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GS200/GS200AS Laser Barcode Scanner User Manual Version: GS200/GS200AS_UM_EN_V1.1.3...
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Notice Ensure that the optional DC adapter works at +5V, especially for the RS-232 interface cable. Make sure you carefully read the following information to ensure that your barcode scanner is able to perform at the designed level. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis. The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or design.
1-3 Decode zone Figure 1-1 Decode zone @25°C, scan angle: 55° Table 1-3 Description of barcode patterns applied in Figure 1-1 Wide-narrow Resolution Barcode type Barcode content Contrast element ratio 3 mil Code39 2.5:1 4 mil Code39 2.5:1 123456789 5 mil Code39 2.5:1 10 mil...
2-4 Introduction to installation Note: If any of the below operation is incorrect, turn off the power immediately and check the scanner for any improper connections. Go through all steps again. 2-4-1 Installation - USB The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is required.
2-4-2 Remove the interface cable Figure 2-5 Find the release-hole (Figure 2-5). Insert a thin wire into the hole and pull out the cable gently. 2-5 Assembling the stand Note: The stand is an optional accessory. See the figure above, tighten the screws. Bend the neck to the desired position for scanning.
2-6 Scanning When the scanner is scanning, ensure the laser beam crosses every bar and space of the barcode. See Figure 2-6. √ × Figure 2-6 2-7 Auto-detection Note: Auto-detection and stand are optional accessories. To scan a barcode, present the bar code and ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the symbol.
3 Parameter menus 3-1 Introduction This section describes the programmable parameters, provides barcodes for programming. The scanner is shipped with the factory default settings as described in this chapter. These factory-default-settings values are stored in flash memory and are preserved even when the scanner is powered down.
3-2 Example: configure scanner Note: The factory default settings are indicated with asterisks (*) in this manual. 1、Single-scan setting Scan the appropriate Single-scan setting barcode according to the user’s demand. Example: Set Flow control to be none. Steps: Scan the following barcode. 2、Multiple-scan setting The steps of configuration are: a) Scan the SETUP barcode on the parameter setting part.
3-3 RS232 interface Flow control: None- The communication only uses TXD and RXD signals without any hardware or software handshaking protocol. RTS/CTS- If the scanner requests to send the barcode data to host computer, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS signal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data communication.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value Even Data bit 8 bits 1 bit Stop bit 2 bits 01-99 Host-character delay 01-99 (10ms) Decoded data packet format Packeted...
3-4 USB interface USB device type: HID keyboard– By setting, the scanner is used as a USB HID keyboard emulation device. USB virtual COM– By setting, the scanner emulates a USB virtual COM device. If a Microsoft Windows PC is connected to the scanner, a driver is required to install on the connected PC. The driver will use the next available COM Port number.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value HID keyboard USB device type HID keyboard for Apple Mac USB virtual COM Turkish F Turkish Q French Italian Spanish Keyboard layout Slovak Denmark Japanese German Belgian Russian 0 ms Inter-character delay 5 ms 10 ms...
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value 20 ms 40 ms 60 ms Alphabetic key Numeric key Numeric keypad Alt + keypad...
3-5 Scan trigger mode & some global settings Scanning mode: Good-read off-The trigger button must be pressed once to activate scanning. The light source of scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed.
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Table 4-1 The number of successful reads (n) Multiple confirm (m) Barcode type m>=3 EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, Code93, China Post, UK Plessey n=m+1 UPC-E, Codabar, Interleaved 2/5, Code39, Industry2/5, Matrix n=m+1 2/5, Code11, MSI Plessey, UPC-E1 UCC/EAN128, Code128, GS1 DataBar, GS1 DataBar Limited, n=m+1 GS1 DataBar Expand, ISBT 128 Global Max./Min.
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Character output restraint: Disable- the scanner will output all the barcode data. Printable character only- If this option is selected, the scanner will output the printable characters only, i.e. in ASCII from 20H to 7EH. Alphanumeric character only- If this option is selected, the scanner will output the alphanumeric characters only, i.e.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value Good-read off Momentary Alternate continue Scanning mode Note 1 Continue Timeout off Auto-detection 01-99 Standby duration 01-99 (100ms) 00-FF Same barcode delay time 00-FF (100ms) (00: None) 00-09 Double confirm 00-09 (00: None) 04-99...
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value (00: None) Disable Element amendment Enable Disable Character output restraint Printable character only Alphabetic & Numeric only Disable Decoder optimization Enable Wide (56°) Scan angle Narrow (40°) 1 second 5 seconds 10 seconds 30 seconds Auto-sleep delay...
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value 1 hour 3 hours Never Disable “No read” response Enable Disable Deep sleep Enable ASCII Character encoding system UTF-8 Windows-1251 Note 1: This configure will not be changed when the scanner scans load default setting barcode. Note 2: The tolerance is ±20%.
3-6 Indication Power on alert: After power-on or restart, the scanner will generate alert signal (Beeper beeping and LED flashing). LED indication: When the scanner decodes successfully, the LED will glitter. Beeper indication: After each successful reading, the scanner will beep to indicate a good barcode reading, and its beep tone duration is adjustable.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value Disable Power on alert Enable Disable LED indication Enable Disable Beeper indication Enable 01-09 Beep tone duration 01-09 (25 ms) Volume of beeper Middle High 2.7KHz Frequency of beeper 2.5KHz 2.3KHz...
3-7 UPC-A Read: Format System character Data digits (10 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. Code ID setting: Code ID is a one-or-two-character string used to represent the symbol upon a succeeding reading.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value Disable Check digit trans. Enable 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <A>* 00-44 Insert group selection 00-44 (00: None) None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Truncate leading zeros Truncation/Expansion...
3-8 UPC-E Read: Format System character “0” Data digits (6 digits) Check digits Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of Supplement digits:...
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <D>* 00-44 Insert group selection 00-44 (00: None) None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Truncate leading zeros Expand to EAN-13 Truncation/Expansion Expand to UPC-A Truncate system character...
3-9 UPC-E1 Read: Format System character “1” Data digits (6 digits) Check digits Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of Supplement digits:...
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <D>* 00-44 Insert group selection 00-44 (00: None) None 2 digits Supplement digits 5 digits 2 or 5 digits None Expand to EAN-13 Truncation/Expansion Expand to UPC-A Truncate system character Add country code...
3-10 EAN-13 (ISBN/ISSN) Read: Format Data digits (12 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-7 UPC-A EAN-13 code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of Supplement digits:...
3-11 EAN-8 Read: Format Data digits (7 digits) Check digit Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit trans.: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of Supplement digits:...
3-13 Interleaved 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
3-14 Industrial 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of SETUP...
3-15 Matrix 2 of 5 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
3-16 Codabar Read: Format Start character Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) End character Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <N>* 00-44 Insert group selection 00-44 (00: None) ABCD/ABCD abcd/abcd Start/End type ABCD/TN*E abcd/tn*e Disable Start/End transmission Enable Disable Start/End character equality Enable...
3-17 Code 128 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
3-18 UCC/EAN 128 Read: Format Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max. /Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
3-19 ISBT 128 Read: Format Start character(“=” or “&”) Data digits (variable) Check digit (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
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3-20 Code 93 Read: Format Data digits (variable) 2 check digits (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
3-21 Code 11 Read: Format Data digits (variable) 1 or 2 check digits (optional) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, 1 or 2 check digits will be transmitted upon the selected check digit verification method.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option barcode Option Alpha. value Disable Read Enable Disable Check digit verification One digit Two digits Disable Check digit transmission Enable 00-99 Max. code length 00-99 00-99 Min. code length 00-99 00-FF Code ID setting 00-FF (ASCII) <V>*...
3-22 MSI/Plessey Read: Format Data digits (variable) 1 or 2 check digits (optional) Check digit verification: The MSI/Plessey has one or two optional check digits. There are three methods to verify check digits, i.e. Mod10, Mod10/10 and Mod 11/10. 1 or 2 check digits will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits.
3-23 UK/Plessey Read: Format Data digits (variable) 2 check digits (optional) Check digit verification: The UK/Plessey has two optional check digits. The check digit 1 and check digit 2 will be calculated as the sum module 10 or 11 of the data digits. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted.
3-24 China Post Read: Format 11 Data digits 3-12 Code 39 Max. /Min. code length: Refer to Max. /Min. code length of . The code length of China Post is 11. 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of SETUP...
3-25 Telepen Read: Format Start character (_) Data digits (variable) Check digit End character (z) Check digit verification: The check digit verification is optional. Check digit transmission: By setting Enable, check digit will be transmitted. 3-12 Code 39 Max./Min. code length: Refer to Max./Min. code length of 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A...
3-26 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) GS1 DataBar Truncated is structured and encoded as the same as the standard GS1 DataBar format, except its height is reduced to a 13 modules minimum; while GS1 DataBar should have a height greater than or equal to 33 modules.
3-27 GS1 DataBar Limited Read: Format 16 Data digits 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of 3-26 GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) Conversion: Refer to Conversion of SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting...
3-28 GS1 DataBar Expanded Read: Format Data characters (variable) 3-7 UPC-A Code ID setting: Refer to Code ID setting of 3-7 UPC-A Insert group selection: Refer to Insert group selection of Conversion: 3-31 String transmission UCC/EAN 128- Refer to Code ID transmission of , ]Cm will be identified as AIM ID.
3-29 G1-G4 & FN1 substitution string setting Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Suffix string setting: The <enter > key is represented in different ASCII when it is applied by different OS. For a Windows/DOS OS, <enter>...
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Testing barcode: FN1 substitution string setting: The FN1 character (0x1D) in an UCC/EAN128 barcode, or a Code 128 barcode, or a GS1 DataBar barcode can be substituted with a defined string. Example: Set FN1 substitution string to be “ABCD”. Original code data (hexadecimal) “31 1D 32 1D 33 1D 34 1D 35”...
3-30 G1-G4 string position & Code ID position Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 string position: The scanner offers 4 positions to insert strings among the symbol. In case of the insertion position is greater than the length of the symbol, the insertion of string is not effective.
3-31 String transmission Format of barcode data transmission: Prefix Code name Preamble Code ID Code length Code data Code ID Postamble Suffix Prefix transmission: By setting Enable, prefix will be appended before the data transmitted. Suffix transmission: By setting Enable, suffix will be appended after the data is transmitted. Code name transmission: By setting Enable, code name will be transmitted before code data.
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SETUP Multiple-scan setting Single-scan setting Option bar code Option Alpha. value Disable Postamble transmission Enable Disable Code ID transmission Proprietary ID AIM ID Code length Disable transmission Enable Disable Upper (data only) Case conversion Lower (data only) Upper (whole string) Lower (whole string) Disable FN1 substitution...
4 Barcode representing non-printable character Notes to make the following barcode: 1. According to different barcode printing software, the method of printing following barcode is different. 2. If using CODESOFT software, firstly read the information through “Help→Index→Code128→Special input syntax”. For example, if we wish to make “F1” barcode, select “code128”, then select “CODE A” type, and input “{DOC1}”...
5 ASCII table for keyboard wedge for RS-232 Null Down Left Right PgUp PgDn Home Enter Insert Ctrl+ Delete Alt+ Notes: The 2nd and the 3rd columns above are used for keyboard wedge only. “ & ‘ < > Example: ASCII “A” = “41”.
7 Return default parameters & firmware version WARNING: Restore factory defaults If you wish to return the scanner to all the factory default settings, scan the barcode above. But Scanning mode remains unchanged. Write to customer defaults Write current parameter settings to the customer default settings. But Scanning mode remains unchanged.
8 Quick setting to enable/ disable Auto-detection Note: Auto-detection is an optional accessory. Enable Auto-detection If you wish to enable Auto-detection, scan the barcode above. Disable Auto-detection If you wish to disable Auto-detection, scan the barcode above. Note: The Scanning mode will switch to momentary.