Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Table of contents Introduction ...................................4 Operational Parameters..............................4 Set Default Parameter ..............................7 Default Parameters..............................7 B e e p e r Volume..............................7 Beeper Tone .................................8 Beeper Frequency Adjustment..........................8 Transmit “No Read” Message ..........................9 Parameter Scanning............................10 Linear Code Type Security Level..........................10 Linear Security Level 1 ............................10 Linear Security Level 2 ............................10 Linear Security Level 3 ............................11...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 ................................35 Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 ........................35 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 ........................36 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification ...........................37 Discrete 2 o f 5 ................................38 Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 ..........................38 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5..........................39 Chinese 2 of 5................................40 Enable/Disable Chinese 2 of 5 ..........................40...
Barcode. Operational Parameters The SpeechMike Barcode is shipped with the factory default settings shown in Table 1. These factory default values are stored in non-volatile memory and are preserved even when the scanner is powered down. To change the parameter values: Scan the appropriate bar codes included in this chapter.
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Parameter Factory Default Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Enable Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Enable Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Enable UPC-A Preamble System Character UPC-E Preamble System Character UPC-E1 Preamble System Character Convert UPC-E to A Disable Convert UPC-E1 to A Disable EAN-8 Zero Extend Disable...
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Parameter Factory Default Code 11 Check Digit Verification Disable Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Set Length(s) for I 2 of 5 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Disable Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Set Default Parameter Default Parameters The SpeechMike Barcode can be reset to the factory defaults. Scan the bar code below to reset the SpeechMike Barcode to its default settings. Restore Defaults B e e p e r Volume...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Beeper Tone To select a decode beep frequency (tone), scan the appropriate bar code. Low Frequency *Medium Frequency High Frequency Beeper Frequency Adjustment This parameter adjusts the frequency of the high beeper tone from the nominal 2500 Hz to another frequency matching the resonances of the installation.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Beep After Good Decode Scan this symbol to set the scanner to beep after a good decode. *Beep After Good Decode Scan this symbol to set the scanner not to beep after a good decode. The beeper still operates during parameter menu scanning and indicates error conditions.
Disable Parameter Scanning Linear Code Type Security Level The SpeechMike Barcode offers four levels of decode security for linear code types (e.g. Code 39, Interleaved 2 of ’ 5). Select higher security levels for decreasing levels of bar code quality. As security levels increase, the scanner aggressiveness decreases.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Linear Security Level 3 Code types other than the following must be successfully read twice before being decoded. The following codes must be read three times: Code Type Length 4 or less D 2 of 5 8 or less I 2 of 5 8 or less...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide U P C/EAN Enable/Disable UPC-A To enable or disable UPC-A, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable UPC-A Disable UPC-A Enable/Disable UPC-E To enable or disable UPC-E, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Enable/Disable UPC-E1 To enable or disable UPC-E1, scan the appropriate bar code below. Note: UPC-E1 is not a UCC (Uniform Code Council) approved symbology. Enable UPC-E1 *Disable UPC-E1 Enable/Disable EAN-8 To enable or disable EAN-8, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable EAN-8 Disable EAN-8 Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide De c o de UPC/EAN Supplementals Supplementals are appended characters (2 or 5) according to specific code format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2). Several options are available: Decode UPC/EAN with Supplemental characters is selected, the scanner does not decode UPC/EAN symbols without supplemental characters.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals (continued) Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode Enable 978 Supplemental Mode Enable Smart Supplemental Mode Decode UPC/EAN Supplemental With Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals selected, this option adjusts the number of times a symbol without supplementals will be decoded before transmission.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the symbol with or without the UPC-A check digit. *Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the symbol with or without the UPC-E check digit. *Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the symbol with or without the UPC-E1 check digit *Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit UPC-A Preamble Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of a UPC-A symbol. Select one of the following options for transmitting UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmit system character only, transmit system character and country code (“0”...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide UPC-E Preamble Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of a UPC-E symbol. Select one of the following options for transmitting UPC-E preamble to the host device: transmit system character only, transmit system character and country code (“0”...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide UPC-E1 Preamble Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of a UPC-E1 symbol. Select one of the following options for transmitting UPC-E1 preamble to the host device: transmit system character only, transmit system character and country code (“0” for USA), or transmit no preamble. No Preamble (<DATA>) *System Character...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A Enable this parameter to convert UPC-E1 (zero suppressed) decoded data to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit). Scan DO NOT CONVERT UPC-E TO UPC-A to transmit UPC-E1 (zero suppressed) decoded data.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 Type When EAN Zero Extend is enabled, you can label the extended symbol as either an EAN-1 3 bar code, or an EAN-8 bar code. This affects Transmit Code ID Character and DECODE_DATA message.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide UPC/EAN Security Level 2 If mis-decodes of poorly printed bar codes occur, and the mis-decodes are not limited to characters 1, 2, 7, and 8, select this security level. UPC/EAN Security Level 2 UPC/EAN Security Level 3 If misdecodes still occur after selecting Security Level 2, select this security level.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Enable/Disable ISBT 128 To enable or disable ISBT 128, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable ISBT 128 Disable ISBT 128 Lengths for Code 128 No length setting is required for Code 128. Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 To enable or disable Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in marking computer tape cartridges. Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters. To enable or disable Trioptic Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Trioptic Code 39 *Disable Trioptic Code 39 Note: Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Code 32 Prefix Enable this parameter to add the prefix character “A” to all Code 32 bar codes. Convert Code 39 to Code 32 must be enabled for this parameter to function. (Italian Pharma Code) Enable Code 32 Prefix *Disable Code 32 Prefix Set Lengths for Code 39 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s)
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Length Within Range - This option limits decodes to only those Code 39 symbols within a specified range. For example, to decode Code 39 symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters, first scan Code 39 - Length Within Range.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Scan this symbol to transmit the check digit with the data. Transmit Code 39 Check Digit (Enable) Scan this symbol to transmit data without the check digit. *Do Not Transmit Code 39 Check Digit (Disable) Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Enable/Disable Code 39 Full ASCI Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 which pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set. To enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII, scan the appropriate bar code below. Refer to Table B-3 on page B-5 for the mapping of Code 39 characters to ASCII values.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Set Lengths for Code 93 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for Code 93 may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Code 11 Enable/Disable Code 11 To enable or disable Code 11, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 11 Disable Code 11 Set Lengths for Code 11 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains.
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Code 11 - Length Within Range Code 11 - Any Length Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Code 11 Check Digit Verification This feature allows the scanner to check the integrity of all Code 11 symbols to verify that the data complies with the specified check digit algorithm. This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 11 bar code. The options are to check for one check digit, check for two check digits, or disable the feature.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Transmit Code 11 Check Digits This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit(s). Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Enable) *Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Disable) Note: Code 11 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function. Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 To enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for I 2 of 5 may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification When enabled, this parameter checks the integrity of an I 2 of 5 symbol to ensure it complies with a specified algorithm, either USS (Uniform Symbology Specification), or OPCC (Optical Product Code Council). *Disable USS Check Digit OPCC Check Digit...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 This parameter converts a 14 character I 2 of 5 code into EAN-13, and transmits to the host as EAN-13. To accomplish this, I 2 of 5 must be enabled, one length must be set to 14, and the code must have a leading zero and a valid EAN-13 check digit.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for D 2 of 5 may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Chinese 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Chinese 2 of 5 To enable or disable Chinese 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Chinese 2 of 5 *Disable Chinese 2 of 5 Codabar Enable/Disable Codabar To enable or disable Codabar, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Set Lengths for Codabar The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Lengths for Codabar may be set for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide CLSI Editing When enabled, this parameter strips the start and stop characters and inserts a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14-character Codabar symbol. Note: Symbol length does not include start and stop characters. Enable CLSI Editing *Disable CLSI Editing NOTIS Editing...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Enable/Disable M S I To enable or disable M SI, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable MSI *Disable MSI Set Lengths for MSI The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters) the code contains, and includes check digits.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Length Within Range - Select this option to decode codes within a specified range. For example, to decode M SI symbols containing between 4 and 12 characters, first scan MSI Length Within Range, then scan 0, 4, 1 and 2 (single digit numbers must always be preceded by a leading zero).
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Transmit MSI Check Digit Scan this symbol to transmit the check digit with the data. Transmit MSI Check Digit (Enable) Scan this symbol to transmit data without the check digit. *Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit (Disable) M S I Check Digit Algorithm When the Two M SI check d igits option is selected, an additional verification is required to ensure integrity.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Transmit Code ID Character A code ID character identifies the code type of a scanned bar code. This can be useful when decoding more than one code type. The code ID character is inserted between the prefix character (if selected) and the decoded symbol.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide AIM Code Identifiers Each AIM Code Identifier contains the three-character string ] c m where: = Flag Character (ASCII 93) = Code Character (see Table B-1) = Modifier Character (see Table B-2). Table B-1. Code Characters Code Character Code Type Code 39...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Intercharacter Delay The intercharacter delay gives the host system time to service its receiver and perform other tasks between characters. Select the intercharacter delay option matching host requirements. The delay period can range from no delay to 99 msec in 1 msec increments. After scanning the bar code below, scan two bar codes beginning on page 51 to set the desired time-out.
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Numeric Bar Codes For parameters requiring specific numeric values, scan the appropriately numbered bar code(s). Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Cancel To change the selection or cancel an incorrect entry, scan the bar code below. Cancel Revision: 2.0 , technical changes excepted...
Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide GLOSSARY Aperture An opening which limits the amount of light or radiation passing through an optical system. ASCII American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit-plus-parity code representing128 letters, numerals, punctuation marks, and control characters. It is a standard data transmission code in the U.S.
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Check Digit A digit used to verify a correct symbol decode. The scanner inserts the decoded data into an arithmetic formula and checks that the resulting number matches the encoded check digit. Check digits are required for UPC but are optional for other symbologies.
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Element Generic term for a bar or space. Encoded Area Total linear dimension occupied by all characters of a code pattern, including start/stop characters and data. Host Computer A computer that serves other terminals in a network, providing such services as computation, database access, supervisory programs, and network control.
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide of one information bit. A zero bit consists of a narrow bar followed by a wide space, while one bit consist of a wide bar followed by a narrow bar. The zero bit is one unit bar followed by a two-unit space and the one bit is a two-unit bar followed by a one unit space.
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Advanced Scanner Configuration Guide Scanning Sequence A method of programming or configuring parameters for a bar code reading system by scanning bar code menus. Self-Checking Code A symbology that uses a checking algorithm to detect encoding errors within the characters of a bar code symbol. Space The lighter element of a bar code formed by the background between bars.