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GUIDE TO INSTALLATION
POINT-TO-POINT INSTALLATION
The following can be used as a checklist to verify all the steps necessary to complete
installation of the DS6500 scanner.
1) Read all information in the section “Safety Precautions” at the beginning of this manual.
2) Correctly mount the scanner using the bracket provided according to the information in
par. 2.2.2.
3) Position the reader at the correct reading distance according to your model as shown in
par. 2.5.
4) Make electrical connections to your DS6500 scanner by:
a) Connecting the DS6500 scanner to the C-BOX 100 by means of one of the cables
provided as accessory (see par. 1.5).
b) Providing correct and complete system cabling through the C-BOX 100 according to
the signals (trigger, inputs, outputs) necessary for the layout of your application.
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Layout: Point-to-Point, RS232 Master/Slave, Lonworks, Fieldbus. See sub-
paragraphs under 2.7 for reference.
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Cabling: Power, Main Serial Interface – RS232, RS485 Half Duplex, RS485 Full
Duplex, 20 mA Current Loop, Auxiliary Interface, Inputs, Outputs, etc -. For further
details, see all sub-paragraphs under par. 2.3.
5) Configure the DS6500 scanner by installing and running the Genius™ configuration
program from the CD-ROM provided. The main steps are:
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Select the codes to be read
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Set-up the communication parameters
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Define data formatting parameters
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Fine tune your DS6500 scanner using the Test Mode as described in Genius™.
6) Exit the configuration program and run your application.
The installation is now complete.
