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  • Page 1 BCST-10 Barcode Scanner Instruction Manual w w w . i n a t e c k . c o m...

  • Page 2: Important Notice

    IMPORTANT NOTICE Safety Precaution * DO NOT disassemble the scanner, or place foreign matter into the scanner cause a short circuit or circuit damage. * DO NOT expose the scanner or battery to any flammable sources. Maintenances Precaution * Use a clean cloth to wipe dust off the body of the scanner.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Check Software Version............10 Save Custom Settings...............11 Chapter 1 Features and Basic Setups..........12 1.1 Battery..................13 1.1.1 Mounting the battery(charging)........13 1.1.2 How to operate BCST-10 Barcode Scanner....13 1.1.3 Auto Power Off............13 1.2 Transmit Buffer..............14 1.2.1 Inventory Mode............16 1.3 LED Indicator...............17 1.4 Beeper.................17 1.4.1 Beeper Volume............18...
  • Page 4 2.1.2 BT HID Mode..............24 2.2 Setting up a BT connection..........25 2.3 Connect to PC via BT............26 2.4 Connect to PDA via BT............31 2.4.1 One-click Android Connection........36 2.4.2 One-click iOS Connection...........39 2.4.3 Connect via BT Input Method........42 Chapter 3 SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS..........45 3.1 Codabar................46 3.2 Code25: Industrial 25............47 3.3 Code25: Interleaved 25............48...

  • Page 5: Overview Of Bcst-10 Barcode Scanner

    ★ 1500mAh large capacity lithium battery ★ Long working hours ★ The maximum readable digit extend to 64-bit. BCST-10 both wired and wireless mode support 64bit readable ★ Prefix and suffix are allowed to be added. Reset to factory default settings by scanning the “Factory Reset”...

  • Page 6: Introduction Of Key Function

    Introduction of Key Function * Long press Scan button 3 seconds will turn on the BCST-10 scanner. * Long press Scan button 3 seconds will turn off the BCST-10 scanner. * Flip the Scan button can read the barcodes. Specifications...

  • Page 7: Correct Aiming

    BCST-10 Barcode Scanner by reading the setup barcodes and provides some example for demonstration. Step 1: Turn on BCST-10 Barcode Scanner. It will response with a long beep(high tone), it's LED shows red and with Intmt twinkle.
  • Page 8 LED indicator will flashing purple. For Example: Enable Codabar Step 4: Exit the Setting Mode. The BCST-10 Barcode Scanner will response three beeps (tone descending from high to low), and its LED indicator will not flashing purple and power off.

  • Page 9: Enter The Setting Mode

    "Enter Setup" barcode, which will be located at the bottom of almost every page of this manual. The BCST-10 Barcode Scanner will respond with three beeps (tone descending from high to low), and its LED indicator becomes purple and go off quickly after reading the barcode.

  • Page 10: Restore Factory Defaults

    3. After using a function which is not be used usually in the scanner. Check Software Version If you want to know the software version of BCST-10, should read the ‘Enter Setup’ and ‘Output Software Version’ barcode: Enter Setup...

  • Page 11: Save Custom Settings

    Save Custom Settings 1. You may change factory defaults, and customize some functions suitable for your own applications when you use BCST-10, you must read the ‘Enter Setup’ Function barcode you want to customize ‘Save Custom Settings’ ‘Exit with Save’ barcodes.

  • Page 12: Chapter 1 Features And Basic Setups

    This chapter will introduce the features and usage of the barcode scanner. Contents 1.1 Battery..................13 1.1.1 Mounting the battery(charging).........13 1.1.2 How to operate BCST-10 Barcode Scanner......13 1.1.3 Auto Power Off..............13 1.2 Transmit Buffer................14 1.2.1 Inventory Mode..............16 1.3 LED Indicator................17 1.4 Beeper..................17 1.4.1 Beeper Volume..............18...

  • Page 13: Battery

    1.1.1 Mounting the battery (charging) 1. Hold the scanner face down in one hand. 2. Insert USB cable for charging. 1.1.2 How to operate BCST-10 Barcode Scanner Turn on the scanner Press the Power key for about 2 seconds. The scanner will respond with a long beep (high tone), and its LED indicator is flashing.

  • Page 14: Transmit Buffer

    Exit without Save 1.2 Transmit Buffer During the Bluetooth connection, the BCST-10 Scanner uses a 16KB memory as a data buffer, and sends the collected data to the host computer one by one via the Bluetooth. Upon reading a barcode successfully, the scanner responds with one short beep and its LED indicator becomes green and goes off quickly.
  • Page 15 full, the user should return to the range of BT connection quickly, the data in the buffer can be sent back to the host computer and release the space of buffer. Note: The 256KB transmit buffer on the scanner can hold as many as 2600 barcodes bases on Code128.

  • Page 16: Inventory Mode

    1.2.1 Inventory Mode If you want to keep the barcodes in the buffer of BCST-10 for multiple uploading, you can choose inventory mode. In inventory mode, BCST-10 will count the number of the barcodes automati- cally, and control the time, position etc. for uploading. Also, you can clear the barcodes in the buffer after uploading.

  • Page 17: Led Indicator

    1.3 LED Indicator The LED indicators on BCST-10 can help the user know about the current operation status. MEANING COLOR OF LED INDICATOR Good Read, with one short beep (high Green LED on and off quickly tone) Indicates the BCST-10 Scanner in Memory...

  • Page 18: Beeper Volume

    Three short beeps, tone descending Enter or Exit Setting mode, with purple from high to low LED flashing. Three short beeps, tone ascending Configuration correct, with purple LED from low to high flashing; 1.4.1 Beeper Volume Mute Minimum Volume Maximum Volume (*)Medium Volume For example: Set Minimum Volume for beeper.

  • Page 19: Scan Modes

    1.5.1 Manual Mode By default, the scan mode is set to Manual Mode. If the user keeps press the Scan Key, the BCST-10 Scanner will emit a red light line. This indicates the scanner could scan, the scanning will not stop until the scanner under the following situation.

  • Page 20: Auto Power Off Mode

    1.5.2 Auto Power Off Mode (*)Auto Power Off Mode Setup Auto Power Off Time Enter Setup Exit with Save Exit without Save...

  • Page 21: Auto-Induction Mode

    1.5.3 Auto-induction Mode Under the Auto-induction Mode. The users just need to move the barcodes to be scanned in front of the light band of BCST-10, no need press the Scan Key, there will show a red light line. This indicates the scanner could scan, the scanning will not stop until the scanner under the following situation.

  • Page 22: Symbologies Supported

    BCST-10 Barcode Scanner support USB Data live transmission. The user just need connect one end of the USB cable to a device with USB2.0 port, and the other end to BCST-10, open a textbox, it will enter data transmission. USB wired transmission is the prior...

  • Page 23: Chapter 2 How To Connect With Bt

    4. Have the scanner read the barcodes for related settings. 5. Have the scanner read the barcode to exit the setting mode. 6. The BCST-10 Scanner will stay active for 1 minute waiting for a connection request from the host(SPP) or trying to connect to the host(HID).

  • Page 24: Select Output Interface

    SPP Data Batch Upload SPP Data Single Upload 2.1.2 BT HID Mode By default, BT HID is activated on the BCST-10 Scanner, and the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). Enter Setup (*)Enable HID Exit with Save...

  • Page 25: Setting Up A Bt Connection

    Note: Before the BCST-10 Scanner connects with the other devices, the user should pre-set the scanner. For example: The BCST-10 Scanner is trying to connect with a host computer, the setting operation is according to the following steps: 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode;...

  • Page 26: Connect To Pc Via Bt

    2.3 Connect to PC via BT Steps: Turn on Bluetooth of your computer (take Win7 as example) (Note: If your computer without Bluetooth, you should prepare a Bluetooth Adapter, Insert the adapter to USB port) Click ‘AddaDevice‘, It will search for the devices, show the following window:...
  • Page 27 The computer will search Bluetooth devices automatically. A few seconds later, you will find CT******** in the available devices list, click ’Next‘ Select ’Enter the device‘s pairing code’, and click ’Next‘. Input the pairing code 10010, and click ’Next’.
  • Page 28 You can find a prompting at the lower right corner of your computer desktop, as following. After around 5 seconds, you will hear a beep from BCST-10, and the indicator from red to blue. Then connect successfully.
  • Page 29 You can open a editable textbox (Notepad, word etc.), and read the barcodes. (Note:After pairing successfully, open Bluetooth Chat, then you can read the barcodes in SPP mode.) Now, you click ‘Show Bluetooth Devices’, you can find the BCST-10 in Devices and Printers.
  • Page 30 If you want to change PIN code or switch output interface, you must remove the paired BCST-10 on the computer first.

  • Page 31: Connect To Pda Via Bt

    Note: BCST-10 default mode is HID Mode, if you want to use SPP mode, just read following barcodes before pairing, other operations is same as HID mode. 2.4 Connect to PDA via BT PDA is trying to connect to the BCST-10 Scanner (BT SPP).
  • Page 32 3. Click [Add New Device]. 4. Choose "BCST-10", click [Next].
  • Page 33 4. Choose "CT********", click [Next]. 5. Enter the PIN Code. When setting up a BT connection, if you choose "The Default Value 1", input 10010; If you choose "The Default Value 2", input 40510; if you specified a unique PIN code on your own, input it.
  • Page 34 7. Choose port number for added device. [COM0] is chosen here. Click [OK].
  • Page 35 8. Enter serial port application, choose the port number you just set, click [open]. The BCST-10 Scanner respond with two short beeps, and the indicator is flashing blue (On/Off ratio 20ms:3s), indicating the connection between PDA and BCST-10 is established successfully.

  • Page 36: One-Click Android Connection

    2.4.1 One-click Android Connection 1. Turn on BCST-10, read the following barcodes continuously Enter Setup One -click android connection Exit with Save 2. Bluetooth Pairing Turn on Bluetooth in your android device, search CT******** in available devices, and click. It will popup Bluetooth pairing request dialog, input the PIN code...
  • Page 37 Click OK, you will hear a beep from BCST-10, that means pairing successfully, you can find paired BCST-10 on the android device.
  • Page 38 Open a textbox, for example short message, the BCST-10 can read barcodes into the textbox.

  • Page 39: One-Click Ios Connection

    2.4.2 One-click iOS Connection 1. Turn on BCST-10, and read the following barcodes continuously Enter Setup One-click iOS Connection Exit with Save 2. Bluetooth Pairing Turn on Bluetooth in your ios device, search CT******** in available devices, and click...
  • Page 40 Find above mentioned numbers in following barcodes, read them continuously, and then read “Exit without Save” barcode Exit without Save You will hear a beep from BCST-10 if connect successfully, and it will show in the paired devices on iOS device.
  • Page 41 3. Active or Hide the Input Method During the scanning, you may use the soft keypad if you want to add remark information, you just need double click Power key quickly, it will active the soft keypad. If you double click Power key quickly again, the soft keypad will hide.

  • Page 42: Connect Via Bt Input Method

    2.4.3 Connect via BT Input Method 1. Turn on Bluetooth barcode scanner BCST-10 for setup Read “Enter Setup” barcode Enter Setup Read “Bluetooth Input Method” barcode Bluetooth Input Method Read “Exit with Save” barcode Exit with Save 2. Setup “CILICO Bluetooth barcode input method”...
  • Page 43 Select Cilico Bluetooth Input method (support Chinese, English and Japanese) Step 2:Bluetooth Pairing Turn on Bluetooth...
  • Page 44 Click "Search for devices", and will find BCST-10 in available devices Click for pairing, and input the PIN code in following window, then click OK.
  • Page 45 You will find BCST-10 in Paired Devices if pairing successfully. Step 3:Tap "Select Bluetooth device"...
  • Page 46 Click BCST-10 in Bluetooth Paired Device List, it will connect automatically You will hear a beep if connect successfully...
  • Page 47 Step 4:Tap "Switch Input Method" Select Cilico Bluetooth Input method (support Chinese, English and Japanese), the user can choose according to their requirement...
  • Page 48 Step 5:Tap "Finish" Step 6:Open a editable textbox, then can read the barcodes...
  • Page 49 Switch to Chinese input method Switch to English input method...
  • Page 50 Switch to Japanese input method...

  • Page 51: Chapter 3 Symbology Settings

    Chapter 3 Symbology Settings In this chapter, a brief on the symbology setting is provided for your reference. Contents 3.1 Codabar..................52 3.1.1 Start/Stop Transmission.............53 3.2 Code25: Industrial 25..............54 3.3 Code25: Interleaved 25..............55 3.4 Code25: Matrix 25..............56 3.5 Code25: Standard 25..............57 3.6 Code 39..................58 3.6.1 Enable/Disable Code 39............58 3.6.2 START/STOP Transmission..........58...

  • Page 52: Codabar

    3.1 Codabar Decide whether or not to enable Codabar. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable Codabar. Enable Codabar （*） Disable Codabar Note: Read the "Disable Codabar" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Codabar barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Codabar barcode, please trying to read "Enable Codabar"...

  • Page 53: Start/Stop Transmission

    3.1.1 Start/Stop Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Start/Stop characters in the data being transmitted. (*) Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters Do Not Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters For example: Do Not Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters. 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2.
  • Page 54 3.2 Code25: Industrial 25 Decide whether or not to enable Industrial 25. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults disable Industrial 25. Enable Industrial25 （*）Disable Industrial 25 Note: Read the "Disable Industrial 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Industrial 25 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Industrial 25 barcode, please trying to read "Enable...
  • Page 55 3.3 Code25: Interleaved 25 Decide whether or not to enable Interleaved 25. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults disable Interleaved 25. Enable Interleaved 25 （*）Disable Interleaved Note: Read the "Disable Interleaved 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Interleaved 25 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Interleaved 25 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Interleaved 25"...
  • Page 56 3.4 Code25: Matrix 25 Decide whether or not to enable Matrix 25. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable Matrix 25. Enable Matrix 25 （*） Disable Matrix 25 Note: Read the "Disable Matrix 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Matrix 25 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Matrix 25 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Matrix 25"...
  • Page 57 3.5 Code25: Standard 25 Decide whether or not to enable Standard 25. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable Standard 25. Enable Standard 25 （*） Disable Standard 25 Note: Read the "Disable Standard 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Standard 25 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Standard 25 barcode, please trying to read "Enable...
  • Page 58 3.6 Code 39 3.6.1 Enable/Disable Code 39 Decide whether or not to enable Code 39, The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable Code 39. （*）Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 3.6.2 START/STOP Transmission Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 59: Checksum Verification

    3.6.3 Checksum Verification It is not enforced to include the checksum character in the Code 39 data. If checksum character is included, it should be the last character of the barcode data. Checksum character is a calculate value bases on all of the data, and is used to check the data is correct or not.

  • Page 60: Standard/Full Ascii Code 39

    3.6.4 Standard/Full ASCII Code 39 Decide whether or not to support Code 39 Full ASCII that includes all the alphanumeric and special character. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults full ASCII Code 39. It could disable full ASCII Code 39 via set.

  • Page 61: Code 93

    3.7 Code 93 Decide whether or not to enable Code 93. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable Code 93. Enable Code 93 （*） Disable Code 93 Note: Read the "Disable Code 93" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Code 93 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Code 93 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Code 93"...

  • Page 62: Code 128

    3.8 Code 128 Decide whether or not to enable Code 128. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable Code 128. （*）Enable Code128 Disable Code128 Note: Read the "Disable Code 128" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Code 128 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Code 128 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Code...

  • Page 63: Ean-8

    3.9 EAN-8 3.9.1 Enable/Disable EAN-8 Decide whether or not to enable EAN-8. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable EAN-8. （*）Enable EAN-8 Disable EAN-8 3.9.2 Convert to EAN-13 There is two ways for EAN-8 to change, convert to EAN-13, or add "0" ahead of EAN-8, and the EAN-8 ID is not change.

  • Page 64: Checksum Transmission

    3.9.3 Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to transmit Checksum. *Transmit EAN-8 Checksum Do Not Transmit EAN-8 Checksum For example: Enable EAN-8, and Convert to EAN-13. 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2. Read the "Enable EAN-8" barcode; 3. Read the "Convert to EAN-13" barcode; 4.

  • Page 65: Ean-13

    3.10 EAN-13 3.10.1 Enable/Disable EAN-13 Decide whether or not to read EAN-13. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable EAN-13. （*）Enable EAN-13 Disable EAN-13 3.10.2 Convert to ISBN Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 to ISBN. Convert EAN-13 to ISBN...

  • Page 66: Checksum Transmission

    3.10.3 Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit EAN-13 Checksum Do Not Transmit EAN-13 Checksum For example: Convert EAN-13 to ISBN. 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2. Read the "Convert EAN-13 to ISBN" barcode; 3.

  • Page 67: Upc-A

    3.11 UPC-A 3.11.1 UPC-A Output “0” Decide whether or not to add "0" in the output of UPC-A data. UPC-A Output "0" (*) UPC-A Do Not Output "0" 3.11.2 UPC-A Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 68: Upc-E

    3.12 UPC-E 3.12.1 Enable/Disable UPC-E Decide whether or not to enable UPC-E. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults enable UPC-E. （*）Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E 3.12.2 UPC-E Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 69: Msi

    3.13 MSI Decide whether or not to enable MSI. The BCST-10 Scanner defaults disable MSI. Enable MSI （*）Disable MSI Note: Read the "Disable MSI" barcode will make the scanner can not read the MSI barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the MSI barcode, please trying to read "Enable MSI"...
  • Page 70 4.1 CODE ID Code ID List Code Type Code ID Hex Value Codabar Code 39 UPC-E EAN-13 Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) Code 2 of 5 (Standard) Code 11 Code 93 Code 128 Matrix 2 of 5 2/5 Industrial EAN-8 ISBN UPC-A Decide whether or not to add Code ID in the barcode data of output.
  • Page 71 4.2 Suffix Code of Barcode Settings Decide whether or not to apply Enter for suffix of barcode data. (*) Apply Enter for suffix Do not Apply Enter for suffix Decide whether or not to apply Alt to suffix of barcode data. suffix （*）Apply Alt for suffix Do not Apply Alt for...
  • Page 72 APPENDIX I The setting barcodes of parameters' value.
  • Page 73 Prefix and Suffix Setting 1. Scan the “Enter Setup” barcode Enter setup 2. Scan the “Prefix Setting” or “Suffix Setting” scanner Prefix Setting Suffix Setting 3. Scan certain barcodes sequentially to generate your own prefix/suffix. Example: If you want to add “#” as prefix or suffix, according to the barcode list provided on our website, you need to scan the “3”...
  • Page 74 4. Scan the “Exit with Save” barcode. Exit With save...
  • Page 75 Prefix/Suffix number and symbol list Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol space “ & ‘ < > delete...
  • Page 76 Contact Information Tel.: +1 513-644-9712 Phone hours: Weekdays 9 AM to 5 PM (EST) Email: support@inateck.com Web: www.inateck.com Addr.: F&M Technology LLC, 9852 Crescent Park Drive, West Chester, OH 45069 USA Germany Tel.: +49 342-07673081 Fax.: +49 342-07673082 Phone hours: Weekdays 9 AM-5 PM (CET) Email: support@inateck.com...

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