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Users Manual

Smart Wand
Wedge Interface

25-WEDGE-04

Ver. May 2000

8 Olympic Drive

Orangeburg, NY 10962

Tel 845.365-0090

Fax 845.365-1251

www.opticonUSA.com

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Page 1: ...User s Manual Smart Wand Wedge Interface 25 WEDGE 04 Ver May 2000 8 Olympic Drive Orangeburg NY 10962 Tel 845 365 0090 Fax 845 365 1251 www opticonUSA com ...

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Page 3: ...urate however we reserve the right to change any specification at any time without prior notice Table of Contents PART I Set Up General Information 1 Wedge Interface 2 Set Up 3 Scanning 5 Troubleshooting 6 Technical Specifications 8 FCC Information 10 Warranty 11 Glossary 12 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE ...

Page 4: ...Settings 21 Code 39 Settings 24 Codabar Settings 26 2 of 5 Settings 28 Code 128 MSI Plessey Settings 30 Bar Code Length Options 31 Scan Code Delay 32 Intercharacter Delay 33 Beeper Settings 35 Trigger Options MSH 220 Only 36 Suffix Options 37 Keyboard Emulation Options 38 Keystroke Emulation Options 39 Transmit Current Settings 42 ...

Page 5: ...astic case the Opticon smart wand offers unparalleled perfor mance at an economical price with the following features Built in internal decoder Optional Good Read LED indicator light Good Read audible beeper Optional ON OFF switch MSH 220 User replaceable ruby ball tip and cable Autodiscriminates among all major bar code symbologies Bar code menu programmable ...

Page 6: ...yboard Normal operation of the keyboard is unaffected The wedge interface is compatible with virtually any application program accepting keyboard input Advantages Low cost no separate decoder box required No special software installation or technical support required Same communication signal format as key board Simple installation No external power supply Full featured bar code menu offers user f...

Page 7: ...ation A Y connection cable is provided for installation The smart wand is installed or wedged between the keyboard and the computer s CPU The Y cable connects both the smart wand and the keyboard to the computer WARNING In order to avoid possibility of damage to the computer turn OFF the computer prior to installing the smart wand Install both wand and Y cable while power to the system is OFF ...

Page 8: ...o a specific function To select menu options 1 Scan START The smart wand will beep intermittently to indicate that it is ready to be programmed 2 Make parameter selection from menu A beep and a read light MSH 220 only indicates that the parameter has been scanned 3 Scan END This completes the operation and the new parameter is saved in memory The smart wand is typically programmed as a keyboard we...

Page 9: ...ight or left of the bar code The wand top must make contact with the bar code label 2 Move the wand over the bar code label quickly with uniform speed For maximum perfor mance slightly tilt the wand while scanning 3 The wand will beep to indicate an audible good read if it does not beep confirm that beeper is enabled page 38 If the wand has a Good Read LED indicator MSH 220 only it will illuminate...

Page 10: ...lay settings will vary according to the computer type being used Is a dedicated file server being used Non dedicated file serves may cause problems for a Wedge interface Opticon recommends using an RS232C CCD smart wand on non dedicated file servers 3 If the wand tip lights up but Good Read beep is not heard and no data appears on the computer Is the bar code label readable Does it meet bar code s...

Page 11: ...Page 7 Factory Service When calling Opticon Technical Support please have the unit model number and several bar code labels readily at hand ...

Page 12: ...LED λ 660 nm Tilt Angle 35 max Resolution 5 mil min Depth of Field Contact scanner Scan Speed 2 to 60 in sec Print Contrast Ratio 0 35 min Electrical Supply Voltage 4 5 to 5 5 VDC Current Operating Less than 90 mA Standby Less than 20 mA Environmental Temperature Operating 0 to 49 C 32 to 120 F Storage 9 to 71 C 15 to 160 F Humidity Up to 90 RH non condensing Shock 40 drop onto hardwood Interface ...

Page 13: ...age 9 Accessories Available Part Number Description 28 WAND2 01 Desktop Stand 61 MSH02 01 Ruby ball wand tip replacement 41 W0001 01 Y Cable AT 41 W0002 01 Y Cable PS2 25 WEDGE 04 Manual Wedge Interface ...

Page 14: ...t This equipment generates uses and can radiate RF energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communication Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense Changes or modifications not expressl...

Page 15: ... warranty if the unit has been subjected to misuse accident or incorrect installation No other warran ties are expressed or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Opticon is not liable for consequential damages If the smart wand must be returned please contact Opticon to obtain an RMA Return Mer chandise Authorization num...

Page 16: ...Bar code density is often expressed in characters per inch CCD Charged Coupled Device A technology in which scanning is accomplished with an array of LED s flooding the bar code with light Check Digit A digit used to verify a correct symbol code The scanner inserts the decoded data into an arithmetic formula and checks that the resulting number matches the encoded check digit Check digits are requ...

Page 17: ...ned to a parameter type unless a different setting is assigned to that parameter Depth of field The distance between the maximum and minimum plane in which bar code reader is capable of reading symbols EAN European Article Number This European International version of the UPC pro vides its own coding format and symbology standards Element dimensions are specified metrically EAN is used primarily i...

Page 18: ...ks which precedes the start character of a bar code symbol and follows the stop characters Read Rate The ratio of the number of successful reads on the first attempt to scan to the total number of attempts Resolution In a bar code system the narrowest element dimension which can be distinguished by a particular reading device or printed with a particular device or method Scanner An electronic devi...

Page 19: ...t Code A relatively complex numeric symbology Each character consists of two bar codes and two spaces each of which can be any of four widths The standard symbology for retail food packages in the United States Wedge A device that plugs in between a keyboard and a PC Includes a scanner allowing data to be entered either by a keyboard or scan ner ...

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Page 21: ... II Bar Code Menu Functions Reset All Defaults The following commands reset all previously programmed options and return the unit to factory default settings Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 U1 Reset all defaults U1 B ...

Page 22: ...sonal computers and com patibles NOTE If the scanner has not been set to the correct host computer the scanner will display random characters on the screen after reading a bar code label Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 K0 IBM PC XT K0 K1 IBM AT compatibles PS 2 50 60 70 80 K1 K2 IBM PS 2 25 30 K2 ...

Page 23: ...ogy is required programming the scanner to read only that symbol ogy will speed operation and eliminate read errors Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 A0 Read all codes A0 B A1 UPC all variants only A1 A2 Code 39 only A2 A3 Codabar only A3 A4 2 of 5 only A4 A5 Code 93 only A5 A6 Code 128 only A6 A7 MSI Plessey only A7 ...

Page 24: ...t pro grammed to read all symbologies To speed operation and eliminate read errors add only the symbologies that are required Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 B1 Enable UPC all variants B1 B2 Enable Code 39 B2 B3 Enable Codabar B3 B4 Enable 2 of 5 B4 B5 Enable Code 93 B5 B6 Enable Code 128 B6 B7 Enable MSI Plessey B7 ...

Page 25: ...tem Character CD Check digit CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 C8 EAN 13 as UPC A off C8 B C9 EAN 13 as UPC A on C9 CA EAN 13 CD Xmit on CA B CB EAN 13 CD Xmit off CB L0 Enable add on code L0 L1 Disable add on code L1 B M0 UPC E CD Xmit off M0 B M1 UPC E CD Xmit on M1 ...

Page 26: ... Start End Program Menu Z9 M2 UPC A CD Xmit off M2 M3 UPC A CD Xmit on M3 B M4 UPC E NSC 1 off M4 B M5 UPC E NSC 1 on M5 M6 Xmit ISBN as EAN 13 M6 M7 Xmit ISBN as UPC A M7 M8 Xmit ISBN w out CD M8 M9 Xmit ISBN with CD M9 N0 Xmit UPC A w out NSC N0 ...

Page 27: ...C A with NSC N1 B N2 Xmit UPC E w out leading 0 N2 B N3 Xmit UPC E with leading 0 N3 N4 UPC E expansion off N4 B N5 UPC E expansion on N5 N6 Xmit UPC A as EAN 13 off N6 B N7 Xmit UPC A as EAN 13 on N7 N8 Xmit EAN 13 as ISBN off N8 B N9 Xmit EAN 13 as ISBN on N9 ...

Page 28: ...NTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 C0 Code 39 CD computation off C0 B C1 Code 39 CD computation on C1 C2 Code 39 CD Xmit off C2 B C3 Code 39 CD Xmit on C3 C4 Code 39 full ASCII off C4 B C5 Code 39 full ASCII on C5 ...

Page 29: ...Page 25 Code 39 Settings Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 D0 Code 39 Xmit start stop off D0 B D1 Code 39 Xmit start stop on D1 D2 Code 39 single digit on D2 D3 Code 39 single digit off D3 B ...

Page 30: ...nown as NW 7 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 E0 Codabar CD computation off E0 B E1 Codabar CD computation on E1 E2 Codabar CD Xmit off E2 E3 Codabar CD Xmit on E3 E4 Codabar start stop match off E4 E5 Codabar start stop match on E5 B ...

Page 31: ...Z9 F0 Codabar start stop xmit off F0 F1 Codabar start stop as ABCD TN E F1 F2 Codabar start stop as abcd tn e F2 F3 Codabar start stop as ABCD ABCD F3 F4 Codabar start stop as abcd abcd F4 B F5 Codabar single digit off F5 B F6 Codabar single digit on F6 ...

Page 32: ... 2 of 5 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 G0 I 2 of 5 CD computation off G0 B G1 I 2 of 5 CD computation on G1 G2 I 2 of 5 CD Xmit off G2 G3 I 2 of 5 CD Xmit on G3 B G4 I 2 of 5 leading 0 Xmit off G4 G5 I 2 of 5 leading 0 Xmit on G5 B G6 D 2 of 5 CD computation off G6 B ...

Page 33: ...Page 29 Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 G7 D 2 of 5 CD computation on G7 G8 D 2 of 5 CD Xmit off G8 G9 D 2 of 5 CD Xmit on G9 B 2 of 5 Settings ...

Page 34: ...6 Code 128 CD computation off C6 C7 Code 128 CD computation on C7 B J0 MSI Plessey CD Xmit on J0 B J1 MSI Plessey 1 CD Xmit off J1 J2 MSI Plessey both CD Xmit off J2 J3 MSI Plessey with 1 CD J3 B J4 MSI Plessey with mod 10 mod 10 J4 J5 MSI Plessey with mod 11 mod 11 J5 ...

Page 35: ...ree format bar codes Only free format bar codes of the selected length s will be accepted Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 H0 Fixed length mode H0 H1 Free 2 of 5 length H1 H2 Free Codabar length H2 H3 Free MSI Plessey length H3 H4 Free Code 39 length H4 H5 Free all lengths H5 B ...

Page 36: ...rt End Program Menu Z9 L2 2 ms delay L2 B L3 4 ms delay L3 L4 6 ms delay L4 L5 8 ms delay L5 L6 10 ms delay L6 L7 12 ms delay L7 Scan Code Delay The timing of he keyboard house keeping codes are set by these commands ...

Page 37: ...ept this is called keyboard buffer overrun If data appears to be missing random read errors occur or the scanner locks up and will not scan experi ment with the various keyboard timing options listed in the menu to follow CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 I0 No delay I0 B I1 10 ms delay I1 I2 20 ms delay I2 I3 30 ms delay I3 I4 40 ms delay I4 ...

Page 38: ...Page 34 Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 I5 50 ms delay I5 I6 60 ms delay I6 I7 70 ms delay I7 Intercharacter Delay ...

Page 39: ...35 Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 W0 Disable beeper W0 W1 Enable beeper W1 B W2 Disable good read light W2 W3 Enable good read light W3 B W4 Good Read with beep W4 B W5 Good Read after beep W5 Beeper Settings ...

Page 40: ... Only Select the appropriate bar code to enable or disable the trigger By disabling the trigger the scanner LED s remain on as long as the computer power is on Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 Y0 Enable trigger Y0 Y1 Disable trigger Y1 B ...

Page 41: ...n CR line feed LF tabs etc after transmission of the bar code data NOTE Only one suffix selection can be programmed at a given time Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 O0 No suffix O0 O1 Carriage return O1 B O2 Line feed O2 O3 Carriage return line feed O3 O4 Tab right O4 O5 Shift tab left O5 ...

Page 42: ...ation mode first scan Start then Keyboard Emulation On then End To emulate one of the function or arrow keys do not scan Start before scan ning the keyboard emulation bar code NOTE Function key emulation cannot be performed while Full ASCII Code 39 is enabled Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 D6 Keyboard emulation mode off D6 B D7 Keyboard emulation mode on D7 O6 Xmit normal O6 B O7 Xmit all upper case...

Page 43: ...ns List of all keystroke emulated bar code that are only functional when Keyboard Emulation is on Scanning Start is not required to read these codes CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE 1 F1 1 2 F2 2 3 F3 3 4 F4 4 5 F5 5 6 F6 6 7 F7 7 8 F8 8 9 F9 9 ...

Page 44: ...Page 40 Keystroke Emulation Options CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE A F10 A B F11 B C F12 C D Page up D E Page down E F Home F G End G H Arrow up H I Arrow down I ...

Page 45: ...Page 41 Keystroke Emulation Options J Arrow left J K Arrow right K L Enter L ...

Page 46: ...current settings check digit transmission for example for the symbolo gies listed CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 Q0 Send software switches Q0 Q1 Send Code 39 info Q1 Q2 Send Codabar info Q2 Q3 Send I 2 of 5 Info Q3 Q4 Send D 2 of 5 info Q4 ...

Page 47: ...3 Transmit Current Settings Z9 Start End Program Menu Z9 Q5 Send Code 128 93 info Q5 Q6 Send MSI Plessey info Q6 Q7 Send UPC A info Q7 Q8 Send UPC E info Q8 Q9 Send EAN 13 EAN 8 info Q9 QB Send system info QB ...

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