Understanding The Barcode Scanner; Power-On; Transmit Buffer - CipherLab 1500 Series User Manual

UNDERSTANDING THE BARCODE SCANNER

This chapter explains the features and usage of the barcode scanner.
IN THIS CHAPTER
1.1 Power-On ................................................................... 15
1.2 Transmit Buffer........................................................... 15
1.3 LED Indicator ............................................................. 16
1.4 Beeper....................................................................... 17
1.5 Send "NR" to Host ....................................................... 19
1.6 Scan Modes ................................................................ 20
1.7 Scanning Timeout ....................................................... 25
1.8 Delay between Re-read ................................................ 26
1.9 Read Redundancy for All Symblogies ............................. 27
1.10 Addon Security for UPC/EAN Barcodes ......................... 28
1.11 Auto-Sense Mode (1500/1500P Only) .......................... 29
1.12 Negative Barcodes..................................................... 30
1.13 Effective Decoding Area ............................................. 31
1.14 Cable Auto-Detection ................................................. 33

1.1 POWER-ON

Connect the interface cable between the scanner and your computer.
If using the RS-232 cable, you must join the power supply cord to power up the
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scanner.
The scanner will respond with one long beep (high tone) and its LED indicator will
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become solid red and go off quickly.

1.2 TRANSMIT BUFFER

The scanner is designed to send any collected data to a host computer one by one via
the transmit buffer (SRAM). Upon reading a barcode successfully, the scanner responds
with one short beep (high tone) and its LED indicator becomes solid green and goes off
quickly. However, the host computer may not receive the data immediately if using a low
baud rate or waiting for handshake signal (flow control). With the transmit buffer, the
scanner can ignore the transmission status and keep on reading barcodes until the buffer
is full. When the transmit buffer is full, the scanner will respond with one long beep (low
tone) and its LED indicator will become solid red and go off quickly.
Note: The 4 KB transmit buffer on the scanner can hold as many as 256 scans based on
EAN-13 barcodes (equipped with 10 KB transmit buffer, 1500P can hold
approximatelt 640 scans). Data will be cleared out once the power adaptor to the
RS-232 cable is removed or other interface cable is disconnected!
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