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IN-3

scanner emulation host  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5
set defaults   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
supplementals  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
symbologies

UPC-E preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-17
US planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-45
US postnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-45

transmission timeout  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-9
trigger modes  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9
UPC composite mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-53
UPC-A  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-10
UPC-E   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-10
UPC-E1   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-11
UPC/EAN

coupon code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-20
supp redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-14

UPC/EAN/JAN

supplemental redundancy . . . . . . . . . .13-14

USB

caps lock override  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8
country keyboard types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
default table   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-4
device type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
keystroke delay  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8
unknown characters   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

wand emulation

code 39 full ASCII   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-9
convert all bar codes to code 39  . . . . . .10-8
default table   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-4
host types   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-5
leading margin (quiet zone)  . . . . . . . . . .10-6
polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6
unknown characters   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-8

beeper definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

cables

installing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
interface  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
removing cables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
signal descriptions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6

character sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E-3

keyboard wedge  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-15
RS-232   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-21
USB  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-13

codabar bar codes

CLSI editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-41
codabar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-39
lengths   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-40
NOTIS editing  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-41

code 11 bar codes

code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-31
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-32

code 128 bar codes

code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-20, 13-21
UCC/EAN-128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-21

code 128 emulation bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-56
code 39 bar codes

buffering  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-27
check digit verification  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-25
code 39  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-22
full ASCII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-26

Summary of Contents for Symbol DS6608

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Page 3: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 72E 67563 04 Revision A March 2007 ...

Page 4: ...derivative work from a licensed program or use a licensed program in a network without written permission from Motorola The user agrees to maintain Motorola s copyright notice on the licensed programs delivered hereunder and to include the same on any authorized copies it makes in whole or in part The user agrees not to decompile disassemble decode or reverse engineer any licensed program delivere...

Page 5: ...3 01 3 2004 Initial release 72E 67563 02 7 2004 Change VS6608 to DS6608 added imager preference and SSI bar codes 72E 67563 03 2 2006 Software updates 72E 67563 04 2 2007 Update service information add Simple COM Port Emulation bar code in USB chapter change RSS code type references to GS1 DataBar ...

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Page 7: ...etting Up the Digital Scanner 1 4 Installing the Interface Cable 1 4 Removing the Interface Cable 1 4 Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface 1 5 Connecting Power if required 1 5 Configuring the Digital Scanner 1 5 Mounting the Digital Scanner 1 6 Desk Mount 1 6 Wall Mount 1 6 Chapter 2 Scanning Introduction 2 3 Beeper Definitions 2 4 LED Definitions 2 5 Scanning in Hand Held Mode 2 6 ...

Page 8: ...arameter Defaults 4 4 User Preferences 4 5 Set Default Parameter 4 5 Parameter Scanning 4 5 Beeper Tone 4 6 Beeper Volume 4 7 Power Mode 4 7 Time Delay to Low Power Mode 4 8 Trigger Mode 4 9 Picklist Mode 4 10 Decode Session Timeout 4 11 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol 4 11 Beep After Good Decode 4 12 Chapter 5 Decoding Preferences Introduction 5 3 Scanning Sequence Examples 5 3 Errors While S...

Page 9: ...Parameters 7 6 RS 232 Host Types 7 8 Baud Rate 7 9 Parity 7 11 Stop Bit Select 7 12 Data Bits 7 12 Check Receive Errors 7 13 Hardware Handshaking 7 14 Hardware Handshaking continued 7 15 Software Handshaking 7 16 Host Serial Response Time out 7 17 RTS Line State 7 18 Beep on BEL 7 18 Intercharacter Delay 7 19 Nixdorf Beep LED Options 7 20 Ignore Unknown Characters 7 20 ASCII Character Set for RS 2...

Page 10: ...mulation Host Parameters 10 5 Wand Emulation Host Types 10 5 Leading Margin Quiet Zone 10 6 Polarity 10 6 Ignore Unknown Characters 10 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 10 8 Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII 10 9 Chapter 11 Scanner Emulation Interface Introduction 11 3 Connecting Using Scanner Emulation 11 3 Scanner Emulation Parameter Defaults 11 4 Scanner Emulation Host 11 5 Scanner Emulation Host ...

Page 11: ...le 13 16 UPC E Preamble 13 17 UPC E1 Preamble 13 18 Convert UPC E to UPC A 13 18 Convert UPC E1 to UPC A 13 19 EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend 13 19 UCC Coupon Extended Code 13 20 Code 128 13 20 Enable Disable Code 128 13 20 Enable Disable UCC EAN 128 13 21 Enable Disable ISBT 128 13 21 Code 39 13 22 Enable Disable Trioptic Code 39 13 22 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 13 23 Code 32 Prefix 13 23 Set Lengths for Cod...

Page 12: ...13 43 Transmit MSI Check Digit s 13 44 MSI Check Digit Algorithm 13 44 Postal Codes 13 45 US Postnet 13 45 US Planet 13 45 UK Postal 13 46 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 13 46 Japan Postal 13 47 Australian Postal 13 47 Dutch Postal 13 48 Transmit US Postal Check Digit 13 48 GS1 DataBar 13 49 GS1 DataBar 14 13 49 GS1 DataBar Limited 13 49 GS1 DataBar Expanded 13 50 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN 13...

Page 13: ...n Values 14 8 Transmit No Read Message 14 9 Synapse Interface 14 10 Chapter 15 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction 15 3 Rules Criteria Linked to Actions 15 3 Using ADF Bar Codes 15 4 ADF Bar Code Menu Example 15 4 Rule 1 The Code 128 Scanning Rule 15 5 Rule 2 The UPC Scanning Rule 15 5 Alternate Rule Sets 15 5 Rules Hierarchy in Bar Codes 15 6 Default Rules 15 7 Special Commands 15 8 Pause Durat...

Page 14: ...90 Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Appendix B Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers B 3 AIM Code Identifiers B 4 Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Code 39 C 3 UPC EAN C 3 UPC A 100 C 3 EAN 13 100 C 3 Code 128 C 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 C 4 GS1 DataBar 14 C 4 PDF417 C 4 Data Matrix C 4 Maxicode C 5 QR Code C 5 US Postnet C 5 UK Postal C 5 Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes D 3 Canc...

Page 15: ...About This Guide Chapter Descriptions xv Notational Conventions xv Related Publications xvi Service Information xvi ...

Page 16: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide xiv ...

Page 17: ... systems Chapter 10 Wand Emulation Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with a Wand Emulation host when Wand Emulation communication is needed Chapter 11 Scanner Emulation Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with an Undecoded Scanner Emulation host Chapter 12 123 Scan describes the 123Scan PC based scanner configuration tool and provides the bar code to scan to c...

Page 18: ... symbols at hand Call Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support from a phone near the scanning equipment so that the service person can try to troubleshoot the problem If the equipment is found to be working properly and the problem is reading bar codes Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support will request samples of the bar codes for analysis at our plant If the problem cannot be solved over the phone it ...

Page 19: ...e Digital Scanner 1 4 Installing the Interface Cable 1 4 Removing the Interface Cable 1 4 Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface 1 5 Connecting Power if required 1 5 Configuring the Digital Scanner 1 5 Mounting the Digital Scanner 1 6 Desk Mount 1 6 Wall Mount 1 6 ...

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Page 21: ... bar code menus This interface supports the following international keyboards for Windows environment North America German French French Canadian Spanish Italian Swedish UK English Portuguese Brazilian and Japanese Connection to IBM 468X 469X hosts Scan bar code menus to set up communication of the digital scanner with the IBM terminal Wand Emulation connection to a host The digital scanner is con...

Page 22: ...ion on host connections Figure 1 2 Installing the Cable Different cables are required for different hosts The connectors illustrated in each host chapter are examples only Connectors vary from those illustrated but the steps to connect the digital scanner remain the same Removing the Interface Cable 1 Using the tip of a screwdriver depress the cable s modular connector clip Figure 1 3 Removing the...

Page 23: ...ernal power supply to the digital scanner 1 Connect the interface cable to the bottom of the digital scanner as described in Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 4 2 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host refer to the host manual to locate the correct port 3 Plug the power supply into the power jack on the interface cable Plug the other end of the power supply into an AC outl...

Page 24: ...two screws appropriate for the mounting surface through the screw holes of the desk mount and into the surface The desk mount can be screwed onto the surface with or without the rubber feet The recommended screws are two 6 screws 5 8 long Wall Mount To use the optional wall mount to mount the digital scanner on a wall place the mount in the desired location on the wall and secure by inserting two ...

Page 25: ...Getting Started 1 7 For convenience print this page and use the template below for mounting hole locations Figure 1 7 Wall Mounting Template 2 98 Insert mounting screw Insert mounting screw ...

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Page 27: ... 4 LED Definitions 2 5 Scanning in Hand Held Mode 2 6 Scanning with the Digital Scanner 2 6 Aiming 2 7 Scanning in Hands Free Mode 2 8 Decode Zones 2 9 Symbol DS6608 Standard Range Digital Scanner 2 9 Symbol DS6608 High Density Digital Scanner 2 10 ...

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Page 29: ...roduction This chapter provides beeper and LED definitions techniques involved in scanning bar codes general instructions and tips about scanning and decode zone diagrams Figure 2 1 Parts Scan Window Trigger LED Beeper ...

Page 30: ...g Low hi low hi beeps Out of host parameter storage space Scan Set Default Parameter on page 4 5 Code 39 Buffering Hi lo beeps New Code 39 data was entered into the buffer 3 long high beeps Code 39 buffer is full Lo hi lo beeps The Code 39 buffer was erased or there was an attempt to clear or transmit an empty buffer Lo hi beeps A successful transmission of buffered data Macro PDF 2 long low beeps...

Page 31: ...list is too long for a rule Host Specific USB only 4 short high beeps Digital scanner has not completed initialization Wait several seconds and scan again Low medium high beeps upon scanning a USB device type Communication with the bus must be established before the digital scanner can operate at the highest power level Low medium high beeps occur more than once The USB bus can put the digital sca...

Page 32: ... movement in its default Auto Aim trigger mode it projects a red laser aiming pattern shown in Figure 2 3 which allows positioning the bar code or object within the field of view To turn off the default Auto Aim trigger mode see Trigger Mode on page 4 9 Figure 2 3 Laser Aiming Pattern If necessary the digital scanner turns on its red LEDs to illuminate the target bar code 4 Center the symbol in an...

Page 33: ...ee Decode Zones on page 2 9 from the symbol centering the aiming pattern cross hairs on the symbol The aiming pattern is smaller when the digital scanner is closer to the symbol and larger when it is farther from the symbol Scan symbols with smaller bars or elements mil size closer to the digital scanner and those with larger bars or elements mil size farther from the digital scanner The digital s...

Page 34: ...ntelliStand 1 Ensure the digital scanner is properly connected to the host see the appropriate host chapter for information on host connections 2 Insert the digital scanner in the Intellistand by placing the front of the digital scanner into the stand s cup see Figure 2 6 3 Use the Intellistand s adjustment knobs to adjust the height and angle of the digital scanner 4 Center the symbol in the aimi...

Page 35: ... on high quality symbols 2 4 6 2 4 6 5 1 10 1 15 2 5 1 10 1 15 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 5 1 10 1 15 2 20 3 25 4 30 5 35 6 40 6 Top of scanner 100 13 mil UPC 5 mil Code 39 0 6 14 0 2 8 5 8 18 20 45 7 50 8 22 55 9 In cm 0 10 mil MicroPDF 10 mil PDF417 8 9 0 In cm W i d t h o f F i e l d Depth of Field 2 3 7 5 2 1 0 Note Typical performance at 68 F 20 C on high quality symbols 1 2 3 1 2 3 2 5 5 1 7 6 ...

Page 36: ...C on high quality symbols 1 2 1 2 2 5 5 1 2 5 5 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 2 5 5 1 7 6 10 1 12 7 15 2 17 8 20 3 Top of scanner 1 1 4 8 5 mil Code 39 0 5 7 0 100 13 mil UPC 0 3 7 3 10 mil Code 39 In cm 0 10 mil PDF417 5 3 W i d t h o f F i e l d Depth of Field 1 1 Note Typical performance at 68 F 20 C on high quality symbols 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 2 5 5 1 7 6 10 1 12 7 15 2 17 8 20 3 Top of scanner 5 mil PDF41...

Page 37: ...Maintenance and Technical Specifications Introduction 3 3 Maintenance 3 3 Troubleshooting 3 3 Technical Specifications 3 5 Digital Scanner Signal Descriptions 3 6 ...

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Page 39: ...abled For Synapse or IBM 468x mode enable the digital scanner via the host interface Otherwise see the technical person in charge of scanning If using RS 232 Nixdorf B mode CTS is not asserted Assert CTS line Aiming pattern is disabled Enable the aiming pattern See Decode Aiming Pattern on page 5 5 Scanner emits short low short medium short high beepsequence power upbeepsequence morethan once The ...

Page 40: ...Keyboard Wedge configuration program the system for thecorrect keyboardtype andturnoff the CAPS LOCK key Program the proper editing options e g UPC E to UPC A Conversion Digital scanner emits hi hi hi Lo beeps when not in use RS 232 receive error Normal during host reset Otherwise set the digital scanner s RS 232 parity to match the host setting Digital scanner emits lo hi beeps during programming...

Page 41: ...ser selectable three tones Yaw Tolerance 50 from normal Pitch Tolerance 60 from normal Roll Tolerance 180 from normal Print Contrast Minimum 25 minimum reflectance differential measured at 650 nm Ambient Light Immunity 10 000 Ft Candles 107 600 Lux Durability 6 ft 1 8 m drop to concrete Operating Temperature 32 to 122 F 0 to 50 C Storage Temperature 40 to 158 F 40 to 70 C Humidity 5 to 95 non cond...

Page 42: ...Pin 6 DBP 2 Power Power Power Power Power Power Power 3 Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground 4 IBM_A Reserved TxD KeyClock DBP Reserved SOS 5 Reserved Reserved RxD TermData CTS D Decode 6 IBM_B SynData RTS KeyData RTS Jump to Pin 1 Trigger 7 Reserved Reserved CTS TermClock Reserved D Enable 8 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 9 Reserved Reserved Reserved Re...

Page 43: ... Parameter Defaults 4 4 User Preferences 4 5 Set Default Parameter 4 5 Parameter Scanning 4 5 Beeper Tone 4 6 Beeper Volume 4 7 Power Mode 4 7 Time Delay to Low Power Mode 4 8 Trigger Mode 4 9 Picklist Mode 4 10 Decode Session Timeout 4 11 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol 4 11 Beep After Good Decode 4 12 ...

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Page 45: ... and bars and or spaces are not merging If not using a Synapse or USB cable select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information after the power up beeps sound This is only necessary upon the first power up when connected to a new host To return all features to default values scan the Set All Defaults on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indica...

Page 46: ...llaneous default parameters Table 4 1 User Preferences Default Table Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter All Defaults 4 5 Parameter Scanning ECh Enable 4 5 Beeper Tone 91h Medium 4 6 Beeper Volume 8Ch High 4 7 Power Mode 80h Continuous On 4 7 Time Delay to Low Power Mode 92h 1 Minute 4 8 Trigger Mode 8Ah Auto Aim 4 9 Picklist Mode F0h 92h Disabled ...

Page 47: ...ter Scanning Parameter ECh To disable decoding of parameter bar codes scan the Disable Parameter Scanning bar code below Note that the Set Defaults parameter bar code can still be decoded To enable decoding of parameter bar codes either scan Enable Parameter Scanning or Set All Defaults Set All Defaults Enable Parameter Scanning 01h Disable Parameter Scanning 00h ...

Page 48: ...eference Guide 4 6 Beeper Tone Parameter 91h To select a decode beep frequency tone scan the Low Frequency Medium Frequency or High Frequency bar code Low Frequency 02h Medium Frequency Optimum Setting 01h High Frequency 00h ...

Page 49: ...arameter determines whether or not power remains on after a decode attempt In reduced power mode the digital scanner enters into a low power consumption mode to preserve battery life after each decode attempt In continuous power mode power remains on after each decode attempt Low Volume 02h Medium Volume 01h High Volume 00h Continuous On 00h Reduced Power Mode 01h ...

Page 50: ... only applies when Power Mode is set to Reduced Power This parameter sets the time the digital scanner remains active after decoding The digital scanner wakes upon trigger pull or when the host attempts to communicate with the digital scanner 1 Second 11h 5 Seconds 15h 1 Minute 21h 5 Minutes 25h Note ...

Page 51: ...ink This trigger mode is used in hands free Intellistand mode The digital scanner activates decode processing when it detects a bar code in its field of view Decoding range is reduced in this mode Auto Aim default This trigger mode turns on the red laser aiming pattern when the digital scanner senses motion After 2 seconds of inactivity the red laser aiming pattern automatically shuts off Time Del...

Page 52: ...t one of the following picklist modes for the digital scanner Disabled Always default Picklist mode is always disabled Enabled Out of Scanstand Picklist mode is enabled when the digital scanner is out of Scanstand mode and disabled when the digital scanner is in Scanstand mode Enabled Always Picklist mode is always enabled Disabled Always 00h Enabled Out of Scanstand 01h Enabled Always 02h ...

Page 53: ...ds scan the bar code below then scan the 0 and 5 bar codes To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Timeout Between Decodes Same Symbol Parameter 89h This option is used in hands free Intellistand mode to prevent the beeper from continuously beeping when a symbol is left in the digital scanner s field of view It is programmable in 0 1 second increments from 0 0 to 9 9 se...

Page 54: ... code below to select whether or not the digital scanner beeps after a good decode If selecting Do Not Beep After Good Decode the beeper still operates during parameter menu scanning and to indicate error conditions Beep After Good Decode Enable 01h Do Not Beep After Good Decode Disable 00h ...

Page 55: ...g Preferences Introduction 5 3 Scanning Sequence Examples 5 3 Errors While Scanning 5 3 Decoding Preferences Parameter Defaults 5 4 Decoding Preferences 5 5 Decoding Illumination 5 5 Decode Aiming Pattern 5 5 ...

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Page 57: ...seen clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging If not using a Synapse or USB cable select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information after the power up beeps sound This is only necessary upon the first power up when connected to a new host To return all features to default values scan the Set Default Parameter bar code on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus...

Page 58: ...propriate bar code s provided in Decoding Preferences on page 5 5 See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 5 1 Decoding Preferences Default Table Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number Decoding Options Decoding Illumination F0h 2Ah Enable 5 5 Decode Aiming Pattern F0h 32h Enable 5 5 Note ...

Page 59: ...superior images The effectiveness of the illumination decreases as the distance to the target increases Decode Aiming Pattern Parameter F0h 32h This parameter only applies when in Decode Mode Select Enable Decode Aiming Pattern to project the aiming pattern during bar code capture or Disable Decode Aiming Pattern to turn the aiming pattern off With picklist enabled the decode aiming pattern flashe...

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Page 61: ...st Types 6 5 Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes 6 6 Ignore Unknown Characters 6 8 Keystroke Delay 6 8 Intra Keystroke Delay 6 9 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation 6 9 Caps Lock On 6 10 Caps Lock Override 6 10 Convert Wedge Data 6 11 Function Key Mapping 6 11 FN1 Substitution 6 12 Send Make and Break 6 12 Keyboard Maps 6 13 ASCII Character Set for Keyboard Wedge 6 15 ...

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Page 63: ... the screen When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Figure 6 1 Keyboard Wedge Connection with Y cable To connect the Keyboard Wedge interface Y cable Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors illustrated in Figure 6 1 a...

Page 64: ...s the defaults for Keyboard Wedge host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s in the Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters section beginning on page 6 5 See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 6 1 Keyboard Wedge Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters K...

Page 65: ...nterface 6 5 Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Types Select the Keyboard Wedge host by scanning one of the bar codes below IBM PC AT IBM PC Compatibles IBM PS 2 Model 30 IBM AT Notebook IBM XT NCR 7052 ...

Page 66: ...ountry Codes Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type If the keyboard type is not listed see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 6 9 North American German Windows French Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 French Canadian Windows XP 2000 Spanish Windows ...

Page 67: ...Keyboard Wedge Interface 6 7 Keyboard Wedge Country Types continued Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows Portuguese Brazilian Windows ...

Page 68: ...canner When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar code data is sent up to the first unknown character then the digital scanner issues an error beep Keystroke Delay This is the delay in milliseconds between emulated keystrokes Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require a slower transmission of data Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Transmit Do Not Se...

Page 69: ...sets the Keystroke Delay parameter to a minimum of 5 msec as well Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyboard types not listed in Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes on page 6 6 in a Microsoft operating system environment Enable Disable Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad ...

Page 70: ...abled on AT or AT Notebook hosts the keyboard ignores the state of the Caps Lock key Therefore an A in the bar code is sent as an A no matter what the state of the keyboard s Caps Lock key If both Caps Lock On and Caps Lock Override are enabled Caps Lock Override takes precedence Enable Caps Lock On Disable Caps Lock On Enable Caps Lock Override Disable Caps Lock Override Note ...

Page 71: ...CII values under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences see Table 6 2 on page 6 15 When this parameter is enabled the keys in bold are sent in place of the standard key mapping Table entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same whether or not this parameter is enabled Convert to Upper Case Convert to Lower Case No Convert Enable Disable ...

Page 72: ...gital scanner replaces FN1 characters in an EAN128 bar code with a keystroke chosen by the user see FN1 Substitution Values on page 14 8 Send Make and Break When enabled the scan codes for releasing a key are not sent Enable Disable Send Make and Break Scan Codes Send Make Scan Code Only ...

Page 73: ...S2 Type Keyboard Figure 6 3 IBM PC XT Figure 6 4 IBM PC AT 7013 7014 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 7013 5011 7010 7007 7006 7001 5012 7008 7009 7011 7012 7003 7002 7004 7005 7017 7016 7015 7018 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 7009 7014 7008 7013 7012 7004 7011 7002 7003 7006 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 7009 7008 7013 7012 7004 7011 7003 7...

Page 74: ...6 5018 5019 5001 5017 7013 5011 7013 if double key 1048 if double key 1048 5012 5009 5007 5008 5010 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 1046 1045 5014 1043 5013 5015 5016 5018 5019 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 5001 1066 1072 1073 1079 1080 1065 1070 1076 1077 1083 1084 1071 1078 1085 1069 5017 7013 5011 1082 1075 1068 1067 1043 if double key 1048 if double key 1048 5012 5009 1074 1081 ...

Page 75: ...ter Set ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1001 A CTRL A 1002 B CTRL B 1003 C CTRL C 1004 D CTRL D 1005 E CTRL E 1006 F CTRL F 1007 G CTRL G 1008 H CTRL H BACKSPACE1 1009 I CTRL I HORIZONTAL TAB1 1010 J CTRL J 1011 K CTRL K 1012 L CTRL L 1013 M CTRL M ENTER1 1014 N CTRL N 1015 O CTRL O 1016 P CTRL P 1017 Q CTRL Q 1018 R CTRL R 1019 S CTRL S 1020 T CTRL T 1021 U CTRL U 1022 ...

Page 76: ...42 J 1043 K 1044 L 1045 1046 1047 O 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 Z 1059 F 1060 G Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent ...

Page 77: ...M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 K 1092 L 1093 M Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent ...

Page 78: ... M m 1110 N n 1111 O o 1112 P p 1113 Q q 1114 R r 1115 S s 1116 T t 1117 U u 1118 V v 1119 W w 1120 X x 1121 Y y 1122 Z z 1123 P 1124 Q 1125 R 1126 S Table 6 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent ...

Page 79: ...2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT I 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z Table 6 4 Keyboard Wedge GUI Key Character Set GUI Keys Keystrokes 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 ...

Page 80: ...C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Table 6 4 Keyboard Wedge GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Keys Keystrokes ...

Page 81: ... 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F10 5011 F11 5012 F12 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 Table 6 6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 6043 6044 undefined 6045 6046 6047 6048 0 6049 1 ...

Page 82: ...pad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 Pg Up 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow Table 6 6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Continued Numeric Keypad Keystroke ...

Page 83: ...7 9 Parity 7 11 Stop Bit Select 7 12 Data Bits 7 12 Check Receive Errors 7 13 Hardware Handshaking 7 14 Hardware Handshaking continued 7 15 Software Handshaking 7 16 Host Serial Response Time out 7 17 RTS Line State 7 18 Beep on BEL 7 18 Intercharacter Delay 7 19 Nixdorf Beep LED Options 7 20 Ignore Unknown Characters 7 20 ASCII Character Set for RS 232 7 21 ...

Page 84: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 7 2 ...

Page 85: ... 232 signal levels which interface with most system architectures For system architectures requiring RS 232C signal levels Motorola offers different cables providing TTL to RS 232C conversion Contact Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support for more information Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes dire...

Page 86: ...dular connector of the RS 232 interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner see Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 4 2 Connect the other end of the RS 232 interface cable to the serial port on the host 3 Connect the power supply to the serial connector end of the RS 232 interface cable Plug the power supply into an appropriate outlet 4 Select the RS 232 host type by scan...

Page 87: ...rameters Table 7 1 RS 232 Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number RS 232 Host Parameters RS 232 Host Types Standard 7 8 Baud Rate 9600 7 9 Parity Type None 7 11 Stop Bit Select 1 Stop Bit 7 12 Data Bits 8 Bit 7 12 Check Receive Errors Enable 7 13 Hardware Handshaking None 7 14 Software Handshaking None 7 16 Host Serial Response Time out 2 Sec 7 17 RTS Line State Low RTS 7 18 Beep on BEL D...

Page 88: ...0 9600 9600 9600 Parity None Even None Odd Odd Even None Hardware Handshaking None RTS CTS Option 3 None RTS CTS Option 3 RTS CTS Option 3 None None Software Handshaking None None None None None Ack Nak None Serial Response Time out 2 Sec 9 9 Sec 2 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec 9 9 Sec Stop Bit Select One One One One One One One ASCII Format 8 Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit 8 Bit 7 Bit 8 Bit Beep On BEL Disa...

Page 89: ...rs ICL Fujitsu Wincor Nixdorf Mode A Wincor Nixdorf Mode B OPOS JPOS Olivetti Omron UPC A A A A A A A UPC E E E C C C E EAN 8 JAN 8 FF FF B B B FF EAN 13 JAN 13 F F A A A F Code 39 C len None M M M len C len Codabar N len None N N N len N len Code 128 L len None K K K len L len I 2 of 5 I len None I I I len I len Code 93 None None L L L len None D 2 of 5 H len None H H H len H len UCC EAN 128 L le...

Page 90: ...uct Reference Guide 7 8 RS 232 Host Types To select an RS 232 host interface scan one of the following bar codes Standard RS 232 ICL RS 232 Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode A Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode B Olivetti ORS4500 Omron ...

Page 91: ...f bits of data transmitted per second Set the digital scanner s baud rate to match the baud rate setting of the host device Otherwise data may not reach the host device or may reach it in distorted form OPOS JPOS Fujitsu RS 232 Baud Rate 600 Baud Rate 1200 Baud Rate 2400 Baud Rate 4800 ...

Page 92: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 7 10 Baud Rate continued Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 19 200 Baud Rate 38 400 Baud Rate 57 600 ...

Page 93: ...o 0 or 1 based on data to ensure that an odd number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character Select Even parity and the parity bit value is set to 0 or 1 based on data to ensure that an even number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character Select Mark parity and the parity bit is always 1 Select Space parity and the parity bit is always 0 Select None when no parity bit is required Odd E...

Page 94: ...device for the next character in the serial data stream The number of stop bits selected one or two depends on the number the receiving terminal is programmed to accommodate Set the number of stop bits to match host device requirements Data Bits This parameter allows the digital scanner to interface with devices requiring a 7 bit or 8 bit ASCII protocol 1 Stop Bit 2 Stop Bits 7 Bit 8 Bit ...

Page 95: ... Select whether or not the parity framing and overrun of received characters are checked The parity value of received characters is verified against the parity parameter selected above Check For Received Errors Do Not Check For Received Errors ...

Page 96: ...S line should be asserted If CTS is deasserted for more than 50 ms between characters the transmission is aborted the digital scanner sounds a transmission error and the data is discarded If the above communication sequence fails the digital scanner issues an error indication In this case the data is lost and must be rescanned If Hardware Handshaking and Software Handshaking are both enabled Hardw...

Page 97: ...RS 232 Interface 7 15 Hardware Handshaking continued None Standard RTS CTS RTS CTS Option 1 RTS CTS Option 2 RTS CTS Option 3 ...

Page 98: ... out occurs ENQ hen this option is selected the digital scanner waits for an ENQ character from the host before transmitting data If an ENQ is not received within the Host Serial Response Time out the digital scanner issues an error indication and discards the data The host must transmit an ENQ character at least every Host Serial Response Time out to prevent transmission errors ACK NAK with ENQ T...

Page 99: ...es how long the digital scanner waits for an ACK NAK or CTS before determining that a transmission error has occurred This only applies when in one of the ACK NAK Software Handshaking modes or RTS CTS Hardware Handshaking option ACK NAK with ENQ XON XOFF Minimum 2 Sec Low 2 5 Sec Medium 5 Sec High 7 5 Sec ...

Page 100: ... below to select Low RTS or High RTS line state Beep on BEL When this parameter is enabled the digital scanner issues a beep when a BEL character is detected on the RS 232 serial line BEL is issued to gain a user s attention to an illegal entry or other important event Maximum 9 9 Sec Host Low RTS Host High RTS Beep On BEL Character Enable Do Not Beep On BEL Character Disable ...

Page 101: ...S 232 Interface 7 19 Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay inserted between character transmissions Minimum 0 msec Low 25 msec Medium 50 msec High 75 msec Maximum 99 msec ...

Page 102: ...h Unknown Characters is selected all bar code data is send except for unknown characters and no error beeps sound on the digital scanner When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar code data is sent up to the first unknown character and then an error beep will sound on the digital scanner Normal Operation Beep LED immediately after decode Beep LED After Transmission Beep LED...

Page 103: ...39 Encode Character ASCII Character 1000 U NUL 1001 A SOH 1002 B STX 1003 C ETX 1004 D EOT 1005 E ENQ 1006 F ACK 1007 G BELL 1008 H BCKSPC 1009 I HORIZ TAB 1010 J LF NW LN 1011 K VT 1012 L FF 1013 M CR ENTER 1014 N SO 1015 O SI 1016 P DLE 1017 Q DC1 XON 1018 R DC2 1019 S DC3 XOFF 1020 T DC4 1021 U NAK 1022 V SYN 1023 W ETB 1024 X CAN 1025 Y EM 1026 Z SUB 1027 A ESC 1028 B FS 1029 C GS 1030 D RS 10...

Page 104: ... J 1043 K 1044 L 1045 1046 1047 O 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 Z 1059 F 1060 G 1061 H 1062 I 1063 J 1064 V 1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 105: ...N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 K 1092 L 1093 M 1094 N 1095 O _ 1096 W 1097 A a 1098 B b 1099 C c 1100 D d 1101 E e 1102 F f Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 106: ... l 1109 M m 1110 N n 1111 O o 1112 P p 1113 Q q 1114 R r 1115 S s 1116 T t 1117 U u 1118 V v 1119 W w 1120 X x 1121 Y y 1122 Z z 1123 P 1124 Q 1125 R 1126 S 1127 Undefined 7013 ENTER Table 7 4 Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 107: ... 8 5 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes 8 6 USB Keystroke Delay 8 8 USB CAPS Lock Override 8 8 USB Ignore Unknown Characters 8 9 Emulate Keypad 8 9 Emulate Keypad with Leading Zero 8 10 USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution 8 10 Function Key Mapping 8 11 Simulated Caps Lock 8 11 Convert Case 8 12 ASCII Character Set for USB 8 13 ...

Page 108: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 8 2 ...

Page 109: ...r spaces are not merging Connecting a USB Interface Figure 8 1 USB Connection The digital scanner connects with USB capable hosts including Desktop PCs and notebooks Apple iMac G4 iBooks North America only IBM SurePOS terminals Sun IBM and other network computers that support more than one keyboard The following operating systems support the digital scanner through USB Windows 98 2000 ME XP MacOS ...

Page 110: ...ices and click Finished on the last choice The digital scanner powers up during this installation 5 To modify any other parameter options scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter If problems occur with the system see Troubleshooting on page 3 3 USB Parameter Defaults Table 8 1 lists the defaults for USB host parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the Para...

Page 111: ...desired USB device type When changing USB Device Types the digital scanner automatically resets The digital scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences HID Keyboard Emulation IBM Table Top USB IBM Hand Held USB USB OPOS Handheld Simple COM Port Emulation Note ...

Page 112: ... setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device When changing USB country keyboard types the digital scanner automatically resets The digital scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences North American Standard USB Keyboard German Windows French Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 French Canadian Windows 2000 XP Note ...

Page 113: ...USB Interface 8 7 USB Country Keyboard Types continued Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows ASCII Portuguese Brazilian Windows ...

Page 114: ...ansmission of data USB CAPS Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device When enabled the case of the data is preserved regardless of the state of the caps lock key This setting is always enabled for the Japanese Windows ASCII keyboard type and can not be disabled No Delay Medium Delay 20 msec Long Delay 40 msec Override Caps Lock Key Enable Do Not Override Caps Lock...

Page 115: ...s and no error beeps sound When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected bar codes containing at least one unknown character are not sent to the host and an error beep sounds Emulate Keypad When enabled all characters are sent as ASCII sequences over the numeric keypad For example ASCII A would be sent as ALT make 0 6 5 ALT Break Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Transmit Do ...

Page 116: ...T MAKE 0 0 6 5 ALT BREAK USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device When enabled this allows replacement of any FN 1 characters in an EAN 128 bar code with a Key Category and value chosen by the user see FN1 Substitution Values on page 14 8 to set the Key Category and Key Value Disable Keypad Emulation with Leading Zero Enable Keypad Emulation ...

Page 117: ...t do not have a bold entry remain the same whether or not this parameter is enabled Simulated Caps Lock When enabled the digital scanner inverts upper and lower case characters on the bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the keyboard This inversion is done regardless of the current state of the keyboard s Caps Lock state Disable Function Key Mapping Enable Function Key Mapping Disable ...

Page 118: ...bol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 8 12 Convert Case When enabled the digital scanner converts all bar code data to the selected case No Case Conversion Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case ...

Page 119: ... G 1008 H CTRL H BACKSPACE1 1009 I CTRL I HORIZONTAL TAB1 1010 J CTRL J 1011 K CTRL K 1012 L CTRL L 1013 M CTRL M ENTER1 1014 N CTRL N 1015 O CTRL O 1016 P CTRL P 1017 Q CTRL Q 1018 R CTRL R 1019 S CTRL S 1020 T CTRL T 1021 U CTRL U 1022 V CTRL V 1023 W CTRL W 1024 X CTRL X 1025 Y CTRL Y 1026 Z CTRL Z 1027 A CTRL ESC1 1028 B CTRL 1029 C CTRL 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key...

Page 120: ... 1045 1046 1047 O 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 Z 1059 F 1060 G 1061 H 1062 I Table 8 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent ...

Page 121: ... O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 K 1092 L 1093 M 1094 N 1095 O _ Table 8 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent ...

Page 122: ...10 N n 1111 O o 1112 P p 1113 Q q 1114 R r 1115 S s 1116 T t 1117 U u 1118 V v 1119 W w 1120 X x 1121 Y y 1122 Z z 1123 P 1124 Q 1125 R 1126 S Table 8 2 USB Prefix Suffix Values Continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char acter Keystroke 1The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbolded keystroke is sent ...

Page 123: ... 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALT E 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT I 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z ...

Page 124: ...GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key a...

Page 125: ...F10 5011 F11 5012 F12 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 Table 8 4 USB GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Key Keystroke Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the right of the right ALT key ...

Page 126: ...Reference Guide 8 20 Table 8 6 USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 6043 6044 undefined 6045 6046 6047 6048 0 6049 1 6050 2 6051 3 6052 4 6053 5 6054 6 6055 7 6056 8 6057 9 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock ...

Page 127: ...Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 PgUp 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Down Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow ...

Page 128: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 8 22 ...

Page 129: ...IBM 468X 469X Interface Introduction 9 3 Connecting to an IBM 468X 469X Host 9 3 IBM Parameter Defaults 9 4 IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters 9 5 Port Address 9 5 Convert Unknown to Code 39 9 6 ...

Page 130: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 9 2 ...

Page 131: ...t Connection Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors illustrated in Figure 9 1 are examples only The connectors may be different than those illustrated but the steps to connect the scanner remain the same 1 Attach the modular connector of the IBM 46XX interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner see Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 4 2 Connect ...

Page 132: ...ost parameters To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 9 5 See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 9 1 IBM Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Port Address None Selected 9 5 Convert Unknown ...

Page 133: ...Address This parameter sets the IBM 468X 469X port used Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS 485 interface on the digital scanner None Selected Hand held Scanner Emulation Port 9B Non IBM Scanner Emulation Port 5B Table top Scanner Emulation Port 17 Note ...

Page 134: ...duct Reference Guide 9 6 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of unknown bar code type data to Code 39 Enable Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable Convert Unknown to Code 39 ...

Page 135: ...mulation 10 3 Wand Emulation Parameter Defaults 10 4 Wand Emulation Host Parameters 10 5 Wand Emulation Host Types 10 5 Leading Margin Quiet Zone 10 6 Polarity 10 6 Ignore Unknown Characters 10 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 10 8 Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII 10 9 ...

Page 136: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 10 2 ...

Page 137: ... document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging Connecting Using Wand Emulation To perform Wand Emulation connect the digital scanner to a mobile computer or a controller which collects the wand data and interprets it for the host Figure 10 1 Wand Emulation Connection Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors il...

Page 138: ...ate the warranty Wand Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 10 1 lists the defaults for Wand Emulation host types To change any option scan the appropriate bar code s provided in Wand Emulation Host Parameters on page 10 5 See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 10 1 Wand Emulation Default Table Parameter Default...

Page 139: ...face 10 5 Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Select a Wand Emulation host by scanning one of the bar codes below Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller Symbol PDT Terminal MSI Symbol PTC Terminal Telxon ...

Page 140: ...andle short leading margins 250 msec is the maximum value that this parameter can attain however 200 msec is sufficient Polarity Polarity determines how the digital scanner s Wand Emulation interface creates the Digitized Barcode Pattern DBP DBP is a digital signal that represents the scanned bar code Different decoders expect the DBP to be in a certain format The DBP either has the highs represen...

Page 141: ...Wand Emulation Interface 10 7 Scan the appropriate bar code to select the polarity required by the decoder Bar High Margin Low Bar Low Margin High ...

Page 142: ...s the original symbology decoded and outputs the data as if it were a Code 39 bar code Any lowercase characters in the original data stream are transmitted as uppercase characters This also allows ADF Formatting If Ignore Unknown Characters is enabled any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space If Ignore Unknown Characters is disab...

Page 143: ...s enabled the data sent to the wand Interface is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII This setting requires that the Host be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data This setting applies only if Convert to Code 39 is also enabled Wand Emulation emits an error beep when there is an attempt to send composite data No data is sent Disable Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Enable Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion No...

Page 144: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 10 10 ...

Page 145: ...ner Emulation Host 11 5 Scanner Emulation Host Parameters 11 5 Beep Style 11 5 Parameter Pass Through 11 6 Convert Newer Code Types 11 7 Module Width 11 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 11 8 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion 11 9 Transmission Timeout 11 9 Ignore Unknown Characters 11 11 Leading Margin 11 12 Check For Decode LED 11 13 ...

Page 146: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 11 2 ...

Page 147: ...erging Connecting Using Scanner Emulation To perform Scanner Emulation connect the digital scanner to a mobile computer or a controller which collects the data and interprets it for the host Figure 11 1 Scanner Emulation Connection Interface cables vary depending on configuration The connectors illustrated in Figure 11 1 are examples only The connectors may be different than those illustrated but ...

Page 148: ...code s provided in the Scanner Emulation Host Parameters section beginning on page 11 5 See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 11 1 Scanner Emulation Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Beep Style Beep on Successful Transmit 11 5 Parameter Pass Through Parameter Process and Pass Through 11 6 Convert N...

Page 149: ...ital scanner so the digital scanner and the attached decoder beep at the same time Beep At Decode Time The digital scanner beeps upon decode This results in a double beep sequence from most decoders since the digital scanner beeps and the decoder beeps at a different frequency when it successfully decodes the output Do Not Beep Only the attached decoder issues the decode beep In all cases if an er...

Page 150: ...ed decoder In this way customers using Symbol compliant decoders can control the behavior of the entire system by scanning the necessary parameters only once For example to enable D 2 of 5 scan the D 2 of 5 Enable parameter bar code The digital scanner and the attached decoder both process the parameter Parameter Process and Pass Through Parameter Process Only ...

Page 151: ...ymbologies not listed on this chart are transmitted normally When decoding these code types with this parameter disabled the digital scanner issues Convert Error beeps and transmits no data The amount of data in the scanned newer bar code type should not exceed that of the conversion code type Scan this code type Transmitted as Code 11 Code 39 GS1 DataBar 14 Limited and Expanded Coupon Code PDF Mi...

Page 152: ...0 µs For an extremely slow decoder system select 50 µs Module Width Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of all bar code data to Code 39 20 µs Module Width 50 µs Module Width Do Not Convert Bar Codes To Code 39 Convert All To Code 39 ...

Page 153: ...ny data if the scanned data exceeds the maximum length for Code 39 Transmission Timeout The Scanner Emulation host transmits bar code data to the attached decoder and waits for the decoder to assert the Decode signal indicating successful transmission If after a specified amount of time the Decode signal is not asserted indicating that the attached decoder has not successfully received the bar cod...

Page 154: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 11 10 5 Second Transmission Timeout ...

Page 155: ...ta is sent except for unknown characters and no error beeps sound When Convert Error on Unknown Characters is selected bar codes containing at least one unknown character are not sent to the decoder and a convert error beep sounds Transmission Timeout continued 10 Second Transmission Timeout 30 Second Transmission Timeout Ignore Unknown Characters Convert Error On Unknown Characters ...

Page 156: ...S6608 Product Reference Guide 11 12 Leading Margin Scan a bar code below to select a leading margin duration 1 ms Leading Margin 2 ms Leading Margin 3 ms Leading Margin 5 ms Leading Margin 10 ms Leading Margin ...

Page 157: ...host that it successfully decoded the transmitted bar code Some decoders however do not assert the Decode signal In this case the digital scanner emits transmit error beeps to indicate that the bar code was not successfully transmitted Scan the Ignore Decode LED bar code to disable the Transmit Error beeps Check For Decode LED Ignore Decode LED ...

Page 158: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 11 14 ...

Page 159: ...123 Scan Introduction 12 3 Communication with 123Scan 12 3 123Scan Parameter 12 3 ...

Page 160: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guid 12 2 ...

Page 161: ...udes a help file Communication with 123Scan To communicate with the 123Scan program which runs on a host computer running a Windows operating system use an RS 232 cable to connect the digital scanner to the host computer see Connecting an RS 232 Interface on page 7 4 123Scan requirements Host computer with Windows 98 Windows NT Windows 2000 or Windows XP Digital scanner RS 232 cable 123Scan Parame...

Page 162: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guid 12 4 ...

Page 163: ...able EAN 13 JAN 13 13 12 Enable Disable Bookland EAN 13 12 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 13 13 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy 13 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit 13 15 Transmit UPC E Check Digit 13 15 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 13 16 UPC A Preamble 13 16 UPC E Preamble 13 17 UPC E1 Preamble 13 18 Convert UPC E to UPC A 13 18 Convert UPC E1 to UPC A 13 19 EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend 13 19 UCC Coupon E...

Page 164: ...34 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 13 34 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 13 34 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 13 35 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 13 36 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 13 37 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 13 37 Discrete 2 of 5 DTF 13 38 Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 13 38 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 13 38 Codabar NW 7 13 39 Enable Disable Codabar 13 39 Set Lengths for Codabar 13 40...

Page 165: ...mposite Mode 13 53 Composite Beep Mode 13 54 UCC EAN Code 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 13 54 2D Symbologies 13 55 Enable Disable PDF417 13 55 Enable Disable MicroPDF417 13 55 Code 128 Emulation 13 56 Data Matrix 13 57 Maxicode 13 57 QR Code 13 58 Redundancy Level 13 59 Security Level 13 61 Intercharacter Gap Size 13 62 Report Version 13 62 Macro PDF Features 13 63 Flush Macro Buf...

Page 166: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 13 4 ...

Page 167: ... using a Synapse or USB cable select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information after the power up beeps sound This is only necessary upon the first power up when connected to a new host To return all features to default values scan the Set All Defaults bar code on page 4 5 Throughout the programming bar code menus default values are indicated with asterisks Scanning Sequence ...

Page 168: ...13 11 EAN 8 JAN 8 04h Enable 13 11 EAN 13 JAN 13 03h Enable 13 12 Bookland EAN 53h Disable 13 12 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 2 and 5 digits 10h Ignore 13 13 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy 50h 10 13 14 Transmit UPC A Check Digit 28h Enable 13 15 Transmit UPC E Check Digit 29h Enable 13 15 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 2Ah Enable 13 16 UPC A Preamble 22h System Character 13 16 UPC E Preamble...

Page 169: ...h s for Code 93 1Ah 1Bh 4 to 55 13 30 Code 11 Code 11 0Ah Disable 13 31 Set Lengths for Code 11 1Ch 1Dh 4 to 55 13 32 Code 11 Check Digit Verification 34h Disable 13 33 Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s 2Fh Disable 13 34 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 06h Enable 13 34 Set Lengths for I 2 of 5 16h 17h 14 13 35 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 31h Disable 13 36 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check D...

Page 170: ... 45 US Planet 5Ah Enable 13 45 UK Postal 5Bh Enable 13 46 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 60h Enable 13 46 Japan Postal F0h 22h Enable 13 47 Australian Postal F0h 23h Enable 13 47 Dutch Postal F0h 46h Enable 13 48 Transmit US Postal Check Digit 5Fh Enable 13 48 GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar 14 F0h 52h Enable 13 49 GS1 DataBar Limited F0h 53h Enable 13 49 GS1 DataBar Expanded F0h 54h Enable 13 50 Convert ...

Page 171: ...ble 13 55 MicroPDF417 E3h Disable 13 55 Code 128 Emulation 7Bh Disable 13 56 Data Matrix F0h 24h Enable 13 57 Maxicode F0h 26h Enable 13 57 QR Code F0h 25h Enable 13 58 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 4Eh 1 13 59 Security Level 4Dh 1 13 61 Intercharacter Gap Size F0h 7Dh Normal 13 62 Report Version 13 62 Macro PDF Flush Macro PDF Buffer 13 63 Abort Macro PDF Entry 13 63 Table 1...

Page 172: ... Disable UPC A Parameter 01h To enable or disable UPC A scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Disable UPC E Parameter 02h To enable or disable UPC E scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC A 01h Disable UPC A 00h Enable UPC E 01h Disable UPC E 00h ...

Page 173: ...le UPC E1 scan the appropriate bar code below UPC E1 is not a UCC Uniform Code Council approved symbology Enable Disable EAN 8 JAN 8 Parameter 04h To enable or disable EAN 8 JAN 8 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC E1 01h Disable UPC E1 00h Enable EAN 8 JAN 8 01h Disable EAN 8 JAN 8 00h Note ...

Page 174: ...3h To enable or disable EAN 13 JAN 13 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Disable Bookland EAN Parameter 53h To enable or disable Bookland EAN scan the appropriate bar code below Enable EAN 13 JAN 13 01h Disable EAN 13 JAN 13 00h Enable Bookland EAN 01h Disable Bookland EAN 00h ...

Page 175: ... to delay only EAN 13 JAN 13 bar codes starting with a 378 or 379 prefix by the supplemental search process All other UPC EAN JAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported instantly upon decode Select Enable 978 Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN 13 JAN 13 bar codes starting with a 978 prefix by the supplemental search process All other UPC EAN JAN bar codes are exempt from the search...

Page 176: ...or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC EAN JAN symbols with and without supplementals and the autodiscriminate option is selected The default is set at 10 Scan the bar code below to set a decode redundancy value Next scan two numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Single digit numbers must have a leading zero To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 4 ...

Page 177: ...d to guarantee the integrity of the data Transmit UPC E Check Digit Parameter 29h The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC E check digit It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data Transmit UPC A Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit UPC A Check D...

Page 178: ...mble Parameter 22h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol and include Country Code and System Character There are three options for transmitting a UPC A preamble to the host device transmit System Character only transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA and transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit...

Page 179: ...options for transmitting a UPC E preamble to the host device transmit System Character only transmit System Character and Country Code 0 for USA and transmit no preamble Select the appropriate option to match the host system No Preamble DATA 00h System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA 01h System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA 02h ...

Page 180: ...te option to match the host system Convert UPC E to UPC A Parameter 25h Enable this to convert UPC E zero suppressed decoded data to UPC A format before transmission After conversion the data follows UPC A format and is affected by UPC A programming selections e g Preamble Check Digit When disabled UPC E decoded data is transmitted as UPC E data without conversion No Preamble DATA 00h System Chara...

Page 181: ...heck Digit When disabled UPC E1 decoded data is transmitted as UPC E1 data without conversion EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend Parameter 27h When enabled this parameter adds five leading zeros to decoded EAN 8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN 13 symbols When disabled EAN 8 symbols are transmitted as is Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Enable 01h Do Not Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Disable 00h Enable EAN JAN Z...

Page 182: ...CA EAN 13 and EAN 128 must be enabled to scan all types of Coupon Codes Use the Decode UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy parameter to control autodiscrimination of the EAN128 right half of a coupon code Code 128 Enable Disable Code 128 Parameter 08h To enable or disable Code 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UCC Coupon Extended Code 01h Disable UCC Coupon Extended Code 00h Enable Code 1...

Page 183: ...ode below Enable Disable ISBT 128 Parameter 54h ISBT 128 is a variant of Code 128 used in the blood bank industry Scan a bar code below to enable or disable ISBT 128 If necessary the host must perform concatenation of the ISBT data Enable UCC EAN 128 01h Disable UCC EAN 128 00h Enable ISBT 128 01h Disable ISBT 128 00h ...

Page 184: ... 0Dh Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking of computer tape cartridges Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters To enable or disable Trioptic Code 39 scan the appropriate bar code below Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously Enable Code 39 01h Disable Code 39 00h Enable Trioptic Code 39 01h Disable Trioptic Code 39 00h Note ...

Page 185: ...ode 32 Code 39 must be enabled for this parameter to function Code 32 Prefix Parameter E7h Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable adding the prefix character A to all Code 32 bar codes Convert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for this parameter to function Enable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 01h Disable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 00h Enable Code 32 Prefix 01h Disable Code 32 Pref...

Page 186: ... or change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Two Discrete Lengths Select this option to decode only Code 39 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only those Code 39 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 39 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an ...

Page 187: ... integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digit algorithm Only Code 39 symbols which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded Enable this feature if the Code 39 symbols contain a Modulo 43 check digit Code 39 Length Within Range Code 39 Any Length Enable Code 39 Check Digit 01h Disable Code 39 Check Digit 00h ...

Page 188: ...or disable Code 39 Full ASCII scan the appropriate bar code below Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously Code 39 Full ASCII to Full ASCII Correlation is host dependent and is therefore described in the ASCII Character Set Table for the appropriate interface See the ASCII Character Set for Keyboard Wedge on page 6 15 the ASCII Character Set for USB on page 8 13 or ...

Page 189: ...39 only If selecting Buffer Code 39 we recommend configuring the digital scanner to decode Code 39 symbology only While there is data in the transmission buffer selecting Do Not Buffer Code 39 is not allowed The buffer holds 200 bytes of information To disable Code 39 buffering when there is data in the transmission buffer first force the buffer transmission see Transmit Buffer on page 13 28 or cl...

Page 190: ...methods to transmit the Code 39 buffer 1 Scan the Transmit Buffer bar code below Only a start character a plus and a stop character The digital scanner transmits and clears the buffer The digital scanner issues a Lo Hi beep 2 Scan a Code 39 bar code with a leading character other than a space The digital scanner appends new decode data to buffered data The digital scanner transmits and clears the ...

Page 191: ...high beeps No transmission occurs The data in the buffer is not affected Attempt to Transmit an Empty Buffer If the symbol just read was the Transmit Buffer symbol and the Code 39 buffer is empty A short lo hi lo beep signals that the buffer is empty No transmission occurs The buffer remains empty Code 93 Enable Disable Code 93 Parameter 09h To enable or disable Code 93 scan the appropriate bar co...

Page 192: ... decode only Code 93 symbols containing either of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only those Code 93 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Length Within Range Select this op...

Page 193: ...ntinued Code 11 Code 11 Parameter 0Ah To enable or disable Code 11 scan the appropriate bar code below Code 93 One Discrete Length Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths Code 93 Length Within Range Code 93 Any Length Enable Code 11 01h Disable Code 11 00h ...

Page 194: ... two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only those Code 11 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Code 11 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Code 11 symbol with a specific l...

Page 195: ...s with the specified check digit algorithm This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 11 bar code The options are to check for one check digit check for two check digits or disable the feature To enable this feature scan the bar code below corresponding to the number of check digits encoded in the Code 11 symbols Disable 00h One Check Digit 01h Two Check Digits 02h ...

Page 196: ...abled for this parameter to function Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter 06h To enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length from the following pages Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Enable 01h Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Disable 00h Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 01h Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 00...

Page 197: ...ntaining either 2 or 14 characters select I 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Length Within Range Select this option to decode an I 2 of 5 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode I 2 of 5 symbols containing between 4 an...

Page 198: ...this feature is enabled the digital scanner checks the integrity of all I 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbology Specification USS or the Optical Product Code Council OPCC check digit algorithm I 2 of 5 Length Within Range I 2 of 5 Any Length Disable 00h USS Check Digit 01h OPCC Check Digit 02h ...

Page 199: ...nable this parameter to convert 14 character I 2 of 5 codes to EAN 13 and transmit to the host as EAN 13 To accomplish this the I 2 of 5 code must be enabled and the code must have a leading zero and a valid EAN 13 check digit Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Enable 01h Do Not Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 00h Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Enable 01h Do Not Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Disable 00h...

Page 200: ...n Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only those D 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Length Within Range Select this option to decode a D 2 of 5 symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix ...

Page 201: ...Codabar NW 7 Enable Disable Codabar Parameter 07h To enable or disable Codabar scan the appropriate bar code below D 2 of 5 One Discrete Length D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths D 2 of 5 Length Within Range D 2 of 5 Any Length Enable Codabar 01h Disable Codabar 00h ...

Page 202: ... of two selected lengths Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only Codabar symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select Codabar Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Length Within Range Select this option to decode a Codabar symbol with a specific leng...

Page 203: ...ble this feature if the host system requires this data format Symbol length does not include start and stop characters NOTIS Editing Parameter 37h When enabled this parameter strips the start and stop characters from a decoded Codabar symbol Enable this feature if the host system requires this data format Enable CLSI Editing 01h Disable CLSI Editing 00h Enable NOTIS Editing 01h Disable NOTIS Editi...

Page 204: ... Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only MSI symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters select MSI Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Length Within Range Select this option to decode a MSI symbol with a specific length range Select lengths using numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Fo...

Page 205: ...k digit is optional If the MSI codes include two check digits scan the Two MSI Check Digits bar code to enable verification of the second check digit See MSI Check Digit Algorithm on page 13 44 for the selection of second digit algorithms MSI One Discrete Length MSI Two Discrete Lengths MSI Length Within Range MSI Any Length One MSI Check Digit 00h Two MSI Check Digits 01h ...

Page 206: ...t the check digit MSI Check Digit Algorithm Parameter 33h Two algorithms are possible for the verification of the second MSI check digit Select the bar code below corresponding to the algorithm used to encode the check digit Transmit MSI Check Digit s Enable 01h Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit s Disable 00h MOD 10 MOD 11 00h MOD 10 MOD 10 01h ...

Page 207: ...r 59h To enable or disable US Postnet scan the appropriate bar code below US Planet Parameter 5Ah To enable or disable US Planet scan the appropriate bar code below Enable US Postnet 01h Disable US Postnet 00h Enable US Planet 01h Disable US Planet 00h ...

Page 208: ...le UK Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Parameter 60h Select whether to transmit UK Postal data with or without the check digit Enable UK Postal 01h Disable UK Postal 00h Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 00h ...

Page 209: ...e Japan Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Australian Postal Parameter F0h 23h To enable or disable Australian Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Japan Postal 01h Disable Japan Postal 00h Enable Australian Postal 01h Disable Australian Postal 00h ...

Page 210: ...e Dutch Postal scan the appropriate bar code below Transmit US Postal Check Digit Parameter 5Fh Select whether to transmit US Postal data with or without the check digit Enable Dutch Postal 01h Disable Dutch Postal 00h Transmit US Postal Check Digit 01h Do Not Transmit US Postal Check Digit 00h ...

Page 211: ...ted and expanded versions have stacked variants Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable each variant of GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar 14 Parameter F0h 52h GS1 DataBar Limited Parameter F0h 53h Enable GS1 DataBar 14 01h Disable GS1 DataBar 14 00h Enable GS1 DataBar Limited 01h Disable GS1 DataBar Limited 00h ...

Page 212: ...ding a single zero as the first digit and report the bar code as EAN 13 For bar codes beginning with two or more zeros but not six zeros this parameter strips the leading 0100 and reports the bar code as UPC A The UPC A Preamble parameter that transmits the system character and country code applies to converted bar codes Note that neither the system character nor the check digit can be stripped En...

Page 213: ...h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC C Composite CC A B Parameter F0h 56h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC A B Enable CC C 01h Disable CC C 00h Enable CC A B 01h Disable CC A B 00h ...

Page 214: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 13 52 Composite TLC 39 Parameter F0h 73h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type TLC 39 Enable TLC39 01h Disable TLC39 00h ...

Page 215: ...it UPC bar codes regardless of whether a 2D symbol is detected Select UPC Always Linked to transmit UPC bar codes and the 2D portion If 2D is not present the UPC bar code does not transmit If Autodiscriminate UPC Composites is selected the scanner determines if there is a 2D portion then transmits the UPC as well as the 2D portion if present UPC Never Linked 00h UPC Always Linked 01h Autodiscrimin...

Page 216: ...de UCC EAN Code 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes Parameter F0h ABh Select whether to enable or disable this mode Single Beep after both are decoded 00h Beep as each code type is decoded 01h Double Beep after both are decoded 02h Enable UCC EAN Code 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 01h Disable UCC EAN Code 128 Emulation Mode for UCC EAN Composite Codes 00h ...

Page 217: ...er 0Fh To enable or disable PDF417 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Disable MicroPDF417 Parameter E3h To enable or disable MicroPDF417 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable PDF417 01h Disable PDF417 00h Enable MicroPDF417 01h Disable MicroPDF417 00h ...

Page 218: ... these MicroPDF417 symbols are transmitted with one of the following prefixes C1 if the first codeword is 903 907 912 914 915 C2 if the first codeword is 908 or 909 C0 if the first codeword is 910 or 911 If disabled they are transmitted with one of the following prefixes L3 if the first codeword is 903 907 912 914 915 L4 if the first codeword is 908 or 909 L5 if the first codeword is 910 or 911 Sc...

Page 219: ...To enable or disable Data Matrix scan the appropriate bar code below Maxicode Parameter F0h 26h To enable or disable Maxicode scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Data Matrix 01h Disable Data Matrix 00h Enable Maxicode 01h Disable Maxicode 00h ...

Page 220: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 13 58 QR Code Parameter F0h 25h To enable or disable QR Code scan the appropriate bar code below Enable QR Code 01h Disable QR Code 00h ...

Page 221: ...ode types must be successfully read twice before being decoded Redundancy Level 3 Code types other than the following must be successfully read twice before being decoded The following codes must be read three times Redundancy Level 4 The following code types must be successfully read three times before being decoded Code Type Code Length Codabar 8 characters or less MSI 4 characters or less D 2 o...

Page 222: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 13 60 Redundancy Level continued Redundancy Level 1 01h Redundancy Level 2 02h Redundancy Level 3 03h Redundancy Level 4 04h ...

Page 223: ...viding sufficient security in decoding most in spec bar codes Security Level 1 Select this option if misdecodes occur This security level should eliminate most misdecodes Security Level 2 Select this option if Security level 1 fails to eliminate misdecodes Security Level 3 If Security Level 2 was selected and misdecodes still occur select this security level Be advised selecting this option is an ...

Page 224: ...his gap can grow larger than the maximum size allowed preventing the digital scanner from decoding the symbol If this problem occurs scan the Large Intercharacter Gaps parameter to tolerate these out of specification bar codes Report Version Scan the bar code below to report the version of software currently installed in the digital scanner Normal Intercharacter Gaps 06h Large Intercharacter Gaps ...

Page 225: ...even if they encode the same data When scanning Macro PDF sequences scan the entire Macro PDF sequence without interruption If when scanning a mixed sequence the digital scanner emits two long low beeps Lo Lo this indicates an inconsistent file ID or inconsistent symbology error Flush Macro Buffer This flushes the buffer of all decoded Macro PDF data stored to that point transmits it to the host d...

Page 226: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 13 64 ...

Page 227: ...rors While Scanning 14 3 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameter Defaults 14 4 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters 14 5 Transmit Code ID Character 14 5 Prefix Suffix Values 14 6 Scan Data Transmission Format 14 7 FN1 Substitution Values 14 8 Transmit No Read Message 14 9 Synapse Interface 14 10 ...

Page 228: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 14 2 ...

Page 229: ...n When scanning from the screen be sure to set the document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly and bars and or spaces are not merging If not using a Synapse or USB cable select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information after the power up beeps sound This is only necessary upon the first power up when connected to a new host To return all features ...

Page 230: ...rameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 14 1 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Default Table Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number Transmit Code ID Character 2Dh None 14 5 Prefix Value 63h 69h 7013 CR LF 14 6 Suffix 1 Value Suffix 2 Value 62h 68h 64h 6Ah 7013 CR LF 14 6 Scan Data Transmission Format EBh Data as is 14 7 FN1 Substitution Va...

Page 231: ...is decoding more than one code type In addition to any single character prefix already selected the Code ID character is inserted between the prefix and the decoded symbol Select no Code ID character a Symbol Code ID character or an AIM Code ID character For Code ID Characters see Symbol Code Identifiers on page B 3 and AIM Code Identifiers on page B 4 Symbol Code ID Character 02h AIM Code ID Char...

Page 232: ...es from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that corresponds to that value See Table E 1 on page E 3 for the four digit codes When using host commands to set the prefix or suffix set the key category parameter to 1 then set the 3 digit decimal value See Table E 1 on page E 3 for the four digit codes To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 4 To use Prefix Suffix values first set th...

Page 233: ... of the following eight bar codes corresponding to the desired format If using this parameter do not use ADF rules to set the prefix suffix To set values for the prefix and or suffix see Prefix Suffix Values on page 14 6 Data As Is 00h DATA SUFFIX 1 01h DATA SUFFIX 2 02h DATA SUFFIX 1 SUFFIX 2 03h PREFIX DATA 04h Note ...

Page 234: ... for the desired value To select a FN1 substitution value via bar code menus 1 Scan the bar code below 2 Look up the keystroke desired for FN1 Substitution in the ASCII Character Set table for the currently installed host interface Enter the 4 digit ASCII Value by scanning each digit in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes To correct an error or change the selection scan Cancel To enable FN1 substitution ...

Page 235: ...r 5Eh Scan a bar code below to select whether or not to transmit a No Read message When enabled the characters NR are transmitted when a bar code is not decoded When disabled if a symbol does not decode nothing is sent to the host Enable No Read 01h Disable No Read 00h ...

Page 236: ...e use the Auxiliary Synapse Port connection In all other cases where the cable is used the default setting is recommended To disconnect and reconnect the digital scanner from a Synapse cable that is connected to a live host via a Synapse use the Plug and Play setting Do not change this setting from the default if an on board wedge host is enabled Standard Synapse Connection 01h Auxiliary Synapse P...

Page 237: ...ule Sets 15 5 Rules Hierarchy in Bar Codes 15 6 Default Rules 15 7 Special Commands 15 8 Pause Duration 15 8 Begin New Rule 15 8 Save Rule 15 8 Erase 15 9 Quit Entering Rules 15 9 Disable Rule Set 15 10 Criteria 15 11 Code Types 15 11 Code Lengths 15 17 Message Containing A Specific Data String 15 22 Actions 15 27 Send Data 15 27 Setup Field s 15 30 Modify Data 15 36 Pad Data with Spaces 15 37 Pad...

Page 238: ...erence Guide 15 2 Beeps 15 46 Send Keystroke Control Characters and Keyboard Characters 15 46 Send Right Control Key 15 82 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters 15 83 Turn On Off Rule Sets 15 88 Alphanumeric Keyboard 15 90 ...

Page 239: ...e rule to each segment If using the Wand interface with the digital scanner in order to use ADF rules to format data first enable Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 on page 10 8 Rules Criteria Linked to Actions In ADF data is customized through rules These rules perform detailed actions when the data meets certain criteria One rule may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to single or mult...

Page 240: ...re rules may be erased by scanning the appropriate bar code see page 15 9 Beeper Definitions on page 2 4 guide through the programming steps ADF Bar Code Menu Example This section provides an example of how ADF rules are entered and used for scan data An auto parts distribution center wants to encode manufacturer ID part number and destination code into their own Code 128 bar codes The distributio...

Page 241: ...High High 5 Save Rule 15 8 High Low High Low To correct any errors made while entering this rule scan the Quit Entering Rules bar code on page 15 9 If the rule is already saved scan the Erase Previously Saved Rule bar code on page 15 9 Alternate Rule Sets ADF rules may be grouped into one of four alternate sets which can be turned on and off when needed This is useful to format the same message in...

Page 242: ...lts scan the Disable All Rule Sets bar code on page 15 10 after programming a rule belonging to an alternate rule set In addition to enabling and disabling rule sets within the rules enable or disable them by scanning the appropriate bar codes on 15 10 Rules Hierarchy in Bar Codes The order of programming individual rules is important The most general rule should be programmed last All programmed ...

Page 243: ...send all scan data Units with custom software may have one or more default rules burned in The rules hierarchy checks user programmable rules first then the default rules Default rules can be disabled by entering the following general rule in the user programmable buffer When receiving scan data send all data Since this rule always applies ADF will never go into the default rules ...

Page 244: ... two digit number i e two bar codes and are measured in 0 1 second intervals For example scanning bar codes 0 and 1 inserts a 0 1 second pause 0 and 5 inserts a 0 5 second delay See Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 4 Pause Duration Begin New Rule Scan this bar code to start entering a new rule Begin New Rule Save Rule Scan this bar code t...

Page 245: ...e these bar codes to erase criteria actions or rules Quit Entering Rules Scan this bar code to quit entering rules Quit Entering Rules Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Actions And Start Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Erase All Rules ...

Page 246: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 10 Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets Disable Rule Set 1 Disable Rule Set 2 Disable Rule Set 3 Disable Rule Set 4 Disable All Rule Sets ...

Page 247: ...ll selected codes must be scanned in succession prior to selecting other criteria To select all code types do not scan any code type Scan the bar codes for all code types desired before selecting other criteria Code 39 Codabar GS1 DataBar 14 GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded Code 128 D 2 OF 5 ...

Page 248: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 12 Code Types continued IATA 2 OF 5 I 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 ...

Page 249: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 13 Code Types continued MSI UCC EAN 128 UPC E1 Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 Code 11 Code 32 ...

Page 250: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 14 Code Types continued ISBT 128 EAN 128 Coupon Code US Postnet US Planet UK Postal Japan Postal ...

Page 251: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 15 Code Types continued Australian Postal Dutch Postal PDF417 MicroPDF Macro PDF Macro MicroPDF MaxiCode ...

Page 252: ...6 When selecting composite bar codes enable AIM IDs if parsing UPC or EAN composite data or data from an application that uses symbol separators Code Types continued Datamatrix QR Code TLC 39 UPC EAN Composites GS1 DataBar and EAN128 Composites ...

Page 253: ... code type must contain Do not select any code length to select code types of any length Scan these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code types must contain Select one length per rule only 1 Character 2 Characters 3 Characters 4 Characters 5 Characters 6 Characters ...

Page 254: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 18 Code Lengths continued 7 Characters 8 Characters 9 Characters 10 Characters 11 Characters 12 Characters 13 Characters ...

Page 255: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 19 Code Lengths continued 14 Characters 15 Characters 16 Characters 17 Characters 18 Characters 19 Characters 20 Characters ...

Page 256: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 20 Code Lengths continued 21 Characters 22 Characters 23 Characters 24 Characters 25 Characters 26 Characters 27 Characters ...

Page 257: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 21 Code Lengths continued 28 Characters 29 Characters 30 Characters ...

Page 258: ...e are 4 features Specific String at Start Specific String Any Location Any Message OK Rule Belongs to Set Specific String at Start Scan this bar code then scan the bar codes representing the desired character or characters up to a total of 8 in the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15 90 After scanning the following bar code 1 Enter a string using the Alphanumeric Keyboard beginning on page 15 90 2 Sc...

Page 259: ...a total of 8 on the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15 90 followed by the End of Message bar code on page 15 99 After scanning the following bar code 1 Enter a location using the Numeric Keypad on page 24 2 Enter a string using the Alphanumeric Keyboard beginning on page 15 90 3 Scan End of Message on page 15 99 Specific String Any Location Any Message OK By not scanning any bar code all selected co...

Page 260: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 24 Numeric Keypad Bar codes on this page should not be confused with those on the alphanumeric keyboard 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 261: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 25 Numeric Keypad continued 7 8 9 Cancel ...

Page 262: ...set a rule belongs to There are four possible rule sets See Alternate Rule Sets on page 15 5 for more information about rule sets Scan a bar code below to select which set a rule belongs to Rule Belongs To Set 1 Rule Belongs To Set 2 Rule Belongs To Set 3 Rule Belongs To Set 4 ...

Page 263: ... specific character selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15 90 or send the next N characters N any number from 1 to 254 selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard Use these bar codes to send data Send Data Up To Character Send All Data That Remains Send Next Character Send Next 2 Characters Send Next 3 Characters Send Next 4 Characters ...

Page 264: ...8 Product Reference Guide 15 28 Send Data continued Send Next 5 Characters Send Next 6 Characters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 8 Characters Send Next 9 Characters Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 11 Characters ...

Page 265: ... Data Formatting 15 29 Send Data continued Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 13 Characters Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 15 Characters Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 17 Characters Send Next 18 Characters ...

Page 266: ...ter This parameter moves the cursor past all sequential occurrences of a selected character For example if the selected character is A then the cursor moves past A AA AAA etc Scan the Move Cursor Past Character bar code on page 15 31 then select a character from the Alphanumeric Keyboard If the character is not there the cursor does not move i e has no effect 15 31 Skip Ahead N Characters Scan one...

Page 267: ...numeric Keyboard beginning on page 15 90 If there is no match when the rule is interpreted and the rule fails the next rule is checked Send Pause Scan the bar code below to insert a pause in the transmission of data The length of this pause is controlled by the value of the Pause Duration parameter Move Cursor To Character Move Cursor To Start Move Cursor Past Character Send Pause ...

Page 268: ...e 15 32 Skip Ahead Use the following bar codes to skip ahead characters Skip Ahead 1 Character Skip Ahead 2 Characters Skip Ahead 3 Characters Skip Ahead 4 Characters Skip Ahead 5 Characters Skip Ahead 7 Characters Skip Ahead 8 Characters ...

Page 269: ...5 33 Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip back characters Skip Ahead continued Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Characters Skip Ahead 6 Characters Skip Back 1 Character Skip Back 2 Characters Skip Back 3 Characters ...

Page 270: ...8 Product Reference Guide 15 34 Skip Back continued Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters ...

Page 271: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 35 Send Preset Value Use these bar codes to send preset values These values must be set using the Scan Prefix and Scan Suffix bar codes on page 14 6 Send Prefix Send Suffix ...

Page 272: ... apply to the Send Keystroke or Send Preset Value options Remove All Spaces To remove all spaces in the send commands that follow scan this bar code Remove All Spaces Crunch All Spaces To leave one space between words scan this bar code This also removes all leading and trailing spaces Crunch All Spaces Stop Space Removal Scan this bar code to disable space removal Stop Space Removal Remove Leadin...

Page 273: ...e left scan the bar code containing the desired number of spaces This parameter is activated by Send commands Pad Spaces To Length 1 Pad Spaces To Length 2 Pad Spaces To Length 3 Pad Spaces To Length 4 Pad Spaces To Length 5 Pad Spaces To Length 6 Pad Spaces To Length 7 ...

Page 274: ...ct Reference Guide 15 38 Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 8 Pad Spaces To Length 9 Pad Spaces To Length 10 Pad Spaces To Length 11 Pad Spaces To Length 12 Pad Spaces To Length 13 Pad Spaces To Length 14 ...

Page 275: ...Formatting 15 39 Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 15 Pad Spaces To Length 16 Pad Spaces To Length 17 Pad Spaces To Length 18 Pad Spaces To Length 19 Pad Spaces To Length 20 Pad Spaces To Length 21 ...

Page 276: ...t Reference Guide 15 40 Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 22 Pad Spaces To Length 23 Pad Spaces To Length 24 Pad Spaces To Length 25 Pad Spaces To Length 26 Pad Spaces To Length 27 Pad Spaces To Length 28 ...

Page 277: ...e left scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros This parameter is activated by Send commands Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 29 Pad Spaces To Length 30 Stop Pad Spaces Pad Zeros To Length 1 Pad Zeros To Length 2 Pad Zeros To Length 3 ...

Page 278: ... Product Reference Guide 15 42 Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 4 Pad Zeros To Length 5 Pad Zeros To Length 6 Pad Zeros To Length 7 Pad Zeros To Length 8 Pad Zeros To Length 9 Pad Zeros To Length 10 ...

Page 279: ...ata Formatting 15 43 Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 11 Pad Zeros To Length 12 Pad Zeros To Length 13 Pad Zeros To Length 14 Pad Zeros To Length 15 Pad Zeros To Length 16 Pad Zeros To Length 17 ...

Page 280: ...oduct Reference Guide 15 44 Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 18 Pad Zeros To Length 19 Pad Zeros To Length 20 Pad Zeros To Length 21 Pad Zeros To Length 22 Pad Zeros To Length 23 Pad Zeros To Length 24 ...

Page 281: ...ed Data Formatting 15 45 Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 25 Pad Zeros To Length 26 Pad Zeros To Length 27 Pad Zeros To Length 28 Pad Zeros To Length 29 Pad Zeros To Length 30 Stop Pad Zeros ...

Page 282: ...Select a beep sequence for each ADF rule Send Keystroke Control Characters and Keyboard Characters Control Characters Scan the Send __ bar code for the keystroke to send Beep Once Beep Twice Beep Three Times Send Control 2 Send Control A Send Control B ...

Page 283: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 47 Control Characters continued Send Control C Send Control D Send Control E Send Control F Send Control G Send Control H Send Control I ...

Page 284: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 48 Control Characters continued Send Control J Send Control K Send Control L Send Control M Send Control N Send Control O Send Control P ...

Page 285: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 49 Control Characters continued Send Control Q Send Control R Send Control S Send Control T Send Control U Send Control V Send Control W ...

Page 286: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 50 Control Characters continued Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Z Send Control Send Control Send Control ...

Page 287: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 51 Keyboard Characters Scan the Send __ bar code for the keyboard characters to send Control Characters continued Send Control 6 Send Control Send Space Send Send Send ...

Page 288: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 52 Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send Send Send Send Send ...

Page 289: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 53 Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send Send Send Send 0 Send 1 ...

Page 290: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 54 Keyboard Characters continued Send 2 Send 3 Send 4 Send 5 Send 6 Send 7 Send 8 ...

Page 291: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 55 Keyboard Characters continued Send 9 Send Send Send Send Send Send ...

Page 292: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 56 Keyboard Characters continued Send Send A Send B Send C Send D Send E Send F ...

Page 293: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 57 Keyboard Characters continued Send G Send H Send I Send J Send K Send L Send M ...

Page 294: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 58 Keyboard Characters continued Send N Send O Send P Send Q Send R Send S Send T ...

Page 295: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 59 Keyboard Characters continued Send U Send V Send W Send X Send Y Send Z Send ...

Page 296: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 60 Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send Send _ Send Send a Send b ...

Page 297: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 61 Keyboard Characters continued Send c Send d Send e Send f Send g Send h Send i ...

Page 298: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 62 Keyboard Characters continued Send j Send k Send l Send m Send n Send o Send p ...

Page 299: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 63 Keyboard Characters continued Send q Send r Send s Send t Send u Send v Send w ...

Page 300: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 64 Keyboard Characters continued Send x Send y Send z Send Send Send Send ...

Page 301: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 65 Send ALT Characters Send Alt 2 Send Alt A Send Alt B Send Alt C Send Alt D Send Alt E Send Alt F ...

Page 302: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 66 Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt G Send Alt H Send Alt I Send Alt J Send Alt K Send Alt L Send Alt M ...

Page 303: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 67 Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt N Send Alt O Send Alt P Send Alt Q Send Alt R Send Alt S Send Alt T ...

Page 304: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 68 Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt U Send Alt V Send Alt W Send Alt X Send Alt Y Send Alt Z Send Alt ...

Page 305: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 69 Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt Send Alt Send Alt 6 Send Alt ...

Page 306: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 70 Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad 0 Send Keypad 1 ...

Page 307: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 71 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Keypad 2 Send Keypad 3 Send Keypad 4 Send Keypad 5 Send Keypad 6 Send Keypad 7 Send Keypad 8 ...

Page 308: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 72 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Keypad 9 Send Keypad Enter Send Keypad Numlock Send Break Key Send Delete Key Send Page Up Key Send End Key ...

Page 309: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 73 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Page Down Key Send Pause Key Send Scroll Lock Key Send Backspace Key Send Tab Key Send Print Screen Key Send Insert Key ...

Page 310: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 74 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Home Key Send Enter Key Send Escape Key Send Up Arrow Key Send Down Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key ...

Page 311: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 75 Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F2 Key Send F3 Key Send F4 Key Send F5 Key Send F6 Key Send F7 Key ...

Page 312: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 76 Send Function Key continued Send F8 Key Send F9 Key Send F10 Key Send F11 Key Send F12 Key Send F13 Key Send F14 Key ...

Page 313: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 77 Send Function Key continued Send F15 Key Send F16 Key Send F17 Key Send F18 Key Send F19 Key Send F20 Key Send F21 Key ...

Page 314: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 78 Send Function Key continued Send F22 Key Send F23 Key Send F24 Key Send PF1 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF3 Key Send PF4 Key ...

Page 315: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 79 Send Function Key continued Send PF5 Key Send PF6 Key Send PF7 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF9 Key Send PF10 Key Send PF11 Key ...

Page 316: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 80 Send Function Key continued Send PF12 Key Send PF13 Key Send PF14 Key Send PF15 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF17 Key Send PF18 Key ...

Page 317: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 81 Send Function Key continued Send PF19 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF21 Key Send PF22 Key Send PF23 Key Send PF24 Key Send PF25 Key ...

Page 318: ...5 82 Send Right Control Key The Send Right Control Key action will send a tap press and release of the Right Control Key Send Right Control Key Send Function Key continued Send PF26 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF29 Key Send PF30 Key ...

Page 319: ...raphic User Interface Character actions will tap the specified key while holding the System Dependent Graphic User Interface GUI Key The definition of the Graphic User Interface key is dependant upon the attached system Send GUI 0 Send GUI 1 Send GUI 2 Send GUI 3 Send GUI 4 Send GUI 5 ...

Page 320: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 84 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI 6 Send GUI 7 Send GUI 8 Send GUI 9 Send GUI A Send GUI B Send GUI C ...

Page 321: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 85 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI D Send GUI E Send GUI F Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J ...

Page 322: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 86 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI K Send GUI L Send GUI M Send GUI N Send GUI O Send GUI P Send GUI Q ...

Page 323: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 87 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI R Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI U Send GUI V Send GUI W Send GUI X ...

Page 324: ...Guide 15 88 Turn On Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI Y Send GUI Z Turn On Rule Set 1 Turn On Rule Set 2 Turn On Rule Set 3 Turn On Rule Set 4 ...

Page 325: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 89 Turn On Off Rule Sets continued Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off Turn Off Rule Set 1 Turn Off Rule Set 2 Turn Off Rule Set 3 Turn Off Rule Set 4 ...

Page 326: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 90 Alphanumeric Keyboard Space Dash ...

Page 327: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 91 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued ...

Page 328: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 92 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued ...

Page 329: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 93 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued _ Underscore ...

Page 330: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 94 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued Numeric bar codes below should not be confused with those on the numeric keypad 0 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 331: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 95 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued 6 7 8 9 A B C ...

Page 332: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 96 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued D E F G H I J ...

Page 333: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 97 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued K L M N O P Q ...

Page 334: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 98 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued R S T U V W X ...

Page 335: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 99 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued Y Z Cancel End of Message a b c ...

Page 336: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 100 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued d e f g h i j ...

Page 337: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 101 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued k l m n o p q ...

Page 338: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 102 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued r s t u v w x ...

Page 339: ...Advanced Data Formatting 15 103 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued y z ...

Page 340: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide 15 104 ...

Page 341: ...Standard Default Parameters ...

Page 342: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide A 2 ...

Page 343: ...out Between Decodes Same Symbol 89h 0 6 Sec 4 11 Beep After Good Decode 38h Enable 4 12 Decoding Preferences Decoding Illumination F0h 2Ah Enable 5 5 Decode Aiming Pattern F0h 32h Enable 5 5 Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type IBM PC AT IBM PC Compatibles1 6 5 Country Types Country Codes North American 6 6 Ignore Unknown Characters Transmit 6 8 Keystroke Delay No Delay 6 8 Intr...

Page 344: ... 18 Intercharacter Delay 0 msec 7 19 Nixdorf Beep LED Options Normal Operation 7 20 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Code 7 20 USB Host Parameters USB Device Type HID Keyboard Emulation 8 5 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes North American 8 6 USB Keystroke Delay No Delay 8 8 USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 8 8 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 8 9 Emulate Keypad Disable 8 9 Emulate Keyp...

Page 345: ...nner Emulation Beep Style Beep on Successful Transmit 11 5 Parameter Pass Through Parameter Process and Pass Through 11 6 Convert Newer Code Types Convert Newer Code Types 11 7 Module Width 20 µs 11 8 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Do Not Convert to Code 39 11 8 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 11 9 Transmission Timeout 3 seconds 11 9 Ignore Unknown Characters Ignore Unknown Characters 11 1...

Page 346: ... UPC E Preamble 23h System Character 13 17 UPC E1 Preamble 24h System Character 13 18 Convert UPC E to A 25h Disable 13 18 Convert UPC E1 to A 26h Disable 13 19 EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend 27h Disable 13 19 UCC Coupon Extended Code 55h Disable 13 20 Code 128 Code 128 08h Enable 13 20 UCC EAN 128 0Eh Enable 13 21 ISBT 128 54h Enable 13 21 Code 39 Code 39 00h Enable 13 22 Trioptic Code 39 0Dh Disable 13 22 C...

Page 347: ... Disable 13 34 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 06h Enable 13 34 Set Lengths for I 2 of 5 16h 17h 14 13 35 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 31h Disable 13 36 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 2Ch Disable 13 37 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 52h Disable 13 37 Discrete 2 of 5 DTF Discrete 2 of 5 05h Disable 13 38 Set Length s for D 2 of 5 14h 15h 12 13 38 Codabar NW 7 Codabar 07h Disable 13 39...

Page 348: ...ble 13 48 Transmit US Postal Check Digit 5Fh Enable 13 48 GS1 DataBar GS1 DataBar 14 F0h 52h Enable 13 49 GS1 DataBar Limited F0h 53h Enable 13 49 GS1 DataBar Expanded F0h 54h Enable 13 50 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN F0h 8Dh Disable 13 50 Composite Composite CC C F0h 55h Disable 13 51 Composite CC A B F0h 56h Disable 13 51 Composite TLC 39 F0h 73h Disable 13 52 UPC Composite Mode F0h 58h Always...

Page 349: ...rmal 13 62 Report Version 13 62 Macro PDF Flush Macro PDF Buffer 13 63 Abort Macro PDF Entry 13 63 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Transmit Code ID Character 2Dh None 14 5 Prefix Value 63h 69h 7013 CR LF 14 6 Suffix 1 Value Suffix 2 Value 62h 68h 64h 6Ah 7013 CR LF 14 6 Scan Data Transmission Format EBh Data as is 14 7 FN1 Substitution Values 67h 6Dh Set 14 8 Transmit No Read Message 5Eh Disable 14 ...

Page 350: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide A 10 ...

Page 351: ...Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers B 3 AIM Code Identifiers B 4 ...

Page 352: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide B 2 ...

Page 353: ...E Code 93 F Interleaved 2 of 5 G Discrete 2 of 5 or Discrete 2 of 5 IATA H Code 11 J MSI K UCC EAN 128 L Bookland EAN M Trioptic Code 39 N Coupon Code R GS1 DataBar Family T UCC Composite TLC 39 X PDF417 Macro PDF417 Micro PDF417 P00 Data Matrix P01 QR Code P02 Maxicode P03 US Postnet P04 US Planet P05 Japan Postal P06 UK Postal P08 Dutch Postal P09 Australian Postal P09 UK Postal ...

Page 354: ...2 Aim Code Characters Code Character Code Type A Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 32 C Code 128 Coupon Code 128 portion d Data Matrix E UPC EAN Coupon UPC portion e GS1 DataBar Family F Codabar G Code 93 H Code 11 I Interleaved 2 of 5 L PDF417 Macro PDF417 Micro PDF417 M MSI Q QR Code S Discrete 2 of 5 IATA 2 of 5 U Maxicode X Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 US Postnet US Planet UK Postal Japan Posta...

Page 355: ... first symbol position 1 Function code 1 in first symbol character position 2 Function code 1 in second symbol character position Example A Code EAN 128 bar code with Function 1 character FNC1 in the first position AIMID is transmitted as C1AIMID I 2 of 5 0 No check digit processing 1 Reader has validated check digit 3 Reader has validated and stripped check digit Example An I 2 of 5 bar code with...

Page 356: ... 2 Data packet containing the data following an escape mechanism character The data packet does not support the ECI protocol 3 Data packet containing the data following an escape mechanism character The data packet supports the ECI protocol UCC EAN 128 emulation Note UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules 1 Data packet is a UCC EAN 128 symbol i e data is preceded with JC1 PDF417 M...

Page 357: ...l in Mode 4 or 5 ECI protocol implemented 3 Symbol in Mode 2 or 3 ECI protocol implemented in secondary message QR Code 0 Model 1 symbol 1 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented 2 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented 3 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol not implemented FNC1 implied in first position 4 Model 2 symbol ECI protocol implemented FNC1 implied in first position 5 Model 2 symbol ECI prot...

Page 358: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide B 8 ...

Page 359: ...mple Bar Codes Code 39 C 3 UPC EAN C 3 UPC A 100 C 3 EAN 13 100 C 3 Code 128 C 3 Interleaved 2 of 5 C 4 GS1 DataBar 14 C 4 PDF417 C 4 Data Matrix C 4 Maxicode C 5 QR Code C 5 US Postnet C 5 UK Postal C 5 ...

Page 360: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide C 2 ...

Page 361: ...Sample Bar Codes C 3 Code 39 UPC EAN UPC A 100 EAN 13 100 Code 128 123ABC 0 12345 67890 5 3 456789 012340 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 ...

Page 362: ...6608 Product Reference Guide C 4 Interleaved 2 of 5 GS1 DataBar 14 GS1 DataBar 14 must be enabled to read the bar code below see GS1 DataBar 14 on page 13 49 7612341562341 PDF417 Data Matrix 12345678901231 Note ...

Page 363: ...Sample Bar Codes C 5 Maxicode QR Code US Postnet UK Postal ...

Page 364: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide C 6 ...

Page 365: ...Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes D 3 Cancel D 4 ...

Page 366: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide D 2 ...

Page 367: ...Numeric Bar Codes D 3 Numeric Bar Codes For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the appropriately numbered bar code s 0 1 2 3 4 5 ...

Page 368: ...ct Reference Guide D 4 Numeric Bar Codes For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the appropriately numbered bar code s Cancel To correct an error or change a selection scan the bar code below 6 7 8 9 Cancel ...

Page 369: ...ASCII Character Sets ...

Page 370: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide E 2 ...

Page 371: ...L F 1007 G CTRL G 1008 H CTRL H BACKSPACE1 1009 I CTRL I HORIZONTAL TAB1 1010 J CTRL J 1011 K CTRL K 1012 L CTRL L 1013 M CTRL M ENTER1 1014 N CTRL N 1015 O CTRL O 1016 P CTRL P 1017 Q CTRL Q 1018 R CTRL R 1019 S CTRL S 1020 T CTRL T 1021 U CTRL U 1022 V CTRL V 1023 W CTRL W 1024 X CTRL X The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbold keystroke is se...

Page 372: ...pace 1033 A 1034 B 1035 C 1036 D 1037 E 1038 F 1039 G 1040 H 1041 I 1042 J 1043 K 1044 L 1045 1046 1047 o 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbold keystroke is sent ...

Page 373: ...1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbold keystroke is sent ...

Page 374: ... Y 1090 Z Z 1091 K 1092 L 1093 M 1094 N 1095 O _ 1096 W 1097 A a 1098 B b 1099 C c 1100 D d 1101 E e 1102 F f 1103 G g 1104 H h 1105 I i Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbold keystroke is sent ...

Page 375: ... 1115 S s 1116 T t 1117 U u 1118 V v 1119 W w 1120 X x 1121 Y y 1122 Z z 1123 P 1124 Q I 1125 R 1126 S Table E 1 ASCII Value Table Continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold is sent only if the Function Key Mapping is enabled Otherwise the unbold keystroke is sent ...

Page 376: ...oke 2064 ALT 2 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALT E 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT I 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z ...

Page 377: ...6 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the...

Page 378: ...05 PF 5 4006 PF 6 4007 PF 7 4008 PF 8 4009 PF 9 4010 PF 10 4011 PF 11 4012 PF 12 4013 PF 13 4014 PF 14 4015 PF 15 4016 PF 16 Table 5 3 USB GUI Key Character Set Continued GUI Key Keystroke Note GUI Shift Keys The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar Windows based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key and to the right of the right ALT key ...

Page 379: ...004 F 4 5005 F 5 5006 F 6 5007 F 7 5008 F 8 5009 F 9 5010 F 10 5011 F 11 5012 F 12 5013 F 13 5014 F 14 5015 F 15 5016 F 16 5017 F 17 5018 F 18 5019 F 19 5020 F 20 5021 F 21 5022 F 22 5023 F 23 5024 F 24 Table E 6 Numeric Key Standard Default Table Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 6043 6044 Undefined 6045 6046 6047 ...

Page 380: ...pad Standard Default Table Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 Pg Up 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow Table E 6 Numeric Key Standard Default Table Continued Numeric Keypad Keystroke ...

Page 381: ...e controller to determine the code type of a scanned bar code After this determination is made the information content is decoded Automatic Identification System The application of various technologies such as bar code recognition image recognition voice recognition and RF MW transponders for the purpose of data entry into a data processing system and bypassing the key entry component of tradition...

Page 382: ...wo directions either backwards or forwards Also identifies a scanner that can operate or a bar code that can be read independent of scanning direction Binary Denotes a numbering system to base 2 in which numbers are expressed as combinations of the digits 0 and 1 with positional weighting based on powers of 2 In computing these can be represented electrically by off and on respectively or in machi...

Page 383: ... all uppercase letters numerals from 0 to 9 and 7 special characters and space The code name is derived from the fact that 3 of 9 elements representing a character are wide while the remaining 6 are narrow Code 93 An industrial symbology compatible with Code 39 but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher coding density than Code 39 Code Length Number of data characters in a bar code betwe...

Page 384: ... associated with Data Matrix have been committed to the public domain Data Structure The stipulation of the type of information that is included in a bar code such as its order and format Dead Zone An area within a scanner s field of view in which specular reflection may prevent a successful decode Decode To recognize a bar code symbology e g UPC EAN and then analyze the content of the specific ba...

Page 385: ...ction Characters Symbol characters reserved for error detection that are calculated automatically from the other symbol characters Fixed Beam Bar Code Reader A scanning device where scanning motion is achieved by moving the object relative to the reader as opposed to a moving beam reader GS1 DataBar Formerly Reduced Space Symbology RSS A family of space efficient symbologies developed by UCC EAN G...

Page 386: ...dule 1 The narrowest nominal width unit of measure in a symbol In certain symbologies element widths are specified as multiples of 1 module Equivalent to X dimension or 2 a single cell in a matrix symbology used to encode 1 bit of data In MaxiCode the module shape is a regular hexagon In Data Matrix the module shape is nominally square In PDF417 the module shape is a regular rectangle In bar code ...

Page 387: ...rallel to the direction of the bars Plessey Code A pulse width modulated bar code commonly used for shelf marking in grocery stores Postnet Code Code developed by the U S Postal Service to assist in the automatic sorting of mail Print Contrast Signal PCS Measurement of the contrast brightness difference between the bars and spaces of a symbol A minimum PCS value is needed for a bar code symbol to ...

Page 388: ... per inch CPI Symbol Height The distance between the outside edges of the quiet zones of the first row and the last row Symbol Length Length of symbol measured from the beginning of the quiet zone margin adjacent to the start character to the end of the quiet zone margin adjacent to a stop character Symbology The structural rules and conventions for representing data within a particular bar code t...

Page 389: ... solid state device which produces visible laser light Wand Scanner A handheld scanning device used as a contact bar code or OCR reader Wedge A device that plugs in between a keyboard and a terminal and allows data to be entered by a keyboard or by various types of scanners X Dimension The dimension of the narrowest bar and narrowest space in a bar code Y Dimension The height of the modules in a r...

Page 390: ...Symbol DS6608 Product Reference Guide GL 10 ...

Page 391: ... pad spaces 15 37 pad zeros 15 41 rules 15 3 rules hierarchy 15 6 send alt characters 15 65 send control characters 15 46 send function key 15 75 send keyboard characters 15 51 send keypad characters 15 70 send preset value 15 30 send value 15 35 skip ahead characters 15 32 skip ahead n characters 15 30 skip back characters 15 33 skip back n characters 15 30 space removal 15 36 special commands 15...

Page 392: ...ation 15 8 prefix suffix values 14 6 transmit code ID character 14 5 decode aiming pattern 5 5 decode session timeout 4 11 digital scanner default table 5 4 discrete 2 of 5 lengths 13 39 EAN 13 JAN 13 13 12 EAN 8 JAN 8 13 11 flush macro buffer abort macro PDF entry 13 63 IBM 468X 469X convert unknown to code 39 9 6 default parameters 9 4 port address 9 5 ignore unknown characters 11 11 illuminatio...

Page 393: ... MSI 13 42 MSI check digit algorithm 13 44 MSI check digits 13 43 MSI lengths 13 42 13 43 MSI transmit check digit 13 44 transmit UK postal check digit 13 46 transmit US postal check digit 13 48 UCC coupon extended code 13 20 UCC EAN 128 13 21 UK postal 13 46 UPC A preamble 13 16 UPC A E E1 check digit 13 15 13 16 UPC E preamble 13 17 US planet 13 45 US postnet 13 45 transmission timeout 11 9 trig...

Page 394: ... 10 4 digital scanner defaults 5 4 parts 2 3 discrete 2 of 5 bar codes discrete 2 of 5 13 38 lengths 13 38 E exposure options illumination 5 5 G GS1 DataBar 13 49 convert to UPC EAN 13 50 H host types keyboard wedge 6 5 RS 232 7 8 wand emulation 10 5 I IBM 468X 469X connection 9 3 default parameters 9 4 parameters 9 5 illumination 5 5 intellistand 2 8 interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes check digit verif...

Page 395: ...onnecting power 1 5 connecting to an IBM 468X 469X host 9 3 connecting using scanner emulation 11 3 connecting using wand emulation 10 3 installing the cable 1 4 unpacking 1 3 signal descriptions 3 6 specifications 3 5 standard default parameters A 3 support xvi symbology default parameters 13 6 synapse cable 1 5 T technical specifications 3 5 troubleshooting 3 3 U unpacking 1 3 UPC EAN bar codes ...

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