Symbol Technologies LS 3603 Bedienungsanleitung

LS 3603 Product Reference Guide[...]

2 70-13584-01 Revision C — June 1999 Symbol T echnologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza, Holt sville N.Y . 11742 LS 3063 Pro duct R eferenc e Guid e[...]

LS 3603 Pr oduc t Refer ence Guide 70-135 84-01 Revisi o n C June 19 99[...]

ii ©1999 by Symbol T echnologi es, Inc. All righ ts reserv ed. No part of this p ubli catio n may b e reprod uced or u sed in an y for m, or by an y elec trical or mech anical mean s, without pe rmiss ion in writin g from Symbol. This inc ludes ele ctroni c or mecha nical m eans, su ch as photocopying, recording, or informa tion storage and retrie[...]

iii Contents Chapter 1. User ’s Guide Scannin g Made Easy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Set U p . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 [...]

iv Chapter 2. Progra mming Overvie w . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Scannin g Sequenc e Exam ples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 Errors Wh ile Sca nning. . . . [...]

v •Wand E mulat or Option s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Wand Em ulator Ba r Outpu t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-16 Variabl e Leading M argin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

vi Wand Ho st In terface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37 Wand Ho st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38 Code Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

1-1 Chapter 1 User ’ s Guide Scanning Made Easy The LS 3603 featur es Symb ol T echnologies’ patented “fuzzy logic ” technology . This innovation pr ovides arti ficial intel ligence that compensates for poor quality bar codes and gives the LS 3603 the bes t first-time r e ad rate anywher e. This scanner successful ly r eads most code symb o[...]

1-2 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide Set Up Unpac king Remove the scanner fr om its packi n g and i nspect i t f or dama ge. If the scanner was damaged in transit, call the Symbol Support Center at one of the telephone numbers lis t ed on page 1 - 1 5 . K EEP THE P A C K IN G . It i s the app r oved shipping container and should be used if you e[...]

1-3 User’s Guide RS-232C For e xternal power operation with single-piece cab le • Plug the scanner into the appr opriate port on the host devic e. • Connect the power supply to the input r eceptacle located near the host end of the cable.* Figure 1-1. RS-232C External P ower Connection For direct host power operation: • Plug the scanner dir[...]

1-4 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide RS-232C (Contd) For battery operation: • Insert a 9- volt bat tery into the batte ry box. See the Ba ttery Bo x O p e r a t i o n s e c t i o n on p a ge 1 - 1 0 . • Plu g the scan ner 's 9- pin conn ect or at th e en d of th e coil cord in to on e end of the b attery box. • An outp ut c able from [...]

1-5 User’s Guide W and Emulation For e xternal power operation: • Plug the 9-pin connector at the end of the scanner's coil co rd into one end of the b attery box. • Use the appr opriate output cable fr om the b attery box t o connect the LS 3603 to the host device. • Connect one end of this cable to the batt ery box an d the othe r to[...]

1-6 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide W and Emulation (Contd) Figure 1-3. W and Emulation OCIA, OCR, IBM 4683, K e yboar d W edg es See the instr uctions packed wit h the appr opriate Synaps e cable.[...]

1-7 User’s Guide Read y , T est, Scan 1. Ready Make sur e connections ar e s ecur e. 2. T est Aim the sc ann er aw ay from you an d press the tr ig ger . When you press the tri gger , the sca nning beam is ene rgi zed fo r appr oximate ly 3.0 secon ds (d efaul t). 3. Scan Make sur e the symbol you want to sca n is within the scanning range. See t[...]

1-8 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide Aiming Scan the Entire Symbol • Y our scan beam must c ross eve ry bar and space on the sy mbol. • The lar ger the symbol, the farther away y ou should hold the scanner . • Hold the scanner closer for symbols with b ars that are close together . • A short, high tone beep i ndicates a go od decode. Hol[...]

1-9 User’s Guide Hands Free The LS 3603 can be used as a fixed-mount scan ner with the Scanst and Plus or IntelliSt and model stands. Scanstand Plus O peration The Scanstand Plus may be used for all host interfaces except wand emulation with Norand term inals. Place the LS 36 03 in the Scanstan d Plus with the nose pointing towar d the tar get ba[...]

1-10 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide Battery Bo x Operat ion When using the LS 3603 with a battery box, you can use either an alka line battery (r ecomme nded), or a nickel -cadmium r echar geabl e battery . Low battery power is signal ed by four short, high tone beeps, coupl ed with scanning interruptions. If this occurs, change or r echar ge [...]

1-1 1 User’s Guide LS 3603 Decode Zone Figure 1-4. LS 3603 Decode Zone[...]

1-12 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide Maintenance Cleaning the exit window is the only ma intenance r equir ed. • Do not allow any abrasive m aterial to touch the window . • Remove any dirt particles with a damp cloth. • W ipe the window using a damp cloth, and if necess ary , a non-am monia base d det er g ent. • Do not spray water or o[...]

1-13 User’s Guide What If ... Nothing happens when y ou f ollo w the operating instructions? Y ou Should • Check the system power; is ther e a battery in the battery box? • Be sur e the scanner is programmed for the terminal i n use. • Make sure the scanner is pr ogrammed to re ad the type of bar code you are sca nning. • Check for loose [...]

1-14 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide F actory Ser vice If you have a pr oble m, contact the Symbol Support Center at the telephone number on page 1- 1 5 . Befor e calli ng, have the model number and s everal of your bar code symbols at hand. Call the Support Center fr om a phone near the scanning equipment so that the service person can try to [...]

1-15 User’s Guide Symbol Supp or t Ce nter In th e U. S.A . , for ser vic e in form at io n, war ran t y in form at ion or te chn ica l assistanc e call: SYMBOL SUPPOR T CENTER 1-800-653-5350 If you pur chased your Symbol pr oduct fr om a Symbol Business Partner , contact that Business Partner for service. Canada Mississauga , Ontario Canadian He[...]

1-16 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide Access orie s Required Accessories LS 3603 scan ners ar e sent as a pac kage with r equir ed a ccessories, lis ted in the Pr oduct Order ing Guide . Optional accessories ar e available at extra cost. Optional Accessories Optional access ories, listed in the Pr oduct Or dering Guide , i nclude various stands [...]

1-17 User’s Guide T ec hnical Sp ecifictions T able 1-1. T echnical S pecific ations ITE M DE SCR IPTI ON Power Require ments* Wa n d RS-232C Synapse 4.8 (min) to 14.0 VDC (max) 150 mA @ 5V typ i cal 150 mA @ 5V typ i cal 150 mA @ 5V typ i cal Decode Capability The LS 3603 can be pr ogrammed to decode the following code ty pes: UPC/EAN, Code 39, [...]

1-18 LS 3603 Prod uct Refe r ence Gu ide *For dir ect host power connection, make sur e the host terminal s upplies suf ficient power for the specifi ed operation. Symbol is not r esponsible for damage to host equipment or system mis-operation due to an insuf ficient power condition . Operat ing T em perat ure -22° to 12 2° F -30° to 50°C Stora[...]

1-19 User’s Guide Pin-outs T able 1-2. Pin-outs PIN RS- 232 W and Synap se 1 Not Used Not Used Not Used 2V BA T 4.8- 14. 0V V BA T 4.8-14.0V V BA T 4.8-14.0V 3 Ground Gr ound Gro und 4 RT S O u t p u t RT S O u t p u t Not Used 5 RxD Input Not Used Not Used 6N o t U s e d No t Used ZIF_CLOCK 7 DTR Output Not Used Not Used 8 TxD Output DBP Output [...]

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2-1 Chapter 2 Pr ogramming Over v iew Befo r e pr ogramming , fol low t he ins tr ucti ons be ginn ing on page 1-2 The LS 3603 is pr ogrammed by sca nning appr opr iate bar codes. Th e bar cod es ar e arranged in RS-2 32 C , Wa n d and Synapse section s. Not all of th e av ail abl e parameters necessarily apply to your specific h ost systems. If, f[...]

2-2 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide Scanning Sequence Examples In mos t cases y ou need only s can one bar code to set a specif ic paramete r . For exampl e, if you want to add Co de 39 to t he Wa n d parameters, simpl y scan the Add Code 39 bar code in the W and Code T ypes section . The LS 3603 will issue a warbl e tone, signifying a succ essfu[...]

2-3 Programming Set Default Parameter 2-4 Host Interface Code 2-4 Code T ypes 2-4 Code Lengths 2-4 Code 39 Full ASCI 2-5 Decode Options UPC-E/UPC-A Check Digi t 2-5 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A 2-5 EAN Zero E xtend 2-5 T ransmit No Decode Message 2-5 UPC/EAN Supplemental 2-6 Code 39 Check Di git 2-6 ITF-14/EAN-13 Con version 2-6 MSI/Plessey Check Dig it [...]

2-4 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide P arame ter Des cript ions • Set P arameter Defaults Scanning the SET ALL DEF AUL TS bar code on page 3-3 returns all parameters to the values listed in the Defaul t T able . (See page 2- 29 .) • Host Interface Code Scan the bar code corr esponding to your host type. Y ou must select a host t ype when you f[...]

2-5 Programming • Code 39 Fu ll ASCII The ASCII character set assigns a code to letters, pu nctuation marks, numerals , and most contr ol keystr okes on the keyboar d. The first 32 co des ar e non-p rintabl e and a r e assigned to keyb oar d cont r ol char acter s su ch as B ACK SP ACE and R ETU RN . The o ther 96 are call ed printabl e codes bec[...]

2-6 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide • Decode Options (Continued) Decode UPC/EAN Supplemental Select whether UPC/EAN is decoded wit h or without supplemental characters. Supplementals ar e additional ly appended characters (2 or 5) accor ding to specific code forma t conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2, EAN 8+2). If UPC/EAN wi th supplemental ch[...]

2-7 Programming • Decode Options (Continued) Code 39 Buff ering (Scan & Store) When you select the sca n and stor e option, all Code 39 symbols havi ng a leading space as a first chara cter are temporarily buf fer ed i n the unit to be transmitted later . The leadi ng space is not buf fer ed. Decode of a va lid Code 39 s ymbol with no leadi n[...]

2-8 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide • Decode Options (Continued) UPC/EAN Security Level The LS 3603 of fers four lev els of decode sec urity for UPC/EAN bar codes. Incr easing le vels of se curity ar e pr ovided for dec re asing levels of bar code quality . Ther e is an inverse r elationship bet ween security and scanner aggr essiveness, so be [...]

2-9 Programming • UPC A and E Pream b le Thr ee options ar e given for the lead-in chara cters of d ecoded UPC-A or UPC -E symb ols tr an smi tt ed to th e host devic e. S ele ct on e pream ble for UP C- A decodes and one for UPC-E dec odes. These lead-in characters ar e considered part of the symbol itself. The thr ee options ar e: • a system [...]

2-10 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide •RS-232C Options Baud Rate Baud rate is the numb er of bits of data transmi tted per second. The scanner's baud rate setti ng must match the data rate setti ng of the host devi ce. If not, data will not r each the host device or may r each it in distorted form. Pa r i t y A parity check bit is the most [...]

2-1 1 Programming RS-232C Options (Continued) Har d ware Handshaking If R TS/CTS handshaking is selected, scan data i s transmitted with the following sequence: (Note that the DTR signal is har d wir ed active.) • The scanner reads the CTS line for activity . If CTS is asserted, the scanner will wait up to two seconds for the host t o negate the [...]

2-12 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide RS-232C Options (Continued) Figure 2-1. Hard ware Handshaking[...]

2-13 Programming RS-232C Options (Continued) Softwar e Hand shaking This parameter contr ols the data transmissi on pr ocess. It may b e used instead of, but not in conjunction with , ha rdware handshaking. The scanner pr ovides five softwar e handshaking options, listed bel ow . Refer to the flow chart on the following page. 1. None 2. ACK/NAK Onl[...]

2-14 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide RS-232C Options (Continued) Softwar e Hand shaking 5. XON/XOFF When enabled, th e scanner assumes an XON for the first transmissi on, and transmits scanned data until an XOFF is r eceived. T ransmission continues when an XON characte r is r eceived. This option is automat ically disab led whe n th e u n it i s[...]

2-15 Programming RS-232C Options (Continued) Stop Bi t Selec t The stop bit(s) at the end of each transmitted character marks the end of transmission of one character and pr epar es t he re ceiving devi ce for the next character in the serial data str eam. The number of stop bits (one or two) select ed depends on the number th e r eceiving ter mina[...]

2-16 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide • P ower Mode This parameter determines whether or not power remains on after a decode attempt. When in low power mode, the scanner powers down after e ach decode attem pt. When in con t inuo u s po we r mode , po wer remain s on after each decode attempt. T o ensur e the integrity and pr oper operat ion of [...]

2-17 Programming Suppor ted Fe atures By Hos t T y pe T able 2-1. Supported Features by Host T ype DECODE P ARAMETERS RS-232C W and Sy napse Add Codes to be Decoded X X X ASCII For mat X Bar High/ Bar Low X Baud Rate X Beep After Good Decode X X X Beep on BEL X Code 39 Bu ff ering X X Code 39 Check Dig it X X Convert All to Code 39 X Convert UPC-E [...]

2-18 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide Scan stand/I ntellist and X X X Software Ha nd shaki ng X T ra nsmit AIM ID Ch aracte r X X T ransmit Code ID Character X X T ransmit MSI Check Digit X X T ransmit No Decode Mess age X X T ra nsmit UPC-A Che ck Digit X X Tr a n s m i t U P C - E C h e c k D i g i t X X U P C / E A N S e c u r i t y L e v e l X[...]

2-19 Programming Beep er I ndicatio ns T able 2-2. Beepe r Indications Standard Us e Beep er Sequ ence Indica tion 1 Beep - short h igh tone A bar code symbo l was decod ed (if decode bee per is enabled). 4 Beeps - short hig h tone Low battery power . 4 Beeps - long low tone A format or transmission err or has been detected in a scanned symbo l. Th[...]

2-20 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide Code 39 Bufferin g Beep er Sequ ence Indica tion 1 Beep - hi/l o tone New Code 39 da ta was en te red into th e buffer . 3 Beeps - long high tone Code 39 buf fer is full. 1 Beep - lo/hi/lo tone The buf fer w as erase d, or t h er e was an att e mpt to transmit an empty b uffer . When the Code 39 buf fer was e [...]

2-21 Programming Code 39 Buffering While the re is data in the transm iss ion buf fer , deletin g Code 39 buf fering capabilit y via the paramet er menu is not al lowed. The buf fer wil l hold 250 bytes of info rmation. T o allow dis abling of Code 39 b uffering, first for ce the buf fer transmission ( see T ransmit Buf fer ) or c lear the buf fer [...]

2-22 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide T ransmit Buffer T o transmit the buf fer , re ad a sym bol containing ei ther the first or second cond itio n: 1. Only a s tart character , a plus (+), and a stop characte r . • The unit signa ls tha t the tr ansmissio n b uf fer has been s ent (a hi /lo be ep). • Unit sends the b uf fer . • U ni t cle [...]

2-23 Programming ASCII Charac ter Set T able 2-3. ASC II Charact er Set ASCII Va l u e Full ASCII Code 39 Encod e Char . Keys troke A SCII Va l u e Full ASCII Code 39 Encod e Char Keys troke 1000 %U CTRL 2 1024 $X CTRL X 1001 $A CTRL A 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1002 $ B CTRL B 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1003 $C CTRL C 10 27 %A CTRL [ 1004 $D CTRL D 1028 %B C TRL 1005 $[...]

2-24 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide ASCII Va l u e Full ASCII Code 39 Encod e Char . Keys troke A SCII Va l u e Full ASCII Code 39 Encod e Char Keys troke 1048 0 0 1073 I I 1049 1 1 1074 J J 1050 2 2 1075 K K 1051 3 3 1076 L L 1052 4 4 1077 M M 1053 5 5 1078 N N 1054 6 6 1079 O O 1055 7 7 1080 P P 1056 8 8 1081 Q Q 1057 9 9 1082 R R 1058 /Z : 10[...]

2-25 Programming ASCII Va l u e Full ASCII Code 39 Encod e Char . Keys troke A SCII Va l u e Full ASCII Code 39 Encod e Char Keys troke 1098 + B b 1 1 13 +Q q 1099 +C c 1 1 14 +R r 11 0 0 + D d 111 5 + S s 11 0 1 + E e 111 6 + T t 11 0 2 + F f 111 7 + U u 11 0 3 + G g 111 8 + V v 11 0 4 + H h 111 9 + W w 11 0 5 + I i 11 2 0 + X x 11 0 6 + J j 11 2 [...]

2-26 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide AL T Keys Keystrok e AL T Key s Keystroke A L T Keys Keystrok e 2064 AL T 2 2075 AL T K 2086 AL T V 2065 AL T A 20 76 AL T L 2087 AL T W 2066 AL T B 2077 AL T M 2088 AL T X 2067 A L T C 20 78 AL T N 20 89 AL T Y 2068 AL T D 2079 AL T O 2090 AL T Z 2069 AL T E 2080 AL T P 20 91 A L T [ 2070 AL T F 2081 AL T Q 2[...]

2-27 Programming PF Key s Keystroke PF Keys Keys trok e PF Keys Keys troke 4 0 0 1P F 14 0 0 9P F 94 0 1 7 P F 1 7 4002 PF 2 4010 PF 1 0 40 18 PF 18 4003 PF 3 401 1 PF 1 1 4019 PF 19 4004 PF 4 4012 PF 1 2 40 20 PF 20 4005 PF 5 4013 PF 1 3 40 21 PF 21 4006 PF 6 4014 PF 1 4 40 22 PF 22 4007 PF 7 4015 PF 1 5 40 23 PF 23 4008 PF 8 4016 PF 1 6 40 24 PF [...]

2-28 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide Numeric Keypad Ke yst roke Num eric Keypad Ke yst roke Num eric Keypad Ke yst roke 6 0 4 2 * 6 0 4 916 0 5 68 6 0 4 3 + 6 0 5 026 0 5 79 6044 Undefine d 6 051 3 6058 Enter 6045 - 60 62 4 60 59 Num Lock 6046 . 60 63 5 6060 00 6047 / 6064 6 6 0 4 806 0 6 57 Extended Keypad Ke yst roke Ext ended Keypad Ke yst rok[...]

2-29 Programming Default T able T able 2-4. Def aul t T ab le Parameter Defa ult Host Interface RS-232C Code T ypes All Code Length I 2 of 5 D 2 of 5 14 12 Decode Op tion s T ransmit UPC-A Chec k Digit T ransmit UPC-E Check Digit Convert UPC-E to UPC-A EAN Zero Extend T ransmit No De code Message Decode U PC/EAN Supp lement al ITF-14 /EAN-1 3 Co nv[...]

2-30 LS 3603 Produ ct Referen ce Guide Laser On T ime-out 3 Sec Power Mo de Low Power (Continuous for Syn apse only) Scanstan d/Intelli stand T ime-out 60 min utes RS-232C Options Baud Rate Parity Beep on BEL Hardware Handshak ing Softwar e Hand shakin g Stop Bit Select ASCII Da ta Form at T erminal Specific Defaults 9600 Even Disabled None None Tw[...]

2-31 Programming T erminal Speci fic RS-232 C Thr ee RS-232C hosts ar e se t up with their own fixed format options. Selecting the ICL, Fujitsu or Nixdorf RS-2 32C termin al will set t he defaults li sted below . T able 2-5. T e rminal Spec ific Defa ults Parameter Standard ICL FUJITSU NIXDO RF T ransmit Code ID No Y es Y es Y es Data T ransmissio [...]

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3-1 Chapter 3 Parameter Menus Set Default Parameter page 3-3 Host Interface Select page 3-4 RS-232C Paramet ers Fixed Format Options page 3-5 Code T ypes page 3-6 Code 2 of 5 Len gths page 3-9 Decode Options page 3-1 1 UPC-A Preamb le page 3-17 UPC-E Pream ble page 3-18 Inter character Delay page 3-19 Data T ransmission Formats page 3-21 Prefix/ Su[...]

3-2 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Parameters W and Host Interface page 3-37 Code T ypes page 3-38 Code 2 of 5 Len gths page 3-41 Decode Options page 3-43 Laser On T ime-out page 3-45 Scanstand/Intel liStand T ime-out page 3-47 Power Mode page 3-48 W and Emulator Bar Output page 3-49 V aria ble Le ad in g M argin page 3-50 Convert All T[...]

3-3 Parameter Menus Set Default P arameter s Refer to the Default T able on page 2-29 T o set def aults for any or all h ost types, scan the appropriate bar code bel ow . Then select a speci fic host interface on the next page. SET RS-232C DEF A UL TS SET W AND DEF A UL TS SET SYNAPSE DEF A UL TS SET ALL DEF A UL TS[...]

3-4 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Host Interface Select T o selec t a host interfac e, scan the appr opriate bar code below . SET RS-232C HOST SET W AND HOST SET SYNAPSE HOST[...]

3-5 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Fixed Format O ptions Select fixed f ormat options for the terminals listed be low . SET NIXDORF RS-232C FORMA T S SET FUJITSU RS-232C FORMA T S SET ICL RS-232C FORMA T S[...]

3-6 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Code T ype Add or delete specif ic code types by scanning the appr opriate bar c ode(s). DELETE CODE 39 ADD CODE 39 DELETE UPC-A ADD UPC-A DELETE UPC-E ADD UPC-E DELETE COD ABAR ADD COD ABAR[...]

3-7 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Code T ype DELETE EAN-8 ADD EAN-8 DELETE EAN-13 ADD EAN-13 DELETE I 2 OF 5 ADD I 2 OF 5 DELETE D 2 OF 5 ADD D 2 OF 5[...]

3-8 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Code T ype DELETE CODE ADD CODE 93 DELETE CODE 128 ADD CODE 128 DELETE MSI/Pless ey ADD MSI/Plessey DELETE EAN 128 ADD EAN 1 28[...]

3-9 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Code 2 of 5 Lengths T o set the le ngths for each code type : 1. Scan the desired option. 2. Scan two bar codes on page 3- 10 for each desired l ength. For example, for a length of “ 12”, scan “1 ” then “2”. For a le ngth of “3”, sca n “0”, then “3 ”. Y ou must always scan two bar codes for ea[...]

3-10 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Code Lengths 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CANCEL[...]

3-1 1 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Decode Options TRANSMIT UPC-A CHECK DIGIT DO NO T TRANSMIT UPC-A CHECK DIGIT TRANSMIT UPC-E CHECK DIGIT DO NO T TRANSMIT UPC-E CHECK DIGIT CONVER T UPC-E T O UPC-A DO NO T CONVERT UPC-E T O UPC-A[...]

3-12 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Decode Options DECODE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS IGNORE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS A UTO DISCRIMINA TE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS ENABLE EAN ZERO EXTEND DISABLE EAN ZER O EXTEND TRANSMIT “NO DECODE” MESSA GE DO NO T TRANSMIT “NO DECODE” MESSA GE[...]

3-13 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Decode Options ENABLE CLSI EDITING DISABLE CLSI EDITING ENABLE NO TIS EDITING DISABLE NO TIS EDITING VERIFTY CODE 39 CHECK DIGIT DO NO T VERIFY CODE 3 9 CHECK DIGIT ENABLE CODE 39 FULL ASCII DISABLE CODE 39 FULL ASCII[...]

3-14 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Decode Options ITF-14/EAN-13 CONVERSION ENABLED ITF-14/EAN-13 CONVERSION DISABLED BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE DO NO T BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE BUFFER CODE 39 DO NO T BUF FER C OD E 39[...]

3-15 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Decode Options UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 0 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 1 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 2 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 3[...]

3-16 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Decode Options ENABLE COD AB AR DECODE REDUND ANCY DISABLE COD ABAR DECODE REDUND ANCY ENABLE 1 MSI/Plesse y CHECK DIGIT ENABLE 2 MSI/Plessey CHECK DIGITS MSI 2 CHECK DIGITS MOD 10 - MOD 10 MSI 2 CHECK DIGITS MOD 11 - MOD 10[...]

3-17 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host UPC-A Preamble Select one option for UPC-A pr eamble b y scanning the appr opriate bar code . NONE SYSTEM CHARA CTE R SYSTEM CHARA CTE R & COUNTR Y CODE[...]

3-18 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host UPC-E Preamble Select one option for UPC-E pr ea mble by scanning the appr opriate bar code. NONE SYSTEM CHARA CTE R SYSTEM CHARA CTE R & COUNTR Y CODE[...]

3-19 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Inter c haracter Dela y T o set a host c ommunications inter character del ay: 1. Scan the INTERCHARACTER D ELA Y bar cod e bel ow . 2. Scan two bar codes on the next page which r e present the desir ed de lay (fr om 00 to 99 msec). Y ou must always scan tw o bar codes. 3. If you make an err or , or wish to change y[...]

3-20 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Inter c haracter Dela y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CANCEL[...]

3-21 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Data T ransmission Formats Scan the option you wish to set. D A T A AS IS <PREFIX> <D A T A> <D A T A> <SUFFIX> <PREFIX> <D A T A> <SUFFIX>[...]

3-22 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Pref ix/Suf fix V alues To s e t a PREFIX/SUFFIX value: 1. Scan the option bar code you wish to set. 2. Scan four bar codes on the next page which corr espond to the ASCII value or keystr oke you wish to assign. The ENTER key is the def ault for all options. 3. If you make an err or , or wish to chan[...]

3-23 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Pref ix/Suf fix V alues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CANCEL[...]

3-24 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host T ransmit Code ID Character Select whether to enable or di sable this parameter . TRANSMIT CODE ID CHARA CTER DO NO T TRANSMIT CODE ID CHARA CTER[...]

3-25 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host T ransmit AIM ID Character Select whether to enable or di sable this parameter . TRANSMIT AIM ID CHARA CTER DO NO T TRANSMIT AIM ID CHARA CTER[...]

3-26 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Laser On Time-out T o select a l aser on time-out, scan the ba r code below or on the next page corr esponding to the desi r ed time. 0.5 SECONDS 1.0 SECONDS 1.5 SECONDS 2.0 SECONDS 2.5 SECONDS 3.0 SECONDS[...]

3-27 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Laser On Time-out 3.5 SECONDS 4.0 SECONDS 4.5 SECONDS 5.0 SECONDS[...]

3-28 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Scanstand/IntelliStand Time-out T o selec t a Scanstand/IntelliSt and time-out, scan the bar c ode below corr esponding to the desi r ed time-out. 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTE S 75 MINUTES 90 MINUTES[...]

3-29 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Baud Rate Set the baud rate for RS-232C transmissi on. 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200[...]

3-30 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Pa r i t y Set the type of parity for RS-232C transmi ssion. ODD EVEN MARK SP ACE NONE[...]

3-31 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Beep on BEL Select whether or not enable this pa rameter . BEEP ON BEL DO NO T BEEP ON BEL[...]

3-32 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Har d ware Handshaking Select the type of RS-232C har dwar e handshaking pr otocol. NONE RT S /C T S[...]

3-33 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host Software Handshaking Select the type of RS-232C soft ware handshaking pr otocol. NONE AC K / N A K ENQ ONL Y A CK/NAK with ENQ XON/XOFF[...]

3-34 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Stop Bit Select Select the desir ed number of st op bits for RS- 232C communica tions. 1 ST OP BI T 2 ST OP BITS[...]

3-35 Parameter Menus RS-232 Host ASCII Data Format Select either 7- bit or 8-bit ASCII f ormat for RS-232C communicati ons. 7-BIT 8-BIT[...]

3-36 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host P ower Mode Select whether the laser r emains on continuously , or turns off after a decode attempt (Low Power). CONTINUOUS ON LO W PO WER[...]

3-37 Parameter Menus W and Host Interface Select the appropri ate host by scanning one of the bar codes bel ow . SYMBOLLINK CONTR OLLER SYMBOL PORT ABLE TERMINAL NORAND TERMINAL[...]

3-38 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Code T ype Add or delete specif ic code types by scanning the appr opriate bar c ode(s). DELETE CODE 39 ADD CODE 39 DELETE UPC-A ADD UPC-A DELETE UPC-E ADD UPC-E DELETE COD AB AR ADD COD AB AR[...]

3-39 Parameter Menus W and Host Code T ype DELETE EAN-8 ADD EAN-8 DELETE EAN-13 ADD EAN-13 DELETE I 2 OF 5 ADD I 2 OF 5 DELETE D 2 OF 5 ADD D 2 OF 5[...]

3-40 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Code T ype DELETE CODE ADD CODE 93 DELETE CODE 128 ADD CODE 128 DELETE MSI/Pless ey ADD MSI/Plessey DELETE EAN 128 ADD EAN 128[...]

3-41 Parameter Menus W and Host Code 2 of 5 Lengths T o set the le ngths for each code type : 1. Scan the desired option. 2. Scan two bar codes on page 3- 42 for each desired l ength. For example, for a length of “ 12”, scan “1 ” then “2”. For a le ngth of “3”, sca n “0”, then “3 ”. Y ou must always scan two bar codes for ea[...]

3-42 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Code Lengths 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CANCEL[...]

3-43 Parameter Menus W and Host Decode Options BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE DO NO T BEEP AFTER GOOD DECO DE ENABLE 1 MSI/Plesse y CHECK DIGIT ENABLE 2 MSI/Plesse y CHECK DIGITS DECODE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS IGNORE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS A UTO DISCRIMINA TE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS[...]

3-44 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Decode Options MSI 2 CHECK DIGITS MOD 10 - MOD 10 MSI 2 CHECK DIGITS MOD 11 - MOD 10 ENABLE COD AB AR DECODE REDUND ANCY DISABLE COD AB AR DECODE REDUND ANCY UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 0 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 1 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 2 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 3[...]

3-45 Parameter Menus W and Host Laser On Time-out T o select a l aser on time-out, scan the ba r code below or on the next page corr esponding to the desi r ed time. 0.5 SECONDS 1.0 SECONDS 1.5 SECON DS 2.0 SECONDS 2.5 SECON DS 3.0 SECONDS[...]

3-46 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Laser On Time-out 3.5 SECONDS 4.0 SECONDS 4.5 SECON DS 5.0 SECONDS[...]

3-47 Parameter Menus W and Host Scanstand/IntelliStand Time-out T o selec t a Scanstand/IntelliSt and time-out, scan the bar c ode below corr esponding to the desi r ed time-out. 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTE S 75 MINUTES 90 MINUTES[...]

3-48 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host P ower Mode Select whether the laser r emains on continuously , or turns off after a decode attempt (Low Power). CONTINUOUS ON LO W PO WER[...]

3-49 Parameter Menus W and Host W and Emulator Bar Output Select the option that ma tches your host system. BA R H I G H B AR LO W[...]

3-50 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host V ariable Leading Mar gin Select a var iable leadi ng mar gin. 80 msec 90 msec 100 msec 110 msec 120 msec 130 msec[...]

3-51 Parameter Menus W and Host V ariable Leading Mar gin 140 msec 150 mse c 160 mse c 170 msec 180 msec 190 msec 200 msec[...]

3-52 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide W and Host Con ver t All to Code 39 Select whether or not to convert the decode d output to Code 39. CONVERT ALL T O CODE 39 DO NO T CONVER T ALL T O CODE 39[...]

3-53 Parameter Menus Synapse Code T ype Add or delete specif ic code types by scanning the appr opriate bar co de(s). DELETE CODE 39 ADD CODE 39 DELETE UPC-A ADD UPC-A DELETE UPC-E ADD UPC-E DELETE COD ABAR ADD COD AB AR[...]

3-54 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Code T ype DELETE EAN-8 ADD EAN-8 DELETE EAN-13 ADD EAN- 13 DELETE I 2 OF 5 ADD I 2 OF 5 DELETE D 2 OF 5 ADD D 2 OF 5[...]

3-55 Parameter Menus Synapse Code T ype DELETE CODE ADD CODE 93 DELETE CODE 128 ADD CODE 128 DELETE MSI /Plesse y ADD MSI/Plessey DELETE EAN 128 ADD EAN 128[...]

3-56 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Code 2 of 5 Lengths T o set the le ngths for each code type : 1. Scan the desired option. 2. Scan two bar codes on page 3- 57 for each desir ed length. For example, for a length of “ 12”, scan “1 ” then “2”. For a le ngth of “3”, sca n “0”, then “3 ”. Y ou must always scan two bar[...]

3-57 Parameter Menus Synapse Code Lengths 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CANCEL[...]

3-58 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Decode Options TRANSMIT UPC-A CHECK DIGIT DO NO T TRANSMIT UPC-A CHECK DIGIT TRANSMIT UPC-E CHECK DIGIT DO NO T TRANSMIT UPC-E CHECK DIGIT CONVER T UPC-E T O UPC-A DO NO T CONVERT UPC-E T O UPC-A[...]

3-59 Parameter Menus Synapse Decode Options ENABLE EAN ZERO EXTEND DISABLE EAN ZER O EXTEND TRANSMIT “NO DECODE” MES SA GE DO NO T TRANSMIT “NO DECODE” MESSA G E DECODE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS IGNORE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS A UTO DISCRIMINA TE UPC/EAN WITH SUPPLEMENT ALS[...]

3-60 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Decode Options ENABLE CLSI EDITING DISABLE CL SI EDITING ENABLE NO TIS EDITING DISABLE NO TIS EDITING VERIFTY CODE 39 CHECK DIGIT DO NO T VERIFY CODE 39 CHECK DIGIT ENABLE CODE 39 FULL ASCII DISABLE CODE 39 FULL ASCII[...]

3-61 Parameter Menus Synapse Decode Options ITF-14/EAN-13 CONVERSION ENABLED ITF-14/EAN -13 CONVERSION DISABLED BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE DO NO T BEEP AFTER GOOD DECODE BUFFER CODE 39 DO NO T BUF FER C OD E 39[...]

3-62 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Syna pse Decode Option s UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 0 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 1 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 2 UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 3[...]

3-63 Parameter Menus Synapse Decode Options ENABLE COD AB AR DECODE REDUND ANCY DISABLE COD AB AR DECODE REDUND ANCY ENABLE 1 MSI/Plesse y CHECK DIGIT ENABLE 2 MSI/Plesse y CHECK DIGITS MSI 2 CHECK DIGITS MOD 10 - MOD 10 MSI 2 CHECK DIGITS MOD 11 - MOD 10[...]

3-64 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse UPC-A Preamble Select one option for UPC-A pr eamb le by scanning the appr opriate b ar code. NONE SYSTEM CHARA CTE R SYSTEM CHARA CTE R & COUNTR Y CODE[...]

3-65 Parameter Menus Synaps UPC-E Preamble Select one option for UPC-E pr ea mble by scanning the appr opriate bar code. NONE SYSTEM CHARA CTE R SYSTEM CHARA CTE R & COUNTR Y CODE[...]

3-66 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Data T ransmission Formats Scan the option you wish to set. D A T A AS IS <PREFIX> <D A T A> <D A T A> <SUFFIX> <PREFIX> <D A T A> <SUFFIX>[...]

3-67 Parameter Menus Synapse Pref ix/Suf fix V alues To s e t a PREFIX/SUFFIX value: 1. Scan the option bar code you wish to set. 2. Scan four bar codes on the next page which corr espond to the ASCII value or keystr oke you wish to assign. The ENTER key is the def ault for all options. 3. If you make an err or , or wish to change your selection, s[...]

3-68 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Pref ix/Suf fix V alues 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 CANCEL[...]

3-69 Parameter Menus Synapse T ransmit Code ID Characte r Select whether to enable or di sable this parameter . TRANSMIT CODE ID CHARA CTER DO NO T TRANSMIT CODE ID CHARA CTER[...]

3-70 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse T ransmit AIM ID Character Select whether to enable or di sable this parameter . TRANSMIT AIM ID CHARA CTER DO NO T TRANSMIT AIM ID CHARA CTER[...]

3-71 Parameter Menus Synapse Laser On Time-out T o select a l aser on time-out, scan the ba r code below or on the next page corr esponding to the desi r ed time. 0.5 SECONDS 1.0 SECONDS 1.5 SECONDS 2.0 SECONDS 2.5 SECONDS 3.0 SECONDS[...]

3-72 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse Laser On Time-out 3.5 SECONDS 4.0 SECONDS 4.5 SECONDS 5.0 SECONDS[...]

3-73 Parameter Menus Synapse Scanstand/IntelliStand Time-out T o selec t a Scanstand/IntelliSt and time-out, scan the bar c ode below corr esponding to the desi r ed time-out. 15 MINUTES 30 MINUTES 45 MINUTES 60 MINUTES 75 MINUTES 90 MINUTES[...]

3-74 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide Synapse P ower Mode Select whether the laser r emains on continuously , or turns off after a decode attempt (Low Power). CONTINUOUS ON LO W PO WER[...]

4-1 Chapter 4 Glossary ASCII - American Standar d Code for Inf ormation Inter change. A 7 bit-plus- par i ty co de r epr esenting 128 l etters, numerals, punctuation mark s, and cont rol ch ar a ct e rs . It is a standard da ta transmission code in the U.S. BIT - Binary digit. One bi t is the basi c unit of bi nary informat ion. Generall y , eight [...]

4-2 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide CODE 3 OF 9 (CODE 39) - A versatil e and widely used alph anumeric bar code symbology with a s et of 43 character types, including all upper case let ters, numerals fr om 0 to 9, and 7 special characters (- . / + % $ and spac e). The c ode name is derived fr om the fact that 3 of 9 elements r epr esen ti ng a cha[...]

4-3 Glossary IEC CLASS I ( IEC 825 Cla ss I) - This is the lowest power IEC laser c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . C o n f o r m i t y i s e n s u r e d t h ro u g h a s o f t w a re re s t r i c t i o n o f 1 2 0 seconds of laser operation within any 1000 sec ond window and an a utomatic laser shutdown if the scanner's osci llating mirr or fails[...]

4-4 LS 3603 Product Reference Guide SCANNER - An e le c t ro n i c de v ic e u s e d t o s ca n b a r c o d e s y m b o ls a n d p ro d u c e a digitized pa ttern that corr esponds to the ba rs and spaces of the symbol. Its thr ee main components ar e: 1. Light sou r ce (laser or photoelectric ce ll) - illuminates a bar code. 2. Photodetector - r e[...]