appLS25WS - Barcode scanner Approx - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Barcode scanner
Brand	Approx
Model	appLS25WS
Dimensions (estimated)	15 x 7 x 10 cm
Weight (estimated)	150 g
Power supply	Built-in rechargeable battery
Main functions	1D barcode decoding, Bluetooth HID connection, 2.4 GHz receiver, virtual serial port mode
Indicator light	Yes, for operating status
Scanning button	Yes
Interface	USB port (probably micro-USB)
Cleaning	Soft dry cloth, brush the window, avoid solvents
Safety	Do not open, do not expose to water, do not insert objects, respect recommended voltage
Recycling	Compliant with WEEE directive, battery must be removed and recycled separately
Restore settings	Possible via dedicated barcode (see manual)
Firmware version	Checkable via command
General information	User manual available in PDF at notice-facile.com

Frequently Asked Questions - appLS25WS Approx

How to restore factory settings of the reader?

Scan the Restore default settings barcode provided in the manual. This will reset all configurations.

How to connect the reader via Bluetooth?

Put the reader in pairing mode by scanning the Bluetooth HID barcode. Search for 'Approx appLS25WS' in your device's Bluetooth settings and connect.

What type of barcodes can the reader read?

It reads all standard 1D barcodes (EAN, UPC, Code 39, Code 128, etc.).

How to clean the scanning window?

Use a soft brush to remove dust, then a soft cloth (like a lens cleaning cloth). Never use solvents or sprayed liquids.

Is the battery replaceable?

The internal battery is not intended to be replaced by the user. At end of life, remove it according to recycling instructions.

How to check the battery level?

Scan the Battery level barcode in the manual. The reader will emit a signal or show the level via its indicator light.

The reader does not scan, what should I do?

Check that the scanning window is clean and the barcode is well lit. Try to restore default settings. If the problem persists, contact support.

Can I use the reader with a 2.4 GHz receiver?

Yes, the 2.4G receiver mode is available. Plug the receiver into your computer and scan the corresponding barcode to switch to 2.4 GHz mode.

How to adjust the beep volume?

Scan the High volume or Medium volume barcodes in the manual. More options are available on page 10 of the manual.

Where can I find the full manual?

The manual is available for free in PDF format at notice-facile.com. Go to the Approx appLS25WS device page to download it.

USER MANUAL appLS25WS Approx

Version de firmware

1. Batería restante

Bluetooth HID

Pairing setting

5.2. Bluetooth BLE

Bluetooth BLE

5.3. Bluetooth SPP protocol

Bluetooth SPP

6. 2.4G (dongle)

6.1. Modo receptor 2.4G

2.4G receiver mode
Pairing setting

6.2. Virtual serial port mode

USB virtual com

7. Modo de escaneo

Volumen
bajo
Mute

Please carefully read all the contents of the manual before using the products described in this manual to ensure that the product is safely and effectively preserved for future use. Do not disassemble the terminal or tear off the seal on the terminal. Otherwise, we will not be responsible for the warranty or replacement of the terminal.

appLS25WS is a high performance wireless barcode reader. It can quickly decode any 1D barcode symbology, perfect for customer-facing applications.

1.1. Product display

1.2. Maintenance

• The window must be kept clean, the supplier do not bear the guarantee responsibility due to the improper maintenance.
• Avoid the window being wear and tear or scratched by hard object
• Use the hairbrush to remove the stain on the window
• Clean the window with a soft cloth, such as lens cleaning cloth
• Spraying liquid onto the window is prohibited.
  • Prohibit any cleaning solvents, except for the cleaning water.

2. Restore factory defaults

Factory default

3. Version info

Version info

4. Battery capacity

Battery capacity

5. Bluetooth

5.1. Bluetooth HID protocol

1. First scan "Bluetooth HID", then scan "Pairing Setting" to enter Bluetooth searching (Blue&green light will flash once the searching is begun);
2. Turn on Bluetooth in your device, search, select and pair "Barcode Scanner HID", if the pairing is successful, you will hear a "beep" sound and green&flash light is always on. (The whole pairing process takes about 1min, if timeout and the pairing failed, it will automatically exit the pairing mode).

Bluetooth HID

Pairing setting

5.2. Bluetooth BLE protocol

1. Scan "Bluetooth BLE" to enter Bluetooth searching (Blue&green light will flash alternately once the searching has begun).
2. Turn on Bluetooth in your device, search, select and pair "Barcode Scanner BLE", if the pairing is successful, you will hear a "beep" sound and green&flash light is always on.

Bluetooth BLE

5.3. Bluetooth SPP protocol

1. Scan "Bluetooth SPP" to enter Bluetooth searching (blue light will flash once the searching has begun).
2. Turn on the Bluetooth in the customized software, search and select "Barcode Scanner SPP", you will hear a "beep" sound if the pairing is successful, and the blue light is always on.

Bluetooth SPP

6. 2.4G (dongle)

6.1. 2.4G receiver mode

1. To enter the pairing status, first scan "2.4G Receiver Mode", then scan "Pairing Setting" (the green light will flash).
2. Plug the USB dongle into the device, when hearing a "beep" sound, it means the pairing is successful and the blue&green light is always on. (The whole pairing process takes about 1min, if timeout and the pairing failed, it will automatically exit the pairing mode);

2.4G receiver mode
Pairing setting

6.2. Virtual serial port mode

Under the circumstances when application software requires ports, scan "USB Virtual COM" and recognize as USB Virtual COM. (Be advised: An installed driver is require. The default settings of port is: 9600 baud rate, 8 data bits; no check bit; 1 stop bit).

USB virtual com

7. Scan mode

8. Immediate mode

In immediate mode, data scanned will be directly transmitted to the receiver, there will be one short sound if the transmission is successful, meanwhile the green indicator light will flash once. If the transmission failed, there will be three short sounds and the green light will flash for three times. The data will be lost under immediate mode if the transmission failed.

Immediate mode

9. Inventory mode Offline inventory mode

In offline inventory mode, scanning the barcode then its data will be automatically saved in the memory chip inside the scanner, later there will be one short sound. If the memory is full, there will be three short sounds as warning sign and the green light will flash three times.

Offline inventory

Mixed mode (just for 2.4G)

Mixed mode is the combination of immediate mode and data inventory. When the scanner is within the range of transmission, the data scanned will be immediately sent to the receiver; when the scanner is out of the range of real time transmission, the data scanned will be automatically saved in the memory chip inside the scanner.

Mixed mode

Inventory setting

Show total amount of barcode scanned in storage:

Upload statistics

Upload all data in memory chip:

Upload data

Delete all data in memory chip (Warning: All data deleted cannot be restored, make sure you have uploaded all data and made a backup).

Delete all data

1. Sleep time setting
   

Turn off sleep mode
Initiate sleep mode immediately

1. Keyboard language settings
   

12. Case conversion

Upper case

Lowe case

Upper&lower case conversion

Upper&lower case conversion OFF

13. Sound settings

*High volume

Medium volume

LOW

volume
Mute

14. Terminator settings

Enter

Line
feed

Enter+LF

TAB

No terminator

15. Data edit

15.1. Add prefix/suffix

How to add prefix/suffix: First scan "Set prefix" or "Set suffix", then scan the co-

responding barcode (see character table below), you may add up to 32 bytes.

suffi:

15.2. GS character settings

How to set GS character: First scan "Set GS character convert", then scan the corresponding setting barcode. (see character table below)

Set GS character convert

Turn off GS character convert

15.3. Escape character set setting

The prefix/suffix table includes the tables of control character and displayable character. Displayable characters are those ASCII characters whose key value are over 31. Generally speaking these characters could be output by HID keyboard without being transferred.

Control characters are those characters whose key value are below 32, most of these characters must be transferred first before being output by HID keyboard. This scanner contains 5 methods of transformation, which can be converted by scanning barcode. Users are allowed to set their own escape character set based on their needs.

Set escape character set 0

Set escape character set 1

Set escape character set 2

Set escape character set 3

Set escape character set 4

16. Control character table

Dec	ASCII	Character Set 0	Character Set 1	Character Set 2	Char. Set 3	Charact. Set 4	Programming Barcode
1	SOH	NULL	Home	Ctrl+A	Alt+001	Enter numeric keypad
2	STX	Ctrl+B	End	Ctrl+B	Alt+002	Cap Lock
3	ETX	Ctrl+C	Up Arrow	Ctrl+C	Alt+003	Right Arrow
4	EOT	NULL	Down Arrow	Ctrl+D	Alt+004	Up Arrow
5	ENQ	NULL	Left Arrow	Ctrl+E	Alt+005	NULL
6	ACK	NULL	Right Arrow	Ctrl+F	Alt+006	NULL
7	BEL	NULL	Shift+Tab	Ctrl+G	Alt+007	Enter
8	BS	Back Space	Back Space	Back Space	Alt+008	Left Arrow
9	HT	Tab	Tab	Tab	Alt+009	Tab
10	LF	Enter	Enter	Ctrl+P	Alt+010	Down Arrow
11	VT	NULL	NULL	Ctrl+Q	Alt+011	Tab
12	FF	NULL	NULL	Ctrl+R	Alt+012	delete
13	CR	Enter	Enter	Enter	Alt+013	Enter
14	S0	F1	Page Up	Ctrl+N	Alt+014	Insert
15	S1	F2	Page Down	Ctrl+O	Alt+015	Esc
16	DLE	F3	F11	Ctrl+P	Alt+016	F11
17	DC1	F4	NULL	Ctrl+Q	Alt+017	Home
18	DC2	F5	NULL	Ctrl+R	Alt+018	Print Screen
19	DC3	F6	NULL	Ctrl+S	Alt+019	Back Space

Dec Set 0	ASCII	Character Set 1	Character Set 2	Character Set 3	Character Set 4	Char. Barcode	Charact.	Programming
20	DC4	F7		NULL	Ctrl+T	Alt+020	Shift tab
21	NAK	F8		F12	Ctrl+U	Alt+021	F12
22	SYN	F9		F1	Ctrl+V	Alt+022	F1
23	TB	F10		F2	Ctrl+W	Alt+023	F2
24	CAN	F11		F3	Ctrl+X	Alt+024	F3
25	EM	F12		F4	Ctrl+Y	Alt+025	F4
26	SUB	NULL		F5	Ctrl+Z	Alt+026	F5
27	Esc	Esc		F6	Ctrl+[	Alt+027	F6
28	FS	ALT+028		F7	Ctrl+\	Alt+028	F7
29	GS	ALT+029		F8	Ctrl+]	Alt+029	F8
30	RS	NULL		F9	Ctrl+^	Alt+030	F9
31	US	NULL		F10	Ctrl+_	Alt+031	F10

1. Displayable character table

Decimal Data	ASCII	Programming Barcode
32	Space
33	!
34	“
35	#
36	$
37	%
38	&
39	‘
40	(
41	)
42	*
43	+
44	,
45	-
46	.

Decimal Data	ASCII	Programming Barcode
47	/
48	0
49	1
50	2
51	3
52	4
53	5
54	6
55	7
56	8
57	9
58	:
59	;
60	<
61	=
62	>
63	?
64	@
65	A
66	B
67	C
68	D
69	E
70	F
71	G
72	H
73	I
74	J
75	K
76	L

Decimal Data	ASCII	Programming Barcode
77	M
78	N
79	O
80	P
81	Q
82	R
83	S
84	T
85	U
86	V
87	W
88	X
89	Y
90	Z
91	[
92	\
93	]
94	^
95	-
96	`
97	a
98	b
99	c
100	d
101	e
102	f
103	g
104	h
105	i
106	j

Decimal Data	ASCII	Programming Barcode
107	k
108	l
109	m
110	n
111	o
112	p
113	q
114	r
115	s
116	t
117	u
118	v
119	w
120	x
121	y
122	z
123	{
124	|
125	}
126	~
127	DEL
164	α
199	ζ
231	ζ

18. Safety, maintenance and recycling instructions

- Caution: Never open the device, the internal parts are danger, electrical shock.

- Do not install this unit near water, for example, in a wet basement, in an unprotected outdoor installation or in any area classified as a wet.

- Do not insert objects of any kind into this unit through openings as they may touch voltage points and short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock.

- Do not spill any liquid on the unit. Danger of explosion!

- Do not crush power cables, danger of short circuit!

- Always connect to the manufacturer's recommended tension.

- Clean the product with a soft and dry cloth.

- Follow local regulations for disposing of the product.

19. Recycled

AEEREI-RAE 558 - In this manual, the container (bien) symbol indicates that the product is subject to the European directive 2002/96/EC, electrical and electronic products, batteries, and other accessories must necessarily be subject to a selective collection.

At the end of the life of the devise, make use of the recycling bins.

This gesture will help reduce the health risks and preserve the environment. Municipalities and distributor, will provide essential details on recycling your old device. If this device carries an internal battery, it must be removed and deposited separately for proper management.

1. Introdução

Versão do firmware

4. Batería restante

Bluetooth HID

Pairing setting

5.2. Bluetooth BLE

Bluetooth BLE

5.3. Bluetooth SPP protocol

Bluetooth SPP

6. 2.4G (dongle)

6.1. Modo receptor 2.4G

2.4G receiver mode
Pairing setting

6.2. Modo de porta serial virtual

USB virtual com

Volume
baixo
Mute

Version du firmware

Bluetooth HID

Pairing setting

5.2. Bluetooth BLE

Bluetooth BLE

5.3. Bluetooth SPP protocol

Bluetooth SPP

6. 2.4G (dongle)

2.4G receiver mode
Pairing setting

USB virtual com

7. Mode de balayage

Manuel
Automatique

(contini

8. Son

Volume
bas
Mute

The power supplied by the charger must be 2.5 watts required by the radio equipment in order to achieve maximum charging speed.

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