Introduction The WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the scanner. The WLS 8400 includes the following variations of the scanner: • WLS8400FZ: 1-D scanning • WLS8400ER: extended range 1-D scanning. Chapter Descriptions •...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide • Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes parameters requiring specific numeric values. Notational Conventions The following conventions are used in this document: • Bullets (•) indicate: • action items • lists of alternatives • lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential. •...
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Introduction The scanner combines excellent scanning performance and advanced ergonomics to provide the best value in a lightweight laser scanner. Whether used as a hand-held scanner or in hands-free mode in a stand, the scanner ensures comfort and ease of use for extended periods of time.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide • USB connection to a host. The scanner autodetects a USB host and defaults to the HID keyboard interface type. Other USB interface types may be selected by scanning programming bar codes. The following international keyboards are supported (for Windows Canadian, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, UK English, Japanese, and Brazilian- Portuguese.
Setting Up the Scanner Installing the Interface Cable 1. Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner. 2. Open the clamp and plug the interface cable modular connector into the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide 4. Close the clamp, push it back into place and tighten the screws on the clamp to secure the cable into the bottom of the scanner. 5. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host (see the specific host chapter for information on host connections).
Removing the Interface Cable 1. Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner. 2. Open the clamp and unplug the interface cable modular connector from the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle.
Scanning Introduction This chapter provides beeper and LED definitions, techniques involved in scanning bar codes, general instructions and tips about scanning, and decode zone diagrams. Scan Tether Plate Indicators Scan Trigger Figure 2-1. Parts...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Beeper Definitions The scanner emits different beeper sequences and patterns to indicate its status. defines beep sequences that occur during both normal scanning and while programming the scanner. Table 2-1. Standard Beeper Definitions Beeper Sequence Standard Use Short low/short medium/short high beep sequence...
Table 2-1. Standard Beeper Definitions (Continued) Beeper Sequence RS-232 only 1 short high beep LED Definitions In addition to beeper sequences, the scanner uses the two-color LED to indicate its status. Table 2-2 defines LED colors that display during scanning. Table 2-2.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Scanning in Hand-Held Mode Install and program the scanner (see Setting Up the Scanner on page 1-5). For assistance, contact the local supplier or 1. Ensure the scanner is properly connected to the host (see the appropriate host chapter).
Aiming Do not hold the scanner directly over the bar code. Laser light reflecting directly back into the scanner from the bar code is known as specular reflection. This specular reflection can make decoding difficult. The scanner can be tilted up to 65° forward or back and achieve a successful decode 2-3).
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Scanning in Hands-Free Mode The optional IntelliStand adds greater flexibility to the scanning operation. When the scanner is seated in the stand’s “cup,” the scanner’s built-in sensor places the scanner in hands-free mode. When the scanner is removed from the stand it operates in its normal hand-held mode.
Decode Zone Note: Typical performance at 68˚F (20˚C) on high quality Code 39 and UPC symbols. LS 3408 5 mil 2.5" 7.25" 7.5 mil 2.0" 15.75" 13 mil 1.0" 24" 100% UPC 20 mil (80%MRD) 0"* 20 mil (31%MRD) 26.5" 40 mil 2.0"* 55 mil...
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2-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Note: Typical performance at 73.4˚F (23˚C) on high quality Code 39 symbols. LS 3408 7.5 mil 0.25" 20" 10 mil 2" 15 mil 3" 20 mil 3" 25.4 50.8 Note: Typical performance at 73.4˚F (23˚C) on high quality Code 39 symbols.
Introduction This chapter provides suggested scanner maintenance, troubleshooting, technical specifications, and signal descriptions (pinouts). Maintenance Cleaning the scan window is the only maintenance required. A dirty window may affect scanning accuracy. • Do not allow any abrasive material to touch the window. •...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Troubleshooting Problem Scanner emits short low/short medium/short high beep sequence. Nothing happens when scan trigger is pressed. Scanner emits short low/short medium/short high beep sequence more than once. Laser comes on, but scanner does not decode the bar code. Table 3-1.
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Table 3-1. Troubleshooting (Continued) Problem Scanner emits 4 short high beeps while attempting to scan. Bar code is decoded, but data is not transmitted to the host. Scanned data is incorrectly displayed on the host. Scanner emits short high/short high/short high/long low beep sequence when it is not in use.
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 3-1. Troubleshooting (Continued) Problem Scanner emits a short low/short medium/short high beep sequence after changing USB host type. Scanner emits 1 short high beep when it is not in use. If after performing these checks the symbol still does not decode, contact the distributor or call Wasp Support.
Maintenance and Technical Specifications Scanner Signal Descriptions Bottom of Cable interface port PIN 10 PIN 1 Interface cable modular Figure 3-1. Scanner Cable Pinouts...
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3-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide The signal descriptions in reference only. Table 3-3 apply to the connector on the scanner and are for Table 3-3. Scanner Signal Pin-outs Keyboard RS-232 Wedge Reserved Reserved Jump to Pin 6 Power Power Power Ground Ground...
User Preferences Introduction The scanner can be programed to perform various functions, or activate different features. This chapter describes each user preference feature and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting these features for the scanner. The scanner ships with the settings shown in the User Preferences Default Table on page 4-4 (also see Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters for all host device and miscellaneous scanner defaults).
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide User Preferences Default Parameters Table 4-1 lists the defaults for user preferences parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the User Preferences section beginning on page 4-5. See Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
User Preferences Set Default Parameter Scanning this bar code returns all parameters to the default values listed in page A-3. Beeper Tone To select a decode beep frequency (tone), scan the Low Frequency, Medium Frequency, or High Frequency bar code. Set All Defaults Low Frequency Medium Frequency...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Beeper Volume To select a beeper volume, scan the Low Volume, Medium Volume, or High Volume bar code. Low Volume Medium Volume High Volume...
User Preferences Power Mode This parameter determines whether or not the scanner enters reduced power mode after a decode attempt. When in reduced power mode, the scanner draws less current from its power source. *Continuous On Reduced Power Mode Laser On Time This parameter sets the maximum time that decode processing continues during a scan attempt.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Beep After Good Decode Scan a bar code below to select whether or not the scanner beeps after a good decode. If Do Not Beep After Good Decode is selected, the beeper still operates during parameter menu scanning and indicates error conditions.
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Trigger Mode (continued) Two Stage - Option 1 When the trigger is pulled, an aiming dot appears. This aiming dot remains while the trigger is pulled. When the trigger is released, the aiming dot automatically turns into a standard laser scanning beam for a full decode session. The laser scanning beam stays on until the laser-on timeout occurs or a decode occurs.
4-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Aim Duration When the scanner is in Level trigger mode (default mode), Aim Duration sets the amount of time the aiming dot is seen before turning into a scanning beam. This parameter has no affect when the scanner is in either of the Two Stage trigger modes.
Keyboard Wedge Interface Introduction This chapter provides Keyboard Wedge interface information for setting up the scanner. This interface type is used to attach the scanner between the keyboard and host computer. The scanner translates the bar code data into keystrokes. The host computer accepts the keystrokes as if they originate from the keyboard.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Keyboard Figure 5-1. Keyboard Wedge Interface Connection with Y-cable To connect the keyboard wedge interface Y-cable: Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 5-1 different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain the same.
7. Turn on the host system. 8. Select the Keyboard Wedge host type by scanning the appropriate bar code from Keyboard Wedge Host Types 9. To modify any other parameter options, scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter. Keyboard Wedge Default Parameters Table 5-1 lists the defaults for Keyboard Wedge host parameters.
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 5-1. Keyboard Wedge Host Default Table (Continued) Parameter FN1 Substitution Send Make and Break Default Disable Send Make and Break Scan Codes Page Number 5-15 5-15...
Keyboard Wedge Interface Keyboard Wedge Host Types Keyboard Wedge Host Types Select the keyboard wedge host by scanning one of the bar codes below. *IBM PC/AT & IBM PC Compatibles IBM PS/2 (Model 30) IBM AT NOTEBOOK IBM XT NCR 7052...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type. If the particular keyboard type is not listed, see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 5-12. North American German Windows French Windows French Canadian Windows 95/98 French Canadian Windows XP/2000...
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Keyboard Wedge Interface Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) (continued) Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows Brazilian-Portuguese Windows...
5-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize. When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound on the scanner. When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, bar code data is sent up to the first unknown character and then an error beep sounds on the scanner.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-11 Keystroke Delay (continued) 40 msec (Long Delay) Intra-Keystroke Delay When enabled, an additional delay is inserted between each emulated key depression and release. This sets the Keystroke Delay parameter to a minimum of 5 msec, as well. Enable Intra-Keystroke Delay *Disable Intra-Keystroke Delay...
5-12 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyboard types not listed in Keyboard Wedge ® Country Types (Country Codes) on page 5-8 in a Microsoft operating system environment. Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad *Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad Caps Lock On When enabled, the scanner emulates keystrokes as if the Caps Lock key is always pressed.
Caps Lock Override When enabled, on AT or AT Notebook hosts, the keyboard ignores the state of the Caps Lock key. Therefore, an ‘A’ in the bar code is sent as an ‘A’ no matter what the state of the keyboard’s Caps Lock key.
5-14 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Convert Wedge Data When enabled, the scanner converts all bar code data to the selected case. Convert Wedge Data to Upper Case Convert Wedge Data to Lower Case Do Not Convert Wedge Data Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences (see Table 5-2 on page 5-19).
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-15 FN1 Substitution When enabled, this parameter allows replacement of any FN1 characters in an EAN128 bar code with a keystroke chosen by the user. (see FN1 Substitution Values on page 9-9). Enable FN1 Substitution *Disable FN1 Substitution Send Make and Break When enabled, the scan codes for releasing a key are not sent.
5-16 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Maps The following keyboard maps are provided for prefix/suffix keystroke parameters. To program the prefix/suffix values, see the bar codes on page 9-6. 7014 5001 5002 5003 5004 7009 Figure 5-2. IBM PS2 Type Keyboard 5001 5002 7014...
ASCII Character Set Code 39 Full ASCII interprets the bar code special character ($ + % /) preceding a Code 39 character and assigns an ASCII character value to the pair. For example, when Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled and a +B is scanned, it is interpreted as b, %J as ?, and %V as @.
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5-20 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 5-2. Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII Value 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping”...
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Table 5-2. Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII Value Encode Character 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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5-22 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 5-2. Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII Value 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping”...
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Table 5-2. Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII Value Encode Character 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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5-24 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 5-2. Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) ASCII Value 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table 5-3. Keyboard Wedge ALT Key Character Set ALT Keys 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 Keyboard Wedge Interface Keystroke ALT A ALT B ALT C...
Introduction This chapter provides RS-232 host information for setting up the scanner. The RS-232 interface is used to attach the scanner to point-of-sale devices, host computers, or other devices with an available RS-232 port (i.e., com port). If the particular host is not listed in the host device.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Connecting an RS-232 Interface This connection is made directly from the scanner to the host computer. Figure 6-1. RS-232 Direct Connection Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 6-1 different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain the same.
RS-232 Default Parameters Table 6-1 lists the defaults for RS-232 host parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 6-6. See Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Parameters Various RS-232 host types are set up with their own parameter default settings. Selecting the host type sets the parameter defaults as listed in Table 6-2. Terminal Specific RS-232 Standard RS-232 Parameter (Default) Transmit Code ID...
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Table 6-2. Terminal Specific RS-232 Standard RS-232 Parameter (Default) *In the Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS/JPOS, if CTS is Low, scanning is disabled. When CTS is High, the user can scan bar codes. **If Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS/JPOS is scanned without the scanner connected to the proper host, it may appear unable to scan.
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Parameters (continued) Selecting the ICL, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode A, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode B, Olivetti, Omron, OPOS/JPOS or Fujitsu host type enables the transmission of code ID characters listed in Table 6-3 below. These code ID characters are not programmable and are separate from the Transmit Code ID feature.
RS-232 Host Types To select an RS-232 host type, scan one of the following bar codes. *Standard RS-232 ICL RS-232 Wincor-Nixdorf RS-232 Mode A Wincor-Nixdorf RS-232 Mode B Olivetti ORS4500 Omron RS-232 Interface...
6-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Types (continued) Baud Rate Baud rate is the number of bits of data transmitted per second. The scanner's baud rate setting should match the baud rate setting of the host device. If not, data may not reach the host device or may reach it in distorted form.
6-12 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Parity A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII coded character. Select the parity type according to host device requirements. Select Odd parity with the parity bit value set to 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that an odd number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character.
RS-232 Interface 6-13 Parity (continued) Select Space parity and the parity bit is always 0. Space Select None when no parity bit is required. None Check Receive Errors Select whether or not the parity, framing, and overrun of received characters are checked. The parity value of received characters is verified against the parity parameter selected above.
6-14 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Stop Bit Select The stop bit(s) at the end of each transmitted character marks the end of transmission of one character and prepares the receiving device for the next character in the serial data stream. The number of stop bits selected (one or two) depends on the number the receiving terminal is programmed to accommodate.
Hardware Handshaking The data interface consists of an RS-232 port designed to operate either with or without the hardware handshaking lines, Request to Send (RTS), and Clear to Send (CTS). If Standard RTS/CTS handshaking is not selected, scan data is transmitted as it becomes available.
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6-16 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Hardware Handshaking (continued) None Scan the bar code below if no Hardware Handshaking is desired. None Standard RTS/CTS Scan the bar code below to select Standard RTS/CTS Hardware Handshaking. Standard RTS/CTS RTS/CTS Option 1 When RTS/CTS Option 1 is selected, the scanner asserts RTS before transmitting and ignores the state of CTS.
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Hardware Handshaking (continued) RTS/CTS Option 2 When Option 2 is selected, RTS is always high or low (user-programmed logic level). However, the scanner waits for CTS to be asserted before transmitting data. If CTS is not asserted within Host Serial Response Time-out (default), the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data.
6-18 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Software Handshaking This parameter offers control of the data transmission process in addition to, or instead of, that offered by hardware handshaking. There are five options. If Software Handshaking and Hardware Handshaking are both enabled, Hardware Handshaking takes precedence.
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Software Handshaking (continued) When this option is selected, the scanner waits for an ENQ character from the host before transmitting data. If an ENQ is not received within the Host Serial Response Time-out, the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data. The host must transmit an ENQ character at least every Host Serial Response Time-out to prevent transmission errors.
6-20 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Host Serial Response Time-out This parameter specifies how long the scanner waits for an ACK, NAK, or CTS before determining that a transmission error has occurred. This only applies when in one of the ACK/NAK Software Handshaking modes, or RTS/CTS Hardware Handshaking option.
RS-232 Interface 6-21 Host Serial Response Time-out (continued) High: 7.5 Sec Maximum: 9.9 Sec RTS Line State This parameter sets the idle state of the Serial Host RTS line. Scan a bar code below to select Low RTS or High RTS line state. Host: Low RTS Host: High RTS...
6-22 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Beep on <BEL> When this parameter is enabled, the scanner issues a beep when a <BEL> character is detected on the RS-232 serial line. <BEL> is issued to gain a user's attention to an illegal entry or other important event.
6-24 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Nixdorf Mode A/B and OPOS/JPOS Beep/LED Options When Nixdorf Mode A, Nixdorf Mode B or OPOS/JPOS is selected, this parameter indicates when the scanner should beep and turn on its LED after a decode. The Beep/LED After CTS Pulse option is not valid when Nixdorf Mode A is selected.
Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize. When Send Bar Codes with Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is send except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound on the scanner. When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, bar code data is sent up to the first unknown character and then an error beep sounds on the scanner.
USB Interface Introduction This chapter provides the connection and setup of the scanner to a USB host. The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, or a powered USB hub, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is required. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks Indicates Default North American Standard USB Keyboard...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Connecting a USB Interface The scanner connects with USB capable hosts including: • Desktop PCs and notebooks • Apple™ iMacs, Power Mac G4s and G5s, iBooks (North America only), PowerBooks • IBM SurePOS terminals • Sun, IBM, and other network computers that support more than one keyboard.
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To set up the scanner: Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 7-1 different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain the same. 1. Attach the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the cable interface port on the scanner.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide USB Default Parameters Table 7-1 lists the defaults for USB host parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 7-7. Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
USB Host Parameters USB Device Type Select the desired USB device type. When changing USB Device Types, the scanner automatically resets. The scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences. *HID Keyboard Emulation IBM Table Top USB IBM Hand-Held USB USB Interface...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type. This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. When changing USB Country Keyboard Types, the scanner automatically resets. The scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences.
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USB Interface USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) (continued) French Canadian Windows 2000/XP Spanish Windows Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows...
7-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) (continued) Japanese Windows (ASCII) Brazilian-Portuguese Windows USB Keystroke Delay This parameter sets the delay, in milliseconds, between emulated keystrokes. Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require a slower transmission of data. No Delay (0 msec) Medium Delay (20 msec) Long Delay (40 msec)
USB Interface 7-11 USB CAPS Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device. When enabled, the case of the data is preserved regardless of the state of the caps lock key. This setting is always enabled for the “Japanese, Windows (ASCII)” keyboard type and can not be disabled. Override Caps Lock Key (Enable) Do Not Override Caps Lock Key...
7-12 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide USB Ignore Unknown Characters This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device and IBM device. Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize. When “Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters” is selected, all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound.
USB Interface 7-13 Emulate Keypad When enabled, all characters are sent as ASCII sequences over the numeric keypad. For example ASCII A would be sent as “ALT make” 0 6 5 “ALT Break”. *Disable Keypad Emulation Enable Keypad Emulation...
7-14 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. When enabled, this allows replacement of any FN 1 characters in an EAN 128 bar code with a Key Category and value chosen by the user.
Simulated Caps Lock When enabled, the scanner inverts upper and lower case characters on the scanner bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the keyboard. This inversion is done regardless of the current state of the keyboard’s Caps Lock state. Convert Case When enabled, the scanner converts all bar code data to the selected case.
7-16 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set Prefix/ Suffix Value 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix Values (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Prefix/ Suffix Value Encode Char.acter 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 Space 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping”...
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7-18 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix Values (Continued) Prefix/ Suffix Value 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix Values (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Prefix/ Suffix Value Encode Char.acter 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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7-20 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix Values (Continued) Prefix/ Suffix Value 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table 7-2. USB Prefix/Suffix Values (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Prefix/ Suffix Value Encode Char.acter 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled. Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent. Table 7-3.
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7-22 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 7-3. USB ALT Key Character Set (Continued) 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 Table 7-4. USB GUI Key Character Set 3000 3048 Note: GUI Shift Keys - The Apple...
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Table 7-4. USB GUI Key Character Set (Continued) GUI Key 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 Note: ™ GUI Shift Keys - The Apple iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar.
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7-24 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 7-4. USB GUI Key Character Set (Continued) 3080 3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090 Note: GUI Shift Keys - The Apple the space bar. Windows-based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key, and to the right of the right ALT key.
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Table 7-5. USB F Key Character Set (Continued) F Keys 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 Table 7-6. USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad 6042 6043 6044 6045 6046 6047 6048 Keystroke F 12...
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7-26 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 7-6. USB Numeric Keypad Character Set (Continued) Numeric Keypad 6049 6050 6051 6052 6053 6054 6055 6056 6057 6058 6059 Table 7-7. USB Extended Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad 7001 7002 7003 7004 7005 7006 7007...
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Table 7-7. USB Extended Keypad Character Set (Continued) Extended Keypad 7012 7013 7014 7015 7016 7017 7018 Keystroke Home Enter Escape Up Arrow Down Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow USB Interface 7-27...
Symbologies Introduction This chapter describes all symbology features and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting these features for the scanner. Before programming, follow the instructions in Chapter 1, Getting Started. The scanner is shipped with the settings shown in the Symbology Default Table on page 8- 6 (also see Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters for all host device and miscellaneous scanner defaults).
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Symbology Default Parameters Table 8-1 lists the defaults for all symbologies parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Symbologies Parameters section beginning on 8-10. See Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
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Table 8-1. Symbology Default Table (Continued) Parameter Convert UPC-E1 to A EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend Code 128 Code 128 UCC/EAN-128 ISBT 128 Code 39 Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Code 32 Prefix Set Length(s) for Code 39 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion...
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table 8-1. Symbology Default Table (Continued) Parameter Code 11 Check Digit Verification Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13...
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Table 8-1. Symbology Default Table (Continued) Parameter MSI Check Digit Algorithm RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) RSS 14 RSS Limited RSS Expanded Convert RSS to UPC/EAN Symbology - Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level Security Levels Bi-directional Redundancy Symbologies Default Page Number Mod 10/Mod 10 8-53 Disable...
Symbologies 8-11 Enable/Disable UPC-E1 UPC-E1 is disabled by default. To enable or disable UPC-E1, scan the appropriate bar code below. UPC-E1 is not a UCC (Uniform Code Council) approved symbology. Enable UPC-E1 Disable UPC-E1 Enable/Disable EAN-13 To enable or disable EAN-13, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable EAN-13/JAN-13 Disable EAN-13/JAN-13...
Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2, EAN 13+2). Six options are available. • If Decode UPC/EAN Only With Supplementals is selected, UPC/EAN symbols without supplementals are not decoded. •...
Symbologies 8-15 UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy With Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals selected, this option adjusts the number of times a symbol without supplementals is decoded before transmission. The range is from two to thirty times. 14 or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC/EAN symbols with and without supplementals, and the autodiscriminate option is selected.
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8-16 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide UPC-E Check Digit Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-E Check Digit UPC-E1 Check Digit Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit...
Symbologies 8-17 UPC-A Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted.
8-18 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide UPC-E Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-E preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted.
Symbologies 8-19 UPC-E1 Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-E1 preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted.
8-20 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Convert UPC-E to UPC-A When enabled, UPC-E (zero suppressed) decoded data is converted to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, the data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit). When disabled, UPC-E decoded data is transmitted as UPC-E data, without conversion.
Symbologies 8-21 Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A When enabled, UPC-E1 decoded data is converted to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, the data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit). When disabled, UPC-E1 decoded data is transmitted as UPC-E1 data, without conversion. Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A (Enable) Do Not Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A...
8-22 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend When enabled, this parameter adds five leading zeros to decoded EAN-8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN-13 symbols. When disabled, EAN-8 symbols are transmitted as is. Enable EAN/JAN Zero Extend Disable EAN/JAN Zero Extend Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128...
Symbologies 8-23 Enable/Disable UCC/EAN-128 To enable or disable UCC/EAN-128, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable UCC/EAN-128 Disable UCC/EAN-128 Enable/Disable ISBT 128 To enable or disable ISBT 128, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable ISBT 128 Disable ISBT 128...
8-24 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 To enable or disable Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking of computer tape cartridges. Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters.
Symbologies 8-25 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Code 32 is a variant of Code 39 used by the Italian pharmaceutical industry. Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable converting Code 39 to Code 32. Code 39 must be enabled in order for this parameter to function. Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Enable) Do Not Convert Code 39 to Code 32...
8-26 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Code 32 Prefix Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable adding the prefix character “A” to all Code 32 bar codes. Convert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for this parameter to function.
Set Lengths for Code 39 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for Code 39 may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. If Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled, Length Within a Range or Any Length are the preferred options.
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8-28 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Length Within Range - This option allows the scanner to decode a Code 39 symbol with a specific length range. The length range is selected from numeric bar codes beginning on page Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes. For example, to decode Code 39 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters, first scan Code 39 - Length Within Range.
Symbologies 8-29 Code 39 Check Digit Verification When this feature is enabled, the scanner checks the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digit algorithm. Only those Code 39 symbols which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded when this feature is enabled. This feature should only be enabled if the code 39 symbols contain a Modulo 43 check digit.
8-30 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Scan a bar code below to transmit Code 39 data with or without the check digit. Code 39 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function. Transmit Code 39 Check Digit (Enable) Do Not Transmit Code 39 Check Digit...
Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 which pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set. To enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII, scan the appropriate bar code below. Table 5-2 on page 5-19 and for the mapping of Code 39 characters to ASCII values.
8-32 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 To enable or disable Code 93, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 Set Lengths for Code 93 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains.
Set Lengths for Code 93 (continued) Two Discrete Lengths - This option allows the scanner to decode only those Code 93 symbols containing either of two selected lengths. Lengths are selected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page decode only those Code 93 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select Code 93 - Two Discrete Lengths, then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4.
8-34 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Code 11 To enable or disable Code 11, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 11 Disable Code 11 Set Lengths for Code 11 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains.
Set Lengths for Code 11 (continued) Two Discrete Lengths - This option allows the scanner to decode only those Code 11 symbols containing either of two selected lengths. Lengths are selected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page decode only those Code 11 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select Code 11 - Two Discrete Lengths, then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4.
8-36 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Check Digit Verification This feature allows the scanner to check the integrity of all Code 11 symbols to verify that the data complies with the specified check digit algorithm. This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 11 bar code.
Transmit Code 11 Check Digits This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit(s). Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) Code 11 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function. Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Enable) (Disable) Symbologies...
8-38 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 To enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below, and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length from the following pages. Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5...
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Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 (continued) Two Discrete Lengths - This option allows the scanner to decode only those I 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths. Lengths are selected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page decode only those I 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select I 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths, then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4.
8-40 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 (continued) Any Length - This option allows the scanner to decode I 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the scanner capability. Due to the construction of the I 2 of 5 symbology, it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to be interpreted as a complete scan, yielding less data than is actually encoded in the bar code.
Symbologies 8-41 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification When this feature is enabled, the scanner checks the integrity of all I 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbology Specification (USS), or the Optical Product Code Council (OPCC) check digit algorithm. Disable USS Check Digit OPCC Check Digit...
8-42 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit I 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit. Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 This parameter converts a 14 character I 2 of 5 code into EAN-13, and transmits to the host as EAN-13.
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Symbologies 8-43 Do Not Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 (Disable)
8-44 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Discrete 2 of 5 (D 2 of 5) Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 To enable or disable Discrete 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Discrete 2 of 5 Disable Discrete 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains.
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Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 (continued) Two Discrete Lengths - This option allows the scanner to decode only those D 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two selected lengths. Lengths are selected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page decode only those D 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select D 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths, then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4.
8-46 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 (continued) Any Length - This option allows the scanner to decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the scanner capability. Due to the construction of the D 2 of 5 symbology, it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to be interpreted as a complete scan, yielding less data than is actually encoded in the bar code.
Symbologies 8-47 Set Lengths for Codabar The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for Codabar may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. One Discrete Length - This option allows the scanner to decode only those Codabar symbols containing a selected length.
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8-48 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Codabar (continued) Length Within Range - This option allows the scanner to decode a Codabar symbol with a specific length range. The length range is selected from numeric bar codes beginning on page Chapter D, Numeric Bar Codes.
Symbologies 8-49 CLSI Editing When enabled, this parameter strips the start and stop characters and inserts a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14-character Codabar symbol. Enable this feature if the host system requires this data format. Symbol length does not include start and stop characters.
8-50 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable MSI To enable or disable MSI, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable MSI Disable MSI Set Lengths for MSI The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains.
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Set Lengths for MSI (continued) Two Discrete Lengths - This option allows the scanner to decode only those MSI symbols containing either of two selected lengths. Lengths are selected from the numeric bar codes beginning on page decode only those MSI symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select MSI - Two Discrete Lengths, then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4.
8-52 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for MSI (continued) Any Length - This option allows the scanner to decode MSI symbols containing any number of characters within the scanner capability. Due to the construction of the MSI symbology, it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to be interpreted as a complete scan, yielding less data than is actually encoded in the bar code.
Symbologies 8-53 Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) Scan a bar code below to transmit MSI data with or without the check digit. Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) (Enable) Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) (Disable) MSI Check Digit Algorithm Two algorithms are possible for the verification of the second MSI check digit. Select the bar code below corresponding to the algorithm used to encode the check digit.
8-54 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) The variants of RSS are RSS 14, RSS Expanded, and RSS Limited. The limited and expanded versions have stacked variants. Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable each variant of RSS. RSS 14 Enable RSS 14 Disable RSS 14...
Symbologies 8-55 RSS Expanded Enable RSS Expanded Disable RSS Expanded Convert RSS to UPC/EAN This parameter only applies to RSS-14 and RSS Limited symbols not decoded as part of a Composite symbol. When this conversion is enabled, RSS-14 and RSS Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit have the leading '010' stripped and the bar code reported as EAN-13.
8-56 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Redundancy Level The scanner offers four levels of decode redundancy. Higher redundancy levels are selected for decreasing levels of bar code quality. As redundancy levels increase, the scanner’s aggressiveness decreases. Select the redundancy level appropriate for the bar code quality. Redundancy Level 1 The following code types must be successfully read twice before being decoded: Codabar...
Redundancy Level 3 Code types other than the following must be successfully read twice before being decoded. The following codes must be read three times: Code Type MSI Plessey D 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Codabar Redundancy Level 4 The following code types must be successfully read three times before being decoded: Code Type Code Length...
8-58 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Security Level The scanner offers four levels of decode security for UPC/EAN bar codes. Increasing levels of security are provided for decreasing levels of bar code quality. There is an inverse relationship between security and scanner decode speed, so be sure to choose only that level of security necessary for any given application.
Security Level 2 If the scanner is misdecoding poorly printed bar codes, and the misdecodes are not limited to characters 1, 2, 7, and 8, select this security level. Security Level 3 If Security Level 2 has been tried, and the scanner is still misdecoding, select this security level.
8-60 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Bi-Directional Redundancy Bi-directional redundancy is used for added security to linear code type security levels. When enabled, a bar code must be successfully scanned in both directions (forward and reverse) before reporting a good decode. Enable Bi-Directional Redundancy Disable Bi-Directional Redundancy...
Miscellaneous Scanner Options Introduction This chapter includes commonly used bar codes to customize how the data is transmitted to the host device. In addition to these bar codes for data formatting, see each host chapter for the appropriate host connections and host device features for the scanner. See Chapter 8, Symbologies and Chapter 10, Advanced Data Formatting for customizing data for transmission to the host device.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Scanning Sequence Examples In most cases, only one bar code needs to be scanned to set a specific parameter value. Parameters, such as Prefix Value, require that several bar codes be scanned in the proper sequence.
Miscellaneous Scanner Options Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters Transmit Code ID Character A Code ID character identifies the code type of a scanned bar code. This may be useful when the scanner is decoding more than one code type. In addition to any single character prefix already selected, the Code ID character is inserted between the prefix and the decoded symbol.
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Scan Angle The scanner supports two scan angles. This parameter provides two options for the length of the laser scanning beam. Use the bar codes below to change scan angles. Prefix/Suffix Values A prefix/suffix may be appended to scan data for use in data editing. These values are set by scanning a four-digit number (i.e., four bar codes) that corresponds to key codes for various terminals.
Scan Data Transmission Format To change the Scan Data Transmission Format, scan the Scan Options bar code below. Then select one of four options: • Data As Is • <DATA> <SUFFIX> • <PREFIX> <DATA> • <PREFIX> <DATA> <SUFFIX> When a selection is made, scan the Enter bar code on page 9-8. In case of a mistake, scan the Data Format Cancel bar code on page 9-8.
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Scan Data Transmission Format (continued) <PREFIX> <DATA> <PREFIX> <DATA> <SUFFIX> Enter Data Format Cancel...
FN1 Substitution Values The Wedge and USB HID Keyboard hosts support a FN1 Substitution feature. When enabled any FN1 character (0x1b) in an EAN128 bar code is substituted with a value. This value defaults to 7013 (Enter Key) 1. To select a FN1 Substitution Value, scan the bar code below. 2.
Introduction Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device. Scan data can be edited to suit the particular requirements. ADF can be implemented through scanning a related series of bar codes, which begin on page 10-9 which allows the scanner to be setup and programmed with Advanced Data...
10-4 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide • Save the Rule. Scan the the “top” position in the rule buffer. • In case of errors made during this process, some special-purpose bar codes may be useful: Erase Criteria and Start Again, Erase Actions and Start Again, Erase Previously Saved Rule, etc.
Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule Step Bar Code Begin New Rule Code 128 Send next 5 characters Send <CTRL M> Send next 5 characters Send <CTRL P> Send next 2 characters Send <CTRL D> Save Rule Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule Step Bar Code Begin New Rule...
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10-6 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide where: Class = 24 Stock Number = 56712437 Price = 01500 Ordinarily, data is sent as follows: 24 (class key) 56712437 (stock key) 01500 (enter key) But, when there is a sale, send only the following: 24 (class key) 56712437 (stock key) and the cashier keys the price manually.
The switching back to normal rules can also be done in the “sale” rule. For example, the rule may look like this: When scanning a bar code of length 15, send the next 2 characters, send the class key, send the next 8 characters, send the stock key, turn off rule set 1. It is recommended that the Disable All Rule Sets programming a rule belonging to an alternate rule set.
10-8 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide These rules reside in the same “rule list” as ADF Rules, so the order of their creation is also important. Default Rules Every unit has a default rule to send all scan data. Units with custom software may have one or more default rules burned in.
Advanced Data Formatting 10-9 Special Commands Pause Duration This parameter along with the Send Pause parameter on page 10-33 allows a pause to be inserted in the data transmission. Pauses are set by scanning a two-digit number (i.e., two bar codes), and are measured in 0.1 second intervals. For example, scanning bar codes “0” and “1”...
10-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Erase Use these bar codes to erase criteria, actions, or rules. Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Actions And Start Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Erase All Rules Quit Entering Rules Scan this bar code to quit entering rules. Quit Entering Rules...
Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets. Disable Rule Set 1 Disable Rule Set 3 Disable All Rule Sets Advanced Data Formatting Disable Rule Set 2 Disable Rule Set 4 10-11...
10-12 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Criteria Code Types Select any number of code types to be affected. All selected codes must be scanned in succession, prior to selecting other criteria. If a code type is not selected, all code types are affected.
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Advanced Data Formatting 10-13 RSS Expanded Code 128...
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10-14 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Code Types (continued) D 2 OF 5 IATA 2 OF 5 I 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC-A UPC-E...
Code Lengths Define the number of characters the selected code type must contain. If a code length is not selected, selected code types of any length are affected. Scan these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code types must contain.
Message Containing A Specific Data String Use this feature to select whether the formatting affects data that begins with a specific character or data string, or contains a specific character or data string. There are 4 features: • Specific String at Start •...
10-24 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Specific String, Any Location Scan this bar code, then, using the Numeric Keypad on page 10-25, scan a two-digit number representing the position (use a leading “zero” if necessary). Then scan the desired character or characters (up to a total of 8) on the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 10-107, followed by the End of Message After scanning the following bar code:...
Rule Belongs To Set Select the set a rule belongs to. (There are four possible rule sets.) See Alternate Rule Sets on page 10-5 for more information about rule sets. Scan a bar code below to select which set a rule belongs to. Rule Belongs To Set 1 Rule Belongs To Set 3 Advanced Data Formatting...
10-28 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Actions Select how to format the data for transmission. Send Data Send all data that remains, send all data up to a specific character selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 10-107, or send the next N characters. N = any number from 1 to 254, selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard.
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Send Data (continued) Send Next 4 Characters Send Next 6 Characters Send Next 8 Characters Advanced Data Formatting Send Next 5 Characters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 9 Characters 10-29...
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10-30 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Send Data (continued) Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 11 Characters Send Next 13 Characters Send Next 15 Characters...
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Send Data (continued) Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 18 Characters Send Next 20 Characters Advanced Data Formatting Send Next 17 Characters Send Next 19 Characters 10-31...
10-32 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Setup Field(s) Parameter Move Cursor Move Cursor To a Character Move Cursor to Start of Data Move Cursor Past a Character Skip Ahead “N” Characters Skip Back “N” Characters Send Preset Value Table 10-1. Setup Field(s) Definitions Description Scan the Move Cursor To Character bar code on page...
Move Cursor Scan a bar code below to move the cursor in relation to a specified character. Then enter a character by scanning a bar code from the 107. If there is no match when the rule is interpreted and the rule fails, the next rule is checked.
10-36 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip back characters. Skip Back 1 Character Skip Back 3 Characters Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 2 Characters Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters...
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Advanced Data Formatting 10-37 Skip Back (continued) Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters...
10-38 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Send Preset Value Use these bar codes to send preset values. These values must be set using the Scan Prefix and Scan Suffix bar codes on page 9-6. Send Prefix Send Suffix...
Advanced Data Formatting 10-39 Modify Data Modify data in the ways listed. The following actions work for all send commands that follow it within a rule. If pad zeros to length 6, send next 3 characters, stop padding, send next 5 characters is programmed, three zeros are added to the first send, and the next send is unaffected by the padding.
10-40 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Modify Data (Continued) Remove Leading Zeros Scan this bar code to remove all leading zeros. Remove Leading Zeros Stop Zero Removal Scan this bar code to disable the removal of zeros. Stop Zero Removal...
Pad Data with Spaces To pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of spaces. This parameter is activated by Send commands. Pad Spaces To Length 1 Pad Spaces To Length 3 Advanced Data Formatting Pad Spaces To Length 2 Pad Spaces To Length 4 10-41...
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10-42 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 5 Pad Spaces To Length 7 Pad Spaces To Length 9 Pad Spaces To Length 6 Pad Spaces To Length 8 Pad Spaces To Length 10...
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Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 11 Pad Spaces To Length 13 Pad Spaces To Length 15 Advanced Data Formatting Pad Spaces To Length 12 Pad Spaces To Length 14 Pad Spaces To Length 16 10-43...
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10-44 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 17 Pad Spaces To Length 19 Pad Spaces To Length 21 Pad Spaces To Length 18 Pad Spaces To Length 20 Pad Spaces To Length 22...
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Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 23 Pad Spaces To Length 25 Pad Spaces To Length 27 Advanced Data Formatting Pad Spaces To Length 24 Pad Spaces To Length 26 Pad Spaces To Length 28 10-45...
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10-46 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 29 Pad Spaces To Length 30 Stop Pad Spaces...
Pad Data with Zeros To pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros. This parameter is activated by Send commands. Pad Zeros To Length 1 Pad Zeros To Length 3 Advanced Data Formatting Pad Zeros To Length 2 Pad Zeros To Length 4 10-47...
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10-48 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 5 Pad Zeros To Length 7 Pad Zeros To Length 9 Pad Zeros To Length 6 Pad Zeros To Length 8 Pad Zeros To Length 10...
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Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 11 Pad Zeros To Length 13 Pad Zeros To Length 15 Advanced Data Formatting Pad Zeros To Length 12 Pad Zeros To Length 14 Pad Zeros To Length 16 10-49...
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10-50 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 17 Pad Zeros To Length 19 Pad Zeros To Length 21 Pad Zeros To Length 18 Pad Zeros To Length 20 Pad Zeros To Length 22...
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Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 23 Pad Zeros To Length 25 Pad Zeros To Length 27 Advanced Data Formatting Pad Zeros To Length 24 Pad Zeros To Length 26 Pad Zeros To Length 28 10-51...
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10-52 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 29 Pad Zeros To Length 30 Stop Pad Zeros...
10-54 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code for the desired keystroke Send Control 2 Send Control B Send Control A Send Control C...
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Advanced Data Formatting 10-55 Control Characters (continued) Send Control D Send Control E Send Control F Send Control G Send Control H Send Control I...
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10-56 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control J Send Control K Send Control L Send Control M Send Control N Send Control O...
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Control Characters (continued) Send Control P Send Control R Send Control T Advanced Data Formatting Send Control Q Send Control S Send Control U 10-57...
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10-58 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control V Send Control W Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Z Send Control [...
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Advanced Data Formatting 10-59 Control Characters (continued) Send Control \ Send Control ] Send Control 6 Send Control -...
Advanced Data Formatting 10-97 Send Right Control Key The “Send Right Control Key” action sends a tap (press and release) of the Right Control Key. Send Right Control Key Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters The “Send Graphic User Interface Character” actions tap the specified key while holding the System Dependent Graphic User Interface (GUI) Key.
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10-100 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI A Send GUI C Send GUI E Send GUI B Send GUI D Send GUI F...
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Advanced Data Formatting Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J Send GUI K Send GUI L...
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10-102 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI M Send GUI O Send GUI Q Send GUI N Send GUI P Send GUI R...
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Advanced Data Formatting Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI U Send GUI V Send GUI W Send GUI X...
Turn On/Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off. Turn On Rule Set 1 Turn On Rule Set 3 Advanced Data Formatting Turn On Rule Set 2 Turn On Rule Set 4...
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10-106 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Turn On/Off Rule Sets (continued) Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off. Turn Off Rule Set 1 Turn Off Rule Set 3 Turn Off Rule Set 2 Turn Off Rule Set 4...
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Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) (Underscore) Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) Bar codes on this page should not be confused with those on the numeric keypad. Advanced Data Formatting...
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Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table Parameter User Preferences Set Default Parameter Beeper Tone Beeper Volume Power Mode Laser On Time Beep After Good Decode Trigger Mode Aim Duration Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Type Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) Ignore Unknown Characters Keystroke Delay Intra-Keystroke Delay...
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Convert Wedge Data Function Key Mapping FN1 Substitution Send Make and Break RS-232 Host Parameters RS-232 Host Types Baud Rate Parity Check Receive Errors Stop Bit Select Data Bits Hardware Handshaking Software Handshaking...
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Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter USB Host Parameters USB Device Type USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) USB Keystroke Delay USB CAPS Lock Override USB Ignore Unknown Characters Emulate Keypad USB Keyboard FN1 Substitution Function Key Mapping Simulated Caps Lock Convert Case UPC/EAN...
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit UPC-A Preamble UPC-E Preamble UPC-E1 Preamble Convert UPC-E to A Convert UPC-E1 to A EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend Code 128 Code 128 UCC/EAN-128...
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Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Code 93 Code 93 Set Lengths for Code 93 Code 11 Code 11 Set Lengths for Code 11 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5)
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Codabar (NW - 7) Codabar Set Lengths for Codabar CLSI Editing NOTIS Editing Set Lengths for MSI MSI Check Digits Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) MSI Check Digit Algorithm RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) RSS 14 RSS Limited...
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Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Miscellaneous Scanner Options Transmit Code ID Character Scan Angle Prefix Value Suffix Value Scan Data Transmission Format FN1 Substitution Values Transmit “No Read” Message User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection. Standard Default Parameters Default Page Number...
WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide AIM Code Identifiers Each AIM Code Identifier contains the three-character string ]cm where: Flag Character (ASCII 93) Code Character (see Modifier Character (see Code Character Table 2-2) Table B-3) Table 2-2. Aim Code Characters Code Type Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32 Code 128 UPC/EAN...
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The modifier character is the sum of the applicable option values based on Code Type Option Value Code 39 Example: A Full ASCII bar code with check character W, A+I+MI+DW, is transmitted as ]A7AIMID where 7 = (3+4). Trioptic Code 39 Example: A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as ]X0412356 Code 128 Example: ACode (EAN) 128 bar code with Function 1 character...
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WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Table B-3. Modifier Characters (Continued) Code Type Option Value Example: An MSI bar code 4123, with a single check digit checked, is transmitted as ]M14123 D 2 of 5 Example: A D 2 of 5 bar code 4123, is transmitted as ]S04123 UPC/EAN Example: A UPC-A bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as ]E00012345678905 Bookland EAN...
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Alphanumeric Aperture Glossary Automatic Identification Manufacturers, Inc. is the trade association for manufacturers of automatic identification systems. A character set that contains letters, numbers and other characters such as special symbols. The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establishes the field of view.
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GL-2 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide ASCII Aspect Ratio Autodiscrimination Automatic Identification System Background Bar Code Bar Code Character Bar Code Density Bar Code Reader Bar Code Symbol Bar Height American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7-bit-plus-parity code representing 128 letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and control characters.
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Bar Width Baud Rate Bi-directional Binary Byte CDRH CDRH Class 1 Thickness of a bar measured from the edge closest to the symbol start character to the trailing edge of the same bar (see Dimension). A measure of the data flow or number of signaling events occurring per second.
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GL-4 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide CDRH Class 2 Character Character Set Check Digit Codabar Code Code 128 Code 3 of 9 (Code 39) Code 49 No additional software mechanisms are needed to conform to this limit. Laser operation in this class poses no danger for unintentional direct human exposure.
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Code 93 Code Length Codeword Concatenation Continuous Code Contrast Data Identifier An industrial symbology compatible with Code 39 but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher coding density than Code 39. Number of data characters in a bar code between the start and stop characters, not including those characters.
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GL-6 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Data Matrix Data Structure Dead Zone Decode Decode Algorithm This error correcting, 2-dimensional matrix symbology is capable of encoding various character sets including strictly numeric data, alphanumeric data and all ISO 646 (ASCII) characters, as well as special character sets.
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Decoder Density Depth of Field Diffuse Reflection Discrete 2 of 5 Discrete Code EAN/U.P.C. Element An electronic package that receives the signals from the scanning function, performs the algorithm to interpret the signals into meaningful data and provides the interface to other devices. Describes the relative amount of memory contained in a radio frequency identification tag (see Density).
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GL-8 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Encoded Area Error Correction Error Detection Error-Correction Characters Error-Correction Level Error-Detection Characters Fixed Beam Bar Code Reader Guard Bars Horizontal Bar Code Host Computer Total linear dimension occupied by all characters of a code pattern, including start/stop characters and data. A reader or decoder's use of mathematical schemes to reconstruct or replace damaged or missing symbol characters to enable the reading of the symbol data.
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IEC (825) Class 1 Intercharacter Gap Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved Bar Code LASER - Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Laser Diode Laser Scanner LED Indicator Matrix Symbols This is the lowest power IEC laser classification. Conformity is ensured through a software restriction of 120 seconds of laser operation within any 1000 second window and an automatic laser shutdown if the scanner's oscillating mirror fails.
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GL-10 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Misread (Misdecode) Module Module Check Digit or Character Moving Beam Bar Code Reader Nanometer Nominal Nominal Size Non-Contact Reader/Scanner Non-read 1 mil = 1 thousandth of an inch; a unit of measure often used to quantify bar code printing and scanning dimensions.
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Omnidirectional Optical Throw Orientation Overhead Parameter PDF417 Percent Decode Pitch Plessey Code Bar codes read in any orientation relative to the scanner. The distance from the scanner face to the closest point at which symbol can be read; also, optical throw is the difference between range and depth of field.
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GL-12 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Postnet Code Print Contrast Signal (PCS) Programming Mode Quiet Zone Radio Frequency Radio Frequency Data Communication (RFDC) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Radio Frequency Tag Reflectance Resolution Scan Area Code developed by the U.S. Postal Service to assist in the automatic sorting of mail.
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Scanner Scanning Mode Scanning Sequence Self-Checking Code Skew Space Space Width Specular Reflection Stacked Symbol (2D Symbols) Start/Stop Character Substrate An electronic device used to scan bar code symbols and produce a digitized pattern that corresponds to the bars and spaces of the symbol. Its three main components are: 1.
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GL-14 WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide Symbol Symbol Aspect Ratio Symbol Density Symbol Height Symbol Length Symbology Tilt Tolerance 2-dimensional (2D) symbology UCC.EAN-128 A scannable unit that encodes data within the conventions of a certain symbology, usually including start/stop characters, quiet zones, data characters, and check characters.
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Variable Length Code Vertical Bar Code Visible Laser Diode (VLD) Wedge X Dimension Y Dimension A code with a number of encoded characters within a range, as opposed to a code with a fixed number of encoded characters. A bar code pattern presented in such orientation that the symbol from start to stop is perpendicular to the horizon.