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  • Page 1 MS338 Image Barcode Scanner User Manual...
  • Page 2 Unitech Europe Form: MS338 Version: 1.1.2...
  • Page 3 3. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. 4. A standard packing includes a scanner, a USB cable and a CD (or a user manual). Accessories include a stand, a RS-232 cable, and a 5V adaptor. Unitech Europe Form: MS338 Version: 1.1.2...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    6 ASCII Table ..................................94 7 Test barcode ................................. 96 8 Quick setting to enable/disable Auto-detection ...................... 100 9 Return default parameters & list firmware version ....................101 10 Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode ......................102 Unitech Europe Form: MS338 Version: 1.1.2...
  • Page 5 Unitech Europe Form: MS338 Version: 1.1.2...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Specifications 1-1 Technical specifications Table 1-1 Technical specifications Dimensions Height × Width × Depth：178 mm × 69 mm × 82 mm Weight 146 g, without cable Cable Straight 2.0 m Connector type RJ-45 phone jack connector Case material PC+TPU Indicator Beeper, LED Interface supported RS-232, USB Keyboard, USB virtual COM...

  • Page 7: Default Setting For Each Barcode

    20mil Code39 ( 5 chars): 4.0 cm – 18.0 cm 6.7mil PDF417 (20 chars): 1.0 cm – 8.2 cm 10 mil DM (20 chars): 1.0 cm – 8.0 cm 20 mil QR (20 chars): 1.5 cm – 16.5 cm -10° to 50°C (14° to 122°F), Operating; -20° to 60°C (-4° to 140°F), Temperature Storage Humidity...
  • Page 8 Read Check digit Check digit Min. code Proprietary Code type enable verification transmission length code ID code ID UCC/EAN 128 √ √ ISBT 128 √ √ Code 93 √ √ Code 11 √ MSI/Plessey UK/Plessey √ China Post √ (11) China Finance √...

  • Page 9: Get Started

    started 2-1 Dimensions...

  • Page 10: Parts Of The Scanner

    2-2 Parts of the scanner Figure 2-1 ① Beeper ② LED ③ Scan window ④ Trigger ⑤ Cable interface port ⑥ Release-hole of the cable...

  • Page 11: Cable Connector Pin-Outs Descriptions

    Cable connector pin-outs descriptions Figure 2-2 Cable connector interface pin-outs The pin-outs descriptions in Table 2-1 apply to the cable connector on the scanner are for reference only. Table 2-1 Cable connector pin-outs descriptions RS232 Power (+5V) Power (+5V) +3.3V +3.3V Ground Ground...
  • Page 12 Note: Voltage level of all RS232 Pin-outs (RxD, TxD, CTS and RTS) is 0V for logic low and 3.3V for logic high.

  • Page 13: Installation And Uninstallation Of Cable

    Installation and uninstallation of cable Note: If any of the below operation is incorrect, turn off the power immediately and check the scanner for any improper connections. Go through all steps again. 2-4-1 Installation - USB The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is required.

  • Page 14: Uninstallation Of Cable

    2-4-3 Uninstallation of cable Figure 2-5 Remove the interface cable: 1. Find the release-hole. 2. Insert a thin wire into the hole and pull out the cable gently. 2-5 Assembling the stand Note: The stand is an optional accessory. See the figure above, tighten the screws. Bend the neck to the desired position for scanning.

  • Page 15: Auto-Detection

    Auto- detection Note: The stand is an optional accessory. To scan a barcode, present the barcode and ensure that the scan angle from the scan window can cover the barcode. Upon successful decode, the scanner beeps and the LED lights. When the scanner stops scanning, the present barcode must be removed to active next scanning.
  • Page 16 EN-AutoDete Figure 2-8...

  • Page 17: Programming

    Programming 3-1 Example 1: Single-parameter setting by scanning 1D barcodes Important notes: 1. During the process of programming, LED is lighting to indicate the programming correctness. LED will go off if any incorrect programming operation performed. 2. After each successful programming, LED will go off and the scanner will beep twice. 3.

  • Page 19: Example 2: Multiple-Parameter Setting By Scanning A Qr Code Barcode

    3-2 Example 2: Multiple-parameter setting by scanning a QR code barcode User can customize a QR code barcode to set multiple parameters. The scanner can set multiple parameters by scanning this single QR code barcode. 1. The data format of the QR code barcode is as following. Note that: ...

  • Page 20: Operate The Scanner By Receiving Command Via Uart

    3-3 Operate the scanner by receiving command via UART Note: 1- The information in this chapter is provided for the scanner with RS232 cable or USB cable. 2- If the scanner is with USB cable, the setting of USB device type must be set as “USB virtual COM”.

  • Page 21: Interface Selection

    3-4 Interface selection This scanner supports interfaces such asRS-232 serial wedge and USB interface. In most of the cases, simply selecting an appropriate cable provided by the manufacturer will work for a specific interface. Interface selection: Auto detection- By setting this function, the scanner will automatically detect the RS-232 or USB interface for user.

  • Page 22: Interface

    RS-232 interface Host type: Standard- The scanner is connected to a standard RS-232 interface. OPOS/JPOS- The scanner is connected to a POS terminal which may be necessary to install the OPOS/JPOS driver to be compatible with the manufacturer's scanner. The OPOS/JPOS driver is provided by the scanner manufacturer;...
  • Page 23 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Host type Standard OPOS/JPOS None RTS/CTS (Host idle: Low RTS) Flow control RTS/CTS (Host idle: High RTS) XON/XOFF ACK/NAK Inter-character delay 10ms 20ms 40ms 80ms Response delay 00-99 00-99 (100ms) Baud rate 1200 2400...
  • Page 24 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 None Parity bit Even Data bit 8 bits 7 bits Stop bit One bit Two bits...

  • Page 25: Usb Interface

    interface USB device type: HID keyboard– By setting, the scanner is used as a USB HID keyboard emulation device. HID keyboard for Apple Mac– By setting, the scanner is compatible with Apple Mac. USB virtual COM– By setting, the scanner emulates a regular RS232-based COM port. If a Microsoft Windows PC is connected to the scanner, a driver is required to install on the connected PC.
  • Page 26 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry HID keyboard HID keyboard for Apple Mac USB device type USB virtual COM Simple COM Port Emulation HID for OPOS/JPOS Turkish F Turkish Q French Italian Spanish Keyboard layout Slovak Denmark Japanese German Belgian...
  • Page 27 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry 10ms Inter-character delay 20ms 40ms 60ms Alphabetic key Numeric key Numeric keypad Alt+keypad...

  • Page 28: Scan Mode & Some Global Settings

    Scan mode & some global settings Scan mode: Good-read off- The trigger button must be pressed once to activate scanning. The scanner will stop scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed. Momentary- The trigger button acts as a switch.
  • Page 29 All valid settings include 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44. Element amendment: If it is enabled, the scanner can read the barcode comprised with bars and spaces in different scale.
  • Page 30 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Good-read off Momentary Scan mode Alternate continue Continue Timeout off Auto-detection Standby duration 01-99 01-99 (second) Same barcode delay time 00-FF 00-FF (50ms) Double confirm 00-09 00-09 (00: no ) Global max. code length for 1D 04-99 symbol 04-99...
  • Page 31 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Enable None Character output restraint Printable character only Alphanumeric character only Decoder optimization Disable Enable Data output delay in continue- 00-FF 00-99 (100ms) scan mode FF (Never) ASCII Character encoding system UTF-8 Windows-1251 Complete data output before...

  • Page 32: Indication

    Indication Power on alert: After power-on the scanner will generate an alert signal to indicate a successful self-test. LED indication: After each successful reading, the LED above the scanner will light up to indicate a good barcode reading. Beeper indication: After each successful reading, the scanner will beep to indicate a good barcode reading, and its beep tone duration is adjustable.

  • Page 33: Decode Illumination And Decode Aiming Pattern

    Decode illumination and decode aiming pattern Decode illumination mode: Enable illumination causes the scanner to turn on the illumination to aid decoding. Disable illumination to turn off illumination for the scanner during decoding. Better quality images could be obtained with illumination support. The effectiveness of the illumination decreases as the distance to the target increases.

  • Page 34: Multiple Symbols & Structured Append Symbols Read Setting

    3-10 Multiple symbols & Structured append symbols read setting 2D symbols read: A global setting of 2D symbols readability. Multiple symbols & structured append symbols read: 1) By setting Enable, the scanner allows to read multiple symbols with a single pull of the scanner's trigger.
  • Page 35 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Follow respective 2D symbol setting All 2D OFF All 2D ON Only PDF417 ON 2D symbols read Only QR code ON Only Data Matrix ON Only MaxiCode ON Only Aztec Code ON Only Han Xin Code ON Decode multi-symbols Multi-symbols...
  • Page 36 Note: The instruction of calibrating the aimer in vertical centering direction. Scan the barcode on this page. The scanner will give three musical short beeps to indicate entering calibration mode. Press the trigger of the scanner while maintaining the distance of about 15cm between the exit window of the scanner and this paper.

  • Page 38: Upc-A

    3-11 UPC-A Read: Format System character Data digits (10 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Code ID is a one-or-two-character string used to represent the symbol upon a succeeding reading.
  • Page 39 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Enable Check digit trans. Disable Enable Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <A>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 None Supplement digits 2 digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Truncate leading zeros Truncation/Expansion Expand to EAN-13 Truncate system character...

  • Page 40: Upc-E

    3-12 UPC-E Read: Format System character “0” Data digits (6 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
  • Page 41 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Enable Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <D>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 None Supplement digits 2 digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Truncate leading zeros Truncation/Expansion Expand to EAN-13 Expand to UPC-A Truncate system character...

  • Page 42: Upc-E1

    3-13 UPC-E1 Read: Format System character “1” Data digits (5 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
  • Page 43 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry <D>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 None Supplement digits 2 digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Truncate leading zeros Truncation/Expansion Expand to EAN-13 Expand to UPC-A Truncate system character...

  • Page 44: Isbn/Issn)

    3-14 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN) Read: Format Data digits (12 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. EAN-13 code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
  • Page 45 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Check digit verification Disable Enable Check digit transmission Disable Enable EAN-13 code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <A>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 None Supplement digits 2 digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits ISBN/ISSN conversion...

  • Page 46: Ean-8

    3-15 EAN-8 Read: Format Data digits (7 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.
  • Page 47 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Check digit verification Disable Enable Check digit trans. Disable Enable Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <C>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 None Supplement digits 2 digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Truncation/Expansion...

  • Page 48: Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39)

    3-16 Code 39 (Code 32, Trioptic Code 39) Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is optional and made as the sum module 43 of the numerical value of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
  • Page 49 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Check digit verification Disable Enable Check digit transmission Disable Enable Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <M>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 Format...
  • Page 50 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Enable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Disable Enable Code 32 Prefix “A” transmission Disable Enable Trioptic Code 39 read Disable Enable Trioptic Code 39 Start/End Disable transmission Enable...

  • Page 51: Interleaved 2 Of 5

    3-17 Interleaved 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (Variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 10 of the numerical values of all data digits. There are two optional check digit algorithms: the specified Uniform Symbol Specification (USS) and the Optical Product Code Council (OPCC).
  • Page 52 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Disable Check digit verification OPCC Check digit transmission Disable Enable Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <I>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44...

  • Page 53: Industrial 2 Of 5 (Discrete 2 Of 5)

    3-18 Industrial 2 of 5 (Discrete 2 of 5) Read: Format Data digits (variable) Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-11 UPC-A.

  • Page 54: Matrix 2 Of 5

    3-19 Matrix 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits Check digit (variable) (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 10 of the numerical values of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.

  • Page 55: Codabar

    (ASCII) <X>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 3-20 Codabar Read: Format Start Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 16 of the numerical values of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
  • Page 56 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Check digit transmission Disable Enable Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <N>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 ABCD/ABCD Start/End type abcd/abcd ABCD/TN*E abcd/tn*e Start/End transmission...
  • Page 57 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry...

  • Page 58: Code 128

    3-21 Code Read: Format Check digit Data digits (variable) (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 103 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11...
  • Page 59 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Check digit verification Disable Enable Check digit transmission Disable Reserved Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <K>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 Disable...

  • Page 60: Ucc/Ean 128

    3-22 UCC/EAN 128 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 103 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11...
  • Page 61 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Check digit verification Disable Enable Check digit transmission Disable Reserved Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <K>* Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 Disable...

  • Page 62: Isbt 128

    3-23 ISBT Read: Format “=” or “&” Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 103 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
  • Page 63 Insert group selection 00-44 00-44...

  • Page 64: Code 93

    3-24 Code 93 Read: Format Data digits (variable) 2 check digits (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is made as the sum module 47 of the numerical values of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
  • Page 65 Insert group selection 00-44 00-44...

  • Page 66: Code 11

    3-25 Code 11 Read: Format Check digit 1 (optional Data digits (variable) Check digit 2 (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit is presented as the sum module 11 of all data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be transmitted upon your selected check digit verification method.
  • Page 67 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable Disable Check digit verification One digit Reserved Reserved Check digit transmission Disable Enable Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII) <V>* Insert group selection...

  • Page 68: Msi/Plessey

    3-26 MSI/Plessey Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit 1 (optional) Check digit 2 (optional) Check digit verification: The MSI/Plessey has one or two optional check digits. There are three methods of verifying check digits, i.e. Mod10, Mod10/10 and Mod 11/10. The check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits.
  • Page 69 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Read Disable Enable Disable Check digit verification 1 digit (mod 10) Reserved Reserved Check digit transmission Disable Enable Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF (ASCII)

  • Page 70: Uk/Plessey

    3-27 UK/Plessey Read: Format Data digits (variable) 2 check digits (optional) Check digit verification: The UK/Plessey has one or two optional check digits. The check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.

  • Page 71: China Post

    Insert group selection 00-44 00-44 3-28 China Post Read: Format 11 Data digits Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code 39. The code length of China Post is 11. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A.

  • Page 73: China Finance

    3-29 China Finance Note: This type of barcode is not Omni-directionally decodable. The encodable character set includes numeric 0 to 9. Among the symbol of 0 to 9, 0 and 2, 4 and 9, 5 and 8, 6 and 7, have the symmetrical pattern;...
  • Page 74 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Disable Enable Only 5 converted to A Leading character 5/6/7/8/9 converted to A/B/C/D/E Only 6 converted to B Only 7 converted to C Only 8 converted to D Only 9 converted to E Disable Assigned to 0 Assigned to 5(A)
  • Page 75 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Insert group selection 00-44 00-44...

  • Page 76: Telepen

    3-30 Telepen Read: Format Start character (_) Data digits (variable) Check digit End character (z) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-16 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11...
  • Page 77 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Read Disable Enable Check digit verification Disable Enable Check digit transmission Disable Enable Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-99 Code ID setting 00-FF 00-FF <P>* Insertion group selection 00-44 00-44 Encode character set type...

  • Page 78: Gs1 Databar (Gs1 Databar Truncated)

    3-31 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) GS1 DataBar Truncated is structured and encoded the same as the standard GS1 DataBar format, except its height is reduced to a 13 modules minimum; while GS1 DataBar should have a height greater than or equal to 33 modules. Read: Format 16 Data digits...

  • Page 80: Gs1 Databar Limited

    3-32 DataBar Limited Read: Format 16 Data digits Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-11 UPC-A. Conversion: Refer to Conversion of 3-31 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated).

  • Page 81: Gs1 Databar Expanded

    3-33 DataBar Expanded Read: Format Data characters (variable) Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-11 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-11 UPC-A. Conversion: UCC/EAN 128- Refer to Code ID transmission of 3-40 String transmission, ]Cm will be identified as AIM ID.
  • Page 82 UCC/EAN 128...

  • Page 83: Pdf417

    3-34 PDF417 Read: Format Data characters (variable) Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Read Disable Enable...
  • Page 84 3-36 Code Read: Format Data characters (variable) Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Read Disable Enable...

  • Page 85: Data Matrix

    3-37 Data Matrix Read: Format Data characters (variable) Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Read Disable Enable...

  • Page 86: G1-G6 & C1-C3 & Fn1 Substitution String Setting

    3-38 G1-G6 & C1-C3 & FN1 substitution string setting Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Suffix string setting: The <enter > key is represented in different ASCII when it is applied by different OS.
  • Page 87 3) Scan 4, 1 and 4, 2 from the barcode on the last page. 4) Scan END barcode. 5) Refer to 3-39 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position. 6) Refer to 3-7 Scan mode & some global settings.
  • Page 88 Testing barcode: FN1 substitution string setting: The FN1 character (0x1D) in an UCC/EAN128 barcode, or a Code 128 barcode, or a GS1 DataBar barcode can be substituted with a defined string. Truncate leading G5 string setting: By setting, a defined leading character or string can be truncated.
  • Page 89 Example: Replace all the “A” character in a data string with “B” character. “1 2 3 A 5 A” Original code data “1 2 3 B 5 B” Output code data Steps: scan the following barcodes in order. The ASCII value for “A” is 41, and the ASCII value for “B”...
  • Page 90 Testing barcode:...
  • Page 91 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. Entry Prefix string setting 0-22 characters 00-FF None Suffix string setting 0-22 characters 00-FF <ENTER> 0D0A* Preamble string setting 0-22 characters 00-FF None Postamble string setting 0-22 characters 00-FF None Insert G1 string setting 0-22 characters 00-FF None...
  • Page 92 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. Entry 1-22 defined characters 01-7F <0> Once Repeat of a G5 character setting Defined times 01-22 Un-defined times (All) A un-defined character Truncate ending G6 string setting 1-22 defined characters 01-7F <0> Once Repeat of a G6 character setting Defined times...

  • Page 93: G1-G4 String Position & Code Id Position

    3-39 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 string position: The scanner offers 4 positions to insert strings among the symbol.

  • Page 94: String Transmission

    3-40 String transmission Note: The information in this chapter is closely related to the chapter of String setting. Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Prefix transmission: By setting Enable, prefix will be appended before the data transmitted. Suffix transmission: By setting Enable, suffix will be appended after the data is transmitted.
  • Page 95 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Prefix transmission Disable Enable Suffix transmission Disable Enable Code name transmission Disable Enable Preamble transmission Disable Enable Postamble transmission Disable Enable Disable Code ID transmission Proprietary ID AIM ID Code length transmission Disable Enable Disable...
  • Page 96 Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option barcode Option entry Lower (whole string) Disable FN1 substitution transmission RS-232 USB/RS-232 All-non-printable-character string Disable transmission with string setting Enable Transmit the first N data characters only 01-99 Transmit the last N data characters only 01-99...

  • Page 97: Maintenance

    Maintenance Cleaning the exit window is the only maintenance required. A dirty window may affect scanning accuracy. Do not allow any abrasive material to touch the window. Remove any dirt particles with a damp cloth. Wipe the window using a tissue moistened with water. Do not spray water or other cleaning liquids directly into the window.

  • Page 98: Barcode Representing Non-Printable Character

    Barcode representing non-printable character Notes to make the following barcode: 1. According to different barcode printing software, the method of printing following barcode is different. 2. If using CODESOFT software, firstly read the information through “Help→Index→Code128→Special input syntax”. Also refer to ASCII table. For example, if we wish to make “F1” barcode, select “code128”, then select “CODE A”...

  • Page 99: Ascii Table

    6 ASCII Table for keyboard wedge for RS-232 Null Down Left Right PgUp PgDn Home Enter Insert Ctrl+...
  • Page 100 Delete Alt+ Notes: The 2nd and the 3rd columns above are used for keyboard wedge only. “ & ‘ < > Example: ASCII “A” = “41”.

  • Page 101: Test Barcode

    Test barcode UPC-A UPC-E UPC-E1 EAN-13 ISBN/ISSN EAN-8 Code 39 Code 32 A908765439 Trioptic Code 39 (Default setting: Disable) Interleaved 2 of 5...
  • Page 102 Industrial 2 of 5 (Default setting: Disable) Matrix 2 of 5 Codabar Code 128 UCC/EAN 128 ISBT 128 Code 93 Code 11 (Default setting: Disable) MSI/Plessey (Default setting: Disable)
  • Page 103 UK/Plessey China Post Telepen GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Expanded...

  • Page 104: Qr Code

    PDF417 12=890ab-+%xyz QR code 1234567890ABCD-+()&*%^@#$!XYZ Data Matrix 123890abc-+=&*%^!mdo...

  • Page 105: Quick Setting To Enable/Disable Auto-Detection

    Quick setting to enable/disable Auto-detection Enable Auto-detection If you wish to enable Auto-detection, scan the barcode above. Disable Auto-detection If you wish to disable Auto-detection, scan the barcode above. Note: The Scanning mode will switch to momentary.

  • Page 106: Return Default Parameters & List Firmware Version

    Return default parameters & list firmware version WARNING: Default value initialization If you wish to return the scanner to all the factory default settings, scan the barcode above. Firmware version list If you wish to display the firmware version, scan the barcode above.

  • Page 107: Configuration Alphanumeric Entry Barcode

    Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode To finish parameter setting, please scan the bar code below.

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