INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

About this Manual ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1

Manual Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

Services and Support ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2

About the Reader ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

Programming the Reader ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4

Configuration Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4

Cordless Models ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Using the Radio Base ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

Charging the Batteries .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6

Battery Safety .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6

Replacing the Battery Pack ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8

SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Setting Up the Reader ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9

Configuring the Base Station ................................................................................................................................................................................10

Connecting the Base Station .......................................................................................................................................................................10

Base Station Connection and Routing ........................................................................................................................................................11

System and Network Layouts .....................................................................................................................................................................13

Connecting the Base when Security Pin is Enabled ..................................................................................................................................13

Linking the Reader to a Base Station .........................................................................................................................................................14

Linking a BT Reader to a PC .........................................................................................................................................................................14

Interface Selection .................................................................................................................................................................................................16

Setting the Interface .....................................................................................................................................................................................16

Customizing Configuration Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................19

Configure Interface Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................19

Global Interface Features .............................................................................................................................................................................19

Configuring Other Features .........................................................................................................................................................................19

Software Version Transmission ..................................................................................................................................................................19

Resetting the Product Configuration to Defaults ......................................................................................................................................20

CONFIGURATION USING BAR CODES ..................................................................................................................................................... 21

Configuration Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................................21

GLOBAL INTERFACE FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................... 23

Host Commands - Obey/Ignore .............................................................................................................................................. 23

USB Suspend Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23

RS-232 Interface...............................................................................................................................................................................25

Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 26

Data Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Stop Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 27

Parity ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 28

Handshaking Control .................................................................................................................................................................. 29

RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces ..........................................................................................................................................................30

Intercharacter Delay .................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Beep On ASCII BEL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Beep On Not on File .................................................................................................................................................................... 32

ACK NAK Options ......................................................................................................................................................................... 32

ACK Character .............................................................................................................................................................................. 33

NAK Character ............................................................................................................................................................................. 33

ACK NAK Timeout Value ............................................................................................................................................................. 34

ACK NAK Retry Count .................................................................................................................................................................. 34

ACK NAK Error Handling ............................................................................................................................................................. 35

Indicate Transmission Failure .................................................................................................................................................... 35

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