Table of Contents Introduction Bar Code Configuration Methods.............. 1–1 Single-Code Method ................1–1 Multi-Code Method ................1–1 Need to Start Over? .................. 1–2 Code Types and Decode Rules UPC/EAN....................2–1 Code 128 ....................2–2 Code 39 ....................2–2 2 of 5 Codes ..................... 2–4 Codabar ....................
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Scanner Operation Configuration Mode Options..............7–1 Scan Buffers....................7–1 Redundant Scans..................7–2 Miscellaneous Decode Features ...............7–2 Same Symbol Timeouts ................7–3 LED Options ....................7–3 Beeper Options ..................7–4 Data Transmission Delays................. 7–6 Communication Timeout Options .............. 7–7 Host Scanner Commands ................. 7–8 Test Modes....................7–10 Prefixes/Suffixes User Configurable Prefixes, All Data ............
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Miscellaneous Features Custom Defaults..................17–1 Serial Program Mode ................17–2 Contact Information ...............18–1...
Bar codes marked with a tilde ( ~ ) require the Multi-Code configuration method. Bar Code Configuration Methods The GS220 scanner can be bar code configured in two ways: the Single-Code Method and the Multi-Code Method. Single-Code Method Most features can be enabled or disabled using the Single-Code Method.
Need To Start Over? Scan the Recall Defaults bar code to erase all previous settings and return the scanner to its factory default communication protocol. Keyboard Wedge interface scanners will load keyboard wedge defaults. All other scanners load RS232 defaults. Recall Defaults ³...
Code Types and Decode Rules Bar code descriptions marked with an asterisk ( * ) define a feature that is a factory default. Bar codes marked with a tilde ( ~ ) require the Multi-Code configuration method. UPC/EAN * Enable UPC/EAN ³...
Enable Alternate Code 39 Reference Comparison Check – assists with elements that ³ are below the 2 to 1 (wide to narrow) element width requirement. * Normal Code 39 Reference Comparison Check ³ ODES * Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) ³...
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Alternative ITF first Bar Reference ³ * Normal ITF first Bar Reference ³ Enable Standard 2 of 5 ³ * Disable Standard 2 of 5 ³ ~ Standard 2 of 5 Symbol Length – To specify the number of characters to be decoded, scan ³...
Enable MSI Plessey MOD 10/10 Check Digit – Test MSI Plessey bar codes for a 2 digit ³ Modulo 10 check digit. * Enable MSI Plessey MOD 10 Check Digit – Test MSI Plessey bar codes for a 1 digit ³...
~ Minimum Symbol Length – Single-line default is 3. Combine this code with the proper code bytes ³ (on page 16–1), to specify the minimum number of characters in all non-UPC/EAN bar codes. ~ Symbol Length Lock – Combine this code with the proper code bytes, to lock the bar code’s ³...
Supplements Enable Two Digit Supplements ³ * Disable Two Digit Supplements ³ * Enable Two Digit Redundancies – The scanner will scan the bar code plus the 2 digit add on ³ twice before accepting data. Disable Two Digit Redundancies ³...
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Enable Bookland (978) Supplement Required ³ * Disable Bookland (978) Supplement Required ³ Enable 977 (2 Digit) Supplement Required – The scanner will require a 2 digit supplement to be ³ scanned when an EAN-13 code begins with 977. * Disable 977 (2 Digit) Supplement Required ³...
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* Enable 2 Digit Supplements with 37x, 43x, or UPC # System 5 ³ Disable 2 Digit Supplements with 37x, 43x, or UPC # System 5 ³ * Enable 5 Digit Supplements with 37x, 43x, or UPC # System 5 ³...
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Enable Code ID’s with Supplements ³ * Disable Code ID’s with Supplements ³ * Beep Once on Supplements ³ Beep Twice on Supplements ³ Enable ISBN Check Digit Transmission – Not available with all models. ³ Disable ISBN Check Digit Transmission ³...
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No Supplement Checking if EAN-13 Code is just scanned ³ * Normal Supplement Checking ³ 3–5...
GS1 Databar GoDEX’s GS220 scanners with software #14810 and higher can be configured to scan GS1 Databar type bar codes. Double Border Required – Due to the large spaces commonly found in GS1 Databar ³ symbologies, GoDEX recommends double border requirements be enabled when scanning GS1 Databar code type symbologies.
ISBT Code 128 Implementation Configuration Mode Enable ISBT Code 128 ³ Disable ISBT Code 128 ³ The bar codes below enable or disable a special transmit mode as outlined in section 3.5.2 of the ISBT-128 Specification. This output method allows the user to confirm independently the accuracy of the Code-128 check digit.
Concatenation Configuration Mode The following bar codes are used to configure variable time requirements used to find the second bar code of the ISBT concatenation sequence. 100 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence ³ 200 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence ³ 300 msec to Find Concatenation Sequence ³...
Donation Identification Number + Donor Identification Number =á + &; Concatenation ³ Donation Identification Number + Confidential Unit Exclusion Status =á + &! Concatenation ³ Product Code + Expiration Date (Form 1) =< + =>Concatenation ³ Product Code + Expiration Date (Form 2) =<...
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The following example demonstrates how to configure the User-Defined ISBT identifiers: Assume the left-hand identifiers are the ISBT defined donation identification number: “=G”; and the right hand identifiers are country specific identifiers “&a”. Scan the ENTER/EXIT configuration mode bar code. Scan the 1 Left Identifier configuration mode bar code.
Communications Enable Light Pen/Wand Communication – Use this option if scanner should be used in ³ place of a light pen. * Enable RS232 – The scanner will work with RS232 +/- 12V serial output. ³ Load Keyboard Wedge Defaults – Scan this code before selecting Normal or Stand Alone ³...
Scanner Operation Configuration Mode Options Allow Configuration Mode on Power Up – the scanner can only enter Configuration mode before ³ any bar codes are scanned. * Allow Configuration Mode Anytime – Allow the configuration at any time. ³ Allow configuration Codes on Power Up – Once a product bar code is scanned after power- ³...
Redundant Scans * 0 Redundant Scans – Requires 1 good decode for a good scan. ³ 1 Redundant Scan – Requires 2 consecutive decodes of the same bar code data for a good ³ scan. 2 Redundant Scans – Requires 3 consecutive decodes of the same bar code data for a good ³...
LED Options Flash Green LED if Rescan Allowed – This indicates same symbol timeout has elapsed. ³ Do Not Flash Green LED if Rescan Allowed ³ Reverse LED Functions – Red = Laser On Green = Good Read ³ * Normal LED Functions – Green = Laser On Red = Good Read ³...
Beeper Options * Normal Tone ³ Optional Tone 1 ³ Optional Tone 2 ³ Optional Tone 3 ³ Optional Tone 4 ³ Optional Tone 5 ³ Optional Tone 6 ³ No Beep ³ * Beep Once on Supplements ³ Beep Twice on Supplements ³...
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Beep on BEL Command – The scanner beeps when it receives a BEL character from the host. If ³ a number is sent within 200 msecs before the BEL character, the scanner will beep that number of times. * Ignore BEL Command ³...
Data Transmission Delays Use these codes to select the amount of delay between sending data characters from the scanner to the host. This helps prevent the scanner from overflowing host-input buffers. * 1 msec Intercharacter Delay ³ 10 msec Intercharacter Delay ³...
Communication Time Out Options Enable Communications Time Out ³ * Disable Communications Time Out ³ * Beep Before Transmit ³ Beep After Transmit ³ ~ Variable Communications Time Out ³ * Default Communications Time Out (2 secs) ³ Short Communications Time Out (1 secs) ³...
Host Scanner Commands Enable D/E Disable Command – The scanner will disable scanning after it receives an ASCII ³ “D” from the host device. It will enable scanning when it receives an ASCII “E”. * Disable D/E Disable. ³ Enable Z/R Type D/E Simulation – The scanner will disable scanning after it receives an ASCII ³...
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Transmit Scanner ID byte with receipt of an “i” (69H) via RS232 – The ID byte is transmitted ³ as 3 bytes (i.e. 0, 0, 1). * Don’t Transmit Scanner ID byte with receipt of an “i” (69H) via RS232 ³...
Scan Count Mode ON – The scanner will enter scan count test mode and the scanner’s firmware ³ number will transmit to the host. Do not enable unless instructed by a GoDEX representative. * Scan Count Mode OFF ³ Power-Up with Saved Interface – Do not enable unless instructed by a GoDEX ³...
Prefixes/Suffixes Scan the Enter Configuration Mode bar code before trying to set these features (see the Multi-Code Method on page 1–1). User Configurable Prefixes, All Data ~ Configurable Prefix Character #1 – A prefix ID can be added and assigned for data transmission. ³...
User Configurable ID Characters, Code Specific * Use Configurable Code ID Bytes as Prefixes – User configured, code specific ID bytes are ³ transmitted before the data. If using prefixes, user configured suffixes can not be used. Use Configurable Code ID Bytes as Suffixes – User configured, code specific ID bytes are ³...
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‡ Enter configuration mode then scan this bar code followed by the three code byte bar codes (on page 16–1) that represent a unique ID character to be associated with this bar code type. ~ Configurable TRI-OPTIC ID ‡ ³ ~ Configurable Standard 2 of 5 ID ‡...
Standard Prefix Characters Enable STX Prefix – The scanner will transmit a Start of TeXt (ASCII 02H) before each bar code. ³ * Disable STX Prefix ³ Enable Rochford-Thomson Mode ³ * Disable Rochford-Thomson Mode ³ Enable AIM ID Characters ³...
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Enable SANYO ID Characters ³ * Disable SANYO ID Characters ³ Enable Manufacturer ID Prefix ³ * Disable Manufacturer ID Prefix ³ Enable “C” Prefix ³ * Disable “C” Prefix ³ Enable “$” Prefix ID for UPC/EAN ³ * Disable “$” Prefix ID for UPC/EAN ³...
Standard Suffix Characters Enable CR Suffix – The scanner transmits a carriage return after each bar code. ³ Disable CR Suffix. ³ Enable LF Suffix – The scanner transmits a line feed after each bar code. Disabled when ³ keyboard wedge defaults are loaded. Disable LF Suffix.
Longitudinal Redundancy Check A Longitudinal Redundancy Check (LRC) is an error checking character that is calculated across a sequence of data characters. It is determined by eXclusive ORing (XOR) the characters to be checked, starting with an initial value of 00H.
Character Replacements To replace a character: Scan the enter/exit configuration mode bar code (on page 1–1). Scan the character to replace code (shown below). Scan the ASCII code byte value of the character you wish to replace. Refer to the ASCII Reference Table in the Code Byte Usage section of this manual.
User Configurable Suffixes, All Data Note: Scan the Enter/Exit Configuration mode code before trying to set this feature. Refer to Multi-Code Method on page 1–1. ~ Configurable Suffix Character #1 – A suffix ID can be added and assigned for data ³...
Code Formatting UPC/EAN Formatting * Transmit UPC-A Check Digit ³ Do Not Transmit UPC-A Check Digit ³ Transmit UPC-E Check Digit ³ * Do Not Transmit UPC-E Check Digit ³ Expand UPC-E to 12 Digits – Expand UPC-E bar codes to the 12 digit equivalent, UPC-A bar codes. ³...
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Transmit Lead Zero on UPC-E – This option will transmit a zero before each UPC-E bar code. ³ Do Not Transmit Lead Zero on UPC-E ³ Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 – The scanner will transmit five zeros before the bar code to convert ³...
Codabar Formatting Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters – Transmits Codabar’s Start/stop characters before ³ and after each bar code. * Do Not Transmit Codabar Start/Stop ³ * Normal Codabar Start/Stop Characters ³ Enable Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters as Lower Case Characters ³...
Code 39 Formatting Transmit Mod 43 Check Digit on Code 39 – This feature works in conjunction with Mod 43 ³ Check Digit on Code 39 option, on page 2–2. Both must be enabled for this feature to work. * Do Not Transmit Mod 43 Check Digit on Code 39 ³...
Plessey Transmit UK Plessey Check Digit – The scanner will transmit UK Plessey Check Digit characters ³ and must be used with the UK Plessey option. * Do Not Transmit UK Plessey Check Digit ³ Enable UK Plessey Special Format ³...
RS232 * Enable RS232 Mode – the scanner will work with RS232 +/-12V serial output. ³ Parity Features A parity bit is an extra data bit used to help catch data transmission errors. The scanner’s parity must match the host’s parity. No Parity ³...
* 9600 BAUD Rate ³ 4800 BAUD Rate ³ 2400 BAUD Rate ³ 1200 BAUD Rate ³ 600 BAUD Rate ³ 300 BAUD Rate ³ Data/Stop Bits 8 Data Bits – The number of data bits transmitted for each character. ³...
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* Character RTS/CTS – Activates/Deactivates RTS signal for each character. ³ Message RTS/CTS – Activates RTS before sending the first character and leaves it active ³ until after the last character has been transmitted. Invert RTS Polarity (RSV1) -12V = Active +12V = Inactive ³...
Enable RTS Counter Toggle – The scanner will toggle the RTS line on a good decode. ³ * Disable RTS Counter Toggle ³ Enable XON/XOFF Handshaking – The scanner will stop transmission whenever on XOFF ³ (ASCII 13H) is received. Transmission will resume after an XON (ASCII 11H) is received.
Enable 5 NAK Retries Allow up to 5 retransmissions of the data if a ³ NAK is received. * Disable 5 NAK Retries ³ Enable GLS Handshaking – Accept ]V for the ACK acknowledgement. ACK will no longer be ³ accepted but NAK and any additional ACK/NAK protocol characters enabled are still accepted.
Keyboard Enable Keyboard Emulation Load Keyboard Wedge Defaults – Loads the default settings for keyboard wedge mode. ³ Enable Stand-Alone Keyboard Emulation – Use this with special stand-alone models that are ³ not cabled for an external keyboard. Scan this bar code to enable the Stand-Alone Mode.
Belgium Keyboard ³ Japan Keyboard ³ IBM 4700 Financial Keyboard ³ Sweden/Finland Keyboard ³ Slovenian Keyboard ³ Keyboard/System Type * AT Keyboard – Includes IBM PS/2 and compatible models 50, 55, 60, 80. ³ XT Keyboard – Special firmware in Voyager. ³...
Special Keyboard Features Transmit Make Code Only – Not available on all models. ³ * Transmit Make/Break Code – Not available on all models. ³ * Transmit FOH Break Code – The scanner will transmit the FOH in the break-code sequence. ³...
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Enable Auto Detect Mode (AT/PS2) – Automatically detects caps lock status. ³ * Disable Auto Detect Mode (AT/PS2) ³ Enable Caps Lock (XT) ³ * Disable Caps Lock (XT) ³ Send Numbers as Keypad Data – All data is sent as if it has been entered on a keypad. ³...
Enable Right Alt Key Sequencing ³ Disable Right Alt Key Sequencing ³ Enable LaCaixa Special Keyboard Prefix & Suffix Scan Codes ³ * Disable LaCaixa Special Keyboard Prefix & Suffix Scan Codes ³ InterScan Code Delays * InterScan Code Delay 800 msec – The time specified represents the amount of time between ³...
Control Sets In general, standard bar code symbologies will only encode the ASCII character set. Function keys, arrow keys and many other extended keys on an IBM compatible keyboard do not translate to ASCII characters. One method of ‘bar coding’ the extended keys is to substitute the extended key codes when a specific ASCII control character is found in the bar code stream.
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ASCII (HEX) ASCII Control Extended Key Null Numeric Keypad + (Plus) Num Lock Down Arrow Numeric Keypad - (Minus) Insert Delete System Request (Right Arrow) (Left Arrow) Caps Lock Shift Tab Left Alt Enter Left Control Up Arrow Home Page Up Page Down...
Light Pen Parameters Enable Light Pen Mode – Select this option if the scanner will be used in place of a light pen. ³ It provides light pen emulation of each bar code scanned. * Bars High ³ Spaces High ³...
Set Narrow Element Width 10x Narrow Element Border – Allows the transmission of Light Pen/Wand emulation using ³ a 10x border. * 50x Narrow Element Border – Allows the transmission of Light Pen/Wand emulation using ³ a 50x border. * 1 ms Narrow Element Width – Allows the transmission of Light Pen/ Wand emulation at ³...
® 46xx Configuration IBM Port Enable IBM 46xx Communication – For IBM 46xx SIOC/RS485 communications. Not all ³ scanners support this interface. The correct interface board is required. Load 46xx IBM Defaults – Load default format settings for the IBM 46xx systems. ³...
Enable USB Interface ♦ ³ Enable Low Speed USB Defaults ♦ ³ ♦ This feature is limited to GoDEX scanners without integrated Low Speed USB electronics. Load Integrated Full Speed USB Keyboard Emulation Defaults ³ Load Integrated Full Speed USB IBM/OEM Defaults ³...
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Enable Uni-Directional USB Serial Emulation Mode ³ Enable Bi-Directional USB Serial Emulation Mode ³ Enable Bar Code ID ³ Disable Bar Code ID ³ Enable USB Reserve Code #1 ³ Disable USB Reserve Code #1 ³ Enable USB Reserve Code #2 ³...
Code Bytes Usage The scanner must be in Configuration Mode for the features requiring code bytes for configuration. The Enter/Exit Configuration Mode bar code must be scanned before starting the configuration cycle. User configurable prefix/suffix characters can then be saved by scanning the 3 digit decimal equivalent of the ASCII character into the appropriate character location with the code byte bar codes.
ASCII Reference Table Decimal Value/ Control HEX Value Character Code Byte Value Keyboard Eqv 16–3...
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Decimal Value/ Control HEX Value Character Code Byte Value Keyboard Eqv space,blank “ & ‘ apostrophe comma minus period number zero number one 16–4...
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Decimal Value/ Control Keyboard HEX Value Character Code Byte Value < less than > greater than shift P letter l letter O 16–5...
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Decimal Value/ Control Keyboard HEX Value Character Code Byte Value shift K shift L shift M à,shift N , shift 0, underscore ‘ accent grave 16–6...
Miscellaneous Features Custom Defaults Enable Factory Defaults – Scan this code followed by Recall Defaults code to enable and ³ load factory defaults. Recall Defaults ³ Ruby Verifone Defaults – Scan this code followed by Recall Defaults code to enable and ³...
Serial Program Mode For Serial Program Mode, all commands must be framed by an STX (02 Hex) and ETX (03 Hex). To recall defaults: Transmit <STX>999999<ETX> through the Serial Port. This will put the scanner in serial program mode. Scanning will be suspended and the scanner will respond with an ACK (06 Hex).
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