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MS/2200/RM/00/E/970131
MaxiScan 2200
Reference Manual
Preliminary Edition
January 1997
MS/2200/RM/00/E/970131
Notice
The MaxiScan 2200 will operate in complete safety when used as specified in official UBI
MaxiScan 2200 documentation.
Complies with US DHHS Standard 21CFR1040.10 and 1040.11 as a:
Class IIa Laser Product
Avoid long term viewing of direct laser light.
Eviter toute exposition prolongée de la vue
au rayonnement laser direct.
Augen vor direktem Laserlicht schützen.
IEC 825 Class 1 Laser Product
Appareil Laser de Class 1
Laser-Produkt der Klasse 1
Caution - Laser light when open - Do not stare into beam
Attention - Rayonnement Laser -
En cas d’ouverture ne pas regarder dans le faisceau
Vorsicht! Laserlicht bei geöffnetem Gehäuse -
Nicht in den Strahl starren
Input Voltage: 5.5 to 7 V
The MaxiScan products described in this manual comply with CE directives for electromagnetic
emission levels and electrical immunity in commercial, light industry and office environments.
The information contained in this manual is for informational purposes only and is subject to
change without notice. No part of this manual may be copied or reproduced in any manner without
the prior written permission of United Barcode Industries.
MaxiScan products are covered by patents issued or pending in the USA and other countries.
MaxiScan is a trademark of United Barcode Industries.
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Contents
The topics in this manual are presented in alphabetical order for easy access. Use the
Contents
for a quick overview if you do not know where to find a particular item.
ASCII character codes...........................................................................................1
Beeps ..................................................................................................................33
Beeper volume....................................................................................33
Beeper note (tone frequency).............................................................34
Power-up beeps..................................................................................35
Good read beeps................................................................................36
Configuration beeps ...........................................................................40
Code mark...........................................................................................................41
Code mark activation..........................................................................41
Default code mark values—Keyboard wedge and RS-232 interfaces 42
Composing custom code marks .........................................................43
Compose interface number .................................................................................47
Which interface number? ...................................................................47
Composing an interface number ........................................................48
Concatenating configuration bar codes ...............................................................49
What is a configuration bar code? ......................................................49
Why concatenate?..............................................................................49
Limitations ..........................................................................................49
How to concatenate............................................................................49
Configuration modes ...........................................................................................51
Configuration authorization modes.....................................................51
Temporary configuration mode...........................................................52
Display data string mode ....................................................................53
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Data decoding security parameters .....................................................................54
Description..........................................................................................54
Predefined security levels...................................................................55
Consecutive same read data validation ..............................................56
Timeout between identical consecutive codes....................................57
Timeout between different consecutive codes....................................58
Default parameter settings...................................................................................59
Error messages ...................................................................................................60
Glossary...............................................................................................................61
IBM 46xx cash registers.......................................................................................62
Connection..........................................................................................62
Predefined interface numbers.............................................................63
Predefined data transmission settings ................................................64
Transmission delay.............................................................................64
Installation procedure ..........................................................................................65
General installation / configuration procedure ....................................65
Inter-character delay............................................................................................66
Compose inter-character delay...........................................................67
Inter-message delay ............................................................................................68
Compose inter-message delay ...........................................................69
Interfaces.............................................................................................................70
Identifying the interface.......................................................................70
Keyboard wedge..................................................................................................71
Connection..........................................................................................71
Predefined interface numbers.............................................................72
Predefined data transmission settings ................................................83
Preamble / postamble.........................................................................84
Transmitting special keyboard keys....................................................87
End-of-transmission keyboard character status..................................88
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Transmission delay.............................................................................88
Keyboard wedge—Additional preamble / postamble characters .........................89
Number codes ...................................................................................................101
OCIA cash registers ..........................................................................................104
Connection .......................................................................................104
Predefined interface numbers ..........................................................105
Predefined data transmission settings..............................................106
Transmission delay...........................................................................106
Parameter list / data strings...............................................................................107
Interface numbers.............................................................................107
Data transmission parameters..........................................................110
Symbology parameters.....................................................................116
MaxiScan 2200 operating parameters..............................................122
Data string values.............................................................................125
Pen input ...........................................................................................................132
Preamble / postamble........................................................................................133
Product checklist ...............................................................................................134
Reading distance...............................................................................................135
Reset all configuration parameters....................................................................136
General reset procedure...................................................................136
Resolution adjustment—Video channel selection .............................................137
RS-232 ..............................................................................................................138
Connection—Single RS-232.............................................................138
Connection—Dual RS-232 C............................................................139
Predefined interface numbers ..........................................................140
Predefined data transmission settings..............................................141
Baud Rate.........................................................................................142
Data bits ...........................................................................................144
Parity.................................................................................................145
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Stop bits............................................................................................146
Hardware/software protocols time-out ..............................................147
ENQ / ACK / NAK software protocol .................................................148
XON/XOFF software protocol ...........................................................152
CTS/RTS hardware protocol.............................................................152
Preamble / postamble.......................................................................153
Transmission delay...........................................................................156
RS-232—Monitor mode.....................................................................................157
Scan rate ...........................................................................................................158
Software version identification ...........................................................................159
Software Version...............................................................................159
Standby mode....................................................................................................160
Symbologies ......................................................................................................162
Available symbologies ......................................................................162
Default symbologies..........................................................................162
Character formats and MaxiScan 2200 transmission format ............163
Barcode length and data security .....................................................164
Symbologies—Activation...................................................................................165
Disable All Symbologies ...................................................................165
Symbology activation codes .............................................................166
Symbologies—Codabar.....................................................................................172
Activation ..........................................................................................172
Default values...................................................................................172
Start/stop...........................................................................................172
CLSI library system...........................................................................174
Check digit (AIM recommendation)...................................................175
Barcode length..................................................................................177
Symbologies—Code 39 (*) ................................................................................178
Activation ..........................................................................................178
Default values...................................................................................178
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Code 39 format.................................................................................178
Start/stop ..........................................................................................180
Check digit........................................................................................181
Barcode length .................................................................................183
Symbologies—Code 128 / EAN 128 .................................................................184
Activation..........................................................................................184
Default values...................................................................................184
CIP 128 French pharmaceutical codes ............................................184
Code EAN-128 norms (auto-discriminating) .....................................185
Barcode length .................................................................................186
Symbologies—EAN-8, EAN-13 .........................................................................187
Symbologies—EAN 128....................................................................................188
Symbologies—Interleaved 2 of 5.......................................................................189
Activation..........................................................................................189
Default values...................................................................................189
Check digit........................................................................................190
Barcode length .................................................................................192
Symbologies—Matrix 2 of 5...............................................................................193
Activation..........................................................................................193
Default values...................................................................................193
Barcode length .................................................................................194
Symbologies—MSI Code...................................................................................195
Activation..........................................................................................195
Default values...................................................................................195
Check digit........................................................................................196
Barcode length .................................................................................197
Symbologies—Plessey Code ............................................................................198
Activation..........................................................................................198
Default values...................................................................................198
Check digit........................................................................................198
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Barcode length..................................................................................199
Symbologies—Standard 2 of 5 ..........................................................................200
Activation ..........................................................................................200
Default values...................................................................................200
Standard 2 of 5 format ......................................................................200
Check digit mod 10 ...........................................................................201
Barcode length..................................................................................202
Symbologies—UPC/EAN code families (*)........................................................203
Activation ..........................................................................................203
Default values...................................................................................203
UPC/EAN format selection................................................................204
Add-on digits.....................................................................................205
Check digit........................................................................................207
Transmission of number system .......................................................209
Re-encoding UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-8................................................210
Test codes .........................................................................................................212
One-dimensional symbologies..........................................................212
Troubleshooting.................................................................................................216
Before you contact your UBI representative . . . ...............................216
If you still have a problem . . . ...........................................................216
Power-up problems...........................................................................217
Configuration problems.....................................................................218
Operating problems ..........................................................................219
Wand emulation.................................................................................................221
Connection........................................................................................221
Predefined interface numbers...........................................................222
Predefined data transmission settings ..............................................223
Transmission delay...........................................................................223
Margin size........................................................................................224
Logical output signal state ................................................................225
Pulse duration...................................................................................228
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Appendix—Number codes.................................................................................230
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ASCII character codes
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ASCII character codes
NUL (00h) SOH (01h)
Code Length = 1
You can use ASCII codes 1 (01h) to 30 (1Eh) to enter barcode length values directly
instead of using the number codes (Ð
Symbologies - Barcode length and data security
):
1. Scan Compose Minimum Length or Compose 1 Or 2 Or 3 Fixed Lengths for your
symbology (Ð
Barcode length
for your symbology).
2. Scan the ASCII code corresponding to the minimum length or scan 1, 2 or 3 ASCII
codes corresponding to the fixed barcode lengths in your application
3. Scan End Selection to finish.
End Selection
STX (02h) ETX (03h)
Code Length = 2 Code Length = 3
ASCII character codes
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EOT (04h) ENQ (05h)
Code Length = 4 Code Length = 5
End Selection
ACK (06h) BEL (07h)
Code Length = 6 Code Length = 7
ASCII character codes
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BS (08h) HT or TAB (09h)
Code Length = 8 Code Length = 9
End Selection
LF (0Ah) VT (0Bh)
Code Length = 10 Code Length = 11
ASCII character codes
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FF (0Ch) CR (0Dh)
Code Length = 12 Code Length = 13
End Selection
SO (0Eh) SI (0Fh)
Code Length = 14 Code Length = 15
ASCII character codes
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DLE (10h) DC1 (11h)
Code Length = 16 Code Length = 17
End Selection
DC2 (12h) DC3 (13h)
Code Length = 18 Code Length = 19
ASCII character codes
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DC4 (14h) NAK (15h)
Code Length = 20 Code Length = 21
End Selection
SYN (16h) ETB (17h)
Code Length = 22 Code Length = 23
ASCII character codes
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CAN (18h) EM (19h)
Code Length = 24 Code Length = 25
End Selection
SUB (1Ah) ESC (1Bh)
Code Length = 26 Code Length = 27
ASCII character codes
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FS (1Ch) GS (1Dh)
Code Length = 28 Code Length = 29
End Selection
RS (1Eh) US (1Fh)
Code Length = 30
ASCII character codes
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SP (20h) ! (21h)
End Selection
" (22h) # (23h)
ASCII character codes
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$ (24h) % (25h)
End Selection
& (26h) ’ (27h)
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