PSC HD manual

Models SR, HD, LR and XLR Handheld Bar Code Scanner User’ s Guide[...]

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User ’ s Guide 1 T abl e of Contents Unpacking and Inspecting Your Scanner ................... ............... ... 3 Installation .............. ........................ ........................ ................... ... 4 How to Scan ........... ................... .............. ............... .............. ........ 6 Scanning Rang e ..........[...]

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User ’ s Guide 3 Unpacking and Inspecting Y our Scanner After unpacking your new scanner , check the content s of the ship- ping carton to ensure all the items you ord ered ar e included: •P o w e r S c a n ™ handhe ld scan ner • Interface Cable • Power Supply (if you or dered one) • User ’ s Guide (this manual) • Programming Gu ide[...]

4 PowerScan ™ Scanner Inst allat ion Refer to Figure 1 and fo llow these steps to ins tall the scanner: Consult you r host terminal manua l to determine if power must be turned off before connecting periphe ral devices such as the scanner . 1. Should you need to disconnect the interface ( I/F) cable fro m the scanner , loosen the Phillips he ad s[...]

User ’ s Guide 5 Figure 1. Installing the Scanner 1 4 3 5 2[...]

6 PowerScan ™ Scanner How to Scan Figure 2 illustrates som e tips to help get the best scannin g r esults: 1. The scanne r must be pointed at a sligh t angle to the bar code. Do n ot ho ld the s canne r p erpend icular to t he b ar co de. 2. The laser beam must cr oss the entire bar code. The scan ner cannot corre ctly read if the entir e bar cod[...]

User ’ s Guide 7 Scanning Range There are curr ently four differ ent model types for this scanner . Dep endin g upo n the mod el typ e of y our sc anner , you ’ l l need to h old the unit at a given distance fr om the bar code to achieve optimum scanning resul ts. The following d iagrams provide ra nge of field infor- mation for each of the mod[...]

8 PowerScan ™ Scanner Figure 4. Depth of Field (HD) NO TE In the context of the illustration below , a "mil" r epre- sents t he minimum b ar code element width. Mea- surements ar e based on HD mod els set with the standar d 28 ° scan width (as opposed to th e Half Angle setting of 14 ° ). Ref erence the P owerScan Pro- gramming Man ua[...]

User ’ s Guide 9 Figure 5. Depth of Field (LR) NO TE In the context of the illustration below , a "mil" repre- sents t he minimum b ar code element width. Mea- surements are based on LR models set with the a 14 ° scan width (as opposed to the alternate Full Angle setting of 28 ° ). Ref erence the P owerScan Pro- gramming Man ual (P/N [...]

10 PowerScan ™ Scanner Figure 6. Depth of Field (XLR) NO TE In the context of the illustration below , a "mil" r epre- sents t he minimum b ar code element width. Mea- surements are based on XLR models set with a 10 ° scan angle width. Specifications ar e subject to change without notice. Depth of Field Paper Labels (XLR decoded model,[...]

User ’ s Guide 11 Active Symbologies The active (enabled) bar code s ymbologies in the factory defaults are : • Code 39 (C3 9) • Code 128 ( C128) • Inter lea ved 2 o f 5 (I 2 of 5) Y our scanner should be pr e-progra mmed with these standar d factory default settin gs, unless... ...it was shipped to you pr ogrammed with unique, customer con[...]

12 PowerScan ™ Scanner T est Y our Scanne r The bar code below (Figur e 7) is pr ovided to test your scanner ’ s abil- ity to read a typical Code 39 label. Figure 7. Code 39 Bar Code Sample Figure 8. Scanner Labeling NO TE Figure 8 above sho ws label placement ONL Y . For actual regulato ry , patent and other applicable infor - mation, vie w th[...]

User ’ s Guide 13 Laser Cau tions The PowerScan bar code scanner is certified in th e U.S. to conform to the re quirements of DHHS/CD RH 21CFR Subchapt er J for Class II laser products . Class II products ar e not considered to be hazardous. The scanner contains a V isible La ser Dio de (VLD) at a w avelength of 6 50- 670 nanomet ers and is desig[...]

14 PowerScan ™ Scanner T roubleshoo ting Y ou can isolate problems with your scanning syst em by performing these checks (r efer to Figure 9): 1. If your scanne r ’ s cable is designed to r eceive Power Off the T ermina l (P .O.T .), it will not operate unl ess it is connected to a working ho st terminal that is pow ered on. 2. Ensure that the [...]

User ’ s Guide 15 Figure 9. T roubleshooting the Scanner OFF ON O F F O N 1 2 3 5 7 Programming Kit 5 99 531 75790 4 6[...]

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DECLARA TION OF CONFOR MITY PSC hereby declar es that the Equipment specif ied below has been teste d and found compli ant to the foll owing Directives and Standar ds: Charles W . V anlue Director , C orpor ate Qual ity PSC, Inc. 959 T erry Street Eugene, OR 97402 U.S.A. Nigel Davis V ice President Europe, M iddle East & A frica PSC Bar Code Lt[...]

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