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P47 0/P 3 70 RF Scan n er Pr odu ct R ef er en ce Gu id e 72-38495-03 Revisi on B Dece mber 2001[...]

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iii Conten ts Ab out Th is M anu al Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Chapt er De sc riptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Notati onal [...]

iv P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Charg ing t he Bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 Using the C rad le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Using the [...]

v Content s Host Ty pe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9 RS-232C Hos t Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5- 9 Host Res ponse Tim eout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

vi P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable /Disab le Trioptic Code 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47 Set Lengt hs for Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -48 Code 39 Check Di g[...]

vi i Content s Intercha racter De lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93 MCL-Ne t Paramete rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-93 MCL-Ne t Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

viii P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide[...]

ix Abo ut Th is Manua l Int rodu ction The P470/P 370 RF Scanners Pr oduc t Re ference Guide provides genera l instructions for setup, operation, troubleshoot ing, mai ntenance, and programming the P37 0 (industrial) and P470 (retail) cordle ss RF scanners. Chapter Descriptions • Chapter 1 , The P470/ P370 RF S canner , desc ribes th e scanne r a[...]

x P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide • Ital ics are used to highlight s peci fic items in th e gener al t ext, and to ident ify chapters and sections in this and related documents. • B u llet s ( • ) in dic at e : • action i tems • lists of alternatives • lists of req uired steps that are not necessar i ly s equen ti al •[...]

xi About Thi s Guide Symbo l S upp ort Cen ter For service information, wa rranty information or technical assistance contact or cal l the Symbol S upport Center in: Unit ed States 1 Symbol T echnolo gies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza Holtsv il l e, New Y ork 1 1742-1300 1-800- 653-5350 Canada Sym b ol T ech n o lo gie s Canada, Inc. 2540 Mat heson Bou le[...]

xii P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Finland /Suomi Oy Sy mbol T e chnolog ies Kaupint ie 8 A 6 FIN-0044 0 Hels inki, Finland 9 5407 580 (Insi de Fi nl and) +358 9 5407 580 (O utside F in land) France Symbol T echnolo gies F ranc e Centre d'A ffaire d'Anto ny 3 Rue d e l a Renaiss ance 92184 Ant ony Cedex, Fr ance 01-40-9 6[...]

xiii About Thi s Guide If you purchased your Symbol prod uct from a Symbol Business Partn e r, contact that Business Part ner f or service. F or t he la t e st ve rs i on o f t h is g u ide go to : http://www .symbol.com/m anuals . W arran ty Symb ol T echnol ogies, Inc . (“Symbol ”) m a nuf acture s its hardware pr oduc ts in a ccordance wi th[...]

xiv P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide W arra nty Co vera ge a nd Proc edur e Duri ng the warran ty peri od, Symbol will repair o r replace defect ive pr oducts r e tu rned to Symbol’s manu facturi ng plant in t he US. Fo r warranty service i n Nort h America, call the Sym bol Sup port Center at 1-800- 653- 5350. International custom[...]

1-1 Ch ap te r 1 The P 470/P 370 RF Sc an ner Int rodu ction The P 470/P370 cordless RF scann ers bring new flexibility and ec onomy to dat a capt ur e and data managem ent in both industrial and retail operations. Th e scanner communicates with your host comput er through radio transm ission instead of through a cabl e. With the RF scanner , you a[...]

1-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Rechargeable Bat tery In t he handl e of th e s c anner , t he re i s a rechar geable lit h ium-ion battery. Thi s provi des all power to the scanner du ring cord less operation. It provides 10 hour s of use in a typical application. When fully deple ted, the ba ttery can be recha rged to full cha[...]

1-3 The P4 70/P 370 RF Scanner Quick Startup Instructions Below is an index of Q uick Startu p Instructions to h elp get y ou up an d going quickly . Thes e instruction s are also on t he b ack cover of t his gui de for easy reference. T he index is l isted in a step by step order beginning wit h s tep 1, S etti ng up the S y s tem. Mandat or y s t[...]

1-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Commonly Used P470/P370 Programmi n g Bar Code Below are commonly used program ming bar codes. Y ou can cut th is page out of the guid e, or make a c opy of the ba r codes usin g a hig h qu a lity c opying mac hine. Enter Syste m Menu Bar Code Load New MCL-Designe r A pplicat ion Reset Defau lt Ap[...]

2-1 Ch ap te r 2 Set U p Int rodu ction This chapter covers the procedu res for setting u p the RF scanner and its accessories. Unpacking Remove the scanner from its packing and inspect it for damage. If the scan ner was damaged in trans it, call one of the telephone num bers listed in the section Sy mbol Supp ort Center on page xi. KEEP THE P A CK[...]

2-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Th e re ar e tw o b asic host communications op tions availa ble: • using an RS-232 ca ble • using a Synap s e cable. RS-232 Co nnection 1. Make sure all ho s t d evices are powere d down. 2. Plug the connector at the end o f the c r adl e’s c a b le into the appropria t e RS-232 recei ving [...]

2-3 Set Up 7. Rotate the a nte nna to the vert ical position. Us ing A Sy na ps e Ca ble 1. Make sure all ho s t d evices are powere d down. IMPORT ANT Before power is provided to the c r adle (step 6 ), the following steps must be completed. The Sy naps e c able must be connec t ed to the cradle (step 2) A ND the flying power lead pl ugged in (ste[...]

2-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide 7. Connect the appr opriate line cord to the power supply and in to an AC receptacle. 8. The indicat o r light on t he cradl e blinks, sign ifying succes sful power-up. 9. Scan the appropriate Synapse bar c od es to set up the Synapse c able for your specifications . 10. Rot ate the a ntenna to th[...]

2-5 Set Up 3. Fasten the two sc rews provided into the wall where t he c r adle will hang, leaving about 1/8” (0.3 cm) of the sc re w outside the wall for the cr adl e’s wall mounting sockets (A template is p rovided for you in the P L 370/470 Quick Reference G uide p/n 72 -38494-xx). 4. Place the c r adle over the screw heads and slide down un[...]

2-6 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Pairin g th e Sc an ne r wit h the Cr ad le The scanner and cr adle m ust be paired for co mmunication to oc c ur. Note: I f the cra dle is attached to a new ho st, re-s can t he pairing bar code. T o p air the scanner with th e cra dle: 1. S can t he pair ing ba r c ode on the top of the cradle. [...]

2-7 Set Up Optimizin g RF Performance Moun ti ng The RF scanner and cradle are equipped wi th a 2 . 4 GHz po int-to-point radio that has an RF transmission range of 100 feet (30.5 meters) ev en without a direct line of sight. In ad dition to being a 2-way RF trans mitte r , t he c radle is a battery charger and should be mounted in an acc essible l[...]

2-8 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Ph aser -t o- Pha ser Co -Ex ist en ce Up to t h ree P470 /370 scanners w ithin listening range (100 feet) of each other can be operated on the same channel with li ttle or no inter fer ence , a s su mi ng aver age sca n ning rates. For higher than average scanning rates, P470/ 370 s canner s wi t[...]

2-9 Set Up Using the Cradl e 1. Set up the c radle as descr ibed in Setting Up t he Crad le on p age 2-1. . Figure 2-7. P lacing the Scanner in to the Cradle 2. Insert the scanner into the cradle so that the nose of the scanner and tip of the handle seat into the recept ac les. Th e scanne r displays “UNIT CRADLED” when properly inserted i n t [...]

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3-1 Ch ap te r 3 Oper ation Int rodu ction This chapter covers how to use th e cordless Phaser sc anne r. Defa ul t Applica t i on The cordless sc anner is shipped fro m the factory w ith a default scan and transmit application. This application allows users to scan an d v iew data, e nter quan tities, a n d m anua ll y enter alphanum eric da ta. W[...]

3-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Initia l Po weru p Aft er a f ew s ec on d s, the S y ste m Ba n ne r i s r ep la ce d by t he syst em initia l i zat ion scr e e n. After initial ization, the scanner enters the Scan & Tra nsmit application. The defaul t communi cation p rotocol is RS232/Synapse . If a Synaps e c able is atta[...]

3-3 Operation With keypad e ntry enabled (de fault setting out of the box), press t he <E NTER> key after keying in data. Du r ing d ata ent ry , the <BK> key co r rect s keying errors digit by di git, and the <FUNC> then <BK> combination clears the screen so you can st art over. If your e ntry exceeds 34 c haracters, the ch[...]

3-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Elimin at ing Re petit ive S ca nnin g T o el imin ate repetitive sca nning of identical i tems, you c an enter a quantity prior to scannin g a bar code. T his quant ity entry feature can a l so be use d w hen manually entering bar c ode data. T o e nter a quant i ty , press th e * k ey. The follo[...]

3-5 Operation Communication Errors A commu nication error occurs w hen the sc anner , c radle or host fails to pr operly communicate. When a commun ication error occur s using the default application, the scanner e mi ts 4 bee ps (L O HI LO HI) and displays a "Failed C ommunic ati on" er r or messag e, li ke th e o ne sho wn b elow . The [...]

3-6 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Host / Cradle Comm unic at ion Errors 3. If the h ost and cradl e are not communi cating prop erly , insure the c abling is properly connected, baud rat e is prop erly se t, and correct COM port has been selected.[...]

3-7 Operation Syste m M enu The system m enu allows the us er to set up th e operation of the scanner, such as loading a new appli cation, set the scanner ’s RF chann el, setting the sc anner ID, e tc. Enter the System M enu by scannin g the b ar code below or by entering a keypad sequence. Commo nly used S ystem Menu program ming b ar cod es hav[...]

3-8 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Syst em Setup Opt ion s System Set up allow s you to configure the s c anner ’ s ba s i c s e t t i ng s s u c h a s se t t i n g an RF channel. Op tion D escr ip tio n 0. Se t Com Protocol -RS232/Syn apse -MCL NET -Back t o Co m Protocol Sets t he communic ation pro tocol used by the de fault a[...]

3-9 Operation App. Control App. Control allows you to cont rol your ap plication, spe cifi cally , load new applications on your scanne r , reset you r default appl ica tions, et c. Y ou can load a new appl ication or system co de by either scanning the appro priate bar code or enteri ng t he appro priate keypad value as indicated on the disp l ay.[...]

3-10 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide 1. Se t Def a u lt A p p Reinst alls the d efa ult appl icat ion an d ret urns a ll para meters to their fact ory se ttin gs (values li sted in T able 5- 1 ). Th e defa ult appli cation over writ es any M CL-Designer applic ation and/or AD F rules . This option may be used to re store fu nctional[...]

3-1 1 Operation 2. Enab le AutoLoad AutoLoa d App. -Enable -Disabl e Enables t he auto matic appl icat ion d ownload fe ature in the defaul t applicat ion. Thi s allo ws the us er to remove the sc anne r fro m the box, pair i t w it h the c radle, p l ace the sc anner in the cradl e and au toma ti c al l y download a new application to the scanner [...]

3-12 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide 3. Syst em Co de Updates the scanner op erati ng system (Firmw are). T o enter this mode u sing the key pad , select t his op tion on th e sy stem men u. Press t he <ENTER> k ey t o conf irm t he c hoice ( Y es) or th e <BK> key to c ancel the c hoice (No) . OR T o enter this mod e fr[...]

3-1 3 Operation 4. Base Stati on Code Updat es the cr adle’ s operati ng syst em (Firmw are) . T o e nter th is mode u sing the key pad , select t his op tion on th e sy stem men u. Press t he <ENTER> k ey t o conf irm t he c hoice ( Y es) or th e <BK> key to c ancel the c hoice (No) . OR T o enter this mod e from an applicat ion wit [...]

3-14 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Para met er Co nt rol Parameter Co ntrol allows you to c ontrol the scann er parameters such as Sc an Paramet ers and Set Default Params . Syst em Statu s S ys t e m St atu s a l lo ws you t o per fo r m syste m c h ecks such as Battery Ch eck. Option Des cription 0. Sc an Parameters Th is f ea t[...]

3-1 5 Operation Ve r s i o n 0. Sc anner V e rsion This opt ion displays the versi on of fir m ware ( operating s ystem) r un by the s cann er . For example, the f irmware version sh own o n the displ ay below is NBR VRAAG, also c alled Rev isio n “G” (which i s the last l etter of the f irmwar e’s ful l name NBRVRAAG) . T o enter th is m ode[...]

3-16 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Re tu rn to A pp 1. Cr adle V ersi on This opt ion displays the versi on of fir m ware ( operating s ystem) r un by the c ordle ss scann e r’ s cradle. For e xampl e, t he f i r m w a re versi on shown on the display below is NBRVCA A F, also called Revisi on “F” (which is the last letter o[...]

3-1 7 Operation 123Scan 123Scan is a n in tui tive Window s b ased util ity that allows you to cust omize your sc anner setup and generate A dvanced Data Format ting (ADF) rules. An Advanced Data Fo rmatting rule gives you the a b ili ty to modi fy t he bar c ode data befor e sending it to the h o st such as appending a carri age r e turn, or some [...]

3-18 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Suffix V alu es 123Scan generated progr amming bar co des for two com monly used suffixes ( Enter and T ab) ha ve been i ncluded in this Produ ct Reference G uide. T o app en d an En te r ke y * to t h e transmitted bar code data, sca n all nine (9) ADF rule bar codes and then the Reset Scanner b[...]

3-1 9 Operation 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9 RESET SC ANNE R 5/9[...]

3-20 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T o ap pend a T ab * to the trans m itted bar code d ata, s can a ll nine ( 9 ) ADF rule bar codes and then the Reset Scanner bar co de, in that order . * ASC II value 7009 ADF Rules 1/9 2/9 3/9 4/9[...]

3-2 1 Operation 6/9 7/9 8/9 9/9 RE SET SCANN ER 5/9[...]

3-22 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Sc anning The scanner ships w it h the defa u lt applicat ion and default p a ram e t ers and is ready-to -use right ou t of th e box. If this is not what you need for y our application, refer to the MCL Designer Manual f or prog r a mming instructions an d Ch apter 5, Parameter M enu s fo r scan[...]

3-2 3 Operation Righ t Wr ong Ho ld a t an Ang l e Do not hold the scanner directly over the ba r code. Laser l i ght reflecting directly back into the s canner from the bar code is known as s pecu lar reflection. This str ong li gh t can “blind” the scanner and mak e d ecoding difficult. T he a rea wh er e sp e cul a r r e flecti on occ urs i [...]

3-24 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Decod e Zo ne Figure 3-3. P 470/P370 1D S canner - Dec ode Zone 0 in. 0 cm 5 in. 12.7 cm 10 in. 25.4 cm 15 in. 38.1 cm 20 in. 50.8 cm 25 in. 63.5 cm 30 in. 76.2 cm 35 in. 88.9 cm 40 in. 101.6 cm 45 in. 114.3 cm Distance From Fr ont Of Scanner 15.6 in. 39.6 cm 15.6 in. 39.6 cm 10 in. 25.4 cm 10 in[...]

3-2 5 Operation Figure 3 -4. P370 ALR S can ner - Decode Zone 0 in. 0 cm 35 in. 88.9 cm 70 in. 177.8 cm 105 in. 266.7 cm 140 in. 355.6 cm 175 in. 444.5 cm 210 in. 533.4 cm 245 in. 622.3 cm 280 in. 711.2 cm 315 in. 800.1 cm Distance From Fr ont Of Scanner 15.0 in. 38.1 cm 15.0 in. 38.1 cm 10 in. 25.4 cm 10 in. 25.4 cm 5 in. 12.7 cm 5 in. 12.7 cm 0 i[...]

3-26 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Keypad Operation Instead of scanning a b ar code, yo u can enter the bar code data using the keypad on the top of the sc anner . B y de f ault, th is fe a t ure is enab le d . T o disab le a lphan ume r i c d ata entry via the keypad, g o to the symb ologies t ab inside 123S can and remove the ?[...]

3-2 7 Operation transferred to the h ost yet. A high -pitche d beep lets you know that t he ent ry has been transferred to the hos t. T o return to numeric mode, press the M ode key again. Pressing the Enter key saves the data. T o put a dec imal point (.) int o n u me r ic data, ty pe in the num bers before the decimal point, then press the mode k[...]

3-28 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T roubl eshoot ing Refer to A ppendix D, M essages and Error Codes for addition al troubleshooting informat ion. T ab le 3- 1. T rou ble sho oti ng T abl e Problem S olution Gen era l probl em solv ing • Check that the power supply is attached to the cr adle. • Check for loose cable conne cti[...]

3-2 9 Operation T he scanner does no t scan t he p rogrammi ng b ar codes in t his PRG. • For M CL-Designer generat ed appli cations, put the scanner int o “ Scan Pa ramet er ” mode in the system men u (see Scan Parameters on pag e 3-1 4). • For the def ault application running on a previous version o f firmware (Re vision F or lower , such[...]

3-30 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Note: I f after perform ing these checks the symbol still does not scan, contact your distributo r or c all the Symbol Support Center . Se e Sym bol Support Center on page page xi for the telep hone numb e r. The Sca nner will not load my ADF ru le. • Software d ownlo ad to the scanner while th[...]

4-1 Ch ap te r 4 M aintena nc e And Spe cifi cation s Int rodu ction This chapter e xplains how to maintain your scanner an d t he specifications f or it. Maintena nce • Do not allow any abr asiv e material to touch the sc anner windo w. • Remove a ny dirt particles with a damp cl ot h. • Wipe the scanner wi ndow using a damp cloth, and if ne[...]

4-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Rem o vin g th e B att er y 1. Slide the releas e latch dow n using center indent and remove th e co ve r. Figure 4-1. Removing th e Battery Compartment Cover 2. Slide the battery toward the bottom of the s c anner and then pul l the bot tom of the battery bac k and ou t of the scann er . Figure 4[...]

4-3 Maintena nce And Specif icat ions Ch arge St atus LED I ndic ati ons The LED indicator on the cradl e uses flashing patterns to display the charger status, as shown in the table belo w. T abl e 4-1 . Cra dle LED Indications LE D Sta tus Off The scanner is not in the cra dle or h as not be en proper ly i nsert ed into the cra dle. Blink ing Slow[...]

4-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T echnical Specificatio ns T ab le 4 -2 . Tec hn i ca l Sp ec if ica t io n s Item Descr iption Decode Capabil ity The RF s cann er c an be pr ogram med to decode the fo llowi ng code types: UPC/EAN, Bookland EAN, Code 1 1, Cod e 39, C o d e 3 9 Fu l l A S C II, T ri o p t ic Code 39, C ode 93, C [...]

4-5 Maintena nce And Specif icat ions Dimensions Height 7.0 in. ( 17.8 c m) Width 9.2 in. ( 13.5 cm) Depth 3.5 in . (9.8 cm ) Laser Cl assif ications CDRH Class II, IEC Class 1, IEC C lass 2 T able 4-2. T echnical S pec ifications (Continued) Item Descr iption[...]

4-6 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Cr a dle Pi n- ou ts The foll ow ing t ab le shows the pin-outs for COM1 on the cradle. T able 4-3. Pin-outs Pin Cradl e 1 Res erved 2 VCC (Out) 3 Ground 4 Syn apse Data 5 Syn apse Clock 6R X D I N 7T X D O U T 8 DTR (T ied HI ) 9C T S - I N 10 RTS - O U T Pin 1[...]

4-7 Maintena nce And Specif icat ions Beeper Indications / Default Application Error Codes T able 4-4 lis t beep sequenc e a n d their meani ngs for standard beeps programme d into the scanner . Other application s written for the s canner can ha ve their own bee p sequences an d t heref o re a re no t lis te d in this tabl e. Se e yo ur S ystem Ad[...]

4-8 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Long Lo/Long Hi tone Inpu t error , incor rect bar c ode o r “ Canc el ” scanned, wrong e ntry , incorrect ba r co de progra mming sequen ce; r emain i n program m ode. N/A Hi/Lo tone Keyboar d parameter sele cted. Ent er val ue usin g bar code key pad. N/A Hi/Lo/Hi/ Lo tone Succes sful pr ogr[...]

5-1 Ch ap te r 5 Pa ra met er Men us Int rodu ction This chapter h as t he op tional parameter b ar codes necessary to pr ogra m the RF sc ann e r. Operational Paramete rs The RF sc anner is shi pped w it h the s e tt i ng s sho w n i n T ab le 5-1 . Th es e default valu es are stored in non -volatile memory and are preserv ed even when the scann e[...]

5-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide The fo l l ow i ng ta b le lis ts th e d ef a u lts for all parameters. If you wis h to change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s). An asterisk (*) nex t to a bar c ode i ndicates the d efault. T ab le 5-1. Default Ta bl e Parameter Default Page Num ber Se t Def au lt Par ame ter All De f[...]

5-3 Parameter Menu s UPC/EAN UPC-A Enabled 5-2 8 UPC-E Enabled 5-2 8 UPC-E1 Disabled 5-2 8 EAN-8 Enabled 5-2 9 EAN-13 Enabled 5-2 9 Bookla nd E AN Disabl ed 5-30 Decode UPC/EAN Suppl emental s Ignor e 5-3 1 Decode UPC/EAN Suppl emental Redundanc y 7 5-3 2 T rans mit UPC- A Check Digit Enabled 5-33 T rans mit UPC- E Check Digit Enabled 5-33 T rans m[...]

5-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Code 12 8 Code 128 Enabled 5-4 4 UCC/EAN-128 Enabled 5-4 5 Code 39 Code 39 Enabled 5-4 6 T riopt ic Cod e 3 9 Disabl ed 5-47 Set Lengt h(s) for Code 39 2 to 55 5-4 9 Code 39 Chec k Digit Verification Disabl ed 5-50 T rans mit Co de 3 9 Check Di git Disabl ed 5-51 Code 39 Full ASCI I Convers ion Di[...]

5-5 Parameter Menu s Discre te 2 of 5 Discr ete 2 of 5 Disabled 5-64 Set L ength(s) fo r D 2 of 5 12 5-65 Codabar Codabar Disabl ed 5-67 Set L engths for Codabar 5-55 5-69 CLSI Ed iting Disabl ed 5-70 NOTIS Ed iti ng Disabl ed 5-71 MSI Plessey MSI Plesse y Disabled 5-72 Set L ength(s) fo r M SI Plessey Any Length 5-74 MSI Plesse y Check Digits One [...]

5-6 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide RS-232C RS-232 Para meters St andard 5-81 Baud Rat e 9600 5-82 Parity None 5-83 Chec k Receive Errors Di sabled 5-85 Hardwar e Handshak ing None 5-87 Softwa re Handshaki ng None 5-88 Host Serial Re spons e T ime-ou t 2 Sec. 5-90 R TS Line State ( cable us e o nly) Low 5-91 Stop Bit Se lect 1 5-92 [...]

5-7 Parameter Menu s Set Default P arameter Scanning this ba r code ret urns al l parame ters to the val ues lis ted in T able 5-1 (factory settings), bu t does not erase any programmed ADF rules. SET ALL DEF AUL TS[...]

5-8 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Co mm uni ca ti on Pr ot oc ol The bar codes bel ow set the communication protocol used by the S can & T ransmit d efault application. The commu nication options are RS232 /Synapse or MCL-Net . If you select RS232/ Synapse, the scanner autom at ically i dentifies whether an RS232 or Synapse in[...]

5-9 Parameter Menu s Host T ype RS-232C Host T ypes Most RS-232C hosts work fine with the d efault settings, howeve r , three RS-232C hosts are set up wi th thei r own parameter defau lt settings. Selecting the I CL, Fujitsu or Nixdorf RS- 232C host interface sets the defaults l is te d b e lo w. T he s e d e fa ul t s ta k e p r ec edenc e over St[...]

5-10 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Scan the appropri ate bar c ode below to s elect an R S-232C H ost Interface. *ST ANDARD RS-232C ICL RS-232C NIXDORF RS-232 C Mode A NIXDORF RS-232 C Mode B FUJITSU RS- 232C OPOS[...]

5-1 1 Parameter Menu s Co de ID Characte rs for RS232C Ho st Types Selecting the ICL, Fujitsu, or N ixdorf RS-232C host interface enables the transmi s sion of Code ID C haracters as listed below . T hese Co de ID Characters are not pro grammable and are separate f rom the T ransmit Code I D feature. T he Transmit Code I D feature should no t be en[...]

5-12 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Host Res ponse Timeout This param eter indicates ho w long the sc anner will wait for a response from the cradle, aft er the cradle has se nt i ts dat a to the attached hos t device. The timeout ranges from 5 seconds to 64 seconds, in 1 second increments. The default is 5 seconds .To change the t[...]

5-1 3 Parameter Menu s RF Channel Selects the RF channel used for radio transmissi ons a n d recep tio n. The c hanne l ranges are nation dependent (see Appen dix C, Radio Channels for a list of Channel A vailability by Country). T o enter a r ange, scan the bar code below follow ed by 2 dig its from the numeric bar code sect ion (starting on page [...]

5-14 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide 5 RETRIES 6 RETRIES 7 RETRIES 8 RETRIES[...]

5-1 5 Parameter Menu s Sleep Time Scan the bar co de below to selec t how long the scanner wil l “ stay awake ” ( not po wer dow n) in seconds a fter a trigger pull or a key press. First sc an th is bar code, then ente r a r ange from 05 to 32, us ing the Numeric Bar Codes on page 5-101. It can stay awake from 5 seconds t o 32 seco nd s . Note:[...]

5-16 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Decimal Separator Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to s elect what separator to display when you hit the decimal point k ey on the keypa d. Choose DECIMAL POINT (.) or COMM A (,). *D EC IMA L PO IN T ( .) COMMA ( ,)[...]

5-1 7 Parameter Menu s Key Click Scan the appropr iate bar c ode bel ow to sel ect whether the key pad cli ck i s enable d or not. Choose ENABLE or DISA BLE. *ENABLE DISABLE[...]

5-18 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Beeper T one Scan the appropri ate bar c ode below to s el ect a d e cod e beep frequency (tone) . Choose LOW FREQUENCY , M EDIUM FREQUENCY , or HIGH FRE QUENCY . LOW FREQUENCY MEDIUM FREQUENCY *HIGH F REQ UENCY[...]

5-1 9 Parameter Menu s Beeper V olume Scan the appropriate bar code below to s elect a beeper v ol u m e. C hoose LOW VO LUME, MEDIUM VOLUME, or HIGH VOLUME. LOW VOLUME MEDIUM VOLUME *HI GH VOLUM E[...]

5-20 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Power Det ect B eep Scan t he appropri ate barcode bel ow to enable or disable the P o wer Detect ion Beep. POWER DETECT BEEP DISABLED *POWER DETECT BEEP ENABLED[...]

5-2 1 Parameter Menu s Beep Aft er Go od Decode Scan t he appropri ate bar code bel o w to select whether or not the scanner beeps after a good decod e. I f D O NOT BEEP is selected, the beeper still operates during para meter menu sc ann ing and ind icates error c ondition s. *BEEP AFTER GO OD DECODE DO NOT B E EP AFTER GOOD DECODE[...]

5-22 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide La se r O n Time This parameter set s the ma ximu m t ime decode processing continu es during a scan at tem p t. It i s pr ogra mm a b le in 0 . 1 sec ond increm e nts f rom 0.5 to 9.9 seconds . Sc an th e ba r c ode bel o w t o s e t a La se r O n Ti me. N ex t s c an tw o n u m er ic bar codes [...]

5-2 3 Parameter Menu s T ransmit “No Read ” Messag e Scan the appropri ate bar code bel ow to s elect whether o r not a “ N o R ead ” me s sa ge is transmitted. Whe n enabled, i f a symbol do es not decode, “ NR ” is transmitted. When disabled, if a sy mbol does n ot read, n othing is sen t t o the h os t . ENABLE NO READ *DISABLE NO RE[...]

5-24 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Linear Code T yp e Secu rity Level The scanner of fers f our le vels of d ecode securit y for li near code types (e.g., Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 ). Higher security levels are s e lecte d f or d ecreasing levels of bar code quality . As security levels in crease, the scanne r ’ s aggressivene[...]

5-2 5 Parameter Menu s Linear Code T ype Secu rity Level (Continued) Li ne ar S ec ur it y Lev el 3 Code types oth er than t he following must be succ essfully read twice bef ore being decoded. The following codes must be read three tim es : LINEAR SECURI TY LEVEL 3 Li ne ar S ec ur it y Lev el 4 Al l c od e typ e s m u st be su c ce ss f ul ly re [...]

5-26 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Bi-d irect iona l Redunda ncy This para meter is only valid when a L inear Code T ype Security Leve l (see page 5-24 ) is enabled. W hen this parameter is enabled, a ba r code must be success fully scanned in both direct ions (forward and reverse) before bein g decoded. ENABLE BI-DIRECTI ONAL RED[...]

5-2 7 Parameter Menu s Autodiscriminate Response Time This paramet er e xtends the le ngth o f time during which the scanne r tries to detect which ho s t it is c onne cte d to o n pow e r up . Note: W hen conne cted to a n L S 5700/5800 sc anne r, th e 5 s e c ond op t ion must be used. * 1 seco n d 5 s e c onds[...]

5-28 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Di sable UPC-E / UPC-A/UPC-E1 Scan the appropri ate bar code below to enable or disabl e UPC-E or UPC-A. *ENABLE UPC- E DISABLE UPC-E *ENABLE UPC- A DISABLE UPC-A ENABLE UPC- E1 *DISABLE UPC-E1[...]

5-2 9 Parameter Menu s Enable/Disa ble EAN-8/ EAN- 13 Scan the appropri ate bar code below to enable or disable EAN- 8 or EA N-13. *ENABLE EAN-8 DISABLE EAN -8 *ENABLE EA N-13 DISABLE EA N-13[...]

5-30 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disabl e Bo o kland EAN Scan t he appropri ate bar code bel ow t o enable or disable Bo o k lan d EAN. ENABLE BOOKLAND EAN *DISABLE BOOKLAND EAN[...]

5-3 1 Parameter Menu s Decode UPC/EAN Suppl em entals Supplement als a re characters ( e ither 2 or 5) t hat are added on a c cording to spe cific c ode format conven tions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2, EAN 8+2). T hree options are availa b le. • If Decode UPC/EAN with supplementals is select ed, UPC/EAN symbols without supplemental charact ers are no[...]

5-32 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Decode UPC/ EAN S uppl emental Redu ndancy With Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Su pplem ent als selected, this o ption adju sts the numbe r of times a symbo l without supp lementals is de coded be fore transmission. T he rang e is from two to 20 ti mes . Five or a bove is recommended when decoding a mi[...]

5-3 3 Parameter Menu s T ransmit UPC-A/UPC-E/UPC-E 1 Check Digit Scan the appropri ate bar c ode below to transm it t he symbol with or w ithout the UPC-A, UPC-E, or UPC-E1 check digit . *TRANSMIT UPC-A CHECK DIGIT DO NOT TRANSMIT UPC-A CHECK DIGIT *TRANSMIT UPC-E CHECK DIGIT DO NOT TRANSMIT UPC -E CHECK D IGIT *TRANSMIT UPC-E1 CHECK DIGIT DO NOT T[...]

5-34 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide UPC-A Preamble Three options are given for lead-in c hara cters for UPC -A symb o ls tra n sm itted to the host device: transmit s ystem character only , transmit system character and c ountry code ( “ 0 ” for USA), a nd no pr eamble trans mitted. The lead- in ch aracters are considered part [...]

5-3 5 Parameter Menu s UPC-E Preamble Three options are given for lead-in c hara cters for UPC -E symb o ls tra n sm itted to the host devi ce: T ransmit syst em charact er o nly , transmi t sy stem c hara c ter and c o u n try c ode ( “ 0 ” for USA), and no preamble tran smitted . T he lead-in characters are c onsidered part of the symbol. NO [...]

5-36 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide UPC-E1 Preamble Three option s are give n f or lead-in characters for UPC-E1 sym b ols transmitted to the host devi ce: T ransmit syst em charact er o nly , transmi t sy stem c hara c ter and c o u n try c ode ( “ 0 ” for USA), and no preamble tran smitted . T he lead-in characters are c onsi[...]

5-3 7 Parameter Menu s Convert UPC-E to UPC-A This pa rameter conv erts UP C-E (zero suppressed) decoded data to UPC-A format before transmission. After conv ersion, data f ollows UPC-A form at and is affected by UPC-A prog ramming s e lect ions (e.g ., Pr eamble, Ch e ck Digit). Scanning DO NOT CONVE RT UPC- E TO U PC-A allows you t o transmi t UP[...]

5-38 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A This param eter converts UPC-E1 decoded data to U PC-A format before transm ission. After conversion, data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Pream ble, Check Di git). Scanning DO NOT CONVE RT UPC- E1 TO UP C -A al lows you to trans[...]

5-3 9 Parameter Menu s EAN-8 Zer o Ext end If this parameter is enabled, five leading zeros are added to de c o ded EAN-8 symbols to make t hem com patible in format t o EAN-13 symbols. Disabling this parameter returns EAN-8 symbo ls to their normal format. ENABLE EAN ZER O EXTEND *DISABLE EAN ZERO EXTEND[...]

5-40 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Convert EA N-8 t o EAN-13 T ype When EA N Z ero Extend is e nabled, this parameter gives you t he option of labeling the extended symbol as either a n EA N -13 bar code, or an EAN-8 bar c ode . When EA N Z ero Extend is d isabled, this paramet er h as no effect on bar code data. *TYPE I S EAN-13 [...]

5-4 1 Parameter Menu s UPC/EAN Security Level The scanner off ers four levels of decode sec urity f o r UPC/EAN bar codes. Increasing levels of sec ur it y are provid e d for decre as ing level s of b a r code qual i ty . Th ere is an i nverse relationship between s ecurity and scan ner aggressiveness, so be sure to c hoose only t hat leve l of s e[...]

5-42 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide UPC/EAN Security Level ( Contin ued) UPC/EAN Security Level 2 If you are ex periencing mis-decodes of poorly printed bar codes, and th e mis-decodes are not limited t o cha racters 1, 2, 7, and 8, select this security level. UPC/EAN SECURITY LEVEL 2 UPC/EAN Security Level 3 If you hav e trie d Se[...]

5-4 3 Parameter Menu s UPC/E AN Coup on Code When this parame ter is enabled, the scanner d ecodes UP C-A, UPC-A with 2 suppl emental characters, UPC-A with 5 supplemental characters, and U P C -A/EA N 128 bar codes . AUT ODI SCRIMI NA TE UP C/EAN SUPPLEM ENT ALS on page 5-31 must be enabl ed. ENABLE UPC/EAN COUPON CODE *DISABLE UPC/EAN COUPON COD [...]

5-44 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disable Co de 128 Scan t he appropriate bar code below to enabl e or disable Code 128. *ENABLE CODE 128 DISABLE CODE 128 Note: T he “|” character and the NULL c ha racter cannot be embedded in th e b ar c ode t o be scanned when usin g Code 128.[...]

5-4 5 Parameter Menu s Enable/Di sable UC C/EAN-128 Scan the appropri ate bar code bel ow to enabl e or disable UCC/EA N-128. (See Appe ndix A, Bar Code Information for de tails on UCC/EAN-128.) *ENABLE UCC/ EAN-128 DISABLE UCC/EAN-128 Lengths f or Code 128 No length se tting is re quired fo r Code 128 . The defa u lt s etting is Any Lengt h.[...]

5-46 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disabl e Co d e 3 9 Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to enable or disable Code 39. *ENABLE CODE 39 DISABLE CODE 39[...]

5-4 7 Parameter Menu s Enabl e/Di sable T riopt ic Co de 39 T rioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters. Tr iopt ic Code 39 and Code 3 9 Full ASCII canno t be enabl ed si multaneousl y . If yo u get an er r or beep when e na b ling Trioptic Code 39, disable Code 39 F ull ASCII and try again . To ena ble o r dis able Trioptic C ode 39, s[...]

5-48 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Set Length s fo r Code 39 Lengths for Code 39 may be set for an y le n gth, one or tw o di s c re te leng ths , o r l eng t hs within a specific range . The length of a code refers to the n umber of charact ers (i.e., human readable cha racters), i nclud ing check digit(s) the code contains. If C[...]

5-4 9 Parameter Menu s Set Len gths f or Code 39 ( Con tinued ) Le ngth Wit hin Ra nge - Th is o pt io n all o ws y ou to de code a code t y pe w i thin a s pe c if ie d ra n g e. Fo r e xa m p le to d ec o de C od e 3 9 s y mb o ls c on ta i n ing between 4 and 12 characters, first scan Code 3 9 Le ngth Wi thi n Rang e . T hen sca n 0 , 4 , 1 and [...]

5-50 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Code 39 C heck Digit V erification When ena bled, this parameter checks the integrity of a Code 39 symbol to ensure it com plies with specified algorithms. On l y tho se Co de 39 sym bo l s which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded when this parameter is enabl ed. ENABLE CODE 39 CHECK DIG[...]

5-5 1 Parameter Menu s T ransmit Code 39 Check Di git Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to transmit th e data wi t h or without the check digit. TRANSMIT CODE 39 CHECK D IGIT (ENABLE) *DO NOT TRANSMIT CODE 39 CHECK DIGIT (DISABLE)[...]

5-52 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disable Co d e 3 9 Full ASC II Scan the appropri ate bar code bel ow to enabl e or disabl e C ode 3 9 Fu ll ASCII. When ena bled, the ASCII chara cter set a ssigns a c ode t o l et te r s, punctuation marks, numerals, and mos t control keystrokes on t he keyboard. The f irst 32 codes are n[...]

5-5 3 Parameter Menu s Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Scan the appr opriate bar c ode b e lo w to enable or disab le co nverti ng Code 39 to Co de 32. Note: Code 39 mu st be enab led in order for t his par ameter to function. CONVERT CODE 39 T O CODE 32 (ENABLE) *DO NOT CONVERT CODE 39 TO CODE 3 2 (DISABLE)[...]

5-54 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Code 32 P refi x Scan the appropri ate bar code bel ow to enabl e or dis able the prefix charac ter “ A ” to all Code 32 bar cod es. Note: Con vert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for t hi s para meter to funct ion. ENABLE CODE 32 PREFI X *DISABLE CODE 32 PREFIX[...]

5-5 5 Parameter Menu s Ena ble / D isa bl e C o d e 9 3 Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to enable or disable Code 93. ENABLE CODE 93 *DISABLE CODE 93[...]

5-56 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Set Length s fo r Code 93 Lengths for Code 93 may be set for an y le n gth, one or tw o di s c re te leng ths , o r l eng t hs within a specific range . The length of a code refers to the n umber of charact ers (i.e., human readable cha racters), i nclud ing check digit(s) the code contains. One [...]

5-5 7 Parameter Menu s Set Len gths f or Code 93 ( Con tinued ) Le ngth Wit hin Ra nge - Th is o pt io n all o ws y ou to de code a code t y pe w i thin a s pe c if ie d ra n g e. Fo r e xa m p le to d ec o de C od e 9 3 s y mb o ls c on ta i n ing between 4 and 12 characters, first scan Code 9 3 Le ngth Wi thi n Rang e . T hen sca n 0 , 4 , 1 and [...]

5-58 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disabl e I nterleaved 2 o f 5 Scan the appropri ate bar code bel ow to enabl e or dis ab le Int erleaved 2 of 5. *ENABLE INTERLEA VED 2 OF 5 DISABLE INTERLEA VED 2 OF 5[...]

5-5 9 Parameter Menu s Set Lengths fo r Interleaved 2 of 5 Lengths fo r I 2 of 5 ma y be se t for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a spe cific range. The length of a code refers t o the numb er of characters (i.e., human readable cha racters) the c ode co ntains an d i ncludes chec k dig its. One Di scre te L ength - This [...]

5-60 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Set Lengths fo r Interleaved 2 of 5 (Con tinued) Len gth Wit hin R ang e - This opt ion allows yo u to decode a co d e typ e within a spe cifie d range. F or e xample t o decode I 2 of 5 symbols containing betwe en 4 and 12 characters, first scan I 2 of 5 Len gth Wi thi n Ra nge . T he n scan 0 ,[...]

5-6 1 Parameter Menu s I 2 of 5 Ch eck Digi t V erification When ena bled, this parameter checks the integrity of an I 2 of 5 symb ol to ensure it complies with a specified algorithm, eithe r USS (Uniform Symbolog y Specificat ion), or OPCC (Optical Product Code Council). *DISABLE USS CHECK DIGIT OPCC CHECK DIGIT[...]

5-62 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T ransmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to transmit th e data wi t h or without the check digit. TRANSMIT I 2 of 5 CHECK DIGIT (ENABLE) *DO N OT TRANSM IT I 2 of 5 CHEC K DIGIT (DISABLE)[...]

5-6 3 Parameter Menu s Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 This parameter con verts a 14 character I 2 of 5 cod e into EA N-13, and transmits to t he host as EAN-13. In order to accom plish this, the I 2 of 5 code m ust be enable d, one length must be set to 14, and the code must have a leading zero and a v al i d E AN- 1 3 c heck digit. CONVERT I 2 of 5 to[...]

5-64 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disabl e Discrete 2 of 5 Scan the appropri ate bar code bel ow to enabl e or disab le Disc rete 2 o f 5. ENABLE DISCRETE 2 OF 5 *DISABLE DISCRETE 2 OF 5[...]

5-6 5 Parameter Menu s Set Length s fo r Discrete 2 of 5 Lengths for D 2 of 5 may be set for any len gth, one or two discrete length s, or lengths within a spe cific range. The length of a code refers t o the numb er of characters (i.e., human readable c h a racters) t he code contains , and includes check digits. One Di scre te L ength - This op t[...]

5-66 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Set Len gths f or Discret e 2 of 5 (C onti nued) Le ngth Wit hin Ra nge - Th is o pt io n all o ws y ou to de code a code t y pe w i thin a specified range. For e xampl e t o decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters, first s can D 2 o f 5 Lengt h Withi n Rang e . T hen scan [...]

5-6 7 Parameter Menu s Enabl e/Di sable Coda bar Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable C oda bar. ENABLE CODABAR *DISABLE CODABAR[...]

5-68 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Set Length s for Coda bar Lengths for Codabar may be set for an y le ngth, one or two discrete lengths, or leng ths within a specific range . The length of a code refers to the n umber of charact ers (i.e., human readable cha racters) the code contains. It also includes any start or stop characte[...]

5-6 9 Parameter Menu s Set Len gths f or Codabar (Con tinue d) Le ngth Wit hin Ra nge - Th is o pt io n all o ws y ou to de code a code t y pe w i thin a specified range. F or e xample to decode C odabar s y mb ol s con t ai ni ng b e tween 4 and 12 characters, first scan Co dab ar L engt h Wi thi n Rang e . Then s can 0 , 4 , 1 and 2 (single di gi[...]

5-70 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide CLSI Ed iti ng If enabled, t his parameter st rips the start and s top characters and inserts a space af ter the first, fifth, an d tenth charac ters of a 14-character Codabar symbol. Note: S ymbol length does not incl ude start an d stop c haracters. ENABLE CLSI EDITING *DISABLE CLSI EDITING[...]

5-7 1 Parameter Menu s NOTIS Edit ing If enable d, this para meter strips the start and s top characters from a decoded Codabar symbol. ENABLE NOTIS EDITING *DISABLE NOTIS EDITING[...]

5-72 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Enable/Disable M SI P lessey Scan the appropri ate bar code below to enable or disable MSI Ple ssey. ENABLE MSI PLESSEY *DISABLE MSI PLESSEY[...]

5-7 3 Parameter Menu s Set Length s for MSI Plessey Lengths for M SI P lessey m ay be s et for an y length, on e or two discrete l engths, or len gths within a specific range . The length of a code refers to the number of charact ers (i.e., human readable c h a racters) t he code contains , and includes check digits. One Di scre te L ength - This o[...]

5-74 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Set Length s for MSI Plessey (Cont inued) Len gth Wit hin R ang e - This opt ion allows yo u to decode a co d e typ e within a spe cifie d range. F or exa mpl e t o dec ode MSI P less ey s ym bo ls containi ng betw een 4 and 12 characters, first s can MSI Plessey L ength Within Range . The n scan[...]

5-7 5 Parameter Menu s MSI Plessey C heck Digits The se check d igits at the end of the bar code v erify t he integrity of the da ta. At least one check dig it is always required. Chec k digits are not a utomatically transmitt ed w ith the da t a. *ONE MSI PLESSEY CHECK DIGIT TWO MSI PLESSEY CHECK DIGITS[...]

5-76 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T ransmit MSI Plessey Ch eck Di git Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to transmit th e data wi t h or without the check digit. TRANSMIT MSI PLESSEY CHECK DIGIT (ENABLE) *DO NOT TRANSMIT MSI PLESSEY CHECK DIGIT (DISABLE)[...]

5-7 7 Parameter Menu s MSI Plessey C heck Digit Algo rithm When the two MSI Plessey check di gits opt ion is selected, an addit io nal verifica tio n is required to e nsure integ rity . Either of the two fo llowing algorithms m ay be select ed. MOD 1 0 /MOD 1 1 *MOD 10/M O D 10[...]

5-78 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T ransmit Code ID Character A code ID charac t er i dentifies t he c ode type of a scanned bar co de. This m ay be useful when the scanner is dec odi ng more tha n o n e c ode typ e . The code ID chara cter prece des the de coded sym bol. The user may select no c ode ID charact er , a Symbol Code[...]

5-7 9 Parameter Menu s T ransmit Code I D C haracter (Continued) SYMBOL CODE ID CHARACTER AIM CODE ID CHARACTER *NONE[...]

5-80 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Pause Duration This paramet er allows a pau se to b e inserted at any point in the data transm ission. Pauses are set by scanni ng the bar code below followed by a two digit number (i .e. two bar codes), and are m easured i n 1 / 10 se c ond intervals. For example, sc anning bar codes “ 0 ” a[...]

5-8 1 Parameter Menu s RS-232C P arameters Baud Rate Baud rate is t he number of bits of data transmitted per second. The sc anner's baud rat e setting should matc h the data rat e setting of the host device. If not, data ma y n ot reach th e host device or may reach it i n distort ed form . BAUD R ATE 600 BAUD R ATE 1200 BAUD R ATE 2400[...]

5-82 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Baud Rate (Continued) BAUD R ATE 4800 *BAUD RA TE 9 600 BAUD R ATE 19, 200 BAUD R ATE 38, 400[...]

5-8 3 Parameter Menu s Pari ty A p arit y c heck bit i s th e m ost si gnifi can t bit of each ASC II c oded charac te r. Select the parity type according to host device r equi rement s. If yo u sel ect ODD pari ty , the parity bit has a value 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that an odd number of 1 bits are con tained in the code d ch a ract e r. [...]

5-84 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Par ity (C on tin u ed ) Sel ect MARK parity and the parity bit is always 1. MARK Sel ect SP ACE parity a nd the parit y bit is always 0. SP ACE I f no pa ri t y i s r equ i r ed , s el ec t NONE . *NONE[...]

5-8 5 Parameter Menu s Ch ec k Re cei ve E rro rs Select whether or not the parity, fra ming, and ove rru n of received characters are ch ecked. The type o f pari ty used is selectable through t he P ARITY paramet er . CHECK FOR RECEIVED ERRORS *DO NOT CHECK FOR RECEIVED ERRORS[...]

5-86 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Ha rdware Ha ndsh aki ng The data interface consists of an RS-232C port . The p ort has been designed to opera t e either w ith or without the hardware handsh a k in g l in es , R TS , Requ est to Send , a nd C TS, Clear t o Send . If Standard RTS /CTS han dshaking is selected, scan data is trans[...]

5-8 7 Parameter Menu s Ha rdwa re H and shak ing (C onti nued) Sc an th e ba r c ode be lo w if no H ar dw a re Ha n ds ha k in g is d es ir ed . *NONE Sc an th e ba r c ode bel o w t o s e le ct St andard RTS/ CTS Hardware H andsha k in g. ST ANDARD RTS/CTS When RTS /CTS O ption 1 is selected, the cradle asserts RTS before transm itting and ignore[...]

5-88 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Ha rdwa re H and shak ing (C onti nued) When O ption 2 is selected, RTS is always high or low (u ser-pr og ra mmed l o g ic level). However , the scanner waits f o r CTS to be asserted before transmitting data. If CTS i s not asserted within t wo second s (default), the scanner i ssues an error i[...]

5-8 9 Parameter Menu s So ftw are H ands ha ki ng (C onti n u ed ) ACK/NAK When this option is selected, after transmitting data, the cradle expects either an ACK, Acknow ledge , or NAK, Neg ative Acknowledge , res pons e f rom the host. Whenever a NAK is received, the cradl e transmits the same data again and waits for either an ACK or NAK. After [...]

5-90 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide So ftw are H ands ha ki ng (C onti n u ed ) XON/XO FF An XOFF , T ransm it O ff , character turns t he scanner transmiss ion off un til t he sc anner recei ves an XON, T ransmit O n , character . There are two situation s for X ON/XOFF : • XOFF is received before the scann er ha s data to send.[...]

5-9 1 Parameter Menu s RTS Li n e St at e Scan t he appropri ate bar code below to set the i dle state of the Seri al H ost RTS line. Choose LO W RTS line state or HIGH RTS line state. *HO S T : L O W R T S HOST : HIGH RTS[...]

5-92 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Stop Bit Sele ct The st o p b it(s) at the en d o f each transmitted character marks the end of tran s mi ssion of one character and prepar es t he rec eiving de vi c e for the next c haracter in the serial data stream. T he numb er of st op bits (one or t wo) selec ted dep ends on the number the[...]

5-9 3 Parameter Menu s Int erchar act er Delay Select the intercharac ter delay option m atching h ost requirement s . The intercharacter delay gives th e host system t ime to service its receiver and perform other tasks be tw een characters. The delay period can range from no delay to 99 ms in 1 ms increment s (i f yo u are using a crad le and RTS[...]

5-94 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide BAUD R ATE 1200 BAUD R ATE 2400[...]

5-9 5 Parameter Menu s MC L-Ne t Ba ud Ra te (Co nt inue d) BAUD R ATE 4800 BAUD R ATE 9600 BAUD R A TE 19200 *BAUD R ATE 38400[...]

5-96 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide MC L-Ne t He x Ad dre ssi ng M od e Scan the approp riate bar code b elow to set the MCL-Net Hex addressin g mode. The default mode i s Disabled . *MCL-NET HEX ADDRESSING DISABLED MCL-NET HEX ADD RESSING ENABLED[...]

5-9 7 Parameter Menu s Scan ne r A d dr es s Scan t he followin g barcod e, f ollowed by 3 dig its fro m the numeric barcode section (starting on page 5-101 ), to set t he ad d r e s s of th e sc anner (sc anner ID). The number of sc anner ad dresses (scanner I D ’ s) varies with the selected com munication protocol. • RS-232/Synap se range fro[...]

5-98 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Sca nner D ecod e Beep T ype Select the t ype of beep f or t he scanner . This parameter is usef ul wh en two or more syste ms are in s tal le d in pr o ximity of each ot h e r . U n i que patterns c an be set u p t o distinguis h each syste m ’ s r eceipt of bar code data. *BEEP TYPE 1 BEEP TY[...]

5-9 9 Parameter Menu s Long Ra nge Scann ing Ba r Codes The P370 A LR ( L ong Range) s can ner h as an aimin g feature which allows the p ositi oning of the la ser beam when sc anning b ar codes. Aiming mo de and A iming duration c an be set using the bar codes b elo w. Y ou cannot program this feature i nto th e st andard range P 370 scanner . Aim[...]

5-100 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Aim Durati on When t he scanner i s in T rigger Pull to Scan mode (default mode), Aim Du ration s ets the amount of time the aimin g do t is seen before turning into a sca nning bea m. This parameter has n o a ffect when the scan ner i s in the T rigger Re lease to Scan m ode . The A im Duration[...]

5-101 Parameter Menu s Numeric Bar Codes For parameters requiring specific numeric v a lues, sc an the appropriately n umb ered bar code(s). 0 1 2 3 4[...]

5-102 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Numeric Bar Codes (Continue d) 5 6 7 8 9[...]

5-103 Parameter Menu s Numeric Bar Codes (Continue d) Cancel If you mak e an e rro r , or wis h to change your se lec tion, s can the b ar code b e l ow. CANCEL[...]

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A-1 Appe ndi x A Bar Co de In format ion UCC/EAN-128 UCC/EAN-128 is a convention for printing data fields w ith standard Code 128 bar c ode symbols. UCC/EAN-128 symbols are disti ngui shed by a leading FNC 1 character as the first or seco nd character in the sym bol. Other FNC 1 charact ers are used to de lineate fields. When EAN-128 sym bols are r[...]

A-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide T ab le A-1. Reading Standa rd Code128 & UCC/ E A N 1 2 8 Standa rd Code 1 28 UCC/EAN-128 Effect a nd E xample Disab le Di sable No Code 12 8 symbo ls can be r ead. Disab le Enable Rea d only symb ols wit h lea ding FNC 1. Exa m pl es : FNC1 ABCD FNC1 E will be re ad as ABCD 29 E A FNC1 BCD FN[...]

A-3 Bar Code I nformat ion AIM C ode Identifiers Each AI M Code Identif ier c ont ains the three-c harac t er s t ring ]cm where: ] = Flag Ch arac ter (ASCII 93) c = Code Character (see T able A-2 ) m = Modifier C haracter (see Ta b l e A - 3 ) T ab le A-2. Code Characters Code Cha racter Code T ype A Cod e 39 C Code 1 28/EAN-128 E UPC/EAN F Co dab[...]

A-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide The modifier character is the sum of the a p plicabl e option values based on the following tab l e. T a bl e A-3. Modifier Characters Code T ype Opti on V alue Optio n Code 3 9 0 N o check c haract er or Ful l ASCII pr oce ssing. 1 Reade r has checke d one check charac ter. 3 Reade r has checke d[...]

A-5 Bar Code I nformat ion Codabar 0 No check d igit proce ssi ng. 1 Reade r has checked ch eck digit. 3 Reade r has stri pped check digi t before tr ans mission. Examp le : A Codabar bar code without che ck digit, 4123 , is trans mitte d as ]F0 4123 Code 9 3 0 No op tions spec ified at this time. A lways transm it 0. Ex ample: A Code 93 ba r code [...]

A-6 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide According to A IM standards, a UPC with supplemen tal bar code is transmitted in one of th e following formats: ]E0 (UPC c hars) (terminator) ]E2 (supplemental) (terminator) or ]E2 (suppleme ntal) (terminator) ]E0 (UPC chars) (terminator) I n th e s can ne r , h ow e ve r , th e f or ma t i s ch a[...]

A-7 Bar Code I nformat ion T able A-5. ASCII Character Set ASCII Va l u e Full ASCI I Code 39 Encode Char . Keystr oke ASCII Va l u e Full ASCI I Co d e 3 9 Encode Ch ar Keystr oke 1000 %U CTRL 2 1024 $X CTRL X 1001 $A CTRL A 1 025 $Y CTRL Y 1002 $B CTRL B 1 026 $Z CTRL Z 1003 $C CTRL C 1 027 %A CTRL [ 1004 $D CTRL D 1 028 %B CTRL 1005 $E CTRL E [...]

A-8 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide ASCII Va l u e Full ASCI I Code 39 Encode Char . Keystr oke ASCII Va l u e Full ASCI I Co d e 3 9 Encode Ch ar Keystr oke 1048 0 0 1 073 I I 1049 1 1 1 074 J J 1050 2 2 1 075 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 1 080 P P 1056 8 8 1081 Q Q 1057 9 9 1[...]

A-9 Bar Code I nformat ion ASCII Va l u e Full ASCI I Code 39 Encode Char . Keystr oke ASCII Va l u e Full ASCI I Co d e 3 9 Encode Ch ar Keystr oke 1098 +B b 1 1 13 +Q q 1099 +C c 1 1 1 4 +R r 1 100 +D d 1 1 1 5 +S s 1 101 +E e 1 1 16 +T t 1 102 +F f 1 1 17 +U u 1 103 +G g 1 1 18 +V v 1 104 +H h 1 1 1 9 +W w 1 105 +I i 1 120 +X x 1 106 +J j 1 121 [...]

A-10 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide AL T Keys Keystr oke AL T Keys Keystr oke AL T Keys Keystr oke 2064 AL T 2 2075 AL T K 2086 AL T V 2065 AL T A 2076 AL T L 2 087 AL T W 2066 AL T B 2077 AL T M 2088 AL T X 2067 AL T C 2078 AL T N 2 089 AL T Y 2068 AL T D 2079 AL T O 2 090 AL T Z 2069 AL T E 2080 AL T P 2091 AL T [ 2070 AL T F 208[...]

A-1 1 Bar Code I nformat ion PF Keys Keystroke PF Keys Keystr oke PF Keys Keystr oke 4001 PF 1 4 009 PF 9 4 017 PF 17 4002 PF 2 4 010 PF 10 4018 PF 18 4003 PF 3 401 1 PF 1 1 4 019 PF 19 4004 PF 4 4 012 PF 12 4020 PF 20 4005 PF 5 4 013 PF 13 4021 PF 21 4006 PF 6 4 014 PF 14 4022 PF 22 4007 PF 7 4 015 PF 15 4023 PF 23 4008 PF 8 4 016 PF 16 4024 PF 24[...]

A-12 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Numeric Keypad Key stroke Nume ric Keypad Key stroke Nume ric Keypad Key stroke 6042 * 6049 1 6056 8 6043 + 6050 2 6057 9 6044 Undefined 6 051 3 6 058 Enter 6045 - 6062 4 6059 Num L ock 6046 . 6063 5 6060 00 6047 / 6064 6 6048 0 6065 7 Extended Keypad Key stroke Ext ended Keypad Key stroke Ext en[...]

B-1 Appe ndi x B Automa tic P roje ct Downloa d The P haser P470/P 370 RF scanner is shipped from the factory with a pre-installed default application. This fully functional appl ication allow s the scanner to be u sed “ o ut of t h e bo x ” . If you need to load your own application into the scanner , the “ Automatic Project Download ” fea[...]

B-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Note that designer always appe nds the .prj s u f fix to the directories it creates to store project fi les . The PR OJECT .CMD file will be automatically gene rated by the MCL-Designer a pplica tion.[...]

C-1 Appen di x C Radio Ch ann els Cordless Ph aser RF C hannels Per Country The cordless Phaser s canner operat es continuous ly on a sing le, progra mmable channel (frequency) between 2.402 GH z (channel 02) and 2. 4 83 GH z (c hannel 83 ). A maxim um of 82 c hannels are a vailable. Not all channe ls are availa ble i n all c ou ntries. If a cha nn[...]

C-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide BOLIVIA 82 2 83 BRAZIL 82 2 83 CANADA 82 2 83 CHILE 82 2 8 3 COLOM BIA 82 2 8 3 COST ARI CA 82 2 8 3 CZECH REPUBLI C 82 2 8 3 DENMARK 82 2 83 DOMINIC AN REPUBL IC 82 2 8 3 FI NLA ND 82 2 8 3 FRANCE 74 7 5 3 GE RMA NY 82 2 8 3 GRE E CE 82 2 8 3 GUA T EMAL A 82 2 8 3 HONDURAS 82 2 83 HONG KONG 82 2 [...]

C-3 Radio Cha nnels LU XEMBOURG 82 2 8 3 MALA Y SIA 82 2 8 3 MEXI CO 32 52 8 3 NETH ERLANDS 82 2 83 NEW ZE ALAND 82 2 8 3 NICARAGUA 82 2 8 3 NORW A Y 82 2 83 PERU 82 2 8 3 PHILI PPINE S 82 2 8 3 POLAND 82 2 8 3 PORT UGAL 82 2 83 ROMANIA 82 2 83 RUSSIA 82 2 8 3 SAUDI ARABI A 82 2 83 SINGAPO RE 37 47 8 3 SLOVEN IA 82 2 83 SOUTH AFRICA 82 2 83 SP AIN [...]

C-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide UNITED KINGDOM 82 2 83 URUGUA Y 82 2 8 3 UNIT ED ST A T ES (US) 82 2 8 3 VENEZU ELA 82 2 8 3 T abl e C-1. RF Chan nels P er Co untr y (Cont’ d) Countr y T otal Channel s First Channel Last Channel[...]

D-1 Appen di x D Me ssag es and Er r or Cod es Int rodu ction This Append ix contains information on messages and error c odes dis played on the scanner . Messages The scanner displays me ssag es whe n certain actions ar e perform ed. If t h e scanner displays a m essage t hat is unfamiliar , contact the Sym bol Support Cen ter on page x i. T a bl [...]

D-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Communication Errors Scan nin g Trans mi ssion Ra nge A commu nicat ion error w ill occur wh e n th e scann e r, cradle or host fails to properly co mmu nic at e. When a co mmun ic ati o n err or o ccu rs whi l e usi n g t he de fa ul t appl ic a tion , t he scanner e mi ts 4 bee ps (L O HI LO HI)[...]

D-3 Messag es and Error Codes 015 RF Commun ication Error Scanne r is out of range, not proper ly pai red to a base or the b ase may have lost power . 016 RF Commun ication Error Th e ba se t o whic h t h e scanner i s pai red has been paired with anothe r scanner . 017 RF Commun ication Error Scanne r is out of r ange. 018 MCL-Link Error A Synaps [...]

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Index-1 Numerics 123Sc an . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 A ADF rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17 AIM Cod e Ident ifier s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 aimi ng hold at an angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 2 3 sca n the en tire sym bol . . . . . . . . . . . . 3- 22 alpha -nume ri[...]

Ind e x-2 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide check di git algorit hm . . . . . . . . . 5-77 check dig its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -75 enable/ disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -72 set lengt hs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-73, 5-74 transmi t che ck digit . . . . . . . . . . 5 -76 nume ri c bar co des . . 5-101, 5- 102, 5 -1[...]

Index-3 Ind ex E eli minati ng r e petitiv e scanning . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 ENAB LE U PC-E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -28 erro r beep se quences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4- 7 error co des . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -5, 4-7, D-2 erro r messag es and codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 Exit Sy st em Menu . . . . . [...]

Ind e x-4 P470/37 0 RF Sca nner Pr oduct Refe rence Guide Q quick startup inst ructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 R reboot scan ner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1, 3-2 8 Relate d Pu blicati on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x resetti ng the sc anner . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -1 , 3-28 Re turn s to A pp lica tion . . . . . [...]

Index-5 Ind ex tech nical spec ifica tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 temper ature batter y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1 opera ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 tra nsmit code ID ch ara cter . . . . . . . 5-78, 5-79 trig ger p u ll [...]

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Symbol T echnologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza , H olt svill e N.Y. 1 1742- 1300 72-3 84 95- 03 Rev isi on B — D ecem b er 2001 Quick Startu p Instructio ns Below i s an ind ex of Quick Sta rtup Instr uctions to help g et you up and goin g quickly. The i ndex is li sted in a step by step o rder beginning with step 1, Set ting up the Sy stem. Man dat[...]