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BCST-43 

 

2.4G/Bluetooth® 1D Barcode Scanner 

 

Instruction Manual 

 

 

Summary of Contents for BCST-43

Page 1: ...BCST 43 2 4G Bluetooth 1D Barcode Scanner Instruction Manual...

Page 2: ...aults 8 Restore Factory Setting 8 Reveal Battery Status 9 Data Transmission Speed 9 Auto Sleep 10 Buffer Settings 11 Inventory Function 11 Illuminative Light Control 13 Navigation Light Control 13 Vol...

Page 3: ...Disable GS1 128 UCC 128 EAN 128 26 USPS and FedEx Barcode 26 Enable Disable USPS and FedEx Barcode 26 Code 39 26 Enable Disable Code 39 26 Transmit START STOP Character 26 Checksum Code 26 ASCII Code...

Page 4: ...Enable Disable Initial Digit of UPC E 33 Convert UPC E to UPC A 34 Checksum Code 34 IATA 2 of 5 34 Enable Disable IATA 2 of 5 34 Interleaved 2 of 5 34 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 34 Matrix 2 of...

Page 5: ...Caps Lock Control 41 Read Code with Specific Initial Characters Only 41 Read 1D Inverted Barcode 42 Hide Special Initial Character 42 Use of Shortcut Barcodes 43 Settings of Data Coding Format 43 Rep...

Page 6: ...ge Please do not leave the barcode scanner or battery near fire Maintenance Notes Use a clean wet mop to wipe the outer shell of the barcode scanner Store the barcode scanner at the place that is dust...

Page 7: ...0 Decoding Angle Turning Angle 30 Elevation Angle 75 Deflection Angle 80 Bluetooth Version Bluetooth 5 0 Bluetooth Communication 2 402GHz 2 480GHz LED Indicator Indicator Status Explanations Green LED...

Page 8: ...or more long high note sound 800ms The USB is under configuration Three note chord volume from low to high Enter setup mode blue LED lit Exit setup mode blue LED off Three note chord volume from high...

Page 9: ...ted Preset Codabar Enabled Code 11 Disabled Code 128 Enabled GS1 128 UCC EAN 128 Enabled USPS Enabled FedEx Enabled Code 39 Enabled Code 32 Disabled Code 93 Enabled EAN 8 Enabled EAN 13 Enabled ISBN D...

Page 10: ...fore a certain setting barcode in this manual it indicates the factory preset Steps Operation 1 Toggle the switch to ON and short press the scan button to power on the scanner 2 Scan the barcode to en...

Page 11: ...the higher the battery level is When the battery level drains to below 10 with flashing yellow LED please recharge the scanner How to Shift between Inventory and Normal Mode Long press the scan button...

Page 12: ...o work with Note If you want to use the BCST 43 with an Android device please use the Gboard input method and set the scanner as Windows Android Mode and the input keyboard as American Keyboard The ba...

Page 13: ...ay scan the Enter Setup Restore to Custom Defaults barcodes as below The barcode scanner will exit the setup mode after restoring to custom defaults Write to Custom Defaults Restore to Custom Defaults...

Page 14: ...unt will be output to the device connected with the BCST 43 Reveal Battery Status Data Transmission Speed The product defaults working under high speed transmission mode By default the data transmissi...

Page 15: ...smission Interval as 128ms Set Data Transmission Interval as 256ms Auto Sleep To save battery you may set the interval for the scanner to enter auto sleep mode The preset interval is 10 minutes Enable...

Page 16: ...r to erase the barcodes stored in the buffer every time you power on the scanner Enable Auto Buffer Storage Clearance Disable Auto Buffer Storage Clearance If you want to auto upload the barcodes that...

Page 17: ...can the Upload Data barcode to upload the data in buffer storage for inventory mode only Upload Data for inventory mode only Scan the Upload Number Collected barcode to upload the number of barcodes c...

Page 18: ...check as per your needs Enable Duplicate Scan Check Disable Duplicate Scan Check Illuminative Light Control Light up When Scanning Stay on Stay off Navigation Light Control Light up when Scanning Sta...

Page 19: ...mode is the default mode When under this mode the red light will not become lit unless you press the scan button If no barcode is scanned the red light will stay on for some time which can be set as 1...

Page 20: ...e red LED is on automatically and ready to scan a barcode If no barcodes are scanned the red LED will stay on After a successful scanning the red LED goes off first and becomes lit again automatically...

Page 21: ...3s 5s 10s 15s Manual Scanning Mode When under the manual scanning mode a red light beam will appear when you press the scan button which indicates the scanner is ready to scan barcodes The red light w...

Page 22: ...Mode Hands free Scanning Mode When under the hands free scanning mode the red light won t go off when the scanner reads a barcode successfully Each barcode will be read only once no matter how long it...

Page 23: ...cursor to the place where the scanning result should be displayed and saved Note Wireless adapter mode is the default connection mode of BCST 43 barcode scanner If you are using wireless Bluetooth mod...

Page 24: ...isconnect Receiver Save and Exit The scanner will disconnect from the receiver Disconnect Receiver Wireless Bluetooth Mode Bluetooth HID Mode If the BCST 43 has never been paired with any device via B...

Page 25: ...r 3s to hide the virtual keyboard which is illustrated in the picture below If you are on an Android device and want to reactivate the virtual keyboard please follow the steps below 1 Open the Setting...

Page 26: ...ch for the Bluetooth of BCST 43 and have it paired with your phone computer After successful pairing you need to run the serial debugging tool on your computer and select Open Bluetooth COM Port You w...

Page 27: ...ith another computer After successful connection you need to run the serial debugging tool on the new computer and follow the steps mentioned previously to open Bluetooth COM Port Bluetooth GATT Mode...

Page 28: ...it and Save barcodes Note Please cut the scanner from wireless Bluetooth connection with your phone or computer and delete the pairing history on your phone and computer after modifying the Bluetooth...

Page 29: ...Enable Code 11 Disable Code 11 Checksum Code Data in a Code 11 barcode may not include the checksum code If there is the checksum code is the last one or two digit s of the data output The checksum c...

Page 30: ...to read Code 11 without checksum or Code 11 with 1 digit checksum After you set the Transmit Code 11 Checksum function the scanner will take the last 1 or 2 digit s of the regular data as the checksum...

Page 31: ...able Disable USPS and FedEx Barcode Enable USPS and FedEx Barcode Disable USPS and FedEx Barcode Code 39 Enable Disable Code 39 Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Transmit START STOP Character Enable Code...

Page 32: ...will take the last digit of the Code 39 data output as checksum and transmit it as normal data collected but won t be able to recognize Code 39 without checksum After you set the Enable but Do not Tra...

Page 33: ...Code 32 is a special form of Code 39 that s applied to Italian medical products The BCST 43 defaults disabling Code 32 Enable Code 32 Disable Code 32 The fixed initial character of a Code 32 is A The...

Page 34: ...le Disable Code 93 Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 EAN 8 Enable Disable EAN 8 Enable EAN 8 Disable EAN 8 Checksum Code Transmit EAN 8 Checksum Code Do not Transmit EAN 8 Checksum Code EAN 13 Enable Dis...

Page 35: ...vert EAN 13 into ISBN The scanner won t convert EAN 13 into ISBN by default Convert EAN 13 into ISBN Do not Convert EAN 13 into ISBN Convert EAN 13 into ISSN You may decide whether to convert EAN 13 i...

Page 36: ...and won t be able to recognize MSI without checksum or with 2 digit checksum The default setting is MSI with One digit Checksum After you set the MSI with Two digit Checksum function the scanner will...

Page 37: ...bling the 0 output UPC A Outputs 0 UPC A Do not Output 0 Checksum Code You may decide whether to transmit checksum code The scanner defaults disabling checksum code transmission Transmit UPC A Checksu...

Page 38: ...E Enable Disable UPC E1 The initial digit of most UPC E is 0 If you want to read UPC E barcodes with initial digit 1 please first enable the UPC E and then set the Enable UPC E1 barcode The scanner de...

Page 39: ...ot Convert UPC E to UPC A Checksum Code Transmit UPC E Checksum Do not Transmit UPC E Checksum IATA 2 of 5 Enable Disable IATA 2 of 5 Enable IATA 2 of 5 Disable IATA 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable D...

Page 40: ...5 Enable Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Matrix 2 of 5 Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Enable Disable Standard 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Enable Standard 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 D...

Page 41: ...ode type You may decide whether to add code ID in front of a barcode output The scanner defaults disabling Code ID Output Code ID Do not Output Code ID Code ID List Code Type Code ID Code 128 a EAN 13...

Page 42: ...The prefix and suffix can be either shown or hidden The scanner defaults showing the prefix and suffix Please refer to the Appendix for the supported prefix suffix characters Steps to set the prefix...

Page 43: ...teps to set deleting front 12 digit characters and end 4 digit characters are as below 1 Read the Enter Setup barcode 2 Read the Set the Number of Front Digit s to be Deleted barcode 3 Scan the 1 Digi...

Page 44: ...The BCST 43 can convert all letters in a barcode into upper case form or all into lower case form The case of letters remains unchanged by default You may change the setting of the upper and lower cas...

Page 45: ...f 2 digit additional code Enable 2 Digit Additional Code Disable 2 Digit Additional Code 5 digit Additional Code You may decide whether to recognize the 5 digit additional code by setting this functio...

Page 46: ...Windows system the content of a barcode may change with the status of the caps lock key To avoid errors caused by such change you may enable the Rid Barcode of Caps Lock Control Caps Lock Control Barc...

Page 47: ...pecific Initial Characters Remove the Restriction on Initial Characters Read 1D Inverted Barcode The inverted barcode refers to the 1D barcode with white lines on black ground The recognition of diffe...

Page 48: ...pendix III If the shortcut barcode is enabled and you scan some shortcut barcodes of input type BCST 43 will output corresponding characters When you scan the shortcut barcodes of function type BCST 4...

Page 49: ...cters The scanner defaults disabling the function Steps to set replacing GS separation character with character A are as below 1 Read the Enter Setup barcode 2 Read the Set the GS Replacement Characte...

Page 50: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 45 Set the Replacement Character Enable Replacing GS with Other Characters Disable Replacing GS with Other Characters...

Page 51: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 46 Appendix Characters...

Page 52: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 47 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9...

Page 53: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 48 A B C D E F G H I J...

Page 54: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 49 K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X...

Page 55: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 50 Y Z _ a b c d e f...

Page 56: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 51 g h i j k l m n o p q r s t...

Page 57: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 52 u v w x y z...

Page 58: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 53 Appendix Independent Function Key Enter Key Space Key F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12...

Page 59: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 54 Tab Backspace Delete Move Cursor Upward Move Cursor Downward Move Cursor Leftward Move Cursor Rightward Ctrl Esc Insert Home End Page Up Page Down...

Page 60: ...Setup Exit and Save 55 Appendix Function Key Combinations NUL Ctrl SOH Ctrl A STX Ctrl B ETX Ctrl C EOT Ctrl D ENQ Ctrl E ACK Ctrl F BEL Ctrl G BS Ctrl H HT Ctrl I LF Ctrl J VT Ctrl K FF Ctrl L CR Ct...

Page 61: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 56 SO Ctrl N SI Ctrl O DLE Ctrl P DC1 Ctrl Q DC2 Ctrl R DC3 Ctrl S DC4 Ctrl T NAK Ctrl U SYN Ctrl V ETB Ctrl W CAN Ctrl X EM Ctrl Y SUB Ctrl Z ESC Ctrl...

Page 62: ...Enter Setup Exit and Save 57 FS Ctrl GS Ctrl RS Ctrl US Ctrl...

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