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Metrologic Instruments Hand-Held Scanner manual

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    PULSAR C CCD Hand-Held Scanner User Manual Metrologic Instruments GmbH Dornier S trasse 2 82178 Puchheim Germany T el +49 89 890190 Fax +49 89 89019200 www .europe.metrologic.com © Metrologic Instruments Eur ope, 2001. All rights reserved WARNING This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursu[...]

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduc tion .................................................................................. 1 2. General Featur es ......................................................................... 2 2.1 Buzze r .................................................................................... 2 2.2 Indica tor ...................[...]

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    1 1. Introduction This manual contains all the info rmation needed to operate and configure the Pulsar C Barcode Scanner. It is divi ded into two parts. The first part of this manual describes the operation and programmable features of the scanner. The second part of this manual contains the setup barcodes used to configure the scanner. The Pulsar [...]

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    3 period ( Scanner Time-Out Duration ) is expired. Unlike the Auto Off mode, the scanner will continue to scan and the scanning period is re-counted each time there is a successful read. • Alternate Mode: The scanner will start scanning once the switch is triggered. The scanner will continue scanning until the switch is triggered again. • Momen[...]

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    5 3. Output Interface The Pulsar C is a single interface CCD scanner. It can be ordered as a keyboard wedge scanner, and a RS-232 scanner. The output interface must be specified at time of order. 3.1 Keyboard Wedge Interface 3.1.1 Keyboard Type The keyboard wedge interface is enabled by configuring/selecting keyboard type. The supported keyboard ty[...]

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    7 3.2 RS232 Interface The user can select the desired, fl ow control, baud rate, parity, and data bits to be used in this output interface. 3.2.1 Baud Rate / Parity / Data Bits The supported baud rate, parity, and data bit are listed below. • Baud Rate : 38400 / 19200 / 9600 / 4800 / 2400 / 1200 / 600 / 300 • Parity : None / Even / Odd • Data[...]

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    9 kind of undesired reading, the Code Length settings can help to insure that the correct code is read by qualifying the allowable code length. Code length parameters can be configured in two ways: Fixed Code Length or Max / Min code length . If the fixed code length is selected, up to 2 fixed lengt hs can be specified. And if max / min code length[...]

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    11 and Max/Min code length . If the fixed code length is selected, up to 2 fixed lengths can be specified. And if max / min code length is selected, the max length and the mi n length must be specified, and the scanner will only accept those codes with lengths fall between max / min length specified. 4.10 Plessey • Convert to UK Plessey : If this[...]

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    13 5.3 Code ID Up to two characters of Code ID c an be configured for each symbology. To minimize the Code ID configuration efforts, the scanner provides five predefined Code ID Sets that user can se lect from. User can first select one of the Code ID Sets and then make desired modifications. The pre-defined Code ID Sets are shown below. Set 1 Set [...]

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    15 • Code Type : This parameter specifie s the code type of the data eligible for data editing. Multiple code types can be specified for this parameter. • Data Length : This parameter specifies the length (character count) of the data eligible for data editing. It is specified in the range format. The length of the data must fall between max an[...]

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    17 Example 2: Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from barcodes. Data is encoded in t he barcode like this: From the first character to the 6th character is the date code. From the 7th character is the item number, its length is not fixed but is delimited by a ‘-’ character. After the ‘-’ character is the quantity i[...]

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    19 For these kinds of parameters, the l abel of the parameter to be configured must be read first. Then the labels comprising the numeric value or character string are read. Finally, t he “Validate” label must be read to complete the setting. The scanner will respond with two beeps when the “Validate” label is read. 7.4.1 Numeric Parameters[...]

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    21 • Add Control (R) : The right Control key will be sent together with the character programmed. • Add Alternate (R) : The right Alternate key will be sent together with the character programmed. For example, to program the Prefix Code to be “Ctrl-Shift-B”, “C”, the programming sequence should be: 1) “Prefix Code” label 2) “Add C[...]