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AI-6820/AI-6820HD

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User Guide

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V1.11 26-02-2018

V1.0-23-08-20

Summary of Contents for AI-6820

Page 1: ...AI 6820 AI 6820HD 2D Scanner User Guide http www argox com service argox com V1 11 26 02 2018 V1 0 23 08 ...

Page 2: ...enerates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used 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 of...

Page 3: ...elp CAUTION Any changes or modifications not expressly 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 RF EXPOSURE WARNING The equipment...

Page 4: ... environment The equipment must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter Note All brands and trademarks shall belong to their respective owner Note Specification is subject to changes without notice ...

Page 5: ...2 1 2 How to scan 4 2 1 3 Work with the ASCII table 5 2 2 Unplug cable 6 3 Controls and settings 7 3 1 Data transmission 8 3 1 1 Character length 8 3 1 2 Name of the bar code type 8 3 1 3 AIM symbology ID 9 3 1 4 Prefix and suffix 9 3 2 Volume and vibration 11 3 2 1 Good scan beep duration 11 3 2 2 Scan volume 12 3 2 3 Vibration 14 3 2 4 Power on alert 14 3 3 Operating mode 14 3 3 1 Auto sensing m...

Page 6: ... driver 34 3 6 Miscellaneous 36 3 6 1 Fill in light intensity 36 3 6 2 Mobile phone mode 37 3 6 3 Aiming pattern 37 3 6 4 Align mode 38 3 6 5 Edit GS1 character setting 38 3 6 6 Reset your scanner 39 3 6 7 Scanner information 40 3 7 Data Magic 41 Data Magic commands 42 3 7 1 Bar code scanning 45 Data format 45 Bar codes 48 Example 55 3 7 2 Scan Utility 59 Virtual COM 63 4 Bar codes 65 Code 11 65 ...

Page 7: ... UPC E1 88 Discrete 2 of 5 DTF 90 Interleaved 2 of 5 I25 91 MSI 93 Codabar 96 Chinese 2 of 5 98 Korean 3 of 5 98 Inverse 1D 99 US Postnet 100 US Planet 101 USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail 101 UPU FICS Postal 102 UK Postal 102 JAP Postal 103 Australia Postal 103 Netherlands KIX Code 104 PDF417 104 Micro PDF417 105 Micro QR 107 QR Code 107 ...

Page 8: ...cal character recognition 116 4 Troubleshooting 122 4 1 Scanner issues 122 4 2 Bar code issues 123 5 Specifications 124 5 1 Pin Assignments 127 Appendix A Test symbologies 128 Appendix B ASCII table 131 Appendix C Default settings of bar codes 132 Appendix D Data entry bar codes 134 ...

Page 9: ... easy scan for 1D and 2D bar codes Water resistant and dust tight With the IP65 rating your scanner 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 4 mil Distortion processing Even if your bar code is distorted AI 6820 AI 6820HD still recognizes it 1 1 Unpacking Make sure all following items are incl...

Page 10: ...u receive your scanner open the 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 11: ...1 1 2 Understand your scanner 1 2 1 Scanner Perspective Bottom ...

Page 12: ...indicates Status Scanner LED Scanner connected Flash green once Good Scan Flash green once Firmware Update Flash green fast 1 3 2 Status sound In addition to status lights your scanner make sounds to indicate the status it is in Status Scanner Sound Scanner connected A long beep Good Scan A short beep Programming Two short beeps 1 3 3 Vibration Your scanner vibrates in certain status Status Scanne...

Page 13: ...1 1 Set up your scanner 1 Plug the RJ45 connector into your scanner s RJ45 port until you hear a click 2 Connect the USB or the RS 232 connector to your computer Note If you ve purchased the power supply connect it to the RS 232 cable and the wall outlet 3 Turn on your computer It detects your scanner automatically 4 To test your scanner start a text processing program like Notepad or ...

Page 14: ...s scanning Any bar code in the range of the cross could be read Typically the bar code closest to the center will be read first but if the quality of this bar code is poor your scanner might read other bar code first If you want to scan a bar code in a small area that contains multiple bar codes it would be better to cover other bar codes in the range of the cross in case your scanner scans the ba...

Page 15: ... You can do it 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 scan ASCII codes ...

Page 16: ...6 2 2 Unplug cable Follow the step to unplug cable 1 Loose and remove a screw as below 2 Use a pin to insert screw hole Press latch and pull RJ45 connector out 3 Unplug cable ...

Page 17: ...ides information about how to change controls and settings of your scanner User s Default Setting After setting your device you can save your setting as a User s default If you reset your scanner to factory default you can still load your setting in this function Option Description Bar Code save Save all setting as default load Restore User s default ...

Page 18: ...ar code For example if your bar code is Argox the result is 0005Argox The maximum character length of the bar code varies between bar code types If the number is smaller than 1000 it pads the number with leading zeros Default Option Description Bar Code On Show the number of the character length at the beginning of a bar code Off Turn off this feature 3 1 2 Name of the bar code type It shows the n...

Page 19: ...re 3 1 3 AIM symbology ID It shows the AIM symbology ID at the beginning of a bar code Default Option Description Bar Code Off Turn off this feature AIM Show the AIM symbology ID at the beginning of a bar code 3 1 4 Prefix and suffix You can add a character at the beginning or the end of a bar code To add a character do this 1 Scan the prefix or the suffix bar code ...

Page 20: ... 3 Scan the Save bar code in Appendix D Prefix Add one character at the beginning of your bar code Option Description Bar Code 00 FF Prefix length one character Default 0x00 Suffix 1 Add one character at the end of your bar code Option Description Bar Code 00 FF Suffix length one character Default 0x0D Suffix 2 Add one character at the end of Suffix 1 Option Description Bar Code ...

Page 21: ...you might want to adjust its volume or vibration to adapt to your workplace This section describes how to use them 3 2 1 Good scan beep duration You can decide how long your scanner beeps after it gets a good scan The duration is from 0 1 to 0 9 second Default Option Description Bar Code 1 0 1 second MIN 2 0 2 second 3 0 3 second ...

Page 22: ...ion Description Bar Code 4 0 4 second 5 0 5 second 6 0 6 second 7 0 7 second 8 0 8 second 9 0 9 second MAX 3 2 2 Scan volume You can adjust the beep volume of your scanner Default Option Description Bar Code ...

Page 23: ...13 Option Description Bar Code 0 Mute 1 Level 1 MIN 2 Level 2 3 Level 3 4 Level 4 5 Level 5 6 Level 6 7 Level 7 MAX ...

Page 24: ...ff vibration 1 Vibrate after a scan 3 2 4 Power on alert You can decide whether your scanner beeps when the power is on Default Option Description Bar Code On Your scanner beeps when the power is on Off Your scanner doesn t beep when the power is on 3 3 Operating mode AI6820 offers operating modes This section describes how to use these mode ...

Page 25: ...ally 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 Default Option Description Bar Code On Auto sensing mode on Off Auto sensing mode off ...

Page 26: ...ault Option Description Bar Code 1 RS 232 3 USB HID 4 Auto 5 Virtual COM 3 4 1 HID setting The following bar codes are HID settings that help you optimize your data input Country You can use it to change your keyboard layout so your scanner can scan bar codes of different languages This setting is available only when you use USB HID as your interface ...

Page 27: ...7 When you set a different country keyboard the decoder automatically resets and you ll hear the startup sound Option Description Bar Code 0 USA 1 Belgium 2 Denmark 3 France 4 Germany 5 Italy 6 Portugal ...

Page 28: ...18 Option Description Bar Code 7 Spain 8 Sweden 9 Switzerland 10 United Kingdom 11 Latin America 12 Japan 13 BiG5 14 UTF 8 ...

Page 29: ...key It maps function keys to ASCII codes so you can scan bar codes in place of the function key input For example if you scan the numeric bar code 1 and then 2 your scanner will send the specific character to your computer as though you press F2 The code mapping range is from 01 to 1F For more information about ASCII codes see ASCII table in Appendix B Default Option Description Bar Code On Simula...

Page 30: ... as though you press keys on a keyboard in the selected mode to enter data Option Description Bar Code Alphanum eric Keys Alphanumeric keys are at the center of the keyboard including alphabet keys and the numeric keys above them Numeric Keypad The keypad is located to the rightmost of a keyboard You need to select this mode if your program only accepts numerals Alt Numer ic Keypad Enter special c...

Page 31: ... with RS232 cable you have to use power supply Flow control Flow control determines how your computer controls their communication Default Option Description Bar Code None Your computer only uses TxD and RxD signals for communication No hardware or software flow control is used RTS CTS It is hardware flow control If your scanner is ready to send bar code data to your computer it sends an RTS signa...

Page 32: ...eep 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 You scanner sends data after it received an ACK signal from your computer and will resend data if it receives an NAK signal ...

Page 33: ...ol you can decide how long you wait your computer to acknowledge the data transmission Default Option Description Bar Code 0 You don t wait your computer to acknowledge the data transmission 10 You wait 1 second 20 2 seconds 30 3 seconds 40 4 seconds 50 5 seconds ...

Page 34: ...nds 70 7 seconds 80 8 seconds 90 9 seconds Baud Baud is the rate of the signal transmitted per second It ranges between 1200 and 115200 The higher the baud rate the faster the speed Default Option Bar Code Option Bar Code 1200 2400 4800 9600 ...

Page 35: ...n Bar Code 7 data bits 1 stop bit parity even The total number of ones in your data plus parity bit is an even number 7 data bits 1 stop bit parity odd The total number of ones in your data plus parity bit is an odd number 7 data bits 1 stop bit parity none No parity bit is used 7 data bits 2 stop bit parity even The total number of ones in your data plus parity bit is an even number ...

Page 36: ...umber 7 data bits 2 stop bit parity none No parity bit is used 8 data bits 1 stop bit parity even The total number of ones in your data plus parity bit is an even number 8 data bits 1 stop bit parity odd The total number of ones in your data plus parity bit is an odd number 8 data bits 1 stop bit parity None No parity bit is used ...

Page 37: ...onalities and performance for your scanner For AI 6820 AI 6820HD take the following step by Start Scan Utility to update firmware 1 Start Scan Utility 2 On the File menu click New 3 In the NEW dialog box select AI6820 from the Select Model list and click OK ...

Page 38: ...Download All Scanner 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 the system to switch your scanner to the DFU mode 7 In the Change Firmware dialog box click Ask to get the current firmware version ...

Page 39: ...to load the firmware file The firmware version in this file needs to be different from the current firmware version After loading the file click Download to update the firmware 9 After the update is completed click OK ...

Page 40: ...30 RS 232 connection 1 Start Scan Utility 2 On the File menu click New 3 In the NEW dialog box select AI 6820 from the Select Model list and click OK ...

Page 41: ... click No 5 On the Tool 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 42: ...32 8 In the Host RS 232 Setup dialog box click OK 9 On the Tool menu click Download Firmware Download All Scanner ...

Page 43: ...are version of your scanner 11 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 12 After the update is completed click OK ...

Page 44: ...are updating process Take the following steps to install it 1 In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box click Install from a list or specific location Advanced and click Next 2 Select the Include this location in the search check box and click Browse The default path of driver of AI 6820 AI 6820HD is C Program Files Argox Your Scan Utility version driver DFU After setting the path click Next ...

Page 45: ...35 3 The system starts to install the driver After it is completed click Finish ...

Page 46: ...tern you ll notice that the pattern is encompassed by the fill in light which helps your scanner see bar codes clearly You can adjust the intensity of the fill in light if you feel it is too bright but it affects the sight of your scanner The lower the intensity the harder your scanner sees bar codes Default Option Description Bar Code 02 Low 05 Medium 10 High ...

Page 47: ... other electronic displays Default Option Description Bar Code On Turn on mobile phone mode Off Turn off mobile phone mode 3 6 3 Aiming pattern By default your scanner projects the aiming pattern during the scan You can turn it off Default Option Description Bar Code On Turn on the aiming pattern Off Turn off the aiming pattern ...

Page 48: ...e On Turn on the Align mode Off Turn off the Align mode 3 6 5 Edit GS1 character setting Setting Character If you want to set by yourself scan Setting Character then scan 2 characters ASCII Quick set Quick setting Scanner to ASCII 0x7C It will display I If there has GS code Restore Restore scanner default setting to ASCII 0x1D ...

Page 49: ...t in GS1_128 databar datamatrix QR code barcode type 3 6 6 Reset your scanner By resetting your scanner you can return your scanner to the state it was in when you receive it This can help you solve some problems caused by settings changed between scans Scan the bar code Scan the following bar code to reset your scanner Option Description Bar Code ...

Page 50: ...ctory settings 3 6 7 Scanner information It displays your scanner s information on the screen AI6820 Model name Ver S 01 00 Firmware version SN 11111111 Serial number Pin 11111118 PIN code Option Description Bar Code Scanner s Information Display your scanner s information ...

Page 51: ...th 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 a program 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 52: ...t string 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 start 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 start posi...

Page 53: ...e text to be kept To The end position of the text to be kept 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 group Include R...

Page 54: ...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 55: ...der and you can customize your string in seconds To use Data Magic scan the On bar code Default Option Description Bar Code On Turn on Data Magic Off Turn off Data Magic Data format Data Magic provides 10 rules for you to set To set a rule follow this data format to scan bar codes Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save ...

Page 56: ...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 57: ...47 To set an InsertF rule with the sample data scan the following bar codes Rule 1 InsertF 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 Save ...

Page 58: ...48 Bar codes Rules To set a rule scan one of the following bar codes Option Description Bar Code Rule 1 Rule 1 Rule 2 Rule 2 Rule 3 Rule 3 Rule 4 Rule 4 Rule 5 Rule 5 Rule 6 Rule 6 Rule 7 Rule 7 ...

Page 59: ...cription Bar Code Rule 8 Rule 8 Rule 9 Rule 9 Rule 10 Rule 10 Clear rules To clear a rule scan its bar code Option Description Bar Code Rule 1 Clear Rule 1 Rule 2 Clear Rule 2 Rule 3 Clear Rule 3 Rule 4 Clear Rule 4 ...

Page 60: ...5 Clear Rule 5 Rule 6 Clear Rule 6 Rule 7 Clear Rule 7 Rule 8 Clear Rule 8 Rule 9 Clear Rule 9 Rule 10 Clear Rule 10 Commands The bar codes below are Data Magic commands Option Description Bar Code InsertF Insert from the left of a string ...

Page 61: ...t of a string CutB Remove from the right of a string KeepF Keep from the left of a string KeepB Keep from the right of a string FindF Remove a certain length of the string from the left FindB Remove a certain length of the string from the right Replace Replace the text with a different text string ...

Page 62: ...ASCII table and scan their ASCII codes using bar codes in Appendix D See Appendix B for ASCII codes of characters 3 Scan the Save bar code in Appendix D Option Description Bar Code String1 Insert String 1 String2 Insert String 2 String3 Insert String 3 String4 Insert String 4 String5 Insert String 5 ...

Page 63: ...6 Insert String 6 String7 Insert String 7 String8 Insert String 8 String9 Insert String 9 String10 Insert String 10 Clear strings To clear a string scan its bar code Option Description Bar Code String1 Clear String 1 String2 Clear String 2 ...

Page 64: ...on Description Bar Code String3 Clear String 3 String4 Clear String 4 String5 Clear String 5 String6 Clear String 6 String7 Clear String 7 String8 Clear String 8 String9 Clear String 9 String10 Clear String 10 ...

Page 65: ...gs Option Description Bar Code Info Display the current Data Magic settings Clear All Remove all values from Data Magic settings except string Option Description Bar Code Clear All Clear all values except string Example Original Text String ARGOX89121121 Group 1 ARGOX Group 2 argox Group 3 GOX Group 4 Tel ...

Page 66: ...osition from the right of the string Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save 2 InsertB 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 4 Data ARGOX89121121 Result ARGOXTel 89121121 CutF Remove first 5 characters from the left of the string Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save 3 CutF 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Data ARGOX89121121 Result 89121121 CutB Remove first 8 characters from the right of the string Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribu...

Page 67: ...to Attr2 from the right of the string Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save 6 KeepB 0 0 0 3 0 0 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 0000 or 0001 Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save 7 FindF 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0000 Include 0001 Exclude Data ARGOX89121121 Data ARGOX89121121 Result GOX89121121 R...

Page 68: ...mand Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save 8 FindB 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0000 Include 0001 Exclude Data ARGOX89121121 Data ARGOX89121121 Result ARGOX Result AR Replace In the original string replace the Group 1 Attr1 with Group 4 Attr2 Rule Command Attribute 1 Attribute 2 Save 9 Replace 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Data ARGOX89121121 Result Tel 89121121 ...

Page 69: ... To use Data Magic start Scan Utility and do this 1 On the File menu click New 2 In the NEW dialog box select AI 6820 AI 6820HD from the Select Model list and click OK 3 In the Scan Utility dialog box click No 4 On the Setup menu Click Linear Barcode setup Select which code you want to use then enable Data matrix function click OK 5 On the Setup menu click Scanner Setup and click the Data Magic ta...

Page 70: ...he Data Magic 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 10 On the Tool menu click Export Config from Host and click Export If the data is exported successfully you ll hear a long beep Note The bar codes types...

Page 71: ...to use 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 ...

Page 72: ...iginal 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...

Page 73: ...to Virtual COM If the interface 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 y...

Page 74: ...menu click New In the Select Model list click AI 6820 AI 6820HD 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 75: ...re zeros When both min length and max length are set to 0 the decoding length can be any number of characters Max is larger than or equal to min When the max length is larger than the min length the decoding length is between the max and the min When the max is equal to the min the decoding length is fixed the number you assign to them Min is larger than max When the min length is larger than the ...

Page 76: ...bar code C11_checkdigit_transmit Append the check digit to the end of a bar code Note You need to turn on C11_checkdigit_verify to use this feature Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Code11_ enable On Turn on Code 11 Code11_ disable Off Turn off Code 11 C11_length_ min 4 Default 4 C11_length_ max 55 Default 55 ...

Page 77: ...C11_ checkdigit_ verify On Turn on C11_checkdi git_verify C11_ checkdigit_ verify Off Turn off C11_checkdi git_verify C11_ checkdigit_ transmit On Turn on C11_checkdi git_transmit C11_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off C11_checkdi git_transmit ...

Page 78: ...des in the buffer When it is turned on it buffers all Code 39 bar codes having a leading space as a first character for later transmission The leading space is not buffered Decoding a Code 39 bar code with no leading space sends all buffered data in a first in first out sequence plus the triggering bar code Tcode39_enable Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 It consists of six data characters ...

Page 79: ... 39 C39_ FullASCII_ conversion On Turn on C39_FullASCII _conversion C39_ FullASCII_ conversion Off Turn off C39_FullASCII _conversion C39_length _min 2 Default 2 C39_length _max 55 Default 55 C39_ checkdigit_ verify On Turn on C39_ checkdigit_ verify C39_ checkdigit_ verify Off Turn off C39_ checkdigit_ verify ...

Page 80: ...smit On Turn on C39_ checkdigit_ transmit C39_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off C39_ checkdigit_ transmit Buffer_C39 On Turn on Buffer_C39 Buffer_C39 Off Turn off Buffer_C39 Tcode39_ enable On Turn on Tcode39_ enable Tcode39_ disable Off Turn off Tcode39_ disable ...

Page 81: ...nning of a Code 32 bar code Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Italian_ Pharmacy_ code_enable On Turn on Italian Pharmacy Italian_ Pharmacy_ code_disable Off Turn off Italian Pharmacy C32_Prefix On Turn on Code 32 prefix C32_Prefix Off Turn off Code 32 prefix ...

Page 82: ...in C93_length_max See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Code93_ enable On Turn on Code 93 Code93_ disable Off Turn off Code 93 C93_length_ min 4 Default 4 C93_length_ max 55 Default 55 ...

Page 83: ...28_length_max See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Code128_ enable On Turn on Code 128 Code128_ disable Off Turn off Code 128 C128_length_ min 01 99 Default 1 C128_length_ max 01 99 Default 1 ...

Page 84: ...todiscriminate The decoder decodes and concatenates ISBT bar codes immediately If there is only one ISBT bar code the decoder needs to decode the bar code a few times to confirm that there is no additional ISBT bar code You can set the number of decoding times using ISBT Concatenation Redundancy ISBT Concatenation Redundancy The number of times that the decoder must decode an ISBT bar code to conf...

Page 85: ... disable Off Turn off ISBT 128 ISBT Concatenati on On Turn on ISBT Concatenat ion ISBT Concatenati on Off Turn off ISBT Concatenat ion ISBT Concatenati on Autodisc riminate Repeat decoding a bar code to confirm there is no additional ISBT bar code ISBT Concatenati on Redundancy 00 99 Default 10 ...

Page 86: ...coded EAN 8 bar code to make it compatible with EAN 13 format Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code EAN8_ enable On Turn on EAN 8 EAN8_ disable Off Turn off EAN 8 EAN8_ Extend On Turn on EAN 8 extension EAN8_ Extend Off Turn off EAN 8 extension ...

Page 87: ...The decoder decodes both 10 digit and 13 digit ISBN format that starts with 978 It also decodes bar codes that start with 979 but won t identify it as an ISBN number ISBN 13 The decoder decodes ISBN codes that is 13 digit format and starts with either 978 or 979 ...

Page 88: ...Bar Code EAN13_ enable On Turn on EAN 13 EAN13_ disable Off Turn off EAN 13 Bookland_ EAN On Turn on Bookland_ EAN Bookland_ EAN Off Turn off Bookland_ EAN Bookland_ ISBN ISBN 10 Decode ISBN 10 and ISBN 13 Bookland_ ISBN ISBN 13 Decode ISBN 13 ...

Page 89: ...1 128 coupon codes You need to turn on UPCA EAN 13 and UCC 128 EAN 128 to scan all types of coupon codes Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code UCCEAN128 _enable On Turn on UCC 128 EAN 128 UCCEAN128 _disable Off Turn off UCC 128 EAN 128 UCC_ Coupon_ Extended_ Code On Turn on UCC coupon extended code UCC_ Coupon_ Extended_ Code Off Turn off UCC coupon extended code ...

Page 90: ... used System Character SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA Append the system character at the beginning of a bar code System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA Append the country code and the system character at the beginning of a bar code UPCA_checkdigit_transmit See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code UPCA_ enable On Turn on UPC A ...

Page 91: ...ARACTE R DATA Show the system character at the beginning of a bar code UPCA_ Preamble System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTE R DATA Show the country code and the system character at the beginning of a bar code UPCA_ checkdigit _transmit On Turn on UPC A checkdigit_t ransmit UPCA_ checkdigit _transmit Off Turn off UPC A checkdigit_t ransmit ...

Page 92: ... at the beginning of a bar code System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTER DATA Append the country code and the system character at the beginning of a bar code UPCE_checkdigit_transmit See the description in Code 11 UPC EAN JAN Supplementals UPC EAN and JAN might have supplementary bar codes to hold additional information Supplemental bar codes appear to the right of the primary b...

Page 93: ...ecoder decodes UPC EAN JAN bar codes with supplementals immediately If the bar code doesn t have a supplemental the decoder needs to decode it a few times to confirm that there is no supplemental You can set the number of decoding times in UPC EAN JAN Supplemental Redundancy Supplemental Mode Select one of the following modes to decode your bar codes 378 379 Supplemental Mode 978 979 Supplemental ...

Page 94: ...e or more times is recommended when decoding a combination of UPC EAN JAN bar code with or without supplemental Convert UPC E to UPC A Convert decoded UPC E bar code to the UPC A format before sending data After conversion the data is affected by the attributes you select in UPC A Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code UPCE_ enable On Turn on UPC E UPCE_ disable Off Turn off UPC E UPCE_ Pr...

Page 95: ...System Character Country Code COUNTRY CODE SYSTEM CHARACTE R DATA Show the country code and the system character at the beginning of a bar code UPCE_ checkdigit_ transmit On Turn on UPCE_chec kdigit_trans mit UPCE_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off UPCE_chec kdigit_trans mit UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal Ignore UPC EAN J AN with Supplemen tals Ignore the supplement al part ...

Page 96: ... Repeat decoding a bar code to confirm there is no supplement als UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal Smart Supplemen tal Mode Turn on smart supplement al mode UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal 378 379 Supplemen tal Mode Turn on 378 379 supplement al mode UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal 978 979 Supplemen tal Mode Turn on 978 979 supplement al mode UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal 414 419 43 4 439 Supplemen tal Mode Turn on 414 ...

Page 97: ...n tal Mode Turn on 977 supplement al mode UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal 491 Supplemen tal Mode Turn on 491 supplement al mode UPC EAN JAN Supplemen tal Redundanc y 00 99 Default 10 Convert UPC E to UPC A On Convert UPC E to UPC A Convert UPC E to UPC A Off Do not convert UPC E to UPC A ...

Page 98: ...PC A format before sending data After conversion the data is affected by attributes you select in UPC A Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code UPCE1_ena ble On Turn on UPC E1 UPCE1_disa ble Off Turn off UPC E1 UPCE1_ Preamble Off Turn off UPCE1_ Preamble UPCE1_ Preamble System Character SYSTEM CHARACT ER DATA Show the system character at the beginning of a bar code ...

Page 99: ... DATA Show the country code and the system character at the beginning of a bar code UPCE1_ checkdigit_ transmit On Turn on UPCE1_chec kdigit_trans mit UPCE1_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off checkdigit_t ransmit Convert UPC E1 to UPCA On Convert UPC E1 to UPC A Convert UPC E1 to UPCA Off Do not convert UPC E1 to UPC A ...

Page 100: ...n D25_length_max See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code D25_enable On Turn on Discrete 2 of 5 D25_disable Off Turn off Discrete 2 of 5 D25_length_ min 01 99 Default 1 D25_length_ max 01 99 Default 1 ...

Page 101: ...aracter Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes I25 to the EAN 13 format before sending data After conversion the data is affected by attributes you select in EAN 13 To convert the code you need to turn on I25 and the code must have a leading zero and a valid EAN 13 check digit Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code I25_enable On Turn on Interleaved 2 of 5 I25_disable Off Turn off Interleaved 2 of 5 ...

Page 102: ...I25_checkdigit _verify I25_ checkdigit_ verify Off Turn off I25_checkdigit _verify I25_ checkdigit_ transmit On Turn on I25_checkdigit _transmit I25_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off I25_checkdigit _transmit Convert I25 to EAN 13 On Convert I25 to EAN 13 Convert I25 to EAN 13 Off Do not convert I25 to EAN 13 ...

Page 103: ... MOD 11 the system uses MOD 10 to calculate the check digit and append it to the bar code The new bar code with the MOD 10 check digit will be calculated again using MOD 11 and then the system appends the MOD 11 check digit to the new bar code The result of the bar code format is DATA MOD 10 check digit MOD 11 check digit MSI_checkdigit_transmit See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Op...

Page 104: ...max 55 Default 55 MSI_ checkdigit_ verify 0 one check digit is verified MSI_ checkdigit_ verify 1 Two check digits is verified MSI_ checkdigit_ algorithm MOD 10 MOD 11 Use Modulo 10 Modulo 11 to calculate the check digit MSI_ checkdigit_ algorithm MOD 10 MOD 10 Use Modulo 10 Modulo 10 to calculate the check digit ...

Page 105: ...95 Attributes Option Description Bar Code MSI_ checkdigit_ transmit On Turn on MSI_checkdi git_transmit MSI_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off MSI_checkdi git_transmit ...

Page 106: ...r of a 14 character Codabar bar code NOTIS_Editing It removes the start and the stop characters from a decoded Codabar bar code Upper or Lower Case Start Stop Characters Detection Detect uppercase or lowercase Codabar start or stop characters Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Codabar_ enable On Turn on Codebar Codabar_ disable Off Turn off Codebar Codabar_ length_min 5 Default 5 ...

Page 107: ...ng Off Turn off CLSI_Editin g NOTIS_ Editing On Turn on NOTIS_Editi ng NOTIS_ Editing Off Turn off NOTIS_Editi ng Upper or Lower Case Start Stop Characters Detection Upper Detect upper case Codabar start stop characters Upper or Lower Case Start Stop Characters Detection Lower Detect lower case Codabar start stop characters ...

Page 108: ... Bar Code Chinese2of5 _enable On Turn on Chinese 2 of 5 Chinese2of5 _disable Off Turn off Chinese 2 of 5 Korean 3 of 5 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Korean3of5_ enable On Turn on Korean 3 of 5 Korean3of5_ disable Off Turn off Korean 3 of 5 ...

Page 109: ...code inverse 1D bar codes only Auto Detect Decode both regular and inverse 1D bar codes Default Attributes Description Bar Code Regular Decode regular 1D bar codes only Inverse Only Decode inverse 1D bar codes only Auto Detect Decode both regular and inverse 1D bar codes ...

Page 110: ...ult Attributes Option Description Bar Code US_Postnet _enable On Turn on US Postnet US_Postnet _disable Off Turn off US Postnet US_Postnet _checkdigit _transmit On Turn on US_Postnet_c heckdigit_tra nsmit US_Postnet _checkdigit _transmit Off Turn off US_Postnet_c heckdigit_tra nsmit ...

Page 111: ...on Bar Code US_Planet_ enable On Turn on US Planet US_Planet_ disable Off Turn off US Planet USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code USPS_4CB _enable On Turn on USPS 4CB USPS_4CB _disable Off Turn off USPS 4CB ...

Page 112: ... FICS Postal UK Postal UK_Postnet_checkdigit_transmit See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code UK_Postal_ enable On Turn on UK Postal UK_Postal_ disable Off Turn off UK Postal UK_Postal_ checkdigit_ transmit On Turn on UK_Postal_chec kdigit_transmit UK_Postal_ checkdigit_ transmit Off Turn off UK_Postal_chec kdigit_transmit ...

Page 113: ...e JAP_Postal _enable On Turn on JAP Postal JAP_Postal _disable Off Turn off JAP Postal Australia Postal Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Australia_ Postal_ enable On Turn on Australia Postal Australia_ Postal_ disable Off Turn off Australia Postal ...

Page 114: ...Description Bar Code Netherlands _KIX_Code On Turn on Netherlands KIX code Netherlands _KIX_Code Off Turn off Netherlands KIX code PDF417 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code PDF417_ enable On Turn on PDF417 PDF417_ disable Off Turn off PDF417 ...

Page 115: ...supported Use GS1 Composites instead When you turn on C128_Emulation the AIM symbology ID of the Micro PDF417 bar code is The beginning number of the Micro PDF417 code The AIM Symbology ID 903 905 C1 908 909 C2 910 911 C0 When you turn off C128_Emulation the AIM symbology ID of the Micro PDF417 bar codes is The beginning number of the Micro PDF417 code The AIM Symbology ID 903 905 L3 908 909 L4 91...

Page 116: ...tributes Option Description Bar Code MicroPDF4 17_enable On Turn on Micro PDF417 MicroPDF4 17_disable Off Turn off Micro PDF417 C128_ Emulation On Turn on C128_Emulati on C128_ Emulation Off Turn off C128_Emulati on ...

Page 117: ...scription Bar Code MicroQR_ enable On Turn on MicroQR MicroQR_ disable Off Turn off MicroQR QR Code QR_Inverse Regular Decode regular QR codes only Inverse Only Decode inverse QR codes only Auto Detect Decode both regular and inverse QR codes ...

Page 118: ... off QR code QR_ Inverse Regular Decode regular QR codes only QR_ Inverse Inverse Only Decode inverse QR codes only QR_ Inverse Auto Detect Decode both regular and inverse QR codes MaxiCode Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Maxicode_ enable On Turn on MaxiCode Maxicode_ disable Off Turn off MaxiCode ...

Page 119: ... and sends the bar code as EAN 13 For bar codes starting with two or more zeros but not six zeros it removes the leading 0100 and send the bar code as UPC A After conversion the data is affected by the UPCA_Preamble attribute Neither the system character nor the check digit can be removed Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code GS1_ Databar_ enable On Turn on GS1 Databar GS1_ Databar_ disab...

Page 120: ...f GS1 Databar Limited GS1_ Databar_ Expanded On Turn on GS1 Databar Expended GS1_ Databar_ Expanded Off Turn off GS1 Databar Expended Convert_ GS1_ DataBar_ to_ UPCEAN On Convert GS1 Databar to UPC EAN Convert_ GS1_ DataBar_ to_ UPCEAN Off Do not convert GS1 Databar to UPC EAN ...

Page 121: ...des are linked Never Linked Send the UPC bar code with or without the 2D portion Always Linked Send the UPC bar code and the 2D portion If the 2D portion is not detected the UPC bar code won t be sent Autodiscriminate UPC Composites The decoder determines if there is a 2D portion and sends the UPC bar code as well as the 2D portion if present ...

Page 122: ...te_ CC C Composite_C C A B On Turn on Composite_ CCA B Composite_C C A B Off Turn off Composite_ CCA B GS128_Emul ation_ for_UCCEAN Composite On Turn on GS128 emulation for UCC EAN Composite GS128_Emul ation_ for_UCCEAN Composite Off Turn off GS128 emulation for UCC EAN Composite Composite_T LC39_enable On Turn on Composite TLC39 ...

Page 123: ...Turn off Composite TLC39 UPC_Compo site_ Mode Never Linked Send the UPC with or without the 2D portion UPC_Compo site_ Mode Always Linked Send the UPC with the 2D portion only UPC_Compo site_ Mode Autodisc riminate UPC Composi tes Send the UPC and the 2D portion if present ...

Page 124: ... regular and inverse Aztec codes Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code Aztec_enable On Turn on Aztec Aztec_disable Off Turn off Aztec Aztec_Inverse Regular Decode regular Aztec bar codes only Aztec_Inverse Inverse Only Decode inverse Aztec bar codes only Aztec_Inverse Auto Detect Decode both regular and inverse Aztec bar codes ...

Page 125: ...and inverse Data Matrix codes Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code DataMatrix_ enable On Turn on Data Matrix DataMatrix_ disable Off Turn off Data Matrix Data_Matrix _Decode Regular Decode regular Data Matrix bar codes only Data_Matrix _Decode Auto Detect Decode both regular and inverse Data Matrix bar codes ...

Page 126: ...ode function will closed other font decode functions automatically to ensure recognition accuracy OCR A OCR_length_min OCR_length_max See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code OCR A_enabl e On Turn on OCR A OCR A _disable Off Turn off OCR A OCR_length_ min 3 Default 3 OCR_length_ max 100 Default 100 Default ...

Page 127: ...code Full ASCII OCR A_Banki ng On Decode OCR A_Ban king only OCR B OCR_length_min OCR_length_max See the description in Code 11 Default Attributes Option Description Bar Code OCR B_ena ble On Turn on OCR B OCR B _disable Off Turn off OCR B OCR_lengt h_min 3 Default 3 ...

Page 128: ...OCR B_Full ASCII OCR B Banking On Decode OCR B_Banking only OCR B Limited On Decode OCR B Limited only ISBN 10 digit book number On Decode OCR B ISBN 10 digit book number only ISBN 13 digit book number On Decode OCR B ISBN 13 digit book number only Travel Document Version 1 3 Lines ID cards On Decode OCR B Travel Document Version 1 3 Lines ID cards ...

Page 129: ...n Bar Code only Travel Document Version 2 2 Lines ID cards On Decode OCR B Travel Document Version 2 2 Lines ID cards only Passport On Decode Passport only Visa Type A On Decode Visa Type A only Visa Type B On Decode Visa Type B only ...

Page 130: ...in OCR_length_max See the description in Code 11 Attributes Option Description Bar Code MICR E13B _enable On Turn on MICR E13B MICR E13B _disable Off Turn off MICR E13B OCR_length_ min 3 Default 3 OCR_length_ max 100 Default 100 ...

Page 131: ...cription in Code 11 Attributes Option Description Bar Code US Currency Serial Number _enable On Turn on US Currency Serial Number only US Currency Serial Number _disable Off Turn off US Currency Serial Number only OCR_length _min 3 Default 3 OCR_length _max 100 Default 100 ...

Page 132: ...des information that helps you fix common issues 4 1 Scanner issues My scanner doesn t emit the aiming pattern Recommend check Did you turn off the aiming pattern Check your USB cable and power supply by connecting them to other compatible devices and test if they work properly If not replace them ...

Page 133: ...ity of your bar codes Wrinkled smudged or torn bar codes won t be read by your scanner Are your bar codes too close to each other Cover the bar codes you don t need and scan the target again The data isn t sent to my computer Recommend check Make sure the USB cable is tightly plugged into your computer ...

Page 134: ...l Pitch Skew 360 60 60 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dimensions 9 4 x 7 6 x 15 8 cm Weight 138g Indicator LED Beeper Vibration Resolution 752 H x 480 V pixels 1D 4 mils Code 39 2D 6 7 mils PDF417 1D 3mils Code 39 2D 4mils PDF417 ACCESSORIES Power Supply Power Supply for RS 232 SYMBOLOGY DECODE CAPABILITY 1 D Symbologies UPC EAN UPCA UPCE UPCE1 EAN 8 EAN 13 JAN 8 JAN13 plus supplementals ISBN Bookland ...

Page 135: ...imited Expanded Expanded Stacked Inverse Base 32 Italian Pharmacy PDF417 and Variants PDF417 Micro PDF417 Composite Codes CC A CC B CC C CC B CC C 2 D Symbologies TLC 39 Aztec Standard Inverse MaxiCode DataMatrix ECC 200 Standard Inverse QR Code Standard Inverse and Micro Print Contrast 25 minimum reflectance Interface Supported RS 232 USB Virtual Com Depth of Field 15 mil Data Matrix Max 12 4 100...

Page 136: ...ent Light Immunity Up to 100 000 LUX immune to normal artificial indoor and natural outdoor direct sunlight lighting REGULATORY Electrical Safety EN60950 1 CNS14336 Laser Safety EN60825 1 1994 A1 2002 A2 2001 IEC60825 1 21CFR1040 10 and 21CFR1040 11 CDRH Class II IEC Class 2 EMI RFI CE FCC BSMI NCC Environmental Compliant with RoHS directive 2002 95 EEC ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS Power Input 5V 10...

Page 137: ...127 5 1 Pin Assignments 10 pin RJ45 Connector Pin RS 232 USB 1 NC NC 2 VCC 5V VCC 5V 3 TXD NA 4 NA USB_D 5 NA USB_D 6 CTS NA 7 RX NA 8 RTS NA 9 GND GND 10 GND GND 1 2 4 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 pin ...

Page 138: ...128 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 139: ...129 PDF417 EAN 8 PARA UPC E PARA INTERLEAVED 2 of 5 PARA MSI PLESSEY PARA UPC A PARA ...

Page 140: ...130 GS1 Micro PDF GS1 128 ...

Page 141: ...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 142: ...sum Transmissio n Enable Code 11 Code 39 V Italian Pharmacy Code 32 Code 93 Code 128 V ISBT 128 V EAN 8 V EAN 13 V UCC 128 EAN 128 GS1 128 V UPC A V V UPC E V V UPC E1 V Discrete 2 of 5 DTF Interleaved 2 of 5 I25 MSI Codabar Chinese 2 of 5 Korean 3 of 5 Inverse 1D V US Postnet V US Planet USPS 4CB One Code Intelligent Mail UPU FICS Postal ...

Page 143: ...able Checksum Verificatio n Enable Checksum Transmissio n Enable UK Postal V JAP Postal Australia Postal Netherlands KIX Code PDF417 V Micro PDF417 Micro QR V QR Code V MaxiCode GS1 Databar V Composite Aztec V Data Matrix V ...

Page 144: ...134 Appendix D Data entry bar codes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A B C D E F Save Cancel ...

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