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AI-6801

CCD Scanner

User Guide

Summary of Contents for AI-68 Series

Page 1: ...AI 6801 CCD Scanner User Guide ...

Page 2: ... in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more ...

Page 3: ...ssly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user s authority to operate the equipment RF exposure warning The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment The equipment must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter ...

Page 4: ... 應立即停用並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用前項合法通信指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾 RF EXPOSURE WARNING The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment The equipment must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter ...

Page 5: ...battery or dispose of in fire Store battery pack in a proper place Do not expose to temperature above 60 140 Use specified charger only Please dispose of the used batteries following the rules or laws issued by the local government Note All brands and trademarks shall belong to their respective owner Note Specification is subject to changes without notice ...

Page 6: ... 2 1 2 How to scan 10 2 1 3 Work with the ASCII table 10 2 1 4 Search your scanner 11 2 2 Battery 11 2 2 1 Charge the battery 11 2 2 2 Replace the battery 12 2 3 Connection 14 2 3 1 Connect to your cradle again 14 2 3 2 Connect to a Bluetooth adapter 14 2 3 3 Connect to a mobile device 18 Connect to an iOS device 18 Connect to an Android device 20 3 Controls and settings 23 3 1 Interface selection...

Page 7: ...zation 47 3 5 Scanner information 49 3 5 1 Parameters 49 3 5 2 Data Magic settings 50 3 5 3 Firmware version 50 3 6 Reset your scanner 51 3 7 Update firmware 53 3 8 Data Magic 61 Data Magic commands 62 3 8 1 Bar code scanning 65 Data format 65 Bar codes 68 Example 70 Scan Utility 75 Virtual COM 79 4 Bar codes 81 UPC A 81 UPC E 85 EAN 13 89 EAN 8 92 Code 39 96 Interleaved 2 of 5 100 Industrial 2 of...

Page 8: ...acode Code 32 128 Code 16K 130 EAN UCC Composite 132 GS1 Databar Omnidirectional 134 GS1 Databar Limited 136 GS1 Databar Expanded 138 5 Troubleshooting 140 5 1 Scanner issues 140 5 2 Bar code issues 141 6 Specifications 142 Appendix A Test symbologies 145 Appendix B ASCII table 148 Appendix C Default settings of bar codes 149 Appendix D Data entry bar codes 151 ...

Page 9: ...l scanning solution for business High decoding performance Fast and easy scan for 1D bar codes Water resistant and dust tight With the IP65 rating AI 6801 can be used in various environment without being damaged by water and dust High optical resolution Your scanner reads high density bar codes up to 3 mil Distortion processing Even if your bar code is distorted AI 6801 still recognizes it ...

Page 10: ...packing Make sure all of the following items are included in your package Scanner Cradle Plug Quick Start Guide It comes with the power supply The plug varies according to your country USB Cable or RS 232 Cable ...

Page 11: ...e package immediately and inspect for shipping damage If you discover any damage contact the shipping company and file a claim Argox is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipping Save all package materials for the shipping company to inspect Note If any item is missing please contact your local dealer ...

Page 12: ...4 1 2 Understand your scanner 1 2 1 Scanner Perspective Bottom ...

Page 13: ...5 1 2 2 Cradle Perspective Bottom ...

Page 14: ...anner LED Cradle LED Scanner Connected Flash blue at 1 second intervals Flash blue at 1 second intervals Scanner Disconnected Off Off Good Scan Flash green once Flash green once Cradle ACK Timeout Flash red every 0 5 second until timeout N A Firmware Update Flash green fast Flash green fast Cradle Inquiry N A Flash amber and green slowly Cradle Inquiry and Charging N A Flash amber green and red sl...

Page 15: ...rt beep N A Cradle Inquiry N A Beeps five times at 1 second intervals Cradle ACK Timeout Beeps once in low tone A short beep Battery Low Three short beeps fast N A Memory Full Sound 3 N A Programming Two short beeps N A Interface Ready N A Sound 4 Power On A long beep A long beep Reset N A Sound 5 1 3 3 Vibration Your scanner vibrates in certain status Status Scanner Power On Vibrate Wake up from ...

Page 16: ...ect and use your scanner to do your work and how to charge and replace your battery 2 1 Installation This section describes how to set up your scanner 2 1 1 Set up your scanner 1 Connect the USB or the RS 232 cable to your cradle Lay the cable into the notch on the cradle edge ...

Page 17: ...ct the power supply to the RS 232 cable and the wall outlet Charging by Full Charge Time Power Supply 4 5 hours USB Cable 6 5 hours 3 Place your scanner on your cradle to charge it to full cradle s LED glows green 4 Scan the Cradle code at the bottom of your cradle to establish the connection between your scanner and cradle 5 To test your scanner start a text processing program like Notepad or Wor...

Page 18: ...ers that can t be typed or enter characters without a keyboard You can do it by using ASCII codes In Appendix B you ll find the ASCII table Both column and row numbers are hexadecimal The ASCII code of a character is the combination of a column and a row number where the column comes first For example the ASCII code of BEL is 07 and the number sign is 23 You can use the bar codes in Appendix D to ...

Page 19: ...want to charge it to full before your use it The battery life varies depending on usage 2 2 1 Charge the battery You can charge the battery by connecting the USB cable to your computer or by using a power supply which charges the battery faster When your scanner is fully charged your cradle s LED turns to green Charging by Full Charge Time Power Supply 4 5 hours USB Cable 6 5 hours Caution Keep th...

Page 20: ...ery s life is consumed as you use and charge it You need to replace the battery when it wears out 1 Loosen the screw at the bottom of your scanner 2 Remove the battery cap 3 Pinch the tape at the top of the battery and pull the battery out ...

Page 21: ...he new battery into your scanner in the direction of the arrow printed on the battery 5 Put the battery cap back to your scanner Make sure the angle of cap is the same as below 6 Tighten the screw to secure the cap ...

Page 22: ...r scanner has connected to other device and you want it to connect to your cradle again do this 1 Scan the following bar code 2 Scan the bar code at the bottom of your cradle 2 3 2 Connect to a Bluetooth adapter If your computer has a Bluetooth adapter you can connect your scanner to your computer without a cradle To connect your scanner to a Bluetooth adapter ...

Page 23: ...15 1 Scan the PC Android bar code 2 Click the Bluetooth icon in the notification area Note Your computer needs to be Bluetooth enabled 3 In the Bluetooth Devices dialog box click Add ...

Page 24: ...e Wizard dialog box select the My device is set up and ready to be found check box and click Next 5 If it detects your scanner it shows AI6801 XXXXXXXXX X is your scanner s serial number in the list Click your scanner and click Next ...

Page 25: ... passkey The default key is your scanner s serial number at the bottom of your cradle After entering the key click Next 7 The computer will try to connect to your scanner If it succeeds you ll see the successful message Click Finish ...

Page 26: ... iPhone iPad or iPod touch The setup screen may vary depending on your device In this section we use an iPhone as an example 1 Scan the iOS HID bar code 2 On your iPhone Go to Settings Bluetooth Turn on Bluetooth and your iPhone searches other Bluetooth devices automatically If it detects your scanner it shows AI6801 XXXXXXXX X X is your scanner s serial number under DEVICES Tap your scanner to co...

Page 27: ... bar codes and the data shows in the note Note Apple iOS devices will allow only one input device working at the same time So when you connect an Argox Cordless Scanner with your Apple device the Apple Virtual Keyboard will be invalid automatically To have the Apple Virtual Keyboard be available again your will need to scan the barcode below ...

Page 28: ... an Android device such as a smartphone or tablet The setup screen may vary depending on your device In this section we use a smartphone as an example 1 Scan the Android HID bar code 2 On your Android smartphone go to the Bluetooth setting screen Turn on Bluetooth ...

Page 29: ...h Bluetooth devices If it detects your scanner it shows AI6801 XXXXXXXXX X is your scanner s serial number in the list Tap your scanner to connect it 4 When it connects successfully your scanner is shown under Paired devices ...

Page 30: ...22 5 Tap a memo App to open a new memo Use your scanner to scan bar codes and the data shows in the memo ...

Page 31: ...e correct order On the last page of this manual you ll see a table of hexadecimal bar codes that can be used with programming bar codes To customize your scanner 1 On the top of the setting table scan the Program bar code 2 In the setting table in the Setting column scan one of the bar codes 3 On the last page scan the bar codes that correspond to the value you want in the Value column When you fi...

Page 32: ...ing Value using bar codes on the last page Finish Exit Program Setting Option Value Interface selection RS 232 USB HID RS 232 USB HID Auto detection USB Virtual COM 01 03 04 05 Exit Program Setting Exit Value The last page Finish ...

Page 33: ... COM By default your scanner is able to detect the interface automatically When it detects USB it selects HID as your scanner s interface Program Setting Option Value Interface selection RS 232 01 USB HID 03 RS 232 USB HID Auto detection 04 USB Virtual COM 05 Default Exit ...

Page 34: ...CII table in Appendix B Numeric key The keypad is located to the rightmost of a keyboard You need to select this mode if your program only accepts numerals When selecting Alt Keypad your bar code data will be sent as if you re pressing Alt number It is useful when your bar code contains a special character such as the Euro sign Caps lock It determines whether the state of the Caps Lock key affects...

Page 35: ...Option Value Keyboard layout USA Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland UK Latin American Japanese 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Function key Disable Enable 00 01 Numeric key Alphabetic key Numeric keypad Alt Keypad 00 01 02 ...

Page 36: ...28 Setting Option Value Caps lock Caps lock ON Caps lock OFF Caps lock for Mac 00 01 02 Inter character delay 00 to 99 ms 00 99 02 Block transmission delay 00 99 10 ms 00 99 10 Default Exit ...

Page 37: ...from it Xon Xoff It is software flow control When your computer is unable to receive data it sends an Xoff signal to notify your scanner to stop sending data it sends an Xon signal when it s ready ACK NAK Your scanner sends data after it received an ACK signal from your computer and will resend data if it receives an NAK signal Inter character delay It determines how fast your computer receives ea...

Page 38: ...K for flow control you can decide how long your scanner waits your computer to acknowledge the data transmission Program Setting Option Value Flow control None RTS CTS Xon Xoff ACK NAK 00 01 02 03 Inter character delay 00 99 msec 00 99 00 3AC Block delay 00 to 99 00 Response delay 00 99 100 msec 00 99 20 Default Exit ...

Page 39: ...Setting Option Value Baud rate 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps 57600 bps 115200 bps 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 Parity None Odd Even 00 01 02 Data bit 8 bits 7 bits 00 01 Stop bit One bit Two bits 00 01 Default ...

Page 40: ...nd by duration elapsed the light bar is turned off Continue It automatically detects and decodes bar codes in your scanner s field of view You can turn on this mode when you want to decode bar codes without pulling the trigger If no bar code is decoded after the stand by duration elapsed the light bar will flash You can move your scanner or pull the trigger to wake it up Test only It is reserved f...

Page 41: ...0 milliseconds in Double read timeout the decoder will decode a bar code 5 times in 10 milliseconds You need to turn on Double confirm to use this feature Supplement check counter The decoder needs to capture the supplemental bar code within the number of times the check counter specified or it determines there s no supplement ...

Page 42: ...ernate Timeout Off Continue Test only Auto sensing 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Stand by duration 01 99 second 00 99 06 Double read timeout 01 99 10 msec 01 99 50 Double confirm 00 09 00 no double confirm 00 09 00 Supplement check counter 00 99 verifications 00 99 5 Default Exit ...

Page 43: ...r code your scanner will go by the individual setting Inverted image scan When you turn on this feature you can scan both regular and inverted bar codes Position indication When you turn on this feature the light bar keeps flashing This feature determines how long the light bar flashes ISBT Concatenation timeout when scanning single ISBT barcode scanner will wait 900ms to output barcode because it...

Page 44: ...99 Inverted image scan Disable Enable 00 01 Position indication Disable 30 seconds 60 seconds 90 seconds 120 seconds 150 seconds 180 seconds Continue 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 7AO ISBT Concatenation timeout Disable 100ms 200ms 900ms 00 01 02 09 1BA Configration Auto update Disable Enable 00 03 Default Exit ...

Page 45: ... good read Beep loudness It is the volume of the good read beep The bigger the number the higher the volume Beep tone freq It is the tone of the good read beep The bigger the number the higher the tone Beep tone duration It is the duration of the good read beep The bigger the number the longer the duration Cradle Inquiry Beep Adjust the cradle inquiry beep time Cradle Beep Loudness Adjust the crad...

Page 46: ...Good read indication Disable Enable LED Enable Vibration Enable both 00 01 02 03 Beeper indication Disable Enable 00 01 Beep loudness 00 07 00 07 07 Beep tone freq 00 99 100 Hz 00 99 40 Beep tone duration 00 99 10 msec 00 99 10 5AJ Disable 10 seconds 30 seconds 00 01 03 ...

Page 47: ...39 Cradle Inquiry Beep Continue 08 5AK Cradle Beep Loudness Disable Volume 1 Volume 7 00 01 07 Default Exit ...

Page 48: ... at the end suffix of a bar code You can use up to 22 ASCII characters to customize the prefix and suffix Prefix Name Preamble ID Code Length Barcode Data ID Postamble Suffix Program Setting Option Value Prefix characters setting None 1 22 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Suffix characters setting None 1 22 characters 0D 00 ffH ASCII code Default Exit ...

Page 49: ...eamble and postamble can help you to do that Remember you need to turn on preamble postamble transmission to use it Preamble transmission Add a preamble character or characters to a bar code Postamble transmission Add a postamble character or characters to a bar code Prefix Name Preamble ID Code Length Barcode Data ID Postamble Suffix ...

Page 50: ...eamble characters setting None 1 12characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Postamble characters setting None 1 12haracters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Preamble transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Postamble transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Default Exit ...

Page 51: ...f you want to insert G5 G10 use Data Magic Insert data group position It determines the position that the string group will be inserted into Note that the insertion position can t exceed the length of a bar code or the group will be inserted at the end of the bar code The value 00 inserts the group at the beginning of a bar code and 64 inserts the group at the end of a bar code Example To insert a...

Page 52: ...e scan 03 and then scan the Finish bar code This means we re inserting the string into the third position of a bar code 3 Scan the Exit bar code Step 3 Specify the bar code you want to insert 1 We re using Code 128 as an example In the section Code 128 scan the Program and Insert group number selection bar codes 2 On the last page scan 01 and then scan the Finish bar code This means we re insertin...

Page 53: ...ASCII code Insert G3 characters setting None 1 12 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Insert G4 characters setting None 1 12 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Insert G5 characters setting None 1 12 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Insert G6 characters setting None 1 12 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Insert G7 characters setting None 1 12 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code ...

Page 54: ... 00 00 ffH ASCII code Insert G10 characters setting None 1 12 characters 00 00 ffH ASCII code Insert data group 1 position 00 63 00 no insertion 00 63 00 Insert data group 2 position 00 63 00 no insertion 00 63 00 Insert data group 3 position 00 63 00 no insertion 00 63 00 Insert data group 4 position 00 63 00 no insertion 00 63 00 Default Exit ...

Page 55: ... Proprietary ID AIM ID is fixed since it is defined by the AIM organization Code length transmission It shows the length of a bar code at its beginning For example if your bar code is 258963 the result will be 06258963 in which 06 is the length Code name transmission It shows the name of a bar code type at the beginning of a bar code For example if your bar code type is Code 39 and your bar code i...

Page 56: ...ta After code data 00 01 Code ID transmission Disable Proprietary ID AIM ID 00 01 02 Code length transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Code name transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Case conversion Disable Upper case Lower case For bar code data only 00 01 02 Default Exit ...

Page 57: ...ent values of the common properties of all bar codes System parameters It shows the current system settings of your scanner such as interface selection RS 232 indicator transmission and the scan mode String settings It shows all settings of strings such as prefix suffix preamble postamble and string groups Program Setting Bar code settings Unique parameters System parameters String settings Exit ...

Page 58: ...5 2 Data Magic settings It shows all settings of Data Magic Program Setting Data Magic settings Exit 3 5 3 Firmware version It shows the firmware version of your scanner Program Setting Firmware version Exit ...

Page 59: ...etween scans Scan the following bar code to reset your scanner There are two ways to reset your scanner Scan the bar code Scan the following bar code to reset your scanner Program Setting IC Reset Scanner Press and hold the RESET button Press and hold the RESET button until you hear the startup sound Remember the following when resetting your scanner 1 If your scanner is connected to your ...

Page 60: ...ode or press the RESET button you reset both of your scanner and cradle 2 If your scanner is not connected to your cradle when you scan the Reset scanner bar code you only reset your scanner when you press the RESET button you only reset your cradle ...

Page 61: ... need to update your cradle s firmware first After that your cradle will reset and try to connect to your scanner Once they establish the connection your cradle will update your scanner s firmware USB connection 1 Start Scan Utility 2 On the File menu click New 3 In the NEW dialog box select AI6801 or AI6801 from the Select Model list and click OK ...

Page 62: ... Firmware Download All Scanner Note If you want to exit the firmware update mode unplug the cable 6 Scan Utility will ask if you want to upgrade your scanner click OK In the next dialog box click OK Then you need to wait 7 seconds for system to switch your scanner to the DFU mode ...

Page 63: ...get the current firmware version of your scanner 8 Click Find to load the firmware file The firmware version in this file needs to be different from the current firmware version of your scanner After loading the file click Download to update the firmware ...

Page 64: ...56 9 After the update is completed click OK ...

Page 65: ...57 RS 232 connection 1 Start Scan Utility 2 On the File menu click New 3 In the NEW dialog box select AI6801 or AI6801 from the Select Model list and click OK 4 In the Scan Utility dialog box click No ...

Page 66: ...ol menu click Host RS 232 Setup 6 In the Host RS 232 Setup dialog box select the COM port your scanner is using and click Port Setting 7 In the Port Setting dialog box in the Baud rate list select 115200 and click OK ...

Page 67: ...up dialog box click OK 9 On the Tool menu click Download Firmware Download All Scanner 10 In the Change Firmware dialog box click Ask to get the current firmware version of your scanner 11 Click Find to load the firmware file The ...

Page 68: ...firmware version in this file needs to be different from the current firmware version of your scanner After loading the file click Download to update the firmware 12 After the update is completed click OK ...

Page 69: ...ith the flexibility Data Magic provides you can define data as you want There are two ways to use Data Magic scanning bar codes or using Scan Utility By scanning bar codes you can quickly change the settings without using programs by using Scan Utility you can see the settings at a glance and change them through the easy operated user interface Choose the method that meets your need ...

Page 70: ...tring Attributes Position The position you want to insert the character String The specified group CutF Definition Remove a character or characters from the left of a text string Attributes From The starting position of the text to be removed To The end position of the text to be removed CutB Definition Remove a character or characters from the right of a text string Attributes From The starting p...

Page 71: ...of the text to be retained To The end position of the text to be retained FindF Definition Remove a certain length of the string from the left Attributes String The specified group Include Remove everything before the specified string Exclude Remove the specified string and everything before it FindB Definition Remove a certain length of the string from the right Attributes String The specified gr...

Page 72: ...Attributes String The text in the original text string With String The string that replaces the specific text Erase Definition Remove the specified rule Attributes None Position Range 0 99 Cut Range From 1 99 To 1 99 Note If you use Data Magic by scanning bar codes you don t need the Erase command ...

Page 73: ...ith Data Magic Just scan the bar codes in specific order and you can customize your string in seconds Data format Data Magic provides 10 rules for you to set To set a rule follow this data format to scan bar codes Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit ...

Page 74: ...specify in the rule Attribute 1 The attribute varies according to the command Attribute 2 The attribute varies according to the command Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 InsertF Position String InsertB Position String CutF From To CutB From To KeepF From To KeepB From To FindF String Include or Exclude FindB String Include or Exclude Replace String With String Erase ...

Page 75: ...67 To set an InsertF rule with the sample data scan the following bar codes Program RULE1 InsertF Attr1 Two digits Attr2 Two digits Finish Exit ...

Page 76: ...codes below are Data Magic rules They consist of two digits The first digit 9 indicates Data Magic the second indicates the rule number Data Magic Rules RULE 1 RULE 2 RULE 3 RULE 4 RULE 5 RULE 6 RULE 7 RULE 8 RULE 9 RULE 10 ...

Page 77: ...69 The bar codes below are Data Magic commands Data Magic Commands 0 InsertF 1 CutF 2 CutB 3 Replace 4 KeepF 5 KeepB 6 FindF 7 FindB 8 InsertB 9 Erase ...

Page 78: ...from the left side of the string Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 1 InsertF 0 5 0 4 Data ARGOX89121121 Result ARGOXTel 89121121 InsertB Insert Group 4 Attr 2 into the eighth Attr 1 position from the right of the string Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 2 InsertB 0 8 0 4 Data ARGOX89121121 Result ARGOXTel 89121121 ...

Page 79: ...89121121 CutB Remove first 8 characters from the right of the string Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 4 CutB 0 1 0 8 Data ARGOX89121121 Result ARGOX Replace In the original string replace the Group 1 Attr1 with Group 4 Attr2 Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 5 Replace 0 1 0 4 Data ARGOX89121121 Result Tel 89121121 ...

Page 80: ...1 to Attr2 from the right of the string Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 7 KeepB 0 3 0 8 Data ARGOX89121121 Result 891211 FindF Remove Group 3 Attr 1 and everything before it from the left of the string Attribute 2 can be 00 or 01 Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 8 FindF 0 3 0 1 00 Include 01 Exclude Data ARGOX89121121 Data ARGOX89121121 Result GOX89...

Page 81: ...t of the string Attribute 2 can be 00 or 01 Program Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Finish Exit 9 FindB 0 3 0 1 00 Include 01 Exclude Data ARGOX89121121 Data ARGOX89121121 Result ARGOX Result AR Erase Remove the specified rule Program Rule Command Exit Rule 10 Erase ...

Page 82: ...l values in Data Magic scan the bar code below Display the current settings To display the current settings of Data Magic scan the following bar codes Program Display Data Magic settings OR Displays Inserted Group settings ...

Page 83: ...and do this 1 On the File menu click New 2 In the NEW dialog box select AI6801 or AI6801 from the Select Model list and click OK 3 In the Scan Utility dialog box click No 4 On the Setup menu click Scanner Setup and click the Data Magic tab 5 In the Data Magic tab select the Data Magic check box 6 Click one of the rules you want to set For example if you want to set Rule 1 select its Enable check b...

Page 84: ...ic tab Depending on your selection type the text you want in the specific box For example if you ve selected Group1 type in the Insert G1 chars setting box The string box accepts up to 12 single byte characters When you re done click OK 9 On the Tool menu click Export Config from Host and click Export If the data is exported successfully you ll hear a long beep ...

Page 85: ...those commands Command Example InsertF Position 1 String Group 2 Group 2 Argox Original String 12345678 Result 1Argox2345678 InsertB Position 1 String Group 2 Group 2 Argox Original String 12345678 Result 1234567Argox8 CutF From 2 To 4 Original String 12345678 Result 15678 CutB From 2 To 4 Original String 12345678 Result 12348 ...

Page 86: ...String 12345678 Result 567 FindF String Group 3 Group 3 45 Original String 12345678 Include Exclu Include Result 45678 Include Exclu Exclude Result 678 FindB String Group 3 Group 4 45 Original String 12345678 Include Exclu Include Result 12345 Include Exclu Exclude Result 123 Erase In Rule 10 In the command list click Erase and Rule 10 will be removed You can also clear the Enable check box to rem...

Page 87: ...erface is set successful you ll hear a long beep and Found New Hardware Wizard will appear on screen 3 In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box click Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 4 Click Search for the best driver in these locations and select the Include this location in the search check box Next click Browse and find the driver at your installation path of ...

Page 88: ...ect Model list click AI6801 or AI6801 and click OK 11 On the Tool menu click Host RS 232 Setup 12 In the Host RS 232 Setup dialog box in the RS 232 Setting list click the port you ve seen in step 8 and click Port Setting 13 In the Port Setting dialog box in the Baud rate list click 115200 and click OK Note The installation steps may vary depending on your operating system ...

Page 89: ...left Truncate leading or the right Truncate ending of a bar code Your scanner beeps if the truncate length is longer than the bar code or the parts being truncated by Truncate leading and Truncate ending are overlapped You can truncate up to 15 characters Code ID setting Code ID is an identifier for a bar code It has two modes Proprietary ID or AIM ID If you want to customize the code ID using an ...

Page 90: ...Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH A Exit Insertion group number selection It allows you to insert up to two strings into a bar code First you need to set a string in a group and then insert the group into your bar code There are four string groups You can insert the same group two times if you want For more information about how to set a string in a group see Section 3 4 3 String groups ...

Page 91: ... supplemental bar code you can use this feature to decode it The supplemental bar code can be 2 or 5 digits Leading Zero Data Digits 11 Digits Check Digit Supplement digits 2 or 5 or UCC EAN 128 Program Setting Option Value Insert group number selection 00 44 The range of the single digit number 0 4 00 44 00 Supplement digits None 2 digits 5 digits 2 5 digits UCC EAN 128 2 UCC EAN 128 5 UCC EAN 12...

Page 92: ...rmat Supplement check counter The decoder needs to capture the supplemental bar code within the number of times the check counter specified or it determines there s no supplement Program Setting Option Value Truncation Expansion None Truncate leading zero Expand to EAN13 00 01 02 Supplement check counter 00 99 verification 00 99 5 Exit The ...

Page 93: ...igits Read Turn on or turn off the read function Checksum transmission Append the check digit to the end of a bar code Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A ...

Page 94: ...ption Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH E Exit ...

Page 95: ...cate Expansion Truncate It truncates the leading zeros of a UPC E bar code Expansion It converts a UPC E bar code to the EAN 13 or UPC A format Expansion It extends a UPC E bar code to 13 digit UPC E1 It allows your scanner to decode UPC E bar codes that begin with the number one 1 Supplement check counter See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Insert group number selection 00 4...

Page 96: ... UCC EAN 128 2 UCC EAN 128 5 UCC EAN 128 All 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Truncation Expansi on None Truncate leading zero Expand to EAN13 Expand to UPCA 00 01 02 03 Expansion Disable Enable 00 01 UPCE 1 Disable Enable 00 01 Supplement check counter 00 99 verification 00 99 05 Exit ...

Page 97: ... check digit to the end of a bar code Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Exit ...

Page 98: ...on The ISBN International Standard Book Number and ISSN International Standard Serial Number are bar codes for books and magazines respectively The old ISBN is 10 digit and the old ISSN is 8 digit When you turn on this feature it converts the new ISBN and ISSN to their old format ISBN ID Setting You can set ISBN ID with ASC II code Supplement check counter See the description in UPC A Program Sett...

Page 99: ... 00 Supplement digits None 2 digits 5 digits 2 5 digits UCC EAN 128 2 UCC EAN 128 5 UCC EAN 128 All 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 ISBN ISSN conversion Disable Enable 00 01 ISBN ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH l Supplement check counter 00 99 verification 00 99 05 Exit ...

Page 100: ...ad function Checksum transmission Append the check digit to the end of a bar code Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A ...

Page 101: ... 01 Checksum transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting Two characters 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH 00 ffH FF Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 102: ...its Supplement Digits 2 or 5 or UCC EAN 128 Truncate Expansion Truncate It truncates the leading zeros of an EAN 8 bar code Expansion It converts an EAN 8 bar code to the EAN 13 format Expansion It extends an EAN 8 bar code to 13 digit Supplement check counter See the description in UPC A ...

Page 103: ... digits 5 digits 2 5 digits UCC EAN 128 2 UCC EAN 128 5 UCC EAN 128 All 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 Truncation Expansion None Truncate leading zero Expand to EAN13 00 01 02 Expansion Disable Enable 00 01 Supplement check counter 00 99 verifications 00 99 05 Exit ...

Page 104: ...agic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Max Min code length The max and min code length defines the decoding length of a bar code Note the following when you set it length If the code length is shorter than the min or longer than the max the bar code won t be decoded If the min is equal to the max the decoding length is fixed If the max or min is set to zero 00 Global min max code length will take eff...

Page 105: ...m transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 01 Truncate leading 0 20 00 20 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH ...

Page 106: ...sends all concatenated data to your computer when it decodes a Code 39 bar code that doesn t have a space character at its beginning or when it decodes a bar code that is not Code 39 If your scanner decodes a bar code that has a space character at its beginning it won t send its Code ID Preamble and Prefix if it decodes a bar code that doesn t have a space character it won t send its Code ID and P...

Page 107: ...99 Program Setting Option Value Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Format Standard Full ASCII 00 01 Append Disable Enable 00 01 Start end transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 108: ...rn off Data Magic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 ...

Page 109: ...alue Max code leading 00 64 00 64 00 Min code leading 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH i Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 110: ...code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 0 15 00 15 ...

Page 111: ...103 Exit Setting Option Value Truncate leading 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH i Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 ...

Page 112: ...off Data Magic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 ...

Page 113: ... Value Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH B Insert group number selection 00 44 44 00 Exit ...

Page 114: ...ax Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verifiy Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Start Data Digits Variable Checksum Optional End ...

Page 115: ...107 Setting Option Value Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Exit ...

Page 116: ...acters for the star and stop codes Select one pair to suit your needs Start End transmission See the description in Code 39 Program Setting Option Value Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Start End type ABCD ABCD abcd abcd ABCD TN E abcd tn e 00 01 02 03 Start End transmission Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 117: ...ram Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum Transmit Verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Exit Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Format It converts Code 128 to UCC EAN 128 if the bar code starts with the FNC1 char...

Page 118: ...de 29 GS C1 Data GS Data Checksum Program Setting Option Value Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Format Standard UCC EAN 128 00 01 Exit ...

Page 119: ...er when it decodes a bar code that doesn t have an FNC2 character at its beginning or when it decodes a bar code that is not Code 128 ISBT enable Enable or disable ISBN barcode readable Field separator code It is used for the bar codes converted to UCC EAN 128 only You can use the ASCII code to customize your field separator The default separator is GS GS1 128 ID See the description in UPC A ...

Page 120: ...tion Value Append Disable Enable Enable Disable Disable Ignore Enable Ignore 00 01 02 03 ISBT enable 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Field separator code 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH 1DH GS1 128 ID 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Default Exit ...

Page 121: ...turn off the read function Checksum transmit verify See the description in Code 39 Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 122: ...PC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH ...

Page 123: ...115 Setting Option Value Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 124: ...ff Data Magic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable One digit Disable Two digits Enable One digit Enable Two digits 00 01 0...

Page 125: ... Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH O Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 126: ...ppend it to the bar code The new bar code with the MOD 11 check digit will be calculated again using MOD 10 and then the system appends the MOD 10 check digit to the new bar code The result of the bar code format is DATA MOD 11 check digit MOD 10 check digit Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in U...

Page 127: ...Mod10 Y Mod 10 10 Y Mod 11 10 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 128: ... is calculated using modulo 11 Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enabl...

Page 129: ...c Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 130: ...he description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Checksum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 ...

Page 131: ...Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH S Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Format Numeric only Full ASCII only 00 01 Exit ...

Page 132: ...r turn off Data Magic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Check sum transmit verify Disable Disable Disable Enable Enable Enable 00 01 02 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 ...

Page 133: ...Value Max code length 00 64 00 64 00 Min code length 00 64 00 64 00 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH i Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 134: ...in code length See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 11 Min code length 00 64 00 64 11 ...

Page 135: ...127 Setting Option Value Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH t Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 136: ...gth See the description in Code 39 Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A Leading A Add the character A at the beginning of a Code 32 bar code Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 64 00 64 12 ...

Page 137: ...Value Min code length 00 64 00 64 09 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 01 ffH p Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 Leading A Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 138: ... turn off the read function Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic Truncate leading ending See the description in UPC A Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A ...

Page 139: ...on Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH Insert group number selection 00 44 00 ffH 00 44 00 Exit ...

Page 140: ...tion in Code 39 Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A UCC EAN 128 emulation See the description in GS1 Databar Omnidirectional Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 ...

Page 141: ...133 Setting Option Value Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH RC Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 UCC EAN128 emulation Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 142: ...Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A UCC EAN 128 emulation It adds C1 at the beginning of a GS1 bar code You need to turn on AIM ID to use this feature For more information about AIM ID see Section 3 4 4 ID name and capitalization Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Truncate lea...

Page 143: ...135 Setting Option Value Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH R4 Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 UCC EAN128 emulation Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 144: ...ff Data Magic Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A UCC EAN 128 emulation See the description in GS1 Databar Omnidirectional Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 UAD Max code length 00 64 00 64 UAE Min code length 00 64 00 64 ...

Page 145: ...g Option Value Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH RL Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 UCC EAN128 emulation Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 146: ...agic Max Min code length See the description in Code 39 Code ID setting See the description in UPC A Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC A UCC EAN 128 emulation See the description in GS1 Databar Omnidirectional Program Setting Option Value Read Disable Enable 00 01 Data Magic Disable Enable 00 01 Max code length 00 99 00 99 99 ...

Page 147: ...Min code length 00 99 00 99 01 Truncate leading 0 15 00 15 00 Truncate ending 0 15 00 15 00 Code ID setting 00 ffH ASCII code 00 ffH RX Insert group number selection 00 44 00 44 00 UCC EAN128 emulation Disable Enable 00 01 Exit ...

Page 148: ...id you turn off the aiming pattern Your battery wears out Replace the battery and make sure the new battery is charged Your scanner is waiting your computer to acknowledge data and doesn t receive any response Unplug your cradle s cable USB or RS 232 and connect it again Check your USB cable and power supply by connecting them to other compatible devices and test if they work properly If not repla...

Page 149: ...sn t sent to my computer Did you establish the connection between your scanner and cradle Did your scanner connect to other Bluetooth device Make sure the USB cable is tightly plugged into your cradle and computer Your scanner is connecting to another cradle Break their connection and connect your scanner to your cradle My scanner doesn t decode the bar code but the bar code type is supported Did ...

Page 150: ...t 30 Scan Rate 700 scans sec D O F 3mil 60 80mm 4 mil 60 110mm 5mil 50 130mm 10mil 40 310mm 13mil 40 400mm 20mil 45 550mm EAN13 13mil 40 340mm Electrical Battery Rechargeable Li Ion battery pack 3 7V 2200mAh 9 25Wh Up to 55 hours of operation Battery Charger Time Power Supply 4 5 hours USB Cable 6 5 hours Power Input 5V 10 VDC 1A PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dimensions Scanner 9 4 x 7 6 x 15 8 cm Crad...

Page 151: ...ded Coupon code Tele pen Plessey Code GS1 Databar RSS14 GS1 Databar Limited GS1 Databar Omni directional GS1 Databar Expanded China Post Stacked Linear GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked GS1 Databar RSS14 Stacked C16K CodaBlockF USER ENVIRONMENT Operating Temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Storage Temperature 20 C to 70 C 4 F to 158 F Humidity 5 to 95 related humidity non condensing Drop Specificatio...

Page 152: ...144 contaminants IP65 Light level 0 80 000 lux REGULATORY EMI RFI CE FCC BSMI NCC ...

Page 153: ...145 Appendix A Test symbologies Bar codes marked with asterisk are turned on initially CODABAR PARA CODE 11 PARA CODE 128 PARA CODE 39 PARA CODE 93 PARA EAN 13 PARA ...

Page 154: ...146 STANDRAD 25 PARA CODE 16K 87549 EAN 8 PARA INDUSTRIAL 25 PARA UPCE PARA INTERLEAVED 25 PARA ...

Page 155: ...147 MATRIX 25 PARA MSI PLESSEY PARA UPCA PARA UK PLESSEY PARA GS1 ...

Page 156: ...6 PgDn F6 ACK SYN 7 F7 BEL ETB 8 Bs F8 BS CAN 9 Tab F9 HT EM A F10 LF SUB B Home Esc VT ESC C End F11 FF FS D Enter F12 CR GS E Insert Ctrl SO RS F Delete Alt SI US L H 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 SP 0 P p 1 1 A Q a q 2 2 B R b r 3 3 C S c s 4 4 D T d t 5 5 E U e u 6 6 F V f v 7 7 G W g w 8 8 H X h x 9 9 I Y i y A J Z j z B K k C L l D M m E N n F O _ o DEL ...

Page 157: ... E EAN 13 V V V F EAN 8 V V V FF Code 39 V Interleaved 2 of 5 V i Industrial 2 of 5 i Matrix 2 of 5 B Codabar Code 128 V V Code 93 V two digits Code 11 V One digit O MSI Plessey V UK Plessey V Telepen S Standard 2 of 5 i China Post t Italian Pharmacode p Code 16K EAN UCC Composite RC GS1 databar Omnidirectio nal R4 GS1 databar Limited RL ...

Page 158: ...150 Code Type Read Checksum Verification Checksum Transmission Code ID GS1 databar Expanded RX ...

Page 159: ...151 Appendix D Data entry bar codes 0 A 1 B 2 C 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 7 9 8 Finish ...

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