Page 1 AI-6801 CCD Scanner User Guide http://www.argox.com Version: 1.7 service@argox.com Date: Dec. 18, 2020...
Page 2 AR-6801 User Guide Revision History Changes to the user manual are listed below: Version Date Description Page # (Ｙ/Ｍ/Ｄ) 2016/11/14 Initial release Updated the packaged 2019/11/19 items Modified the prefix and suffix settings 2020/8/5 Corrected the ISBT enable settings 2020/12/18 Modified GS1 Databar default setting Modified MSI/Plessey...
Page 3 AR-6801 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 AR-6801 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 AR-6801 User Guide 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電波輻射性電機設備之干擾。 RF EXPOSURE WARNING: The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. The equipment must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
Page 6 AR-6801 User Guide CAUTION: EXPLOSION HAZARD Do not disassemble, short circuit, heat the battery or dispose of in fire. Store battery pack in a proper place. Do not expose to temperature above 60℃/140℉. Use specified charger only. Please dispose of the used batteries following the rules or laws issued by the local government.
Page 7: Table Of Contents
AR-6801 User Guide Contents 1 Introduction ............1 1.1 Unpacking ............2 1.2 Understand your scanner ........ 4 1.2.1 Scanner ............. 4 1.2.2 Cradle ............5 1.3 Indicators............6 1.3.1 Status lights ..........6 1.3.2 Status sound ..........7 1.3.3 Vibration ........... 7 2 Get started ............
Page 8 AR-6801 User Guide 3.3 Wireless Features .......... 38 3.4 Indicator ............40 3.5 Characters and strings (transmission) ... 43 3.5.1 Prefix and suffix ........43 3.5.2 Preamble and postamble ......44 3.5.3 String groups ........... 46 Example ..........46 3.5.4 ID, name and capitalization ....50 3.6 Scanner information ........
Page 9 AR-6801 User Guide Codabar ............. 109 Code 128/ GS1-128 ........... 112 Code 93 ............. 116 Code 11 ............. 119 MSI/Plessey ............121 UK/Plessey ............123 Telepen .............. 125 Standard 2 of 5 ..........127 China Post ............129 Italian Pharmacode (Code 32) ......131 Code 16K ............
Page 10: Introduction
AR-6801 User Guide Introduction AI-6801 is a cordless 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 11: Unpacking
AR-6801 User Guide 1.1 Unpacking Make sure all of the following items are included in your package. Scanner Cradle USB Cable RS-232 Cable Power Supply and Plug (Optional) *It comes with the power supply. The plug varies according to your country. Quick Start Guide...
Page 12 AR-6801 User Guide 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. Argox is not responsible for any damage incurred during shipping. Save all package materials for the shipping company to inspect.
Page 13: Understand Your Scanner
AR-6801 User Guide 1.2 Understand your scanner 1.2.1 Scanner ￭ Perspective ￭ Bottom...
Page 14: Cradle
AR-6801 User Guide 1.2.2 Cradle ￭ Perspective ￭ Bottom...
Page 15: Indicators
AR-6801 User Guide 1.3 Indicators 1.3.1 Status lights Status lights (LED) are helpful for checking your scanner’s status. Both your scanner and cradle have LEDs, and each of them have four colors: blue, green, red and amber. The table below shows the LED behavior and the status it indicates.
Page 16: Status Sound
AR-6801 User Guide 1.3.2 Status sound In addition to status lights, your scanner and your cradle make sounds to indicate the status it is in. Status Scanner Sound Cradle Sound Scanner Sound 1 Connected Scanner Sound 2 Disconnected Good Scan A short beep Beeps five times Cradle Inquiry...
Page 17: Get Started
AR-6801 User Guide Get started This chapter provides information about how to install, connect and use your scanner to do your work, and how to charge and replace your battery. 2.1 Installation This section describes how to set up your scanner.
Page 18 AR-6801 User Guide 2. Connect the USB or the RS-232 cable to your computer. Note 1 If you’ve purchased the USB pack, you can charge your scanner by connecting the USB cable to your computer. You can also charge it by connecting a power supply (optional) to your USB cable.
Page 19: How To Scan
AR-6801 User Guide 2.1.2 How to scan AI-6801 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 20: Search Your Scanner
AR-6801 User Guide 2.1.4 Search your scanner Sometimes you might leave your scanner somewhere and can’t find it. In this case, press and hold the RESET button at the bottom of your cradle, until you receive a long beep from your scanner, and you can locate it by the beep sound.
Page 21: Replace The Battery
AR-6801 User Guide 2.2.2 Replace the battery The battery’s life is consumed as you use and charge it. You need to replace the battery when it wears out. 1. Loosen the screw at the bottom of your scanner. 2. Remove the battery cap. 3.
Page 22 AR-6801 User Guide 4. Insert the new battery into your scanner in the direction of the arrow printed on the battery. 5. Put the battery cap back to your scanner. Make sure the angle of cap is the same as below.
Page 23: Connection
AR-6801 User Guide 2.3 Connection Your scanner can connect to three types of devices: your cradle, a Bluetooth adapter or a mobile device. 2.3.1 Connect to your cradle again If your scanner has connected to other device, and you want it to connect to your cradle again, do this: 1.
Page 24 AR-6801 User Guide 1. Scan the PC/Android bar code. 2. Click the Bluetooth icon in the notification area. Note Your computer needs to be Bluetooth-enabled. 3. In the Bluetooth Devices dialog box, click Add.
Page 25 AR-6801 User Guide 4. In the Add Bluetooth Device Wizard dialog box, select the My device is set up and ready to be found check box, and click Next. 5. If it detects your scanner, it shows “AI6801:XXXXXXXXX” (X is your scanner’s serial number) in the list.
Page 26 AR-6801 User Guide 6. Click Let me choose my own passkey. The default key is your scanner’s serial number (at the bottom of your cradle). After entering the key, click Next. 7. The computer will try to connect to your scanner.
Page 27: Connect To A Mobile Device
AR-6801 User Guide 2.3.3 Connect to a mobile device AI-6801 is able to connect to an iOS or Android device that you can use to process bar codes. Connect to an iOS device You can connect your scanner to an iOS device, such as iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
Page 28 AR-6801 User Guide 3. When it connects successfully, the status of your scanner is changed to Connected. 4. Tap Notes to open a new note. Use your scanner to scan bar codes and the data shows in the note. Note: Apple iOS devices will allow only one input device working at the same time.
Page 29: Connect To An Android Device
AR-6801 User Guide Connect to an Android device You can connect your scanner to an Android device, such as a smartphone or tablet. The setup screen may vary depending on your device. In this section, we use a smartphone as an example. 1.
Page 30 AR-6801 User Guide 3. Tap Scan to search Bluetooth devices. If it detects your scanner, it shows “AI6801:XXXXXXXXX” (X is your scanner’s serial number) in the list. Tap your scanner to connect 4. When it connects successfully, your scanner is shown under Paired devices.
Page 31 AR-6801 User Guide 5. Tap a memo App to open a new memo. Use your scanner to scan bar codes and the data shows in the memo.
Page 32: Controls And Settings
AR-6801 User Guide Controls and settings Customize your scanner to work efficiently. AI-6801 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 33 AR-6801 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 34 AR-6801 User Guide Scan Process ①Program → ②Setting → ③Value (using bar codes on the last page) → ④Finish → ⑤Exit ①Program Program ③ ② Value(The last page) Setting Setting Option Value RS-232 USB HID Interface RS-232/ selection USB HID Auto detection USB Virtual...
Page 35: Interface Selection
AR-6801 User Guide 3.1 Interface selection AI-6801 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 36: Usb Hid Key Board
AR-6801 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 37 AR-6801 User Guide with shorter barcode data or multi-field scanning. 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 Alt+Keypad...
Page 38 AR-6801 User Guide Setting Option Value Caps lock”ON” Caps lock”OFF” Caps lock 00 to 99.(ms) 00-99 02 * Inter-character delay 00-99 00-99 (10 ms) Block transmission delay (*) Default Exit...
Page 39 AR-6801 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 40 AR-6801 User Guide transfer continually with shorter barcode data or multi-field scanning.  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...
Page 41 AR-6801 User Guide Program Setting Option Value 2400 bps 4800 bps Baud rate 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 42: Scan Properties
AR-6801 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 43 AR-6801 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 44 AR-6801 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Good-Read Off Momentary Scan mode Alternate Timeout Off Continue Test only Auto-sensing 01-99 (second) 00-99 Stand-by duration 01-99 (100 msec) 01-99 Double read timeout 00-09 00-09 (00: no double Double confirm confirm) (*) Default Exit ￭...
Page 45 AR-6801 User Guide length: • If the length of a bar code is shorter than the min or longer than the max, the bar code won’t be decoded. • If the min is equal to the max, the decoding length is fixed. •...
Page 46 AR-6801 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 Disable 30 seconds Position indication 60 seconds 90 seconds 120 seconds 150 seconds 180 seconds Continue Disable 100ms *7AO*...
Page 47: Wireless Features
AR-6801 User Guide 3.3 Wireless Features AI-6801 offers some operating modes that help prevent data loss and extend battery life. This section describes how to use these modes. ￭ Handcuff mode You can decide how long your scanner beeps after it lost Bluetooth connection. ￭...
Page 48 AR-6801 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable 10 seconds 30 seconds Handcuff mode 60 seconds Disable Enable Data Collection mode Disable 10 minutes 30 minutes Deep Sleep Mode 60 minutes (*) Default Exit...
Page 49: Indicator
AR-6801 User Guide 3.4 Indicator ￭ Power on alert When your scanner is turned on, you’ll hear a long beep. ￭ Good read indication The reaction after your scanner gets a good read. ￭ Beeper indication Your scanner will beep after it gets a good read.
Page 50 AR-6801 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...
Page 51 AR-6801 User Guide Disable 10 seconds *5AJ* 30 seconds Cradle Inquiry Beep Continue Disable Volume 1 *5AK* Volume 7 Cradle Beep Loudness (*) Default Exit...
Page 52: Characters And Strings (Transmission)
AR-6801 User Guide 3.5 Characters and strings (transmission) 3.5.1 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 53: Preamble And Postamble
AR-6801 User Guide 3.5.2 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 54 AR-6801 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 55: String Groups
AR-6801 User Guide 3.5.3 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 56 AR-6801 User Guide 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. 4. Scan the Exit bar code. Step 2. Insert the string into the specified position.
Page 57 AR-6801 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 58 AR-6801 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 Insert data group 1 insertion) position...
Page 59: Id, Name And Capitalization
AR-6801 User Guide 3.5.4 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 60 AR-6801 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 61: Scanner Information
AR-6801 User Guide 3.6 Scanner information 3.6.1 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 62: Data Magic Settings
AR-6801 User Guide 3.6.2 Data Magic settings It shows all settings of Data Magic. Program Setting Data Magic settings Exit 3.6.3 Firmware version It shows the firmware version of your scanner. Program Setting Data Magic settings...
Page 63: Reset Your Scanner
AR-6801 User Guide 3.7 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 and cradle: There are two ways to reset your scanner.
Page 64 AR-6801 User Guide Program Setting Reset scanner Reset cradle Note To meet the regulation of air transportation, the wireless imager should disconnect with the cradle during shipment. All the cordless scanner are suggested to scan the following command before packaging into boxes and ship to customers.
Page 65: Update Firmware
AR-6801 User Guide 3.8 Update firmware Updating firmware improves functionalities and performance for your scanner. If you want to update the firmware of AI-6801, you need to update your cradle’s firmware first. After that, your cradle will reset and try to connect to your scanner.
Page 66 AR-6801 User Guide In the Scan Utility dialog box, click No. On the Tool menu, click Download Firmware > Download All (Scanner) or Download All (Cradel). 6. Scan Utility will ask if you want to upgrade your scanner, click OK. In the next dialog box, click OK.
Page 67 AR-6801 User Guide In the Change Firmware dialog box, click Ask to get the current firmware version of your scanner. 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 68 AR-6801 User Guide After the update is completed, click OK.
Page 69 AR-6801 User Guide ⚫ RS-232 connection Start Scan Utility. On the File menu, click New. In the NEW dialog box, select AI6801 or AI6801 from the Select Model list, and click OK. In the Scan Utility dialog box, click No.
Page 70 AR-6801 User Guide On the Tool menu, click Host RS-232 Setup. In the Host RS-232 Setup dialog box, select the COM port your scanner is using and click Port Setting. In the Port Setting dialog box, in the Baud rate list, select 115200 and click OK.
Page 71 AR-6801 User Guide In the Host RS-232 Setup dialog box, click 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. 11.
Page 72 AR-6801 User Guide 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 73: Data Magic
AR-6801 User Guide 3.9 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 74: Data Magic Commands
AR-6801 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 75 AR-6801 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 76 AR-6801 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 77: Bar Code Scanning
AR-6801 User Guide 3.9.1 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 78 AR-6801 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 79 AR-6801 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 80: Bar Codes
AR-6801 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 81 AR-6801 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 82: Example
AR-6801 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 83 AR-6801 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 84 AR-6801 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 85 AR-6801 User Guide Result: GOX89121121 Result: 89121121 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...
Page 86 AR-6801 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 87: Scan Utility
AR-6801 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 88 AR-6801 User Guide the group you want. 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 89 AR-6801 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 90 AR-6801 User Guide Command Example Result: 15678 CutB From: 2 To: 4 Original String: 12345678 Result: 12348 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...
Page 91: Virtual Com
AR-6801 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 92 AR-6801 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 AI6801 or AI6801, and click OK.
Page 93: Bar Codes
AR-6801 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 94 AR-6801 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 95 AR-6801 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 96 AR-6801 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 97: Upc-E
AR-6801 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 98 AR-6801 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 ASCII code 00-ffH < E >* Code ID setting Exit...
Page 99 AR-6801 User Guide ￭ Insertion group number selection See the description in UPC-A. ￭ Supplement digits See the description in UPC-A. Format Data Supplement digits Leading Check Digits 2 or 5 or Zero Digit (6 Digits) UCC / EAN 128 ￭...
Page 100 AR-6801 User Guide Setting Option Value 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 Disable Enable UPCE-1 00-99 00-99 (verification)
Page 101 AR-6801 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 102 AR-6801 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 103 AR-6801 User Guide 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 Disable Enable ISBN/ISSN conversion 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < l>* ISBN ID setting 00-99 00-99 (verification)
Page 104 AR-6801 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 105 AR-6801 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 code 00-ffH Code ID setting < FF >* 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection...
Page 106 AR-6801 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 107 AR-6801 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 Truncation / zero Expansion Expand to EAN13 Disable Enable Expansion 00-99 00-99 (verifications) Supplement check counter Exit...
Page 108 AR-6801 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 109 AR-6801 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 110: Code 39
AR-6801 User Guide Exit ￭ 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 111 AR-6801 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 112: Interleaved 2 Of 5
AR-6801 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 113 AR-6801 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 * Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...
Page 114: Industrial 2 Of 5
AR-6801 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 115 AR-6801 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 * Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...
Page 116: Matrix 2 Of 5
AR-6801 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 117 AR-6801 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 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...
Page 118: Codabar
AR-6801 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 119 AR-6801 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 120 AR-6801 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 121: Code 128/ Gs1-128
AR-6801 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 122 AR-6801 User Guide The first FNC1 is translated to “]C1,” and the next one is translated to a field separator, which is ASCII code 29, <GS>. Data <GS> Data Checksum Program Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 Max. code length 00-64 00-64 Min.
Page 123 AR-6801 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 124 AR-6801 User Guide Program Setting Option Value Disable/Enable Enable/Disable Append Disable/Ignore Enable/Ignore 00＊ Disable Enable ISBT enable 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH 1DH* Field separator code 00-ffH ASCII code 00-ffH < # >＊ GS1-128 ID Exit...
Page 125: Code 93
AR-6801 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 126 AR-6801 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 127 AR-6801 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...
Page 128: Code 11
AR-6801 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 129 AR-6801 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 130: Msi/Plessey
AR-6801 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 131 AR-6801 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 132: Plessey
AR-6801 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 133 AR-6801 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 134: Telepen
AR-6801 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 135 AR-6801 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 136: Standard 2 Of 5
AR-6801 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 137 AR-6801 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 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...
Page 138: China Post
AR-6801 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 139 AR-6801 User Guide Setting Option Value 0-15 00-15 Truncate leading 0-15 00-15 Truncate ending 00-ffH ASCII 00-ffH code < t >* Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Exit...
Page 140: Italian Pharmacode (Code 32)
AR-6801 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 141 AR-6801 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 * Code ID setting 00-44 00-44 Insert group number selection Disable Enable Leading “A” Exit...
Page 142: Code 16K
AR-6801 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 143 AR-6801 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 144: Ean Ucc Composite
AR-6801 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 145 AR-6801 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 146: Gs1 Databar Omnidirectional
AR-6801 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 147 AR-6801 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 148: Gs1 Databar Limited
AR-6801 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 149 AR-6801 User Guide Setting Option Value 00-64 00-64 *UAE* Min. code length 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 150: Gs1 Databar Expanded
AR-6801 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 151 AR-6801 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 152: Troubleshooting
AR-6801 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. ￭ Did you charge your scanner? ￭...
Page 153: Bar Code Issues
AR-6801 User Guide 5.2 Bar code issues My scanner doesn’t read the bar code properly. ￭ Reset your scanner. ￭ Check the quality of your bar codes. Wrinkled, smudged, blurred or torn bar codes won’t be read by your scanner. ￭...
Page 154: Specifications
AR-6801 User Guide Specifications PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS Model AI-6801 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 Width 39° Print Contrast Scan Rate 700 scans/sec Operation Handcuff mode, Deep Sleep mode, mode Data collection mode, Auto-sensing...
Page 155 AR-6801 User Guide Power Input 5V ± 10% VDC / 1A PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Dimensions Scanner: 9.4 x 7.6 x 15.8 cm Cradle: 13x 8.8 x 9.5 cm Weight Scanner: 200 g (battery included) Cradle: 130 g SYMBOLOGY DECODE CAPABILITY Code11,Code39,Code93,Code32 (Pharmaceutical),Code128,Coda bar, Interleaved 2of 5,Industrial 2 of 5,IATA 2 of 5,Matrix...
Page 156 AR-6801 User Guide USER ENVIRONMENT Operating -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) Temperature Storage -20°C to 70°C(-4°F to 158°F) Temperature Humidity 5% to 95% related humidity, non-condensing Drop 6 ft./1.8 m drop Specifications Contaminants Seals to resist airborne particulate contaminants (IP65) Light level 0 ~ 80,000 lux REGULATORY...
Page 157: Pin Assignments
AR-6801 User Guide 6.1 Pin Assignments 16 pin 16pin Mini-usb Connector RS-232 VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) VCC (+5V) VBUS USB_D- USB_D+...
Page 158: Appendix A. Test Symbologies
AR-6801 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 159 AR-6801 User Guide STANDARD 2 of 5 CODE 16K 87549 EAN-8 * INDUSTRIAL 2 of 5 UPC-E * INTERLEAVED 2 of 5 *...
Page 160 AR-6801 User Guide MATRIX 2 of 5 MSI/PLESSEY UPC-A * UK/PLESSEY...
Page 161: Appendix B. Ascii Table
AR-6801 User Guide Appendix B. ASCII table Null Down Left Right PgUp PgDn Home Enter Insert Ctrl+ Delete Alt+ “ & ‘ ★ ﹛ ，＼︱ < ﹜ 〜 >...
Page 162: Appendix C. Default Settings Of Bar Codes
AR-6801 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 163 AR-6801 User Guide Checksum Checksum Code Code Type Read Verification Transmission GS1 databar Expanded...
Page 164: Appendix D. Data Entry Bar Codes
AR-6801 User Guide Appendix D. Data entry bar codes Finish...