PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE
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CHAPTER 3
CONFIGURATION WITH BAR CODES
This and following sections provide programming bar codes to configure your reader by
changing the default settings. For details about additional methods of programming,
see "
Customizing Configuration Settings" on page 30
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
Once the reader is set up, you can change the default parameters to meet your applica
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tion needs. Refer to
Standard Defaults, starting on page 309
for initial configuration in
order to set the default values and select the interface for your application.
The following configuration parameters are divided into logical groups, making it easy to
find the desired function based on its reference group.
Interface Configuration:
•
RS-232 Standard Settings, starting on page 37
•
RS-232/USB-COM Settings, starting on page 42
•
Keyboard Interface, starting on page 49
•
USB-OEM Interface, starting on page 78
Parameters common to all interface applications:
•
Global Prefix/Suffix, starting on page 83
•
Data Format, starting on page 82
gives options to control the messages sent to the
Host system by selecting parameters to control the message strings sent to the
handheld.
•
Reading Parameters, starting on page 93
controls various operating modes and
indicators status functioning.
NOTE: You must first enable your PowerScan to read bar codes in order to
use this section. If you have not done this, go to
and complete the appropriate procedure.
NOTE: In the following sections, text shown with a green star indicates a
factory default value.
This is an example of a default value.
