Introduction The orKan is easy to use - just press the trigger button in order to switch ON the terminal. Please use the side buttons to change the current application and the trigger button to select the application you want to use. To return to the main menu press the two side buttons at the same time and select MAIN MENU using the trigger button.
III. Product presentation The orKan has two (2) LEDs, three (3) trigger buttons and one (1) OLED screen. They provide the Bluetooth connection status and the reading status. The right-hand side LED is the Bluetooth connection LED (BCL) and the left-hand size LED is the reading status LED (RSL).
The label on the back side of the orKan terminal provides the following information: - the terminal model - its Bluetooth MAC address - its serial number Label Battery door XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 7/35...
To remove the protective boot, please push the top part of the terminal. XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 8/35...
To insert batteries into the orKan: use a coin to unlock and remove the battery cover at the back of the orKan turn the lock underneath the terminal to a vertical position (upwards).
Make sure that the temperature is between 0°C and 35°C to recharge the battery. When the original batteries wear out, please contact your Baracoda reseller for replacements. XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 10/35...
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‘frozen display’ (cf below) Whenever an orKan terminal is put in the cradle, the right-hand side LED of the cradle will be green. The left-hand side LED of the cradle will be switched on if a battery is put in the cradle (behind the terminal).
In order to switch the terminal on, please press the middle trigger button. When you press this button, the 2 LEDs will first blink in orange and right afterwards they will blink in green (boot). Once the orKan has been switched on, the right-hand LED will be blinking in green. Green Led Orange Led Now you are in the main menu.
Bluetooth and twenty (20) minutes if the device is connected via Bluetooth. Whenever the user presses the middle trigger button the counter will be restarted. These default values can be modified by the end user. XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 13/35...
Status area (including line) Main area This area allows the display of information. Everything that appears in this area is defined by the application XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 14/35...
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Batch data stored: all the operating mode logos (below) are written with black font on white background. Time HH:MM: in 24-hour mode with HH: hours and MM : minutes XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 15/35...
[Upgrading]: Upgrade the orKan terminal ‘BT name’: Bluetooth Name ‘BDA’: Bluetooth Device Address ‘S/N’: product serial number ‘Batt. level’: percentage of the remaining battery level XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 16/35...
IX. Connecting your orKan terminal There are two (2) different ways to create a connection from the host to the orKan terminal by Bluetooth: 1) Slave mode (default) The host (PC, Baracoda Desktop Manager, …) creates the connection to the terminal. In this case, the remote host is the master Bluetooth node and the orKan terminal is the slave node.
To reset the orKan terminal to default settings, the user can use the Baracoda Desktop Manager or scan the Reset Configuration barcode. To reset the orKan –L (1D CMOS) and –LA (laser), please scan only the “Reset factory defaults” barcode: Reset factory defaults (with reboot) To reset Orkan –Fs and –Fe (2D Imagers), please scan the “Reset factory defaults”...
You can enable/disable/modify any type of barcode symbology with both the Baracoda Desktop Manager software (only for 1D and Laser terminals) or with the Programming Guide. 4) Data format The general format of data sent by the orKan terminal to the remote host is shown on the following table: AIM/ Symbology...
A prefix and/or suffix can be added to every piece of data sent to the host device. You can configure the data prefix/suffix via the Baracoda Desktop Manager software or with the Programming Guide. By default there is no data prefix or suffix set on the orKan terminal.
Recharge the battery immediately. If you continue using the terminal, it will work until a triple beep occurs: at that moment the terminal will shut down and you will be forced to charge the terminal. XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 21/35...
XI. How to capture data ? 1) orKan positionning to read barcode In order to switch ON the orKan terminal, please press the middle trigger button. Position the terminal so that the light beam fully overlaps and crosses the barcode. The terminal...
Real Time mode – with No Data Loss option If the No Data Loss option is activated and the orKan terminal is not connected or out of Bluetooth range, the terminal will store all application data results in memory. When a Bluetooth connection is (re)established to the remote host, stored data are automatically uploaded.
Pressing the trigger the second time will activate the decoder thus allowing the terminal to actually decode the barcode. Nota : this feature is only available for orKan 1D & Laser – not for 2D imager c. AutoScan mode This mode enables to scan continuously;...
XII. orKan embedded application(s) 1) Global structure The orKan can embed several applications. All of them are accessible via the ‘Main Menu’ which is a list of icons (horizontal). To navigate in ‘Main Menu’, please press on the left or right button.
BDA: XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (Bluetooth Device Address) 2) Application: Introduction All embedded applications in the orKan terminal can be defined by the following list of requirements (that they have to to comply with during its creation): o Scenario & action(s): a user application is an execution of action(s) sequence ; in other word, it is a scenario.
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Character dedicated to action result delimitation App.Options Field dedicated to scenario customization Actions count Count of all the actions contained in the scenario Actions list XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 27/35...
This application is the same as Quantity, but allows adding a new data selected by the user from a local list of choices. In the pre-loaded version, the possible list of choices is associated to the final application of delivery. XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 28/35...
Access Control This application compares captured data to a list / database loaded on the terminal. The orKan displays and sends pre-defined data in function of the result of this comparison. Application Field Separator: n/a Scenario / List of called actions: a) Display Welcome Message: “Scan to check if data is present in your local...
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Data capture for workforce in motion Baracoda-Data Capture for Workforce in Motion 1234567890128 Baracoda DEMO BARACODY5VNK83LZEKX8KEO54a6V4B4K0JRMXAG49BN65HDTKj Baracoda - Data Capture for Workforce in Motion XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 30/35...
(*) thanks to the provided keyboard emulation feature. You can also modify some configuration options (depending on the platform). (*): BlackBerry, Android, Windows Mobile… Note: full SDK is available to get more features / integrate the orKan terminal to the end-user application. c. Baracoda Desktop Manager (for windows PC)
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Moreover, these libraries will deal with all the low-level routines, timeouts, connections and configuration management. These libraries are available to developers for free (www.baracoda.com for more information) XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 32/35...
Avoid that the laser beam hits the eye of an observer, even through reflective surfaces such as mirrors, etc. The following information is shown on the laser terminal device class label: XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 34/35...
User Guide or other misuse or abuse of the product. The warranty does not cover problems linked to batteries. XIRING – Ingenico Healthcare / eID – Baracoda orKan ‘barcode’ – User Guide v1.5 35/35...
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