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  • Page 1 1660 Barcode Scanner Setup labels included. Version 1.01...
  • Page 2 Copyright © 2008 CIPHERLAB CO., LTD. All rights reserved The software contains proprietary information of CIPHERLAB CO., LTD.; it is provided under a license agreement containing restrictions on use and disclosure and is also protected by copyright law. Reverse engineering of the software is prohibited. Due to continued product development this information may change without notice.

  • Page 3: For Canada

    IMPORTANT NOTICES FOR USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 4: For Product With Laser

    It only operated in hand-held used. If you only transfer data to Host by WLAN/Bluetooth, please keep the minimum distance 20 cm between machine & your body. FOR PRODUCT WITH LASER Per FDA and IEC standards, the scan engines described in this manual are not given a laser classification.

  • Page 5: Release Notes

    RELEASE NOTES Version Date Notes Modified: 1.2.1 Transmit Buffer 1.01 July 23, 2008 Modified: Specifications – Bluetooth coverage (line-of-sight) up to 10 meters 1.00 May 26, 2008 Initial release...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES ........................- 3 - For USA ............................- 3 - For Canada ............................ - 3 - For Hand-held Product with RF Functions ................... - 3 - For Product with Laser ........................- 4 - Safety Precautions ........................- 4 - Care &...
  • Page 8 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.3 Laser Mode........................26 1.6.4 Auto Off Mode........................26 1.6.5 Auto Power Off Mode .......................27 1.6.6 Aiming Mode........................27 1.6.7 Multi-Barcode Mode......................28 1.7 Scanning Timeout........................28 1.8 Delay between Re-read ......................29 1.9 Effective Decoding Area ......................30 1.9.1 Positioning Window ......................30 1.9.2 Adjusting Window......................
  • Page 9 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4 Code 25 – Matrix 25 ........................64 4.4.1 Start/Stop Pattern Selection ...................64 4.4.2 Checksum Verification .....................65 4.4.3 Checksum Transmission....................65 4.4.4 Code Length Qualification ....................66 4.5 Code 39............................. 67 4.5.1 Start/Stop Transmission....................67 4.5.2 Checksum Verification .....................67 4.5.3 Checksum Transmission....................
  • Page 10 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.19.3 System Number Transmission ..................91 4.19.4 Checksum Transmission ....................91 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT ......................93 5.1 Letter Case..........................93 5.2 Character Substitution ......................94 5.2.1 Select a Set for Character Substituion ................94 5.2.2 Symbologies for Character Substitution (All 3 Sets) ............95 5.3 Prefix/Suffix Code........................100...
  • Page 11 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Entering PIN Code for Bluetooth Connection ................144...

  • Page 13: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION CipherLab’s new small-form-factor 1660 Barcode Scanners are specifically designed to answer your mobile demands. The palm-sized 1660 scanners are designed to help accelerate productivity while lowering the total cost of ownership. Intensive data collection jobs are made easier with fast, accurate barcode scanning in various working environments, especially in small businesses.

  • Page 14: Inside The Package

    Provides up to 4 KB SRAM for reserve buffer, storing up to 256 scans while getting out of range during a Bluetooth connection Supports Bluetooth Serial Port Profile (SPP) — for example, the 1660 scanner can transmit the scanned data to a Bluetooth-enabled computer or PDA.

  • Page 15: Quick Start

    (high tone) and its LED indicator will become solid red and go off quickly. Note: Upon powering up, the 1660 scanner will try to establish a connection with a Bluetooth device dongle. Refer to Chapter 3 – Setting up Bluetooth Connections for details.

  • Page 16: Enter Configuration Mode

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide When any configuration error occurs... The scanner will respond with one long beep (low tone). ENTER CONFIGURATION MODE For the scanner to enter the configuration mode, you must have it read the "Enter Setup" label, which can be located at the bottom of almost every even page of this manual.

  • Page 17: Default Settings

    Quick Start DEFAULT SETTINGS SAVE USER SETTINGS AS DEFAULTS For the scanner to keep the customized settings as user defaults, you must have it read the “Save as User Defaults” label. This is a normal label, and the scanner will respond with two beeps (low-high tone).

  • Page 18: Read A Setup Label

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide READ A SETUP LABEL CONFIGURE PARAMETERS For most of the scanner parameters, only one read is required to set them to new values. The scanner will respond with two beeps when each parameter is set successfully.
  • Page 19 Quick Start The example below shows how to set numeric parameters: Steps Action User Feedback if Successful Power on the scanner... The scanner will respond with a long beep (high tone) and its LED indicator will become solid red and go off quickly. Enter the Configuration Mode…...
  • Page 20 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide The example below shows how to set string parameters: Steps Action User Feedback if Successful Power on the scanner... The scanner will respond with a long beep (high tone) and its LED indicator will become solid red and go off quickly.

  • Page 21: List The Current Settings

    Quick Start LIST THE CURRENT SETTINGS The current settings of all scanner parameters can be sent, via Bluetooth SPP, to the host computer for user inspection. The listing includes ten pages as shown below. You can select the page of interest by having the scanner read the “List Page x” label. The scanner will respond with two beeps (low-high tone) and send the selected page to the host immediately.
  • Page 22 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide List Page 8 List settings regarding Editing Format 1 List Page 9 List settings regarding Editing Format 2 List Page 10 List settings regarding Editing Format 3 List Page 11 List settings regarding Editing Format 4...

  • Page 23: Understanding The Barcode Scanner

    30 hours or 28,000 scans (based on UPC-E barcodes, 1 scan per 5 seconds). For intensive data collection, you may prepare spare batteries for non-stop operation. Note: The 1660 scanner can be configured to save battery power. Refer to settings of “Auto Power Off”, “Sniff Mode”, as well as...

  • Page 24: How To Operate The Scanner

    Auto Power Off before establishing a Bluetooth connection successfully... The 1660 scanner will stay active for 1 minute waiting for a connection request from the host (SPP) or trying to connect to the host (HID). Its CPU is running at full speed, and the LED is flashing blue (On/Off ratio 1:1).
  • Page 25 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Auto Power Off after establishing a Bluetooth connection successfully... Once a Bluetooth connection is established successfully, if the scanner is idle during the specified time interval, it will automatically turn off as well. However, the scanner will resume connection with the host upon powering on again, as long as the host application is running.

  • Page 26: Memory

    EAN-13 barcodes. Data will be cleared out once the scanner is turned off or running out of battery power! 1.2.2 MEMORY MODE The scanner keeps 128 KB flash memory for memory mode operation. When the 1660 scanner is in memory mode, it means Bluetooth connection is disabled. Enable Memory Mode...
  • Page 27 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Memory Data Delay You may set a delay between each data record while transmitting data back to the server. *None 250 ms 500 ms 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 5 sec 8 sec Update...
  • Page 28 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Send Data The 128 KB flash memory on the scanner can store up to 8192 scans based on EAN-13 barcodes. When it is used up, the scanner will respond with two short beeps (high-low tone) as a warning.

  • Page 29: Led Indicator

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.3 LED INDICATOR The triple-color LED on top of the scanner is used to provide user feedback. For example, the LED becomes solid red and goes off quickly upon powering on or running out of transmit buffer.

  • Page 30: Good Read Led

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.3.1 GOOD READ LED *Enable Good Read LED Disable Good Read LED Enter Setup...

  • Page 31: Beeper

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4 BEEPER The scanner has a buzzer to provide user feedback in various operating conditions. Beeping Meaning One long beep, high tone Power on, with red LED on and off quickly two short beeps, high tone Power off, with green LED on and off quickly, and finally red LED on One short beep, high tone...

  • Page 32: Beeper Volume

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.1 BEEPER VOLUME Mute Minimum Volume Medium Volume *Maximum Volume Enter Setup...

  • Page 33: Good Read Beep

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4.2 GOOD READ BEEP Frequency 8 kHz * 4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz Duration *Shortest Shorter Longer Longest Update...

  • Page 34: Low Battery Alarm

    By default, “2.6 V (Alkaline)” is selected for low battery level. When the battery level inside the 1660 scanner reaches 2.6 V, it will activate the beeper to give a warning. If you are using Ni-MH batteries, select “2.1 V (Ni-MH)”.

  • Page 35: Send "Nr" To Host

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.5 SEND “NR” TO HOST The scanner can send the “NR” string to the host to notify the No Read event. Enable *Disable Update...

  • Page 36: Scan Modes

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6 SCAN MODES There are seven scan modes supported – select the scan mode that best suits the requirements of a specific application. Refer to the comparison table below. Scan Mode Start to Scan Stop Scanning...

  • Page 37: Continuous Mode

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6.1 CONTINUOUS MODE The scanner is always scanning. After a successful decoding, the removal of barcode is required. It is not allowed to proceed to decode until the decoding delay time has passed. To decode the same barcode repeatedly, move away the barcode and put it back again and again for scanning.

  • Page 38: Test Mode

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.2 TEST MODE The scanner is always scanning. Capable of decoding the same barcode repeatedly without removing it, for testing purpose. Test Mode 1.6.3 LASER MODE The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is hold down.

  • Page 39: Auto Power Off Mode

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6.5 AUTO POWER OFF MODE The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is pressed. The scanning won't stop until the pre-set timeout expires, and, the pre-set timeout period re-counts after each successful decoding. Note: Refer to “Delay between Re-read”...

  • Page 40: Multi-Barcode Mode

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.7 MULTI-BARCODE MODE The scanner will be scanning as long as the trigger is held down, capable of decoding not only one single barcode but a concatenation of unique barcodes. The scanning won't stop until you release the trigger.

  • Page 41: Delay Between Re-Read

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.8 DELAY BETWEEN RE-READ This is also referred to as the “Blocking Time”, which is used to prevent the scanner from accidentally reading the same barcode twice when the scan mode is set to any of the following –...

  • Page 42: Effective Decoding Area

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.9 EFFECTIVE DECODING AREA By default, the effective decoding area is 100% covered by the scanned area. However, you may narrow down the decoding area to prevent reading the wrong barcode when a number of barcodes are printed closely. The scanner will only read barcodes that appear in the effective decoding area.
  • Page 43 Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Left 40% Left 30% Left 20% Left 10% Percentage for Right Half Right 10% Right 20% Right 30% Right 40% *Right 50% Update...

  • Page 44: Negative Barcodes

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.10 NEGATIVE BARCODES Normally, barcodes are printed with the color of the bars darker than that of the spaces. But for negative barcodes, they are printed in the opposite sense just like negative films. The spaces of negative barcodes are printed with a color darker than that of the bars.

  • Page 45: Read Redundancy For All Symblogies

    Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner EAN/UPC EAN-8 Enabled EAN-8 Addon 2 Disabled EAN-8 Addon 5 Disabled EAN-13 Enabled EAN-13 & UPC-A Addon 2 Disabled EAN-13 & UPC-A Addon 5 Disabled ISBN Disabled UPC-E0 Enabled UPC-E1 Disabled UPC-E Addon 2 Disabled UPC-E Addon 5 Disabled...

  • Page 46: Addon Security For Upc/Ean Barcodes

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Two Times Three Times 1.11.2 ADDON SECURITY FOR UPC/EAN BARCODES You may like to enforce read redundancy (0~30 times) on UPC/EAN barcodes with addons only. Note: UPC/EAN Addon 2 and Addon 5 must be enabled individually for this setting to take effect.

  • Page 47: Selecting Output Interface

    Chapter 2 SELECTING OUTPUT INTERFACE In order to establish a proper connection between your computer and the scanner, we suggest that you follow these instructions – 1) Install batteries and press the [Delete] key for 3 seconds to turn on the scanner. 2) Have the scanner read the “Enter Setup”...

  • Page 48: Bluetooth Hid

    Disable 2.1.1 ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH HID & SELECT KEYBOARD TYPE By default, Bluetooth HID is activated on the 1660 scanner, and the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). When Bluetooth HID is re-activated, you will have to select a keyboard type to complete this setting.

  • Page 49: Reset Connection

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.2 RESET CONNECTION For Bluetooth HID, you can only have one scanner connected to your computer. If you want to connect the scanner to another computer, you must have it read the “Reset Connection” label first. The scanner will restart itself automatically. Then, go through the whole process to establish a new connection.

  • Page 50: Keyboard Settings

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1.3 KEYBOARD SETTINGS Digits Layout Capital Lock Type Capital Lock Setting Alphabets Transmission Digits Transmission Note: Bluetooth HID does not support these functions on PDAs – (1) Capital Lock Setting: Auto Detection (2) Digits Transmission: Numeric Key Digits Layout Select a proper layout that matches the alphabets layout.
  • Page 51 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Cap Lock Type Description Normal Normal type Capital Lock When enabled, the keys of alphabetic characters will be interpreted as capital letters. However, this does not affect the number or punctuation keys. Shift Lock When enabled, the keys of alphabetic characters will be interpreted as capital letters.
  • Page 52 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Capital Lock ON Auto Detection Alphabets Transmission By default, the alphabets transmission is case-sensitive, meaning that the alphabets will be transmitted according to their original case, the status of Caps Lock on the keyboard, as well as the Capital Lock setting.
  • Page 53 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Ignore Case Digits Transmission By default, the alphanumeric keypad is used for transmitting digits. Select “Numeric Keypad” if you wish to use the keys on the numeric keypad. *Alphanumeric Key Numeric Key Note: If you select “Numeric Keypad”, the Num Lock status of the physical keyboard should be "ON".

  • Page 54: Inter-Function Delay

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1.4 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default, the inter-function delay is set to zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 to 255, to match the computer response time of the keyboard interface. Such delay time is inserted between every function code (0x01 ~ 0x1F) being transmitted. The longer the delay time is, the slower the transmission speed will be.

  • Page 55: Bluetooth Spp

    Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.2 BLUETOOTH SPP Refer to Chapter 3 - Setting up Bluetooth Connections for related connection settings. 2.2.1 ACTIVATE BLUETOOTH SPP Activate Bluetooth SPP 2.2.2 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default, the inter-function delay is set to zero. Specify a value, ranging from 0 to 255, to match the computer response time of the keyboard interface.

  • Page 56: Ack/Nak Timeout

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2.3 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default, the scanner sends data to the host without waiting for an ACK/NAK response before sending more data. Specify a value, ranging from 1 to 99 in units of 0.1 second. If no response within the specified period of time, the scanner will attempt to send the same data three more times.

  • Page 57: Setting Up Bluetooth Connections

    The Bluetooth scanner can be configured to send data to a computer via a Bluetooth dongle, or directly to a Bluetooth-enabled PDA or laptop. Upon powering up, the 1660 scanner will be ready for establishing a Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth dongle.

  • Page 58: Configuring Bluetooth Settings

    This is Bluetooth standard power-saving feature, also known as Sniff mode. When enabled, the scanner will listen to the piconet at a reduced rate. Note: By default, power-saving is enabled. When connecting more than two 1660 scanners via the Bluetooth dongle, we suggest you to disable the power-saving setting for a more reliable connection.

  • Page 59: Authentication

    Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections 3.1.3 AUTHENTICATION For security concerns, it is suggested that you enable authentication and specify a unique PIN code, also known as the passkey used to pair two Bluetooth devices. The scanner itself allows up to 16 characters for a PIN code. This means you will have to enter exactly the same string for your computer or PDA to connect to the scanner.

  • Page 60: Connecting Via Bluetooth Dongle

    3.2.1 BLUETOOTH HID – ADD BLUETOOTH DEVICE WIZARD By default, Bluetooth HID is activated on the 1660 scanner, and the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). When Bluetooth HID is re-activated, you will have to select a keyboard type to complete this setting.
  • Page 61 Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections Update...
  • Page 62 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 8) Enter the passkey for authentication, which must be exactly the same as configured for the scanner. 9) Click [Next]. Wait for a few seconds for Windows to exchange passkeys. 10) Click [Finish]. Ignore this...
  • Page 63 Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections Bluetooth SPP Only 11) Now the target scanner will be listed as shown below. For Bluetooth SPP, you can have up to seven scanners connected to your computer. Update...
  • Page 64 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Select and Remove Note: When any changes are made to authentication and PIN code on the scanner side, or you want to change to use Bluetooth HID, it is suggested that you remove the scanner from the paired device list (called unpairing) and go through the whole process to re-establish the connection.
  • Page 65 Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections Bluetooth Connected Bluetooth Disconnected Update...
  • Page 66 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 67: Changing Symbology Settings

    Chapter 4 CHANGING SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS In this chapter, a brief on the symbology settings is provided for your reference. IN THIS CHAPTER 4.1 Codabar ..............56 4.2 Code 25 - Industrial 25..........58 4.3 Code 25 - Interleaved 25 ..........61 4.4 Code 25 - Matrix 25 ...........

  • Page 68: Codabar

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.1 CODABAR *Enable Codabar Disable Codabar 4.1.1 START/STOP CHARACTERS SELECTION Select one of the four different start/stop character pairs – * abcd/abcd abcd/tn*e ABCD/ABCD ABCD/TN*E Enter Setup...

  • Page 69: Start/Stop Transmission

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.1.2 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in the data being transmitted. Transmit Codabar Start/Stop Characters *Do Not Transmit 4.1.3 CLSI CONVERSION When enabled, the CLSI editing strips the start/stop characters and inserts a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14-character Codabar barcode.

  • Page 70: Code 25 - Industrial 25

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2 CODE 25 – INDUSTRIAL 25 *Enable Industrial 25 Disable Industrial 25 4.2.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 2 of 5 barcode but with Interleaved 2 of 5 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection parameter of Industrial 2 of 5 should set to "Interleaved 25".

  • Page 71: Checksum Verification

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.2.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether to verify the checksum. If the checksum is incorrect, the barcode will not be accepted. Verify Industrial 25 Checksum *Do Not Verify 4.2.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether to include the checksum in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Industrial 25 Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 72: Code Length Qualification

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possible to make a "short scan" error. To prevent the "short scan" error, define the "Length Qualification" settings to ensure that the correct barcode is read by qualifying the allowable code length.

  • Page 73: Code 25 - Interleaved 25

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.3 CODE 25 – INTERLEAVED 25 *Enable Interleaved 25 Disable Interleaved 25 4.3.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 2 of 5 barcode but with Interleaved 2 of 5 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection parameter of Industrial 2 of 5 should set to "Interleaved 25".

  • Page 74: Checksum Verification

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.3.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether to verify the checksum. If the checksum is incorrect, the barcode will not be accepted. Verify Interleaved 25 Checksum *Do Not Verify 4.3.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether to include the checksum in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 75: Code Length Qualification

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.3.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possible to make a "short scan" error. To prevent the "short scan" error, define the "Length Qualification" settings to ensure that the correct barcode is read by qualifying the allowable code length.

  • Page 76: Code 25 - Matrix 25

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4 CODE 25 – MATRIX 25 Enable Matrix 25 *Disable Matrix 25 4.4.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of 5 symbology variants. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 2 of 5 barcode but with Interleaved 2 of 5 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection parameter of Industrial 2 of 5 should set to "Interleaved 25".

  • Page 77: Checksum Verification

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.4.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether to verify the checksum. If the checksum is incorrect, the barcode will not be accepted. Verify Matrix 25 Checksum *Do Not Verify 4.4.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether to include the checksum in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Matrix 25 Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 78: Code Length Qualification

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possible to make a "short scan" error. To prevent the "short scan" error, define the "Length Qualification" settings to ensure that the correct barcode is read by qualifying the allowable code length.

  • Page 79: Code 39

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.5 CODE 39 *Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 4.5.1 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in the data being transmitted. Transmit Code 39 Start/Stop Characters *Do Not Transmit 4.5.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether or not to perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes.

  • Page 80: Checksum Transmission

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.5.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Code 39 Checksum Do Not Transmit 4.5.4 STANDARD/FULL ASCII CODE 39 Decide whether or not to support Code 39 Full ASCII that includes all the alphanumeric and special characters.

  • Page 81: Code 93

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.6 CODE 93 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. *Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93 4.7 CODE 128 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. *Enable Code 128 Disable Code 128 Update...

  • Page 82: Ean-8

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.8 EAN-8 *Enable EAN-8 (No Addon) Disable EAN-8 (No Addon) Enable EAN-8 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-8 Addon 2 Enable EAN-8 Addon 5 *Disable EAN-8 Addon 5 Enter Setup...

  • Page 83: Convert To Ean-13

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.8.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whether or not to expand the read EAN-8 barcode into EAN-13. If enabled, the next processing will follow the parameters configured for EAN-13. Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13 *Do Not Convert 4.8.2 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 84: Ean-13

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.9 EAN-13 *Enable EAN-13 (No Addon) Disable EAN-13 (No Addon) Enable EAN-13 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-13 Addon 2 Enable EAN-13 Addon 5 *Disable EAN-13 Addon 5 Enter Setup...

  • Page 85: Isbn Conversion

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.9.1 ISBN CONVERSION Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 barcode, starting with 978 and 979, to ISBN. Convert EAN-13 to ISBN *Do Not Convert 4.9.2 ISSN CONVERSION Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 barcode, starting with 977 to ISSN. Convert EAN-13 to ISSN *Do Not Convert 4.9.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION...

  • Page 86: Ean-128

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.10 EAN-128 Enable EAN-128 *Disable EAN-128 4.10.1 CODE ID TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the Code ID (“]C1”) in the data being transmitted. Transmit EAN-128 Code ID *Do Not Transmit 4.10.2 FIELD SEPARATOR (GS CHARACTER) Decide whether or not to apply a field separator (to convert the FNC1 control character to human readable character).

  • Page 87: Isbt 128

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings Note: EAN-128 barcodes start with the FNC1 control character to distinguish themselves from other uses of Code 128. FNC1 is also used to separate data fields in the EAN-128 barcodes. 4.11 ISBT 128 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. Enable ISBT 128 *Disable ISBT 128 Update...

  • Page 88: Msi

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.12 MSI Enable MSI *Disable MSI 4.12.1 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Select one of the three checksum calculations to perform checksum verification when decoding barcodes. If enabled and the checksum found incorrect, the barcode will not be accepted.

  • Page 89: Checksum Transmission

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.12.2 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Last Digit Not Transmitted Both Digits Transmitted Both Digits Not Transmitted Update...

  • Page 90: Code Length Qualification

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.12.3 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the symbology, it is possible to make a "short scan" error. To prevent the "short scan" error, define the "Length Qualification" settings to ensure that the correct barcode is read by qualifying the allowable code length.

  • Page 91: French Pharmacode

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.13 FRENCH PHARMACODE Enable French Pharmacode *Disable French Pharmacode 4.13.1 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit French Pharmacode Checksum Do Not Transmit Update...

  • Page 92: Italian Pharmacode

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.14 ITALIAN PHARMACODE Enable Italian Pharmacode *Disable Italian Pharmacode 4.14.1 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit Italian Pharmacode Checksum Do Not Transmit Enter Setup...

  • Page 93: Plessey

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.15 PLESSEY Enable Plessey *Disable Plessey 4.15.1 CONVERT TO UK PLESSEY Decide whether or not to change each occurrence of the character 'A' to character 'X' in the decoded data. Convert to UK Plessey *Do Not Convert 4.15.2 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum characters (two digits) in the data being transmitted.

  • Page 94: Rss Family

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.16 RSS FAMILY 4.16.1 CODE ID SELECTION Select a desired Code ID to use – RSS Code ID “]e0“ or EAN-128 Code ID “]C1”. “]C1” for RSS Code ID “]e0” for RSS Code ID (Default) 4.16.2 RSS-14...

  • Page 95: Rss Expanded

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings Application ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Application ID ("01") in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS-14 Application ID Do Not Transmit Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the check digit in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS-14 Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 96: Rss Limited

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Code ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Code ID in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS Expanded Code ID Do Not Transmit 4.16.4 RSS LIMITED Enable RSS Limited *Disable RSS Limited Code ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Code ID in the data being transmitted.
  • Page 97 Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings Application ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Application ID ("01") in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS Limited Application ID Do Not Transmit Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the check digit in the data being transmitted. *Transmit RSS Limited Checksum Do Not Transmit...

  • Page 98: Telepen

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.17 TELEPEN Enable Telepen *Disable Telepen 4.17.1 TELEPEN OUTPUT – FULL ASCII/NUMERIC Decide whether or not to support Telepen in full ASCII code. By default, it supports ASCII mode. AIM Telepen (Full ASCII) includes all the alphanumeric and special characters.

  • Page 99: Upc-A

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.18 UPC-A *Enable UPC-A (No Addon) Disable UPC-A (No Addon) Enable UPC-A Addon 2 *Disable UPC-A Addon 2 Enable UPC-A Addon 5 *Disable UPC-A Addon 5 Update...

  • Page 100: Convert To Ean-13

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.18.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whether or not to expand the read UPC-A barcode into EAN-13. If enabled, the next processing will follow the parameters configured for EAN-13. Convert UPC-A to EAN-13 *Do Not Convert 4.18.2 SYSTEM NUMBER TRANSMISSION...

  • Page 101: Upc-E

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.19 UPC-E *Enable UPC-E (No Addon) Disable UPC-E (No Addon) Enable UPC-E Addon 2 *Disable UPC-E Addon 2 Enable UPC-E Addon 5 *Disable UPC-E Addon 5 Update...

  • Page 102: System Number Selection

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.19.1 SYSTEM NUMBER SELECTION Decide whether to decode the ordinary UPC-E barcodes only or both UPC-E0 and UPC-E1 barcodes. System number 0 enabled for decoding UPC-E0 barcodes. System number 1 enabled for decoding UPC-E1 barcodes.

  • Page 103: System Number Transmission

    Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.19.3 SYSTEM NUMBER TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the system number in the data being transmitted. Transmit UPC-E System Number *Do Not Transmit 4.19.4 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit UPC-E Checksum Do Not Transmit...
  • Page 104 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup...

  • Page 105: Defining Output Format

    Chapter 5 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT You may configure in which format the collected data will be output to the host computer. Barcode read by the scanner will be processed in the following sequence – 1) Perform character substitution on the data scanned. 2) Add Code ID Length Code...

  • Page 106: Character Substitution

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.2 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION Character substitution is performed on every occurrence of the first character specified. If only one character is specified, every occurrence of that character in the barcode will be taken away. The first character will be replaced by the second character(s).

  • Page 107: Symbologies For Character Substitution (All 3 Sets)

    Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.2.2 SYMBOLOGIES FOR CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION (ALL 3 SETS) By default character substitution will be performed on all symbologies. If the character substitution is not desired with one or more symbologies, read the “Do Not Apply” label for each undesired symbologies and all the three sets will be ignored for them.
  • Page 108 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for EAN-8 (No Addon) *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 Addon 2 Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for EAN-8 Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for EAN-13 (No Addon)
  • Page 109 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for French Pharmacode *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Italian Pharmacode Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for Industrial 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Interleaved 25 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Matrix 25 *Apply Do Not Apply...
  • Page 110 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for Plessey *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for RSS Family *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for Telepen Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for UPC-A (No Addon) Do Not Apply *Apply...
  • Page 111 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for UPC-E (No Addon) Do Not Apply *Apply Character Substitution for UPC-E Addon 2 *Apply Do Not Apply Character Substitution for UPC-E Addon 5 *Apply Do Not Apply Update...

  • Page 112: Prefix/Suffix Code

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.3 PREFIX/SUFFIX CODE By default, there is no prefix code, and [ENTER] or [CR] (Carriage Return) is configured to be suffix code. Up to 8 characters can be configured, for example, “Barcode_”, and will have...

  • Page 113: Code Id

    Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.4 CODE ID Up to two characters for Code ID can be configured for each symbology. To make the Code ID configuration easier, the scanner provides five pre-defined Code ID sets that you can select one and make necessary changes on it. If "Bluetooth HID"...

  • Page 114: Change Code Id

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide UPC-A Plessey Telepen Apply Code ID Set 1 Apply Code ID Set 2 Apply Code ID Set 3 Apply Code ID Set 4 Apply Code ID Set 5 5.4.2 CHANGE CODE ID 1) Read the label of a specific symbology below to change its code ID.
  • Page 115 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Configure Code ID for Codabar Configure Code ID for Code 39 Configure Code ID for Code 93 Configure Code ID for Code 128 Configure Code ID for EAN-8 Configure Code ID for EAN-13 Configure Code ID for French Pharmacode Configure Code ID for Italian Pharmacode...

  • Page 116: Clear Code Id Settings

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Configure Code ID for Matrix 25 Configure Code ID for MSI Configure Code ID for Plessey Configure Code ID for Telepen Configure Code ID for UPC-A Configure Code ID for UPC-E 5.4.3 CLEAR CODE ID SETTINGS...

  • Page 117: Length Code

    Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.5 LENGTH CODE A two-digit code representing the length of barcode data (character count) can be inserted in front of data being transmitted. Such "Length" code can be individually enabled or disabled for each symbology. Length Code for Codabar Apply *Do Not Apply...
  • Page 118 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Length Code for EAN-13 *Do Not Apply Apply Length Code for French Pharmacode Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Italian Pharmacode *Do Not Apply Apply Length Code for Industrial 25 *Do Not Apply Apply...
  • Page 119 Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Length Code for Plessey Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for Telepen Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for UPC-A Apply *Do Not Apply Length Code for UPC-E Apply *Do Not Apply Update...

  • Page 120: Multi-Barcode Editor

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.6 MULTI-BARCODE EDITOR The Multi-Barcode Editor allows you to decide the output sequence of a concatenation of barcodes. Up to five barcodes can be specified. Note: Multi-Barcode Editor cannot work with “Multi-Barcode Mode”. The barcodes that are found meeting the specified criteria below will be arranged in the desired sequence.

  • Page 121: Edit A Concatenation Of Barcodes

    Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.6.1 EDIT A CONCATENATION OF BARCODES Edit Output Sequence 1) Read the label above to start editing a concatenation of barcodes. 2) Code Type setting – read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 142 for Code Type of the (first) barcode.

  • Page 122: Activate The Concatenation Of Barcodes

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.6.2 ACTIVATE THE CONCATENATION OF BARCODES By default, the output sequence editing of the concatenation of barcodes is not applied. When “Enforce Output Sequence” is enabled, all barcodes read by the scanner must meet with the criteria for the concatenation. If data is found excluded from all output sequence sets (= not meeting with the criteria), the scanner will not accept the reading, and therefore, data will not be transmitted.

  • Page 123: Applying Formats For Data Editing

    Chapter 6 APPLYING FORMATS FOR DATA EDITING The scanner allows advanced data editing by applying user-configured editing formats. The whole processed data can be divided into fields by user-specified rules. These fields together with the user-configurable additional fields consist of the data actually sent to the host computer.

  • Page 124: Format Selection

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.1 FORMAT SELECTION 6.1.1 ACTIVATE EDITING FORMATS If you have already configured any editing format before, you may directly apply the editing format. If not, you must start with configuring an editing format first, and then, activate the editing format when it is desired in use.

  • Page 125: Exclusive Data Editing

    Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format 4 Enable Format 4 *Disable Format 4 Editing Format 5 Enable Format 5 *Disable Format 5 6.1.2 EXCLUSIVE DATA EDITING By default, only barcodes found meeting with the criteria are processed by the editing formats.

  • Page 126: Editing Format

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2 EDITING FORMAT End Programming Format...

  • Page 127: Select Format To Configure

    Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.2.1 SELECT FORMAT TO CONFIGURE Start Programming Format Select one editing format (Format 1~5) and the parameters pertaining to the editing format can then be configured – applicable code type, data length, matching string & location, total number of fields, field settings (field-dividing rule), additional fields, and field transmission sequence.

  • Page 128: Restore Default Format

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.2 RESTORE DEFAULT FORMAT You may select an existing editing format and have the defaults restored. The default settings of an editing format are listed below. Editing format Defaults Applicable Code Type Data Length 0 (No qualification.)

  • Page 129: Define Data Criteria

    Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.2.3 DEFINE DATA CRITERIA Three applicable conditions can be configured to check whether the data read by the scanner can be processed by the particular editing format. Note: Data editing cannot be performed unless the three conditions are all met. Applicable Code Type By default, barcodes of all the supported symbologies will be processed by any editing format, if having been configured and enabled.
  • Page 130 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide EAN-128 & RSS French Pharmacode Italian Pharmacode Industrial 25 Interleaved 25 Matrix 25 Plessey Telepen UPC-A UPC-A Addon 2 UPC-A Addon 5 UPC-E UPC-E Addon 2 UPC-E Addon 5 Data Length By default, barcodes of any length (character count) are eligible for data editing.
  • Page 131 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing When zero is given to both, the scanner will not perform the length qualification. 1. Read the label below to specify Max. Length or Min. Length separately, and follow steps 2~3. Max. Length Min.

  • Page 132: Divide Data Into Fields

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.4 DIVIDE DATA INTO FIELDS Start Position Data can be divided into fields in one of the following direction – from head (F1) to tail (F5) from tail (F1) to head (F5) *From Head From Tail Field Adjustment You may apply equal length to all fields, if necessary.
  • Page 133 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Two Fields Three Fields Four Fields Five Fields Six Fields Note: The number of configurable fields is always one less than the total number of fields specified. The extra data characters beyond the last field configured will be automatically assigned to the next field.

  • Page 134: Field Settings

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.5 FIELD SETTINGS Data eligible for editing formats is divided into fields by user-specified rules – either using the field terminating string or specified field length. By Terminating String Specify the field terminating string. Up to two characters are allowed. The scanner will search for the occurrence of this particular string in the data.
  • Page 135 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Field 2 Setting Select Field Separator to Divide Field 2 … 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating string. 2. Read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 142 for the desired character string. 3.
  • Page 136 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 3 Setting Select Field Separator to Divide Field 3 … 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating string. 2. Read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 142 for the desired character string.
  • Page 137 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Field 4 Setting Select Field Separator to Divide Field 4 … 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating string. 2. Read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 142 for the desired character string. 3.
  • Page 138 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 5 Setting Select Field Separator to Divide Field 5 … 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating string. 2. Read the “Hexadecimal Value” label on page 142 for the desired character string.
  • Page 139 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Additional Fields Up to five additional fields can be created for each editing format; each of them is numbered from AF1 to AF5 accordingly. 1. Read the label below to specify an additional field, one at a time. 2.

  • Page 140: Field Transmission Sequence

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.6 FIELD TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE After configuring the data fields and additional fields, you must now program the transmission sequence of these fields that comprise the final data. This field transmission sequence can be assigned in any desired order and fields can be assigned multiple times as well.
  • Page 141 Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 3) Read the “End” label to complete this setting. Update...

  • Page 142: Programming Examples

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.3 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES 6.3.1 EXAMPLE I Extract data from the 10th character to the 19th character... The editing format should be configured as follows: 1. Read the “Enter Setup” label to enter the Configuration Mode.

  • Page 143: Example Ii

    Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 5.3.2 EXAMPLE II Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from barcodes. Data in a barcode is encoded like this: From the 1 character to the 6 character is the date code. From the 7 character to the dash ‘-’...
  • Page 144 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide End Programming Format...

  • Page 145: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Optical Characteristics 1660 Scan Engine Non-contact type Optical Sensor CCD, 2500 pixels Light Source Visible red LED Wavelength 625 nm RF Characteristics Bluetooth Module Bluetooth Specification Version 2.0, Class 3 Coverage (line-of-sight) Up to 10 meters Profiles Supported Serial Port Profile (SPP), Human Interface Device Profile (HID)
  • Page 146 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Electrostatic Discharge ± 15 kV air discharge, ± 8 kV direct discharge EMC Regulation FCC, CE, C-Tick, MIC, BSMI TELEC, NCC, RSS-210 Programming Support Configuration via Setup Labels Use setup labels or host serial commands.

  • Page 147: Upgrading Firmware

    UPGRADING FIRMWARE You can only upgrade firmware of one Bluetooth scanner at a time. For example, you must turn off each of the rest 1660 scanner when there is more than one scanner connected to your computer via a Bluetooth dongle.
  • Page 148 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Enter Setup Download 4) Run the download utility “ProLoad.exe” or “Download.exe” on your computer. (Download.exe requires version 2.3 or later!) Open the firmware update “*.shx”, and select the correct COM port. Baud rate — 115,200 bps Data bit —...

  • Page 149: Host Serial Commands

    Appendix II HOST SERIAL COMMANDS SERIAL COMMANDS #@ nnnnnn <CR> Purpose To configure the scanner. Remarks nnnnnn – the six digits of command parameters. For example, “109952” is to list the current Code ID settings. List Page 3 Serial Command “0x23”...

  • Page 150: Example

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide EXAMPLE Send the serial commands via Bluetooth SPP. For example, run HyperTerminal on the host computer. For the scanner to change the beeper to medium volume and beep – #@101011<CR> #@////<CR> For the scanner to change the beeper to minimal volume and beep –...

  • Page 151: Keyboard Wedge Table

    Appendix III KEYBOARD WEDGE TABLE " Home Down & Left Right PgUp Exec < PgDn > ENTER* Note: (1) ~ : Digits of numeric keypad. (2) CR*/Send/ENTER*: ENTER key on the numeric keypad. KEY TYPE If "Bluetooth HID" is configured for interface, Key Type and Key Status will then become applicable.

  • Page 152: Key Status

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Scan Code KEY STATUS Decide whether or not to change key status when “Normal Key” is selected for Key Type. Add Shift Add Left Ctrl Add Right Ctrl Add Left Alt Add Right Alt USER-DEFINED SCAN CODE 1) Read the “Set Scan Code”...

  • Page 153: Numeral Systems

    Appendix IV NUMERAL SYSTEMS DECIMAL SYSTEM Decimal Validate the Values Validate Update Abort...

  • Page 154: Hexadecimal System

    1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM Hexadecimal Enter Setup...

  • Page 155: Ascii Table

    Appendix IV Numeral Systems Validate the Values Validate ASCII TABLE " & < > Update Abort...
  • Page 156 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide ENTERING PIN CODE FOR BLUETOOTH CONNECTION By default, the Bluetooth PIN code is set to “0000”. Maximum 16 characters are allowed. Note: When using Bluetooth HID, some driver of Bluetooth dongle may not support pre-defined PIN code for authentication. In this case, make sure you disable authentication before pairing.

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