About This Manual; Host Communications - Microscan MS-3 User Manual

About the MS-3 CCD Reader
At 270 decodes per second, the MS-3 CCD offers the best read performance in its
class of embedded compact CCD readers. Advanced CCD technology coupled with pro-
prietary algorithms makes reading small, damaged, or poorly printed symbols routine.
The ultra-compact size and wide read angle allow for flexible mounting and position-
ing when embedded into OEM instruments.

About This Manual

This manual provides complete information on setting up, installing, and configuring
the reader. The chapters are presented in the order in which a reader might be setup
and made ready for industrial operation. Host serial commands are presented side-by-
side with ESP menus.

Host Communications

There are two ways the reader can be programmed:
1. Microscan's Windows based
which offers point-and-click ease of use and visual responses to user adjustments.
2. Serial commands such as
can also be sent from the Terminal or Utility window within ESP.
Note: You can learn the current setting of any parameter by inserting a question
mark after the number, as in
Highlighting
Serial commands, selections inside instructions, and menu defaults are highlighted in
red bold.
Cross-references are highlighted in blue. Web links and outside references are high-
lighted in blue bold
References to menu topics are highlighted in Bold Initial Caps. References to topic
headings within this manual or other documents are enclosed in quotation marks.
ESP (Easy Setup Program), the preferred method,
<K100,1>
<K100?>
italics.
can be sent from a terminal program. They
To see all "K" commands, send <K?>.
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