Wasp Bar Code WLR8900 manuale d’uso

WLR 8900/8905 Programming Guide Please Read Note: The W asp WLR 8900/8905 Scanner is ready to scan the most popular bar codes out of the bo x. This manual should onl y be used to make c hanges in the configuration of the scanner for specific applications. This scanner does not require software or dr iv ers to operate . The scanner enters data as ke[...]

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T ab le of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction ..............................................................................1 Chapter 2. Bar Code Symbologies ............................................................2 Chapter 3. Installation ................................................................................3 Chapter 4. Quick Start ...[...]

Chapter 1 Intr oduction Bar coding is the most common A utomated Data Collection (ADC) technology pro viding timely , error-free information that can be used to increase productivity , accuracy , and efficiency in the workplace. Vir tually e very type of industr y is using bar codes to replace ke yboard data entr y . Studies hav e shown that a prof[...]

2 Bar codes are symbols consisting of a series of bars and spaces which can be applied to packages , car tons, bottles, and other commercial products . The bars and spaces in each symbol are grouped in such a wa y to represent a specific ASCII character or function. The inter pretation of these groups is based on a par ticular set of rules called s[...]

3 Chapter 3 Installation T r igger T r igger Scanning Aper ture Scanning Aper ture Din-6M Din-6F USB Po r t WLR 8905 USB Scanner WLR 8900 PS2 Scanner 1. Plug the USB of the WLR 8905 Scanner directly into y our PC’ s USB port. 1. T ur n off y our computer . 2. Unplug your PC k eyboard cab le and plug the male end (Din 6) of the WLR 8900 Scanner di[...]

4 Y our W asp WLR 8900/8905 Scanners are ready f or use. The default settings of the scanners hav e been pre-programmed f or the most common bar code configurations. Use the “WLR 8900/8905 Setup & Configuration” sections only to customize the scanners settings . Please revie w the “Enab le Bar Code Symbologies” configuration beginning o[...]

5 In order to configure W asp WLR 8900/8905 Scanners, y ou must f amiliar iz e yourself with the setup procedures on the f ollowing pages . The def ault settings of the W asp WLR 8900/8905 Scanners are identified on each page and clearly mar ked using an asterisk (*). The default settings have been prepr ogrammed for the most common bar code config[...]

6 F actor y Def ault Chapter 5 F actor y Default & K eyboar d Connection Use the Factory Default bar code to reset the scanner to the Def ault settings. PC - A T (PS/2) * PC - XT Notebook The K eyboard Connection is used to progr am the W asp WLR 8900/8905 Scanners f or the type of computer it is attached. *Def ault K eyboar d Connection F acto[...]

7 Chapter 5 Beep and Dela y The 'Beep and Dela y' configuration suppor ts the general control options f or the W asp WLR 8900/8905 Scanners . These options include the volume , intercharacter dela y , and interb lock dela y . Interbloc k delay is the minim um time inter v al between two adjacent scans. If the processing speed of your host[...]

8 Chapter 5 Beep and Dela y 0ms * 10ms 50ms 100ms 200ms 140µs * 500µs 1ms 4ms 16ms 500ms Interbloc k Dela y Inter character Dela y *Def ault[...]

9 Chapter 5 Upper/Lower Case • Caps Lock A uto (F or PC XT/A T only): In A uto T race mode, the scanner will keep tr ack of the Caps Lock status automatically . For some PCs , the scanning performance may be compromised because of the auto tracing. If the scanning performance is poor (or cannot scan) or the scanner cannot output the upper/lower c[...]

10 Chapter 5 Ke yboard Langua g e U. S. * Ger man F rench Spanish Italian The ‘Ke yboard Language’ setting controls the k ey codes f or your ke yboard’ s language. *Def ault[...]

11 Chapter 5 Preamble/P ostamble Configuration The ‘Preamble/P ostamble’ configuration is used to add a prefix or suffix set of characters to the bar code v alue. Up to 8 characters ma y be added f or each option separately . Preamble and postamb le characters can function concurrently , b ut need to be configured separately . T o add preamble [...]

12 Chapter 5 T erminator/Code ID O- MSI/Plesse y T - EAN 128 S- EAN 8 K - Code 128 E- UPC E N - Codabar A- UPC A D- Full ASCII Code 39 F- EAN 13 M- Std. Code 39 L- Code 93 I - Interleav ed 2 of 5 *Def ault T erminator CR * None Code ID Code ID On Code ID Off * LF CR + LF Ta b Space ESC The ‘T erminator’ option is used to specify the end-of-text[...]

13 Chapter 5 Enable/Disab le Bar Code Symbologies *Def ault Enable Disab le Enable All MSI Plessey Interleav ed 2 of 5 * Code 128 * Codabar * Code 39 * Disable All MSI Plessey * Interleav ed 2 of 5 Code 128 Codabar Code 39[...]

14 Chapter 5 Enable/Disab le Bar Code Symbologies *Def ault Enable Disab le UPC A * UPC E * EAN 8 * EAN 13 * Code 93 UPC A UPC E EAN 8 EAN 13 Code 93 *[...]

15 Chapter 5 Code 39 Settings *Def ault Enable Code 39 * Enable Code 39 Full ASCII * Check Digit Do Not Calculate * Chec k Digit Calculate But Do Not Send * Minimum Length (1 *) Disable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Full ASCII Check Digit Calculate And Send Maximum Length (48 *) Code 39 is variab le length and is the most frequently used symbology in ind[...]

Code 93 encodes the full 128 ASCII character set using 9 modules arr anged into 3 bars with adjacent spaces. T wo of the characters are chec k characters. Code 93 is similar to Code 39 but encodes more char acters per inch. Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 * 16 Chapter 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 93 Settings Enab le Interlea ved 2 of 5 * Check Digi[...]

17 Chapter 5 Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 Settings Code 128 is the most fle xible of all the common linear symbologies. It suppor ts alpha and numeric characters easily , has the highest number of characters per inch, and is variab le length. See page 5 f or information on setting the minimum and maximum lengths. T o Define UCC/EAN 128 Group Separator:[...]

18 Chapter 5 MSI Plessey Settings *Def ault MSI Plessey is a v ariable length numeric symbology and is primar ily used in marking retail shelves . Each character consists of f our bars with inter v ening spaces for each encoded digit, one or two symbol chec k digits, and a re verse star t code . See page 5 f or information on setting the minimum an[...]

19 Codabar is a v ar iab le length symbology capable of encoding six special alphanumeric characters, capital letters A through D , T , N, *, E, and all numer ic digits . Codabar is one of the oldest bar code symbologies and is still used in some library applications. It should not be considered f or new applications e xcept under unusual circumsta[...]

20 Chapter 5 UPC-A Settings UPC-A (Universal Product Code-A) is fix ed length and is the most common UPC bar code f or retail product labeling. It is seen in most grocery stores across the United States. The symbology encodes a 12-digit number . The first six digits are assigned from the Uniform Code Council (UCC). The next fiv e digits are assigne[...]

21 This option enables the tw o and five digit supplements f or the UPC and EAN/JAN bar code symbologies. Chapter 5 UPC-A Supplement Settings / UPC-A to EAN-13 5 Digit Supplement Enable 2 Digit Supplement Enable T ransmit if Present 5 Digit Supplement Disable * This option e xpands the UPC-A bar code to EAN-13. UPC-A to EAN-13 Enable UPC-A to EAN-1[...]

22 *Def ault Chapter 5 UPC-E Settings UPC-E (Universal Product Code-E) is fix ed length and is a compressed six digit code used f or mar king small pac kages, including magazines and paperback books . UPC-E symbols are UPC-A symbols that hav e been zero suppressed (i.e . consecutive zeros are not included in the symbol). The printed value of the UP[...]

23 This option enables the tw o and five digit supplements f or the UPC and EAN/JAN bar code symbologies. Chapter 5 UPC-E Supplement Settings 5 Digit Supplement Enable 2 Digit Supplement Enable T ransmit if Present 5 Digit Supplement Disable * 2 Digit Supplement Disable * Must Be Present * *Def ault[...]

24 *Def ault Chapter 5 EAN-8 Settings The EAN/JAN-8 is fix ed length and is similar to the UPC-E code, b ut includes two more digits f or the countr y code. The nominal height for the EAN/J AN-8 bar code is one inch. The reduced size is 80% of the nominal siz e. EAN-8 Enable * Send Leading Digit * Send Check Digit * EAN-8 Disable Do Not Send Leadin[...]

25 This option enables the tw o and five digit supplements f or the UPC and EAN/JAN bar code symbologies. Chapter 5 EAN-8 Supplement Settings 5 Digit Supplement Enable 2 Digit Supplement Enable T ransmit if Present 5 Digit Supplement Disable * 2 Digit Supplement Disable * Must Be Present * *Def ault[...]

26 *Def ault Chapter 5 EAN-13 Settings The EAN/JAN-13 (European Article Number/Japanese Ar ticle Number) is fix ed length and is similar to the UPC-A symbology , b ut encodes a 13th digit. The nominal height for the EAN/JAN-8 bar code is one inch. The reduced size is 80% of the nominal siz e. EAN-13 Enable * Send Leading Digit * Send Check Digit * [...]

27 This option enables the tw o and five digit supplements f or the UPC and EAN/JAN bar code symbologies. Chapter 5 EAN-13 Supplement Settings 5 Digit Supplement Enable 2 Digit Supplement Enable T ransmit if Present 5 Digit Supplement Disable * 2 Digit Supplement Disable * Must Be Present * *Def ault[...]

28 *Def ault Appendix A Bar Code T est Symbols Code 39* Interleav ed 2 of 5 * Codabar * Code 128* MSI/Plessey Code 93 Note: Make sure that the appropriate bar code symbology is configured properly and enabled bef ore tr ying to scan. Use the 'Bar Code Symbologies' configuration beginning on page 18 to enab le specific symbologies.[...]

29 Appendix A Bar Code T est Symbols UPC-A* UPC-E* UPC-E w/5 digit supplement UPC-E w/2 digit supplement UPC-A w/2 digit supplement UPC-A w/5 digit supplement *Def ault[...]

30 Appendix A Bar Code T est Symbols EAN/JAN-8* EAN/JAN-8 w/5 digit supplement EAN/JAN-8 w/2 digit supplement EAN/JAN-13* EAN/JAN-13 w/2 digit supplement EAN/JAN-13 w/5 digit supplement *Def ault[...]

31 Appendix B ASCII T able NUL ASCII Character Use this ASCII T able to add preamb le and postamble characters to y our bar code value . Please ref er to the appropr iate configuration section f or the number of characters that can be configured. SOH STX ETX EO T ENQ A CK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK CAN SUB FS SYN EM ESC GS [...]

32 Appendix B ASCII T able ASCII Character ! # % ' ) + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > SP " $ & ( * RS US[...]

33 Appendix B ASCii T able H ASCII Character I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W B C D E F G ? @ A X Y [ ] _ ^ Z[...]

34 Appendix B ASCII T able x y z { | } ~ DEL n o p q r s t u v w ASCII Character a c e g i k m ` b d f h j l[...]

35 Appendix C Function Code f or PC F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 Cursor Right Cursor Left Cursor Up Cursor Down P age Up P age Down Ta b Back T ab Esc Enter End Ins Home Bac k Space Del[...]

36 2.0" 1.2" 1.6" 40 16 13 10 6 5 2.2" 2.6" 3.3" 3.5" 3.9" 5.9" 7.9" 7.9" 7.1" 6.7" 5.7" 5.5" 9.8" 11.8" 13.8" 13.8" mil 1" 6.2" 4.2" 2.4" S CANNING R ANGE O UTER D IMENSIONS Appendix D T echnical Specifications MODEL WLR890X PERFORMAN[...]

37 W asp T echnologies products are w arranted against defects in w or kmanship and materials for a period of one year from the date of shipment, pro vided that the product remains unmodified and is operated under nor mal and proper conditions . This w arr anty is limited to repair or replacement at W asp T echnologies option, with reasonable promp[...]

38 Q: How do I configure the scanner f or a notebook (or laptop) computer? A: Scan the “Notebook” bar code on page 6. Q: How do I change the ter minator to a T ab? A: Scan the “T ab” bar code on page 12. Q: How do I remo ve the terminator? A: Scan the “None” bar code on page 12. Q: How do I enable the Full ASCII character set f or the C[...]