Preface; About This Manual; Overview - Datalogic PowerScan Series Product Reference Manual

PREFACE

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This Product Reference Guide (PRG) is provided for users seeking advanced technical
information, including connection, programming, maintenance and specifications. The
Quick Reference Guide (QRG) and other publications associated with this product are
downloadable free of charge from the website listed on the back cover of this manual.
Typically, units are factory-programmed for the most common terminal and communi-
cations settings. If you need to modify any programmable settings, custom configura-
tion can be accomplished by scanning the programming bar codes within this guide.
Programming can alternatively be performed using the Datalogic Aladdin™ Configura-
tion application, which is available from the Datalogic website listed on the back cover
of this manual. This multi-platform utility program allows device configuration using a
PC. It communicates to the device using a serial or USB cable and can also create config-
uration bar codes to print.

OVERVIEW

Chapter 1,
general information about programming the reader.
Chapter 2,
interface configuration bar codes and details.
Chapter 3,
customizing your reader. There are different sections for interface types, general fea-
tures, data formatting, and symbology-specific features.
Chapter 4,
Appendix A
well as environmental specifications. It also provides standard cable pin-outs and
descriptions of the functions and behaviors of the reader's LED and Beeper indicators.
Appendix B
guarantee reliable scanning.
Appendix C
features and options.
Appendix D
Appendix E
ted to the scanner over the standard RS-232 host port (RS232, RS232-WN, RS232-OPOS)
or the Aux port or USB-COM port.
Appendix F
Appendix G
tings.
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Introduction provides a product overview, battery safety information, and
Setup presents information about unpacking and setting up the reader, and
Configuration Using Bar Codes provides instructions and bar code labels for
References provides details concerning programmable features.
, Technical Specifications lists physical and performance characteristics, as
, Maintenance provides information about the proper cleaning procedure to
, Standard Defaults references common factory default settings for reader
, AIDA LED describe how the LEDs behave.
, Host Commands includes the list of commands recognized when transmit-
, Sample Bar Codes offers sample bar codes of several common symbologies.
, Keypad includes numeric bar codes to be scanned for certain parameter set-