Datalogic POWERSCAN HD manual

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    PowerScan ® Handheld Bar Code Scanner Models SR, HD, LR and XLR User’s Guide[...]

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    Datalogic Scanning, Inc. 959 T erry Street Eugene, Oregon 97402 T elephone: (541) 683-5700 F ax: (541) 345-7140 An Unpublished W ork - All r i ghts reserved. No par t of the contents of th is documentation or the procedures described therein may be reproduced or tr ansmitted in any form or by an y means without prior wr itten per- mission of Datalo[...]

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    User’ s Guide i Datalogic Scanning, Inc. POWERSCAN ® END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Notice to End User: The Datalogic Product y ou have a cquired contains embedded So ftware, which is inte- gral to the product’ s operation. This Software is bei ng pr ovided to y ou under license , subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you use t[...]

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    ii PowerScan ® Scanner Information. 5.2 End User shall not disclose, provid e , or otherwise make av ailable the Pr oprietar y Information of Datalogic or its third par ty licensors to any person other than End User’ s authoriz ed employ ees or agen ts who are under confidentiality agreement, and End User shall not use the Proprietar y In format[...]

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    User’ s Guide iii and shall return to Datalogic or de stroy all non-embedded software co vered by this Ag reement, and shall fur- nish Datalogic with a cer tif icate of compliance with this provisi on signed by an officer or authorized represen- tative of End User . For embedded software , End User agrees to sign a waiv er prepared b y Datalogic [...]

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    iv PowerScan ® Scanner Standard Warranty Datalogic warrants to Customer that Da talogic's products will be free from def ects in mate rials and workmanship for a period of three years from product shipment. In order to obtain ser vice under this W arr anty , Customer must notify Datalogic of the claimed def ect before the e xpi- ration of the[...]

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    User’ s Guide 1 T able of Contents Unpacking and Inspecting Your Scanner ..................................... 3 Installation ................................. ................................................... 4 How to Scan ................................................................................. 6 Scanning Range .......................[...]

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    2 PowerScan ® Scanner NO TES[...]

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    User’ s Guide 3 Unpac king and Inspecting Y our Scanner After unpacking your new scanner , check the contents of the ship- ping carton to ensur e all the items you ordere d are included: • PowerScan ® handheld scanner •I n t e r f a c e C a b l e • Power Supply (if you order ed one) • User ’s Guide (this manual) • Programming Guide ?[...]

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    4 PowerScan ® Scanner Installation Refer to Figure 1 and follow these steps to install the scanner: Consult your host terminal manual to determine if power must be turned off befor e connecting periph eral devices such as the scanner . 1. Should you need to disconnect the interface (I/F) cable fr om the scanner , loosen the Phillips head scre w at[...]

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    User’ s Guide 5 Figure 1. Installing the Scanner 1 4 3 5 2[...]

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    6 PowerScan ® Scanner How to Scan Figure 2 illustrates some tips to help get the best scanning r esults: 1. The scanner must be pointed at a slight angle to the bar code. Do not hold the scanner perp endicular to the bar code. 2. The laser beam must cross the entir e bar code. The scanner cannot correctly r e ad if the entire bar code is not scann[...]

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    User’ s Guide 7 Scanning Range Ther e are curr ently four differ ent model types for this scanner . Depending upon the model type of your scanner , you’ll need to hold the unit at a given distance from the bar code to achieve optimum scanning r esults. The following diagrams provide range of field infor- mation for each of the models when scann[...]

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    8 PowerScan ® Scanner Figure 4. Depth of Field (HD) NO TE In the context of the illustration belo w , a "mil" repre- sents the minimum bar code element width. Mea- surements are based on HD models set with the standard 28° scan width (as opposed to the Half Angle setting of 14°). Reference the P owerScan Pro- gramming Manual f or more [...]

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    User’ s Guide 9 Figure 5. Depth of Field (LR) NO TE In the context of the illustration belo w , a "mil" repre- sents the minimum bar code element width. Mea- surements are based on LR models set with the a 14° scan width (as opposed to the alternate Full Angle setting of 28°). Reference the P owerScan Pro- gramming Manual f or more in[...]

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    10 PowerScan ® Scanner Figure 6. Depth of Field (XLR) NO TE In the context of the illustration belo w , a "mil" repre- sents the minimum bar code element width. Mea- surements are based on XLR models set with a 10° scan angle width. Specifications are subject to change without notice. Depth of Field Paper Labels (XLR decoded model, Code[...]

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    User’ s Guide 11 Active Symbologies The active (enabled) bar code symbologies in the factory defaults are: • Code 39 (C39) • Code 128 (C128) • Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Y our scanner should be pre-pr ogrammed with these standard factory default settings, unless... ...it was shipped to you progra mmed with unique, customer con- figuratio[...]

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    12 PowerScan ® Scanner T est Y our Scanner The bar code below (Figur e 7) is prov ided to test your scanner ’s abil- ity to r ead a typical Code 39 label. Figure 7. Code 39 Bar Code Sample Figure 8. Scanner Labeling NO TE Figure 8 above sho ws label placement ONL Y . For actual regulatory , patent and other applicable infor- mation, view the lab[...]

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    User’ s Guide 13 Laser Cautions The PowerScan bar code scanner is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requir ements of DHHS/CDRH 21CFR Subchapter J for Class II laser products (SR and LR) and Class IIIa (XLR) . Class II and IIIa pr oducts are not consider ed to be hazardou s. The scanner contains a V isible Laser Diode (VLD) at a wavelength o[...]

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    14 PowerScan ® Scanner T roub leshooting Y ou can isolate problems with your scanning system by performing these checks (refer to Figur e 9): 1. If your scanner ’s cable is designed to r eceive Power Off the T erminal (P .O.T .), it will not operate unless it is connected to a working host terminal that is power ed on. 2. Ensure that the interfa[...]

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    User’ s Guide 15 Figure 9. T roub leshooting the Scanner OFF ON OFF ON 1 2 3 5 7 Programming Kit 5 99 531 75790 4 6[...]

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    16 PowerScan ® Scanner NO TES[...]

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    DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY Datalogic hereby declares that the Equipment specified below has been tested and f ound compliant to the f ollowing Directives and Standards: Directives: EMC 89/336/EEC Low V oltage 73/23/EEC Standards: EN55022-B:1997 - Generic Emissions EN55024:1998 - Generic Immunity - ITE EN60950:2000 - ITE Safety EN60825-1/A2:2001 - L[...]

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    ©2004-2007 Datalogic Scanning , Inc. R44-2771 (Re v . A) 4/07 Au s t r al i a Datalogic Scanning Pty Ltd Nor th Ryde, A ustralia T elephone: [61] (2) 9870 3200 F ax: [61] (2) 9878 8688 France and Benelux Datalogic Scanning Sarl LES ULIS Cede x, Fr ance T elephone: [33].01.64.86.71.00 F ax: [33].01.64 46.72.44 Germany Datalogic Scanning GmbH Da rms[...]