Microscan MS-9 User Manual page 195

Concatenating Configuration Commands
Commands can be concatenated (added together) in a single string or data block. For
example,
<K145,1><K220,1><K450,1><A>
mode to New Trigger, enables Narrow Margins, and resets the data buffers (without
saving the changes for power-on).
Serial Command Status Request
To ensure that any command was received and accepted, you can send the Show
Scanner Status command: <?>.
The status of a specific serial command can be requested by entering the command fol-
lowed by a question mark. For example, send
amble. Commands <K199?>, <K399?>, <K499?>, <K899?>, and
used to request the status of groups of serial commands. Note that there is no comma
between the numeric and the question mark.
Entering Special Characters in Serial Commands
To enter control characters within a serial command, hold down the control key while
typing the desired character.
Example: To enter a carriage return and line feed (^M^J), enter
<K141,1,CNTL-m CNTL-j>
Entering Special Characters in Embedded Menus
Control Characters
Control characters entered on the command line are displayed in the menu as mne-
monic characters, such as: <CR><LF><NUL><NUL>.
Press (the space bar) once, then enter the control character by holding down the
SP
control key and simultaneously pressing the desired character. For example to define a
line feed, press SP, then
command line and as <LF> in the menu when the screen is refreshed.
To Define a Carriage Return as a Character
Press SP, then CR. It is displayed as ^M on the command line and as <CR> in the
menu when the screen is refreshed.
To Define a Space as a Character
Press twice. It is displayed as a blank space in the menu when the screen is
SP
refreshed. While it appears that nothing has been assigned, the hex value 20 will be
sent during data transmission.
To Select NUL as the Character
Press SP, then a (zero). It is displayed as <NUL> in the menu when the screen is
0
refreshed.
and simultaneously. It is displayed as ^J on the
Control J
enables LRC, sets End of Read Cycle
to request the status of Post-
<K142?>
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