Microscan MS-Q Quick Start Manual page 2

Step 2 — Set Up Hardware
(Bluetooth)
Hardware for Bluetooth
FIS-6100-XXXXG
1 MS-Q Imager
FIS-6150-XXXXG
2 USB Bluetooth Modem (Default option) 98-000076-10
3 USB Cable Included with kit
98-000076-07, -08, -09
Note: RS-232 options also available
Installation Steps for Bluetooth
1. Power-off the host.
2. Connect the 8-pin mini-DIN on the
Bluetooth modem (2).
3. Connect the 9-pin D-sub connector (3) to
your host computer's serial port.
4. Connect the RS-232 cable to the power
supply cable (4).
5. Plug in the power supply (4) and power-on
the host.
6. Open a terminal program (HyperTerminal, for example) and
set to 9600 baud rate, 8 data bits, none parity, 1 stop bit,
none hardware.
7. Read the RF Two-Way Mode symbol below.
8. Read the symbol on the Bluetooth modem's top label (2).
9. Read the Save Settings symbol below.
RF Two-Way Save Settings
Mode
Step 3 — Install ESP
ESP Software can be found on the Microscan Tools CD that is
packaged with the MS-Q.
1. Follow the prompts to install ESP from the CD.
2. Click on the ESP icon to run the program.
Note: ESP can also be installed from the Download Center
at www.microscan.com.
ESP System Requirements
• 166 MHz Pentium processor (recommended)
• Windows Vista, XP, or 2000 operating system
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
• 64 MB minimum RAM
• 40 MB minimum disk space
Important: The imager must be in USB or RS-232 Mode to
connect to ESP. Read the symbol below that corresponds with
your communication interface.
USB RS-232
Mode
Mode
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware
Hardware for Batch/Battery
1 MS-Q Imager
2 Battery
Installation Steps for Batch/Battery
1. Insert the tab on the back of the BH1
or BH2 Handle into the imager's
recessed slot at the base of the battery
bay.
2. Snap the imager onto the BH1 or BH2
Handle over the battery. Be sure that
the underside of the imager is latched
at the front of the handle.
3. Secure the underside of the imager to
the BH1 or BH2 Handle with the two screws provided.
Bluetooth Hardware
4. Select one of the Batch Setup modes - Send and Log, or Send
and Buffer.
5. Read symbols as required.
6. Save settings.
7. When convenient, or when the buffer is full, open any
Windows-compatible program that can accept keyboard text
(for USB and PS/2) or serial data (for RS-232 and Bluetooth).
8. Attach a cable or connect to Bluetooth to download buffered data.
Test Symbol
(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
Step 4 — Select Model
When you start ESP, the following menu will appear:
1. Click the MS-Q button and then click OK. If you do not want to
make this selection every time you start ESP, uncheck "Show
this dialog at startup".
2. Select the default reader name (MS-Q-1), or type a name of
your choice in the Description text field and click OK.
3. Click Yes when this dialog appears:
(Batch/Battery)
FIS-6100-XXXXG
FIS-6150-XXXXG
Included
Tab
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware
(Batch/Battery, cont.)
Batch Setup - Send and Log Mode
In Send and Log Mode, whenever you connect, all buffered
data will be downloaded to the host but retained in the imager's
memory.
Send and Log Mode
Batch Setup - Send and Buffer Mode
In Send and Buffer Mode, whenever you connect, all buffered
data will be downloaded to the host and ERASED in the imager's
memory.
Send and Buffer Mode
Test Symbol
Save
Settings (ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
Step 5 — Select Protocol and Connect
In the Select Protocol dialog box, select the communications
protocol you are using and click Next.
RS-232
Print the RS-232 Mode symbol and read it with the imager to
ensure that you are in the correct communications mode. Keep
the printed symbol in a convenient place for future use. Click
Next when you are finished.
1. In the Com Port dialog, select the communications port you are
using. If you don't see your com port listed on the dropdown
menu, select Other.
2. Click Connect.
When you are connected successfully, the
will appear in a green box in the status bar at the bottom right
of the screen.
USB
1. Print the USB Mode symbol and read it with the imager to
ensure that you are in the correct communications mode.
Keep the printed symbol in a convenient place for future use.
Click Next when you are finished.
2. This will bring up the USB Reader ID dialog. You will see a
reader ID in the Select Device field. Click Next to connect the
imager to ESP.
When you are connected successfully, the
will appear in a green box in the status bar at the bottom right
of the screen.
Note: If the imager is in the default USB Keyboard Mode
when you attempt to connect, the USB Reader ID dialog will
tell you to click the Switch Mode button. ESP will attempt to
switch the imager to USB HID Mode. Once the imager has
switched modes, click Next.
CONNECTED message
CONNECTED message