PSC PowerScan Handheld Laser Scanner manual

Handheld Laser Scanner Pr ogramming Guide PowerScan ®[...]

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Programming Guide i Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Introduction ................................................................................................................... ............... 1 Understanding the Basics ................ .............................................. ......................................... ..... 1 Integrating the[...]

ii PowerScan ® Scanner Universal Wedge Terminal Select ion .............................. ..................................... 44 Terminal/Keyboard Settings ................................................................................. 44 Universal Wedge Number Pad ........................................ ..................................... [...]

Programming Guide iii Configuring the Standard 2 of 5 Options ......................... .................................... 117 IATA ....................................................... ....................................... ............................ .1 2 3 MSI/Plessey Options ............................. ..................................[...]

iv PowerScan ® Scanner Blank P age[...]

Programming Guide 1 Introduction The programming bar code labels contained in this manual will allow you to customize and configure featur es and settings for your PSC ® PowerScan ™ scanner . T o ensure full compatibility and proper function, use only the programming bar codes in this manual and other pr oduct- specific publications to program s[...]

2 PowerScan ® Scanner Integrating the Scanner With Y our Host System Y our scanner MUST be equipped with the correct har dware (interface board, cable, etc.) to pr operly communicate with your host system. Contact your PSC dealer for inform ation if you have questions about your scanner ’s hardwar e compatibility . Y ou may also want to contact [...]

Programming Guide 3 T o determine if your desired new inte rface is available on your scanner , check the following section titled Software on page 4. The section lists host interface types supported by ea ch interface board available at the time of this writing. If you are still unsur e of your scanner ’s available interface connectivity , consu[...]

4 PowerScan ® Scanner Software V erify that your scanner supports the desired interface 1 . The list below indicates the interface groupings the scanner supports. Contact your nearest PSC service depot if you don’t know your scanner ’s gr oup, or need assistance to change the sc anner to another interface group. The Standard Keyboar d W e dge/[...]

Programming Guide 5 After familiarizing yourself with the basic scanner programming pr o- cedures in this section, turn to the appr opriate interface programming section (RS-232, W and Emulation, etc. ) of this manual to set other inter- face features, completing the scanner ’s conversion to a new interface type. Upon changing a scanner ’s inte[...]

6 PowerScan ® Scanner Programming Overvie w The scanner ’s programmable featur e settings can be modified to accommodate your system’s unique requir ements. These settings can be communicated to the scanner in one of two ways: 1. Commands can be sent directly fr om the host. A limited set of host commands are available. Refer to Appendix A: Ad[...]

Programming Guide 7 Programming Session A typical programming session is conducted as follows: 1. Scan the SET bar code at the beginning of each set of program- ming bar codes to place the scanner in Programming Mode. The scanner will emit three beeps, indicating it has read the bar code and the green LED will flash on and of f slowly while the sca[...]

8 PowerScan ® Scanner 3. Scan the END label at the bottom of the page to save any new settings and exit Programming Mode. The scanner will sound a beep and reset upon exiting Pr ogramming Mode, and the green LED will r eturn to its us ual state (on steady or of f). The scanner will not exit Programming Mode unless the END bar code is scanned or po[...]

Programming Guide 9 Programming Sequence T o modify a scanner feature (item ), the pr ogramming bar codes con- tained in this manual must be sca nned in a given sequence depending upon the feature being pr ogrammed (as shown in T able 1). There ar e three possible pr ogramming sequences: A. Programming sample A (the most commonly used format) demon[...]

10 PowerScan ® Scanner T able 1. Programming Sequence 1 1 C A B 23 12 3 4 5 6 SET SET ENABLE NEW FEA TURE ENABLE NEW FEA TURE USING THE FOLLO WING SETTINGS... END SET END 0 8 ITEM T A G ITEM V ALUE END/RESET 0 ONE B AR CODE CONT AINS SET + ITEM T A G + ITEM V ALUE + END[...]

Programming Guide 11 LED and Beeper Indicators The scanner provides a set of indica tors that verify/announce the vari- ous scanner functions. LED Indicators The Amber “Laser ON” LED (located on top rear of scanner) - lights whenever laser power is on. The Green “Good Read” LED (also located on top r ear of scanner) -F l a s h e s 1 once to[...]

12 PowerScan ® Scanner If Y ou Make a Mistake... If, during a programming session, you find that you ar e unsure of the scanner ’s settings or wish to reset the scanner ’s configuration, use the Return to Factory Settings label be low to return the scanner ’s configu- ration to the factory settings. Sca nning this label will also reset any c[...]

Programming Guide 13 Where T o Go From Here Programming is easy and straightforwar d if you follow these steps: 1. If you are changing the scanner ’s interface type, follow the instructions in the section titled, Changing Interfaces on page 2 before pr oceeding. 2. Scan any feature bar codes that ar e unique to the interface you are curr ently pr[...]

14 PowerScan ® Scanner Interface Selection This section contains programming bar code labels to select the following interfaces: • W and Emulation Interface • Pre-Noise Settings • Keyboard W edge Interface • IBM Interface W and Emulation Interface Scan these labels to enable the W a nd Emulation Interface. SET -----------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 15 W and Emulation Settings Use these programming bar codes to configur e the settings for the W a nd Emulation Interface. SET ------------------------------------------- Po l a r i t y Space Low , Bar High --------- Space High, Bar Low --------- Signal Speed Low (660 µs) --------- High (330 µs) ---------[...]

16 PowerScan ® Scanner Data Format T ransmit in Normal Format --------- T ransmit in C39 Format --------- T ransmit in C39 Full ASCII Format --------- T ransmit in C128 Format --------- Idle State Low --------- High ---------[...]

Programming Guide 17 T ransmit C128 Function Characters Enable a --------- Disable --------- END ------------------------------------------ a. This feature should only be enab led when the Wand Data F ormat is con- figured for T ransmit in Normal Format or T ransmit in Code 128 F or mat.[...]

18 PowerScan ® Scanner Wa n d Emulation Pre/ P o st-Noise Settings The number of noise transitions gene rated prior to or following label transitions are independently configurable options. T o set either pre- or post-noise transitions, enter Programming Mode by scanning the SET bar code, then follow these steps: 1. Scan Don’t T ransmit Pre-Nois[...]

Programming Guide 19 P ost-Noise Settings Set Pre-Noise T ransitions --------- Scan two digits representing the desired number of Pre-Noise T ransitions using the number pad from Appendix C: K eypad, padded with leading zeros (example: 03 = three tr ansitions, 08 = eight, 15 = fifteen, etc.) END ------------------------------------------ SET ------[...]

20 PowerScan ® Scanner RS-232 Interface/WN-RS-232 (SNI) Interface Scan these labels to enable eith er the standard RS-232 interface (PSC RS-232) or the WN-RS-232 (SNI) Interface. RS-232 Communication P arameters This section contains the following RS-232 communication parameters in the order listed: • Baud Rate • Data Format Settings - Data Bi[...]

Programming Guide 21 Baud Rate Use the bar codes on this page to select the communications Baud Rate. Only one Baud Rate selection may be active at any one time. The last Baud Rate label you scan during a programming session will be the set- ting that is stored when you scan the END label. SET ------------------------------------------- Baud Rate =[...]

22 PowerScan ® Scanner Data Format Settings The bar codes on this page can be used to select the data format config- uration needed to communicate with your system. Refer to T able 1, RS-232 Data Format below for acceptable combinations of these setting. Data Format Ta b l e There ar e many possible data format configurations for an RS-232 interfa[...]

Programming Guide 23 Par i t y B it None --------- Even --------- Odd --------- Mark --------- Space --------- Stop Bit(s) One --------- T wo --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

24 PowerScan ® Scanner Handshaking Review your system documentation to identify handshaking requir e- ments, and use these labels to change the settings if requir ed. The fol- lowing brief descriptions explain each selection. Hard ware Handshaking CTS/R TS Flow Control - is hardwar e handshaking. The scanner acti- vates the R TS (Request to Send) [...]

Programming Guide 25 Handshaking controls ar e mutually exclusive. The settings below allow only one of these features to be enabled at a time, as enabling multiple controls will pr oduce unpredictable r esults. Scan the SET bar code label then th e Step #1, Step #2 below , followed by the END bar code labels to enable CTS/R TS Flow Control. NO TE [...]

26 PowerScan ® Scanner Scan the SET bar code label then th e Step #1, Step #2 below , followed by the END bar code labels to enable CTS Scan Control. Enable CTS Scan Control SET ------------------------------------------- Step #1 --------- Step #2 --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 27 Software Handshaking Xon/Xoff - is softwar e handshaking that allows the host to control data transmission. If the host sends an Xoff command to the scanner , the scanner will not send the bar code data until it receives an Xon com- mand from the host. If the host sends the Xof f command during data transmission, the host will [...]

28 PowerScan ® Scanner Disable both CTS/R TS and Xon/Xoff Controls - disables both the CTS/R T S and Xon/Xoff softwar e controls. Scan the SET bar code label then th e Step #1, Step #2 below , followed by the END bar code labels to disable both CTS/R TS and Xon/Xoff Control. NO TE T o disable either CTS/RTS or Xon/Xoff , you must firs t DISABLE BO[...]

Programming Guide 29 RS-232 A CK/ NAK Options Several ACK/NAK parameters can be set for your scanner . Options for RS-232 ACK/NAK are: • Disable ACK/NAK • Enable ACK/NAK for bar code transmission • Enable ACK/NAK for host command acknowledge • Enable ACK/NAK for bar code transmission and host com- mand acknowledge RS-232 A CK/NAK Options SE[...]

30 PowerScan ® Scanner RS-232 Interc haracter Delay In te rch ar a ct er De la y ref er s t o t he pause, if any , between each character before it is sent to the host. This ti me delay is used to contr ol the flow of data from the scanner . SET ------------------------------------------- None --------- 10 Milliseconds --------- 20 Milliseconds --[...]

Programming Guide 31 200 Milliseconds --------- 500 Milliseconds --------- 1 Second --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

32 PowerScan ® Scanner Ke yboard W edge Interface This section contains the following PC Keyboard W edge interface parameters in the order listed: • Interface Selection • Connect to a Laptop • Caps Lock • Country Mode • Intercharacter Delay • Quiet Interval Go to the sections titled Symbology Selection starting on page 65 and General F[...]

Programming Guide 33 PC Ke yboard We d g e Interface Selection This scanner supports a variety of PC Keyboard interfaces. The table below defines the differ ent interface selections. Scan the corresponding bar code starting on page 34 to select the desired keyboar d interface. I/F T ype PCs Supported A PC/XT w/Alternate Ke y Encoding B A T , PS/2 2[...]

34 PowerScan ® Scanner Scan the bar codes corresponding to the applicable Keyboar d type listed on page 33 . PC Keyboar d Interface Type SET ------------------------------------------- A --------- B --------- C --------- D --------- E --------- F --------- G ---------[...]

Programming Guide 35 H --------- I --------- J --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

36 PowerScan ® Scanner Connect to a Laptop/No Keyb oa rd Attached If no keyboard is attached, the sc anner must pr ovide the acknowledge signal to the PC. In this case, en able the "Laptop/No External Key- board" mode. If a keyboar d is attached, enable "Keyboard Attached." Laptop (integrated keyboard) -provides the acknowledge[...]

Programming Guide 37 Send Control/Function Characters Enable Control Characters --------- Enable Function Characters --------- Disable --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

38 PowerScan ® Scanner Caps Lock Three caps lock settings are available. These ar e: • Caps Lock Off - sends character da ta (to the host in normal for- mat. • Caps Lock On - sends character data (to the host) in reverse case: (a.z) = (A.Z) (A.Z) = (a.z) Use this feature if your keyboar d's caps lock key is on. • Caps Lock = Shift-Lock [...]

Programming Guide 39 Country Mode The following country/languages can be selected when configured for I/F T ype E only: Scan the bar code below to selected the desired country . • USA • France • Portugal • Japanese 106-Key • Belgium • Germany • Spain • Britain • Italy • Sweden • Denmark • Norway • Switzerland SET ---------[...]

40 PowerScan ® Scanner Germany --------- Italy --------- Norway --------- P ortugal --------- Spain --------- Sweden --------- Switzerland --------- Japanese 106-Key --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 41 Keyb oa rd We d g e Interc haracter Delay In te rch ar a ct er De la y ref er s t o t he pause, if any , between each character before it is sent to the host. This ti me delay is used to contr ol the flow of data from the scanner . Use these labels to select the desired Inter charac- ter Delay . SET ----------------------------[...]

42 PowerScan ® Scanner 80 Milliseconds --------- 90 Milliseconds --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 43 Quiet Interval Quiet Interval is the amount of time to look for keyboard activity before the scanner br eaks the keyboa rd connection in or der to transmit data to the host. SET ------------------------------------------- 10 Milliseconds --------- 20 Milliseconds --------- 50 Milliseconds --------- 100 Milliseconds --------- 20[...]

44 PowerScan ® Scanner Universal We d g e Te r m i n a l Selection T o activate the Universal W edge interface, follow these instructions: 1. Scan the ST ART bar code. 2. Determine the I.D. of the terminal/keyboard. Refer to the Te r - minal/Keyboard Settings section below for more information plus a listing of the most common keyboard I.D.s. 3. S[...]

Programming Guide 45 Universal W edge Number Pa d The default communication mode (factory settings) is Keyboard W edge of PC A T (keyboard I.D. 1 1). Use th e codes on this page to select the I. D. corresponding to your computer or terminal (r eference the Uni- versal Keyboard W edge Connectivity Guide for this product or call PSC Customer Support)[...]

46 PowerScan ® Scanner IBM Interface The IBM Group supports: • Port 5B • Port 9B • Port 17 • Port E Scan the SET bar code to enter th e programming mode, then scan the programming bar code below to acti vate the desir ed interface, fol- lowed by the END bar code to exit the programming mode and r eset the scanner . SET --------------------[...]

Programming Guide 47 Tr a n s m i t Labels in Code 39 Format When this feature is enabled, the symbology identifier for the specified label will be set to Code 39 and the label will be transmitted. No data checking or conversion is done. T able 2 below shows the symbologies converted. T able 2. Symbologies Con verted to Code 39 Scan the bar codes b[...]

48 PowerScan ® Scanner Label T ransmit Configuration ( RS-232 and Keyboar d W edge Interfaces only) If you need to send information in addition to bar code label data, the scanner can be configured to transm it Global Pr efixes (also known as preambles), Global Suf fixes (also known as postambles), and symbol- ogy specific identifier characters (t[...]

Programming Guide 49 Setting Global Prefix(es) One or two prefix characters may be added to the standar d label for- mat when desired. For the addition of mor e than two pr efix characters, contact your distributor or technical support repr esentative for Full Label Edit (FLE) options. Identify your specific system requir ements before adding or mo[...]

50 PowerScan ® Scanner Setting Global Suffix(es) One or two suffix characters may be added to the standar d label format when desired. For the addition of mo re than two suf fix characters, con- tact your distributor or technical support repr esentative for Full Label Edit (FLE) options. Identify your specific system requir ements before adding or[...]

Programming Guide 51 5. Scan the END bar code. Y ou have added a two character suffix to all bar code data, r egardless of label symbology , that will be added to the label data before it is sent to the host . NO TE Successful programming of a suffix requires 4 digits. NO TE If you make a mistake or lose y our place while setting this option, scan [...]

52 PowerScan ® Scanner Single Character Prefix or Suffix The scanner will not transmit a prefix, or suf fix character if its hex value is set to zero. T o set a prefix or suf fix that has only one character , follow these steps: 1. Scan the SET bar code on page 53 . 2. Scan SET PREFIX or SET SUFFIX bar code. 3. T urn to the keypad ( Appendix C: Ke[...]

Programming Guide 53 Setting a Single Character Prefix/Suffix SET ------------------------------------------- Set Prefix --------- Set Suffix --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

54 PowerScan ® Scanner Disabling Prefix or Suffix T o disable global prefix or suf fix characters, follow these instructions: 1. Scan the SET bar code below . 2. Scan SET PREFIX or SET SUFFIX. 3. Scan the digit ‘0’ four times to disable the prefix or suf fix char- acters. Go to step four . 4. Scan the END bar code. Disabling Global Prefix/Suff[...]

Programming Guide 55 Setting Label I.D . Setting the Label I.D. feature can be a complex task r equiring multiple steps to enable all necessary option s. Y ou’ll want to familiarize yourself with the contents of this section be fore pr oceeding. Her e is a brief list- ing of the order of its contents: • Label Identifiers • Setting Label I.D. [...]

56 PowerScan ® Scanner • None (no Label I.D.), (e.g., prefix, label data, suf fix) • Prefix (befor e), (e.g., prefix, label I.D ., label data, suffix) • Suffix (after) , (e.g., pr efix, label data, label I.D. , suf fix). 1. Scan the SET bar code. 2. Scan the bar code for the desired position. 3. Scan the END bar code. NO TE Y our selection ([...]

Programming Guide 57 Setting Label I.D . by Symbology T o set symbology-specific label identifiers (Label I.D.): 1. Look at the ASCII chart on the inside back cover , and identify the ASCII character(s) and the corresponding Hex Code(s) for the ASCII characters you will use as identifiers. For example: Y ou need to change the Label I.D. for UPC-A t[...]

58 PowerScan ® Scanner Label I.D . Symbology Selection Scan the bar code repr esenting the symbology whose label you want to modify . Scan only one symbology type per programming session. Setting Label I.D. Character s by Symbolog y SET ------------------------------------------- Code 39 --------- PharmaCode 39 --------- Code 128 --------- UCC/EAN[...]

Programming Guide 59 UPC-A w/5 digit Add-ons --------- UPC-A w/C128 Add-ons --------- UPC-E --------- UPC-E w/2 digit Add-ons --------- UPC-E w/5 digit Add-ons --------- UPC-E w/C128 Add-ons --------- EAN-13 --------- EAN-13 w/2 digit Add-ons --------- EAN-13 w/5 digit Add-ons --------- EAN-13 w/C128 Add-ons ---------[...]

60 PowerScan ® Scanner EAN-8 --------- EAN-8 w/2 digit Add-ons --------- EAN-8 w/5 digit Add-ons --------- EAN-8 w/C128 Add-ons --------- Code 93 --------- Standard 2 of 5 --------- MSI/Plessey --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 61 Setting Single Character Label I.D . The scanner will not transmit a label I. D. character if its hex value is set to zero. If you have determined that you need a Label I.D. that contains only a single character , follow this modified procedure: 1. Scan the SET bar code on page on page 58 . 2. Scan your selection from the list [...]

62 PowerScan ® Scanner Symbologies Suppor ted Symbology selection (bar code t ype) determines which symbologies the scanner will decode. The chart below shows the symbologies that are supported by each interface. Once you have identified the symbolo- gies you wish to enable, turn to th e following pages, enable those sym- bologies and set the data[...]

Programming Guide 63 Symbology Overview This section provides a brief descript ions of each of the many symbol- ogy features and options available. Enable Code 39 - selects Code 39 as an active symbology and allows selection of Check Digit, Start/Stop and Single Digit options. Enable PharmaCode 39 - is a symbology subset of Code 39. Enabling Pharma[...]

64 PowerScan ® Scanner Enable EAN-13 - selects EAN-13 as an active symbology . EAN-13 options are similar to those of the EAN-8 symbology . Enable EAN-8 - selects EAN-8 as an active symbology . EAN-8 symbol- ogy selection also allows options for symbology expansion and reading of add-ons. Enable Code 93 - enables Code 93 as an active symbology . T[...]

Programming Guide 65 Symbology Selection The bar code programming labels on the following pages allow you to enable specific symbologies or disable all symbologies. NO TE If you enab le a symbology that has additional features that should be set, turn to the pages that support that symbology and its program- mable features. SET --------------------[...]

66 PowerScan ® Scanner Enable Code 128 --------- Enable UCC/EAN 128 --------- Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 --------- Enable Codabar --------- Enable UPC-A --------- Enable UPC-E --------- Enable EAN-13 --------- Enable EAN-8 --------- Enable Code 93 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 67 Enable Standard 2 of 5 --------- Enable IA T A b --------- Enable MSI/Plessey --------- END ------------------------------------------ a. Code 39 must first be enabled f or the scanner to read Phar maCode 39 labels. b . Standard 2 of 5 must first be enabled f or IA T A to be active, ho we ver , when IA T A is enabled, Standard [...]

68 PowerScan ® Scanner Symbology Options After enabling the desired symbology , you can use the bar codes labels in this section to configure the specific options/featur es requir ed for your site. Code 39/PharmaCode 39 Code 39 Options The Code 39 symbology has the following programmable featur es: • Check Digit • Start/Stop Characters • Cod[...]

Programming Guide 69 Configuring the Code 39 Options Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Code 39 options SET ------------------------------------------ Check Digit Don’t Calculate --------- Calculate --------- Don’t T ransmit --------- T ransmit --------- Start/ Stop Don’t T ransmit --------- T ransmit ---------[...]

70 PowerScan ® Scanner Code 39 Full ASCII Enable --------- Disable --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 71 Minimum Label Length Follow these steps to set Code 39 Minimum Label Length: 1. Identify the minimum label length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 00 to 48 1 characters. 2. Scan the SET bar code. 3. Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code. 4. Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits fro[...]

72 PowerScan ® Scanner Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 73 Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set th e minimum number of reads requir ed to verify Code 39/Pharmacode 39 symbologies. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET --------------------------------------[...]

74 PowerScan ® Scanner QuadraLogic Decoding Scan these bar codes to activate/d eactivate the QuadraLogic Decoding feature for Code 39/PharmaCode 39 symbologies. PharmaCode 39 Options PharmaCode 39 symbology has the following programmable featur es: • T ransmit Check Digit • Start/Stop Characters T ransmit Check Digit T ransmit Check Digit sele[...]

Programming Guide 75 Configuring the PharmaCode 39 Options Scan the bar codes below to config ure the PharmaCode 39 options for Check Digit and Start/Stop Characters. SET ------------------------------------------ Check Digit Don’t T ransmit --------- T ransmit --------- Start/Stop Don’t T ransit --------- T ransmit --------- END --------------[...]

76 PowerScan ® Scanner Code128 and UCC/EAN 128 Options The Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 symbologies have the following pro- grammable feature. • Minimum Label Length • Read V erification • QuadraLogic Decoding Setting Minimum Label Length Setting Minimum Label Length sets the minimum length requir ed for Code 128 and UCC/EAN symbology . This fea[...]

Programming Guide 77 Configuring the Code 128/ and UCC/EAN 128 Options Use the bar codes in this section to configure the Code 128 and UCC/ EAN 128 options. Minimum Label Length Follow these steps to set Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 Minimum Label Length. 1. Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 00 to 80 1 charact[...]

78 PowerScan ® Scanner Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 79 Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set th e minimum number of reads requir ed to verify Code 128 and UCC/EAN symbologies. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET ---------------------------------------[...]

80 PowerScan ® Scanner QuadraLogic Decoding Scan these bar codes to activate/d eactivate the QuadraLogic Decoding feature for the Code 128 and UCC/EAN 128 symbologies. SET ------------------------------------------ Activate for C128 and UCC/EAN 128 --------- Deactivate f or C128 and UCC/EAN 128 --------- END ---------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 81 Interleaved 2 of 5 Options The Interleaved 2 of 5 symbolog y has the following programmable features: • Check Digit • Label Length Format • Read V erification • QuadraLogic Decoding Check Digit Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify that the Check Digit contained in the bar code label is corr ect. If you enabl[...]

82 PowerScan ® Scanner Set Second Fixed Length - instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned will define the second fixed label length. This setting can be any even number of characters between 02 and 50 1 characters. No Second Fixed Length - configures the scanner to r ecognize only the first fixed length. Read V erificatio[...]

Programming Guide 83 Configuring the Interleaved 2 of 5 Options Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology options. Check Digit SET ------------------------------------------ Don’t Calculate --------- Calculate --------- Don’t T ransmit --------- T ransmit --------- END ------------------------------[...]

84 PowerScan ® Scanner Label Length Format Follow the steps below to set the Interleaved 2 of 5 label Length Format to select either the Va r i a b l e L e n g t h or Fixed Length Format. V ariable Length Format Follow the steps below to set the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology to V ari- able Length Format. 1. Identify the minimum length setting you w[...]

Programming Guide 85 Fixed Length Format All interfaces that are shipped with the standar d factory configuration are set to r ead variable length labels. If you switch from the variable to fixed length format, the default label lengths are 14 characters and 8 digits. All fixed length settings must be an even number . Follow the steps below to set [...]

86 PowerScan ® Scanner Fixed Length Format SET ------------------------------------------ Enable Fixed Length Format --------- Set First Fixed Length --------- Set Second Fixed Length --------- No Second Fixed Length --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 87 Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

88 PowerScan ® Scanner Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET ------------------------------------------ Set to O[...]

Programming Guide 89 QuadraLogic Decoding Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic Decoding feature for Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology . SET ------------------------------------------ Activate f or Interleaved 2 of 5 --------- Deactivate f or Interleaved 2 of 5 --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

90 PowerScan ® Scanner Codabar Options The Codabar symbology has the following programmable featur es: • Check Digit • Gap Check • Label Length Format • Start/Stop Character • Start/Stop Match • Start/Stop Format • Read V erification • QuadraLogic Decoding Check Digit Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify the label’s c[...]

Programming Guide 91 If you select fixed length format, there ar e three bar code labels for pro- gramming your scanner to read eith er one or two fixed lengths. The labels are: Set First Fixed Length - instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanned w ill define the first fixed label length. This setting must be between 03 and 5[...]

92 PowerScan ® Scanner Configuring the Codabar Options Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the Codabar sym- bology options. SET ------------------------------------------ Check Digit Don’t Calculate --------- Calculate --------- Don’t T ransmit --------- T ransmit --------- Gap Check Enable --------- Disable --------- END --[...]

Programming Guide 93 Label Length Format Follow the steps below to set the Coda bar label Length Format to select either the Va r i a b l e L e n g t h or Fixed Length Format. V ariable Length Format Follow the steps below to set the Codabar symbology to V ariable Length Format. 1. Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectabl[...]

94 PowerScan ® Scanner Fixed Length Format The scanner offers the option of r e quiring Codabar labels to have one or two fixed lengths in the Fixed Label Format. Follow the steps below to set Codabar symbology to Fixed Length Format. 1. Identify the fixed length settings you want to make. 2. Scan the SET bar code. 3. Scan the ENABLE FIXED LENGTH [...]

Programming Guide 95 Fixed Length Format SET ------------------------------------------ Enable Fixed Length Format --------- Set First Fixed Length --------- Set Second Fixed Length --------- No Second Fixed Length --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

96 PowerScan ® Scanner Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 97 Start/Stop Characters SET ------------------------------------------ Match not required --------- Match Required --------- Don’t T ransmit --------- T ransmit a (requires Format) --------- Format = ABCD/TN*E --------- Format = abcd/tn*e --------- Format = ABCD/ABCD --------- Format = abcd/abcd --------- END ------------------[...]

98 PowerScan ® Scanner Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify Codabar symbology. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET ------------------------------------------ Set Read to One rea[...]

Programming Guide 99 QuadraLogic Decoding Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic Decoding feature for the Codabar symbology . SET ------------------------------------------ Activate f or Codabar --------- Deactivate f or Codabar --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

100 PowerScan ® Scanner UPC/EAN Options The UPC/EAN symbologies have the following programmable features: • Data Format Settings • UPC/EAN Expansion • UPC/EAN Add-ons • Price/W eight Check Digit • Read V erification • QuadraLogic Decoding. Data Format Settings UPC/EAN Data Format Settings provides options for transmitting Check Digits [...]

Programming Guide 101 Price/W eight Check Digit Price/W eight Check Digit provides options for enabling price/weight check digits. The feature includes selections for domestic four or five digit, and European four or five digit, as well as the option to disable the price/weight check. Read V erification Read V erification is the number of times the[...]

102 PowerScan ® Scanner Configuring the UPC/EAN Options Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the UPC/ EAN options. UPC Data Format Settings These settings affect UPC data fo rmat. Number System Digit (NSD) settings operate with RS-232 and Keyboard W edge interfaces ONL Y . Scan the bar codes below to send or not send the Check Di[...]

Programming Guide 103 UPC-E Send Check Digit b --------- Don’t Send Check Digit b --------- Send NSD b --------- Don’t Send NSD b --------- END ------------------------------------------ a. NSD = Number System Digit. The NSD character is the character that precedes the UPC bar code. The NSD f or regular UPC-A bar codes is a zero . Other commonl[...]

104 PowerScan ® Scanner EAN Data Format Settings These settings affect EAN data format. SET ------------------------------------------ EAN-13 Send Check Digit --------- Don’t Send Check Digit --------- Send NSD a --------- Don’t Send NSD a --------- a. NSD = Number System Digit. The NSD character is the character that precedes the EAN bar code[...]

Programming Guide 105 UPC/EAN Expansion Use these labels to activate: • Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 • Expand EAN-8 to EAN-13 • Expand UPC-E to UPC-A • Expand UPC-E to EAN-13 SET ------------------------------------------ UPC-A to EAN-13 Expansion Expand a --------- Don’t Expand --------- UPC-E to UPC-A Expansion Expand a --------- Don’t Expa[...]

106 PowerScan ® Scanner UPC-E to EAN-13 Expansion Expand a --------- Don’t Expand --------- END ------------------------------------------ a. When any e xpansion f eatures is acti vated, the tr ansmission of the Prefix, Suffix, Check Digit and Number Syst em Digit (NSD) are controlled b y your selections f or the symbology ‘expanded to’ r at[...]

Programming Guide 107 UPC/EAN Add-ons There ar e many ways to configure the scanner to handle add-ons. The scanner uses four filters that can be specified to define how add-ons will be handled. The following is true for each filter . • Each add-on type can be disabled, requir ed or optional. • Any combination of the four UPC/EAN symbologies can[...]

108 PowerScan ® Scanner The following bar codes affect all four UPC/EAN symbologies, and will be applied to all labels regar dless of the leading digits of the base label. Custom Add-ons A wide array of add-on options are available to str eamline your instal- lation to its best advantage. Call your sales repr esentative or service provider for ass[...]

Programming Guide 109 Price/W eight Check Digit The price/weight check digit selections allow you to specify whether the scanner should calculate an extra check digit based on a four or five-digit price/weight block and compare it with the price/weight check digit contained in the bar code. If the calculated check digit does not match the value of [...]

110 PowerScan ® Scanner Read V erification Follow the steps below to set the number of minimum reads requir ed to verify UPC/EAN symbologies. T o set the minimum read r equirement for a desir ed symbology: 1. Scan the SET bar code. 2. Scan one symbology label from the list below to be verified. 3. Scan the bar code on page 1 1 1 that represents th[...]

Programming Guide 111 QuadraLogic Decoding Scan these bar codes to activate/deactivate the QuadraLogic Decoding feature for the UPC/EAN symbologies. Number of Reads to V erify One Read --------- T wo Reads --------- Three Reads --------- Four Reads --------- END ------------------------------------------ NO TE T o optimize your scanner’ s perform[...]

112 PowerScan ® Scanner Code 93 Options The Code 93 symbology has the following programmable featur es: • Minimum Label Length • Read V erification Minimum Label Length Minimum Label Length sets the minimum label length r equired for Code 93 symbology . This feature causes the scanner to ignor e small label segments, reducing the possibility t[...]

Programming Guide 113 Configuring the Code 93 Options Use these special bar codes to configure the Code 93 options. Minimum Label Length 1. Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 01 to 50 1 characters. 2. Scan the SET bar code. 3. Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code. 4. Set the minimum label length by s[...]

114 PowerScan ® Scanner Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 115 Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify Code 93 symbology. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET ------------------------------------------ Set to One read -----[...]

116 PowerScan ® Scanner Standard 2 of 5/IA T A Options The Standard 2 of 5/IA T A symbologies have the following program- mable features: • Check Digit • Label Length Format • Read V erification Check Digit Check Digit calculates the Check Digit to verify that the Check Digit contained in the bar code label is corr ect. If you enable this fe[...]

Programming Guide 117 No Second Fixed Length - configures the scanner to r ecognize only the first fixed length. Read V erification Read V erification is the number of times the scanner is requir ed to read the bar code data before sending the label data to the host. Configuring the Standard 2 of 5 Options Use the special bar codes in this section [...]

118 PowerScan ® Scanner Label Length Format Follow the steps below to set the Stan dard 2 of 5/IA T A label length for- mat to select either V ariable Length or Fixed Length format. V ariable Length Format Follow the steps below to set the Standard 2 of 5/IA T A symbology to read V ariable Length Format. 1. Identify the minimum length setting you [...]

Programming Guide 119 Fixed Length Format All interfaces that are shipped with the standar d factory configuration are set to r ead variable length labels. If you switch from variable length to fixed length format, the default fix ed labels are 14 characters and 8 digits. Follow the steps below to chan ge these defaults for the Standard 2 of 5/IA T[...]

120 PowerScan ® Scanner Fixed Length Format SET ------------------------------------------ Enable Fixed Length Format --------- Set First Fixed Length --------- Set Second Fixed Length --------- No Second Fixed Length --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

Programming Guide 121 Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

122 PowerScan ® Scanner Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify Standard 2 of 5/IA T A symbologies. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET ------------------------------------------ S[...]

Programming Guide 123 IA T A IA T A is a special symbology subset of Standard 2 of 5. Enabling IA T A selects this custom code as the acti ve Standard 2 of 5 symbology . When IA T A is enabled, Standard 2 of 5 la bels will not be r ead. Scan the bar code labels below to enable/disable IA T A. SET ------------------------------------------ Enable --[...]

124 PowerScan ® Scanner MSI/Plessey Options The MSI/Plessey symbology has the following programmable features: • Check Digit • Label Length Format • Read V erification Check Digit Check Digit calculates the Check Digit(s) to verify the labels contents have been read corr ectly . If you en able this feature, your bar codes must include a Chec[...]

Programming Guide 125 Set Second Fixed Length - instructs the scanner that the next two programming labels scanne d will define the second fixed label length. This setting must be between 04 and 16 characters. No Second Fixed Length - configures the scanner to r ecognize only the label length chosen as the first fixed length. Read V erification Rea[...]

126 PowerScan ® Scanner Configuring the MSI / Plessey Options Use the special bar codes in this section to configure the MSI/Plessey symbology options. Check Digit SET ------------------------------------------ Calculate --------- Don’t Calculate --------- T ransmit --------- Don’t T ransmit --------- One Check Digit --------- T wo Check Digit[...]

Programming Guide 127 Label Length Format Follow the steps below to set the MSI/Plessey label length format to either the Va r i a b l e L e n g t h or Fixed Length format. V ariable Length Format Follow the steps below to set the MSI/Plessey to read V ariable Length Format. 1. Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable ra[...]

128 PowerScan ® Scanner Fixed Length Format The scanner offers the option of r e quiring MSI/Plessey labels to have one or two fixed length(s) in the Fixed Label Format. Follow the steps below to set the MSI/Plessey symbology to fixed length format. 1. Identify the fixed length setti ng(s) you wish to make. Fixed lengths can be set from 04 to 16 c[...]

Programming Guide 129 Fixed Length SET ------------------------------------------ Enable FIxed Length Format --------- Set First Fixed Length --------- Set Second Fixed Length --------- No Second Fixed Length --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

130 PowerScan ® Scanner Digits 0 --------- 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 --------- 9 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 131 Read V erification Scan the bar codes below to set the number of reads desired to verify MSI/Plessey symbologies. NO TE The more times the scanner is required to read and compare the bar codes data, the longer the scanner will take to validate and transmit a label. SET ------------------------------------------ Set to One read[...]

132 PowerScan ® Scanner General Features The following section contains the general features that ar e common to all interfaces. These features allow modification of the scanner's behav- ior to accommodate user prefer ences. • Green LED Lamp Idle State • Beeper Settings • Marker Beam Settings • AutoSense® Stand Mode • Low Power Mod[...]

Programming Guide 133 Beeper Settings These labels provide options for the scanner's audible 'beep' signal. Reference LED and Beeper Indicators on page 1 1 for more information about beeper behavior . Audible Signal - enables/disables the beep upon completion of a good rea d. Power-up Beep - enables/disables the audible tone at power[...]

134 PowerScan ® Scanner SET ------------------------------------------- Beeper Signal Beeper OFF --------- Beeper ON --------- P ower-up Beeper Enable --------- Disable --------- Beeper V olume V olume 1 --------- V olume 2 --------- V olume 3 ---------[...]

Programming Guide 135 Good Read Beep Frequency Low --------- Medium --------- High --------- Good read Beep Duration Short --------- Medium --------- Long --------- When to Beep After Decode --------- After T ransmission to Host --------- After CTS Activation (RS-232 ONL Y) --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

136 PowerScan ® Scanner Marker Beam Settings The Marker Beam feature pr ovides the user with a spotter beam for improved aiming at distant bar code labels and/or in extr emely bright environments. A Marker Beam can also be useful when scanning through showcase glass or bar code menus containing bar codes printed with little space between them. T o[...]

Programming Guide 137 0.4 Seconds --------- 0.5 Seconds --------- 0.6 Seconds --------- 0.8 Seconds --------- 1 Seconds --------- 1.2 Seconds --------- 1.5 Seconds --------- END ------------------------------------------[...]

138 PowerScan ® Scanner Au t o S e ns e ® Stand Mode AutoSense ® Stand Mode must be enabled when the scanner is used with its stand accessory . This feature allows "hands-fr ee" operation of the scanner when placed in the stand. Scan these bar codes to set the AutoSense ® option. 1. Scan the SET bar code. 2. Scan the bar code to enabe[...]

Programming Guide 139 Low P ower Mode When enabled, Low Power Mode causes the scanner to powerdown completely between trigger pulls. This results in very low idle curr ent, lowering the energy needs of the scanne r. I t d o e s , h o w e v e r, r e q u i r e t h e scanner's microcontr oller to reboot with every trigger pull. This will introduc[...]

140 PowerScan ® Scanner Low P ower Shut-down Delay This feature allows for quick successive r eads in the Low Power Mode. Low Power Shut-down Delay (LPSD) is the amount of delay after the trigger is released befor e the sca nner transitions into shut-down. The programming bar codes below pr ovide for transition times of 0 (no delay), 2, 5, or 10 s[...]

Programming Guide 141 Half-Angle When enabled, the Half-Angle feature causes the scanner to scan with a scan angle that is approximately half the standar d setting. Disabling the feature r eturns the scanner to the standard scan width. Scan these bar codes to set the Half Angle options. 1. Scan the SET bar code. 2. Scan the bar code to enable/disab[...]

142 PowerScan ® Scanner Multiple Read Mode When enabled, Multiple Read Mode allows the r eading of multiple labels with one trigger pull. Scan these bar codes to set the Multiple Read Mode options. 1. Scan the SET bar code. 2. Scan the bar code to enable/disable the option. 3. Scan the END bar code. NO TE For hands-free scanning use the AutoSense [...]

Programming Guide 143 Appendix A: Additional Inf ormation RS-232 Host Commands The RS-232 interface will accept commands from the host. A vailable commands are: • Disable Scanner • Enable Scanner • Reset Scanner • Beep Good Read T one • Force Good Read • Xon • Xoff Disable Scanner (ASCII ‘D’) - places the scanner in an operational[...]

144 PowerScan ® Scanner Need More Information? If you requir e more information about using your host system to change the scanner ’s programmable featur es or detailed instructions about creating multifunction labels, contact your local dealer or distrib- utor or call (in the U.S. or Canada) PSC T echnical Support at 1-800-547-2507. Y ou can al[...]

Programming Guide 145 Appendix B: Sample Bar Codes Code 39 Code 128 Interleaved 2 of 5 Codabar UPC-A UPC-A w/2 digit Add-ons COD E 3 9 . T E S T C ode 128 . T es t 0123456789 A$ 9 9 . 9 5A 0 00112 23344 0 4 9 0 6 0 9 9 2 0 1 1 1 8 7[...]

146 PowerScan ® Scanner UPC-A w/5 digit Add-ons UPC-E EAN-13 EAN-8 Code 93 Standard 2 of 5 MSI/Plessey 6 9 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 2 9 5 1 0 4 1 8 0 9 9 8 8 7 5 0 1 101234 567891 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 6 Code 93.test 9876543210 14476925[...]

Programming Guide 147 Appendix C: Ke ypad Some of the features in this manual r equire selection of numerals and letters from the set below . Carefully re ad the instructions for such fea- tures, then scan these bar codes as dir ected. 1 --------- 2 --------- 3 --------- 4 --------- 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 --------- 8 ---------[...]

148 PowerScan ® Scanner 9 --------- 0 --------- A --------- B --------- C --------- D --------- E --------- F ---------[...]

ASCII Character Set The table on this page shows a set of ASCII ch aracters and their corresponding Hex V alues. The Hex V alues in this table are needed for se tting symbology specific label identifiers, as well as enabling custom prefix and suf fix characters. ASCII Char . Hex V alue ASCII Char . Hex V alue ASCII Char . Hex V alue ASCII Char . He[...]

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