Configuring the Terminal
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This chapter explains how to configure the terminal, discusses the terminal’s
configuration parameters, and tells you how to restore the default configuration. The
table at the end of the chapter lists all the configuration parameters and their options.
How to Configure the Terminal
You can configure the TRAKKER Antares 2420 and 2425 terminals by using either of
the methods described in detail in this chapter:
Using the TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System
With menus and screens, the
TRAKKER Antares 2400 Menu System lets you view the current configuration and
modify configuration parameters.
Configuring the terminal by scanning bar codes
You can change the terminal’s
current configuration by scanning Code 39 or Code 93 bar code labels that contain
configuration commands. This method is a fast, easy way to change the terminal’s
configuration. You can scan the bar code labels in this manual, or you can create your
own bar code labels.
Note: You can configure the terminals by sending commands from an application
through the serial port. You can also configure the T2425 through the network from a
DCS 300 or from a host application. For help, see Chapter 4, “Operating the Terminal
in a Network.”
Learning About Configuration Parameters
You can customize many operating characteristics of the terminals, such as the volume of
its audio signals and the bar code symbologies it decodes. These characteristics are
controlled by configuration parameters. The values you set for the configuration
parameters determine how the terminal operates.
By customizing the terminal’s configuration, you can set up the terminal to operate easily
and efficiently within your data collection system.
Note: To learn the purpose and syntax of each configuration parameter or command,
see Chapter 9, “Configuration Command Reference.”
The configuration parameters can be organized into three groups, which are discussed in
the next sections: bar code symbologies, communications, and general operation. When
you configure the terminal, you are performing one or more of these tasks:
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Choosing the Symbologies the Terminal Decodes
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Specifying How the Terminal Will Communicate
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Controlling How the Terminal Will Operate
Summary of Contents for Trakker Antares 2420
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