PSC PowerScanTM RF manual

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Buen manual de instrucciones

Las leyes obligan al vendedor a entregarle al comprador, junto con el producto, el manual de instrucciones PSC PowerScanTM RF. La falta del manual o facilitar información incorrecta al consumidor constituyen una base de reclamación por no estar de acuerdo el producto con el contrato. Según la ley, está permitido adjuntar un manual de otra forma que no sea en papel, lo cual últimamente es bastante común y los fabricantes nos facilitan un manual gráfico, su versión electrónica PSC PowerScanTM RF o vídeos de instrucciones para usuarios. La condición es que tenga una forma legible y entendible.

¿Qué es un manual de instrucciones?

El nombre proviene de la palabra latina “instructio”, es decir, ordenar. Por lo tanto, en un manual PSC PowerScanTM RF se puede encontrar la descripción de las etapas de actuación. El propósito de un manual es enseñar, facilitar el encendido o el uso de un dispositivo o la realización de acciones concretas. Un manual de instrucciones también es una fuente de información acerca de un objeto o un servicio, es una pista.

Desafortunadamente pocos usuarios destinan su tiempo a leer manuales PSC PowerScanTM RF, sin embargo, un buen manual nos permite, no solo conocer una cantidad de funcionalidades adicionales del dispositivo comprado, sino también evitar la mayoría de fallos.

Entonces, ¿qué debe contener el manual de instrucciones perfecto?

Sobre todo, un manual de instrucciones PSC PowerScanTM RF debe contener:
- información acerca de las especificaciones técnicas del dispositivo PSC PowerScanTM RF
- nombre de fabricante y año de fabricación del dispositivo PSC PowerScanTM RF
- condiciones de uso, configuración y mantenimiento del dispositivo PSC PowerScanTM RF
- marcas de seguridad y certificados que confirmen su concordancia con determinadas normativas

¿Por qué no leemos los manuales de instrucciones?

Normalmente es por la falta de tiempo y seguridad acerca de las funcionalidades determinadas de los dispositivos comprados. Desafortunadamente la conexión y el encendido de PSC PowerScanTM RF no es suficiente. El manual de instrucciones siempre contiene una serie de indicaciones acerca de determinadas funcionalidades, normas de seguridad, consejos de mantenimiento (incluso qué productos usar), fallos eventuales de PSC PowerScanTM RF y maneras de solucionar los problemas que puedan ocurrir durante su uso. Al final, en un manual se pueden encontrar los detalles de servicio técnico PSC en caso de que las soluciones propuestas no hayan funcionado. Actualmente gozan de éxito manuales de instrucciones en forma de animaciones interesantes o vídeo manuales que llegan al usuario mucho mejor que en forma de un folleto. Este tipo de manual ayuda a que el usuario vea el vídeo entero sin saltarse las especificaciones y las descripciones técnicas complicadas de PSC PowerScanTM RF, como se suele hacer teniendo una versión en papel.

¿Por qué vale la pena leer los manuales de instrucciones?

Sobre todo es en ellos donde encontraremos las respuestas acerca de la construcción, las posibilidades del dispositivo PSC PowerScanTM RF, el uso de determinados accesorios y una serie de informaciones que permiten aprovechar completamente sus funciones y comodidades.

Tras una compra exitosa de un equipo o un dispositivo, vale la pena dedicar un momento para familiarizarse con cada parte del manual PSC PowerScanTM RF. Actualmente se preparan y traducen con dedicación, para que no solo sean comprensibles para los usuarios, sino que también cumplan su función básica de información y ayuda.

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    P o werScan™ RF Handheld Bar Cod e Scanner User’ s Guide[...]

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    PSC Scanning, Inc. 959 T erry Street Eugene, Ore gon 97402 T elephone: (5 41) 683- 570 0 T elefax: (541) 3 45-71 40 PSC, the PSC l ogo , Qu adralogic II and Po werS can a re registe red trademark s of PS C Inc. All other trad emar ks and trade n ames ref e rred to herein are proper ty of thei r resp ective owners. All r ights reser ved. No par t of[...]

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    User’ s Guide i T able of Contents Unpack and Inspect Your Scanner ......... ................... ............... ... 1 Referen ces ............. ..... ..... .............. ..... .............. ..... .... ............... ... 1 Quick Star t Instructions ......... .................. ............... .............. ........ 1 Installing th e Battery .[...]

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    User’ s Guide 1 Unpack and Inspect Y our Scanner After unpacking your new scan ner , check the co ntents of the ship- ping carton to ensur e all the items you ordered are included: • PowerScan ™ RF h andheld scan ner •B a t t e r y P a c k ( s ) • User ’s G uide (this manua l) • Optional Accessories that yo u order ed. (The scanner ca[...]

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    2 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Installi n g the Battery Orient the battery as shown in F igure 1, then push it into the scanner until it snaps in place. T o remove the battery , push in on the release tabs on both sides of the battery’s base and pull it straight out of the scanner . Figure 1 . Installing the Battery NO TE T o assure maxim um usage, ba[...]

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    User’ s Guide 3 V e rifying Scanner Operation Once a char ged battery has been in s talled in the sca n ner , scan the sample bar codes in the back o f this manual that correspond t o the symbologies your scanner is programmed to rea d. If unsure how to do this, see the section on How to Scan in this ma nua l. The system may signal with one or a [...]

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    4 PowerScan™ RF Scanner 2. Consult your Host T erminal manual to determine the requir ed communication p arameters for the Ho s t T erminal (e.g., baud ra te, parity , etc.) and, if necessary , modify the pr o- grammed parameters to be compatib le with those requir e- ments. Scanner and Base Station programming is performed using one of th e fol [...]

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    User’ s Guide 5 5. Apply power to the Host T erminal. 6. V erify communication with the Host T erminal by aiming the linked scanner at a s ample bar code fr om the back pages of this manu al, and pullin g the trig ger (see How to Scan for tips about scanning bar codes). Confirm that the scanner/ Base Station sent the data to the host terminal. If[...]

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    6 PowerScan™ RF Scanner V e rifying Scanner-to-Base Stat ion Communications Point the linked scanner at a sam ple bar code fr om the back pages of this manual, and pul l the trigger (see How to Scan for tips on sc anning bar codes). W atch the TX/RX (transmit/ receive) indicator L ED on the Base Station an d/or scanner green LED while scanning th[...]

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    User’ s Guide 7 Using the P owerScan RF Sys tem This section cov ers the following topics : • Batter y Charg ing and Maintena nce •H o w t o S c a n • LED and Beeper Ind ications Battery Cha r ging a nd Maintenance Seat the scanner in the Base Station as shown in Figure 4, ensuring that the battery fully engages the station’s metal contac[...]

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    8 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Rapid flash ing indicates that charging is taking pla ce. Rapid charging occurs when the battery temperature is between 10°C (50°F) and 46°C (1 15°F), and/ or voltage of the battery is between 2.0 an d 3.2V . Charge time is less than 4.2 hours. Ra pi d char ge ends with the battery at appro xi mately 90 to 95% capacity[...]

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    User’ s Guide 9 Four Station Charger If you have a Four Station Char ger , batteries are inserted for ch ar ging as shown in Figure 5. A 9 0% rapid char ge can be achieved in only two hours when using this optional accessory , half the tim e than when a Base Station is used f o r charging. The LED s at each battery station operate the same as the[...]

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    10 PowerScan™ RF Scanner How to S ca n Figure 6 illustrates som e tips to help get the best sca nn in g results: 1. The scanner must be pointed at a slight angle to the bar code. Do not ho l d the scanner perpendicular to the bar code. 2. The laser beam must cr oss the entire bar code. The scanner cannot corr ectly read if the entir e bar code is[...]

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    User’ s Guide 11 Depth of Field There are curre ntly four differ ent range models for the scanner . Depending upon the model ty pe of your scanner , you’ll need to hold the unit at a given distance fr om the bar code to achieve o ptimum scanning r esul ts. The following diagrams provide d ept h of field information fo r each of the models when [...]

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    12 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Figure 8. Depth of Field (HD) NO TE See the section titled, Definiti on of a "mil" f or more info rmation about reading this chart. Measurements are based on HD models set with the standar d 28° scan width (as oppo sed to the Half Angle setting of 14°). Referen ce the Pr ogramming Manual f or more informat ion[...]

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    User’ s Guide 13 Figure 9 . Depth of Field (LR) NO TE See the section titled, Definiti on of a "mil" f or more info rmation about reading this chart. Measurements are based on LR models set with the a 14° scan width (as opposed to the alternate Full Angle set- ting of 28°). Refer ence the Progr amming Manual fo r more info rmation abo[...]

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    14 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Figure 1 0. Depth of Field (XLR) NO TE See the section titled, Definiti on of a "mil" f or more info rmation about reading this chart. Measurements are based on XLR models set with a 10° scan angle width. Specification s are subject to ch ange without notice. Depth of Field Paper Labels (XLR decoded model, Code[...]

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    User’ s Guide 15 LED and Beeper Indications The Base Station LED indicators and the scanne r ’s LEDs and beeper are used to announce system status an d perform other useful signals. The tables below list the default function of each of the various indi- cators. T able 1. Scanne r GREEN LED Functions NO TE Some LED and beeper indicatio ns can be[...]

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    16 PowerScan™ RF Scanner T able 2. Scanne r YELLO W LED Fun ctions T able 3. Scan ner BEEPER Functions LED INDICA TION DURA TION COM MENT Laser o n indicati on On Steady The yellow LED illumi - nates when ev er the lase r is on. SPEA K ER INDICA TION DURA TION COM MENT Scanner Not Currently Linked Six be eps consi sting of 20 ms o n, 20 ms of f I[...]

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    User’ s Guide 17 Ta b l e 4 . Base Station LE D Functions T ransmis- sion Error Beep High, the n low , then high, then low . Indi cates unsu ccess- ful transm ission to the host. Link Be ep Low , then medium , then hig h. Ind icate s a scan ner has been succ essful ly linked to a ba se sta - tion. Unlink Beep High, then med ium, then low . Indica[...]

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    18 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Char ge (Battery) Continuous flashin g When a s canner i s nested i n the stati on, this ind icates i ts bat - ter y is being qui ck charged . Lit Cons tantly When a s canner i s nested i n the stati on, this ind icates i ts bat - ter y is at o r near full charge. Not Lit A scann er is n ot present or inco rrectl y inse r[...]

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    User’ s Guide 19 Active Symbologies The active (enabled) bar code symbologi es in the standard factory defaults are: • Code 39 (C3 9) • Code 12 8 (C128) • Interle aved 2 of 5 (I 2 o f 5) Y our scanner should be pre-pr ogra mmed with these standar d fa ctory default settings, unless... ...it was shipped to you pr ogrammed with unique, custom[...]

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    20 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Figure 1 1. Scanner Labeling and Nomenclature 1. T rigger 4. T ether Hook 2. Scan Window 5. Y ellow LED 3. Green LED 6. Battery NO TE Figure 11 abo ve shows label placement ONL Y . For actual r egulator y , patent and other applicab le infor- mation, vie w the labels on the p roduct itself , or call y our nearest sales or[...]

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    User’ s Guide 21 Laser Cau tions The PowerScan RF bar code scanner is certified in the U.S. to co nform to the r equirements of D HHS/CDRH 21C FR Subchapte r J for Class II laser pr oducts (SR and LR) and Class IIIa (XL R) . Class II and IIIa pr od - ucts are n ot considered to be haz ardous. The scanner co ntains a V isi- ble Laser Diode (VLD ) [...]

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    22 PowerScan™ RF Scanner Radio Frequency Interference This device c o m plies with Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. O peration is sub- ject to the follow ing two condit ions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interfe rence, and 2. This device must accept any i nterfer ence received, including interfer ence that may cause undesired ope ration. This C[...]

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    User’ s Guide 23 Maintena nce The scan window will require occasional clea nin g to remove smudges, dust and other debris. T o ensure optimal performance, clean the Scan W indow usi ng a so ft cloth or lens tissu e dampen ed with isopropyl alcohol (or equi valent). See Figure 12. The scanner body can also be cleaned using thi s method. Figure 12.[...]

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    24 PowerScan™ RF Scanner T roubleshooting T roubl eshoot your RF sc a nning sys tem by per f orming the foll owing checks: For the RF system, ensure th at... • the battery is char ged. See Battery Charg ing and Mainten ance on page 7. • the battery is pro perly installed. See Installing the Battery on page 2. • the scanner is linked to the [...]

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    User’ s Guide 25 Sample Bar Codes Use these test bar codes to check the scan ner ’s ability to read the var - ious symbologies repre s ented. Code 128 Code 39 Inter leav ed 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 Codabar Code 93 MSI/Ples sey C ode 128 . T es t COD E 3 9 . T E S T 0123456789 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 A$ 9 9 . 9 5A C ode 93 . Te s t 14476925 4[...]

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    26 PowerScan™ RF Scanner UPC-A UPC-A wit h 2 digit Ad d-on UPC-A wit h 5 digit Ad d-on UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13 0 00112 23344 0 49 0 60992 01118 7 69000 0 08029 51041 8 0 998875 0 0021 0126 1 101234 567891[...]

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    User’ s Guide 27[...]

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    DECLARA TION OF CON FORMITY PSC hereby declar es that th e Equipme nt specifie d below has been teste d and found compliant to the foll o wing Directives and Standards: Charles W . V an lue Director , Corporate Quality PSC, Inc. 959 T erry Street Eugene, OR 97 402 U.S.A. Nigel Davis V ice Pre s ident Europe, Mid dl e East & Africa PSC Bar Code [...]

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    Asia Pacific PSC Hong Kong Hong Kong T elep hone: [852]-2 -584-6210 F ax: [852]- 2-521-0 291 Au stralia PSC Asia P acific Pty Ltd. Nor th Ryde, Australia T elep hone: [61] 0 (2) 98 78 8999 F ax: [61] 0 (2) 9878 8 688 France PSC S.A.R.L. LES ULIS Ce de x, France T elep hone: [33].01.6 4.86.71.00 F ax: [33].0 1.64 46.72.44 Germany PSC GmbH Da rms ta [...]