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ASP Portable Barcode Reader
Setting Up Your Portable Barcode Reader
Before you can start using your Portable BCR, it must be configured to suit
your setup. The most important configuration options are the barcode type,
which is set using
Function 01
, and output emulation, which is set using
Function 02
. Unless these two configuration options are set correctly, your
Portable BCR will not operate properly.
Function 01
is used to select the types of barcodes you will be reading. A
list of each type is displayed, along with a
Y
or
N
in the top right corner of the
LCD display which shows whether the indicated barcode type is selected or not.
You can press the
YES
key to enable that type, the
NO
key to disable that type,
or the
ENTER
key to keep the existing setting. The
«
key will step back one
question, if you mistakenly press an incorrect key. More than one barcode type
can be selected, although we recommend that to reduce the possibility of bad
scans, you should only turn on the types necessary for your application.
Function 02
selects the output emulation. A list of each available
emulation is presented one by one, along with a
Y
or
N
in the top right corner of
the LCD display, which shows whether the indicated emulation is the one
selected or not. You can press the
YES
key to select an emulation, the
NO
key
to turn an emulation off, or the
ENTER
key to keep the present setting. The
«
key will step back one question, if you mistakenly press an incorrect key.
Obviously, only one output emulation can be selected at a time.
IBM PS/2 models have been manufactured with two different keyboard
standards, and these are shown as
IBM PS/2 Type A
and
IBM PS/2 Type B
on the output emulation selection screen. Type B is
usually suitable for PS/2 Model 30's (except for Model 30/286), and Type A is
usually suitable for all other PS/2 models. If your PS/2 computer will not work
on one setting, try the other; no harm will be done to your computer. When the
Portable BCR is ordered to suit PS/2 computers, PS/2 Mini-Din adaptor cables
will be supplied.
If
RS-232
or
Scan Code
output is selected, the Portable BCR will prompt
for a baud rate, which can be
19200
,
9600
,
4800
,
2400
,
1200
,
600
or
300
baud, and with RS-232 output, the BCR will also prompt for number of data
bits (
7
or
8
), number of stop bits (
1
or
2
) and parity (
none
,
odd
or
even
).
Function 03
selects various miscellaneous options, like the character (or
characters) output after a barcode (
None
,
CR
,
CR
+
LF
or
Tab
), and whether
characters should be output in the opposite case (ie upper case letters output as
lower case and vice versa), which is sometimes needed in IBM-PC XT, AT or
PS/2 applications when the computer is normally operated with the Caps Lock
key depressed.
