Customizing Your Scanner's Operation - Datalogic PowerScan RF Programming Manual

Customizing Your Scanner's Operation

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After familiarizing yourself with the basic programming procedures in
this section, turn to the appropriate interface programming section (RS-
232, Wand Emulation, etc.) of this manual to set other interface fea-
tures, completing the conversion to a new interface type.
Upon changing the interface setting, scan a bar code to verify that the
scanner communicates correctly with the new host system. Some sam-
ple bar codes are provided in Appendix B: Sample Bar Codes on page 191.
If any changes to the scanner's factory settings are needed, consult Cus-
tomizing Your Scanner's Operation on page 8.
Most RF scanner programming falls within four general categories:
• Interface Selection and Settings — are the mandatory settings
necessary to allow communication with your host terminal.
Examples of these settings are: RS-232 baud rate and parity.
Ensure that your planned modifications are compat-
ible with the current interface. For example, baud
rate selections are only valid in the RS-232 inter-
face. The scanner will sound an error tone when
scanning programming labels for features invalid to
NOTE
the current interface group.
• Symbology Selection and Settings — gives the scanner the
capability to autodiscriminate as few as one, and as many as all
available symbologies. For optimal scanner performance
enable only those symbologies required. Additionally the scan-
ner may be programmed with the standard options available
for the various symbologies, such as check digit, minimum
label length, fixed and variable length bar codes, QuadraLogic
Decoding, etc.
• General Feature Settings — are features common to all inter-
face types. Examples include beeper adjustments such as vol-
ume and length, read verification settings, etc.
• RF Feature Programming — includes settings that are specific
to the scanner's radio frequency capabilities.
If you experience difficulties, have questions or require additional
information, contact your local distributor, or call your dealer or sales
representative.
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