Unitech KP3800 manual

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1. T ABLE OF CONTENTS Postambl e 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preamble 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aiming T ime for Long Range Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Aim Function for Long Range Engine . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Label T ype 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanning Mode 12 . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS , continued PROGRAMMING VIA SCANNER INPUT . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Keyboard Interface 38 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scanner Port 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnetic Reader 41 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Symbo logies 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Code 39 43 . . . . . . [...]

SPECIF ICA TI ONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 BAR CODE TEST CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 T ABLE OF CONTENTS , continued Key boa rd 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Magnetic S tripe Card Reader 56 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bar Code Decoder Uni[...]

1 Keyboard Manual Card Reader Slot Indicator Lights KP3800B T ouch Mouse Pad INTRODU CTION Input Modes The keyboards have two modes to accept a variety of input devices. A DB-9 type squeeze release port at the upper right hand side of the keyboard supports undecoded (TTL) bar code scanner and RS232 input. Decoded scanners must be capable of Wand Em[...]

2 Keyboard Manual Connecting RS232 Devices RS232 devices (scale, pole display , scanner , etc.) can be connected to the keyboard scanner port if the RS232 pinout is modified accord- ing to the table on page 57. Follow the steps listed in “Connecting an Undecoded Scanner”, above. * Note: Because some computers provide less than 5 volts of power [...]

3 Keyboard Manual T ypical Applications Membership services • Shipping and receiving product identification • Inventory control • Industrial control and automated process applications • ID entry and security • Banking, financial and insurance data input • • Point-of-sale (POS) systems[...]

4 Keyboard Manual Keyboard Configuration Manager software is the simplest and most foolproof way to configure your keyboard settings. KEYBOARD CONFIGURA TION MANAGER Above, from left to right, are the standard Windows icons for “New Document”, Open File”, and “Save File”. Keyboard Configuration Manager saves keyboard settings in .cfg file[...]

5 Keyboard Manual Click this icon to print a series of bar codes that you can scan to configure your keyboard/scanner/reader to the current KCM set- tings. If printing to a PDF file is an option (via Acrobat), this configu- ration can be sent via e-mail to different locations where they can be scanned from a printed PDF file. Help is just a click a[...]

6 Keyboard Manual The screen to the right appears. Click on any of the selections under “Current Settings” to view its “Attributes”. Click the upload icon (see page 4) and the following pop-up screen will appear: (Or , click on the “New Document” icon, page 4, to start with the “Factory Default” setting on the second screen below) F[...]

7 Keyboard Manual Following is a detailed discussion of each of the settings, their attributes, and the effect s each of these will have on data output from your Unitech keyboard. Settings Beep T one Select a value from “None” to “High” to set the loudness of the tone, or select “Low to High” or “High to Low” to set the characterist[...]

8 Keyboard Manual Language Y our Unitech keyboard can output characters using eleven different language sets, including: Default is “U.S.” Danish U.S. English U.K. English Norwegian Swedish S p an ish Swis s Alt Key Mode French German Italian Keyboard W edge Y our Unitech keyboard contains a built-in data decoder or “wedge” that translates [...]

9 Keyboard Manual Keyboard W edge, continued Use Numeric Keyp ad The ASCII code for numeric input from the keypad part of the keyboard is different from that of the upper row of the keyboard proper . Some accounting programs specifically require keypad input, and for that reason, the keyboard decoder can output scanned or read numbers as either key[...]

10 Keyboard Manual RS232 The RS232 input characteristics of the keyboard’s scanner port (see page 2) can be modified according to the following four parameters: Baud Rate Baud Rate (bits per second) refers to the speed of the data through the scanner/RS232 port. Normally , the baud rate of the port should match that of the input device. Default i[...]

11 Keyboard Manual T er minator The T erminator is a command that follows the input of bar code data. Four different terminators can be selected here: “Enter”, “Return (on numeric keypad)”, “Field Exit or Right Control”, or “None”. Alternative terminators (such as T ab) can be be configured via the Postamble function (see page 13). [...]

12 Keyboard Manual Aim Funct ion for Long R ange Engin e The Aim Function causes a laser scanner to output a “pin-point” aiming aid for a specified period of time (see next page) to enable the user to more easily scan distant bar code labels. This function can be toggled on or off. Default is “No”. Scanner Port, continued Label T ype T oggl[...]

13 Keyboard Manual Aiming T ime for Long Range Engi ne The Aiming T ime function specifies the duration of the Aim Function (see previous page). Length of duration can be specified from 500ms to 2 seconds, in half-second increments. Default is “1 second”. Scanner Port, continued Post amble Identical to Preamble (above), but characters are inser[...]

14 Keyboard Manual Magnetic Reader The Magnetic S tripe Reader configuration parameters differ from the Scanner Port mainly in that magnetic cards adhere to only one standard defined by ANSI and ISO/IEC, while there are over a dozen different symbologies for bar codes. Each magnetic stripe can contain three distinct parallel tracks, each 0.1 10” [...]

15 Keyboard Manual T rack 2 The recording density of T rack 2 is defined as 75 bits per inch. The character configuration (encoding) is 4 bits plus 1 parity (odd) bit, which yields 16 unique characters (10 numeric digits plus 6 symbolic characters :;<=>?). The maximum information content, defined by the American Bankers Association (ABA), is [...]

16 Keyboard Manual T rack 3 The recording density of T rack 3 is defined as 210 bits per inch. The character configuration (encoding) is 4 bits plus 1 parity (odd) bit, which yields 16 unique characters (10 numeric digits plus 6 symbolic characters :;<=>?). The maximum information content, defined by the Thrift Industry (THRIFT -TTS), is 107 [...]

17 Keyboard Manual T er minator The T erminator is a command that follows after the bar code data. Four different terminators can be selected here: “Enter”, “Return (on numeric keypa d)”, “Field Exit or Right Control”, or “None”. T o define a different terminator , use the “Data Editing” function (see page 28) Default is “Ente[...]

18 Keyboard Manual Magnetic Reader , continued T rack 2 Account Nu mber Only If only track 2 is enabled (see previous page), only the account number from track 2 and the start/stop sentinels are output. If tracks other than track 2 are enabled, this parameter actually outputs all the other track’s data, the account number from track 2, and their [...]

19 Keyboard Manual Magnetic Reader , continued T rack 2 Output Se quence T rack 2 output sequence is arranged in the same manner as the T rack 1 output sequence (above). T rack 2 parameters include: * Note that track 2 does not contain last name and first name data. Default is “None”. Delimiter / T ext • All Information • Discretionary Data[...]

20 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies Modify the output characteristics of 16 of the most popular bar code symbologies in current use. Following are the bar code symbolo- gies and their modifiable parameters. Code 39 Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”. • Minimum Length define[...]

21 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies, continued S t andard 2 of 5 / T oshiba Code Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”. • Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will accept for a valid bar code. Default is “4”. • Check Digit defines whether or not a check dig[...]

22 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies, continued Code 32 Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Code 32 on or off. Default is “No”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 32, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 1 1). Default is letter “T”. • Send Leading Characte[...]

23 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies, continued Code 93 Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Code 93 on or off. Default is “Y es”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 93, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 1 1). Default is letter “L”. • Minimum Length defi[...]

24 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies, continued UPC-A Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit. Default is “Send”. • Send Leading Digit toggles sending or not sending a leading (“start bar code”) digit. Default is “Send”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for UPC-A, which is referred to in t[...]

25 Keyboard Manual EAN-8 Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit. Default is “Send”. • Send Leading Digit toggles sending or not sending a leading (“start bar code”) digit. Default is “Send”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for EAN-8, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (s[...]

26 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies, continued Code 1 1 Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”. • Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will accept for a valid bar code. Default is “1”. • Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit. Default [...]

27 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Symbologies, continued Label Code IV and V • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Label Code IV and V on or off. Default is “No”. Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit. Default is “Send”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code IV and V , wh[...]

28 Keyboard Manual Qualifier The Qualifier section defines the conditions that must be present for the bar code to be modified, such as what type of bar code it must be (Code 39, EAN-13, etc.), what length the bar code must be, or what characters (defined by a match string) the bar code must contain. When the conditions of the Qualifier are met, th[...]

29 Keyboard Manual Dat a Editing, continued Delete deletes existing modifier strings. Move Up / Move Down moves the modifiers up and down in relation to each other . The top modifier will be performed first and each one down the list will be performed in se- quence. The original data (modified or unmodified) will be output according to its position[...]

30 Keyboard Manual The “Everything Else” Formula If a formula is entered into the Data Editing area, then all scanned bar codes will be evaluated according to this formula. If the scanned bar code does not satisfy the requirements of the Qualifier (see page 28), then no data is output. Practically speaking, the scanner has been set up to scan o[...]

31 Keyboard Manual KEY PROGRAMMING 92 of the 104 keys of your KP3700 keyboard (88 of the 100 keys on the KP3800) can be programmed to output characters, macros, or functions that the user defines. One common alternative key re- mapping scheme might be a Dvorak keyboard layout. Another example would be to assign price discount computation functions [...]

32 Keyboard Manual Examples T o Re-Map One Key: In the Key Programming program, click on the letter “T” on the keyboard graphic. The “T” key becomes red and the “Select Modi- fier” area becomes active. Make sure that only “Normal” is checkmarked in the “Select Modifier” area - if it isn’t, then double- click it. Click the “E[...]

33 Keyboard Manual PROGRAMMING VIA SCANNER INPUT In addition to the Keyboard Configuration Manager software, your Unitech keyboard can also be configured via undecoded (TTL) bar code scanner input. See page 2 for scanner interface requirements. The concept is fairly simple: Parameters are associated together into groups. For instance, on page 37, ?[...]

34 Keyboard Manual Quick Setup Bar Codes Device T ype USB IBM T erminal Keyboardless Code 39 W and Emulation Serial Interface T erminal Wedge PC A T (PS/2) PS/2 Macintosh Enter Field Exit T er minator Inter-Character Delay 1 ms 20 ms T rigger Flash Scanner Mode Code ID No Y es None Medium Beep U.S. Alt Key Scan Code[...]

35 Keyboard Manual Quick Setup Bar Codes, continued Default Cut Leading Digit Send Check Digit UPC-A Conversion UPC-E Default Cut Leading Digit Cut Check Digit EAN-8 Default Cut Leading Digit Cut Check Digit ISBN Conversion EAN-13 UPC-A Default Cut Leading Digit Cut Check Digit Supplement al Code No Y es Menu Setup Enable / Disable Display V ersion[...]

36 Keyboard Manual Device Selection and Default 28 - Dorio ANSI Keyboard 00 - IBM PC/XT 01 - IBM PC/A T , PS/2 MOD 40, 60, 80, USB etc. 02 - IBM PS/2 MOD 30 (8086) 25, 56, 70, 90 08 - IBM 3196 / 3197 09 - IBM 3476 / 3477 10 - IBM 3191 / 3192 / 3270PC 1 1 - IBM 3486 / 3487 / 3488 13 - IBM 3471 / 3472 (3179) 15 - IBM 3180 17 - IBM 3151 19 - IBM 5550-[...]

37 Keyboard Manual Beep s and Delays Interblock Delay: (see page 7) 0 - 0 ms 1 - 10 ms 2 - 50 ms 3 - 100 ms 4 - 500 ms 5 - 1 seconds 6 - 3 seconds 7 - 5 seconds Beep T one: (see page 7) 0 - None 1 - Low 2 - Medium 3 - High 4 - Low to High 5 - High to Low 0 - 0 ms 1 - 1 ms 2 - 2 ms 3 - 5 ms 4 - 10 ms 5 - 30 ms 6 - 50 ms 7 - 100 ms Intercharacter Del[...]

38 Keyboard Manual Keyboard Interface Caps-Lock: (see page 8) 0 - Auto T race (PC/A T) 1 - Lower Case 2 - Upper Case Function Code: (see page 8) 0 - Off 1 - ON Language (For PC/A T): (see page 8) 9 - Alt Key Mode Enter Group 3 Group Default B1 B2 B3 Exit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : 0 - Disable 1 - Enable Use Number Keypad Digit s: (see page 9) B8 0 - U.S[...]

39 Keyboard Manual Scanner Port 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Group Default Enter Group 4 Code ID: (see page 1 1) Note: This setting does not affect EAN128 Code ID. EAN128 has its own Code ID setting on page 22. 0 - disable 1 - Enable D2 T erminator: (see page 1 1) 3 - None 2 - Field Exit or Right Ctrl 0 - Enter 1 - Return (on keypad) D1 * Scan two digits to[...]

40 Keyboard Manual Scanner Port, continued 0 - Positive 1 - Positive and Negative Label T ype: (see page 12) 0 - Disable 1 - Enable Aim Function for Long Range Laser Engine : (see page 12) 0 - Disable 1 - Enable Data Length (T wo Digits) Send: A Preamble or Postamble can be inserted before or after the scanned bar code output (a T ab, for instance)[...]

41 Keyboard Manual Magnetic Reader T erminator (see page 17) 0 - Enter 1 - Return (on digits keypad) 2 - Field Exit or Right Ctrl 3 - None 0 - No Send 1 - Send St art/S top Sentinel (see page 17) Scan a character from Full ASCII table Default: None Separator Character (see page 18) 0 - No 1 - Y es Output Dat a Even If Other Selected T racks May Hav[...]

42 Keyboard Manual Account Number Last Name First Name Expiration Y ear Expiration Month Discretionary Data 1 2 3 4 5 6 Number Track 1 Pa rameter Account Number Expiration Y ear Expiration Month Discretionary Data 1 2 3 4 Number Track 2 Pa rameter Follow the procedure for Track 1 above, but using the parameter table below . Maximum is 8 total chara[...]

43 Keyboard Manual Symbologies: Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 o f 5 / Code 32 / T elpen / UCC/EAN128 Group Default Enter Group 6 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : St a ndard 2 of 5 China Post al Code (T oshiba Code): 1 ~ 48 - Min. Length 4 / Max. Length 48 6 - Check Digit not Calculate 5 - Check Digit Calculate, not send 4 - Check Digit Calculate & Send 2 /3 - [...]

44 Keyboard Manual Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 o f 5 / Code 32 / T elpen / UCC/E AN128, continu ed 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Exit MM Min. Length NN Max. Length T o define minimum or maximum acceptable bar code data length, after scanning the parameter code (F1, F2, or F3) scan the “MM” or “NN” to the right, scan the number(s) to the left, and then s[...]

45 Keyboard Manual Symbologies: Code 128 / MSI / Code 93 / Code 1 1 / Codabar / Label Code 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Group Default Enter Group 7 G1 0/ 1 - Disable / Enable 1-64 - Min. Length 1 / Max. Length 64 Code 128: (See next page for Min./Max. Length proce- dure) G2 MSI / Plessey Code: (See next page for Min./Max. length procedure) 1~16 - Min Length[...]

46 Keyboard Manual Code 128 / MSI / Code 93 / Code 11 / Codabar / Label Code, continued 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Exit 0 /1 - Disable / Enable 2/ 3 - Checksum send / No send Label Code IV and V : G6 T o define minimum or maximum acceptable bar code data length, after scanning the parameter code (G1 through G5) scan the “MM” or “NN” to the right, [...]

47 Keyboard Manual Symbologies: UPC / EAN / Delt a Code 0 /1 - Disable / Enable 2 /3 - Check Digit Calculate / Not Calculate 4 /5 - Check Digit Send / No Send Delta Dist ance Code: 0 /1 - Two Supplement Code Off / On 2 /3 - Five Supplement Code Off / On 4 - Transmit if Present 5 - Must be Present . 6/ 7 - Insert S pace Separator / Not Insert Supple[...]

48 Keyboard Manual Dat a Editing: Data Editing allows you to manipulate the bar code data output into a format that you require by scanning in the bar codes on page 50 in addition to Function Codes and ASCII Codes on pages 51 to 55. After scanning the “Enter Group 9” bar code, all the subsequent bar code input (except character string units) be[...]

49 Keyboard Manual Modifiers: Original Data - Part or all of the original data string can be selected. The programming bar codes must be entered in the following sequence: O-STR ,P ,N, - where “ O-STR ” announces that the next bar code inputs refer to where the output should begin and how many characters should be output. For example, if 7 char[...]

50 Keyboard Manual Dat a Editing, continued Code T ype: 10 - S 2 of 5 19 - All Inputs 18 - China Postal Code 1 1 - MSI Code 17 - Code 1 1(S pecial) 16 - Plessey Code 15 - Label Code 14 - Delta Code 13 - Code 32 12 - EAN 128 9 - Code 93 7 - Codabar 6 - I 2 of 5 5 - UPC-E 4 - EAN-8 3 - UPC-A 2 - EAN-13 1 - Code 39 S td . 0 - Code 39 Full 8 - Code 128[...]

51 Keyboard Manual Function Codes for PC (Code 39) (Characters in p arentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) F1 (%V A) F4 (%VD) F7 (%VG) F10 (%VJ) Esc (/FK) T ab (/FI) Back T ab (/FJ) Shift Make (/FP) Shift Break (/FS) Ctrl Make (/FQ) Ctrl Break (/FT) F3 (%VC) F6 (%VF) F9 (%VI) F12 (%VL) Delete (/FX) Left Enter (/FL) Right Enter (/FM) Page U[...]

52 Keyboard Manual ASCII Chart (Characters in p arentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) VT ($K) FF ($L) CR ($M) SO ($N) SI ($O) DLE ($P) DC1 ($Q) DC2 ($R) DC3 ($S) DC4 ($T) NAK ($U) ENQ ($E) NUL (%U) SOH ($A) STX ($B) ETX ($C) EOT ($D) ACK ($F) BEL ($G) BS ($H) LF ($J) T ab (%I) SYN ($V) ETB ($W) CAN ($X) EM ($Y) SUB ($Z) FS (%B) GS (%C) RS[...]

53 Keyboard Manual ASCII Chart, continued (Characters in p arentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) , (/L) - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : (/Z) ; (%F) < (%G) = (%H) > (%I) ? (%J) @ (%V) ! (/A) " (/B) # (/C) $ % & (/F) ( (/H) ) (/I) * (/J) + ` (/G)[...]

54 Keyboard Manual ASCII Chart, continued (Characters in p arentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ (%K) (%L) ] (%M) ^ (%N) _ (%O) ' (%W) A B E F G H I J K C D[...]

55 Keyboard Manual ASCII Chart, continued (Characters in p arentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) a (+A) b (+B) c (+C) d (+D) e (+E) f (+F) g (+G) h (+H) i (+I) j (+J) k (+K) l (+L) m (+M) n (+N) o (+O) p (+P) q (+Q) r (+R) s (+S) t (+T) u (+U) v (+V) w (+W) x (+X) y (+Y) z (+Z) { (%P) | (%Q) } (%R) ~ (%S) Delete (%T)[...]

56 Keyboard Manual SPECIF ICA TION S Keyboard Bar Code Decoder Unit Connector: DB-9 male TTL Interface: Code 39 S tandard and Full ASCII, UPCEAN, Codabar , Interleaved 2 of 5, S tandard 2 of 5, MSI, Code 128, Code 93, MSI code, Code 32, Delt a Distance Code, Label IV & V , T oshiba Code, UCC/ EAN128. Symbologies: Keys: 92 Programmable Keys 88 [...]

57 Keyboard Manual Located on the right-hand side of the keyboard is a DB9 squeeze- release type port (see page 2) which will accept undecoded scanner (TTL) or RS232 input. 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 W and Dat a GND VCC 2 7 9 Pin Number Signal 6 Power Control 4 N/C St art of Scan Dat a Good Read 1 2 3 5 Switch Detect 7 GND 8 VCC Pin Number Signal CCD and La[...]

58 Keyboard Manual TROUBLE SHOOTING Magnetic Card Reader Problem: Magnetic Stripe Reader does not read. Open up a word processor or Notepad session and try swiping the mag card. The mag card data should appear in the window . If no read, try another mag card. If still no read, unplug the keyboard and plug it back in. Most problems that you might en[...]

59 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Scanner Problem: Scanner light s up but doesn’t beep. If the scanner emits a light, but doesn’t beep while scanning a bar code, try bar codes of different sym- bologies. If other types of bar codes scan properly , then it might be that the scanner is not configured to scan your particular symbology . If the scanner c[...]

60 Keyboard Manual Bar Code Scanner , continued Problem: Scanner outputs garbage. Sometimes the computer cannot keep up with the output from the Bar Code Scanner . Add some “Intercharacter Delay” (see page 7) to slow the output down a bit. If the scanner appears to scan (emits light and beeps), but does not output data, try scanning into a word[...]

61 Keyboard Manual Limited Hardware W arranty The Limited W arranty terms described below ar e solely applicab le to the Cus- tomer of Unitech America, Inc’s (afterwards simply referred to as Unitech) products. This warranty applies to equipment only . All consumables and accessories are exempted. Unitech warranties its products to be delivered f[...]

62 Keyboard Manual BAR CODE TEST CHAR T 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 3 EAN-8 Unitech 128 Code 128 A 2 2 3 5 7 0 0 0 5 9 9 8 7 6 B Codabar 123456789-0 Code 1 1 Code 32 AO23399013 Code 93 123ABC 0123456 Delta Code W E D G E Code 39 UNITECHE Code 39 with Check Digit[...]

63 Keyboard Manual 3 0 4 5 2 1 4 8 3 4 1 2 3 EAN-13 06 4 7 6 6 9 1 3 7 1 6 UPC-A 02 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 9 UPC-E (01)054123456789(01)659344 EAN 128 1234558 MSI Code 0987654321 Interleaved 2 of 5 9 7 8 9 5 7 6 3 0 2 3 9 8 0 7 2 0 0 ISBN 957-630-239-0 Standard 2 of 5 1 122334455 10017 Label Code IV T oshiba Code 20132000400 BAR CODE TEST CHAR T[...]