution center wants to encode manufacturer ID part number and destination code into their own Code 128 bar codes The distribution center also has products that carry UPC bar codes placed there by the manufacturer The Code 128 bar codes have the following format MMMMMPPPPPDD Where M Manufacturer ID P Part Number D Destination Code The
110. ated series of bar codes which begin on page 15 8 or use the 123Scan utility see Chapter 12 123Scan which allows programming the digital scanner with ADF rules Avoid using ADF formatting with bar codes containing more than 60 characters To add a prefix or suffix value for such bar codes use Prefix Suffix Values and Scan Data Transmission Format on page 14 6 Using ADF with longer bar codes transmits the bar code in segments of length 252 or less depending on the host selected and applies the rule to each segment If using the wand interface with the digital scanner in order to use ADF rules to format data first enable io Convert All to Code 39 on page 10 9 Rules Criteria Linked to Actions ADF uses rules to customize data These rules perform detailed actions when the data meets certain criteria One rule may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to single or multiple actions For instance a data formatting rule could be Criteria When scan data is Code 39 length 12 and data at the start position is the string 129 Actions pad all sends with zeros to length 8 send all data up to X send a space If the digital scanner scans a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 it transmits the following 00001299 space If the digital scanner scans a Code 39 bar code of 1299X15598 it ignores this rule because the bar code didn t meet the length criteria The rule specifies the editing conditions and requirements before d
111. ategory and a selected value See FN1 Substitution Values on page 14 7to set the Key Category and Key Value Enable USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution Disable USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences see Table 8 2 on page 8 13 When this parameter is enabled the keys shown in bold in the table are sent in place of the standard key mapping Table entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same regardless of this parameter Disable Function Key Mapping Enable Function Key Mapping 8 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Simulated Caps Lock When enabled the digital scanner inverts upper and lower case characters on the scanned bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the keyboard This inversion is done regardless of the keyboard s Caps Lock state Disable Simulated Caps Lock Enable Simulated Caps Lock Convert Case When enabled the digital scanner converts all bar code data to the selected case No Case Conversion Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case
112. aved rule The current rule is left intact Low high high beeps All rules have been deleted Short low short high short low short high beeps Out of host ADF parameter storage space Scan Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 ADF Programming Error Indications Low high low high beeps Out of rule memory Erase some existing rules then try to save rule again It is not necessary to re enter the current rule Low high low beeps Cancel rule entry Rule entry mode exited because of an error or the user asked to exit rule entry Host Specific USB only Four short high beeps The digital scanner did not complete initialization Wait several seconds and scan again Short low short medium short high beep sequence after scanning a USB device type Short low short medium short high beep sequence occurs more than once The digital scanner must establish communication with the bus before it can operate at the highest power level The USB bus can put the digital scanner in a state where power to the digital scanner is cycled on and off more than once This is normal and usually happens when the PC cold boots RS 232 only Short high beep A BEL character is received and Beep on BEL is enabled Low high beeps Entry error wrong bar code scanned Re enter criterion or action All previously entered criteria and actions are retained Criteria or action list is too lon
113. bc ne ee uer des 13 11 Enable Disable EANC B 2 sus saurbunana naar nent abd ARE una dd 13 12 Eriable Bisabl Bookland EAN ese m rr RR ehe RR ERR E RR a 13 12 Decode UPC EAN Supplementals 22 22 ocosslss priterr ri rb toc erbrbrerertitortert2eref 13 13 UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy 13 14 Transmit UPC A UPC E UPC E1 Check Digit 13 15 PLP Pipes sc awk cede dp REY REY pe WE RrEPDPPRYXpU PRX ERE P Gerd awe e bpas 13 16 EIC E PGE ere QE HEEFERee edubSEbpICCRME POE SRI Ar EP eri ERREUR 13 17 UPC ET Preamble iiis sisse s rebat hr RR RR wb bee saab s sea REED ERO EER ERSAN EAA 13 18 Comen TONER X ds 13 19 Conver UPC EME LUPA nine nina DE Ebr P SPEED BRE E bed dade 13 19 Pe RE funde veniet darin E peste aunt du sus cum drap e queues ad 13 20 UCC Coupan Extended COS Led ael aper HE EE E RE PRETEEREPEREPAQE RE C rr rriet 13 20 Rd ERRORI TET M REM 13 21 Enables Disable Code 178 ss cnc deddeseegadeed pe deseeans arapi ments bar bdd 13 21 Enable Disable UCLIEAN 128 cocc0ccecddohamaredcpacddadegereoeraparbandkdadepeng dus 13 21 Enable Disable ISBT 128 cdo c56dinoe55 dao PORE ERG REO edna dee bh apd ak ore dinars 13 22 dou o Linda ET dha nest NI EE OT 13 23 Enables Disable Code 39 ou souk cosvociancedunanunoeaued nenande aa die aan add danke 13 23 EnablesDisable Troptie Code 39 wo cccs ccs scacvevccesuasnsaraca
114. bol and the first codeword is 903 907 912 914 915 4 The bar code contains a UCC EAN 128 symbol and the first codeword is in the range 908 909 5 The bar code contains a UCC EAN 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 L2ABCD Data Matrix 0 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 oj aoj A wl N ECC 200 FNC1 in first or fifth position ECI protocol implemented ECC 200 FNC1 in second or sixth position ECI protocol implemented Programming Reference Table B 3 Modifier Characters Continued B 7 Code Type Option Value Option MaxiCode 0 Symbol in Mode 4 or 5 1 Symbol in Mode 2 or 3 2 Symbol in Mode 4 or 5 ECI protocol implemented 3 Symbol in Mode 2 or 3 ECI protocol implemented in secondary message QR Code 0 Model 1 symbol 1 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented 2 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented 3 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented FNC1 implied in first position 4 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented FNC1 implied in first position 5 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented FNC1 implied in second position 6 Model 2 symbol ECI pr
115. bologies Enable Disable PDF417 To enable or disable PDF417 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable PDF417 Enable Disable MicroPDF417 To enable or disable MicroPDF417 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable MicroPDF417 Symbologies 13 57 Disable PDF417 Disable MicroPDF417 13 58 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code 128 Emulation When this parameter is enabled the scanner transmits data from certain MicroPDF417 symbols as if it was encoded in Code 128 symbols Transmit AIM Symbology Identifiers must be enabled for this parameter to work If Code 128 Emulation is enabled these MicroPDF417 symbols are transmitted with one of the following prefixes IGI if the first codeword is 903 907 912 914 915 C2 if the first codeword is 908 or 909 co if the first codeword is 910 or 911 If disabled they are transmitted with one of the following prefixes 1L3 if the first codeword is 903 907 912 914 915 L4 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 Enable Code 128 Emulation Disable Code 128 Emulation Data Matrix To enable or disable Data Matrix scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Data Matrix Disable D
116. ceive error Normal during host reset Otherwise ensure the digital scanner s RS 232 parity setting matches the host setting beep sequence during programming The digital scanner emits long low long high Input error or Cancel bar code was scanned Scan the correct numeric bar codes within range for the parameter programmed programming The digital scanner emits short low short high Out of ADF parameter storage space Erase all rules and re program with shorter rules short low short high beep sequence during Out of Synapse parameter storage space Scan Set Synapse Defaults bar code from the appropriate Synapse Interface Guide for cables no longer in use and re program the digital scanner for the current host interface The digital scanner emits low high low beeps Clearing Code 39 buffer Normal when scanning the Code 39 Buffering Clear Buffer bar code or upon attempt to transmit an empty Code 39 buffer when it is not in use The digital scanner emits one short high beep In RS 232 mode a BEL character is received Normal when Beep on BEL is enabled and the digital scanner is in RS 232 mode The digital scanner emits short low short medium short high beep sequence The digital scanner is powering up Normal when the battery is inserted The battery does not charge The cradle is outside the charging temperature range Charge within the recommend
117. celenaare 5 5 H host types keyboard wedge 6 6 MA ENE TEST EEE T ETA 7 8 wand emulation 10 6 l IBM 468X 469X connection 9 4 BM 468X 469X default parameters 9 5 illamamaioh 2 3 202460 ogee rodret airs EE information service xvi inserting battery 1 9 interfaces supported 1 3 interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes check digit verification 13 37 convert to EAN 13 13 38 transmit check digit 13 37 ISBT 128 bar codes ISBT 128 done EE SU K keyboard maps nena dl keyboard wedge connection m keyboard wedge default parameters 6 5 L LED definitions Tem ecient es M MBCA TOF suisses SEHR RS 13 65 flush buffer abort PDF entry 13 65 maintenance 9 3 Maxicode bar codes Sea tes lo 09 MicroPDF417 bar codes E TAS 13 57 miscellaneous scanner parameters 14 3 mounting GIG sisi iii Messie 1 8 MSI bar codes check digit algorithm 13 47 check digits 13 46 lengifis 34 pesos esedercraneeabaangees 13 44 MR ni see 13 44 transmit check digit 13 46 multipoint mode taste TS charging ee rer S multipoint operation Selen fli xiii cwnaindarageee
118. cen pEkbasrs Cle N notational conventions TT cies XM P DEO o cicbecceatsibetesdtedatttecd aiden 1 11 PDF417 bar codes 13 57 DOU us es Re postal codes A le Austalian postal sareste 13 50 Dutch postal T seras T6 Japan postal sensas DOO transmit UK postal check digit 13 49 transmit US postal check digit 13 51 UE DOSES e ders e ERE HU 13 49 US planet 4 4 sais 13 48 US postet cic eedgicoesdadede ness 13 48 unc oari deen e Anne Em 1 7 D c MT T CER 1 7 Q OR code bar codes 13 59 quiet zone leading margin 10 7 R radio communications 4 9 removing Battery 42 nissan der 1 9 AS 232 Connection 1 ccce es 74 RS 232 default parameters DX TT 7 5 RS 232 host types 7 8 RS 232 parameters 7 6 S sample bar codes C 3 scanner defaults beato TETE sud scanner emulation connection 11 4 scanner emulation default parameters 11 5 CORNING Es ns bas Bcd eau 2 7 SUI i Lee bre dii prit 2 7 2 8 CU PEER EE 4 3 5 3 13 5 14 3 Da U Lu Liebe de bibas 3d 4 3 sequence example 5 3 13 5 14 3 service information PTT m setup SES uses PER UEI A obese or a HER connecting a USB interface 8 3 connecting
119. coder An electronic package that receives the signals from the scanning function performs the algorithm to interpret the signals into meaningful data and provides the interface to other devices Density Describes the relative amount of memory contained in a radio frequency identification tag see Bar Code Density Depth of Field The range between minimum and maximum distances at which a scanner can read a symbol with a certain minimum ement width CD Diffuse Reflection The component of reflected light that emanates in all irections from the reflecting surface d 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 GL 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide EAN EAN U P C Element Encoded Area Error Correction Error Detection Error Correction Characters Error Correction Level Error Detection Characters Fixed Beam Bar Code Reader Guard Bars Horizontal Bar Code Host Computer IEC European Article Number This European international version of the UPC provides its own coding format and symbology standards Element dimensions are specified
120. correcting greater potential symbol damage Symbol characters reserved for error detection that are calculated automatically from the other symbol characters A scanning device where scanning motion is achieved by moving the object relative to the reader as opposed to a moving beam reader Bars located at both ends and the center of a UPC and EAN symbol to provide reference points for scanning A bar code or symbol with an overall length dimension that is parallel to the horizon which resembles a picket fence A computer that serves other terminals in a network providing such services as computation database access supervisory programs and network control International Electrotechnical Commission This international agency regulates laser safety by specifying various laser operation classes based on power output during operation IEC 825 Class 1 Intercharacter Gap Interleaved 2 of5 Interleaved Bar Code LASER Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Laser Diode Laser Scanner LED Indicator Matrix Symbols MIL Misread Misdecode This is the lowest power IEC laser classification Conformity is ensured through a software restriction of 120 seconds of laser operation within any 1000 second window and an automatic laser shutdown if the scanner s oscillating mirror fails The space between two adjacent bar code characters in a discrete code A binary bar code symbology representi
121. cter to insert 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 3 and AIM Code Identifiers on page B 4 Symbol Code ID Character AIM Code ID Character None Miscellaneous Scanner Options 14 5 Prefix Suffix Values To assign a prefix and or one or two suffix values to append to scan data for use in data editing scan the appropriate bar code then scan a four digit number i e four numeric bar codes from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that corresponds to key codes for various terminals For conversion information see the ASCII Character Set tables in the appropriate host chapter To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 ee To use Prefix Suffix values set the Scan Data Transmission Format Scan Prefix Scan Suffix 1 Scan Suffix 2 Data Format Cancel 14 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Scan Data Transmission Format To change the scan data format scan one of the following bar codes corresponding to the desired format c If using this parameter do not use ADF rules to set the prefix suffix To set values for the prefix and or suffix see Prefix Suffix Values on page 14 5 Data As Is DATA SUFFIX 1 DATA
122. d Reserved Jump to Pin 6 DBP 2 Power Power Power Power Power Power Power 3 Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground 4 IBM A 4 Reserved TxD KeyClock DBP Reserved SOS 5 Reserved Reserved RxD TermData CTS D Decode 6 IBM_B SynData RTS KeyData RTS Jump to Pin 1 Trigger 7 Reserved Reserved CTS TermClock Reserved D Enable 8 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 9 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 10 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3 9 Figure 3 2 illustrates the positions of the digital scanner s cradle port pins A SS Pin4 Pin3 Pin2 Pin Figure 3 2 Cradle Pin Assignments The signal descriptions in Table 3 5 apply to the connector from the digital scanner to the scanner cradle and are for reference only Table 3 5 Digital Scanner to Scanner Cradle Pin outs Pin Description 1 VCC 2 CRADLE_TXD 3 CRADLE_RXD 4 GND 3 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Int nnint 4 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide User Preferences 4 3 Introduction This chapter describes each user preference feature and provides the programming bar codes for selecting these features for the digital scanner The digital scanner ships with the settings shown in the User Preferences Default Table on page 4 4 also see Append
123. d a light module is a binary 0 There is no specified minimum or maximum for the X or Y dimension The data region is surrounded by a finder pattern a perimeter to the data region that is 1 module wide which is surrounded by a quiet zone on all four sides of the symbol Two adjacent sides are solid dark lines used primarily to define physical si ze orientation and symbol distortion The two opposite sides consist of alternating dark and light modules The primarily to define the cell structure but se are used also assist in determining physical size and distortion There are 2 types o Data Matrix symbologies ECC 000 140 with several available levels of convolutional error correction and ECC correction For IS0 200 which uses Reed Solomon error EC JTC 1 SC 31 purposes only ECC 200 is recommended The intellectual property rights associated with Data Matrix have been committed to the public domain Data Structure The stipulation of the type of information that is included in a bar code such as its order and format 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 De
124. d interprets it for the host IBM 468X 469X hosts 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 codes The following international keyboards are supported for Windows environment North America German French French Canadian Spanish Italian Swedish UK English Japanese and Brazilian Portuguese Synapse capability which allows connection to a wide variety of host systems using a Synapse cable and Synapse adapter cable The digital scanner autodetects the Synapse interface Configuration via 123Scan 1 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Unpacking the Digital Scanner Remove the digital scanner from its packing and inspect it If the digital scanner was damaged in transit call the Symbol Support Center at one of the telephone numbers listed on page xvii KEEP THE PACKING It is the approved shipping container and should be used if the equipment needs to be returned for servicing The Digital Scanner Cradle The digital scanner cradle serves as a stand charger and host interface for the digital scanner There are two versions of the cradle e Charging cradle with radio All communication between the cordless digital scanner and the host computer is accomplished through the cradle Each bar code contains programming instructions or other data unique to the bar code pattern The digital scanner transmit
125. data to be entered by a keyboard or by various types of scanners The dimension of the narrowest bar and narrowest space in a bar code The height of the modules in a row of a 2 dimensional symbols Glossary GL 11 GL 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Numerics IN 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide S default rules i i esse ere pkg alee numeric keypad 15 23 15 24 pad spaces 15 36 pad PONS RR 15 40 rules ol es 15 3 rules hierarchy 15 6 send alt characters 15 64 send control characters 15 45 Send TUOCTIOI KEV iussis e rer Rut 15 74 send keyboard characters pde send keypad characters T send preset value ITUNES setup Tields ia ccccanadenaetoonedion seas skip ahead characters 15 skip back characters 15 32 space removal 15 35 special commands 15 8 specific data string 15 22 turn off rule sets 15 88 turn on rule sets 15 87 zero removal 10 35 AIM code identifiers BA SIDING dressent IE decode aiming d pattern TOUT PETENS almi Dll ao echssrbrrRra pri YT RCIRRET GE T TONG sites sinus ie TE 5 6 UTILE LE eo Le sta nar Eas SEES 2 7 2 8 ASCII character set 6 16 7 22 8
126. des Reb E E 4 6 A SOUL te herder eather EDT EGO Pb I GRE HE pobre ord der ed 4 6 del os MOI NEST E E T E EEE ETS T TIT 4 7 Boop Aftor Good DOGOBE i ceeic REC HECERREFRE HUP EC RF EFPE P PERIERE PEE hay ioee ides artes 4 7 Decade Session TMEO usc Seex ane PROP PRU RO DUPLO rbErb TR IREE DE reb ede dd 4 8 Fua TD DECIDE uiu bench ong Ys dere deeb ceed ATO IV DECR IE PI PVP RI ER EUIS REM 4 8 Hat bor BRIDE siib ca cto Pedo Ue ox topo xb ted DEA vd p o dace dA else ita 4 9 Connection Maintenance Interval 4 9 Baur OU OEP ON SE etre EU pRdRI EE pend acl Su CHEST poo Hack egal ele eon pota a 4 11 Paramotor Brogade Li Lot perte Melee Ue bae pr a tbe a doppio kr oe dor 4 11 single Point Mwltipalht ODA TION ass a vresen emineanrerenerera sentence Here ee 4 12 Chapter 5 Decoding Preferences IAA o ss sis ass tepslurdeneshdehanethesdiens sat tines une ssidessessaueNbbess anses 5 3 canit Seguente Eram ES ac epa doce docti de ondes pecado ed ede e dor bdo debi ird dord es 5 3 BUCS NE SCORIOUN pe cde ee ae Cre des trier ed rer RECTORE FERE REM 5 3 Decoding Preferences Parameter Defaults 5 4 L o P TER Le sde aan eb dete duos meteo docti 5 5 ESA EL PPT EE EESE SE EOT EEE E EA SETS TE S SENA POSTS T A TANET 5 5 D S RMS sept sien de a er rr RC E pha ire aea 5 6 Lepide Amna PERRIN aae t bhoEo bete 4IOPEd ID PD POP IPpPINO I MP ORE bie e RP IP be SS 5 6
127. distribution center uses a host computer with dedicated control characters for manufacturer ID lt CTRL M part number CTRL P and destination code CTRL D At this center the UPC data is treated as a manufacturer ID code The center programs the following rules e When scanning data of code type Code 128 send the next 5 characters send the manufacturer ID key CTRL M send the next 5 characters send the part number key CTRL P send the next 2 characters send the destination code key CTRL D e When scanning data of code type UPC EAN send all data send the manufacturer ID key CTRL M To enter these rules see the following sections Rule 1 The Code 128 Scanning Rule Step Scan Bar Code On Page 1 Begin New Rule 15 8 2 Code 128 15 11 3 Send next 5 characters 15 27 4 Send CTRL M 15 47 5 Send next 5 characters 15 27 6 Send CTRL P gt 15 47 7 Send next 2 characters 15 26 8 Send lt CTRL D gt 15 46 g Save Rule 15 8 Rule 2 The UPC Scanning Rule Step Scan Bar Code On Page 1 Begin New Rule 15 8 2 UPC EAN 15 12 3 Send all remaining data 15 26 4 Send CTRL M 15 47 5 Save Rule 15 8 Beep Indication High High High High High High High High High High High High High High High High High Low High Low Beep Indication High High High High High High High High High Low High Low Advanced Data Formatting 15 5 To correct any errors made while entering this rule scan the
128. don este 15 36 Fad DA WAN ZBROS es Spacer E FERE aare E Ope dba Eae ae e ead 15 40 BO ubl ee eee ee eee Ee oe a NSE ES bau dade bid uu EAN I A rd 15 45 Send Keystroke Control Characters and Keyboard Characters 15 45 Send Fight Control Key iiid doses ora CORR we IER E PCR RE ERR REPE RR ERU d ERA 15 81 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters 15 82 M ugs M 15 87 T r cor ET Loss edu eR peo RU OM A E OH CR Rene and RH ER boa d 15 88 PS SETTE OA LED ETE EE E ETT TT TEE T LT D TOT iei 15 89 Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Appendix B Programming Reference SUDO CHOOSES e coo iier dre rosis Rad Poder Patet dde Dad dd eR PE dd B 3 P bees d RE E 5 woth TE T T TO TT m B 4 Appendix C Sample Bar Codes UL ae dpe de M Ar ET de lp ede Cine or cn Nm ia E Pe Ed C 3 be en a api dedi apnd Da Didi dou C 3 Re TS C 3 ED E ER C 4 ul Potete EEA TE DM SA VEE UIDERETUR RP MET C 4 ln U C 4 MUR ES ae dar debo d db Re re Selb ada ni lebe prp dd dede d b d C 4 Pop po TEITER ID ERNE EPEE EE E EERE NE T D TS C 5 PTE D PAPEETE O E dune nderisegameniesrammandhordse C 5 EE E aa qi em cad dd Do did de DU cn REN C 5 jr RS II PEEVE SOAS RN SU EPIRI ETT TO N TENESI SITAE IT C 5 Hit ES TE o OP Os din dep Didone quasi eder OM eRIatka sea bot Pp oda did pbedt quib daa C 6 xg Career a Seer E A
129. e 39 buffer is full Low high low beeps The Code 39 buffer was erased or there was an attempt to clear or transmit an empty buffer Low high beeps A successful transmission of buffered data Macro PDF Two long low beeps File ID error A bar code not in the current Macro PDF sequence was scanned Three long low beeps Out of memory There is not enough buffer space to store the current Macro PDF symbol Four long low beeps Five long low beeps Bad symbology Scanned a 1D or 2D bar code in a Macro PDF sequence a duplicate Macro PDF label a label in an incorrect order or trying to transmit an empty or illegal Macro PDF field Flushing Macro PDF buffer Digital Scanning 2 5 Table 2 1 Standard Beeper Definitions Continued Beeper Sequence Indication Fast warble beep Aborting Macro PDF sequence Low high beeps Flushing an already empty Macro PDF buffer ADF Programming Normal Data Entry Hi gh low beeps Enter another digit Add leading zeros to the front if necessary Low low beeps Enter another alphabetic character or scan the End of Message bar code Hi gh high beeps Enter another criterion or action or scan the Save Rule bar code High low high low beeps Rule saved Rule entry mode exited Hi gh low low beeps Low beep All criteria or actions cleared for current rule continue entering rule Delete last s
130. e Disable Code 93 To enable or disable Code 93 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 Symbologies 13 31 Set Lengths for Code 93 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 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Code 93 symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codesto select the length For example to decode only Code 93 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 93 One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Code 93 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those Code 93 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scanner to decode a Code 93 symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Code
131. e bar codes or short bar code sequences Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scan only one bar code to set a parameter value Other parameters such as Prefix Value require scanning several bar codes in sequence See the parameter description for this procedure Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified if an error is made during a scanning sequence re scan the correct parameter Miscellaneous Default Parameters Table 14 1 lists the defaults for miscellaneous scanner options parameters To change an option scan the appropriate bar code s in this chapter eo See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 14 1 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Miscellaneous Scanner Options Transmit Code ID Character None 14 4 Prefix Value 7013 lt CR gt lt LF gt 14 5 Suffix 1 Value 7013 lt CR gt lt LF gt 14 5 Suffix 2 Value Scan Data Transmission Format Data As Is 14 6 FN1 Substitution Values Set FN1 Substitution Value 14 7 Transmit No Read Message Disable No Read 14 8 Report Version 14 8 14 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters Transmit Code ID Character A code ID character identifies the code type of a scanned bar code This is useful when the digital scanner is decoding more than one code type Select a code ID chara
132. e cable interface port on the digital scanner cradle See Connecting the Cradle on page 1 6 Connect the round male DIN host connector of the Y cable to the keyboard port on the host computer Connect the round female DIN keyboard connector of the Y cable to the keyboard connector If required attach the optional power supply to the power connector on the Y cable Ensure all connections are secure Turn on the host system Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle Select the keyboard wedge host type by scanning the appropriate bar code from Keyboard Wedge Host Types on page 6 6 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors may be different from those illustrated in Figure 6 1 but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle remain the same Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host Keyboard Wedge Default Parameters Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 5 Table 6 1 lists the defaults for keyboard wedge host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in this chapter CO Table 6 1 Keyboard Wedge Host Default Table See Appendix Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Parame
133. e changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host If problems occur see Troubleshooting on page 3 4 USB Default Parameters Table 8 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 8 6 t See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 8 1 USB Host Default Table Parameter USB Host Parameters Default Page Number USB Device Type HID Keyboard Emulation 8 6 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes North American 8 7 USB Keystroke Delay No Delay 0 msec 8 9 USB Caps Lock Override Disable 8 9 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 8 10 Emulate Keypad Disable 8 10 USB Keyboard FN1 Substitution Disable 8 11 Function Key Mapping Disable 8 11 Simulated Caps Lock Disable 8 12 Convert Case No Case Conversion 8 12 USB Interface 8 5 8 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide USB Host Parameters USB Device Type Select the desired USB device type oe When changing USB device types the digital scanner disconnects and reconnects as the cradle re enumerates on the USB bus HID Keyboard Emulation IBM Table Top USB IBM Hand Held USB USB Country Keyboard Types Country Cod
134. e digital scanner See Chapter 4 User Preferences and each host chapter for information about programming the digital scanner using bar code menus See Chapter 12 123Scan to configure the digital scanner using this configuration program 123Scan includes a help file 1 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 2 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Digital Scanning 2 3 Introduction This chapter provides beeper and LED definitions digital scanning techniques general scanning instructions and tips and decode zone diagrams Tether Plate Indicators Figure 2 1 Parts of the Digital Scanner 2 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Beeper Definitions The digital scanner emits different beeper sequences and patterns to indicate its status Table 2 1 defines beep sequences that occur during both normal scanning and while programming the digital scanner Table 2 1 Standard Beeper Definitions Beeper Sequence Indication Standard Use Short low short medium short high beeps Power up One short high beep The digital scanner successfully decoded a bar code if the decode beeper is enabled Four long low beeps A communication error occurred while transmitting a scanned symbol to a host The data is ignored This occurs if the digital scanner is not properly configured or if the digital scanner has disconnected from the cradle Long low high beeps Attempt to pair with the cradle was unsuccessful E
135. e that can have different values assigned to it PDF417 Percent Decode Pitch Plessey Code Postnet Code Print Contrast Signal PCS Programming Mode Quiet Zone Radio Frequency Radio Frequency Data Communication RFDC Radio Frequency Identification RFID Radio Frequency Tag Reflectance An error correcting 2 dimensional multi row symbol developed in 1992 by Symbol Technologies PDF417 symbols are constructed from 4 bars and 4 spaces over 17 modules The symbol size is from 3 to 90 rows There is no specified minimum or maximum for X or Y dimension With at least the recommended minimum level of error correction the recommended Y dimension is 3X With less than the minimum recommended level of error correction the recommended Y dimension is 4X A quiet zone of 2X is specified on each side of a symbol Because of delta decode techniques the symbology is immune from uniform bar width growth PDF417 supports cross row scanning The intellectual property rights associated with PDF417 have been committed to the public domain The average probability that a single scan of a bar code would result in a successful decode In a well designed bar code scanning system that probability should approach near 10096 Rotation of a bar code symbol in an axis parallel to the direction of the bars A pulse width modulated bar code commonly used for shelf marking in grocery stores Code developed by the U S Postal Serv
136. ed temperature of 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C nominal 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C ideal The battery door falls off The digital scanner was dropped Snap the battery door back in to reinstall e If problems still occur contact the distributor or call the local Symbol Support Center See page xvii for the telephone numbers 3 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Technical Specifications Table 3 2 Technical Specifications DS 3478 Digital Scanner Item Description Battery Rechargeable Lithium lon 2200 mAh 3 7V Decode Capability UPC EAN UPC EAN with supplementals UCC EAN JAN 8 amp 13 128 Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 39 Trioptic Codabar NW7 Interleaved 2 of 5 Discrete 2 of 5 IATA 2 of 5 Code 128 Code 93 MSI Code 11 Code 32 Coupon Code Bookland EAN RSS US Postnet US Planet UK Postal Japan Postal Australia Postal Dutch Postal Composite Codes PDF417 MicroPDF Maxicode Data Matrix ECC 200 QR Code Beeper Operation Beeper Volume User selectable Enable Disable User selectable Three levels Beeper Tone User selectable Three tones Yaw Tolerance 50 from nominal Pitch Tolerance 60 from nominal Roll Tolerance 180 from nominal Print Contrast Minimum 2596 minimum reflectance differential measured at 650 nm Ambient Light Immunity 10 000 Ft Candles 107 600 Lux Durability 6 5 ft 2 0
137. er to decode 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanners capability Due to the construction of the 2 of 5 symbology the digital scanner can interpret a scan line covering only a portion of the code as a complete scan yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code To prevent this select specific lengths 12 of 5 One Discrete Length Two Discrete Lengths for 2 of 5 applications 13 36 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 continued 12 of 5 One Discrete Length 12 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths 12 of 5 Length Within Range 12 of 5 Any Length Symbologies 13 37 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification When this feature is enabled the digital scanner checks the integrity of all 2 of 5 symbols to verify that the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbology Specification USS or the Optical Product Code Council OPCC check digit algorithm Disable USS Check Digit OPCC Check Digit Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Enable Do Not Transmit 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 13 38 DS 3478 P
138. ers 16 Characters 18 Characters 20 Characters 15 20 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths continued 21 Characters 23 Characters 25 Characters 27 Characters 22 Characters 24 Characters 26 Characters Code Lengths continued 29 Characters Advanced Data Formatting 15 21 28 Characters 30 Characters 15 22 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Message Containing a Specific Data String Use this feature to select whether the formatting affects data that begins with a specific character or data string or contains a specific character or data string There are four features e Specific String at Start e Specific String Any Location e Any Message OK e Rule Belongs to Set Specific String at Start To set a specific string at start 1 Scan the Specific String At Start bar code 2 Scan bar codes representing the desired character string up to 8 characters using the A phanumeric Keyboard on page 15 89 3 Scan End of Message on page 15 98 Specific String At Start Specific String Any Location To set a specific string any location 1 Scan the Specific String Any Location bar code 2 Scan a two digit number
139. es USB Interface 8 7 Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device re enumerates on the USB bus North American Standard USB Keyboard French Windows French Canadian Windows 2000 XP When changing USB Country Keyboard Types the digital scanner disconnects and reconnects as the cradle German Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 8 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes continued Spanish Windows Swedish Windows Japanese Windows ASCII Italian Windows UK English Windows Brazilian Portuguese Windows USB Interface 8 9 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 slower data transmission No Delay 0 msec Medium Delay 20 msec Long Delay 40 msec USB Caps Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation d
140. essful transmission If after a specified amount of time the decode signal is not asserted indicating that the attached decoder has not successfully received the bar code data the digital scanner issues transmit error beeps Scan the appropriate bar code to select the desired transmission timeout 3 Second Transmission Timeout 4 Second Transmission Timeout 5 Second Transmission Timeout 10 Second Transmission Timeout 30 Second Transmission Timeout Scanner Emulation Interface 11 11 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters that the host does not recognize When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters and no error beeps sound When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar codes containing at least one unknown character are not sent to the host and an error beep sounds Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Enable Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Disable 11 12 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Leading Margin Scan one of the following bar codes to select a leading margin duration 1 ms Leading Margin 2 ms Leading Margin 3 ms Leading Margin 5 ms Leading Margin 10 ms Leading Margin Scanner Emulation Interface 11 13 Check for Decode LED The attached decoder typically asserts the decode line to signal to the scanner emulation host that it has successfully decoded the transmitted b
141. eter strips the start and stop characters from a decoded Codabar symbol Enable this feature if the host system requires this data format Enable NOTIS Editing Disable NOTIS Editing 13 44 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide MSI Enable Disable MSI To enable or disable MSI scan the appropriate bar code below Enable MSI Disable MSI Set Lengths for MSI 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 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those MSI symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length For example to decode only MSI symbols with 14 characters scan MSI One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those MSI symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those MSI symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select MSI Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 In case of an error or to change the selec
142. etrically EAN is used primarily in retail fixed length numeric 13 digit bar code symbol consisting 30 dark elements and 29 intervening light elements Each haracter is represented by 2 bars and 2 spaces over 7 odules A bar may be comprised of 1 2 3 or 4 modules ach EAN U P C symbol consists of a leading quiet zone a art pattern 7 left hand data characters a center bar attern 5 right hand data characters a Modulo 10 check haracter a stop pattern and a trailing quiet zone U P C is ten considered a 12 digit code The 13th digit of EAN U PC symbol is a derived character in the left most position In the case of U P C this derived left most character is a 0 29 gt 3 3 2 D o0 m Generic term for a bar or space Total linear dimension occupied by all characters of a code pattern including start stop characters and data reader or decoder s use of mathematical schemes to reconstruct or replace damaged or missing symbol characters to enable the reading of the symbol data This occurs when error correction characters detect that the presence of errors in the symbol exceeds the error correction capacity and keeps the symbol from being decoded as erroneous data Symbol characters used for error correction and detection calculated automatically from the other symbol characters An indicator of the number of characters used in a symbology for error correction A higher level of error correction allows for
143. evice When enabled the case of the data is preserved 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 8 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide USB Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters and no error beeps sound When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar codes containing at least one unknown character are not sent to the host and an error beep sounds Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Enable Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Disable Emulate Keypad When enabled all characters are sent as ASCII sequences over the numeric keypad For example ASCII A is sent as ALT make 0 6 5 ALT Break Disable Keypad Emulation Enable Keypad Emulation USB Interface 8 11 USB Keyboard FN1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device When enabled this replaces any FN1 characters in an EAN 128 bar code with a Key C
144. eyboard wedge 6 4 lost connection TORTE RL BS 292 su ceci sas RES mI scanner emulation 223944 sense tes lA Synapse interface TTE saal USB reran EN wand emulation 10 4 dij mr EM HE S EE 14 O Ae Til EEE weet eb ne 1 6 diaga essieu 1 5 1 6 inserting Scanner 1 10 mounting 1 8 IN 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide S PINUS sure eae ens TUE 3 8 3 9 specifications 3 7 supply power 1 7 D Data Matrix bar codes a 13 58 decode zones por cT EE 2 10 SE QUE s oues ees RE TE 2 9 toG eO ONUS ss ce re ee 2 11 decoding preferences parameters 5 4 default parameters 4 4 decoding preferences 5 4 IBM 468X 469X bte keyboard wedge PAS s 6 5 miscellaneous scanner options 14 3 Bee sara ec ini de E scanner emulation 11 5 standard default table Ad SymDologi s os vai cue eotiaredereeinacis 13 6 dc P M P n 8 5 user preferences iia 4 4 wand emulation 10 5 discrete 2 of 5 bar codes discrete 2 ofS amuser 13 39 Jen ms esserci Lois ranvanea toag 19 40 E exposure options illumination 5 6 F OU INOUE Lis occu nce de toe daene
145. ference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued Y z A 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Standard Default Parameters A 3 Parameter Default Page Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter All Defaults 4 5 Parameter Scanning Enable 4 5 Beeper Tone Medium 4 6 Beeper Volume High 4 6 Power Mode Reduced 4 7 Beep After Good Decode Enable 4 7 Decode Session Timeout 3 0 seconds 4 8 Fuzzy 1D Decoding Enable 4 8 Radio Communications Connection Maintenance Interval 15 minutes 4 9 Radio Output Power Bluetooth Class 1 4 11 Parameter Broadcast Enable 4 11 Single Point Multipoint Operation Single Point 4 12 Decoding Options Focus Mode Far Focus 5 5 Decoding Illumination Enable 5 6 Decode Aiming Pattern Enable 5 6 Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type IBM PC AT amp IBM PC 6 6 Compatibles Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes North American 6 7 Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 6 9 Keystroke Delay 0 msec No Delay 6 9 Intra Keystroke Delay Disable 6 10 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation Disable 6 10 Caps Lock On Disable 6 11 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued
146. g for a rule 2 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide LED Definitions In addition to beeper sequences the digital scanner uses a two color LED to indicate its status Table 2 2 explains LED sequences Table 2 2 LED Status Indications LED Indication Standard Use Off No power is applied to the digital scanner or the digital scanner is on and ready to scan Green The digital scanner successfully decoded a bar code Red A data transmission error or digital scanner malfunction occurred Charging Use Green Slow Flash The digital scanner is in the cradle and is charging in slow mode occurs when the host cable powers the cradle Green Fast Flash The digital scanner is in the cradle and is charging in rapid mode occurs when an external power supply powers the cradle Red fast flash two flashes per second Overcharge condition Contact the Symbol Support Center Red slow flash one flash per second Battery voltage not increasing with charge Replace the battery Red and green flash Temperature fault Move the cradle to a location where the temperature is 0 40 C optimal charging temperature is 5 35 C Digital Scanning 2 7 Digital Scanning See Chapter 1 Getting Started to install and program the digital scanner To scan 1 Aim the digital scanner at the bar code 2 Pressthe scan trigger DETH Figure 2 2 Aiming the Digital Scanner The dig
147. geageanercaargurane se 13 23 Convert Code 39 To Cod 32 cp ccc eietbidded iR RID RR peda ARR AERE RIP RIA pu een 13 24 DITS PRE UE E APRIRE REPRE P E DEEP Eb EH AIR eb pes 13 24 Sur Eats 1h CONG Laser Eod AE rub FER da A ESO p bdephniepie5be p bred ss 13 25 Code 39 Check Digit Verification 13 26 Tronsmit Coda JI Check DIE Lines une rnenidemepenessireutienedie detente 13 27 Code 39 Full ASCI Conversion aussi bord IR DR dt ee nids dois date weed 13 27 Code 39 Buffering Scan amp Store 4444 suupuancadhhadeuitabrldatta te d bat 13 28 a EELT ne VELIS D dd ie di Ne ct 13 30 Enable Disable Cade 83 cesses en mes ne e bbb Rer heure DEE es 13 30 Contents vii viii DS 3478 Product Reference Guide S peA erase Code 1 A E i uie TU 13 32 Set es a aeqne se a tu E T 13 33 Code 11 Check Digit Verification CR dst db E iiie peii de bad d didt ata 13 34 Transit Gode 11 Check DIIS Li ecsacruta de dea ode re wh re ETE dre art ES Taldcb ea daos Peg Interleaved 2 of 5 12 0f5 de der cd dei dde de pede door deu Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 22 13 95 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Duos RI Ru M debes LL le DII 13 35 12 of 5 Check Digit Verification 13 37 Transmit 2 of 5 Check i C be REUTERS 13 37 Gon 2 93 fo ERN LL isses teketatespitdr bebe ree pir basin i RO
148. he beeper still operates during parameter menu scanning and indicates error conditions Beep After Good Decode Enable Do Not Beep After Good Decode Disable 4 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Decode Session Timeout 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 3 0 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 Single digit numbers must have a leading zero 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 5 Decode Session Timeout Fuzzy 1D Decoding Enable this parameter to increase aggressiveness when decoding significantly damaged 1D symbols Disabling this parameter reduces decode aggressiveness on such symbols but increases decode aggressiveness on 2D symbols t 123Scan does not support this option Enable Fuzzy 1D Decoding Disable Fuzzy 1D Decoding User Preferences 4 9 Radio Communications Connection Maintenance Interval When a digital scanner disconnects from a cradle due to a Link Supervision Timeout the digital scanner immedia
149. he digital scanner issues a fast warble beep and the LED turns green indicating a successful parameter entry Other parameters such as Decode Session Timeout require scanning several bar codes See the parameter description for this procedure Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified if an error is made during a scanning sequence re scan the correct parameter 4 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide User Preferences Default Parameters Table 4 1 lists the defaults for user preference parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in User Preferences on page 4 5 t See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 4 1 User Preferences Default Table Parameter Default Page Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter All Defaults 4 5 Parameter Scanning Enable 4 5 Beeper Tone Medium 4 6 Beeper Volume High 4 6 Power Mode Reduced 4 7 Beep After Good Decode Enable 4 7 Decode Session Timeout 3 0 seconds 4 8 Fuzzy 1D Decoding Enable 4 8 Connection Maintenance Interval 15 minutes 4 9 Radio Output Power Bluetooth Class 1 4 11 Parameter Broadcast Enable 4 11 Single Point Multipoint Operation Single Point 4 12 User Preferences 4 5 User Preferences Set Default Parameter Scan this bar code to return all parameters to the default values listed in Table A 1 on
150. ication of the second check digit by scanning the bar code below See MSI Check Digit Algorithm on page 13 47 for the selection of second digit algorithms One MSI Check Digit Two MSI Check Digits Transmit MSI Check Digit s Scan a bar code below to transmit MSI data with or without the check digit Transmit MSI Check Digit s Enable Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit s Disable Symbologies 13 47 MSI Check Digit Algorithm 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 MOD 10 MOD 10 13 48 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Postal Codes US Postnet To enable or disable US Postnet scan the appropriate bar code below Enable US Postnet Disable US Postnet US Planet To enable or disable US Planet scan the appropriate bar code below Enable US Planet Disable US Planet UK Postal To enable or disable UK Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UK Postal Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Select whether to transmit UK Postal data with or without the check digit
151. ice to assist in the automatic sorting of mail 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 The state in which a scanner is configured for parameter values see Scanning Mode A clear space containing no dark marks which precedes the start character of a bar code symbol and follows the stop character Non optical automatic identification devices that use radio waves to transmit data Handheld or vehicle mounted units that send and receive messages by radio frequency Information from the units is displayed on a screen for workers and allows real time two way exchange of data between terminals when one terminal is mobile and the other is a host computer at a remote location The use of small radio transponders that are activated by a reading transmitter The transponder carries a unique ID code or other information in its memory and can be read at a distance without line of sight An electronic tag capable of receiving storing and or transmitting digital information Amount of light returned from an illuminated surface Glossary GL 9 GL 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Resolution RSS Scan Area Scanner Scanning Mode Scanning Sequence Self Checking Code Skew Sp
152. ide the battery out 4 Slide the new battery into the chamber with the rounded side toward the back and the contacts facing into the chamber Figure 1 6 Inserting the Battery 5 Close the latch 6 Insert a coin or flathead screwdriver in the slot at the base of the digital scanner press down gently and turn the slot clockwise to lock the latch in place 1 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Charging the Battery For best performance fully charge the digital scanner battery before using the digital scanner for the first time To charge the battery place the digital scanner in the cradle ensuring that the metal contacts on the bottom of the digital scanner touch the contacts on the cradle The battery begins charging complete charge can take up to four hours depending on the remaining charge in the battery Charge within the recommended temperature of 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C nominal 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C ideal Charging LED The flashing green LED indicates charging activity See Table 2 2 on page 2 6 If the digital scanner is charging in fast mode external power supply is present the green LED blinks quickly on for 0 25 seconds off for 0 75 seconds If the digital scanner is charging in slow mode host powered mode the LED blinks slowly on for 0 5 seconds off for 1 5 seconds Charging Problem LED A solid or flashing red LED during charging indicates a charging problem See Table 2 2 on page 2 6 for definit
153. ike direct reflection of light from a surface which can cause difficulty decoding a bar code A 2 dimensional 2D symbol with sequences of linear width coded data that are stacked one upon another i e PDF417 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 A foundation material on which a substance or image is placed 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 The ratio of symbol height to symbol width The number of data characters per unit length usually expressed as characters per inch CPI The distance between the outside edges of the quiet zones of the first row and the last row Symbol Length Symbology Tilt Tolerance 2 dimensional 2D symbology UCC UCC EAN 128 UPC Variable Length Code Vertical Bar Code Visible Laser Diode VLD Wand Scanner Wedge X Dimension Y Dimension 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 The structural rules and conventions for representing data within a particular bar code type e g UPC EAN Code 39 Rotation of
154. in the case of the sale rule above the rule programmer wants the cashier to scan the bar code M before a sale To do this enter the rule as follows When scanning a bar code of length 1 that begins with M select rule set number 1 Program another rule to switch back When scanning a bar code of length 1 that begins with N turn off rule set number 1 To switch back to normal rules in the sale rule When scanning a bar code of length 15 send the next 2 characters send the class key send the next 8 characters send the stock key turn off rule set 1 For optimal results scan the Disable All Rule Sets bar code on page 15 10 after programming a rule belonging to an alternate rule set In addition to enabling and disabling rule sets within the rules enable or disable them by scanning the appropriate bar codes on 15 10 Rules Hierarchy in Bar Codes When programming rules be sure to program the most general rule first as rules are stored at the top of a rules list in a buffer as they are entered For example after creating three rules the list is configured as follows Third Rule Second Rule First Rule After scanning data the rules hierarchy checks the rules list from top to bottom to determine if the criteria matches and therefore whether to apply the actions Actions modify the data format specified by the first matching set of criteria it finds then disregard subsequent rules For this reason be sure to progr
155. ing per second When one bit is the standard event this is a measure of bits per second bps For example a baud rate of 50 means transmission of 50 bits of data per second Denotes that a machine readable symbol can be read successfully in two directions either backwards or forwards Also identifies a scanner that can operate or a bar code that can be read independent of scanning direction Denotes a numbering system to base 2 in which numbers are expressed as combinations of the digits 0 and 1 with positional weighting based on powers of 2 In computing these can be represented electrically by off and on respectively or in machine readable symbols by narrow and wide elements or by the absence or presence of a bar module Binary digit One bit is the basic unit of binary information Generally eight consecutive bits compose one byte of data The pattern of 0 and 1 values within the byte determines its meaning Standard for Bluetooth radio transmission for a range of up to 100m Class 2 Bluetooth Byte CDRH CDRH Class 1 CDRH Class 2 Character Character Set Check Digit Codabar Code Code 11 Code 128 Code 3 of 9 Code 39 Glossary GL 3 Standard for Bluetooth radio that restricts the transmission range to 10m in order to reduce the effect of the radio on neighboring wireless systems sequential series of bits comprising one character and handled as one unit Usually encoded in the ASC
156. ing user preference features for the digital scanner Chapter 5 Decoding Preferences describes digital scanner preference features and provides the programming bar codes for selecting these features Chapter 6 Keyboard Wedge Interface provides information for setting up the digital scanner for keyboard wedge operation Chapter 7 RS 232 Interface provides information for setting up the digital scanner for RS 232 operation Chapter 8 USB Interface provides information for setting up the digital scanner for USB operation Chapter 9 IBM 468X 469X Interface provides information for setting up the digital scanner with IBM 468X 469X POS systems Chapter 10 Wand Emulation Interface provides information for setting up the digital scanner for wand emulation operation Chapter 11 Scanner Emulation Interface provides information for setting up the digital scanner for scanner emulation operation Chapter 12 123Scan provides information on the PC based scanner configuration tool 123Scan Chapter 13 Symbologies describes all symbology features and provides the programming bar codes for selecting these features Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Scanner Options includes commonly used bar codes to customize how data is transmitted to the host device Chapter 15 Advanced Data Formatting ADF describes how to customize scanned data before transmitting to the host Appendix A Standard Default Parameters provides a table of all host and miscellaneous scanne
157. ion 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 When this option is selected data is transmitted immediately No response is expected from the host ACK NAK When this option is selected after transmitting data the digital scanner expects either an ACK or NAK response from the host When a NAK is received the digital scanner transmits the same data again and waits for either an ACK or NAK After three unsuccessful attempts to send data when NAKs are received 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 digital 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 When this option is selected the digital scanner waits for an ENQ character from the host before transmitting data If an ENQ is not received 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 addit
158. ional ENQ is not required XON XOFF An XOFF character turns the digital scanner transmission off until the digital scanner receives an XON character There are two situations for XON XOFF e XOFF is received before the digital scanner has data to send When the digital scanner has data to send it waits up to Host Serial Response Time out for an XON character before transmission If the XON is not received within this time the digital scanner issues an error indication and discards the data e XOFF is received 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 up to 30 seconds for the XON 7 16 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Software Handshaking continued None ENO XON XOFF ACK NAK ACK NAK with ENO Host Serial Response Time out RS 232 Interface 7 17 This parameter specifies how long the digital scanner waits for an ACK NAK or CTS before determining that a transmission error has occurred This only applies when in one of the ACK NAK software handshaking modes or RTS CTS hardware handshaking mode e This parameter does not apply to the Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode A B and the OPOS JPOS host types M Minimum 2 sec Medium 5 Sec
159. ions of error conditions and the appropriate action to take Inserting the Digital Scanner in the Cradle Insert the digital scanner in the cradle so that the metal contacts on the bottom of the digital scanner handle touch the contacts on the cradle 1 With a slightly rotated motion insert the digital scanner into the cradle top first 2 Push the handle down until it clicks into place engaging the contacts in the cradle and digital scanner Figure 1 7 Inserting the Digital Scanner in the Cradle Getting Started 1 11 Pairing Pairing is the process by which a digital scanner initiates communication with a cradle The cradle has multipoint capability and can pair with up to four digital scanners at a time The cradle includes a pairing bar code To pair the digital scanner with the cradle scan the pairing bar code on the cradle A short low high beep indicates successful pairing e The pairing bar code that connects the digital scanner to a cradle is unique to each cradle Do not scan data or parameters until pairing completes Unpairing Unpair the digital scanner from the cradle to make the cradle available for pairing with another digital scanner Scan the Unpairing bar code on page 4 12 to unpair the digital scanner from its cradle t An unpairing bar code is also included in the DS 3478 Quick Start Guide Configuring the Digital Scanner Use the bar codes in this manual or the 123Scan configuration program to configure th
160. ipment so that the service person can try to talk you through your problem If the equipment is found to be working properly and the problem is symbol readability the Support Center will request samples of your bar codes for analysis at our plant If your problem cannot be solved over the phone you may need to return your equipment for servicing If that is necessary you will be given specific directions CO Symbol Technologies 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 the original shipping container was not kept contact Symbol to have another sent to you Symbol Support Center xvii For service information warranty information or technical assistance contact or call the Symbol Support Center listed below For the latest service information go to http www symbol com United States Symbol Technologies Inc One Symbol Plaza Holtsville New York 11742 1300 1 800 653 5350 United Kingdom Symbol Technologies Symbol Place Winnersh Triangle Berkshire RG41 5TP United Kingdom 0800 328 2424 Inside UK 44 118 945 7529 Outside UK Australia Symbol Technologies Pty Ltd 432 St Kilda Road Melbourne Victoria 3004 1 800 672 906 Inside Australia 61 3 9866 6044 Outside Australia Denmark Danmark Symbol Technologies AS Dr Neergaardsvej 3 2970 Hgrsholm 7020 1718 Inside Denmark
161. it No Read Message Scan one of the following bar codes to select whether or not to transmit a No Read message When enabled the characters NR transmit when a bar code is not decoded When disabled if a symbol does not decode nothing transmits to the host Enable No Read Disable No Read Report Version Scan the bar code below to report the version of software currently installed in the digital scanner Report Software Version 15 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide FD Re nt de bio desde mere baden Ete 24 975 5d lente dns Pad Data Wiii dE de screener te 23g br RpDER ERG ETaX OUR PE PEE drqab Ub sx dPSS dro MTRMTRECTTENMITTT ms Send Keystroke Control Characters and Keyboard Characters Seid Fight RES os si dsssomssuebussoiassasessutentienssousessue sadisesisossi Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters TOAVOG PUIG SEES radar ia ER rer tab V e pred Turn EP PUES OES Lio ocio ied ie doce E edo deep teo rebum bux deb ddr cba od a ET Plpbanumelic Reda 1 sde seine RES REDE RERRR SER hein RR E bt era 15 36 15 40 15 45 15 45 15 81 15 82 15 87 15 88 15 89 Advanced Data Formatting 15 3 Introduction Advanced Data Formatting ADF is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device to suit particular requirements To implement ADF scan a rel
162. it Code 39 data with or without the check digit Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Enable Do Not Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Disable eo Code 39 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 that pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set To enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII scan the appropriate bar code below Mapping Code 39 characters to ASCII values is host dependent For keyboard wedge host conversion see Table 6 2 on page 6 16 For RS 232 host conversion see Table 7 4 on page 7 22 For USB host conversion see Table 8 2 on page 8 13 Enable Code 39 Full ASCII Disable Code 39 Full ASCII em Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously 13 28 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Buffering Scan amp Store This feature allows the digital scanner to accumulate data from multiple Code 39 symbols Select Buffer Code 39 to temporarily buffer all Code 39 symbols having a leading space as a first character for later transmission The leading space is not buffered Since this feature affects Code 39 only for best performance configure the digital scanner to decode the Code 39 symbology only Decoding a valid Code 39 symbol with no leading space causes transmission in
163. ital scanner projects a red laser aiming pattern shown below which allows positioning the bar code or object within the field of view E 7 Figure 2 3 Laser Aiming Pattern If necessary the digital scanner turns on its red LEDs to illuminate the target bar code 3 Center the symbol in any orientation within the aiming pattern Be sure the entire symbol is within the rectangular area formed by the brackets in the pattern we E Aiming Pattern Figure 2 4 Centering Symbol in Aiming Pattern 4 Holdthe trigger until the digital scanner beeps indicating it has successfully decoded the bar code For more information on beeper and LED definitions see Table 2 1 and Table 2 2 2 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide This process usually occurs instantaneously Steps 2 4 are repeated on poor quality or difficult bar codes until the bar code is decoded the trigger is released or the Decode Session Timeout is reached Aiming Hold the digital scanner between two and nine inches depending on symbol density see Decode Zones on page 2 9 from the symbol centering the aiming pattern cross hairs on the symbol The aiming pattern is smaller when the digital scanner is closer to the symbol and larger when it is farther from the symbol Scan symbols with smaller bars or elements mil size closer to the digital scanner and those with larger bars or elements mil size farther from the digital scanner The digital scanner can also
164. its far position Use this mode when scanning large bar codes in order to fit these bar codes in the digital scanners 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 Smart Focus toggles the focus position after every frame This mode is ideal for scanning a combination of small and large bar codes Note that this mode can result in a slight loss of scanning aggressiveness as the digital scanner toggles between near and far focus Far Focus Near Focus Smart Focus 5 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Decoding Illumination Selecting Enable Decoding Illumination causes the digital scanner to flash illumination to aid decoding Enabling illumination usually results in superior images The effectiveness of the illumination decreases as the distance to the bar code increases Select Disable Decoding Illumination to prevent the digital scanner from using decoding illumination typical for outdoor scanning Disabling this option extends battery life Enable Decoding Illumination Disable Decoding Illumination Decode Aiming Pattern Select Enable Decode Aiming Pattern to project the aiming pattern during decoding or Disable Decode Aiming Pattern to turn the aiming pattern off Enable Decode Aiming Pattern
165. ix A Standard Default Parametersfor all host and miscellaneous defaults If the default values suit the requirements programming is not necessary Set feature values by scanning single bar codes or short bar code sequences The settings are stored in non volatile memory and are preserved when the digital scanner powers down The digital scanner communicates with the host through the digital scanner cradle During setup the digital scanner is paired with a cradle which is connected to the host through one of several interfaces see Pairing on page 1 11 and the applicable host interface chapter Each cradle can pair with up to four digital scanners If not using a Synapse or USB cable select the host type see the specific host chapter after the digital scanner emits power up beeps This is only necessary upon the first power up when connecting to a new host em Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host To return all features to their default values scan the Set A Defaults bar code on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Feature Option Medium Frequency ae Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scan only one bar code to set a parameter value For example to set the beeper tone to high scan the High Frequency beeper tone bar code under Beeper Tone on page 4 6 T
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167. l scanner and cradle Note that this procedure includes two different power supply options 1 Disconnect the power supply from the digital scanner cradle See Figure 1 4 2 Insert the modular connector of the interface cable into the host interface port on the back of the digital scanner cradle 3 If using a power supply that connects to the interface cable insert this power supply into the power connector on the interface cable and the other end into an AC supply see the cradle s Quick Reference Guide for more information 4 Insert the other end of the interface cable into the appropriate port on the host computer see the specific host chapter for information on host connections Getting Started 1 7 5 If using an external power supply insert the power cable into the power port on the back of the digital scanner cradle and connect the power supply to an approved AC supply see the cradle s Quick Reference Guide for more information o Oke Power Port O 9 Figure 1 4 Connecting the Cables to the Cradle ee Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host Different cables are required for different hosts The connectors illustrated in each host chapter are examples only The connectors may be different from those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner remain the same Supplying Power to the Cradle The cradle receives
168. le 3 54 Composite TLC 39 Disable 13 55 UPC Composite Mode Always Linked 3 55 UCC EAN 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes Disable 3 56 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection Standard Default Parameters A 9 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Default Page Number 2D Symbologies PDF417 Enable 13 57 MicroPDF417 Disable 3 57 Code 128 Emulation Disable 3 58 Data Matrix Enable 13 58 Maxicode Enable 13 59 OR Code Enable 3 59 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 1 13 60 Security Levels 0 13 62 Intercharacter Gap Size Normal 13 64 Macro PDF Flush Macro PDF Buffer 13 65 Abort Macro PDF Entry 13 65 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Transmit Code ID Character None 14 4 Prefix Value 7013 lt CR gt lt LF gt 14 5 Suffix 1 Value 7013 lt CR gt lt LF gt 4 5 Suffix 2 Value Scan Data Transmission Format Data As Is 14 6 FN1 Substitution Values Set FN1 Substitution Value 14 7 Transmit No Read Message Disable No Read 14 8 Report Version 14 8 lUser selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 10 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide B 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Symbol Code Identifiers Table B 1 Symbol Code Characters
169. llows the digital scanner to decode only those D 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those 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 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scanner to decode a D 2 of 5 symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length range 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Due to the construction of the D 2 of 5 symbology the digital scanner can interpret a scan line covering only a portion of the code 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 13 40 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 continued D 2
170. lso interfaces with other USB hosts which support USB Human Interface Devices HID For more information on USB technology hosts and peripheral devices visit http www symbol com usb 8 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide To connect the digital scanner cradle to a USB host le eX opm 2 CO Attach the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner See Connecting the Cradle on page 1 6 Plug the series connector into the USB host or hub or plug the Plus Power connector into an available port of the IBM SurePOS terminal Ensure all connections are secure Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle Select the USB device type by scanning the appropriate bar code from USB Device Type on page 8 6 On first installation when using Windows the software displays a prompt 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 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter Connect an external power supply if required Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors may be different from those illustrated in Figure 8 1 but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle remain the same Disconnect the power supply befor
171. m drops to concrete Operating Temperature 4 to 122 F 20 to 50 C Storage Temperature 40 to 140 F 40 to 60 C Charging Temperature 32 to 104 F 0 to 40 C nominal 41 to 95 F 5 to 35 C ideal Humidity 596 to 9596 non condensing ESD 15 kV air discharge 8 kV contact discharge Weight 14 6 oz 414 grams Dimensions Height 7 34 in 18 65 cm Width 4 82 in 12 25 cm Depth 2 93 in 7 43 cm Laser 650nm laser diode Laser Classification EN60950 1 1994 A1 2002 A2 2001 IEC60825 1 1993 A1 1997 A2 2001 Minimum Element Width 5 mil 0 127 mm nterfaces Supported Keyboard Wedge RS 232 USB IBM 468X 469X Wand Emulation Scanner Emulation Synapse 123Scan Radio Link Bluetooth Class 1 Class 2 2 4 GHz Electrical Safety Certified to UL60950 1 CSA 22 2 No 60950 1 EN60950 1 IEC60950 1 nput Transient Protection EN301 489 1 Clause 9 4 EN301 489 17 Clause 6 Section 1 EMI FCC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 Japan VCCI Maintenance and Technical Specifications Table 3 3 Technical Specifications STB 3478 Cradle 3 7 Item Description Power Requirements 4 75 14 0 VDC Typical Current Draw Not Charging 105 mA 5V 45 mA Q 9V Fast Rate Charge 955 mA 5V 660 mA 9V Slow Rate Charge 480 mA 5V 345 mA Q 9V Interfaces Supported Keyboard Wedge
172. me 4 6 C cables installing eI character set oer 22 8 13 CHANING ia iii sine bises de 1 10 EDS TEMERE DER MT EPEE TUS 1 10 MODEMS se cbr tot eet se Maser ees 1 10 NIB DOSE sc esse ih gate bvRbHe Sese 1 7 CONN sessions 3 3 codabar bar codes ed gu Gbhawiasnmaensiubarrcensasl ous COURANT Los udonespeandapes TI TTD 13 41 lengths APT Tr Te POPPE XL NOTIS editing TEC TT 22 13 43 code 11 bar codes ede TT ciertos sas MS THEE aa ve sel EROU sue Sin ne ss 13 33 code 128 bar codes DOME TA REEF 13 21 UCCIEAN 128 1i iret 13 21 code 128 emulation bar codes 13 58 code 39 bar codes hurterina cvs ses rearante 13 28 check digit verification MEI rte SUE SU sco geris ete T A EEE full ASCII ELE lengths THE 13 25 13 26 transmit check digit MEER Eu code 93 bar codes code JI n 13 30 Jgngiis oso housses MEC LUISA 13 31 code identifiers AIM code identifiers B 4 modifier characters B 5 Symbol code identifiers MORTE B 3 code types POE assi nrbes a i LN composite bar codes composite CC A B 13 54 COMPOSE CU Lisccesed serit e ks 13 54 composite TLC 39 13 55 UPC composite mode 13 55 Cortpgurinj Scanner 2 22 nis one eme 1 11 ES Re 12 3 connecting IBM ROSE 511diiieisiihasetiierend 9 4 k
173. n 111 0 0 112 P p 113 0 q 114 R r 115 8 S 116 T t 117 U u 118 V V 119 W w 1120 X X 121 Y y 122 Z Z 123 P 124 Q 1125 R 1126 S 127 Undefined 7013 ENTER RS 232 Interface 7 25 7 206 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide 8 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide USB Interface 8 3 Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the digital scanner to interface with a USB host The digital scanner cradle connects directly to a USB host or a powered USB hub The USB host can power the cradle and recharge the digital scanner battery but this charging method has limitations See Using the Host to Supply Power on page 1 7 Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks North American Standard USB E Indicates Default ML Connecting a USB Interface USB Series A Connector Interface Cable Figure 8 1 USB Connection The digital scanner cradle connects with USB capable hosts including e Desktop PCs and notebooks e Apple iMacs Power Mac G4s and G5s iBooks North America only PowerBooks e BM 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 Mac OS 8 5 and above e IBM 4690 OS The digital scanner cradle a
174. nd Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send Send b Advanced Data Formatting 15 59 Send Send _ Send a 15 60 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send d Send f Send h Send c Sende Send g Sendi Keyboard Characters continued Send j Send I Send n Send p Advanced Data Formatting 15 61 Send k Send m Send o 15 62 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Sendr Sendt Send v Send q Send s Send u Send w Keyboard Characters continued Send x Send z Send Send Advanced Data Formatting 15 63 Send y Send Send 15 64 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters Send Alt 2 Send AIt B Send AIt D Send Alt F Send Alt A Send Alt C Send Alt E Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt H Send Alt J Send Alt L Advanced Data Formatting 15 65 Send Alt G Send Alt I Send Alt K Send Alt M 15 66 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide
175. ner to decode a Code 39 symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codesto select the length range 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode Code 39 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability 13 26 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 39 continued Code 39 One Discrete Length Code 39 Two Discrete Lengths Code 39 Length Within Range Code 39 Any Length Code 39 Check Digit Verification When this feature is enabled the digital scanner checks the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with a specified check digit algorithm The digital scanner decodes only those Code 39 symbols that include a modulo 43 check digit Enable this feature only if the Code 39 symbols contain a modulo 43 check digit Enable Code 39 Check Digit Disable Code 39 Check Digit Symbologies 13 27 Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Scan a bar code below to transm
176. ners in the piconet 123Scan rules transmitted from the base are stored at the BEGINNING of the ADF rule buffer regardless of the presence of existing rules while rules scanned by the scanner are appended to the existing buffer For this reason transmit rules to be shared by all scanners from 123Scan FIRST Then scan rules to customize an individual scanner 15 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Special Commands Pause Duration This parameter along with the Send Pause parameter on page 15 30 inserts a pause in the data transmission To set pauses scan a two digit number i e two bar codes representing a 0 1 second interval For example scanning bar codes 0 and 1 inserts a 0 1 second pause 0 and 5 inserts a 0 5 second delay See Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Pause Duration Begin New Rule Scan this bar code to start entering a new rule Begin New Rule Save Rule Scan this bar code to save the rule Save Rule Erase Use these bar codes to erase criteria actions or rules Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Quit Entering Rules Scan this bar code to quit entering rules Quit Entering Rules Advanced Data Formatting 15 9 Erase Actions And Start Again Erase All Rules 15 10 DS 3478
177. ng 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 0 to 9 and START STOP characters may be encoded A bar code in which characters are paired together using bars to represent the first character and the intervening spaces to represent the second 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 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 An optical bar code reading device using a coherent laser light beam as its source of illumination 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 A 2 dimensional array of regular polygon shaped cells where the center to center distance of adjacent elements is uniform The arrangement of the cells represents data and or symbology functions Matrix symbols may include recognition patterns that do not follow the s
178. nner reads the CTS line for activity If CTS is asserted the digital scanner waits up to the Host Serial Response Time out for the host to de assert the CTS line If the CTS line is still asserted after the Host Serial Response Time out expires default the digital 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 the Host Serial Response Time out for the host to assert CTS When the host asserts CTS the digital scanner transmits data If the CTS line is still de asserted after Host Serial Response Time out expires default the digital scanner sounds a transmission error and discards the data e When data transmission is complete the digital scanner de asserts RTS 10 msec after sending the last character e The host responds by de asserting CTS The digital scanner checks for a de asserted CTS upon the next data transmission During data transmission the CTS line should be asserted If CTS is de asserted for more than 50 ms between characters the digital scanner aborts transmission sounds a transmission error and discards the data If this communications sequence fails the digital scanner issues an error indication and discards the data Rescan the data If hardware handshaking and software handshaking are both enabled hardware handshaking takes precedence c The DTR signal is jumpered set to the active state 7 14 DS 3478 Produc
179. nsmit code ID 13 28 transmit no read code 39 full ASCII DEN ET unpair EEE AEN TOE code 39 lengths 13 25 13 26 UPC composite mode errr 13 55 code 39 transmit check digit 13 27 UPC EAN code 93 coupon code 13 20 composite codes hii iege Enemas 13 54 caps lock override 8 4 convert code 39 to code 32 13 24 DOWER CB EU ERE convert RSS to UPC EAN 13 53 country keyboarc aa ana vert UPC E to UPC A un HOME cssesades inse Mp IMS t NS E1 to UPC A incon 1 pre discrete 2 0f5 n ved er tio keystroke delay 8 9 discrete 2 of 5 lengths Dutch postal 3 51 simulated caps lock 8 12 EAN zero extend 13 20 unknown characters 8 10 coi RENNES bs 13 11 wand emulation code 39 full PM IAEE becas PIRE EAN 8 pears 12 0f5 check digit verification nee 13 37 int eaved 20 length ISBT 128 ii A le disease ON battery MicroPDF417 a LEO Lp M E 1 10 MSI tent charging problems 1 10 MSI check it alor 13 47 inserting E TE ERE 1 9 MSI check digits ETSI TRIBUNE seen RER nn MSI lengths 13 44 beeper MSI transmit check digit 13 46 cir pic bios tetes bia APR PRU EMPTUM 13 57 setting tone 4 6 mu setting volu
180. nsure that the cradle has power if not cycle power to the cradle and re attempt the pairing Four short high beeps Low battery indication Long low high low high beeps Attempt to pair with a cradle that is already paired with the maximum number of digital scanners Five long low beeps Conversion or format error Low high low beeps ADF transmit error Short high short high short low short low beeps Radio failure Cordless Digital Scanner Connection Short low short high beeps The digital scanner connected to the cradle after scanning a pairing bar code or automatically after a disconnect Short high short low beeps The digital scanner disconnected from the cradle either because the digital scanner moved out of range of the cradle the USB host suspended the cradle or cradle power was interrupted Parameter Menu Scanning Short high beep Correct entry scanned or correct menu sequence performed Long low long high beeps Input error incorrect bar code programming sequence or Cancel scanned The digital scanner remains in ADF program mode Short high short low beeps Keyboard parameter selected Enter value using numeric bar codes Short high short low short high short low beeps Successful program exit with change in the parameter setting Code 39 Buffering High low beeps New Code 39 data was entered into the buffer Three long high beeps Cod
181. oder or to a decoder integrated in a portable terminal or Point of Sale POS terminal In this mode the digital scanner emulates the signal of a digital wand to make it readable by a wand decoder Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Indicates Default Transmit Unknown Characters Feature Option 10 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Wand Emulation Interface To perform wand emulation connect the digital scanner cradle to a portable data terminal or a controller that collects the wand data and interprets it for the host Interface Cable Figure 10 1 Wand Emulation Connection em Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors may be different from those illustrated in Figure 10 1 but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle remain the same Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host 1 Attach the modular connector of the wand emulation interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner cradle See Connecting the Cradle on page 1 6 Connect the other end of the wand emulation interface cable to the wand port on the mobile computer or controller Ensure all connections are secure Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle Select the wand emulation host type by scanning the appropriate bar code from Wand
182. of 5 One Discrete Length D 2 of 5 Length Within Range D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths D 2 of 5 Any Length Symbologies 13 41 Codabar NW 7 Enable Disable Codabar To enable or disable Codabar scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Codabar Disable Codabar 13 42 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Codabar 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 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Codabar symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length For example to decode only Codabar symbols with 14 characters scan Codabar One Discrete Length then scan 1 followed by 4 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Codabar symbols containing either of two selected lengths Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select lengths For example to decode only those Codabar symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters
183. ology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 11 1 Scanner Emulation Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style Beep on Successful Transmit 11 6 Parameter Pass Through Parameter Process and Pass Through 11 7 Convert Newer Code Types Convert Newer Code Types 11 8 Module Width 20 us Module Width 11 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Disable 11 9 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 11 9 Transmission Timeout 3 seconds 11 10 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters 11 11 Leading Margin 2 ms 11 12 Check for Decode LED Check for Decode LED 11 13 11 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Scanner Emulation Host Scan the following bar code to enable the scanner emulation host Beep Style Scanner Emulation Host The scanner emulation host supports three different beep styles e Beep On Successful Transmit default The digital scanner beeps when the attached decoder issues the decode signal to the digital scanner This way the digital scanner and the decoder beep at the same time e Beep at Decode Time The digital scanner beeps on its decode This results in a double beep sequence from most decoders since the digital scanner beeps and the decoder beeps at a different frequency when it successfully decodes the output e Do Not Beep The digital scanner does not
184. one unknown character are not sent to the host and an error beep sounds on the digital scanner Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters Enable Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters Disable Wand Emulation Interface 10 9 Convert All to Code 39 By default the wand emulation interface sends data to the attached host in the same symbology that was decoded This can present a problem for older systems that do not recognize some newer symbologies for example RSS Enabling this parameter ignores the symbology that was decoded and transmits the data as if it were a Code 39 bar code Any lowercase characters in the original data stream transmit as uppercase characters This also allows ADF formatting If Ignore Unknown Characters is enabled the digital scanner replaces characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology with a space If Ignore Unknown Characters is disabled if the digital scanner encounters characters that do not have a corresponding Code 39 character it emits an error beep and does not transmit data ADF Note By default the wand emulation interface does not allow scanned data to use ADF rules Enabling this parameter allows the scanned data to use ADF rules See Chapter 15 Advanced Data Formatting Convert All to Code 39 for Wand Host Enable Do Not Convert All to Code 39 for Wand Host Disable
185. otocol implemented FNC1 implied in second position B 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide C 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Sample Bar Codes C 3 Enable the code type of each sample bar code in order to decode that bar code CS See Chapter 13 Symbologies UPC A 0 ILI A 5 UPC E 0123456 5 UPC E1 1 Il 2 C 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide EAN 13 EAN 8 Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 789 0123 ll MAT 123ABC 123456 Code 93 Code 11 Codabar MSI Sample Bar Codes C 5 12345ABCDE E123 905 45678 A1234567890A 1234567897 C 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 12345678912345 RSS 14 0176123415623411 PDF417 uh 1234567891 0abcdefghijkimnopqrstuvwxyz Data Matrix a r Ji 3 123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Sample Bar Codes C 7 Maxicode 123456000001666Symbol Technologies OR Code 0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPORSTUVWXY Z0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMN OPORSTUVWXY 0123456789 US Postnet LP LEES EPP AE PLE EPL ll 0123456784 UK Postal TO Te TO LU AA OO OI DOLABCDLABYMA C 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide D 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Numeric Bar Codes D 3 0 1 2 3 For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the numbered bar code s 0
186. ow this indicates an inconsistent file ID or inconsistent symbology error When printing keep each Macro PDF sequence separate as each sequence has unique identifiers Do not CAUTION 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 13 66 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Int nnint Errors Wh 14 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Miscellaneous Scanner Options 14 3 Introduction This chapter includes bar codes to customize how data is transmitted to the host device Also see each host chapter for the appropriate host connections and host device features for the digital scanner See Chapter 13 Symbologies and Chapter 15 Advanced Data Formatting for customizing data for transmission to the host device Before programming follow the instructions in Chapter 1 Getting Started The digital scanner is shipped with the settings shown in Table 14 1 also see Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all host and miscellaneous scanner defaults If the default values suit requirements programming is not necessary Set feature values by scanning singl
187. page A 3 Set All Defaults Parameter Scanning To disable decoding of parameter bar codes scan the Disable Parameter Scanning bar code below Note that the Set Defaults parameter bar code can still be decoded To enable decoding of parameter bar codes either scan Enable Parameter Scanning or Set All Defaults Enable Parameter Scanning Disable Parameter Scanning 4 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Beeper Tone To select a decode beep frequency tone scan the Low Frequency Medium Frequency or High Frequency bar code Low Frequency Medium Frequency Beeper Volume To select a beeper volume scan the Low Volume Medium Volume or High Volume bar code Low Volume High Frequency Medium Volume High Volume User Preferences 4 7 Power Mode This parameter determines whether or not the digital scanner enters reduced power mode after a decode attempt When in reduced power mode the digital scanner draws less current from its battery Continuous On Reduced Power Mode Beep After Good Decode Scan one of the following bar codes to select whether the digital scanner beeps after a good decode If Do Not Beep After Good Decode is selected t
188. ping 6 host tvDes ess canna rine 2idasas DO ignore unknown characters pion 6 9 intra keystroke delay 6 10 keystroke delay ss iissieesssse BD send make and break 6 13 Maxicode 13 58 MicroPDF417 13 57 miscellaneous FN1 substitution values prefix suffix values 14 5 scan data options ur transmit code ID 144 transmit no read message numeric bar codes D 3 parameter broadcast 4 11 parameter scanning 4 5 Jg ii sr ssrousdresesseienssess Sr At CT se 13 48 powar MOUE n cc cicbec cp petes RE prefix suffix values 14 5 OR GO MET radio output power 4 11 RS 232 BOUTON cirea Lene erroe Tm HEBR ODBEL cssrssrssrsssssirsein t le heeg on bel cessere reo 18 check receive errors 7 12 data bits FO 7 13 default table 7 5 hardware handshaking E host serial response time out 7 17 host types ignore unknown characters intercharacter delay TT I Nixdorf mode i e DAIRY cc ce cence RTS line state pa software handshaking E OAE ES POLO OPDIS sisi silos dee Te o A EE salus been ic dd C 3 scan data options zias 146 scanner emulation beep style
189. r Transmit UPC A UPC E UPC E1 Check Digit on page 13 15 The digital scanner issues a fast warble beep and the LED turns green indicating a successful parameter entry Other parameters such as Set Length s for D 2 of 5 require scanning several bar codes in sequence See the parameter description for this procedure Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified if an error is made during a scanning sequence re scan the correct parameter 13 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Symbology Default Parameters Table 13 1 lists the defaults for all symbologies parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in this chapter t See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous default parameters Table 13 1 Symbology Default Table Parameter Default Page Number UPC EAN UPC A Enable 3 10 UPC E Enable 13 10 UPC E1 Disable 13 11 EAN 13 Enable 3 11 EAN 8 Enable 3 12 Bookland EAN Disable 3 12 Decode UPC EAN Supplementals 2 and 5 digits gnore Supplementals 3 13 UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy 10 3 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit Enable 3 15 Transmit UPC E Check Digit Enable 13 15 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Enable 13 15 UPC A Preamble System Character 13 16 UPC E Preamble System Character 13 17 UPC E1 Preamble System Character 3 18 Convert UPC E to A Disable 13 19 Convert UPC E1 to A
190. r defaults Appendix B Programming Reference provides tables of Symbol and AIM code identifiers and modifier characters Appendix C Sample Bar Codes includes sample bar codes for supported code types Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes includes the numeric bar codes to scan for parameters requiring specific numeric values xvi DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this document e Bullets indicate e action items lists of alternatives e lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential e Sequential lists e g those that describe step by step procedures 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 Publications The DS 3478 Quick Start Guide p n 72 72130 xx provides general information for getting started with the digital scanner including basic setup and operation instructions For the latest versions of the DS 3478 Quick Start Guide and the DS 3478 Product Reference Guide go to http www symbol com manuals Service Information If you have a problem with your equipment contact the Symbol Support Center Before calling have the model number serial number and several of your bar code symbols at hand Call the Support Center from a phone near the scanning equ
191. representing the position use a leading zero if necessary using the Numeric Keypad on page 15 2 3 Scan bar codes representing the desired character string up to 8 characters using the A phanumeric Keyboard on page 15 89 4 Scan End of Message on page 15 98 Specific String Any Location Any Message OK Do not scan any bar code to format all selected code types regardless of information contained Advanced Data Formatting 15 23 Numeric Keypad Do not confuse bar codes on this page with those on the alphanumeric keyboard DLL 0 TIL 1 DLL 2 DLL 3 DLL 4 VILI 5 6 15 24 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Numeric Keypad continued Cancel 1 9 Advanced Data Formatting 15 25 Rule Belongs To Set Scan a bar code to select the set to which a rule belongs There are four possible rule sets See A ternate Rule Sets on page 15 5 for more information about rule sets Rule Belongs To Set 1 Rule Belongs To Set 2 Rule Belongs To Set 3 Rule Belongs To Set 4 15 26 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Actions Select how to format the data for transmission Send Data Use the following bar codes to send all data that remains send all data up to a specific character selected from the A phanumeric Keyboard on page 15 89 or send the next N characters N any n
192. rface Cable Host Port Connector Figure 11 1 Scanner Emulation Connection t Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors may be different from those illustrated in Figure 11 1 but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle remain the same Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host 1 Attach the modular connector of the scanner emulation interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner cradle See Connecting the Cradle on page 1 6 Connect the other end of the scanner emulation interface cable to the scanner port on the mobile computer or controller Ensure all connections are secure Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle Scan the Scanner Emulation Host bar code on page 11 6 to enable the scanner emulation interface To modify parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter Connect an external power supply if required DH not Re CO dh9 Connect the cradle to a 5 volt decoder only Connecting to a 12 volt decoder can cause damage JN and invalidate the warranty WARNING Scanner Emulation Interface 11 5 Scanner Emulation Default Parameters Table 11 1 lists the defaults for the scanner emulation host To change an option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in this chapter o See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symb
193. rmula that is used to determine if there is an adequate difference between absorbed and reflected light Based on the original Plessey Code MSI also known as Modified Plessey is a continuous non self checking symbology used to mark retail shelves for inventory control Unit of measure used to define the wavelength of light that is equal to 10 9 meter The exact or ideal intended value for a specified parameter Tolerances are specified as positive and negative deviations from this value Standard size for a bar code symbol Most UPC EAN codes are used over a range of magnifications e g from 0 80 to 2 00 of nominal Bar code readers requiring no physical contact with the printed symbol The absence of data at the scanner output after an attempted scan which is due to no code defective code scanner failure or operator error Bar codes read in any orientation relative to the scanner The distance from the scanner face to the closest point at which symbol can be read also optical throw is the difference between range and depth of field The alignment of the symbol s scan path Two possible orientations are horizontal with vertical bars and spaces picket fence and vertical with horizontal bars and spaces ladder The fixed number of characters required for start stop and checking in a given symbol For example a symbol requiring a start stop and 2 check characters contains 4 characters of overhead A variabl
194. roduct Reference Guide Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 This parameter converts a 14 character 2 of 5 code into EAN 13 and transmits to the host as EAN 13 Before enabling this first enable the 2 of 5 symbology The code must include a leading zero and a valid EAN 13 check digit To enable this feature scan Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Enable Convert 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Enable Do Not Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Disable Symbologies 13 39 Discrete 2 of 5 D 2 of 5 Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 To enable or disable Discrete 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Discrete 2 of 5 Disable Discrete 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 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 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those D 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length 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 In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Two Discrete Lengths This option a
195. roduct Reference Guide re Wh o VVII 13 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide S E T E EAEE AE EEE A EEEE do EA lien E A A EES TOE E d e E E aE Me E E E E E EE E 13 23 Enable Disable Trioptic Code 39 sc 4 dia auidua e aunaarauaneaeaiauanda na 13 23 Dont Cade 39 18 COMME TE 5 sncd swsaw ec Wed Se bad done heat ads yoda AD abat x ed pea 13 24 Code 32 Prefix vr 13 24 Set Lengths for Code 39 ed ton CS Code 39 Check Digit Verification lt 3 Lessrsrerearesermhennten ter ER RH reor err ere d ED rcu dcr qur ans cap T mE rH Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion 18 27 Code 39 Buffering Scan amp Store 13 28 PI p CIT Enable Disable Code 83 ce esses eder herr kk ERR RE Gr RR RR ERE 13 30 Set Lengths for Code 93 M LAE EM ah eee ae sat RES ee EY 13 31 Code 11 TS TT TT TE US 13 32 DOR IT Lecco gulls ba bik ded eR Coe ET d EEA ded o a e co IT NN Set Lengths for Code 11 rcc ETERNI EU Code 11 Check Digit Verification EAEE APEE EYEN AELE DIE ea EE MERE Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Te I UR EERE SF 13 34 E 2 te SOT io a bebe di dede RD re nLDeheEikeirtebordinrbdbte beta eds 13 35 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 ee etree eee Cee EPERE eee 13 35 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of D
196. s 11 8 Kodie VERDE d e 0b ocak ddd GENES OR E Ee ORE RIPE REOR PER EORR on e dep de 11 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 11 9 Code Full SOM CES u a eed dabei eR RP bU RERO EE ERE EE ERI E RERO dat e 11 9 AMIS OG TIQUE aaa Eben be np Ra do pee Sa Ep de Mari dera d bx edit 1 10 ignore Unknown CHRON es a coser e RPORRERRREUCRER RE HRCRRRERERDUREC HEURE RR RE ER ce 1 11 Lea BRENT ohne sace e Dude de bd NEE PES TEE att ex icem eco d cdd 1 12 Check for Decode LED i i i o ioicazua lo bd obi ane Ra bg hA A RIP dec ad cq ds 1 13 Chapter 12 123Scan BAD DOE DN ios erp dea cobi bo dard ed ae A EE Wax qe qd IE E E nikita A EA 12 3 DOTA Ws caa ao seis ep seq aatia E EE PEIE RSR ON 12 3 Chapter 13 Symbologies MODE BI sioe petere ay aep dedi HOP QR IKE CO dp POET de R 13 5 Scanning sequence Examples 6 osea deserere s pua wedEwax a cag acid eA Edd pag s ipd 13 5 iret Sb B SRM caeco cet ORE E bete tiet Oso vi ah bedded ei S ad bebo Od oui dootdd 13 5 Symbology Default Parameters 13 6 E E PERTERRITI 13 10 Eua sdb UFC dg erp eb RE a aaa A AELE E Es 13 10 Enable Disable UPC E sde sedis oeseeeunaeapedpe deere abe EE era das me Tee 13 10 Enable Disable UPC ET 2 4242202 24 13 11 Erablg Disabl amp CANES 2 224 losa de ese de REF Rr RR p eds
197. s happens scan a different RS 232 host type within 5 seconds of cycling power to the digital scanner RS 232 Interface 7 1 RS 232 Host Parameters continued Selecting the ICL Wincor Nixdorf Mode A Wincor Nixdorf Mode B Olivetti Omron OPOS JPOS or Fujitsu host type 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 Nixdorf ICL Mode A Mode B Olivetti Omron OPOS JPOS Fujitsu UPC A A A A A A A A UPC E E C G C E C E EAN 8 JAN 8 FF B B B FF B FF EAN 13 JAN 13 F A A A F A F Code 39 C len M M M len C len M None Codabar N len N N N len N len N None Code 128 L lt len gt K K K len L len K None 12 of 5 len len lt len gt None Code 93 None L L L len None L None D2 of5 H len H H H len H len H None UCC EAN 128 L len P P P lt len gt L len P None MSI None 0 0 0 len None 0 None Bookland EAN F A A A F A F Trioptic None None None None None None None Code 11 None None None None None None None lara Hem a H None None H X Noe Code 32 None None None None None None None 7 8 DS 3478 Product Reference
198. s bar code data to the cradle via a wireless radio antenna The cradle then sends that information via an interface cable to the host computer for interpretation e Charge only cradle This cradle serves as a stand and battery charger Since one radio enabled cradle can receive information from up to four digital scanners it is possible to have several charge only cradles The charging cradle with radio supports two modes of operation e Single point mode the cradle communicates with one digital scanner e Multipoint mode the cradle communicates with more than one digital scanner The cradle sits on a desktop or mounts on a non horizontal surface such as a wall or forklift depending on the environment For more information about mounting options and procedures refer to the documentation included with the cradle Getting Started 1 5 Cradle Parts Mounting Mounting Screw Hole Screw Hole l Pairing TU an Mounting Latch Screw Hole Charging Latch Communications Contacts Figure 1 2 Cradle Front View 1 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Rubber Foot Rubber Foot Mounting Screw Hole Mounting Screw Hole Host Port Power Port Power Cable Groove Host Cable Groove Mounting Screw Hole Converter Knob Rubber Foot Rubber Foot Figure 1 3 Cradle Back View Connecting the Cradle Important Connect the interface cable and power supply in the following order to ensure proper operation of the digita
199. stem architectures For system architectures requiring RS 232C signal levels Symbol offers different cables providing the TTL to RS 232C conversion Contact the Symbol Support Center for more information Throughout the bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks i Indicates Default Baud Rate 9600 Feature Option 7 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting an RS 232 Interface This connection is made directly from the digital scanner cradle to the host computer co DA O0 or gm Serial Port Connector to Host Le Interface Cable Figure 7 1 RS 232 Direct Connection Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors may be different from those illustrated in Figure 7 1 but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle remain the same Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the new host Attach the modular connector of the RS 232 interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner cradle See Connecting the Cradle on page 1 6 Connect the other end of the RS 232 interface cable to the serial port on the host computer Connect the power supply to the serial connector end of the RS 232 interface cable then plug the power supply to an appropriate outlet or connect an external power supply to the cradle Ensure all connections are secure P
200. sto select the length range 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode Code 93 symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Code 93 One Discrete Length Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths Code 93 Length Within Range Code 93 Any Length 13 32 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Code 11 To enable or disable Code 11 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 11 Disable Code 11 Symbologies 13 33 Set Lengths for Code 11 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 for any length one or two discrete lengths or lengths within a specific range One Discrete Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode only those Code 11 symbols containing a selected length Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codesto select the length For example to decode only Code 11 symbols with 14 characters scan Code 11
201. t Reference Guide Hardware Handshaking continued Scan a bar code to select one of the following hardware handshaking options e None Scan the bar code below if no hardware handshaking is desired e Standard RTS CTS Scan the bar code below to select Standard RTS CTS hardware handshaking e RTS CTS Option 1 The digital scanner asserts RTS before transmitting and ignores the state of CTS The digital scanner de asserts RTS when the transmission is complete e RTS CTS Option 2 RTS 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 digital scanner issues an error indication and discards the data e RTS CTS Option 3 The digital scanner asserts RTS before data transmission regardless of the state of CTS The digital scanner waits up to Host Serial Response Time out default for CTS to be asserted If CTS is not asserted during this time the digital 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 15 Software Handshaking This parameter offers control of the data transmiss
202. ta Formatting 15 91 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued lt gt 15 92 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued Underscore A Advanced Data Formatting 15 93 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued e Do not confuse the following numeric bar codes with those on the numeric keypad 1 2 3 4 5 15 94 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued ALL 6 UN 1 TIL 8 TIL 9 TL A ALL C Alphanumeric Keyboard continued E G Advanced Data Formatting 15 95 D F J 15 96 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued TL K TUI L NN M KANAN N TL 0 LULU P Q Alphanumeric Keyboard continued S U W Advanced Data Formatting 15 97 T V X 15 98 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued LUI Y DLL Z TE Cancel TETUR End of Message a TELA b TET c Alphanumeric Keyboard continued Advanced Data Formatting 15 99 d f h 15 100 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued k p q Alphanumeric Keyboard continued S w Advanced Data Formatting 15 101 r t v X 15 102 DS 3478 Product Re
203. tely attempts to reconnect to the cradle for 30 seconds If the digital scanner does not reconnected within 30 seconds it enters low power mode Thereafter when a bar code is scanned the digital scanner attempts to reconnect before transmitting the data To guarantee that a disconnected digital scanner can reconnect when it comes back in range the cradle reserves the connection for that digital scanner for a period of time defined by the Connection Maintenance Interval If the cradle is already supporting the maximum four digital scanners and one digital scanner disconnects a fifth digital scanner cannot pair to the cradle during this interval Connection Maintenance Interval options are e 15 minutes e 30 minutes e One hour e Two hours e Four hours e Fight hours e 24 hours e Indefinitely Considerations The system administrator determines the Connection Maintenance Interval A shorter interval allows new users to gain access to abandoned connections more quickly but causes problems if users leave the work area for extended periods A longer interval allows existing users to leave the work area for longer periods of time but ties up the system for new users To avoid this conflict users who are going off shift can scan the unpair bar code on page 4 12 to ignore the Connection Maintenance Interval and make the connection immediately available To set the Connection Maintenance Interval select one of the following bar codes
204. ter Default Page Number Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type IBM PC AT amp IBM PC Compatibles 6 6 Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes North American 6 7 Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 6 9 Keystroke Delay 0 msec No Delay 6 9 Intra Keystroke Delay Disable 6 10 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation Disable 6 10 Caps Lock On Disable 6 11 Caps Lock Override Disable 6 11 Convert Wedge Data Do Not Convert Wedge Data 6 12 Function Key Mapping Disable 6 13 FN1 Substitution Disable 6 13 Send Make and Break Send Make and Break Scan Codes 6 13 6 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Types Select the keyboard wedge host by scanning one of the following bar codes IBM PC AT amp IBM PC Compatibles NCR 7052 IBM AT Notebook Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 7 Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type If the particular keyboard type is not listed see A ternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 6 10 North American French Windows French Canadian Windows XP 2000 German Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 Spanish Windows
205. ters Table 9 1 IBM Host Default Table See Appendix Standard Default Parameters for all user preference host symbology and miscellaneous Parameter IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Default Page Number Port Address Convert Unknown to Code 39 None Selected Disable 9 6 9 6 9 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Port Address Use this parameter to set the IBM 468X 469X port t Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS 485 interface on the digital scanner Hand held Scanner Emulation Port 9B Non IBM Scanner Emulation Port 5B Table top Scanner Emulation Port 17 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Scan one of the following bar codes to enable or disable the conversion of unknown bar code type data to Code 39 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Enable Do Not Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable 10 2 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Wand Emulation Interface 10 3 Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the digital scanner to interface with a wand emulation host This mode is used whenever wand emulation communication is needed The digital scanner cradle connects either to an external wand dec
206. ters To program the prefix suffix values see the bar codes on page 14 5 E CCE S28 ECC ECS 0 LJEJCJETEJEJEJEJEJEJCE3EJEJ Lee COUR Ce 000000 Slee CU L E JE3EE ee ee ee OOU EE es LILI JET ln mis 5 NM J Figure 6 2 IBM PS2 Type Keyboard B SE pest JEJE JE OE eee JEJE JE 7 7 Be COCOON fet HO EE OO CE OO eee Eee en Fee ES Re M J Figure 6 3 IBM PC XT e CJOQOIOOOOOOOOOOO PEOOO EJ EJUCIDICIOIDOCOIOCIEN y EJ C 3OOOOOOOOOOOC COOOO EE S A O A OCC ICG E C3 CU Figure 6 4 IBM PC AT Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 15 501 1048 if double key 7013 if double key Figure 6 5 NCR 7052 32 KEY 1066 1067 1068 sos 1070 1071 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1072 5001 5002 5011 1045 5013 1086 5003 5004 5014 5015 1087 5005 5006 1043 5016 1088 5007 5008 5017 5018 1089 s 5010 1046 ms 5019 1090 1048 if double key 1043 if double key j Figure 6 6 NCR 7052 58 KEY 6 16
207. th Baud Rate Bi directional Binary Bit Class 1 Bluetooth The application of various technologies such as bar code recognition image recognition voice recognition and RF MW transponders for the purpose of data entry into a data processing system and bypassing the key entry component of traditional data entry The area surrounding a printed symbol including the spaces and quiet zones The dark element in a printed bar code symbol An array of parallel rectangular bars and spaces arranged according to the encodation rules of a particular symbol specification in order to represent data in machine readable form i e Code 39 A single group of bars and spaces which represent an individual number letter punctuation mark or other symbol The number of characters represented per unit of measurement e g characters per inch A device used to read or decode a bar code symbol The combination of symbol characters and features required by a particular symbology including quiet zones start and stop characters data characters check characters and other auxiliary patterns that together form a complete scannable entity see Symbol The dimension of a bar measured perpendicular to the bar width see Y Dimension Thickness of a bar measured from the edge closest to the symbol start character to the trailing edge of the same bar see X Dimension A measure of the data flow or number of signaling events occurr
208. tion scan Cancel on page D 5 Length Within Range This option allows the digital scanner to decode an MSI symbol within a specific length range Use the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to select the length range 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 insert a leading zero for single digit numbers In case of an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 5 Any Length This option allows the digital scanner to decode MSI symbols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner s capability Due to the construction of the MSI symbology the digital scanner can interpret a scan line covering only a portion of the code as a complete scan yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code To prevent this select specific lengths MSI One Discrete Length Two Discrete Lengths for MSI applications Set Lengths for MSI continued MSI One Discrete Length MSI Length Within Range Symbologies 13 45 MSI Two Discrete Lengths MSI Any Length 13 46 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide MSI Check Digits 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 enable the verif
209. tions Nothing happens when the scan trigger is pressed No power to the digital scanner Check battery Ensure that end cap to battery chamber is secured The digital scanner is disabled For Synapse or IBM 468x mode 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 is not asserted Assert CTS line The aiming pattern is disabled Enable the aiming pattern See Decode Aiming Pattern on page 5 6 Decoding illumination is disabled Enable illumination See Decoding Illumination on page 5 6 The digital scanner emits short low short medium short high beep sequence The digital scanner is powering up Normal when battery is inserted The digital scanner emits short high short high short low short low beep sequence Radio failure Cycle power to the cradle and re attempt pairing The digital scanner emits the aiming pattern but does not decode the bar code Digital scanner is not programmed for the correct bar code type Ensure the digital scanner is programmed to read the type of bar code being scanned Bar code symbol is unreadable Check the symbol to ensure it is not defaced Try scanning test bar codes of the same bar code type See Appendix C Sample Bar Codes for test bar codes Bar code is out of range from the digital scanner Move digital scanner closer
210. ully read all code types three times before decode Redundancy Level continued Redundancy Level 1 Redundancy Level 3 Symbologies 13 61 Redundancy Level 2 Redundancy Level 4 13 62 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Security Level The digital scanner offers four levels of decode security for UPC EAN bar codes Select higher security levels for lower quality bar codes There is an inverse relationship between security and decode speed so be sure to choose only that level of security necessary for the application Security Level 0 This default setting allows the digital scanner to operate fastest while providing sufficient security in decoding in spec UPC EAN bar codes Security Level 1 As bar code quality levels diminish certain characters become prone to misdecodes before others i e 1 2 7 8 If the digital scanner is misdecoding poorly printed bar codes and the misdecodes are limited to these characters select this security level Security Level 2 If the digital scanner is misdecoding poorly printed bar codes and the misdecodes are not limited to characters 1 2 7 and 8 select this security level Security Level 3 If the digital scanner is still misdecoding select this security level Be advised selecting this option is an extreme measure against misdecoding severely out of spec bar codes Selecting this level of security c
211. umber from 1 to 254 selected from the A phanumeric Keyboard Send Data Up To Character Send All Data That Remains Send Next Character Send Next 2 Characters Send Next 3 Characters Send Next 4 Characters Send Data continued Send Next 5 Characters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 9 Characters Send Next 11 Characters Advanced Data Formatting 15 27 Send Next 6 Characters Send Next 8 Characters Send Next 10 Characters 15 28 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Send Data continued Send Next 13 Characters Send Next 15 Characters Send Next 17 Characters Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 18 Characters Advanced Data Formatting 15 29 Send Data continued Send Next 19 Characters
212. vailable e f Decode UPC EAN Only With Supplementals is selected UPC EAN symbols without supplementals are not decoded e lf Ignore Supplementals is selected and the digital scanner encounters a UPC EAN with a supplemental it decodes the UPC EAN and ignores the supplemental bar code e f selecting Autodiscriminate UPC EAN Supplementals choose an appropriate supplemental redundancy value See UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 13 14 A value of 14 or more is recommended e Select Enable 378 379 Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN 13 bar codes starting with a 378 or 379 prefix by the supplemental search process All other UPC EAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported instantly upon decode e Select Enable 978 Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN 13 bar codes starting with a 978 prefix by the supplemental search process All other UPC EAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported instantly upon decode e Select Enable Smart Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN 13 bar codes starting with a 378 379 or 978 prefix by the supplemental search process All other UPC EAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported instantly upon decode e To minimize the risk of invalid data transmission select either to decode or ignore supplemental characters Decode UPC EAN Only With Supplementals ignore Supplementals
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214. x go p me 13 62 SOA EMA T Lea bees obese dte bo EEE be rr E EOE NEA 13 62 Security Level 2 Bad hese a an ER TREES 13 62 Security Level 3 PUN PERTERRITI ei no in ile paene ee a caca Leu datation tata cad 64 Macro PDF Features Flush Macro Buffer Webb MEE WM HN NENNEN Abort Macro PDF Entry Symbologies 13 3 13 4 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Symbologies 13 5 Introduction This chapter describes symbology features and provides the programming bar codes for selecting these features for the digital scanner Before programming follow the instructions in Chapter 1 Getting Started The digital scanner is shipped with the settings shown in the Symbology Default Table on page 13 6 also see Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all host and miscellaneous digital scanner defaults If the default values suit requirements programming is not necessary Set feature values by scanning single bar codes or short bar code sequences To return all features to default values scan the Set Default Parameter bar code on page 4 5 If not using a Synapse or USB cable select the host type see the specific host chapter after the digital scanner emits power up beeps Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scan only one bar code to set a parameter value For example to transmit bar code data without the UPC A check digit scan the Do Not Transmit UPC A Check Digit bar code unde
215. xon Wand Emulation Interface 10 7 Leading Margin Quiet Zone Scan a bar code below to select a leading margin duration A leading margin is the time that precedes the first bar of the scan in milliseconds The minimum allowed value is 80 msec and the maximum is 250 msec This parameter is used to accommodate older wand decoders that cannot handle short leading margins e 250 msec is the maximum value that this parameter can attain however 200 msec is sufficient 80 msec 140 msec 200 msec 10 8 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Polarity Polarity determines how the digital scanner s wand emulation interface creates the Digitized Bar code Pattern DBP DBP is a digital signal that represents the scanned bar code Different decoders expect the DBP to be in a certain format The DBP either uses highs to represent bars and lows to represent spaces margins or highs to represent spaces margins and lows to represent bars Scan the appropriate bar code to select the polarity required by the decoder Bar High Margin Low Bar Low Margin High Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters and no error beeps sound on the digital scanner When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar codes containing at least
216. y Mapping Disable 8 11 Simulated Caps Lock Disable 8 12 Convert Case No Case Conversion 8 12 IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Port Address None Selected 9 6 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable 9 6 Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Symbol OmniLink Interface 10 6 Controller Leading Margin 80 msec 10 7 Polarity Bar High Margin Low 10 8 Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 10 8 Convert All to Code 39 Disable 10 9 Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII Disable 10 9 Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style Beep on Successful Transmit 1 6 Parameter Pass Through Parameter Process and Pass 1 7 Through Convert Newer Code Types Convert Newer Code Types 1 8 Module Width 20 us Module Width 11 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Disable 1 9 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 1 9 Transmission Timeout 3 seconds 1 10 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Codes with 1 11 Unknown Characters Leading Margin 2 ms 1 12 Check for Decode LED Check for Decode LED 1 13 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection A 6 DS 3478 Product Reference Guide Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter 123Scan Configuration Tool Default Page Number 123Scan Configuration None 12 3 UPC EAN UPC A Enable 3 10 UPC E Enable 3 10 UPC E1 Disable 13 11 EAN 13 Enable

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