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  • Page 1 1500 Series Barcode Scanner Setup labels included. Version Number Here Draft * The documentation is subject to change without prior notice.*...
  • Page 2 Due to continued product development this information may change without notice. The information and intellectual property contained herein is confidential between CIPHERLAB and the client and remains the exclusive property of CIPHERLAB CO., LTD. If you find any problems in the documentation, please report them to us in writing.

  • Page 3: For Canada

    IMPORTANT NOTICES FOR USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: For Product With Laser

    DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. The use of any batteries or charging devices, which are not originally sold or manufactured by CipherLab, will void your warranty and may cause damage to human body or the product itself.

  • Page 5: Release Notes

    RELEASE NOTES Version Date Notes Pages updated 0.97 May 13, 2008 0.96 May 08, 2008 Pages updated Modified: section 1.6.6 Aiming Mode – Timeout (1~15 sec) 0.95 Mar. 19, 2008 New: section 3 Changing Symbology Settings – ISBT 128 0.94 Feb.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES ........................- 3 - For USA ............................- 3 - For Canada ............................ - 3 - For Hand-held Product with RF Functions ................... - 3 - For Product with Laser ........................- 4 - Safety Precautions ........................- 4 - Care &...
  • Page 8 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.8 Delay between Re-read ......................21 1.9 Effective Decoding Area ......................22 1.9.1 Positioning Window ......................22 1.9.2 Adjusting Window......................22 1.10 Auto-Sense Mode ........................24 1.11 Negative Barcodes .........................25 1.12 Symbologies Supported ......................25 1.12.1 Read Redundancy for All Symblogies................26 1.12.2 Addon Security for UPC/EAN Barcodes ................
  • Page 9 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.4.2 Checksum Verification .....................56 3.4.3 Checksum Transmission....................57 3.4.4 Code Length Qualification ....................57 3.5 Code 39............................. 59 3.5.1 Start/Stop Transmission....................59 3.5.2 Checksum Verification .....................59 3.5.3 Checksum Transmission....................60 3.5.4 Standard/Full ASCII Code 39 ..................60 3.6 Code 93............................. 61 3.7 Code 128 ..........................
  • Page 10 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT ......................85 4.1 Letter Case..........................85 4.2 Character Substitution ......................86 4.2.1 Select a Set for Character Substituion ................86 4.2.2 Symbologies for Character Substitution (All 3 Sets) ............87 4.3 Prefix/Suffix Code........................92 4.4 Code ID............................93 4.4.1 Select Pre-defined Code ID....................93 4.4.2 Change Code ID........................94 4.4.3 Clear Code ID Settings .....................96...

  • Page 11: Introduction

    Owing to the compact design, extremely low power consumption, and powerful decoding capability, CipherLab Barcode Scanners are the best choice for the following applications – Receiving in Retail Product labeling &...

  • Page 12: Inside The Package

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide INSIDE THE PACKAGE The items included in the package may be different, depending on your order. Rich choices of output interfaces are available for you to enhance the total performance of the scanner. Refer to product specifications. Save the box and packaging material for future use in case you need to store or ship the scanner.

  • Page 13: Quick Start

    Quick Start The configuration of the scanner can be done by reading the setup labels contained in this manual or via the ScanMaster software. This section describes the procedure of configuring the scanner by reading the setup barcodes and provides some examples for demonstration. Note: If RS-232 is selected for output interface, the host can directly send serial commands to configure the scanner.

  • Page 14: Enter Configuration Mode

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide ENTER CONFIGURATION MODE For the scanner to enter the configuration mode, you must have it read the "Enter Setup" label, which can be located at the bottom of almost every even page of this manual. The scanner will respond with six beeps and its LED indicator will become flashing red after reading the label.

  • Page 15: Default Settings

    Quick Start DEFAULT SETTINGS SAVE USER SETTINGS AS DEFAULTS For the scanner to keep the customized settings as user defaults, you must have it read the “Save as User Defaults” label. This is a normal label, and the scanner will respond with two beeps (low-high tone).

  • Page 16: Read A Setup Label

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide READ A SETUP LABEL CONFIGURE PARAMETERS For most of the scanner parameters, only one read is required to set them to new values. The scanner will respond with two beeps when each parameter is set successfully. But for a number of special parameters, multiple reads are required to complete the setting.
  • Page 17 Quick Start The example below shows how to set numeric parameters: Steps Action User Feedback if Successful Power on the scanner... T The scanner will respond with a long beep (high tone) and its LED indicator will become solid red and go off quickly. Enter the Configuration Mode…...
  • Page 18 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide The example below shows how to set string parameters: Steps Action User Feedback if Successful Power on the scanner... T The scanner will respond with a long beep (high tone) and its LED indicator will become solid red and go off quickly.

  • Page 19: List The Current Settings

    Quick Start LIST THE CURRENT SETTINGS The current settings of all scanner parameters can be sent, via RS-232, to the host computer for user inspection. The listing includes ten pages as shown below. You can select the page of interest by having the scanner read the “List Page x” label. The scanner will respond with two beeps (low-high tone) and send the selected page to the host immediately.
  • Page 20 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide List Page 8 List settings regarding Editing Format 1 List Page 9 List settings regarding Editing Format 2 List Page 10 List settings regarding Editing Format 3 List Page 11 List settings regarding Editing Format 4 List Page 12 List settings regarding Editing Format 5...

  • Page 21: Understanding The Barcode Scanner

    Chapter 1 UNDERSTANDING THE BARCODE SCANNER This chapter explains the features and usage of the barcode scanner. IN THIS CHAPTER 1.1 Power ..............11 1.2 Memory..............11 1.3 LED Indicator ............12 1.4 Beeper ..............13 1.5 Send "NR" to Host ............. 15 1.6 Scan Modes ..............

  • Page 22: Led Indicator

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.3 LED INDICATOR The dual-color LED on top of the scanner is used to provide user feedback. For example, the LED becomes solid red and goes off quickly (= Standby mode) upon powering on or running out of transmit buffer.

  • Page 23: Beeper

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4 BEEPER The scanner has a buzzer to provide user feedback in various operating conditions. Beeping Meaning One long beep, high tone Power on, with red LED on and off quickly One short beep, high tone Good Read, with green LED on and off quickly Programmable, default to 4 KHz Enter Configuration Mode, with red LED flashing...

  • Page 24: Good Read Beep

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.2 GOOD READ BEEP Frequency 8 kHz * 4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz Duration *Shortest Shorter Longer Longest Enter Setup...

  • Page 25: Send "Nr" To Host

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.5 SEND “NR” TO HOST This feature only works when Keyboard Wedge, RS-232, Bluetooth HID, or Bluetooth SPP is selected for output interface. You may have the scanner send the “NR” string to the host to notify the No Read event.

  • Page 26: Scan Modes

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6 SCAN MODES There are seven scan modes supported – select the scan mode that best suits the requirements of a specific application. Refer to the comparison table below. Scan Mode Start to Scan Stop Scanning Always Press Hold...

  • Page 27: Continuous Mode

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6.1 CONTINUOUS MODE The scanner is always scanning. To decode the same barcode repeatedly, move away the scan beam and target it at the barcode for each scanning. Note: Refer to “Delay between Re-read”. Continuous Mode Decoding Delay Set the time interval between each decoding.

  • Page 28: Test Mode

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.2 TEST MODE The scanner is always scanning. Capable of decoding the same barcode repeatedly, for testing purpose. Test Mode 1.6.3 LASER MODE The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is hold down. The scanning won't stop until (1) a barcode is decoded, (2) the pre-set timeout expires, or (3) you release the trigger.

  • Page 29: Auto Power Off Mode

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6.5 AUTO POWER OFF MODE The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is pressed. The scanning won't stop until the pre-set timeout expires, and, the pre-set timeout period re-counts after each successful decoding. Note: Refer to “Delay between Re-read”...

  • Page 30: Multi-Barcode Mode

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.7 MULTI-BARCODE MODE The scanner will be scanning as long as the trigger is held down, capable of decoding not only one single barcode but a concatenation of unique barcodes. The scanning won't stop until you release the trigger. Multi-Barcode Mode Note: (1) A barcode is considered unique when its Code Type or data is different from others.

  • Page 31: Delay Between Re-Read

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.8 DELAY BETWEEN RE-READ This is also referred to as the “Blocking Time”, which is used to prevent the scanner from accidentally reading the same barcode twice when the scan mode is set to any of the following –...

  • Page 32: Effective Decoding Area

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.9 EFFECTIVE DECODING AREA By default, the effective decoding area is 100% covered by the scanned area. However, you may narrow down the decoding area to prevent reading the wrong barcode when a number of barcodes are printed closely. The scanner will only read barcodes that appear in the effective decoding area.
  • Page 33 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Left 40% Left 30% Left 20% Left 10% Percentage for Right Half Right 10% Right 20% Right 30% Right 40% *Right 50% Update...

  • Page 34: Auto-Sense Mode

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.10 AUTO-SENSE MODE This mode is only available when you want to seat the 1500 scanner in the Auto-Sense Stand. When you enable this mode, it will force the scanner to apply Laser mode as the scan mode.

  • Page 35: Negative Barcodes

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.11 NEGATIVE BARCODES Normally, barcodes are printed with the color of the bars darker than that of the spaces. But for negative barcodes, they are printed in the opposite sense just like negative films. The spaces of negative barcodes are printed with a color darker than that of the bars.

  • Page 36: Read Redundancy For All Symblogies

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide EAN/UPC EAN-8 Enabled EAN-8 Addon 2 Disabled EAN-8 Addon 5 Disabled EAN-13 Enabled EAN-13 & UPC-A Addon 2 Disabled EAN-13 & UPC-A Addon 5 Disabled ISBN Disabled UPC-E0 Enabled UPC-E1 Disabled UPC-E Addon 2 Disabled UPC-E Addon 5 Disabled UPC-A...

  • Page 37: Addon Security For Upc/Ean Barcodes

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Two Times Three Times 1.12.2 ADDON SECURITY FOR UPC/EAN BARCODES You may like to enforce read redundancy (0~30 times) on UPC/EAN barcodes with addons only. Note: UPC/EAN Addon 2 and Addon 5 must be enabled individually for this setting to take effect.
  • Page 38 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 39: Selecting Output Interface

    Chapter 2 SELECTING OUTPUT INTERFACE In order to establish a proper connection between your computer and the scanner, we suggest that you follow these instructions – 1) Turn off your computer or laptop. 2) Connect the interface cable between the 1500 scanner and your computer. If using the RS-232 cable, join the power supply cord.

  • Page 40: Keyboard Wedge

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1 KEYBOARD WEDGE The Y cable allows you to connect the scanner to the keyboard input port of PC and you may join the keyboard as well. The scanned data will be transmitted to the host keyboard port as if it is manually entered via the keyboard.

  • Page 41: Keyboard Settings

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Keyboard Type By default, the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). The following keyboard types are supported – Keyboard Type Keyboard Type PCAT (US) PS55 001-2 PCAT (French) PS55 001-82 PCAT (German) PS55 001-3 PCAT (Italian) PS55 001-8A PCAT (Swedish)
  • Page 42 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide US Keyboard Style – Normal QWERTY layout, which is normally used in western countries. Select “Lower Row” for the “Digits Layout” setting for the upper row is for special characters. French Keyboard Style – AZERTY French layout;...
  • Page 43 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Note: This setting only works when the keyboard type selected is US keyboard, such as PCAT (US). The Alphabets Layout and Digits Layout setting must match your keyboard. Digits Layout Select a proper layout that matches the alphabets layout. The scanner will make adjustments according to this setting.
  • Page 44 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide *Normal Capital Lock Shift Lock Capital Lock State Description Capital Lock OFF Assuming that the status of Caps Lock on the keyboard is OFF, transmitted characters are exactly the same as in the barcode (when "case-sensitive"...
  • Page 45 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Alphabets Transmission By default, the alphabets transmission is case-sensitive, meaning that the alphabets will be transmitted according to their original case, the status of Caps Lock on the keyboard, as well as the Capital Lock setting. Select [Ignore Case] to have alphabets transmitted according to the status of Caps Lock on the keyboard only.
  • Page 46 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide *Alphanumeric Key Numeric Key Note: If you select “Numeric Keypad”, the Num Lock status of the physical keyboard should be "ON". This setting is not supported on PDAs. ALT Composing By default, Alternate key composing is disabled. Select [Yes] to allow emulating Alternate key code of a specific keyboard character.

  • Page 47: Inter-Character Delay

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Enable *Disable 2.1.3 INTER-CHARACTER DELAY By default, the inter-character delay is set to zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 to 255 in units of millisecond, to match the computer response time of the keyboard interface.

  • Page 48: Activate Rs-232 Interface

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2 RS-232 Use the RS-232 cable to cconnect the scanner to the serial port of PC and join the power adaptor to the RS-232 connector. The associated RS-232 parameters must match those configured on the computer. The scanned data will be transmitted to the serial port. RS-232 Settings Defaults Baud Rate, Data Bit, Parity, Stop Bit...

  • Page 49: Data Bits

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface * 9600 bps 2400 bps 1200 bps 600 bps 2.2.3 DATA BITS * 8 bits 7 bits 2.2.4 PARITY *No Parity Even Update...

  • Page 50: Stop Bit

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2.5 STOP BIT 2 stop bits * 1 stop bit 2.2.6 FLOW CONTROL By default, there is no flow control in use. Select the flow control (handshake) method. Options Description No flow control Scanner Ready The scanner will activate the RTS signal upon powering on.

  • Page 51: Inter-Character Delay

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Data Ready Invert Data Ready 2.2.7 INTER-CHARACTER DELAY By default, the inter-character delay is zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 to 255 in units of millisecond, to match the computer response time. Such delay time is inserted between every character being transmitted.

  • Page 52: Ack/Nak Timeout

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2.9 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default, the scanner sends data to the host without waiting for an ACK/NAK response before sending more data. Specify a value, ranging from 1 to 99 in units of 0.1 second. If no response within the specified period of time, the scanner will attempt to send the same data three more times.

  • Page 53: Wand Emulation

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.3 WAND EMULATION The wand emulation cable allows you to connect the scanner to a data terminal that is expecting input from a wand scanner. Wand Emulation Settings Defaults Normal State Bar State High Module Time 1 (ms) Margin Time 20 (ms)

  • Page 54: Module Time

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.3.4 MODULE TIME By default, it is set 1 millisecond as the time span for bar and space modules. Select other value for the module time, in units of micro-second or millisecond. 250 µs 500 µs * 1 ms 1.5 ms 2 ms...

  • Page 55: Margin Time

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.3.5 MARGIN TIME By default, it is set 20 milliseconds as the time span for the change in state for bar and space modules. Select other value for the margin time. 5 ms 10 ms * 20 ms 30 ms 40 ms...
  • Page 56 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 57: Changing Symbology Settings

    Chapter 3 CHANGING SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS In this chapter, a brief on the symbology settings is provided for your reference. IN THIS CHAPTER 3.1 Codabar ..............48 3.2 Code 25 - Industrial 25..........50 3.3 Code 25 - Interleaved 25 ..........53 3.4 Code 25 - Matrix 25 ...........

  • Page 58: Codabar

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.1 CODABAR *Enable Codabar Disable Codabar 3.1.1 START/STOP CHARACTERS SELECTION Select one of the four different start/stop character pairs – * abcd/abcd abcd/tn*e ABCD/ABCD ABCD/TN*E 3.1.2 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in the data being transmitted. Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters Enter Setup...

  • Page 59: Clsi Conversion

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings *Do Not Transmit 3.1.3 CLSI CONVERSION When enabled, the CLSI editing strips the start/stop characters and inserts a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14-character Codabar barcode. Apply CLSI Editing *Do Not Apply Note: The 14-character barcode length does not include start/stop characters.

  • Page 60: Code 25 - Industrial 25

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.2 CODE 25 – INDUSTRIAL 25 *Enable Industrial 25 Disable Industrial 25 3.2.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 2 of 5 barcode but with Interleaved 2 of 5 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection parameter of Industrial 2 of 5 should set to "Interleaved 25".

  • Page 61: Checksum Transmission

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings *Do Not Verify 3.2.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether to include the checksum in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Industrial 25 Checksum Do Not Transmit 3.2.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possible to make a "short scan"...
  • Page 62 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2) Read the label for Max. Length or Fixed Length 1, and follow steps 3~4. Repeat steps 2~4 for Min. Length or Fixed Length 2. Max. Length (*127) Or Fixed Length 1 Min. Length (*4) Or Fixed Length 2 3) Read the “Decimal...

  • Page 63: Code 25 - Interleaved 25

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.3 CODE 25 – INTERLEAVED 25 *Enable Interleaved 25 Disable Interleaved 25 3.3.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 2 of 5 barcode but with Interleaved 2 of 5 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection parameter of Industrial 2 of 5 should set to "Interleaved 25".

  • Page 64: Checksum Transmission

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide *Do Not Verify 3.3.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether to include the checksum in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Interleaved 25 Checksum Do Not Transmit 3.3.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possible to make a "short scan"...
  • Page 65 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings Enable Fixed Length(s) … 2) Read the label for Max. Length or Fixed Length 1, and follow steps 3~4. Repeat steps 2~4 for Min. Length or Fixed Length 2. Max. Length (*126) Or Fixed Length 1 Min.

  • Page 66: Code 25 - Matrix 25

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.4 CODE 25 – MATRIX 25 Enable Matrix 25 *Disable Matrix 25 3.4.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 2 of 5 barcode but with Interleaved 2 of 5 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection parameter of Industrial 2 of 5 should set to "Interleaved 25".

  • Page 67: Checksum Transmission

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings *Do Not Verify 3.4.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether to include the checksum in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Matrix 25 Checksum Do Not Transmit 3.4.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possible to make a "short scan"...
  • Page 68 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enable Fixed Length(s) … 2) Read the label for Max. Length or Fixed Length 1, and follow steps 3~4. Repeat steps 2~4 for Min. Length or Fixed Length 2. Max. Length (*127) Or Fixed Length 1 Min.

  • Page 69: Code 39

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.5 CODE 39 *Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 3.5.1 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in the data being transmitted. Transmit Code 39 Start/Stop Characters *Do Not Transmit 3.5.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether or not to perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes.

  • Page 70: Checksum Transmission

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.5.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Code 39 Checksum Do Not Transmit 3.5.4 STANDARD/FULL ASCII CODE 39 Decide whether or not to support Code 39 Full ASCII that includes all the alphanumeric and special characters.

  • Page 71: Code 93

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.6 CODE 93 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. *Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 3.7 CODE 128 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. *Enable Code 128 Disable Code 128 Update...

  • Page 72: Ean-8

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.8 EAN-8 *Enable EAN-8 (No Addon) Disable EAN-8 (No Addon) Enable EAN-8 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-8 Addon 2 Enable EAN-8 Addon 5 *Disable EAN-8 Addon 5 3.8.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whether or not to expand the read EAN-8 barcode into EAN-13. If enabled, the next processing will follow the parameters configured for EAN-13.

  • Page 73: Checksum Transmission

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings *Do Not Convert 3.8.2 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit EAN-8 Checksum Do Not Transmit Update...

  • Page 74: Isbn Conversion

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.9 EAN-13 *Enable EAN-13 (No Addon) Disable EAN-13 (No Addon) Enable EAN-13 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-13 Addon 2 Enable EAN-13 Addon 5 *Disable EAN-13 Addon 5 3.9.1 ISBN CONVERSION Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 barcode, starting with 978 and 979, to ISBN.

  • Page 75: Issn Conversion

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings *Do Not Convert 3.9.2 ISSN CONVERSION Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 barcode, starting with 977 to ISSN. Convert EAN-13 to ISSN *Do Not Convert 3.9.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit EAN-13 Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 76: Ean-128

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.10 EAN-128 Enable EAN-128 *Disable EAN-128 3.10.1 CODE ID TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the Code ID (“]C1”) in the data being transmitted. Transmit EAN-128 Code ID *Do Not Transmit 3.10.2 FIELD SEPARATOR (GS CHARACTER) Decide whether or not to apply a field separator (to convert the FNC1 control character to human readable character).

  • Page 77: Isbt 128

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings Note: EAN-128 barcodes start with the FNC1 control character to distinguish themselves from other uses of Code 128. FNC1 is also used to separate data fields in the EAN-128 barcodes. 3.11 ISBT 128 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. Enable ISBT 128 *Disable ISBT 128 Update...

  • Page 78: Msi

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.12 MSI Enable MSI *Disable MSI 3.12.1 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Select one of the three checksum calculations to perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes. If enabled and the checksum found incorrect, the barcode will not be accepted. *Single Modulo 10 Double Modulo 10 Modulo 10 &...

  • Page 79: Code Length Qualification

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings Both Digits Transmitted Both Digits Not Transmitted 3.12.3 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the symbology, it is possible to make a "short scan" error. To prevent the "short scan" error, define the "Length Qualification" settings to ensure that the correct barcode is read by qualifying the allowable code length.
  • Page 80 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Min. Length (*4) Or Fixed Length 2 3) Read the “Decimal Value” label on page 123 for the desired length. 4) Read the “Validate” label on the same page to complete this setting. Enter Setup...

  • Page 81: French Pharmacode

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.13 FRENCH PHARMACODE Enable French Pharmacode *Disable French Pharmacode 3.13.1 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit French Pharmacode Checksum Do Not Transmit Update...

  • Page 82: Italian Pharmacode

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.14 ITALIAN PHARMACODE Enable Italian Pharmacode *Disable Italian Pharmacode 3.14.1 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Italian Pharmacode Checksum Do Not Transmit Enter Setup...

  • Page 83: Plessey

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.15 PLESSEY Enable Plessey *Disable Plessey 3.15.1 CONVERT TO UK PLESSEY Decide whether or not to change each occurrence of the character 'A' to character 'X' in the decoded data. Convert to UK Plessey *Do Not Convert 3.15.2 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum characters (two digits) in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 84: Rss Family

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.16 RSS FAMILY 3.16.1 CODE ID SELECTION Select a desired Code ID to use – RSS Code ID “]e0“ or EAN-128 Code ID “]C1”. “]C1” for RSS Code ID “]e0” for RSS Code ID (Default) 3.16.2 RSS-14 Enable RSS-14 &...

  • Page 85: Rss Expanded

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings Application ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Application ID ("01") in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS-14 Application ID Do Not Transmit Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the check digit in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS-14 Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 86: Rss Limited

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Code ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Code ID in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS Expanded Code ID Do Not Transmit 3.16.4 RSS LIMITED Enable RSS Limited *Disable RSS Limited Code ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Code ID in the data being transmitted.
  • Page 87 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings Application ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Application ID ("01") in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS Limited Application ID Do Not Transmit Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the check digit in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS Limited Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 88: Telepen

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.17 TELEPEN Enable Telepen *Disable Telepen 3.17.1 TELEPEN OUTPUT – FULL ASCII/NUMERIC Decide whether or not to support Telepen in full ASCII code. By default, it supports ASCII mode. AIM Telepen (Full ASCII) includes all the alphanumeric and special characters. Original Telepen (Numeric) * AIM Telepen...

  • Page 89: Upc-A

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.18 UPC-A *Enable UPC-A (No Addon) Disable UPC-A (No Addon) Enable UPC-A Addon 2 *Disable UPC-A Addon 2 Enable UPC-A Addon 5 *Disable UPC-A Addon 5 3.18.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whether or not to expand the read UPC-A barcode into EAN-13. If enabled, the next processing will follow the parameters configured for EAN-13.

  • Page 90: System Number Transmission

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide *Do Not Convert 3.18.2 SYSTEM NUMBER TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the system number in the data being transmitted. *Transmit UPC-A System Number Do Not Transmit 3.18.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit UPC-A Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 91: Upc-E

    Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.19 UPC-E *Enable UPC-E (No Addon) Disable UPC-E (No Addon) Enable UPC-E Addon 2 *Disable UPC-E Addon 2 Enable UPC-E Addon 5 *Disable UPC-E Addon 5 3.19.1 SYSTEM NUMBER SELECTION Decide whether to decode the ordinary UPC-E barcodes only or both UPC-E0 and UPC-E1 barcodes. System number 0 enabled for decoding UPC-E0 barcodes.

  • Page 92: Convert To Upc-A

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide * System Number 0 Only Warning: Because of the way system number 1 is encoded, if both system numbers are enabled, the user might suffer from short scanning UPC-A or EAN-13 barcodes into UPC-E1 barcodes. 3.19.2 CONVERT TO UPC-A Decide whether or not to expand the read UPC-E barcode into UPC-A.
  • Page 93 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings *Transmit UPC-E Checksum Do Not Transmit Update...
  • Page 94 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 95: Defining Output Format

    Chapter 4 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT You may configure in which format the collected data will be output to the host computer. Barcode read by the scanner will be processed in the following sequence – 1) Perform character substitution on the data scanned. 2) Add Code ID Length Code...

  • Page 96: Character Substitution

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION Character substitution is performed on every occurrence of the first character specified. If only one character is specified, every occurrence of that character in the barcode will be taken away. The first character will be replaced by the second character(s). Up to three sets of character substitution can be configured.

  • Page 97: Symbologies For Character Substitution (All 3 Sets)

    Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.2.2 SYMBOLOGIES FOR CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION (ALL 3 SETS) By default character substitution will be performed on all symbologies. If the character substitution is not desired with one or more symbologies, read the “Ignore” label for each undesired symbologies and all the three sets will not be applied to them.
  • Page 98 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for EAN-8 (No Addon) *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 Addon 2 Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-13 (No Addon) Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for EAN-13 Addon 2...
  • Page 99 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for French Pharmacode *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Italian Pharmacode Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for Industrial 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Interleaved 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Matrix 25 *Apply Do Not Apply...
  • Page 100 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for Plessey *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for RSS Family *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Telepen Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for UPC-A (No Addon) Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for UPC-A Addon 2 Do Not Apply *Apply...
  • Page 101 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for UPC-E (No Addon) Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for UPC-E Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-E Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Update...

  • Page 102: Prefix/Suffix Code

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.3 PREFIX/SUFFIX CODE By default, there is no prefix code, and [ENTER] or [CR] (Carriage Return) is configured to be suffix code. Up to 8 characters can be configured, for example, “Barcode_”, and will have the string appear front...

  • Page 103: Code Id

    Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.4 CODE ID Up to two characters for Code ID can be configured for each symbology. To make the Code ID configuration easier, the scanner provides five pre-defined Code ID sets that you can select one and make necessary changes on it. If "Keyboard Wedge"...

  • Page 104: Change Code Id

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide EAN-8 EAN-13 UPC-A Plessey Telepen Apply Code ID Set 1 Apply Code ID Set 2 Apply Code ID Set 3 Apply Code ID Set 4 Apply Code ID Set 5 4.4.2 CHANGE CODE ID 1) Read the label of a specific symbology below to change its code ID. 2) Read the “Hexadecimal Value”...
  • Page 105 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format Configure Code ID for Codabar Configure Code ID for Code 39 Configure Code ID for Code 93 Configure Code ID for Code 128 Configure Code ID for EAN-8 Configure Code ID for EAN-13 Configure Code ID for French Pharmacode Configure Code ID for Italian Pharmacode...

  • Page 106: Clear Code Id Settings

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Configure Code ID for Matrix 25 Configure Code ID for MSI Configure Code ID for Plessey Configure Code ID for Telepen Configure Code ID for UPC-A Configure Code ID for UPC-E 4.4.3 CLEAR CODE ID SETTINGS Clear All Code ID Settings Enter Setup...

  • Page 107: Length Code

    Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.5 LENGTH CODE A two-digit code representing the length of barcode data (character count) can be inserted in front of data being transmitted. Such "Length" code can be individually enabled or disabled for each symbology. Length Code for Codabar Apply *Do Not Apply...
  • Page 108 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Length Code for EAN-13 *Do Not Apply Apply Length Code for French Pharmacode Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Italian Pharmacode *Do Not Apply Apply Length Code for Industrial 25 *Do Not Apply Apply Length Code for Interleaved 25 *Do Not Apply Apply...
  • Page 109 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format Length Code for Plessey Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Telepen Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for UPC-A Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for UPC-E Apply *Do Not Apply Update...

  • Page 110: Multi-Barcode Editor

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.6 MULTI-BARCODE EDITOR The Multi-Barcode Editor allows you to decide the output sequence of a concatenation of barcodes. Note: Multi-Barcode Editor cannot work with “Multi-Barcode Mode”. The barcodes that are found meeting the specified criteria below will be arranged in the desired sequence.

  • Page 111: Edit A Concatenation Of Barcodes

    Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.6.1 EDIT A CONCATENATION OF BARCODES Edit Output Sequence 1) Read the label above to start editing a concatenation of barcodes. 2) Code Type setting – read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 124 for Code Type of the (first) barcode.

  • Page 112: Activate The Concatenation Of Barcodes

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.6.2 ACTIVATE THE CONCATENATION OF BARCODES By default, the output sequence editing of the concatenation of barcodes is not applied. When “Enforce Output Sequence” is enabled, all barcodes read by the scanner must meet with the criteria for the concatenation. If data is found excluded from all output sequence sets (= not meeting with the criteria), the scanner will not accept the reading, and therefore, data will not be transmitted.

  • Page 113: Applying Formats For Data Editing

    Chapter 5 APPLYING FORMATS FOR DATA EDITING The scanner allows advanced data editing by applying user-configured editing formats. Data is divided into fields by user-specified rules. These fields together with the user-configurable additional fields consist of the data actually sent to the host computer. IN THIS CHAPTER 5.1 Format Selection ............104 5.2 Editing Format............106...

  • Page 114: Format Selection

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.1 FORMAT SELECTION 5.1.1 ACTIVATE EDITING FORMATS If you have already configured any editing format before, you may directly apply the editing format. If not, you must start with configuring an editing format first, and then, activate the editing format when it is desired in use.

  • Page 115: Exclusive Data Editing

    Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format 4 Enable Format 4 *Disable Format 4 Editing Format 5 Enable Format 5 *Disable Format 5 5.1.2 EXCLUSIVE DATA EDITING By default, only barcodes found meeting with the criteria are processed by the editing formats.

  • Page 116: Editing Format

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.2 EDITING FORMAT 5.2.1 SELECT FORMAT TO CONFIGURE Start Programming Format Select one editing format (Format 1~5) and the parameters pertaining to the editing format can then be configured – applicable code type, data length, matching string & location, total number of fields, field settings (field-dividing rule), additional fields, and field transmission sequence.

  • Page 117: Restore Default Format

    Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing Configure Format 2 Configure Format 3 Configure Format 4 Configure Format 5 Note: Before you complete the programming of an editing format, if you have the scanner read any label for parameters other than those pertaining to the editing format, it will automatically abort the programming process.

  • Page 118: Define Data Criteria

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field Setting – field-dividing rule Not configured. Additional Fields None Field Transmission Sequence Restore Default Format 5.2.3 DEFINE DATA CRITERIA Three applicable conditions can be configured to check whether the data read by the scanner can be processed by the particular editing format. Note: Data editing cannot be performed unless the three conditions are all met.
  • Page 119 Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing EAN-8 Addon 5 EAN-13 EAN-13 Addon 5 EAN-13 Addon 2 EAN-128 & RSS French Pharmacode Italian Pharmacode Industrial 25 Interleaved 25 Matrix 25 Plessey Telepen UPC-A UPC-A Addon 2 UPC-A Addon 5 Update...
  • Page 120 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide UPC-E UPC-E Addon 2 UPC-E Addon 5 Data Length By default, barcodes of any length (character count) are eligible for data editing. You may specify a value from 0 to 255. When zero is given to both, the scanner will not perform the length qualification. 1.

  • Page 121: Divide Data Into Fields

    Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing 1. Read the label to specify a matching string. Matching String … Hexadecimal Value 2. Read the “ ” label on page 124 for the desired character string. 3. Read the “Validate” label on the same page to complete this setting. 4.
  • Page 122 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide *No Adjustment Set Length to adjust fields … (*0) 1. Read the label above to adjust field by length. Decimal Value 2. Read the “ ” label on page 123 for the desired field length. 3.

  • Page 123: Field Settings

    Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing Six Fields Note: The number of configurable fields is always one less than the total number of fields specified. The extra data characters beyond the last field configured will be automatically assigned to the next field. 5.2.5 FIELD SETTINGS Data eligible for editing formats is divided into fields by user-specified rules –...
  • Page 124 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Divide Field 1 by Length … Field 2 Setting 1. Read the label to divide field by a specified terminating string. Hexadecimal Value 2. Read the “ ” label on page 124 for the desired character string. 3.
  • Page 125 Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing *Include Separator Discard Separator 1. Read the label to divide field by length. Decimal Value 2. Read the “ ” label on page 123 for the desired field length. 3. Read the “Validate” label on the same page to complete this setting. Divide Field 3 by Length …...
  • Page 126 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 5 Setting 1. Read the label to divide field by a specified terminating string. Hexadecimal Value 2. Read the “ ” label on page 124 for the desired character string. 3. Read the “Validate” label on the same page to complete this setting. Select Field Separator to Divide Field 5 …...

  • Page 127: Field Transmission Sequence

    Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing Additional Field 3 … Additional Field 4 … Additional Field 5 … If "Keyboard Wedge" is configured for interface, Key Type and Key Status will then become applicable. You may decide whether or not to apply Key Status when “Normal Key”...
  • Page 128 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2) Program the transmission sequence by reading the desired fields as well as additional fields. Field 1 Field 2 Field 3 Field 4 Field 5 Field 6 Additional Field 1 Additional Field 2 Additional Field 3 Additional Field 4 Additional Field 5 3) Read the “End”...

  • Page 129: Programming Examples

    Chapter 5 Applying Formats for Data Editing 5.3 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES 5.3.1 EXAMPLE I Extract data from the 10th character to the 19th character... The editing format should be configured as follows: Total Number of Fields – 3. Field 1 Setting – Divide Field by Field Length, and set length to 9. Field 1 data starts from the 1 character to the 9 character.
  • Page 130 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide End Programming Format...

  • Page 131: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Optical Characteristics 1500 Scan Engine Non-contact type Optical Sensor CCD, 2500 pixels Light Source Red LED Wavelength 625 nm Physical Characteristics Color Black Switch Tactile switch Interface Options Keyboard Wedge, RS-232, Wand Emulation Weight Approx. 145 g Electrical Characteristics Voltage + 5V ±...
  • Page 132 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Environmental Characteristics Temperature Operating 0 °C to 50 °C Storage -20 °C to 60 °C Humidity Operating 10% to 90% (Non-condensing) Storage 5% to 95% Impact Resistance 1.5 m (Multiple drops onto concrete) Electrostatic Discharge ±...

  • Page 133: Numeral Systems

    Appendix I NUMERAL SYSTEMS DECIMAL SYSTEM Decimal Validate the Values Validate Update Abort...

  • Page 134: Hexadecimal System

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM Hexadecimal Enter Setup...
  • Page 135 Appendix I Numeral Systems Validate the Values Validate Update Abort...
  • Page 136 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 137: Keyboard Wedge Table & Ascii Table

    Appendix II KEYBOARD WEDGE TABLE & ASCII TABLE KEYBOARD WEDGE TABLE " Home Down & Left Right PgUp Exec < PgDn > ENTER* Note: (1) ~ : Digits of numeric keypad. (2) CR*/Send/ENTER*: ENTER key on the numeric keypad. KEY TYPE If "Keyboard Wedge"...

  • Page 138: Key Status

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide *Normal Scan Code KEY STATUS Decide whether or not to change key status when “Normal Key” is selected for Key Type. Add Shift Add Left Ctrl Add Left Alt Add Right Ctrl Add Right Alt Enter Setup...

  • Page 139: User-Defined Scan Code

    Appendix II Keyboard Wedge Table & ASCII Table USER-DEFINED SCAN CODE 1) Read the “Set Scan Code” label to define new scan code. Set Scan Code 2) Read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 124 for the desired character string. 3) Read the “Validate”...
  • Page 140 1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 141: Host Serial Commands

    Appendix III HOST SERIAL COMMANDS SERIAL COMMANDS #@NNNNNN<CR> Purpose To configure the scanner. Remarks nnnnnn – the six digits of command parameters. For example, “109952” is to list the current Code ID settings. List Page 3 Serial Command “0x23” + “0x40” + “0x31” + “0x30” + “0x39” + “0x39” + “0x35” + “0x32” + “0x0d” #@ - - - -<CR>...

  • Page 142: Example

    1500 Barcode Scanner User Guide EXAMPLE Send the serial commands via RS-232 interface. For example, run HyperTerminal on the host computer. For the scanner to change the beeper to medium volume and beep – #@101011<CR> #@////<CR> For the scanner to change the beeper to minimal volume and beep – #@101010<CR>...

  • Page 143: Upgrading Firmware

    Appendix IV UPGRADING FIRMWARE 1) Connect the power supply cord from the scanner to a proper power outlet. 2) Connect the serial cable between the scanner and your computer via the RS-232 port. 3) Read the following labels in sequence for the scanner to enter the download mode. The scanner will respond with beeps to indicate it is ready for downloading.

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