Zebex Z-6170 User manual

AdvancedHandheldHigh‐SpeedLaserScanner1

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RevisionHistory

Changestotheoriginalmanualarelistedbelow:

Version Date DescriptionofVersion

1.0 2020/05/06 Initialrelease

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ImportantNotice

Nowarrantyofanykindismadeinregardtothismaterial,including,butnotlimitedto,

impliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforanyparticularpurpose.Wearenot

liable for any errors contained herein nor for incidental or consequential damages in

connectionwithfurnishing,performanceoruseofthism

aterial.Weshallbeunderno

liability in respect of any defect arising from fair wear and tear, willful damage,

negligence, abnormal working conditions, failure to follow the instructions and

warnings,ormisuseoralterationorrepairoftheproductswithoutwrittenapproval.No

part of this document may be reproduced, tra

nsmitted, stored in a retrieval system,

transcribed,ortranslatedintoanyhumanorcomputerorotherlanguageinanyformor

byanymeanselectronic,mechanical,magnetic,optical,chemical,biological,manualor

otherwise,exceptforbriefpassageswhichmaybequotedforpurposesofscholasticor

literaryreview,withoutexpresswrittenco

nsentandauthorization.Wereservetheright

to make changes in productdesign without reservation and without notification. The

materialinthisguideisforinformationonlyandissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.All

trademarks mentioned herein, registered or otherwise, are the properties of their

owners.

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Specificationorv

ersionmaybesubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Theactualspecification

andversionarebasedontheproductdelivered.

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GeneralHandlingPrecautions

 Donotdisposeofthescannerinfire.

 Donotputthescannerdirectlyinthesunorbyanyheatsource.

 Donotuseorstorethescannerinaveryhumidplace.

 Donotdropthescannerorallowittocollideviolentlywithotherob

jects.

 Donottakethescannerapartwithoutauthorization.

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PrintingGuidance

 ThisprogrammingguideisinA5size.Pleasedoublecheckyourprintersetting

beforeprintingitout.

 Whenprintingbarcodesforprogramming,theuseofahigh‐resolutionlaserprinter

isstronglysuggestedforthebestscanresult.

Copyright©2020.Allrightsreserved.

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RadioNotice

Someequipmentgeneratesusesandcanradiateradiofrequencyenergy.Ifnotinstalled

andusedinaccordancewiththeinstructionsinthismanual,itmaycauseinterferenceto

radiocommunications.Theequipmenthasbeentested andfoundtocomply withthe

limitsforaClassAcomputingdevicepursuanttoEN55022and47CFR,Pa

rt2andPart15

of the FCC rules.These specifications are designed to provide reasonable protection

againstinterferencewhenoperatedinacommercialenvironment.

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RadioandTelevisionInterference

Operation of this equipment in a residential area can cause interference to radio or

televisionreception.Thiscanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon.

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Theuserisencouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing

measures:

Reorientthereceivingantenna.

Relocatethedevic

ewithrespecttothereceiver.

Movethedeviceawayfromthereceiver.

Plugthedeviceintoadifferentoutletsothatthedeviceandthereceiverareondifferent

branchcircuits.

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If necessary, the user mayconsult the manufacturer,authorizeddealer, or experienced

radio/televisiontechnicianforadditionalsuggestions.Theusermayfind the following

bookletpreparedbytheFederalCommunicationsCommissionhelpful:“HowtoIdentify

and Resolve Radio‐TV Interference Problems.”This booklet is available from the U.S.

GovernmentPrintingOffice,Washington,DC204

02U.S.A.,StockNo.004000003454.

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ForCE‐countries

This scanner is in conformity with CE standards.Please note that an approved, CE‐

markedpowersupplyunitshouldbeusedinordertomaintainCEconformance.

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LaserSafety

ThelaserscannercomplieswithsafetystandardIEC60825‐1foraClassIlaserproduce.

It also complieswith CDRH asapplicable to a Class IIa laser product.Avoid long term

staringintodirectlaserlight.

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RadiantEnergy

Thelaserscannerusesonelow‐powervisiblelaserdiodesoperatingat650nminanopto‐

mechanicalscannerresultingin lessthan3.9μW radiatedpoweras observedthrougha

7mmapertureandaveragedover10seconds.

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Do not attempt to remove the protective housing of the scanner, as un‐scanned la

ser

lightwithapeakoutputupto0.8mWwouldbeaccessibleinside.

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LaserLightViewing

The scan windowis theonly aperturethroughwhich laser light maybeobservedfrom

thisproduct.Afailureofthescannermotor,whilethelaserdiodecontinuestoemita

laserbeam,ma ycauseemissionlevelstoexceedthoseforsafeoperation.Thescanner

has safeguards to prevent this occurrence.If

, however, a stationary laser beam is

emitted,thefailingscannershouldbedisconnectedfromitspowersourceimmediately.

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Adjustments

Do not attempt any adjustments or alteration of this product.Do not remove the

protectivehousingofthescanner.Therearenouser‐serviceablepartsinside.

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Caution

Useofcontrolsoradjustmentsorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecified

hereinmayresultinhazardouslaserlightexposure.

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Optical

The use of optical instrumentswith this product will increase the eye hazard.Optical

instrumentsincludebinoculars,magnifyingglasses,and microscopesbutdonotinclude

normaleyeglasseswornbytheuser.

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TableofContents

ImportantNotice.................................................................................................................iii

RadioNotice................................................................................................................iv

LaserSafety ..................................................................................................................v

Instruction............................................................................................................................1

Unpacking.....................................................................................................................2

Outline .........................................................................................................................3

InstallingtheDevice.....................................................................................................4

UsingSuctionCup ................................................................................................4

UsingMountingScrew .........................................................................................5

AdjustingScanAngle............................................................................................5

Connection...................................................................................................................7

InterfaceCable .....................................................................................................7

ConnectingtotheHost ........................................................................................8

PowerConnection................................................................................................8

VerifyingScannerOperation ................................................................................9

SettingUptheScanner...............................................................................................10

ScanTest.............................................................................................................10

SetUp.................................................................................................................10

HowtoScaninDifferentMode..................................................................................11

PresentationMode ............................................................................................11

SingleLineScanMode .......................................................................................12

SleepMode ........................................................................................................13

LEDIndications...........................................................................................................14

SoundIndications.......................................................................................................15

ControllingtheScannerfromthePOSSystem...........................................................15

USBVirtualCOM........................................................................................................16

OPOS ..........................................................................................................................17

TroubleShooting........................................................................................................18

MaintainingtheScanner............................................................................................19

CleaningtheScanWindow ........................................................................................19

MaintainingtheSuctionCup......................................................................................19

CHANGETHESCANNERSETTING ...............................................................................19

Enter/ExitProgrammingMode ..........................................................................................20

DEFAULTPARAMETERS...............................................................................................21

PROGRAMPROCEDURE .............................................................................................26

SystemSetting....................................................................................................................27

Reset(ReturntoFactoryDefault).......................................................................28

DisplayFirmwareVersion...................................................................................28

Abort(ExitProgrammingMode)........................................................................29

ReturntoRS‐232Default ...................................................................................29

ReturnasCustomerDefault...............................................................................30

ReturntoUSBDefault ........................................................................................30

SaveasCustomerDefault...................................................................................31

HowtoSaveasCustomerDefault......................................................................31

SleepTimeoutsSelection...................................................................................................32

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SameCodeDelayTime ......................................................................................................40

BeeperSoundSelection.....................................................................................................47

BarcodeIdentifierCodeSetting .........................................................................................58

BarcodeIdentifierCodeSelection......................................................................59

SetMessageFormatwithCodeIdentifier..........................................................60

EnableIdentifierCodeTableasAIMStandard...................................................60

BarcodeIdentifierCodeSetting .........................................................................61

Messagedelay....................................................................................................................69

CharacterDelay..................................................................................................................72

InterfaceCommunicationSetting ...................................................................................76

RS‐232CInterfaceConfiguration................................................................................77

BaudRateSetting...............................................................................................77

DateBitSetting ..................................................................................................81

StopBitSetting...................................................................................................82

ParityBitSetting.................................................................................................83

HandshakingProtocol ........................................................................................86

ACK/NAKResponseTimeSetting.......................................................................89

MessageterminatorforRS‐232C .......................................................................95

KeyboardWedgeInterfaceConfiguration..................................................................99

MessageTerminatorforKeyboardWedge.........................................................99

KeyboardLanguageSelection ..........................................................................101

CapitalLock ......................................................................................................107

FunctionKeyEmulation ...................................................................................108

USBInterfaceConfiguration.....................................................................................109

KeyboardType..................................................................................................109

MessageterminatorforUSB ............................................................................110

DataEditing......................................................................................................................112

HEADERANDTRAILER..............................................................................................113

TruncateHeader/TrailerCharacter...........................................................................115

TruncateSettings......................................................................................................117

AddCodeLength......................................................................................................124

SymbologyConfiguration.................................................................................................125

ReadingCodeSelection....................................................................................126

UPC/EANParametersSetting...................................................................................137

Format..............................................................................................................138

ForceUPC‐EtoUPC‐Aformat...........................................................................142

ForceUPC‐AtoEAN‐13format ........................................................................143

ForceEAN‐8toEAN‐13format.........................................................................144

TransmitUPC‐Acheckdigit ..............................................................................146

TransmitUPC‐Eleadingcharacter....................................................................147

TransmitUPC‐Echeckdigit...............................................................................148

TransmitEAN‐8checkdigit ..............................................................................149

TransmitEAN‐13checkdigit ............................................................................150

TransmitUPC‐Aleadingcharacter....................................................................151

Addendum........................................................................................................152

Addonformat ..................................................................................................154

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DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................164

Code39ParametersSetting.....................................................................................172

Code39readinglengthsetting ........................................................................176

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................179

CODABARParametersSetting..................................................................................181

Format..............................................................................................................181

CODABARReadingLengthSetting....................................................................183

Checkdigit........................................................................................................185

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................187

Code128ParametersSetting...................................................................................189

CheckDigit .......................................................................................................189

Code128readinglengthsetting ......................................................................191

EAN‐128FNC1Character .................................................................................193

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................194

ITF2of5ParametersSetting ...................................................................................196

CheckDigit .......................................................................................................196

ITF2of5readinglengthsetting.......................................................................198

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................201

ChinesePostCodeParametersSetting ....................................................................203

ChinesePostCodeReadingLengthSetting ......................................................203

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................206

MSI/PLESSYCodeParametersSetting......................................................................208

DoubleCheckDigit...........................................................................................208

SingleCheckDigit.............................................................................................210

MSI/PLESSYcodereadinglengthsetting..........................................................211

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................213

Code93ParametersSetting.....................................................................................215

CheckDigit .......................................................................................................215

Code93codereadinglengthsetting................................................................217

DataRedundantCheck.....................................................................................219

GS1DatabarParametersSetting..............................................................................221

FullASCIICodeTable........................................................................................................233

APPENDIXA......................................................................................................................298

CODE39FULLASCIICODETABLE .....................................................................298

APPENDIXB......................................................................................................................300

FUNCTIONKEYEMULATION.............................................................................300

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Instruction

Elegant and functional, the newly‐designed Hands‐Free Single‐Laser Omnidirectional

BarcodeScannerleadsthetrendtothenextaestheticallevel.Itsdistinctivewhitecolor

fitsperfectlyintoplaceslikebookstore,boutiqueandanywheredelicacyisamust.

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Withuniquedesignedsingle‐laserscanengine,thescannerhas20‐lineomnidirectional

laserbeamsreading at 1200 scans per second,and upgraded CPU for decodingmost

popular1Dbarcodesatanunbeatableperformance.Thetriggerbuttonontopallows

triggerscanandalsoswitchingtosinglelinescanningwhennecessary. ThelargeLED

indicatorgivesclearvisualreadingstatusfeedback, anditis equippedwith aspeaker,

itsadjustabletoneandvolumeworkingwellineitherquiteornoisyenvironments.

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Ithasasuctioncupatbottomandtheideaallowsfixingthescannertosmoothcounter

without making damages. In addition, it has a hinge shaft for easy scanning angle

adjustment and field replaceable cable for future maintenance, giving all reserved

benefit to different working environments. The Hands‐Free Omnidirectional Laser

Scannercomeswithuniqueomnidirectionallaserscanengine,proudlydestinedtobe

yourdreamingpartnerofutilityandbeauty!

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KeyFeatures:

- Advancedecodingdesignforfastandaccuratescanning.

- Elegantlookinattractivewhitecolorhousing

- Uniqueplasticsuctioncupforfieldinstallation

- LargeLEDindicatorforbestreadingindication

- Single‐linetriggerbutton

- Tiltablestandwithhingeshaftdesign

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Unpacking

Thehands‐freeomnidirectionalscannerpackagecontains:

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1ea. Singlelineomnidirectionalscanner

1ea. Communicationcable

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1ea.

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Poweradapt er

(only for specific RS‐232 cables as

optionalaccessory)

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1ea. Transparentselfadhesivemylar

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 Ifanycontentsaredamagedormissing,pleasecontactyourdealerimmediately.

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 USER’SMANUAL

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Outline

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Description Function

ScanWindow Readbarcodes

SpeakerExit Forbeeptoneindication

HingeShaft

Allow adjustment of device body forwards or

backwards

LEDIndicator Readingstatusindication

TriggerButton Pushtoscanandswitchtosingle‐linescanmode

InterfaceCableConnection Forinterfacecommunicationcableconnection

Lever Tocontrolsuctioncup

SuctionCup

To fix the scanner on counter or other smooth

surface

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InstallingtheDevice

UsingSuctionCup

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The device is designed with a cupulate stand, and easily sucks to any smooth surface

withoutmakinganydamage.Itismostsuggestedtoplaceonglasssurfaceforbestand

firmestsuctionresult,orusethetransparentselfadhesivemylarprovidedinpackageif

yourcountertopisnot100%smooth.

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Toins

tallthedevice,youneedto:

1. Cleanthecountertopandmakesurethesurfaceissmoothanddry.

2. Adhesivethemylarontopofthecounter(ignorethisstepifthecountertopismade

withglassorverysmooth).

3. Attachedthecupulainposition,andpr

essdownthedevicetosqueezeouttheairin

thesuctioncup.(showninFigure2)

4. Pressdownthelevertosecuredeviceonthesurface.(showninFigure3step)

5. Raisethelevertoreleasethesuctioncupfromthesurface.(showninFi

gure3

step)

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a. The mylar is 145mm in diameter self‐adhesive for easy

attachment, when stick onto surface,be careful and prevent

bubbleentersinside.

b. The suction cup uses the vacuum theory to hold on to the

surface.Ifthesurfaceisnotsmoothorcupulateisdamagedor

dirty, air could go in

to the suction cup and the cupulate will

lostitsfunction.

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Figure2:Placecupulainpositionand

holdfirmlywithonehand.

Figure3:Pressdownlevertosecure

device

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UsingMountingScrew

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Thedeviceisreservedwith3mountingholesforpermanentfixtureifrequired.Referto

thefigurebelowfordetailedinformation.

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Unit:mm(inch)

Figure4:Mountingscrewholes

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AdjustingScanAngle

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The device has a hinge shaft that allows tilt forwards and backwards in certain angle.

Gentlyholdsthedevicewithonehandandmovethescanangleasneeded.

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Figure5:Scanangle

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Donotletthescanbeamfacingdirectlytohumaneyes.

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Connection

InterfaceCable

Theinterfacecablecomeswithdifferenthost‐endconnectors,andthereare3standard

typesofinterfaceconnectionthatthisdevicesupports:

(a) Keyboardwedge

(b) RS‐232interface

(c) HIDUSBinterface

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**Refer to Connectorand Pin our section for pin‐out configuration of each interface

available

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Insertthecab

letodevice

Follow as illustrated in Figure 6 to insert the RJ‐45 connector side of cable into the

device.Aclear“click”soundisheardifthecableisproperlyinserted.

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Figure6:Interfacecableconnection

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Releasethecablefromdevice

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Gentlyfacedownthedevice,anduseaflattoolinsertatPoint1inFigure7thengently

pulloutthecableatthedirectionindicatedatPoint2.

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Figure7:Replaceableinterfacecable

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 ConnectingtotheHost

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Followthestepsbelowtoconnecttheinterfacecabletothehost.

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1. Makesurethepowerofthehostsystemisoff .

2. Connect the host‐endof the interface cable to the appropriate connectoron the

hostsystem.

3. Forthosecaseswhereexternalpowerisused,plugtheex

ternalACpoweradapter

intothejackontheinterfacecable.

4. Turnonthehostsystem.

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PowerConnection

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Thescannerturnsonwhenpowerissupplied,andturnsoffwhenpowerisremoved.

Thereisnoon/offswitchonthescanneritself.

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The scanner requiresa minimum of 1.35W at 5 VDC power. The interfacecable that

comeswith the scanner supportsbothdirectpower(wherethe scanner ta

kespower

fromthehostmachine)andexternalpower(that’swhatthesuppliedpoweradapteris

for). A sufficiently robust POS system can support a scanner successfully without

external power; a POS system with a barely adequate power supply may produce

erraticperformance(eitherofthePOSsystemitself,orofthes

canner,orboth)whena

scannerisattached.

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To ensure steady performance, the host system should be capable to supply a

minimum of 260mA of current @ 5VDC. Unless you are sure your POS system can

handle such loading, it is recommended that you use the qualified power adapter.

Whe

nanexternal adapteris connected,the scannerwillautomaticallyswitch offthe

directpowerfromhosttoscanner.

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Use only an AC/DC power adapter approved for the scanner. Use of other

power supplies may cause damage to the scanner, and void the factory

warranty.

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Followthestepsbelowwhenyouneedanexternalpowerconnectiontothescanner:

1. Connecttheinterfacecabletothebottomofthescanner(showninFigure6).

2. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host (refer to your host

manualtolocatethecorrectport).

3. Plugth

epowersupplyintothepowerjackontheinterfacecable.

4. PlugtheotherendofthepowersupplyintoanACoutlet.

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 VerifyingScannerOperation

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Pleasefollowtheprocedurebelowtoverifyscanningoperation.

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1. InsertthemodularplugoftheInterfacecableintothebackofthescanneruntila

firmclickisheard.

2. Ifnecessary,plugthepoweradapterintothejackontheinterfacecable.

3. PlugtheACendofthepo

weradapterintoanACoutlet,orplugtheotherend of

cable into host if power adapter is not needed. When power is supplied, the

scannerpowersup,thespeakersoundsfourbeepsandtheLEDindicatorglows.

4. Present a known‐good test barcode to the scanner. The sc

anner should issue a

shortbeepandtheLEDshouldflashredmomentarily.

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1. IfthescannerisconnectedtoaUSB forthistest,itshouldread

onebarcode, beep and then remain aredLED indicatinglight.

This is normal when the USB is not connected to a live host

terminal. If the initial interface of the scanner is in keyboard

wedge,anditonlyre

adsonebarcodeandremainswithagreen

LEDindicatinglight,thisisbecausethescannerisnotconnected

toahostterminal.

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2. Ifthescannerdoesnotproduceanybeeps,orproducesthe

wrongbeeps,ortheLEDdoesnotlightup,removethepower

connectionandref

ertotheTroubleshootingsection.

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USER’S MANUAL

SettingUptheScanner

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Incertaincasesnosetupisrequired.Thescanneriseitherpre‐programmedtosuitthe

situation,oritautomaticallydetectsandisreadytogo.Inothercasesthescannermust

beinformedaboutwhatkindofsystemitisconnectedto.Thiscanbedoneinafew

momentsusingth

eprogrammingbarcodesintheProgrammingGuide.

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Theprogrammingsectionmaybeusedtosetanumberofparametersonthescanner:

communicationinterfacetype(RS‐232,Keyboard,USB),beeptone,sleepmodetimings,

same‐code delay time, enable/disable decoding of numerous code types, and more

advancedsettingslikesethe

adersandtrailers.

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Individualparametersmaybesetatanytimewithoutaff e ctingtheotherparameters.



 ScanTest

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1. With the scanner running (blue LED lights) and the host system on, try to scan

severalknown‐goodbarcodes.

2. ChecktheresultsonthePOSscreen.Ifthescannerisreadingokay,itislikelythat

nofurthersetupisnecessary.

3. If the POS screen does not show the ex

pected scans, go to the Set Up section

below.

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 SetUp

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1. Whenthescannerispoweredon(blueLEDlights),findthe<Enter/Exitprogramming

mode>barcodeintheProgrammingGuideandpresentthisbarcodetothescanner.

Whenthescannergivestwobeeps(onelowandonehigh)andtheLEDturnsred,

itmeansthescannerisinprogrammingmode.

2. Decidewh

ich parametersarerequired and find their barcodesinthe Programming

Guide.

3. Coverunwantedcodeswithyourhandandpresentthedesiredcodes,onebyone,to

thescanner;thescannerbeepsonceasitacceptseachcode.

4. When done, again present the <Enter/Exit programming mode> ba

rcode.The

scannerbeepstwice,oncelongandonceshort,andtheLEDreturnstoblue.The

scannerhasbeenprogrammed.

5. Test againwithknown‐goodbarcodes.Ifresultsaregood,you aredonesettingup.

Otherwise,returntostep1andtryagain.

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HowtoScaninDifferentMode 

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The device is an omnidirectional presentation scanner with a 5 directional scan field with a 20 lines scan

pattern.Thescanvolumeextendsapproximately20cm(8”)infrontofthescanwindow.Barcodelabelscan

be easily read when presented towards the scanning window. The scanner’s scan volume is illustrated as

Fi

gure8.

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Figure8:Scanvolume

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The scanner can also read barcodes in single‐line mode to accommodate different

requirements,usually forbetteraimingonthespecific barcodeonthesame sheetof

morethanonebarcodeprintedclosely.



PresentationMode

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Inthismode,thefrontscanwindowisinmulti‐linescanpatternandthescannerreadsbarcodeseasilyasthe

barcodeapproacheswiththescanningfield.

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Figure9:Presentationmode

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The adjustable stand allows to be tilted forwards and backwards in position when

scanningvarioussizedobjects.

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SingleLineScanMode

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Inthismodethescannercanemitasinglelinepatternforuserstohandheldscanning

ofhard‐to‐readormultiplebarcodesononeobject.Salesclerkscanswitchittosingle

linescanoptionsimplybypressingonebutton.

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Button

Figure10:Single‐lineswitchbutton

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1. Pressdownthetriggerbuttonandalinepatternwouldappear.Itallowsyoutoaim

atthebarcode.

Ensurethescanlinecrosseseverybarandspaceofthesymbol.

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2. Pressthebuttontodecodethebarcode.Onebeepindicatesagoodread.

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Figure11:Single‐linescanning

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3. Release the button and laser beam would remain single line for seconds. To read

otherbarcode,youhavetorepeatstep2and3.

4. After about 5 seconds, the multi‐line scan pattern is displayed and the scanner

returnstothemultilinescanmode.

5. Pressdownagaintosw

itchtosingle‐linescanwhennecessary.

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