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The information on the menu pages explains how to use this chart. Disclaimer Welch Allyn, Data Collection, Inc. (d/b/a Hand Held Products) reserves the right to make changes in specifications and other information contained in this document without prior notice, and the reader should in all cases consult Hand Held Products to determine whether any such changes have been made.
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Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help. Caution: Any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Welch Allyn, Inc. may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Note: To maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations, cables connected to this device must be shielded cables, in which the cable shield wire(s) have been grounded (tied) to the connector shell.
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(i.e., power supplies, personal computers, etc.) that is not CE marked and does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive. Patents The SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge product is covered by the following U.S. Patent: 5,932,862. Other U.S. and foreign patents pending.
SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Description Introduction This chapter explains the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge setup for use in the design lab and a brief description of installation in a host instrument. The setup procedures are intended for a technician or design engineer to explore the functions and features of the 3700 Wedge in a hands–on setting, before the 3700 Wedge is embedded in host...
1.2.1 Interface Port The SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge has one port for I/O and Power. The port is a 10 pin RJ11 modular female connector. Cables are available from Hand Held Products for evaluation of the 3700 Wedge. A modular connector was chosen as the standard configuration for ease in servicing the scanner once installed.
Getting Started Introduction Use this chapter to install and program the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge to work with your terminal / computer. This section contains the following areas: • Connecting to a PC • Terminal Selection • Quick Suffix Selections About Terminal Selection Programming With Terminal Selection programming, you program the 3700 Wedge for any supported terminal / computer.
You must program the 3700 Wedge to work with your terminal or computer by scanning the appropriate programming bar code(s). Scan Terminal Interface Bar Code For further installation and mounting information, see Chapter 10. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 2–2...
Your terminal interface is set up. If you wish to program a carriage return (CR) suffix or turn off the carriage return (or any other suffix), see the Quick Suffix Selections" on the next page. 2–3 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
Scan the Carriage Return Suffix - No bar code to disable (or clear) all previously programmed prefixes and suffixes (such as the carriage return prefix). Carriage Return Suffix - Yes Carriage Return Suffix - No SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 2–4...
Tailoring the Terminal And Keyboard Introduction Use this chapter to program the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge for General Operating features. This programming section contains the following menu selections: • Country Code Selections • Keyboard Selections About Country Code Programming Country Code programming allows you to: •...
Requires systems with keyboard Caps Lock status LED. Emulate External Keyboard is scanned if you do not have an external keyboard. (IBM AT or equivalent). ✱ Caps Lock Regular Shift Lock Automatic Caps Lock Emulate External Keyboard 3–3 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
Default = Numeric Output from Main Keyboard Control + ASCII Mode On ✱ Control + ASCII Mode Off Turbo Mode On ✱ Turbo Mode Off Numeric Output from Keypad ✱ Numeric Output from Main Keyboard SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 3–4...
Configuring Output Parameters Introduction Use this chapter to program the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge for Interface operation. This programming section contains the following menuing selections: • Prefix and Suffix Selections • Output Selections • Data Formatter Selections About Prefix and Suffix Programming Prefix and Suffix programming allows you to: •...
Suffixes bar code deletes all Prefix or Suffix selections. You don't need to scan the Save Current ... Changes or Discard Current ... Changes programming bar code to complete programming. Note: Prefix / Suffix programming examples may be found on page 4-4. 4–2 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Save Current Prefix or Suffix Changes Discard Current Prefix or Suffix Changes ] One or more two digit numbers are required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 4–3...
UPC entry, but not the Prefix entry for all symbologies. Scan the Clear Specific Prefix Prefix Selection bar code. The Symbology Chart indicates that the Hex value for UPC is 63". Scan 6 and 3 on the Programming Chart. 4–4 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
If you add a Prefix / Suffix but want existing entries cleared, you'll need to use the Clear Specific Prefix / Suffix programming selection first. Then use the Add Prefix / Suffix programming selection to program your new Prefix / Suffix. Figure 2. Hex to ASCII Conversion Chart SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 4–5...
This programming selection provides control of the 3700 Wedge's beeper volume. The beeper volume may be turned off, or it may be set from low to high in three increments. Default = High. Medium ✱ High 4–6 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Intercharacter Delay (x5mS) ] Interfunction Delay (x5mS) ] Intermessage Delay (x5mS) ] ] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 4–7...
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High (1.5 second) Voting When this selection is enabled, the 3700 Wedge requires multiple identical, consecutive decodes before the bar code data will be accepted and transmitted to the terminal. Default = Disable. Enable ✱ Disable 4–8 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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ASCII function code) to the terminal. ASCII function codes are represented by the HEX values 00-1F. (Charts of these function codes are shown in Section 7, Supported Interface Keys.) Default = Enable. ✱ Disable Enable SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 4–9...
Formatting the Data Message Introduction Use this chapter to edit the data being scanned by the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge. This programming section contains the following menuing selections: • Data Formatter Selections • Format Editor commands chart • Data Formatter example SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 5–1...
End Format (FF) Scan F" twice to end Format Editor selection. Enter Data Format Clear All Data Formats [ 99 is the Universal number, indicating all terminal types and all code lengths. 5–2 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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01 to 7F. Caution: Do not program the Data Formatter to include extended ASCII characters (hexadecimal values 80 - FF) in the output when operating as a keyboard wedge or keyboard replacement. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 5–3...
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Scan the F1 and 0D bar codes (inside back cover) to send all the characters followed by a carriage return (CR= 0D in Hex value). Scan the FF bar codes (inside back cover) to end Format Editor selection. [ The bar code length includes all spaces. 5–4 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
Symbology Menu Introduction Use this chapter to program the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge for Industrial and Retail Symbology selections. This programming section contains the following menuing selections: • Codabar Selections • Code 11 Selections • Code 39 Selections • Code128 Selections •...
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Program all symbology options, such as symbology versions, 2 / 5 Digit Addenda, Check Digits, and others. About MSI, Plessey Programming MSI and Plessey programming allows you to: • Enable or disable symbology decoding • Set minimum and maximum Message Length SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–2...
snappier" scanning. Default = Adaptive. Decoding ✱ Traditional Adaptive Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–3 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Default = No Check Character. ✱ No Check Character Validate, But Don't Transmit Validate, And Transmit Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–4...
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Select the Require concatenation option to prevent the reader from decoding a lone Codabar symbol. Don't Allow (Concatenation Off) ✱ Require Allow Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–5 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
Character: Start Stop Code 39 *F+U+L+L* Start / Stop Characters ✱ Transmit Don't Transmit Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–6...
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snappier" scanning. Default = Adaptive. Decoding ✱ Traditional Adaptive Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–7 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Default = No Check Character. ✱ No Check Character Validate, But Don't Transmit Validate, And Transmit Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–8...
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Code 39 bar codes. For example, to get a <", encode %G (which is 25 47 on the Hex ASCII chart in the Prefix / Suffix Programming section). ] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). 6–9 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
Message Length Minimum ] Maximum ] Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–10...
snappier" scanning. Default = Adaptive. Decoding ✱ Traditional Adaptive Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–11 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–12...
Message Length Minimum ] Maximum ] ] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). 6–13 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–14...
] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–15 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–16...
Default = Transmit. Check Digit ✱ Don't Transmit Transmit Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–17 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Note: For programming addendas, see the EAN / UPC Addenda Selections menu on page 6-21. Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–18...
ID's in only seven numerics: six message characters and one check character. Default = On. UPC E0 ✱ Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–19 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Version E Expand Expand ✱ Don't Expand Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–20...
01 23456 5 Two Digit Addenda Enable ✱ Disable Five Digit Addenda Enable ✱ Disable Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–21 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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0 31425 60789 5 Two Digit Addenda Enable ✱ Disable Five Digit Addenda Enable ✱ Disable Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–22...
] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. 6–23 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
] A two digit number is required after scanning this programming bar code. Please scan your selection on the Programming Chart (inside back cover). Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off to minimize the chance of a misread. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual 6–24...
Factory Settings Introduction Use this chapter to reset the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge to the original factory default settings, or to output the software revision number to the host terminal. Reset Factory Settings All operating parameters are stored in non volatile memory resident in the 3700 Wedge, where they are permanently retained in the event of a power interruption.
(IC). A download kit that includes the software (in DOS or Windows versions) and an instruction manual is available from your sales distributor. This programming section contains the following menuing selections: • Downloading Utility • Uploading Utility • Temporary Serial Communication Configuration 8–1 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual and User’s Guide...
RTS / CTS handshaking is disabled. This change is temporary. The next time the scanner is powered down and then up, its serial communication settings are restored to the programmed settings. W + A 8–2 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual and User’s Guide...
The last five characters in the Full ASCII CTRL "+ column ( [ \ ] 6 ) apply to US only. The following chart indicates the equivalents of these five characters for different countries. Country Codes United States Belgium < Scandinavia < France Germany à Italy Swiss < United Kingdom Denmark Norway Spain 9–1 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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CR/Enter Insert Insert Escape Escape Reserved Home Home Print Print Backspace Backspace Back Tab Back Tab Reserved * IBM 3191/92, 3471/72, 3196/97, 3476/77, DDC 3596, Telex (all models), Harris H180/190 with 122 key keyboards 9–2 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
10.1 Introduction The major components of the system are the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge and the host instrument or equipment. Electrical power is generally supplied to the 3700 Wedge by the host system. Figure 3 shows the functional relationships between the components of the basic system.
3700 Wedge scanner, as well as the host equipment. 3.1” [78.7] .2” [5.1] Front View .42” [10.7] Mounting Surface Scanner Window millimeters in brackets [mm] Figure 5. Mounting Dimensions for the 3700 Wedge 10–3 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
Optical Light Center Line Mounting Surface Bar Code Target Moving Parallel to Scan Beam Front View Indicates relative direction of bar code target movement Mounting Surface Figure 6. Examples of SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Barcode Orientation 10–4 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
10.2.2 Single Modular Input / Output / Power Port The interface port is an 8-pin female modular connector used for attaching the keyboard wedge cable. Power and ground connections are also on this port. 10–6 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
10.3 Operating Theory Figure 10 presents a block diagram of the basic SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge operation. The SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge looks for data input from the scanning circuitry, which includes the LED reflector (illuminates the bar code target), the CCD sensor and...
Troubleshooting And Maintenance 11.1 Troubleshooting The SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge automatically performs self tests whenever you turn it on. If your 3700 Wedge is not functioning properly, review the following Troubleshooting Guide to try to isolate the problem. Troubleshooting Guide Is the power on? Is the red illuminated beam on? If the red scan beam on the 3700 Wedge isn't illuminated, check that: ...
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Symbology Menu.) Scan the Default All... " bar code on each symbology menu page in Section 5 to enable most symbologies. (MSI and Plessey will have to be enabled individually, as they are defaulted Off.) 11–2 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Distributor or Hand Held Products: 315-685-2476 (8 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST) Fax: 315-685-4960 Web Site: www.handheld.com E-Mail: support@handheld.com (For more information on Customer Support or Warranty information see the two sections following this one.) 11–3 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
In the United States, please contact the Hand Held Products’ Product Service Department at the address/telephone number listed below to obtain a Return Material Authorization number (RMA #). Main Office Welch Allyn Data Collection, Inc. (d/b/a Hand Held Products) 4619 Jordan Road P.O. Box 187 Skaneateles Falls, New York 13153–0187 Product Service Department Telephone: (315) 685–4278 or 685–4360...
13.1 Limited Warranty Welch Allyn Data Collection, Inc. (d/b/a Hand Held Products), hereby warrants its products to be functional and free from manufacturing defects at the time of delivery. Hand Held Products further warrants that it will replace or repair, at its...
123456–9$ Code 2 of 5 9 780330 290951 123456 Interleaved 2 of 5 UPC A with 5 digit addenda 56098 1234567890 [ The default is normally Off" for this symbology. 0 12345 67890 5 14–4 SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
(See Figure 8, on page 10-5.) +30 to -30 degrees (See Skew Angle: Figure 8, on page 10-5.) Specular reflection 0 to -10_ (Operation in the Specular reflection zone must be avoided.) SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual A–1...
(Wavelength = 645 nm ±30) Electrical Specifications +5V+5% ✺ Operating Voltage: 250 mA, ✺ Operating Current: ✺ Power for the SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge is provided by the host system. Communications Port Connector Pin Assignments: 10–Pin Modular Connector Communications Port Signal Function...
3700 in the host system.) Sustains three (3) drops from 4 feet Shock (Drop Test): (1.2 meters) to a non-yielding surface Mean Time Between 45,000 hrs. minimum Failure (Ground Benign): SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual A–3...
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Cancel Backspace End of medium Horizontal tabulation Substitute Line Feed Escape Vertical tabulation File separator Form feed Group separator Carriage Return Record separator Shift out Unit separator Shift in Space Data link escape Delete SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual B–1...
(roughly equivalent to bits per second). Beam Velocity- is the speed of a laser's scanning beam on the target. Bidirectional- refers to the ability of a scanner to scan a bar code in either a left-to-right or right-to-left direction. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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Code ID can be included in the data preamble or postamble to identify the scanned symbology to the host device. Welch Allyn has a standard set of lower case Code ID's. These are given in Table 4.2. See also Port ID.
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The marker beam is an aid to pointing a hand-held or set up a machine mount scanner. This beam is not necessary for the optical performance of the laser scanner. Message Length- refers to the number of characters in the data message decoded from a bar code label. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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20K bps (bits/sec) in full or half-duplex modes. Scan Enable- is a scanner input signal that controls the flow of power to the scanner. Usually this signal will control all the scanning functions in the scanner. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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If the Voting selection is set to 1, only one laser scan resulting in a successful decode is required for a valid read. SCANTEAM 3700 Wedge Technical Manual...
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