Wasp Bar Code WWS800 Scanner User Manual
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1. 30 9 2 2 12 31 91 SELECT EDITING 22 2 0 31 9 2 RESTORE DEFAULT 2 2 24 40 000004 0040000000000000000000000008 31 9 3 APPLICABLE 8 2 10 32 9 4 TOTAL NUMBER OF FIELDG 2s 0 ccseesseseeeescesesccecesesssecsecensesssecceessnsees 32 9 5 DIVIDING DATA INTO 32 9 6 ADDITIONAL FIELDS 0 ccscccesssscecesssececsescececseececesaececsesaeeecseeeeessseeeceaas 33 9 7 FIELD TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE ccessssesssececessseeecseceeeeesseeeceesseeeceeneees 33 9 8 END OF FORMAT 4 4 10000 0 600000000000000000 888 33 9 9 ACTIVATE DATA EDITING 5 33 9 10 EXCLUSIVE DATA EDITING is 34 9 11 PROGRAMMING 58 2 2244 40 0020 0 8000 3010 00 34 10 CONFIGURING YOUR WWS800 850 4 4 4 12222 35 10 1 ENTER CONFIGURATION 35 10525 35 10 37 35 10 4 SETTING PARAMETER 1 8 36 10 41 Numeric Pa2. Options COM Ports Hardware Ok Cancel 1 Check My device is set up and ready to be found and click Next button 19 Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Welcome to the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Before proceeding refer to the Bluetooth section of the device documentation Then set up your device so that your computer can find it Tum it on it discoverable visible Give it a name optional Press the button on the bottom of the device keyboards and mice only Add only Bluetooth devices that you trust 2 Select the 800 850 scanner and click Next button Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Select the Bluetooth device that you want to add 9 ig 14 New device 3 Ifyou don t see the device that you want to add make sure that it is tumed Follow the setup instructions that came with the device and then click Search Again Search Again 3 Select Let me choose my own passkey and input the passkey in the text field and click Next button Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Do you need a passkey to add your device To answer this question refer to the Bluetooth section of the documentation that came with your device If the documentation specifies a passkey use that one Choose a passkey for me O Use the passkey found in the documentation Let me choose my own passkey fl Don t use a passkey You should always use a passkey un
3. Device 001371 This Folder displays the Bluetooth services offered by the remote device listed above For a brief description of each service select the service name For a context sensitive menu right click a service name 23 7 Symbology Parameters This section describes user configurable parameters that are pertaining to barcode symbologies 7 1 Code39 e Standard Full ASCII Code 39 User can choose to read either Standard Code 39 or Full ASCII Code 39 by configuring this parameter e Start Stop Transmission This parameter specifies whether the start stop characters of Code 39 are included in the data being transmitted e Checksum Verification This parameter specifies whether the scanner will perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes If the checksum is incorrect the barcode will not be read e Checksum Transmission This parameter specifies whether the checksum characters are included in the data being transmitted 7 2 Italy French Pharmacode For Italy French Pharmacode there is always a checksum character included in the barcode So the checksum verification is always performed when decoding these symbologies User though can choose whether the checksum character is to be transmitted or not The start stop transmission of this code shares the same setting of Code 39 e Checksum Transmission This parameter specifies whether the checksum character is included in the
4. e Add Control R The right Control key will be sent together with the character programmed e Add Alternate R The right Alternate key will be sent together with the character programmed For example to program the Prefix Code to be Ctrl Shift B the programming sequence should be 1 Prefix Code label 2 Add Control L label 3 Add Shift label 4 4 of the hexadecimal digit 5 2 of the hexadecimal digit 6 4 of the hexadecimal digit 7 3 of the hexadecimal digit 8 Validate Note In internal representation characters that are specified with either scan code or associate key status occupy two normal characters each So the maximum number of characters can be configured for a string parameter will decrease if these character specifications are used 10 5 Exit Configuration Mode Both the Update and the Exit Setup without Changes labels will exit the scanner from configuration mode when they are read These two labels differ in whether to keep the new settings on the scanner or not as their names suggest The scanner will respond with 6 beeps and restart itself if either label is read 38
5. 31 9 3 Applicable Conditions Three applicable conditions can be configured to qualify whether the data read by the scanner can be processed by the particular editing format Data editing will not be performed unless all three applicable conditions are met The configurable applicable conditions are described below Code Type This parameter specifies the code type of the data eligible for data editing Multiple code types can be specified for this parameter e Data Length This parameter specifies the length character count of the data eligible for data editing It is specified in the range format The length of the data must fall between max and min length limits If the max length and the min length configured is both zero the scanner will not perform this length qualification Matching String and its Location User can specify a particular character string up to four characters that must appear in the data that is eligible for data editing User can also specify where character position starts from one this string should appear in the data by configuring the matching string location If the location specified is zero the scanner only checks for the existence of the matching string in the data To disable the matching string qualification just leave the matching string empty 9 4 Total Number of Fields Data can be divided into at most 6 fields The total number of fields must be correctly specified The fields are numbered
6. Base Installation WWS800 850 kit contains WWS800 850 wireless barcode scanner A base A rechargeable battery A Serial Keyboard USB Cable depending on configuration ordered A power supply for the base or the scanner Diskette containing Scan Manager and this manual Note Please refer to chapter 5 Bluetooth Serial Port for Bluetooth Serial Port installation and configuration instructions 2 1 Power Up the Base Station A A Connect the interface cable into the 15 pin connector at the back of the base There are three types of cables available RS232 Keyboard or USB Power off your PC or Laptop when connecting the cable to your PC or Laptop Once your cable is connected to the base plug the other end into the appropriate port on your PC For example if you have a serial cable plug it into the com port of your PC if you have a Keyboard cable plug it into the keyboard port of your PC and if you have a USB cable plug it into the USB port on your PC Connect the power supply provided to your AC outlet and plug the other end into the base then power on your PC Now you are ready to configure your scanner and base 2 2 Power Up the WWS800 850 When you receive your WWS800 850 the battery will be packaged separately Please insert the battery into the bottom of the scanner and lock the battery into place by pushing up on the clip The scanner will beep and the LED will be light up when the device is pow
7. character will be included in the data being transmitted 7 7 UPCA Convert to EAN13 If this parameter is enabled the UPCA read will be expanded into EAN13 and the following processing will follow the parameters configured for EAN13 e System Number Transmission If this parameter is enabled the system number will be included in the data being transmitted e Checksum Transmission If this parameter is enabled the checksum character will be included in the data being transmitted 7 8 EAN13 e ISBN ISSN Conversion If these parameters are enabled the scanner will convert the code read into ISBN or ISSN code if the formats are correct EAN13 codes start with 978 or 979 for ISBN and 977 for ISSN e Checksum Transmission If this parameter is enabled the checksum character will be included in the data being transmitted 7 9 MSI 26 e Checksum Verification Three kinds of checksum calculations be implemented into MSI code Single Modulo 10 Double Modulo 10 or Modulo 11 amp 10 checksum If the checksum character is incorrect the barcode will not be read e Checksum Transmission User can control the checksum transmit ion format by configuring this parameter 1 Transmitted 2 Last digit not transmitted 3 Last 2 digits not transmitted e Code Length Qualification Because of the weak structure of the MSI code a partial scan has a high probability of decoding as a valid but shorter MSI codes known as short
8. 24 4 1 7 Inter Character 1 11 7 4 CODABAR eases 25 4 2 RS23 2 INTERRA CBee Site 12 7 5 UPCE 25 4 2 1 Baud Rate Parity Data 12 6 26 4 2 2 ce hs 12 7 7 26 4 2 3 Inter Character 1 12 7 8 26 4 3 12 7 9 26 4 4 MEMORY PARAMETERS sssssesssccccceceesensssccececeeserssacecesceesectsaceeeeceesensaas 12 70 y PEESSEY 27 4 4 1 Transmit Buffer Seint 13 E 27 4 4 2 Memory Mode ra 13 SRS Seats tastes nent pene 27 8 DATA OUTPUT 29 8 1 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION 2 29 8 2 PREFIX POSTFIX 29 8 3 CODE TD 29 8 4 5
9. User can specify up to six characters of PIN code 5 1 3 Device Name Broadcasting The scanner can be configured to hide itself by NOT broadcasting itself on the air This can avoid unwanted computer PDA from connecting to the scanner But for 14 the initial first time connection setup this setting must be enabled User disable this setting for security reasons after initial connection setup is completed 5 1 4 Update Settings After all the desired settings are completed the Update barcode must be scanned to make the new settings effective The scanner will re start itself after Update barcode is scanned 5 1 5 Timeout The scanner will stay active only for one minute waiting for connection If there is no connection request during that period the scanner will go to power down mode to conserve power with three serial descending tones as indication User can make the scanner go back to active mode by pulling the trigger And again the scanner will stay active for another one minute waiting for connection before it goes to power down mode again Once there is a successful connection the scanner will stay active until the connection is closed when the host application closes the COM port After the connection is closed the scanner will again wait for new connection request for one minute before it goes to power down mode 15 6 Bluetooth HID The 800 850 scanner can be configured to the standard B
10. data being transmitted 7 3 Industrial Interleave Matrix 25 e Start Stop Selection This parameter provides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants For example flight tickets actually use an Industrial 25 barcode but with Interleave 25 start stop In order to read this barcode the start stop selection parameter of Industrial 25 should set to Interleave 25 e Checksum Verification This parameter specifies whether the scanner will perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes If the checksum is incorrect the barcode will not be read 24 e Checksum Transmission This parameter specifies whether the checksum character is included in the data being transmitted Code Length Qualification Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 codes a partial scan has a high probability of decoding as a valid but shorter 2 of 5 codes known as short scan To prevent this kind of undesired reading the Code Length settings can help to insure that the correct code is read by qualifying the allowable code length Code length parameters can be configured in two ways Fixed Code Length or Max Min code length If the fixed code length is selected up to 2 fixed lengths can be specified And if max min code length is selected the max length and the min length must be specified and the scanner will only accept those codes with lengths fall between max min length specified 7 4 Codabar e Start Stop Transmission This
11. e IBM 34XX 319X amp Memorex Telex 122Keys 4 1 2 Keyboard Style Alphabets Keyboard layout style can be selected There are three options to this setting default layout US or English style AZERTY layout and QWERTZ layout This setting only works when the keyboard type selected is for US keyboard The scanner will make necessary adjustment when sending the A W Z Y and character according to this setting 41 3 Keyboard Style Digits There are two digit layout styles as shown on the following figures One has digit on top upper row of a key and another has digits on bottom lower row of a key The digit layout style can be changed by the following configuration settings There are three options Default Lower Row and Upper Row The scanner will make necessary adjustment when sending digits according to the setting value of this parameter This setting is used with the above setting Keyboard Style Alphabets and perhaps Character Substitution setting when support to languages not available on the scanner is needed 1 2 3 Digits on Lower Row 10 1 2 3 Digits on Upper Row 4 1 4 Capital Lock Status In order to send alphabets with correct case the scanner needs to know the capital lock status of the keyboard Incorrect settings may result in reversed case of alphabets being transmitted There are 3 options to this parameter On Off or Auto Detection If this
12. parameter is set to Auto Detection the scanner will automatically detect the capital lock status of the keyboard before it transmits data 41 5 Alphabets Transmission User can choose how alphabets are sent by this parameter configuration The alphabets can be sent according to their case the Case Sensitive option or the case is ignored Jgnore Case option when transmitting 4 1 6 Digits Transmission User can choose how the scanner transmits digits by configuring this parameter The scanner can transmit digits by using the alphanumeric key or by using the numeric keypad The Num Lock status of the keyboard should be ON if numeric keypad option is selected Numeric Key Pad Alpha Numeric Key 4 1 7 Inter Character Dela An inter character delay of 0 to 255 ms can be configured to match the computer response time of the keyboard interface The delay time configured is inserted between transmitting every character The longer the delay time configured the slower the transmission speed will be The inter character delay is zero by default 11 4 2 RS232 Interface User can select the desired flow control baud rate parity and data bits to be used in this output interface 4 2 1 Baud Rate Parity Data Bits The supported baud rate parity and data bit are listed below e Baud Rate 115200 38400 19200 9600 4800 2400 1200 600 e Parity None Even Odd e Data bit 8 7 4 2 2 Flow Control The us
13. scanner will start scanning once the switch is triggered The scanner will continue scanning until the switch is triggered again Momentary Mode The scanner will be scanning as long as the switch is depressed Repeat Mode The scanner is always scanning just like Continuous Mode But now the switch acts like a re transmit button If the switch is triggered within 1 second after a good read the same data will be transmitted again without actually reading the barcode This re transmit button can be triggered as many times as user desired as long as the time between each triggering does not exceed second This scan mode is most useful when the same barcode is to be read many times Laser Mode This scan mode is used on laser scanners The scanner will scan once when the trigger is pressed The scanning continues until a barcode is read the trigger is released or a preset scanning period Scanner Time Out Duration is expired Test Mode The scanner is always scanning The scanner will decode repeatedly even with the same barcode By default the scan mode is Auto Off mode for scanners with trigger switch and is Continuous mode for switch less scanners 3 4 Auto Sense Auto Sense is for WWS800 only and used in conjunction with the auto sense stand It will enable the scanner to start scanning once a barcode is brought within Range of the scanner This will activate the LEDs and the scanner will start decoding the barcode T
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15. WwWS800 850 Bluetooth Wireless Scanners User s Manual BARCODE TECHNOLOGIES WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help If applicable as below FCC Caution To assure continued compliance example use only shielded interface cables when connecting to computer or peripheral devices Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operat
16. alue or a string of characters such as keyboard type inter character delay prefix postfix code etc For these kinds of parameters the label of the parameter to be configured must be read first Then the labels comprising the numeric value or character string are read Finally the Validate label must be read to complete the setting The scanner will respond with two beeps when the Validate label is read 10 4 1 Numeric Parameters The configuration procedures for numeric parameters are shown below Parameter Label Decimal Label Validate Label For example to configure the Inter Character Delay to be 15 ms the Inter Character Delay label is first read and then the decimal digit labels 1 and 5 and finally the Validate label to complete the setting 10 4 2 Character String Parameters Basically each character of a string is programmed by two hexadecimal digits which usually comprise a value that is the ASCII code equivalence of the character being programmed Beside the two hexadecimal digits there is an optional key type status can also be specified for each character of the string parameters This optional key type status can only be specified for some particular parameters when keyboard interface is 36 used These parameters Prefix Code Postfix Code Code ID and Additional Fields of Editing Formats The available key type status settings can be selected will
17. be described briefly The configuration procedures for character string parameters are shown below Parameter Label Key Type Status Label Two Hexadecimal Labels Validate Label For example to configure the Prefix Code to be AB the Prefix Code label is first read and then the hexadecimal digit labels 4 1 4 and 2 are read and finally the Validate label to complete the setting 10 4 3 Key Type Status Setting The key type status is specified in character basis Each character programmed is by default of Normal key type A character of normal key type can have associate status settings add Shift Control Alternate Whereas a character of Scan Code type may not have any associate key status settings e Normal Key Type When this label is read the scanner will assume the following hexadecimal digits are the ASCII code of the character being programmed And it will also clear all the associate key status settings made to the current character e Scan Code When this label is read the scanner will assume the following hexadecimal digits are the scan code value of the character being programmed e Add Shift The Shift key will be sent together with the character programmed 37 e Add Control L The left Control key will be sent together with the character programmed e Add Alternate L The left Alternate key will be sent together with the character programmed
18. board interface is enabled by configuring selecting keyboard type The supported keyboard types are listed below e PCAT US French German Italian Swedish Norwegian UK Belgium Spanish and Portuguese KBD 6 2 2 Keyboard Style Alphabets Keyboard layout style can be selected There are three options to this setting default layout US or English style AZERTY layout and QWERTZ layout This setting only works when the keyboard type selected is for US keyboard The scanner will make necessary adjustment when sending the A W Z Y and character according to this setting 6 2 3 Keyboard Style Digits There are two digit layout styles as shown on the following figures One has digit on top upper row of a key and another has digits on bottom lower row of a key 17 The digit layout style can be changed by the following configuration settings There are three options Default Lower Row and Upper Row The scanner will make necessary adjustment when sending digits according to the setting value of this parameter This setting is used with the above setting Keyboard Style Alphabets and perhaps Character Substitution setting when support to languages not available on the scanner is needed 1 2 3 Digits on Lower Row 1 2 3 Digits on Upper Row 6 2 4 Capital Lock Status In order to send alphabets with correct case the scanner needs to know the capital lock status of th
19. e keyboard Incorrect settings may result in reversed case of alphabets being transmitted There are 3 options to this parameter On Off or Auto Detection If this parameter is set to Auto Detection the scanner will automatically detect the capital lock status of the keyboard before it transmits data 6 2 5 Alphabets Transmission User can choose how alphabets are sent by this parameter configuration The alphabets can be sent according to their case the Case Sensitive option or the case is ignored Jgnore Case option when transmitting 6 2 6 Digits Transmission User can choose how the scanner transmits digits by configuring this parameter The scanner can transmit digits by using the alphanumeric key or by using the numeric keypad The Num Lock status of the keyboard should be ON if numeric keypad option is selected Numeric Key Pad 4 8 Alpha Numeric Key 6 3 Configuring Bluetooth Device Driver Please follow the procedures below to configure the Bluetooth driver on the host system Please note that when searching nearby Bluetooth devices on Host computers the 800 850 scanner will come out with the serial number as their device name Please check the serial number label on the scanner when making connections 6 3 1 Windows XP with Service Pack2 1 Insert the Bluetooth dongle into PC host 2 Double click the Bluetooth icon on the lower right of the taskbar 3 Click Add button Bluetooth Devices 3
20. e this equipment This transmitter must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter FCC Radiation Exposure Statement This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20 cm between the radiator amp your body This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation 4 4 3 Clear PD ere 13 Table of Contents 444 Send Daid Ae Sts a ct ial 13 1 22 1 5 BLUETOOTH SERIAL 444 24 2044 2 1 122 14 2 BASE INSTALLATION 2 51 CONFIGURING 800 850 200 0 14 21 __ POWER UP THE BASE STATION scsssssssscsescscscececscscscseseussevssavaacscseseseseeees 2 3 1 1 Activate Bluetooth Serial Port 14 22 POWER UP THE WWS800 850 c cscscssscscscscscscscscscsesenscececesscacsesesenesananavaes 3 5 1 2 Authentication amp PIN 20020 0000000000 14 23 SETUP RF CONNECTION c cscsssscscssssesesse
21. e your battery with the power adaptor connected When charging the base charging LED will be RED When the battery is fully charged around 4 hours from completely empty battery the LED will be solid GREEN 4 2 4 3 DC Jack Insert the power supply to the DC Jack at bottom of the scanner When charging the scanner LED will flash RED When the battery is fully charged around 4 hours from completely empty battery the LED stays on solid RED 2 5 Interface Setting Once you have paired the scanner and base you need to specify the interface type to your PC The interface settings are stored in the base So ensure that you have RF connection between your scanner and base prior to setting the interface type For details on selecting interfaces please refer to the relevant section in this manual 3 General Features 3 1 Buzzer The buzzer of the scanner beeps differently to indicate various operating conditions e Power On Beep The scanner will issue a long beep to indicate a successful power on Good Read Beep The system provides four volume levels and four beeping tones frequencies that the user can select from to signify a good read The available options are Volume Maximum Loud Medium Minimum Frequency 8 4 2 1 kHz e Error Beep The scanner will issue a long beep with a low tone to indicate errors e Enter Exit Configuration Beep The scanner will issue 6 beeps upon entering exiting the configura
22. elect Pair Device 8 828 Entire Bluetooth Neighborhood This fokder displays the Bhostouth devices in the neighborhood To find other devices in the ares Or to refresh the list of devices weak Deca To cancel the search for press LSC Input PIN code and click OK button a Device Name Before a connection can be established this computer and device above must be paired The Bluetooth pairing procedure creates a secret key that is used in all future connections between these two devices to establish identity and encrypt the data that these devices exchange To create the paired relationship enter the PIN code and click OK Brean Pnt ee Right click 800 850 scanner and select Discover Available Services a Entire Bluetooth esas Device This Felder dspays the decet n tha To find davicas inthe to refresh the kst of To cancel the search for EX 22 6 7 8 Click Remote Commander icon 9774 Device 001371 Click Yes Button My Bluetooth Places A Press Yes to connect to the Human Interface Device When the green arrow icon is displayed the connection is ready 88 5 PC Remote Commander
23. er can further configure the flow handshake control method to be used The available options are listed below No Flow Control e Scanner Ready The scanner will activate the RTS signal after power on After each good read the scanner waits for an active CTS signal The data will not be sent until CTS signal becomes active e Data Ready The RTS signal will be activated after each good read The scanner will then wait for the CTS signal becomes active The data will not be sent until CTS signal becomes active e Inverted Data Ready It is like the Data Ready flow control but the RTS signal level is inverted 4 2 3 Inter Character Delay An inter character delay of 0 to 255 ms can be configured to match the computer response time The delay time configured is inserted between transmitting every character The longer the delay time configured the slower the transmission speed will be The inter character delay is zero by default 4 3 USB Interface A USB interface is also available For installation instructions please refer to the separate diskette included with your scanner 4 4 Memory Parameters The WWS800 850 reserves 4 KB flash memory as transmit buffer when the scanner is out of service range Data will be saved into the reserved buffer when 12 the scanner is out of signal range and data will transmitted to server when scanner is back to the service range The WWS800 850 can work offline and store the reading data i
24. ered on Push up to lock the battery Please remove the battery to power off the scanner if it will not be used for a prolonged period The LED will be off and the power to the scanner will be disconnected 2 3 Setup RF Connection Upon powering up the scanner will try to establish an RF connection with its base At this stage we need to pair the scanner and base Turn the base upside down and you will find 2 labels The first label says SET CONNECTION and contains a barcode The second label is the serial number To link the scanner to the base scan the SET CONNECTION barcode label the scanner will beep once then scan the SERIAL number barcode The scanner will beep twice low then high When it establishes RF connection with the base the scanner will then emit three short ascending beeps Your pairing is established 2 4 Charging your WWS800 850 There are three methods to charge the battery One is placing the scanner on the base and another is inserting the battery in front of the base and the other is inserting the power supply into the DC Jack at bottom of the scanner 2 4 1 Scanner Place the scanner with the battery inserted on the base to charge your scanner When charging the scanner LED will flash RED When the battery is fully charged around 4 hours from completely empty battery the LED stays on solid RED 2 4 2 Battery Insert the battery in front of the base to charg
25. for the scanner 8 3 Code ID Up to two characters of Code ID can be configured for each symbology To minimize the Code ID configuration efforts the scanner provides five predefined Code ID Sets that user can select from User can first select one of the Code ID Sets and then make desired modifications The pre defined Code ID Sets are shown below 29 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 39 Italy Pharmacode__ A c Y M A French Pharmacode C_ Y M A HS 2 15 G L x E EAN8 Plessey upcA CT TT AT A Telepen ZT 8 4 Length Code Code 128 2521 BI FFI s G E E E mz Two digits Length Code representing the length of data character count can be inserted in front of data being transmitted This Length Code parameter can be individually enabled or disabled for each barcode symbology 30 9 Data Editing The WWS800 850 scanner provides advanced data editing functions for data formatting Data editing is performed according to user configured editing formats Up to three editing formats can be configured Data is divided into fields by user specified rules These fields together with user configurable additional fie
26. from F1 to F6 accordingly but only to 5 can be configured Please note that the number of fields be configured is always one less than the total number of fields specified The extra data characters beyond the last field configured will be automatically assigned to the next field That is if three fields are configured for the editing format the data characters after F3 will be assigned to F4 automatically 9 5 Dividing Data into Fields Data eligible for editing format is divided into fields according to user specified rules The rule for each field can be configured in two ways e Field Terminating String The field division can be specified by termination string of the field The field terminating string configured can be up to two characters The scanner will search for the occurrence of this particular string in the data for the field The field terminating string is 32 always included the field User though has the option of discarding this terminating string e Field Length The field division can be simply specified by the field length The scanner will assign the next specified number of characters into the field 9 6 Additional Fields User can create up to five additional fields for each editing format Each additional field can have at most four characters The additional fields are numbered AF1 to AF5 accordingly 9 7 Field Transmission Sequence After the data fields and the additional fields are co
27. he auto sense mode works only under Auto Off mode or Laser mode only 3 5 Re read Dela If the scanner mode is set to Continuous Auto Power Off Alternate or Momentary mode the scanner will prevent accidentally reading the same barcode twice by using a Re read Delay Blocking Time The barcode must be taken away from the scanning line longer than the Re read Delay to allow second reading of the same barcode The user can set the Re read Delay if necessary 3 6 Scanner Time out Duration This parameter is used to limit the maximum scanning period when the scan mode is either Auto Off Mode or Auto Power Off Mode This time out duration is specified in units of second The default time out duration is ten seconds 3 7 Reading Redundancy This parameter is used to specify the levels of reading decoding security If No Redundancy is selected only one successful decoding can make the reading valid If Three Times Redundancy is selected it will take 3 successful decodes to make the reading valid It is obvious that the more redundancy the user selects the higher the reading security and thus the slower the reading speed The user must compromise between decoding security and decoding speed if the security feature is needed 3 8 Supported Symbologies Most of the popular barcode symbologies are supported Each symbology can be individually enabled or disabled The scanner will automatically discriminate and recognize all the symbologies tha
28. ksum Transmission If this parameter is enabled the checksum character will be transmitted together with data 28 8 Data Output Format Data read by the scanner will be processed in the following sequence RS 232 Keyboard Wedge and USB interfaces 1 The character substitution is performed on the barcode data 2 The Code ID and the Length Code are inserted at the beginning of the data as shown below Code ID Length Code Data 3 The resulting data of step 1 will be processed by the editing formats For details please refer to the section Data Editing 4 And finally the Prefix Code and the Postfix Code will be added before transmission Prefix Code Resulting Data of Step 3 Postfix Code 8 1 Character Substitution There are three character substitution settings on the scanner These settings are configured on a character base That is a specific character is to be substituted by another character The character substitution is performed on every occurrence of the characters specified in these settings Be aware the substitution is performed only on the barcode itself exclude Prefix Code Postfix Code Code ID Length Code or any Additional Field and is performed before editing mode processing If only the character to be replaced is specified every occurrence of that character in the barcode will be taken away 8 2 Prefix Postfix Code Up to four characters of prefix postfix code can be configured
29. lds constitute the data actually sent to the host computer The detailed descriptions and the configuration procedures of the editing format are described in this section 9 1 Select Editing Format To start configuring an editing format the editing format to be configured must first be selected Once it is selected the parameters pertaining to editing format applicable condition total number of field field dividing rules additional fields and field transmission sequence parameters can be configured After all the desired parameters are configured the End of Format Programming label must be read to complete the configuration of that editing format Note Before completing the configuration of the editing format if parameters other than those pertaining to editing format are read the editing format under configuration will be aborted User must restart the configuration again by selecting editing format to be configured 9 2 Restore Default Format After the editing format to be configured is selected user can read the Restore Default Format label to put the editing format back to default setting The default settings of the editing format are listed below e Applicable Code Type All e Applicable Length Max length and min length are zero e Matching string Empty e Matching String Location 0 e Total number of field 1 e Field Setting Not Configured e Additional Fields Empty e Field Transmission Sequence F1
30. less your device does nat support one We recommend using a passkey that is 8 to 16 digits long The longer the passkey mote secure it will be 4 When the connection is ready a message will be displayed Found New Hardware Bluetooth HID Device Please click Finish button to complete the connection 20 Add Bluetooth Device Wizard Completing the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard The device was succesthdly corrach to yous computer Your computer and the communicate wherever they new each other thes ward cack Fireth Bluetooth Devices e Devices Options COM Ports Hardware Pocket PCs and other PDAs 2 icon at Click Find Bluetooth Devices icon at My Bluetooth Places 4 5 ER yew Favortes 2 9 9 7 2 9 T a 4 My Deven a AE o compter netri Paces Recycle fin Search tor nearby Bustooth Setup Device to find devices Neg teeta or chh the ir below Oren Fodiar 4 Search ler nearby devices Right click the 800 850 scanner and s
31. luetooth HID as data output interface This will make the 800 850 scanner sends the scanned barcode data to Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA directly without the base unit however a charging dock is still needed for charging the 800 850 battery This section illustrates a step by step installation and configuration procedures of the 800 850 for Bluetooth HID Bluetooth transceivers dongles always come with their own driver or Windows XP with service pack2 provides the build in Bluetooth driver There are several Bluetooth device drivers for Windows and WinCE Pocket PC from different companies Here we use Window XP with service pack2 build in Bluetooth driver and WIDCOMM driver as examples For detail installation procedures please refer to the user s manual of the Bluetooth transceiver in use NOTE Bluetooth HID doesn t support the following functions on PDA Capital Lock Setting Auto Detection Digit Transmission Numeric Key Alt Composing 6 1 Configuring WWS800 850 Before starting the configuration the scanner must be powered up If you have not done so please follow the procedures described in section 2 2 Power Up the WWS800 850 to power up the scanner First step of the configuration is always to put the scanner in configuration mode by scanning the Enter Setup barcode After all the desired configurations are done the Update barcode must be scanned to save the new settings and put the scanner back
32. nfigured user can now program the transmission sequence of these fields that comprise the final data The Start label must be read before assigning the field transmission sequence And then the desired field transmission sequence can be specified The scanner will transmit the fields in the order sequence user programmed when sending data The field transmission sequence can be assigned in any desired order and fields can also be assigned multiple times The maximum number of fields can be assigned is twelve After the sequence has been assigned the End label must be read to complete the setting 9 8 End of Format Programming After all the desired parameters are configured the End of Format Programming label must be read to conclude the programming of the editing format This label is located at the bottom of every even page in the Editing Format Parameters section of the configuration manual 9 9 Activate Data Editing Formats Before data can be processed by a particular editing format that format must be enabled The editing formats can be enabled or disabled individually 33 9 10 Exclusive Data Editing If this parameter is enabled all data read by the scanner must be processed by the editing format If the data is not eligible for all enabled editing formats the scanner will not accept the reading and the data will not be transmitted 9 11 Programming Examples Example 1 Extracts data from the 10th cha
33. nto the internal Flash memory for later upload to the host The stored data can be up to 128Kbytes 44 1 Transmit Buffer Setting Please enable the transmit buffer by scanning transmit buffer setting ENABLE label Disable the manual memory function by scanning the DISABLE transmit buffer setting 4 4 2 Memory Mode Please enable the manual memory function by scanning the memory mode ENABLE label Disable the manual memory function by scanning the DISABLE memory mode label 4 4 3 Clear Data The CLEAR label will enable the user to CLEAR or ERASE the data in the scanner s memory The user must also scan the CONFIRM label immediately after the CLEAR label 4 4 4 Send Data This enables the user to transmit the data in the scanner s memory to the host The interface selected by the user will be used for the transmission During the transmission the red LED of WWS800 850 will be flashing 4 4 5 Memory Data Delay This will enable the user to set a delay between each data records in memory at time of transmission 13 5 Bluetooth Serial Port The WWS800 850 can be configured to the standard Bluetooth Serial Port as the data output interface This will make the WWS800 850 send the scanned barcode data to Bluetooth enabled computer or PDA directly without the base unit however a charging dock is still needed for charging the WWS800 850 battery This section illustrates a step by step installation and configuration proced
34. p label must be read This will put the scanner in the configuration mode The scanner will respond with 6 beeps and the indicator will turn blue after the label is read This Enter Setup label is located at the bottom of almost every even page of the Configuration Manual 10 2 Default All the parameters of the scanner will return to their default values by reading the Default label The scanner will beep twice when the Default label is read 10 3 List Setting The current setting of all scanner parameters can be sent to the host computer for user inspection The listing is separated into ten pages User can select the page of interest by reading the Page x label Page 1 Interface Buzzer and Scanner Parameters Page 2 Prefix Postfix and Length Code Setting Page 3 Code ID Page 4 Readable Symbologies Page 5 Symbology Parameters 1 3 Page 6 Symbology Parameters 2 3 Page 7 Symbology Parameters 3 3 Page 8 Editing Format 1 Page 9 Editing Format 2 Page 10 Editing Format 3 35 10 4 Setting Parameter Values For most of the parameters only one read is required to set them to new values The scanner will respond with two beeps when these parameters are configured But for some special parameters multiple reads are required to complete the setting The scanner will respond with a short beep if the configuration of the parameter is still not complete These parameters usually refer to a numeric v
35. parameter specifies whether the start stop characters of Codabar are included in the data being transmitted e Start Stop Selection Four different start stop pairs can be selected as start stop characters as listed below abcd abcd abcd tn e ABCD ABCD ABCD TN E 7 5 UPCE e System Number Selection The UPCE comes with 2 formats System Number 0 and System Number 1 These two differ in the method of encoding data The system number 1 is the new UPCE extension to the ordinary UPCE system number 0 Users have the choice of enabling two system numbers or just system number 0 Warning Because of the way system number I is encoded if both system numbers are enabled user might suffer from short scanning UPCA or into UPCE system number 1 barcodes e Convert to UPCA If this parameter is enabled the UPCE read will be expanded into UPCA and the following processing will follow the parameters configured for UPCA 25 e System Number Transmission If this parameter is enabled the system number will be included in the data being transmitted e Checksum Transmission If this parameter is enabled the checksum character will be included in the data being transmitted 7 6 EAN8 Convert to EAN13 If this parameter is enabled the EAN8 read will be expanded into EAN13 and the following processing will follow the parameters configured for EAN13 e Checksum Transmission If this parameter is enabled the checksum
36. racter to the 19th character Total Number of Fields 3 Field 1 Divide field by field length set field length to 9 Field 2 Divide field by field length set field length to 10 Field Transmission Sequence F2 Example 2 Extract the date code item number and quantity information from barcodes Data is encoded in the barcode like this From the first character to the 6th character is the date code From the 7th character is the item number its length is not fixed but is delimited by a character After the character is the quantity information Data should be transmitted like this Item number goes first then a TAB character and then the date code and then another TAB character and finally the quantity Total Number of Fields 3 Field 1 Divide fields by field length and set the field length to 6 Field 2 Divide fields by field terminating string Set terminating string to and discard the terminating string Additional Field 1 Set to one TAB character Field Transmission Sequence F2 AF1 Fl AFI 34 10 Configuring your WWS800 850 The configuration of WWS800 850 Scanner is done by reading the setup labels contained in the Configuration Manual the second part of this manual This section describes the procedure of configuring the scanner Some configuration examples are also given in this section for illustration 10 1 Enter Configuration Mode To start the configuration the Enter Setu
37. rameters oo 888888888888 36 10 4 2 Character String Parameters occse 36 10 43 Key Type Status 37 10 5 EXIT CONFIGURATION 0 38 1 Introduction This manual described how to operate and configure the WWS800 850 Wireless Barcode Scanner and is divided into two sections The first section describes the installation operation and programmable features of the scanner The second section contains the setup barcodes used to configure the scanner e Barcode Readability Most popular barcode symbologies are supported including the newest RSS Code e Negative barcodes supported e Eight scan modes supported e Programmable Beeping Tone e Dual Color Indicator e Interface Support base unit KB Wedge RS232 and USB e Bluetooth Serial Port Profile Supported The scanner can transmit scanned data to Bluetooth enabled computer PDA via standard Bluetooth Serial Port communication e Bluetooth HID Supported The scanner can transmit scanned data to Bluetooth enabled computer PDA via standard HID communication e Programmable Code ID Code ID can be individually configured for each symbology e Programmable Length Code e Programmable Prefix Code e Programmable Postfix Code e Character Substitution e Data Editing Data can be reorganized according to user programmable formats Up to three data editing formats are supported e Extremely Low Power Consumption 2
38. scan To prevent this kind of undesired readings the Code Length settings can help to ensure that the correct code is read by qualifying the allowable code length Code length limitations can be set in 2 ways Fixed Code Length and Max Min code length If the fixed code length is selected up to 2 fixed lengths can be specified And if max min code length is selected the max length and the min length must be specified and the scanner will only accept those codes with lengths fall between max min length specified 7 10 Plessey e Convert to UK Plessey If this parameter is enabled the scanner will change each occurrence of the character A into character X in the code e Checksum Transmission If this parameter is enabled the checksum characters two characters will be transmitted together with data 7 11 Telepen e Telepen Output There are two flavors of encoding formats for Telepen One is the original Telepen format and another is AIM Telepen format User can choose the desired encoding format for Telepen readings 7 12 RSS Code ID Selection User has choice of using RSS Code ID Je0 or EAN128 Code ID JC1 27 Code ID Transmission If this parameter is enabled the Code ID selected by the preceding setting will be included in the data being transmitted e Application ID Transmission If this parameter is enabled the Application ID will be included in the data being transmitted e Chec
39. scscsssseseseecscssseeseseeecsesssesesseecsenes 3 5 1 3 Device Name 0 14 2 4 CHARGING YOUR 5800 850 02 2 2 00000000000000 0 4 5 1 4 Update Settna S 15 2 4 1 re E OPA EES OER Bl 4 5 1 5 LAMCOUE 15 2 4 2 4 2 4 3 5 0 BEUBTOOTH HID 16 2 5 INTERFACE SETTING 5 6 1 CONFIGURING WWS800 850 2 4 2 002 2000000400000000000000000503 16 6 1 1 Activate Bluetooth HID Interface 16 3 GENERAL FEATURES onssssssssssscscscscssssscsssessssscscsccesccoscssscscscsesssososssosoeseoroee 6 6 1 2 eek ds ee 17 OGUA Se 6 6 1 3 Authentication amp PIN 17 2425 OINDICATOR a eA tha 6 6 1 4 Device Name 8 17 2 2 SCANMODES eevee eer ees 6 6 1 5 17 324 1 AUTO 7 6 2 KEYBOARD 17 3 5 abi sei 8 6 2 1 third cached Rte ed 17 3 6 SCANNER TIME OUT DURAT
40. t are enabled The supported barcode symbologies are listed below e Code 39 Standard Full ASCII e Italy Pharmacode e French Pharmacode e Industrial 25 e Interleave 25 e Matrix 25 e Codabar NW 7 e UPCA with or without Addon e UPCE with or without Addon 8 with or without Addon with or without Addon Code 93 Code 128 e EAN 128 e MSI e Telepen e Plessey 3 9 Negative Barcodes The scanner can be configured to read negative barcodes Normally barcodes are printed with the color of the bars darker than that of the spaces But for negative barcodes they are printed in the opposite sense just like negative films The spaces of the negative barcodes are printed with a color darker than that of the bars 4 Output Interface Base Unit WWS800 850 15 a multi interface scanner It can be used as a keyboard wedge scanner an RS 232 scanner or a USB scanner The output interface can be programmed using the setup barcodes in this manual Please ensure that you have an RF connection between the scanner and the base prior to selecting the interface type 4 1 Keyboard Wedge Interface 4 1 1 Keyboard Type The keyboard wedge interface is enabled by configuring selecting keyboard type The supported keyboard types are listed below e PCAT US French German Italian Swedish Norwegian UK Belgium Spanish and Portuguese KBD e PS2 30 e IBM 3477 TYPE Japanese KBD
41. tion mode e Setup Beep In configuration mode the scanner will normally beep twice when a setup barcode is read If the particular setup parameter needs more than one read the scanner will only issue a short beep to indicate that there are more setup barcodes needed to complete the current parameter setting 3 2 Indicator There is a dual color indicator on top of the scanner Normally it is off and will turn red when there is a good read The indicator will be blue when the scanner is at configuration mode 3 3 Scan Modes There are eight scan modes supported by the scanner The user can choose the desired scan mode depending on the application requirements But if the scanner is a trigger less scanner only continuous mode or testing mode can be selected other scan modes involve trigger switch interaction The supported scan modes are described below e Auto Off Mode The scanner will start scanning once the switch is triggered The scanning continues until either a barcode is read or a preset scanning period Scanner Time Out Duration is expired Continuous Mode The scanner is always scanning e Auto Power Off Mode The scanner will start scanning once the switch is triggered The scanning continues until a preset scanning period Scanner Time Out Duration 1s expired Unlike the Auto Off mode the scanner will continue to scan and the scanning period is re counted each time there is a successful read Alternate Mode The
42. to normal operation mode 6 1 1 Activate Bluetooth HID Interface The HID keyboard interface is enabled by configuring selecting the HID keyboard type The supported HID keyboard types are listed below US French German Italian Swedish Norwegian UK Belgium Spanish and Portuguese KBD 16 6 1 2 Reset Connection Scan the Reset Connection when switch connection from one PC to another PC The scanner will re start itself after this barcode is read 6 1 3 Authentication amp PIN Code The 800 850 scanner can do connection authentication if communication security is desired Once this setting is enabled a user configurable PIN code is verified during connection establishment The scanner will refuse connection if the PIN code is incorrect User can specify up to six characters of PIN code 6 1 4 Device Name Broadcasting The scanner can be configured to hide itself by NOT broadcasting itself on the air This can avoid unwanted computer PDA from connecting to the scanner But for the initial first time connection setup this setting must be enabled User disable this setting for security reasons after initial connection setup is completed 6 1 5 Update Settings After all the desired settings are completed the Update barcode must be scanned to make the new settings effective The scanner will re start itself after Update barcode is scanned 6 2 HID Keyboard Interface 6 2 1 Keyboard Type The HID key
43. ures of the WWS800 850 for Bluetooth Serial Port Bluetooth transceivers dongles always come with their own driver or Windows XP with service pack2 provides the build in Bluetooth driver There are several Bluetooth device drivers for Windows and WinCE Pocket PC from different companies Here we use Window XP with service pack2 build in Bluetooth driver and BELKIN driver as examples For detail installation procedures please refer to the user s manual of the Bluetooth transceiver in use 5 1 Configuring WWS800 850 Before starting the configuration the scanner must be powered up If you have not done so please follow the procedures described in section 2 2 Power Up the WWS800 850 to power up the scanner First step of the configuration is always to put the scanner in configuration mode by scanning the Enter Setup barcode After all the desired configurations are done the Update barcode must be scanned to save the new settings and put the scanner back to normal operation mode 5 1 1 Activate Bluetooth Serial Port Interface Scan the Activate Bluetooth Serial Port barcode will change the interface type to Bluetooth Serial Port 5 1 2 Authentication amp PIN Code The WWS800 850 can do connection authentication if communication security is desired Once this setting is enabled a user configurable PIN code is verified during connection establishment The scanner will refuse connection if the PIN code is incorrect
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