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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide February 2005[...]

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Content s About This Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Chapter Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Notational Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide iv Chapter 2. Scanning Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Beeper Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents v Chapter 5. Keyboard W edge Interface Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Keyboard Wedge Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide vi RTS Line State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21 Beep on <BEL>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-22 Intercharacter Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 Nixdor[...]

Contents vii Enable/Disable EAN-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Enable/Disable Bookland EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13 UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide viii Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-42 Discrete 2 of 5 (D 2 of 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-44 Enable/Disable D[...]

Contents ix Miscellaneous Default Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Transmit Code ID Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 Scan Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide x Pad Data with Zeros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-47 Beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-53 Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) . . 10-54 Send Right Control Key . . . . . . . . [...]

Contents xi Appendix D. Numeric Bar Codes 0, 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3 2, 3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 5, 6, 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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About This Guide Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Chapter Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv Notational Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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xv Introduction The WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide provides general instru ctions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the scanner . The WLS 8400 includes the following variations of the scanner: • WLS8400FZ: 1- D scanning • WLS8400ER: ex tended range 1-D scanning. Chapter Descriptions • Chapter 1, Getting S tarted pr[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide xvi • Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes includes the numeric bar c odes to scan for parameters requiring specific numeric values. Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this document: • Bullets (•) indicate: • action items • lists of alternatives • lists of required steps that are not n[...]

xvii If the problem cannot be solved over the phone, the equipment may need to be returned for servicing. If that is necessary , specific directions will be given. W asp T echnologies is not responsible for any damages incurred during shipment if the approved shipping container is not used. Shipping the units im properly can po ssibly void the warr[...]

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1 Getting S t arted Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Unpacking the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 - 4 Setting Up the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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Getting Started 1-3 Introduction The scanner combines excellent scanning pe rformance and advanced ergonomics to provide the best value in a lightweight laser scanner . Whether used as a hand-held scanne r or in hands-free mode in a st and, the scanner ensures comfort and ease of use for extended periods of time. Figure 1-1. WLS 8400 Scanner This s[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 1-4 • USB connection to a host. The scanner au todetects a USB host and defaults to the HID keyboard interface type. Other USB interface type s may be selected by scanning programming bar codes. The fo llowing international keyboards are supported (for Windows ™ environment): North America, German, French, Frenc[...]

Getting Started 1-5 Setting Up the Scanner Installing the Interface Cable 1. Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner . 2. Open the clamp and plug the interface cable modular connector into the cable interface port on the botto m of the scanner handle. 3. Gen[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 1-6 4. Close the clamp, push it bac k in to pla ce and tighten the screws on the clamp to secure the cable into the bottom of the scanner . 5. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host (see the specific host chapter for information on host connections). Different cables are required for dif ferent hos[...]

Getting Started 1-7 Removing the Interface Cable 1. Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner . 2. Open the clamp and unplug the interface cable modular connector from the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle. Carefully slide out the cable.[...]

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2 Scanning Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Beeper Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 4 LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Scanning 2-3 Introduction This chapter provides beeper and LED defin itions, techniques involv ed in scanning bar codes, general instructions an d tips ab out scanning, and decode zone diagrams. Figure 2-1. Parts Scan T rigger Scan LED Indicators T ether Plate[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 2-4 Beeper Definitions The scanner emits different beeper sequenc es and patterns to indicate its status. Ta b l e 2 - 1 defines beep sequence s that occur during both normal scanning and while program ming the scanner . T able 2-1. S tandard Beeper Definitions Beeper Sequence Indication S tandard Use Short low/shor[...]

Scanning 2-5 LED Definitions In addition to beeper sequences, the scanner uses the two-colo r LED to indicate its status. Ta b l e 2 - 2 defines LED colors that display during scanning. RS-232 only 1 short high beep A <BEL> character is re ceived and Beep on <BEL> is enabled. T able 2-2. S tandard LED Definitions LED Indication Off The [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 2-6 Scanning in Hand-Held Mode Install and prog ram the scanner (see Setting Up the Scanner on page 1-5 ). For assistance, contact the local supplier or W asp Su pp ort . 1. Ensure the scanner is properly connected to the host (see the appropriate host chapter). 2. Aim the scanner at the bar code. 3. Press the scan [...]

Scanning 2-7 Aiming Do not hold the scanner directly over the bar code. Laser light reflectin g directly back into the scanner from the bar code is known as specu lar reflection. This sp ecular refl ection can make decoding dif ficult. The scanner can be tilted up to 65° forward or back and achieve a successful decode ( Figure 2-3 ). Simple practi[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 2-8 Scanning in Hands-Fr ee Mode The optional IntelliStand adds greater flexibility to the sca nning operation. When the scanner is seated in the stand’ s “cup,” the s canner ’ s built-in sensor places the scanner in hands-free mode. When the scan ner is removed from the stand it operates in its normal hand-[...]

Scanning 2-9 Decode Zone Figure 2-5. WLS 8400FZ Decode Zone 2.5" 7.25" 5 mil 2.0" 15.75" 7.5 mil 1.0" 24" 13 mil 100% UPC 0"* 39.5" 26.5" 20 mil (80%MRD) 20 mil (31%MRD) 40 mil 55 mil 2.0"* 4.0"* 67.0" 84.0" 0 1 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 0 0 25.4 50.8 76.2 101.6 127.0 152.4 177.8 203.2 90 [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 2-10 Figure 2-6. WLS 8400ER Decode Zone 15" 180" 55 mil 365" 70 mil reflective * 540" 100 mil reflective 0 60 120 180 240 300 360 420 480 540 600 0 152.4 304.8 457.2 609.6 762.0 914.4 1066.8 1219.2 1371.6 1524.0 0 24 48 72 72 48 24 0 61.0 121.9 182.9 182.9 121.9 61.0 LS 3408 ER Depth of Field in.[...]

3 Maintenance and T echnical Specifications Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Troubleshooting . . . . .[...]

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Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3-3 Introduction This chapter provides suggested scanner maintenance, troubleshooting, technical specifications, and signal descriptions (pinouts). Maintenance Cleaning the scan window is the only mainte nance required. A dirty window may affect scanning accuracy . • Do not allow any abrasive material to t[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 3-4 T roubleshooting T able 3-1. T roubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions Scanner emits short low/short medium/short high beep sequence. Scanner is powering up. Normal when scanner is plugg ed in. Nothing happens when scan trigger is pressed. No power to the scanner . Check the system power . Ensu[...]

Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3-5 Scanner emits 4 short high beeps while attempting to scan. Scanner has not completed USB initializati on. W ait several seconds and scan again. Bar code is decoded, but data is not transmitted to the host. Scanner is not programmed for the correct host type. Scan the appropriate host parameter bar codes.[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 3-6 If after performing these checks th e symbol still does not decode, contact the distributor or call W asp Support. See page xvii for the telephone number . Scanner emits a short low/short medium/short high beep sequence after changing USB host type. The USB bus re-establishes power to the sc anner . Normal when [...]

Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3-7 T echnical Specifications T able 3-2. T echnical Specifications Item Description WLS 8400FZ WLS 8400ER Power Requirements 4.5 - 14VDC Stand-By C urrent 50mA (max) Power Source Depending on host: • host powered • external power supply Decode Capability UPC/ EAN, Bookland EAN, UPC/EAN with supplemental[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 3-8 Dimensions: Height W idth Depth 7.34 in. (18.65 cm) 4.82 in. (12.25 cm) 2.93 in. (7.43 cm) Laser 650nm laser diode Laser Classifications IEC 82 5-1 Class 2 ESD 20 kV area discharge 8 kV contact discharge Minimum Element W idth 5 mil (0.127 mm) 7.5 mil (0.191 mm) Interfaces Supported Keyboa rd W edge, RS-232, USB[...]

Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3-9 Scanner Signal Descriptions Figure 3-1. Scanner Cable Pinouts Cable interface port Interface cable modular Bottom of PIN 1 PIN 10[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 3-10 The signal descriptions in Ta b l e 3 - 3 apply to the connector on the scanner and are for reference only . T able 3-3. Scanner Signal Pin-outs Pin RS-232 Keyboard We d g e U S B 1 Reserved Reserved Jump to Pin 6 2 Power Power Power 3 Ground Ground Ground 4 TxD KeyClock Reserved 5 RxD T ermDat a D + 6 R TS Key[...]

4 User Preferences Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Scanning Sequence Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3 Errors While Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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User Preferen ces 4-3 Introduction The scanner can be programed to perform vari ous functions, or activate dif ferent features. This chapter describes each user preference feature and provides the prog ramming bar codes necessary for selecting th ese features for the scanner . The scanner ships with th e settings shown in the User Pr eferences Defa[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 4-4 User Pr eferences Default Parameters T able 4-1 lists the defaults for user preferences pa rameters. T o change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the User Preferences section beginning on page 4-5 . See Chapter A, S tandar d Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, [...]

User Preferen ces 4-5 User Pr efer ences Set Default Parameter Scanning this bar code returns all parame ters to the default values listed in T able A-1 on page A-3 . Set All Defaults Beeper T one T o s elect a decode bee p frequency (tone), s can the Low Frequ ency , Medium Fr equency , or High Frequency bar code. Low Fre q uency Medium Frequency [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 4-6 Beeper V olume T o se lect a beeper volume, scan the Low Vo l u m e , Medium Vo l u m e , or High Vo l u m e bar code. Low V olume Medium V olume * High V olume[...]

User Preferen ces 4-7 Power Mode This parameter determines whether or not th e scanner enters reduced power mode after a decode attempt. When in reduced power m ode, the scanner draws less current from its power source. *Continuous On Reduced Power Mode Laser On T ime This parameter sets the maximum time that d ecode processing continues during a s[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 4-8 Beep After Good Decode Scan a bar code below to select whether or not the scanner beeps after a good decode. If Do Not Beep After Good Decode is selected, the beeper still operates during pa rameter menu scanning and indicates error conditions. * Beep After Good Decode (Enable) Do Not Beep After Good Decode (Dis[...]

User Preferen ces 4-9 T rigger Mode (continued) T wo S t age - Option 1 When the trigger is pulle d, an aiming d ot appears. Th is ai ming dot remains while the trigger is pulled. When the trigger is released, the ai ming dot automatically turns into a standard laser scanning beam for a fu ll decode session. The laser sca nning beam stays on until [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 4-10 Aim Duration When the scanner is in Leve l trigger mode (default mode ), Aim Duration sets the amount of time the aiming dot is seen before turning into a scanning beam. This parameter has no affect when the scanner is in either of the T wo Stage trigger modes. See T rigger Mode on page 4-8 for a description of[...]

5 Keyboard W edge Interface Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3 Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Keyboard Wedge Default Parame ters . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-2 Keyboard Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15 ASCII Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-3 Introduction This chapter provides Keyboard W edge interface information for setting up the scanner . This interface type is used to attach the sca nner between the keyboard and host computer . The scanner translates the bar code data in to keystrokes. The host computer accepts the keystrokes as if they originate from t[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-4 Connecting a Keyboard W edge Interface Figure 5-1. Keyboard W edge Inte rface Connection with Y -cable T o connec t the keyboard wedge interfa ce Y -cable: Interface cables vary dep ending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 5-1 are examples only . The connectors ma y be diff erent than those [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-5 7. T urn on the host system. 8. Select the Keyboard W edge host type by scanning the appropriate bar code from the Keyboar d W edge Host T ypes section on page 5-7 . 9. T o modify any other parameter options, scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter . Keyboard W edge Default Parameters Ta b l e 5 - 1 lists the def[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-6 FN1 Substitution Disable 5-15 Send Make and Break Send Make and Break Scan Codes 5-15 T able 5-1. Keyboard W edge Host Default T able (Continued) Parameter Default Pag e Number[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-7 Keyboard W edge Host T ypes Keyboard W edge Host T y pes Select the keyboard wedge host b y scanning one of the bar codes below . *IBM PC/A T & IBM PC Compatibles IBM PS/2 (Model 30) IBM A T NOTEBOOK IBM XT NCR 7052[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-8 Keyboard W edge Country T ypes (Country Codes) Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type. If the particular keyboard type is not listed, see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 5-12 . * North American German Windows French Windows French Canadian W indows 95/98 French Canadian W indows XP/2000[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-9 Keyboard W edge Country T y pes (Country Codes) (continued) Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Wi ndows Brazilian-Portuguese Windows[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-10 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters th e host does not recognize. When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is sent excep t for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound on the scanner . When Do Not Send Bar Codes W ith Unknown Characters is selected, [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-1 1 Keystroke Delay (continued) 40 msec (Long Delay) Intra-Keystroke Delay When enabled, an additional delay is inserte d between each emulated key depression and release. This sets the Keystroke Delay pa rameter to a minimum of 5 msec, as well. Enable Intra-Keystroke Delay *Disable Intra-Keystroke Delay[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-12 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyb oard types not listed in Keyboar d W edge Country T ypes (Country Codes) on page 5-8 in a Microsoft ® operating system environment. Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad *Disable Alternat e Numeric Keypad Caps Lock On When enabled, t[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-13 Caps Lock Override When enabled, on A T or A T Notebook hosts, the keyboard ignores the state of the Caps Lock key . Therefore, an ‘A ’ in the bar code is sent as an ‘A ’ no matter what the sta te of the keyboard’ s Caps Lock key . Enable Caps Lock Override *Disable Caps Lock Override If both Caps Lock On and[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-14 Convert W edge Data When enabled, the scanner converts a ll bar code data to the selected case. Convert W edge Data to Upper Case Convert W edge Data to Lower Case * Do Not Convert W edge Data Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normal ly sent as control key sequences (see T able 5-2 on page 5-19 ). [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-15 FN1 Substitution When enable d, this parameter allows replacement of any FN1 characters in an EAN128 bar code with a keystroke chosen by the user . (see FN1 Substitution V alues on page 9-9 ). Enable FN1 Substitution *Disable FN1 Substitution Send Make and Break When enabled, the scan codes for releasing a key are not [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-16 Keyboard Maps The following keyboard maps are provided for prefix/suffix keystroke parameters. T o program the prefix/suffix values, see the bar codes on page 9-6 . Figure 5-2. IBM PS2 T y pe Keyboard Figure 5-3. IBM PC/XT 7013 7014 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 7013 5011 7010 7007 7006 7001[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-17 Figure 5-4. IBM PC/A T Figure 5-5. NCR 7052 32-KEY 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 7009 7008 7013 7012 7004 7011 7003 7002 7014 5007 5008 5010 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 1046 1045 5014 1043 5013 5015 5016 5018 5019 5001 5017 7013 5011 (7013 if double k ey) (1048 if double k ey) 1048 5012 5009[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-18 Figure 5-6. NCR 7052 58-KEY 5007 5008 5010 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 1046 1045 5014 1043 5013 5015 5016 5018 5019 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 5001 1066 1072 1073 1079 1080 1065 1070 1076 1077 1083 1084 1071 1078 1085 1069 5017 7013 5011 1082 1075 1068 1067 (1043 if double ke y) (1048 if double ke y) 1048 5012 5009 [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-19 ASCII Character Set Code 39 Full ASCII interprets the bar code special character ($ + % /) preceding a Code 39 character and assigns an ASCII character value to the pair . For exam ple, when Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled and a +B is scanned, it is interpreted as b , %J as ? , and %V as @ . Scanning ABC%I outputs the ke[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-20 1018 $R CTRL R 1019 $S CTRL S 1020 $T CTRL T 1021 $U CTRL U 1022 $V CTRL V 1023 $W CTRL W 1024 $X CTRL X 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CTRL [ / ESC 1 1028 %B CTRL 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CTRL - 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B “ 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-21 1042 /J * 1043 /K + 1044 /L , 1045 - - 1046 . . 1047 /O / 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 /Z : 1059 %F ; 1060 %G < 1061 %H = 1062 %I > 1063 %J ? 1064 %V @ 1065 A A T able 5-2. Keyboard W edge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII V alue Full ASCII Cod[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-22 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y T able 5-2. Keyboard W edge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Enco[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-23 1090 Z Z 1091 %K [ 1092 %L 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ‘ 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1 100 +D d 1 101 +E e 1 102 +F f 1 103 +G g 1 104 +H h 1 105 +I i 1 106 +J j 1 107 +K k 1 108 +L l 1 109 +M m 111 0 + N n 1111 + O o 111 2 + P p 111 3 + Q q T able 5-2. Keyboard W edge ASCII Character Set (Continued) AS[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-24 111 4 + R r 111 5 + S s 111 6 + T t 111 7 + U u 111 8 + V v 111 9 + W w 1 120 +X x 1 121 +Y y 1 122 +Z z 1 123 %P { 1 124 %Q | 1 125 %R } 1 126 %S ~ T able 5-2. Keyboard W edge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character Keystro ke 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-25 T able 5-3. Keyboard W edge AL T Key Character Set AL T Keys Keystroke 2065 AL T A 2066 AL T B 2067 AL T C 2068 AL T D 2069 AL T E 2070 AL T F 2071 AL T G 2072 AL T H 2073 AL T I 2074 AL T J 2075 AL T K 2076 AL T L 2077 AL T M 2078 AL T N 2079 AL T O 2080 AL T P 2081 AL T Q 2082 AL T R 2083 AL T S 2084 AL T T 2085 AL T[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-26 T able 5-4. Keyboard W edge GUI Key Character Set GUI Keys Keystrokes 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-27 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z T able 5-5. Keyboard W edge F Key Character Set F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F10 501 1 F1 1 5012 F12 T able 5-4. Keyboard W edge GUI Key Characte[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-28 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 T able 5-6. Keyboard W edge Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 undefined 6045 - 6046 . 6047 / 6048 0 6049 1 6050 2 6051 3 T able 5-5. Keyboard W edge F Key Character [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-29 6052 4 6053 5 6054 6 6055 7 6056 8 6057 9 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock T able 5-7. Keyboard W edge Exte nded Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 Pg Up 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 T ab 7010 Print Screen 701 1 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Esca[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 5-30 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow T able 5-7. Keyboard W e dge Extended Ke ypad Character Set (Continued) Extended Keypad Keystroke[...]

6 RS-232 Interface Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 Connecting an RS-232 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4 RS-232 Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-2 Nixdorf Mode A/B and OPOS/JPOS Beep/LED Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-23 Ignore Unknown Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-24 ASCII / Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-3 Introduction This chapter provides RS-232 host information for setting up the scanner . The RS-232 interface is used to attach the scanner to point-of-sale devic es, host computers , or other devices with an available RS-232 port (i.e., com port). If the particular host is not listed in T able 6-2 , set the communication parame[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-4 Connecting an RS-232 Interface This connection is made directly from the scanner to the host computer . Figure 6-1. RS-232 Dir ect Connection Interface cables vary dep ending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 6-1 are examples only . The connectors ma y be diff erent than those illustrated, b[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-5 RS-232 Default Parameters Ta b l e 6 - 1 lists the defaults for RS-232 host parameters. T o change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Para meter Descriptions se ctio n beginning on page 6-6 . See Chapter A, S tandar d Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, an d miscellaneous d[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-6 RS-232 Host Parameters V arious RS-232 host types are set up with th eir own parameter default settings. Selecting the host type sets the para meter defaults as listed in Ta b l e 6 - 2 . T able 6-2. T erminal Specific RS-232 Parameter S tandard RS-232 (Default) ICL Wincor - Nixdorf Mode A Wincor - Nixdorf Mode [...]

RS-232 Interface 6-7 *In the Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS/JPOS, if CTS is Low , sca nning is disabled. When CTS is High, the user can scan bar codes. **If Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS/JPOS is s canned without the scanner connected to the proper host, it may appear unable to scan. If this happens, scan a dif ferent RS-232 host type within 5 seconds of cycling p[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-8 RS-232 Host Parameters (continued) Selecting the ICL, W incor-Ni xdorf Mode A, W incor-Nixdorf Mode B, Olivetti, Omron, OPOS/JPOS or Fujitsu host type enables the transmission of code ID characters listed in T able 6-3 below . These code ID characters are not programmable and are separate from the T ransmit Code[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-9 RS-232 Host T ypes T o se lect an RS-232 host type, sca n one of the following bar codes. *S tandard RS-232 ICL RS-232 Wincor -Nixdorf RS-232 Mode A Wincor -Nixdorf RS-232 Mode B Olivetti ORS4500 Omron[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-10 RS-232 Host T y pes (continued) OPOS/JPOS Fujitsu RS-232 Baud Rate Baud rate is the number of bits of data transmitted per second. Th e scanner's baud rate setting should match the baud ra te setting of the host device. If not, data may not reach the host device or may reac h it in d istorted form. Baud Ra[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-1 1 Baud Rate (continued) Baud Rate 4800 * Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 19,200 Baud Rate 38,400[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-12 Parity A parity check bit is the most significant bi t of each ASCII coded character . Select the parity type accordi ng to host device requirem ents. Select Odd parity with the parity bit value set to 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that an odd number of 1 bits are co ntai ned in the coded character . Odd Sel[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-13 Parity (continued) Select Space parity and the parity bit is always 0. Space Select None when no parity bit is required. * None Check Receive Errors Select whether or not the parity , framing, and overrun of received characters are checked. The parity value of received characters is ve rified against the parity parameter selec[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-14 S top Bit Select The stop bit(s) at the end of each transmitted character marks the end of transmission of one character and prepares the receiving device for th e next character in the serial data stream. The number of stop bits selected (one or two) depends on the number the receiving terminal is programmed t[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-15 Hardware Handshaking The data interface consists of an RS-232 port de signed to operate either with or without the hardware handsh akin g lines, Request to Send (R TS), and Clear to Se nd (CTS). If Standard R TS/CTS handshaking is not sel ected, scan data is transmitted as it becomes available. If Standard R TS/CTS handshaking[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-16 Hardware Handshaking (continued) None Scan the bar code below if no Hardware Handshaking is desired. * None S tandard R TS/CTS Scan the bar code below to select Standard R TS/CTS Hardware Handshaking. S tandard RTS/CTS R TS/CTS Option 1 When R TS/CTS Option 1 is selected, the sca nner asserts R TS before transm[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-17 Hardware Handshaking (continued) R TS/CTS Option 2 When Option 2 is selected , R TS is always hi gh or low (user -programmed logic level). However , the scanner waits for CTS to be ass erted before transmitting data. If CTS is not asserted within Host Serial Response T ime -out (default), the scanner issues an error indication[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-18 Software Handshaking This parameter offers control of the data transmission process in addition to, or instead of, that of fered by hardware handshaking. There are fi ve options. If Software Handshaking and Hardware Ha ndshaking are both enabled, Hardware Handshaking takes precedence. None When this option is s[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-19 Software Handshaking (continued) ENQ When this option is selected, the scanner waits for an ENQ ch aracter from the host before transmitting data. If an ENQ is not received with in the Host Serial Re sponse Time-out, the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data. The host must transmit an ENQ character at least [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-20 Host Serial Response T ime-out This parameter specifies how long the scan ner waits for an ACK, NAK, or CTS before determining that a transmission error has occu rred. This only applie s when in one of the ACK/NAK Software Handshaking modes, or R TS/CTS Hardware Handshaking option. This parameter does not ap pl[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-21 Host Serial Response T ime-out (continued) High: 7.5 Sec Maximum: 9.9 Sec RTS Line S tate This parameter sets the idle state of the Seri al Host R TS line. Scan a bar code below to select Low R TS or High R TS line state. * Host: Low R TS Host: High R TS[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-22 Beep on <BEL> When this parameter is enab led, the scanner issues a beep when a <BEL> character is detected on the RS-232 serial line. <BEL> is is sued to gain a user's attention to an illegal entry or other important event. Beep On <BEL> Character (Enable) * Do Not Beep On <BEL&[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-23 Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay inserted between character transmissions. * Minimum: 0 msec Low: 25 msec Medium: 50 msec High: 75 msec Maximum: 99 msec[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-24 Nixdorf Mode A/B and OP OS/JPOS Beep/LED Options When Nixdorf Mode A, Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS/JPOS is select ed, this parameter indicates wh en the scanner should beep and turn on its LED after a decode. The Beep/LED After CTS Pulse option is not valid when Nixdorf Mode A is selected. *Normal Operation (Beep/LED[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-25 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host do es not recognize. When Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is send except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound on the scanner . Wh en Do Not Send Bar Cod es W ith Unknown Characters is selected, bar code data i[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-26 ASCII / Character Set The values in Ta b l e 6 - 4 can be assigned as prefixes or suffixes for ASCII character data transmission. T able 6-4. RS-232 Pr efix/Suffi x V alu es Prefix/Suffi x V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character A SCII Character 1000 %U NUL 1001 $A SOH 1002 $B STX 1003 $C ETX 1004 $D EOT 100[...]

RS-232 Interface 6-27 1024 $X CAN 1025 $Y EM 1026 $Z SUB 1027 %A ESC 1028 %B FS 1029 %C GS 1030 %D RS 1031 %E US 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B " 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘ 1040 /H ( 1041 /I ) 1042 /J * 1043 /K + 1044 /L , 1045 -- 1046 .. 1047 /O / 1048 00 1049 11 1050 22 T able 6-4. RS-232 Prefix/ Suffix V alu[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-28 1051 33 1052 44 1053 55 1054 66 1057 77 1056 88 1057 99 1058 /Z : 1059 %F ; 1060 %G < 1061 %H = 1062 %I > 1063 %J ? 1064 %V @ 1065 AA 1066 BB 1067 CC 1068 DD 1069 EE 1070 FF 1071 GG 1072 HH 1073 II 1074 JJ 1075 KK 1076 LL 1077 MM T able 6-4. RS-232 Prefix/ Suffix V alues (Continued) Prefix/Suffi x V alue [...]

RS-232 Interface 6-29 1078 NN 1079 OO 1080 PP 1081 QQ 1082 RR 1083 SS 1084 TT 1085 UU 1086 VV 1087 WW 1088 XX 1089 YY 1090 ZZ 1091 %K [ 1092 %L 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ` 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1 100 +D d 1 101 +E e 1 102 +F f 1 103 +G g 1 104 +H h T able 6-4. RS-232 Prefix/ Suffix V alues (Continued) Prefix/Suffi x V alue Ful[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 6-30 1 105 +I i 1 106 +J j 1 107 +K k 1 108 +L l 1 109 +M m 111 0 +N n 1111 +O o 111 2 +P p 111 3 +Q q 111 4 +R r 111 5 +S s 111 6 +T t 111 7 +U u 111 8 +V v 111 9 +W w 1 120 +X x 1 121 +Y y 1 122 +Z z 1 123 %P { 1 124 %Q | 1 125 %R } 1 126 %S ~ 1 127 Undefined 7013 ENTER T able 6-4. RS-232 Prefix/ Suffix V alues (C[...]

7 USB Interface Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3 Connecting a USB Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 -4 USB Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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USB Interface 7-3 Introduction This chapter provides the co nnection and setup o f th e scanne r to a USB host. The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, or a powered USB hub, and is powere d by it. No additional power supply is required. Throughout the pr ogramming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks ( * ). * North Ameri[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-4 Connecting a USB Interface Figure 7-1. USB Connection The scanner connects with USB capable hosts including: • Desktop PCs and notebooks • Apple™ iMacs, Power Mac G4s and G5s, iBooks (North America only), PowerBooks • IBM SurePOS terminals • Sun, IBM, and other network computers that support more than [...]

USB Interface 7-5 T o set up the scanner: Interface cables vary dep ending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 7-1 are examples only . The connectors may be diff erent than those illustrated, but the steps to co nnect the scanner remain the same. 1. Attach the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the cable interface po[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-6 USB Default Parameters Ta b l e 7 - 1 lists the defaults for USB host parame ters. T o change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descripti ons section beg inning on page 7-7 . See Chapter A, S tandar d Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, an d misce[...]

USB Interface 7-7 USB Host Parameters USB Device T y pe Select the desired USB device type. When changing USB Device T ypes, the scanner automatically resets. The scanner issues the standard startup beep se quences. *HID Keyboard Emulation I B M Ta b l e To p U S B IBM Hand-Held USB[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-8 USB Country Keyboard T ypes (Country Codes) Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboa rd type. This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. When changing USB Country Ke yboard T ypes, the scanner automatically resets. The scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences. * North Amer[...]

USB Interface 7-9 USB Country Keyboard T ypes (Country Codes) (continued) French Canadian W indows 2000/XP Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-10 USB Country Keyboard T ypes (Country Codes) (continued) Japanese Windows (ASCII) Brazilian-Portuguese Windows USB Keystroke Delay This parameter sets the delay , in millisecond s, between emulated ke ystrokes. Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when host s require a slower transmission of data. * No De[...]

USB Interface 7-1 1 USB CAPS Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device. When enabled, the case of the data is preserved regardless of the state of the caps lo ck key . This setting is always enabled for the “Ja panese, W indows (ASCII)” keyboard type and can not be disabled. Override Cap s Lock Key (Enable) * D[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-12 USB Ignore Unknown Characters This option applies only to the HID Keyb oard Emulation de vice and IBM dev ice. Unknown characters are characters the host does no t recognize. When “Send Bar Codes W ith Unknown Characters” is selected, a ll bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error be[...]

USB Interface 7-13 Emulate Keypad When enabled, all characters are sent as ASCII se quences ove r th e numeric keypad. For example ASCII A would be sent as “AL T make” 0 6 5 “AL T Break”. *Disable Keypad Emulation Enable Keypad Emulation[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-14 USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyb oard Emulation device. When enabled, this allows replacement of any FN 1 characters in an EAN 128 bar code wit h a Key Category and value chosen by the user . See FN1 Substitution V alues on page 9-9 to set the Key Category and Key V al[...]

USB Interface 7-15 Simulated Caps Lock When enabled, the scanner inverts upper and lower case characters on the scanner bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the ke yboard. This inversion is done regardless of the current state of the keyboard’ s Caps Lock state. *Disable Simulated Caps Lock Enable Simulated Caps Lock Convert Case When[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-16 ASCII Character Set T able 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix V alues Pre fix/ Suf fix V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char .acter Keystroke 1000 %U CTRL 2 1001 $A CTRL A 1002 $B CTRL B 1003 $C CTRL C 1004 $D CTRL D 1005 $E CTRL E 1006 $F CTRL F 1007 $G CTRL G 1008 $H CTRL H/ BACKSP ACE 1 1009 $I CTRL I/ HORIZONT AL T AB [...]

USB Interface 7-17 1021 $U CTRL U 1022 $V CTRL V 1023 $W CTRL W 1024 $X CTRL X 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CTRL [/ ESC 1 1028 %B CTRL 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CTRL - 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B “ 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘ 1040 /H ( 1041 /I ) 1042 /J * 1043 /K + 1044 /L , T able 7-2. US[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-18 1045 - - 1046 . . 1047 /O / 1048 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 /Z : 1059 %F ; 1060 %G < 1061 %H = 1062 %I > 1063 %J ? 1064 %V @ 1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D T able 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) Pre fix/ Suf fix V alue Full ASC[...]

USB Interface 7-19 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 %K [ 1092 %L T able 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) Pref ix/ Suffix V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char .acter Ke[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-20 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ` 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1 100 +D d 1 101 +E e 1 102 +F f 1 103 +G g 1 104 +H h 1 105 +I i 1 106 +J j 1 107 +K k 1 108 +L l 1 109 +M m 111 0 + N n 1111 + O o 111 2 + P p 111 3 + Q q 111 4 + R r 111 5 + S s 111 6 + T t T able 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued)[...]

USB Interface 7-21 111 7 + U u 111 8 + V v 111 9 + W w 1 120 +X x 1 121 +Y y 1 122 +Z z 1 123 %P { 1 124 %Q | 1 125 %R } 1 126 %S ~ T able 7-3. USB AL T Key Character Set AL T Keys Keystroke 2064 AL T 2 2065 AL T A 2066 AL T B 2067 AL T C 2068 AL T D 2069 AL T E 2070 AL T F 2071 AL T G 2072 AL T H T able 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) P[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-22 2073 AL T I 2074 AL T J 2075 AL T K 2076 AL T L 2077 AL T M 2078 AL T N 2079 AL T O 2080 AL T P 2081 AL T Q 2082 AL T R 2083 AL T S 2084 AL T T 2085 AL T U 2086 AL T V 2087 AL T W 2088 AL T X 2089 AL T Y 2090 AL T Z T able 7-4. USB GUI Key Character Set GUI Key Keystroke 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 Note :[...]

USB Interface 7-23 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O T able 7-4. USB GUI Key Ch aracter Set (Continued) GUI Key Keystrok[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-24 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z T able 7-5. USB F Key Character Set F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 T able 7-4. USB GUI Key Ch aracter Set (Continued) GUI Key Keystro[...]

USB Interface 7-25 5010 F10 501 1 F1 1 5012 F 12 5013 F 13 5014 F 14 5015 F 15 5016 F16 5017 F 17 5018 F 18 5019 F 19 5020 F 20 5021 F 21 5022 F 22 5023 F 23 5024 F 24 T able 7-6. USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 undefined 6045 - 6046 . 6047 / 6048 0 T able 7-5. USB F Key Character Set (Continued) F Keys [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 7-26 6049 1 6050 2 6051 3 6052 4 6053 5 6054 6 6055 7 6056 8 6057 9 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock T able 7-7. USB Extended Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 PgUp 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 T ab 7010 Print Screen 701 1 Insert T able 7-6. USB[...]

USB Interface 7-27 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Down Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow T able 7-7. USB Extended Keypad Character Set (Continued) Extended Keypad Keystroke[...]

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8 Symbologies Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5 Scanning Sequence Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-5 Errors While Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-2 UPC-E1 Preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20 Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Symbologies 8-3 Set Lengths for Codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-46 CLSI Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12- 48 NOTIS Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Symbologies 8-5 Introduction This chapter describes all symbology featur es and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting these features for th e scanner . Before programming, follow the instructions in Chapter 1, Getting S tarted . The scanner is shipped with the settings shown in the Symbology Default T able on page 8- 6 (also se[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-6 Symbology Default Parameters Ta b l e 8 - 1 lists the defaults for all symbologies pa rameters. T o change any option, sca n the appropriate bar code(s) provid ed in the Symbologies Parameters section beginn ing on 8-10 . See Chapter A, S tandar d Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, [...]

Symbologies 8-7 Convert UPC-E1 to A Disable 8-21 EAN-8/JAN-8 Exte nd Disable 8-22 Code 128 Code 128 Enable 8-22 UCC/EAN-128 Enable 8-23 ISBT 128 Enable 8-23 Code 39 Code 39 Enable 8-24 T rioptic Code 39 Disable 8-24 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Disable 8-25 Code 32 Prefi x Disable 8-26 Set Length(s) for Code 39 2 to 55 8-27 Code 39 Check Digi t V eri[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-8 Code 1 1 Check Digit V erifi cation One Check Digit 8-36 T ransmit Code 1 1 Check Digits Disable 8-37 Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Enable 8-38 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 14 8-38 I 2 of 5 Check Digit V e rification Disable 8-41 T ransmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 8-42 Con[...]

Symbologies 8-9 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Mod 10/Mod 10 8-53 RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) RSS 14 Disable 8-54 RSS Limited Disable 8-54 RSS Expanded Disable 8-55 Convert RSS to UPC/EAN Disable 8-55 Symbology - Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level 1 8-56 Security Levels 0 8-58 Bi-directional Redundancy Disable 8-60 T able 8-1. Symbology Defa ul[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-10 UPC/EAN Enable/Disable UPC-A T o enable or disable UPC-A, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable UPC-A Disable UPC-A Enable/Disable UPC-E T o enable or disable UPC-E, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E[...]

Symbologies 8-1 1 Enable/Disable UPC-E1 UPC-E1 is disabled by default. T o enable or disable UPC-E1, scan the appropriate bar code below . UPC-E1 is not a UCC (Un iform Code Council) a pproved symbology . Enable UPC-E1 * Disable UPC-E1 Enable/Disable EAN-13 T o enable or disable EAN-13, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable EAN-13/JAN-13 D[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-12 Enable/Disable EAN-8 T o enable or disable EAN-8, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable EAN-8/JAN-8 Disable EAN-8/JAN-8 Enable/Disable Bookland EAN T o enable or disable Bookland EAN, scan the appropriate bar code below . Enable Bookland EAN * Disable Bookland EAN[...]

Symbologies 8-13 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2, EAN 13+2). Six o ptions are available. • If Decode UPC/ EAN Only With Supplementals is selected, UPC/EAN symbols without supplementals are not decoded. • If Ignore Supplementals is selected, an[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-14 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Su pplementals (continued) * Ignore Supplementals Autodiscriminate UPC/ EAN/JAN Supplementals Enable 378/379 Sup plemental Mode Enable 978 Supplemental Mode Enable Smart Supplemental Mode[...]

Symbologies 8-15 UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy W ith Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals selected, this option adjusts the number of times a symbol without supplement als is decoded before transmission. The range is from two to thirty times. 14 or ab ove is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC/EAN symbols with and without suppleme nt[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-16 UPC-E Check Digit * T ransmit UPC-E Check Digit Do Not T ransmit UPC-E Check Digit UPC-E1 Check Digit * T ransmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Do Not T ransmit UPC-E1 Check Digit[...]

Symbologies 8-17 UPC-A Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symb ol consisting of Coun try Code and System Character . Three options are give n for transm itting UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only , transmit Syst em Character and Country Co de (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted. Select the appr[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-18 UPC-E Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symb ol consisting of Coun try Code and System Character . Three options are give n for transm itting UPC-E preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only , transmit Syst em Character and Country Co de (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmi[...]

Symbologies 8-19 UPC-E1 Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symb ol consisting of Coun try Code and System Character . Three options are give n for transm itting UPC-E1 preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only , transmit Syst em Character and Country Co de (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted. Select the ap[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-20 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A When enabled, UPC-E (zero suppressed) deco ded data is converted to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, the data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit). When disabled, UPC-E deco ded data is tr ansmitted as UPC-E [...]

Symbologies 8-21 Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A When enabled, UPC-E1 decoded data is conv erted to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, the data follows UPC-A form at and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Prea mble, Check Digit). When disabled, UPC-E1 decoded data is tr ansmitted as UPC-E1 data, without conversion. Convert [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-22 EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend When enabled, this parameter adds five leading zeros to deco ded EAN-8 symbols to make them compatible in form at to EAN-13 symbols. When disabled, EAN-8 symbols are transmitted as is. Enable EAN/JAN Zero Extend * Disable EAN/JA N Zero Extend Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 T o enable or dis[...]

Symbologies 8-23 Enable/Disable UCC/EAN-128 T o enable or disable UCC/EAN-128, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable UCC/EAN-128 Disable UCC/EAN-128 Enable/Disable ISBT 128 T o enable or disable ISBT 128, scan the appropriate bar code below . *Enable ISBT 128 Disable ISBT 128[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-24 Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 T o enable or disable Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Enable/Disable T rioptic Code 39 T rioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used i n the marking of computer tape cartridg es. T rioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characte[...]

Symbologies 8-25 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Code 32 is a variant of Code 39 used by the Italian pharmaceutical industry . Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable converting Code 39 to Code 32. Code 39 must be enabled in orde r for this parameter to function. Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Enable) * Do Not Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (D[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-26 Code 32 Prefix Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disabl e adding the prefix character “A ” to all Code 32 bar codes. Convert Code 39 to Code 32 mu st be enabled for this parameter to function. Enable Code 32 Prefix * Disabl e Code 32 Pr efix[...]

Symbologies 8-27 Set Lengths for Code 39 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including ch eck digit(s) the cod e contains. Leng ths for Code 39 may be set for any leng th, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. If Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled, Length Within a Range or[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-28 Length Within Range - This option allows the scanner to decode a Code 39 symbol with a specific length range. The length range is selected from numeric bar codes beginning on p a g e D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . For example, to decode Code 39 symbols containing be t w e e n 4 a n d 1 2 c h a r a c t e [...]

Symbologies 8-29 Code 39 Check Digit V erification When this feature is enabled, the scanner ch ecks the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digit algorithm. Only those Code 39 symbols which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded when this feature is enabled. This feature should on ly be enabl[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-30 T ransmit Code 39 Check Digit Scan a bar code below to transmit Code 39 data with or without the check digit. T ransmit Code 39 Check Digit (Enable) * Do Not T ransmit Code 39 Check Digit (Disable) Code 39 Check Digit V erification mu st be enabled for this parameter to function.[...]

Symbologies 8-31 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 wh ich pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set. T o enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII, scan the appropriate bar c ode below . See T able 5-2 on page 5-19 and for the mapping of Co de 39 characters to ASCII values. Enable Code 39 Full ASCII *[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-32 Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 T o enable or disable Code 93, scan the appropriate bar code below . Enable Code 93 * Disable Code 93 Set Lengths for Code 93 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Leng ths for Code 93[...]

Symbologies 8-33 Set Lengths for Code 93 (continued) Tw o D i s c r e t e L e n g t h s - This option allows the scanner to d ecode on ly those Code 93 sy m b ol s c o nt a i ni n g e it h e r o f t wo s e l ec t e d l e n g th s . Lengths are se lected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . For example, [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-34 Code 1 1 Code 1 1 T o enable or disable Code 11, sca n the appropriate bar code below . Enable Code 1 1 * Disabl e C ode 1 1 Set Lengths for Code 1 1 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check d igit(s) the code contai ns. Leng ths for Code 1 1 may[...]

Symbologies 8-35 Set Lengths for Code 1 1 (continued) T wo Discrete Lengths - This optio n allows the scanner to decode only those Code 1 1 sy m b ol s c o nt a i ni n g e it h e r o f t wo s e l ec t e d l e n g th s . Lengths are se lected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . For example, to decode on[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-36 Code 1 1 Check Digit V erification This feature allows the scanner to check the inte grity of all Code 1 1 symbols to verify that the data complies with the sp ecified check digit algorithm. This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 1 1 bar code. Th e options are to check for one check digit, [...]

Symbologies 8-37 T ransmit Code 1 1 Check Digits This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 1 1 check digit(s). Tr a n s m i t C o d e 11 Check Digit(s) (Enable) * Do Not T ransmit Code 1 1 Check Digit(s) (Disable) Code 1 1 Check Digit V erification mu st be enabled for this parameter to function.[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-38 Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Enable/Disable Inte rleaved 2 of 5 T o enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below , and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length from the following pages. * Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable In te rl eaved 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 The leng[...]

Symbologies 8-39 Set Lengths for Interlea ved 2 of 5 (continued) Tw o D i s c r e t e L e n g t h s - This option allows the scan ner to decode only those I 2 of 5 sy m b ol s c o nt a i ni n g e it h e r o f t wo s e l ec t e d l e n g th s . Lengths are se lected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . F[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-40 Set Lengths for Interlea ved 2 of 5 (continued) Any Length - This option allows the scan ner to decode I 2 of 5 symbols co ntaining any number of characters w ithin the scanner capability . Due to the construction of the I 2 of 5 symbology , it is possible for a scan line covering only a p ortion of the code to[...]

Symbologies 8-41 I 2 of 5 Check Digit V erification When this feature is enabled, the scanner ch ecks the integrity of all I 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specifi ed Uniform Symbology Specification (USS), or the Optical Product Code Coun cil (OPCC) check digit algorithm. * Disable USS Check Digit OPCC Check Di git[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-42 T ransm it I 2 of 5 Check D igit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit I 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit. T ransmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit (Enable) * Do Not T ransmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit (Disable) Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 This parameter converts a 14 characte r I 2 of 5 code into EAN-13, [...]

Symbologies 8-43 * Do Not Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 (Disable)[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-44 Discr ete 2 of 5 (D 2 of 5) Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 T o enable or disable Discret e 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below . Enable Discrete 2 of 5 * Disable Discrete 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), inc[...]

Symbologies 8-45 Set Lengths for Discre te 2 of 5 (continued) T wo Discrete Lengths - This option allows the scanner to decode only those D 2 of 5 sy m b ol s c o nt a i ni n g e it h e r o f t wo s e l ec t e d l e n g th s . Lengths are se lected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . For example, to de[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-46 Set Lengths for Discre te 2 of 5 (continued) Any Length - This option allows the scanner to decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters w ithin the scanner capability . Due to the construction of the D 2 of 5 symbology , it is possible for a scan line covering only a p ortion of the code to be i[...]

Symbologies 8-47 Set Lengths for Codabar The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for Codabar may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. One Discrete Length - This option allows the scanner to decode[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-48 Set Lengths for Codabar (continued) Length W i thin Range - This option allows the scanne r to decode a Codabar symbol with a specific length range. The length range is selected from numeric bar codes beginning on p a ge D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . For example, to decode Codabar symbols containing b e[...]

Symbologies 8-49 CLSI Editing When enabled, this parameter strips the start and stop characters and inserts a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14 -character Coda bar symbol. Enable this feature if the host system requ ires this data format. Symbol length does not include st art and stop chara cters. Enable CLSI Editing * Disa[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-50 MSI Enable/Disable MSI T o enable or disable MSI, sca n the appropriate bar code below . Enable MSI * Disable MSI Set Lengths for MSI The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the co de contains. Lengths for MSI may be set for any length,[...]

Symbologies 8-51 Set Lengths for MSI (continued) Tw o D i s c r e t e L e n g t h s - This option allows the scan ner to decode only those MSI sy m b ol s c o nt a i ni n g e it h e r o f t wo s e l ec t e d l e n g th s . Lengths are se lected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page D-1 in Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes . For example, to decode[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-52 Set Lengths for MSI (continued) Any Length - This option allows th e scanner to decode MSI symbols containing any number of characters w ithin the scanner capability . Due to the construction of the MSI symbology , it is possible for a scan line covering only a p ortion of the code to be interpreted as a comple[...]

Symbologies 8-53 T ransmit MSI Check Digit(s) Scan a bar code below to transmit MSI data with or with out the check digit. T ransmit MSI Check Digit(s) (Enable) * Do Not T ransmit MSI Check Digit(s) (Disable) MSI Check Digit Algorithm T wo algorithms are possible for the ve rific atio n of the second MSI check digit. Select the bar code belo w corr[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-54 RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) RSS The variants of RSS are RSS 14, RSS Expa nded, and RSS Limited. The limited and expanded versions have stacked variants. Scan the appropria te bar code below to enable or disable each variant of RSS. RSS 14 Enable RSS 14 * Disable RSS 14 RSS Limited Enable RSS Limited * Disable[...]

Symbologies 8-55 RSS Expanded Enable RSS Expanded * Disable RSS Expanded Convert RSS to UPC/EAN This parameter o nly applies to RSS-14 an d RSS Limited symbol s not decoded as pa rt of a Composite symbol. When this conversion is enab led, RSS-14 and RS S Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit have the leading '010' stri[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-56 Redundancy Level The scanner of fers four levels of decode re dundancy . H igher redundancy levels are selected for decreasing levels of bar code quality . As redundancy levels increase, the scanner ’ s aggressiveness decrea ses. Select the redundancy level appr opriate for the bar code quality . Redundancy L[...]

Symbologies 8-57 Redundancy Level 3 Code types other than the following must be successfully read twice before being decode d. The following codes must be read three times: Redundancy Level 3 Redundancy Level 4 The following code types must be successfu lly read three times be fore being decoded: Redundancy Level 4 Code T ype Code Length MSI Plesse[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-58 Security Level The scanner offers four levels of decode secur ity for UPC/EAN bar codes. Increasing levels of security are provided for decreasing levels of bar code qu ality . There is an inve rse relationship between security and scanner decode speed, so be sure to choose only that level of security necessary[...]

Symbologies 8-59 Security Level 2 If the scanner is misdec oding poorly printed bar codes , and the misdecodes are not limited to characters 1, 2, 7, an d 8, select this security level. Security Level 2 Security Level 3 If Security Level 2 has been tried, and the scan ner is still misdecoding, select this security level. Be advised, selecting this [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 8-60 Bi-Dir ectional Redundancy Bi-directional redundancy is u sed for added s ecurity to linear code type security levels. When enabled, a bar code must be successfu lly scanned in both directions (forward an d reverse) before reporting a good decode. Enable Bi-Directional Redundancy * Disable Bi-Directional Redund[...]

9 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3 Scanning Sequence Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4 Errors While Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Miscellaneous Scanner Options 9-3 Introduction This chapter includes commonly used bar cod es to customize how th e data is transmitted to the host device. In addition to these bar codes fo r data formatting, se e each host chapter for the appropriate ho st co nn ectio ns and host device features for the scanner . See Chapter 8, Symbologies and Cha[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 9-4 Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases, only one bar code needs to be scanned to set a specific parameter value. Parameters, such as Prefix V alue , require that several bar codes be scanned in the proper sequence. See each individual parameter for descriptions of this procedure. Err ors While Scanning Unless [...]

Miscellaneous Scanner Options 9-5 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters T ransmit Code ID Character A Code ID character identifies the code type of a scanned bar code. This may be useful when the scanner is decoding mo re than one code type. In ad dition to any single character prefix already selected, the Code ID charact er is inserted between the pref[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 9-6 Scan Angle The scanner supports two s can angles. This parameter provides two options for the length of the laser scanning beam. Use the bar codes below to change scan angles. *Normal Angle Alternate Angle Prefix/Suf fix V alues A prefix/suf fix may be appended to scan data for use in data editin g. These values[...]

Miscellaneous Scanner Options 9-7 Scan Data T ransmission Format T o change the Scan Data T r ansmission Format, scan the Scan Options bar code be low . Then select one of four options: •D a t a A s I s • <DA T A > <SUFFIX> • <PREFIX> <DA T A> • <PREFIX> <DA T A> <SUFFIX> When a selection is made, s[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 9-8 Scan Data T ransmissi on Format (continued) <PREFIX> <DA T A> <PREFIX> <DA T A> <SUFFIX> Enter Data Format Cancel[...]

Miscellaneous Scanner Options 9-9 FN1 Substitution V alues The W edge and USB HID Keyboard hosts su pport a F N1 Substitution feature. When enabled any FN1 character (0x1b) in an EAN128 bar code is substituted with a value. This value defaults to 7013 (Enter Key) 1. T o se lect a FN1 Substitution V alue, scan the bar code below . Set FN1 Substituti[...]

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10 Advanced Dat a Formatting Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 Using ADF Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-2 Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 Code Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 -12 Code Lengths. . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-3 Introduction Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device. Scan data can be edite d to suit the partic ular requirements. ADF can be implemented throug h scanning a related series of bar codes, which begin o n page 10-9 which allows the scanner to be setup and pro[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-4 • Save the Rule . Scan the Save Rule bar code on page 10-9. This places the rule in the “top” position in the rule buf fer . • In case of errors made during this process, some spe cial-purpose bar codes may be useful: Erase Criteria and S tart Again , Erase Actions and S tart Again , Erase Previ ously S[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-5 Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule S tep Bar Code On Page Beep Indication 1 Begin New Rule 10-9 High High 2 Code 128 10- 13 High High 3 Sen d next 5 char acters 10-29 High High 4 Sen d <CTR L M> 10-56 High High 5 Sen d next 5 char acters 10-29 High High 6 Send <CT RL P> 10- 57 High High 7 Sen d next 2 char [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-6 where: Class = 24 S tock Nu mb er = 56712437 Price = 01500 Ordinarily , data is sent as follows: 24 (class key) 56712437 (stock key) 01500 (enter key) But, when there is a sale , send only the following: 24 (class key) 56712437 (stock key) and the cashier keys the price manually . T o implement this, first ente[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-7 The switching back to normal rules can also be done in the “sale” rule. For example, the rule may look like this: When scanning a bar code of leng th 15, send the next 2 characters, send the class key , send the next 8 characters, send the stock key , turn off rule set 1. It is recommended that the Disable All Rule[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-8 These rules reside in the same “rule list” a s AD F Rules, so the order of their creation is also important. Default Rules Every unit has a default rule to send all scan data. Units with custom software may have one or more default rules burn ed in. The rules hie r archy chec ks user programmable rules firs[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-9 Special Commands Pause Duration This parameter along w ith the Send Pause paramete r on page 10-33 allows a pause to be inserted in the data transmission. Pauses are set by scanning a two-digit number (i.e., two bar codes), and are measured in 0.1 sec ond inte rvals. For example, scanning bar codes “0” and “1” [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-10 Erase Use these bar codes to erase criteria, actions, or rules. Quit Entering Rules Scan this bar code to quit entering rules. Quit Entering Rules Erase Criteria And S tart Again Erase Actions And S t art Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Erase All Rules[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-11 Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets. Disable R ul e Set 1 Disabl e Ru le Set 2 Disable R ul e Set 3 Disabl e Ru le Set 4 Disable All Rule Sets[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-12 Criteria Code T y pes Select any number of code types to be affe cted. All selected codes must be scanned in succession, prior to selecting other criteria. If a c ode type is not selected, all c ode types ar e affected. Scan the bar codes for all code types d esired before selecting other criteria. Code 39 Cod[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-13 RSS Expanded Code 128[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-14 Code T y pes (continued) D 2 OF 5 IA T A 2 OF 5 I 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC-A UPC-E[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-15 Code T y pes (continued) EAN-8 EAN-13 MSI UCC/EAN 128 UPC-E1 Bookland EAN[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-16 Code T y pes (continued) T rioptic Code 39 Code 1 1 EAN 128[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-17 Code Lengths Define the number of characters the selected code type must contain. If a code length is not selected, selected code types of any length ar e affected . Scan these bar codes to define the number of character s the se lected code types must contain. Select one length per rule only . 1 Character 2 Character[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-18 Code Lengths (continued) 5 Characters 6 Characters 7 Characters 8 Characters 9 Characters 10 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-19 Code Lengths (continued) 1 1 Characters 12 Characters 13 Characters 14 Characters 15 Characters 16 Characters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-20 Code Lengths (continued) 17 Charact ers 18 Characters 19 Charact ers 20 Characters 21 Charact ers 22 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-21 Code Lengths (continued) 23 Characters 24 Characters 25 Characters 26 Characters 27 Characters 28 Characters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-22 Code Lengths (continued) 29 Charact ers 30 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-23 Message Containing A Specific Dat a S tring Use this feature to select whether the forma tting af fects data that begins with a specific character or data string, or contains a specific character or data string. There are 4 features: • Specific String at S tart • Specific String, Any Location • Any Message OK ?[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-24 Specific S tring, Any Location Scan this bar code, then, using the Numeric Keyp ad on page 10 -25 , scan a two-digit number representing the position (use a leading “zero” if necessary). Then scan the desired character or characters (up to a total of 8) on the Alphanumeric Keyboar d on page 10-107 , follow[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-25 Numeric Keypad Bar codes on this page should no t be confus ed with those on the alphanumeric keyboard. 0 1 2 3 4 5[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-26 Numeric Keypad (continued) 6 7 8 9 Cancel[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-27 Rule Belongs T o Set Select the set a rule belongs to. (There are four possible rule sets.) See Alternate Rule Sets on page 10- 5 for more information about rule sets. Scan a bar code below to select which set a rule belongs to. Rule Belongs T o Set 1 Rule Belongs T o Set 2 Rule Belongs T o Set 3 Rule Belongs T o Set [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-28 Actions Select how to format th e data for transmission. Send Data Send all data that remains, send all data up to a specific character selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 10-107 , or send the next N characters. N = any number from 1 to 254, selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboar d . Use these bar [...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-29 Send Data (continued) Send Next 4 Characters Send Next 5 Characters Send Next 6 Characters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 8 Characters Send Next 9 Characters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-30 Send Data (continued) Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 1 1 Characters Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 13 Characters Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 15 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-31 Send Data (continued) Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 17 Characters Send Next 18 Characters Send Next 19 Characters Send Next 20 Characters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-32 Setup Field(s) T able 10-1. Setup F ield(s) Definitions Parameter Description Page Move Cursor Move Cursor T o a Character Scan the Mov e Cursor T o Character bar code on page 10-33 , then any print able AS CII character from the Alphanumeric Keyboard . When this is used, the cursor moves to the positi on afte[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-33 Move Cursor Scan a bar code below to move the cursor in relation to a specified ch aracter . Then enter a character by scanning a bar code from the Alphanumeric Keyboar d beginning on page 10- 107. If there is no match when the rule is interpreted and the rule fails, the next rule is checked. Send Pause Scan the bar c[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-34 Skip Ahead Use the following bar codes to skip ah ea d cha rac te rs . Skip Ahead 1 Character Skip Ahead 2 Characters Skip Ahead 3 Characters Skip Ahead 4 Characters Skip Ahead 5 Characters Skip Ahead 6 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-35 Skip Ahead (continued) Skip Ahead 7 Characters Skip Ahead 8 Characters Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Characters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-36 Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip back characters. Skip Back 1 Character Skip Back 2 Characters Skip Back 3 Characters Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-37 Skip Back (continued) Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-38 Send Preset V alue Use these bar codes to send preset values. These values must be set using the Scan Prefix and Scan Suf fix bar codes on page 9-6. Send Prefix Send Suffi x[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-39 Modify Data Modify data in the ways list ed. The following actio ns work for all se nd commands that follow it within a rule. If pad zeros to length 6, send next 3 characters, stop padding, send next 5 characters is programmed , three zeros are added to the first send, and the next send is unaffected by the padding. T[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-40 Modify Data (Continued) Remove Leading Zeros Scan this bar code to remove all leading zeros. Remove Leading Zeros S top Zero Removal Scan this bar code to disable the removal of zeros. S top Zero Removal[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-41 Pad Data with Spaces T o pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of spaces. This parameter is activated by Send commands. Pad Spaces T o Length 1 Pad Spaces T o Length 2 Pad Spaces T o Length 3 Pad Spaces T o Length 4[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-42 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces T o Length 5 Pad Spaces T o Length 6 Pad Spaces T o Length 7 Pad Spaces T o Length 8 Pad Spaces T o Length 9 Pad Spaces T o Length 10[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-43 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces T o Length 1 1 Pad Spaces T o Length 12 Pad Spaces T o Length 13 Pad Spaces T o Length 14 Pad Spaces T o Length 15 Pad Spaces T o Length 16[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-44 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces T o Length 17 Pad Spaces T o Length 18 Pad Spaces T o Length 19 Pad Spaces T o Length 20 Pad Spaces T o Length 21 Pad Spaces T o Length 22[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-45 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces T o Length 23 Pad Spaces T o Length 24 Pad Spaces T o Length 25 Pad Spaces T o Length 26 Pad Spaces T o Length 27 Pad Spaces T o Length 28[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-46 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces T o Length 29 Pad Spaces T o Length 30 S top Pad Spaces[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-47 Pad Data with Zeros T o pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros. This parameter is activated by Send commands. Pad Zeros T o Length 1 Pad Zeros T o Length 2 Pad Zeros T o Length 3 Pad Zeros T o Length 4[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-48 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Length 5 Pad Zeros T o Length 6 Pad Zeros T o Length 7 Pad Zeros T o Length 8 Pad Zeros T o Length 9 Pad Zeros T o Length 10[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-49 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Length 1 1 Pad Zeros T o Length 12 Pad Zeros T o Length 13 Pad Zeros T o Length 14 Pad Zeros T o Length 15 Pad Zeros T o Length 16[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-50 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Le ngth 17 Pad Zeros T o Length 18 Pad Zeros T o Le ngth 19 Pad Zeros T o Length 20 Pad Zeros T o Le ngth 21 Pad Zeros T o Length 22[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-51 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Length 23 Pad Zeros T o Length 24 Pad Zeros T o Length 25 Pad Zeros T o Length 26 Pad Zeros T o Length 27 Pad Zeros T o Length 28[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-52 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Le ngth 29 Pad Zeros T o Length 30 S top Pad Zeros[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-53 Beeps Select a beep sequence for each ADF rule. Beep Once Beep T wice Beep Three T imes[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-54 Send Keystroke (Control Charac ters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code fo r the desired keystroke . Send Contr ol 2 Send Control A Send Control B Send Control C[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-55 Control Characters (continued) Send Control D Send Control E Send Control F Send Control G Send Control H Send Control I[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-56 Control Characters (continued) Send Contr ol J Send Control K Send Control L Send Cont rol M Send Control N Send Control O[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-57 Control Characters (continued) Send Control P Send Control Q Send Control R Send Cont rol S Send Control T Send Control U[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-58 Control Characters (continued) Send Control V Send Control W Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Z Send Control [[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-59 Control Characters (continued) Send Control Send Control ] Send Contr ol 6 Send Control -[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-60 Keyboard Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code fo r the desired keyboard characters Send Space Send ! Send “ Send # Send $ Send %[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-61 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send & Send ‘ Send ( Send ) Send * Send +[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-62 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send , Send - Send . Send / Send 0 Send 1[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-63 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 2 Send 3 Send 4 Send 5 Send 6 Send 7[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-64 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 8 Send 9 Send : Send ; Send < Send =[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-65 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send > Send ? Send @ Send A Send B Send C[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-66 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send D Send E Send F Send G Send H Send I[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-67 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send J Send K Send L Send M Send N Send O[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-68 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send P Send Q Send R Send S Send T Send U[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-69 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send V Send W Send X Send Y Send Z Send [[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-70 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send Send ] Send ^ Send _ Send ` Send a[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-71 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send b Send c Send d Send e Send f Send g[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-72 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send h Send i Send j Send k Send l Send m[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-73 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send n Send o Send p Send q Send r Send s[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-74 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send t Send u Send v Send w Send x Send y[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-75 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send z Send { Send | Send } Send ~[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-76 Send AL T Characters Send Alt 2 Send Alt A Send Alt B Send Alt C Send Alt D Send Alt E[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-77 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt F Send Alt G Send Alt H Send Alt I Send Alt J Send Alt K[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-78 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt L Send Alt M Send Alt N Send Alt O Send Alt P Send Alt Q[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-79 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt R Send Alt S Send Alt T Send Alt U Send Alt V Send Alt W[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-80 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt X Send Alt Y Send Alt Z Send Alt [ Send Alt Send Alt ][...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-81 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt 6 Send Alt -[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-82 Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad * Send Keypad + Send Keypad - Send Keypad . Send Keypad / Send Keypad 0[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-83 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Keypad 1 Send Keypad 2 Send Keypad 3 Send Keypad 4 Send Keypad 5 Send Keypad 6[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-84 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Keypad 7 Send Keypad 8 Send Keypad 9 Send Keypad Enter Send Keypad Numlock NUM LOCK Send Break Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-85 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Delete Key Send Page Up Key Send End Key Send Page D own Key Send Pause Key Send Scr oll L ock Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-86 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Backspace Key Send T ab Key Send Print Screen Key Send Insert Key Send Home Key Send Enter Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-87 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Escape Key Send Up Arrow Key Send Down Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-88 Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F2 Key Send F3 Key Send F4 Key Send F5 Key Send F6 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-89 Send Function Key (continued) Send F7 Key Send F8 Ke y Send F9 Key Send F10 Key Send F1 1 Key Send F12 Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-90 Send Function Key (continued) Send F13 Key Send F14 Key Send F15 Key Send F16 Key Send F17 Key Send F18 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-91 Send Function Key (continued) Send F19 Key Send F20 Key Send F21 Key Send F22 Key Send F23 Key Send F24 Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-92 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF1 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF3 Key Send PF4 Key Send PF5 Key Send PF6 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-93 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF7 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF9 Key Send PF10 Key Send PF1 1 Key Send PF12 Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-94 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF13 Key Send PF14 Key Send PF15 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF17 Key Send PF18 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-95 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF19 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF21 Key Send PF22 Key Send PF23 Key Send PF24 Key[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-96 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF25 Key Send PF26 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF29 Key Send PF30 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-97 Send Right Control Key The “Send Right Control Key” action sends a tap (press and release) of the Rig ht Control Key . Send Right Control Key Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters The “Send Graphic User Interface Character” actions tap the specif ied key while holdin g the System Dependent Graphic User [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-98 Send GUI 2 Send GUI 3[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10-99 Send Graphic User Interfac e (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI 4 Send GUI 5 Send GUI 6 Send GUI 7 Send GUI 8 Send GUI 9[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-100 Send Graphic User Interfac e (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI A Send GUI B Send GUI C Send GUI D Send GUI E Send GUI F[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Send Graphic User Interfac e (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J Send GUI K Send GUI L[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-102 Send Graphic User Interfac e (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI M Send GUI N Send GUI O Send GUI P Send GUI Q Send GUI R[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Send Graphic User Interfac e (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI U Send GUI V Send GUI W Send GUI X[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-104 Send Graphic User Interfac e (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI Y Send GUI Z[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- T urn On/Off Rule Set s Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off. T urn On Rule Set 1 T urn On Rule Set 2 T urn On Rule Set 3 T urn On Rule Set 4[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-106 T urn On/Off Rule Set s (continued) Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off. T urn Off Rule Set 1 T urn Off Rule Set 2 T urn Off Rule Set 3 T urn Off Rule Set 4[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard Space # $ % * +[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-108 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) - (Dash) . / ! “ &[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) “ ( ) : ; <[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-110 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) = > ? @ [ [...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) Bar codes on this page should no t be confused with those on the numeric keypad. ] ^ _ (Underscore) `[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-112 0 1 2 3[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) 4 5 6 7 8 9[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-114 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) A B C D E F[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) G H I J K L[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-116 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) M N O P Q R[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) S T U V W X[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-118 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) Y Z Cancel End of Message[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) a b c d e f[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-120 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) g h i j k l[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) m n o p q r[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-122 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) s t u v w x[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 10- Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) y z { | } ~[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 10-124[...]

A S t andard Default Parameters[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide A-2[...]

Standard Default Parameters A-3 T able A-1. Stand ard De fau lt Para me te rs T ab l e Parameter Default Page Number User Pr eferen ces Set Default Parameter All Defaults 4-5 Beeper T one High 4-5 Beeper V olume High 4-6 Power Mode Continuous On 4-7 Laser On T ime 3.0 sec 4-7 Beep After Good Decode Enable 4-8 T rigger Mode Level 4-8 Aim Duration 0.[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide A-4 Convert W edge Data Do Not Convert W edge Data 5-14 Function Key Mapping Disable 5-14 FN1 Substitution Disable 5-15 Send Make and Break Send Make and Break Scan Codes 5-15 RS-232 Host Parameters RS-232 Host T ypes Stand ard RS-232 1 6-9 Baud Rate 9600 6-10 Parity None 6-12 Check Receive E rrors Enable 6-13 Stop [...]

Standard Default Parameters A-5 USB Host Parameters USB Device T ype HID Keyboard Emulation 7-7 USB Country Keyboard T ypes (Cou ntry Codes) North American 7-8 USB Keystroke Delay N o Delay (0 msec) 7-10 USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 7-1 1 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Enable 7-12 Emulate Keypad Disable 7-13 USB Keyboard FN1 Subs titution Disable [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide A-6 T ransmit UPC-A Check Digit Enable 8-15 T ransmit UPC-E Check Digit Enable 8-16 T ransmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Enable 8-16 UPC-A Preamble System Character 8-17 UPC-E Preamble System Character 8-18 UPC-E1 Preamble System Character 8-19 Convert UPC-E to A Disable 8-20 Convert UPC-E1 to A Disable 8-21 EAN-8/JAN-8 Ext[...]

Standard Default Parameters A-7 T ransmit Code 39 Check Digit Disable 8-30 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Disable 8-31 Code 93 Code 93 Disable 8-32 Set Lengths for Code 93 4 to 55 8-32 Code 1 1 Code 1 1 Disable 8-34 Set Lengths for Code 1 1 4 to 41 8-34 Code 1 1 Check Digit V erifi cation One Check Digit 8-36 T ransmit Code 1 1 Check Digits Disable [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide A-8 Codabar (NW - 7) Codabar Disable 8-46 Set Lengths for Codabar 5 to 55 8-47 CLSI Editing Disable 8-49 NOTIS Editing Disable 8-49 MSI MSI Disable 8-50 Set Lengths for MSI 6 to 55 8-50 MSI Check Digits One 8-52 T ransmit MSI Check Digit(s) Disable 8-53 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Mod 10/Mod 10 8-53 RSS (Reduced Space[...]

Standard Default Parameters A-9 Miscellaneous S c anner Options T ransmit Code ID Character None 9-5 Scan Angle Normal Angle 9-6 Prefix V alue 7013 <CR><LF> 9-6 Suffix V alue 7013 <CR><LF> 9-6 Scan Data T ransmission Format Data As Is 9-7 FN1 Substitution V alues Set FN1 Substitution Va l u e 9-9 T ransmit “No Rea d” Mes[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide A-10[...]

B Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3 AIM Code Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .B - 4[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide B-2[...]

Programming Reference B-3 Symbol Code Identifiers T able 2-1. Symbol Code Characters Code Character Code T ype A UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-8, EAN-13 B Code 39, Code 32 C Codabar D Code 1 28 E Code 93 F Interleaved 2 of 5 G Discrete 2 of 5, or Discrete 2 of 5 IA T A H Code 1 1 JM S I K UCC/EAN-128 L Bookland EAN M Trioptic Code 39 R RSS Family[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide B-4 AIM Code Identifiers Each AIM Code Identifier contai ns th e three-characte r str ing ]cm where: ] = Flag Character (ASCII 93) c = Code Character (see T able 2-2 ) m = Modifie r Ch ar ac te r (se e Ta b l e B - 3 ) T able 2-2. Aim Code Characters Code Character Code T ype A Code 39, Code 39 Fu ll ASCII, Code 32 [...]

Programming Reference B-5 The modifier character is the sum of the ap plicable option values based on Ta b l e B - 3 . T able B-3. Modifier Characters Code T ype Option V alue Option Code 39 0 No check character or Full ASCII processing. 1 Reader has checked one check character . 3 Reader has checked and stripped check character . 4 Reader has perf[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide B-6 MSI 0 Check digits are sent. 1 No check digit is sent. Example: An MSI bar code 4123 , with a single check digit ch ecked, is transmitted as ]M1 4123 D 2 of 5 0 No options specified at this time. Always tra nsmit 0. Example: A D 2 of 5 bar code 4123, is transm itted as ]S0 4123 UPC/EAN 0 Standard packet in full [...]

C Sample Bar Codes UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 UPC-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3 UPC-E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide C-2[...]

Sample Bar Codes C-3 UPC-A UPC-E UPC-E1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 2[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide C-4 EAN-13 EAN-8 Code 39 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 123ABC[...]

Sample Bar Codes C-5 T rioptic Code 39 Code 93 Code 1 1 456123 12345ABCDE Æ1234567890Æ[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide C-6 Codabar MSI Interleaved 2 of 5 A1234567890A 123456789 12345678912345[...]

D Numeric Bar Codes 0, 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3 2, 3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4 5, 6, 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide D-2[...]

Numeric Bar Codes D-3 0, 1 For par ameters requiring specific numeric value s, scan the appropriately numbe red bar code(s). 0 1[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide D-4 2, 3, 4 For parameter s requiring specific numeric va lues, scan th e appropriately numbered bar code(s). 2 3 4[...]

Numeric Bar Codes D-5 5, 6, 7 For par ameters requiring specific numeric value s, scan the appropriately numbe red bar code(s). 5 6 7[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide D-6 8, 9 For parameter s requiring specific numeric va lues, scan th e appropriately numbered bar code(s). 8 9[...]

Numeric Bar Codes D-7 Cancel In case of an error or to change th e selection, scan the bar code below . Cancel[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide D-8[...]

Glossary AIM Automatic Identificati on Manufac tur ers, Inc. is the trade association for manufacture rs of automatic identification systems. Alphanumeric A charac ter set that contai ns letters, numbers and other characters s uch as special symbols. Aperture The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establishes the field of[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-2 ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7-bit-plus-parity code representing 128 letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and control characters. It is a standard data tr ansmission code in the U.S. Aspect Ratio The ratio of symbol height to symbol length in a 2- dimensional symbol. Autodiscrimi[...]

Glossary GL-3 Bar Width Thickness of a bar measured from the ed ge closest to the symbol start character to the trai ling edge of the same bar (see X Dimension ). Baud Rate A measure of the data flow or number of signaling events occurring per second. When one bit is the standard "event," this is a measure of bits per second (bps). For ex[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-4 CDRH Class 2 No additional software mechanisms are nee d ed to conform to this limit. La ser oper ation in this class poses no danger for unint entional dir ect human exposure. Character A pattern of bars and spac es which either directly represents data or indicates a control function, such as a number , lette[...]

Glossary GL-5 Code 93 An industrial symbology co mpatible with Code 39 but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher coding density than Code 39. Code Length Number of dat a characters in a bar code between the start and stop characters , not including th ose characters. Codeword As a symbol character value , this is an inte rme diate level [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-6 Data Matrix This error correcting, 2-dimensional matri x symbology is capable of en coding vario us character sets including strictly num eric data, alphan umeric data and all ISO 646 (ASCII) characters, as well as special char acte r sets . Th e symbology h as both error detection and error correc tio n featur[...]

Glossary GL-7 Decoder An electronic pac kage that receive s the signals from the scanning function, pe rforms the algorithm to interpret the signals into meaningful data and provides the interface to other devices. Density Describes the relative amo unt of memory contained in a radio frequency id entification tag (see Bar C ode Density ). Depth of [...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-8 Encoded Area T otal linear dimension occupi ed by all charac ters of a code pattern, including star t/stop characters and data. Error Corr ection A reader or decoder's use of mathematical sche mes to reconstruct or replace da maged or missing symbol characters to enable the re ading of the symbol data. Err[...]

Glossary GL-9 IEC (825) Class 1 This is the lowest power IEC laser classi fic ation. Conformity is ensured thr ough a software restriction of 120 seconds of laser operation within any 1000 second window and an automa tic laser shutdown if the scanner's oscilla ting mirror fails. Inter character Gap The space between two adjace nt bar code char[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-10 MIL 1 mil = 1 thousandth of an inch; a unit of measure often used to quantify bar cod e printing and scanning dimensions. Misr ead (Misdecode ) A condition which occurs when the data output of a reader or i nte rface controller does no t agree with the data encoded within a bar code symbol. Module (1) The narr[...]

Glossary GL-1 1 Omnidirectional Bar codes r ead in any orientation relative to the scanner . Optical Throw The distance from the scanner face to th e closest point at which symbol can be read; also, optical throw is the diffe rence between range and depth of field. Orientation The alignment of the symbol's scan path. T wo possible orientations[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-12 Postnet Code Code developed by the U.S. Po stal Servic e to assist in the automatic sort ing of mail. Print Contrast Signal (PCS) Measurement of the contra st (brightness difference) between the bars and spaces of a symbo l. A minimum PCS value is needed for a bar code symbol to be scannable. PCS = (RL - RD) /[...]

Glossary GL-13 Scanner An electronic device used to scan bar code symbo ls and produce a digitized pattern that corresponds to the bars and spaces of the symbol. Its thre e ma in components are: 1. Light source (laser or photoelectric cell) - illuminates a bar code. 2. Photodetector - registers the difference in reflected light (more light reflecte[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-14 Symbol A scannable unit that en codes data wi thin the conventions of a certain symbology , usually including start/stop characte rs, quiet zones, data characters, and ch ec k chara cters. Symbol Aspect Ratio The ratio of symbol height to symbol width. Symbol Density The number of data characte rs per unit len[...]

Glossary GL-15 V ariable Length Code A code with a number of encoded characters within a range, as opposed to a code with a fixed number of encoded characters. Ve r t i c a l B a r C o d e A bar co de pattern presented in such orientation that the symbol from sta rt to stop is perpend icular to the horizon. The individual bars are in an array appea[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide GL-16[...]

Index-1 A actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4 ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3 actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3, 10-28 move cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-33 send data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28 setup fields . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide IN-2 any location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 any message ok . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-24 at start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23 rule belongs to set . . . . . . . . . . . 10-27 turn off rule sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-105 zero removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index IN-3 codabar CLSI editing . . . . . . . . . . 8-49 codabar lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-47 codabar NOTIS editing . . . . . . . . 8-49 code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34 code 11 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34 code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22 code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide IN-4 D decode zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 default parame te rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 miscellaneous scanner opti ons . . . . . . . . 9-4 RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5 stan[...]

Index IN-5 signal descripti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9 specifica ti ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7 standard defau lt par ameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-3 standard default s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 symbol support ce nte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii symbolo[...]

WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide IN-6[...]

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