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LaserTraq 

 

 

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6. User Utilities 

When you enter the User Utilities function, you will be presented with a 
sub-menu: 

U s e r   U t i l              
    1      U  s e  r      P  a s s w d  

 

  2   C l o c k                
    3      C  o m  m  u  n  i c a t e  

 

    4      B  a c  k  l  i  g h t  

 

 

 

  5   A u t o O f f            
  6   P i a n o                
 

 

 

 

e e 

         

To select one of the User Utilities functions, use the 

Õ

 and 

Ö

 arrow keys 

(at the bottom left of the keypad) to move the highlighted bar to the 
required function, then press the 

E1

 (enter) key (at the top of the keypad, 

to the right of the orange scanning button). 

Note that the display is actually only four lines long – it will scroll to 
display other selections when the highlighted bar gets to the top or 
bottom of the screen. 

User Password 

If you set a User Password, you will be prompted to enter that password 
every time you turn the unit on.  If you have set a password and want to 
remove it, go to User Password in the User Utilities menu, then press the 

E1

 (enter) key at the password prompt. 

Clock 

Selecting Clock displays the current date and time, updated every second.  
Press the 

E1

 (enter) key to return to the User Utilities menu, or the 

MENU

 key to return to the Main Menu. 

Communicate 

The Communicate function allows you to set the RS-232 
communications parameters of the unit, from the following display: 

C  o  m  m  : 9  6  0  0  , N , 8  

 

 

1  ,  2  ,  3     -  >      S e t u p  

 

Y E S       - >   O K          
N  O           

    -  >      C A N C E L  

Press the 

1

 key to cycle through the available baud rate settings, press the 

2

 key to cycle between 7 and 8 data bits, or press the 

3

 key to cycle 

between the parity settings. 

Once you’ve changed the communications settings, press the 

YES

 key to 

store the new settings and return to the Setup Menu.  To discard any 

Summary of Contents for LaserTraq

Page 1: ...crocomputers 456 North Road Ormond Victoria 3204 Australia Telephone 03 9578 7600 Fax 03 9578 7727 Email solutions asp com au www asp com au ASP Microcomputers is a division of Grayline Holdings Pty L...

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Page 3: ...ptions 11 Wall Mounting Option 12 Networking option 13 Programming with Flash Cable 14 Barcode Types 15 Standard Stocktake Program 16 LaserTraq Download Utility 23 Year 2000 Statement 25 Warranty 26 C...

Page 4: ...t of a large one megabyte of battery backed memory And there s more Drop the LaserTraq into its optional cradle and while the rechargeable batteries if fitted are being recharged you can download via...

Page 5: ...LaserTraq 3...

Page 6: ...st machine Indicator Shows the result of a read RED means Good Read Red PW Key Turns the power on and off Orange SCAN Key Press this button to scan a barcode User defined keys The function of the E1 a...

Page 7: ...t strap An optional programming cable is also available to allow you to load application programs into the LaserTraq The Line Charger is supplied with a regulated plug pack power supply and a cable ba...

Page 8: ...you ll hear a beep to signal a good read and the barcode contents will be displayed on the screen of your LaserTraq unless the program handles scans otherwise When you re positioning the scan line yo...

Page 9: ...of the system by the operator Care of your LaserTraq Although the LaserTraq is ruggedly built damage is possible through misuse These few simple common sense rules will cover help you to avoid proble...

Page 10: ...bel is available for download from ASP s web site at http www asp com au What do I do if My LaserTraq won t turn on The most likely cause is that the batteries are flat If you have rechargeable batter...

Page 11: ...itive end of the batteries points towards the laser beam end of the unit While you have the battery compartment open you should also note the coin shaped silver CR2032 Lithium battery this is the memo...

Page 12: ...2 cables and connectors on the Cradle the Line Charger and the Direct Connect Cable are designed to connect to standard DB9 and or DB25 PC compatible serial ports Typical Configurations Shown below ar...

Page 13: ...chain to other cradles 3 Socket for plug pack power supply 4 Charge points 5 Infrared sensor 6 Power indicator 7 Charging indicator 8 TX indicator 9 RX indicator 10 Rechargeable battery pack holder 1...

Page 14: ...on the underside of the cradle then pull off the bottom section Rotate the bottom section of the case half a turn then put it back on and re fit the six screws On the wall you ll need to attach two s...

Page 15: ...cradle the one on the right in the diagram below is connected to the PC using the standard download cable plugged into its RS 232 port and it is connected to the RS 485 IN connector on the second uni...

Page 16: ...LaserTraq 14 Programming with Flash Cable The diagrams below show the connections necessary to load an application program into a LaserTraq unit...

Page 17: ...e 128 consists of 106 different printed characters with each character having three possible meanings depending on which of three different character sets is in use EAN 128 is a specialised version of...

Page 18: ...following sub menu S t o c k t a k e 1 S c a n I n p u t 2 B r o w s e 3 Q u e r y 4 D o w n l o a d To select one of the Stocktake Menu functions use the and arrow keys at the bottom left of the keyp...

Page 19: ...llows you to scan or enter a barcode number and the unit then searches memory for the barcode number and displays the matching record If there is more than one matching record the and arrow keys can b...

Page 20: ...you can identify which unit data has come from To leave the current Terminal ID as it is just press the E1 enter key to return to the Setup Menu or press the MENU key to exit to the Main Menu To enter...

Page 21: ...ll then show a Success message and then await a keypress before returning to the Setup Menu The password can be up to eight characters long Decode This function allows you to select the barcode symbol...

Page 22: ...he comma and the other options are a semi colon a dollar sign an asterisk a forward slash or nothing 4 Print The Print function simply outputs data to the serial port of the LaserTraq When you enter t...

Page 23: ...will be prompted to enter that password every time you turn the unit on If you have set a password and want to remove it go to User Password in the User Utilities menu then press the E1 enter key at t...

Page 24: ...sable the Auto Off timer so that the unit will not automatically shut itself down Piano This is a fun function when you run it you can press the keys on the LaserTraq to play different tones Here s a...

Page 25: ...time as shown on the right As soon as you plug a LaserTraq unit in and start it downloading the download status screen shown on the right will pop up to show you that the data has been downloaded and...

Page 26: ...h the Append option usually the best choice newly collected data will be added to the end of the file With the Overwrite option any old data still in the file will be erased and discarded and the outp...

Page 27: ...sumed to begin with 19 If for example a pivot year of 90 was used the clock calendar could be set to dates between 1990 and 2089 Similarly if a pivot year of 20 was used the clock calendar could be se...

Page 28: ...urchaser of the LaserTraq and correction of bugs reported in detail to ASP by the purchaser Prudent implementation of any data collection system dictates that extensive testing for suitability and per...

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