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DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide 72E-86039-01 Revision A October 2006[...]

DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide © 2006 by Symbol T echnologies, Inc. All righ ts reserved. No part of this publicatio n may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrica l or mechanica l means, without permission in writing from Symbol. This in cludes electronic or mechanical means, such as photocopying, recording, or infor[...]

Revision History Changes to the original manual are listed below: Change Date Description -01 Rev A 10/2006 Initial Release.[...]

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T able of Contents Revision History ................................................ .......................................... ................... i ii About This Guide Introduction ........................................... ........................................... ............................. xi Configurations ...............................[...]

ii DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Chapter 3: Maintenance & Technic al Specifications Introduction ...................................... .......................................... .................................. . 3 -1 Maintenance .................................... .......................................... ...............[...]

Table of Contents iii Chapter 6: USB Interface Introduction .......................................... ........................................... ............................. 6-1 Connecting a USB Interface ................................................. ........................................ 6-2 USB Parameter Defaults ........................[...]

iv DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Chapter 9: Wand Emulation Interface Introduction ...................................... .......................................... .................................. . 9 -1 Connecting Using Wand Emulation ................................ ........................................... ... 9-2 Wand Emul[...]

Table of Contents v Chapter 12: 123Scan Introduction .......................................... ........................................... ............................. 12-1 123Scan Parameter ........................................................................ .......... ........... ........ 12-2 Chapter 13: Symbologies Introduction ..........[...]

vi DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable Code 93 ............ .......................................... ................................... 13-27 Set Lengths for Code 93 ................................................................. ........................ 13-27 Code 11 .................................................[...]

Table of Contents vii Enable/Disable PDF417 ................................................. ........................................ 13-54 Enable/Disable MicroPDF417 ........................................ ........................................ 13-54 Code 128 Emulation .................................................................. ........[...]

viii DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Send Pause ......................................................... .............................................. 14-27 Skip Ahead .......................................................... .............................................. 14-28 Skip Back ..........................................[...]

Table of Contents ix Appendix D: Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes ................................................................................... ................... D-1 Cancel .................................................. ........................................... ........................... .. D-2 Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets Glo[...]

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About This Guide About This Guide Introduction The DS6708 Digit al Scanner Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining and troublesh oo tin g the DS6 70 8 digital scanner . Configurations This guide covers all operating features of th e DS6708 S tandard Ra nge digit al scanner . Chapter Descriptions [...]

xii DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide • Chapter 9, Wand Emulation In terface describes how to set up the digit al scann er with a W a nd Emulation host when Wand Emulation comm unication is needed. • Chapter 10, Keyboard Wedge Interface describes how to se t up a Keyboard W edge interface with th e digital scanner . • Chapter 1 [...]

About This Guide xiii • Throughout the pr ogramming bar co de me nus, asterisks ( * ) are used to denote de fault parameter settings. Related Documents The DS6708 Quick S tart Guide , p/n 72-839 73-xx, provides general info rma tion for getting st arted with the DS6708 digit al scanner , and includes basic set up and operation instructions. For t[...]

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Chapter 1 Getting Started Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction The DS6708 Digit al Scanner combines supe rior 1D and 2D omnidirectional bar code scanning and sub-second image captur e an d tr an sfe r to provid e the be st valu e in a digital scanne r . Whet he r in ha nd- he ld m od e or hands-free mode in a st and, the digital scanner ensures c[...]

1 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Supported Interfaces The DS 6708 digita l scanner supports: • Keyboard W edge connection to a host. The host interprets scanned dat a as keystrokes. This interface support s the following international ke yboards (for Windows® environment): Nort h Amer ica, German, French, French Canadian, S [...]

Getting Started 1 - 3 Setting Up the Digital Scanner Installing the Interface Cable 1. Plug the interface cable mo dular connector into the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanne r handle. (See Fi gure 1-2 .) 2. Gently tug the cable to ensure the connecto r is properly secured. 3. Connect the other end of the interface cable to th e ho st[...]

1 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface (DS6708 0nly) Symbol’ s Synapse Smart Cables en able interfacing to a variety of hosts. The Synap s e cable has built-in intelligence to detect that host. Figure 1-4 Synapse Ca ble Connection 1. Plug the Synap s e adapter cable (p/n 25-32 463-xx) into the b[...]

Getting Started 1 - 5 Mounting the Digital Scanner Desk Mount Use the optional desk mount fo r convenient and protective placement of the digit al sc anner on a flat surface. Simply place the mount on the sur face. The rubber feet hold the mo unt securely in place when inserting and removing th e digital scanner . Figure 1-5 Inserting the Dig ital [...]

1 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide For convenience, print this p a ge and use the template below for mounting hole loca tions. Figure 1-7 Wall Mounting T emplate 2.98” Insert mounting screw Insert mounting screw[...]

Chapter 2 Scanning Chapter 2 Scanning Introduction This chapter provides beeper and LED definitions, techniqu e s involve d in sca nn in g ba r cod e s, ge ner al instructions and tip s about scanning, and decod e zone diagrams. Figure 2-8 Parts Scan Window T rig ger LED Beeper[...]

2 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Beeper Definitions The digit al scanner issues dif ferent beep se quences and patterns to indicate st atus. T able 2-1 defines beep sequences th at occur d uring both n ormal scann ing and wh ile program ming the digi tal scanner . T able 2-1 Beeper Definitions Beeper Sequence Indication Stan da[...]

Scanning 2 - 3 Fast warble beep Aborting MPDF sequence. Low/high beep s Flushing an already emp ty MPDF buf fer . ADF Programmin g: Normal Da t a Entry . Durati on of tone s are short. High/low beeps Enter another digit. Add le ading zeros to the front if necessary . Low/low beep s Enter another alpha betic character or scan the En d of Message bar[...]

2 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide LED Definitions In addition to beep sequences, the digit al scanner uses a two-color LED to indicate status. T able 2-2 defines LED colors th at display du ring scanning. Scanning in Hand-Held Mode Install and prog ram the digital scanner (see Setting Up the Digital Scanner on p age 1-3 ). For a[...]

Scanning 2 - 5 4. Center the symbol in any orientation with in th e aiming pattern. Be sure the entire symbol is within the rectangula r area formed by the brackets in the pattern. Figure 2-11 Centering Symbol in Aiming Patter n 5. Hold the trigger until the digit al sca nner beeps, indicating the bar code is successfully decoded. For more informat[...]

2 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Scanning in Hands-Free Mode The optional Intellistand adds greater flexibility to scann ing operation. When the digita l scanner is seated in the stand’ s “cup,” the digital scan ner ’s built-in sensor plac es the digital scanner in han ds-free mode. When the digital scann er is removed [...]

Scanning 2 - 7 Decode Zones Figure 2-14 DS6708 Digital Sca nner Decode Zone for 1D Bar Codes Figure 2-15 DS6708 Digital Sca nner Decode Zone for 2D Bar Codes In. cm 0 20 mil Code 39 P ostnet 12.5 0 In. cm W i d t h o f F i e l d Depth of Field 1.0 21.0 2.6 0 Note: T ypical perf or mance at 68˚F (20˚C) on high quality symbols. 2 4 6 2 4 6 5.1 10.1[...]

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Chapter 3 Maintenance & T ec hnical Specifications Chapter 3 Maintenance & Techni ca l Sp ec if i cati ons Introduction This chapter provides suggeste d scan ner maintenance, troubleshooting, technical specifications, and signal descriptions (pinouts). Maintenance Cleaning the s can windo w is the on ly maintenance required. A dirty window [...]

3 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T roubleshooting T able 3-1 T roubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions The aiming patte rn does not appear when pres sing the trig ger . No power to the digital scanner . If the configuration require s a power supply , re-connect the po wer supply . Incorrect host interface cabl[...]

Maintenance & Technical Specifications 3 - 3 Digital scanner decodes bar code, but does not tran smit the data to the h ost. Digital sca nner is not programmed for the correct host type . Scan the appropriate host type programming bar code. See the chapter corr espondin g to the ho st type. Interface cable is loose. Re-connect the cable. If 4 l[...]

3 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T e chnical Specifications Digital scanner emit s low/high/low beep s. Clearing Code 39 buf fer . Normal when scanning the Code 39 Buff ering Clear Buffer bar code or upon attempt to tr ansm it an em pty Code 39 buf fer . Digital scanner emit s a power-up beep af ter changing USB host type. The [...]

Maintenance & Technical Specifications 3 - 5 Postal U.S. Postnet and Planet, U.K., Japan, Au stralian, and Dutch 2-D MaxiCode, DataMatr ix (ECC 200), and QR Code Nominal Working Distance (SR - S tandard Rang e focus) 5 mil (Code 39): 1.1 - 6.5 in. (2.8 - 16.5 cm) 13 mil (100% UPC/EAN):0.5 - 9.7 in. (1.3 - 24.6 cm) 20 mil (Cod e 39 ): 0 . 5 - 15[...]

3 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Digital Scanner Signal Descriptions Figure 3-1 Digital Scann er Cable Pinout s The signal descriptions in T able 3-3 applies to the conn ectors on the DS6708 digital scann er and are for reference on ly . Pin 10 Bottom of digital scanner Pin 1 Interface cable modular connector Cable interface po[...]

Chapter 4 User Preferences & Mi scellaneous Digital Scanner Options Chapter 4 User Preferences & Miscell a neous Digital Scanner Options Introduction If desired, program the digit al scanner to perform various fu nctions, or activate different fe atures. This chapter describes each user preference feature an d provides the programming bar c[...]

4 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases, scanni ng one bar code sets the p arameter value. For example, to set the beeper tone to high , scan the High Frequency (beeper to ne) bar code listed under Beeper T one on page 4-5 . The digital scanner issues a fast warble beep and the LED turns green,[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 3 Beep Afte r Go od Decode 38h Enable 4-1 1 Miscellaneous Opti ons T ransmit Code ID Character 2Dh None 4-12 Prefix V alue 63h, 69h 7013 <CR><LF> 4-13 Suffix 1 V alue Suffix 2 V alue 62h, 68h 64h, 6Ah 7013 <CR><LF> 4-13 Scan Data T ransmission Format EBh Data a[...]

4 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide User Preferences Set Default Parameter Scan this bar code to return all para meters to the defaul t values listed in T able A-1 on page A-1 . Parameter Scanning Parameter # ECh T o disable decoding of parameter bar codes, scan the Disable Parameter Scanning bar code below . Note that the Set Def[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 5 Beeper T one Parameter # 91h T o select a decode beep frequency (tone), scan the Low Freque ncy , Medium Frequency , or High Frequency bar code. Low Freque ncy (02h) * Medium Frequency (Optimum Setting ) (01h) High Freque ncy (00h)[...]

4 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Beeper V olume Parameter # 8Ch T o select 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. Power Mode Parameter # 80h This para meter determin es whether or not power r emains on af ter a deco de attempt. In reduced power mode, the digital scanner enter[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 7 T ime Delay to Low Power Mode Parameter # 92h This parame ter sets the time the digit al scanner remains a ctive after decoding. The digit al scanner wakes upon trigger pull or when the host attempt s to communicate with the digital scanner . NOTE This par a meter only applies when [...]

4 - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T ri gger Mode Parameter # 8Ah Select one of the following trigge r modes for the digit al scanner: • Level - A trigger pull ac tivates deco de process ing. Decode processing continues u ntil the bar code is decoded, the trigger is released , or the Decode Session T imeout is reached. • Blin[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 9 Picklist Mode Parameter # F0h 92h Picklist mode enables the digit al scanner to decode only bar codes that are aligned under the laser cr osshair . Select one of the following picklist modes for the digital scanner: • Disabled Always - Picklist mode is always disabled. • Enabled[...]

4 - 10 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Decode Session T imeout Parameter # 88h This parameter set s the maximum time decode proc essing continues during a scan attempt. It is programmable in 0.1 second increme n ts from 0.5 to 9.9 seconds. The default timeout is 9.9 seconds. T o set a Decode Session T imeout, scan the bar code below[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 11 Beep After Good Decode Parameter # 38h Scan a bar code below to select whether or not the digi tal scanne r beeps af ter a good decode. If selecting Do Not Beep Af ter Good Decode , the beeper still o perates during parameter menu scanning and to indicate error conditio ns . * Beep[...]

4 - 12 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters T ransmit Code ID Character Parameter # 2Dh A Code ID cha racter identif ies the co de type of a scan ned bar code. This is useful when the digital scanner is decoding m ore than o ne code ty pe. In ad dition to any single ch aracter p refix al ready select ed, [...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 13 Prefix/Suffix V alues Key Category Parameter # P = 63h, S1 = 62h, S2 = 64h Decimal V alue Parameter # P = 69h, S1 = 68h, S2 = 6Ah A prefix and/or one or two su ffixes can be appended to sc an dat a for use in data editin g . T o set a value for a prefix or suff ix, scan a four-digi[...]

4 - 14 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Scan Data T ransmissi on Format Parameter # EBh T o change the scan dat a for mat, scan one of the following eight bar co des correspondin g to the desire d format. T o set values for the prefix and/or suf f ix, see Prefix/Suffix Values on page 4-13 . NOTE If using this par ameter do not use AD[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 15 FN1 Substitution V alues Key Category Parameter # 67h Decimal V alue Parameter # 6Dh The Wedg e and USB HID Keyboard hosts support a FN 1 Substitution feature. Wh en enabled any FN1 character (0x1b) in an EAN128 bar code is substituted with a value . Th is value defaults to 7013 ( [...]

4 - 16 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T ransmit “No Read” Message Parameter # 5Eh Scan a bar code below to select whether or n ot to transmit a No Read message. When enabled, the characters NR are transmitted when a bar code is not decoded . Whe n disabled, if a symbol does not decode, nothing is sent to the host. Synapse Inter[...]

User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options 4 - 17 Synapse Interface (continued) Auxiliary Synapse Port Connection (32h) “Plug and Play” Synap se Connection (0Ah)[...]

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Chapter 5 Decoding Preferences Chapter 5 Decoding Preferences Introduction If desired, program the digit al scanner to perform various fu nctions, or activate different fe atures. This chapter describes decod ing prefere nce features and provides the pr ogramming ba r codes for se lecting these features. The digit al scanner ship s with the setting[...]

5 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified, to correc t an error during a scannin g sequence, jus t re-scan the corr ect parameter . Decoding Preferences Parameter Defaults T able 5-5 list s the defaults for decoding prefer ences parameters. There ar e two ways to change the default values[...]

Decoding Preferences 5 - 3 Decoding Preferences The paramete rs in this chapter contro l bar code decoding characteristics. Decoding Illumination Parameter # F0h, 2Ah Selecting Enable Decoding Illuminati on causes the digital scanner to flash illumination to aid decoding. Select Disable Decoding Illumination to prevent the digital scanner from usin[...]

5 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Illumination Bank Control Parameter # F1h 3Bh Selecting an illumination bank control parameter allows the user to control the il lumination banks on the sc an engine. • Full (0) (default): The full illu mination system is enabled. • Auto (1): The illumination system automatically switches fr[...]

Decoding Preferences 5 - 5 Decode Aiming Pattern Parameter # F0h, 32h This parameter only applies wh en in Decode Mode. Select Enable De code Aiming Pattern to project the aiming pattern du ring bar code capture, or Disable Decode Aiming Pattern to turn the aiming pattern of f . NOTE With picklist enabled, the decode aiming pattern flashes even whe[...]

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Chapter 6 USB Interface Chapter 6 USB Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digit al scanner with a USB host. The digit al scanner connect s directly to a USB host, or a powered USB hub, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is required. Throughout the p r ogramming bar co de menus, defau lt values are indicated[...]

6 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Connecting a USB Interface Figure 6-1 USB Connection The digit al scanner connect s with USB-capable host s including: • Desktop PCs and notebooks - Apple™ iMac, G4, iBooks (North America only) - IBM SurePOS terminals • Sun, IBM, an d other ne twork com puters tha t support m ore than o ne[...]

USB Interface 6 - 3 4. On first instal lation when using Windows, the software prompts to select or in stall the Human Interface Device driver . T o install this dr iver , provided by Windows, click Nex t through all the choices and click Finished on the last choice. The digit al scanner powers up during this installation. 5. T o modify any other p[...]

6 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide USB Host Parameters USB Device T ype Select the desired USB device type. NOTE When changing USB Device T ypes, the digita l scanner automatically resets. The digital scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences. * HID Keyboard Emulation IBM T able T op USB IBM Hand-Held USB USB OPOS Handhe[...]

USB Interface 6 - 5 USB Country Keyboard T ypes - Country Codes Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard ty pe . This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. NOTE When changing USB country keyboard types the digital scanner automatically resets. The digital scanner issues the stan dard startup beep sequences. * North A[...]

6 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard T ypes - Country Codes (continued) Sp anish Wi ndows Italian Windows Swedish Wi ndows UK English Windows Jap anese Window s (ASCII) Portuguese -Brazilian W indows[...]

USB Interface 6 - 7 USB Key s troke Delay This parameter sets the delay , in milliseconds , between em ulated keystrokes. Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when host s require a slower transmission of data. USB CAPS Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulatio n de vice. When enabled, the case of the data is preserv[...]

6 - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide USB Ignore Unknown Characters This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulatio n device and IBM device. Unknown characters are characters th e ho st do e s not reco g niz e. Wh en Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code dat a is sent except for unknown characters, a[...]

USB Interface 6 - 9 Emulate Keypad with Leading Zero When enabled, character sequence s sent over the numeric keypad are sent as ISO characters which have a leading zero. For example ASCII A would be sent as “AL T MAKE” 0 0 6 5 “AL T BREAK”. USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation de vice. W[...]

6 - 10 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are no rmally s ent a s a con trol- key sequ ence s (see T able 6-2 on p age 6-12 ). When this parameter is ena bled, the keys in bo ld are sent in plac e of th e st and ard key ma pping. T able entries that do not have a bold entry remain the same whe[...]

USB Interface 6 - 11 Convert Case When enabled, the digita l scanner converts all bar code dat a to the selected case. * No Case Conversion Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case[...]

6 - 12 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set for USB T able 6-2 USB Prefix/Suffix V alues Prefix/ Suffix V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char .acter Key stroke 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 CT[...]

USB Interface 6 - 13 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CT RL [/ ESC 1 1028 %B CT RL 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CT RL - 1032 S pace S pace 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 0 0 1049 1 1 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 105[...]

6 - 14 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 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 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 T able 6-2 USB Prefix/Suffix V[...]

USB Interface 6 - 15 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 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 T able 6-2 USB Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) P[...]

6 - 16 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 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 ~ T able 6-2 USB Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) Prefix/ Suffix V alue Full ASCII Code 3[...]

USB Interface 6 - 17 T able 6-3 USB AL T Key Character Set AL T Key s Key stroke 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 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 [...]

6 - 18 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T able 6-4 USB GUI Key Character Set GUI Key Key stroke 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 GU[...]

USB Interface 6 - 19 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 6-4 USB GUI Key Charac ter Set (Continued) GUI Key Key stroke Note: GUI Shift Keys - The Apple™ iMac keyboa rd has an apple key on either side of the space ba r . Windows-based systems have a GUI key[...]

6 - 20 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T able 6-5 USB F Key Character Set F Key s Key stroke 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 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24[...]

USB Interface 6 - 21 T able 6-6 USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Key stroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 undefined 6045 - 6046 . 6047 / 6048 0 6049 1 6050 2 6051 3 6052 4 6053 5 6054 6 6055 7 6056 8 6057 9 6058 Enter 6059 Num Lock[...]

6 - 22 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T able 6-7 USB Extended Keyp ad Character Set Extended Keypad Key stroke 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 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Down Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 R[...]

Chapter 7 RS-232 Interface Chapter 7 RS-232 Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digit al scanner with an RS-232 host. The RS-232 inte rface is used to connect the digit al scanner to point-of-sale devices, h o st computers, or other device s with an available RS-232 port (e.g., com port). If the host is not listed in T a[...]

7 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Connecting an RS-232 Interface This connection is made directly from the digita l scanner to the host computer . Figure 7-1 RS-232 Dir ect Connection 1. Attach the modular connector of the RS-232 interfac e cable to the ca ble interface port on the digital scanner (see Installing the Interface C[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 3 RS-232 Parameter Defaults T able 7-1 list s the default s for RS-232 host parameters. T o change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the RS- 232 Host Parameters section beginning on p age 7-4 . NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous[...]

7 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Parameters V arious RS-232 host s are set up with the ir own p arameter default settings ( T able 7-2 ). Selecting standard, ICL, Fujitsu, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode A, Wincor-Nixdo rf Mod e B, OPOS /JPOS, Olivetti, or Omron sets the defaults listed below . T able 7-2 T erminal Specific RS-[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 5 RS-232 Host Parameters (continued) Selecting ICL, Fujit su, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode A, Winc or-Nixdorf Mode B, OPOS/JPOS, Olivetti, or Omron enables the transm ission of code ID characters listed in T able 7-3 . These code ID characte rs ar e not programmable and ar e separate from the T ransmit Code ID feature. Do not enable the[...]

7 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host T ypes T o select an RS-232 host interface, scan one of the following bar codes. 1 Scanning En able RS-232 ( No V arian t) activates the RS-232 driver , but does not change port settings (e.g., parity , data bits, handshaking). Selecting anothe r RS-2 32 host type bar code changes th[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 7 RS-232 Host T ypes (continued) Baud Rate Baud rate is th e number of bi ts of data transmitted pe r second. Set the digital scanner's bau d rate to match the baud rate setting of the host device. Otherwise, d ata may not reach the host d evice or may reach it in distorted form. OPOS/JPOS Fujitsu RS-232 Baud Rate 600 Baud[...]

7 - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Baud Rate (continued) * Baud Rate 9600 Baud Rate 19,200 Baud Rate 38,400 Baud Rate 57,600 Baud Rate 1 15,200[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 9 Parity A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII code d character . Select the parity type according to host device requiremen ts. • Select Odd parity an d the parity bit value is set to 0 or 1, based on dat a, to ensure that an odd numb er of 1 bits are con tained in the coded character . • Select Even[...]

7 - 10 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Stop Bit Select The stop bit(s) at the end of each transmitted charac ter marks the end of transmission of one character and prepares th e receiving device for the next character in the ser ial dat a strea m. The number of stop bit s selected (one or two) depends on the nu mber the receiving te[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 11 Check Receive Errors Select whether or not the p a rity , fram ing, and overrun of received chara cte rs are checked. The parity value of received charac ters is verified ag ain st th e parity parameter selec te d abov e. Hardware Handshaking The dat a inter f ace consist s of an RS-232 port desig ned to operate eithe r with[...]

7 - 12 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Hardware Handsh aking (continued) • None : Scan the bar code below if no Hardware Handshaking is desired . • St andard RTS/CTS : Scan the bar code below to select S tandard R TS/CTS Hardware Handshaking. • RTS/CTS Option 1 : When R TS/CTS Option 1 is selected, the digit al scanner asserts[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 13 Hardware Handshaking (continued) Software Handshaking This parameter of fers control of the data tr ansmission process in addition to, or instead of, th at offered by hardware handsha kin g. There are five options. If Software Handshaking and Hard ware Handshaking are both enab led, Hardware Handshaking t akes precedence. ?[...]

7 - 14 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Software Handshaking (continued) - XOFF is received during a transm ission. Data transmission then stops after sending the current byte. When the digit al scanner receives an XON characte r , it sends the r est of the d ata message. T he digital scanner waits indefinitely for the XON. * None AC[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 15 Host Serial Response T ime-out This parameter specifies how long the digit al scanner wait s for an ACK, NAK, or CTS before de termining that a transmission error has occurred. This only applies wh en in one of the ACK/NAK Soft wa re Handshaking modes, or R TS/CTS Hard ware Handshaking option. * Minimum: 2 Sec Low: 2.5 Sec M[...]

7 - 16 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide RTS Line State This parameter set s the idle state of the Serial Host R TS line. Scan a bar code below to select Low RT S or High RTS line st ate. Beep on <BEL> When this para meter is enabled, the digit al scanner is sues a beep when a <BEL> character is detected on the RS-232 seri[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 17 Intercharacter Delay This parameter spe cifies th e inter character delay inserted between character transmissions. * Minimum: 0 msec Low: 25 msec Medium: 50 msec High: 75 msec Maximum: 99 msec[...]

7 - 18 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Nixdorf Beep/LED Options When Nixdorf Mode B is selecte d, this indicates when the digit al scanner should beep and turn on it s LED after a decode. Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters ar e characters the host does not recognize. When Send Bar Co des with Unknown Characters is selected[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 19 ASCII Character Set for RS-232 The values in T able 7-4 can be assigned as prefixes or suf fix es for ASCII character dat a transmission. T able 7-4 Prefix/Suffix V alues Prefix/Suffix V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Charact er 1000 %U NUL 1001 $A SOH 1002 $B STX 1003 $C ETX 1004 $D EOT 1005 $E ENQ 1006 $F A[...]

7 - 20 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 1026 $Z SUB 1027 %A ESC 1028 %B FS 1029 %C GS 1030 %D RS 1031 %E US 1032 Sp a c e Sp a c e 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 1051 33 1052 44 1053 55[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 21 1055 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 1078 NN 1079 OO 1080 PP 1081 QQ 1082 RR 1083 SS T able 7-4 Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) Prefix/Suffix V alue Full ASC[...]

7 - 22 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 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 11 0 0 +D d 11 0 1 +E e 11 0 2 +F f 11 0 3 +G g 11 0 4 +H h 11 0 5 +I i 11 0 6 +J j 11 0 7 +K k 11 0 8 +L l 11 0 9 +M m 111 0 +N n 1111 +O o 111 2 +P[...]

RS-232 Interface 7 - 23 111 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 11 2 0 +X x 11 2 1 +Y y 11 2 2 +Z z 11 2 3 %P { 11 2 4 %Q | 11 2 5 %R } 11 2 6 %S ~ 11 2 7 Undefined 7013 ENTER T able 7-4 Prefix/Suffix V alues (Continued) Prefix/Suffix V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Charact er[...]

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Chapter 8 IBM 468X / 469X Interface Chapter 8 IBM 468X / 469X Interface Introduction This chapter describes h ow to set up the di gital scanner with an IBM 468X/469X host. Throughout the p r ogramming bar co de menus, defau lt values are indicated with asterisks ( * ). * Disable Convert to Co de 39 Feature/Optio n * Indicates Default NOTE Most comp[...]

8 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Connecting to an IBM 468X/469X Host This connection is made directly from the digita l scanner to the host interface. Figure 8-2 IBM Direct Connection 1. Attach the modular connector of the IBM 46XX interfac e cable to the cable interface port on the digi tal scanner (see Installing the Interfac[...]

IBM 468X / 469X Interface 8 - 3 IBM Parameter Defaults T able 8-5 list s the default s for IBM host parameters. T o change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descripti ons section beginning on page 8-4 . NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneo[...]

8 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters Port Address This parameter sets the IBM 468X/469X port used. NOTE Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS-485 interface on the digital scanner . None Selected Hand-held S canner Emulation (Port 9B) Non-IBM Scanner Emu lation (Port 5B) T able-top Scanner Emul[...]

IBM 468X / 469X Interface 8 - 5 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of unknown bar co de type data to Code 39. Enable Convert Unknown to Code 39 * Disable Conve rt Unknown to Code 39[...]

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Chapter 9 W and Emulation Interface Chapter 9 Wand Emulation Interface Introduction This chapter descr ib es ho w to set up the digi tal scann er with a wand emulation host when W and Emulation communication is needed. The digit al scanner connects to an e x ternal wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile compute r or Point-of-Sale (POS)[...]

9 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Connecting Using W a nd Emulation T o perform W and Emulation, connect the digit al scanne r to a mobile computer , or a controller which collec ts the wand data an d inter prets it for the host. Figure 9-3 Wand Emulation Connection 1. Attach the modular connector of the W and Emulation in terfa[...]

Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 3 W and Emulation Pa rameter De faults T able 9-6 list s the default s for Wand Emula t ion host type s. T o change any option, sca n the appropriate ba r code(s) prov ided in Wand Emulation Host Parameters on p age 9-4 . NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and [...]

9 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide W and Emulation Host Parameters W and Emulati on Host T ypes Select a Wand Emulation hos t by scannin g one of th e bar co des below . Symbol OmniLink Inte rface Controller Symbol PDT T erminal (MSI) Symbol PTC T erminal (T elxon)[...]

Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 5 Leading Margin (Quiet Zone) Scan a bar code below to select a lea ding ma rgin du ra tion. A lea ding mar gin is th e time th at precede s th e first bar of the scan, (in milliseconds). Th e minimum allowed value is 80 msec and the maximum is 250 msec. This parame ter accommodates older wa nd decoders which cannot han[...]

9 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Polarity Polarity determines how the digital scan ner's Wand Emul ation interface create s the Digitized Barcode Pattern (DBP). DBP is a digital signal that represents the scan ned bar code. Different decoders expect the DBP to be in a certain fo rmat. The DBP either has the "highs&quo[...]

Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 By default, the W and Emulation interface sends dat a to the attached host in the same symbology th at was decoded. This can be a problem for customers with ol de r systems that do not recognize newer symbologies (for example, RSS). Enabling this par ameter ignores the original symbolo[...]

9 - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII By default, any characters that do not have a corr esponding character in the Code 39 symbolo gy set are replaced by a spa c e. If this parameter is enab led, the data sent to the wand Interface is enco de d in Code 39 Full ASCII. This setting require s that the Hos[...]

Chapter 10 Keyboard W edge Interface Chapter 10 Keyboard Wedge Interface Introduction This chapter describes ho w to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digit al scanner . With this interface, the digita l scanner is connected between the keyboard and host computer , and translates bar code data into keystrokes. The host computer ac cepts th[...]

10 - 2 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Connecting a Keyboard W edge Interface Figure 10-1. Keyboa rd Wedge Connection with Y -cable T o connect the Keyboard Wed ge interface Y -cable: 1. .T urn off the host and unplug the keyboard connector . 2. Attach the modular connector of the Y -cable to the cable interface po rt on the digital[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 3 Keyboard W edge Pa rameter Defaults T able 10-7 list s the default s for Keyboard W edge host p ara meters. T o change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) in the Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters section beginning on p age 10-4 . NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, [...]

10 - 4 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Keyboard W edge Host Parameters Keyboard W edge Host T ypes Select the Ke yboard Wedge host b y scanning one of th e bar codes below . IBM PC/A T & IBM PC Compatibles IBM PS/2 (Model 30) IBM A T Notebook IBM XT NCR 7052[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 5 Keyboard W edge Country T ypes - Country Codes Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type. If the keyboard type is not listed, see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emul ation on page 10-8 . * North Ame rican German Windows French Window s French Cana dian Windows 95 /98 French Cana dian Windows XP/2000 Sp anis h Wi[...]

10 - 6 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Keyboard W edge Country T ypes - Country Codes (continued) Italian Windows Swedish Wi ndows UK English Windows Japanese Windows Portuguese -Brazilian W indows[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 7 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters ar e characters the host does not recognize. When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, all bar cod e data is sent exce pt for unkno wn charac ters, and no error beeps sound on the digita l scanner . When Do Not Send Bar Codes Wi th Unknown Characters is sele[...]

10 - 8 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Intra-Key stroke Delay When enabled, an additional delay is inserted betwee n each emulated key depression and release. This sets the Keystroke Dela y pa rame ter to a m inimum of 5 msec as w ell. Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyb oard types not[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 9 Caps Lock On When enabled, the digita l scanner emulates keystrokes as if the Cap s Lock key is always pressed. Caps Lock Override When enabled, on A T or A T Notebook host s, the ke yb oard ignor es the st ate of the Caps Loc k key . There fore, an ‘A ’ in the bar code is sent as an ‘A ’ no matter what the s[...]

10 - 10 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Convert W edge Data When enabled, the digita l scanner converts all bar code dat a to the selected case. Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as control key se quences (see T able 10-8 on page 10-1 4 ). When this parameter is ena bled, the keys in bo ld are sent in plac[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 11 FN1 Substitution When this is enable d, the digita l scanner replaces FN 1 characters in an EAN128 bar code with a keystroke chosen by the user (see FN1 Substitution on page 10-1 1 ). Send Make and Break When enabled, the scan codes for releasing a key are not sent. Enable * Disable *Send Make and B reak Scan Codes [...]

10 - 12 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Maps The following keyboard ma ps are provided for prefix/suf fi x keystroke paramete rs. T o prog ram the prefix/suf fix values, see the bar co des on page 4-13 . Figure 10-4 IBM PS2 T ype Keyboard Figure 10-5 IBM PC/XT Figure 10-6 IBM PC/A T 7013 7014 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 13 Figure 10-7 NCR 7052 32-Key Figure 10-8 NCR 7052 58-Key 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 5007 5008 5010 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 1046 1045 5014 1043 5013 5015 5016 5018 5019 1086 1087 10[...]

10 - 14 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set for Keyboard W edge NOTE Code 39 Full ASCII interprets the bar code spec ial character ($ + % /) preceding a Code 39 character and assigns an ASCII char acter v alue to the pair . For example, when Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled and +B is scanned, it is interpreted as b , %J[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 15 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 S pace S pace 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 - - 104[...]

10 - 16 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide 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 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K T able 10-8 Keyboard Wedg e ASCII Char[...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 17 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 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 T able 10-8 Keyboard Wedg e ASCII Character Set (Continue[...]

10 - 18 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide 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 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 10-8 Keyboard [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 19 T able 10-9 Keyboard We dge AL T Key Character Set AL T Key s Key stroke 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[...]

10 - 20 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T able 10-10 Keyboard We dge GUI Key Character Set GUI Key s Key strokes 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 [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 21 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z T able 10-11 Keyboard Wedge F Key Characte r Set F Key s Key stroke 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 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20[...]

10 - 22 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 T able 10-12 Keyboard Wedge Nume ric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Key stroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 undefined 6045 - 6046 . 6047 / 6048 0 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 10-13 Keyboard We dge [...]

Keyboard Wedge Interface 10 - 23 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 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow T able 10-13 Keyboard We dge Extended Keypad Characte r Set (Continued) Extended Keypad Key stroke[...]

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Chapter 11 Scanner Emulation Interface Chapter 11 Scanner Emu lation Inter fac e Introduction This chapter descr ib es ho w to set up the digi tal scanner with a Scan ne r Em ula tio n host . Use this mode when Scanner Emulation commu nication is needed. In this mode, the digit al scanner connects to an external decoder or to a deco de r int eg ra [...]

11 - 2 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Scanner Emulation T o perform Scanner Emula tion, connect the d igit al sca nne r to a mobile compu ter , or a controller which collect s the data and interpre ts it for the host. Figure 11-1 Scanner Emulation Connection 1. Attach the modular connector of the Scanner Emulation [...]

Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 3 Scanner Emulation Parameter Defaults Ta b l e 1 1 - 1 lists the de fa ults for the Scanner Emulation host. T o change any option, scan the appro priate bar code(s) provided in the Scanne r Emulation Host Parameters section beginning on page 11 - 4 . NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user pre[...]

11 - 4 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Scanner Emulation Host Scan the bar code be low to enable the Scanner Emulation host. Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style The Scanner Emula tio n ho st supp o rts three bee p style s. • Beep On Successful T ransmit : The digital scanne r beeps when the attache d decoder issues the de[...]

Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 5 Parameter Pass-Through The Scanne r Emulation host can pr ocess paramete r bar code messages a nd send th em to the attached decoder . In this way , customers using Symbol compli ant deco ders can control the behavior of the entire system by scanning the necessary parameters only once. For example, to enable D 2 o[...]

11 - 6 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Convert Newer Code T ypes (continued) When decod ing these c ode types w ith this parame ter disa bled, the digital scanner issues Conver t Er ror bee p s and transmits no dat a. The amount of data in the scanned newer bar cod e type should not exceed that of the conversion code type. Module Wi[...]

Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conver sio n of all bar code data to Code 39. Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion By default, any characters that do not have a corr esponding character in the Code 39 symbolo gy set are replaced by a spa ce . If this p arameter is enabled, [...]

11 - 8 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T ransmission T imeout The Scanner Emulation host transm its bar code data to the attached decode r and waits for the decoder to assert the Decode signal, indicating successful transmissi on. If, after a specified am oun t of time, the Decode signal is not asserted (indicating th at the attache[...]

Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 9 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters ar e characters th e decoder does not recognize. When Ignore Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code d ata is sent except for unkno wn charac ters, and n o error be eps sound. When Convert Error on Unknown Characters is selected, bar co des co nta ining at least on[...]

11 - 10 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Leading Margin (continued) Check For Decode LED The attached de coder normally assert s the Decode line to signal to the Scanner Emulation host that it successfully decoded the tran smitted bar code. Some dec oders, however , do not assert the Decode signal. In this case, the di gital scanner [...]

Chapter 12 123Scan Chapter 12 123Scan Introduction 123Scan is a Windows ® -based utility that programs th e digital scanner with all para meters including Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) Ru les. An ADF rule modifies bar code data before it is sent to the host to ensure compatibility between bar code d dat a and the host application. Digita l scanne[...]

12 - 2 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide 123Scan Parameter T o communicate with the 123Scan program, load 12 3Sca n, included in the document ation CD-ROM, onto the host computer , and scan the bar code below . Refer to 123Scan instructions for progra mming the digital scanner . Scan the bar code below to enable the 123Scan interface [...]

Chapter 13 Symbologies Chapter 13 Symbologies Introduction This chapter describes symbology features and prov ides the program ming bar codes for selecting these features. Before programming, follow th e instru ctions in Chapter 1, Gett ing Started . T o set feature values, scan a single bar code or a short bar code sequence . The settings are stor[...]

13 - 2 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified, to correc t an error during a scannin g sequence, jus t re-scan the corr ect parameter . Symbology Parameter Defaults T able 13-1 list s th e de fa ults for all symbo lo gies paramete rs . Th ere ar e two ways to cha ng e the defa u lt valu es :[...]

Symbologies 13 - 3 Convert UPC-E1 to A 26h Disable 13-16 EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend 27h Disable 13-17 UCC Coupon Extended Code 55h Disable 13 -17 Code 128 Code 128 08h Enable 13-18 UCC/EAN-128 0Eh Enable 13-18 ISBT 128 54h Enable 13-19 Code 39 Code 39 00h Enable 13-19 T rioptic Code 39 0Dh Disable 13 -20 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Italian Pharm a cy Code)[...]

13 - 4 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T ransmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 2Ch Disable 13-34 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 52h Disable 13- 35 Discrete 2 of 5 (DT F) Discrete 2 of 5 05h Disable 13-35 Set Length(s) for D 2 of 5 14h 15h 12 13-36 Codabar (NW - 7) Codabar 07h Disable 13- 38 Set Lengths for Codabar 18h 19h 5 to 55 13-38 CLSI Edit[...]

Symbologies 13 - 5 Convert RSS to UPC/EAN F0h 8Dh Disable 13-50 Composite Composite CC-C F0h 55h Disable 13-51 Composite CC-A/B F0h 56h Disable 13-51 Composite TLC-39 F0h 73h Disable 13-52 UPC Composite Mode F0h 58h Always Linked 13-52 Composite Beep Mo de F0h 8Eh Beep As Each Cod e T y pe is Decode d 13 -53 UCC/EAN Code 128 Emulation Mode for UCC/[...]

13 - 6 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide UPC/EAN Enable/Disable UPC-A Parameter # 01h T o enable or d isable UPC-A, scan the appropriate bar code below . Enable/Disable UPC-E Parameter # 02h T o enable or d isable UPC-E, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable UPC-A (01h) Disable UPC-A (00h) * Enable UPC-E (01h) Disable UPC-E ([...]

Symbologies 13 - 7 Enable/Disable UPC-E1 Parameter # 0Ch UPC-E1 is disabled by default. T o enable or disable UPC- E1, scan the appropriate bar code below . Enable/Disable EAN-8/JAN-8 Parameter # 04h T o enable or disable EAN-8/JAN-8, sca n the appropriate bar code below . NOTE UPC -E1 is not a UCC (Uniform Cod e Council) approved symbolog y . Enab[...]

13 - 8 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable EAN-13/JAN-13 Parameter # 03h T o enable or disable EAN-13/JAN-13, scan th e appropriate bar code below . Enable/Disable Bookland EAN Parameter # 53h T o enable or di sable Bookland EAN, scan the appropria t e bar code below . * Enable EAN-13/JAN-13 (01h) Disable EAN-13/JAN-13 (0[...]

Symbologies 13 - 9 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals Parameter # 10h Supplementals are ba r co de s appe nd e d ac cor d ing to spe c ific format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UP C E+2, EAN 13+2). Six options are available. • If Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Only With Supplement als is selected, UPC/EA N/JAN symbols without supplemen tals are not deco de d . ?[...]

13 - 10 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (continued) UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy Parameter # 50h With Autodiscriminate UPC/ EAN/JAN Supplementals selected, this option adjust s the number of times a symbol without supplement als is decoded before transmissi o n . The range is from two to thirt[...]

Symbologies 13 - 11 T ransmit UPC-A Check Digit Parameter # 28h The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the dat a. Scan the appropriate bar code be low to transm it the bar code data with or wit hout the UPC -A check dig it. It is always verified to guarantee the integ rity of the data. T ransmit UPC-E Ch[...]

13 - 12 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T ransmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Parameter # 2Ah The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integr ity of the data. Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code dat a with or wit hout the UPC -E1 check digit. It is always verified to guarantee the integ [...]

Symbologies 13 - 13 UPC-A Preamble Parameter # 22h Preamble characters ar e p art of the UPC symbol, and in clu de Countr y Code and System Character . There are three options for transmitting a UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmi t System Character only , transmit System Character and Co untry Code ( “0” for USA), and tr an smit no prea[...]

13 - 14 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide UPC-E Preamble Parameter # 23h Preamble characters are p art of th e UPC symbol, and in clude Coun try Code and System Character . There are three options for transmitting a UPC-E preamble to the host device: transm it System Character only , transmit System Character and Coun try Code (“0 ?[...]

Symbologies 13 - 15 UPC-E1 Preamble Parameter # 24h Preamble characters ar e p art of the UPC symbol, and in clu de Countr y Code and System Character . There are three options for tran smitting a UPC- E1 pream ble to the host device: tran smit System Ch aracter on ly , transmit System Character and Co untry Code ( “0” for USA), and tr an smit [...]

13 - 16 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Convert UPC-E to UPC-A Parameter # 25h Enable this to convert UPC-E (zero su ppressed) decoded data to UPC-A format befor e transmission. Af ter conversion, the dat a follows UPC-A format and is af fe cted by UPC-A progr amming selections (e.g ., Preamble, Check Digit). When disabled, UPC-E de[...]

Symbologies 13 - 17 EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend Parameter # 27h When enabled , this parameter adds five lea ding zeros to decoded EAN-8 symbols to make them comp atible in format to EAN-13 symbols. When disabled, EAN-8 symbols are tr ansmitted as is. UCC Coupon Extended Code Parameter # 55h When enabled, this pa rameter deco des UPC-A bar code s st arting w[...]

13 - 18 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 Parameter # 08h T o enable or disable Code 128, scan the approp riate bar code below . Enable/Disable UCC/EAN-128 Parameter # 0Eh T o enable or disable UCC/EAN-128, scan the app ropriate bar code below . * Enable Code 128 (01h) Disable Code 128 (00h) * Enable U[...]

Symbologies 13 - 19 Enable/Disable ISBT 128 Parameter # 54h ISBT 128 is a variant of Code 128 u sed in the blood bank industry . Scan a bar code below to enable or disable ISBT 128. If necessary , the host must perfo rm concatenation of the ISBT dat a. Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 Parameter # 00h T o enable or disable Code 39, sca n the appropria[...]

13 - 20 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable T ri optic Code 39 Parameter # 0Dh T rioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking of computer tape cartridg es. T rioptic Code 39 symbols always cont ain six characters. T o enable or disable T rioptic Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below . Convert Code 39[...]

Symbologies 13 - 21 Code 32 Prefix Parameter # E7h Scan the appropr i at e ba r cod e below to en ab le or dis able adding the prefix character “A” to all Co de 32 bar codes. Set Lengths for Code 39 Parameter # L1 = 12h, L2 = 13h The length of a code refers to the numbe r of charac ters (i.e., human readable chara c ters), including check digit[...]

13 - 22 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide • Length Within Range - Select th is option to decode a Code 39 symbol with a specific length range. S el e ct l e ng th s us i n g numeric bar code s i n Append ix D, N umeric Bar Codes . F or example, to d e c o d e Co d e 3 9 sy m bo l s co nt a i n i n g between 4 and 12 chara cters, fir[...]

Symbologies 13 - 23 Code 39 Check Digit V erification Parameter # 30h When this feature is enabled, the digi t al scanner checks the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digi t algorithm. Only Code 39 symbols which inclu de a modulo 43 check digit are decoded. Enable this feature if the Code 39 symb[...]

13 - 24 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Parameter # 11h Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 which pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set. T o enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII, scan the ap propriate bar code below . Code 39 Buffering - Scan & Store Parameter # 71h This fea[...]

Symbologies 13 - 25 Code 39 Buffering - Scan & Store (continued) This featur e affects Code 39 only . I f selecting Buffer Code 39 , we recommend configuring the digit al scanner to decode Code 39 symbology only . While there is dat a in the tr ansmission buffer , se lecting Do Not Buffer Code 39 is not allowed. The buffer holds 200 bytes of in[...]

13 - 26 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T ransmit Buffer There are two methods to tran smit the Code 39 buffer . 1. Scan the T ransmit Buffer bar code below . Only a start character , a plus (+), and a stop characte r . 2. The digit a l scanner transmit s and clears the buf fer . • The digit al scanner issues a low/high beep. 3. S[...]

Symbologies 13 - 27 Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 Parameter # 09h T o enable or disable Code 93, sca n the appropriate bar code below . Set Lengths for Code 93 Parameter # L1 = 1Ah, L2 = 1Bh The length of a code refers to the numbe r of charac ters (i.e., human readable chara c ters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Cod[...]

13 - 28 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 93 (continued) Code 93 - One Discrete Length Code 93 - T wo Discrete Length s Code 93 - Length Withi n Ran ge Code 93 - Any Length[...]

Symbologies 13 - 29 Code 11 Code 11 Parameter # 0Ah T o enable or disable Code 1 1, scan the appropriate bar code below . Set Lengths for Code 11 Parameter # L1 = 1Ch, L2 = 1Dh The length of a code refers to the numbe r of charac ters (i.e., human readable chara c ters), including check digit(s) the code cont ains. Set lengths for Code 1 1 to any l[...]

13 - 30 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 11 Code 1 1 - One Discrete Length Code 1 1 - T wo Discrete Lengths Code 1 1 - Length Within Ran ge Code 1 1 - Any Length[...]

Symbologies 13 - 31 Code 11 Check Digit V erification Parameter # 34h This feature allows th e dig ital scanner to ch ec k the integr ity of all Co de 1 1 s ym bols to ve rify that the data complies with the specified check digi t algorithm. This se lects the check digi t mechanism for the decoded Code 1 1 bar code. The options are to check for on [...]

13 - 32 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter # 06h T o enable or disable Interlea ved 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below , and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length from the following p ages. Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter # L1 = 16h, L2 = 17h The l[...]

Symbologies 13 - 33 Set Lengths for Code 11 (continued) NOTE Due to the construction of the I 2 of 5 symbolog y , it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to be interpreted as a complete scan, yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code. T o prevent this, select specific lengths (I 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length - T w[...]

13 - 34 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide I 2 of 5 Check Digit V erification Parameter # 31h When this feature is enabled, the digita l scanner checks t he integrity of all I 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbolog y S p ecification (USS), or the Optical Product Code Council (OPCC) check d[...]

Symbologies 13 - 35 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 Parameter # 52h Enable this parameter to convert 14-character I 2 of 5 codes to EAN-13, and tra nsmit to the host as EAN-13 . T o accomplish this, the I 2 of 5 code must be enabled, and the code mu st have a leading zero and a valid EAN-13 check digit. Discrete 2 of 5 (DTF) Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of[...]

13 - 36 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 Parameter # L1 = 14h, L2 = 15h The length of a code refers to the numbe r of charac ters (i.e., human readable chara c ters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set len gths for D 2 of 5 to an y length, one or two discret e lengths, or lengths within a [...]

Symbologies 13 - 37 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 (continued) D 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length D 2 of 5 - T wo Discret e Lengths D 2 of 5 - Length Withi n Ran ge D 2 of 5 - Any Length[...]

13 - 38 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Codabar (NW - 7) Enable/Disable Codabar Parameter # 07h T o enable or disable Codaba r , scan the appropriate bar code below . Set Lengths for Codabar Parameter # L1 = 18h, L2 = 19h The length of a code refers to the numbe r of charac ters (i.e., human readable chara c ters), including check d[...]

Symbologies 13 - 39 Set Lengths for Codabar (continued) • Any Length - Scan this option to decode Codabar symbols containin g an y number of characters within the digital scanner cap ability . Codabar - One Discrete Length Codabar - T wo Di scre te Lengths Codabar - Length With i n Range Codabar - Any Length[...]

13 - 40 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide CLSI Editing Parameter # 36h When enabled, this p a rameter strip s the start and stop ch aracters and insert s a space after the first, fif th, and tenth char acters of a 14-chara cter Codab ar symbol. En able this fe ature if the host system requires th is data format. NOTIS Editing Paramete[...]

Symbologies 13 - 41 MSI Enable/Disable MSI Parameter # 0Bh T o enable or d isable MSI, scan the appropriate b ar code below . Set Lengths for MSI Parameter # L1 = 1Eh, L2 = 1Fh The length of a code refers to the numbe r of charac ters (i.e., human readable chara c ters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set le ngth s for MSI to any lengt[...]

13 - 42 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for MSI (continued) • Any Length - Scan this option to decode MSI sym bols containing any number of characters within the digital scanner capability . NOTE Due to the construction of the MSI symbology , it is possible for a scan line cov ering only a portion of the code to be int[...]

Symbologies 13 - 43 MSI Check Digits Parameter # 32h With MSI symbols, one check digit is mandatory and always ver ified by the reader . The second check digit is optional. If the MSI codes incl ude two check digits, scan the T wo MSI Check Dig its bar code to enable verification of the se cond check digit. See MSI Ch eck Digit Alg orithm on page 1[...]

13 - 44 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide MSI Check Digit Algorithm Parameter # 33h T wo algorithms are possible for the verification of the second MSI check digit. Select the ba r code below correspond ing to the algorithm u sed to enco de the c heck digit. Postal Codes US Postnet Parameter # 59h T o enable or disable US Postnet, sca[...]

Symbologies 13 - 45 US Planet Parameter # 5Ah T o enable or disable US Planet, scan the app ropriate bar code below . UK Postal Parameter # 5Bh T o enable or disable UK Post al, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable US Planet (01h) Disable US Planet (00h) * Enable UK Post al (01h) Disable UK Postal (00h)[...]

13 - 46 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T ransmit UK Postal Check Digit Parameter # 60h Select whether to transmit UK Post al data with or without the check digit. Japan Postal Parameter # F0h, 22h T o enable or disable Jap an Postal, scan the appropria t e bar code below . * T ransmit UK Postal Check Digit (01h) Do Not T ransmit UK[...]

Symbologies 13 - 47 Australian Postal Parameter # F0h, 23h T o enable or disable Australian Postal, scan the ap propriate bar code below . Dutch Postal Parameter # F0h, 46h T o enable or disable Dutch Post al, scan the appropriate bar co de below . * Enable Australian Post al (01h) Disable Australian Postal (00h) * Enable Dutch Post al (01h) Disabl[...]

13 - 48 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide T ransmit US Postal Check Digit Parameter # 5Fh Select whether to transmit US Post al data with or without the check digit. * T ransmit US Postal Check Digit (01h) Do Not T ransmit US Postal Check Digit (00h)[...]

Symbologies 13 - 49 RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) The variant s of RSS are RSS 14, RSS Expand ed, and R SS Lim ited. The limite d and ex panded versions h ave stacked varian ts. Scan the appr opriate bar code below to enable or disable each variant of RSS. RSS-14 Parameter # F0h 52h . RSS Limited Parameter # F0h 53h . * Enable RSS 14 (01h) Disable [...]

13 - 50 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide RSS Expanded Parameter # F0h 54h . Convert RSS to UPC/EAN Parameter # F0h, 8Dh This parameter only applies to RSS- 14 and RSS Limited symbols not decoded as part of a Composite symbo l. Enable this to strip the leading '010' from RSS- 14 and RSS Limited symbols encoding a single zero[...]

Symbologies 13 - 51 Composite Composite CC-C Parameter # F0h 55h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite ba r codes of type CC-C. Composite CC-A/B Parameter # F0h 56h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite ba r codes of type CC-A/B. Enable CC-C (01h) * Disable CC-C (00h) Enable CC-A /B (01h) * Disable CC-A/B (00h)[...]

13 - 52 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Composite TLC-39 Parameter # F0h 73h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite ba r codes of type TLC-39. UPC Composite Mode Parameter # F0h 58h UPC symbols can be “linked” with a 2D symbol during transm ission as if they were one symbol. There are three options for these symbol[...]

Symbologies 13 - 53 Composite Beep Mode Parameter # F0h, 8Eh T o select the number of decode beep s when a compo site bar code is decoded, sca n the appropr iate bar code. UCC/EAN Code 128 Emulation Mode for UCC/EAN Composite Codes Parameter # F0h, ABh Select whether to enable or disable this mode. Single Beep after both are decoded (00h) * Beep as[...]

13 - 54 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide 2D Symbologies Enable/Disable PDF417 Parameter # 0Fh T o enable or disable PDF417, scan the app ropriate bar code below . Enable/Disable MicroPDF417 Parameter # E3h T o enable or d isable MicroPDF417, scan the appropriate bar code below . * Enable PDF417 (01h) Disable PDF417 (00h) Enable Micr [...]

Symbologies 13 - 55 Code 128 Emulation Parameter # 7Bh When this parame ter is ena bled, the scanner transmi ts dat a from certain MicroPDF417 symbols as if it was encoded in Code 128 symbols. T ransmit AIM Symbology Identifier s must be e nabled for this parameter to work. If Code 128 Emulation is enabled, these MicroPDF41 7 symbols are transmitte[...]

13 - 56 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Data Matrix Parameter # F0h, 24h T o enable or di sable Dat a Matrix, scan the appr opriate bar code below . Maxicode Parameter # F0h, 26h T o enable or disable Maxico de, sca n the appropriate bar code below . * Enable Dat a Matrix (01h) Disable Data Matrix (00h) * Enable Maxico de (01h) Disa[...]

Symbologies 13 - 57 QR Code Parameter # F0h,25h T o enable or disable QR Code, scan the appr op riate bar code below . Redundancy Level Parameter # 4Eh The digit al scanner of fers four levels of decode redun dancy . Select higher redundancy levels for de creasing levels of bar code quality . As redundancy levels in crease, the digit al scanner ’[...]

13 - 58 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Redundancy Level 2 The following code types must be successfully read twice before being decoded: Redundancy Level 3 Code types other than the follow ing must be successfully r ead twice before be ing decoded. The follo wing codes must be read three times: Redundancy Level 4 The following code[...]

Symbologies 13 - 59 Redundancy Level (continued) * Redundancy L evel 1 (01h) Redundancy Le v el 2 (02h) Redundancy L evel 3 (03h) Redundancy Le v el 4 (04h)[...]

13 - 60 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Security Level Parameter # 4Dh The digital scanner offers four levels of deco de security for de lta bar codes, which includ e the Code 128 family , UPC/EAN, and Code 93. Select increasing levels of security for decreasing levels of bar code quality . There is an inverse relat ion sh ip be twe[...]

Symbologies 13 - 61 Intercharacter Gap Size Parameter # F0h, 7Dh The Code 39 and Codabar symbo logies have an interchar act er gap that is typically quite small. Du e to various bar code-printin g technologie s, this gap can gro w larger than the maximum size a llowed, preven ting the digital scanner from decoding th e symbol. If this problem occur[...]

13 - 62 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide Macro PDF Features Macro PDF is a special feature for concatenating multip le PDF symbols into one file. The digit al scanner can decode symbols that are encoded with th is feature, and can store more than 64 Kb of decoded dat a stored in up to 50 M acroPDF sym bols. Flush Macro Buffer This fl[...]

Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of custom izin g dat a before transmission to the host device. Scan data can be edited to suit p articular requirements. ADF can be im plemented throu gh scanning a rela ted series of bar codes, which begin on pa ge 14-5 , [...]

14 - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Re ference Guide Using ADF Bar Codes When programming a rule, make sure the rule is logically correct. Plan ahead befor e scanning. T o program each data form atting rule: • St art the Rule . Scan the Begin New Rule bar code on page 14- 5 . • Criteria . Scan the bar codes for all pertinent criteria. Cr iter[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 3 Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule Step Bar Code On Page Beep Indication 1 Begin New Rule 14-5 High High 2 Code 128 14-8 High High 3 Send next 5 characters 14-24 High High 4 Send <CTRL M> 14-44 High High 5 Send next 5 characters 14-24 High High 6 Send <CTRL P> 14-44 High High 7 Send next 2 characters 14-2[...]

14 - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Re ference Guide But, when there is a sale, send only the following: 24 (class key) 56712437 (stock key) and the cashier will key the price manually . T o implement this, first ent er an ADF rule t hat applies to the normal situation, such as: Scan Rule Belongs to Set 1. Whe n scanning a bar code of length 15, [...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 5 And the SECOND rule states: When scanning a Code 128 bar code of length 12, send the first four char acters, then send the ENTER key , then send all remaining data. If a Code 128 bar code of length 12 were scanned, th e THIRD rule would be in effect. The SECOND rule would appear to not function. Note also that ADF ru[...]

14 - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Re ference Guide Save Rule Scan the bar code belo w to save the rule. Save Rule Erase Use these bar codes to erase criteria, actions, or rules. Quit Entering Rules Scan the bar code belo w to qu it en terin g ru les . Quit Entering Rules Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Actions And Start Again Erase Previou[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 7 Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable ru le sets. Disable Rule Set 1 Disable R ul e Set 2 Disable Rule Set 3 Disable R ul e Set 4 Disable All Rule Set s[...]

14 - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Re ference Guide Criteria Code T ypes Select any number of code types to be af fected. All se lected codes must be scanned in succession, prior to selecting other criteria. T o select all code types, do not scan any code type . Scan the bar codes for all code types desired befor e selecting other criteria . Cod[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 9 Code T ypes (continued) IA T A 2 OF 5 I 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13[...]

14 - 10 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Code T ypes (continued) MSI UCC/EAN 128 UPC-E1 Bookland EAN T rioptic Code 39 Code 1 1 Code 32[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 11 Code T ypes (continued) ISBT 128 Coupon Code US Postnet US Planet UK Postal Japan Postal Australian Postal[...]

14 - 12 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Code T ypes (continued) Dutch Postal PDF417 MicroPDF Macro PD F Macro MicroPDF MaxiCode Dat amatrix[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 13 Code T ypes (continued) QR Code TLC 39 UPC/EAN Composites RSS and EAN128 Compo sites NOTE When selecting composite bar codes, enable AIM IDs if parsing UPC or EAN composite data, or data from an application that uses symbol separ ators.[...]

14 - 14 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Code Lengths Define the number of characters the selected code type m ust cont ain. Do not select any code length to select code types of any length . Scan these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code types must conta i n. Select one length per rule only . 1 Character 2 [...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 15 Code Lengths (continued) 7 Characters 8 Character s 9 Characters 10 Characters 1 1 Characters 12 Characters 13 Chara cters[...]

14 - 16 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Code Lengths (continued) 14 Characters 15 Chara cters 16 Characters 17 Chara cters 18 Characters 19 Chara cters 20 Characters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 17 Code Lengths (continued) 21 Chara cters 22 Characters 23 Chara cters 24 Characters 25 Chara cters 26 Characters 27 Chara cters[...]

14 - 18 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Message Containing A Specific Data String Use this feature to select whether the formatting af fect s data that begin s with a specific character or data string, or contains a specif ic char acter or data string. There are 4 features: • Sp e c i f i c St r i n g a t St a r t • S pecific S t[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 19 Specific String, Any Location Scan the bar code belo w , th en , usin g the Numeric Keypad beginning on p age 14-20 , scan a two-digit number representing the position ( u se a leading “zero” if necessary). Then scan the desired character or characters (up to a total of 8) on the Alph anumeric Keyboard beginning[...]

14 - 20 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Numeric Keypad Bar codes on this p age should not be confused with those on the alphanumeric keyboard. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 21 Numeric Keypad (contin ued) 7 8 9 Cancel[...]

14 - 22 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Rule Belongs T o Set Select the set a rule belongs to. (There are four poss ible rule sets.) See Alternate Rule Sets on p age 14-3 for more information a bout rule sets. Scan a bar code below to selec t w hich set a rule belongs to. Rule Belongs T o Set 1 Rule Belongs T o Set 2 Rule Belongs T o[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 23 Actions Select how to format the dat a for transmission. Send Data Send all data that remain s, send all data up to a specific character selected from the Alphanume ric Keyboard beginning on p age 14-86 , or send the next N characters. N = any number from 1 to 254 selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard beginning on[...]

14 - 24 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Data (continued) Send Next 5 Characters Send Next 6 Char acters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 8 Char acters Send Next 9 Characters Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 1 1 Characte rs[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 25 Send Data (continued) Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 13 Characte rs Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 15 Characte rs Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 17 Characte rs Send Next 18 Characters[...]

14 - 26 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Setup Field(s) Send Data (continued) Send Next 19 Characte rs Send Next 20 Characters T able 14-1 Setup Field(s) Definitions Parameter Description Page Move Cursor Move Cursor T o a Character Scan the Move Cursor T o Character on page 14- 2 7 , then any printable ASCII char acter from the Alpha[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 27 Move Cursor Scan a bar code below to move the cursor in re lation to a specified character . Then enter a character by scanning a bar co de f rom th e Alphanumeric Keyboard beginning on p age 14-86 . Send Pause Scan the bar code below to inser t a pa use in the transmi ssion of dat a. The len gth of this paus e is c[...]

14 - 28 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Skip Ahead Use the following bar codes to skip ah ead characters. Skip Ahead 1 C haracter Skip Ahead 2 Characters Skip Ahead 3 Char ac ters Skip Ahead 4 Characters Skip Ahead 5 Char ac ters Skip Ahead 6 Characters Skip Ahead 7 Char ac ters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 29 Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip ba ck characters. Skip Ahead (continued) Skip Ahead 8 Char ac ters Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Char acters Skip Back 1 Charac ter Skip Back 2 Characters Skip Back 3 Characters[...]

14 - 30 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Skip Back (continued) Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Chara cters[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 31 Send Preset V alue Use these bar codes to send preset values. These values must be set using the Scan Prefix and Scan Suffix bar codes on page 4-13 . Modify Data Modify data in the ways listed. The fo llowing actions work for all send comma nds that follow it w ithin a rule. Programming pad zeros to length 6, send n[...]

14 - 32 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Stop Space Removal Scan the bar code below to dis able space removal. Stop S pace Removal Remove Leading Zeros Scan the bar code belo w to remove all leading zeros. Remove Leading Zeros Stop Zero Removal Scan the bar code belo w to dis abl e th e re mova l of zer o s. Stop Zero Removal[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 33 Pad Data with Spaces T o pad dat a to the le ft, scan the bar code conta ining t he desired number of sp aces. This p arameter is activated by Send com mands. Pad Sp aces T o Length 1 Pad Sp aces T o Length 2 Pad Sp aces T o Length 3 Pad Sp aces T o Length 4 Pad Sp aces T o Length 5 Pad Sp aces T o Length 6 Pad Sp a[...]

14 - 34 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Sp aces T o Length 8 Pad Sp aces T o Length 9 Pad Sp aces T o Length 10 Pad Sp aces T o Leng th 11 Pad Sp aces T o Length 12 Pad Sp aces T o Length 13 Pad Sp aces T o Length 14[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 35 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Sp aces T o Length 15 Pad Sp ace s T o Length 16 Pad Sp aces T o Length 17 Pad Sp ace s T o Length 18 Pad Sp aces T o Length 19 Pad Sp ace s T o Length 20 Pad Sp aces T o Length 21[...]

14 - 36 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Sp aces T o Length 22 Pad Sp aces T o Length 23 Pad Sp aces T o Length 24 Pad Sp aces T o Length 25 Pad Sp aces T o Length 26 Pad Sp aces T o Length 27 Pad Sp aces T o Length 28[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 37 Pad Data with Zeros T o pad data to the le ft, scan the bar code containing t he desired number of zeros. T his parameter is act ivated by Send com mands. Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Sp aces T o Length 29 Pad Sp ace s T o Length 30 Sto p Pa d Spac e s Pad Zeros T o Length 1 Pad Zeros T o Length 2 Pad Zeros [...]

14 - 38 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Length 4 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 14 - 39 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 Pad Zeros T o Length 17[...]

14 - 40 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Length 18 Pad Zeros T o Length 19 Pad Zeros T o Length 20 Pad Zeros T o Length 21 Pad Zeros T o Length 22 Pad Zeros T o Length 23 Pad Zeros T o Length 24[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 41 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros T o Length 25 Pad Zeros T o Length 26 Pad Zeros T o Length 27 Pad Zeros T o Length 28 Pad Zeros T o Length 29 Pad Zeros T o Length 30 Stop Pad Zeros[...]

14 - 42 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Beeps Select a beep sequence fo r ea ch ADF rule. Send Key stroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code for the keystroke to send Beep Once Beep T wice Beep Three Times Send Control 2 Send Control A Send Control B[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 43 Control Characters (continued) Send Control C Send Control D Send Control E Send Control F Send Control G Send Control H Send Control I[...]

14 - 44 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control J Send Control K Send Control L Send Control M Send Control N Send Control O Send Control P[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 45 Control Characters (continued) Send Control Q Send Control R Send Control S Send Control T Send Control U Send Control V Send Control W[...]

14 - 46 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Z Send Control [ Send Control Send Control ][...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 47 Keyboard Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code for the keyboard characters to send . Control Characters (continued) Send Control 6 Send Control - Send Sp ace Send ! Send “ Send #[...]

14 - 48 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send $ Send % Send & Send ‘ Send ( Send ) Send *[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 49 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send + Send , Send - Send . Send / Send 0 Send 1[...]

14 - 50 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 2 Send 3 Send 4 Send 5 Send 6 Send 7 Send 8[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 51 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 9 Send : Send ; Send < Send = Send > Send ?[...]

14 - 52 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send @ Send A Send B Send C Send D Send E Send F[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 53 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send G Send H Send I Send J Send K Send L Send M[...]

14 - 54 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send N Send O Send P Send Q Send R Send S Send T[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 55 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send U Send V Send W Send X Send Y Send Z Send [[...]

14 - 56 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send Send ] Send ^ Send _ Send ` Send a Send b[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 57 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send c Send d Send e Send f Send g Send h Send i[...]

14 - 58 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send j Send k Send l Send m Send n Send o Send p[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 59 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send q Send r Send s Send t Send u Send v Send w[...]

14 - 60 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send x Send y Send z Send { Send | Send } Send ~[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 61 Send AL T Characters Send Alt 2 Send Alt A Send Alt B Send Alt C Send Alt D Send Alt E Send Al t F[...]

14 - 62 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt G Send Alt H Send Alt I Send Alt J Send Alt K Send Alt L Send Alt M[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 63 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt N Send Alt O Send Alt P Send Alt Q Send Alt R Send Alt S Send Al t T[...]

14 - 64 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt U Send Alt V Send Alt W Send Alt X Send Alt Y Send Alt Z Send Alt [[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 65 Send AL T Characters (continued) Send Alt Send Al t ] Send Alt 6 Send Al t -[...]

14 - 66 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad * Send Keyp ad + Send Keypad - Send Keyp ad . Send Keypad / Send Keypad 0 Send Keyp ad 1[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 67 Send Keypad Characters (contin ued) Send Keypad 2 Send Keyp ad 3 Send Keypad 4 Send Keyp ad 5 Send Keypad 6 Send Keyp ad 7 Send Keypad 8[...]

14 - 68 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters (contin ued) Send Keyp ad 9 Send Keyp ad Enter Send Keypad Numlock Send Break Key Send Delete Key Send Page Up Key Send End Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 69 Send Keypad Characters (contin ued) Send Page Down Key Send Pause Key Send Scroll Lock Key Send Backspace Key Send T ab Key Send Print Screen Key Send Insert Key[...]

14 - 70 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters (contin ued) Send Home Key Send Enter Key Send Escape Key Send Up Arrow Key Send Down Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 71 Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F2 Key Send F3 Key Send F4 Key Send F5 Key Send F6 Key Send F7 Key[...]

14 - 72 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (contin ued) Send F8 Key Send F9 Key Send F10 Key Send F1 1 Key Send F12 Key Send F13 Key Send F14 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 73 Send Function Key (contin ued) Send F15 Key Send F16 Key Send F17 Key Send F18 Key Send F19 Key Send F20 Key Send F21 Key[...]

14 - 74 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (contin ued) Send F22 Key Send F23 Key Send F24 Key Send PF1 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF3 Key Send PF4 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 75 Send Function Key (contin ued) Send PF5 Key Send PF6 Key Send PF7 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF9 Key Send PF10 Key Send PF1 1 Key[...]

14 - 76 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (contin ued) Send PF12 Key Send PF13 Key Send PF14 Key Send PF15 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF17 Key Send PF18 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 77 Send Function Key (contin ued) Send PF19 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF21 Key Send PF22 Key Send PF23 Key Send PF24 Key Send PF25 Key[...]

14 - 78 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Right Control Key The “Send Right Control Key” action will send a ta p (press and rele ase) of the Right Control Key . Send Right Control Key Send Function Key (contin ued) Send PF26 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF29 Key Send PF30 Key[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 79 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters The “Send Graphic User In terface Character” actions will tap the sp ecified key while holding the System Dependent Grap hic User Interface (GUI) Key . The defi n ition of the Graphic User Interface key is dependan t upon the attached system: Send GUI 0 Send GUI 1 Sen[...]

14 - 80 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI 6 Send GUI 7 Send GUI 8 Send GUI 9 Send GUI A Send GUI B Send GUI C[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 81 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI D Send GUI E Send GUI F Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J[...]

14 - 82 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI K Send GUI L Send GUI M Send GUI N Send GUI O Send GUI P Send GUI Q[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 83 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI R Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI U Send GUI V Send GUI W Send GUI X[...]

14 - 84 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide T urn On/Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule se ts on and off. Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI Y Send GUI Z T urn On Rule Set 1 T urn On Rule Set 2 T urn On Rule Set 3 T urn On Rule Set 4[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 85 T urn On/Of f Rule Sets (continued) Use these bar codes to turn rul e 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[...]

14 - 86 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard Spac e # $ % * + - (Dash)[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 87 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) . / ! “ & ‘ ([...]

14 - 88 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) ) : ; < = > ?[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 89 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) @ [ ] ^ _ (Underscore) `[...]

14 - 90 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) NOTE Numeric bar codes below should not be confused with those on the numeric keypad 0 1 2 3 4 5[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 91 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) 6 7 8 9 A B C[...]

14 - 92 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) D E F G H I J[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 93 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) K L M N O P Q[...]

14 - 94 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) R S T U V W X[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 95 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) Y Z Cancel End of Messag e a b c[...]

14 - 96 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) d e f g h i j[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 97 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) k l m n o p q[...]

14 - 98 DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) r s t u v w x[...]

Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 99 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) y z { | } ~[...]

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Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Appendix A Standard Default Parameters T able A-1 S tandard Default Pa rameters T able Parameter Parameter Number Defaul t Page Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter All Defaults 4-4 Parameter Scanning ECh Enable 4-4 Beeper T one 91h Medium 4-5 Beeper V olume 8Ch High 4- 5 Power Mode 80h Continuous On [...]

A - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Decoding Pref erences Decoding Illumination F0h 2Ah Enable 5-3 Illumination Ba nk Control F 1h 3Bh Full Illumination 5-4 Decode Aiming Pattern F0h 32h Enable 5- 5 USB Host Parameters USB Device T ype HID Keyboard E mulation 6-4 USB Country Keyboard T ypes (Country Codes) North Americ an 6-5 USB [...]

Appendix A: Standard Default Parameters A - 3 Intercharacter Delay 0 msec 7-17 Nixdorf Beep/LED Options Normal Operation 7-18 Ignore Unknown Characte rs Send Bar Code 7-18 IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters Port Address None Selected 8-4 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable 8-5 W and Emulation Host Parameters W and Emulation Host T ypes Symbol OmniLink In[...]

A - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Undecoded Scanner Emulation Beep S tyle Beep on Successful T ransmit 11 - 4 Parameter Pass-Through Parameter Process and Pass Through 11 - 5 Convert Newer Code T ypes Convert Newer Code T ypes 11 - 5 Module Width 2 0 µs 11 - 6 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Do Not Convert to Code 39 11 - 7 Co[...]

Appendix A: Standard Default Parameters A - 5 UPC-E1 Preamble 24h System Character 13-15 Convert UPC-E to A 25h Disable 13-16 Convert UPC-E1 to A 26h Dis able 13-16 EAN-8/JAN-8 Ex tend 27h Disable 13 -17 UCC Coupon Extended Code 55h Disable 13-17 Code 128 Code 128 08h Enable 13-18 UCC/EAN-128 0Eh Enable 13-18 ISBT 128 54h Enable 13-19 Code 39 Code [...]

A - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) 06h Enable 13-3 2 Set Lengths for I 2 of 5 16h 17h 14 13-32 I 2 of 5 Check Digit V erification 31h Disable 13-3 4 T ransmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 2Ch Disable 13-34 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 52h Disable 13-35 Discrete 2 of 5 (DT F) Discrete 2 of 5[...]

Appendix A: Standard Default Parameters A - 7 T ransmit US Postal Check Digit 5Fh Enable 13-48 RSS (Reduced S pace Symbology) RSS 14 F0h 52h Enable 13-4 9 RSS Limited F0h 53h Enable 13-49 RSS Expanded F0h 54h Enable 13-50 Convert RSS to UPC/EAN F0h 8Dh Disable 13-50 Composite Composite CC-C F0h 55h Disable 13-51 Composite CC-A/B F0h 56h Disable 13-[...]

A - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Macro PDF Flush Macro PDF Buffe r 13-62 Abort Macro PDF Entry 13-62 T able A-1 S tandar d Default P aramete rs T able (Continu ed) Parameter Parameter Number Defaul t Page Number 1 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.[...]

Appendix B Programming Reference Appendix B Progra mming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers T able B-2 Symbol Code Characters Code Character Code T y pe A UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-8, EAN-13 B Code 39, Code 32 C Codabar D Code 128 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 E[...]

B - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide P04 US Planet P05 J apan Post al P06 UK Post al P08 Dutch Post al P09 Austr alian Postal P09 UK Post al T able B-2 Symbol Code Characters (Continued) Code Character Code T y pe[...]

Appendix B: Programming Reference B - 3 AIM Code Identifiers Each AIM Code Identifier contai ns the thr ee-character string ]cm where: ] = Fla g Character ( ASCII 93) c = C od e Ch ar ac te r (se e Ta b l e B - 3 ) m = Modifie r Character (see Ta b l e B - 4 ) T able B-3 Aim Code Characters Code Character Code T ype A Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, C[...]

B - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide The modifier character is the sum o f the applicable option value s ba sed on Ta b l e B - 4 . T able B-4 Modifier Characters Code T ype Option V alue Option Code 39 0 No check cha racter or Full ASCII processing . 1 Reader has checked one check character . 3 Reader has checked an d stripped c h[...]

Appendix B: Programming Reference B - 5 D 2 of 5 0 No options specified at th is time. Always transmit 0. Example: A D 2 of 5 bar code 4123 , is tran sm itt ed as ]S0 4123 UPC/EAN 0 S tandard packet in full EAN cou ntry code format, which is 13 digits for UPC-A and UPC-E (not including supplemental data). 1 T wo-digit supplement data only . 2 Five-[...]

B - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide PDF417, Micro PDF417 0 Reader set to conform to protocol defined in 1994 PDF417 symbolog y specifications. Note: When this option is transm itted, the receiver cannot reliably determine whether ECIs ha ve been invoked or whether data byte 92 DEC has been doubled in transmission. 1 Reader set to [...]

Appendix B: Programming Reference B - 7 QR Code 0 Model 1 symbol. 1 Model 2 symbol, ECI pr otocol no t implemented. 2 Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol imple m ented. 3 Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol no t im plemented, FNC1 implied in first position. 4 Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol imple m en ted, FNC1 implied in first position. 5 Model 2 symbol, ECI proto[...]

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Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Code 39 UPC/EAN UPC-A, 100% 123ABC 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 5[...]

C - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide EAN-13, 100% Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 0 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234 12345678901231[...]

Appendix C: Sample Bar Codes C - 3 RSS 14 7612341562341 PDF417 Data Matrix NOTE RSS 14 must be enabled to read the bar code below (see RSS-14 on page 13-49 ).[...]

C - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Maxicode QR Code US Postnet[...]

Appendix C: Sample Bar Codes C - 5 UK Postal[...]

C - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide[...]

Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes For par ameters requiring speci fic numeric values, scan the appropriately numbe red bar code(s). 0 1 2 3 4[...]

D - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide Cancel T o correct an error or change a sele ction, scan the bar code below . Numeric Bar Codes (continued) 5 6 7 8 9 Cancel[...]

Appendix E ASCII Character Sets Appendix E ASCII Charact er Sets T able E-1 ASCII V alue T able ASCII V alue Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Char Keys troke 1000 %U CTRL 2 1001 $A CT RL A 1002 $B CT RL B 1003 $C CTRL C 1004 $D CTRL D 1005 $E CT RL E 1006 $F CTRL F 1007 $G CTRL G 1008 $H CTRL H/ BACKSP ACE 1 1009 $I CT RL I/ HORIZONT AL T AB 1 1010 $J CTR[...]

E - 2 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 1020 $T CTRL T 1021 $U CTRL U 1022 $V CT RL V 1023 $W CTRL W 1024 $X CT RL X 1025 $Y CT RL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CTRL [ 1028 %B CTRL 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CTRL - 1032 S pace S pace 1033 /A ! 1034 /B “ 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘ 1040 /H ( 1041 /[...]

Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets E - 3 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 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I T able E-1 ASCII V alue T able (Continued) ASCII V alu[...]

E - 4 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 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 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ‘ 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1 100 +D d T able E-1 ASCII V alue T able (Continue[...]

Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets E - 5 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 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 I 1 125 %R } 1 126 %S ~ T able E-1 ASCII[...]

E - 6 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T able E-2 AL T Key St an d ard De fa ult T ables AL T Key s Key stroke 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 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 [...]

Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets E - 7 T able E-3 USB GUI Key Character Set GUI Key Keystroke 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 3075 GUI K 30[...]

E - 8 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 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 E-4 PF Key Standard Default T able PF Key s Key stroke 4001 PF 1 4002 PF 2 4003 PF 3 4004 PF 4 4005 PF 5 4006 PF 6 4007 PF 7 4008 PF 8 4009 PF 9 4010 PF 10 401 1 PF 1 1[...]

Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets E - 9 4014 PF 14 4015 PF 15 4016 PF 16 T able E-4 PF Key S tandard Default T able (Continued) PF Key s Key stroke[...]

E - 10 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide T able E-5 F key Standard Default T able F Key s Key stroke 5001 F 1 5002 F 2 5003 F 3 5004 F 4 5005 F 5 5006 F 6 5007 F 7 5008 F 8 5009 F 9 5010 F 10 5 0 11 F 11 5012 F 12 5013 F 13 5014 F 14 5015 F 15 5016 F 16 5017 F 17 5018 F 18 5019 F 19 5020 F 20 5021 F 21 5022 F 22 5023 F 23 5024 F 24[...]

Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets E - 11 T able E-6 Numeric Key S tandard Default T able Numeric Keypad Key stroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 Undefined 6045 - 6046 . 6047 / 6048 0 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 E-7 Extended Keypad Standard Default T able Extended Keypad Key stroke 7001 Break 70[...]

E - 12 DS6708 Digital Scanne r Product Reference Guide 7008 Backspace 7009 T ab 7010 Print Screen 701 1 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow T able E-7 Extended Keypad S tandard Defau lt T able (Continued) Extended Keypad Key stroke[...]

Glossary A API. An interface by mean s of which o ne softwar e compone nt co mmunicates with or controls another. Usually used to refer to services provided by one soft ware componen t to another, usually via software interrupts o r function calls Aperture. The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establis hes the fi eld of[...]

Glossary - 2 Bit. Binary dig it. One bit is the basic unit of bi nary inform a tion. Generally, eight consecutiv e bits compose one byte of data. The pattern of 0 and 1 values within the byte determ ines its me aning. Bits per Second (bps). Bits tra n smitted or received. Bit. Binary dig it. One bit is the basic unit of bi nary inform a tion. Gener[...]

Glossary - 3 Code 3 of 9 (Code 39). A versatile and widely used alphan umeric bar code symbology with a set of 43 character types, including all upper case letters, numerals from 0 to 9 and 7 special characters (- . / + % $ and space). The code name is derived from the fact that 3 of 9 elements repres enting a character a re wide, w hile the rem ai[...]

Glossary - 4 Discrete 2 of 5. A binary bar code sym bolo gy representing each charac ter by a group of five bars, two of which are wide. The location of wide bars in the group determines wh ich character is encoded; spac es are insign ificant. Only numeric characters (0 to 9) and START/STOP characters may be encoded. DRAM. Dynamic random access mem[...]

Glossary - 5 Host Computer. A computer that ser ves other terminals in a net wor k , providing such services as computation, database access, superviso ry programs and network control. I IDE. Intelligent drive electronics. Refers to the solid-state hard drive type. IEC. International Electrotechnical Commission. This internati ona l agency regulate[...]

Glossary - 6 IP Address. (Inter net Protocol ad dress) The a ddress of a comp uter attached to an IP n etwork. Every client and se rver station must have a unique IP address. A 32 -bit address used by a computer on a IP network. Client workstations have either a p ermanent address or o ne that is dynamically assigned to them each session. IP addres[...]

Glossary - 7 MDN. Mobile Direc tory Numb er. The dir ectory listing telephone number that is diale d (generally using POTS) to reach a mobile unit. The MDN is usually associated with a MIN in a cellular tele phone -- in the US and Can ada, the MDN and MIN are the same valu e for voice ce llular users. International roaming cons iderations often res[...]

Glossary - 8 Parameter. A variable that can have diffe rent values assigned to it. PC Card. A plug-in expansion card fo r laptop computer s and other devices, also called a PC MCIA card. PC Card s are 85.6mm lon g x 54 mm wide, and hav e a 68 p in connecto r. There a re several di fferent kind s: Type I; 3.3 mm high; use - RAM or Flash RAM Type II;[...]

Glossary - 9 Router. A device that connects networks and su pports the required protocols for packe t filte rin g. Rou te rs ar e typ ica lly used to extend the range of cablin g and to organize the topology of a network into subnets. See Subnet . RS-232. An Electronic Industries Associatio n (EIA) standard that defines the co nnector, connector pi[...]

Glossary - 10 Subnet Mask. A 32-bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP addres s. A custom subnet mask subdivides a n IP network into smaller subsection s. The mask is a binary pattern th at is matc hed up with the IP address to turn part of th e host ID address field into a field for subnets. Default is often 255.255.255[...]

Glossary - 11 Tolerance. Allowable deviation from the nomina l bar or sp ace width. Transmission Control Protocol/Int ernet Protocol. See TCP/IP. Trivial File Transfer Prot ocol. See TFTP. TSR. See Terminate and Stay Reside nt . U UPC. Universal Product Code. A relatively comple x numeric symbology. Each characte r consists of two bars and two spac[...]

Glossary - 12[...]

Index Index Numerics 123Scan parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 2D bar codes code 128 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-55 Data Matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-56 Maxicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-56 MicroPDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index - 2 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide specific data string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-18 turn off rule sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-84, 14-85 zero removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31 aiming options decode aiming pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5 aim[...]

Index - 3 ignore unknown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9 leading margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9, 11-10 module width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6 parameter pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-5 transmission timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-8 scanner emulation host . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Index - 4 DS6708 Digital S canner Product Reference Guide full ASCII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-24 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-21 transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-23 code 93 bar codes code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Index - 5 check digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-43 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-41, 13-42 MSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-41 transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-43 P parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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