PSC LR, XLR manual

Models SR, HD , LR and XLR Handheld Bar Cod e Scanner User’ s Guide Po w e r S c a n ™[...]

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User’ s Guide 1 T abl e of Con tents Unpacking a nd Inspecting Your Scanner ............... .............. ........ 3 Installation .......... .... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ... 4 How to Scan ....... .... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ......... ..... ..... ... 6 Scann [...]

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User’ s Guide 3 Unpacking and Ins pecti ng Y our Scanner After unpacking your new scan ner , check the contents of the ship- ping carton to ensur e all the items you order ed are included: • PowerScan ™ ha ndheld scan ner • Interface Cable • Power Supply (if you or dered one) • User ’s G uide (this manua l) • Programming Guide • O[...]

4 PowerScan™ Scanner Inst allat ion Refer to Figure 1 and follow these steps to install the scanner: Consult your host terminal manual to determine if power must be turned of f befor e connecting peripheral devices such as th e scanner . 1. Should you need to disconnect the interface (I /F) cable from the scanner , loosen the Phillips head screw [...]

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

6 PowerScan™ Scanner How to S can Figure 2 illus trat es some tips to help get the best scanning results: 1. The scann er must be pointed at a s light angle to the bar code. Do not ho ld the scanner perpendicular to the bar code. 2. The laser beam must cross the e ntire bar code. The scan ner cannot corr ectly read if the entire bar code is no t [...]

User’ s Guide 7 Scanning Rang e There are curre ntly 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 fr om the bar code to a chieve optimum scanning r esults. The following diagrams pr ovide ran ge of fi eld infor- mation for each o f the models when[...]

8 PowerScan™ Scanner Figure 4. Depth of Field (HD) NO TE In the contex t of the illustration belo w , a "mil" repre- sents t he minimum b ar code element width. Mea- surements ar e based on HD mod els set with the standar d 28° scan widt h (as opposed to th e Half Angle settin g of 14°). Referen ce the P owerScan Pro - gramming M anua[...]

User’ s Guide 9 Figure 5. Depth of Field (LR) NO TE In the context of the illustration below , a "mil" repre- sents t he minimum b ar code element width. Mea- surements are based on LR models set with the a 14° scan width ( as opposed to the alter nate Full Angle settin g of 28°). Referen ce the P owerScan Pro - gramming M anual fo r [...]

10 PowerScan™ Scanner Figure 6. Depth of Fiel d (XLR) NO TE In the contex t of the illustration belo w , a "mil" repre- sents t he minimum b ar code element width. Mea- surements are based o n XL R mod els set wit h a 10° scan angle wid th. Specifications ar e subject t o change without notice. Depth of Field Paper Labels (XLR decoded [...]

User’ s Guide 11 Active Symbologies The active (enabled) bar code symbologies in the factory defaults are : • Code 39 (C3 9) • Code 128 (C128) • Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 o f 5) Y our scanner should be pr e-pr ogrammed with these stan dar d factory default settings, unless... ...it was shipped to you pr ogrammed with unique, customer con- fig[...]

12 PowerScan™ Scanner T est Y our Sca nner The bar code be low (Figure 7) is provided to test your scanner ’s abil- ity to read a typical Code 39 label. Figure 7. Code 39 Bar Code Sample Figure 8 . Scanner Labeling NO TE Figure 8 above shows label placem ent ONL Y . For actual r egulatory , patent and other applicable infor - mation, vie w the [...]

User’ s Guide 13 Laser Cau tions The PowerScan bar code scanner is certified in the U.S. to conform to the requirements of DHHS/C D RH 21CFR Subchapt er J for Class II laser pr oducts (SR and LR ) and Class IIIa (XL R) . Class II and IIIa products are n ot considered to be hazardou s. The scanner contains a V isible Laser Dio de (VLD) at a wavele[...]

14 PowerScan™ Scanner T r oublesh ooting Y ou can isolate pr oblems with your scanning system by performing these checks (r efer to Figure 9): 1. If your scanner ’s cable is designed to r eceive Power Off the T ermina l (P .O.T .), it will not operate unless it is connected to a working ho st term inal that is powered on. 2. Ensure that the int[...]

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

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DECLARA TION OF CONFOR MITY PSC hereby declar es that th e Equipme nt specifie d below has been teste d and found compliant to the foll owing Directives and Standards: Charles W . V anlue Director , Corporate Quality PSC, Inc. 959 T erry Str eet Eugene, OR 97 402 U.S.A. Nigel Davis V ice President Europe, Mid dle East & Africa PSC Bar Code Ltd.[...]

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