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Zapper
Tornado™
Users Manual
ASP Microcomputers
14 Business Park Drive,
Notting Hill, Victoria, 3168
Australia
Telephone: (03) 9578-7600
FAX: (03) 9578-7727
email: solutions@asp.com.au
World Wide Web: http://www.asp.com.au
ASP Microcomputers is a division of Grayline Holdings Pty. Ltd,. A.C.N. 004 940 729
Zapper Tornado, Zapper Tornado BT and Barcode Zapper are trademarks of ASP Microcomputers
Manual revised: April 20
, 2017
Copyright © 2010-2017 by ASP Microcomputers
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  • Page 1 FAX: (03) 9578-7727 email: solutions@asp.com.au World Wide Web: http://www.asp.com.au ASP Microcomputers is a division of Grayline Holdings Pty. Ltd,. A.C.N. 004 940 729 Zapper Tornado, Zapper Tornado BT and Barcode Zapper are trademarks of ASP Microcomputers Manual revised: April 20 , 2017 Copyright ©...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents The ASP Zapper Tornado™ ........................1 Barcode Symbologies ..........................2 Host Interfaces ............................3 USB ..............................3 PC Keyboard Wedge..........................3 RS-232 Output ............................. 4 Standard Configurations ......................... 4 USB HID ............................... 5 PC Keyboard Wedge..........................6 RS-232 ..............................7 Miscellaneous Options ..........................

  • Page 3: The Asp Zapper Tornado

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual The ASP Zapper Tornado™ Thank you for choosing the ASP's Zapper Tornado™ - a compact high- performance hand-held barcode scanner suitable for reading barcodes of up to 16cm wide, with a depth of field of up to 40cm for 100% EAN-13 barcodes, and up to 60cm for 0.5mm Code 39 barcodes.

  • Page 4: Barcode Symbologies

    Scanning nicely printed barcode labels is simple, and most scanners can easily read well-printed labels. But because there are so many poorly printed barcode labels in the real world, the Zapper Tornado™ has been designed to handle printing tolerances of up to ± 200% to help it to read virtually any barcode label, even if it’s badly printed.

  • Page 5: Host Interfaces

    Barcode scans simply appear as if typed on the keyboard. To install the USB interface Zapper Tornado™, all you need to do is plug it into any USB connector on your computer. The USB port provides all the power required for the Zapper Tornado™.

  • Page 6: Rs-232 Output

    (usually a purple socket). Turn the computer on, and the Zapper Tornado™ will emit a high/low beep to indicate that it has passed its power-on diagnostic tests.

  • Page 7: Usb Hid

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual USB HID You must scan the barcodes below in the numerical order shown, and the scanner must beep after every barcode. FACTORY DEFAULT CODE 25 MIN LENGTH USB HID DEFAULT PROGRAM HOST INTERFACE SELECTION Please note that you must wait for the beep after scanning each barcode –...

  • Page 8: Pc Keyboard Wedge

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual PC Keyboard Wedge You must scan the barcodes below in the numerical order shown, and the scanner must beep after every barcode. FACTORY DEFAULT CODE 25 MIN LENGTH KBW DEFAULT PROGRAM HOST INTERFACE SELECTION Please note that you must wait for the beep after scanning each barcode –...
  • Page 9 Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual RS-232 You must scan the barcodes below in the numerical order shown, and the scanner must beep after every barcode. FACTORY DEFAULT CODE 25 MIN LENGTH RS-232 DEFAULT PROGRAM HOST INTERFACE SELECTION Please note that you must wait for the beep after scanning each barcode –...

  • Page 10: Miscellaneous Options

    13 digit ISBN-13 code, and a 10 digit ISBN-10 code that is derived from the full 13 digit barcode number. The Zapper Tornado™, by default, outputs the 13 digit number at the bottom of an ISBN barcode. If ISBN (or SCIS) mode is turned on using the barcodes on ©...

  • Page 11: Scis

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual the next page, the barcode scanner will translate the 13 digit number at the bottom of the barcode into the 10 digit ISBN-10 code at the top. Most likely, you will only need to scan ISBN codes for use with SCIS. SCIS say...

  • Page 12: Beeper Mode

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual Beeper Mode To set the beeper mode, scan the PROGRAM barcode on the left below, then the BEEPER TONE barcode, then one of the option barcodes on the right, then the END barcode on the left.

  • Page 13: Output Terminators

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual Output Terminators To set the terminator character when the Zapper Tornado™ is set to PC Keyboard Wedge or USB modes, scan the PROGRAM barcode on the left below, then KEYBOARD TERMINATOR barcode, then one of the terminator barcodes on the right, then the END barcode on the left.

  • Page 14: Output Delays (Pc Keyboard Wedge Only)

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual Output Delays (PC Keyboard Wedge only) To set delays between each character output by the Zapper Tornado™ when operating in PC Keyboard Wedge mode, scan the PROGRAM barcode on the left below, then the INTERCHARACTER DELAY barcode, then two numeric digits (01 to 99 in milliseconds) from the barcodes on the right, then finally the END barcode on the left.

  • Page 15: Tilde Prefix

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual Tilde Prefix Some applications require each barcode to be output with an extra character before the barcode. A common prefix character is the tilde ~, and the barcodes below allow this to be set. You must scan all of the barcodes below in the numerical order shown, and the scanner must beep after every barcode.

  • Page 16: Blue Power Indicator

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual Blue Power Indicator Normally, the blue power indicator light is lit whenever the Zapper Tornado™ is plugged in. However, if the glow isn’t to your liking, or you want to reduce the Zapper’s power requirements in a battery-powered application, scan the barcodes below to turn it off or on.

  • Page 17: Rs-232 Baud Rate

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual RS-232 Baud Rate To set the RS-232 baud rate, scan the PROGRAM barcode on the left below, then the SET BAUD RATE barcode, then one of the baud rate barcodes on the right, then the END barcode on the left.

  • Page 18: Rs-232 Output Terminators (For Rs-232 Only)

    Zapper Tornado™ Users Manual RS-232 Output Terminators (for RS-232 Only) To set the terminator character when the Zapper Tornado is set to RS-232 mode, scan the PROGRAM barcode on the left below, then RS- 232 TERMINATOR barcode, then one of the terminator barcodes on the right, then the END barcode on the left.

  • Page 19: Electromagnetic Interference (Emc)

    It is your responsibility to carefully pack any unit being returned for service, warranty or otherwise, and pay shipping charges to your dealer location or ASP. Units sent freight collect will not be accepted. Freight back to you will be paid by ASP in the case of warranty repairs.

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