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Unitech MS146 User Manual

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  • Page 1 MS146 Bar Code Slot Reader Rev.A...
  • Page 2 AdventureJan...
  • Page 3 Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his or her own expense. MS146 Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ........MS146 Manual...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION The MS146 is a family of bar code slot readers specifically designed for reading ID, membershop, or other types of cards that contain bar codes. The MS146 comes in four interfaces: PS/2, RS232, USB, and TTL Wand. The MS146 also comes in two different optical types: Visible Light (660nm) for reading normal bar codes, and Infrared Light (930nm) for reading bar codes hidden behind an opaque security film.
  • Page 6 Note: If you are using a laptop computer or a USB keyboard (ie. you are not using an AT keyboard), then your MS146-3 will need to be configured as a “Keyboardless Wedge” (see “Device” in the “Scanner Configuration Manager”...

  • Page 7: Scanner Configuration Manager

    Document”, Open File”, and “Save File”. Scanner Configuration Manager saves scanner settings in .cfg files, so you can have access to a variety of different scanner configura- tions that you’ve set up. To reset the scanner back to factory default, click on the “New Document”...
  • Page 8 Select your appropriate interface: USB, RS232, or PS/2, and then click “OK”. The green LED on your scanner should blink and you should see the message “Download completed successfully”. Now your scanner is ready to use with its new configuration.
  • Page 9 Click the upload icon (see page 3) and the following pop-up screen will appear: (alternatively, you can click on the “New Document” icon, page 3, in which case the second screen will appear) Enter the scanner product number (MS146, for example). Make sure the “By Key- board Interface” radio button is selected, and click “OK”.

  • Page 10: Device

    Unitech scanner. Device The only attribute for the “Device” setting is “Device ID”, which defines the device to which the scanner is connected (usually a computer or terminal). Select the setting that most closely de- scribes your device.

  • Page 11: Keyboard Wedge

    Keyboard Wedge Your Unitech keyboard contains a built in data decoder or “wedge” that translates raw bar code input into Keyboard Scan Code, with the result that bar code data exits the scanner as if you had typed the text.
  • Page 12 Keyboard Wedge, continued Language Your Unitech scanner can output characters using eleven different language sets, including: Danish U.S. English U.K. English Default is “U.S.” Wand Emulation Output Wand emulation refers to raw, undecoded bar code data - 0s and 1s. The choice here is whether to assign a 1 (high) to the dark bar and a 0 (low) to the white space - or vice-versa.

  • Page 13: Rs232

    Data characters that are sent from the receiver to the sender in order to “acknowlege” or “not acknowlege” the receipt of the data without error. Rarely used these days. Default is “No”. BCC Character Block Check Character. An error checking character added for data integrity. Default is “No”. MS146 Manual...

  • Page 14: Time Out

    Function codes (F keys, cursor up, Enter, etc.) can also be inserted via hexadecimal code (accessable in a linked menu) and must include surrounding brackets (<>). Letters and numbers should be entered directly by keyboard input without surrounding brackets (<>). Default is “None”. MS146 Manual...

  • Page 15: Scanner Port

    Double Verification enables the scanner to verify the accuracy of the output by outputting only after a specified number (from 0 to 7) of identical results. For instance, if 3 is selected, the scanner will not output the bar code data until it’s obtained 4 identical scan results.

  • Page 16: Scanning Mode

    Scanner Port, continued Scanning Mode Actual bar code scanning can occur in six different ways: • Trigger scan causes the scanner light to remain on as long as the trigger is depressed, whether the bar code is recognized or not. •...
  • Page 17 (<>). Default is “None” Postamble Identical to Preamble (above), but characters are inserted after scanned data. A common postamble would be to insert a “Tab” in lieu of an “Enter” terminator (see page 11). Default is “None” MS146 Manual...

  • Page 18: Bar Code Symbologies

    Following are the bar code symbolo- gies and their modifiable parameters. Code 39 • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Code 39 on or off. Default is “Yes”. • Code ID (Standard) is a user-definable identification letter for Standard Code 39, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID”...

  • Page 19: Interleaved 2 Of 5

    Bar Code Symbologies, continued Interleaved 2 of 5 • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read I 2 of 5 on or off. Default is “Yes”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for I 2 of 5, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID”...

  • Page 20: Code 128

    Send Tailing Character toggles sending or not sending a tailing (“stop bar code”) character. Default is “Send”. EAN 128 • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read EAN 128 on or off. Default is “No”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for EAN 128, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID”...
  • Page 21 Bar Code Symbologies, continued MSI / Plessey Code • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read MSI / Plessey Code on or off. Default is “Yes”. • MSI Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for MSI Code, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
  • Page 22 Bar Code Symbologies, continued Codabar • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Codabar on or off. Default is “No”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Codabar, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
  • Page 23 Bar Code Symbologies, continued UPC-E • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read UPC-E on or off. Default is “Yes”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for UPC-E, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
  • Page 24 Bar Code Symbologies, continued Code 11 • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Code 11 on or off. Default is “No”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 11, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
  • Page 25 Bar Code Symbologies, continued Label Code IV and V • Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read Label Code IV and V on or off. Default is “No”. • Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code IV and V, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID”...

  • Page 26: Data Editing

    Data Editing Data Editing is a powerful function that can give you tremendous control over how data is exported from the scanner. After clicking on “Data Editing” the data editing icons become active. Click on the icon with the blue circle and white plus sign.
  • Page 27 Add New adds characters (printing and non- printing) to the data output from the scanner/ reader. These characters can be added before and/or after the actual scanned data (see “Move Up / Move Down”, below). Pre-defined charac- ters include: •...
  • Page 28 Qualifier (see page 22), then no data is output. Practically speaking, the scanner has been set up to scan only bar codes that are defined by the Qualifier. You will not be able to scan other types of bar codes.

  • Page 29: Function Codes For Pc

    F10 (%VJ) Esc (/FK) Tab (/FI) Back Tab (/FJ) Shift Make (/FP) Shift Break (/FS) Ctrl Make (/FQ) Ctrl Break (/FT) MS146 Manual (Code 39) F2 (%VB) F5 (%VE) F8 (%VH) F11 (%VK) Cursor Up (/FE) Cursor Down (/FF) Cursor Left (/FD)

  • Page 30: Ascii Chart

    CR ($M) SO ($N) SI ($O) DLE ($P) DC1 ($Q) DC2 ($R) DC3 ($S) DC4 ($T) NAK ($U) SYN ($V) ETB ($W) CAN ($X) EM ($Y) SUB ($Z) Escape (%A) FS (%B) GS (%C) RS (%D) US (%E) Space MS146 Manual...
  • Page 31 (Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) ! (/A) " (/B) # (/C) & (/F) ` (/G) ( (/H) ) (/I) * (/J) MS146 Manual , (/L) : (/Z) ; (%F) < (%G) = (%H) > (%I) ? (%J) @ (%V)
  • Page 32 ASCII Chart, continued (Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing) MS146 Manual [ (%K) \ (%L) ] (%M) ^ (%N) _ (%O) ' (%W)
  • Page 33 (+B) c (+C) d (+D) e (+E) f (+F) g (+G) h (+H) i (+I) j (+J) k (+K) MS146 Manual l (+L) m (+M) n (+N) o (+O) p (+P) q (+Q) r (+R) s (+S) t (+T)

  • Page 34: Specifications

    5 Volts DC Decoded: 70mA TTL (Undecoded): 35mA 6’ 0” (1.83m) Operating: 32° to 122° F (0° to 50° C) Storage: -4° to 140° F (-20° to 60° C) 0% to 95% RH non-condensing 5 foot (1.5m) drop to concrete MS146 Manual...
  • Page 35 Pin 5 Pin 6 Pin 7 Ground Pin 8 Pin 9 +5V DC Input USB Interface (4 pin male) Pin 1 +5V DC Input Pin 2 Data - Pin 3 Data + Pin 4 Ground MS146 Manual 1 2 3 4...

  • Page 36: Troubleshooting

    If it is, try the scanner on the same bar code type in the Bar Code Test Chart in the back of this manual. Then, insure that your bar codes are crisp and clear.

  • Page 37: Problems And Solutions

    If the scanner can scan other bar codes of the same symbology, then other parameters (such as mini- mum/maximum length, etc.) may have to be adjusted.
  • Page 38 Notepad session to see if it’s a software problem. Try the scanner on other ports to see if it’s a com- puter port problem. If your scanner is connected by RS232 interface, make sure that the correct com port is selected.

  • Page 39: Warranty

    (including the user’s manual) are provided “as is” without war- ranty of any kind, including the implied warranties of merchant ability and fitness for a particular purpose, even if Unitech has been advised of that pur- pose. In no event will Unitech be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or incidental damages arising out of the use of or inability to use such product(s), even if Unitech has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 40: Bar Code Test Chart

    W E D G E Code 39 Unitech 128 Code 128 AO23399013 Code 32 Code 39 with Check Digit 123ABC Code 93 Delta Code 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 3 EAN-8 123456789-0 Code 11 UNITECHE 0123456 MS146 Manual...
  • Page 41 9 7 8 9 5 7 6 3 0 2 3 9 8 ISBN 957-630-239-0 10017 Label Code IV 1234558 MSI Code 1122334455 Standard 2 of 5 20132000400 4 7 6 6 9 1 3 7 1 6 Toshiba Code UPC-A 1 2 3 4 5 7 UPC-E MS146 Manual...

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