Unitech MS837 manual

Laser Scanner - MS837 - User ’ s Manual V ersion 1.4 Copyright 20 12 unitech E lectroni cs Co., Lt d. Al l right s reserv ed. Unitech is a regist ered trademark of unitech Electroni cs Co., Lt d.[...]

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Preface About This Manual Disclaimer Unitech reserves the right to make changes in s pecifications and other in formation cont ained in this document without prior notice, and the re ader should in all cases consult Unitech to determine whether any such changes have been m ade. The information in this publication does not represent a commitment on [...]

1. This T ransmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter . 2. This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure lim its set forth for an uncontrolled environment. T o maintain compli ance with FCC RF exposure requirements, avoid direct contact to the transmitting antenna during transmitting.[...]

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Code T ype T able ................................................................................................................ ... 50 ASCII Referenc e T able ......................................................................................................... 5 0 Extended Key Code Refe rence T able ..........................................[...]

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Chapter 1 Overview The MS837 has been factory configured with a set of default parameters. Since many host systems have unique formats and protocol re quire ment s, the MS837 provi des a wide range of configurable features that may be selected using the programming bar c odes included in this reference guide. Once the configuration is completed, th[...]

Getting S tarted T urn of f the computer ’s power before connec ting the scanner , and then power up the computer once the scanner is fully connected. Connecting the Scanner USB: Follow the steps below to connect the scanner: 1. Plug the interface cable modular connector into the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner ’s handle. 2. C[...]

5. Power on the computer/host terminal. 6. The MS837 will automatically power on, and a power-up beep will be emitted, when the computer/host terminal is turned on. Removing the Interface Cable Unplug the installed cable’ s modular connector by depressing the connector clip with the tip of a screwdriver . Bar Code Configuration Methods The scanne[...]

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Chapter 2 Code T ypes and Decode Rules Bar code descriptions marked with an asterisk ( * ) define a feature that is a factory default. Bar codes marked with a tilde ( ~ ) require the Multi-Code conf iguration method. UPC/EAN * Enable UPC/EAN Disable UPC/EAN * Enable UPC-A Disable UPC-A * Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E * Enable EAN-13 Disable EAN-13 * E[...]

Ignore <FNC4> Code 128 Characters * Use <FNC4> to Determine Extended ASCII Characters Code 39 * Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Enable MOD 43 Check Digit on Code 39 - The scanner only scans Code 39 bar codes that have a valid Modulo 43 check digit. * Disable MOD 43 Check Digit on Code 39 Enable Full ASCII Code 39 * Disable Full ASCII Cod[...]

Enable Self-Service Library Code 39 * Disable Self-Service Library Code 39 T ransmit MOD 43 Check Digit - with Self Service Library Code 39 * Do Not T ransmit MOD 43 Check Digit - with Self Service Library Code 39 Enable Alternate Code 39 Reference Comp arison Check - assist s with elements that are below the 2 to 1 (wide to narrow) element wid th [...]

Enable St andard 2 of 5 * Disable St andard 2 of 5 ~ St andard 2 of 5 Symbol Length Enable Matrix 2 of 5 * Disable Matrix 2 of 5 * Enable Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Requirement Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Requirement Enable 15 Digit Airline 2 of 5 * Disable 15 Digit Airline 2 of 5 Enable 13 Digit Airline 2 of 5 * Disable 13 Digit Airline 2 of [...]

Code 93 * Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 Code 1 1 Enable Code 1 1 * Disable Code 1 1 * Check for 1 Code 1 1 Check Digit Check for 2 Code 1 1 Check Digits * Do Not Check for 2 Code 1 1 Check Digits Check for 2 Code 1 1 Check Digits if Code Length is Greater Than 10 Characters Te l e p e n Enable T elepen * Disable T elepen Enable ALPHA T elepen * Di[...]

Enable MSI Plessey MOD 10/10 Check Digit - T est MSI Plessey bar codes for a 2 digit Modulo 10 check digit. * Enable MSI Plessey MOD 10 Check Digit - T est MSI Plessey bar codes for a 1 digit Modulo 10 check digit. Enable UK Plessey * Disable UK Plessey Enabled UK Plessey A to X Conversion * Disabled UK Plessey A to X Conversion * St andard Plessey[...]

* Disable Code 39 Bad Border Configurable Code Lengths There are seven bar code lock lengths available. S pecific code types can be assigned to a lock length. While in configuration mode: 1. Scan the code length lock #1 bar code (below). 2. Scan the three code bytes t hat represent the code length. 3. Scan the matching code type lock #1 bar code (b[...]

Enable Jap anese Multi-Field Disable Jap anese Multi-Field 12 Copyright 20 12 unitech E lectroni cs Co., Lt d. Al l right s reserv ed. Unitech is a regist ered trademark of unitech Electroni cs Co., Lt d.[...]

Chapter 3 Supplement s Enable T w o Digit Supplement s * Disable T wo Digit Supplement s * Enable T w o Digit Redundancies - The scanner will scan the bar code plus the 2 digit add on twice before accepting data. Disable T wo Digit Redundancies Enable Five Digit Supplement s * Disable Five Digit Supplement s Enable Five Digit Redundancies - The sca[...]

Enable 977 (2 Digit) Supplement Required - The scanner will require a 2 digit supplement to be scanned when an EAN-13 code begins with 977. * Disable 977 (2 Digit) Supplement Required Enable 378/379 French Supplement Required * Disable 378/379 French Supplement Required Enable 414/419 German Bookland Supplement Required * Disable 414/419 German Boo[...]

* Disable Code 128 ‘]C1’ Extended Code Format. * Enable Code 128 Group Sep arators - A “GS” (1DH) character will be transmitted with coupon Code 128 codes. Disable Code 128 Group Sep arators 400 msec to Find Supplement al - The scanner will allot 400 milliseconds to find an add on after a main UPC/EAN bar code has been scanned. 200 msec to [...]

* Disable Bookland to ISBN 979 Conversion * Normal ISBN Re-Formatting 13 Digit ISBN Re-Formatting Disable Supplementalwhen CodeGate Button is Pressed - A vailable for MS837 scanner only . Requires st andard Code Gate be inactive in and out of stand. * CodeGate Does Not Affect Supplement al Scanning - Available f or MS837 scanner only . No Supplemen[...]

Chapter 4 GS1 Dat abar Unitech’ s MS837 scanner can be configured to scan GS1 Databar type bar codes. Double Border Required - Due to the large spaces commonly found in GS1 Databar symbologies, Unitech recommends double border requirements be enabled when scanning GS1 Databar code type symbologies. Enable GS1 Dat abar 14 * Disable GS1 Dat abar 14[...]

* T ransmit GS1 Dat abar Limited Application ID - Application identifier “01” is transmitted by default. Do Not T ransmit GS1 Dat abar Limited Application ID * T ransmit GS1 Dat abar Limited Symbology ID - Symbology identifier “]e0” is transmitted by default. Do Not T ransmit GS1 Dat abar Limited Symbology ID GS1 Databar Expanded Enable GS1[...]

Chapter 5 ISBT Code 128 Implement ation Configuration Mode Enable ISBT Code 128 Disable ISBT Code 128 The bar codes below enable or disable a special transmit mode as outlined in section 3.5.2 of the ISBT -128 S pecific ation. Th is output method allows the us er to confirm independently the accuracy of the Code-128 check digit. Enable ISBT Special[...]

Concatenation Configuration Mode † The following bar codes are used to configure variable time requirements used to find the second bar code of the ISBT concatenation sequence. 100 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence 200 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence 300 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence 400 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence 500 msec to[...]

Donation Identification Number + Donor Identification Number =á + &; Concatenation Donation Identification Number + Confidential Unit Exclusion St atus =á + &! Concatenation Product Code + Expiration Date (Form 1) =< + =>Concatenation Product Code + Expiration Date ( Form 2) =< + &> Concatenation Product Code + Expiration [...]

The following example demonstrates how to c onfigure the User-Defi ned ISBT identifiers: Assume the left-hand identifiers are the ISBT defined donation identi fication number: “=G”; and the right hand identifiers are count ry specific identifiers “&a”. 1. Scan the ENTER/EXIT c onfiguration mode bar code. 2. Scan the 1 st Left Identifier[...]

Chapter 6 Scanner Operation Configuration Mode Options Allow Configuration Mode on Pow er Up . * Allow Configuration Mode Anytime . Allow configuration Codes on Power Up - Once a product bar code is scanned after power- up, the scanner will not accept configuration bar codes. * Allow Configuration Codes Anytime - Allows scanning of configuration ba[...]

T rigger/Continuous Scan Modes Note: T o program the scanner to operate in Continuous Scan Mode, first scan the Enable Automatic Scanning bar code, then scan the Continuous Automatic Scanning bar code. Enable Automatic Scanning Continuous Automatic Scanning – The laser blinks continuously and the IR is inactive. Enable Manual Trigger (Default sca[...]

Chapter 7 Prefixes/Suffixes Scan the Enter Configuration Mode bar code bef ore trying to set these features (see the Multi-Code Method section). User Configurable Prefixes, All Data ~ Configurable Prefix Character #1 - A prefix ID can be added and assigned for data transmission. Use this code with a code byte sequence, which represents the desired [...]

* Clear All User Configurable Prefixes User Configurable ID Characters, Code Specific * Use Configurable Code ID Bytes as Prefixes - User configured, code specific ID bytes are transmitted befor e the data. If using prefixes, user configured suffixes can not be used. Use Configurable Code ID Bytes as Suffixes - User configured, code specific ID byt[...]

~ Configurable Matrix 2 of 5 ID ‡ ~ Configurable Airline 2 of 5 ID ‡ ~ Configurable MSI Plessey ID ‡ ~ Configurable UK Plessey ID ‡ ~ Configurable Codabar ID ‡ * Clear All Configurable Code S pecific ID’ s - Clears all unique ID characters previously identified. Enable T eraoka ID * Disable T eraoka ID Enable T aiwan 7-1 1 ID * Disable [...]

* Disable UPC Prefix ID. Enable NCR Prefix ID - A prefix will be transmitted before the following code types. The prefixes are as follows: A (UPC-A), E0 (UPC-E), FF (EAN-8), F (EAN 13), B1 (Code 39 ) B2 (ITF), B3 (Code 128 and other codes). * Disable NCR Prefix ID Enable NCR Prefix Character Enable Nixdorf ID Characters - This option transmits code[...]

Enable Cipher 1021 IDs * Disable Cipher 1021 IDs S tandard Suf fix Characters * Enable CR Suffix - The scanner transmits a carriage return after each bar code. Disable CR Suffix. * Enable LF Suffix - The scanner transmits a line feed af ter each bar code. Disabled when keyboard wedge defaults are loaded . Disable LF Suffix. Enable T ab Suffix - The[...]

Longitudinal Redundancy Check A Longitudinal Redundancy Check (LRC) is an erro r checking character that is calculated across a sequence of data characters. It is determined by eXclusive ORing (XOR) the characters to be checked, starti ng with an initial value of 00H. The result, an “LRC byte” is then transmitt ed following the data stream and [...]

~ Character to Replace ~ Replacement Character No Replacement User Configurable Suf fixes, All Data Note: Scan the Enter/Exit Configuration mode code before trying to set this feature. Refer to Multi-Code Method on page 1. ~ Configurable Suffix Character #1 - A suffix ID can be added and assigned for data transmission. ~ Configurable Suffix Charact[...]

Special Formats Enable SINEKO Mode * Disable SINEKO Mode Enable Newcode Formatting Mode A * Disable Newcode Formatting Mode A Enable Newcode Formatting Mode B * Disable Newcode Formatting Mode B Remove All Leading Zero’s * Do Not Remove Leading Zero’ s Enable MS837 CAPS Lock * Disable MS837 CAPS Lock Enable HCA Parsing Disable HCA Parsing 32 Co[...]

Chapter 8 Code Formatting UPC/EAN Formatting * T ransmit UPC-A Check Digit Do Not T ransmit UPC-A Check Digit T ransmit UPC-E Check Digit * Do Not T ransmit UPC-E Check Digit Exp and UPC-E to 12 Digit s - Exp and UPC-E bar codes to the 12 digit equivalent, UPC-A bar codes. * Do Not Exp and UPC-E to 12 Digit s * Send Number System on Exp anded UPC E[...]

* Do Not Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 * T ransmit UPC-A Number System Do Not T ransmit UPC-A Number System * T ransmit UPC-A MFR # Do Not T ransmit UPC-A MFR # * T ransmit UPC-A ITEM # Do Not T ransmit UPC-A ITEM # * T ransmit EAN-8 Check Digit Do Not T ransmit EAN-8 Check Digit * T ransmit EAN-13 Check Digit s - The scanner will transmit EAN-13 Check D[...]

Enable Codabar Mod-16 Check Digit * Disable Codabar Mod-16 Check Digit Enable Codabar “7-Check” Check Digit * Disable Codabar “7-Check” Check Digit * T ransmit Codabar Check Digit Don’t T ransmit Codabar Check Digit Code 39 Formatting T ransmit Mod 43 Check Digit on Code 39 - This feature works in conjunction with Mod 43 Check Digit on Co[...]

Te l e p e n Enable Convert T elepen ^L to E * Disable Convert T elepen ^L to E Plessey T ransmit UK Plessey Check Di git - The scanner will transmit UK Plessey Check Digit characters and must be used with the UK Plessey option. * Do Not T ransmit UK Plessey Check Digit Enable UK Plessey S pecial Format Disable UK Plessey Special Format T ransmit M[...]

Chapter 9 Keyboard Enable Keyboard Emulation Load Keyboard Wedge Default s - Loads the default settings for keyboard wedge mode. Enable St and-Alone Keyboard Emulation - Use this with special stand-alone models that are not cabled for an ex ternal keyboard. Scan this bar code to enable the S tand-Alone Mode. The scanner will send keyboard “power [...]

IBM 4700 Financial Keyboard Sweden/Finland Keyboard Slovenian Keyboard Keyboard/System T ype * A T Keyboard - Includes IBM PS/2 and compatible models 50, 55, 60, 80. XT Keyboard - S pecial firmware in V oyager . PS/2 Keyboard - Includes IBM PC and compatible models 30, 70, 8556. Enable T erminal Key board Emulation. Enable XT Keyboard for Mode 1 - [...]

Reserved T erminal Keyboard #8 Lower Case Lock On - transmit all data as lower case. * Lower Case Lock Off Sp anish Keyboard Ñ Substitution - the following two characters will translate as follows: # to Ñ and ^ to ñ. * No Sp anish Keyboard Ñ Substitution Special Keyboard Features T ransmit Make Code Only - Not available on all models. * T ransm[...]

Enable Auto Detect Mode (A T/PS2) - Automatically detect s cap s lock status. * Disable Auto Detect Mode (A T/PS2) Enable Cap s Lock (XT) * Disable Cap s Lock (XT) Send Numbers as Keypad Dat a - All data is sent as if it has been entered on a keypad. * Send Numbers as Normal Data Enable Reserved Feature * Disable Reserved Feature * Use Extended ASC[...]

InterScan Code Delays * InterScan Code Delay 800 msec - The time specified represent s the amount of time between individual 1 1-bit scan codes. This p arameter may need to be adjusted for operation with certain PC keyboard BIOS. InterScan Code Delay 7.5 msec - This time specified represent s the amount of time between individual 9-bit scan codes. [...]

ASCII (HEX) ASCII Control Extended Key 00H Null Numeric Keypad + (Plus) 01H SOH Num Lock 02H STX Down Arrow 03H ETX Numeric Keypad - (Mi nus) 04H EOT Insert 05H ENQ Delete 06H ACK System Request 07H BEL  (Right Arrow) 08H BS  (Left Arrow) 09H T AB T ab 0AH LF Caps Lock 0BH VT Shift T ab 0CH FF Left Alt 0DH CR Enter 0EH SO Left Control OFH SI [...]

Chapter 10 USB Settings Enable USB Interface ♦ Enable Low Speed USB Defaults ♦ ♦ This feature is limited to the scanner without integrated Low Speed USB electronics. These bar codes configure the scanner to communicate. Load Integrated Full Speed USB Keyboard Emulation Defaults Load Integrated Low Speed USB OPOS Defaults Feature is limited to[...]

Enable Bar Code ID Disable Bar Code ID Enable USB Reserve Code #1 Disable USB Reserve Code #1 Enable USB Reserve Code #2 Disable USB Reserve Code #2 Sears USB Default s Sears Aux Defaults Note: MS837 is not supporting virtual COM. The current driver sof tware is not able to enumerate the scanner as COM port device, ev en though you set the device t[...]

45 Copyright 2012 unitech Electroni cs Co., Lt d. All rights reser ved. Uni tech is a regis tered trade mark of unite ch Electro nics Co., L td. Chapter 1 1 RS232 Setting s * Enable RS232 – The scanner will work with RS232 +/- 12V serial output. Transmit Scanner ID byte with receipt of an “i” (69H) via RS232 – The ID byte is transmitted as [...]

46 Copyright 2012 unitech Electroni cs Co., Lt d. All rights reser ved. Uni tech is a regis tered trade mark of unite ch Electro nics Co., L td. 19200 BAUD Rate 14400 BAUD Rate 9600 BAUD Rate 4800 BAUD Rate 2400 BAUD Rate 1200 BAUD Rate 600 B A UD Rate 300 B A UD Rate Data/Stop Bits 8 Data Bits – The number of data b its transmitted for each char[...]

47 Copyright 2012 unitech Electroni cs Co., Lt d. All rights reser ved. Uni tech is a regis tered trade mark of unite ch Electro nics Co., L td. Invert CTS Polarity (RSV2) -12V = Active, +12V = Inactive, OK to send Do not send Standard CTS Polarity -12V = Inactive, +12V = Active, Do not send OK to send A cti vate RTS, Do Not Wait for CTS (RSV3) –[...]

48 Copyright 2012 unitech Electroni cs Co., Lt d. All rights reser ved. Uni tech is a regis tered trade mark of unite ch Electro nics Co., L td. Ignore BEL/CAN in ACK/N A K – Ignore B EL/CAN characters in communication loop. Enable 5 Retries on A CK/N AK Time Out – Allow up t o 5 NAK retransmissions of the data before dropping out of the commun[...]

Appendix A Code Bytes Usage The scanner must be in Configuration Mode for the features requiring code bytes for configuration. The Enter/Exit Configuration Mode bar code mu st be scanned before starting the configuration cycle. User conf igurable prefix/suffix characte rs can then be saved by scanning the 3 digit decimal equivalent of the ASCII cha[...]

Reserved Codes ³ 999988 ~ Enable Reserved Code ³ 999987 ~ Disable Reserved Code Code T ype T able Code Byte Comment (Symbology) 002 UPC-E 003 EAN-8 004 UPC-A 005 EAN-13 080 Code 39 081 Codabar 082 Inteleaved 2 of 5 083 Code 128 084 Code 93 091 MSI Plessey 092 Code 1 1 093 Airline 2 of 5 (15 digit) 094 Matrix 2 of 5 095 T elepen 096 UK Plessey 097[...]

HEX V alue Decimal V alue/ Code Byte V alue Character Control Keyboard Eqv 0E 014 SO N 0F 015 SI 0 10 016 DLE P 11 017 DC1 Q 12 018 DC2 R 13 019 DC3 S 14 020 DC4 T 15 021 NAK U 16 022 SYN V 17 023 ET B W 18 024 CAN X 19 025 EM Y 1A 026 SUB Z 1B 027 ESC [ 1C 028 FS 1D 029 GS ^ 1E 030 RS _ 1F 031 US space,blank 20 032 SP 21 033 ! 22 034 “ 23 035 [...]

HEX V alue Decimal V alue/ Code Byte V alue Character Control Keyboard Eqv 39 057 9 3A 058 : 3B 059 ; 3C 060 < less than 3D 061 + 3E 062 > greater than 3F 063 ? 40 064 @ shift P 41 065 A 42 066 B 43 067 C 44 068 D 45 069 E 46 070 F 47 071 G 48 072 H 49 073 I letter l 4A 074 J 4B 075 K 4C 076 L 4D 077 M 4E 078 N 4F 079 O letter O 50 080 P 51 0[...]

HEX V alue Decimal V alue/ Code Byte V alue Character Control Keyboard Eqv 64 100 d 65 101 e 66 102 f 67 103 g 68 104 h 69 105 I 6A 106 j 6B 107 k 6C 108 l 6D 109 m 6E 1 10 n 6F 111 o 70 1 12 p 71 1 13 q 72 1 14 r 73 1 15 s 74 1 16 t 75 1 17 u 76 1 18 v 77 1 19 w 78 120 x 79 121 y 7A 122 z 7B 123 { 7C 124 | vertical slas h 7D 125 } alt mode 7E 126 [...]

Reserved 00H 00H 00H 8CH = 140 Reserved 00H 00H 00H 8DH – 141 Numeric Keypad Enter 5AH 1CH 79H 8EH = 142 Numeric Keypad/ 4AH 35H 00H 8FH = 143 F1 05H 3BH 07H 90H = 144 F2 06H 3CH 0F H 91H = 145 F3 04H 3DH 17H 92H = 146 F4 0CH 3EH 1FH 93H = 147 F5 03H 3FH 27H 94H = 148 F6 0BH 40H 2FH 95H = 149 F7 83H 41H 37H 96H = 150 F8 0AH 42H 3FH 97H = 151 F9 0[...]

Appendix B Barcode T est Chart EAN-13 3 0 45214 834123 EAN-8 8012 3453 UPC-A UPC-E 02 123457 9 9 ISBN 957-630-239-0 9 789576 302398 0 7 2 0 0 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 39 W+ E + D + G + E Code 39 with C/D UNI T E C H- E EAN 128 (01)054123456789(01)65934 4 Code 128 U n i t e c h 1 2 8 Codabar A 2235700059 9876B MSI Code 06 47669 13716 1234558 09876543[...]

Appendix C W orldwide Support Unitech’ s professional support team is av ailable to quickly answer questions or technical-related issues. Should a set of equipment problem o ccurs, please contact the nearest Unitech regional service representative. For complete cont act information please visit the Web sites listed below: Region Web S i t e Globa[...]