IMPORTANT NOTICE Safety Precaution * DO NOT disassemble the scanner, or place foreign matter into the scanner cause a short circuit or circuit damage. * DO NOT expose the scanner or battery to any flammable sources. Maintenances Precaution * Use a clean cloth to wipe dust off the body of the scanner. * If you find the scanner abnormal, write down the specific scenario and consult the maintenance person.
Chapter 1 Features and Basic Setups ....................12 1.1 Battery ............................13 1.1.1 Mounting the battery (charging) ..................13 1.1.2 How to operate TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner ..............13 1.1.3 Auto Power Off ........................15 1.2 Transmit Buffer ..........................16 1.2.1 Inventory Mode ........................17 1.3 LED Indicator ..........................
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2.3 Connect to PC via BT ........................30 2.4 Connect to PDA via BT ........................ 36 2.4.1 One-click Android Connection ..................39 2.4.2 One-click iOS Connection ....................43 2.4.3 Connect via BT Input Method .................... 46 Chapter 3 SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS ..................... 55 3.1 CODABAR ...........................
Overview of TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner Features of the Scanner - No need to install any app or software, easy to use - Integrated 1500mAh rechargeable Li-Ion battery, it can be charged by any USB 2.0 port - Two ways of connection: USB cable connection and bluetooth wireless connection, Signal Range of up to 10m - Compatible Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows XP/7/8, Mobile6/Wince, Google Android 4.0...
Introduction of Key Function Note: Long press Scan button 3 seconds will turn on the TMCT-10 scanner. Long press Scan button 3 seconds will turn off the TMCT-10 scanner. Flip the Scan button can read the barcodes. Specifications PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS...
Incorrect Aiming QUICK START The setting of the TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner can be changed by reading the setup barcodes contained in this manual. This section describes the procedure of setting the TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner by reading the setup barcodes and provides some example for demonstration.
LED indicator will not flashing purple and power off. Exit with Save Note: When any setup error occurs, the TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner will respond with a long beep (low tone), and its LED indicator will flashing purple. Steps of Setup: Enter Setup...
Exit without Save Restore Factory Defaults "Restore Factory Defaults" is a special barcode. The TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner will respond with a short beep (high tone) after reading this barcode. At this time, the scanner system could restore factory defaults, and no need to read "Exit with Save" barcode again. The Scanner defaults enable HID, PIN defaults 10010.
3、After using a function which is not be used usually in the scanner. Check Software Version If you want to know the software version of TMCT-10, should read the ‘Enter Setup’ and ‘Output Software Version’ barcode: Enter Setup...
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TMCT-10, you must read the ‘Enter Setup – Function barcode you want to customize – Save Custom Settings – Exit with Save’ barcodes. Enter Setup Save Custom Settings Restore Customs Settings Exit with Save 2. If you want to restore to custom settings after resetting the barcode scanner, just need to read...
This chapter will introduce the features and usage of the barcode scanner. Contents 1.1 Battery ............................13 1.1.1 Mounting the battery(charging) .................... 13 1.1.2 How to operate TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner ................13 1.1.3 Auto Power Off .......................... 15 1.2 Transmit Buffer ..........................16 1.3 LED Indicator ..........................18 1.4 Beeper ............................
60 hours, or read 56000 barcodes (read an EAN-13 barcode per 5s). 1.1.1 Mounting the battery (charging) 1) Hold the scanner face down in one hand. 2)Insert USB cable for charging. 1.1.2 How to operate TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner...
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Turn on the scanner Press the Power key for about 2 seconds. The scanner will respond with a long beep (high tone), and its LED indicator is flashing. Turn off the scanner Press the Power key for about 3 seconds. The scanner will respond with two short beeps (high tone) and the LED indicator is turn off.
1.1.3 Auto Power Off In order to conserve battery power, the user can specify the time interval for the scanner to automatically turn off. By default, it is set to 10 minutes. Enter Auto Power Off 5min (*)10min 30min 20min Exit Auto Power Off For example: Set 20 minutes for the scanner to automatically turn off.
1.2 Transmit Buffer During the Bluetooth connection, the TMCT-10 Scanner uses a 16KB memory as a data buffer, and sends the collected data to the host computer one by one via the Bluetooth. Upon reading a barcode successfully, the scanner responds with one short beep and its LED indicator becomes green and goes off quickly.
1.2.1 Inventory Mode If you want to keep the barcodes in the buffer of TMCT-10 for multiple uploading, you can choose inventory mode. In inventory mode, TMCT-10 will count the number of the barcodes automatically, and control the time, position etc. for uploading. Also, you can clear the barcodes in the buffer after uploading.
1.3 LED Indicator The LED indicators on TMCT-10 can help the user know about the current operation status. Color of LED Indicator Meaning Green LED on and off quickly Good Read, with one short beep (high tone) Green LED on Every 5s...
1.4 Beeper The beeper built in TMCT-10 can help the user know about the current operation status. Beeping Meaning Power on. If the scanner has no BT address which could One long beep, high tone connect with, flashing red. If the scanner has BT address which could connect with, flashing blue.
1.4.1 Beeper Volume Mute Minimum Volume (*)Medium Volume Maximum Volume For example: Set Minimum Volume for beeper. 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2. Read the "Minimum Volume" barcode; 3. Read the "Exit with Save" barcode. Enter Setup Exit with Save Exit without Save...
By default, the scan mode is set to Manual Mode. If the user keeps press the Scan Key, the TMCT-10 Scanner will emit a red light line. This indicates the scanner could scan, the scanning will not stop until the scanner under the following situation.
1.5.2 Continuous Mode When you active the “Continuous Mode”, you don’t need to trigger the “Scan Key”. 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.
1.5.3 Auto Power Off Mode (*)Auto Power Off Mode Setup Auto Power Off Time Enter Setup Exit with Save Exit without Save...
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Delay Between Re-Read The delay time between re-read of above scan modes could be set by the following barcode. 400ms 800ms (*)2s For Example: 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2. Read the "Auto Power off Mode" barcode; 3. Read the "1s" of the time interval between each scanning barcode; 4.
Under the Auto-induction Mode, the users just need to move the barcodes to be scanned in front of the light band of TMCT-10, no need press the Scan Key, there will show a red light line. This indicates the scanner could scan; the scanning will not stop until the scanner under the following situation.
TMCT-10 Barcode Scanner support USB Data live transmission. The user just need connect one end of the USB cable to a device with USB2.0 port, and the other end to TMCT-10, open a textbox, it will enter data transmission. USB wired transmission is the prior transmission mode.
4、Have the scanner read the barcodes for related settings. 5、Have the scanner read the barcode to exit the setting mode. 6、The TMCT-10 Scanner will stay active for 1 minute waiting for a connection request from the host(SPP) or trying to connect to the host(HID).
You can setup SPP data batch upload or single upload according to your requirements. SPP Data Batch Upload SPP Data Single Upload 2.1.2 BT HID Mode By default, BT HID is activated on the TMCT-10 Scanner, and the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). (*)Enable HID Enter Setup...
Before the TMCT-10 Scanner connects with the other devices, the user should pre-set the scanner. For example: The TMCT-10 Scanner is trying to connect with a host computer, the setting operation is according to the following steps: 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode;...
2.3 Connect to PC via BT Steps:Turn on Bluetooth of your computer (take Win7 as example) (Note: If your computer without Bluetooth, you should prepare a Bluetooth Adapter, Insert the adapter to USB port) Click ‘Add a Device’, It will search for the devices, show the following window:...
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The computer will search Bluetooth devices automatically. A few seconds later, you will find TMCT-10 in the available devices list, click ‘Next’ Select ‘Enter the device’s pairing code’, and click ‘Next’. Input the pairing code 10010, and click ‘Next’...
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You can find a prompting at the lower right corner of your computer desktop, as following. After around 5 seconds, you will hear a beep from TMCT-10, and the indicator from red to blue. Then connect successfully.
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You can open a editable textbox (Notepad, word etc.), and read the barcodes. (Note:After pairing successfully, open Bluetooth Chat, then you can read the barcodes in SPP mode.) Now, you click ‘Show Bluetooth Devices’, you can find the TMCT-10 in Devices and Printers.
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If you want to change PIN code or switch output interface, you must remove the paired TMCT-10 on the computer first.
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Note: TMCT-10 default mode is HID Mode, if you want to use SPP mode, just read following barcodes before pairing, other operations is same as HID mode.
PDA is trying to connect to the TMCT-10 Scanner (BT SPP). 1. Press the Power key and turn on the TMCT-10 Scanner with correct BT settings, such as setting up SPP as BT transmit interface, and BT PIN code specified, etc.
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4. Choose "TMCT-10", click [Next]. 5. Enter the PIN Code. When setting up a BT connection, if you choose "The Default Value 1", input 10010; If you choose "The Default Value 2", input 40510; if you specified a unique PIN code on your own, input it.
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7. Choose port number for added device. [COM0] is chosen here. Click [OK].
8. Enter serial port application, choose the port number you just set, click [open]. The TMCT-10 Scanner respond with two short beeps, and the indicator is flashing blue (On/Off ratio 20ms:3s), indicating the connection between PDA and TMCT-10 is established successfully.
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Enter Setup One-click android connection Exit with Save 2. Bluetooth Pairing Turn on Bluetooth in your android device, search TMCT-10 in available devices, and click It will popup Bluetooth pairing request dialog, input the PIN code 10010...
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Click OK, you will hear a beep from TMCT-10, that means pairing successfully, you can find paired TMCT-10 on the android device.
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Open a textbox, for example short message, the TMCT-10 can read barcodes into the textbox.
2.4.2 One-click iOS Connection 1. Turn on TMCT-10, and read the following barcodes continuously Enter Setup One-click iOS Connection Exit with Save 2.Bluetooth Pairing Turn on Bluetooth in your ios device, search TMCT-10 in available devices, and click...
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Find above mentioned numbers in following barcodes, read them continuously, and then read ‘Exit without Save’ barcode Exit without Save You will hear a beep from TMCT-10 if connect successfully, and it will show in the paired devices on iOS device.
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3. Active or Hide the Input Method During the scanning, you may use the soft keypad if you want to add remark information, you just need double click Power key quickly, it will active the soft keypad. If you double click Power key quickly again, the soft keypad will hide.
2.4.3 Connect via BT Input Method Turn on Bluetooth barcode scanner TMCT-10 or CT20 for setup Read ‘Enter Setup’ barcode Read ‘Bluetooth Input Method’ barcode Bluetooth Input Method Read ‘Exit with Save’ barcode Setup ‘CILICO Bluetooth barcode input method’ Step 1: Tap ‘Select Input Method’...
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Select Cilico Bluetooth Input method (support Chinese, English and Japanese)
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Step 2:Bluetooth Pairing Turn on Bluetooth Click ‘Search for devices’, and will find TMCT-10/CT20 in available devices...
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Click for pairing, and input the PIN code in following window, then click OK. You will find TMCT-10/CT20 in Paired Devices if pairing successfully.
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Step 3:Tap ‘Select Bluetooth device’ Click TMCT-10/CT20 in Bluetooth Paired Device List, it will connect automatically...
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You will hear a beep if connect successfully Step 4:Tap ‘Switch Input Method’ Select Cilico Bluetooth Input method (support Chinese, English and Japanese), the user can choose according to their requirement...
Chapter 3 SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS In this chapter, a brief on the symbology setting is provided for your reference. Contents 3.1 CODABAR ........................... 56 3.2 CODE 25 –INDUSTRIAL25 ......................57 3.3 CODE 25 –INTERLEAVED 25....................58 3.4 CODE 25 –MATRIX 25 ....................... 59 3.5 CODE 25-STANDARD 25 ......................
3.1 CODABAR Decide whether or not to enable Codabar. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Codabar. Enable Codabar (*)Disable Codabar Note: Read the "Disable Codabar" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Codabar barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Codabar barcode, please trying to read "Enable Codabar"...
3.2 CODE 25 –INDUSTRIAL25 Decide whether or not to enable Industrial 25. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Industrial Enable Industrial25 (*)Disable Industrial25 Note: Read the "Disable Industrial 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Industrial 25 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Industrial 25 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Industrial 25"...
3.3 CODE 25 –INTERLEAVED 25 Decide whether or not to enable Interleaved 25. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Interleaved 25. Enable Interleaved 25 (*)Disable Interleaved Note: Read the "Disable Interleaved 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Interleaved 25 barcode.
3.4 CODE 25 –MATRIX 25 Decide whether or not to enable Matrix 25. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Matrix 25 Enable Matrix 25 (*)Disable Matrix 25 Note: Read the "Disable Matrix 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Matrix 25 barcode.
3.5 CODE 25-STANDARD 25 Decide whether or not to enable Standard 25. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Standard Enable Standard 25 (*)Disable Standard 25 Note: Read the "Disable Standard 25" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Standard 25 barcode.
3.6 CODE 39 3.6.1 Enable/Disable Code 39 Decide whether or not to enable Code 39, The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Code 39. (*)Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 3.6.2 START/STOP Transmission Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in the data being transmitted.
3.6.4 STANDARD/FULL ASCII CODE 39 Decide whether or not to support Code 39 Full ASCII that includes all the alphanumeric and special character. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults full ASCII Code 39. It could disable full ASCII Code 39 via set.
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Disable Code39 Full ASCII * Enable Code39 Full ASCII Enter Setup Exit with Save Exit without Save...
3.7 CODE 93 Decide whether or not to enable Code 93. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Code 93. Enable Code93 (*)Disable Code93 Note: Read the "Disable Code 93" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Code 93 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Code 93 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Code 93"...
3.8 Code 128 Decide whether or not to enable Code 128. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults enable Code 128. (*)Enable Code128 Disable Code128 Note: Read the "Disable Code 128" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Code 128 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Code 128 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Code 128"...
3.9 EAN-8 3.9.1 Enable/Disable EAN-8 Decide whether or not to enable EAN-8. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults enable EAN-8. (*)Enable EAN-8 Disable EAN-8 3.9.2 Convert to EAN-13 There is two ways for EAN-8 to change, convert to EAN-13, or add "0" ahead of EAN-8, and the EAN-8 ID is not change.
3.9.3 Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to transmit Checksum. *Transmit EAN-8 Checksum Do Not Transmit EAN-8 Checksum For example: Enable EAN-8, and Convert to EAN-13. 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2. Read the "Enable EAN-8" barcode; 3. Read the "Convert to EAN-13" barcode; 4.
3.10 EAN-13 3.10.1 Enable/Disable EAN-13 Decide whether or not to read EAN-13. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults enable EAN-13. (*)Enable EAN-13 Disable EAN-13 3.10.2 Convert to ISBN Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 to ISBN. Convert EAN-13 to ISBN...
3.10.3 Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit EAN-13 Checksum Do Not Transmit EAN-13 Checksum For example: Convert EAN-13 to ISBN. 1. Read the "Enter Setup" barcode; 2. Read the "Convert EAN-13 to ISBN" barcode; 3.
3.11 UPC-A 3.11.1 UPC-A Output ‘0’ Decide whether or not to add "0" in the output of UPC-A data. UPC-A Output ‘0’ *UPC-A Do Not Output "0" 3.11.2 UPC-A Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted. *Transmit UPC-A Checksum Do Not Transmit UPC-A Checksum For example: UPC-A Output "0", Do Not Transmit UPC-A Checksum.
3.12 UPC-E 3.12.1 Enable/Disable UPC-E Decide whether or not to enable UPC-E. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults enable UPC-E. (*)Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E 3.12.2 UPC-E Checksum Transmission Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being transmitted.
3.13 MSI Decide whether or not to enable MSI. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable MSI. Enable MSI (*)Disable MSI Note: Read the "Disable MSI" barcode will make the scanner can not read the MSI barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the MSI barcode, please trying to read "Enable MSI" to reset.
3.14 CODE 11 Decide whether or not to enable Code 11. The TMCT-10 Scanner defaults disable Code 11. Enable Code11 (*)Disable Code11 Note: Read the "Disable Code 11" barcode will make the scanner can not read the Code 11 barcode. Thus, if the scanner can not read the Code 11 barcode, please trying to read "Enable Code 11"...
Chapter 4 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT Before data transmission to the host or device, you can pre-process the data and decide the format of the data transfer. Contents _Toc347386307 4.1 CODE ID ............................75 4.2 Suffix Code of Barcode Settings ....................76 APPENDIX I ..................
4.1 CODE ID Code ID List Code Type Code ID Hex Value Codabar Code 39 UPC-E EAN-13 Interleaved 2 of 5(ITF) Code 2 of 5 (Standard) Code 11 Code 93 Code 128 Matrix 2 of 5 2/5 Industrial EAN-8 ISBN UPC-A Decide whether or not to add Code ID in the barcode data of output.
4.2 Suffix Code of Barcode Settings Decide whether or not to apply Enter for suffix of barcode data. (*) Apply Enter for suffix Do not Apply Enter for suffix Decide whether or not to apply Alt to suffix of barcode data. (*)Apply Alt for suffix suffix Do not Apply Alt for...
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