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PT2000 ™ & Top Gun Porta ble Data Terminal s User’s Guide[...]

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User’s Guide i C ONTENTS P r ef ace: About this Guide ................................... .................................................v Style Co nventions............ ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ..... vi Document Convent ions ................. ............ ................. ........... ......[...]

Contents ii PT2000 & Top Gu n Cha pter 3 : Using the PT2 000 and Top G un with PALPRO .......................17 Getting Start ed ........ ................ ............ ................. ................. ........... ............ 18 Attaching a n Input Device to the P T2000 ...................... ................. ...... 18 Turning On the Po rta[...]

Contents User ’ s Guide iii Cha pter 5 : Transferring Da ta With PSC Ut ilities ........................................... 71 Overview ........ ................. ........... ................. ........... ................. ............ ......... 72 Using Portabl e File Transfer Program (PTFER ) ................. ................. ......... 73 Ins[...]

Contents iv PT2000 & Top Gu n A pp e ndix E : Ba t t e r ies ....................... . ............................. . ............................. . ......... . 1 1 5 Alkaline Bat teries ..................... ................. ............ ................. ........... .......... 116 NiCd Battery P ack ........ ................. .............[...]

P r ef ace: A bout this Guide P REF AC E C ONTENTS S t yl e C onve nt i ons ....... ............. ................... ........ v i i i Documen t Conventio ns ..................... ................. . viii Keys a nd Keystro ke Conventio ns.................... ...... viii R a di o Fr e q ue nc y I nt e r f e r e nc e .............. ............. ... [...]

About this Gu ide vi PT2000 TM & T op Gun TM Style Con ventions Document C on ven tions F ormatting conventi ons are used throughout this guide as a method of providi ng con sistenc y for no tes, ca utions , and wa rning s. Notes No te s appear throughout the manual to provide additional information on a topic, i ncluding technical details, e x[...]

Radio Frequen cy Interference User’s Guide vii Radio F r equency Interfer ence This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation i s subject to the following two conditi ons: 1. This dev ice may not cause harmful interfer ence, and 2. This dev ice must acce pt any interfe rence r eceived, incl uding interfere nce that may cause unde [...]

About this Gu ide viii PT2000 TM & T op Gun TM T echnical Support P S C W ebsite T echnical Support The m ost comp rehens ive source fo r techni cal s upport and inf ormat ion for PSC products is the PSC website: www .pscnet.com . Th e sit e offe rs produc t support, product regist ration, war ranty info rmation, answ ers to freq uently ask ed [...]

C HAPTER C ONTENTS Ove r v i e w ........ .................... ................... ................ 2 G e t t i ng S t a rt e d Qui c k l y ............ ................... .......... 4 1 Intr oduction & Quick Start Guide[...]

Introductio n & Quick Start Guid e 2 PT2000 & Top Gun Ov ervie w This manual contains c omplete information about using and progra mming the PT2000 portabl e and T op Gun mo dule. The manual contains the following sections: z Cha pte r 2 , Abo ut the PT200 0 and T op Gun , pro vides a complete ov erview of th e portable s, includi ng desc r[...]

Overview User’s Guide 3 z Appendix C , T he T op Gu n Module , provides in forma tion abou t the T op Gun mod ule. Refer to th is chapter i f the T op Gun mod ule is separate fr om the PT2000 or to c hange the direc tion of the lase r . z Appendix D , The PT Dock , explai ns how to set up and use the optional dock f or the PT2000 or T op Gun. Ref[...]

Introductio n & Quick Start Guid e 4 PT2000 & Top Gun Getting Started Quickly The PSC portable comes with an application named P ALPR O loaded in memory . P ALPRO incl udes three useful data-collec tion programs for using the PT2000 or T op Gu n without additi onal pro gramming. F ollow the steps below to begin using the port able with P AL[...]

Getting Started Quickly User’s Guide 5 9. Then se lect <F3> from t he P A LPR O Options menu. (Refer to page 23 .) z When not using the portable as a keyboar d wedge, press the <F2> key to display the list of ava ilable applications, and select the ap plication to use. (Refer to page 26 – page 2 9 .) The PT2000 or T op Gun is now re[...]

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2 A bout the P T2000 and T op Gun C HAPTER C ONTENTS T he P T 2 00 0 .......... ................... ................... .......... 8 T o p Gun ... ............. ................... ................... .......... 9 T he K e ypa d ................. ................... .................... . 1 0 Data K eys ..................... ........... ...........[...]

About the PT20 00 and Top Gun 8 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs T he P T2000 The PSC PT2000 is a rugged, handheld, p ortable data-col lection terminal that allows bar code sc anning technology anywhere. The PT20 00 accepts input fr om any of the fo llowi ng devic es: z The T op Gun module (refer to page 9 ) z W ands (vis ible lig ht and infrar ed) z Hand[...]

Top Gun User’s Guide 9 z TRA CKPRO , for tracking check-in and check-out of articles at one or mor e locatio ns. An optional date- and-t ime stamp rec ords when each i tem is checked in or out. PA L P R O is part of the PSC P ortable Applications Libra r y (P AL). With P AL, the PT2000 c an be customiz ed for specif ic purposes w ithout using a p[...]

About the PT20 00 and Top Gun 1 0 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs F or complete info rmation about the T op Gun module, refer to Appendix C on page 99 . Figure 2- 1: The Top Gun Module T he K e ypad The keypad s on the PT2000 and T op Gun have three type s of keys: data keys, function keys , and action keys (refer to Figure 2-2 on pag e 11 ). Each key pr[...]

The Keypad User’s Guide 1 1 Figure 2-2: The PT2000 a nd Top Gun keypads Data K e ys Use data keys to enter letters, numbers , and several other char acters. There are 26 of these keys. Each key can be used in two modes: normal and alpha. Use the <Alpha> key to switch b etween the mode s (see the descri ption of t he <Alpha> key belo w[...]

About the PT20 00 and Top Gun 1 2 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs F unction K eys There are four function keys, <F1> through <F4> , at the top of the keypad. Alpha mode changes these keys to <F5> through <F8 > . Actions assigned to the func tion keys are determined by the active program. Action K e ys There are four action keys: &[...]

The Display Screen User’s Guide 1 3 Pre s s t h e <Alpha> key to enter alpha mod e. A caret ( ^ ) appears at the curs or posi tion in th e displa y scree n. The por tabl e remains in alpha mode until a f unction key is presse d, or until the <Alpha> key is pressed again. <B KS P>: This is the b ackspace key . P res s it to move [...]

About the PT20 00 and Top Gun 1 4 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Figure 2-3: Virtual display vs. actual display When the p ortable is in normal mode, scroll text through the display screen by pressi ng the <A> , <B> , <C> , and <D> keys on the keypad. When usi ng these keys, the text in th e virtual display remains i n place and [...]

The Beeper User’s Guide 1 5 The virtual di splay conti nues to maintain t he latest 24 li nes of data onc e all lines of the virtual dis play are f ull. The ol dest data is “ pushed off the top ” as ne w data is added at the bottom. Displaying Informat ion about the Portable Display informatio n about the p ortable by scroll ing the di splay [...]

About the PT20 00 and Top Gun 1 6 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs T he A uto- Off Featur e The A uto-Off featur e lets the PT2000 or T op Gun c onserve power b y parti ally shutting d own when not in use. P ressing the <I/O> key returns the por table to full power . Set the time betwe en the last activity in th e portable and A uto-Off from 1 throu[...]

3 Using the P T2000 and T op Gun with P ALP R O U se the PT2000 or T op Gun as a keyboard wedge to enter d ata directly into an applicatio n one item at a time. When away from the PC, it is possible to collect all the data records and upload them to the host PC later . The number of data records that can be collected bef ore uploading them de pends[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 18 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Getting Started U nless it has b een cust omize d, the PT20 00 or T o p Gun ha s thr ee alkaline batter ies ins talled and i s progr ammed for simpl e data colle ction. T o begin u sing the p ortable, attach the input devi ce (PT2 000 only ; refe r to Attaching an Input De vice[...]

Getting Started User’s Guide 19 Figure 3-1: The input connector on the P T2000 T urnin g On the P ort able T urn the PT2000 or T op Gun on by pr essing the gree n <I/O> button. The display sc reen returns to the view displayed when it w as turned off. Setting the Time and Date Figure 3 -2: The Time and Date Display When turni ng the portabl[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 20 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs system c lock i s set f or 12-h our fo rmat, typ e A fo r A . M . or P for P . M . after the number (e.g., 013000P ). Press <ENTER> wh en finishe d. Setting a P assw ord Figure 3-4: The Password Display P asswo rd security allows a m anager or sup erv isor to c ustom ize [...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 21 C ollecting Data When finished setting up the PT2000 or T op Gun (refe r to the previous section) , the PAL PRO Options menu appears on the d isplay screen. U se the menu to choose a PALPRO application or use the portable as a keyb oar d wedg e. Using the P ortable as a K e yboar d W edge With the PT2000 or T op Gu[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 22 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 2. Attach the other end to the 25-pin connector of the ke yboard wedge cab le (refer to Figure 3-6 on page 2 1 ). 3. PC: Attach the small male plug of the PSC cable to the keyboard jack on the PC (refer to Figur e 3-6 ). Te r m i n a l : Insert the keyboard cable plug in to the[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 23 3. U se a b ar cod e scan ner (the T op G un modul e or anothe r devi ce attached to the PT2000), a magnetic stripe read er , or the keypad to enter d ata. z When scanning a bar code or running a magnetic stripe card through the reader , the d ata is entered at the cursor po sition in the application. z When usi ng[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 24 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 2. Pre s s <F1> to use ASSETPRO , <F2> to use INVPRO , or <F3 > to use TRACKPRO . Figure 3-10: Selecting a PALPRO ap plication 3. T o change th e appli cation ’ s title or prompt s, select <F3> . Other w ise, se lect <F4> . Figure 3-1 1: C hangin[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 25 Chang ing Prog ram Ti t l es a nd P rompts PALPRO allows the user to change the ti tle that appears on the menu for each application, or change the prompts for each application. Change titles or prompts after selecting an applicati on. T o use the application ’ s current title and p rompts, sele ct <F4> a t[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 26 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Figure 3-1 5: Entering the Second P rompt Switching to Ano t he r PA L P R O Application T o switch f rom one PALPRO application to another , complete the follo wing step s: 1. Selec t <F5> fr om the c urrent applic ation ’ s menu to exit th e application. Figure 3-16: [...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 27 Using ASS E TPR O Us e ASSETPRO to track assets (furni ture, phones, computers , electronic equipme nt, etc.) at v arious locati ons (e xample: depart ments , rooms, floors, buildings, e tc.). W i th ASSETPRO, enter an identific ation code for a locatio n, collect all the asset IDs at th e location, and then enter [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 28 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Figure 3-2 0: T he Item ID Promp t 4. The location ID and item ID appear together on the third line of the sc reen, sepa rated by a c omma, an d the seco nd prompt rema ins on the screen . z The portable is ready to accept another ID for an asset at the current lo cation. Figur[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 29 Figure 3-22: Collected Data in ASCII tex t file Using IN VP RO Use this applic ation to track inventor y . INVPRO pro vides a cho ice of one prompt or two. U s e one prompt to scan or enter an ID number or descri ption for each item. U se two pr ompts to scan or ente r an item ID and the quantity of that item. To u[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 30 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 3. The application menu appears next on the display screen. 4. Con tinue with the in struc tions for Using One P rompt , below , or Using T wo Prompts on page 3 1 , depending on the sele ction made in step 1 . Using One P rompt 1. Selec t <F2> from the application menu. z[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 31 Figure 3-26: Collected Data in ASCII tex t file Using T wo Prompts 1. Selec t <F2 > from the ap plication menu. The first prompt appears on the scr een. Figure 3-27: T he Item ID Disp lay 2. Scan the bar co de for an inventory item, o r use the k eypad to enter the it em ’ s ID number or des cription. z Usi[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 32 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs reappears on the screen. The po rtable is ready to accept another item ID Figure 3-2 9: I nput Anothe r Item ID 6. When finished collecting inv entory data, press the <F4> key to return to the applicati on menu. The por table stores the collected data i n a single ASCII t[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 33 1. At the first scr een, pr ess the <F3> key to change the title or prompts that appears on the app lication ’ s disp lay scre ens. (R efer to page 25 f or infor mation on changing the pr ompts.) Figure 3-31: The Cha nge Prompts Displa y z T o use the current ti tle and prompts, press the <F4> key . 2[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 34 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 6. Scan a bar code f or the locatio n or use the keypad to enter t he ID code. Figure 3-35: T he Location ID Code Dis play z With a scanner , the code is entered automatically; with a keypad, press the <ENTER> key . 7. The ITEM ID prompt appears on th e first line of the [...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 35 10 . Wh en finished c ollecting asset IDs for the loc ation, press the <F4> key to return to the LOCATION ID prompt. 11. Repea t ste ps 5 through 10 until all the IDs for the assets at eve ry location are coll ected. 12 . Pr e ss t he <F4> key again to return to the menu shown at step 4 . 13 . T o chang[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 36 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs to files or create the m from scratc h in the portable as you collec t inventory data. When you enter an item ID into the port able, the application checks the loaded item file for that entr y . If the ID matches one in the fi le, the p o r t a bl e d i s p l a y s a d e s c r [...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 37 Loading Item and Description Files into the Portable 1. At the screen disp laying the program name, press any func tion key . Figure 3- 39: DES CRI PT Promp t 2. At the next screen , press the <F1> key to display the application men u. Figure 3-40: Selecting DESCRIPT 3. F rom the a pplic ation m enu, se lect [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 38 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs <F2> and go to step 5 . T o add ne w items to an existin g list, se lect <F3> and go to step 8. Figu re 3-4 2: FILE NOT EMPTY Pr ompt 5. T o erase the item and desc ription lists that ar e currently loaded i n the p ortabl e, se lect <F2> . The second li ne of[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 39 Figure 3- 45: CONNECT TO PORTABLE Prompt 9. When the tr ansfer is com pleted, the por table's screen wi ll report on the number of records i n the list in memory . Pres s the <F4> key to return to the Recei ve Li sts menu. Figure 3- 46: Resu lt s Rep ort 10 . T o load another file, repeat steps 7 through[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 40 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Figure 3-48: Selecting DESCRIPT 3. F rom the a pplic ation m enu, se lect <F1> . Figu re 3-4 9: DESCRIPT Ap plication Menu 4. The screen promp ts you for an item ident ification. Scan the bar code for an item, or use the keypad to ente r the item's ID number or desc [...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 41 Figure 3- 51: ITEM ID Match The app lica tion add s the item ID to the ite m list a nd prom pts you for a descriptio n of the item. U se the keypad to enter a description (for example, POCKET READER MANUAL). The applicatio n will add the descr iption t o the des cription file and prompt you for the numbe r of unit [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 42 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs IN V MO D EM INVMODEM (Inventory Application with Modem Option ) works exac tly l ike INVPRO . H owever , an additional featur e lets you send the collected data to a computer over a modem. T o use this application, you should have experience with modem communicatio ns. Y o u s[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 43 Figure 3-54: Select SEND FILE 3. Use a cable supplied by your PSC dealer to connect the por table to your modem, and select <F3> fr om the send file menu. Figure 3-55: Select MODEM 4. Selec t <F2> to transmit the file at 2400 baud or <F3> to transmit it at 9600 baud. Figure 3-56: Select BAUD RATE [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 44 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 7. When the c omputer is ready , press the <F3> key on the portable to be gin the fi le trans missi on. Figure 3-58: B egin File Transmission 8. When the t ransmissi on is compl eted, the applic ation di splays a message. Select <F4 > to return to the previous sc re[...]

Collecting Data User’s Guide 45 Figure 3- 61: TIMESTMP Menu 3. F rom the a pplic ation m enu, se lect <F2> . Figure 3-62: Select COLLECT 4. Scan the bar code for an item, o r use the keypad to ente r the item's ID number or descript ion (for e xample, 00-6 93-00). ( If you use a sc anner , the code is e ntered automatically; if you use[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 46 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs The por table stores the collected data i n a single ASCII text file. When you upload the file to your computer , the da ta will appear as a list. Each line in the list will contai n the ID for a single item, followed by the date and time th at the item ID w as entered in the p[...]

Reviewing the Collected D ata User’s Guide 47 hour , for the minute, and f or the seconds (e.g., 13300 0). If the por table 's syst em cloc k is se t for 12- hour fo rmat, type A fo r A.M. or P for P .M. after the numbe r (e.g., 01300 0P). Figure 3-6 7: E ntering the Co rrect Time Re vie wing the C ollected Data Before uploading co llected d[...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 48 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs z If the record includes a quantity , th e quantity is given after a comma at the end of the line. z The seco nd line of the data-review screen tells the number of the currently displayed record and the total number o f records. The top l ine of the data-revi ew screen offe rs [...]

Uploading Data to the Hos t PC User’s Guide 49 Upload ing Data to th e Host PC The PT 2000 a nd T op Gun sto re data rec ords in file s in rand om-acc ess memory (RAM). When fini shed colle cting data in a file, transm it (upload) that file from the portable to the host PC. The number of recor ds that can collected before uploading depe nds upon [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 50 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 3. T o use a 9-volt power adapter , attach the small, round plug of the adapter to the round power input jack on the cable connector labeled computer . 4. Plug the oth er end into an outlet or power s trip. The portable is set at the factor y with the following parameter sett i[...]

Uploading Data to the Hos t PC User’s Guide 51 2. F rom the program menu on the PT2000 or T op Gun (such as the one fr om INVPRO sho wn in Figure 3-70 ), select <F3> to disp lay the File Optio ns menu. Figure 3-71: The File Options Menu 3. Selec t <F2> to display the Send File menu. Fi gure 3-72: Send Fil e Menu 4. Selec t <F2> [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 52 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 3. F rom the program menu on the PT2000 or T op G un (such as the one fr om ASSETPRO show n ab ove) , sel ec t <F3> to display the File Options menu. Fi gure 3- 74: File Opti ons Men u 4. Selec t <F2> to display the Send File menu. Fi gure 3-75: Send Fil e Menu 5. S[...]

Turning Of f the Portab le User’s Guide 53 1. F rom the program menu on the PT2000 or T op Gun (such as the one fr om TRACKPRO abo ve), select <F3> to display the File Options menu. Fi gure 3-77 : File Opt ion s Me nu 2. Selec t <F3> to display the Er ase Fi le menu. Figure 3-78: Eras e File O ption 3. Pre s s t h e <F3> key to [...]

Using the P T2000 and Top Gun with P ALPRO 54 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Resetting the P ortable T o reset the PT2000 or T op Gun, remove the battery pack, alkaline batteri es, or extern al power supply . Then press and hold down the <Alpha> and <ENTER> keys w hile reins erting t he bat teries or reconnecting the p ower supply . The port[...]

Care and Cleaning User’s Guide 55 Car e and Cleaning With normal use , the PT2000 or T op Gun shou ld requi re no maintenance. If it gets dirty , wipe it with a damp cloth. Caution: Do not imme rse the por table in liquid. Cauti on: Do not use any abr asive cleaners o n the di splay scr een.[...]

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4 Pro g ra m m i n g t h e P T2000 and T op Gun T o p Gun and the PT2000 are configured with certain default p arameter settings before they are shipped fr om the factory . These set tings wil l work f or many applicat ions. Change the setti ngs by scanning th e bar code s pro vided in this ch apter and in Appendix G , Programmi ng Bar Codes , on p[...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 58 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Ov ervie w PT2 000 and T o p Gun recog nize the fo llowin g comma nds a t all time s: Enter these comm ands with bar codes o r through the PC’ s serial port. With PSC P rogram G enera tor (PPG), it is poss ible to embed t hese codes in a PPG prog ram. F or infor mation about using[...]

Using Progra mming Utilities User’s Guide 59 Using P r ogr amming Utilities The PSC p ortable comes with a col lection o f applic ations and utilities on a disk. This co llection is called the P ortable Applic ations Library , or P AL. T wo of the util ities, PDPROG and PERCPROG , enable program ming of the portab le from DO S or Windows. Both pr[...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 60 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Figure 4- 1: The PSC Port able Programm er (PERCPROG ) Main Window 3. F ro m the menu, select Options > Settings . The Com munications Settings window will open (refer to Figure 4-2 ). Figure 4-2: The Communications S ettings window 4. Sele ct the de sire d seri al port. The n se[...]

Using Progra mming Utilities User’s Guide 61 Figure 4-3: The P rogram File window 6. Select the application to be installed in the portable, and click OK . z The m essa ge Prog ram ming the po rta ble will appear in the programm er window . Additional mess ages and the percen tage of comple tion will be display ed as the programmi ng pro gres ses[...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 62 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs PDPROG PDPROG is the utility used to program a PSC por table through DOS. U sing PDPR OG involves entering commands on the DOS command line. The command line syntax is as follo ws: pdprog filename[.hex] [- ¦ /][port] wher e filename = the name of the file for the application to ins[...]

Using Predefined Defaults User’s Guide 63 Using P r edefined Def aults T op Gun and the PT2000 have the follo wing three s ets of pa rameter defaults: Pr edefined De fau lt 0 (D0) : turns eve ry on/off pa rameter off and sets all minimum and maxi mum lengths to zero . Pr edefined De f ault 1 (D1): turns eve ry on /off pa rameter on, sets a ll min[...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 64 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Using Ba r C ode s T o progr am the PT2000 and T op Gun, scan Co de 39 bar c odes that contain the desired parameters and s ettings. Appendix G on page 127 pro vides seve ral pr ogramming b ar codes . C ustom bar codes c an be made using any bar code print ing softw are th at suppor[...]

Using Bar Codes User’s Guide 65 Like all Code 39 bar codes, this sample starts and ends with an asterisk ( * ). $+$- starts pr ogramming mode. 00 is the ID number for the parameter that enables Code 39, and 1 turns it on. 02 specif ies the Code 39 maximum-length parameter , and 35 sets it to 35 ch aracters per label. EE saves the new settings and[...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 66 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs G e n e ra l Pro g ra m m i n g Para m e t e r s Ta b l e 4 - 1 describ es some o f the gene ral param eters for program ming the PT20 00 or T op Gun. F or desc ription s of serial p arameters, refe r to Ta b l e 4 - 2 . For a complete li st of paramete rs and defaults, refer to App[...]

General Progr amming Para meters User’s Guide 67 Setting the Hour F ormat, Time, and Date Time: T urn p arameter ID D8 on to s et the portable's real-tim e clock display to 24-ho ur (mil itary-style) format. Whe n this par ameter is set t o Off , the time is display e d i n 12-ho ur format. The d efault t ime display is 24-hour format. U se [...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 68 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Seria l P ar amet ers Use bar code s to set pa rameters for usin g the PT2 000 or T o p Gun as a serial device. Ta b l e 4 - 2 describ es the seri al paramete rs; bar co des for setting them begin on Serial P arameters on page 14 3 . (F or a complete listing of p arameter s and defa[...]

Ser ial P aram eter s User’s Guide 69 Xmodem is a s imple send-and -wait-fo r-re sponse pr otocol us ing a fix ed- length data field . The data field i s embedded in an Xm odem packet, which also contains a packet number and a single-byte arithmetic checksum. The p rotocol link is established by th e receiver transmit ting a NAK charac ter until [...]

Progra mming the PT 2000 and T op Gun 70 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs C ode 39 and ASC I I Equiv a lent s f or Serial Cha ra cters Ta b l e 4 - 3 provides Co de 39 and ASCII equiv alents for serial characters. F o r Code 39, ASCII, and mnemonic equivalents of keyboard keys, refer to Appe ndi x B . T able 4-3 : Code 39 and ASC I I Equiva lents f or S e[...]

5 T r ansf erring Data W ith P S C Utilities C HAPTER C ONTENTS O ve rvi e w ............... ................... ................... ........ 6 0 U s in g P o r ta b le F ile T r a n s fe r P r o g ra m ( P T F E R ) . . 6 1 In stalling & Set ting up PTFER .......... ............ ....... 61 U ploading a F ile ........... ........... ...........[...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 72 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Ov ervie w After scanni ng a series of bar code s or inputti ng other data into th e PT2000 or T op Gun, use a data-transf er utility to upload the information t o the host computer . Both the PT2000 and T op Gun come with PSC’ s Por t a b l e Appli cati ons Librar y (P A L) o n a [...]

Using Portable File Tr ansfer Program (PTFER) User’s Guide 73 Using P ortable F ile T r ansf er P r ogr am (P TF E R) Installing & Sett ing up P TF E R T o prepare for a data transfer between the PC and the PT2000 or T op Gun, complete the following steps : 1. If the u tility so ftware is not a lready inst alled on the PC, ins tall it followi[...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 74 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 3. By d ef aul t, PTFER uses the following com munications s ettings: These ar e also the de fault se ttings for the P T2000 and T op Gun. Scan the following bar code to set the p ortable ’ s serial communicatio ns parameters to the se defaults: T o switch to a different p ort or m[...]

Using Portable File Tr ansfer Program (PTFER) User’s Guide 75 Figure 5-2: T he File to Receive dialog box 2. PTFER displa ys a mess age sayi ng that it is expecti ng the file (refer to Figure 5-3 ). 3. Make the appropriate selec tions on the por table to upload the data into the specified fi le on the PC (refer to page 49 ). Figure 5-3: The P TFE[...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 76 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Do wnloadin g a F ile T o send a file from the PC to the PT2000 or T o p Gun: 1. P repare the portable to receive a file. 2. Then se lect File > Send from th e PTFER menu. 3. Specify the name and location of the file in the File to Transmit dialog box. (Except for the title bar , [...]

Using Portable File Tr ansfer Program (PTFER) User’s Guide 77 Figure 5-4: The Commun ications Settings dialog box 2. T o use a diff erent COM por t, select i t in the Po r t options group . 3. U se this dialog box to s witch baud rate, the number of stop bits, and t he ty pe of par ity . (U se t he se tti ngs w hic h matc h the se tti ngs used in[...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 78 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Setting Comman d Line Optio ns Change settings f or the Portable File Transfer program before starting the program by ente ring options for th e command that starts i t. T ype the op tions using the followin g synt ax: ptfer filename [- ¦ /][P n ][B n ][D n ][ action ] wher e filena[...]

Using Portable File Tr ansfer Program (PTFER) User ’ s Guide 79 The port, baud r ate, timeout, and action paramete rs are optional. If using one or m ore pa ramet ers , pr ec ede t hem with a hy phen ( - ) o r a slash ( / ). Enter parameters either before or aft er the file name. For ex ampl e: t he command ptfer link.txt /P1 would send the file [...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 80 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs Using PD TF E R Inst ead of us ing th e PTFER applicat ion in W indows, t ransfer f iles to and from the PT2 000 or T op Gun using co mmands on the DOS command line. The co mmand li ne synta x for tra nsferrin g files wi th PTFER is as follo ws: pdtfer filename [- ¦ /][ port ][B n ][...]

Usin g MAC TFE R User ’ s Guide 81 Us i n g M A CT FER Use the MACTFER pr ogram to transf er data betw een a PT2000 or T op Gun and a Macintosh. O nly one cable is required to connect the portable to a Macintosh. (Contact a PSC dealer to or der .) T o transfer data using the MACTFER program, co mplete the following steps: 1. Copy t he mactfer.exe[...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 82 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs 8. T o send a file to the portable, select File > Send and specify the name and locati on of the file in the Send File di alog box . T o accept the trans ferred file, the portable must be progr ammed to accept se rial inpu t and sto re i t in a file or regi ster . Depending on the[...]

Usin g UPDTF ER User ’ s Guide 83 Using U P D TFE R Use the UPDTFER program to transf er data between a PT2000 or T op Gun and a UNIX workstation. The UPDTFER pro gram transmi ts and receives data to or from the port able using PSC's ACK/NAK protocol. T o install the program, use the UNIX tar command to copy the UPDTFER file f rom the su ppl[...]

Transferring Data With PSC Utilities 84 PT2000 & Top Gun PDTs s perf orms the tr ansfer “ silently ” (without dis playing r eceiv ed data on the screen). h displays help on program usage and options. For e xample: updtfer /dev/tty2a readin.dat -r would receive data from a portable connected to a serial port named /dev/tty2a and place data i[...]

A Pro g ra m m i n g Pa r a m e t e r s A PPENDIX C ONTENTS Ov e rvi e w ........ .................... ................... ............ 1 04 P r e de f i ne d D e f a ul t s .................. ................... ...... 10 5 S a ve -a nd-E x i t S e t t i ng s ....... ................... ............ 1 05 G e ne r a l P r o g r a mm i ng Pa r a m e[...]

Progra mming Param eters 86 PT2000 & To p Gun Ov erview This ap pendix pro vides informati on about all pro grammable s ettings fo r the PT2000 and T op Gun. z T able A-1: l ists pr ogramming ID numb ers for p redef ined defaults (refer to page 87 ). z T able A-2: lists save-and-exit setti ngs (refer to page 87 ). z T able A-3: pro vides th e f[...]

Overview User ’ s Guide 87 Predef ined Defaults : tells ho w the parameter is set when you sel ect predefined default D0, D1, or D2 (refer to pa ge 87 ). z T able A- 4: , beginning on page 91 , lists paramete r settin gs for seri al communicati ons. T able A-1: Predefin ed Defau lts T able A-2: Save-and-Exit Set tings Settin g ID # Ty p e Predefi[...]

Progra mming Param eters 88 PT2000 & To p Gun T ab le A-3: Gener al Programming Parameters Co de Para me t er ID # Ty p e Acceptable In put Pr edefined Defaults D0 D1 D2 Cod e 3 9 Enter 1 f or On and 0 for Off . Enable 00 On/O ff On or Off Off On On Minimum length 01 V alue 00 – 60 00 00 00 Maximum length 02 V alue 00 – 60 00 60 20 Enable c[...]

Overview User ’ s Guide 8 9 Universal Product Code-A (U P C-A) En t er 1 fo r O n a nd 0 fo r O ff. Enable 30 On/Of f On or Off Off On On Send system digit 3 1 On/Off On or Off Off On On Send check digit 32 On/Off On or Off Off On Off Conv er t UPC-A to EAN-13 33 On/Of f On or Off Off On Off Universal Product C ode-E (U PC- E) En t er 1 fo r O n [...]

Progra mming Param eters 90 PT2000 & To p Gun Other Contr ols Enter 1 f or On and 0 for Off . Enable manual reset B0 On/O ff On or O f f O nO nO n Au t o- O f f B2 V alue 00 – 99 (minutes) 00 60 10 Intercharacter delay (ke yboard wedge only) B3 V alu e 00 – 99 (milliseconds) 00 06 00 Add symbology identifi ers * B5 On /Off O n or Off Off On[...]

Overview User ’ s Guide 9 1 T able A-4: Serial Pro g rammin g Par ameter s Code P arameter ID # Ty p e Acceptable In put Predefined Def ault (C8) En t er 1 fo r O n a nd 0 fo r O ff. Host selec t C0 V alue 11 = A Ts, PS/2s, and compatibles 15 = IBM terminals None Baud rate C1 V alue 00 = 300 01 = 600 02 = 1200 03 = 2400 04 = 4800 05 = 9600 06 = 1[...]

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B F ull K e yboar d Support A PPENDIX C ONTENTS Ov e rvi e w ........ .................... ................... ............ 1 12 Co mm on K e yb oa r d K e ys ............... ............. ...... 1 1 3 I B M (or C o mpa t i bl e ) P C K e y bo a r d K e y s ..... ...... 11 5[...]

Full Keyboard Support 94 PT2000 & To p Gun Ov erview Almost every key on the ke yboard, i ncluding non-printing keys, can be programme d into the PT2000 or T op Gun. The tables in this app endix list Cod e 39 equiv alents for p rogrammi ng all keyboar d keys. U se the Code 39 values to create bar codes to include lowercase or non- alphanumeric [...]

Overview User ’ s Guide 9 5 T able B- 1: Commo n Keyboar d Keys Key Code 39 ASC I I Va l u e Ke y Cod e 3 9 ASC I I Va l u e SP space 20 : /Z 3A !/ A 2 1 ; % F 3 B "/ B 2 2 < % G 3 C #/ C 2 3 = % H 3 D $/ D 2 4 > % I 3 E %/ E 2 5 ? % J 3 F &/ F 2 6 A A 41 '/ G 2 7 B B 4 2 (/ H 2 8 C C 4 3 )/ I 2 9 D D 4 4 */ J 2 A E E 4 5 +/ K[...]

Full Keyboard Support 96 PT2000 & To p Gun XX 5 8 o + O 6 F YY 5 9 p + P 7 0 ZZ 5 A q + Q 7 1 @% V 4 0 r + R 7 2 [% K 5 B s + S 7 3 % L 5 C t + T 7 4 ]% M 5 D u + U 7 5 ^% N 5 E v + V 7 6 _% O 5 F w+ W 7 7 a+ A 6 1 u+ U 7 5 b+ B 6 2 v + V 7 6 c+ C 6 3w + W 7 7 d+ D 6 4 x + X 7 8 e+ E 6 5 y + Y 7 9 f+ F 6 6 z + Z 7 A g+ G 6 7 ` % W 6 0 h+ H 6 8[...]

Overview User ’ s Guide 97 T able B- 2: I B M (or Comp atibl e) PC Keyboard Ke ys Key Code 3 9 ASC I I V alue Key Code 3 9 ASC I I V alue F1 %U$A 8001 ¦ %U%A 801B F2 %U$B 8002 Ø %U%B 801C F3 %U$C 8003 ¨ %U%C 801D F4 %U$D 8004 Æ %U%D 801E F5 % U$E 8005 Caps Lock $C 03 F6 % U$F 8006 Num Lock $D 04 F7 %U$G 8007 Scroll Lock $E 05 F8 %U$H 8008 Bac[...]

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C T he T op Gun Module C HAPTER C ONTENTS A tta c h in g th e T o p G u n Mo d u le t o th e P T2 0 0 0 . . 1 1 8 Cha ng i ng T op G un t o a L e f t -H a nde d M o de l ..... 12 1 L a s e r S pe c i f i c a t i o ns a nd L a be l i ng ........ ............ 1 23[...]

The Top Gun Modul e 1 00 PT2000 & To p Gun A ttaching the T op Gun Module to the P T2000 If the T o p Gu n module and PT2000 were purchased separately , compl ete the fo llowing s teps to co nnect them: 1. P ull the hook on th e elastic hand strap out of the holder near the base of the PT2000 (re fer to Figure C-1 ). Figure C-1: The b ack of th[...]

Attaching th e Top Gun Mod ule to the PT200 0 User ’ s Guide 1 0 1 Figure C-2: A ttaching the Top Gun modu le 3. Place the T o p Gun module on the top of the PT2000 and gently pres s it onto the 9 -pin c onne ctor ( r efer t o Figure C-2 ). N ote: Conta ct a PSC dea ler t o or der a r eplacemen t hand str ap and s crews. Reques t the P T2000 stra[...]

The Top Gun Modul e 1 02 PT2000 & To p Gun 4. Place the flat metal plate at the top end of the elast ic hand strap over the indentation on the bac k of the T o p Gun module and insert th e screws (refer to Figur e C-3 ). Figure C-3: Rep lacing the hand strap (mag nified view) 5. T ighten th e screws until the metal plate is se cure. 6. Replace [...]

Changing Top Gun to a Left-Handed Model User ’ s Guide 1 0 3 Changing T op Gun to a L eft-Handed Mo del T op G un comes as sembled fo r right- handed u se. T o use the unit wit h the lef t hand, comple te the foll owing steps as s hown in Fig ure C- 4 : 1. Remove the two screws fro m the top of the T op Gun module. Figure C-4: Switching the Direc[...]

The Top Gun Modul e 1 0 4 PT2000 & To p Gun 2. Gently lift the top to s eparate it from the rest o f the module. (Be careful not to break the ribbon cable i nside the module.) 3. T urn the top around so that the lase r is point ing in the opposi te direction . 4. Replace the top of the module. 5. Insert and tighten the two screws. (Do not over [...]

Laser Specifications and Labeling User ’ s Guide 1 0 5 Laser Spe cifications and Labeling z Laser cl assificati on: CDRH Class II z Light sour ce: 680-nm l aser dio de z Minimum element width: 6.0 mils z Depth of fi eld: 2 to 2 4 inches (55- mil labels ) z Operating temper ature: -4 ° to 109 ° F (-20 ° to 43 ° C) Figure C -5: Product labelin [...]

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D Th e PT D o c k C HAPTER C ONTENTS Ab o ut t he P T D oc k......................... ................... 1 26 S e t t i ng U p t he D oc k ........... ............ ................... 12 6 Attachi ng the Doc k Adapter to the P ortable ........ 126 Attachi ng the PT Do ck to a Computer ............... 128 Abou t the P ow er Ada pter ........ ......[...]

The PT Dock 1 0 8 PT2000 & To p Gun A bout the PT Do ck The PSC PT Dock i s special ly designed for use w ith the PT2000 o r T op Gun. U se the dock for data transmissi on between the portable and a PC. Remo ve the por table from the dock to use it fo r data collection. The PT Dock com es with the followi ng acce ssorie s: z An adapter for the [...]

Setting Up the D ock User ’ s Guide 1 0 9 2. Gently pr ess the PT Dock ad apter into the base of the PT2000 or To p G u n . Figure D-1: The PT2000, PT Dock , and ad apter 3. Use the two provided screws to secure the adapter to the portable. Figure D-2: Attaching the adapter , Adapter , with l ongest edge up Base of PT2000 or T op Gu n with ke ypa[...]

The PT Dock 1 1 0 PT2000 & To p Gun A ttaching the P T Dock to a C omputer Set up the Dock as ei ther a serial device or a keyboard wedge. The cable part number will depend upon your computer type and desired configurat ion (seria l or keyboar d wedge). Ser ial Configuration 1. Be s ure th e po wer to the workst ation is turned off . 2. One plu[...]

Setting Up the D ock User ’ s G u i d e 111 2. Plug the 25-pi n connector of the cable into the cab le input jack on the bac k of the PT Dock (refer to Figure D-3 ). Figure D-3: B ack of the PT Dock 3. Attach the small male plug of the PSC cable to the keyboard jack on the works tation (refer to Figu re D-4 on page 112 ). 4. Attach the keyboard c[...]

The PT Dock 1 1 2 PT2000 & To p Gun Figure D-4: Sample PSC Keyb oard wedge About the Po wer A dapte r T o use the PT Dock with a serial c able, use a 9-volt power adapter to recharg e the NiCd batte ries in the PT2000 or T op Gun. P ow er adapters are avail able from a PSC dealer . (W hen using the keyboar d wedge configurat ion, po wer is supp[...]

Using the PT Dock User ’ s G u i d e 113 Using the PT Dock Set up the PT Dock as describ ed in the preced ing section. Place th e PT2000 or T o p Gun into the dock, with the keypad facing out. T o use a power adapter or the keyboard wedge configuration, the green LED labeled READY on th e front panel of the PT Dock should light up. (If the READY [...]

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E Batteries The PT2000 and T op Gun run on two type s of batteries. The main batteries supp ly operating pow er for the PT2000 unit and for the T op Gun mo dule or anothe r input de vice. The internal lithium batter y provides backup power to maint ain the random-access memory and real-time clock when the main batteri es are removed. The por table [...]

Batteries 1 1 6 PT2000 & To p Gun A lkaline Batterie s The PSC PT2000 o r T o p G un comes with three alkaline batteries install ed. T o repl ace the al kaline b atter ies, comple te the f ollo wing ste ps: 1. Detach the elastic hand strap on the back of the p ortable by pulling its hoo k out of its holder near the base (refer to Fi gure C-1 on[...]

NiCd Ba ttery Pack User ’ s Guide 1 1 7 z Switch 1 may be in either position. 5. Lay the plastic ribbon along the bottom of the battery compartme nt with the end s ticking out of the compartment. 6. Insert the batteri es in the positio ns indicated by the diagram inside the com partment. 7. Replac e the battery-comp artment co ver by sl iding i t[...]

Batteries 1 1 8 PT2000 & To p Gun 3. P ull the end of the plastic ribbo n sticking out of the batter y compartment toward the batteries until they pop out. 4. Set the two switches in side of the batter y compar tment for the type of batteries bei ng used. z Refer to the diagram inside the batter y com partment which indicates the p ositions for[...]

NiCd Ba ttery Pack User ’ s Guide 1 1 9 8. Replace the hand-strap hook into its holder . Recharging th e NiCd Battery P ack If the por table will not turn on o r if the mes sage LOW BATTERY appears on the di splay , the batte ry pack nee ds recharging. T o recharge the NiCd batter y pack, use a cable and an external 9-v olt power adapter (refer t[...]

Batteries 1 20 PT2000 & Top Gun I t is be st to charge the batter y pack at or s lightly below room temperature. Always c harge the batter y within the temperat ure range of 50 °– 85 ° F ( 10 °– 30 ° C). Storing the NiCd Batter y P ack The ba ttery pack can be stor ed indefini tely , regar dless of its charge state. St o re i t b e t w [...]

Low Battery Indication User ’ s G u i d e 121 L o w Battery Indication NiCd Ba ttery P ack or A lkaline Ba tterie s The por table indicates when the batter y pac k or alkaline batteries are low b y flashi ng LOW BATTERY on the display . About 20 minutes of use remain before the main batter ies reach their automatic low-power shutdo wn point. If t[...]

Batteries 1 22 PT2000 & Top Gun If the message does not disappear or occurs other than at initial use after prolonged storage, then the backup batter y may no longer be accepting a charge from the battery pack or adapter . Contact a PSC dealer . U se the PT Dock to recharge the lithiu m backup batter y in the portable. The batter y will be rech[...]

F C onnector C onfigur ations A PPENDIX C ONTENTS B ar C o d e & M ag n et i c S t r i p e R ead er C o n n ec t o r 1 4 2 I nt e r f a c e C a bl e Co nne c t or ....... ............. ............ 14 3 P T D oc k ......... .................... ................... ............ 14 4[...]

Connector C onfigurations 1 24 PT2000 & Top Gun Bar C o de & Magnetic Stri pe Reader C onnecto r Figure F-1: Bar Code & Ma gnetic Stripe Reader Pino uts T able F-1: Ba r Code & M agnetic Stripe Reader Pino uts Pin #1 Pin #5 Pin #6 Pin #9 Pin # Descripti on 1 Laser sync in 2 B ar code dat a in 3 Good-read out 4 Mag stripe inf orm ati[...]

Interface Cable Conn ector User ’ s Guide 1 25 Interf ace Cable C o nnector Figure F-2: I nterface Cable Conn ector Pinouts T able F-2: Interfa ce Cable Connector Pinouts Pin #8 Pin #1 Pin #15 Pin #9 Pi n # Descripti on 1S h i e l d 2 T ransmit data out 3 Receive data in 4 Hardware handshake out* 5 H ardware handshake in 6 Not used 7 Ground 8 C a[...]

Connector C onfigurations 1 26 PT2000 & Top Gun PT D o ck Figure F-3: PT Dock Pi nouts T a ble F- 3: PT Dock Pinouts Pin #13 Pin #1 Pin #25 Pin #14 Pin # Descripti on Usag e Pin # Descriptio n Usage 1 No connection 14 Ground 2 No connection Reserved 15 No connection 3 No connection Reserved 16 No connection 4 485- Reserved 17 No connection 5 48[...]

G P r ogr amming Bar C odes This chap ter pro vides bar codes for common setu p parameters that can be us ed for programming the PSC PT 2000 and T op Gun. F acto ry default se ttings are under lined . A PPENDIX C ONTENTS P r e de f i ne d D e f a ul t s ............ ............ .................... . 1 46 Co de 39 .... ................... ........[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 28 PT2000 & Top Gun P redefined Def aults Co d e 3 9 DO *$+$-D0EE* D2 *$+$-D2EE* D1 *$+$-D1EE* Seria l defaul ts *$+$-C8EE* EN ABL E On *$+$-001EE* Off *$+$-000EE* MINIMUM L EN GT H 00 *$+$-0100EE* 40 *$+$-0140EE* 10 *$+$-0110EE* 50 *$+$-0150EE* 20 *$+$-0120EE* 60 *$+$-0160EE* 30 *$+$-0130EE*[...]

Code 39 User ’ s Guide 1 29 MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-0210EE* 40 *$+$-0240EE* 20 *$+$-0220EE* 50 *$+$-0250EE* 30 *$+$-0230EE* 60 *$+$-0260EE* EN A BLE CH E CKSU M On *$+$-031EE* Off *$+$-030EE* SE ND CHE CK SUM On *$+$-041EE* Off *$+$-040EE* FULL A SC I I MODE On *$+$-051EE* Off *$+$-050EE* AC C U M U L A TE M O D E On *$+$-061EE* Off *$+$-060EE[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 0 PT2000 & To p Gun Interle av ed 2 of 5 E NAB LE AIAG AL TE R NA TE C H EC K D IG IT On *$+$-071EE* Off *$+$-070EE* EN ABL E On *$+$-081EE* Off *$+$-080EE* MINIMUM L EN GT H 2 *$+$-0902EE* 30 *$+$-0930EE* 6 *$+$-0906EE* 40 *$+$-0940EE* 10 *$+$-0910EE* 50 *$+$-0950EE* 20 *$+$-0920EE* 60 *$+$-0960EE*[...]

Interleaved 2 of 5 User ’ s G u i d e 131 MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-0A10EE* 40 *$+$-0A40EE* 20 *$+$-0A20EE* 50 *$+$-0A50EE* 30 *$+$-0A30EE* 60 *$+$-0A60EE* R EQUI RED LENGT H (no d efault; overr ides minimum a nd maxi mum se ttings ) 2 *$+$-09020A02EE* 12 *$+$-09120A12EE* 4 *$+$-09040A04EE* 14 *$+$-09140A14EE* 6 *$+$-09060A06EE* 16 *$+$-09160A16[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 32 PT2000 & Top Gun C odabar EN ABL E CH E CKSU M On *$+$-0B1EE* Off *$+$-0B0EE* SEND CHE CK SUM On *$+$-0C1EE* Off *$+$-0C0EE* USE L ENG T HS 6 A N D 1 4 ONL Y (cas e cod e) On *$+$-0D1EE* Off *$+$-0D0EE* EN ABL E On *$+$-201EE* Off *$+$-200EE*[...]

Codab ar User ’ s Guide 1 33 MINIMUM L E NG T H 04 *$+$-2104EE* 40 *$+$-2140EE* 10 *$+$-2110EE* 50 *$+$-2150EE* 20 *$+$-2120EE* 60 *$+$-2160EE* 30 *$+$-2130EE* MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-2210EE* 40 *$+$-2240EE* 20 *$+$-2220EE* 50 *$+$-2250EE* 30 *$+$-2230EE* 60 *$+$-2260EE* SE ND S T OP / S T A R T On *$+$-231EE* Off *$+$-230EE*[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 4 PT2000 & To p Gun Co d e 9 3 CONV ER T COD ABA R T O CL SI On *$+$-241EE* Off *$+$-240EE* EN ABL E On *$+$-2C1EE* Off *$+$-2C0EE* MINIMUM L EN GT H 2 *$+$-2D02EE* 30 *$+$-2D30EE* 10 *$+$-2D10EE* 40 *$+$-2D40EE* 20 *$+$-2D20EE* 50 *$+$-2D50EE*[...]

UPC-A User ’ s Guide 1 35 UP C - A MAX I M U M LENGTH 2 *$+$-2E02EE* 30 *$+$-2E30EE* 10 *$+$-2E10EE* 40 *$+$-2E40EE* 20 *$+$-2E20EE* 50 *$+$-2E50EE* EN A BLE UPC- A On *$+$-301EE* Off *$+$-300EE* SE ND S Y S T E M D IGI T On *$+$-311EE* Off *$+$-310EE* SE ND CHE CK DI GI T On *$+$-321EE* Off *$+$-320EE*[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 6 PT2000 & To p Gun UP C - E CONV ER T UPC -A T O E AN -1 3 On *$+$-331EE* Off *$+$-330EE* USE S Y S T EM DIGI T 0 On *$+$-341EE* Off *$+$-340EE* USE S Y S T EM DIGI T 1 On *$+$-351EE* Off *$+$-350EE* CO NVE RT UP C- E TO U P C-A On *$+$-361EE* Off *$+$-360EE* SEND S Y S T EM DI GI T On *$+$-371EE* Off *$+$-370EE* SE[...]

EAN/J AN User ’ s Guide 1 37 EAN /J AN EN A BLE EA N- 8/ J AN - 8 On *$+$-391EE* Off *$+$-390EE* EN A BLE EA N- 1 3/ J AN -1 3 On *$+$-3A1EE* Off *$+$-3A0EE* CO NVERT EA N-1 3 T O I S B N On *$+$-3B1EE* Off *$+$-3B0EE* SE ND CHE CK DI GI T On *$+$-3F1EE* Off *$+$-3F0EE*[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 3 8 PT2000 & To p Gun U P C / EAN /JAN Extensions Co d e 1 2 8 AL L OW 2 -DIG I T E XT ENS IONS On *$+$-3C1EE* Off *$+$-3C0EE* AL L OW 5 -DIG I T E XT ENS IONS On *$+$-3D1EE* Off *$+$-3D0EE* R EQU I R E EXTE N S IO NS On *$+$-3E1EE* Off *$+$-3E0EE* EN ABL E On *$+$-401EE* Off *$+$-400EE*[...]

Code 1 28 User ’ s Guide 1 3 9 MINIMUM L E NG T H 2 *$+$-4102EE* 40 *$+$-4140EE* 10 *$+$-4110EE* 50 *$+$-4150EE* 20 *$+$-4120EE* 60 *$+$-4160EE* 30 *$+$-4130EE* MAX I M U M LENGTH 10 *$+$-4210EE* 40 *$+$-4240EE* 20 *$+$-4220EE* 50 *$+$-4250EE* 30 *$+$-4230EE* 60 *$+$-4260EE* EN A BLE UCC 1 28 On *$+$-431EE* Off *$+$-430EE*[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 4 0 PT2000 & To p Gun Other Contr ols ENAB LE M AN UAL R ESET On *$+$-B01EE* Off *$+$-B00EE* AUT O- OFF (in min utes) Off *$+$-B200EE* 30 *$+$-B230EE* 5 *$+$-B205EE* 60 *$+$-B260EE* 10 *$+$-B210EE* 90 *$+$-B290EE* I N TERCHA RA CTER DELA Y (in mil lisecon ds) 0 *$+$-B300EE* 50 *$+$-B350EE* 10 *$+$-B310EE* 75 *$+$-B375E[...]

Other Co ntrols User ’ s Guide 1 4 1 AD D C OD E I D On *$+$-B51EE* Off *$+$-B50EE* GOOD- R EA D T ONE Low *$+$-B800EE* Medium High *$+$-B805EE* Medium Low *$+$-B802EE* High *$+$-B807EE* GOOD-REA D BEEP S 1 *$+$-B901EE* 3 *$+$-B903EE* 2 *$+$-B902EE* 4 *$+$-B904EE* GOOD- R E AD T ONE DU RA TION (in se conds) 0.07 *$+$-BA01EE* 0. 22 *$+$-BA03EE* 0.[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 42 PT2000 & To p Gun BEEPER V OLUME Inc rea se *$+$-BC08EE* Low *$+$-BC01EE* Decrease *$+$-BC09EE* High *$+$-BC07EE* Off *$+$-BC00EE* ERROR T ONE Low *$+$-BD01EE* High *$+$-BD07EE* Medi um *$+$-BD04EE* KE Y BO A RD CLICK On *$+$-DD1EE* Off *$+$-DD0EE*[...]

Clock and Calend ar User ’ s Guide 1 4 3 Clock and Calendar Serial P ar ameters Set Tim e *%-* Set Date *%.* CL OCK FO RM A T 12-H our *$+$-D80EE* 24 -H our *$+$-D81EE* DA T E F O R M A T U.S. *$+$-D90EE* International *$+$-D91EE* HOST S E L EC T (no def ault) AT, PS/2, or compatible *$+$-C011EE* IBM termi nal *$+$-C015EE* BAU D RA TE 300 *$+$-C1[...]

Programm ing Bar Cod es 1 4 4 PT2000 & To p Gun 4800 *$+$-C104EE* 38,4 00 *$+$-C107EE* 9600 *$+$-C105EE* 76,8 00 *$+$-C108EE* 19,200 *$+$-C106EE* DA T A B IT S 7 *$+$-C207EE* 8 *$+$-C208EE* PA R I T Y None *$+$-C300EE* Even *$+$-C304EE* Odd *$+$-C303EE* ST OP B ITS 1 *$+$-C401EE* 2 *$+$-C402EE* EN ABL E X ON/OFF On *$+$-C51EE* Off *$+$-C50EE*[...]

Serial Parameters User ’ s Guide 1 4 5 LI N E F EE D None *$+$-C600EE* Add LF *$+$-C602EE* Strip LF *$+$-C601EE* PRO T OCOL EOR only *$+$-CA00EE* Xmodem *$+$-CA02EE* CR with checks um and ACK/NAK response *$+$-CA01EE* TI M EOUT (in 100-m illisec ond units ) 0 *$+$-CD00EE* 50 *$+$-CD50EE* 10 *$+$-CD10EE* 75 *$+$-CD75EE* 25 *$+$-CD25EE* 99 *$+$-CD9[...]

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User ’ s Guide 147 I NDEX $+ $- i n ba r c ode s 4-64 * (a s te ri s k) i n b a r c o d e s 4-6 4 ^ (c a r e t ) i n di s p l a y s c re e n 2-13 I/ O k e y 2-12 , 3-19 , 3-53 A a c c umu l a t e opt i on f or Code 3 9 4-66 bar cod es for G-129 programm ing param eters for A-88 ad ap t e r , p o w e r 3-5 0 AI A G c h e c k di g i t bar cod es fo[...]

Index 148 PT2000 & To p Gun ba t t e r i e s E-115 to E-122 ba ud r a t e 4- 68 bar cod es for G-143 to G- 144 default 5-7 4 programm ing param eters for A-91 setting in PDT FER 5-80 in PTF ER 5-77 , 5-78 , 5-79 be e pe r 2-15 bar cod es for 4-58 , G- 141 to G-142 programm ing param eters for A-90 b its , d a ta a n d s to p 4-68 bar cod es for[...]

Index User ’ s Guide 149 D D0 , D1 , D2 ( p r e d e f in e d d e f a u lts ) 4- 63 , A - 87 bar cod es for 4-63 , G- 128 da t a collect ing 3-21 to 3-3 5 deleti ng 3-48 , 3-52 to 3-53 revi ewing 3-47 to 3 -48 trans ferr ing 5-71 to 5- 84 from DO S 5-80 from a Macin tosh 5-81 to 5 -82 from a UNIX workst ation 5-83 to 5-84 from W indows 5-73 to 5-7[...]

Index 150 PT2000 & To p Gun F i l e t o T r an s m i t d i al o g b o x ( PT F ER ) 5-76 file t ra n s f e r , u tilit ie s f o r MACTFER 5-72 , 5 -81 to 5-8 2 PDTF ER 5-7 2 , 5-80 PTFE R 5-72 , 5-73 to 5-7 9 updt fer 5-72 , 5- 83 to 5-8 4 f ul l (e x t e n de d ) AS CI I m o de 4-64 , 4-66 bar cod es for G-129 programm ing param eters for A-88[...]

Index User ’ s Guide 151 ARE YOU SURE? 3-48 charging backup battery E-121 PROG RAM F AILE D 4-58 , E-120 M i c r os of t W i n dows , t r a ns f e r r i ng da t a fro m 5-73 to 5-79 modul e (T o pGun) 2-10 , C-99 to C-105 atta ching t o PT 2000 C -100 to C-102 changi ng orie ntation of C-103 product labe ling C-105 speci ficatio ns C-105 mul t i [...]

Index 152 PT2000 & To p Gun predefined defaults A-87 bar cod es for G-128 see also programm ing parameter s pr o g r a mm i ng pa r a m e t e r s A-85 to A- 91 general 4-66 to 4-67 , A-88 to A-90 predefined defaults 4-63 , A-87 bar cod es for G-128 serial 3- 50 , 4-68 to 4-70 , A-91 p r o g r a m m in g u til it ie s 4-59 to 4-62 pr o g r a ms [...]

Index User ’ s Guide 153 ser i a l c ab l e atta ching 3-49 uplo ading da ta 3-4 9 se r i al ch ar act e r s , C o d e 3 9 an d A S C I I eq u i v a l en t s 4-70 ser i a l c o m m u n i c at i o n s bar cod es for G-143 to G- 145 parameters for A-91 s e ria l p o rt s e e p o rt s e ria l p r o g ra m m in g p a r a m e te rs 3-50 , 4- 68 to 4-7[...]

Index 154 PT2000 & To p Gun from th e DOS com mand line 5-80 from W indows 5-73 to 5-7 9 tu r n in g th e p o rta b le o n a n d o f f 3-19 , 3-53 U U n i ve r s a l Pr o d u ct C od e ( U PC ) conv ersion optio ns 4-66 , A-89 extensions 4-66 bar cod es for G-138 programm ing param eters for A-89 see also UPC- A and UPC-E U N I X w o r k s t at[...]

Index User ’ s Guide 155 Z “ za p ” ch ar act e r B-94[...]

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