Code Corporation CR3500 manual

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 1 Save Settings C004387_07_CR3500_usermanual User Manual Code Reader ™ 3500 Manual V ersion 7 Release Da te: June 2012 Note: Refer to the CR2500/CR3500 User Manual, Appendix C: Programming Code Matrix for all CR3500 conguration option codes.[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - i Save Settings Sta t ement of Ag ency Compliance The Code Reader™ 3500 has been t est ed for c ompliance with FCC regula ons and was f ound to be compliant with all applicable FCC Rules and R egulaons. IMPORT ANT NOTE: T o c omply with FCC RF e xposure compliance r equiremen ts, this device must not be co- [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - ii Save Settings Code Reader™ 3500 User Manual Copyright © 2012 Code Corpor aon. All Rights Reserv ed. The sowar e described in this manual may only be used in accor dance with the terms of its license agreement. No part of this publicaon ma y be repr oduced in any form or by an y means without wrien p[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - iii Save Settings T able of Cont ents Chapter 1 - Ge ng Started .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 - Intr oducon ........................................................................................................[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - iv Save Settings 2.9 - Connuous T rigger Opmizaon Ma trix .............................................................................................. 33 2.10 - Connuous Scan .................................................................................................................................[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - v Save Settings 4.10 - Lock -out Link Mode .............................................. .............................................................................. 47 Chapter 5 - Adv anced Decode Performance ............................................................................................... 48 5.1 -[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 1 Save Settings Chapt er 1 - Geng St arted[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 2 Save Settings 1.2 - Unpacking 1.1 - Intr oducon Remov e the CR3500 from its packing and inspect it f or damage. If the reader was damaged during shipping, please call Code a t (801) 495-2200. The standar d CR3500 reader is shipped with a USB cable interf ace. The reader also fea tures a 1950 mAH ba er y that [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 3 Save Settings 1.3 - Ba er y Ins talla on A aching and Det aching the Lithium Ion Ba ery The CR3500 can be purchased with a 1950 mAH Lithium Ion ba ery . T o install ba ery , make sur e the baery is in the corr ect posion (Figure 1.1). Place the plasc t ab of the baery into the reader [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 4 Save Settings 1.6 - K eypad/Ic on Overview The chart below shows k ey/buon funcons. Description of Button F unc tion Ke y Numeric Mode Upper Case T ext Mode Lower Case T ext Mode Symbol Mode T oggles between numeric charact ers, upper c ase te xt, lower case t ext, and symbol char acter input T oggles between[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 5 Save Settings The chart below shows all of the icons f or CodeViewer™ soware and their de nions. Icon Descripon Power Icons 50% to 100% capacity of ba ery 20% to 50% capacity of ba ery 0% to 20% capacity of ba ery – rechar ge baery as soon as possible Baery is r echarging No icon is [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 6 Save Settings 1.7 - Bat ch Opera on 1.7.1 - Introducon The CR3500 fea tures a batch mode f or applicaons r equiring a port able reader . Batch mode allow s a user to st ore sc anned data t o the reader ’ s non-volale memory . The user may tr ansf er the dat a to a host c omputer when needed. T o ul[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 7 Save Settings T ransf erring and Deleng Data There ar e three di erent codes to tr ansfer and delet e dat a in memory . 1. T ransfer All Data in Memory - This code will send all dat a in memor y ev eryme the code is scanned. 2. T ransfer Only Unsent Dat a in Memory - This code will send only the data in m[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 8 Save Settings CR3500 with Cabled Handle - If a handle was purchased f or use with the CR3500, the 8-pin DIN connector is at the boom of the handle (Figure 1.11). Insert the 8-pin connect or and rmly push the cable into the handle. The c able has a locking mechanism that will rmly hold the cable in place. I[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 9 Save Settings 1.8.2 - CR3500 as a USB Ke yboard T o connect the CR3500 to y our host comput er via USB int erface: 1. A ach the USB cable t o CR3500 (Figure 1.13). 2. There is no need to po wer of the comput er (Figure 1.14) Connect the USB cable t o a USB port on the computer (Figur e 1.15). 3. Once properly c[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 10 Save Settings 1.8.2.1 - Addional USB Communicaon Se ngs (connued) Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the appropriat e USB communicaon seng: USB Ke yboard USB Downloader USB Nave T wo W ay Mode USB Virtual COM 1 W ay Mode USB HID POS (T erminal ID 131) 1.8.2.2 - Ke yboard Support Scan the f ollowin[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 11 Save Settings 1.8.3 - PS/2 Cable Inst allaon Guide 1. Power o the comput er . If you disconnect the computer ’ s ke yboard while it is pow ered on, y our computer will lock up. 2. Aach the the PS/2 cable t o the CR3500. 3. If you have a cabled k eyboard, det ach the keyboar d cable fr om the computer a[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 12 Save Settings 1.8.4 - RS232 (Serial) Cable Ins tallaon Guide 1. A ach the RS232 (Serial) Cable t o the CR3500. 2. Connect the RS232 (Serial) cable to a serial port on the c omputer (Figure 1.18). Ther e is no need to power o the computer . 3. The RS232 (Serial) interf ace has an oponal 5V /1.5A power s[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 13 Save Settings 1.8.4.1 - Addional RS232 Communica on Dat a Bit Sengs Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the appropriat e data bit: 7 Data Bits 8 Dat a Bits (Def ault) 1.8.4.2 - Addional RS232 Communica on Baud Rat e Sengs Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the appropriat e baud rate: 1200 2400 4800[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 14 Save Settings 1.9 - Bluet ooth Radio Oper aon 1.9.1 - Introducon The CR3500 fea tures a Bluetooth® wireless r adio. The radio allows f or point -to-point wireless communic aon with other Bluet ooth devices that support serial port pr otocol (SPP). If k eyboard entry is necessary , CodeXML® Rout er will [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 15 Save Settings 1.9 - Bluet ooth Radio Oper aon (Con nued) Radio Range and T ransferring Da ta The CR3500 radio is a Class 1 device. If c onnected to another Class 1 de vice the reader has r oughly a 100 meter (300 f eet) line of sight oper ang r ange. If connecng to a Class 2 or Class 3 device, the ope[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 16 Save Settings 1.9 - Bluet ooth Radio Oper aon (Con nued) Permanen tly Establishing a Connecon Scan the Sav e Sengs Code at the boom of the page to mak e the RF sengs (including which device to connect to) permanen t on the reader: Disconnecng from the Device Y ou may for ce disconnecon by r[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 17 Save Settings 1.9.4 - Bluetooth Radio Time Out Se ngs Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the period of me bef ore the Bluet ooth Radio will go into sleep mode due t o inacvity: Note: Incr easing the me bef ore the r eader will me out will decrease ba er y lif e. 90 Seconds (Def ault) 5 Minutes 10[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 18 Save Settings 1.9.7 - Congur aon f or Belkin Bluet ooth Manager Sow are (V ersion 1.4.2.10) In this ver sion of the Belkin Bluetooth Manager sow are, y ou must disable the authenc aon f eature to connect a Code R eader 3500. Follow the s teps below: 1. Double click on the Bluetooth icon in the s [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 19 Save Settings 4. Open the “ Accessibility ” T ab and verify that “ All Devices” are allowed t o connect (this is the default seng). Y ou should now be able to connect your Code R eader 3500. 1.9.7 - Congur aon f or Belkin Bluet ooth Manager Sow are (Connued) 3. Y our local ser vice Bluet oo[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 20 Save Settings 1.9.8 - Congur aon f or T oshiba Bluetooth Stack Ins trucons 1. Naviga te t o the Control P anel and Open the Bluetooth Local COM P ort Icon. 2. Idenfy the Appropriate Com P ort owned by the LocalCOM-Server[SerialP ort(T OSHIBA LocalCOM)] Owner . 3. Right Click on the Blut ooth Manager T [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 21 Save Settings 1.9.8 - Congur aon f or T oshiba Bluetooth Stack Ins trucons (Conniued) 3a. Go to hp://www .codecorp.com/bdaddr .php and creat e a QuickConnect code using the address fr om Step 3. Use the CodeXML® Router/ 2-wa y applicaons secon if CodeXML® Rout er will be installed, or cr ea[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 22 Save Settings 1.9.8 - Congur aon f or T oshiba Bluetooth Stack Ins trucons (Connued) 4a. Uncheck the sengs under the Security Seng of Serial P ort (SPP). 5. Install the CodeXML® R outer Sowar e to the Device on the Appropriat e COM P ort. Reboot the PC and then sc an your QuickConnect code to[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 23 Save Settings 1.9.9 - Congur aon f or Microso Blue tooth St ack Instrucons 1. Right click on the Microso Bluetooth St ack syst em tra y icon, select “Open Bluetooth Sengs” . 2. Go t o the “Hardware” t ab and select the “Generic Bluet ooth Radio” and then click “Properes” . Nex[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 24 Save Settings 1.9.9 - Congur aon f or Microso Blue tooth St ack Instrucons (con nued) 2a. Go to hp://www .codecorp.com/bdaddr .php and creat e a QuickConnect code using the address fr om step 2. Use the CodeXML® Rout er/ 2-wa y applicaons secon if CodeXML® Router will be ins talled, other[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 25 Save Settings 1. Insert the Code Rout er Bluetooth E dion f or Windows CD int o your PC ’ s CD drive. The CD will automacally begin the installa on process. When y ou get t o the screen pictur ed below , please enter the CD Serial # K ey found on the card included in the CD case. 2. When you ge t to th[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 26 Save Settings 1.10 - T arg eng and R eading T echniques The CR3500 ulizes digit al camer a technology to tak e a picture of a symbol. Once an image is c aptured, the CR3500 uliz es advanced decoding algorithms to e xtract data fr om the captured image. The CR3500 is av ailable as a palm-held reader or use[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 27 Save Settings 1.11 - Imager Field Selecon and R esoluon The CR3500’ s dual eld opcal sys tem ma y be modied based on your scanning envir onment. The 1.3 Million Pix el imager is divided int o wide eld and high density decode z ones. In each z one the resoluon is 1024 x 640 pix els (see Figu[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 28 Save Settings Chapt er 2 - Opmiz aon and T rig g er Progr amming[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 29 Save Settings 2.1 - Intr oducon By dening if y ou are scanning lar ge, small, high denisty or low density types of symbology(s), the CR3500 has opons tha t will maximiz e decoding speed. The chart below shows opons tha t will improv e performance based on par ameters lis ted in each bo x. The CR3500 i[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 30 Save Settings 2.2 - Global T rigger Opmiza on Matrix 2.3 - Le T rigger Opmiz aon Ma trix Both Fields Wide Field SX GA High Density Field Both Fields Wide Field SX GA High Density Field[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 31 Save Settings 2.4 - Le T rigger Progr amming Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the le trigger funconality: Le T rigger T ake Pictur e 2.5 - Right T rigger Opmiz aon Matrix 2.6 - Right T rigger Pr ogr amming Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the right trigger funconality: Right T rigger T ake [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 32 Save Settings 2.8 - Handle T rigger Progr amming 2.7 - Handle Opmiz aon Ma trix Both Fields Wide Field SX GA High Density Field Scan the f ollowing codes to turn pictur e taking mode on/ o: Handle T rigger T ake Picture[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 33 Save Settings 2.9 - Connuous T rigger Opmiz aon Matrix 2.10 - Connuous Sc an Scan the f ollowing codes to turn c onnuous scanning on/ o: O (Default) On Both Fields Wide Field SX GA High Density Field[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 34 Save Settings 2.11.1 - Connuous Scan - Sleep Time Out Scan one of the codes below t o set the amount of me a cabled CR3500 will oper ate in connuous sc an mode, without a decode, bef ore en tering sleep mode: Cabled - 2 hours (Def ault) Cabled - Alway s Scan one of the codes below t o set the amount of ?[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 35 Save Settings Chapt er 3 - CR3500 Progr amming: Symbology Se ngs[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 36 Save Settings 3.1 - Aztec S ymbology Scan the f ollowing codes to enable/disable Azt ec symbology se ngs: Aztec On Aztec O (De fault) Sample Aztec Code 3.2 - Codabar S ymbology Scan the f ollowing codes to enable/disable Codabar s ymbology sengs: Codabar On (Default) Codabar O Sample Codabar 3.3 - Coda[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 37 Save Settings Disable Checksum (Def ault) Enable Checksum and Strip From R esult Code 39 Extended Full ASCII On Code 39 Extended Full ASCII O (Default) Code 39 Short Margin On Code 39 Short Margin O (De fault) Sample T riopc Code 39 Code 39 T riopc On Code 39 T riopc O Sample Code 39 Code 3.5 - [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 38 Save Settings 3.8 - Composite S ymbologies Scan the f ollowing codes to enable/disable Composit e symbology sengs: Composite On Composite O (De fault) 3.10 - GoCode® Symbology GoCode® is a miniature, tw o-dimensional (2-D) symbol. Dev eloped to t within a line of te xt, GoCode® features a mul-dimens[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 39 Save Settings Scan the f ollowing codes to enable/disable In terlea ved 2 of 5 s ymbology sengs: Int 2 of 5 On (Def ault) Int 2 of 5 O Int 2 of 5 T wo Digits On Int 2 of 5 T wo Digits O Int 2 of 5 Four Digits On Int 2 of 5 F our Digits O Scan the f ollowing codes to enable/disable Ma xicode s ymbology[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 40 Save Settings The Code Reader c an read Opcal Char acter Recognion (OCR) t exts. The f ollowing codes can be used to enable/disable this f eatur e. Fonts support ed include Passport, ISBN, Price, MICR13, and a user de ned template: Disable OCR (Default) Enable OCR Purchase of OCR license r equired. Note: [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 41 Save Settings For an e xplanaon of Pharmacode sengs and all pr ogramming codes please re f er to Appendix G of the CR3500 User Manual. Y ou may download the Appendix G a t: hp://www .codecorp.com/manuals.php 3.19 - Pharmacode All postal c ode def ault sengs are OFF . Scan the following c odes to enabl[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 42 Save Settings Sample RSS Limited Code Sample RSS 14 Code Sample RSS 14 T runcat ed Code Sample RSS 14 St ack ed Code Scan the f ollowing codes to enable/disable GSS Da ta Bar (f ormerly RSS) s ymbology sengs: GS1 Data Bar Limit ed On GS1 Data Bar 14 T runcat ed On GS1 Data Bar 14 St acked On GS1 Data Bar Expand[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 43 Save Settings Chapt er 4 - Reader F eedback and Special Sengs[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 44 Save Settings 4.1 - V olume and Vibra on Sengs Scan the f ollowing codes to se t vibra on mode: Vibra te On / Beep On Vibra te On / Beep O Vibra te O / Beep On (Def ault) Scan the f ollowing codes to se t your reader’ s volume: Beep O Beep Low Beep High (Default) Scan the f ollowing codes to se[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 45 Save Settings 4.3 - Backlight In tensity Sengs Scan the f ollowing codes to se t the intensity of the CR3500’ s backlight with High being the brightes t and Low being the dimmest: Low Med - Default High 4.4 - Backlight Timeout Se ngs 4.5 - T arg eng Sengs Scan the f ollowing codes to turn t arg e[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 46 Save Settings 4.7 - Reader ID and Firm ware V ersion 4.8 - Reader Se ngs Lock T o lock or unlock the current se ngs on your reader please sc an the codes below: Reader Sengs Lock ed Reader Sengs Unlock ed NOTE: Pr ex and Sux programming c odes, memory trans f er and delete c ommands, “Clear All[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 47 Save Settings CR3500 has a baery -powered real me clock embedded in the r eader . When enabled, the me stamp will be a pre x to the dat a. Time stamping c onnues unl disabled. The me s tamp will be shown in the f ollowing format: YYYY -MM-DD HH:MM:SS On O (Def ault) Note: T urning on the ?[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 48 Save Settings Chapt er 5 - Advanced Dec ode P erf ormance[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 49 Save Settings 5.1 - Set T ar ge ng Zone T oler ances 50 Most Accur at e 75 100 125 150 200 400 1600 (Default) Least Accur ate The tar geng toler ance is the zone around the gr een LED which is eligible for decoding. The values of each of the f ollowing codes are the percent t olerance based on the size of t[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 50 Save Settings 5.2 - Windowing If only one size of bar c ode is being scanned in an applicaon, the CR3500 c an be opmiz ed to r educe processing me by adjus ng the viewing area within the eld of view of the imag e. By reducing the v ercal window v alue of the imager to 200 pix els, 1-D codes are p[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 51 Save Settings 1-Dimensional Codes ONL Y (1024 X 200 pix els) Cauon: It may be mor e dicult to read other codes while in this seng. Y ou must hav e the reader f arther away than normal. Small 2-Dimensional Codes (480 x 480 pix els) Medium 2-Dimensional Codes (512 x 512 pixels) Large 2-Dimensional Codes (6[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 52 Save Settings Chapt er 6 - Adding a Pre x or Sux and R eader T ext Commands[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 53 Save Settings 6.1 - Pre x Sengs If you scan the f ollowing codes, you will lose any unsa ved sengs. Make sur e to save sengs on y our reader be for e scanning the prex codes. If you sc an more than one pr ex you will r eceive each sc anned prex in y our scanned dat a; (i.e., if you sc an comm[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 54 Save Settings 6.4 - Reader T e xt Commands Enabling Reader T ext Commands allows the CR3500 to accept t ext c ommands via RS232 or RF communic aon. Scan the following c odes to enable/disable reader t ext commands: Reader T ext Commands On Reader T ext Commands O - De fault 6.3 - Er ase Prex and Sux Se[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 55 Save Settings Chapt er 7 - CR3500: Maint enance and T roubleshoong[...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 56 Save Settings 7.2 - Gener al Saf ety Informa on Repair s and Adjustments - Only those individuals authoriz ed by Code should aempt to mak e repairs or adjus tments t o CR3500 equipment. If the reader c asing is opened the warr anty is voided. Pow er Supply - Use only the power supply pr ovided f or use with [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_ User_Manual - 57 Save Settings 7.3 - W arr anty The CR3500 carries a st andard tw o year limited w arranty as described herein. Cus tomer s may pur chase either a one or two year CodeOne extended w arranty plan. Please cont act a Code represent ave f or more informa on. Charger s, Baery Handles (ex cluding Baery), H2 [...]

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 58 Save Settings 7.5 - CR3500 Maint enance 7.4 - Frequen tly Asked Ques ons Please visit Code’ s Online Knowledg e Database a t: hp://www .codecorp.com/knowledge-dat abase.php The CR3500 device oper ates e ciently and r eliably and needs only a minimum of maintenance to oper ate. A fe w ps are giv en be[...]