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1. 7 Data 2 Stop Parity Odd 8 Data 1 Stop Parity Even 8 Data 1 Stop Parity None 8 Data 1 Stop Parity Odd RS 232 RTS CTS 1f the scanner wants to send the barcode data to host computer it will issue the RTS signal first wait for the CTS signal from the host computer and then perform the normal data communication If there is no replied CTS signal from the host computer after the timeout Response Delay duration the scanner halts transmission until it detects another active CTS signal Xon Xoff When the host computer is unable to accept data it sends a Xoff code to inform the scanner to suspend data transmission and Xon to continue ACK NAK When the ACK NAK protocol is used the scanner waits for an ACK acknowledge or not acknowledge from the host computer after data transmission and will resend in response toa NAK Response Delay The unit stays awake to receive data until the RS 232 Receiver Time Out expires A trigger command resets the time out When an RS 232 receiver is sleeping a character may be sent to wake up the receiver and reset the time out A transaction on the CTS line will also wake up the receiver The receiver takes 300 milliseconds to completely come
2. lt Default Code 128 Settings gt ISBT 128 Maximum Message Length Code Page C ode 128 Code Page 65 Telepen Telepen Output Using AIM Telepen Output the imager reads symbols with start stop pattern 1 and decodes them as standard full ASCII start stop pattern 1 When Original Telepen Output is selected the imager reads symbols with start stop pattern 1 and decodes them as compressed numeric with optional full ASCII start stop pattern 2 Default AIM Telepen Output Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 60 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 60 Default Telepen Settings On AIM Telepen Output Minimum Message Length Original Off Telepen Output Maximum Message Length 66 Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On Number System The numeric system digit of a U P C symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be pr
3. 95 Aztec Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 3750 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 3750 lt Default All Aztec Code Settings gt Off Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length Aztec Runes Select Enable Runes if you are scanning Aztec runes which are the smallest type of Aztec Code symbol with the ability to encode a very short license plate message Enable Runes Disable Runes 96 Chinese Sensible Xin Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 7833 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 7833 lt Default All Han Xin Settings gt IM inimum Message Length M th jaximum Message Leng 97 String Format Prefix Suffix When a bar code is scanned additional information is sent to the host computer along with the bar code data This group of bar code data and additional user defined data is called a message string The selections in this section are used to build the user defined data into the message string Prefix and Suff
4. Check Dig Validate but Don t Transmit Validate and Transmit Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 57 93 Code 93 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 0 80 Minimum Default 0 Maximum Default 80 Code Page Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters If the data received does not display with the proper characters it may be because the barcode being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside the back cover of this manual The data characters should then appear properly lt Default All Code 93 Settings gt id TUA Off Li Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length Code 93 Code Page 58 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 4
5. Addenda Separator Off 74 EAN JAN 8 Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned EAN JAN 8 data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda Default All EAN JAN 8 Settings On Check Digit Of Addenda Pot crea Digit Addenda Piat Addenda 5 Digit Addenda Off 75 EAN JAN 8 Addenda Required When Addenda Required is set to on the imager will only read EAN JAN 8 bar codes that have addenda EAN JAN 8 Addenda Separator When this feature is there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned off there is no space Addenda Required Required Addenda Separator On Not i ot Required Off 76 MSI MSI Check Character Different types of check characters are used with MSI bar codes You can program the imager to read MSI bar codes with Type 10 check characters When Check Chara
6. 150 Program Chart 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Save Discard 9 151 First Edition Sep 2009 152
7. 1 lay Interfunction Dela Intermessage Delay An intermessage delay of up to 495 milliseconds may be placed between each scan transmission Scan the Intermessage Delay bar code below then scan the number of milliseconds and the SAVE bar code I EE ES EESTI 1st Scan Transmission 2nd Scan Transmission Intermessage Delay Intermessage Delay To remove this delay scan the Intermessage Delay bar code then set the number of steps to 0 Scan the SAVE bar code 103 Data Format Editor Introduction You may use the Data Format Editor to change the imager s output For example you can use the Data Format Editor to insert characters at certain points in bar code data as it is scanned The selections in the following pages are used only if you wish to alter the output Default Data Format setting None Normally when you scan a bar code it gets outputted automatically however when you do a format you must use a send command within the format program to output data Multiple formats may be programmed into the imager They are stacked in the order in which they are entered However the following list presents the order in which formats are applied 1 Specific Term ID Actual Code ID Actual Length 2 Specific Term ID Actual Code ID Universal Length 3 Specific Term ID Universal Code ID Actua
8. and Scan Save Template This will let you read either A or B or C in any position where you place the g For example you could create the following template ddddddggg This template would then let you read data that began with six digits and had an A B or C trailing So you would be able to read b5u3elABC or b54321LBAC or b543e1CCC 128 Reading Multi Row OCR The AS 9500 is capable of decoding multi row OCR text Note Reading rows longer than sixteen characters is not recommended Example You need to read multiple rows of OCR A data as shown below 2345678 ABCDEFGH First enable the OCR A font To read the first row of OCR data you would program the following template OCRTMP dddddddd This template is the default OCR template If you wanted to read the second line of data you would use the following template To read both lines of OCR at one time use the variable r to indicate the start of a new row All the other templating variables for the individual rows work the same as previously described For instance in the above example you would use the following template to read both rows To read the three rows below you would use the template command 12345678 ABCDEFGH ABCD1l234 129 OCR Check Character You may want to print and verify a check character in order to
9. es 95 Codes eed 96 Chinese Sensible Han Xin 97 String Formats iesire h a nes 98 nee e 98 Data i 104 Data Format Editor Commands ss 107 Imaging Commands eene 111 Programming 2 120 OCR Templates UR RR 124 NGS A 138 140 Interface tete eie 145 146 ASCH Code Table 148 Programming Chart 150 Program Chart eese 151 Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 Installation RS 232 Disconnect power to the terminal computer Connect the external power supply DC adapter to the serial interface cable of the scanner Plug the serial connector into the serial port on the back of your computer terminal Tighten the two screws to secure the connector to the port Plug the power pack into power source Once the scanner has been fully connected turn the terminal computer power back on USB HID Connect the USB cable between scanner and PC Windows will automatically detect the USB device USB Virtual COM Install driver USB Virtual COM Driver from CD ROM The driver will use the next available COM port number
10. 9500 Scanner User s Manual This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules 1 This device may not cause harmful interface and 2 This device must accept any interface received including interface that may cause undesirable operation This product conforms to the following standards EMC EN55022 2006 A1 2007 class EN55024 1998 A 1 2001 A2 2003 IBSMI This device is compliant with requirement of BSMI and granted ID No R3A078 These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against harmful interface when the equipment is operated under a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interface to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interface in which case the user will be required to correct the interface at his her own expenses Note All brands and trademarks shall belong to their respective owner Note Specification is subject to changes without notice Using the ArgoxScan 9500 The ArgoxScan automatically scan barcode at a distance Simply aim and pull the trigger Code scanning is performed along the center of the light bar emitted from the reading window This bar must cover the entire code Successful scanning shall be obtained by tilting the scanner with resp
11. GS1 DataBar Limited lt Default All GS1 DataBar Limited Settings gt Off 79 GS1 DataBar Expanded Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 4 74 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 74 lt Default All GS1 DataBar Expanded Settings gt inimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 80 PosiCode You have to have PosiCode A and B on to read any of the PosiCode symbologies Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 Trioptic Code Note If you are going to scan Code 32 Pharmaceutical codes Trioptic Code must be off Trioptic Code is used for labeling magnetic storage media lt Default All PosiCode Settings gt i M A On Limite and Limited On and Limited Limited Message Length Maximum Message Length Trioptic Code o 81 Codablock F
12. 24 System Control Scan Scanning output You can set the image size to a VGA resolution to accommodate older applications that require a smaller image size When Image VGA is set to On the resultant image is 640x480 pixels When Image VGA is Off the image is 752x480 pixels Scanning mode Manual Serial Trigger Mode When in manual trigger mode the imager scans until a bar code is read or until the hardware trigger is released When in serial mode the imager scans until a bar code has been read or until the deactivate command is sent In serial mode the imager can also be set to turn itself off after a specified time has elapsed see Read Time Out which follows Manual Trigger Low Power For RS 232 only The imager powers down until the trigger is pulled When the trigger is pulled the imager powers up and operates until there is no triggering for the time set with the Low Power Time Out bar code below There is a delay of up to one second in operation when the imager is first triggered but there is no delay when operating in low power time out mode 25 Scan Auto sense Mode This programs the imager to work in Auto sense mode The LEDs are either off or at the lowest power for ambient conditions until a bar code is presented to the imager Then the LEDs turn on automatically to read the code Auto sense Mode uses ambient light to detect the bar codes If the light level in the room is not high enough Auto s
13. All OCR Off turns off OCR capability in the imager so the imager will be able to scan linear stacked matrix and composite n bar codes but not OCR fonts However any OCR templates you have created will be retained in memory All OCR Off 123 Templates You create a custom template or character string that defines the length and content of OCR strings that will be read with your imager There are several choices when creating a custom template for your application You can create a template for a single format you can string together several formats and you can create a template for a user defined variable These choices are described in detail below Creating an OCR Template A single template allows you to program the imager to read any combination of characters in the order you specify Refer to examples that follow the Template Characters table below Template Characters represents any alphanumeric character digit or letter represents a check character position represents any digit represents any available OCR character represents character from user defined variable represents character from user defined variable h represents any uppercase letter marks the start of a new template multi row indicator All other characters represent themselves Spaces can be used Note In MICR E 13B templates TOAD characters capital letters T O A and D repres
14. Scan the following bar code if you wish to add a carriage return suffix to all symbologies at once This action first clears all current suffixes then programs a carriage return suffix for all symbologies Prefix Selections Clear All Prefix Clear One Prefix Suffix Selections rasa Add CR Si uffix All Symbologies Gear Ore Sufi C lear All Suffixes 100 Function Code Transmit When this selection is enabled and function codes are contained within the scanned data the imager transmits the function code to the terminal Function Code Transmit e D Enabl isabl Intercharacter Interfunction and Intermessage Delays Some terminals drop information characters if data comes through too quickly Intercharacter interfunction and intermessage delays slow the transmission of data increasing data integrity Each delay is composed of a 5 millisecond step You can program up to 99 steps of 5 ms each for a range of 0 495 ms Intercharacter Delay An intercharacter delay of up to 495 milliseconds may be placed between the transmission of each character of scanned data Scan the Intercharacter Delay bar code below then scan the numb
15. an edited format or the imager does not transmit the input data to Data Formatter On Format Required the host device 109 Alternate Data Formats Alternate formats allow you single shot capability to scan one bar code using a different data format than your primary format When data formats are programmed you must input whether you are programming the primary format or an alternate format numbered 1 2 or 3 An alternate format is initiated by scanning one of the 3 alternate format bar codes below The imager will scan the next bar code formatting the data with the selected alternate format then revert immediately to the primary format Alternate Data Format 2 Alternate Data Format 1 Alternate Data Format 3 110 Imaging Commands Imaging Commands with their modifiers send imaging commands to the imager on a single use basis and take effect for the next subsequent image capture Once that capture is complete the imager reverts to its imaging default settings If you wish to change a default setting you must use the serial default command When the serial default command is used that selection becomes the new default setting for the imager Image Snap IMGSNP An image is taken whenever a trigger command is sent or when the Image Snap IMGSNP command
16. b Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character Starting with the check character and working backward through the message the imager applies a multiplier of 1 then 2 then 1 then 2 and so on When the result of the multiplication is greater than 9 add both digits to the running sum This is often referred to as the LUHN formula One common application of the LUHN formula is validate credit card numbers This is the modulo 10 checking scheme used in MSI Code and in Code 32 Pharmaceutical PARAF To apply this weighting scheme set the OCR check character 0123456789 2 1 or scan the following symbol b Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character Example Scan the Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character symbol Also enter the OCR template ddddddc Then scan the string below 01988454 134 The reader performs the check character computation below 0 1 1 2 2 1 8 2 4 1 5 2 4 1 modulo 10 0 2 2 1 6 4 1 0 4 modulo 10 0 Since the result is zero the message is considered to be valid so the reader outputs the message 012845 OCR ISBN Application Example One application of OCR is to read the ISBN characters typically encoded using the OCR A or OCR B font This is especially useful when the ISBN number is not encoded in an EAN 13 bar code The following example shows how to configure the imager to read the ISBN strings on books in Japan After you have followed the steps below you will be able to scan the following
17. For these codes If you need to read codes that lead with the 1 number system use the selection Default Off Addenda 2 Digt Digit Addenda UPC E1 72 EAN JAN 13 Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not ISBN Translate This selection causes EAN 13 Bookland symbols to be translated into their equivalent ISBN number format lt Default All EAN JAN Settings gt O Check Digit ISBN Translate n On Off Off 73 EAN JAN 13 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned EAN JAN 13 data Addenda Required When Addenda required is set to on the imager will only read EAN JAN 13 bar codes that have addenda Addenda Separator When this feature is on there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned off there is no space Addenda 2 Digit Addenda 5 Digit Addenda Required 2 Digit Addenda 5 Digit Addenda No Required
18. Maximum Default 60 Message Length On TUI Off 4 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 52 39 Start Stop Characters Start Stop characters identify the leading and trailing ends of the bar code Youmay either transmit or not transmit Start Stop characters Default Don t Transmit Check Character No Check Character indicates that the imager reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check character but will not transmit the check character with the scanned data When Check Character is set to Validate and Transmit the imager only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check character and will transmit this character at the end of the scanned data Default No Check Character lt Default All Code 39 Settings gt Off Transmit Don t Transmit Check Character Val Validate and Transmit idate but Don t Transmit 53 39 Message Length Sca
19. Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 2048 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2048 lt Default All Codablock F Settings gt o Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 82 16 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 0 160 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 160 lt Default All Code 16K Settings gt o Off M inimum Message Length aximum Message Length 83 49 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 81 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 81 lt Default All Code 49 Settings gt Off Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 84 PDF417 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 2750 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2750 lt Default All PDF417 Settings gt UT Off SUD ILL inimum Message Length Maximum M
20. This would let you read any string of three digits ABC then any string of three digits for example 551 83 Adding Spaces You may also need to put spaces in your template Example You need to read three digits space three specific characters ABC space three digits The template would be ddd2041 424320ddd hex code for a space To create this template you would enable the OCR A font Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol Scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual three times then scan 2041424320 from the inside back cover the hex characters for space A space Scan the d three more times then scan Save OCR Template This would let you read any string of three digits space ABC space then any string of three digits For example 551 483 Note If using Quick View to program use the space bar to designate a space and not the hex value of 20 4 Exit OCR Template Editor Scan Save OCR Template to save your entries Discard OCR Template exits without saving any OCR Template changes 126 Stringing Together Multiple Formats Creating Statements You may want to program the imager to accept many OCR formats To do this you would string together each format with a t This tells the imager to read optical characters that match any one of the formats in the template Example You need to read any combinati
21. 0 300 seconds from the inside back cover and Save Default 120 seconds If the unit remains idle during the low power time out interval the unit goes into low power mode Whenever the trigger is enabled the low power time out timer is reset Auto sense LED Behavior after Decode When an imager is in Auto sense mode the LEDs remain on and continue scanning for a short time after a bar code is decoded If you wish to turn the LEDs off immediately after a bar code is decoded scan the LEDs Off bar code below Default LEDs On Auto sense LED Time Out When using Auto sense LED Behavior after Decode you may want to set the time the LEDs remain off after a decode To set the duration of this delay scan the bar code below then set the time out by scanning digits 0 9 999 ms then scanning Save Once the unit has completed this time out it will immediately resume scanning Auto sense Sensitivity Auto sense Sensitivity is a numeric range that increases or decreases the imager s reaction time to bar code Auto sense To set the sensitivity scan the Sensitivity bar code then scan the degree 28 of sensitivity from 0 20 from the inside back cover and Save 0 is the most sensitive setting and 20 is the least sensitive Default 1 Hands Free Time Out The Auto sense Modes is referred to as hands free modes If the hardware trigger is pulled when using a hands free mode the imager changes to manual trig
22. 30 000 milliseconds by scanning digits from the inside back cover then scanning Save 36 Number of ead Delay R No Delay Medium Delay 1 000 ms Pulses Good User Specified Good Read Delay Short Delay 500 ms Long Delay 1 500 ms User Specified Good Read Delay 37 Thermal and Centering Thermal Considerations Care must be taken when designing the Image Engine into any system Internal heating of the Image Engine can occur in high duty cycle scanning applications in several ways The high visibility aimer dissipates a significant amount of power as heat The illumination and aiming LEDs also release heat and are a major contributor to thermal increases in high use or in Auto sense mode An increase in temperature around an Image Engine can cause noise levels on the imager degrading image quality The thermal rise can also affect the laser diode In a continuous scanning or high use environment the Image Engine temperature can rise 15 to 20 C Under high ambient temperature conditions the laser diode is at risk of thermal breakdown and possible failure The image quality and decode performance will also degrade The Power Control PWM can be used to reduce the effect of the Illumination LEDs on ther
23. ISBN number or the additional data below it depending on the line of text at which the imager is aimed ISBN4 594 03019 x C0097 838E 1 Scan the OCR B On bar code 2 Program the user defined variable to comprise the ten digits plus the dash 0123456789 3 In Japan it is common for two fields to follow the ISBN number the three digit price field and the four digit price field The first field typically starts with a uppercase c followed by four digits The second field typically starts with a P or a yen symbol followed by three or four digits followed by an Program the user defined variable h to comprise the and the yen symbol represented by a backslash P 135 4 Scan the symbol below to set up three templates to handle the ISBN number the three digit price field and the four digit price field 5 Finally set up the ISBN check digit which is a special position weighted modulo 11 checksum The imager automatically invokes the ISBN checksum for template rows that are 1 at least fourteen characters long 2 whose first four characters are the letters ISBN 3 whose last character is a check character and 4 when the modulo 11 check character 0123456789 is programmed OCRENAA2 TMP ISBNgeegggggggggctCdddd hdddEtCdddd hddddE GPG 0123456789 GPH PV CHK 0123456789X These commands can be encoded into the following Aztec Code symbol 1
24. The Off bar code below is an example of this type of bar code If additional menuing is required Video Reverse must be disabled to read the menu bar codes and then re enabled after menuing is completed Note Images downloaded from the unit will not be reversed This is a setting for decoding only Video Reverse On Off 48 Working Orientation Some bar codes are direction sensitive For example Kix codes and OCR can misread when scanned sideways or upside down Use the working orientation settings if your direction sensitive codes will not usually be presented upright to the scanner Default Upright Upright Upside Down Tha Working Orientation pright Upside Down Rotate Clockwise 90 Rotate Counterclockwise 90 Rotate Clockwise 90 otate Counterclockwise R 90 49 If you want to decode all the symbologies allowable for your imager scan the All Symbologies On code On the other hand you want to decode only a particular symbology scan All Symbologies Off followed by the On symbol for that particular symbology All Symbologies All S ymbologies On All Symbologies Off Mess
25. available when using Photo Style Default 125 nW Range 0 255 Target Set Point Percentage Sets the target point for the light and dark values in the captured image 1 indicates that more pixels at the light end of a range should be used and 99 indicates that more pixels at the dark end should be used We do not recommend altering this setting from the default To alter grayscale values Target White Value should be used Default 50 n Range 1 99 Image Ship IMGSHP An image is taken whenever the Image Snap IMGSNP command is processed The last image is always stored in memory You may ship the image by using the IMGSHP command The image ship command has many different modifiers that can be used to change the look of the image output by the scanner Modifiers affect the image that is transmitted but do not affect the image in memory Modifiers always begin with numbers and end with a letter case insensitive Any number of modifiers may be appended to the IMGSHP command For example you can use the following command to ship a bitmap image with gamma correction and document image filtering IMGSHPSF75K26U IMGSHP Modifiers A Infinity Filter Enhances pictures taken from very long distances greater than 10 feet or 3 m OA Infinity filter off default 1A Infinity filter on 113 Compensation Flattens the image to account for variations illumination across the image OC Compensation di
26. key or function code starting from current cursor position Syntax 1 xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code F2 Send characters followed by xx key or function code starting from current cursor position Syntax F2nnxx nn stands for the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters and xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code Send up to but not including ss character Search and Send starting from current cursor position leaving cursor pointing to ss character followed by xx key or function code Syntax F3ssxx ss and xx both stand for the hex values for ASCII codes F4 Send character times Insert leaving cursor in current cursor position Syntax F4xxnn xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code and nn is the numeric value 00 99 for the number of times it should be sent E9 Send all but the last characters starting from the current cursor position Syntax E9nn nn is the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters that will not be sent at the end of the message Move Commands F5 Move the cursor a head characters from current cursor position Syntax F5nn nn stands for the numeric value 00 99 for the number ofcharacters the cursor should be moved ahead F6 Move the cursor back characters from current cursor position Syntax F6nn nn stands for the numeric value 00 99 for the number of charact
27. plus CR suffix 1 12 41 start character match for Code 39 41 FF termination string for first code 6A code identifier for Code 128 0013 B Code 128 sample length 12 plus CR suffix 1 13 42 start character match for Code 128 42h FF termination string for second code 69 code identifier for Code 93 0012 C Code 93 sample length 11 plus CR suffix 1 12 43 start character match for Code 93 43h FF termination string for third code 45 Output Sequence Require Output Sequence When an output sequence is Required all output data must conform to an edited sequence or the imager will not transmit the output data to the host device When it s On Not Required the imager will attempt to get the output data to conform to an edited sequence but if it cannot the imager transmits all output data to the host device as is When the output sequence is Off the bar code data is output to the host as the imager decodes it Note This selection is unavailable when the Multiple Symbols Selection is turned on Output Sequence Editor E D Require Output Sequence efault Sequence feque On Not i 46 Multiple Symbols When this programming selection is turned On it allows you t
28. 36 OCR Template Codes Note Reading more than three rows of OCR is not recommended Contact the factory if you have an application that requires reading four or more rows of OCR OCR Template Codes Enter User Defined Enter User Defined Variable h t Exit Selections Save OCR Template Discard OCR Template 137 Utilities To Add a Test Code I D Prefix to All Symbologies This selection allows you to turn on transmission of a Code I D before the decoded symbology This action first clears all current prefixes then programs a Code prefix for all symbologies This is a temporary setting that will be removed when the unit is power cycled Show Data Format Scan the bar code below to show current data format settings Show Serial Number Scan the bar code below to show the scanner t serial number Resetting the Standard Product Defaults If you aren t sure what programming options are in your imager or you ve changed some options and want the standard product default settings restored scan the Standard Product Default Settings bar code below The Menu Commands lists the standard product default settings for each of the commands Test Menu When you scan the Test Menu On code then scan a programming code in thi
29. 4 0 44 EAN UCC Composite Jem 0 79 EAN 13 Extended E3 d 0x64 Coupon Code Interleaved 2 of 5 Lm e 0x65 Japanese Post J 0 4 KIX Post 1x0 K 0x4B Korea Post 1 0 S Ox3F Matrix 2 of 5 X0 m 0x6D MaxiCode X 0x78 MicriPDF417 Lm R 0x52 MSI Mm g 0x67 No Read 0x9C OCR A Jol 0 4 146 Symbology AIM ID Code ID Code ID HEX OCR B 102 0 4 13 ZE 0 4 OCR US Money Font 103 0 4 SEMI Font 103 0 4 PDF 417 0 72 Planet Code L 0x4C Plessey Code 1 0 n 0x6E PosiCode W 0x57 Postnet 0 50 JQm 0 73 GS1 DataBar Family Jem 0 79 Straight of 2 of f 0x66 TCIF Linked Code 39 12 0 54 0 74 Trioptic Code 1x0 0x3D UCC EAN 128 1 1 4 0 49 UPC A 1 0 0 63 UPC A w Extended 0 63 UPC E JEO E 0x45 VeriCode 0 76 147 ASCII bias Table 148 ale 8144 4444 444444441 4 1 4 44246 46 BB E IE EE E E EE 4 ol fe Ele ripe s i 149 OCR Programming Chart a d 9 t 5 OCR Template c e h r Discard OCR Template
30. 8 lt Default All Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Settings gt UMN M M inimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 59 Straight 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 lt Default All Straight 2 of 5 IATA Settings gt on UM i aximum Message Length Minimum Message Length 60 Matrix 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 lt Default All Matrix 2 of 5 Settings gt On Off Maximum Message Length Minimum Message Length 61 11 Check Digits Required This option sets whether 1 or 2 check digits are required with Code 11 bar codes Default Two Check Digits Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 lt Default All Code 11 Settings gt On igit Minimum Message Length One Check
31. Connect the USB cable between scanner and PC Windows will automatically detect the USB device Note If any of the above operation is incorrect turn off the power immediately and check any improper connections Go through all above steps again Default Setting For each barcode shown as below Enabled as default setting Not supported Empty space Not enabled at default setting Checksum Checksum Read MR Code Code Type Enabl Verification Transmission ID Enable Enable UPC EO _ V UPC E1 _ EAN 13 vo 8 32 Code 39 Linked Code 39 49 1 Interleaved 2 of 5 Industrial 295 Straight 2 of 5 IATA Straight 2 of 5 Codabar ____ V 1 ___ _ two digits Telepen cme op B GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded PosiCode A amp B Code 16K Code49 PDF 417 EAN UCC Composite Postnet Planet Code British Post Canadia Post Kix Post Netherlands Australian Post Japanese Post Korea Post QR Code Data Matrix _ MaxiCode V Aztec Code Y 10 ix 0 gt gt nun lt AS 9500 Specificati
32. Dig Off Two Check Digits Maximum Message Length 62 63 128 18 128 The use of ISBT formats requires paid license The ISBT 128 Application Specification describes 1 the critical data elements for labeling blood products 2 the current recommendation to use Code 128 due to its high degree of security and its space efficient design 3 a variation of Code 128 that supports concatenation of neighboring symbols and 4 the standard layout for bar codes on a blood product label Use the bar codes below to turn concatenation on or off Default Off Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 0 80 Minimum Default 0 Maximum Default 80 Code Page Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters If the data received does not display with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created and scan the value and the Save The data characters should then appear properly Default 2 64
33. E Range 0 7874 G Gain This modifier boosts the signal and multiplies the pixel value The range is 1 8 1G No gain default 2G Medium gain 4G Heavy gain 8G Maximum gain D Delta for Acceptance This sets the allowable range for the white value setting see W Target White Value Delta is only available when using Photo Style Default 25 nD Range 0 255 L LED State Determines if the LEDs should be on or off and when Ambient illumination OL is preferred for taking pictures of color documents such as ID cards especially when the imager is in a stand LED illumination 11 is preferred when the imager is handheld LED State is not available when using Decoding Style OL LEDs off default 1L LEDs on T Wait for Trigger Waits for a hardware trigger pull before taking the image OT Takes image immediately default 1T Waits for a trigger pull then takes the image U Update Tries The maximum number of frames the imager should take to reach the Delta for Acceptance Update Tries is only available when using Photo Style Default 6 nU Range 0 10 112 W Target White Value Sets the target for the median grayscale value in the captured image For capturing close up images of high contrast documents a lower setting such as 75 is recommended Higher settings result in longer exposure times and brighter images but if the setting is too high the image may be overexposed Target White Value is only
34. Low High Frequency Medium Duration 5 Low B eep 30 LED The LED indicator can not be programmed On or Off in response to a good read If user turned off vibrator and beeper then the LED indicator will be Off But when either vibrator or beeper is ON then the LED indicator will remain On all the time Vibrator The vibrator provides a unique feature to AS 9500 that user can understand whether the data is well scanned and sent to Host PC under an adverse circumstance that the beep sound may not be heard or a circumstance requiring extreme quiet that the beep sounds are not allowed Vibrator On Off 31 Indication Illumination Lights If you want the illumination lights on while reading a bar code scan the Lights On bar code below However if you want to turn just the lights off scan the Lights Off bar code Note This setting does not affect the aimer light The aiming light can be set using Aimer Modes Imager Time Out Imager Time Out powers down the imager after the unit has been idle for the specified time To prevent the imager from powering down set this time out to 0 Scan the bar code below then set the time out by scanning digits from 0 999 999 ms from the inside back cover then scanning Save De
35. Matrix or QR Code which encode a leading FNCI also invoke EAN UCC emulation If UCC EAN 128 Emulation is selected the AIM Symbology Identifier is reported as If GS1 DataBar Emulation is selected the AIM Symbology Identifier is reported as Je0 Any application that accepts EAN UCC data can be simplified since it only needs to recognize one data carrier type 87 EAN UCC Composite Codes TCIF Linked Code 39 TLC39 This code is a composite code since it has a Code 39 linear component and a MicroPDF417 stacked code component All bar code readers are capable of reading the Code 39 linear component The MicroPDF417 component can only be decoded if TLC39 On is selected The linear component may be decoded as Code 39 even if TLC39 is off EANeUCC Composite Codes on UPC EAN Version UPC EAN Version On Message Length inimum Message Length Maximum Message Length Emulation GS1 DataBar Emulation mulation EAN UCC Emulation Off TCIF Link Code 39 more TLC39 88 Postal Codes Note For best performance when reading a
36. R A font The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination If you have created an OCR template character combinations that fit the template can be scanned OCR B On allows you to scan characters in the OCR B font The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination If you have created an OCR template character combinations that fit the template can be scanned lt Default All OCR Settings gt OCR B 121 U S Currency Font U S Currency On allows you to scan characters in the font used U S currency The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination If you have created an OCR template character combinations that fit the template U S S Currency can be scanned MICR E 13B Font MICR E 13B On allows you to scan MICR characters on a bank check The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination If you have created an OCR template character combinations that fit the template can be scanned MICR E 13B On Note TOAD characters Transit On Us Amount and Dash are output in the following manner 1 the transit character is output as s the amount character is output as A IIF on us character is output as 01 the dash character is output as D 122 SEMI Font SEMI Font On allows you to scan the SEMI font used in the semiconductor industry tO SEMI Fo n
37. RIX 25 4563535663 MSI PLESSEY 754268 UPCA 73648 64734 UK PLESSEY 64872 142 GS1 DataBar Micro PDF DataMatrix n Data Matrix Aztet 143 MaxiCode pron n V OCRA 12345678 144 Interface ID If you want to change the pre programmed interface of your image engine below For example a USB Virtual COM device has a Interface ID of 130 You would scan the Interface ID bar code then 1 3 1 then Save If you make an error while scanning the digits before scanning Save scan the Discard code Interface Interface ID RS 232 000 USB HID PC 124 USB HID Mac 125 USB Virtual COM 130 IID Save 145 Product Code ID Symbology AIM ID Code ID Code ID HEX All Symbologies 0x99 Australian Post 1 0 0 41 Aztec Code Z 0 7 British Post X0 B 0x42 Canadian Post X0 0x43 China Post 0 Q 0x51 Codabar Fm 0 61 Codablock Om q 0x71 Code 11 H3 h 0x68 Code 128 Cm 5 0x6A Code 16K Km o 0 6 32 X0 lt 0x3C Code 39 Am b 0x62 Code 49 Tm Ji 0x6C Code 93 Gm 4 0x69 Data Matrix jdm w 0x77 EAN 13 EO d 0x64 EAN 8 E
38. Step 5 Length Specify what length up to 9999 characters of data will be acceptable for this symbology Scan the four digit data length from the the back cover of this manual Note 50 characters is entered as 0050 9999 is a universal number indicating all lengths Step 6 Editor Commands Refer to Data Format Editor Commands Scan the symbols that represent the command you want to enter 94 alphanumeric characters may be entered for each symbology data format Step 7 Scan Save to save your entries 105 Clear One Data Format This deletes one data format for one symbology If you are clearing the primary format scan 0 If you are clearing an alternate format scan 1 2 or 3 depending on the alternate format you are clearing Scan the Interface and Code and the bar code data length for the specific data format that you want to delete All other formats remain unaffected Save This exits saving any Data Format changes Discard This exits without saving any Data Format changes Enter Data Default Data Format esr One aa Forma ETUR Clear All Data Formats Discard 106 Data Format Editor Commands Send Commands F1 Send all characters followed by
39. age Length Description You may set the valid reading length of some of the bar code symbologies If the data length of the scanned bar code doesn t match the valid reading length the imager will issue an error beep You may set the same value for minimum and maximum length to force the imager to read fixed length bar code data This helps reduce the chances of a misread EXAMPLE Decode only those bar codes with a count of 9 20 characters Min length 09 Max length 20 EXAMPLE Decode only those bar codes with a count of 15 characters Min length 15 Max length 15 For a value other than the minimum and maximum message length defaults scan the bar codes included in the explanation of the symbology then scan the digit value of the message length and Save bar codes The minimum and maximum lengths and the defaults are included with the respective symbologies Start Stop Characters Start Stop characters identify the leading and trailing ends of the bar code 50 Check Character Codabar check characters are created using different modulos You can program the imager to read only Codabar bar codes with Modulo 16 check characters No Check Character indicates that the imager reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate and Transmit the imager will only read Codabar bar codes printed with a check character and will transmit this character at
40. aracter Scan this symbol to program the OCR template for a simple modulo 36 checksum of the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through Z Ev OCR Modulo 36 Check Character 131 OCR User Defined Check Character You can customize the check character calculation to suit your application Each character of the check character alphabet can be programmed in its proper order The number of characters you enter determines the modulo value for the calculation By default the check character computation is unweighted but the imager also supports two weighted modulo 10 checking schemes Example To program a modulo 11 check character you would enter the following 11 characters in order 0123456789X Also enter the OCR template dddddddc Enable the OCR A font then scan the following string b512351X The imager performs the following check character computation 6 5 1 2 3 5 1 modulo 11 0 Since the result is zero message is considered to be valid so the reader outputs the message 6512351 Programming a User Defined Check Character 1 Scan the Enter OCR Check Character bar code below Enter OCR Check Character OCR Modulo 36 Check Character Enter OCR Check Character 2 Enter the characters in order For each character look up the corresponding hex value from the ASCII Chart 3 Scan the Save bar code on the inside back cover Example To program t
41. are scanning Code 93 Code 128 and Code 39 bar codes but you want the imager to output Code 39 Ist Code 128 2nd and Code 93 3rd as shown below Note Code 93 must be enabled to use this example A Code 39 B C 128 ode Code 93 ode 9 You would set up the sequence editor with the following command line SEQBLK62999941FF6A999942FF69999943FF The breakdown of the command line is shown below SEQBLKsequence editor start command 62 code identifier for Code 39 9999 code length that must match for Code 39 9999 all lengths 41 start character match for Code 39 41h FF termination string for first code 6A code identifier for Code 128 9999 code length that must match for Code 128 9999 all lengths 42 start character match for Code 128 42h FF termination string for second code 69 code identifier for Code 93 9999 code length that must match for Code 93 9999 all lengths 43 start character match for Code 93 44 43 FF termination string for third code program the previous example using specific lengths you would have to count any programmed prefixes suffixes or formatted characters as part of the length SEQBLK62001241FF6A001342FF69001243FF The breakdown of the command line is shown below SEQBLK sequence editor start command 62 code identifier for Code 39 0012 A Code 39 sample length 11
42. cter is set to Validate and Transmit the imager will only read MSI bar codes printed with the specified type check character and will transmit this character at the end of the scanned data When Check Character is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit will only read MSI bar codes printed with the specified type check character but will not transmit the check character with the scanned data Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 4 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 lt Default All MSI Settings gt Transmit Validate Type 10 and Transmit Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 77 Plessey Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 4 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 lt Default All Plessey Code Settings gt o TATIANA Off Message Length Maximum Message Length 78 GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional lt Default All GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Settings gt j UM Off
43. default USB Virtual COM for other type interface By plugging different cables setting right interface then scan the interface barcode power cycle the scanner will be changed to another interface However you must make sure which cable you need RS 232 S 232 Interface USB HID P ID PC USB HID MAC USB Virtual COM irtua 16 17 RS 232 Default Setting Baud Rate 115200 bps Data Format 8 data bits no parity bit 1 stop bit Baud Rate 300 i DANIA iu 240 115200 o 18 Data sets the word length at 7 or 8 bits of data per character If an application requires only ASCII Hex characters 0 through 7F decimal text digits and punctuation select 7 data bits For applications which require use of the full ASCH set select 8 data bits per character Default 8 Stop Bits sets the stop bits at 1 or 2 Default 1 Parity provides a means of checking character bit patterns for validity Default None Data Format 7 Data 1 Stop Parity Even 7 Data 1 Stop Parity None 7 Data 1 Stop Parity Odd 7 Data 2 Stop Parity Even 7 Data 2 Stop Parity None
44. e image in memory Range 000 640 when Image is On 000 752 when Image is Off Default 0 nR The right edge of the shipped image corresponds to column n lofthe image in memory Range 000 640 when Image VGA is On 000 752 when Image is Off Default all columns 115 nT top edge of the shipped image corresponds to row n of the image in memory Range 000 480 Default 0 nB The bottom edge of the shipped image corresponds to row n 1 of the image in memory Range 000 480 Default all rows Alternately specify the number of pixels to cut from the outside margin of the image thus only the center pixels are transmitted nM Margin cut n columns from the left n 1 columns from the right n rows from the top and n 1 rows from the bottom of the image Ship the remaining center pixels Range 1 238 Default 0 or full image P Protocol Used for shipping an image Protocol covers two features of the image data being sent to the host It addresses the protocol used to send thedata Hmodem which is an xmodem 1K variant that has additional header information and the format of the image data that is sent OP None raw data 2P None default for USB 3P Hmodem compressed default for RS 232 4P Hmodem S Pixel Ship Can be used to decimate the image by shipping only certain regularly spaced pixels For example 4S would transmit every fourth pixel from every fourth line The sma
45. ect to the barcode to avoid direct reflections that impair the reading performance especially for 2D barcode Recommended Steps When the required settings have been configured all settings are stored in non volatile memory of scanner after reading configuration barcodes Label Recommended steps are as follows 1 Setright host interface for your scanner 2 Set interface to optimize protocol of scanner with your host in interface section 3 system control of scanner such as specific adjustments double confirm power saving indicator and scanning mode which you prefer usage in system control section 4 Setcode options of scanner for your usage in code option section You must make sure to enable the symbology first then Min Max code length code ID checksum and truncate digits are also converted 5 Set string format of the scanner such as preamble postamble Prefix suffix code ID and code name transmission for your application in string format section Note If still not work properly Please contact your dealer for further information 5 Tnt OdUctOnD z een 8 Default Setting idee cen eee i 9 AS 9500 Specification sse 11 Reading Skills of 5 9500 444404 40 0211 14 Programming AS 9500 sess 15 Interface SeleCti On mes 16 18 USB Meier e rete heute 22 USB Virtual COM net
46. enhance the security of your OCR application The AS 9500 can be programmed for almost any type of check character A number of presets are provided for common check character uses e g modulo 10 and modulo 36 Scan the OCR Modulo 10 or OCR Modulo 36 Check Character bar code to specify the type of check character used in the OCR strings you re scanning The imager will then only read OCR character strings with a valid check character The AS 9500 transmits the OCR data without the check character data You must specify the location of the check character in the template with Example You need to read any combination of seven digits with a modulo 10 check character in the eighth position The template would be dddddddc To create this template you would enable the OCR A font Scan the Modulo 10 Check Character symbol Then scan the Enter OCR Template symbol and scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart seven times and scan the c once Scan Save OCR Template This template will let you read any combination of six digits with a correct check character after If the check character is invalid the imager will issue an error beep For example the following string could be scanned 01234569 and the output would be 0123456 130 OCR Modulo 10 Check Character Scan this symbol to program the OCR template for a simple modulo 10 checksum of the digits 0 through 9 OCR Modulo 10 Check Character OCR Modulo 36 Check Ch
47. ense Mode may not work properly Snap and Ship Snap and Ship mode allows you to bypass the decoder and ship an image directly to the host In this mode an image is taken and shipped upon each trigger pull instead of being sent to the decoder Snap and Ship is useful when you are using your own decoder Note Snap and Ship mode only works if the imager is connected via an RS 232 serial port or via a USB keyboard If you use Snap and Ship when the imager is connected to another interface it calls the decoder after each image ship but only to look for menu codes 26 Scanning Output VGA Of Scanning Mode Manual Serial Trigger Auto sense Mode VGA Oi n Manual Trigger Low Power S nap and Ship 27 Scan Read Time Out Use this selection to set a time out in milliseconds of the imager s trigger if the imager is in manual trigger mode Once the imager has timed out you can activate the imager by pressing the trigger After scanning the Read Time Out bar code set the time out duration from 0 300 000 milliseconds by scanning digits from the inside back cover then scanning Save Default 0 infinite or no time out Low Power Time Out Timer Scan the Low Power Time Out bar code to change the time out duration in seconds Then scan the time out duration from
48. ent Transit On Us Amount and Dash Note OCR templates default to eight digits no check character To Add an OCR Template 1 Turn on the OCR font you want to read 2 Begin building the template 124 Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol 3 Scan the characters for the string Use the Template Characters chart above to determine what characters you need to create your format Use the OCR Programming Chart to scan the characters for your template Example You need to read any combination of eight digits The template would be dddddddd To create this template you would enable the OCR A font Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol then scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual eight times Scan Save OCR Template This would let you read any string of eight digits for example 37680981 Character Match Sequences On the ASCII Chart find the Hex value that represents the character s you want to match Example You need to read three digits three specific characters ABC three digits The template would be ddd414243ddd hex codes for letters A B and C 125 To create this template you would enable the font Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol Scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual three times Then scan 414243 from the inside back cover the hex characters for A B and and scan the d three times Scan Save OCR Template
49. ep 6 Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for every prefix or suffix character Step 7 To add the Code I D scan 5 8 0 To add AIM LD scan 5 C 8 1 To add a backslash scan 5 C 5 C Note To add a backslash as in Step 7 you must scan 5C twice once to create the leading backslash and then to create the backslash itself Step 8 Scan Save to exit and save or scan Discard to exit without saving Repeat Steps 1 6 to add a prefix or suffix for another symbology Example Add a Suffix to a specific symbology To send a CR carriage return Suffix for UPC only Step 1 Scan Add Suffix Step 2 Determine the 2 digit hex value for UPC Step 3 Scan 6 3 Step 4 Scan 0 D carriage return from the Step 5 Scan Save or scan Discard to exit without saving 99 Clear Prefixes or Suffixes You can clear a single prefix or suffix or clear all prefixes suffixes for a symbology When you Clear One Prefix Suffix the specific character you select is deleted from the symbology you want When you Clear All Prefixes Suffixes all the prefixes or suffixes for a symbology are deleted Step 1 Scan the Clear One Prefix or Clear One Suffix symbol Step 2 Determine the 2 digit Hex value for the symbology from which you want to clear the prefix or suffix Step 3 Scan the 2 digit hex value or scan 9 9 for all symbologies Your change is automatically saved To Add a Carriage Return Suffix to all Symbologies
50. er of milliseconds and the SAVE bar code 101 DAL IEEE Be Intercharacter Delay ntercharacter Delay To remove this delay scan the Intercharacter Delay bar code then set the number of steps to 0 Scan the SAVE bar code Note Intercharacter delays are not supported in USB serial emulation User Specified Intercharacter Delay An intercharacter delay of up to 495 milliseconds may be placed after the transmission of a particular character of scanned data Scan the Delay Length bar code below then scan the number of milliseconds and the SAVE bar code Next scan the Character to Trigger Delay bar code then the 2 digit hex value for the ASCII character that will trigger the delay User Specified Intercharacter Delay Character Trigger Delay To remove this delay scan the Delay Length bar code and set the number of steps to 0 Scan the SAVE bar code 102 Interfunction Delay An interfunction delay of up to 495 milliseconds may be placed between the transmission of each segment of the message string Scan the Interfunction Delay bar code below then scan the number of milliseconds and the SAVE JI aput Interfunction Delays To remove this delay scan the Interfunction Delay bar code then set the number of steps to 0 Scan the SAVE bar code
51. ers the cursor should be moved back F7 Move the cursor to the beginning of the data string Syntax F7 EA Move the cursor to the end of the data string Syntax EA 107 Search Commands F8 Search ahead for xx character from current cursor position leaving cursor pointing to xx character Syntax F8xx xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code F9 Search back for character from current cursor position leaving cursor pointing to xx character Syntax F9xx xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code E6 Search ahead for the first non character from the current cursor position leaving cursor pointing to non character Syntax E6xx xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code E7 Search back for the first non character from the current cursor position leaving cursor pointing to non character Syntax E7xx xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code Miscellaneous Commands FB Suppress all occurrences of up to 15 different characters starting at the current cursor position as the cursor is advanced by other commands When the FC command is encountered the suppress function is terminated The cursor is not moved by the FB command Syntax FBnnxxyy zz where nn is a count of the number of suppressed characters in the list and xxyy zz is the list of characters to be suppressed xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code FC Disable
52. essage Length 85 MicroPDF417 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 366 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 366 lt Default All Micro PDF417 Settings gt i TATIANA Off M inimum Message Length aximum Message Length 86 EAN UCC Composite Codes Linear codes are combined with a unique 2D composite component to form a new class called EAN UCC Composite symbology EAN UCC Composite symbologies allow for the co existence of symbologies already in use UPC EAN Version Scan the UPC EAN Version On bar code to decode Composite symbols that have a UPC or EAN linear component This does not affect EAN UCC Composite symbols with a UCC EAN 128 or GS1 DataBar linear component Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 2435 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2 2435 Emulation The imager can automatically format the output from any EAN UCC data carrier to emulate what would be encoded an equivalent UCC EAN 128 or GS1 DataBar and Composite symbol EAN UCC data carriers include UPC A and UPC E EAN 13 and EAN 8 ITF 14 UCC EAN 128 and EAN UCC GS1 DataBar and Composites Data from 2D symbols such as Aztec Code Data
53. fault 1 ms Reread Delay This sets the time period before the imager can read the same bar code a second time Setting a reread delay protects against accidental rereads of the same barcode Longer delays are effective in minimizing accidental rereads at POS point of sale Use shorter delays in applications where repetitive bar code scanning is required Reread Delay only works when in Auto sense Mode 32 User Specified Reread Delay If you want to set your own length for the reread delay scan the bar code below then set the delay from 0 30 000 milliseconds by scanning digits from the inside back cover then scanning Save Illumination Light Lights On Imager Time Out Reread Delay Imager Time Out Short 500 ms Long ms User Specified Reread Delay User Specified Reread Delay Lights Off Medium 750ms Extra Long 33 Indication Aimer Delay The aimer delay allows a delay time for the operator to aim the imager before the picture is taken Use these codes to set the time between when the trigger is activated and when the picture is taken During the delay time the aiming light will appear but the LEDs won t turn on until the delay time is over User Specified Aimer Delay If you want t
54. from the code Symbologies with smaller bars or elements mil size should be read closer to the unit Symbologies with larger bars or elements mil size should be read farther from the unit To read single or multiple symbols Linear bar code 2D Matrix symbol on a page or on an object hold the engine at an appropriate distance from the target send a trigger command and center the aiming beam on the symbol If the code being scanned is highly reflective e g laminated it may be necessary to tilt the code 5 to prevent unwanted reflection 14 Programming AS 9500 Series Scanner To program the AS 9500 you must scan a series of programming barcodes in the correct order Fold out the back cover of this manual You will see a table of alphanumeric barcodes which are used to program the various options presented To program each option you must 1 Scan the Program barcodes 2 Enter the option mode by scanning the option barcodes 3 The necessary alphanumeric inputs are listed Scan these alphanumeric entries from the Program Chart To confirm above steps you must scan the Save barcode 15 Interface Selection This decoder built in scanner comes in one model and supports interfaces such as RS232 serial USB virtual COM and USB HID In most of the cases simply selecting an appropriate cable and configure the proper interface by following interface selection Interface selection You can change factory interface
55. ger mode You can set the time the imager should remain in manual trigger mode by setting the Hands Free Time Out Once the time out value is reached if there have been no further trigger pulls the imager reverts to the original hands free mode Scan the Hands Free Time Out bar code then scan the time out duration from 0 300 000 milliseconds from the inside back cover and Save Default 5 000 ms Read Time out Read Time Ou Auto sense LEDs On LED Time Out LED Time Out Duration Hands Free Time Ou t Power Time Out LEDs Of Sensitivity 29 Indication Beeper The beeper may be programmed On or Off in response to a good read Turning this option off only turns off the beeper response to a good read indication All error and menu beeps are still audible Volume The beeper volume codes modify the volume of the beep the imager emits on a good read Frequency The beeper pitch codes modify the pitch of the beep the imager emits on a good read Duration The beeper duration codes modify the length of the beep the imager emits on a good read Beeper On Volume gt Medium Extreme
56. gine reads 6 to 60 point OCR typeface Note OCR is not as secure as bar codes To enhance security in OCR applications create an OCR template to match the data and print an OCR check character The 2D AS 9500 series Engine will read OCR A OCR B U S Currency Serial Number Money MICR E 13B and SEMI fonts You can either select an OCR default or create your own custom template for the type of OCR format you intend to read See OCR on page 9 1 for programming codes that will enable your imager to read OCR A OCR B U S Currency MICR E 13B or SEMI fonts See OCR Templates on page 9 3 if you want to create a custom template or character string that defines the length and content of OCR strings that will be read with your imager Note Setting the template and check character options are essential for OCR reading 120 OCR Fonts Default All OCR Settings turns off all OCR capability in the imager so the imager will be able to scan linear stacked matrix and composite bar codes but not OCR fonts In addition any OCR templates you have created are erased The eight digit default templates are reinstated for any future use of the OCR On codes listed below OCR Note OCR symbols can misread when scanned sideways or upside down Use Working Orientation if your OCR symbols will not usually be presented upright to the scanner Only one OCR symbology can be read at a time OCR A On allows you to scan characters in the OC
57. hat intersect the centering window you specify using the Top Bottom Left or Right bar codes Scan Centering On then scan one of the following bar codes to change the top bottom left or right of the centering window Then scan the percent you want to shift the centering window using digits on the inside back cover of this manual Scan Save Default Centering 40 for Top and Left 60 for Bottom and Right ering On Cen Centering Off Bottom of Centering Window Left of Centering Window Right of Centering Window 40 Decode Search Mode There are three selectable decode scanning modes Full Omnidirectional Searches for bar code features beginning at the center of an image and searches to the image s limits This mode reads all symbologies in any orientation The Full Omnidirectional search is very thorough which may slow performance time Quick Omnidirectional This is an abbreviated search for bar code features around the center region of an image This mode quickly reads all symbologies in any orientation The Quick Omnidirectional mode may miss some off center symbols as well as larger Data Matrix and QR Code Advanced Linear Decoding Performs quick horizontal linear scans in a cente
58. he modulo 11 check character from 132 example 8 enable the OCR A font Scan the Enter OCR Check Character bar code then scan the following hex values in order 3031323334353637383958 After you enter all the desired hex values scan the Save bar code on the inside back cover of this manual Weighting Options By default the check character computation is unweighted It is possible to use one of two weighted modulo 10 schemes Weighting is often used to detect if two neighboring characters are transposed a common error when an operator keys in data Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character Starting with the check character and working backward through the message the imager applies a multiplier of 1 then 3 then 1 then 3 and so on This is the checking scheme used in many EAN UCC symbologies including U P C and Interleaved 2 of 5 when a check digit is invoked To apply this weighting scheme set the OCR check character to 0123456789 3 1 or scan the following symbol a Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character Example Scan the Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character symbol Also enter the OCR template dddddddc Then scan the string below 01234565 133 The reader performs the check character computation below 0 3 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 3 5 1 6 3 5 1 modulo 10 0 a Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character Since the result is zero the message is considered to be valid so the reader outputs the message 0123456
59. highlights and an average key image has detail concentrated in the midtones This modifier ships the histogram for an image OW Don t ship histogram default 1W Ship histogram Intelligent Signature Capture IMGBOX IMGBOX commands can only be used with PDF417 Code 39 Code 128 Aztec Codabar and Interleaved 2 of 5 symbologies Intelligent signature capture ships only part of an image to the host application This method reduces transfer time and file size while simplifying signature capture Below is an example of an intelligent signature capture application In this example the operator reads the bar code which is then transmitted to the host application Upon the receipt of the bar code data the host application sends the IMGBOX command which tells the scanner to output only the area of the image corresponding to the signature capture box The scanner also automatically adjusts for aspect ratio and distortion issues that arise due to scanner skew with respect to the bar code Align the aimers with the signature area not with the bar code then activate the trigger Send the IMGBOX command string after the trigger command 117 0123456789 positive Y An important aspect of intelligent signature capture is that all dimensions used in the application are measured as multiples of the minimum element size of the bar code Using this method intelligent signature capture always outputs
60. is processed Image Snap is the command processor for image capture or taking a picture The image snap command has many different modifiers that can be used to change the look of the image in memory Modifiers always begin with numbers and end with a letter case insensitive Any number of modifiers may be appended to the IMGSNP command For example you can use the following command to snap an image increase the gain and have the beeper sound once the snap is complete IMGSNP2G1B IMGSNP Modifiers P Imaging Style Sets the Image Snap style OP Decoding Style This is similar to the current format for decoding however this processing allows a few frames to be taken until the exposure parameters are met Then the last frame is available for further use 1P Photo Style default This attempts to mimic a simple digital camera and results in a visually optimized image 2P Manual Style This is an advanced style and should not normally be used It allows you the most freedom to set up the imager and has no auto exposure 111 Causes a beep to sound after an image is snapped OB No beep default 1B Sounds a beep when the image is captured notifying the user that the imager can be moved E Exposure This allows you to set the exposure time Units are 127microseconds For example an exposure setting of 50 x 000127ms 6 35ms esposure time Exposure is used in Manual Style only Default 7874 n
61. ix characters are data characters that can be sent before and after scanned data You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies or only with specific symbologies The following illustration shows the breakdown of a message string Prefix Suffix characters setting Characters defined as prefix or suffix characters will be transmitted immediately with the scanned data for all symbologies Up to 11 ASCII characters can be defined for both Prefix and Suffix Tips A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one symbology or all symbologies You add any prefix or suffix f plus Code I D and AIM LD You can string together several entries for several symbologies at one time Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear on the output When Setting up for specific symbologies instead of All Symbologies the symbology ID value counts as an added prefix or suffix character Prefix Scanned Data Suffix 98 Add a Prefix Suffix Step 1 Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol Step 2 Determine the 2 digit Hex value from the Symbology Chart or the symbology to which you want to apply the prefix or suffix For example for Code 128 Code ID is j and Hex ID is 6 Step 3 Scan the 2 hex digits scan 9 9 for all symbologies Step 4 Determine the hex value from the for the prefix or suffix you wish to enter Step 5 Scan the 2 digit hex value St
62. l Length 4 Specific Term ID Universal Code ID Universal Length 5 Universal Term ID Actual Code ID Actual Length 6 Universal Term ID Actual Code ID Universal Length 7 Universal Term ID Universal Code ID Actual Length 8 Universal Term ID Universal Code ID Universal Length If you have changed data format settings and wish to clear all formats and return to the factory defaults scan the Default Data Format 104 Add Data Format Step 1 Scan the Enter Data Format symbol Step 2 Primary Alternate Format Determine if this will be your primary data format or one of 3 alternate formats Alternate formats allow you single shot capability to scan one bar code using a different data format After the one bar code has been read the imager reverts to the primary data format If you are programming the primary format scan 0 using the inside the back cover of this manual If you are programming an alternate format scan 1 2 or 3 depending on the alternate format you are programming Step 3 Interface Type Select the Interface ID number for your PC Scan three numeric bar codes on the inside back cover to program the imager for your Interface ID you must enter 3 digits For example scan 0 0 0 for RS 232 Note The wildcard for all terminal types is 099 Step 4 Code I D Find the symbology to which you want to apply the data format Locate the Hex value for that symbology and scan the 2 digit hex value
63. ller number of pixels shipped the smaller the image However after a certain point the image becomes unusable 1S ship every pixel default 2S ship every 2nd pixel both horizontally and vertically default 35 ship every 3rd pixel both horizontally and vertically U Document Image Filter Sharpens the edges and smoothes the area between the edges of the transmitted text image The Document Image Filter enhances images of documents such as ID cards and prescriptions This filter should be used with gamma correction see page 8 4 with the imager in a stand and the image captured using the command IMGSNP1P0L168W90 32D better JPEG compression than the standard E Edge Sharpen command This filter also works well when shipping pure black 116 and white images 1 bit per pixel optimal setting is 260 00 Document image filter off default 26U Apply document image filter for typical document image nU Apply document image filter using grayscale threshold n Use lower numbers when the image contrast is lower 1U will have a similar effect to 22e Range 0 255 V Blur Image Smoothes transitions by averaging the pixels next to the hard edges of defined lines and shaded areas in an image OV Don t blur default 1V Blur W Histogram Ship A histogram gives a quick picture of the tonal range of an image or key type A low key image has detail concentrated in the shadows a high key image has detail concentrated in the
64. m lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 lt Default All Korea Post Settings gt o i Message Length Maximum Message Length 92 This selection applies to both QR Code and Micro QR Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 3500 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 3500 lt Default All QR Code Settings gt Off inimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 93 Data Matrix Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 1500 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 1500 lt Default All Data Matrix Settings gt Off inimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 94 MaxiCode Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 1 150 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 150 lt Default All MaxiCode Settings gt TAI Off s Message Length Maximum Message Length
65. mal rise however this also reduces the intensity of the illumination Reducing the intensity of the illumination reduces total power used but can also reduce the depth of field in low light environments Centering Use Centering to narrow the imager s field of view to make sure the imager reads only those bar codes intended by the user For instance if multiple codes are placed closely together centering will insure that only the desired codes are read Centering can be used in conjunction with Aimer Delay for the most error free operation in applications where multiple codes are spaced closely together Using the Aimer Delay and Centering features the imager can emulate the operation of older systems such as linear laser bar code imagers In the example below the gray area is the full imager field of view and the white area is the centering window Bar Code 1 will not be read while Bar Code 2 will be 38 The default centering window is 128 96 pixel area 640x480 default image size in the center of the imager s field of view The following diagram illustrates the default top bottom left and right pixel positions measured from the top and the left side of the imager s field of view 39 Thermal and Centering If a bar code is not within the predefined window it will not be decoded or output by the imager If centering is turned on by scanning Centering On the imager only reads codes t
66. maximum in dark operating 34 environments Concurrent mode provides the brightest appearance of the illumination LEDs of any of the imager operating modes This mode may be useful for applications when an operator is using the illumination LEDs for aiming such as in fixed mount kiosk or auto trigger applications Select Off if you don t want to use either aimer mode Aimer Delay 200Milliseconds Off no delay Aimer Modes Concurrent Off 400Milliseconds Delay Duration Interlaced 35 Indication Number of Beeps The number of beeps of a good read can be programmed from 1 9 The same number of beeps will be applied to the beeper and LED in response to a good read For example if you program this option to have five beeps there will be five beeps and five LED flashes in response to a good read The beeps and LED flashes are in sync with one another To change the number of beeps scan the bar code below and then scan a digit 1 9 bar code and the Save bar code Good Read Delay This sets the minimum amount of time before the imager can read another bar code Default No Delay User Specified Good Read Delay If you want to set your own length for the good read delay scan the bar code below then set the delay from 0
67. n the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 0 48 Minimum Default 0 Maximum Default 48 Append This function allows the imager to append the data from several Code 39 bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When this function is enabled the imager stores those Code 39 bar codes that start with a space excluding the start and stop symbols and does not immediately transmit the data The imager stores the data in the order in which the bar codes are read deleting the first space from each The imager transmits the appended data when it reads a Code 39 bar code that starts with a character other than a space Code 39 Minimum Message Length Append Maximum Message Length On Append Off 54 Full ASCII If Full ASCII Code 39 decoding is enabled certain character pairs within the bar code symbol will be interpreted as a single character For example V will be decoded as the ASCII character SYN and C will be decoded as the ASCII character Character pairs M and N decode as a minus sign and period respectively Character pairs P through Y decode as 0 through 9 55 39 Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters If the data received does not display with the proper characters it ma
68. number system Default On UPC E0 Expand UPC E Expand expands the UPC E code to the 12 digit UPC A format Default Off Addenda Required When Addenda Required is set to on the imager will only read UPC E bar codes that have addenda Addenda Separator When this feature is on there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned off there is no space Check Digit Check Digit specifies whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On Number System The numeric system digit of a U P C symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be programmed so it will not transmit it Default On 70 lt Default UPC E Settings gt 0 On UPC E0 Expand On Addenda Required Required Addenda Separator Check Digit Number System Off Not Required Off Off Off 71 0 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC E data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda UPC E1 Most U P C bar codes lead with the 0 number system
69. o read multiple symbols when the trigger is activated If you press and hold the trigger aiming the Imager at a series of symbols it reads unique symbols once beeping if turned on for each read The imager attempts to find and decode new symbols as long as the trigger is activated When this programming selection is turned Off the Imager will only read the symbol closest to the aiming beam No Read With No Read turned On the Imager notifies you if a code cannot be read If using a Quick View Scan Data Window an NR appears when a code cannot be read If No Read is turned Off the NR will not appear Multiple Symbols On No Read O n Note This feature does not work when the Imager is in Low Power mode Off Off 47 Print Contrast Print Contrast is used to adjust the way the imager reads Matrix symbols If an imager will be seeing consistently heavily printed matrix symbols then a Print Contrast of 6 may improve the reading performance For consistently light printing a Print Contrast of 2 may help After scanning the Set Print Contrast bar code set the Print Contrast from 1 7 by scanning digits from the inside back cover then scanning Save Default 4 Print Contrast Default Video Reverse Video Reverse is used to allow the imager to read bar codes that are inverted
70. o set your own length for the duration of the delay scan the bar code below then set the time out by scanning digits 0 4 000 ms from the back cover of this manual then scan Save Aimer Modes Interlaced the illumination and aiming timing is automatically synchronized to the imager exposure period by the Image Engine The engine turns illumination on while the image is being exposed and it turns the aiming off at all other times The interlaced mode provides the lowest overall current draw and is recommended for most applications It also provides the brightest aimer in most applications The Image Engine software automatically maintains an approximate 25 aimer duty cycle even when the imager exposure time is at its maximum in dark operating environments Concurrent is provided for backwards compatibility with the 4X00 Image Engine series and is not recommended for most applications In concurrent mode the illumination LEDs are on continuously while the aimer LEDs turn off during the imager exposure period and on while the imager is not exposing Concurrent mode is used to eliminate any flicker of the illumination LEDs that may be objectionable to the user especially when running the engine at 12 MHz The illumination LED current is reduced compared to interlaced mode to limit engine peak current The image engine software automatically maintains an approximate 25 aimer duty cycle even when the imager exposure time is at its
71. ogrammed so it will not transmit it Default On lt Default All UPC A Settings gt Check Digit Off Number System Off Off 67 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC A data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda Addenda Required When Required is scanned the imager will only read UPC A bar codes that have addenda You must then turn on a 2 or 5 digit addenda Default Not Required Addenda Separator When this feature is there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned off there is no space Default On UPC A EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code Use the following codes to enable or disable UPC A and EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code Default On 68 Addenda s dio TANTI Digit Addenda O Addenda Required i Required Addenda Separator Off UPC A EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code Off 69 0 Most U P C bar codes lead with the 0 number system For these codes use the UPC EO selection If you need to read codes that lead with the 1
72. on ArgoScan 9500 series Specification AS 9500g AS 9500HD AS 9500L Operational Light Source 626 nm 30 nm Visible Red LED Aiming Source 526 nm 30 nm Visible Green LED Optical System 752 x 480 CMOS sensor Motion Tolerance 4 inches sec Depth of Scan Field PCS 90 10 mils 37 175 mm 33 102mm 67 176mm 1D Code 39 Depth of Scan Field PCS 90 10 mils 62 137 mm 34 101mm 85 168mm 2D QR Code 1D Smil 4mil 6 6mil Resolution 2D 8 3mil 6 7mil 15mil Print Contrast 25 or more Focal Point 114 mm 114mm 114mm from lens plate Scanning Angle Pitch 40 Skew 40 Rotational Sensitivity 360 Decode Capability Auto discriminates all standard barcodes Other symbologies can be ordered optionally Beeper Operation Volume x 3 and Frequency x 3 or no beep Indicator Blue led vibrator and adjustable beeper Mechanical Length 165 1 mm 11 Width handle 32 mm Width head 72 8 mm Depth handle 54 7 mm Depth head 82 5 mm Weight 146 2 Cable Straight 2 0 m Connector type RJ 45 phone jack connector Case material ABS and Rubber Electrical Input Voltage 3 7 5 5 VDC Power RS232 USB HID Operating Max 350mA 5V Standby Max 65mA 5V Max 60mA 5V Low Power Mode Max 40mA 5V Agency listing EMI FCC CE BSMI Safety UL BSMI CB Environmental O
73. on of eight digits or a combination of four digits two uppercase letters and two digits The template would be ddddddddtddddlldd To create this template you would enable the OCR A font Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol Scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual eight times then scan the t to create the statement Then you would scan the characters for the second template Scan d four times scan two times then scan d two more times Scan Save OCR Template This would let you read either type of format for example 99028650 9902 250 You string together as many templates as you need 127 OCR User Defined Variables You can create up to two of your own user variables for an OCR template These variables will represent any OCR readable characters The user defined variables are stored under the letters and Creating a user variable follows the same steps as creating a template but instead of scanning the Enter OCR Template symbol you scan the Enter User Defined Variable symbol The letters g and h can then be used in an OCR template to define the variable you specified Example You need a variable to represent the letters or template for this variable would be 414243 To create this template you would enable the OCR A font Scan the Enter User Defined Variable g symbol Scan 414243 the hex characters for
74. perating to50 C Temperature 32 F to 122 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Up to 95 relative humidity Humidity non condensing 50 C Light Level Dark to 100 000 Lux Shock 24 drops from 1 8 m to concrete Resistance IP 42 Seals to resist airborne particulate Contaminants contaminants Ventilation None required 12 Programming Programming method 1 Executing DOS Command by RS 232 or USB Virtual COM 2 A scanner reads the programming codes Program upgrade Enabled built in flash memory Programmable characteristics Code type selection check digit selection Decoding option Decoding option Transmitted character delay Header selection trailer selection message suffix good read beep tone and volume scanner trigger selection Keyboard emulation type intermessage delay keyboard type and keyboard language Serial interface type ACK NAK Xon Xoff RTS CTS good read LED control start stop bits 13 Reading Skills of AS 9500 The engine has a view finder that projects a bright red or green aiming beam that corresponds to the engine s horizontal field of view The aiming beam should be centered over the bar code but it can be positioned in any direction for a good read Linear bar code 2D Symbol The aiming beam is smaller when the engine is closer to the code and larger when it is farther
75. postal symbology all other postal symbologies should be turned off The following postal codes can only be read by a 2D AS 9500 series Engine Postnet Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data o Transmit Check Digit Don t Transmit Check Digit Planet Code Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data o Off Transmit Check Digit Don t Transmit Check Digit 89 Postal Codes British Post o Canadian Post o Kix Netherlands Post Note Kix code can misread when scanned sideways or upside down o Australian Post o TENTIAM Off Japanese Post o UAT NNI Off 90 China Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 lt Default All China Post Settings gt o UIT Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length 91 Postal Codes Korea Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximu
76. r band of the image This mode does quickly read linear and stacked bar codes Advanced Linear Decoding cannot read 2D OCR or Postal symbols Note This search mode is the ni Full Omni directional default setting for the 2D AS 9500 series Engines Omni directional Note This search mode is the Advanced Linear Decoding default setting for the point and shoot AS 9500 41 Output Sequence Require Output Sequence When turned off the bar code data will be output to the host as the Imager decodes it When turned on all output data must conform to an edited sequence or the Imager will not transmit the output data to the host device Note This selection is unavailable when the Multiple Symbols Selection is turned on Output Sequence Editor This programming selection allows you to program the Imager to output data when scanning more than one symbol in whatever order your application requires regardless of the order in which the bar codes are scanned Reading the Default Sequence symbol programs the Imager to the Universal values shown below These are the defaults Be certain you want to delete or clear all formats before you read the Default Sequence symbol Note To make Output Sequence Editor selections you ll need to know the code I D code length and character matches
77. s manual the imager displays the content of a programming code The programming function will still occur but in addition the content of that programming code is output to the terminal Note This feature should not be used during normal imager operation 138 To Add a Test Code I D Prefix to All Symbologies Add Code I D Prefix to All Symbo Show Data Format Data Format Settings ard Product Default Settings Standard Product De n Test Menu ogies Temporary Show Serial Number umber Serial N ault Settings 139 Test Chart Bar code samples marked with symbol gt are not enabled a89121121a 11 02 121 258963 741258 951263 initially CODABAR 89121 CODE 128 CODE 39 CODE 93 140 EAN 13 4539 789813 PDF 417 STANDRAD 25 65978 CODE 16K EAN 8 9456 2156 INDUSTRIAL 25 04976 87549 141 UPCE INTERLEAVED 25 46 820 MAT
78. s suppress filter and clear all suppressed characters Syntax FC E4 Replaces up to 15 characters in the data string with user specified characters Replacement continues until the 5 command is encountered Syntax E4nnxx1xx2yylyy2 zz1zz2 where nn is the total count of both characters to be replaced plus replacement characters xx1 defines characters to be replaced and xx2 defines replacement characters continuing through 771 and 772 ES Terminates character replacement Syntax 5 FE Compare character in current cursor position to the character 108 Em xx if characters are equal increment cursor If characters are not equal no format match Syntax FExx xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code EC Check to make sure there is an ASCII number at the current cursor position If character is not numeric format is aborted Syntax EC ED Check to make sure there is a non numeric ASCII character at the current cursor position If character is numeric format is aborted Syntax ED Data Formatter When Data Formatter is turned off the bar code data is output to the host as read including prefixes and suffixes Choose one of the following options Default 2 Data Formatter On but Not Required Data Formatter On but Not Required ff Data Formatter O When Data Formatter is required all input data must conform to
79. sabled default 1C Compensation enabled D Pixel Depth Indicates the number of bits per pixel in the transmitted image KIM or BMP format only 8D 8 bits per pixel grayscale image default 1D 1 bit per pixel black and white image E Edge Sharpen Causes the transmitted image to be convolved with an edge sharpening filter Entering a 23E gives the sharpest edges but also increases noise in the image OE Don t sharpen image default 14E Apply edge sharpen for typical image ne Apply edge sharpen using strength n n 1 24 F File Format Indicates the desired format for the image OF KIM format F TIFF binary 2F TIFF binary group 4 compressed 3F TIFF grayscale 4F Uncompressed binary upper left to lower right 1 pixel bit 0 padded end of line 5F Uncompressed grayscale upper left to lower right bitmap format 6F JPEG image default 8F BMP format lower right to upper left uncompressed H Histogram Stretch Increases the contrast of the transmitted image Not available with some image formats OH No stretch default 1H Histogram stretch I Invert Image Used to rotate the image around the X or Y axis in fixed mount applications where the imager is mounted upside down Invert around the X axis flips picture upside down Invert around the Y axis flips picture left to right IF Fly Spec Noise Reduction Used to reduce salt and pepper 114 noise in the image OIF No fly spec noise red
80. t eee o en 22 Pin Assignments ete te eine tree eed 23 System Control erecto 25 DCAM M 25 Indication 2e Nite nea 30 Thermal and C ntering 38 Decode Search Mode en eren eem 41 Output Sequence eet eto e e 42 Print Contrast circi et ne ate nee 48 Video 48 Working 2 2 2 4 4 49 Code ARI es 50 ree 51 53 Code 39 56 Interleaved 2 Of Sienarot 57 9 whiten 58 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial 22 59 Straight 2 of SIATA ve 60 61 eser eet D eI e UT 62 64 TELEPE M as ise 66 iiia aaan iaai 67 Lon O OEE NA 70 eaaa te be 73 EANJAN Grir A RE ERA memet 75 E E AET 77 Plessey Code GS1 DataBar Limited Soniaren dinani 79 GS1 DataBar 80 POSIC OGG 81 Erir 82 Code eme eet eee e D D det ERE 83 Code 49 cine a e e e 84 85 MicroPDF417 etre etd 86 EAN UCC Composite Codes esse 87 Postal Code sa kiur teraapiana 89 OR eene 93 Data Matrix oett pen ee ete e Dae eet 94 ete ees
81. the correct image size and resolution no matter the distance at which the scanner is held from the bar code assuming that the entire signature capture area is within the scanner s field of view The intelligent signature capture command string for this application is IMGBOXA0S0X70Y190W100H1RO0F IMGBOX Modifiers D Pixel Depth Indicates the number of bits per pixel in the transmitted image 8D 8 bits per pixel grayscale image 1D 1 bit per pixel black and white image negative positive F File Format Indicates the type of file format in which to save the image OF KIM format TIFF binary 2F TIFF binary group 4 compressed 3F TIFF grayscale 4F Uncompressed Binary 5F Uncompressed grayscale 6F JPEG image default 7F Outlined image 8F BMP format H Height of Signature Capture Area In the 118 example the height of the area to be captured is 1 inch resulting a value of 1 0 01 100 The value for is slightly larger to accommodate some extra image capture area outside of the signature capture box K Gamma Correction Gamma measures the brightness of midtone values produced by the image You can brighten or darken an image using gamma correction A higher gamma correction yields an overall brighter image The lower the setting the darker the image A setting of 100 results in no adjustment to the image Default 50K OK Gamma correction off 50K Apply gamma correction for brightening typical doc
82. the end of the scanned data When Check Character is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit will only read Codabar bar codes printed with a check character but will not with the scanned data ransmit the check character Default Codabar Settings D Off Start Stop Character iid Transmit Check Character No Check Character te and Transmit alidat Validate Modulo 16 and Transmit Validate Modulo 16 but D Transmit 51 Concatenation Codabar supports symbol concatenation When you enable concatenation the imager looks for a Codabar symbol having a D start character adjacent to a symbol having a D stop character In this case the two messages are concatenated into one with the D characters omitted Default On Character Start Stop rt Stop Sta Codabar 120 D34A Select Require to prevent the imager from decoding a single D Codabar symbol without its companion This selection has no effect on Codabar symbols without Stop Start D characters Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 60 Minimum Default 4
83. uction Apply fly spec noise reduction IR Image Rotate 1IR Rotate image 90 degrees to the right 2IR Rotate image 180 degrees upside down 3IR Rotate image 90 degrees to the left J JPEG Image Quality Sets the desired quality when the JPEG image format is selected Higher numbers result in higher quality Smaller numbers result in greater amounts of lossy compression faster transmission times and lower quality Default 50 nJ Image is compressed as much as possible while preserving quality factor of n n 0 100 0J worst quality 100 best quality K Gamma Correction Gamma measures the brightness of midtone values produced by the image You can brighten or darken an image using gamma correction A higher gamma correction yields an overall brighter image The lower the setting the darker the image A setting of 100 results in no adjustment to the image The optimal setting is 50K This selection should only be used for text images OK Gamma correction off default 60K Apply gamma correction for brightening typical document image nK Apply gamma correction factor n n 1 255 T B M Image Cropping Ship a window of the image by specifying theleft right top and bottom pixel coordinates Device columns are numbered 0 through 640 or 752 depending on the Image setting see Image on Device rows are numbered 0 through 480 nL The left edge of the shipped image corresponds to column n of th
84. ument image nK Apply gamma correction factor n n 1 255 R Resolution of Signature Capture Area The number of pixels that the imager outputs per each minimum bar width The higher the value for R the higher the quality of the image but also the larger the file size S Bar Code Aspect Ratio The ratio of the bar code height to the narrow element width In the example the narrow element width is 010 inches and the bar code height is 0 400 inches resulting in a value of S 0 4 0 01 40 W Width of Signature Capture Area In the example the width of the area to be captured is 1 90 inches resulting in a value of W 1 9 0 01 190 The value for W is slightly larger to accommodate some extra image capture area outside of the signature capture box X Horizontal Bar Code Offset The horizontal ratio offset of the center of the signature capture area in multiples of the minimum bar width In the example the horizontal offset is 0 Y Vertical Bar Code Offset The vertical offset of the center of the signature capture area in multiples of the minimum bar width Negative numbers indicate that the signature capture is above the bar code and positive numbers indicate that the area is below the bar code In the example the horizontal offset is 0 70 inches resulting in a value for 0 7 0 01 70 119 OCR Programming Use this section to program the Imager for optical character recognition OCR The 2D AS 9500 series En
85. up Change the RS 232 receiver time out by scanning the bar code below then scanning digits from the inside back cover of this manual then scanning Save The range is 0 to 300 seconds Default 0 seconds no time out always on 20 Handshaking PISIS RTS CTS mE ACK NAK R esponse Delay 21 USB HID Scan the following code to program the AS 9500 for USB HID bar code imagers USB HID PC USB HID MAC USB Virtual COM Scan the following code to program the AS 9500 to emulate a regular RS 232 based COM port If you are using a PC you will need to download a driver from CD ROM The driver will use the next available COM port number USB V COM B Virtual CTS RTS Emulation amp ACK NAK Mode CTS RTS On AC K NAK On CTS RTS Off ACK NAK Off 22 Pin Assignments e 10 10 RJ 45 Connector to Scanner Side Pin RS 232 USB 1 NC NC 2 VCC VCC 3 TXD TXD 4 NC NC 5 NC NC 6 CTS D 7 RXD D 8 RTS RTS 9 GND GND 10 GND GND 23 Pin Assignments Connector to Host Side aN o RS 232 USB 1 NC 5V 2 TXD D 3 RXD D 4 NC GND 5 GND 2 6 NC 7 CTS i 8 RTS 9
86. y be because the barcode being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created and scan the value and the Save bar code The data characters should then appear properly Full ASCII On C Full ASCII Off ode 39 Code Page Code 32 Code 32 Pharmaceutical is a form of the Code 39 symbology used by Italian pharmacies This symbology is also known as PARAF Note Trioptic Code must be turned off while scanning Code 32 Pharmaceutical codes Code 32 On Off 56 Interleaved 2 of 5 Check Digit No Check Digit indicates that the imager reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check digit When Check Digit is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit but will not transmit the check digit with the scanned data When Check Digit is set to Validate and Transmit the imager only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit and will transmit this digit at the end of the scanned data Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 lt Default All Interleaved 2 of 5 Settings gt
87. your application requires Use the Alphanumeric symbols inside back cover to read these options Note You must hold the trigger while reading each bar code in the sequence To Add an Output Sequence 1 Scan the Enter Sequence symbol 2 Code I D On the Product Code ID find the symbology to which you want to apply the output sequence format Locate the Hex value for that symbology and scan the 2 digit hex value from the Programming Chart inside back cover 3 Length Specify what length up to 9999 characters of data output will be acceptable for this symbology Scan the four digit data length from the Programming Chart Note 50 characters is entered as 0050 9999 is a universal number indicating all lengths When 42 calculating the length you must count any programmed prefixes suffixes or formatted characters as part of the length unless using 9999 4 Character Match Sequences On the ASCII Chart find the Hex value that represents the character s you want to match Use the Programming Chart to read the alphanumeric combination that represents the ASCII characters 99 is the Universal number indicating all characters 5 End Output Sequence Editor Scan F F to enter an Output Sequence for an additional symbology or Save to save your entries Other Programming Selections Discard This exits without saving any Output Sequence changes 43 Output Sequence Output Sequence Example In this example you

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