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SATO Argox AI-6800 User Manual

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AI-6800
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Version: V1.9
Date: March. 27, 2020

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  • Page 1 AI-6800 CCD Scanner User Guide http://www.argox.com Version: V1.9 service@argox.com Date: March. 27, 2020...
  • Page 2 AI-6800 User Guide Revision History Changes to the user manual are listed below: Version Date Description Page (Ｙ/Ｍ/Ｄ) 2016/1/14 Initial release 2020/3/27 Delete the AI-6800L model (All) from the manual...
  • Page 3 AI-6800 User Guide Regulatory Compliance FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
  • Page 4 AI-6800 User Guide CAUTION: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. RF exposure warning The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    AI-6800 User Guide Contents 1 Introduction ............1 1.1 Unpacking ............1 1.2 Understand your scanner ........ 3 1.2.1 Scanner ............. 3 1.2.2 Stand(optional accessory)......4 1.3 Indicators............5 1.3.1 Status lights ..........5 1.3.2 Status sound ..........5 1.3.3 Vibration ........... 5 2 Get started ............
  • Page 6 AI-6800 User Guide 3.5.2 Data Magic settings ........ 36 3.5.3 Firmware version ........36 3.6 Reset your scanner ........37 3.7 Update firmware ........... 38 Install driver ..........46 3.8 Data Magic ............ 48 Data Magic commands ......49 3.8.1 Bar code scanning ........52 Data format ..........
  • Page 7 AI-6800 User Guide Italian Pharmacode (Code 32) ......113 Code 16K ............115 EAN UCC Composite .......... 117 GS1 Databar Omnidirectional ......119 GS1 Databar Limited ......... 121 GS1 Databar Expanded........123 5 Troubleshooting ..........125 5.1 Scanner issues ..........125 5.2 Bar code issues ..........

  • Page 8: Introduction

    AI-6800 User Guide Introduction AI-6800 is a cord scanner that can read bar codes on objects or on screens. The high performance scanning engine delivers high speed and high readability, making it an ideal scanning solution for business. ￭ High decoding performance Fast and easy scan for 1D bar codes.
  • Page 9 AI-6800 User Guide USB Cable RS-232 Cable Plug and Power Supply Stand Power supply is optional Stand is optional accessory for RS-232 accessory packs. When you receive your scanner, open the package immediately and inspect for shipping damage. If you discover any damage, contact the shipping company and file a claim.

  • Page 10: Understand Your Scanner

    AI-6800 User Guide 1.2 Understand your scanner 1.2.1 Scanner ￭ Perspective ￭ Bottom...

  • Page 11: Stand(Optional Accessory)

    AI-6800 User Guide 1.2.2 Stand(optional accessory) ￭ Right side Holder cup Optional Slot Screw ￭ Left side Middle of Arm ∠45∘ mark Attention : If middle of arm below ∠45∘mark, Use the optional screw to hold the bottom of stand.

  • Page 12: Indicators

    AI-6800 User Guide 1.3 Indicators 1.3.1 Status lights Status lights (LED) are helpful for checking your scanner’s status. The table below shows the LED behavior and the status it indicates. Status Scanner LED Good Read Green Firmware Update Flash green 1.3.2 Status sound In addition to status lights, your scanner makes sounds to indicate the status it is in.

  • Page 13: Get Started

    AI-6800 User Guide Get started This chapter provides information about how to install, connect and use your scanner to do your work. 2.1 Installation This section describes how to set up your scanner. 2.1.1 Set up your scanner 1. Plug the RJ45 connector into your scanner’s RJ45 port, until you hear a click.

  • Page 14: How To Scan

    AI-6800 User Guide 2.1.2 How to scan AI-6800 emits a light bar when it is scanning. This bar needs to cross the bar code horizontally to decode it. 2.1.3 Work with the ASCII table Sometimes, you might need to send some control characters that can’t be typed or enter characters without a keyboard.

  • Page 15: Unplug Cable

    AI-6800 User Guide 2.2 Unplug cable Follow the step to unplug RJ45 cable 1. Loose and remove a screw as below. 2. Use a pin to insert screw hole. Press latch and pull RJ45 connector out. 3. Unplug cable...

  • Page 16: Controls And Settings

    AI-6800 User Guide Controls and settings Customize your scanner to work efficiently. AI-6800 offers many features to match your preferences. This chapter provides information about how to change controls and settings of your scanner.  User’s Default Setting After setting your device, you can save your setting as a User’s default.
  • Page 17 AI-6800 User Guide To customize your scanner, you need to scan a series of programming bar codes in the correct order. On the last page of this manual, you’ll see a table of hexadecimal bar codes that can be used with programming bar codes.
  • Page 18 AI-6800 User Guide Scan Process Program  Setting  Value (using bar codes on the last page)  Finish  Exit Program Program Setting Option Value RS-232 USB HID Interface RS-232/ selection USB HID Auto detection USB Virtual Setting The last page Exit Exit Finish...

  • Page 19: Interface Selection

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.1 Interface selection AI-6800 supports RS-232, USB HID and virtual COM. By default, your scanner is able to detect the interface automatically. When it detects USB, it selects HID as your scanner’s interface. Program Setting Option Value RS-232 USB HID RS-232/...

  • Page 20: Usb Hid Key Board

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.1.1 USB HID key board  Keyboard layout You can use it to change your keyboard layout, so your scanner can scan bar codes of different languages. Remember, you also need to change your input method.  Function key It maps function keys to ASCII codes, so you can scan bar codes in place of the function key input.
  • Page 21 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Belgium Keyboard layout Denmark France Germany Italy Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Latin American Japanese Disable Enable Function key Alphabetic key Numeric keypad Numeric key (Num lock state only) Alt+Keypad...
  • Page 22 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value Caps lock”ON” Caps lock”OFF” Caps lock 00 to 99. 00 * *3AC* Block Delay (*) Default Exit...
  • Page 23 AI-6800 User Guide 3.1.2 RS-232  Flow control • None Your computer and scanner only use TxD and RxD signals for communication. No hardware or software flow control is used. • RTS/CTS It is hardware flow control. If your scanner is ready to send bar code data to your computer, it sends an RTS signal, and waits to receive a CTS signal from your computer.
  • Page 24 AI-6800 User Guide  Response delay If you use RTS/CTS or ACK/NAK for flow control, you can decide how long your scanner waits your computer to acknowledge the data transmission. Program Setting Option Value None RTS/CTS Flow control Xon/Xoff ACK/NAK 00-99 (msec) 00-99 Inter-character...
  • Page 25 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value 600 bps 1200 bps Baud rate 2400 bps 4800 bps 9600 bps 19200 bps 38400 bps 57600 bps 115200 bps None Parity Even 8 bits 7 bits Data bit One bit Two bits Stop bit (*) Default Exit...

  • Page 26: Scan Properties

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.2 Scan properties ￭ Good-read off After you pull the trigger, your scanner will keep emitting the light bar, until it captures a good scan or no bar code is decoded after the stand-by duration elapsed. ￭ Momentary When you pull the trigger, the light bar is turned on;...
  • Page 27 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Double read timeout It determines the duration of Double confirm. For example, if you set 5 times in Double confirm and set 10 milliseconds in Double read timeout, the decoder will decode a bar code 5 times in 10 milliseconds.
  • Page 28 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ ISBT Concatenation timeout when scanning single ISBT barcode, scanner will wait 900ms to output barcode because it is seeking appended ISBT barcode until timeout. Program Setting Option Value Good-Read Off Momentary Scan mode Alternate Timeout Off Continue Test only Auto-sensing...
  • Page 29 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value 00-99 00-99 Global min. code length 00-99 04-99 Global max. code length Disable Enable Inverted image scan (*) Default Exit...
  • Page 30 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable 30 second Position indication 60 second 90 second 120 second 150 second 180 second Continue 關 100ms *7AO* 200ms ISBT 900ms Concatenation timeout (*) Default Exit...

  • Page 31: Indicator

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.3 Indicator ￭ Power on alert When your scanner is turned on, you’ll hear a long beep. ￭ Good read indication The reation after your scanner gets a good read. ￭ Beeper indication Your scanner will beep after it gets a good read.
  • Page 32 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable Enable Power on alert Disable Enable LED Good read indication Enable Vibration Enable both Disable Enable Beeper indication 00-07 00-07 Beep loudness 00-99 (100 Hz) 00-99 Beep tone freq. 00-99 (10 msec) 00-99 Beep tone duration (*) Default...

  • Page 33: Characters And Strings (Transmission)

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.4 Characters and strings (transmission) 3.4.1 Prefix and suffix Prefix / Suffix characters setting You can add a character at the beginning (prefix) or at the end (suffix) of a bar code. You can use up to 12 ASCII characters to customize the prefix and suffix.

  • Page 34: Preamble And Postamble

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.4.2 Preamble and postamble ￭ Preamble / Postamble In some cases, you may need additional characters to identify your bar code data. A preamble and postamble can help you to do that. Remember, you need to turn on preamble/postamble transmission to use it.
  • Page 35 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value None 1-12characters 00-ffH Preamble ASCII code characters setting None 1-12haracters 00-ffH Postamble ASCII code characters setting Disable Enable Preamble transmission Disable Enable Postamble transmission (*) Default Exit...

  • Page 36: String Groups

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.4.3 String groups ￭ Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 character setting You can insert up to two strings into a bar code. Each string can contain up to 12 characters. First, you need to set a string in a group, and then insert the group into your bar code.
  • Page 37 AI-6800 User Guide 2. In the ASCII code table, find the value of the character you want to insert. For example, if you want to insert the string "AB," you'll find A→41, B→42. 3. On the last page, scan "41" and "42," and then scan the Finish bar code.
  • Page 38 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII Insert G1 characters characters code setting None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII Insert G2 characters characters code setting None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII Insert G3 characters characters code setting None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII Insert G4 characters characters code...
  • Page 39 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII characters code Insert G8 characters setting None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII characters code Insert G9 characters setting None 1-12 00-ffH ASCII characters code Insert G10 characters setting 00-63 00-63 (00: no insertion) Insert data group 1 position...

  • Page 40: Id, Name And Capitalization

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.4.4 ID, name and capitalization ￭ Code ID position You can choose to place Code ID before or after a bar code. Code Barcode Prefix Name Preamble ID ID Postamble Suffix Length Data ￭ Code ID transmission Code ID is an identifier for a bar code.
  • Page 41 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Before code data After code data Code ID position Disable Proprietary ID Code ID AIM ID transmission Disable Enable Code length transmission Disable Enable Code name transmission Disable Upper case Case conversion Lower case (For bar code data only) (*) Default...

  • Page 42: Scanner Information

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.5 Scanner information 3.5.1 Parameters It displays your scanner’s information on the screen. ￭ Bar code settings It shows the current settings of all bar codes. ￭ Unique parameters It shows the current values of the common properties of all bar codes.

  • Page 43: Data Magic Settings

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.5.2 Data Magic settings It shows all settings of Data Magic. Program Setting Data Magic settings Exit 3.5.3 Firmware version It shows the firmware version of your scanner. Program Setting Firmware version Exit...

  • Page 44: Reset Your Scanner

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.6 Reset your scanner By resetting your scanner, you can return your scanner to the state it was in when you receive it. This can help you solve some problems caused by settings changed between scans. Scan the following bar code to reset your scanner: Program Setting...

  • Page 45: Update Firmware

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.7 Update firmware Updating firmware improves functionalities and performance for your scanner. Take the following steps to update firmware.  USB connection 1. Start Scan Utility. 2. On the File menu, click New. 3. In the NEW dialog box, select AI6800 from the Select Model list, and click OK.
  • Page 46 AI-6800 User Guide 4. In the Scan Utility dialog box, click No. 5. On the Tool menu, click Download Firmware > Download All (Scanner). Note If you want to exit the firmware update mode, unplug the cable. 6. Scan Utility will ask if you want to upgrade your scanner, click OK.
  • Page 47 AI-6800 User Guide 7. In the Change Firmware dialog box, click Ask to get the current firmware version of your scanner. 8. Click Find to load the firmware file. The firmware version in this file needs to be different from the current firmware version of your scanner.
  • Page 48 AI-6800 User Guide 9. After the update is completed, click OK.
  • Page 49 AI-6800 User Guide  RS-232 connection 1. Start Scan Utility. 2. On the File menu, click New. 3. In the NEW dialog box, select AI6800 from the Select Model list, and click OK. 4. In the Scan Utility dialog box, click No.
  • Page 50 AI-6800 User Guide 5. On the Tool menu, click Host RS-232 Setup. 6. In the Host RS-232 Setup dialog box, select the COM port your scanner is using and click Port Setting. 7. In the Port Setting dialog box, in the Baud rate list, select 115200 and click OK.
  • Page 51 AI-6800 User Guide 8. In the Host RS-232 Setup dialog box, click 9. On the Tool menu, click Download Firmware > Download All (Scanner). 10. In the Change Firmware dialog box, click Ask to get the current firmware version of your scanner.
  • Page 52 AI-6800 User Guide 11. Click Find to load the firmware file. The firmware version in this file needs to be different from the current firmware version of your scanner. After loading the file, click Download to update the firmware. 12. After the update is completed, click OK.

  • Page 53: Install Driver

    AI-6800 User Guide Install driver If your operating system is Windows XP, it may ask you to install the driver for AI-6800 during the firmware updating process. Take the following steps to install it. 1. In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box, click Install from a list or specific location (Advanced), and click Next.
  • Page 54 AI-6800 User Guide 3. The system starts to install the driver. After it is completed, click Finish.

  • Page 55: Data Magic

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.8 Data Magic Data Magic offers 10 commands for you to customize text strings of bar codes. Each command can be specified in a rule. Data Magic allows up to 10 rules to be applied. With the flexibility Data Magic provides, you can define data as you want.

  • Page 56: Data Magic Commands

    AI-6800 User Guide Data Magic commands InsertF Definition Attributes Insert a ￭ Position: The position you character or want to insert the character. characters from ￭ String: The specified group. the left of a text string. InsertB Definition Attributes Insert a ￭...
  • Page 57 AI-6800 User Guide KeepF Definition Attributes Retain a ￭ From: The starting position character or of the text to be retained. characters from ￭ To: The end position of the the left of a text text to be retained. string. KeepB Definition Attributes...
  • Page 58 AI-6800 User Guide Replace Definition Attributes Replace the ￭ String: The text in the text in the original text string. original text ￭ With String: The string that string with a replaces the specific text. different text string. Erase Definition Attributes Remove the None.

  • Page 59: Bar Code Scanning

    AI-6800 User Guide 3.8.1 Bar code scanning Bar code scanning is a quick way to work with Data Magic. Just scan the bar codes in specific order, and you can customize your string in seconds. Data format Data Magic provides 10 rules for you to set. To set a rule, follow this data format to scan bar codes: Program + Rule + Command + Attribute 1 +...
  • Page 60 AI-6800 User Guide Item Description The rule number. The lower the number, the higher the Rule priority. The rule with the high priority will be applied first. The command you specify in Command the rule. The attribute varies according Attribute 1 to the command.
  • Page 61 AI-6800 User Guide To set an InsertF rule with the sample data, scan the following bar codes: Program RULE1 InsertF Attr1 (Two digits) Attr2 (Two digits) Finish Exit...

  • Page 62: Bar Codes

    AI-6800 User Guide Bar codes The bar codes below are Data Magic rules. They consist of two digits. The first digit “9” indicates Data Magic; the second indicates the rule number. Data Magic Rules RULE RULE RULE RULE RULE RULE RULE RULE RULE...
  • Page 63 AI-6800 User Guide The bar codes below are Data Magic commands. Data Magic Commands 0→InsertF 1→CutF 2→CutB 3→Replace 4→KeepF 5→KeepB 6→FindF 7→FindB 8→InsertB 9→Erase...

  • Page 64: Example

    AI-6800 User Guide Example Original Text String: ARGOX89121121 Group 1: ARGOX Group 2: argox Group 3: GOX Group 4: Tel: InsertF Insert Group 4 (Attr 2) into the fifth (Attr 1) position from the left side of the string. Program Attribute Attribute Rule...
  • Page 65 AI-6800 User Guide CutF Remove first 5 characters from the left of the string. Program Attribute Attribute Rule Command Finish Exit CutF Data: ARGOX89121121 Result: 89121121 CutB Remove first 8 characters from the right of the string. Program Attribute Attribute Rule Command Finish...
  • Page 66 AI-6800 User Guide KeepF Keep the characters from (Attr1) to (Attr2) from the left of the string. Program Attribute Attribute Rule Command Finish Exit KeepF Data: ARGOX89121121 Result: GOX891 KeepB Retain the characters from (Attr1) to (Attr2) from the right of the string. Program Attribute Attribute...
  • Page 67 AI-6800 User Guide FindB Remove Group 3 (Attr 1) and everything before it from the right of the string. Attribute 2 can be “00” or “01.” Program Attribute Attribute Rule Command Finish Exit FindB 00: Include 01: Exclude Data: ARGOX89121121 Data: ARGOX89121121 Result: ARGOX Result: AR...
  • Page 68 AI-6800 User Guide Erase To remove all values in Data Magic, scan the bar code below. Display the current settings To display the current settings of Data Magic, scan the following bar codes: Program Display Data Magic Displays Inserted settings Group settings...

  • Page 69: Scan Utility

    AI-6800 User Guide Scan Utility Scan Utility provides a simple, clear interface that you can easily view and change Data Magic settings, and import or export the settings to your scanner. Currently, Scan Utility uses RS-232 for data transmission. If your scanner is connected via a USB port, you need to install Virtual COM for Scan Utility to transmit data.
  • Page 70 AI-6800 User Guide 8. Repeat the previous step until you set all the rules you need, and click the String tab. 9. In the String tab, there are 10 string boxes: Insert G1-G10 chars setting. Each box corresponds to the group you’ve selected in the string list in the Data Magic tab.
  • Page 71 AI-6800 User Guide In the Data Magic tab, you’ll find 10 rules. Each rule can be set to one of the commands. The table below describes how to use those commands. Command Example InsertF Position: 1 String: Group 2 Group 2: Argox Original String: 12345678 Result: 1Argox2345678 InsertB...
  • Page 72 AI-6800 User Guide Command Example Replace String: Group1 With String: Group 2 Group 1: 456 Group 2: Argox Original String: 12345678 Result: 123Argox78 KeepF From: 2 To: 4 Original String: 12345678 Result: 234 KeepB From: 2 To: 4 Original String: 12345678 Result: 567 FindF String: Group 3...

  • Page 73: Virtual Com

    AI-6800 User Guide Virtual COM You can configure Virtual COM to transmit data to a computer via a virtual COM port. After installing Virtual COM, your scanner will be assigned a virtual COM port, which you can use to receive or send data. To configure Virtual COM on Windows XP and set up a virtual COM port in Scan Utility: 1.
  • Page 74 AI-6800 User Guide 8. Click Ports (COM & LPT). Find ARGOX Virtual COM and see the port number in the parenthesis. 9. Close Device Manager. 10. Start Scan Utility. On the File menu, click New. In the Select Model list, click AI6800, and click OK.

  • Page 75: Bar Codes

    AI-6800 User Guide Bar codes Each bar code has different attributes for you to change as you need. UPC-A Format Leading Data Digits Check Zero (11 Digits) Digit ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmission Append the check digit to the end of a bar code.
  • Page 76 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable Enable Read Disable Enable Checksum transmission Disable Enable Data Magic 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH 00-ffH ASCII code < A >* Code ID setting Exit ￭ Insertion group number selection It allows you to insert up to two strings into a bar code.
  • Page 77 AI-6800 User Guide Example: To insert Group 2, set the value as 02 or 20. To insert Group 1 and 4, set the value as 14 or To insert Group 3 two times, set the value as 33. Note Zero (0) means no group is inserted. ￭...
  • Page 78 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Truncation/Expansion • Truncate It truncates the leading zeros of a UPC-A bar code. • Expansion It converts a UPC-A bar code to the EAN-13 format. ￭ Supplement check counter The decoder needs to capture the supplemental bar code within the number of times the check counter specified, or it determines there’s no supplement.

  • Page 79: Upc-E

    AI-6800 User Guide UPC-E Format Data Digits Leading Zero Check Digits (6 Digits) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmission Append the check digit to the end of a bar code. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 80 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < E >* Code ID setting Exit ￭ Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Supplement digits See the description in UPC-A. Format Data Supplement digits Leading...
  • Page 81 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2,5 digits UCC/EAN 128 2, UCC/EAN 128 5, UCC/EAN 128 None Truncate leading Truncation/Expansi zero Expand to EAN13 Expand to UPCA Disable Enable Expansion...
  • Page 82 AI-6800 User Guide EAN-13 Format Data Digits (12 Digits) Check Digits ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmission Append the check digit to the end of a bar code. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 83 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Code ID setting See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Supplement digits See the description in UPC-A. Format Supplement Digits Data Digits Check 2 or 5 or (12 Digits) Digits UCC / EAN 128...
  • Page 84 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < F >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2,5 digits UCC/EAN 128 2, UCC/EAN 128 5, UCC/EAN 128 Disable Enable ISBN/ISSN...
  • Page 85 AI-6800 User Guide EAN-8 Format Data Digits (7 Digits) Check Digits ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmission Append the check digit to the end of a bar code. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 86 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable Enable Read Disable Enable Checksum transmission Disable Enable Data Magic 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending Two characters 00-ffH, 00-ffH ASCII 00-ffH Code ID setting code < FF >* 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection...
  • Page 87 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Supplement digits See the description in UPC-A. Format Data Supplement Digits Check Digits 2 or 5 or Digits (7 Digits) UCC/EAN 128 ￭ Truncate/Expansion • Truncate It truncates the leading zeros of an EAN-8 bar code. •...
  • Page 88 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value None 2 digits Supplement 5 digits digits 2,5 digits UCC/EAN 128 2, UCC/EAN 128 5, UCC/EAN 128 None Truncate leading zero Truncation / Expand to EAN13 Expansion Disable Enable Expansion 00-99 00-99 (verifications) Supplement check counter Exit...

  • Page 89: Code 39

    AI-6800 User Guide Code 39 Format Start Data Digits Checksum “★” “★” ( Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify When you disable both of them, the check digit is sent as a regular character.
  • Page 90 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable Enable Read Disable/Disable Disable/Enable Checksum Enable /Enable transmit/verify Disable Enable Data Magic 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-20 00-20 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH <*>...
  • Page 91 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Format It converts the ASCII codes in the Code 39 bar code to regular characters. ￭ Append It decodes and concatenates several Code 39 bar codes that have a space character at their beginning.
  • Page 92 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Standard Full ASCII Format Disable Enable Append Disable Enable Start/end transmission Exit...

  • Page 93: Interleaved 2 Of 5

    AI-6800 User Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 Format Data Digits Checksum (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in Code 39. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 94 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Max. code leading 00-64 00-64 Min. code leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < i >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 95: Industrial 2 Of 5

    AI-6800 User Guide Industrial 2 of 5 Format Data Digits Checksum (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39.
  • Page 96 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < i >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 97: Matrix 2 Of 5

    AI-6800 User Guide Matrix 2 of 5 Format Data Digits Checksum (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in Code 39. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 98 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < B >* Code ID setting 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 99: Codabar

    AI-6800 User Guide Codabar Format Checksum Start Data Digits (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in Code 39. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 100 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < % >* Code ID setting Exit...
  • Page 101 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Start/End type Codabar has four pairs of characters for the star and stop codes. Select one pair to suit your needs. ￭ Start/End transmission See the description in Code 39. Program Setting Option...

  • Page 102: Code 128 / Gs1-128

    AI-6800 User Guide Code 128 GS1-128 Format Data Digits Checksum (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in Code 39. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. Program Setting Option...
  • Page 103 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Format It converts Code 128 to UCC/EAN-128(GS1-128) if the bar code starts with the FNC1 character. The first FNC1 is translated to “]C1,” and the next one is translated to a field separator, which is ASCII code 29, <GS>.
  • Page 104 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Append It decodes and concatenates several Code 128 bar codes that have the FNC2 character at their beginning. Your scanner stops concatenating and sends all concatenated data to your computer when it decodes a bar code that doesn’t have an FNC2 character at its beginning, or when it decodes a bar code that is not Code 128.
  • Page 105 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable/Enable Enable/Disable Append Disable/Ignore Enable/ Ignore 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < # >* ISBT enable 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH 1DH* Field separator code 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH Default GS1-128 ID Exit...

  • Page 106: Code 93

    AI-6800 User Guide Code 93 Format Data Digits Checksum1 Checksum2 (Variable) (Optional) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in Code 39. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. Program Setting Option...
  • Page 107 AI-6800 User Guide ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39. ￭ Truncate leading/ending See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Code ID setting See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC-A. Program Setting Option...
  • Page 108 AI-6800 User Guide Code 11 Format Data Digits Checksum1 Checksum2 (Variable) (Optional) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in Code 39. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 109 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value Disable Enable Data Magic 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < O >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 110: Msi/Plessey

    AI-6800 User Guide MSI/Plessey Format Data Digits Checksum1 Checksum2 (Variable) (Optional) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify There are three algorithms for you to calculate the check digit of a MSI bar code: MOD 10, MOD 10/MOD 10, MOD 11/MOD 10.
  • Page 111 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value N/disable N/MOD 10 Checksum N/Mod 10,10 transmit/verify N/mod 11,10 Y/ Mod10 Y/ Mod 10,10 Y/ Mod 11/10 Disable Enable Data Magic 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending...

  • Page 112: Plessey

    AI-6800 User Guide UK/Plessey Format Data Digits Checksum1+2 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify UK/Plessey has two checksums. The first is calculated using modulo 10 and the second is calculated using modulo ￭...
  • Page 113 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value Disable Enable Data Magic 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < @ >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 114: Telepen

    AI-6800 User Guide Telepen ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify See the description in UK/Plessey. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39.
  • Page 115 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < S >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Numeric only Full ASCII only Format Exit...

  • Page 116: Standard 2 Of 5

    AI-6800 User Guide Standard 2 of 5 Format Data Digits Checksum1 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Checksum transmit/verify The checksum is calculated using modulo 10. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭...
  • Page 117 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < i >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 118: China Post

    AI-6800 User Guide China Post Format Data Digits Checksum1 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39. ￭...
  • Page 119 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < t >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 120: Italian Pharmacode (Code 32)

    AI-6800 User Guide Italian Pharmacode (Code 32) Format Data Digits Checksum1 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39.
  • Page 121 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 01-ffH < p >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Disable Enable Leading “A” Exit...

  • Page 122: Code 16K

    AI-6800 User Guide Code 16K ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Truncate leading/ending See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Code ID setting See the description in UPC-A. ￭...
  • Page 123 AI-6800 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable Enable Read Disable Enable Data Magic 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-ffH 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...

  • Page 124: Ean Ucc Composite

    AI-6800 User Guide EAN UCC Composite ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39. ￭ Code ID setting See the description in UPC-A. ￭...
  • Page 125 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-ffH 00-ffH ASCII code < RC >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Disable Enable UCC / EAN128 emulation Exit...

  • Page 126: Gs1 Databar Omnidirectional

    AI-6800 User Guide GS1 Databar Omnidirectional Format Data Digits Checksum1 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Truncate leading/ending See the description in UPC-A. ￭...
  • Page 127 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < R4 >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Disable Enable UCC/EAN128 emulation Exit...

  • Page 128: Gs1 Databar Limited

    AI-6800 User Guide GS1 Databar Limited Format Data Digits Checksum1 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Code ID setting See the description in UPC-A. ￭...
  • Page 129 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < RL >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Disable Enable UCC/EAN128 emulation Exit...

  • Page 130: Gs1 Databar Expanded

    AI-6800 User Guide GS1 Databar Expanded Format Data Digits Checksum1 (Variable) (Optional) ￭ Read Turn on or turn off the read function. ￭ Data Magic Turn on or turn off Data Magic. ￭ Max/Min code length See the description in Code 39.
  • Page 131 AI-6800 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < RX >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Disable Enable UCC/EAN128 emulation Exit...

  • Page 132: Troubleshooting

    AI-6800 User Guide Troubleshooting You might encounter some issues when you scan bar codes. This chapter provides information that helps you fix common issues. 5.1 Scanner issues My scanner doesn’t emit the aiming pattern. ￭ Your scanner is sending data to your computer.
  • Page 133 AI-6800 User Guide The data isn’t sent to my computer. ￭ Make sure the USB or RS-232 cable is tightly plugged into your computer. My scanner doesn’t decode the bar code, but the bar code type is supported. ￭ Did you turn on Read for the bar code type? ￭...

  • Page 134: Specifications

    AI-6800 User Guide Specifications PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS Model AI-6800 Light Source Red LED Sight Red LED, 623 nm Scan Pattern Linear Imager(CCD) Indicator LED & beeper Interface USB (HID/Virtual COM), RS-232 Scan Angle 39° Print Contrast Scan Rate 700 scans/sec D.O.F. 3mil 55 ~ 85mm 4 mil...
  • Page 135 AI-6800 User Guide SYMBOLOGY DECODE CAPABILITY Code11,Code39,Code93,Code32(Ph armaceutical),Code128,Codabar, Interleaved 2of 5,Industrial 2 of 5,IATA 2 of 5,Matrix 2of5,EAN/JAN‐13,EAN/JAN‐8,UPC‐A Linear , UPC‐E,UPC‐A/EAN‐13 with Extended Coupon code, Tele pen, Plessey Code, GS1 Databar RSS14, GS1 Databar Limited,GS1 Databar,Omni directional, GS1 Databar Expanded ,China Post GS1 Databar Expanded Stacked,GS1 Stacked Databar RSS14 Stacked, C16K,...

  • Page 136: Pin Assignments

    AI-6800 User Guide 6.1 Pin Assignments 10 pin 10-pin RJ45 Connector RS-232 VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) USB_D+ USB_D-...

  • Page 137: Appendix A. Test Symbologies

    AI-6800 User Guide Appendix A. Test symbologies Bar codes marked with asterisk (*) are turned on initially. CODABAR CODE 11 CODE-128 * CODE-39 * CODE-93 EAN-13 *...
  • Page 138 AI-6800 User Guide STANDARD 2 of 5 CODE 16K 87549 EAN-8 * INDUSTRIAL 2 of 5 UPC-E * INTERLEAVED 2 of 5 *...
  • Page 139 AI-6800 User Guide MATRIX 2 of 5 MSI/PLESSEY UPC-A * UK/PLESSEY...

  • Page 140: Appendix B. Ascii Table

    AI-6800 User Guide Appendix B. ASCII table Null Down Left Right PgUp PgDn Home Enter Insert Ctrl+ Delete Alt+ “ & ‘ ★ ﹛ ， ＼ ︱ < ﹜ 〜 >...

  • Page 141: Appendix C. Default Settings Of Bar Codes

    AI-6800 User Guide Appendix C. Default settings of bar codes Checksum Checksum Code Code Type Read Verification Transmission UPC-A UPC-E EAN-13 EAN-8 Code 39 Interleaved 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Codabar Code 128 Code 93 V two digits &...
  • Page 142 AI-6800 User Guide Checksum Checksum Code Code Type Read Verification Transmission GS1 databar Expanded...

  • Page 143: Appendix D. Data Entry Bar Codes

    AI-6800 User Guide Appendix D. Data entry bar codes Finish...

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