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Motorola Symbol LS2208, Product Reference Manual

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Symbologies 12 - 35

Set Lengths for Code 11

The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) 
the code contains. Set lengths for Code 11 for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific 
range. 

One Discrete Length 

- Select this option to decode only Code 11 symbols containing a selected length. Select the 

length using the numeric bar codes in 

Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes

. For example, to decode only Code 11 

symbols with 14 characters, scan 

Code 11 - One Discrete Length

, then scan 

1 

followed by

 4

. To correct an error 

or change a selection, scan 

Cancel

 on 

page D-3

.

Code 11 - One Discrete Length

Two Discrete Lengths

 - Select this option to decode only Code 11 symbols containing either of two selected 

lengths. Select the 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 change a selection, scan 

Cancel

 on 

page D-3

.

Code 11 - Two Discrete Lengths

Length Within Range

 - Select this option to decode a Code 11 symbol within a specific length range. Select 

the length range using the numeric bar codes in 

Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes

. 

For example, to decode Code 

11 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters, first scan 

Code 11 - Length Within Range

. Then scan 

0

, 

4

, 

1,

 and 

2

 (include a leading zero for single digit numbers). To correct an error or change a selection, scan 

Cancel

 

on 

page D-3

.

Code 11 - Length Within Range

Any Length

 - Scan this option to decode Code 11 symbols containing any number of characters within the 

scanner’s capability. 

Code 11 - Any Length

Summary of Contents for Symbol LS2208

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Page 3: ...Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide 72E 58808 06 Revision A May 2008 ...

Page 4: ...a 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 delivered to the user or any portion thereof Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability function or design Motor...

Page 5: ... software version report MIMIC version report Synapse cable COM port prefix suffix value 04 Rev A 9 2007 Motorola rebranding changed Set Length s for MSI parameter default to 4 55 changed RSS references to GS1 DataBar 05 Rev A 10 2007 Added bar codes for Timeout Between Decodes to User Preferences 06 Rev A 5 2008 Updated service information removed IBM XT bar code and keyboard from Keyboard Wedge ...

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Page 7: ...ng the Interface Cable 1 3 Connecting Power if required 1 4 Configuring Your Scanner 1 4 Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface 1 5 Removing the Interface Cable 1 5 Chapter 2 Scanning Introduction 2 1 Beeper Definitions 2 2 LED Definitions 2 3 Scanning in Hand Held Mode 2 4 Aiming 2 5 Decode Zone 2 6 Scanning in Hands Free Mode 2 7 Assembling the Stand 2 7 Mounting the Stand optional 2 8 Scanning in...

Page 8: ...Decodes 4 9 Chapter 5 Keyboard Wedge Interface Introduction 5 1 Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 2 Keyboard Wedge Default Parameters 5 3 Keyboard Wedge Host Types 5 4 Keyboard Wedge Host Types 5 4 Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes 5 5 Ignore Unknown Characters 5 7 Keystroke Delay 5 8 Intra Keystroke Delay 5 9 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation 5 9 Caps Lock On 5 10 Caps Lock Overri...

Page 9: ...untry Keyboard Types Country Codes 7 6 USB Keystroke Delay 7 9 USB CAPS Lock Override 7 10 USB Ignore Unknown Characters 7 11 Emulate Keypad 7 12 USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution 7 12 Function Key Mapping 7 13 Simulated Caps Lock 7 13 Convert Case 7 14 ASCII Character Set 7 15 Chapter 8 IBM 468X 469X Interface Introduction 8 1 Connecting to an IBM 468X 469X Host 8 2 IBM Default Parameters 8 3 IBM 46...

Page 10: ...out 10 9 Ignore Unknown Characters 10 10 Leading Margin 10 11 Check For Decode LED 10 12 Chapter 11 123Scan Introduction 11 1 Communication With the 123Scan PC Based Configuration Tool 11 1 123Scan Parameter 11 2 Chapter 12 Symbologies Introduction 12 1 Scanning Sequence Examples 12 1 Errors While Scanning 12 1 Symbology Default Parameters 12 2 UPC EAN 12 5 Enable Disable UPC A UPC E 12 5 Enable D...

Page 11: ...r Code 11 12 35 Code 11 Check Digit Verification 12 36 Transmit Code 11 Check Digits 12 37 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 12 38 Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 12 38 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 12 39 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 12 40 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 12 41 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 12 41 Discrete 2 of 5 DTF 12 42 Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 12 42 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 ...

Page 12: ...ing 13 2 Miscellaneous Default Parameters 13 2 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters 13 3 Transmit Code ID Character 13 3 Prefix Suffix Values 13 4 Scan Data Transmission Format 13 4 FN1 Substitution Values 13 6 Transmit No Read Message 13 6 Synapse Interface 13 7 Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction 14 1 Rules Criteria Linked to Actions 14 1 Using ADF Bar Codes 14 2 ADF Bar Code Menu Examp...

Page 13: ...ey 14 66 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters 14 67 Turn On Off Rule Sets 14 72 Alphanumeric Keyboard 14 73 Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Appendix B Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers B 1 AIM Code Identifiers B 2 Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Code 39 C 1 UPC EAN C 1 UPC A 100 C 1 EAN 13 100 C 2 Code 128 C 2 Interleaved 2 of 5 C 2 GS1 DataBar 14 C 2 Appendix D Numeric Bar Co...

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Page 15: ...ing bar codes for selecting user preference features for the scanner Chapter 5 Keyboard Wedge Interface provides information for setting up the scanner for Keyboard Wedge operation Chapter 6 RS 232 Interface provides information for setting up the scanner for RS 232 operation Chapter 7 USB Interface provides information for setting up the scanner for USB operation Chapter 8 IBM 468X 469X Interface...

Page 16: ...quiring specific numeric values Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this document Italics are used to highlight chapters and sections in this and related documents Bold text is used to highlight parameter and bar code names Bullets indicate Action items Lists of alternatives Lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential Sequential lists e g those that describ...

Page 17: ...bility Support please have the following information available Serial number of the unit Model number or product name Software type and version number Motorola responds to calls by E mail telephone or fax within the time limits set forth in support agreements If your problem cannot be solved by Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support you may need to return your equipment for servicing and will be giv...

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Page 19: ...lent scanning performance and advanced ergonomics to provide the best value in a lightweight laser scanner Whether used as a hand held scanner or in hands free mode in a stand the scanner ensures comfort and ease of use for extended periods of time Figure 1 1 Symbol LS2208 Scanner ...

Page 20: ... Connection to IBM 468X 469X hosts Scan bar code menus to set up proper communication of the scanner with the IBM terminal USB connection to a host The scanner autodetects a USB host and defaults to the HID keyboard interface type Scan programming bar codes to select other USB interface types International Keyboards supported for Windows environment North America German French French International...

Page 21: ...roperly secured 3 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host see the specific host chapter for information on host connections Figure 1 2 Installing the Cable Interface Cable Modular Connector To host Cable Interface Port NOTE Different hosts require different cables The connectors illustrated in each host chapter are examples only Your connectors may be different than those illustra...

Page 22: ...k on the interface cable Plug the other end of the power supply into an AC outlet Configuring Your Scanner To configure the scanner use the bar codes included in this manual or the 123Scan configuration program See Chapter 4 User Preferences for information about programming the scanner using bar code menus See Chapter 11 123Scan to configure the scanner using this configuration program 123Scan in...

Page 23: ...gn the S on the Synapse adapter cable with the S on the Synapse Smart Cable and plug the cable in 3 Connect the other end of the Synapse Smart Cable to the host Removing the Interface Cable To remove the interface cable 1 Unplug the installed cable s modular connector by depressing the connector clip with the tip of a screwdriver 2 Carefully slide out the cable 3 Follow the steps for Installing th...

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Page 25: ...canning Introduction This chapter includes the techniques involved in scanning bar codes beeper and LED definitions and general instructions and tips about scanning Figure 2 1 Scanner Parts LED Scan Window Trigger ...

Page 26: ... Lo hi lo beep ADF transmit error Hi hi hi lo beep RS 232 receive error Parameter Menu Scanning Short high beep Correct entry scanned or correct menu sequence performed Lo hi beep Input error incorrect bar code or Cancel scanned wrong entry incorrect bar code programming sequence remain in program mode Hi lo beep Keyboard parameter selected Enter value using bar code keypad Hi lo hi lo beep Succes...

Page 27: ...erate at the highest power level This power up beep occurs more than once The USB bus may put the scanner in a state where power to the scanner is cycled on and off more than once This is normal and usually happens when the PC cold boots RS 232 only 1 short high beep A BEL character is received and Beep on BEL is enabled Table 2 1 Standard Beeper Definitions Continued Beeper Sequence Indication Ta...

Page 28: ...ons For assistance contact your local supplier or Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support Figure 2 2 Scanning in Hand Held Mode 1 Ensure all connections are secure See the host chapter for your host 2 Aim the scanner at the bar code Press the trigger 3 Ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the symbol 4 Upon successful decode the scanner beeps and the LED turns green For more information...

Page 29: ...e scanner from the bar code is known as specular reflection This specular reflection can make decoding difficult You can tilt the scanner up to 55 forward or back and achieve a successful decode Figure 2 3 Simple practice quickly shows what tolerances to work within Figure 2 3 Maximum Tilt Angles and Dead Zone 65 65 ...

Page 30: ...10 0 14 5 100 UPC 17 0 23 0 20 mil in cm W i d t h o f F i e l d Minimum distance determined by symbol length and scan angle Depth of Field Note Typical performance at 73 F 23 C on high quality symbols in normal room light 0 0 5 12 7 10 25 4 15 38 1 0 1 0 1 5 2 5 20 50 8 25 63 5 LS 2208 10 25 4 5 12 7 0 0 5 12 7 10 25 4 ...

Page 31: ...nd base Wingnut 1 Unscrew the wingnut from the bottom of the one piece scanner cup 2 Fit the bottom of the neck piece into the opening on the top of the stand base 3 Tighten the wingnut underneath the base to secure the cup and neck piece to the base see the note below 4 Bend the neck to the desired position for scanning One piece scanner cup with flexible neck Flat areas NOTE Before tightening th...

Page 32: ...surface 2 Screw one 10 wood screw into each screw mount hole until the base of the stand is secure see Figure 2 6 Tape Mount 1 Peel the paper liner off one side of each piece of tape and place the sticky surface over each of the three rectangular tape holders 2 Peel the paper liner off the exposed sides of each piece of tape and press the stand on a flat surface until it is secure see Figure 2 6 T...

Page 33: ...m the stand it operates in its normal hand held mode Figure 2 7 Inserting and Using the Scanner in the Stand Intellistand operation 1 Ensure all cable connections are secure 2 Insert the scanner in the optional Intellistand by placing the front of the scanner into the stand s cup see Figure 2 7 3 To scan a bar code present the bar code and ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the sy...

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Page 35: ...al descriptions pinouts Maintenance Cleaning the exit window is the only maintenance required A dirty window can affect scanning accuracy Do not allow any abrasive material to touch the window Remove any dirt particles with a damp cloth Wipe the window using a tissue moistened with ammonia water Do not spray water or other cleaning liquids directly into the window ...

Page 36: ...ace power cables are loose Check for loose cable connections Laser comes on but symbol does not decode Scanner is not programmed for the correct bar code type Be sure the scanner is programmed to read the type of bar code you are scanning Bar code symbol is unreadable Check the symbol to make sure it is not defaced Try scanning test symbols of the same bar code type Distance between scanner and ba...

Page 37: ...h the host s settings For a USB HID keyboard or a keyboard wedge configuration ensure the system is programmed for the correct keyboard type and language and the CAPS LOCK key is in the correct state Be sure editing options e g ADF UPC E to UPC A Conversion are properly programmed Table 3 1 Troubleshooting continued Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions NOTE If after performing these checks t...

Page 38: ...r Code 32 Coupon Code Bookland EAN IATA Beeper Operation User selectable Enable Disable Beeper Volume User selectable three levels Beeper Tone User selectable three tones Scan Repetition Rate 100 5 scans second Yaw Tolerance 10 from nominal Pitch Tolerance 65 from nominal Roll Tolerance 60 from nominal Print Contrast Minimum 25 minimum reflectance differential measured at 650 nm Ambient Light Immu...

Page 39: ...ted Decoded RS 232 Keyboard Wedge Wand Emulation Undecoded Scanner Emulation IBM 468X 469X USB Synapse Electrical Safety Certified Pending to UL1950 CSA C22 2 No 950 EN60950 IC950 Input Transient Protection IEC 1000 4 2 3 4 5 6 11 EMI FCC Part 15 Class B ICES 003 Class B European Union EMC Directive Australian SMA Taiwan EMC Japan VCCI MITI Dentori Table 3 2 Technical Specifications continued Item...

Page 40: ...3 6 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Scanner Signal Descriptions Figure 3 1 Scanner Cable Pinouts PIN 10 Bottom of Scanner PIN 1 Interface Cable Modular Connector Cable Interface Port ...

Page 41: ...Reserved Reserved Reserved Jump to Pin 6 2 Power Power Power Power Power Power 3 Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground Ground 4 IBM_A Reserved TxD KeyClock DBP Reserved 5 Reserved Reserved RxD TermData CTS D 6 IBM_B SynData RTS KeyData RTS Jump to Pin 1 7 Reserved Reserved CTS TermClock Reserved D 8 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved 9 Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved R...

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Page 43: ... cable you must select a host type see each host chapter for specific host information After the power up beeps sound select a host type You only need to this once upon the first power up when connecting to a new host To return all features to their default values scan Set All Defaults on page 4 3 Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Scanning Sequence Example...

Page 44: ... Preferences section beginning on page 4 3 NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 4 1 User Preferences Default Table Parameter Default Page Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter All Defaults 4 3 Beeper Tone Medium 4 4 Beeper Volume High 4 5 Power Mode Continuous On 4 6 Laser On Time 3 0 Sec 4 7 B...

Page 45: ...User Preferences 4 3 User Preferences Set Default Parameter Scanning this bar code returns all parameters to the default values listed in Table A 1 on page A 1 Set All Defaults ...

Page 46: ... LS2208 Product Reference Guide Beeper Tone To select a decode beep frequency tone scan the Low Frequency Medium Frequency or High Frequency bar code Low Frequency Medium Frequency Optimum Settings High Frequency ...

Page 47: ...User Preferences 4 5 Beeper Volume To select a beeper volume scan the Low Volume Medium Volume or High Volume bar code Low Volume Medium Volume High Volume ...

Page 48: ...er or not power remains on after a decode attempt When in reduced power mode the scanner enters into a low power consumption mode to preserve battery life after each decode attempt When in continuous power mode power remains on after each decode attempt Continuous On Reduced Power Mode ...

Page 49: ...ime is 3 0 seconds To set a Laser On Time scan the bar code below Next scan two numeric bar codes beginning on page D 1 in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes that correspond to the desired on time Include a leading zero for single digit numbers For example to set an On Time of 0 5 seconds scan the bar code below then scan the 0 and 5 bar codes To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on pag...

Page 50: ...r code below to select whether or not the scanner beeps after a good decode If you select Do Not Beep After Good Decode the beeper still operates during parameter menu scanning and indicates error conditions Beep After Good Decode Enable Do Not Beep After Good Decode Disable ...

Page 51: ...code below then scan the 0 and 5 bar codes If an error occurs or to change the selection scan Cancel on page D 3 Timeout Between Same Symbol Timeout Between Decodes Different Symbol This parameter sets the minimum time between decodes of different symbols It is programmable in 0 1 second increments from 0 0 to 9 9 seconds The default for this parameter is 0 2 seconds Scan the bar code below to sel...

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Page 53: ...r translates the bar code data into keystrokes The host computer accepts the keystrokes as if they originate from the keyboard This mode of operation allows adding bar code reading functionality to a system designed for manual keyboard input In this mode the keyboard keystrokes are simply passed through Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values North American Feat...

Page 54: ...the Interface Cable on page 1 3 3 Connect the round male DIN host connector of the Y cable to the keyboard port on the host device 4 Connect the round female DIN keyboard connector of the Y cable to the keyboard 5 If needed attach the optional power supply to the connector in the middle of the Y cable 6 Ensure that all connections are secure 7 Switch on the host system 8 Scan the appropriate bar c...

Page 55: ...st Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type IBM PC AT IBM PC Compatibles1 5 4 Country Types Country Codes North American 5 5 Ignore Unknown Characters Transmit 5 7 Keystroke Delay No Delay 5 8 Intra Keystroke Delay Disable 5 9 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation Disable 5 9 Caps Lock On Disable 5 10 Caps Lock Override Disable 5 10 Convert W...

Page 56: ...s Keyboard Wedge Host Types Select the keyboard wedge host by scanning one of the bar codes below IBM PC AT IBM PC Compatibles1 IBM PS 2 Model 30 IBM AT NOTEBOOK NCR 7052 NOTE User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection ...

Page 57: ...n the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type If your particular keyboard type is not listed see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 5 9 North American German Windows French Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 French Canadian Windows XP 2000 French Belgian Windows ...

Page 58: ... Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes continued Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows Portuguese Brazilian Windows ...

Page 59: ... Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The scanner sounds no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send bar code data up to the first unknown character The scanner sounds an error beep Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Transmit Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters ...

Page 60: ...rence Guide 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 No Delay Medium Delay 20 msec Long Delay 40 msec ...

Page 61: ...ts the Keystroke Delay parameter to a minimum of 5 msec as well Enable Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyboard types not listed in Keyboard Wedge Country Types Country Codes on page 5 5 in a Microsoft operating system environment Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad ...

Page 62: ...s Lock On Caps Lock Override When enabled on AT or AT Notebook hosts the keyboard ignores the state of the Caps Lock key Therefore an A in the bar code transmits as an A regardless of the state of the keyboard s Caps Lock key Enable Caps Lock Override Disable Caps Lock Override NOTE If both Caps Lock On and Caps Lock Override are enabled Caps Lock Override takes precedence ...

Page 63: ...Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 11 Convert Wedge Data Enable this to convert all bar code data to the selected case Convert to Upper Case Convert to Lower Case No Convert ...

Page 64: ...lues under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences see Table 5 2 on page 5 16 Enable this to send the keys in bold in place of the standard key mapping Table entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same whether or not you enabled this parameter Enable Disable ...

Page 65: ...placing any FN1 characters in an EAN128 bar code with a user selected keystroke see FN1 Substitution Values on page 13 6 Enable Disable Send Make and Break When enabled the scan codes for releasing a key are not sent Send Make and Break Scan Codes Send Make Scan Code Only ...

Page 66: ...ure 5 3 IBM PC AT Figure 5 4 NCR 7052 32 KEY IBM PS 2 7014 5001 7009 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 7008 7013 7011 7002 7012 7004 7003 7005 7010 7007 7006 7001 7017 7018 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 7009 7008 7013 7012 7004 7011 7003 7002 7014 5007 5008 5010 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 1046 1045 5014 1043 5013 5015 5016 5018 5019 5001 5017 7013 5011 7013 i...

Page 67: ...07 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 68: ... ABC Table 5 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char 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...

Page 69: ...RL 1032 Space Space 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 Table 5 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 5 12 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 70: ...062 I 1063 J 1064 V 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 Table 5 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 5 12 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 71: ...89 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 5 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 5 12 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 72: ...114 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 5 2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set continued ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 5 12 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 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 ...

Page 75: ...UI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Table 5 5 Keyboard Wedge F Keys F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 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 Table 5 4 Keyboard Wedge GUI Keys continued GUI Keys Keystroke ...

Page 76: ...22 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 Table 5 6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad 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 Table 5 5 Keyboard Wedge F Keys continued F Keys Keystroke ...

Page 77: ...d Keypad 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 ...

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Page 79: ...et the communication parameters to match the host device Refer to the documentation for the host device Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values NOTE This scanner uses TTL RS 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...

Page 80: ...S 232 interface cable to the bottom of the scanner as described in Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the serial port on the host 3 Connect the power supply 4 Scan appropriate bar codes in this chapter to match host settings Serial Port Connector to Host Interface Cable Power Supply Interface Cable Power Supply Cable ...

Page 81: ...e Parameter Default Page Number RS 232 Host Parameters RS 232 Host Types Standard1 6 6 Baud Rate 9600 6 8 Parity Type None 6 10 Stop Bit Select 1 Stop Bit 6 12 Data Bits 8 Bit 6 12 Check Receive Errors Enable 6 13 Hardware Handshaking None 6 14 Software Handshaking None 6 16 Host Serial Response Time out 2 Sec 6 18 RTS Line State Low RTS 6 19 Beep on BEL Disable 6 19 Intercharacter Delay 0 msec 6 ...

Page 82: ...00 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 Dis...

Page 83: ...de Type ICL Fujitsu Wincor Nixdorf Mode A Wincor Nixdorf Mode B OPOS 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 84: ...8 Product Reference Guide RS 232 Host Types To select an RS 232 host interface scan one of the following bar codes Standard RS 2321 ICL RS 232 Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode A Wincor Nixdorf RS 232 Mode B Olivetti ORS4500 ...

Page 85: ...RS 232 Interface 6 7 RS 232 Host Types continued Omron OPOS JPOS Fujitsu RS 232 NOTE 1 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection ...

Page 86: ...d rate is the number of bits of data transmitted per second Set the scanner s baud rate to match the host s baud rate setting or data may not reach the host device or may reach it in distorted form Baud Rate 600 Baud Rate 1200 Baud Rate 2400 Baud Rate 4800 ...

Page 87: ...RS 232 Interface 6 9 Baud Rate continued Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 19 200 Baud Rate 38 400 ...

Page 88: ...ost device requirements Select Odd parity to set the parity bit value to 0 or 1 based on data to ensure that the coded character contains an odd number of 1 bits Odd Select Even parity to set the parity bit value to 0 or 1 based on data to ensure that the coded character contains an even number of 1 bits Even Select Mark parity and the parity bit is always 1 Mark ...

Page 89: ...RS 232 Interface 6 11 Parity continued Select Space parity and the parity bit is always 0 Space Select None when no parity bit is required None ...

Page 90: ...acter and prepares the receiving device for the next character in the serial data stream Select the number of stop bits one or two depending on the number the receiving terminal host is programmed to accommodate 1 Stop Bit 2 Stop Bits Data Bits This parameter allows the scanner to interface with devices requiring a 7 bit or 8 bit ASCII protocol 7 Bit 8 Bit ...

Page 91: ...rs Select whether or not to check the parity framing and overrun of received characters 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 92: ... host asserts CTS the scanner transmits data If after the Host Serial Response Time out default the CTS line is not asserted the scanner sounds a transmit error and discards the data When data transmission completes the scanner negates RTS 10 msec after sending the last character The host should respond by negating CTS The scanner checks for a negated CTS upon the next data transmission During dat...

Page 93: ...ted before transmitting data If CTS is not asserted within Host Serial Response Time out default the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data RTS CTS Option 2 RTS CTS Option 3 If you select Option 3 the scanner asserts RTS prior to any data transmission regardless of the state of CTS The scanner waits up to Host Serial Response Time out default for CTS to be asserted If CTS is not ...

Page 94: ... same data again and waits for either an ACK or NAK After three unsuccessful attempts to send data after receiving NAKs the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data The scanner waits up to the programmable Host Serial Response Time out to receive an ACK or NAK If the scanner does not get a response in this time it issues an error indication and discards the data There are no retrie...

Page 95: ...OFF The scanner receives an XOFF before it has data to send When the scanner has data to send it waits up to Host Serial Response Time out for an XON character before transmission If it does not receive an XON within this time it issues an error indication and discards the data The scanner receives an XOFF during a transmission Data transmission then stops after sending the current byte When the s...

Page 96: ...pecifies how long the scanner waits for an ACK NAK or CTS before determining that a transmission error occurred This only applies when in one of the ACK NAK software handshaking modes or in RTS CTS hardware handshaking mode Minimum 2 Sec Low 2 5 Sec Medium 5 Sec High 7 5 Sec Maximum 9 9 Sec ...

Page 97: ...elect Low RTS or High RTS line state Host Low RTS Host High RTS Beep on BEL If you enable this parameter the scanner issues a beep when it detects a BEL character on the RS 232 serial line BEL gains a user s attention to an illegal entry or other important event Beep On BEL Character Enable Do Not Beep On BEL Character Disable ...

Page 98: ...LS2208 Product Reference Guide 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 99: ...ulse Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize Select Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The scanner sounds no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send bar code data up to the first unknown character The scanner sounds an error beep Send Bar Code with unknown ch...

Page 100: ...s Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 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 ...

Page 101: ...033 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 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1057 7 7 1056 8 8 Table 6 4 Prefix Suffix Values continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 102: ... 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 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V Table 6 4 Prefix Suffix Values continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 103: ...096 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 1106 J j 1107 K k 1108 L 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 Table 6 4 Prefix Suffix Values continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 104: ...rence Guide 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 6 4 Prefix Suffix Values continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character ...

Page 105: ...nnects directly to a USB host or a powered USB hub which powers it No additional power supply is required Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Connecting a USB Interface Figure 7 1 USB Connection North American Standard USB Keyboard Feature Option Indicates Default USB Series A Connector Interface cable ...

Page 106: ...the USB interface cable to the bottom of the scanner as described in Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Plug the series A connector in the USB host or hub or plug the Plus Power connector in an available port of the IBM SurePOS terminal 3 Select the USB device type See USB Device Type on page 7 4 4 On first installation when using Windows the software prompts you to select or install the...

Page 107: ...logies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 7 1 USB Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number USB Host Parameters USB Device Type HID Keyboard Emulation 7 4 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes North American 7 6 USB Keystroke Delay No Delay 7 9 USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 7 10 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 7 11 Emulate Keypad Disable 7 12 USB FN1 Substitution Disable 7 ...

Page 108: ...ash register with IBM OEM specification compliant drivers supplied by the cash register vendor IBM Hand Held USB requires drivers supplied by the Point of Service POS device vendor Check with the POS vendor to verify these drivers USB OPOS Hand Held Use this device type with Motorola s OPOS JPOS compliant drivers available from Support Central at http support symbol com Motorola only supports one ...

Page 109: ...e continued NOTE When changing USB Device Types the scanner automatically restarts and issues the standard startup beep sequences IBM Table Top USB HID Keyboard Emulation IBM Hand Held USB USB OPOS Hand Held Simple COM Port Emulation ...

Page 110: ...ar code corresponding to the keyboard type This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device NOTE When changing Country Selection the scanner automatically restarts and issues the standard startup beep sequences North American Standard USB Keyboard French Windows German Windows ...

Page 111: ...USB Interface 7 7 USB Country Keyboard Types continued Spanish Windows Italian Windows French Canadian Windows 95 98 French Canadian Windows 2000 XP French Belgian Windows ...

Page 112: ...7 8 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard Types continued Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows ASCII Portuguese Brazilian Windows ...

Page 113: ...eystroke Delay This parameter sets the delay in milliseconds between emulated keystrokes Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require slower data transmission No Delay Long Delay 40 msec Medium Delay 20 msec ...

Page 114: ...o the HID Keyboard Emulation device Enable this to preserve the case of the data 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 Do Not Override Caps Lock Key Disable Override Caps Lock Key Enable ...

Page 115: ...end Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The scanner sounds no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to prevent sending bar codes containing at least one unknown character to the host The scanner sounds an error beep Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Transmit Do Not Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters Disable ...

Page 116: ...6 5 ALT Break Disable Keypad Emulation Enable Keypad Emulation USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device When enabled this allows replacing any FN 1 characters in an EAN 128 bar code with a Key Category and value chosen by the user see FN 1 Substitution Values on page 13 6 to set the Key Category and Key Value Enable Disable ...

Page 117: ...tries that do not have a bold entry remain the same whether or not you enable this parameter Disable Function Key Mapping Enable Function Key Mapping Simulated Caps Lock Enable this to invert the upper and lower case characters on the scanned bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the keyboard This inversion occurs regardless of the keyboard s Caps Lock state Disable Simulated Caps Lock ...

Page 118: ...7 14 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Convert Case Enable this to convert all bar code data to the selected case No Case Conversion Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case ...

Page 119: ... 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 V CTRL V 1023 W CTRL W The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 7 13 Otherwise the unbolded ke...

Page 120: ...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 Table 7 2 USB ASCII Character Set continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 7 13 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 121: ...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 Table 7 2 USB ASCII Character Set continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 7 13 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 122: ...0 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 Table 7 2 USB ASCII Character Set continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 7 13 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 123: ...16 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 7 2 USB ASCII Character Set continued Prefix Suffix Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keystroke The keystroke in bold transmits only if you enabled Function Key Mapping on page 7 13 Otherwise the unbolded keystroke transmits ...

Page 124: ...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 125: ...055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 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 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: ...GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Table 7 4 USB GUI Shift Keys continued GUI Shift Keys Keystroke 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 127: ...ys F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F10 5011 F11 5012 F 12 5013 F 13 5014 F 14 5015 F 15 5016 F16 5017 F 17 5018 F 18 5019 F 19 5020 F 20 5021 F 21 5022 F 22 5023 F 23 5024 F 24 ...

Page 128: ...LS2208 Product Reference Guide Table 7 6 USB Keypad Keys Keypad Keys 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 129: ...ended 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 130: ...7 26 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 131: ...ace Introduction This chapter includes IBM 468X 469X host information for setting up the scanner Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Disable Convert to Code 39 Feature Option Indicates Default ...

Page 132: ...om of the scanner as described in Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the appropriate port on the host typically Port 9 3 Scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter to configure the scanner Host Port Connector Interface Cable NOTE The only required configuration is the port number The IBM system typically controls most other scanner para...

Page 133: ...e s in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 8 4 NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 8 1 IBM Host Default Table Parameter Default Page Number IBM 468X 469X Host Parameters Port Address None Selected 8 4 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable 8 5 ...

Page 134: ... 469X port used NOTE Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS 485 interface on the scanner Non IBM Scanner Emulation Port 5B Hand held Scanner Emulation Port 9B 1 None Selected Table Top Scanner Emulation Port 17 NOTE 1 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection ...

Page 135: ...69X Interface 8 5 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 136: ...8 6 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 137: ...cation The scanner connects either to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a portable terminal or Point of Sale POS terminal In this mode the scanner emulates the signal of a digital wand to make it readable by a wand decoder Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Transmit Unknown Characters Feature Option Indicates Default ...

Page 138: ...for the host Figure 9 1 Wand Emulation Connection 1 Connect the Wand Emulation interface cable to the bottom of the scanner as described in Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the Wand port on the portable data terminal or controller 3 Scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter to configure the scanner Wand Port Portable Data Terminal In...

Page 139: ... preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 9 1 Wand Emulation Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller1 9 4 Leading Margin 80 msec 9 5 Polarity Bar High Margin Low 9 6 Ignore Unknown Characters Ignore 9 6 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Disable 9 7 Convert Code 39 to Ful...

Page 140: ... Emulation Host Types Select the wand emulation host by scanning one of the bar codes below Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller1 Symbol PDT Terminal MSI Symbol PTC Terminal Telxon NOTE 1User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection ...

Page 141: ...that precedes the first bar of the scan in milliseconds The minimum allowed value is 80 msec and the maximum is 250 msec This parameter is used to accommodate older wand decoders which cannot handle short leading margins 80 msec 140 msec 200 msec NOTE 250 msec is the maximum value that this parameter can attain however 200 msec is sufficient ...

Page 142: ...ows represent bars Scan the appropriate bar code below to select the polarity the decoder requires Bar High Margin Low Bar Low Margin High Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize Select Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The scanner sounds no error beeps Select Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unk...

Page 143: ...ers when the scanner encounters characters that do not have a corresponding character it emits an error beep and discards the data Enable Convert to Code 39 for Wand Host Disable Convert to Code 39 for Wand Host Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII By default a space replaces any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set Enable this parameter to encode the data se...

Page 144: ...9 8 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 145: ...e this mode when you require undecoded scanner emulation communication With this host the scanner connects either to an external decoder or to a decoder integrated in a portable terminal or Point of Sale POS terminal Throughout the programming bar code menus asterisks indicate default values Parameter Process and Pass Through Feature Option Indicates Default ...

Page 146: ...ion Connection 1 Connect the undecoded interface cable to the bottom of the scanner as described in Installing the Interface Cable on page 1 3 2 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the scanner port on the portable data terminal or controller 3 Scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter to configure the scanner Host Port Connector Interface cable CAUTION Connect the scanner to 5 vol...

Page 147: ...ed Scanner Emulation Default Table Parameter Default Page Number Beep Style Beep on Successful Transmit 10 5 Parameter Pass Through Parameter Process and Pass Through 10 6 Convert Newer Code Types Convert Newer Code Types 10 7 Module Width 20 µs 10 7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Do Not Convert to Bar Codes to Code 39 10 8 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 10 8 Transmission Timeout 3 second...

Page 148: ...10 4 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Undecoded Scanner Emulation Host Scan the bar code below to enable the undecoded scanner emulation host Undecoded Scanner Emulation Host ...

Page 149: ...r and the attached decoder beep at the same time The second option is to beep on the scanner s decode This results in a double beep sequence from most decoders since the scanner beeps and the decoder beeps at a different frequency when it successfully decodes the output The third option is to not beep at all since the attached decoder issues the decode beep In all cases if an error occurs the scan...

Page 150: ...oder In this way customers using Motorola compliant decoders can control the behavior of the entire system by scanning the necessary parameters only once Parameter Process and Pass Through Parameter Process Only NOTE To enable D 2 of 5 for example simply scan the D 2 of 5 Enable parameter bar code on the scanner The scanner and the attached decoder both process the parameter ...

Page 151: ... not listed on this chart transmit normally If you disable this parameter when decoding these code types the scanner issues Convert Error beeps and transmits no data Convert Newer Code Types Reject Newer Code Types Module Width The standard module width is 20 µs For extremely slow decoder system use this parameter to extend this module width to 50 µs 20 µs Module Width 50 µs Module Width Scan this...

Page 152: ...II Conversion By default a space replaces any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set Enable this parameter to encode the data sent to the undecoded scanner emulation host in Code 39 Full ASCII In order to do this the host must be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data This setting applies only if you enabled Convert to Code 39 Disable Convert Code 39 ...

Page 153: ...cessful transmission If after a specified amount of time the Decode signal is not asserted indicating the attached decoder did not receive the bar code data the scanner issues Transmit Error beeps Scan the appropriate bar code below to select the desired transmission timeout 3 Second Transmission Timeout 4 Second Transmission Timeout 5 Second Transmission Timeout 10 Second Transmission Timeout 30 ...

Page 154: ...gnore Unknown Characters to send all bar code data except for unknown characters The scanner sounds no error beeps Select Convert Error on Unknown Characters to prevent sending bar codes containing at least one unknown character to the decoder The scanner sounds a Convert Error beep Ignore Unknown Characters Convert Error On Unknown Characters ...

Page 155: ...d Scanner Emulation Interface 10 11 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 156: ...t successfully decoded the transmitted bar code Some decoders however do not assert the Decode signal to tell the scanner that a decode occurred In this case the scanner emits Transmit Error beeps to indicate that the bar code was not successfully transmitted Scan the Ignore Decode LED bar code below to disable the Transmit Error beeps Check For Decode LED Ignore Decode LED ...

Page 157: ...the host application the scanner is programmed rather than modifying the host software Program scanners via PC download or by scanning a sheet of bar codes generated by the utility Scanner programming is saved in a file for electronic distribution 123Scan includes a help file Communication With the 123Scan PC Based Configuration Tool To communicate with the 123Scan program which runs on a PC with ...

Page 158: ...cate with the 123Scan program load 123Scan included in the documentation CD ROM onto your PC and scan the bar code below Refer to 123Scan instructions for programming the scanner NOTE Scanning this bar code enables the 123Scan interface on the scanner 123Scan Configuration ...

Page 159: ...efaults on page 4 3 If you are not using a Synapse or USB cable you must select a host type See each host chapter for specific host information Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases scan one bar code to set a specific parameter value For example to transmit bar code data without the UPC A check digit scan the Do Not Transmit UPC A Check Digit bar code under Transmit UPC A UPC E UPC E1 Check Dig...

Page 160: ...isable 12 6 EAN 8 JAN 8 Enable 12 18 EAN 13 JAN 13 Enable 12 7 Bookland EAN Disable 12 8 Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals 2 and 5 digits Ignore 12 9 User Programmable Supplementals Supplemental 1 Supplemental 2 12 12 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy 7 12 12 Transmit UPC A Check Digit Enable 12 13 Transmit UPC E Check Digit Enable 12 13 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Enable 12 13 UPC A Preamble Sys...

Page 161: ... ASCII Conversion Disable 12 28 Buffer Code 39 Disable 12 29 Code 93 Code 93 Disable 12 32 Set Length s for Code 93 4 to 55 12 33 Code 11 Code 11 Disable 12 34 Set Lengths for Code 11 4 to 55 12 35 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Disable 12 36 Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Disable 12 37 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Enable 12 38 Set Lengths for I 2 of 5 14 12 39 I 2 of 5 Check Di...

Page 162: ... 12 50 Transmit MSI Check Digit Disable 12 50 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Mod 10 Mod 10 12 51 GS1 DataBar Formerly RSS Reduced Space Symbology GS1 DataBar 14 Disable 12 52 GS1 DataBar Limited Disable 12 52 GS1 DataBar Expanded Disable 12 53 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN Disable 12 53 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 1 12 54 Security Level 0 12 56 Bi directional Redundancy Disable...

Page 163: ...Symbologies 12 5 UPC EAN Enable Disable UPC A UPC E To enable or disable UPC A or UPC E scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC A Disable UPC A Enable UPC E Disable UPC E ...

Page 164: ...t Reference Guide Enable Disable UPC E1 UPC E1 is disabled by default To enable or disable UPC E1 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UPC E1 Disable UPC E1 NOTE UPC E1 is not a UCC Uniform Code Council approved symbology ...

Page 165: ...Symbologies 12 7 Enable Disable EAN 13 EAN 8 To enable or disable EAN 13 or EAN 8 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable EAN 13 Disable EAN 13 Enable EAN 8 Disable EAN 8 ...

Page 166: ...appropriate bar code below Enable Bookland EAN Disable Bookland EAN NOTE If you enable Bookland EAN select a Bookland ISBN Format on page 12 19 Also select either Decode UPC EAN Supplementals Autodiscriminate UPC EAN Supplementals or Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode in Decode UPC EAN JAN Supplementals on page 12 9 ...

Page 167: ...s no supplemental The scanner transmits UPC EAN bar codes that do not have that prefix immediately Enable 378 379 Supplemental Mode Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode Enable 977 Supplemental Mode Enable 414 419 434 439 Supplemental Mode Enable 491 Supplemental Mode Enable Smart Supplemental Mode applies to EAN 13 bar codes starting with any prefix listed previously Supplemental User Programmable Typ...

Page 168: ...tals continued Ignore UPC EAN JAN With Supplementals Decode UPC EAN JAN Only With Supplementals Autodiscriminate UPC EAN JAN Supplementals Enable 378 379 Supplemental Mode Enable 978 979 Supplemental Mode Enable 977 Supplemental Mode Enable 414 419 434 439 Supplemental Mode ...

Page 169: ...als continued Enable 491 Supplemental Mode Enable Smart Supplemental Mode Supplemental User Programmable Type 1 Supplemental User Programmable Type 1 and 2 Smart Supplemental Plus User Programmable 1 Smart Supplemental Plus User Programmable 1 and 2 ...

Page 170: ...pplemental User Programmable 2 UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy If you selected Autodiscriminate UPC EAN JAN Supplementals or one of the supplemental modes this option adjusts the number of times to decode a symbol without supplementals before transmission The range is from two to thirty times Five or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC EAN symbols with and without supplementals The...

Page 171: ...he appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC A UPC E or UPC E1 check digit It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data Transmit UPC A Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC A Check Digit Transmit UPC E Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC E Check Digit Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit ...

Page 172: ...ere are three options for transmitting 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 No Preamble DATA System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA ...

Page 173: ... options for transmitting 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 System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA ...

Page 174: ...ere are three options for transmitting UPC E1 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 System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA ...

Page 175: ...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 Disable this to transmit UPC E decoded data as UPC E data without conversion Convert UPC E to UPC A Enable Do Not Convert UPC E to UPC A Disable ...

Page 176: ...amming selections e g Preamble Check Digit Disable this to transmit UPC E1 decoded data as UPC E1 data without conversion Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Enable Do Not Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Disable EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend Enable this to add five leading zeros to decoded EAN 8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN 13 symbols Disable this to transmit EAN 8 symbols as is Enable EAN JAN Zero Extend Di...

Page 177: ...y Data starting with 979 is not considered Bookland in this mode Bookland ISBN 13 The scanner reports Bookland data starting with either 978 or 979 as EAN 13 in 13 digit format to meet the 2007 ISBN 13 protocol Bookland ISBN 10 Bookland ISBN 13 NOTE For Bookland EAN to function properly first enable Bookland EAN using Enable Disable Bookland EAN on page 12 8 then select either Decode UPC EAN Suppl...

Page 178: ...ters become prone to misdecodes before others i e 1 2 7 8 If you are experiencing misdecodes of poorly printed bar codes and the misdecodes are limited to these characters select this security level UPC EAN Security Level 1 UPC EAN Security Level 2 If you are experiencing misdecodes of poorly printed bar codes and the misdecodes are not limited to characters 1 2 7 and 8 select this security level ...

Page 179: ... starting with digit 99 and UPCA EAN 128 Coupon Codes You must enable UPC A EAN 13 and EAN 128 to scan all types of Coupon Codes Enable UCC Coupon Extended Code Disable UCC Coupon Extended Code NOTE The Decode UPC EAN Supplemental Redundancy parameter controls autodiscrimination of the EAN128 right half of a coupon code ...

Page 180: ...nable Disable Code 128 To enable or disable Code 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 128 Disable Code 128 Enable Disable UCC EAN 128 To enable or disable UCC EAN 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable UCC EAN 128 Disable UCC EAN 128 ...

Page 181: ...Symbologies 12 23 Enable Disable ISBT 128 To enable or disable ISBT 128 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable ISBT 128 Disable ISBT 128 ...

Page 182: ...able Disable Trioptic Code 39 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 Enable Trioptic Code 39 Disable Trioptic Code 39 NOTE Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously ...

Page 183: ... 39 to Code 32 Enable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Disable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Code 32 Prefix Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable adding the prefix character A to all Code 32 bar codes Enable Code 32 Prefix Disable Code 32 Prefix NOTE Enable Code 39 in order for this parameter to function NOTE Convert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for this parameter to function ...

Page 184: ...ing either of two selected lengths Select the 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 error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 Code 39 Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this option to ...

Page 185: ...include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded Only enable this if your Code 39 symbols contain a Modulo 43 check digit Enable Code 39 Check Digit Disable Code 39 Check Digit Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Scan a bar code below to transmit Code 39 data with or without the check digit Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Enable Do Not Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Disable NOTE You must enable Code 39 Check Digit...

Page 186: ...le 5 2 and for the mapping of Code 39 characters to ASCII values Enable Code 39 Full ASCII Disable Code 39 Full ASCII NOTE You cannot enable Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII simultaneously Code 39 Full ASCII to Full ASCII Correlation is host dependent see the ASCII Character Set Table for the appropriate interface See page 5 3 for the Wedge Host conversion table page 7 3 for the USB Host co...

Page 187: ...ode 39 Motorola recommends configuring the scanner to decode Code 39 symbology only Buffer Code 39 Enable Do Not Buffer Code 39 Disable While there is data in the transmission buffer you cannot select Do Not Buffer Code 39 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 p...

Page 188: ... start character a plus and a stop character The scanner transmits and clears the buffer The scanner issues a low high beep Transmit Buffer 2 Scan a Code 39 bar code with a leading character other than a space The scanner appends new decode data to buffered data The scanner transmits and clears the buffer The scanner signals that the buffer transmitted with a low high beep Scanner transmits and cl...

Page 189: ...canner indicates that the symbol was rejected by issuing three long 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 low high low beep signals that the buffer is empty No transmission occurs The buffer remains empty ...

Page 190: ...12 32 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Code 93 Enable Disable Code 93 To enable or disable Code 93 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 ...

Page 191: ...r of two selected lengths Select the 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 change the selection scan Cancel on page D 3 Code 93 Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this option to decode ...

Page 192: ...12 34 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Code 11 To enable or disable Code 11 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Code 11 Disable Code 11 ...

Page 193: ...er of two selected lengths Select the 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 change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 Code 11 Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this option to decode a...

Page 194: ...es 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 your Code 11 symbols Disable One Check Digit Two Check Digits ...

Page 195: ...its This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit s Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Enable Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Disable NOTE You must enable Code 11 Check Digit Verification for this parameter to function ...

Page 196: ...terleaved 2 of 5 ITF Enable Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 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 Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 ...

Page 197: ... or 14 characters select I 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 I 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this option to decode an I 2 of 5 symbol within a specific length range Select the length range using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode I 2 of 5 symbols ...

Page 198: ...ification Enable this feature to check 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 Disable USS Check Digit OPCC Check Digit ...

Page 199: ...git Disable Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 This parameter converts a 14 character I 2 of 5 code into EAN 13 and transmits 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 Scan the Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Enable bar code to enable this function Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Enable Do Not Convert I 2 of 5 to E...

Page 200: ...Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Discrete 2 of 5 DTF Enable Disable Discrete 2 of 5 To enable or disable Discrete 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Discrete 2 of 5 Disable Discrete 2 of 5 ...

Page 201: ...or 14 characters select D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 D 2 of 5 Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this option to decode a D 2 of 5 symbol within a specific length range Select the length range using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode D 2 of 5 symbols co...

Page 202: ... 44 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Chinese 2 of 5 Enable Disable Chinese 2 of 5 To enable or disable Chinese 2 of 5 scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Chinese 2 of 5 Disable Chinese 2 of 5 ...

Page 203: ...Symbologies 12 45 Codabar NW 7 Enable Disable Codabar To enable or disable Codabar scan the appropriate bar code below Enable Codabar Disable Codabar ...

Page 204: ...containing either of two selected lengths Select the lengths from the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode only those 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 change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 Codabar Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this opti...

Page 205: ...ymbol Use this feature if your host system requires this data format Enable CLSI Editing Disable CLSI Editing NOTIS Editing Enable this to strips the start and stop characters from a decoded Codabar symbol Use this feature if your host system requires this data format Enable NOTIS Editing Disable NOTIS Editing NOTE Symbol length does not include start and stop characters ...

Page 206: ...12 48 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide MSI Enable Disable MSI To enable or disable MSI scan the appropriate bar code below Enable MSI Disable MSI ...

Page 207: ...r 2 or 14 characters select MSI Two Discrete Lengths then scan 0 2 1 and then 4 To correct an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 MSI Two Discrete Lengths Length Within Range Select this option to decode an MSI symbol with a specific length range Select the length range using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes For example to decode MSI symbols containing between ...

Page 208: ... 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 12 51 to select second digit algorithms One MSI Check Digit Two MSI Check Digits Transmit MSI Check Digit s Scan a bar code below to transmit MSI data with or without the check digit Transmit MSI Check Digit s Enable Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit s Disab...

Page 209: ...es 12 51 MSI Check Digit Algorithm There are two algorithms for verifying the second MSI check digit Select the bar code corresponding to the algorithm used to encode your check digit MOD 10 MOD 11 MOD 10 MOD 10 ...

Page 210: ...variants of GS1 DataBar are DataBar 14 DataBar Expanded and DataBar Limited The limited and expanded versions have stacked variants Scan the appropriate bar codes to enable or disable each variant of GS1 DataBar Enable GS1 DataBar 14 Disable GS1 DataBar 14 Enable GS1 DataBar Limited Disable GS1 DataBar Limited ...

Page 211: ...rip the leading 010 from GS1 DataBar 14 and GS1 DataBar Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit and report the bar code as EAN 13 Enabling this strips the leading 0100 from bar codes beginning with two or more zeros but not six zeros and reports the bar code as UPC A The UPC A Preamble parameter to transmit the system character and country code applies to converted bar codes Note...

Page 212: ... Select the redundancy level appropriate for the bar code quality Redundancy Level 1 The following code types must be successfully read twice before being decoded Redundancy Level 1 Redundancy Level 2 The following code types must be successfully read twice before being decoded Redundancy Level 2 Code Type Code Length Codabar 8 characters or less MSI 4 characters or less D 2 of 5 8 characters or l...

Page 213: ...des must be read three times Redundancy Level 3 Redundancy Level 4 The following code types must be successfully read three times before being decoded Redundancy Level 4 Code Type Code Length MSI Plessey 4 characters or less D 2 of 5 8 characters or less I 2 of 5 8 characters or less Codabar 8 characters or less Code Type Code Length All All ...

Page 214: ...nner aggressiveness so be sure to choose only that level of security necessary for your application Security Level 0 This is the default setting which allows the scanner to operate in its most aggressive state while providing sufficient security in decoding most in spec bar codes Security Level 0 Security Level 1 Select this option if misdecodes occur This security level eliminates most misdecodes...

Page 215: ...is security level Be advised selecting this option is an extreme measure against mis decoding severely out of spec bar codes Selecting this level of security significantly impairs the scanner s decoding ability If you need this level of security try to improve the quality of the bar codes Security Level 3 ...

Page 216: ... a good decode Enable Bi directional Redundancy Disable Bi directional Redundancy Intercharacter Gap Size The Code 39 and Codabar symbologies have an intercharacter gap that is typically quite small Due to various bar code printing technologies this gap can grow larger than the maximum size allowed preventing decode If this occurs select Large Intercharacter Gaps to tolerate these out of specifica...

Page 217: ...low to report the MIMIC software revision installed in the scanner s secondary microprocessor Symbol scanners that do not use MIMIC architecture report nothing Report MIMIC Software Version Report Synapse Cable Scan the bar code below to report the software revision of the attached Synapse cable If the scanner does not detect an attached Synapse cable it reports Synapse not attached Report Synapse...

Page 218: ...12 60 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 219: ...ies and Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting for customizing data for transmission to the host device Before programming follow the instructions in Chapter 1 Getting Started The scanner ships with the settings in the Miscellaneous Scanner Options Default Table on page 13 2 also see Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all host and miscellaneous scanner defaults If the default values suit requ...

Page 220: ...rs Table 13 1 lists the defaults for miscellaneous scanner options parameters To change an option scan the appropriate bar code s in the Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters section beginning on page 13 3 NOTE See Appendix A Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences hosts symbologies and miscellaneous default parameters Table 13 1 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Default Table Parameter Defaul...

Page 221: ... 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 1 and AIM Code Identifiers on page B 2 Symbol Code ID Character AIM Code ID Character None NOTE If you enable Symbol Code ID Character or AIM Code ID Character and enable Transmit...

Page 222: ...orrect an error or change a selection scan Cancel on page D 3 Scan Prefix Scan Suffix Scan Data Transmission Format To change the scan data format scan Scan Options and one of the following four bar codes corresponding to the desired format Data As Is DATA SUFFIX PREFIX DATA PREFIX DATA SUFFIX Scan Enter on page 13 5 to complete the change To set values for the prefix and or suffix see Prefix Suff...

Page 223: ...Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 5 Scan Data Transmission Format continued Data As Is DATA SUFFIX PREFIX DATA PREFIX DATA SUFFIX Enter Data Format Cancel ...

Page 224: ...s 3 To correct an error or change the selection scan CANCEL To enable FN1 Substitution for Wedge scan the Enable Keyboard Wedge FN1 Substitution bar code on page 5 13 To enable FN1 Substitution for USB HID Keyboard scan the Enable USB Keyboard FN1 Substitution bar code on page 7 12 Transmit No Read Message Scan a bar code below to select whether or not a No Read message transmits Enable this to tr...

Page 225: ...e Auxiliary Synapse Port connection In all other cases when using the cable Motorola recommends the default setting To disconnect and reconnect the 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 Plug and Play Synapse Connection Standard Synapse Connection Auxi...

Page 226: ...13 8 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 227: ... may consist of single or multiple criteria applied to single or multiple actions For instance a data formatting rule could be Criteria When scan data is Code 39 length 12 and data at the start position is the string 129 Actions pad all sends with zeros to length 8 send all data up to X send a space Scanning a Code 39 bar code of 1299X1559828 transmits the following 00001299 space If you scan a Co...

Page 228: ...criteria actions and entire rules Beeper Definitions on page 2 2 help guide you through the programming steps ADF Bar Code Menu Example This section provides an example of how to enter and use ADF rules 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 distribution center also has products that car...

Page 229: ...aining data 14 20 High High 4 Send CTRL M 14 39 High High 5 Save Rule 14 6 High Low High Low If you made any mistakes while entering this rule scan Quit Entering Rules on page 14 7 If you already saved the rule scan Erase Previously Saved Rule on page 14 7 Alternate Rule Sets You can group ADF rules into one of four alternate sets which you can turn on and off when needed This is useful to format ...

Page 230: ...ngth 1 that begins with N turn off rule set number 1 Or include the switching back to normal rules in the sale rule When scanning a bar code of length 15 send the next 2 characters send the class key send the next 8 characters send the stock key turn off rule set 1 It is recommended that you scan Disable All Rule Sets on page 14 8 after programming a rule belonging to an alternate rule set In addi...

Page 231: ...ove also applies to them For the Symbol LS2208 this applies to prefix suffix programming in the parameter Scan Data Transmission Format These rules reside in the same rule list as ADF rules so the order of their creation is also important Default Rules Every unit has a default rule to send all scan data Units with custom software may have one or more default rules burned in The rules hierarchy che...

Page 232: ...i e two bar codes to represent a 0 1 second interval For example scan bar codes 0 and 1 from Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes to insert a 0 1 second pause scan 0 and 5 for a 0 5 second delay To correct an error or to change a selection scan Numeric Cancel on page D 3 Pause Duration Begin New Rule Scan this bar code to start entering a new rule Save Rule Scan this bar code to save the rule you entered ...

Page 233: ...e these bar codes to erase criteria actions or rules Quit Entering Rules Scan this bar code to quit entering rules Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Actions And Start Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Erase All Rules Quit Entering Rules ...

Page 234: ...14 8 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets Disable Rule Set 1 Disable Rule Set 2 Disable Rule Set 4 Disable Rule Set 3 Disable All Rule Sets ...

Page 235: ...ct all code types to be affected by the rule Scan all selected codes in succession before selecting other criteria To select all code types don t select any code types Code 39 Codabar 6C13D25 GS1 DataBar 14 GS1 DataBar Limited Code 128 GS1 DataBar Expanded ...

Page 236: ...14 10 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Scan the bar codes for all code types desired before selecting other criteria I 2 OF 5 UPC A D 2 OF 5 UPC E EAN 8 IATA 2 OF 5 Code 93 EAN 13 ...

Page 237: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 11 Code Types continued UCC EAN 128 MSI UPC E1 Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 Chinese 2 of 5 Coupon Code ...

Page 238: ...n these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code types must contain Select one length per rule only Don t select any code length to select code types of any length 1 Character 2 Characters 3 Characters 4 Characters 5 Characters 6 Characters ...

Page 239: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 13 Code Lengths continued 7 Characters 8 Characters 9 Characters 10 Characters 11 Characters 12 Characters ...

Page 240: ...14 14 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths continued 13 Characters 15 Characters 16 Characters 14 Characters 17 Characters 18 Characters ...

Page 241: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 15 Code Lengths continued 20 Characters 19 Characters 21 Characters 23 Characters 24 Characters 22 Characters ...

Page 242: ...14 16 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths continued 25 Characters 26 Characters 28 Characters 27 Characters 29 Characters 30 Characters ...

Page 243: ...r or characters up to a total of 8 using the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 14 73 3 Scan End Of Message on page 14 79 Specific String Any Location 1 Scan the following bar code 2 Enter a location by scanning a two digit number representing the position use a leading zero if necessary using the Numeric Keypad on page 14 18 3 Scan the bar codes representing the desired character or characters up to a...

Page 244: ...14 18 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Numeric Keypad Do not confuse bar codes on this page with those on the alphanumeric keyboard 0 1 3 2 4 5 7 9 6 8 Cancel ...

Page 245: ...e Belongs To Set Select the set to which a rule belongs There are four possible rule sets See Alternate Rule Sets on page 14 3 for more information Rule Belongs To Set 3 Rule Belongs To Set 1 Rule Belongs To Set 2 Rule Belongs To Set 4 ...

Page 246: ...e that only bar codes for Send Next 1 to 20 appear here and can be scanned multiple times to send values greater then 20 For instance to send the next 28 characters scan Send Next 20 Characters then Send Next 8 Characters Use these bar codes to send data Send All Data That Remains Send Next Character Send Next 3 Characters Send Next 2 Characters Send Next 4 Characters Send Next 5 Characters Send N...

Page 247: ...ntinued Send Next 8 Characters Send Next 9 Characters Send Next 11 Characters Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 13 Characters Send Next 15 Characters Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 17 Characters ...

Page 248: ...14 22 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send Data continued Send Next 19 Characters Send Next 18 Characters Send Next 20 Characters ...

Page 249: ...sequential occurrences of a selected character For example if the selected character is A then the cursor moves past A AA AAA etc Scan Move Cursor Past Character then select a character from the Alphanumeric Keyboard If the character is not there the cursor does not move i e has no effect 14 24 Skip Ahead N Characters Scan one of these bar codes to select the number of positions ahead to move the ...

Page 250: ...code from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 14 73 Send Pause Scan the bar code below to insert a pause in the transmission of data The Pause Duration parameter controls the length of this pause NOTE If there is no match when the rule is interpreted and the rule fails the next rule is checked Move Cursor To Character Move Cursor Past Character Move Cursor To Start Send Pause ...

Page 251: ...des to skip ahead characters Skip Ahead 2 Characters Skip Ahead 4 Characters Skip Ahead 1 Character Skip Ahead 3 Characters Skip Ahead 5 Characters Skip Ahead 6 Characters Skip Ahead 8 Characters Skip Ahead 7 Characters Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Characters ...

Page 252: ...wing bar codes to skip back characters Skip Back 1 Characters Skip Back 3 Characters Skip Back 2 Characters Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters ...

Page 253: ...ting 14 27 Send Preset Value Use these bar codes to send preset values Set these values using the prefix suffix values in Table 6 4 on page 6 22 Send Value 2 Send Value 1 Send Value 4 Send Value 3 Send Value 5 Send Value 6 ...

Page 254: ... or Send Preset Value options Remove All Spaces To remove all spaces in the send commands that follow scan this bar code Crunch All Spaces To leave one space between words scan this bar code This also removes all leading and trailing spaces Stop Space Removal Scan this bar code to disable space removal Remove Leading Zeros Scan this bar code to remove all leading zeros Stop Zero Removal Scan this ...

Page 255: ...can the bar code containing the desired number of spaces Send commands activate this parameter Pad Spaces To Length 1 Pad Spaces To Length 2 Pad Spaces To Length 4 Pad Spaces To Length 3 Pad Spaces To Length 5 Pad Spaces To Length 6 Pad Spaces To Length 8 Pad Spaces To Length 7 ...

Page 256: ...rence Guide Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 9 Pad Spaces To Length 10 Pad Spaces To Length 12 Pad Spaces To Length 11 Pad Spaces To Length 13 Pad Spaces To Length 14 Pad Spaces To Length 16 Pad Spaces To Length 15 ...

Page 257: ...4 31 Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 17 Pad Spaces To Length 18 Pad Spaces To Length 20 Pad Spaces To Length 19 Pad Spaces To Length 21 Pad Spaces To Length 22 Pad Spaces To Length 24 Pad Spaces To Length 23 ...

Page 258: ...208 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces continued Pad Spaces To Length 25 Pad Spaces To Length 26 Pad Spaces To Length 28 Pad Spaces To Length 27 Pad Spaces To Length 29 Pad Spaces To Length 30 Stop Pad Spaces ...

Page 259: ...scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros This parameter is activated by Send commands Pad Zeros To Length 1 Pad Zeros To Length 2 Pad Zeros To Length 4 Pad Zeros To Length 3 Pad Zeros To Length 5 Pad Zeros To Length 6 Pad Zeros To Length 8 Pad Zeros To Length 7 ...

Page 260: ... Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 9 Pad Zeros To Length 10 Pad Zeros To Length 12 Pad Zeros To Length 11 Pad Zeros To Length 13 Pad Zeros To Length 14 Pad Zeros To Length 15 Pad Zeros To Length 16 ...

Page 261: ...ing 14 35 Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 17 Pad Zeros To Length 19 Pad Zeros To Length 18 Pad Zeros To Length 20 Pad Zeros To Length 21 Pad Zeros To Length 23 Pad Zeros To Length 22 Pad Zeros To Length 24 ...

Page 262: ... LS2208 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros continued Pad Zeros To Length 25 Pad Zeros To Length 27 Pad Zeros To Length 26 Pad Zeros To Length 28 Pad Zeros To Length 29 Stop Pad Zeros Pad Zeros To Length 30 ...

Page 263: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 37 Beeps Select a beep sequence for each ADF rule Beep Once Beep Twice Beep Three Times ...

Page 264: ...end Keystroke Control Characters and Keyboard Characters Control Characters Scan the Send __ bar code for the keystroke to send Send Control 2 Send Control A Send Control C Send Control B Send Control D Send Control E Send Control G Send Control F ...

Page 265: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 39 Control Characters continued Send Control H Send Control I Send Control K Send Control J Send Control L Send Control M Send Control O Send Control N ...

Page 266: ...14 40 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Control Characters continued Send Control P Send Control Q Send Control S Send Control R Send Control T Send Control U Send Control W Send Control V ...

Page 267: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 41 Control Characters continued Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Send Control Z Send Control Send Control Send Control Send Control 6 ...

Page 268: ...14 42 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters Scan the Send __ bar code for the keyboard characters to send Send Space Send Send Send Send Send Send Send ...

Page 269: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 43 Keyboard Characters continued Send Send Send Send Send Send Send Send ...

Page 270: ...14 44 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send 0 Send 1 Send 3 Send 2 Send 4 Send 5 Send 7 Send 6 ...

Page 271: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 45 Keyboard Characters continued Send 8 Send 9 Send Send Send Send Send Send ...

Page 272: ...14 46 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send Send A Send C Send B Send D Send E Send G Send F ...

Page 273: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 47 Keyboard Characters continued Send H Send I Send K Send J Send L Send M Send O Send N ...

Page 274: ...14 48 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send P Send Q Send S Send R Send T Send U Send W Send V ...

Page 275: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 49 Keyboard Characters continued Send X Send Y Send Send Z Send Send Send _ Send ...

Page 276: ...14 50 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send Send a Send c Send b Send d Send e Send g Send f ...

Page 277: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 51 Keyboard Characters continued Send h Send i Send k Send j Send l Send m Send o Send n ...

Page 278: ...14 52 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters continued Send p Send q Send s Send r Send t Send u Send w Send v ...

Page 279: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 53 Keyboard Characters continued Send x Send y Send Send z Send Send Send ...

Page 280: ...14 54 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters Send Alt 2 Send Alt A Send Alt C Send Alt B Send Alt D Send Alt E Send Alt G Send Alt F ...

Page 281: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 55 Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt H Send Alt I Send Alt K Send Alt J Send Alt L Send Alt M Send Alt O Send Alt N ...

Page 282: ...14 56 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt P Send Alt Q Send Alt S Send Alt R Send Alt T Send Alt U Send Alt W Send Alt V ...

Page 283: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 57 Send ALT Characters continued Send Alt X Send Alt Y Send Alt Send Alt Z Send Alt Send Alt ...

Page 284: ...14 58 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad Send Keypad 0 Send Keypad 2 Send Keypad 1 Send Keypad 4 Send Keypad 3 ...

Page 285: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 59 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Keypad 5 Send Keypad 6 Send Keypad 8 Send Keypad 7 Send Keypad 9 Send Keypad Enter Send Keypad Numlock NUM LOCK ...

Page 286: ...oduct Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters continued Send Break Key Send Delete Key Send End Key Send Page Up Key Send Page Down Key Send Pause Key Send Backspace Key Send Scroll Lock Key Send Print Screen Key Send Tab Key ...

Page 287: ...dvanced Data Formatting 14 61 Send Keypad Characters continued Send Insert Key Send Enter Key Send Up Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key Send Home Key Send Escape Key Send Down Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key ...

Page 288: ...14 62 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F2 Key Send F4 Key Send F3 Key Send F5 Key Send F6 Key Send F8 Key Send F7 Key Send F10 Key Send F9 Key ...

Page 289: ...tting 14 63 Send Function Key continued Send F11 Key Send F12 Key Send F14 Key Send F13 Key Send F15 Key Send F16 Key Send F18 Key Send F17 Key Send F20 Key Send F19 Key Send F21 Key Send F22 Key Send F24 Key Send F23 Key ...

Page 290: ...14 64 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key continued Send PF1 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF4 Key Send PF3 Key Send PF5 Key Send PF6 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF7 Key Send PF10 Key Send PF9 Key ...

Page 291: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 65 Send Function Key continued Send PF11 Key Send PF12 Key Send PF14 Key Send PF13 Key Send PF15 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF18 Key Send PF17 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF19 Key ...

Page 292: ...nd 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 PF21 Key Send PF22 Key Send PF24 Key Send PF23 Key Send PF25 Key Send PF26 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF30 Key Send PF29 Key ...

Page 293: ...c User Interface Character actions taps the specified key while holding the System Dependent Graphic User Interface GUI Key The definition of the Graphic User Interface key depends on the attached system Send GUI 2 Send GUI 1 Send GUI 0 Send GUI 3 Send GUI 5 Send GUI 6 Send GUI 4 Send GUI 7 ...

Page 294: ...14 68 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI A Send GUI B Send GUI C Send GUI D Send GUI E Send GUI F Send GUI 8 Send GUI 9 ...

Page 295: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 69 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J Send GUI K Send GUI L Send GUI M Send GUI N ...

Page 296: ...14 70 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI O Send GUI P Send GUI Q Send GUI R Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI V Send GUI U ...

Page 297: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 71 Send Graphic User Interface GUI Characters continued Send GUI Y Send GUI Z Send GUI W Send GUI X ...

Page 298: ...nce Guide Turn On Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off Turn On Rule Set 1 Turn On Rule Set 2 Turn On Rule Set 4 Turn On Rule Set 3 Turn Off Rule Set 1 Turn Off Rule Set 2 Turn Off Rule Set 4 Turn Off Rule Set 3 ...

Page 299: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 73 Alphanumeric Keyboard Space Dash ...

Page 300: ...14 74 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued ...

Page 301: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 75 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued _ Underscore ...

Page 302: ...14 76 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued Do not confuse bar codes on this page with those on the numeric keypad 0 1 3 2 4 5 7 6 9 8 ...

Page 303: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 77 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued A B D C E F H G J I ...

Page 304: ...14 78 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued K L N M O P R Q T S ...

Page 305: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 79 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued U V X W Y Z End Of Message Cancel ...

Page 306: ...14 80 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued a b d c e f h g j i ...

Page 307: ...Advanced Data Formatting 14 81 Alphanumeric Keyboard continued k l n m o p r q t s ...

Page 308: ...14 82 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard continued u v x w y z ...

Page 309: ...t Between Decodes Time out Between Same Symbol 0 6 sec 4 9 Time out Between Different Symbols 0 2 sec 4 9 Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type IBM PC AT IBM PC Compatibles1 5 4 Country Types Country Codes North American 5 5 Ignore Unknown Characters Transmit 5 7 Keystroke Delay No Delay 5 8 Intra Keystroke Delay Disable 5 9 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation Disable 5 9 Caps Loc...

Page 310: ...ut 2 Sec 6 18 RTS Line State Low RTS 6 19 Beep on BEL Disable 6 19 Intercharacter Delay 0 msec 6 20 Nixdorf Beep LED Options Normal Operation 6 21 Ignore Unknown Characters Send Bar Code 6 21 USB Host Parameters USB Device Type HID Keyboard Emulation 7 4 USB Country Keyboard Types Country Codes North American 7 6 USB Keystroke Delay No Delay 7 9 USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 7 10 USB Ignore Unkno...

Page 311: ...ecoded Scanner Emulation Beep Style Beep on Successful Transmit 10 5 Parameter Pass Through Parameter Process and Pass Through 10 6 Convert Newer Code Types Convert Newer Code Types 10 7 Module Width 20 µs 10 7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Do Not Convert to Code 39 10 8 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 10 8 Transmission Timeout 3 seconds 10 9 Ignore Unknown Characters Ignore Unknown Chara...

Page 312: ...le 12 13 Transmit UPC E1 Check Digit Enable 12 13 UPC A Preamble System Character 12 14 UPC E Preamble System Character 12 15 UPC E1 Preamble System Character 12 16 Convert UPC E to A Disable 12 17 Convert UPC E1 to A Disable 12 18 EAN 8 JAN 8 Extend Disable 12 18 Bookland ISBN Format ISBN 10 12 19 UPC EAN Security Levels 0 12 20 UCC Coupon Extended Code Disable 12 21 Code 128 Code 128 Enable 12 2...

Page 313: ... 26 Code 11 Code 11 Disable 12 34 Set Lengths for Code 11 4 to 55 12 35 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Disable 12 36 Transmit Code 11 Check Digit s Disable 12 37 Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF Enable 12 38 Set Lengths for I 2 of 5 14 12 39 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Disable 12 40 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 12 41 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 Disable 12 41 Discrete 2...

Page 314: ... DataBar formerly RSS Reduced Space Symbology GS1 DataBar 14 Disable 12 52 GS1 DataBar Limited Disable 12 52 GS1 DataBar Expanded Disable 12 53 Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC EAN Disable 12 53 Symbology Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 1 12 54 Security Level 0 12 56 Bi directional Redundancy Disable 12 58 Intercharacter Gap Size Normal 12 58 Report Version 12 59 Report MIMIC Version 12 59 Rep...

Page 315: ...7013 CR LF 13 4 Scan Data Transmission Format Data as is 13 4 FN1 Substitution Values Set 13 6 Transmit No Read Message Disable 13 6 Synapse Interface Standard 13 7 Table A 1 Standard Default Parameters Table Continued Parameter Default Page Number 1 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection ...

Page 316: ...A 8 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 317: ...rs Code Character Code Type A UPC A UPC E UPC E1 EAN 8 EAN 13 B Code 39 Code 32 C Codabar D Code 128 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 T UCC Composite TLC 39 ...

Page 318: ...II 93 c Code Character see Table B 2 m Modifier Character see Table B 3 Table B 2 Aim Code Characters Code Character Code Type A Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Code 32 C Code 128 Coupon Code 128 portion E UPC EAN Coupon UPC portion e GS1 DataBar F Codabar G Code 93 H Code 11 I Interleaved 2 of 5 M MSI S D2 of 5 IATA 2 of 5 X Bookland EAN Code 39 Trioptic ...

Page 319: ...ways transmit 0 Example A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as X0412356 Code 128 0 Standard data packet no Function code 1 in 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 di...

Page 320: ...acket Example A UPC A bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as E00012345678905 Bookland EAN 0 No options specified at this time Always transmit 0 Example A Bookland EAN bar code 123456789X is transmitted as X0123456789X Code 11 0 Single check digit 1 Two check digits 3 Check characters validated but not transmitted GS1 DataBar Family No option specified at this time Always transmit 0 GS1 DataBar 14...

Page 321: ...Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Code 39 UPC EAN UPC A 100 123ABC 0 12345 67890 5 ...

Page 322: ...Guide EAN 13 100 Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 GS1 DataBar 14 3 456789 012340 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234 12345678901231 NOTE You must enable GS1 DataBar 14 to read the bar code below see Enable GS1 DataBar 14 on page 12 52 ...

Page 323: ...Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes 0 1 2 For parameters requiring specific numeric values scan the appropriately numbered bar code s 0 1 2 ...

Page 324: ...D 2 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide 3 4 5 6 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 325: ...Numeric Bar Codes D 3 7 8 9 Cancel To correct an error or change a selection scan the bar code below Cancel 7 9 8 ...

Page 326: ...D 4 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 327: ...tart character data or message character check character if any stop character and trailing margin Within this framework each recognizable symbology uses its own unique format See Symbology Bar Code Density The number of characters represented per unit of measurement e g characters per inch Bar Height The dimension of a bar measured perpendicular to the bar width Bar Width Thickness of a bar measu...

Page 328: ...unications control contained in a message Character Set Those characters available for encoding in a particular bar code symbology Check Digit A digit used to verify a correct symbol decode The scanner inserts the decoded data into an arithmetic formula and checks that the resulting number matches the encoded check digit Check digits are required for UPC but are optional for other symbologies Usin...

Page 329: ... read a symbol with a certain minimum element width Discrete Code A bar code or symbol in which the spaces between characters intercharacter gaps are not part of the code Discrete 2 of 5 A binary bar code symbology representing each character by a group of five bars two of which are wide The location of wide bars in the group determines which character is encoded spaces are insignificant Only nume...

Page 330: ... bars to represent the first character and the intervening spaces to represent the second Input Output Ports I O ports are primarily dedicated to passing information into or out of the terminal s memory Series 9000 mobile computers include Serial and USB ports I O Ports interface The connection between two devices defined by common physical characteristics signal characteristics and signal meaning...

Page 331: ...ODI Novell s driver specification for an interface between network hardware and higher level protocols It supports multiple protocols on a single NIC Network Interface Controller It is capable of understanding and translating any network information or request sent by any other ODI compatible protocol into something a NetWare client can understand and process Open System Authentication Open System...

Page 332: ...ncy RS 232 An Electronic Industries Association EIA standard that defines the connector connector pins and signals used to transfer data serially from one device to another S Scan Area Area intended to contain a symbol Scanner An electronic device used to scan bar code symbols and produce a digitized pattern that corresponds to the bars and spaces of the symbol Its three main components are 1 Ligh...

Page 333: ... 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 type e g UPC EAN Code...

Page 334: ...Glossary 8 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide ...

Page 335: ...ahead n characters 14 23 skip ahead characters 14 25 skip back n characters 14 23 skip back characters 14 26 space removal 14 28 special commands 14 6 specific data string 14 17 specific string any location 14 17 any message ok 14 17 at start 14 17 rule belongs to set 14 19 turn off rule sets 14 72 zero removal 14 28 advanced data formatting 14 1 actions 14 1 14 20 alphanumeric keyboard 14 73 alte...

Page 336: ...6 7 intercharacter delay 6 20 parity 6 10 RTS line state 6 19 software handshaking 6 16 stop bit select 6 19 set defaults 4 3 symbologies bi directional redundancy 12 58 bookland EAN 12 8 bookland ISBN 12 19 buffering 12 29 codabar 12 45 codabar CLSI editing 12 47 codabar lengths 12 46 codabar NOTIS editing 12 47 code 11 12 34 code 11 lengths 12 35 code 128 12 22 code 39 12 24 code 39 check digit ...

Page 337: ...9 12 24 full ASCII 12 28 lengths 12 26 transmit check digit 12 27 code 93 bar codes code 93 12 32 lengths 12 33 code identifiers AIM code IDs B 2 Symbol code IDs B 1 connecting power 1 4 conventions notational xiv D decode zone 2 6 default parameters 4 2 IBM 468X 469X 8 3 keyboard wedge 5 3 miscellaneous scanner options 13 2 RS 232 6 3 standard default table A 1 symbologies 12 2 USB 7 3 user prefe...

Page 338: ... information xv setup connecting a USB interface 7 1 connecting an RS 232 interface 6 2 connecting interface cable 1 4 connecting keyboard wedge interface 5 2 connecting power 1 4 connecting power supply 1 4 connecting to an IBM 468X 469X host 8 2 connecting using wand emulation 9 2 10 2 installing the cable 1 3 unpacking 1 2 signal descriptions 3 6 specifications 3 4 stand assembling 2 7 mounting...

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Page 342: ...ille New York 11742 USA 1 800 927 9626 http www symbol com MOTOROLA and the Stylized M Logo and Symbol and the Symbol logo are registered in the U S Patent and Trademark Office All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners Motorola Inc 2008 ...

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