Intermec 1551B Series, User Manual

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vii 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide
What You Will Find in This Manual
This manual contains all of the information necessary to install, operate,
configure, troubleshoot, and maintain the decoding laser scanners.
About This Manual
This table summarizes the information in each chapter and appendix of this
manual:
For Information On Refer To
Connecting the scanner
Operating the scanner
Configuring thescanner
Converting to hexidecimal
Configuration commands
Chapter 1 tells you how to connect
the scanner to your terminal.
Chapter 2 explains how to operate,
troubleshoot, and maintain the scanner.
Chapter 3 describes how to configure the
scanner.
Appendix A contains an ASCII conversion
chart.
Appendix B has an alphabetical list
of configuration commands by the
command's twoĆletter bar code
syntax.
Terms
Scanner" refers to the decoding laser scanners.
Reader" refers to a device that receives data sent from the scanner.
Terminal" refers to the pointĆofĆsale (POS) terminal, PC, laptop, penĆbased
terminal, or other device that receives data sent from the scanner.
For definitions of the technical terms used in this manual, see the glossary.
Conventions for Bar Codes
You can use your laser scanner to scan the bar codes listed in this manual
to enter data or perform a command. In some cases you will simply scan
the code that accompanies an explanation. For example, to change the
baud ratefrom thedefault of 9600 bps to 19200, you would scan the19200
bar codein theBaud RateSelection section on page3-10.
Some functions require you to scan a code and then scan a letter or number
from theProgramming Chart located on theinsideof theback cover of this
manual. For example, to add a terminal interface, you determine the two
character Terminal ID and scan the characters on the Programming Chart
after scanning the Program Terminal Interface bar code.
A default setting is indicated by an ✱ symbol next to the bar code.