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Unitech MS920 User Manual

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Wireless Pocket 2D Imager Scanner
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Version 2.0
© 2014 unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.

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  • Page 1 Wireless Pocket 2D Imager Scanner - MS920 - User's Manual Version 2.0 © 2014 unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. unitech is a registered trademark of unitech Electronics Co., Ltd.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview......................1 Package Contents....................1 Scanner Detail......................2 Getting Start ......................3 Battery Charging ....................3 Specification ......................4 Chapter 2 Bluetooth Function Setting ................5 Pairing With PC/Notebook For The First Time ............5 Buffer Mode ......................6 Switching Between HID and SPP Mode ..............7 Factory Default .......................8 Display F/W Version ....................8 BT Un-pair ......................8...
  • Page 4 HID Keyborad Character Delay................11 HID Keyborad Block Delay...................12 HID Keyborad Case .....................12 HID Keyborad Languages ..................13 Enter BT Pairing Code ..................14 Chapter 3 Symbologies ....................15 Disable all symbologies..................15 Codabar .......................15 Codablock ......................19 Code 11 ........................21 Code 39........................24 Code 93/ Code 93i ....................30 Code 128 / GS1-128 ....................32 DataMatrix ......................37 EAN / UPC ......................40...
  • Page 5 Standard 2 of 5 ....................71 Telepen.........................75 Chapter 4 Operating Settings................... 78 Pre-defined trigger modes ...................78 Scanning / Triggering ...................79 Data decoding security ..................88 Beeps / LEDs .......................91 Chapter 5 Data Transmission Settings ................96 ISCP ........................96 Symbology identifier ...................101 Preamble ......................102 Postamble ......................102 Inter-Character / message delay ................103...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1 Overview

    Overview Package Contents Please make sure the following contents are in the MS920 carton. If something is missing or damaged, please contact your Unitech representative MS912 scanner Resource CD Quick Guide USB Charging Cable Hand Strap Battery NOTE: 1. The scanner’s default power off (idle mode) time is 3 minutes.

  • Page 8: Scanner Detail

    Scanner Detail Getting Started To scan a barcode, make sure the aiming beam crosses every bar and space of the barcode. - 2 -...

  • Page 9: Battery Charging

    BATTERY CHARGING 1. Flip up the rubber cover to expose the mini USB port on the scanner. 2. Insert the mini USB connector into the port on the scanner and the standard USB connector of the USB cable into a USB port on the host PC. - 3 -...

  • Page 10: Specification

    Specifications Illumination: Highly visible white LED Light source Aiming : 617 nm red LED Scan rate 240 scans/sec Sensor Linear CMOS sensor 1D codes 0.1 mm (4 mils) Resolution 2D codes 0.167 mm (6.6 mils) Housing Plastic (ABS) Profile SPP, HID Working Hours Over 13 hours (1 scan/3 seconds) Charge Time...

  • Page 11: Bluetooth Function Setting

    Start menu, clicking Devices and Printers. 3. Click Add a device, and then follow the instructions. 4. Click the Bluetooth enabled device (Unitech BT XXXXXX) you want to add to your computer, and then click Next. If you don't see the device you want to add, make sure the device is turned on and discoverable.

  • Page 12: Buffer Mode

    , and then, on the Start menu, clicking Devices and Printers. 3. Click Add a device, and then click the Unitech AXXXXXX icon. 4. Open HyperTerminal, and select ingoing com part to make connection. 5. After one beep, start the scan then.

  • Page 13: Switching Between Hid And Spp Mode

    From SPP to HID If your MS920 is on SPP mode: 1. Go to Devices and Printers under Control Panel, remove the MS920. 2. Use MS920 to scan the barcode “HID”. 3. Undertake the procedure of searching new device, and then select device (Unitech BT XXXXXX) and make pairing.

  • Page 14: Factory Default

    Factory Default Display F/W Version BT Un-pair iOS Keypad Press the trigger once will display the keypad, press twice will be disappeared. Inventory Space Left Beep on Good Road (Toggle) Check the memory size. Beep on Connection Charge (Toggle) - 8 -...

  • Page 15: Buffer Erasing

    Buffer Erasing Inventory Mode Batch Mode 1. Scan (Erase Inventory Buffer) . 1. Scan (Erase Batch Buffer) 2. Scan (Erase) 2. Scan (Erase) For detail information about barcodes, please refers to section 5. Appendix - Bar Code Configuration And Commands. Erase Previous Entry Erase the last data.

  • Page 16: Power Saving

    Power Saving Enabled* Disabled (Good for scan with trigger) (Good for continuous scanning) BT Module Power Saving (Power off BT while no activities) 1 Minute* 3 Minutes 5 Minutes - 10 -...

  • Page 17: Hid Keyborad Character Delay

    HID Keyborad Character Delay 1 ms 5 ms 10 ms 20 ms 50 ms 100 ms - 11 -...

  • Page 18: Hid Keyborad Block Delay

    HID Keyborad Block Delay 10 ms 50 ms 100 ms 500 ms 1 Sec. 3 Sec. HID Keyborad Case Auto Trace To Lower To Upper - 12 -...

  • Page 19: Hid Keyborad Languages

    HID Keyborad Languages US English UK English Swiss Swedish Norwegian Italian German French Danish Partial ALT Japanese Spanish ALT Mode - 13 -...

  • Page 20: Enter Bt Pairing Code

    Enter BT Pairing Code Enter Abort To scan "//7" label to enter code input mode, to scan "digit" as prompted on host, to scan "$M" to finish input and exit input mode. To scan "$P" to abort input and exit input mode. - 14 -...

  • Page 21: Chapter 3 Symbologies

    Chapter 3 Symbologies - Symbology = bar code type or family (e.g. Code 39, UPC, EAN). - Activate the symbologies you need and modify the settings for your symbologies if required. - To optimize performance, only activate symbologies you need !!! (deactivate the Code 39 and EAN/UPC default symbologies if you don't need them.

  • Page 22: Symbology Identifier

    Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters) B7 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD...

  • Page 23: Check Digit

    A, B, C, D Check digit check digit verification - AIM has a recommended check character for Codabar - Each Codabar data character (including Start/Stop) has a value assigned to 0 = 0 1 = 1 2 = 2 3 = 3 4 = 4 5 = 5 6 = 6...

  • Page 24: Barcode Length

    Enable Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).

  • Page 25: Codablock

    Set lengths 1, 2 and 3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used. Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: Codablock - 2-dimensional alphanumerical symbology Codablock A Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier.
  • Page 26 K1 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character).

  • Page 27: Code 11

    K1 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character).

  • Page 28: Code Mark

    C1 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character).
  • Page 29 Barcode Length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).

  • Page 30: Code 39

    Compose L2: Compose L3: Code 39 - Alphanumeric symbology. - Letter case not defined - transmitted in upper case. - Format: standard 43 characters (default) or full ASCII (see "format" for lists). Disable Enamle(*) Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI"...
  • Page 31 Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character). *(*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Format Standard 43 characters (*) Full ASCII (extended)
  • Page 32 '$' only '$' only *' Check digit check digi verification Disable (*) Modulo 43 French CIP Italian CPI check digi transmission - You can chose to transmit or not transmitted the check digit. Disable (*) - 26 -...
  • Page 33 Enable Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).
  • Page 34 Set lengths 1, 2 and 3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used. Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: Reading range - Applies a special algorithm for long-distance reading (default setting). - Use the "normal" setting if distance reading is not required. Extended (*) Normal Reading tolerance...

  • Page 35: Special Keys Interpretation

    High (*) Medium Unconventional Code 39 - Used for decoding unconventional Code 39 such as: - very large inter-character - large ratio between narrow and wide elements Disable (*) Enable Special keys interpretation - Special keyboard keys such as [Enter] and [Tab] (see list below) can be interpreted and transmitted by using dual-character combinations.

  • Page 36: Code 93/ Code 93I

    Enable Code 93/ Code 93i - Code 93 Alphanumeric full ASCII symbology - letter case defined. - Code 93i (encompasses and extends Code 93) Alphanumeric, full and extended ASCII, all Unicode characters, etc Disable Enable (*) Symbology indentifier User Defined - User defined symbology identifier.
  • Page 37 Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character). D (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!!

  • Page 38: Code 128 / Gs1-128

    L1 as min, L2 as max Set lengths 1, 2 and 3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used. Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: Code 128 / GS1-128 - Alphanumeric full ASCII symbology - letter case defined. - "GS1-128"...
  • Page 39 GS1 - 128 disable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters).
  • Page 40 GS1 128 D (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD GS1 - 128 identifier - The ]C1 AIM identifier for GS1-128 is automatically added by default in front of GS1-128 bar codes. Enable (*) Disable Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same...
  • Page 41 L1 as Minimal length (*) L1, L2, L3 as fixed length L1 as min, L2 as max Set lengths 1, 2 and 3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used.. Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: Reading tolerance...

  • Page 42: Isbt 128

    High (*) Medium Reading range - Applies a special algorithm for long-distance reading (default setting). - Use the "normal" setting if distance reading is not required. Extended (*) Normal ISBT 128 - International Society of Blood Transfusion - Activating ISBT 128 deactivates Code 128 / GS1-128 (to avoid confusion with Code 128 / GS1-128).

  • Page 43: Datamatrix

    Disable (*) Transmit Disable (*) Only transmit concatenated codes Transmit concatenated codes or single codes Concatenate Disable (*) Enable DataMatrix - Two-dimensional symbology. - Only available with models equipped with an area imager. - Can encode up to approximately 2000 characters. - Negative image DataMatrix supported.
  • Page 44 Disable Enamle (*) Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters).
  • Page 45 Mirrored labels activation - When enabled mirrored labels can be read as well as normal labels. - When disabled only normal labels can be read. Disable (*) Enable Structured append Disable (*) Enable Header transmission Disable (*) Enable - 39 -...

  • Page 46: Ean / Upc

    EAN / UPC - Numerical symbology. UPC - A enable (*) UPC - A disable UPC - E enable (*) UPC - E disable EAN - 8 enable (*) EAN - 8 disable EAN - 13 enable (*) EAN - 13 disable - 40 -...
  • Page 47 UPC - E1 - Irregular UPC-E with number system equal to 1 (usually the first printed character). - UPC-E must be active for UPC-E1 to be taken into account. Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI"...
  • Page 48 EAN-8 FF (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD EAN-13 F (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission.
  • Page 49 Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD EAN-13 F (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Add - on digits not required but transmitted if read (*) required and transmitted add-on 2 Disable (*) Enable add-on 5 Disable (*)

  • Page 50: Check Digit Transmission

    security level 10 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Check digit transmission [leading character] [number system] [data] [check digit] UPC-A Enable (*) Disable UPC-E Enable (*) Disable EAN-8 Enable (*) Disable - 44 -...
  • Page 51 EAN-13 Enable (*) Disable UPC number system [leading character] [number system] [data] [check digit] UPC-A Enable (*) Disable UPC-E Enable (*) Disable - 45 -...
  • Page 52 Re-encoding UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8 [leading character] [number system] [data] [check digit] - Converts decoded data to other code formats. - Transmission only takes into account the parameters available for the target bar code format. - Regular UPC-A has a transmitted number system equal to 0. - To transmit the additional leading character (country code), select the "UPC-A transmitted as EAN-13"...
  • Page 53 ISBN - International Standard Book Number - EAN-13 code, the first 3 characters "978" or "979" (except for "9790") are ignored and the checksum (0..9, "X") is calculated on the remaining characters. Disable (*) Enable ISMN - International Standard Music Number - EAN-13 code starting with "9790", the first 3 characters "979"...

  • Page 54: Gs1 Databar (Rss)

    Enable Reading range - Applies a special algorithm for long-distance reading (default setting). - Use the "normal" setting if distance reading is not required. Normal Extended (*) GS1 DataBar (RSS) - Also known as Reduced Space Symbology (RSS). Omni-directional - Numerical symbology. - Reads the following types of GS1 DataBar: GS1 DataBar Omni-Directional GS1 DataBar Truncated...
  • Page 55 Disable (*) Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters).
  • Page 56 Disable (*) Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters).
  • Page 57 Enable Disable (*) Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters).

  • Page 58: Interleaved 2 Of 5

    Interleaved 2 of 5 - Numerical symbology. - For GTIN compatibility set barcode length to one fixed length of 14 characters. Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission.
  • Page 59 Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Check digit - Especially recommended for variable length Interleaved 2 of 5 and if "consecutive same read data validation" (data decoding security parameters) is not activated. Check digit verification Disable (*) Modulo 10 Check digit transmission Disable (*)
  • Page 60 - For GTIN compatibility set barcode length to one fixed length of 14 characters - compose 1 or 2 or 3 fixed lengths provides the best performance and security if the codes in your application have fixed lengths Length mode - L1 = Codes with as many characters as specified by L1 and longer are read (L2 and L3 are not used).

  • Page 61: Matrix 2 Of 5

    Compose L3: Reading tolerance - Sets the tolerance level for reading hard to read bar codes. - High = most permissive (reads codes of variable quality). - Low = least permissive (only reads high quality codes that meet official Code 39 standards) - Quiet zone verification (space before and after bar code to ensure correct decoding).
  • Page 62 Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters). B4 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD...
  • Page 63 ChinaPost - Specific start/stop characters (not transmitted) and checksum (transmitted). ChinaPost Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).

  • Page 64: Maxcode

    Set length L1, L2 and L3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used. Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: MaxCode - Two-dimensional alphanumerical symbology used by UPS. - Only available with models equipped with an area imager. Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier...
  • Page 65 D2 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character).

  • Page 66: Micropdf417

    MicroPDF417 - Two-dimensional symbology. - Alphanumeric full ASCII symbology - letter case defined. - It is highly recommended to select "stacked codes" in sensor optimization (see Operating settings/read optimization). Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI"...

  • Page 67: Msi Code

    * (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code 128 emulation - When active and reading a MicroPDF code containing a special flag, the scanner transmits the Code 128 AIM symbology identifier instead of the MicroPDF symbology identifier ( ]C instead of ]L ) Disable (*) Enable MSI Code...
  • Page 68 - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters). B8 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission.
  • Page 69 Disable Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).

  • Page 70: Pdf 417

    Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: PDF 417 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used. Enable (*) Disable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission.
  • Page 71 Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Code mark - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - code mark" to activate or deactivate code mark transmission. - Use the default value or compose your code mark for this symbology (1 character).

  • Page 72: Plessey Code

    Plessey Code - Numerical symbology. Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters).
  • Page 73 Check digit transmission [leading character] [number system] [data] [check digit] Disable (*) Enable Unconventional stop Disable (*) Enable Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).

  • Page 74: Qr Code

    - L3 = Codes at least the length specified by L1 and no longer than the maximum length specified by L2 are read (L3 is not used). L1 as Minimal length (*) L1, L2, L3 as fixed length L1 as min, L2 as max Set length L1, L2 and L3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used.
  • Page 75 - Offers three levels of error detection. - Activating QR Code activates Model 2. Use the Model 1Control activation if you are using Model 1 (not supported by all scanners). - Negative image QR Code not supported. Disable (*) Enable Model 1 control - Enables the decoding of Model 1 QR codes.
  • Page 76 Automatic MicroQR activation - Micro QR is a small QR code with only one pattern. Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission.

  • Page 77: Standard 2 Of 5

    * (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD Structured append Disable (*) Enable Header transmission Disable (*) Enable Standard 2 of 5 - Numerical symbology. - Default format = Identicon (6 start/stop bars). - Also referred to as "Straight 2 of 5" and "Industrial 2 of 5." Disable (*) - 71 -...
  • Page 78 Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission. - Use the default value or compose your custom symbology identifier for this symbology (1 - 4 characters). B5 (*) Compose: Please refer to SCM (Software Configuration Manager) in CD...
  • Page 79 Computer Identics Check digit Check digit verification Disable (*) Modulo 10 Check digit transmission - You can chose to transmit or not transmitted the check digit. Disable (*) Enable Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter...
  • Page 80 (L2 and L3 are not used). - L2 = Only codes that comply with the lengths specified by L1, L2, and L3 will be read. - L3 = Codes at least the length specified by L1 and no longer than the maximum length specified by L2 are read (L3 is not used).

  • Page 81: Telepen

    Telepen - Alphanumeric full ASCII symbology - letter case defined. - Default format = ASCII. Disable (*) Enable Symbology identifier User defined - User defined symbology identifier. - See "Data transmission settings - symbology identifier - UDSI" to activate or deactivate UDSI transmission.
  • Page 82 Format ASCII (*) Numeric Barcode length - Use the L1 as minimum length option if you know the minimum length of the codes in your application!!! - To optimize decoding performance and increase security, select the same length as the minimum length in your application (do not select a shorter length!!).
  • Page 83 L1 as min, L2 as max Set length L1, L2 and L3 - Set barcode length L1, L2 and L3 according to the barcode length mode used. Compose L1: Compose L2: Compose L3: - 77 -...

  • Page 84: Chapter 4 Operating Settings

    Chapter 4 Operating Settings - Settings that affect the way your product operates (trigger settings, flashing mode, data decoding security settings, beep characteristics, etc.). Pre-defined trigger modes - These are pre-defined trigger settings used to quickly set up your scanner. - If you are using a pre-defined mode, do not set the other Scanning/triggering settings.

  • Page 85: Scanning / Triggering

    Scanning / Triggering Triggering modes Continuous - At power up the lighting and decoding are on all the time. The trigger is not used. Continuous Level (*) - Lighting and decoding are on when the trigger line is activated (trigger pressed) and off when the trigger line is deactivated (trigger released).
  • Page 86 - When a bar code is detected, the lighting and decoding automatically turn on and stay on until another period of inactivity (timeout), after the timeout the scanner starts flashing again. Flashing Autostand - Autostand triggering mode switches from Level to Flashing (1D models) or Presentation (2D models).
  • Page 87 - The trigger can be used in Presentation mode - when you pull the trigger the scanner functions as if it were in Level mode. - Only available with 2D models. Presentation Presentation threshold - Only available on 2D models. - Use this setting when in Presentation Triggering mode to regulate how sensitive the imager is to movement which automatically wakes up the scanner.

  • Page 88: Trigger Activation

    Trigger activation - Used to enable or disable hardware or emulated triggers. IMPORTANT: You cannot activate the trigger line if the hardware trigger is disabled. If you are using level or pulse trigger modes, the only way to re-activate the hardware trigger is by using online set up (ISCP terminal) or sending an ISCP command.
  • Page 89 Enabled - Start read character default = STX - Stop read character default = ETX - This option is NOT compatible with ISCP. Enable start character [STX] (*) Compose start character - Use different characters for "start read" and "stop read." - This option is NOT compatible with ISCP.

  • Page 90: Turn Off After Good Read

    Turn off after good read - When active, the scan engine stops the reading session after a successful decoding. - Turn off after good read is only used in the following trigger modes: - Level - Pulse - Autostand - Standard Aim NOTE: this parameter is NOT used with conti Enable (*)
  • Page 91 - Pulse - Autostand - Toggle* NOTE*: In Toggle trigger mode, "one pull aim, one pull read" does not work as stated. Instead one pull turns on the aimer only. When the trigger is released decoding begins. If no decode, second pull turns aimer and decoding off.
  • Page 92 - If you wait longer than the duration before the second pull, the cycle starts over with the aiming beam. 500 (*) 1200 Compose (ms) Bad read message Activation Disable (*) Enable Compose NOREAD (*) Compose: - 86 -...
  • Page 93 Ignore stand detect - Enable ignore stand detect when you want to use Autostand triggering mode with and you are not using a detectable stand (charge base or Bluetooth base station). Disable (*) Enable Double scan prevention - When enabled pulling the trigger a second time does not start a new reading session unless the timeout has expired.

  • Page 94: Data Decoding Security

    Data decoding security - Ensures correct transmission of data for difficult reading conditions and varying levels of barcode quality (poorly printed labels, variable lengths and no check digit, "fragile" symbologies). - Increasing the security level reduces the reading speed !!! Predefined security levels - Predefined security level settings can be modified individually - Use medium and high security levels for poor-quality bar codes or critical...
  • Page 95 Timeout between identical consecutive codes (ms) - Prevents reading the same bar code more than once. - Value is milliseconds. Compose (ms): Timeout between different consecutive codes (ms) - Prevents unwanted reading of other bar codes on the same label. 0 (*) Compose (ms): Center decoding...
  • Page 96 Tolerance - The tolerance level for center decoding allows you to aim the laser close to the bar code to be read rather than be positioned on the bar code. - 0 = No tolerance (laser aimer must be positioned on the bar code to be read), 100 = most permissive (laser aimer can be positioned beside the bar code to be read).

  • Page 97: Beeps / Leds

    Beeps / LEDs Note (tone frequency) High (*) Medium Power-up beeps 2 beeps = successful power-up 3 long beeps = EEPROM integrity error (contact your Intermec representative !). Disable (*) Enable Good read beeps Number - "Normal" bar codes: 1 beep (default) = good read - Configuration codes: 2 beeps = good read, 6 beeps = setup error, 3 long beeps = EEPROM integrity error (contact your Intermec representative - 91 -...
  • Page 98 1 beep (*) 2 beeps None Duration 80 (*) Timing - IBM and OCIA cash registers: do not send this parameter online to the scan engine through RS-232 cable 0-364032-10!!! Send it to the setup sheet and read the configuration code with your normal IBM / OCIA product cable connected.

  • Page 99: Good Read Led Duration

    During transmission (*) Before transmission After transmission Good read LED duration - "Read" LED green = "good read" - Setting a duration of 0 ms = "no good read LED" - Value is in milliseconds. 80 (*) 1000 2500 - 93 -...
  • Page 100 5000 Disable/enable all good read signals - This setting can be used to disable all good read signals: Beep, LED and vibrate. Disable Enable (*) Error beep Disable Enable (*) Setup beep and LED Disable Enable (*) - 94 -...
  • Page 101 Multicode beeps - By default the scanner does not beep when reading several bar codes when using the Multicode function (see Symbologies). Use this setting to activate beeps when reading bar codes that are part of a Multicode. None (*) Good Read Beep Shorter Beep - 95 -...

  • Page 102: Data Transmission Settings

    Chapter 5 Data Transmission Settings - Modify data transmission settings to optimize performance. ISCP - MS920 Scanner Control Protocol parameters. ISCP (*) None Data format Raw format - Barcode data is sent without a frame and no acknowledgement is necessary.

  • Page 103: Event Notification

    - Precedes barcode data with "[BCD]" indicator. BCDEX (*) - "Packet" data format must be activated to enable BCDEX transmission. - Precedes barcode data with "[BCDEX]" indicator and extended BCDEX (*) Transmission frame size (TFS) - Length of the longest frame that can be received by the host. - Value from 32 up to the maximum transmission frame size (MTFS) of the scanner.
  • Page 104 - Error (if any) - Type of ISCP bar code (setup, status, etc.) - GID - FID - Parameter - For information on the event frame received by the host see the ISCP online help available in the help menu in Easyset. Disable Enable (*) Preprocessing ISCP barcode...
  • Page 105 Unsuccessful decoding - This event is sent whenever a decode session is deactivated (trigger released) and no decode has taken place. Disable (*) Enable Start of read session Disable(*) Enable End of read session Disable(*) Enable Start-up Disable(*) - 99 -...
  • Page 106 Enable Trigger pulled Disable(*) Enable Trigger released Disable(*) Enable Wake-up Disable(*) Enable Structured append Disable(*) - 100 -...

  • Page 107: Symbology Identifier

    Enable Symbology identifier [symbology id] [data] Not transmitted(*) AIM format [AIM symbology id] [data] - Activates for all symbologies the 3-character symbology identifier standardized by the AIM Committee. - Example: "] A 0" identifies standard Code 39 without check digit[[[ If the data in a bar code is modified (ISBN, .

  • Page 108: Preamble

    Code Mark [preamble] [code mark symbology id] [data] [postamble] - Activates code mark symbology identifier transmission for all symbologies. NOTE: To change the default values go to "Symbology/select symbology/ symbology identifier/code mark" and use the compose option. Code Mark Preamble [preamble] [symbology id] [data] [postamble] None(*) Compose:...

  • Page 109: Inter-Character / Message Delay

    Inter-Character / message delay - Avoids dropping characters if transmitting decoded data too fast for the host system. Inter-Character delay - Do not use for IBM 46xx cash registers or laser/wand emulation!!! - Value is in milliseconds. - This is not used when ISCP is active 0 (*) - 103 -...

  • Page 110: Data Editing

    Inter-message delay - Value is in milliseconds. 0 (*) Data editing - IMPORTANT [[[[ The data editing function is only available with STCDecode version 1.1.5.0 or later ]]]] - Your product can edit the data it receives before it transmits it to the host system.
  • Page 111 - The order in which you define the scenarios is important (the product compares incoming data with each scenario in turn and edits the data for the first matching scenario it finds). 1.Activate the scenario(s) you want the product to detect. 2.Define the input data you want to intercept for editing (any combination of input type, input length, input mask).
  • Page 112 Compose barcode length: Compose mask: Scenario 2 Disable (*) Enable Select barcode Type: Compose barcode length: Compose mask: Scenario 3 Disable (*) - 106 -...
  • Page 113 Enable Select barcode Type: Compose barcode length: Compose mask: Scenario 4 Disable (*) Enable Select barcode Type: Compose barcode length: - 107 -...
  • Page 114 Compose mask: Scenario 5 Disable (*) Enable Select barcode Type: Compose barcode length: Compose mask: Scenario 6 Disable (*) Enable - 108 -...
  • Page 115 Select barcode Type: Compose barcode length: Compose mask: Scenario 7 Disable (*) Enable Select barcode Type: Compose barcode length: Compose mask: - 109 -...

  • Page 116: Configuration Modes And Utilities

    Chapter 6 Configuration Modes and Utilities Get firmware version - Get version info. Get firmware version Get decode version - Get decode version info. Get decode version Get asub-system versions - Get all component versions. Get asub-system versions Optical setup (using configuration bar codes) - Use configuration bar codes to set up the product.

  • Page 117: Transparent Configuration Mode

    Always enabled Inhibit after 1 mn - Protects the product against unwanted configuration by bar code. - Configuration with bar codes only possible before end of 1 minute timeout (cycle repeated until no config code read within 1 minute). Inhibit after 1 mn Transparent configuration mode - Allows you to use your scanner to set up other products (setup commands are transmitted to the other product but do not affect your scanner).

  • Page 118: Appendix I Worldwide Support

    Appendix I Worldwide Support Unitech’s professional support team is available to quickly answer questions or technical-related issues. Should an equipment problem occur, please contact the nearest Unitech regional service representative. For complete contact information please visit the Web sites listed below:...

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