Page 1 1663 Barcode Scanner Set up barcodes included. Version 1.01...
Page 2 Also, you m ay visit our web sit e for m ore inform at ion. The CipherLab logo is a regist ered t radem ark of CI PHERLAB CO., LTD. All brand, product and service, and t radem ark nam es are t he propert y of t heir regist ered owners.
Page 3 IMPORTANT NOTICES FOR USA This equipm ent has been t est ed and found t o com ply wit h t he lim it s for a Cla ss B digit al device, pursuant t o Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. These lim it s are designed t o provide reasonable prot ect ion against harm ful int erference in a resident ial inst allat ion.
Page 4 The use of any bat t eries or charging devices, which are not originally sold or m anufact ured by CipherLab, will void your warrant y and m ay cause dam age t o hum an body or t he product it self.
Page 5 RELEASE NOTES Version Date Notes 1.01 Apr. 17, 2013 New: 2 .1 .1 0 – Tr a n sm it Spe e d set up barcodes ( BT HI D) Modificat iion: Spe cifica t ion s – Scan Rat e ( scans/ second) added 1.00 Dec.
Page 7 CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES ........................- 3 - For USA ............................- 3 - For Canada ............................ - 3 - For Hand-held Product with RF Functions ................... - 4 - Safety Precautions ........................- 4 - Care & Maintenance ........................- 4 - RELEASE NOTES ..........................
Page 8 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.1 Beeper Volume.........................32 1.4.2 Good Read Beep ......................33 1.4.3 Low Battery Alarm ......................34 1.5 Vibrator............................34 1.5.1 Good Read Vibrator......................34 1.5.2 Good Read Vibrator Duration ..................34 1.6 Send “NR” to Host ........................35 1.7 Scan Modes ..........................
Page 9 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2.1 Activate Bluetooth SPP Slave Mode ................68 ® 2.2.2 Inter-Function Delay......................68 2.2.3 ACK/NAK Timeout ......................69 2.3 Bluetooth ® SPP Master ......................70 2.3.1 Activate Bluetooth SPP Master Mode................70 ® 2.3.2 Inter-Function Delay......................71 2.3.3 ACK/NAK Timeout ......................
Page 10 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2.4 Code Length Qualification .....................116 4.3 Code 25 – Interleaved 25......................117 4.3.1 Start/Stop Pattern Selection ..................117 4.3.2 Verify Check Digit ......................118 4.3.3 Transmit Check Digit......................118 4.3.4 Code Length Qualification .....................119 4.4 Code 25 – Matrix 25 ......................120 4.4.1 Start/Stop Pattern Selection ..................120 4.4.2 Verify Check Digit ......................121 4.4.3 Transmit Check Digit......................121...
Page 11 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.17.1 Telepen Output – Full ASCII/Numeric ................143 4.18 UPC-A.............................144 4.18.1 Convert to EAN-13 .......................145 4.18.2 System Number Transmission ..................145 4.18.3 Transmit Check Digit ....................145 4.19 UPC-E.............................146 4.19.1 System Number Selection...................147 4.19.2 Convert to UPC-A......................147 4.19.3 System Number Transmission ..................148 4.19.4 Transmit Check Digit ....................148 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT ......................149 5.1 Letter Case..........................149...
Page 12 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide SPECIFICATIONS ..........................199 FIRMWARE UPGRADE........................201 How to Upgrade 1663 Firmware ....................201 Using 3610 ..........................201 Use Direct USB Virtual COM ....................203 Use Bluetooth ® Dongle ......................204 How to Upgrade 3610 Firmware ....................206 Upgrade 3610 CPU Firmware ....................206 Upgrade 3610 USB Bridge Firmware..................207 HOST SERIAL COMMANDS ......................209 Serial Commands ..........................209...
Page 13 INTRODUCTION CipherLab’s sm all- form - fact or 1600 Series Barcode Scanners are specifically designed t o answer t he m obile dem ands. The palm - sized scanners are designed t o help accelerat e product ivit y while lowering t he t ot al cost of ownership. I nt ensive dat a collect ion j obs are m ade easier wit h fast , accurat e barcode scanning in various working environm ent s, especially in sm all businesses.
Page 14 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide GET FAMILIARIZED WITH 1663 AND 3610 INSTALL THE BATTERY INTO 1663 1) Hold t he scanner face down in one hand, press t he bat t ery cover, and slide t he bat t ery cover. 2) Rem ove t he bat t ery cover.
Page 15 Introduction Not e: ( 1) To t urn off t he scanner, press t he [ Power/ Delet e] key for 2 seconds. The scanner will respond wit h t wo short beeps ( high t one) and t he LED will becom e solid red.
Page 16 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide CHARGE THE BATTERY VIA CHARGER The bat t ery charger is provided for charging t he bat t ery out side of t he scanner. You m ay purchase t he charger separat ely. I t t akes approxim at ely 3 hours t o charge t he bat t ery t o full.
Page 17 USE 3610 The CipherLab Dongle ( 3610) is specifically designed for t he scanner t o com m unicat e wit h a host com put er cordless. The connect ion bet ween t he scanners and 3610 is m ade easy and reliable.
Page 18 1663 Scanner CipherLab Dongle ( 3610) Opt ional Rechargeable Li- ion Bat t ery Pack Direct USB Cable...
Page 19 Introduction SYMBOLOGIES SUPPORTED Most of t he popular barcode sym bologies are support ed, as list ed below. Each can be individually enabled or disabled. The scanner will aut om at ically discrim inat e and recognize all t he sym bologies t hat are enabled. Refer t o Chapt er 4 Change Sym bology Set t ings for det ails of each sym bology.
Page 20 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide D a t a Ba r GS1 Dat aBar Om nidirect ional ( RSS- 14) Disabled ( RSS) GS1 Dat aBar Truncat ed Disabled GS1 Dat aBar St acked Disabled GS1 Dat aBar St acked Om nidirect ional Disabled GS1 Dat aBar Lim it ed ( RSS Lim it ed) Disabled...
Page 21 QUICK START The configurat ion of t he scanner can be done by reading t he set up barcodes cont ained in t his m anual or via t he ScanMast er soft ware. This sect ion describes t he procedure of configuring t he scanner by reading t he set up barcodes and provides som e exam ples for dem onst rat ion.
Page 22 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Working Mode Upon powering up, t he scanner will t ry t o est ablish a connect ion wit h 3610 or a com put er wit h ® wireless t echnology. Refer t o Chapt er 3 - Set up a WPAN Connect ion for det ails.
Page 23 Quick Start ENTER CONFIGURATION MODE For t he scanner t o ent er t he configurat ion m ode, read t he " Ent er Set up" barcode, which can be locat ed at t he bot t om of alm ost every even page of t his m anual. The scanner will respond wit h six beeps and it s LED indicat or will becom e flashing red aft er reading t he barcode.
Page 24 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide DEFAULT SETTINGS SAVE USER SETTINGS AS DEFAULTS For t he scanner t o keep t he cust om ized set t ings as user default s, you m ust read t he “ Save as User Default s” barcode. This is a norm al set up barcode, and t he scanner will respond wit h t wo beeps ( low- high t one) .
Page 25 Quick Start READ A SETUP BARCODE CONFIGURE PARAMETERS For m ost of t he scanner param et ers, only one read is required t o set t hem t o new values. The scanner will respond wit h t wo beeps ( low- high t one) when each param et er is set successfully.
Page 26 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide The exam ple below shows how t o save your set t ings as “ User Default ” so t hat you m ay rest ore user default s at a lat er t im e: Steps Action LED/Beeper Response when Successful...
Page 27 Quick Start The exam ple below shows how t o set num eric param et ers: Steps Action LED/Beeper Response when Successful Power on t he scanner... The scanner will respond wit h a long beep ( high t one) and it s LED indicat or will becom e solid red and go off.
Page 28 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide The exam ple below shows how t o set st ring param et ers: Steps Action LED/Beeper Response when Successful Power on t he scanner... The scanner will respond wit h a long beep ( high t one) and it s LED indicat or will becom e solid red and go off.
Page 29 Quick Start LIST THE CURRENT SETTINGS The current set t ings of all scanner param et ers can be sent t o t he host com put er for user inspect ion. The list ing includes pages as shown below. You can select t he page of int erest by having t he scanner read t he “...
Page 30 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide List set t ings regar ding Edit ing Form at 4 List Page 11 List set t ings regar ding Edit ing Form at 5 List Page 12 List set t ings regar ding Power and Tim e List Page 13 Enter Setup...
Page 31 Quick Start CREATE ONE-SCAN SETUP BARCODES The fact is m ost of t he scanner param et ers require only one read for set t ing new values. To facilit at e configuring t he scanner, you m ay creat e One- Scan set up barcodes for use. The requirem ent s of a One- Scan set up barcode are: a prefix of t he “...
Page 32 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...
Page 33 Chapter 1 UNDERSTANDING THE BARCODE SCANNER This chapt er explains t he feat ures and usage of t he barcode scanner. IN THIS CHAPTER 1.1 Bat t ery ..............21 1.2 Mem ory ..............26 1.3 LED I ndicat or ............29 1.4 Beeper ..............
Page 34 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.1.1 POWER LEVEL Scan t he barcode below t o get t he bat t ery capacit y inform at ion wit h each increm ent of 20 in percent age t erm s. Spare Power Level 1.1.2 HOW TO OPERATE THE SCANNER Turn on the scanner…...
Page 35 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.1.3 AUTO POWER OFF & POWER-SAVING The scanner will st ay act ive at power- on, which m ay be followed by a t ransit ion from full CPU speed t o low CPU speed ( Power- Saving) t o aut o shut down ( Aut o Power Off) . Power- Saving ( 1~ 254 m in.;...
Page 36 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide After establishing a WPAN connection successfully… Once a WPAN connect ion is est ablished successfully, t he scanner will st ay act ive for a specified period of t im e ( 2 m inut es by default ) for dat a t ransm ission. I t s CPU is running at full speed, and t he LED is flashing blue ( On/ Off rat io 0.02 s: 3 s) .
Page 37 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Auto Off after 0~254 min. (*10) 1) Read t he barcode above t o specify t he t im e int erval in m inut es before t he scanner aut om at ically t urns off. 2) Read t he “...
Page 38 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.2 MEMORY The scanned dat a can be sent t o a host com put er im m ediat ely via t he WPAN connect ion or st ored in flash m em ory when t he scanner is set t o Mem ory m ode. 1.2.1 TRANSMIT BUFFER By default , t he t ransm it buffer is enabled and ready for use when t he scanner is out of range.
Page 39 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Enable *Disable Warning: No real- t im e connect ion is allowed unless t he m em ory m ode is disabled. Memory Data Delay You m ay set a delay bet ween each dat a record while t ransm it t ing dat a back t o t he host . *None 250 ms 500 ms...
Page 40 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Dat a” barcode below. 1663 can send dat a via “ Direct USB” int erface once t he com put er has found t he USB connect ion. Refer t o 1.14 Use Direct USB Cable.
Page 41 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.3 LED INDICATOR The t riple- color LED on t op of t he scanner is used t o provide user feedback. For exam ple, t he LED becom es solid red and goes off upon powering on or running out of t ransm it buffer.
Page 42 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.3.1 GOOD READ LED *Enable Good Read LED Disable Good Read LED 1.3.2 GOOD READ LED DURATION By default , t he Good Read LED st ays on for 40 m illiseconds. Specify a value, ranging from 1 t o 254 in unit s of 10 m illiseconds.
Page 43 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4 BEEPER The scanner has a buzzer t o provide user feedback in various operat ing condit ions. Beeping Meaning One long beep, high t one Power on, wit h red LED on ( 1 second) and off quickly Power off, wit h red LED on ( unt il t he key is released) t wo short beeps, high t one Delet e t he last collect ed dat a in m em ory m ode, wit h red...
Page 44 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.1 BEEPER VOLUME Mute Minimum Volume Medium Volume *Maximum Volume Enter Setup...
Page 45 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4.2 GOOD READ BEEP Frequency 8 kHz *4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz Duration *Shortest Shorter Longer Longest Update...
Page 46 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.3 LOW BATTERY ALARM By default , t he built - in bat t ery alarm will sound when t he bat t ery charge get s low. I n order t o prevent dat a loss, it is advised t o replace t he bat t ery im m ediat ely when hearing t wo short beeps ( high t one) .
Page 47 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6 SEND “NR” TO HOST The scanner can send a “ NR” st ring t o t he host t o not ify a No Read event . Enable *Disable Update...
Page 48 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.7 SCAN MODES Different scan m odes are support ed – select t he scan m ode t hat best suit s t he requirem ent s of a specific applicat ion. Refer t o t he com parison t able below. Scan Mode Start to Scan Stop Scanning...
Page 49 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.7.1 CONTINUOUS MODE The scanner is always scanning. Aft er a successful decoding, t he rem oval of barcode is required. I t is not allowed t o proceed t o decode unt il t he decoding delay t im e has passed. To decode t he sam e barcode repeat edly, m ove away t he barcode and put it back again and again for scanning.
Page 50 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.7.3 LASER MODE The scanner will st art scanning once t he t rigger is held down. The scanning won't st op unt il ( 1) a barcode is decoded, ( 2) t he pre- set t im eout expires, or ( 3) you release t he t rigger.
Page 51 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.7.6 ALTERNATE MODE The scanner will st art scanning once t he t rigger is pressed The scanning won't st op unt il you press t he t rigger again. Alternate Mode 1.7.7 AIMING MODE The scanner will aim at a barcode once t he t rigger is pressed, and st art scanning when t he t rigger is pressed again wit hin one second.
Page 52 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.7.8 MULTI-BARCODE MODE The scanner will be scanning as long as t he t rigger is held down, capable of decoding one single barcode, as well as m ult iple unique barcodes one at a t im e. While decoding a bunch of unique barcodes, if a barcode is decoded t wice, it s subsequent decoding will be ignored and t he scanner is expect ing anot her unique barcode.
Page 53 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.8 SCANNING TIMEOUT Specify t he scanning t im e int erval ( 1~ 254 sec.; 0= Disable) when t he scan m ode is set t o any of t he following – Laser m ode Aut o Off m ode Aut o Power Off m ode...
Page 54 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.9 DELAY BETWEEN RE-READ This is also referred t o as t he “ Blocking Tim e” , which is used t o prevent t he scanner from accident ally reading t he sam e barcode t wice when t he scan m ode is set t o any of t he following –...
Page 55 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.10 READ REDUNDANCY FOR ALL SYMBLOGIES Select t he level of reading securit y. For exam ple, I f " No Redundancy" is select ed, one successful decoding will m ake t he reading valid and induce t he "...
Page 56 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.11 ADDON SECURITY FOR UPC/EAN BARCODES The scanner is capable of decoding a m ix of UPC/ EAN barcodes wit h and wit hout addons. The read redundancy ( 0~ 30 t im es) allows changing t he num ber of t im es t o decode a UPC/ EAN barcode before t ransm ission.
Page 57 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.13 EFFECTIVE DECODING AREA By default , t he effect ive decoding area is 100% covered by t he scanned area. However, you m ay narrow down t he decoding area t o prevent reading t he wrong barcode when a num ber of barcodes are print ed closely.
Page 58 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.13.2 ADJUSTING WINDOW Percentage for Left Half *Left 50% Left 40% Left 30% Left 20% Left 10% Percentage for Right Half Right 10% Right 20% Right 30% Right 40% *Right 50% Enter Setup...
Page 59 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.14 USE DIRECT USB CABLE 1663 support s Direct USB int erface for charging t he bat t ery and/ or sending dat a t o t he host in m em ory m ode. Refer t o 1.2.2 Mem ory Mode.
Page 60 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.15 PAGER BEEP DURATION Paging funct ion is only act ivat ed when 1663 is in Power- Saving m ode. 1663 can be ® woken up via receiving any Bluet oot h st at us com m and by pressing a key on t he host keyboard.
Page 61 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.16 TIME STAMP Specify t im e st am p form at added t o t he prefix or suffix of a dat a. Up t o t hree set t ings can be configured: No Tim e St am p Add Tim e St am p in front of dat a Add Tim e St am p t o t he end of dat a...
Page 62 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Date Output *Enable Date Output Disable Hour Output *Enable Hour Output Diable Minute Output *Enable Minute Output Disalbe Second Output *Enable Second Output Diable Enter Setup...
Page 63 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Decoding Data and Time Year Setup Date Setup Time Setup 1) Read t he barcode above t o apply t im e or dat e code separat ely, and follow st eps 2~ 3. 2) Read t he “...
Page 64 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.16.3 DATE FORMAT The dat e form at includes year, m ont h and day. There are t hree kinds of com binat ions can be configured t o specify Year, Mont h and Day: Year/ Mont h/ Day ( YYYY/ MM/ DD) or ( YY/ MM/ DD) Mont h/ Day/ Year ( MM/ DD/ YYYY) or ( MM/ DD/ YY) Day/ Mont h/ Year ( DD/ MM/ YYYY) or ( DD/ MM/ YY)
Page 65 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.17 HARDWARE RESET 1.17.1 RESTORE SYSTEM DEFAULTS I n addit ion t o using t he “ Rest ore Syst em Default s” barcode, t he following procedure using key com binat ions, can be used t o rest ore t he syst em default s during operat ion. 1) Hold down t he [ Power/ Delet e] key.
Page 66 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...
Page 67 Chapter 2 SELECTING OUTPUT INTERFACE I n order t o est ablish a proper connect ion bet ween host com put er and t he scanner, we suggest following t hese inst ruct ions – 1) I nst all bat t ery and hold down t he [ Power/ Delet e] key for 2 seconds t o t urn on t he scanner.
Page 68 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1 BLUETOOTH ® ® For Bluet oot h HI D, refer t o Chapt er 3 – Set t ing up a WPAN Connect ion for relat ed connect ion set t ings. The scanned dat a will be t ransm it t ed t o t he com put er. To capt ure t he dat a run any t ext edit or on your com put er.
Page 69 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.1 ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH ® HID & SELECT KEYBOARD TYPE ® When Bluet oot h HI D int erface is act ivat ed, you will have t o select a keyboard t ype t o ® com plet e t his set t ing.
Page 70 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1.2 RESET CONNECTION ® For Bluet oot h HI D, you can only have t he scanner connect ed t o one com put er at a t im e. I f you want t o connect t he scanner t o anot her host , you m ust read t he “ Reset Connect ion”...
Page 71 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.3 KEYBOARD SETTINGS Alphabet Layout Num eric Layout Capit al Lock Type Capit al Lock Set t ing Alphabet Transm ission Num eric Transm ission ® Not e: Bluet oot h HI D does not support t hese funct ions on PDAs – ( 1) Capit al Lock Set t ing: Aut o Det ect ion ( 2) Num eric Transm ission: Num eric Keys Alphabet Layout By default , t he alphabet layout is set t o norm al m ode, also known as t he st andard English layout .
Page 72 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide US Keyboard Style – Normal QWERTY layout , which is norm ally used in west ern count ries. Select “ Lower Row” for t he “ Num eric Layout ” set t ing for t he upper row is for special charact ers.
Page 73 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Numeric Layout Select a proper layout t hat m at ches t he alphabet layout . The scanner will m ake adj ust m ent s according t o t his set t ing. Options Description Norm al Depends on t he [ Shift ] key or [ Shift Lock] set t ing...
Page 74 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Capital Lock Capital Lock State Description Capit al Lock OFF Assum ing t hat t he st at us of Caps Lock on t he keyboard is OFF, t ransm it t ed charact ers are exact ly t he sam e as in t he barcode ( when "...
Page 75 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Alphabet Transmission By default , t he alphabet t ransm ission is case- sensit ive, m eaning t hat t he alphabet will be t ransm it t ed according t o t he original case, t he st at us of Caps Lock on t he k eyboard, as well as t he Capit al Lock set t ing.
Page 76 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Numeric Transmission By default , t he alphanum eric keypad is used for t ransm it t ing digit s. Select “ Num eric Keypad” if you wish t o use t he keys on t he num eric keypad. Numeric Key *Alphanumeric Key Not e: I f you select “...
Page 77 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.5 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default , t he int er- funct ion delay is set t o zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 t o 254 in unit s of m illiseconds, t o m at ch t he com put er response t im e of t he keyboard int erface. Such delay t im e is insert ed bet ween every funct ion code ( 0x01 ~ 0x1F) being t ransm it t ed.
Page 78 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1.7 SPECIAL KEYBOARD FEATURE By default , t he special keyboard feat ure is based on t he fact ory definit ion. You can decide whet her t o apply t he special keyboard feat ure. Refer t o Keyboard Wedge Table.
Page 79 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.9 SIMPLE PAIRING FOR IPHONE/IPAD The required window of pairing passcode is always pop- up when you are using a ® ® connect ion t o iPhone or iPad. Scan t he barcode below t o enable Bluet oot h Bluet oot h sim ple pairing for iOS so t hat t he passcode required window will not be appeared during a connect ion.
Page 80 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2 BLUETOOTH ® SPP SLAVE ® For Bluet oot h SPP Slave, refer t o Chapt er 3 – Set t ing up a WPAN Connect ion for relat ed connect ion set t ings. 2.2.1 ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH ®...
Page 81 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.2.3 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default , t he scanner sends dat a t o t he host wit hout wait ing for an ACK/ NAK response before sending m ore dat a. Specify a value, ranging from 1 t o 99 in unit s of 0.1 second. I f no response wit hin t he specified period of t im e, t he scanner will at t em pt t o send t he sam e dat a t wo m ore t im es.
Page 82 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.3 BLUETOOTH ® SPP MASTER As a SPP m ast er device, t he scanner will be able t o resum e connect ion wit h t he host upon powering on again, as long as t he host applicat ion is running. I f t he scanner fails t o resum e connect ion, it will t ry every 5 seconds t o re- connect t o t he host unless you read t he “...
Page 83 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Not e: Read t he “ Set Connect ion” barcode first , and t hen t he “ MAC I D” barcode wit hin 10 seconds. I nst ead of producing t he “ MAC I D” barcode, you m ay read t he set up barcodes for ent ering t he MAC address.
Page 84 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.3.3 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default , t he scanner sends dat a t o t he host wit hout wait ing for an ACK/ NAK response before sending m ore dat a. Specify a value, ranging from 1 t o 99 in unit s of 0.1 second. I f no response wit hin t he specified period of t im e, t he scanner will at t em pt t o send t he sam e dat a t wo m ore t im es.
Page 85 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.4 USB HID VIA 3610 For USB HI D, connect 3610 t o t he USB port of PC, and t hen connect t he scanner t o 3610. The scanned dat a will be t ransm it t ed t o t he com put er. To capt ure t he dat a run any t ext edit or on your com put er.
Page 86 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.4.1 ACTIVATE USB HID & SELECT KEYBOARD TYPE When USB HI D int erface is act ivat ed, you will have t o select a keyboard t ype t o com plet e t his set t ing. Activate 3610 USB HID &...
Page 87 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.4.2 KEYBOARD SETTINGS Alphabet Layout Num eric Layout Capit al Lock Type Capit al Lock Set t ing Alphabet Transm ission Num eric Transm ission Alphabet Layout By default , t he alphabet layout is set t o norm al m ode, also known as t he st andard English layout . Select French or Germ an keyboard layout if necessary.
Page 88 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide US Keyboard Style – Normal QWERTY layout , which is norm ally used in west ern count ries. Select “ Lower Row” for t he “ Num eric Layout ” set t ing for t he upper row is for special charact ers.
Page 89 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Numeric Layout Select a proper layout t hat m at ches t he alphabet layout . The scanner will m ake adj ust m ent s according t o t his set t ing. Options Description Norm al Depends on t he [ Shift ] key or [ Shift Lock] set t ing...
Page 90 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Capital Lock Type & Setting I n order t o send t he alphabet wit h correct case, t he scanner needs t o know t he st at us of Caps Lock on t he keyboard. I ncorrect set t ings m ay result in reversed case of t he alphabet being t ransm it t ed. Cap Lock Type Description Norm al...
Page 91 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface *Capital Lock OFF Update...
Page 92 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Alphabet Transmission By default , t he alphabet t ransm ission is case- sensit ive, m eaning t hat t he alphabet will be t ransm it t ed according t o t he original case, t he st at us of Caps Lock on t he k eyboard, as well as t he Capit al Lock set t ing.
Page 93 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Numeric Transmission By default , t he alphanum eric keypad is used for t ransm it t ing digit s. Select “ Num eric Keypad” if you wish t o use t he keys on t he num eric keypad. Numeric Key *Alphanumeric Key Not e: I f you select “...
Page 94 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.4.4 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default , t he int er- funct ion delay is set t o zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 t o 254 in unit s of m illiseconds, t o m at ch t he com put er response t im e of t he keyboard int erface. Such delay t im e is insert ed bet ween every funct ion code ( 0x01 ~ 0x1F) being t ransm it t ed.
Page 95 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.5 USB VIRTUAL COM VIA 3610 Connect 3610 t o t he USB port of PC, and t hen connect t he scanner t o 3610. You m ay run HyperTerm inal.exe on t he com put er t o view and capt ure t he dat a t ransm ission from t he scanner.
Page 96 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.5.3 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default , t he scanner sends dat a t o t he host wit hout wait ing for an ACK/ NAK response before sending m ore dat a. Specify a value, ranging from 1 t o 99 in unit s of 0.1 second. I f no response wit hin t he specified period of t im e, t he scanner will at t em pt t o send t he sam e dat a t wo m ore t im es.
Page 97 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.6 DIRECT USB HID 1663 support s “ Direct ” USB HI D int erface for m em ory m ode. Use t he provided USB cable t o connect 1663 t o t he USB port of PC. Run any t ext edit or on a com put er t o view and capt ure t he scanned dat a being t ransm it t ed t o t he com put er.
Page 98 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.6.1 ACTIVATE USB HID & SELECT KEYBOARD TYPE When USB HI D int erface is act ivat ed, please select a keyboard t ype t o com plet e t his set t ing. Activate Direct USB HID &...
Page 99 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.6.2 KEYBOARD SETTINGS Alphabet Layout Num eric Layout Capit al Lock Type Capit al Lock Set t ing Alphabet Transm ission Num eric Transm ission Alphabet Layout By default , t he alphabet layout is set t o norm al m ode, also known as t he st andard English layout . Select French or Germ an keyboard layout if necessary.
Page 100 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide US Keyboard Style – Normal QWERTY layout , which is norm ally used in west ern count ries. Select “ Lower Row” for t he “ Num eric Layout ” set t ing for t he upper row is for special charact ers.
Page 101 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Numeric Layout Select a proper layout t hat m at ches t he alphabet layout . The scanner will m ake adj ust m ent s according t o t his set t ing. Options Description Norm al Depends on t he [ Shift ] key or [ Shift Lock] set t ing...
Page 102 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Capital Lock Type & Setting I n order t o send t he alphabet wit h correct case, t he scanner needs t o know t he st at us of Caps Lock on t he keyboard. I ncorrect set t ings m ay result in reversed case of t he alphabet being t ransm it t ed. Cap Lock Type Description Norm al...
Page 103 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface *Capital Lock OFF Update...
Page 104 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Alphabet Transmission By default , t he alphabet t ransm ission is case- sensit ive, m eaning t hat t he alphabet will be t ransm it t ed according t o t he original case, t he st at us of Caps Lock on t he k eyboard, as well as t he Capit al Lock set t ing.
Page 105 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Numeric Transmission By default , t he alphanum eric keypad is used for t r ansm it t ing num erics. Select “ Num eric Keypad” if want t o use t he keys on t he num eric keypad. Numeric Key *Alphanumeric Key Not e: I f select ing “...
Page 106 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.6.4 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default , t he int er- funct ion delay is set t o zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 t o 254 in unit s of m illiseconds, t o m at ch t he com put er response t im e of t he keyboard int erface. Such delay t im e is insert ed bet ween every funct ion code ( 0x01 ~ 0x1F) being t ransm it t ed.
Page 107 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.7 DIRECT USB VIRTUAL COM 1663 support s “ Direct ” USB Virt ual COM int erface for m em ory m ode. Use t he provided USB cable t o connect 1663 t o t he USB port of PC. You m ay run HyperTerm inal.exe on a com put er t o view and capt ure t he scanned dat a being t ransm it t ed t o t he com put er.
Page 108 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.7.3 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default , t he scanner sends dat a t o t he host wit hout wait ing for an ACK/ NAK response before sending m ore dat a. Specify a value, ranging from 1 t o 99 in unit s of 0.1 second. I f no response wit hin t he specified period of t im e, t he scanner will at t em pt t o send t he sam e dat a t wo m ore t im es.
Page 109 Chapter 3 SET UP A WPAN CONNECTION The scanner can be configured t o send dat a t o a host com put er wirelessly via t he 3610 ® dongle, or t o a not ebook com put er or PDA wit h Bluet oot h wireless t echnology.
Page 110 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.1 CONNECTING VIA 3610 By default , t he int erface of 3610 is set t o “ USB HI D” . You can have up t o seven scanners connect ed t o one com put er at t he sam e t im e. Not e: I f you are using USB Virt ual COM for t he first t im e, you m ust inst all it s driver from t he CD- ROM.
Page 111 Chapter 3 Set up a WPAN Connection 3.1.2 CHANGE INTERFACE I f you want t o change t he com m unicat ion int erface of 3610, use one of t he connect ed scanners t o configure t he int erface- relat ed set t ings and t he scanner will pass t he new set t ings t o 3610, which will t hen init ialize and pass t he set t ings t o ot her connect ed scanners.
Page 112 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.2 CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH ® DONGLE 3.2.1 CHANGE INTERFACE Below is t he procedure t o configure t he scanner before est ablishing a WPAN connect ion ® via Bluet oot h dongle. 1) Read t he “ Ent er Set up” barcode t o ent er t he configurat ion m ode. 2) Read t he desired int erface barcode –...
Page 113 Chapter 3 Set up a WPAN Connection 3.2.2 CONFIGURE RELATED SETTINGS Sniff Mode (Power-saving) By default , t his feat ure is enabled, m eaning t he scanner will list en t o t he wireless net work at a reduced rat e.
Page 114 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Authentication When any changes are m ade t o aut hent icat ion and PI N code on t he scanner side, you will have t o rem ove t he scanner from t he paired device list ( called unpairing) and go t hrough t he whole process t o re- est ablish t he connect ion.
Page 115 Chapter 3 Set up a WPAN Connection Use random PIN No PIN required ® Not e: When using Bluet oot h HI D, som e device driver m ay not support pre- defined PI N code for aut hent icat ion. I n t his case, m ake sure you have t he scanner set t o “ No PI N or use random PI N”...
Page 116 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.2.3 CONNECT TO DONGLE The procedure goes t hrough associat ing devices for est ablishing a WPAN connect ion, which is pret t y m uch t he sam e except for t he soft ware you are using. I f your com put er is ®...
Page 117 Chapter 3 Set up a WPAN Connection ® ® Turn on t he scanner wit h correct WPAN set t ings, such as select Bluet oot h SPP or Bluet oot h HI D, broadcast ing enabled, aut hent icat ion enabled, and PI N code specified, et c. Select t he check box of [ My device is set up and r eady t o be found] on your com put er.
Page 118 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Click [ Next ] . Ent er t he passkey for aut hent icat ion, which m ust be exact ly t he sam e as configured for t he scanner. Enter Setup...
Page 119 Chapter 3 Set up a WPAN Connection Click [ Next ] . Wait for a few seconds for Windows t o exchange passkeys. Update...
Page 120 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Not e: When Bluet oot h securit y is enabled wit hout providing a pre- set PI N code, dynam ic input of PI N code is support ed. Click [ Finish] . ® 1663 as Bluetooth SPP Slave ®...
Page 121 Chapter 3 Set up a WPAN Connection Now t he t arget scanner will be list ed as below. You can have up t o seven scanners connect ed t o one com put er at t he sam e t im e. Click to remove the selected item Not e: When any changes are m ade t o aut hent icat ion and PI N code on t he scanner side, ®...
Page 122 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide ® Bluetooth SPP Connected ® Bluetooth SPP Disconnected Enter Setup...
Page 123 Chapter 4 CHANGE SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS I n t his chapt er, a brief on t he sym bology set t ings is provided for your reference. IN THIS CHAPTER 4.1 Codabar ..............112 4.2 Code 25 – I ndust rial 25 ..........114 4.3 Code 25 –...
Page 124 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.1 CODABAR *Enable Disable 4.1.1 SECURITY LEVEL Securit y Level renders m ore decoding accuracy giving considerat ion t o barcodes’ print qualit y. Decide t he securit y level for reading CodaBar barcodes. * High Normal 4.1.2 START/STOP CHARACTERS SELECTION Select one of t he four different st art / st op charact er pairs –...
Page 125 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.1.3 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whet her t o include t he st art / st op charact ers in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. Transmit Start/Stop Characters *Do Not Transmit 4.1.4 CLSI CONVERSION When enabled, t he CLSI edit ing st rips t he st art / st op charact ers and insert s a space aft er t he first , fift h, and t ent h charact ers of a 14- charact er Codabar barcode.
Page 126 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2 CODE 25 – INDUSTRIAL 25 *Enable Disable 4.2.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides t he readabilit y of all 2 of 5 sym bology variant s. For exam ple, flight t icket s act ually use an I ndust rial 2 of 5 barcode but wit h I nt erleaved 2 of 5 st art / st op pat t ern. I n order t o read t his barcode, t he st art / st op pat t ern select ion param et er of I ndust rial 2 of 5 should set t o "...
Page 127 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.2.2 VERIFY CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o verify t he check digit . I f incorrect , t he barcode will not be accept ed. Verify Industrial 25 Check Digit *Do Not Verify 4.2.3 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed.
Page 128 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION To prevent t he " short scan" error, define t he " Lengt h Qualificat ion" set t ings t o ensure t hat t he correct barcode is read by qualifying t he allowable code lengt h. I f "...
Page 129 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.3 CODE 25 – INTERLEAVED 25 *Enable Disable 4.3.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides t he readabilit y of all 2 of 5 sym bology variant s. For exam ple, flight t icket s act ually use an I ndust rial 2 of 5 barcode but wit h I nt erleaved 2 of 5 st art / st op pat t ern. I n order t o read t his barcode, t he st art / st op pat t ern select ion param et er of I ndust rial 2 of 5 should set t o "...
Page 130 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.3.2 VERIFY CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o verify t he check digit . I f incorrect , t he barcode will not be accept ed. Verify Interleaved 25 Check Digit *Do Not Verify 4.3.3 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed.
Page 131 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.3.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION To prevent t he " short scan" error, define t he " Lengt h Qualificat ion" set t ings t o ensure t hat t he correct barcode is read by qualifying t he allowable code lengt h. I f "...
Page 132 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4 CODE 25 – MATRIX 25 Enable *Disable 4.4.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides t he readabilit y of all 2 of 5 sym bology variant s. For exam ple, flight t icket s act ually use an I ndust rial 2 of 5 barcode but wit h I nt erleaved 2 of 5 st art / st op pat t ern. I n order t o read t his barcode, t he st art / st op pat t ern select ion param et er of I ndust rial 2 of 5 should set t o "...
Page 133 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.4.2 VERIFY CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o verify t he check digit . I f incorrect , t he barcode will not be accept ed. Verify Matrix 25 Check Digit *Do Not Verify 4.4.3 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed.
Page 134 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION To prevent t he " short scan" error, define t he " Lengt h Qualificat ion" set t ings t o ensure t hat t he correct barcode is read by qualifying t he allowable code lengt h. I f "...
Page 135 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.5 CODE 39 *Enable Disable 4.5.1 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whet her t o include t he st art / st op charact ers in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. Transmit Code 39 Start/Stop Characters *Do Not Transmit...
Page 136 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.5.3 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. *Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Do Not Transmit 4.5.4 STANDARD/FULL ASCII CODE 39 Decide whet her t o support Code 39 Full ASCI I t hat includes all t he alphanum eric and special charact ers.
Page 137 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.6 CODE 93 *Enable Disable 4.7 CODE 128 *Enable Disable 4.7.1 SECURITY LEVEL Securit y Level renders m ore decoding accuracy giving considerat ion t o barcodes’ print qualit y. Decide t he securit y level for reading Code 128 barcodes. *High Normal Update...
Page 138 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.8 EAN-8 EAN-8 *Enable EAN-8 (No Addon) Disable EAN-8 Addon 2 Enable EAN-8 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-8 Addon 5 Enable EAN-8 Addon 5 *Disable Enter Setup...
Page 139 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.8.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whet her t o expand t he read EAN- 8 barcode, as well as it s addons, int o EAN- 13. Aft er conversion, t he dat a follows EAN- 13 form at and is affect ed by EAN- 13 program m ing select ions ( e.g.
Page 140 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.9 EAN-13 EAN-13 *Enable EAN-13 (No Addon) Disable EAN-13 Addon 2 Enable EAN-13 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-13 Addon 5 Enable EAN-13 Addon 5 *Disable Enter Setup...
Page 141 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.9.1 ISBN CONVERSION Decide whet her t o convert t he EAN- 13 barcode, st art ing wit h 978 and 979, t o I SBN. Convert EAN-13 to ISBN *Do Not Convert 4.9.2 ISSN CONVERSION Decide whet her t o convert t he EAN- 13 barcode, st art ing wit h 977 t o I SSN.
Page 142 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.9.4 SECURITY LEVEL Securit y Level renders m ore decoding accuracy giving considerat ion t o barcodes’ print qualit y. Decide t he securit y level for reading EAN- 13 barcodes. Normal *High Enter Setup...
Page 143 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.10 GS1-128 (EAN-128) *Enable Disable Not e: GS1- 128 barcodes can be decoded only when t his set t ing is enabled. However, for 1660 wit h firm ware version no lat er t han 1.30, GS1- 128 barcodes are t aken as Code 128 when t his set t ing is disabled.
Page 144 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.11 ISBT 128 *Enable Disable Not e: When enabled, it not only can decode single I SBT barcode, but also decode and concat enat es pairs of I SBT barcodes. Enter Setup...
Page 145 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.12 MSI Enable *Disable 4.12.1 VERIFY CHECK DIGIT Select one of t he t hree calculat ions t o verify check digit when decoding barcodes. I f incorrect , t he barcode will not be accept ed. *Single Modulo 10 Double Modulo 10 Modulo 10 &...
Page 146 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.12.3 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION To prevent t he " short scan" error, define t he " Lengt h Qualificat ion" set t ings t o ensure t hat t he correct barcode is read by qualifying t he allowable code lengt h. I f "...
Page 147 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.13 FRENCH PHARMACODE Enable *Disable 4.13.1 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. *Transmit French Pharmacode Check Digit Do Not Transmit Update...
Page 148 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.14 ITALIAN PHARMACODE Enable *Disable 4.14.1 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. *Transmit Italian Pharmacode Check Digit Do Not Transmit Enter Setup...
Page 149 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.15 PLESSEY Enable *Disable 4.15.1 CONVERT TO UK PLESSEY Decide whet her t o change each occurrence of t he charact er 'A' t o charact er 'X' in t he decoded dat a. Convert to UK Plessey *Do Not Convert 4.15.2 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he t wo check digit s in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed.
Page 150 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.16 GS1 DATABAR (RSS FAMILY) I t is cat egorized int o t hree groups: Group I — GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional (RSS-14) GS1 Dat aBar Om nidirect ional This group consist s of t he following: GS1 Dat aBar Truncat ed GS1 Dat aBar St acked GS1 Dat aBar St acked Om nidirect ional...
Page 151 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.16.2 GS1 DATABAR OMNIDIRECTIONAL (RSS-14) Enable RSS-14 & RSS Expanded (Groups I, II) *Disable The set t ings below apply t o Group I sym bologies only: GS1 Dat aBar Om nidirect ional GS1 Dat aBar Truncat ed GS1 Dat aBar St acked GS1 Dat aBar St acked Om nidirect ional Transmit Code ID...
Page 152 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Transmit Check Digit Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. *Transmit RSS-14 Check Digit Do Not Transmit Enter Setup...
Page 153 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.16.3 GS1 DATABAR EXPANDED (RSS EXPANDED) Enable RSS-14 & RSS Expanded (Groups I, II) *Disable The set t ings below apply t o Group I I sym bologies only: GS1 Dat aBar Expanded GS1 Dat aBar Expanded St acked Transmit Code ID Decide whet her t o include t he Code I D in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed.
Page 154 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.16.4 GS1 DATABAR LIMITED (RSS LIMITED) Enable RSS Limited (Group III) *Disable Transmit Code ID Decide whet her t o include t he Code I D in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. *Transmit RSS Limited Code ID Do Not Transmit...
Page 155 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.17 TELEPEN Enable Telepen *Disable 4.17.1 TELEPEN OUTPUT – FULL ASCII/NUMERIC Decide whet her t o support Telepen in full ASCI I code. By default , it support s ASCI I m ode. AI M Telepen ( Full ASCI I ) includes all t he alphanum eric and special charact ers. Original Telepen (Numeric) *AIM Telepen...
Page 156 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.18 UPC-A UPC-A *Enable UPC-A (No Addon) Disable UPC-A Addon 2 Enable UPC-A Addon 2 *Disable UPC-A Addon 5 Enable UPC-A Addon 5 *Disable Enter Setup...
Page 157 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.18.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whet her t o expand t he read UPC- A barcode, as well as it s addons, int o EAN- 13. Aft er conversion, t he dat a follows EAN- 13 form at and is affect ed by EAN- 13 program m ing select ions ( e.g.
Page 158 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.19 UPC-E UPC-E *Enable UPC-E (No Addon) Disable UPC-E Addon 2 Enable UPC-E Addon 2 *Disable UPC-E Addon 5 Enable UPC-E Addon 5 *Disable Enter Setup...
Page 159 Chapter 4 Change Symbology Settings 4.19.1 SYSTEM NUMBER SELECTION Decide whet her t o decode t he ordinary UPC- E barcodes only or bot h UPC- E0 and UPC- E1 barcodes. Syst em num ber enabled for decoding UPC- E0 barcodes. Syst em num ber enabled for decoding UPC- E1 barcodes.
Page 160 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.19.3 SYSTEM NUMBER TRANSMISSION Decide whet her t o include t he syst em num ber in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed. Transmit UPC-E System Number *Do Not Transmit 4.19.4 TRANSMIT CHECK DIGIT Decide whet her t o include t he check digit in t he dat a being t ransm it t ed.
Page 161 Chapter 5 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT You m ay configure t he form at of t he collect ed dat a out put t o t he host com put er. Barcodes read by t he scanner will be processed in t he following sequence – 1) Perform charact er subst it ut ion on t he dat a scanned.
Page 162 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.2 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION Charact er subst it ut ion is perform ed on every occurrence of t he first charact er specified. I f only one charact er is specified, every occurrence of t hat charact er in t he barcode will be t aken away.
Page 163 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.2.1 SELECT A SET FOR CHARACTER SUBSTITUION Configure Set 1 Configure Set 2 Configure Set 3 1) Read t he barcode above t o enable charact er subst it ut ion by set . For exam ple, read t he “ Set 1” barcode t o configure t he first set of charact er subst it ut ion.
Page 164 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.2.2 SYMBOLOGIES FOR CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION (ALL 3 SETS) By default charact er subst it ut ion will be perform ed on all sym bologies. I f t he charact er subst it ut ion is not desired wit h one or m ore sym bologies, read t he “ Do Not Apply” barcode for each undesired sym bologies and all t he t hree set s will be ignored for t hem .
Page 165 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for GS1-128 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for ISBT 128 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 (No Addon) *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply...
Page 166 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for EAN-13 (No Addon) *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-13 Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-13 Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for French Pharmacode *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Italian Pharmacode...
Page 167 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for Industrial 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Interleaved 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Matrix 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for MSI *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Plessey *Apply Do Not Apply...
Page 168 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for GS1 DataBar *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Telepen *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-A (No Addon) *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-A Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-A Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply...
Page 169 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for UPC-E (No Addon) *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-E Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-E Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Update...
Page 170 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.3 PREFIX/SUFFIX CODE By default , t here is no prefix code, and [ ENTER] or [ CR] ( Carriage Ret urn) is configured t o be suffix code. Up t o 8 charact ers can be configured, for exam ple, “ Barcode_” , and will have t he...
Page 171 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.4 CODE ID Up t o t wo charact ers for Code I D can be configured for each sym bology. To m ake t he Code I D configurat ion easier, t he scanner provides five pre- defined Code I D set s t hat you can select one and m ake necessary changes on it .
Page 172 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Code ID options Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Code 39 I t alian Pharm acode French Phar m acode I ndust rial 25 I nt erleaved 25 Mat rix 25 Codabar Code 93 Code 128...
Page 173 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.4.2 CHANGE CODE ID 1) Read t he barcode below t o change code I D of a specific sym bology. 2) Read t he “ Hexadecim al Value” barcode on page 220 for t he desired charact er st ring. For exam ple, read “...
Page 174 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Configure Code ID for Interleaved 25 Configure Code ID for Matrix 25 Configure Code ID for MSI Configure Code ID for Plessey Configure Code ID for Telepen Configure Code ID for UPC-A Configure Code ID for UPC-E 5.4.3 CLEAR CODE ID SETTINGS Clear All Code ID Settings...
Page 175 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.5 LENGTH CODE A 4- digit code represent ing t he lengt h of barcode dat a ( charact er count ) can be insert ed in front of dat a being t ransm it t ed. Such " Lengt h" code can be individually enabled or disabled for each sym bology.
Page 176 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Length Code for GS1-128 & GS1 DataBar Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for ISBT 128 Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for EAN-8 Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for EAN-13 Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for French Pharmacode Apply *Do Not Apply...
Page 177 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Length Code for Italian Pharmacode Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Industrial 25 Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Interleaved 25 Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Matrix 25 Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for MSI Apply *Do Not Apply...
Page 178 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Length Code for Plessey Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Telepen Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for UPC-A Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for UPC-E Apply *Do Not Apply Enter Setup...
Page 179 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.6 MULTI-BARCODE EDITOR The Mult i- Barcode Edit or allows deciding t he out put sequence of a concat enat ion of barcodes. Up t o five barcodes can be specified. Enabling t his funct ion will force t he scanner t o apply Laser m ode as t he scan m ode.
Page 180 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.6.1 EDIT A CONCATENATION OF BARCODES Edit Output Sequence 1) Read t he barcode above t o st art edit ing a concat enat ion of barcodes. 2) Code Type set t ing – read t he “ Hexadecim al Value”...
Page 181 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.6.2 ACTIVATE THE CONCATENATION OF BARCODES By default , t he out put sequence edit ing of t he concat enat ion of barcodes is not applied. When “ Enforce Out put Sequence” is enabled, all barcodes read by t he scanner m ust m eet wit h t he crit eria for t he concat enat ion.
Page 182 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.7 REMOVAL OF SPECIAL CHARACTER You can only specify 1 charact er, but it will rem ove every m at ching charact er encount ered from t he st art ing posit ion of barcode dat a unt il a different charact er is m et . For exam ple, if it is configured t o rem ove t he charact er “...
Page 183 Chapter 6 APPLYING FORMATS FOR DATA EDITING The scanner allows advanced dat a edit ing by applying user- configured edit ing form at s. The whole processed dat a can be divided int o fields by user- specified rules. The dat a act ually sent t he...
Page 184 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.1 ACTIVATING EDITING FORMATS 6.1.1 ACTIVATE EDITING FORMATS I f you have already configured any edit ing form at before, you m ay direct ly apply t he edit ing form at . I f not , you m ust st art wit h configuring an edit ing form at first , and t hen, act ivat e t he edit ing form at when it is desired in use.
Page 185 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format 5 Enable *Disable 6.1.2 EXCLUSIVE DATA EDITING By default , only barcodes found m eet ing wit h t he crit eria are processed by t he edit ing form at s. Those found not m eet ing wit h t he crit eria are processed norm ally. When “...
Page 186 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2 HOW TO CONFIGURE EDITING FORMATS End Programming Format...
Page 187 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.2.1 SELECT FORMAT TO CONFIGURE Start Programming Format Select one edit ing form at ( Form at 1~ 5) and t he param et ers pert aining t o t he edit ing form at can t hen be configured –...
Page 188 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.2 RESTORE DEFAULT FORMAT You m ay select an exist ing edit ing form at and have t he default s rest ored. The default set t ings of an edit ing form at are list ed below. Editing format Defaults Applicable Code Type...
Page 189 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.3 CONFIGURE FORMAT — DEFINE DATA CRITERIA Three applicable condit ions can be configured t o check whet her t he dat a read by t he scanner can be processed by t he part icular edit ing form at . Not e: Dat a edit ing cannot be perform ed unless t he t hree condit ions are all m et .
Page 190 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Editing Format for Codabar *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Code 39 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Code 93 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Code 128 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for GS1-128 &...
Page 191 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format for ISBT 128 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for EAN-8 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for EAN-8 Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for EAN-8 Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for EAN-13...
Page 192 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Editing Format for EAN-13 Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for EAN-13 Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for French Pharmacode *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Italian Pharmacode *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Industrial 25 *Apply...
Page 193 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format for Interleaved 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Matrix 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for MSI *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Plessey *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for Telepen *Apply Do Not Apply...
Page 194 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Editing Format for UPC-A *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for UPC-A Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for UPC-A Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for UPC-E *Apply Do Not Apply Editing Format for UPC-E Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply...
Page 195 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format for UPC-E Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Update...
Page 196 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.3.2 DATA LENGTH The lengt h m ust include prefix, suffix ( 0x0d by default ) , lengt h code, et c. By default , barcodes of any lengt h ( charact er count ) are eligible for dat a edit ing. A value ranging from 0 t o 254 can be specified.
Page 197 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.3.3 MATCHING STRING & LOCATION By default , no m at ching st ring is specified, and t herefore, it is disabled. You m ay enable t his feat ure by specifying a m at ching st ring up t o four charact ers. When t he Mat ching St ring Locat ion is zero, t he scanner will only check for t he exist ence of t he m at ching st ring in t he barcode dat a.
Page 198 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.4 CONFIGURE FORMAT — DEFINE DATA FIELD 6.4.1 START POSITION Dat a can be divided int o fields in one of t he following direct ion – from head ( F1) t o t ail ( F5) from t ail ( F1) t o head ( F5) *From Head From Tail...
Page 199 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.4.3 TOTAL NUMBER OF FIELDS Dat a can be divided int o at m ost 6 fields; each of t hem is num bered from F1 t o F6 accordingly. However, only F1~ F5 can be configured. The t ot al num ber of fields m ust be specified correct ly.
Page 200 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.4.4 FIELD SETTINGS Dat a eligible for edit ing form at s is divided int o fields by user- specified rules – eit her using t he field t erm inat ing st ring or specified field lengt h. By Terminating String Specify t he field t erm inat ing st ring.
Page 201 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Field 2 Setting Read t he bar code below t o divide field 2 by a specified t erm inat ing st ring. Select Field Separator to Divide Field 2… Read t he “ Hexadecim al Value”...
Page 202 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 3 Setting Read t he bar code below t o divide field 3 by a specified t erm inat ing st ring. Select Field Separator to Divide Field 3… Read t he “ Hexadecim al Value”...
Page 203 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Field 4 Setting Read t he bar code below t o divide field 4 by a specified t erm inat ing st ring. Select Field Separator to Divide Field 4… Read t he “ Hexadecim al Value”...
Page 204 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 5 Setting Read t he bar code below t o divide field 5 by a specified t erm inat ing st ring. Select Field Separator to Divide Field 5… Read t he “ Hexadecim al Value”...
Page 205 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Additional Fields Up t o five addit ional fields can be creat ed for each edit ing form at ; each of t hem is num bered from AF1 t o AF5 accordingly. ®...
Page 206 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.4.5 PAUSE FIELD SETTING Pause Field Time You can lim it t he pause t im e int erval ( 1~ 16) . By default , it is set t o 1 second. Pause Field Time 1~16 sec.
Page 207 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.5 CONFIGURE FORMAT — DEFINE TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE Aft er configuring t he dat a fields and addit ional fields, you m ust now program t he t ransm ission sequence of t hese fields t hat com prise t he final dat a. This field t ransm ission sequence can be assigned in any desired order and fields can be assigned m ult iple t im es as well.
Page 208 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Additional Field 2 Additional Field 3 Additional Field 4 Additional Field 5 Pause Field Null Character Field 3) Read t he “ End” barcode t o com plet e t his set t ing. End Programming… End Programming Format...
Page 209 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.6 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES 6.6.1 EXAMPLE I Extract data from the 10th character to the 19th character... The edit ing form at should be configured as follows: Read t he “ Ent er Set up” barcode t o ent er t he Configurat ion Mode. Read t he “...
Page 210 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.6.2 EXAMPLE II Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from barcodes. Dat a in a barcode is encoded like t his: From t he 1 charact er t o t he 6 charact er is t he dat e code.
Page 211 SPECIFICATIONS Optical Characteristics 1663 Scan Engine Non- cont act t ype Opt ical Sensor 2500 pixels CCD im age sensor Light Source Visible Red LED Scan Rat e 200 scans/ second RF Characteristics ® WPAN Module Bluet oot h Class 2, Version 2.1 Coverage ( line- of- sight ) 20 m et er s wit h 3610 ®...
Page 212 - based ScanMast er Firm ware upgradeable Download firm ware updat es via t he download ut ilit y Accessories (√ means “supported”) √ CipherLab Dongle ( 3610) √ Rechargeable Li- ion Bat t ery √ Direct USB Cable √...
Page 213 Appendix I FIRMWARE UPGRADE Upgrade firm ware t o one scanner at a t im e. For exam ple, t urn off each of t he rest scanners when t here is m ore t han one scanner connect ed t o host com put er. Not e: 1.
Page 214 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup Download 5) Run t he download ut ilit y “ ProgLoad.exe” on your com put er. Kernel Program User Program K1663_V* .shx STD1663_V* .shx t he com m unicat ion set t ings, select “...
Page 215 Appendix I Firmware Upgrade USE DIRECT USB VIRTUAL COM 1) Use t he provided USB cable t o connect 1663 t o t he USB port of PC. You will need t o inst all it s driver first ! 2) Read t he following barcodes in sequence t o configure 1663 t o use Direct USB Virt ual COM as t he download int erface ( read eit her barcode label ‘100008’...
Page 216 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide t he com m unicat ion set t ings, select “ RS- 232” and t he corr ect COM por t for Direct USB Virt ual COM int erface. I gnore t he baud rat e set t ing. For t he file opt ion, click [ Browse] t o select t he t arget file for firm ware updat e.
Page 217 Appendix I Firmware Upgrade 3) Read t he following barcodes in sequence for t he scanner t o ent er t he download m ode. The scanner will respond wit h beeps t o indicat e it is ready for downloading. Enter Setup Download 4) Run t he download ut ilit y “...
Page 218 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide HOW TO UPGRADE 3610 FIRMWARE Connect 3610 t o t he USB port of PC aft er inst alling it s driver. Refer t o 3.1.1 Connect t o 3610 for t he t arget scanner t o connect t o 3610. UPGRADE 3610 CPU FIRMWARE 1) Read t he following barcodes in sequence for 3610 t o ent er t he download m ode.
Page 219 Appendix I Firmware Upgrade 4) Read t he “ Updat e” barcode for t he scanner t o resum e it s operat ion ( exit t he configurat ion m ode) . Update UPGRADE 3610 USB BRIDGE FIRMWARE 1) Read t he following barcodes in sequence for 3610 t o ent er t he download m ode. The Com m unicat ion LED on 3610 will be flashing red t o indicat e it is ready for downloading.
Page 220 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3) The 3610 will aut om at ically rest art it self when upgrading firm ware is com plet ed successfully. 4) Read t he “ Updat e” barcode for t he scanner t o resum e it s operat ion ( exit t he configurat ion m ode) .
Page 221 Appendix II HOST SERIAL COMMANDS SERIAL COMMANDS Purpose To disable t he scanner. “D” Rem arks Purpose To enable t he scanner. “E” Rem arks #@ nnnnnn <CR> Purpose To configure t he scanner. Rem arks nnnnnn – t he six digit s of com m and param et ers. For exam ple, “...
Page 222 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide #@TRIGOFF<CR> Purpose To disable t he soft ware t rigger “0x23” + “0x40” + “0x54” + “0x52” + “0x49” + “0x47” + “0x4f” + “0x46” + “0x46” Rem arks + “0x0d” #@TRIGON<CR> Purpose To enable t he soft ware t rigger “0x23”...
Page 223 Appendix II Host Serial Commands For t he scanner t o read t he serial num ber and beep - #@RDSN<CR> #@////<CR> Not e: ( 1) For USB Virt ual COM, only configure t he first scanner t hat connect s t o 3610. To ident ify t he scanner, send t he serial com m and t o have it respond wit h a beep.
Page 224 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3610 SERIAL COMMAND TABLE Config<CR> Purpose To configure 3610. Here is t he set up barcode for t his serial com m and: Config Rem arks A list of t he current set t ings will be displayed. Run HyperTerm inal.exe on your com put er and change t he set t ings one by one.
Page 225 Appendix II Host Serial Commands UseVariablePort<CR> Purpose To use variable Virt ual COM port when connect ing m ore t han one 3610 t o PC via USB. Here is t he set up barcode for t his serial com m and: UseVariablePort Version<CR>...
Page 226 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide EXAMPLE Wit hout using t he scanner t o read t he above set up barcodes for configuring t he 3610 dongle, run HyperTerm inal.exe on t he host com put er t o send serial com m ands t o 3610 via USB Virt ual COM.
Page 227 Appendix III KEYBOARD WEDGE TABLE I NS " Hom e Down & Left Right PgUp Exec < PgDn > ENTER* Not e: ( 1) : Digit s of num eric keypad. ( 2) CR* / Send/ ENTER* : ENTER key on t he num eric keypad. Update...
Page 228 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide KEY TYPE & STATUS KEY TYPE ® I f “ Bluet oot h HI D” or “ USB HI D” is configured for int erface, Key Type and Key St at us will t hen becom e applicable. *Normal Scan Code KEY STATUS...
Page 229 Appendix III Keyboard Wedge Table EXAMPLE KEY TYPE = NORMAL For exam ple, if you want t o program t he charact er “ ! ” as t he prefix code: Read t he “ Configure Prefix” barcode. Read t he “ Hexadecim al Value”...
Page 230 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...
Page 231 Appendix IV NUMERAL SYSTEMS DECIMAL SYSTEM Decimal Validate the Values Validate Update...
Page 232 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM Hexadecimal Enter Setup...
Page 233 Appendix IV Numeral Systems Validate the Values Validate ASCII TABLE " & < > Update...
Page 234 1663 Barcode Scanner User Guide ENTERING PIN CODE FOR AUTHENTICATION USE PRESET PIN 1) I n t he configurat ion m ode, read t he barcode below t o use a preset PI N for aut hent icat ion. Use Preset PIN 2) Read one of t he barcodes t o specify t he PI N code, in decim al or hexadecim al.
Page 235 Appendix IV Numeral Systems DISABLE AUTHENTICATION OR USE RANDOM PIN I n t he configurat ion m ode, read t he barcode below t o disable aut hent icat ion ( = No PI N) or use a random PI N for aut hent icat ion. *No PIN or use random PIN ®...

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