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USER GUIDE

GS550

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Page 2: ... for incidental or consequential damages resulting from the furnishing performance or use of this material This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright All rights are reserved No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Godex Copyright 2012 All rights reserved Microsoft Windows is a...

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Page 5: ...faults 1 5 Chapter 2 Programming the Interface Introduction 2 1 Programming the Interface Plug and Play 2 1 Keyboard Wedge 2 1 Laptop Direct Connect 2 1 USB IBM SurePos 2 2 USB PC or Macintosh Keyboard 2 2 USB HID 2 3 Keyboard Country Layout 2 4 Keyboard Style 2 10 Keyboard Conversion 2 12 Control Character Output 2 12 Keyboard Modifiers 2 13 Chapter 3 Input Output Settings Power Up Beeper 3 1 Tri...

Page 6: ... 3 9 User Specified Reread Delay 3 10 Scanner Time Out 3 10 Centering 3 10 No Read 3 12 Video Reverse 3 13 Working Orientation 3 14 Chapter 4 Data Editing Prefix Suffix Overview 4 1 To Add a Prefix or Suffix 4 1 To Clear One or All Prefixes or Suffixes 4 2 To Add a Carriage Return Suffix to All Symbologies 4 3 Prefix Selections 4 3 Suffix Selections 4 4 Function Code Transmit 4 4 Intercharacter In...

Page 7: ...gies All Symbologies 6 2 Message Length Description 6 2 Codabar 6 3 Codabar Concatenation 6 4 Code 39 6 6 Full ASCII 6 8 Code 39 Code Page 6 9 Interleaved 2 of 5 6 10 NEC 2 of 5 6 11 Code 93 6 13 Code 93 Code Page 6 14 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial three bar start stop 6 15 Straight 2 of 5 IATA two bar start stop 6 16 Matrix 2 of 5 6 17 Code 128 6 18 ISBT 128 Concatenation 6 18 Code 128 Code Page 6 1...

Page 8: ... Version 6 40 GS1 Emulation 6 41 TCIF Linked Code 39 TLC39 6 42 QR Code 6 43 QR Code Page 6 44 Data Matrix 6 45 Data Matrix Code Page 6 46 Aztec Code 6 47 Aztec Code Page 6 48 Chinese Sensible Han Xin Code 6 49 Postal Codes Linear 6 49 China Post Hong Kong 2 of 5 6 49 Korea Post 6 51 Chapter 7 Interface Keys Keyboard Function Relationships 7 1 Supported Interface Keys 7 3 Chapter 8 Utilities To Ad...

Page 9: ...3 9 4 Chapter 10 Maintenance Repairs 10 1 Maintenance 10 1 Cleaning the Device 10 1 Inspecting Cords and Connectors 10 1 Replacing Cables 10 1 Replacing an Interface Cable 10 2 Troubleshooting a Godex GS550 Scanner 10 2 Chapter 11 Customer Support Technical Assistance 11 1 Appendix A Reference Charts Symbology Chart A 1 ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 A 4 Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Cod...

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Page 11: ... by scanning the bar codes in this guide An asterisk next to an option indicates the default setting Unpacking Your Device After you open the shipping carton containing the product take the following steps Check for damage during shipment Report damage immediately to the carrier who delivered the carton Make sure the items in the carton match your order Save the shipping container for later storag...

Page 12: ...ies The following is an example of a keyboard wedge connection 1 Turn off power and disconnect the keyboard cable from the back of the terminal computer 2 Connect the appropriate interface cable to the device and to the terminal computer 3 Turn the terminal computer power back on The scanner beeps 4 Verify the scanner operation by scanning a bar code from the Sample Symbols in the back of this man...

Page 13: ...elements mil size should be read farther from the unit To read single or multiple symbols on a page or on an object hold the scanner at an appro priate distance from the target press the button and center the aiming beam or pattern on the symbol If the code being scanned is highly reflective e g lami nated it may be necessary to tilt the code up 15 to 18 to prevent unwanted reflection Menu Bar Cod...

Page 14: ...the old one For example if you had previously saved the setting for Beeper Volume at Low to your custom defaults and decide you want the beeper volume set to High just scan the Set Custom Defaults bar code then scan the Beeper Volume High menu code and then Save Custom Defaults The rest of the custom defaults will remain but the beeper volume setting will be updated Resetting the Custom Defaults I...

Page 15: ...bles all plugins If you aren t sure what programming options are in your scanner or you ve changed some options and want to restore the scanner to factory default set tings first scan the Remove Custom Defaults bar code then scan Activate Defaults This resets the scanner to the factory default settings Remove Custom Defaults Activate Defaults ...

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Page 17: ...rammed for an IBM PC AT and compatibles key board wedge interface with a USA keyboard scan the bar code below Key board wedge is the default interface Note The following bar code also programs a carriage return CR suffix IBM PC AT and Compatibles with CR suffix Laptop Direct Connect For most laptops scanning the Laptop Direct Connect bar code allows opera tion of the scanner in parallel with the i...

Page 18: ...SB IBM SurePos USB Tabletop Scanner Interface Each bar code above also programs the following suffixes for each symbology Symbology Suffix Symbology Suffix EAN 8 0C Code 39 00 0A 0B EAN 13 16 Interleaved 2 of 5 00 0D 0B UPC A 0D Code 128 00 18 0B UPC E 0A Code 39 00 0A 0B USB PC or Macintosh Keyboard Scan one of the following codes to program the scanner for USB PC Keyboard or USB Macintosh Keyboa...

Page 19: ...2 3 USB HID Scan the following code to program the scanner for USB HID bar code scan ners USB HID Bar Code Scanner ...

Page 20: ... or language As a general rule the following characters are sup ported but need special care for countries other than the United States United States United States Dvorak United States Dvorak left United States Dvorak right United States International Albania Azeri Cyrillic Azeri Latin Belarus Belgium Bosnia Brazil ...

Page 21: ...ard Country continued 2 5 Bulgaria Cyrillic Canada French legacy Canada Multilingual Czech Czech QWERTY Denmark Brazil MS Bulgaria Latin Canada French Croatia Czech Programmers Czech QWERTZ Dutch Netherlands ...

Page 22: ...Keyboard Country continued 2 6 Faeroese France Germany Estonia Finland Gaelic Greek 220 Latin Greek 319 Latin Greek Latin Greek Greek 220 Greek 319 Greek MS ...

Page 23: ...Keyboard Country continued 2 7 Hebrew Hungary Irish Greek Polytonic Hungarian 101 key Iceland Italy Kazakh Latin America Italian 142 Japan ASCII Kyrgyz Cyrillic Latvia ...

Page 24: ...Keyboard Country continued 2 8 Lithuania Macedonia Mongolian Cyrillic Poland Polish Programmers Romania Latvia QWERTY Lithuania IBM Malta Norway Polish 214 Portugal Russia ...

Page 25: ...Keyboard Country continued 2 9 Russian Typewriter Serbia Cyrillic Slovakia Slovakia QWERTZ Spain Sweden Russian MS SCS Serbia Latin Slovakia QWERTY Slovenia Spanish variation Switzerland French ...

Page 26: ...tes Dvorak left United States International United Stated Dvorak right United States Dvorak Uzbek Cyrillic Keyboard Style This programs keyboard styles such as Caps Lock and Shift Lock If you have used Keyboard Conversion settings they will override any of the following Key board Style settings Default Regular ...

Page 27: ...ck key on and off The software tracks and reflects if you have Caps Lock on or off This selection can only be used with systems that have an LED that notes the Caps Lock sta tus AT keyboards Automatic Caps Lock Autocaps via NumLock bar code should be scanned in countries e g Ger many France where the Caps Lock key cannot be used to toggle Caps Lock The NumLock option works similarly to the regular...

Page 28: ...se These settings override Keyboard Style selections Note If your interface is a keyboard wedge first scan the menu code for Automatic Caps Lock page 2 11 Otherwise your output may not be as expected Default Keyboard Conversion Off Keyboard Conversion Off Convert All Characters to Upper Case Convert All Characters to Lower Case Control Character Output This selection sends a text string instead of...

Page 29: ... codes are supported DOS mode is a legacy mode and it does not support all keyboard country codes New users should use the Windows mode Refer to Keyboard Function Relationships page 7 1 for CTRL ASCII Values Windows Mode Prefix Suffix Off The scanner sends key combinations for ASCII control characters for values 00 1F but it does not transmit any prefix or suffix information Default Control ASCII ...

Page 30: ...de Off Numeric Keypad Mode Sends numeric characters as if entered from a numeric keypad Default Off Numeric Keypad Mode On Numeric Keypad Mode Off Automatic Direct Connect Mode This selection can be used if you have an IBM AT style terminal and the system is dropping characters Default Off Automatic Direct Connect Mode On Automatic Direct Connect Mode Off ...

Page 31: ...per On Scanner Power Up Beeper Off Scanner Trigger Click Power Up Beeper On Scanner To hear an audible click every time the scanner button is pressed scan the Trig ger Click On bar code below Scan the Trigger Click Off code if you don t wish to hear the click This feature has no effect on serial or automatic trigger ing Default Trigger Click Off Trigger Click Off Trigger Click On ...

Page 32: ...is option off only turns off the beeper response to a good read indication All error and menu beeps are still audible Default Beeper Good Read On Beeper Good Read Off Beeper Volume Good Read Beeper Good Read On The beeper volume codes modify the volume of the beep the scanner emits on a good read Default High Low Medium High Off ...

Page 33: ...400 Hz High 4200 Hz Beeper Pitch Error The beeper pitch codes modify the pitch frequency of the sound the scan ner emits when there is a bad read or error Default Razz Razz 250 Hz Medium 3250 Hz High 4200 Hz Beeper Duration Good Read The beeper duration codes modify the length of the beep the scanner emits on a good read Default Normal Normal Beep Short Beep ...

Page 34: ...nge the number of beeps scan the bar code below and then scan a digit 1 9 bar code and the Save bar code on the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Default 1 Number of Good Read Beeps LED Flashes Number of Beeps Error The number of beeps and LED flashes emitted by the scanner for a bad read or error can be programmed from 1 9 For example if you program this option to have five e...

Page 35: ...od Read Delay If you want to set your own length for the good read delay scan the bar code below then set the delay from 0 30 000 milliseconds by scanning digits from the inside back cover then scanning Save User Specified Good Read Delay Manual Trigger Mode When in manual trigger mode the scanner scans until a bar code is read or until the button is released Default Manual Trigger Normal Manual T...

Page 36: ...sitive Default 1 Sensitivity Presentation Centering Use Presentation Centering to narrow the scanner s field of view when it is in the stand to make sure the scanner reads only those bar codes intended by the user For instance if multiple codes are placed closely together Presentation Centering will insure that only the desired codes are read Note To adjust centering when the scanner is hand held ...

Page 37: ...s through the centering window it will be read Bar Code 2 does not pass through the centering window so it will not be read 0 Bar Code 1 10 20 Bar Code 2 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note A bar code needs only to be touched by the centering window in order to be read It does not need to pass completely through the centering window ...

Page 38: ...resentation Centering Off Top of Presentation Centering Window Bottom of Presentation Centering Window Left of Presentation Centering Window Mobile Phone Read Mode Right of Presentation Centering Window When this mode is selected your scanner is optimized to read bar codes from mobile phone or other LED displays However the speed of scanning printed bar codes may be slightly lower when this mode i...

Page 39: ...e mode Scan the Hands Free Time Out bar code then scan the time out duration from 0 300 000 milliseconds from the inside back cover and Save Default 5 000 ms Reread Delay Hands Free Time Out This sets the time period before the scanner can read the same bar code a sec ond time Setting a reread delay protects against accidental rereads of the same bar code Longer delays are effective in minimizing ...

Page 40: ... scanning Save Default 1 ms Centering Scanner Time Out Use Centering to narrow the scanner s field of view to make sure that when the scanner is hand held it reads only those bar codes intended by the user For instance if multiple codes are placed closely together centering will insure that only the desired codes are read Note To adjust centering when the scanner is in the stand see Presentation C...

Page 41: ...es through the centering window it will be read Bar Code 2 does not pass through the centering window so it will not be read 0 Bar Code 1 10 20 Bar Code 2 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Note A bar code needs only to be touched by the centering window in order to be read It does not need to pass completely through the centering window ...

Page 42: ...ring 40 for Top and Left 60 for Bot tom and Right Centering On Centering Off Top of Centering Window Bottom of Centering Window Left of Centering Window Right of Centering Window No Read With No Read turned On the scanner notifies you if a code cannot be read Default Off On Off If you want a different notation than NR for example Error or Bad Code you can edit the output message see Data Formattin...

Page 43: ...ar codes Scan Video Reverse and Standard Bar Codes to read both types of codes Note After scanning Video Reverse Only menu bar codes cannot be read You must scan Video Reverse Off or Video Reverse and Standard Bar Codes in order to read menu bar codes Note Images downloaded from the unit are not reversed This is a setting for decoding only Video Reverse Only VIDREV0 Video Reverse Off Video Reverse...

Page 44: ...or upside down Use the working orientation settings if your direction sensitive codes will not usually be presented upright to the scanner Default Upright Upright Vertical Top to Bottom Rotate CW 90 Upside Down Vertical Bottom to Top Rotate CCW 90 Default Upright Upright Upside Down Vertical Bottom to Top Vertical Top to Bottom ...

Page 45: ...e string The selections in this chapter are only used if you wish to alter the default settings Default prefix None Default suffix None A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one symbology or all symbologies You can add any prefix or suffix from the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginning on page A 4 plus Code I D and AIM I D You can string together several entries for several sym...

Page 46: ...thout saving Repeat Steps 1 6 to add a prefix or suffix for another symbology Example Add a Suffix to a specific symbology To send a CR carriage return Suffix for U P C only Step 1 Scan Add Suffix Step 2 Determine the 2 digit hex value from the Symbology Chart included in the Symbology Chart beginning on page A 1 for U P C Step 3 Scan 6 3 from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this ma...

Page 47: ...e from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual or scan 9 9 for all symbologies Your change is automatically saved To Add a Carriage Return Suffix to All Symbologies Scan the following bar code if you wish to add a carriage return suffix to all symbologies at once This action first clears all current suffixes then pro grams a carriage return suffix for all symbologies Prefix Sele...

Page 48: ...unction codes are provided in Supported Interface Keys starting on page 7 3 When the scanner is in keyboard wedge mode the scan code is con verted to a key code before it is transmitted Default Enable Enable Intercharacter Interfunction and Intermessage Delays Disable Some terminals drop information characters if data comes through too quickly Intercharacter interfunction and intermessage delays s...

Page 49: ...ercharacter delays are not supported in USB serial emulation User Specified Intercharacter Delay An intercharacter delay of up to 5000 milliseconds in 5ms increments may be placed after the transmission of a particular character of scanned data Scan the Delay Length bar code below then scan the number of 5ms delays and the Save bar code using the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this man...

Page 50: ...de then set the number of delays to 0 Scan the Save bar code using the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Intermessage Delay An intermessage delay of up to 5000 milliseconds in 5ms increments may be placed between each scan transmission Scan the Intermessage Delay bar code below then scan the number of 5ms delays and the Save bar code using the Programming Chart inside the back...

Page 51: ...th 3 Specific Terminal ID Universal Code ID Actual Length 4 Specific Terminal ID Universal Code ID Universal Length 5 Universal Terminal ID Actual Code ID Actual Length 6 Universal Terminal ID Actual Code ID Universal Length 7 Universal Terminal ID Universal Code ID Actual Length 8 Universal Terminal ID Universal Code ID Universal Length The maximum size of a data format configuration is 2000 byte...

Page 52: ...he 2 digit hex value from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Note If you are creating a data format for Batch Mode Quantity use 35 for the Code I D Step 5 Length Specify what length up to 9999 characters of data will be acceptable for this symbology Scan the four digit data length from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual Note 50 characters is entered ...

Page 53: ... scan 1 2 or 3 depending on the format you are clearing Scan the Terminal Type and Code I D see Symbology Chart on page A 1 and the bar code data length for the specific data format that you want to delete All other formats remain unaffected Clear all Data Formats This clears all data formats Save to exit and save your data format changes Discard to exit without saving any data format changes Clea...

Page 54: ... position and continue for nn characters or through the last character in the input message followed by character xx Syntax F2nnxx where nn stands for the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters and xx stands for the the insert character s hex value for its ASCII code Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginning on page A 4 for decimal hex and character codes Send all char...

Page 55: ...d a number of characters F5 Move the cursor ahead nn characters from current cursor position Syntax F5nn where nn is the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters the cursor should be moved ahead Move the cursor backward a number of characters F6 Move the cursor back nn characters from current cursor position Syntax F6nn where nn is the numeric value 00 99 for the number of characters the c...

Page 56: ...ax E7xx where xx stands for the search character s hex value for its ASCII code Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart Code Page 1252 beginning on page A 4 for decimal hex and character codes Miscellaneous Commands Suppress characters FB Suppress all occurrences of up to 15 different characters starting at the current cursor position as the cursor is advanced by other commands When the FC command is ...

Page 57: ...ert a delay EF Inserts a delay of up to 49 995 milliseconds in multiples of 5 starting from the current cursor position Syntax EFnnnn where nnnn stands for the delay in 5ms increments up to 9999 This command can only be used with keyboard emulation Data Formatter When Data Formatter is turned Off the bar code data is output to the host as read including prefixes and suffixes Data Formatter Off You...

Page 58: ...ix Suffix Primary Alternate Data Formats You can save up to four data formats and switch between these formats Your primary data format is saved under 0 Your other three formats are saved under 1 2 and 3 To set your device to use one of these formats scan one of the bar codes below Primary Data Format Data Format 1 Data Format 2 Data Format 3 ...

Page 59: ...MSI Codablock A NEC 2 of 5 Codablock F Postal Codes Linear Code 128 PDF417 Code 39 GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Code 93 QR Code Data Matrix Straight 2 of 5 IATA two bar start EAN JAN 13 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial three bar start stop EAN JAN 8 TCIF Linked Code 39 TLC39 GS1 Composite Codes GS1 DataBar Expanded UPC A GS1 DataBar Limited UPC A EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code GS1 DataBar Omnidirection...

Page 60: ...n t match the valid read ing length the scanner will issue an error tone You may wish to set the same value for minimum and maximum length to force the scanner to read fixed length bar code data This helps reduce the chances of a misread EXAMPLE Decode only those bar codes with a count of 9 20 characters Min length 09Max length 20 EXAMPLE Decode only those bar codes with a count of 15 characters M...

Page 61: ...Transmit Codabar check characters are created using different modulos You can program the scanner to read only Codabar bar codes with Modulo 16 check characters Default No Check Character No Check Character indicates that the scanner reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate and Transmit the scanner will only read Codabar bar codes ...

Page 62: ...oncatenation Codabar supports symbol concatenation When you enable concatena tion the scanner looks for a Codabar symbol having a D start character adjacent to a symbol having a D stop character In this case the two mes sages are concatenated into one with the D characters omitted A 1 2 3 4 D D 5 6 7 8 A Select Require to prevent the scanner from decoding a single D Codabar symbol without its comp...

Page 63: ...e bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 2 60 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 60 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 64: ...ansmit Start Stop characters Default Don t Transmit Transmit Code 39 Check Character Don t Transmit No Check Character indicates that the scanner reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check character When Check Character is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check character but will not transmit the check character with the scanned...

Page 65: ...ode 39 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 0 48 Minimum Default 0 Maximum Default 48 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length Code 39 Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Code 39 bar codes together before transmitting them to ...

Page 66: ... as the ASCII character SYN and C will be decoded as the ASCII character Default Off NUL U DLE P SP SPACE 0 0 V P P W p P SOH A DC1 Q A 1 1 A A Q Q a A q Q STX B DC2 R B 2 2 B B R R b B r R ETX C DC3 S C 3 3 C C S S c C s S EOT D DC4 T D 4 4 D D T T d D t T ENQ E NAK U E 5 5 E E U U e E u U ACK F SYN V F 6 6 F F V V f F v V BEL G ETB W G 7 7 G G W W g G w W BS H CAN X H 8 8 H H X X h H x X HT I EM...

Page 67: ...per characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page A 6 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside the back ...

Page 68: ...o Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit but will not transmit the check digit with the scanned data When Check Digit is set to Validate and Transmit the scanner only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit and will transmit this digit at the end of the scanned data Default No Check Digit No Check Digit Validate...

Page 69: ... Default 80 Minimum Message Length NEC 2 of 5 Maximum Message Length Default All NEC 2 of 5 Settings NEC 2 of 5 On Off On Check Digit Off No Check Digit indicates that the scanner reads and transmits bar code data with or without a check digit When Check Digit is set to Validate but Don t Transmit the unit only reads NEC 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit but will not transmit the check d...

Page 70: ...e scanned data Default No Check Digit No Check Digit Validate but Don t Transmit Validate and Transmit NEC 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 71: ...mum Default 0 Maximum Default 80 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length Code 93 Append This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Code 93 bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When this function is enabled the scanner stores those Code 93 bar codes that start with a space excluding the start and stop symbols and does not immediately transmit ...

Page 72: ...oes not display with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page A 6 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming C...

Page 73: ...of 5 Industrial On Off On Off Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 74: ...f 5 IATA On Off On Off Straight 2 of 5 IATA Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 48 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 48 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 75: ...n Matrix 2 of 5 Message Length Off Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 80 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 80 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 76: ... requires a paid license The ISBT 128 Application Specification describes 1 the critical data elements for labeling blood prod ucts 2 the current recommendation to use Code 128 due to its high degree of security and its space efficient design 3 a variation of Code 128 that supports concatenation of neighboring symbols and 4 the standard layout for bar codes on a blood product label Use the bar cod...

Page 77: ...8 bar code that does not have the append trigger The data is then transmitted in the order in which the bar codes were read FIFO Default Off On Code 128 Code Page Off Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters If the data received does not display with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one...

Page 78: ...GS1 128 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 80 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 80 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 79: ... On Off On Off Note When UPC A Off is scanned UPC A bar codes are transmitted as EAN 13 UPC A Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On On Off ...

Page 80: ...ff This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC A data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda 2 Digit Addenda On 2 Digit Addenda Off 5 Digit Addenda On UPC A Addenda Required 5 Digit Addenda Off When Required is scanned the scanner will only read UPC A bar codes that have addenda You must then turn on a 2 or 5 digit addenda listed on page 6 22 Default Not Required Requ...

Page 81: ...he scanner treats Cou pon Codes and Extended Coupon Codes as single bar codes If you scan the Allow Concatenation code when the scanner sees the coupon code and the extended coupon code in a single scan it transmits both as sepa rate symbologies Otherwise it transmits the first coupon code it reads If you scan the Require Concatenation code the scanner must see and read the coupon code and extende...

Page 82: ...tput On code below to scan and output only the GS1 DataBar code data Default GS1 Output Off GS1 Output Off UPC E0 GS1 Output On Default All UPC E Settings UPC E0 On Off Most U P C bar codes lead with the 0 number system To read these codes use the UPC E0 On selection If you need to read codes that lead with the 1 number system use UPC E1 page 6 27 Default On UPC E0 On UPC E0 Off ...

Page 83: ...ired Off When Required is scanned the scanner will only read UPC E bar codes that have addenda Default Not Required Required UPC E0 Addenda Separator Not Required When this feature is On there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned Off there is no space Default On On Off ...

Page 84: ... a U P C symbol is normally transmitted at the beginning of the scanned data but the unit can be programmed so it will not transmit it To prevent transmission scan Off Default On On Off UPC E0 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC E data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda 2 Digit Addenda On 2 Digit Addenda Off 5 Digit Addenda On 5 Digit Addenda Off ...

Page 85: ...e 6 24 If you need to read codes that lead with the 1 number system use the UPC E1 On selection Default Off UPC E1 On EAN JAN 13 UPC E1 Off Default All EAN JAN Settings EAN JAN 13 On Off On Off Note If you want to convert UPC A bar codes to EAN 13 format scan the UPC A Off bar code on page 6 21 ...

Page 86: ... 13 Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned EAN JAN 13 data Default Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda 2 Digit Addenda On 2 Digit Addenda Off 5 Digit Addenda On EAN JAN 13 Addenda Required 5 Digit Addenda Off When Required is scanned the scanner will only read EAN JAN 13 bar codes that have addenda Default Not Required Required Not Required ...

Page 87: ...om the addenda When turned Off there is no space Default On On Off Note If you want to enable or disable EAN13 with Extended Coupon Code refer to UPC A EAN 13 with Extended Coupon Code page 6 23 ISBN Translate When On is scanned EAN 13 Bookland symbols are translated into their equivalent ISBN number format Default Off On Off ...

Page 88: ... Default All EAN JAN 8 Settings EAN JAN 8 On Off On Off EAN JAN 8 Check Digit This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data or not Default On On Off ...

Page 89: ...f 5 Digit Addenda On EAN JAN 8 Addenda Required 5 Digit Addenda Off When Required is scanned the scanner will only read EAN JAN 8 bar codes that have addenda Default Not Required Required EAN JAN 8 Addenda Separator Not Required When this feature is On there is a space between the data from the bar code and the data from the addenda When turned Off there is no space Default On On Off ...

Page 90: ... can program the scanner to read MSI bar codes with Type 10 check charac ters Default Validate Type 10 but Don t Transmit When Check Character is set to Validate Type 10 11 and Transmit the scanner will only read MSI bar codes printed with the specified type check character s and will transmit the character s at the end of the scanned data ...

Page 91: ... Validate 2 Type 10 Characters but Don t Transmit Validate 2 Type 10 Characters and Transmit Validate Type 10 then Type 11 Character but Don t Transmit Validate Type 10 then Type 11 Character and Transmit Disable MSI Check Characters MSI Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum ...

Page 92: ... DataBar Omnidirectional Default All GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Settings GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional On Off On Off GS1 DataBar Limited Default All GS1 DataBar Limited Settings GS1 DataBar Limited On Off On Off ...

Page 93: ...n Off On Off GS1 DataBar Expanded Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 4 74 Minimum Default 4 Maximum Default 74 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 94: ...ff Codablock A Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 600 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 600 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 95: ...dablock F Message Length Off Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 2048 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2048 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 96: ...Message Length Off Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 2750 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 2750 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 97: ...capable of encoding very large amounts of data into multiple PDF417 bar codes When this selection is enabled these multiple bar codes are assembled into a single data string Default On On Off MicroPDF417 Default All MicroPDF417 Settings MicroPDF417 On Off On Off ...

Page 98: ...site symbology GS1 Composite symbologies allow for the co existence of symbologies already in use Default Off On Off UPC EAN Version Scan the UPC EAN Version On bar code to decode GS1 Composite sym bols that have a U P C or an EAN linear component This does not affect GS1 Composite symbols with a GS1 128 or GS1 linear component Default UPC EAN Version Off UPC EAN Version On UPC EAN Version Off Not...

Page 99: ...can be simplified since it only needs to recognize one data carrier type If GS1 128 Emulation is scanned all retail codes U P C UPC E EAN8 EAN13 are expanded out to 16 digits If the AIM ID is enabled the value will be the GS1 128 AIM ID C1 see Symbology Chart on page A 1 If GS1 DataBar Emulation is scanned all retail codes U P C UPC E EAN8 EAN13 are expanded out to 16 digits If the AIM ID is enabl...

Page 100: ... Conversion This code is a composite code since it has a Code 39 linear component and a MicroPDF417 stacked code component All bar code readers are capable of reading the Code 39 linear component The MicroPDF417 component can only be decoded if TLC39 On is selected The linear component may be decoded as Code 39 even if TLC39 is off Default Off On Off ...

Page 101: ...2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 7089 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 7089 Minimum Message Length QR Code Append Maximum Message Length This function allows the scanner to append the data from several QR Code bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters an QR Code bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers th...

Page 102: ...the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page A 6 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the inside th...

Page 103: ...ion Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 3116 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 3116 Minimum Message Length Data Matrix Append Maximum Message Length This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Data Matrix bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters an Data Matrix bar code with the append trigger character s it buffers the number of D...

Page 104: ...play with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page A 6 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Programming Chart on the...

Page 105: ...ion page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 3832 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 3832 Minimum Message Length Aztec Append Maximum Message Length This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Aztec bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer When the scanner encounters an Aztec bar code with the append trigger charac ...

Page 106: ... received does not display with the proper characters it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host program is expecting If this is the case scan the bar code below select the code page with which the bar codes were created see Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes on page A 6 and scan the value and the Save bar code from the Pr...

Page 107: ...ge Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Mini mum and Maximum lengths 1 7833 Minimum Default 1 Maximum Default 7833 Minimum Message Length Postal Codes Linear Maximum Message Length The following lists linear postal codes Any combination of linear postal code selections can be active at a time China Post Hong Kong 2 of 5 Default All China Post Hong Kong 2 of 5 Settings ...

Page 108: ...ng 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length Refer to Message Length Description page 6 2 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maxi mum Default 80 Minimum Message Length Maximum Message Length ...

Page 109: ...Description page 6 2 for additional information Minimum and Maximum lengths 2 80 Minimum Default 4 Maxi mum Default 48 Minimum Message Length Korea Post Check Digit Maximum Message Length This selection allows you to specify whether the check digit should be transmitted at the end of the scanned data Default Don t Transmit Transmit Check Digit Don t Transmit Check Digit ...

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Page 111: ...used with the scanner Refer to page 2 13 enable Control ASCII mode Function Code HEX ASCII Value Full ASCII CTRL NUL 00 SOH 01 A STX 02 B ETX 03 C EOT 04 D ENQ 05 E ACK 06 F BEL 07 G BS 08 H HT 09 I LF 0A J VT 0B K FF 0C L CR 0D M SO 0E N SI 0F O DLE 10 P DC1 11 Q DC2 12 R DC3 13 S DC4 14 T NAK 15 U SYN 16 V ETB 17 W CAN 18 X EM 19 Y SUB 1A Z ESC 1B FS 1C GS 1D RS 1E US 1F _ ...

Page 112: ...ply to US only The following chart indicates the equivalents of these five characters for different countries Country Codes United States 6 Belgium 6 Scandinavia 8 9 6 France 8 6 Germany Ã 6 Italy 6 Switzerland 6 United Kingdom 6 Denmark 8 9 6 Norway 8 9 6 Spain 6 ...

Page 113: ... 06 CTRL break CNTRL break BEL 07 CR Enter RETURN BS 08 Reserved APPLE make HT 09 Tab TAB LF 0A Reserved APPLE break VT 0B Tab TAB FF 0C Delete Del CR 0D CR Enter RETURN SO 0E Insert Ins Help SI 0F Escape ESC DLE 10 F11 F11 DC1 11 Home Home DC2 12 Print Prnt Scrn DC3 13 Back Space BACKSPACE DC4 14 Back Tab LSHIFT TAB NAK 15 F12 F12 SYN 16 F1 F1 ETB 17 F2 F2 CAN 18 F3 F3 EM 19 F4 F4 SUB 1A F5 F5 ES...

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Page 115: ...for all symbologies This is a temporary setting that will be removed when the unit is power cycled Add Code I D Prefix to All Symbologies Temporary Show Decoder Revision Scan the bar code below to output the decoder revision Show Decoder Revision Show Scan Driver Revision Scan the bar code below to output the scan driver revision The scan driver controls image capture Show Scan Driver Revision Sho...

Page 116: ...ou scan the Test Menu On code then scan a programming code in this manual the scanner displays the content of a programming code The pro gramming function will still occur but in addition the content of that program ming code is output to the terminal Note This feature should not be used during normal scanner operation On Off ...

Page 117: ...60 C Humidity 0 to 95 non condensing Drop Operational after 12 drops to concrete from 2 ft 1m Environmental Sealing IP40 Light Levels 0 100 000 lux direct sunlight ESD Up to 10kv direct air Up to 4kv indirect coupling plane Motion Tolerance 100mm per second for 13 mil UPC Scan Performance Pitch Skew 60 70 Symbol Contrast 35 DOF with 5 mil 1D bar code Typical Performance 5 mil Code 39 33 95mm 1 3 3...

Page 118: ...ata 5 Terminal clock 6 Keyboard clock 7 Supply power input 5V power 8 Keyboard data 9 10 Note Pin assignments are not compatible with legacy products Use of a cable with improper pin assignments may lead to damage to the unit Use of any cables not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by your warranty ...

Page 119: ... Supply ground 4 5 6 7 5V power 8 9 Data 10 Data Note Pin assignments are not compatible with legacy products Use of a cable with improper pin assignments may lead to damage to the unit Use of any cables not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by your warranty ...

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Page 121: ...with water only The scanner and base s housing may also be cleaned the same way Caution Do not submerge the scanner in water The scanner s housing is not watertight Do not use abrasive wipes or tissues on the scanner s window abrasive wipes may scratch the window Never use solvents e g alcohol or acetone on the housing or window solvents may damage the finish or the window Inspecting Cords and Con...

Page 122: ...in only one way and will click into place Troubleshooting a Godex GS550 Scanner The scanner automatically performs self tests whenever you turn it on If your scanner is not functioning properly review the following Troubleshoot ing Guide to try to isolate the problem Is the power on Is the aimer on If the aimer isn t illuminated check that The cable is connected properly The host system power is o...

Page 123: ...Play bar code See Programming the Interface beginning on page 2 1 The scanner may not be programmed to output your bar code data properly For example you scan 12345 and the host displays A12345B Reprogram the scanner with the proper symbology selections See Chapter 6 The scanner won t read your bar code at all 1 Scan the sample bar codes in the back of this manual If the scanner reads the sample b...

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Page 125: ...ized service center for inspection No product will be accepted by Godex without a Return Materials Authorization which may be obtained by contacting Godex In the event that the product is returned to Godex or its authorized service center within the Warranty Period and Godex determines to its satisfaction that the product is defective due to defects in materials or workmanship Godex at its sole op...

Page 126: ...ble which means that if any provision is held invalid and unenforceable such determination shall not affect the validity of enforceability of the other provisions hereof Use of any peripherals not provided by the manufacturer may result in damage not covered by this warranty This includes but is not limited to cables power supplies cradles and docking stations Godex extends these warranties only t...

Page 127: ...Code Han Xin Code X0 H 0x48 Codabar Fm 0 1 a 0x61 Codablock A O6 0 1 4 5 6 V 0x56 Codablock F Om 0 1 4 5 6 q 0x71 Code 11 H3 h 0x68 Code 128 Cm 0 1 2 4 j 0x6A GS1 128 C1 I 0x49 Code 32 Pharmaceutical PARAF X0 0x3C Code 39 supports Full ASCII mode Am 0 1 3 4 5 7 b 0x62 Code 49 Tm 0 1 2 4 l 0x6C Code 93 and 93i Gm 0 9 A Z a m i 0x69 Data Matrix dm 0 6 w 0x77 EAN 13 including Bookland EAN E0 d 0x64 E...

Page 128: ...erleaved 2 of 5 Im 0 1 3 e 0x65 Japanese Post X0 J 0x4A KIX Netherlands Post X0 K 0x4B Korea Post X0 0x3F Matrix 2 of 5 X0 m 0x6D MaxiCode Um 0 3 x 0x7 8 MicroPDF417 Lm 3 5 R 0x52 MSI Mm 0 g 0x67 NEC 2 of 5 X0 Y 0x59 OCR MICR E 13 B o3 O 0x4F OCR SEMI Font o3 O 0x4F OCR A o1 O 0x4F OCR B o2 O 0x4F PDF417 Lm 0 2 r 0x72 Planet Code X0 L 0x4C Postal 4i X0 N 0x4E Postnet X0 P 0x50 QR Code and Micro QR...

Page 129: ...PC E with Add On E3 E 0x45 UPC E1 X0 E 0x45 Note m represents the AIM modifier character Refer to International Technical Specification Symbology Identifiers for AIM modifier character details Prefix Suffix entries for specific symbologies override the universal All Symbologies 99 entry Refer to Data Editing beginning on page 4 1 and Data Formatting beginning on page 5 1 for information about usin...

Page 130: ...MENT NAK 6 6 ACKNOWLEDGE ACK 22 16 SYNCHRONIZE SYN 7 7 BEEP BEL 23 17 END OF TRANSMISSION BLOCK ETB 8 8 BACKSPACE BS 24 18 CANCEL CAN 9 9 HORIZONTAL TAB HT 25 19 END OF MEDIUM EM 10 A LINE FEED LF 26 1A SUBSTITUTE SUB 11 B VERTICAL TAB VT 27 1B ESCAPE ESC 12 C FF FORM FEED 28 1C FILE SEPARATOR FS RIGHT ARROW 13 D CR CARRIAGE RETURN 29 1D GROUP SEPARATOR GS LEFT ARROW 14 E SO SHIFT OUT 30 1E RECORD...

Page 131: ... 5 85 55 U 117 75 u 54 36 6 86 56 V 118 76 v 55 37 7 87 57 W 119 77 w 56 38 8 88 58 X 120 78 x 57 39 9 89 59 Y 121 79 y 58 3A 90 5A Z 122 7A z 59 3B 91 5B 123 7B 60 3C 92 5C 124 7C 61 3D 93 5D 125 7D 62 3E 94 5E 126 7E 63 3F 95 5F _ 127 7F DEL Extended ASCII Characters DEC HEX Character DEC HEX Character DEC HEX Character 128 80 171 AB 214 D6 Ö 129 81 172 AC 215 D7 130 82 173 AD 216 D8 Ø 131 83 ƒ ...

Page 132: ...5 9B 198 C6 Æ 241 F1 ñ 156 9C œ 199 C7 Ç 242 F2 ò 157 9D 200 C8 È 243 F3 ó 158 9E ž 201 C9 É 244 F4 ô 159 9F Ÿ 202 CA Ê 245 F5 õ 160 A0 203 CB Ë 246 F6 ö 161 A1 204 CC Ì 247 F7 162 A2 205 CD Í 248 F8 ø 163 A3 206 CE Î 249 F9 ù 164 A4 207 CF Ï 250 FA ú 165 A5 208 D0 Ð 251 FB û 166 A6 209 D1 Ñ 252 FC ü 167 A7 210 D2 Ò 253 FD ý 168 A8 211 D3 Ó 254 FE þ 169 A9 212 D4 Ô 255 FF ÿ 170 AA ª 213 D5 Õ Code ...

Page 133: ...um Replacement Characters 81 ISO 2022 25 Fra French Belgium Replacement Characters 84 ISO 2022 11 Ger German Replacement Characters 85 ISO 2022 11 Ita Italian Replacement Characters 86 ISO 2022 11 Swi Swiss Replacement Characters 87 ISO 2022 11 UK British Replacement Characters 88 ISO 2022 11 Dan Danish Replacement Characters 89 ISO 2022 11 Nor Norwegian Replacement Characters 90 ISO 2022 11 Spa S...

Page 134: ...33 34 35 36 37 39 6A 5C 61 66 5D 62 67 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 38 40 4F 54 59 63 68 6C 104 Key U S Style Keyboard 6E 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 2B 4B 50 55 4C 51 56 5A 5F 64 69 5B 60 65 6A 1E 1F 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2C 2D 2E 2F 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 5C 61 66 5D 62 67 3A 3B 3C 3D 3E 3F 38 4...

Page 135: ...Symbols UPC A 0 123456 7890 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 1234567890 Code 128 EAN 13 Code 39 9 780330 290951 BC321 Codabar Code 93 A13579B 123456 9 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial 123456 ...

Page 136: ...x 2 of 5 6543210 GS1 DataBar PDF417 Car Registration 01 00123456789012 Data Matrix QR Code Test Symbol Numbers 4 CB 4 State Customer Bar Code 01 234 567094 987654321 01234567891 ID tag UPU 4 State J18CUSA8E6N062315014880T ...

Page 137: ...Symbols Aztec Package Label MaxiCode Test Message Micro PDF417 Test Message ...

Page 138: ...Programming Chart 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 139: ...Chart A C E Save B D F Discard Reset Note If you make an error while scanning the letters or digits before scanning Save scan Discard scan the correct letters or digits and Save again ...

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