Text Commands - Microscan HS-2D User Manual

Text Commands

When the Text Commands feature is enabled, the HS-2D can accept text commands via
RS-232 connections and USB Virtual COM modes.
Note: Text Commands are not supported in USB HID Mode.
Enable Text Commands
(Default)
Text Commands by ESP
When Magic Sequence is enabled, it allows the user to enable
Text Commands by entering a predetermined series of keystrokes.
Entering Magic Sequence
The magic sequence is ;>PA followed by a numeric value of 1, 3, or 7.
1 = Enable Text Commands
3 = Enabled; Suppress Echo
7 = Enabled; Suppress Echo and Responses
In the example below, the magic sequence entered will Enable Text Commands and
Suppress Echo and Responses.
Once the magic sequence has been sent, you can send text commands from the same text field.
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Disable Text Commands
Enter the magic sequence in
this text field and click Send.
Communications
When Text Commands are set to
Enabled; Suppress Echo, text
that a user enters in the terminal
will not be shown. When Text
Commands are set to Enabled;
Suppress Echo and Responses,
neither user-entered data or reader
responses will be shown, and only
decoded symbol data will appear in
the terminal.
See Terminal Right-Click Menu
for a way to change Echo settings
directly in the terminal view.
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