Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Getting Started General Information Unpacking Parts of Scanner Attaching Scanner to Adjustable Stand Opticon Customer Service and Support Programming Bar Codes Start/Stop Programming Bar Code Scanning Template Chapter 1 Keyboard Wedge Interface Installing and Setting Up Reset All Defaults – Wedge...
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C Default Settings D. Settings for Ruby VeriFone NOTICE Opticon has taken every step to ensure that the information included in this manual is accurate; however we reserve the right to change any specification at any time without prior notice.
Remove the scanner from its packaging and inspect it for damage. Save the carton and packing material. If the scanner was damaged in transit, call the dealer or distributor from whom you purchased it. If you purchased it directly from Opticon, call Opticon Customer Service Dept. at 800-636-0090.
To mount the scanner to the stand, insert the plastic screw through the hole in the base of the scanner into the hole in the arm of the stand. Tighten. The cable clamp on the base can improve cable management.
If you have any questions or need assistance with installing or programming your scanner call Opticon Customer Service Department at (800) 636-0090. Before you call, record the model number of the scanner. This information is located on the label near the connector end of the cable. Please have the scanner available plus some bar codes to scan.
LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Programming Bar Codes Opticon scanners are preprogrammed at the factory with default settings representing the settings most commonly used by our customers. In most applications, the scanner will work right out of the box without the need for additional programming.
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The host computer accepts these keystrokes as if they were typed on the keyboard. The host computer does not know if keystrokes come from the keyboard or the scanner. It treats all information it receives as if it came from the keyboard.
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Reset All Defaults Opticon scanners are preprogrammed at the factory with default settings representing the settings most commonly used by our customers. In most applications, the scanner will work right out of the box without the need for additional programming. At any time, you can return a scanner to the factory defaults by scanning the “Start/Stop Programming...
The keyboard wedge interface of the LPN1736 is set to operate with an IBM AT (or compatible) style of personal computer. If your personal computer is different, place the scanner in the programming mode and scan the appropriate programming bar codes. IBM PC/XT...
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Intercharacter Delay The scanner may send data faster than the computer or application program can accept it. This is called “keyboard buffer overrun”. If data appears to be missing, random read errors occur, or the scanner locks up and will not scan, experiment with the various keyboard timing options that follow;...
Installing and Setting Up The installation is as follows: 1. Plug the scanner into an RS232 port (such as COM 1) of the host PC. Insert the plug of the external power supply into the jack on the RS232 connector.
In most applications, the scanner will work right out of the box without the need for additional programming. At any time you can return the scanner back to the factory default settings by scanning the “Reset All Defaults -RS232” programming bar code. Remember that before scanning any programming codes, you must put the scanner into the programming mode by scanning the Start/Stop Programming Mode bar code.
(+5VDC) is necessary. There is a pig tail adapter with the power supply jack leading to the USB connector Plug the scanner into a USB port on your host computer. The PC must be running Windows 98 (or iMac Rev A) or higher. The computer will sense the presence of the scanner and load any required software driver.
This chapter contains information that allows you to easily change certain programmable parameters of the scanner. A specific parameter is set or changed by scanning one or more of the special programming bar codes in this manual. For each parameter, you can choose from a menu of options.
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We recommend that you keep a record of the changes you made to the scanner. At a later time you can reset these changes if needed.
DEFAULT The scanner autodiscriminates among many bar code symbologies. If only one symbology is required, programming the scanner to read only that specific symbology may speed operation and eliminate potential read errors. Enable only all UPC and EAN Codes (J0)
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Enable UPC Only (J1) Enable UPC+2 only (J2) Enable UPC+5 Only (J3) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enable UPC only (J1) Enable UPC+2 only (J2) Enable UPC +5 only (J3) Page 29...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Enable EAN Only (J4) Enable EAN+2 only (J5) Enable EAN+5 Only (J6) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enable EAN only (J4) Enable EAN+2 only (J5) Enable EAN+5 only (J6) Page 30...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Enable Code 39 Only (A2) Enable only Codabar (A3) Enable Only Code 128 (A6) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enable only Code 39 (A2) Enable only Codabar (A3) Enable only Code 128 (A6) Page 31...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Enable Code 93 Only (A5) Enable only MSI/Pless ey (A7) Enable Only Industrial 2of 5 (J7) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enable only Code 93 (A5) Enable only MSI Plessey (A7) Enable only Industrial 2of5 (J7) Page 32...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enable only Interleaved 2of5 (J8) Enable Only Interleaved 2of 5 (J8) Enable only IATA (A4 Enable only IATA (A4) Page 33...
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Setting Options for UPC-A UPC-A Leading zero Transmit Check Digit (E2) UPC-A Leading zero Not transmit Check Digit (E4) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner UPC-A No leading zero Do not transmit Check Digit (E5) Page 39...
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Setting Options for UPC-E UPC-E no leading zero Transmit Check Digit (E7) UPC-E leading zero Transmit Check Digit (E6) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner UPC-E no leading zero Not transmit Check Digit (E9) Page 40...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Setting Options for UPC-E . . . continued UPC-E Leading zero Not transmit Check Digit (E8) UPC-E Transmit as UPC-A (6P) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner UPC-E Transmit as is (6Q) Page 41...
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Setting Options for Code 39 Standard Code 39 (D5) DEFAULT Full ASCII Code 39 (D4) Transmit Start/Stop Characters (D0) Page 45...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Setting Options for Code 39 …. continued Do not transmit Start/Stop Character (D1) Transmit Check Digit (D9) DEFAULT LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Do not transmit Check Digit (D8) Page 46...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Setting Options for Code 39 …. continued Calculate Check Digit (C0) Do not calculate Check Digit (C1) DEFAULT Page 47...
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Setting Options for Codabar ….. continued Transmit Start/Stop as ABCD/ABCD (F3) Transmit Start/Stop as abcd/abcd (F4) Setting Options for Code 128 There are no programmable settings for Code 128 Page 49...
2. Select the symbologies to which you wish to add the Prefix. 3. Scan the Direct Input Characters that you want in the Prefix 4. Scan the “Start/Stop Programming Mode” bar code Clear All Prefixes (MG) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Page 66...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Prefix Options …… continued Add Prefix to All Symbologies (RY) Add Prefix to UPC-A (N1) Add Prefix to UPC-A plus all add-ons (M0) Page 67...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Prefix Options …… continued Add Prefix to UPC-E (N2) Add Prefix to EAN-13 (N3) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Prefix to UPC-E plus all Add-Ons (M1) Page 68...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Prefix Options …… continued Add Prefix to EAN-13 plus Add-Ons (M2) Add Prefix to EAN-8 (N4) Add Prefix to EAN-8 plus Add-Ons (M3) Page 69...
6. Select the symbologies to which you wish to add the Suffix. 7. Scan the Direct Input Characters that you want in the Suffix 8. Scan the “Start/Stop Programming Mode” bar code Clear All Suffixes (PR) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Page 73...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Sufffix Options …… continued Add Suffix to All Symbologies (RZ) Add Sufffix to UPC-A (N6) Add Suffix to UPC-A plus all add-ons (O0) Page 74...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Suffix Options …… continued Add Suffix to UPC-E (N7) Add Suffix to EAN-13 (N8) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Suffix to UPC-E plus all Add-Ons (O1) Page 75...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Suffix Options …… continued Add Suffix to EAN-13 plus Add-Ons (O2) Add Suffix to EAN-8 plus Add-Ons (O3) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Suffix to EAN-8 (N9) Page 76...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Suffix Options …… continued Add Suffix to Code 39 (O4) Add Suffix to Industrial 2of5 (O6) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Suffix to Codabar (O5) Page 77...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Suffix Options …… continued Add Suffix to Interleaved 2of5 (O7) Add Suffix to Code 93 (O8) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Suffix to IATA (I9) Page 78...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Suffix Options …… continued Add Suffix to Code 128 (O9) Add Suffix to Telepen (L9) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Suffix to MSI/Plessey (N5) Page 79...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Direct Input -- Keyboard Keys …… continued Enter (numeric pad) (7Q) Enter make and break (alpha pad) (7S) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enter make (alpha pad) (7R) Page 85...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Direct Input -- Keyboard Keys …… continued (7J) Arrow up (7L) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Arrow down (7K) Page 86...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Direct Input -- Keyboard Keys …… continued Arrow right (7M) <DEL> (7T) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Arrow left (7N) Page 87...
Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Sleep Mode The default setting of the LPN 1736 the laser diode and motor are “on” whenever power is applied to the scanner. The scanner can be programmed to turn off the laser and the motor after a period of time with no scanning activity (no bar code presented for scanning).
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Setting Sleep Period to One Hour Enable Trigger (S8) Readtime: Indefinite (YM) Trigger Sensitivity = Avg (+I) Page 137...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Setting Sleep Period to One Hour…continued Disable Motor When Idle (4Z) Direct Input: 3 (Q3) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Set Auto Shut Off Time (BBB) Page 138...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Setting Sleep Period to One Hour…continued Direct Input: 6 (Q6) Direct Input: 0 (Q0) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Direct Input: 0 (Q0) Page 139...
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The auto sensor can be adjusted to compensate for dark colored work surface and a white or light color area surrounding the bar code. Auto Sensor = Dark/Bright (+G) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Auto Trigger = Bright/Dark (+H) Page 140...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Motor Speed in Sleep Mode In the default setting, when the scanning is in the Sleep Mode, the motor is Off. To provide a faster “wake up” when an object is sensed, the motor can be set to run at normal speed or at half speed.
Appendix A Start / Stop Programming Bar Code Opticon scanners are preprogrammed at the factory with default settings representing the settings most commonly used by our customers. In most applications, the scanner will work right out of the box without the need for additional programming.
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Appendix B Scanning Template for Programming Cut and Remove this section to create a window Page 143...
Wedge Intercharacter Delay RS232 Interface Baud Rate No. of Data Bits No. of Stop Bits Flow Control Handshaking Redundant Reads before Transmit Read Twice LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Enabled Enabled Disable Enabled Enabled Enabled Disable Disable Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled...
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In the unlikely situation that these default settings are lost or changed, they can be re-established. Scanning the following programming bar codes in sequence will activate the required settings. Start/Stop Programming Mode (ZZ) Transmit UPC E as UPC A (6P) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Default (U2) Page 145...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Settings for Ruby VeriFone – continued 1200 Baud (K3) No Handshaking (P0) Add Prefix for UPC A (N1) Page 146...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Settings for Ruby VeriFone – continued Prefix = A (0A) Prefix = A (0A) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Add Prefix for EAN 8 (N4) Page 147...
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Manual No. 25-ULPNMU01-01 Settings for Ruby VeriFone – continued Set Prefix for EAN 13 (N3) Start/Stop Programming Mode (ZZ) LPN1736 Omni-Directional Laser Scanner Prefix for EAN 13 = A (0A) Page 148...
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