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The 1551B product is covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 4,360,798; 4,369,361; 4,387,297; 4,460,120; 4,496,831; 4,593,186; 4,603,262; 4,607,156; 4,652,750; 4,673,805; 4,736,095; 4,758,717; 4,816,660; 4,845,350; 4,896,026; 4,897,532; 4,923,281; 4,933,538; 4,992,717; 5,015,833; 5,017,765; 5, 021,641;5,029,183; 5,047,617; 5,103,461; 5,113,445; 5,140,144; 5,142,550; 5,149,950; 5,517,687; 5,168,148;...
Section 1 Introduction & Quick Start Menu Before You Begin Warranty Information Safety Summary 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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Warnings, Cautions, and Notes Warning Warning Avertissement é é é é é é Caution Caution Conseil é é é é é é é é 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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About This Manual What You Will Find in This Manual For Information On Refer To Terms Conventions for Bar Codes 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
Note: You must order the appropriate interface cables separately. See the quick reference guide for the cable that is appropriate for your scanner or call your local Intermec representative for help ordering cables. 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–1...
1551B02XX Decoding Laser Scanner To connect the 1551B02XX scanner to a RS232 port Connect the external power supply cable to the side of the D type connector or power pigtail on Y cables. Programmable Option Setting Baud Rate 9600 bits per second Parity even Data Format...
To connect the 1551B02XX scanner to a DEC VT220/320/420 Series Terminal The DEC cable is a “Y” cable with a modular socket and a modular plug. Disconnect the keyboard connector from the DEC terminal and connect the plug to the terminal. Connect the socket to the keyboard. 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–4...
To connect the 1551B02XX scanner to a Portable Reader 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–5...
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1551B03XX Decoding Laser Scanner To connect the 1551B03XX scanner to an IBM 4683 Interface Note: The interface cable has either an 8-pin SDL (synchronous data link) connector for the 5B port on the POS terminal, or a 4-pin SDL connector for the 9A or 9B port.
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1551B03XX Decoding Laser Scanner, continued Symbology Suffix Symbology Prefix EAN 8 Code 39 00 0A 0B EAN 13 I 2 of 5 00 0D 0B UPC A Code 128 00 18 0B UPC E 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–7...
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To connect the 1551B03XX scanner to an OCIA, OCR, RS232 Interface, or Portable Reader OCIA Interface Symbology Suffix Symbology Prefix EAN 8 06 06 UPC A EAN 13 UPC E Symbology Suffix Symbology Prefix EAN 8 0F 0F UPC A EAN 13 UPC E Symbology...
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Symbology Prefix EAN/UPC with Addenda 44 4B Code 39 44 49 I 2 of 5 44 48 2 of 5 44 47 Code 128 44 4A RS232 Interface Programmable Option Setting Baud Rate 9600 bits per second Parity even Data Format 7 data bits, parity bit, 1 stop bit (8 Bit Data) 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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To connect the 1551B03XX scanner to a Portable Reader 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–10...
To connect the 1551B07XX scanner to a Portable Reader Programmable Option Setting Transmission Rate 40 inches per second Output Polarity White High Bar Code Type Wand Emulation Code 39 Format Power Mode Switched Power (Low Power) 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–13...
To connect to a laptop or pen-based terminal Note: If your laptop or terminal has an international keyboard, see “Foreign Keyboard Selection” in Chapter 4 to enable a different language. Laptop with an integrated keyboard 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 1–14...
Section 1 Introduction & Quick Start Menu This chapter provides basic operating procedures, troubleshoot- ing, and maintenance guidelines. General Instructions Note: Each scanner is shipped with a quick reference guide that provides the same operating procedures and safety instructions in this chapter. Keep that guide near your scanner for quick reference.
Hands–Free Scanning To Perform Hands–Free Scanning Switching Back to Hand–Held Scanning Marker Beam Selection Warning: Scanning this code with standard range model will reduce performance. 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide 2–4...
Default All UPC / EAN Settings UPC Selection UPC A UPC E0 UPC E1 Check Digit Number System Version E Expand 4–12 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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This glossary contains definitions for terms specific to this manual and the decoding laser scanners. ASCII chart bar code bar code scanner baud rate check digit Codabar Code 2 of 5 Code 39 Code 128 configuration decode hand–held scanning 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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Glossary, continued hands–free scanning host terminal Interleaved 2 of 5 keyboard wedge mode laser redundancy laser scanner modulo 43 number system digit OCIA operating parameter parameter portable reader 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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Glossary, continued protocol RS–232 scan scannable scanner scanner holder scanner stand serial communications mode serial programming standby mode start and stop character symbology terminal 1551B Decoding Laser Scanner User’s Guide...
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