Intermec Janus 2020 User Manual page 531

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Glossary
configuration command
A configuration command changes the way the reader operates. You can enter
a configuration command by typing on the keypad, by scanning a bar code
label, or by sending a command from the host computer.
configuration file
A configuration file is an ASCII text file that contains settings for some or all of
the reader's configuration parameters.
Configuration Manager
A Reader Services program on the reader that maintains the reader's current
configuration file, ensures that the reader operates according to that
configuration, and lets you change the configuration file.
Control mode
A reader mode you use to temporarily change some of the display parameters
at the DOS prompt or when running an application. The parameters are reset
when you boot the reader.
conventional memory
The reader has 1MB of battery-backed dynamic RAM. The first 640K is
conventional memory and is virtually the same as that of a PC. You can use
this memory to run applications.
cursor keypad
A set of keys on the reader that allows you to move the cursor around the
screen.
data bits
The number of bits the reader uses when communicating with another device
(i.e., host computer). Generally set at seven or eight.
default configuration
The values set for each configuration parameter when the reader is shipped.
device
Any physical item that is attached to a computer. A terminal, a printer, a
reader, and a controller are all devices.
device driver
A software component that controls an external device. For example, a PC card
device driver controls how the reader accesses the PC card.
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