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SX-BS-0685 Cordless Image Scanner User Manual Version: SX-BS-0685_UM_EN_V1.1.1...
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Notice Make sure you carefully read the following information to ensure that your barcode scanner is able to perform at the level for which it is designed. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis. The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or design.
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Safety precautions – Danger! Be sure to read the following safety precautions carefully before trying to use the barcode scanner for the first time. Keep this manual in handy place for future reference. Danger! Lithium-ion battery Never allow the battery to become wet. Water can create the danger of battery heat emission, explosion, and fire.
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Safety precautions – Warning! Warning! Disassembly and modification Never try to disassemble or modify the unit in any way. High voltage inside creates the danger of electrical shock. Interior parts and components Never touch interior high-voltage parts or components. Doing so creates the danger of electrical shock.
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Cradle with RS-232 cable and adaptor Power the cradle only with a power outlet whose voltage matches that marked on the adaptor specified in this manual. Avoid conditions that can cause damage or breaks in the power cord. Do not place heavy objects on the power cord.
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Safety precautions – Caution! Caution! Foreign objects Take care to ensure that metal or combustible objects are not inserted into the openings of the unit. Such objects create the danger of fire and electrical shock. Location Do not locate the unit on a surface that is unstable or uneven. Doing so creates the danger of the unit falling, which can cause personal injury.
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Lithium-ion battery Never leave the battery in an area expose to direct sunlight, in a car parked in direct sunlight, or any other very hot area. Doing so creates the danger of heat emission and fire, as well as deterioration of battery performance and shortening of its service life. Do not use the battery in areas where static electricity is being generated.
1 Specifications 1-1 Technical specifications Handheld unit Radio Link 2.4-2.5GHz, Bluetooth 4.0, Class 2 Working Range 30 meters (open air) Dimensions Length × Width × Depth: 90.2 × 70 × 180 mm Weight 225 g Color Gray Indicator LED, Beeper, Vibrator Operating Mode Handheld Programming...
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20 mil QR (20 chars) 0 mm – 215 mm 0 mm – 345 mm 0° to 50°C (32° to 120°F), operating Temperature -40° to 60°C (-40° to 140°F), storage Humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing) EMC: EN55032, EN55024 Electrical Safety: EN60950-1 Photobiological Safety: EN62479:2010 Safety Illumination: 0~100,000 LUX...
2 Get started 2-1 Cable connector pin-outs descriptions for cradle Pin 10 Pin 1 Figure 2-1 Cable connector interface pin-outs The pin-outs descriptions in Table 2-1 apply to the cable connector on the cradle and are for reference only. Table 2-1 Cable connector pin-outs descriptions RS232 Keyboard (PS/2) Power (+5V)
2-3 Parts of the scanner ④ ① ③ ② ⑤ Figure 2-2 Handheld unit ① Scan window ② Trigger (Press to triggr / Long press 3 seconds to turn on) ③ Beeper ④ On base indicator (Blue LED) ⑤ Successful decoding indicator (Green LED) / Communication fail indicator (Red LED) / Charging indicator (Red/Green LED) ⑥...
2-4 Charge battery 1. Please charge the battery before the first time of use. The charge indicator (red LED) on the handheld unit is turned on when the charging is in process. When the charging process completes, the red LED is turned off. 2.
2-5 Installation of cradle 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. 2-5-1 PS/2 keyboard cable Plug one end of the PS/2 keyboard cable to the cradle, one end to PS/2 port on PC, and one end to the keyboard.
3 Progamming menus 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.
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. P aram et er set 1 P aram et er set 2 ···...
3-3 Bluetooth communication setting 3-3-1 example The handheld terminal shall ensure that the connection of the base and PC is successful before communicating with the base. Connect the cradle: The handheld terminal scans the connection barcode at the bottom of the cradle, and the handheld terminal will attempt to connect to the cradle, at the same time, the handheld terminal will make a beep-beep-beep sound.
3-4 Batch data mode Disable- Do not batch data. The handheld unit attempts to transmit every scanned barcode. If the transmission is failed, the barcode data is ignored. Out-of-range batch- The handheld unit starts storing barcode data when it loses its connection to a remote device (for example, when a user holding the handheld unit walks out of range).
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Disable (Live transmission) Batch Data mode (Automatically cleared stored data after uploading data) Batch Data mode (Do not clear stored data after uploading data) Clear Batch Data...
3-5 Keyboard wedge interface for cradle Keyboard type: As a keyboard interface, the scanner supports most of the popular PCs and IBM terminals. Keyboard layout: The scanner supports different national keyboard layouts. Clock period: According to the PS2 protocol, the clock is provided by the device, e.g. keyboard or scanner, with the period between 60us to 100us.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. entry IBM AT, PS/2 Keyboard type Apple Mac compatibles Turkish F Turkish Q French Italian Spanish Keyboard layout Slovak Denmark Japanese German Belgian Russian Czech Character encoding system Refer to 3-8 Handheld scan & some global settings.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. entry 200 us 0 ms 10 ms Delay-after-compound-key 20 ms 40 ms 80 ms Alphabetic key Numeric key Numeric keypad Alt + keypad Disable Power-on simulation Enable 0 ms 5 ms 10 ms Inter-character delay 20 ms...
3-6 RS-232 interface for cradle Flow control: None-The communication only uses TXD and RXD signals without any hardware or software handshaking protocol. RTS/CTS-If the scanner wants to send the barcode data to host computer, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS signal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data communication.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. entry 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 None Parity Even 8 bits Data bit 7 bits 1 bit Stop bit 2 bits...
3-7 USB interface for cradle USB device type: HID keyboard– By setting, the scanner is used as a USB HID keyboard emulation device. The keyboard layout setting follows the setting of keyboard layout in 3-5 Keyboard wedge for cradle. USB virtual COM– By setting, the scanner emulate 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Alpha. Single-scan setting Option bar code Option entry HID keyboard HID keyboard for Apple Mac USB device type USB virtual COM Simple COM Port Emulation Turkish F Turkish Q French Italian Spanish Slovak Keyboard layout Denmark Japanese German Belgian Russian Czech...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option bar code Option entry 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 40 ms 60 ms Alphabetic key Numeric key Numeric keypad Alt + keypad...
3-8 Handheld scan & some global settings Scanning 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.
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Decoder optimization: If it is enabled, the scanner will optimize the decoder with error correction. This function is not effective for all types of barcodes. Data output delay in continue-scan mode: If it is enabled, in the continue-scan mode, the scanner can store the data while continue-scanning.
3-9 Indication for handheld unit 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.
3-10 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. Entry Always Off Decode illumination Flashing On when reading Always Off Always On Decode aiming pattern On before reading On when reading Disable decode illumination Level of decode illumination Middle High Always off Illumination mode of Auto-detection...
3-11 Single type of barcode read 1D symbols read: A global setting of 1D symbols readability. 2D symbols read: A global setting of 2D symbols readability. Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. entry Follow respective 1D symbol setting 1D symbols read All 1D Disable All 1D Enable...
3-12 DPM, Multiple symbols, Structured append read, etc. DPM format read: By setting Enable, the scanner can read 2D symbols in DPM (Direct Park Marking) format. Some barcodes in DPM format are shown below. 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. entry Disable DPM format read Enable structured append Disable symbols read Enable Disable Mobile screen read Enable...
3-13 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.
3-14 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 3-13 UPC-A.
3-15 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 3-13 UPC-A.
3-16 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 3-13 UPC-A.
3-17 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 3-13 UPC-A.
3-18 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.
3-19 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).
3-20 Industrial 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-18 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-13 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-13 UPC-A.
3-21 Matrix 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. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Max./Min.
3-22 Codabar Read: Format Start character Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) End character 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.
3-23 Code 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 3-18 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-13...
3-24 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 3-18 Code Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-13...
3-25 ISBT 128 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.
3-26 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.
3-27 Code 11 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit 1 (optional ) 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.
3-28 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.
3-29 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.
3-30 China Post Read: Format 11 Data digits Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-18 Code 39. The code length of China Post is 11. Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-13 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-13 UPC-A.
3-31 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;...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. entry Only 9 converted to E Disable Assigned to 0 Assigned to 5(A) Assigned to 6(B) Assigned to 7(C) Leading character assignment Assigned to 8(D) Assigned to 9(E) Assigned to 1 Assigned to 2 Assigned to 3 Assigned to 4...
3-32 GS1 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...
3-33 GS1 DataBar Limited Read: Format 16 Data digits Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-13 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-13 UPC-A. Conversion: Refer to Conversion of 3-32 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated).
3-34 GS1 DataBar Expanded Read: Format Data characters (variable) Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-13 UPC-A. Insertion group selection: Refer to Insertion group selection of 3-13 UPC-A. Conversion: UCC/EAN 128- Refer to Code ID transmission of 3-42 String transmission, ]Cm will be identified as AIM ID.
3-40 G1-G6 & C1-C2 & 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.
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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. Also a single character can be un-defined.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. entry 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 01-22 Un-defined times (All)
3-41 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. In case of the insertion position is greater than the length of the symbol, the insertion of string is not effective.
3-42 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.
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option bar code Option entry Prefix transmission Disable Enable Suffix transmission Disable Enable Disable Code name transmission Enable Preamble transmission Disable Enable Disable Postamble transmission Enable Disable Code ID transmission Proprietary ID AIM ID Code length transmission Disable Enable Disable...
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Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Alpha. Option bar code Option entry Keyboard wedge/USB RS-232 Keyboard wedge / 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...
5 Maintenance Cleaning the scan 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.
6 ASCII Table for keyboard wedge for RS-232 Null Down Left Right PgUp PgDn Home Enter Insert Ctrl+ Delete Alt+ Notes: The 2nd and the 3rd columns above are used for keyboard wedge only. “ & ‘ < > Example: ASCII “A” = “41”.
7 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”...
8 Return default parameters Some parameters of handheld unit return to default setting WARNING: If you wish to return all parameters of the handheld unit, to default setting, please scan the barcode above. Some parameters of cradle return default value initialization WARNING: If you wish to return all parameters of the cradle, please scan the barcode above.
9 Display firmware version Cradle firmware version display If you wish to display the firmware version of the cradle, please scan the barcode above. Handheld unit firmware version display If you wish to display the firmware version of the handheld unit, please scan the barcode above.
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