PowerScan M8300 - Barcode scanners ZEBRA - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Industrial Cordless Laser Scanner with Display and Keypad
Brand	Zebra (formerly Psion Teklogix)
Model	PowerScan M8300
Scanner Technology	Laser, Class 2 (CDRH 21 CFR 1040 and EN60825-1 compliant)
Radio Frequency	433 MHz (EU) / 910 MHz (US)
Max Resolution	0.13 mm (5 mils)
Typical Reading Range	Up to 55 cm (21.7 in) for 15 mil codes
Interface Options	RS-232, USB (Keyboard, COM, IBM), Wedge, Pen Emulation, RS-485 (Network)
Network Support	STAR-System multidrop network up to 512 readers and 16 base stations with auto-roaming
Battery Type	Rechargeable, replaceable battery pack (NiMH or Li-ion)
Battery Charging	Via BC-80X0 or C-8000 cradle (red LED = charging, green = full)
Display	Yes, with 3-button keypad (some models)
Indicators	Green/red LEDs, adjustable audible beeper (tone, intensity, length)
Special Features	Puzzle Solver technology, aim mode, co-moulded rubber, shock-absorbed optics
Decode Capability	All standard 1D codes including GS1 DataBar family
Configuration Methods	Bar code menus, Datalogic Aladdin software, serial commands from host
Compliance	FCC Part 15 Class B, CE (R&TTE 1999/5/EC), RoHS 2002/95/EC, WEEE 2002/96/EC, Laser Class 2
Warranty	12 months return-to-factory from date of shipment
Operating Temperature	Not specified; typical for industrial scanners 0°C to 40°C
Dimensions	Not specified; approximate 180 x 70 x 100 mm (estimated)
Weight	Not specified; approximately 250 g (estimated)
Included Accessories	Quick Reference Guide, BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle, antenna, mounting bases and hardware, bind-address label
Maintenance	Replace battery pack; clean with dry cloth; do not expose to high temperature
Safety	Laser class 2: avoid direct eye exposure; use only specified charger; do not incinerate batteries
Repairability	Only qualified personnel; return to factory for warranty repairs

Frequently Asked Questions - PowerScan M8300 ZEBRA

How do I pair the PowerScan M8300 with the BC-80X0 cradle?

To pair, read the bind-address label on the cradle or use the Bind configuration bar code. Then place the scanner in the cradle within 10 seconds. A beep confirms successful pairing.

Which interfaces are supported?

The scanner and cradle support RS-232, USB (Keyboard, COM, IBM), Wedge (for various terminals), Pen Emulation, and RS-485 network (for STAR-System).

How do I configure the scanner settings?

You can configure via reading configuration bar codes from the manual, using Datalogic Aladdin software (via RS-232/USB-COM), or sending serial command strings from the host.

What should I do if the scanner does not read barcodes?

First ensure the scanner is properly paired and within range. Check that the correct interface is selected. Try reading a restore default code. Verify the barcode quality and that the scanner is in aiming mode. Refer to the troubleshooting section in the manual.

How do I replace the battery?

Press the black button or unscrew the fixing screw on the handle cover, slide out the old battery pack, and insert a new one until it clicks. The internal timer retains time for about 1 minute. Use only specified chargers.

How do I mount the cradle on a wall or desk?

The cradle can be mounted on a desk using the horizontal or inclined base, or on a wall using the inclined base with lock hinges. Use adhesive strips or screws (not included). Route cables through dedicated channels.

What is the laser safety classification?

The scanner is a Class 2 laser product according to CDRH 21 CFR 1040 and EN60825-1. Avoid staring directly at the beam. The laser light is visible from the output window.

Can I use multiple scanners with one cradle?

Yes. For multiple readers with the same cradle, bind the first reader then use the Join command for subsequent readers. All readers must have different radio addresses (0000-1999).

How do I update the firmware?

Firmware upgrade is possible via Datalogic Aladdin software (see manual section 5.16). Connect via RS-232 or USB-COM interface and follow the software instructions.

What certifications does the device have?

The device is FCC Part 15 Class B compliant, carries CE marking under R&TTE Directive, meets RoHS and WEEE requirements, and has a Class 2 laser classification.

USER MANUAL PowerScan M8300 ZEBRA

April 22, 2008 Part No. 8100166.A

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Copyright © 2008 Psion Teklogix Inc. Mississauga, Ontario

All rights reserved. This document is an unpublished work and the information it contains is the property of Psion Teklogix, or its licensors, is issued in strict confidence, and may not be reproduced or copied, in whole or in part, except with written consent from Psion Teklogix. Furthermore, this document is not to be used as a basis for design, manufacture, or subcontract, or in any manner detrimental to the interests of Psion or its licensors. Psion ^® , Teklogix ^® , and all Psion Teklogix products and brand names are trademarks of Psion Teklogix and its affiliates.

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All trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Return-To-Factory Warranty

Psion Teklogix Inc. provides a return to factory warranty on this product for a period of twelve (12) months in accordance with the statement of Warranty and Product Support provided at:

www.psionteklogix.com/warranty

The warranty on Psion Teklogix manufactured equipment does not extend to any product that has been tampered with, altered, or repaired by any person other than an employee of an authorized Psion Teklogix service organization. See Psion Teklogix terms and conditions of sale for full details.

Important: Psion Teklogix warranties take effect on the date of shipment.

Support Services And Worldwide Offices

Psion Teklogix provides a complete range of product support services to its customers worldwide. These services include technical support and product repairs.

Technical Support

For technical support in North America:

Call Toll free: [phone] Option 3, or

Direct Dial: [phone] Ext. 1999 Option 3

For technical support in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), please contact the local office listed in the website below:

http://www.psionteklogix.com/EMEASupport

For technical support in Asia, please contact the local office listed in the website below:

http://www.psionteklogix.com

Technical Support for Mobile Computing Products is provided via email through the Psion Teklogix customer and partner extranets. To reach the website, go to www.psionteklogix.com, and click on the appropriate Teknet link on the home page. Then click on the “Login” button or the “Register” button, depending on whether you have previously registered for Teknet. Once you have logged in, search for the “Support Request Form”.

Product Repairs

For repair service in North America:

Call Toll free: [phone] Option 2, or

Direct Dial: [phone] Ext. 1999 Option 2

For repair service in EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), please contact the local office listed in the website below:

http://www.psionteklogix.com/EMEASupport

For repair service in Asia, please contact the local office listed in the website below:

http://www.psionteklogix.com

Worldwide Offices

COMPANY HEADQUARTERS CANADIAN SERVICE CENTRE

Psion Teklogix Inc. Psion Teklogix Inc.

2100 Meadowvale Blvd. 7170 West Credit Ave., Unit #1

Mississauga, Ontario Mississauga, Ontario

Canada L5N 7J9 Canada L5N 7J9

Tel: [phone] Tel: [phone] Option 2 - or -

Direct: [phone] Ext. 1999, Option 2

INTERNATIONAL SUBSIDIARIES (see also www.psionteklogix.com/Subsidiaries)

Psion Teklogix S.A.

La Duranne, 135 Rue Rene Descartes

BP 421000

13591 Aix-En-Provence

Cedex 3; France

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [e-mail]

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC

This Product, and its accessories, comply with the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/EC. If your end-of-life Psion Teklogix product or accessory carries a label as shown here, please contact your local country representative for details on how to arrange recycling. For a list of international subsidiaries, please go to:

www.psionteklogix.com/EnvironmentalCompliance

Restriction On Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2002/95/EC

What is RoHS?

The European Union has mandated that high environmental standards be met in the design and manufacture of electronic and electrical products sold in Europe, to reduce hazardous substances from entering the environment. The “Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS)” prescribes the maximum trace levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and flame retardants PBB and PBDE that may be contained in a product. Only products meeting these high environmental standards may be “placed on the market” in EU member states after July 1, 2006.

RoHS Logo

Although there is no legal requirement to mark RoHS-compliant products, Psion Teklogix Inc. indicates its compliance with the directive as follows:

The RoHS logo located either on the back of the product or underneath the battery in the battery compartment (or on a related accessory such as the charger or docking station) signifies that the product is RoHS-compliant as per the EU directive. Other than as noted below, a Psion Teklogix product that does not have an accompanying RoHS logo signifies that it was placed on the EU market prior to July 1, 2006, and is thereby exempt from the directive.

Note: Not all accessories or peripherals will have a RoHS logo due to physical space limitations or as a result of their exempt status.

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to make this material complete, accurate, and up-to-date. In addition, changes are periodically added to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated into new editions of the publication.

Psion Teklogix Inc. reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this document without notice, and shall not be responsible for any damages, including but not limited to consequential damages, caused by reliance on the material presented, including but not limited to typographical errors.

This device must be opened by qualified personnel only. The batteries must be removed before opening the device.

FCC COMPLIANCE

Modifications or changes to this equipment without the express written approval of Psion Teklogix could void the authority to use the equipment.

This device complies with PART 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference which may cause undesired operation.

FCC ID U4F0015.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Emissions Information For Canada

Contact the competent authority responsible for the management of radio frequency devices of your country to verify any possible restrictions or licenses required.

Refer to the web site http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/rtte/spectr.htm for further information.

When used in a residential, commercial or light industrial environment the product and its approved UK and European peripherals fulfil all requirements for CE marking.
This equipment complies with the essential requirements of EU Directive 1999/5/EC (Declaration available: www.psionteklogix.com).
Cet équipement est conforme aux principales caractéristiques définies dans la Directive européenne RTTE 1999/5/CE. (Déclaration disponible sur le site: www.psionteklogix.com).
Die Geräte erfüllen die grundlegenden Anforderungen der RTTE-Richtlinie (1999/5/EG). (Den Wortlaut der Richtlinie finden Sie unter: www.psionteklogix.com).
Questa apparecchiatura è conforme ai requisiti essenziali della Direttiva Europea R&TTE 1999/5/CE. (Dichiarazione disponibile sul sito: www.psionteklogix.com).
Este equipo cumple los requisitos principales de la Directiva 1995/5/CE de la UE, “Equipos de Terminales de Radio y Telecomunicaciones”. (Declaración disponible en: www.psionteklogix.com).
Este equipamento cumpre os requisitos essenciais da Directiva 1999/5/CE do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho (Directiva RTT). (Declaração disponível no endereço: www.psionteklogix.com).
Ο εξοπλισμός αυτός πληροί τις βασικές απαιτήσεις της κοινοτικής οδηγίας EU R&TTE 1999/5/EK. (Η δήλωση συμμόρφωσης διατίθεται στη διεύθυνση: www.psionteklogix.com)
Deze apparatuur voldoet aan de noodzakelijke vereisten van EU-richtlijn betreffende radioapparatuur en telecommunicatie-eindappa-ratuur 199/5/EG. (verklaring beschikbaar: www.psionteklogix.com).
Dette udstyr opfylder de Væsentlige krav i EU's direktiv 1999/5/EC om Radio- og teleterminaludstyr. (Erklæring findes på: www.psionteklogix.com).
Dette utstyret er i overensstemmelse med hovedkravene i R&TTE-direktivet (1999/5/EC) fra EU. (Erklæring finnes på: www.psionteklogix.com).
Utrustningen uppfyller kraven för EU-direktivet 1999/5/EC om ansluten teleutrustning och ömsesidigt erkännande av utrustningens överensstämmelse (R&TTE). (Förklaringen finns att läsa på: www.psionteklogix.com).
Tämä laite vastaa EU:n radio- ja telepäätelaitedirektiivin (EU R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC) vaatimuksia. (Julkilausuma nähtävillä osoitteessa: www.psionteklogix.com).

The laser scanner conforms to the applicable requirements of both CDRH 21 CFR 1040 and EN60825-1 at the date of manufacture.

The laser light is visible to the human eye and is emitted from the output window ①.

Laser warning and classification label ②.

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in exposure to hazardous visible laser light.

The laser scanner utilizes a low-power laser diode. Although staring directly at the laser beam momentarily causes no known biological damage, avoid staring at the beam as one would with any very strong light source, such as the sun. Avoid that the laser beam hits the eye of an observer, even through reflective surfaces such as mirrors, etc.

The following information is shown on the laser scanner device class label:

ITALIANO

Classe 2: LUCE LASER

NON FISSARE IL RAGGIO

APPARECCHIO LASER DI CLASSE 2

FRANÇAIS

Classe 2: RAYON LASER

EVITER DE REGARDER LE RAYON

APPAREIL LASER DE CLASSE 2

DEUTSCH

Class 1 LED product.

This product conforms to EN60825-1:2001.

IC (INDUSTRY CANADA)

Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

Psion Teklogix Inc.

2100 Meadowvale Boulevard,

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 7J9

http://www.psionteklogix.com

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT - SAFETY -

PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

April 16, 2008

NOTES

1 INTRODUCTION .... 1

2 INSTALLATION....2

2.1 PowerScan ^® D8330 Interface Cable Connections 2

2.2 BC-80X0 Interface Cable Connections 4

2.3 RS-232 Connection....5

2.4 USB 5

2.5 IBM USB POS....6

2.6 WEDGE Connection 7

2.7 PEN Emulation Connection....7

2.8 Network Connections....8

2.8.1 BC-8060 Network Connectors 8

2.8.2 Network Cabling....9

2.8.3 Network Termination....10

2.9 PowerScan ^® M8300 Battery Maintenance 11

2.9.1 Battery Charging.... 11

2.9.2 Replacing PowerScan ^® M8300 Batteries 11

2.10 Mounting The BC-80X0 / C-8000 Cradle 12

2.10.1 Desktop Mounting 13

2.10.2 Wall Mounting 16

3 POWERSCAN ® M8300 SYSTEM AND NETWORK LAYOUTS...... 18

3.1 Stand-alone Layouts 18

3.1.1 Point-to-Point Reader Layout.... 18

3.1.2 Stand-Alone Layout with Multiple Readers 18

3.1.3 Multiple Stand-Alone Layouts 19

3.1.4 C-BOX Layout....20

3.2 Multidrop STAR-System™ Network Layouts 21

3.2.1 Host Master Layout.... 21

3.2.2 BC-8060 Master Layout 22

3.2.3 Master BC-8060 Network Troubleshooting 23

4 CONFIGURATION....24

4.1 Configuration Methods....24

4.1.1 Reading Configuration Bar Codes 24

4.1.2 Using the Original Manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™ 24

4.1.3 Copy Command 25

4.1.4 Sending Configuration Strings from Host 25

4.2 Setup Procedures 25

4.3 PowerScan ^® D8330 Setup 27

4.4 PowerScan ^® M8300/BC-80X0 Point-to-Point Setup 27

4.5 PowerScan ^® M8300/BC-80X0 Stand-Alone Setup 28

4.5.1 Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same Cradle 30

4.5.2 PowerScan ^® M8300/STAR-Modem ^TM in Stand-Alone Mode 31

4.6 PowerScan ^® M8300/STAR-System ^TM Setup 32

4.7 BC-8060 STAR-System™ Network Setup 34

4.8 Interface Selection 36

4.9 USB Reader Configuration....39

4.10 Changing Default Settings 41

5 REFERENCES 140

5.1 RS-232 Parameters 140

5.1.1 Handshaking....140

5.1.2 ACK/NACK Protocol 141

5.1.3 FIFO....142

5.1.4 RX Timeout.... 143

5.2 Pen Parameters....143

5.2.1 Minimum Output Pulse.... 143

5.2.2 Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128....143

5.2.3 Overflow....144

5.2.4 Output and Idle Levels 144

5.2.5 Inter-Block Delay.... 145

5.3 Network Parameters 145

5.3.1 Slave Address Range First/Last.... 145

5.3.2 Network Warning Message 145

5.3.3 Reception Warning Message.... 146

5.3.4 Master Header/Terminator Selection 146

5.4 Data Format....146

5.4.1 Header/Terminator Selection 146

5.4.2 Define Special Key Sequence.... 148

5.4.3 Address Stamping....155

5.4.4 Address Delimiter.... 155

5.4.5 Time Stamping Format 156

5.4.6 Time Stamping Delimiter....156

5.5 Power Save....156

5.5.1 Sleep State 156

5.5.2 Enter Sleep Timeout 157

5.6 Reading Parameters 157

5.6.1 Trigger Signal.... 157

5.6.2 Trigger Click....157

5.6.3 Trigger-Off Timeout.... 157

5.6.4 Reads per Cycle 157

5.6.5 Safety Time....158

5.7 Decoding Parameters 158

5.8 Advanced Formatting....159

5.8.1 Match Conditions 159

5.9 Radio Parameters (M8300 Series Only) 159

5.9.1 Radio Protocol Timeout 159

5.9.2 Radio RX Timeout.... 160

5.9.3 Power-Off Timeout.... 160

5.9.4 Transmission Mode....161

5.9.5 Beeper Control for Radio Response 161

5.9.6 Single Store 162

5.9.7 Batch Mode....162

5.9.8 Find Me (PowerScan ^ M8300 only).... 163

5.10 Display Parameters (Some M8300 Models only) 164

5.10.1 Display Mode 164

5.11 Configuration Editing Commands 165

5.12 Custom Default Configuration.... 166

5.13 Code Type Recognition 166

5.14 Configuration Copying Commands 167

5.14.1 Copy PowerScan ^® D8330 Series 167

5.14.2 Copy PowerScan ^® M8300 Series 168

5.14.3 Copy BC-80X0 169

5.15 Default Parameters for POS Terminals....170

5.16 Firmware Upgrade 171

6 MESSAGE FORMATTING 172

6.1 Messages from Host to Reader 172

6.1.1 Cursor Control.... 173

6.1.2 Font Selection 174

6.1.3 Clearing Display.... 174

6.1.4 LED and Beeper Control 174

6.1.5 Setting RTC 175

6.2 Messages from SCANNER Command Keys....175

7 TECHNICAL FEATURES....177

7.1 PowerScan ^® D8330 177

7.2 PowerScan ^® M8300 178

7.3 BC-80X0 / C-8000 179

7.4 System and Radio Features....180

7.5 Status Indicators 180

7.6 Reading Diagrams 183

Figure A – PowerScan® D8330/M8300 Series Readers

Figure B – PowerScan® M8300 Series Readers with Display

Figure C - BC-8000

The label on the cradle contains LED indicators and a scan finder button. When the button is pressed, the cradle transmits a “broadcast” message. All properly configured scanners (Radio RX Timeout set to keep the radio “awake”) linked to that base (through a bind or a join sequence) and within radio range coverage will emit a beep sequence once every 2 seconds for 30 seconds. A scanner is considered to be linked when the last transmission ends properly.

The scan finder works only in stand-alone layout (point to point or multiple readers).

Figure D - C-8000

1 INTRODUCTION

Psion Teklogix renews its range of industrial laser scanners introducing the PowerScan® family: PowerScan® D8330 and PowerScan® M8300. Robustness and ergonomics remain unsurpassed: clearly audible beeper and bright "good read" LEDs for areas where noise levels are normally high; the aim mode, which helps point to the right code, has now been extended to the whole PowerScan® family. Optical parts are completely suspended on shock absorbers and a careful choice of the body materials, such as the co-moulded rubber, protect the PowerScan® from damage due to "falls".

New enhanced architecture, based on an M16 high-speed microprocessor, enables exceptional performance for promptness and reading speed of standard codes as well as the ability to read poorly printed and damaged codes. Patented Puzzle Solver Technology™ adds further strength to the PowerScan® powerful engine.

In all applications where mobility is a value, the new PowerScan ^® M8300 represents the key to increase productivity and flexibility in the working area. PowerScan ^® M8300 communicates through a low power, license-free radio in the 433 MHz band (910 MHz for USA version) and allows bi-directional communication between the base station and the host. PowerScan ^® M8300 also includes a display and a 3 push-button keypad. Thanks to these features, the operator can receive information from the host, interact with the central system and visualize the code read. The cordless system offers scalable solutions to solve simple applications and complex projects:

• Point to point: each reader is associated with its own base station;
• Multipoint: up to 32 readers transmit data to one base station;
• Network: to cover a wide area, connecting up to 16 bases and 512 readers simultaneously working in automatic roaming.

PowerScan ^® M8300 is 100% compatible with STAR-System ^™ , the new Psion Teklogix RF narrow band solution for mobile applications that provides the widest family of narrow band devices on the market.

Your PowerScan ^® reader is supplied with its own Quick Reference Guide, which provides connection, diagrams, reading diagrams, basic application parameter settings, default values, and specific technical features. You can use either the Quick Reference Guide or this Manual for initial configuration in order to set the default values and select the interface for your application. This manual provides all the necessary information for complete mechanical installation and system software configuration.

2 INSTALLATION

CAUTION

Connections should always be made with power OFF!

2.1 POWERSCAN ^® D8330 INTERFACE CABLE CONNECTIONS

The PowerScan® D8330 reader incorporates a multi-standard interface, which can be connected to a Host by plugging the correct interface cable into the connector and closing the cable cover.

A. Rubber gasket
B. Plastic boot
C. Cable spacer
D. Cover
E. Strain relief

Follow the given procedure for correct cable insertion:

① Slip the cover over the cable.

② Push the plastic boot into the rubber gasket. Take care that the tab on the plastic boot is aligned with the notch in the rubber gasket.

③ Push the plastic boot and gasket into the handle. Ensure that the "Front" marking on the plastic boot is facing out, with the arrow pointing towards the front of the scanner.

④ Insert the cable into the socket of the plastic boot.

⑤ Insert the cable spacer into the cable wire and slide it towards the handle.

⑥ Push the cover along the cable towards the reader, and hook it over the yellow "tooth".

⑦ Insert the strain relief into the cover and tighten the screw to fix the whole assembly to the reader handle.

CAUTION

Connections should always be made with power OFF!

2.2 BC-80X0 INTERFACE CABLE CONNECTIONS

The BC-80X0 incorporates a multi-standard interface, which can be connected to a Host by simply plugging the correct interface cable into the Host connector, placed on the base of the cradle. In addition the cradle must be connected to an external power supply.

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Disconnecting the BC-80X0 Cable

To disconnect the cable, insert a paper clip or other similar object into the hole corresponding to the Host connector on the body of the cradle.

Push down on the clip while unplugging the cable.

2.3 RS-232 CONNECTION

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2.4 USB

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2.5 IBM USB POS

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2.7 PEN EMULATION CONNECTION

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2.8 NETWORK CONNECTIONS

2.8.1 BC-8060 Network Connectors

The multidrop network is a bus system which is propagated from one BC-8060 cradle to another using individual cables. This is possible thanks to the RS-485 connector on the front panel of the cradle.

All cradles are connected together within the bus system through the Psion Teklogix RS-485 splitter cable (CAB-428, part number 90A051950), which must be inserted in the RS-485 cradle connector.

Obviously cable length is to be kept to a minimum as with all bus systems.

2.8.2 Network Cabling

The Multidrop line is made using RJ45 connectors and a cable having the following specifications:

• twisted pair AWG 24 wires
• 120 Ω impedance
• maximum network cable length 1200 meters

Pin	Function
1	RS-485	+
2	RS-485	-
3	N.C.
4	VDC	-
5	VDC	-
6	N.C.
7	VDC	+
8	VDC	+

graph TD
    A["8"] --> B["VDC+"]
    C["5"] --> D["VDC-"]
    E["2"] --> F["RS-485-"]
    G["1"] --> H["RS-485+"]
    I["RJ45"] --> J["Twisted Pair - Power supply"]
    K["RJ45"] --> L["Twisted Pair – RS-485 bus"]

When wiring the multidrop cables, note the following:

Pin 8 (or 7) can be connected only if the power has to be propagated from a cradle to a STARGATE™ base station or STAR-Box™ converter via the cable.

Pins 5 (or 4) should always be connected as reference ground.

To avoid excessive voltage drop, it is recommended not to propagate power between BC-8060 cradles when used as battery chargers but to supply each cradle individually. The total number of devices, which can be connected to a single power supply, depends on the power supply voltage, the wire length and resistance and therefore the voltage drop. Do NOT connect VDC+ between network devices that are individually powered.

2.8.3 Network Termination

The first and last cradles of the chain (the two ends of the bus) must be properly terminated. The cradle has an internal terminator that can be selected via jumper. For this selection you must open the device.

Terminator for Multidrop Network

Static termination works for all network configurations. However, the network is always under load even when no data transmission takes place.

Dynamic termination can be used for baud rates at or above 38400 and provides less load on the network when idle.

2.9 POWERSCAN ^® M8300 BATTERY MAINTENANCE

2.9.1 Battery Charging

Once the system is connected and powered, you can place the PowerScan® M8300 into the cradle to charge the battery.

When the reader is correctly inserted in the cradle, the "Reader" red LED on the cradle goes on to indicate that the battery is charging. The "Reader" green LED on the cradle goes on when the battery is completely charged.

2.9.2 Replacing PowerScan ^® M8300 Batteries

To change the batteries in your PowerScan® M8300 scanner, press the black button or unscrew the fixing screw on the handle cover and extract the battery pack from the reader handle.

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NOTE

When the batteries are extracted from the scanner, the timer maintains the current hour and date for about 1 minute.

Replace the old battery pack with a new one by inserting it within the reader handle and pushing it until it clicks.

WARNING

Do not incinerate, disassemble, short terminals or expose to high temperature. Risk of fire, explosion. Use specified charger only. Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type. Dispose of the batteries as required by the relevant laws in force.

2.10 MOUNTING THE BC-80X0 / C-8000 CRADLE

The cradle package contains the following items:

BC-80X0 / C-8000 Cradle

BC-80X0 Cradle Quick Reference Guide / C-8000 Cradle Quick Reference Guide

BC-8000 Antenna 2 wall-mounting lock hinges

2 adhesive strips 4 rubber feet

1 horizontal base 1 inclined base

The cradle (either BC-80X0 or C-8000) can be mounted for portable or fixed desktop usage, or it can be fixed to a wall. The horizontal base allows portable and fixed desktop usage, while the inclined base provides desktop and wall mounting guaranteeing a comfortable handling of the PowerScan ^® M8300 reader.

Black and yellow object resembling a stylized bow or button device (no text or symbols visible)

BC-80X0/C-8000 Cradle mounted on the Horizontal Base

Two black athletic shoe covers with antenna, shown from different angles (no text or symbols visible)

BC-80X0/C-8000 Cradle mounted on the Inclined Base

2.10.1 Desktop Mounting

For desktop usage, you can mount the cradle either on the horizontal base, for reduced overall dimensions, or on the inclined base for a more ergonomic taking out and insertion of the reader onto the cradle.

Horizontal base

Inclined base

Top View Bottom View

Portable Desktop Use

1. Correctly position the BC-80X0/C-8000 onto the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.

3D model of a car seat with two directional arrows indicating movement or change (no text or symbols present)

1. Carefully clean the rubber foot seats of the base to remove any impurities that could reduce adhesion.
2. Remove the protective plastic from the rubber feet and stick them onto the bottom surface of the base.
3. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

Fixed Desktop Use

For fixed desktop installation, use the adhesive strips or fixing screws (not provided) according to your needs.

For mounting with adhesive strips:

1. Position the cradle onto the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.
2. Carefully clean the adhesive strip seats of the base to remove any impurities that could reduce adhesion.

3. Remove the protective plastic from one side of the adhesive strips and stick them onto the base surface.

4. Position the cables to be connected to the BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle along the dedicated channels, as shown in the figures below:

Electronic device with two leads and a central rectangular component (no visible text or symbols)

Horizontal Base Inclined Base

Close-up of a black electronic component with wires and connectors (no visible text or symbols)

1. Remove the plastic from the other side of the strips and affix the base to the table.

2. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

For mounting with screws:

1. Position the cables to be connected to the BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle along the dedicated channels, as shown in the figures above.

2. Position the base on the table and affix it by means of the screws (not provided).

3. Position the cradle on the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.

4. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

2.10.2 Wall Mounting

Black and yellow object resembling a stylized musical instrument or device, with no visible text or symbols.

1. Remove the yellow caps and insert the two wall mounting lock hinges provided with your cradle.

Close-up of a device with a yellow plastic clip being inserted, alongside its close-up view showing the interior component (no text or symbols visible)

1. Position the cables to be connected to the BC-80X0/C-8000 cradle along the dedicated channels (see figures on page 15).

If using the adhesive strips:

a. Carefully clean the adhesive strip seats of the base to remove any impurities that could reduce adhesion.
b. Remove the protective plastic from one side of the adhesive strips and stick them onto the base surface.
c. Remove the plastic from the other side of the strips and affix the base to the wall as indicated in the figure below.

If using the mounting screws:

1. Using the mounting holes on the base as a pattern, mark the wall where you desire to mount the BC-80X0/C-8000.
2. Drill the appropriate size holes and insert the threaded dowels (not provided) into the holes.
3. Position the base on the wall as indicated in the figure below and affix it by means of the screws (not provided).

Black elongated object with a small white mark on the side, resembling a stylized blade or abstract form (no text or symbols visible)

Inclined Base Wall-mounting

1. Attach the cradle on the base by sliding it along the mounting tabs until aligned.
2. If mounting the BC-80X0 cradle, insert the antenna in the appropriate hole on the body of the cradle and screw it clockwise until tight.

3 POWERSCAN ^® M8300 SYSTEM AND NETWORK LAYOUTS

There are two basic system layouts that can be employed: Stand-alone systems (including Point-to-Point layouts) and Multidrop STAR-System™ Networks.

3.1.2 Stand-Alone Layout with Multiple Readers

In stand-alone systems, each cradle is connected to a single Host.

3.1.3 Multiple Stand-Alone Layouts

Many stand-alone connections can operate in the same physical area without interference, provided all readers and cradles in the system have different addresses.

graph TD
    subgraph Host
        A["Computer"] --> B["PowerScan® M8300"]
        B --> C["BC-80X0"]
        D["Computer"] --> E["PowerScan® M8300"]
        E --> F["BC-80X0"]
        G["Computer"] --> H["PowerScan® M8300"]
        H --> I["BC-80X0"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8300
        J["Computer"] --> K["PowerScan® M8300"]
        L["PowerScan® M8300"]
        M["PowerScan® M8300"]
        N["PowerScan® M8300"]
        O["PowerScan® M8300"]
        P["PowerScan® M8300"]
        Q["PowerScan® M8300"]
        R["PowerScan® M8300"]
        S["PowerScan® M8300"]
        T["PowerScan® M8300"]
        U["PowerScan® M8300"]
        V["PowerScan® M8300"]
        W["PowerScan® M8300"]
        X["PowerScan® M8300"]
        Y["PowerScan® M8300"]
        Z["PowerScan® M8300"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8300
        AA["Computer"] --> AB["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AC["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AD["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AE["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AF["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AG["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AH["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AI["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AJ["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AK["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AL["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AM["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AN["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AO["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AP["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AQ["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AR["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AS["PowerScan® M8300"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8300
        AT["Computer"] --> AU["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AV["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AW["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AX["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AY["PowerScan® M8300"]
        AZ["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BA["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BB["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BC["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BD["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BE["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BF["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BG["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BH["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BI["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BJ["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BK["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BL["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BM["PowerScan® M8300"]
        BN["PowerScan® M8300"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8301
        BO["Computer"] --> BP["PowerScan® M8301"]
        BQ["PowerScan® M8301"]
        BR["PowerScan® M8301"]
        BS["BIN"] --> BT["BIN"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8302
        BU["Computer"] --> BV["BIN"] --> BW["BIN"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8303
        BX["BIN"] --> BY["BIN"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8304
        BZ["BIN"] --> CA["BIN"]
    end

    subgraph PowerScan® M8305
        DB["BIN"] --> DC["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8311
        DD["BIN"] --> DJ["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8312
        DBB["BIN"] --> DCB["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8313
        DBC["BIN"] --> DCC["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8314
        DBD["BIN"] --> DCD["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8315
        DBE["BIN"] --> DCE["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8316
        DBF["BIN"] --> DCF["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8317
        DBG["BIN"] --> DCG["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8318
        DBH["BIN"] --> DCH["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8319
        DBI["BIN"] --> DCJ["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8321
        DBJ["BIN"] --> DCK["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8322
        DBK["BIN"] --> DCL["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8323
        DBL["BIN"] --> DCM["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8324
        DBM["BIN"] --> DCN["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8325
        DBN["BIN"] --> DCO["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8326
        DBO["BIN"] --> DCP["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8327
        DBP["BIN"] --> DCQ["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8328
        DBQ["BIN"] --> DCR["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8329
        DBR["BIN"] --> DCS["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8331
        DBS["BIN"] --> DCT["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8332
        DBT["BIN"] --> DCU["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8333
        DBU["BIN"] --> DCV["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8334
        DBV["BIN"] --> DCW["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8335
        DBW["BIN"] --> DCX["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8336
        DBX["BIN"] --> DCY["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8337
        DBY["BIN"] --> DCZ["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8338
        DBZ["BIN"] --> DCXB["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8339
        DBWb["BIN"] --> DCYb["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8341
        DBXb["BIN"] --> DCYbB["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8342
        DBYb["BIN"] --> DCYbB["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8343
        DBXbB["BIN"] --> DCYbBb["BIN"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8344
        DBYbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8345
        DBXbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8346
        DBYbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8347
        DBXbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8348
        DBYbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8349
        DBYbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8351
        DBXbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8352
        DBYbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8353
        DBXbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

    subgraph PowerScan® M8354
        DBYbB["bin"] --> DCYbB["bin"]

Multiple Stand-alone Systems in the Same Area

Since the cradles can communicate to multiple PowerScan® M8300 readers, you might find it useful to employ one or more C-8000 battery chargers in addition to the BC-80X0 cradle, so that the battery re-charging operation can be performed for several scanners at the same time.

3.1.4 C-BOX Layout

graph TD
    A["PowerScan® M8300"] --> B["JOIN"]
    A --> C["BIND"]
    A --> D["BC-80X0"]
    C --> E["C-Box"]
    D --> E
    E --> F["Scanner"]
    E --> G["System cables to Host"]

In this layout the BC-80X0 cradle is connected by a dedicated cable using the RS-232 interface to a C-BOX connection box as part of a fixed scanner network. This allows the flexibility of a hand-held reading station integrated into a variety of fixed scanning applications so that all readers (both fixed and hand-held), in the system provide communications to the Host.

The various C-BOX models provide many interface types for the Host system such as RS-232, RS-485, Profibus.

3.2 MULTIDROP STAR-SYSTEM™ NETWORK LAYOUTS

Even though many stand-alone systems can operate in the same physical area without interfering with each other, it may be desirable to bridge data from multiple base stations in a network to a single Host. PowerScan® M8300 readers are compatible with STAR-System™ networks. These networks provide seamless active roaming for any RF reading device in the system.

3.2.1 Host Master Layout

graph TD
    subgraph_Port_A["Internal Termination"]
        A1["Port A"] -->|RS-232| B1["Port B"]
        B1 -->|RS-485 + VDC| RS4["Port C"]
        RS4 -->|RS-485 Only| D1["Port D"]
        D1 -->|RS-485 + VDC| CAB["Port C"]
        CAB -->|CAB-428 Splitter| CAB2["Port B"]
    end
    subgraph_Port_B["Internal Termination"]
        B2["Port B"] -->|RS-485 + VDC| RS4
        RS4 -->|RS-485 Only| D2["Port D"]
        D2 -->|RS-485 Only| CAB2
    end
    Port_C["Port C"] -->|RS-485 + VDC| D3["Port D"]
    D3 -->|RS-485 Only| CAB2
    style Port_A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style Port_B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style Port_C fill:#cfc,stroke:#333
    style Port_D fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_E fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style Port_F fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_G fill:#ffc,stroke:#333
    style Port_H fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_I fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_J fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_K fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_L fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_M fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_N fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_O fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_P fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_Q fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_R fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_S fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_T fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_U fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_V fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_W fill:#fcc,stroke:#333
    style Port_Z fill:#fcc,stroke:#333

A. Host Master with STAR-Link™
B. STAR-Box ^TM converter
C. BC-8060 slave cradles
D. STARGATE™ base stations

Example Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with Host as Master

In this layout the Host acts as the Master using STAR-Link™ software. The Host is connected in RS-232 to a STAR-Box™ converter, which is connected to the first slave in the RS-485 network. In this way the base stations provide communications between a single Host and all readers in the system. STARGATE™ base stations are used as slaves in this network. The Slaves at the ends of the network must be terminated (see the STARGATE™ and STAR-Box™ Installation Manuals and section 2.8.3).

See sections 4.6 and 4.7 or the original manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line for system configuration specifications.

3.2.2 BC-8060 Master Layout

graph TD
    subgraph_A["Internal Termination"]
        A1["Device A"] -->|RS-485 + VDC| A2["Device B"]
        A2 -->|RS-485 Only| A3["Device C"]
        A3 -->|RS-485 Only| A4["Device D"]
        A4 -->|RS-485 Only| A5["Device E"]
    end
    subgraph_B["Internal Termination"]
        B1["Device B"] -->|RS-485 Only| B2["Device C"]
        B2 -->|RS-485 Only| B3["Device D"]
        B3 -->|RS-485 Only| B4["Device E"]
    end
    subgraph_C["Internal Termination"]
        C1["Device C"] -->|RS-485 + VDC| C2["Device D"]
        C2 -->|RS-485 Only| C3["Device E"]
        C3 -->|RS-485 Only| C4["Device F"]
    end
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style D fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style E fill:#ccf,stroke:#333

USB, or RS-232, or Wedge, or Pen Emulation

A. Host
B. BC-8060 Master cradle
C. BC-8060 Slave cradles
D. STARGATE™ base station

Example Multidrop STAR-System™ Network with BC-8060 as Master

In this layout a BC-8060 cradle acts as the Master. The Host is connected to the BC-8060 Master using any one of the multi-standard interfaces (RS-232, USB, WEDGE, or PEN Emulation). The Master is then connected to the slaves in the RS-485 network. In this way the slave cradles provide communications between a single Host and all readers in the system. STARGATE™ base stations can also be used as slaves in this network. The devices at the ends of the network must be terminated (see section 2.8.3).

See sections 4.6 and 4.7 or the original manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line for system configuration specifications.

3.2.3 Master BC-8060 Network Troubleshooting

Two diagnostic strings can be sent via RS-232 from the Host to the Master cradle in order to have feedback about the network itself.

#+LSlave

Returns a list of all the Slaves recognized at boot up.

Example:

In a network where the Master cradle has address 0188 and one Slave cradle with address 0001, the response is:

188

1

#+Alive

Executes a continuous Alive request to the slave xxxx in order to monitor the performance of the connection. A diagnostic message is displayed on the Host.

Example:

If this command is sent for slave cradle with address 0032, the response is:

/*32: BC-80X0 SOFTWARE RELEASE 1.00 20/10/2006*/

if there are no communication errors

/*32: FAIL*/

if there are communication errors.

To exit from this command, reset the system by cycling power to the Master cradle.

4 CONFIGURATION

4.1 CONFIGURATION METHODS

4.1.1 Reading Configuration Bar Codes

This manual can be used for complete setup and configuration of your reader by following the setup procedures in this chapter (see section 4.2 for an overview).

If you wish to change the default settings, this manual provides complete configuration of your reader in an easy way.

To configure your reader:

1) Open the folded page in Appendix C with the hex-numeric table and keep it open during the device configuration.
2) Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page of configuration.
3) Modify the desired parameters in one or more sections following the procedures given for each group.
4) Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page of configuration.

Reference notes describing the operation of the more complex parameters are given in chapter 5.

4.1.2 Using the Original Manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™

The original manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™ is a multi-platform utility program providing a quick and user-friendly configuration method via the RS-232/USB-COM interface.

It also allows upgrading the software of the connected device (see the original manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™ Help On-Line for more details).

4.1.3 Copy Command

A previously configured device (Master), can be used to send its configuration directly to other devices of the same type (Slaves). The particular procedure for each device is given in section 5.14.

4.1.4 Sending Configuration Strings from Host

An alternative configuration method is provided in Appendix A using the RS-232 interface. This method is particularly useful when many devices need to be configured with the same settings. Batch files containing the desired parameter settings can be prepared to configure devices quickly and easily.

4.2 SETUP PROCEDURES

For PowerScan ^® D8330 Series readers, follow the setup procedures in sections 4.3, and 4.8.

For PowerScan ^® M8300 Series readers, the setup procedures depend on two basic applications, Stand-alone or STAR-System ^™ .

Stand-alone applications allow communication with the Host by either the BC-80X0 cradle (section 4.5), or by the STAR-Modem™ radio modem (section 4.5.2).

STAR-System™ applications allow communication with the Host through an RS-485 network by the STARGATE™ RF base station or by the BC-8000 cradle (sections 4.6 and 4.7).

Proceed as shown in the following diagram:

graph TD
    A["Begin Setup by choosing the setup procedure for your PowerScan® reader as indicated below."] --> B["PowerScan® D8330<br>Par. 4.3<br>Par. 4.7"]
    A --> C["Stand Alone Applications<br>PowerScan® M8300/BC-80X0<br>Par. 4.4<br>Par. 4.7<br>Optional Par. 4.4.1<br>multiple readers per BC-8000"]
    A --> D["STAR-System™ Network Applications<br>BC-8000<br>Par. 4.6"]
    D --> E["STAR-System™ Applications<br>PowerScan® M8300/STAR-System™<br>Par. 4.5<br>• STARGATE™<br>• BC-8000 Network<br>• STAR-Modem™ in STAR-System™ Mode"]
    B --> F["End of Setup<br>Your reader is now ready to read barcodes using the default settings."]
    C --> F
    D --> F

4.3 POWERSCAN ^® D8330 SETUP

1. Read the restore default parameters code below.

Restore PowerScan ^® D8330 Default

After reading the above code, go to section 4.8 Interface Selection.

4.4 POWERSCAN ^® M8300/BC-80X0 POINT-TO-POINT SETUP

A rapid configuration procedure has been devised for point-to-point applications where a single reader is associated exclusively with its own BC-80X0 base station and where it is not necessary to set the Date and Time parameters.

A special pre-printed bind-address label provided in the BC-80X0 base station package can be used to bind the PowerScan® M8300 reader to the base station with the address coded on the label. The address is also written numerically on the label to be easily recognized. Valid addresses are in the range from 0000 to 1999. Make sure that all cradles used in the same area have different addresses.

To rapidly configure your point-to-point application:

1. Apply the bind-address label onto the BC-80X0 base station as indicated in the BC-80X0 Quick Reference Guide.
2. When the BC-80X0 cradle is connected and powered, read the Bind-Address label to pair the PowerScan ^® M8300 to the BC-80X0 cradle.

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8300 will blink: the reader is ready to be positioned onto the cradle.

1. Firmly position the reader onto the cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-80X0 cradle has been paired to the PowerScan ^® M8300, and the green LED on the reader will go off.

If it ever becomes necessary to change the reader, just read the bind-address label applied to the cradle and position the new reader onto the cradle.

Do not use multiple readers with this configuration method.

1. Configure the BC-80X0 Cradle, refer to the "BC-80X0 Cradle Quick Reference Guide".

END of procedure. YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ CODES.

4.5 POWERSCAN ^® M8300/BC-80X0 STAND-ALONE SETUP

Read the restore default parameters code below.

1. Restore PowerScan ^® M8300 Default

Follow the procedure below to set the radio address and bind PowerScan® M8300 to the BC-80X0 cradle.

1. Enter Configuration

3 Set Date

six digits for Day, Month and Year (DDMMYY)

1. Set Time

four digits for Hour and Minutes (HHMM)

5.

Set Radio Address

four digits for the PowerScan ^® M8300 Address (from 0000 to 1999).

All readers used in the same area must have different addresses.

6.

Exit and Save Configuration

1. Read the Bind code to pair the PowerScan ^® M8300 to the BC-80X0 cradle. The reader is dedicated to the cradle. Any previously bound reader will be excluded.

To connect several readers to the same cradle see section 4.5.1, 'Using Multiple M8300 Series Readers with Same Cradle'.

Bind

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8300 will blink; the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle.

1. Firmly insert the reader into the BC-80X0 cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-80X0 cradle has been paired to the PowerScan ^® M8300, and the green LED on the reader will go off.

9. Read the BC-80X0 restore default code:

Restore BC-80X0 Default

Go to section 4.8 Interface Selection.

4.5.1 Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same Cradle

If you want to use several M-Series readers with the same BC-80X0 cradle, you must first Bind the cradle with one of the readers (see previously described configuration procedure).

Successive readers can be associated with the same cradle by following the configuration procedure substituting the Bind command with Join (step 7).

7.

Join

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8300 will blink: the reader is ready to be positioned onto the cradle. Complete step 8.

END of procedure.

CAUTION

All readers associated with the same cradle must have different addresses.

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ BAR CODES.

To change the defaults see section 4.10.

4.5.2 PowerScan ^ M8300/STAR-Modem ^TM in Stand-Alone Mode

To configure a PowerScan ^® M8300 reader to communicate with STAR-Modem ^™ in Stand-alone Mode, follow the procedure in section 4.5 substituting steps 6 and 7 with those below:

6.

STAR-Modem™ Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the STAR-Modem™.

7.

Exit and Save configuration

END of procedure.

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ BAR CODES.

To change the defaults see section 4.10.

4.6 POWERSCAN ^® M8300/STAR-SYSTEM ^TM SETUP

The following procedure allows configuring a PowerScan ^® M8300 reader to communicate with various STAR-System ^™ devices such as STARGATE ^™ RF base stations.

1 Restore PowerScan ^® M8300 Default

1. Enter Configuration

1. Set Date

+ six digits for Day, Month and Year (DDMMYY)

1. Set Time

+ four digits for Hour and Minutes (HHMM)

1. Set the connection according to the length of the codes to be read:

Code Length ≤240 Characters

Code Length >240 Characters (not for systems with BC-8000 as Master)

6.

Set Radio Address

four digits from the Numeric Table in the range 0000-1999.

All readers must have different addresses.

7.

First STAR-System™ Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the First STAR-System™ device in the system.

8.

Set Last STAR-System™ Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the Last STAR-System™ device in the system.

NOTE

Whenever the system is composed of a single base station, the first and last base station addresses (steps 7 and 8) must have the same value.

9.

Exit and Save Configuration

END of procedure.

YOUR READER IS NOW READY TO READ BAR CODES.

To change the defaults see section 4.10.

4.7 BC-8060 STAR-SYSTEM™ NETWORK SETUP

When the BC-8060 cradle model is used in an RS-485 network, it must be initially configured. To do this using configuration bar codes, follow the procedure below using any PowerScan ^® M8300 reader.

1.

Set BC-8060 Address

+

four digits for the BC-8060 Address (from 0000 to 1999).

All cradles used in the network must have different addresses.

2.

Exit and Save configuration

1. Read the Bind code to pair the PowerScan ^® M8300 to the BC-8060 cradle for configuration.

The green LED on the PowerScan ^® M8300 will blink; the reader is ready to be inserted into the cradle.

1. Firmly insert the reader into the BC-8060 cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-8060 cradle has been paired to the PowerScan® M8300, and the green LED on the reader will go off.

1. Read the BC-8060 restore default code:

1. Read the desired Enable Network code.

Enable RS-485 Master

Enable RS-485 Slave

END of procedure.

For Host Master Network Layouts (see section 3.2), The network configuration parameters can be changed through STAR-Link™ software running on the PC. Star-Link™ software can be downloaded for free from the original Manufacturer's web site: www.scanning.datalogic.com.

For BC-8060 Master Network Layouts (see section 3.2), The network configuration parameters can be changed either through the original manufacturer's Datalogic Aladdin™ configuration software running on the PC or by reading the bar code selections in the Network section of this manual starting on page 65. If using configuration bar codes, it is advised to completely configure the cradles before reconfiguring the PowerScan® M8300 reader (see below).

NOTE

After completing the BC-8060 cradle configuration and connections in the network, you must reconfigure the PowerScan ^® M8300 reader using the STAR-System ^™ procedure in section 4.6.

4.8 INTERFACE SELECTION

Read the interface selection code for your application.

RS-232

POS TERMINALS

For POS terminal default settings refer to section 5.15.

WEDGE

IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx:
To select the interface for these IBM Terminals, read the correct KEY TRANSMISSION code. Select the KEYBOARD TYPE if necessary (default = advanced keyboard).

KEY TRANSMISSION MODE

KEYBOARD TYPE

WEDGE (CONTINUED)

ALT MODE

The ALT-mode selection allows bar codes sent to the PC to be interpreted correctly independently from the Keyboard Nationality used. You do not need to make a Keyboard Nationality selection.

(default = Num Lock Unchanged). Make sure the Num Lock key on your keyboard is ON.

WYSE TERMINALS

DIGITAL TERMINALS

4.9 USB READER CONFIGURATION

The USB interface is available for PowerScan® D8330, BC-80X0 and C-8000 devices and is compatible with the following Operating Systems:

Windows ^® 98 (and later) IBM

® POS for Windows

Mac ^® OS 8.0 (and later) 4690 Operating System

USB Start-up

As with all USB devices, upon connection, the Host performs several checks by communicating with the device. During this phase normal operations are suspended (the LED on the PowerScan® D8330 reader blinks). Two basic conditions must be met before the device is ready, the correct USB driver must be loaded and sufficient power must be supplied to the reader.

① For all systems, the correct USB driver for the default USB-KBD interface is included in the Host Operating System and will either be loaded automatically or will be suggested by the O.S. and should therefore be selected from the dialog box (the first time only).

Normally the Host supplies sufficient power to the device and the start-up phase ends correctly. (The reader's LED stops blinking and the reader emits the beep OK signal).

In rare cases, if the Host does not supply sufficient power to the device, a dialog box will appear on the Host and the device will be blocked (the reader's LED continues blinking). In this case, disconnect the USB device cable at the Host (the reader's LED stops blinking), and then try a different USB port as indicated by the Operating System message. (The device emits the beep OK signal. You can now read codes).

graph TD
    A["Connect device to Host"] -->|reader LED blinks| B["Load drivers (if re quested)"]
    B -->|reader LED off - BEEP OK| C["Select desired USB interface code (USB-KBD is default)"]
    C --> D["Load drivers (if requested)"]
    D --> E["Read test codes. Device is READY"]

② At this point you can read the USB interface configuration code according to your application. Load drivers from the O.S. (if requested). When configuring the USB-COM interface, the relevant files and drivers must be installed from the USB Device Installation software, which can be downloaded from the original Manufacturer's web page at http://www.scanning.datalogic.com.

The device is ready. Successive start-ups will automatically recognize the previously loaded drivers.

USB

USB-KBD-ALT-MODE

USB-KBD-APPLE

USB-COM*

USB-IBM-Table Top

USB-IBM-Hand Held

* When configuring USB-COM, the relevant files and drivers must be installed from the USB Device Installation software, which can be downloaded from the original Manufacturer's web site at http://www.scanning.datalogic.com.

4.10 CHANGING DEFAULT SETTINGS

Once your reader is setup, you can change the default parameters to meet your application needs. Refer to the preceding paragraphs for initial configuration in order to set the default values and select the interface for your application.

In this manual, the configuration parameters are divided into logical groups making it easy to find the desired function based on its reference group.

The first four groups are for Standard Interface parameter configuration for all PowerScan ^® D8330 series readers and PowerScan ^® M8300/BC-80X0 Stand-alone configurations only:

RS-232

USB

WEDGE

PEN EMULATION

NETWORK PARAMETERS are available only for BC-8060 Network configurations.

The following parameter groups are common to all interface applications:

DATA FORMAT parameters regard the messages sent to the Host system for all interfaces except Pen Emulation.

POWER SAVE manages overall current consumption in the reading device.

READING PARAMETERS control various operating modes and indicator status functioning.

DECODING PARAMETERS maintain correct bar code decoding in certain special reading conditions.

CODE SELECTION parameters allow configuration of a personalized mix of codes, code families and their options.

ADVANCED FORMATTING PARAMETERS allow code concatenation and advanced formatting of messages towards the Host. It cannot be used with Pen Emulation connections.

RADIO PARAMETERS (M8300 series only) allow configuration of radio control parameters.

DISPLAY PARAMETERS (some M8300 series models only) allow configuration of reader display parameters.

RS-232 PARAMETERS

All PowerScan ^® D8330 Series readers + PowerScan ^® M8300/BC-80X0 configurations only

BAUD RATE
PARITY
DATA BITS
STOP BITS
HANDSHAKING
ACK/NACK PROTOCOL
FIFO
INTER-CHARACTER DELAY
RX TIMEOUT
- SERIAL TRIGGER LOCK -

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

BAUD RATE

PARITY

Enter Configuration Exit and Save Configuration

RS-232

DATA BITS

STOP BITS

HANDSHAKING

hardware (RTS/CTS)

software (XON/XOFF)

RTS always ON

See section 5.1.1 for details.

ACK/NACK PROTOCOL

◆ disable

enable

See section 5.1.2 for details, particularly on implementing this parameter with PowerScan ^® M8300.

FIFO

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.1.3 for details.

INTER-CHARACTER DELAY

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

Rx TIMEOUT

timeout control in reception from Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = TIMEOUT disabled

01-99 = TIMEOUT from .1 to 9.9 seconds

◆ rx timeout 5 seconds

See section 5.1.4 for details.

SERIAL TRIGGER LOCK

◆ disabled

enable and select characters

Read 2 characters from the Hex/Numeric table in the range 00-FE where:

• First Character enables device trigger
  – Second Character inhibits device trigger until the first character is received again.

USB PARAMETERS

©

USB-COM

©

Handshaking, Ack/Nack protocol, FIFO, Inter-character delay, Rx timeout, Serial trigger lock

©

USB-KBD

©

Keyboard nationality, FIFO, Inter-character delay, Inter-code delay, USB keyboard speed

©

USB-IBM

©

No parameter selection required.

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆

= Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

HANDSHAKING

◆ disable

hardware (RTS/CTS)

software (XON/XOFF)

RTS always ON

See section 5.1.1 for details.

ACK/NACK PROTOCOL

◆ disable

enable

See section 5.1.2 for details, particularly on implementing this parameter with PowerScan® M8300.

FIFO

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.1.3 for details.

INTER-CHARACTER DELAY

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

Rx TIMEOUT

timeout control in reception from Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = TIMEOUT disabled

01-99 = TIMEOUT from .1 to 9.9 seconds

◆ rx timeout 5 seconds

See section 5.1.4 for details.

SERIAL TRIGGER LOCK

◆ disabled

enable and select characters

Read 2 characters from the Hex/Numeric table in the range 00-FE where:

• First Character enables device trigger
  – Second Character inhibits device trigger until the first character is received again.

KEYBOARD NATIONALITY

Not Available for USB-KBD-ALT-MODE Interface

This parameter default value is restored through the Interface Selection code and not Restore Default.

The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs.

Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin)

FIFO

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.1.3 for details.

INTER-CHARACTER DELAY

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

INTER-CODE DELAY

delay between codes transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 seconds

◆ delay disabled

USB KEYBOARD SPEED

Normal

Fast

WEDGE PARAMETERS

All PowerScan ^® D8330 Series readers + PowerScan ^® M8300/BC-80X0 configurations only

KEYBOARD NATIONALITY
CAPS LOCK
CAPS LOCK AUTO-RECOGNITION
- Num Lock -
INTER-CHARACTER DELAY
INTER-CODE DELAY
KEYBOARD SETTING
WEDGE CONTROL CHARACTER EMULATION

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

KEYBOARD NATIONALITY

Belgian

English (UK)

French

German

Italian

Spanish

Swedish

◆ USA

The Japanese and Eastern Block Keyboard Nationality selections are valid only for IBM AT compatible PCs.

CAPS LOCK

Select the appropriate code to match your keyboard caps lock status.

Note: Caps lock manual configuration is ignored when Caps Lock Auto-Recognition is enabled.

For PC Notebook interface selections, the caps lock status is automatically recognized; therefore this command is not necessary.

CAPS LOCK AUTO-RECOGNITION (IBM AT COMPATIBLE ONLY)

disable

◆ enable

Num Lock

toggle num lock

◆ num lock unchanged

This selection is used together with the Alt Mode interface selection for AT or Notebook PCs.

It changes the way the Alt Mode procedure is executed; therefore it should be set as follows:

• if your keyboard Num Lock is normally on use num lock unchanged
• if your keyboard Num Lock is normally off use toggle num lock

In this way the device will execute the Alt Mode procedure correctly for your application.

INTER-CHARACTER DELAY

delay between characters transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 milliseconds

◆ delay disabled

INTER-CODE DELAY

delay between codes transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled

01-99 = DELAY from 1 to 99 seconds

◆ delay disabled

KEYBOARD SETTING

ALPHANUMERIC KEYBOARD SETTING

The device (reader or cradle) can be used with terminals or PCs with various keyboard types and nationalities through a simple keyboard setting procedure.

The type of computer or terminal must be selected before activating the keyboard setting command.

Keyboard setting consists of communicating to the device how to send data corresponding to the keyboard used in the application. The keys must be set in a specific order.

Press and release a key to set it.

Some characters may require more than one key pressed simultaneously during normal use (refer to the manual of your PC or terminal for keyboard use). The exact sequence must be indicated to the reader in this case pressing and releasing the different keys.

Example:

If one has to press the "Shift" and "4" keys simultaneously on the keyboard to transmit the character "\" to the video, to set the "\", press and release "Shift" then press and release "4".

Each pressed and released key must generate an acoustic signal on the device; otherwise repress the key. Never press more than one key at the same time, even if this corresponds to the normal use of your keyboard.

Press "Backspace" to correct a wrong key entry. In this case the device emits 2 beeps.

Note: "CAPS LOCK" and "NUM LOCK" must be off before starting the keyboard setting procedure. "SHIFT" must be repressed for each character and cannot be substituted by "CAPS LOCK".

setting the alphanumeric keyboard

Read the code above.

Press the keys shown in the following table according to their numerical order.

WEDGE

Some ASCII characters may be missing as this depends on the type of keyboard: these are generally particular characters relative to the various national symbologies. In this case:

• The first 4 characters (Shift, Alt, Ctrl, and Backspace) can only be substituted with keys not used, or substituted with each other.
• characters can be substituted with other single symbols (e.g. "SPACE") even if not included in the bar code set used.
• characters can be substituted with others corresponding to your keyboard.

The device signals the end of the procedure with 2 beeps indicating the keys have been registered.

Do not place the reader onto the BC-80X0 cradle during this procedure. Otherwise, the battery charging will occur modifying the LEDs functioning.

CONTROL CHARACTER EMULATION

◆ Ctrl + Shift + Key

Ctrl + Key

PEN EMULATION

All PowerScan ^® D8330 Series readers + PowerScan ^® M8300/BC-80X0 configurations only

OPERATING MODE
MINIMUM OUTPUT PULSE
CONVERSION TO CODE 39
OVERFLOW
OUTPUT LEVEL
IDLE LEVEL
- INTER-BLOCK DELAY -

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

The operating mode parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes.

OPERATING MODE

◆ interpret mode

Interprets commands without sending them to the decoder.

transparent mode

Sends commands to the decoder without interpreting them.

MINIMUM OUTPUT PULSE

high resolution code emulation

See section 5.2.1 for details.

CONVERSION TO CODE 39 (D8330 SERIES ONLY)

◆ disable conversion to Code 39

Transmits codes in their original format.

enable conversion to Code 39

Converts codes read into Code 39 format.

See section 5.2.2 for details.

CONVERSION TO CODE 39 AND CODE 128 (M8300 SERIES ONLY)

◆ enable conversion to Code 39

Converts codes read into Code 39 format.

enable conversion to Code 128

Converts codes read into Code 128 format.

See section 5.2.2 for details.

OVERFLOW

narrow

◆ medium

wide

See section 5.2.3 for details.

OUTPUT LEVEL

See section 5.2.4 for details.

IDLE LEVEL

See section 5.2.4 for details.

INTER-BLOCK DELAY

delay between character blocks transmitted to Host

Read 2 numbers from the table where:

00 = DELAY disabled 01-99 = DELAY from .1 to 9.9 seconds

◆ delay disabled

See section 5.2.5 for details.

NETWORK PARAMETERS

BC-8060 model configurations only

RS-485 NETWORK

NETWORK BAUD RATE

◦ SLAVE ADDRESS RANGE ◎

NETWORK WARNING MESSAGE

RECEPTION WARNING MESSAGE

MASTER CRADLE HEADER

- MASTER CRADLE TERMINATOR

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

3. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

RS-485 NETWORK

◆ disable RS-485 network

enable RS-485 slave

enable RS-485 master

See section 3.2 for details.

NOTE

If a BC-8060 cradle is errantly configured as a Slave but not connected to a network, it may not be able to receive further commands from the reader. In this case it can be reconfigured by executing the bind procedure, which returns the cradle to Stand-alone configuration.

NETWORK BAUD RATE

SLAVE ADDRESS RANGE

First Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the First Slave device in the system.

Last Address

Read the code above and the four-digit address of the Last Slave device in the system.

See section 5.3.1 for details.

NETWORK WARNING MESSAGE

◆ network warning

message not transmitted

network warning message transmitted

See section 5.3.2 for details.

RECEPTION WARNING MESSAGE

reception warning message not transmitted

◆ reception warning message transmitted

See section 5.3.3 for details.

MASTER CRADLE HEADER

◆ no header

one character header

two character header

three character header

four character header

five character header

six character header

seven character header

eight character header

After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table.

Valid characters are in the range: 00-FE

Example:

For more details about default and WEDGE Interface Extended Keyboard values, see sections 5.3.4, 5.4.1 and 5.4.2.

MASTER CRADLE TERMINATOR

◆ no terminator

one character terminator

two character terminator

three character terminator

four character terminator

five character terminator

six character terminator

seven character terminator

eight character terminator

After selecting one of the desired Terminator codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table.

Valid characters are in the range: 00-FE

Example:

For more details about default and WEDGE Interface Extended Keyboard values, see sections 5.3.4, 5.4.1 and 5.4.2.

DATA FORMAT

NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES

CODE IDENTIFIER

CUSTOM CODE IDENTIFIER

HEADER

TERMINATOR

SPECIAL KEYS

FIELD ADJUSTMENT

FIELD ADJ. CHARACTER

CODE LENGTH TX

CHARACTER REPLACEMENT

ADDRESS STAMPING

ADDRESS DELIMITER

TIME STAMPING

TIME DELIMITER

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

DATA FORMAT

CODE IDENTIFIER TABLE
CODE	AIM STANDARD	MANUFACTURER STANDARD	Custom
2/5 interleaved ]I y N
2/5 industrial ]X y P
2/5 normal 5 bars ]S y O
2/5 matrix 3 bars ]X y Q
EAN 8 ]E 4 A
EAN 13 ]E 0 B
UPC A ]X y C
UPC E ]X y D
EAN 8 with 2 ADD ON ]E 5 J
EAN 8 with 5 ADD ON ]E 6 K
EAN 13 with 2 ADD ON	]E 1 L
EAN 13 with 5 ADD ON	]E 2	M
UPC A with 2 ADD ON	]X y F
UPC A with 5 ADD ON	]X y G
UPC E with 2 ADD ON	]X y H
UPC E with 5 ADD ON	]X y	I
Code 39	]A y V
Code 39 Full ASCII	]A y	W
CODABAR	]F y	R
ABC CODABAR	]X y S
Code 128	]C y T
EAN 128	]C y k
ISBT 128	]C4	f
Code 93	]G y U
CIP/39	]X y	Y
CIP/HR	]X y	e
Code 32	]X y X
MSI	]M y	Z
Code 11	]H y b
Code 16K	]K 0 p
Code 49	]T y q
GS1 DataBarTM Expanded Linear and Stacked	]e 0	t
GS1 DataBar Limited	]e 0	v
GS1 DataBar 14 Linear and Stacked	]e 0 u

- AIM standard identifiers are not defined for all codes: the X identifier is assigned to the code for which the standard is not defined. The y value depends on the selected options (check digit tested or not, check digit tx or not, etc.).

- When customizing the Manufacturer Standard code identifiers, 1 or 2 identifier characters can be defined for each code type. If only 1 identifier character is required, the second character must be selected as FF (disabled).

- The code identifier can be singly disabled for any code by simply selecting FF as the first identifier character.

• Write in the Custom character identifiers in the table above for your records.

CODE IDENTIFIER

◆ disable

Manufacturer Standard

AIM standard

custom

CUSTOM CODE IDENTIFIER

define custom code identifier(s)

① Read the above code.
(Code Identifiers default to Manufacturer Standard, see table on previous page).
② Select the code type from the code table in Appendix B for the identifier you want to change.
③ You can define 1 or 2 identifier characters for each code type. If only 1 identifier character is required, the second character must be selected as FF (disabled). Read the hexadecimal value corresponding to the character(s) you want to define as identifiers for the code selected in step ②: valid characters are in the range 00-FD.

Example: To define Code 39 Code Identifier = @

Read

define custom code identifier(s)

+

Code 39

+ 40 + FF

HEADER

no header

one character header

two character header

three character header

four character header

five character header

six character header

seven character header

eight character header

After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters are in the range 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

Example:

four character header

+ 41 + 42 + 43 + 44 = Header ABCD

For more details see sections 5.4.1 and 5.4.2.

TERMINATOR

no terminator

one character terminator

two character terminator

three character terminator

four character terminator

five character terminator

six character terminator

seven character terminator

eight character terminator

After selecting one of the desired Header codes, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Valid characters are in the range 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

Example:

two character terminator

For more details see sections 5.4.1 and 5.4.2.

SPECIAL KEYS

Available only for Wedge IBM AT-PS/2 and USB-KBD Interfaces

NOTE

It is necessary to define each Special Key by following the procedure given in section 5.4.2.

Select one or more of the following Special Keys according to your needs.

Special Key 1

Special Key 2

Special Key 3

Special Key 4

Special Key 5

FIELD ADJUSTMENT

◆ disable field adjustment

Field adjustment allows a number of characters n, to be added to or subtracted from the bar code read. The adjustment can be different for each enabled code type. To define the field adjustment:

① Read the enable field adjustment code:

enable field adjustment

② Select the code type from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix B.
③ Select the type of adjustment to perform:

right addition

left addition

right deletion

left deletion

④ Read a number in the range 01 - 32 from the Hex/Numeric Table to define how many characters to add or delete:

Conditions:

• Adjustment is only performed on the bar code data, the Code Identifier and Code Length Transmission fields are not modified by the field adjustment parameter.
• If the field setting would subtract more characters than exist in the bar code, the subtraction will take place only to code length 0.
• You can set up to a maximum of 10 different field adjustments on the same bar code family or on different bar code families.

Example: To add 4 characters to the right of Standard Code 39 Codes:

FIELD ADJUSTMENT CHARACTER

① Read the field adjustment character code:

field adjustment character

② Read the hexadecimal value corresponding to the character you want to use for field adjustment. Valid characters are in the range 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

Example:

To define the field adjustment character = A:

CODE LENGTH TX

◆ code length not transmitted

code length transmitted in variable-digit format

code length transmitted in fixed 4-digit format

The code length is transmitted in the message after the Headers and Code Identifier characters. The code length is calculated after performing any field adjustment operations.

CHARACTER REPLACEMENT

◆ disable character replacement

This parameter allows up to three characters to be replaced from the bar code read. These substitutions are stored in memory. To define each character replacement:

① Read one of the following character replacement codes:

first

character replacement

second character replacement

third

character

② From the Code Identifier Table in Appendix B, read the Code Identifier for the desired code family.
0 = character replacement will be effective for all code families.
③ From the Hex/Numeric Table read two characters corresponding to the Hex value (00-FE), which identifies the character to be replaced. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.
④ From the Hex/Numeric Table read two characters corresponding to the Hex value (00-FE), which identifies the new character to replace. For Wedge and USB-KBD interfaces, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

FF = the character to be replaced will be substituted with no character, that is, it will be removed from the code.

Example:

The following strings define:

1. First Character Replacement: substitution in Code 39 bar codes of all occurrences of the 0 character with the 1 character.
2. Second Character Replacement: substitution in Code 39 bar codes of all occurrences of the A character with the B character.

first character replacement

Code 39

ASCII characters corresponding to the HEX value for character 0

ASCII characters corresponding to the HEX value for character 1

+ 30 + 31

For Code 39 codes containing the string "0123", the contents transmitted will be "1123".

+ 41 + 42

ASCII characters corresponding to the HEX value for character A

ASCII characters corresponding to the HEX value for character B

For Code 39 codes containing the string "ABCD", the contents transmitted will be "BBCD".

ADDRESS STAMPING (M8300 SERIES ONLY)

◆ disable reader address stamping

enable reader address stamping

◆ disable cradle address stamping

enable cradle address stamping

See section 5.4.3 for details.

ADDRESS DELIMITER (M8300 SERIES ONLY)

◆ disable reader address delimiter

enable reader address delimiter and select characters

◆ disable cradle address delimiter

enable cradle address delimiter and select characters

Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE.

Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE.

See section 5.4.4 for details.

TIME STAMPING (M8300 SERIES ONLY)

◆ disable

hour/minutes/seconds
month/day/year

hour/minutes/seconds day/month/year

hour/minutes/seconds

month/day/year

day/month/year

See section 5.4.5 for details.

TIME STAMPING DELIMITER (M8300 SERIES ONLY)

◆ disable

select delimiter

Read 2 HEX characters in the range 00-FE.

See section 5.4.6 for details.

POWER SAVE

SLEEP STATE

ENTER SLEEP TIMEOUT

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

SLEEP STATE

◆ disable

enable

See section 5.5.1 for details.

For M8300 series readers, sleep state is entered immediately after reading a code and is not configurable.

ENTER SLEEP TIMEOUT

enter sleep timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99:

00 = Enter Sleep state immediately

01-99 = corresponds to a max. 9.9 sec. delay before entering the Sleep state.

◆ enter sleep timeout = 0.6 sec.

See section 5.5.2 for details.

READING PARAMETERS

- TRIGGER TYPE

- TRIGGER SIGNAL

TRIGGER CLICK
- TRIGGER-OFF TIMEOUT -
FLASH MODE
- READS PER CYCLE -
◎ SAFETY TIME ◎
BEEPER INTENSITY
BEEPER TONE
BEEPER TYPE
BEEPERLENGTH
Good Read Spot Duration
AIMING SYSTEM
CRADLE BEEPER INTENSITY

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

TRIGGER TYPE

◆ hardware trigger

Restores TRIGGER MODE

software trigger

Enables FLASH MODE

always on

TRIGGER SIGNAL

◆ trigger active level

trigger active pulse

See section 5.6.1 for details.

TRIGGER CLICK

◆ disable

enable

See section 5.6.2 for details.

TRIGGER-OFF TIMEOUT

trigger-off timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99:

00 = disables the trigger-off timeout

01-99 = corresponds to a max. 99-sec. delay after the trigger

press to allow the reader to turn off automatically.

◆ trigger-off timeout disabled

See section 5.6.3 for details.

FLASH MODE

"FLASH" ON duration

"FLASH" OFF duration

Read 2 numbers in the range 01-99:

01 to 99 = from .1 to 9.9 seconds.

◆ Flash-ON = 1 sec. Flash-OFF = 0.6 sec

READS PER CYCLE

◆ one read per cycle

multiple reads per cycle

See section 5.6.4 for details.

SAFETY TIME

safety time

Limits same code consecutive reading.

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99:

00 = no same code consecutive reading until reader is removed (no decoding) for at least 400 ms.

01-99 = timeout from .1 to 9.9 seconds before a consecutive read on same code.

◆ safety time = 0.5 sec

See section 5.6.5 for details.

BEEPER INTENSITY

* very low intensity

low intensity

medium intensity

◆ high intensity

* This sets the beeper OFF for data entry, while for all other beeper signals it has the meaning “very low intensity”. The Beeper Intensity parameter is effective for all operating conditions described in section 7.5.

BEEPER TONE

BEEPER TYPE

BEEPER LENGTH

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

INK SPREAD

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.7.1 for details.

OVERFLOW CONTROL

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.7.2 for details.

INTERDIGIT CONTROL

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.7.3 for details.

DECODING SAFETY

◆ one read

(decoding safety disabled)

two reads

three reads

four reads

Required number of good reads before accepting code.

enable

In the case of damaged or poorly printed codes, this parameter allows reading multiple parts of the single code to reconstruct it.
To read codes using this technology, simply move the illuminated bar over the code so that each line of the code is scanned. During this process a series of brief “ticks” indicates that reading is proceeding correctly.

Conditions:

• This parameter is only valid for the following codes:

EAN 8 without Add-on	EAN 13 without Add-on	UPC A without Add-on
Code 128 Code 39

• For Code 39, Check digit control is forced.
• PuzzleSolver™ is not valid for ISBT 128 code.

CODE SELECTION

AUTO-CONFIGURATION

EAN/UPC FAMILY

2/5 FAMILY

CODE 39 FAMILY

CODE 128 FAMILY

⊙ CODABAR FAMILY ⊙

CODE 93

MSI

CODE 11

CODE 16K

CODE 49

GS1 DATABAR CODES

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

Code selections may be performed according to two different procedures:

• Auto-configuration, allowing an automatic recognition and selection of the code families to be read;
• Manual configuration, requiring configuration and selection of each code family to be read.

AUTO-CONFIGURATION

The following codes do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes.

In auto-configuration mode the reader enters a particular state, during which it reads, recognizes and saves all information received from the decoding of an existing code (with the exception of MSI, Code 49 and Code 16k code types). In this way, the code families will be automatically configured.

It is possible to configure up to 10 code types, whose length is variable and check digit ignored. If reading different codes belonging to the same family, information about the last code will overwrite the information about the previous one.

Follow the given procedure to auto-configure the desired code families:

CAUTION

If no code is read during the auto-configuration procedure (step ②), the configuration will be empty and therefore the reader will be unable to read codes.

① Read the following code to enter the auto-configuration mode:

② Read an existing code belonging to the code families that you need to configure.
③ Read the following code to save the configuration automatically and return to the reader's normal functioning:

save auto-configuration

If you need to change the configuration, repeat the auto-configuration procedure, follow the manual configuration by setting the parameters for each single code family or read the "Restore Default" code on page 165. Be careful that in the latter case all reader parameters will be restored.

DISABLE ALL CODE FAMILIES

NOTE

The reader allows up to 10 code selections. This does not limit the number of CODES enabled to 10, as it depends on the code family.

SINGLE SELECTIONS =

• ONE combination code from the EAN family
- ONE code from the 2/5 family

Example

5 code selections: 1. 2/5 Interleaved

1. 2/5 Industrial
2. Code 128 + EAN 128
3. Code 39 Full ASCII + Code 32
4. UPC A/UPC E ____
5. etc.

In this section all SINGLE code selections are underlined and in bold.

EAN/UPC FAMILY

disable the family

① Read the desired family code

Note:

Since the EAN/UPC without ADD ON code selection is enabled by default, to correctly enable another selection, first disable the family.

EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E with and without ADD ON

WITHOUT ADD ON

◆ EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E

EAN 8/EAN 13

UPC A/UPC E

WITH ADD ON 2 AND 5

EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E

EAN 8/EAN 13

UPC A/UPC E

WITH ADD ON 2 ONLY

EAN 8/EAN 13

UPC A/UPC E

WITH ADD ON 5 ONLY

EAN 8/EAN 13

UPC A/UPC E

WITH AND WITHOUT ADD ON

◆ EAN/UPC with and without ADD ON no

Autodiscrimination

EAN/UPC Autodiscrimination ADD ON by

Prefix

By setting the EAN/UPC Autodiscrimination ADD ON by Prefix, the desired prefixes must be selected by reading the corresponding codes given in the following section, since no prefix is configured by default.

SELECT EAN/UPC PREFIXES

NOTE

When scanning the following codes, bar codes starting with the selected prefixes will be read and transmitted only if the ADD ON is present. If no ADD ON is found, the bar code will not be read. Bar codes starting with different characters are read regardless of ADD ON presence and transmitted always without ADD ON.

◆ Cancel All Selections

OR

select one or more of the following prefixes:

The commands above are not mutually exclusive. They can be used to configure more than one set of prefixes simultaneously.

Example:

The following string allows reading and transmitting with ADD ON all EAN/UPC starting with the 434/439, 977 and 978 prefixes:

1. EAN/UPC Autodiscrimination ADD ON by Prefix.
2. 434/439: enables reading and transmission with ADD ON of all EAN/UPC bar codes starting with 434/439 prefixes.
3. 977: enables reading and transmission with ADD ON of all EAN/UPC bar codes starting with 977 prefix.
4. 978: enables reading and transmission with ADD ON of all EAN/UPC bar codes starting with 978 prefix.

To clear the current prefix selections:

1. Cancel all Selections

EAN/UPC CHECK DIGIT TX SELECTIONS

For each code type in this family you can choose to transmit the check digit or not

CHECK DIGIT TRANSMISSION

NO CHECK DIGIT TRANSMISSION

CONVERSION OPTIONS

UPC E to UPC A conversion

UPC E to EAN 13 conversion

UPC A to EAN 13 conversion

EAN 8 to EAN 13 conversion

Enable only ISBN conversion

Enable only ISSN conversion

Enable both ISBN and ISSN conversion

Disable both ISBN and ISSN conversion

2/5 FAMILY

disable the family

① Read the desired family code

◆ Interleaved 2/5

Normal 2/5 (5 Bars)

Industrial 2/5 (IATA)

Matrix 2/5 (3 Bars)

The pharmaceutical code below is part of the 2/5 family but has no check digit or code length selections.

Code CIP/HR

French pharmaceutical code

② Read a check digit selection

CHECK DIGIT TABLE

no check digit control

◆ check digit control and transmission

check digit control without transmission

③ Read 4 numbers for the code length where:

• First 2 digits = minimum code length.
• Second 2 digits = maximum code length.

The maximum code length is 99 characters.

The minimum code length must always be less than or equal to the maximum.

Examples:

0199 = variable from 1 to 99 digits in the code.

1010 = 10 digit code length only.

CODE 39 FAMILY

disables the family

① Read the desired family code

② Read a check digit selection

CHECK DIGIT TABLE

◆ Standard Code 39

◆ no check digit control

Full ASCII Code 39

check digit control

and transmission

check digit control

without transmission

The pharmaceutical codes below are part of the Code 39 family but have no check digit selections.

Code CIP39

French pharmaceutical code

Code 32

Italian pharmaceutical code

CODE LENGTH (optional)

The code length selection is valid for the entire Code 39 family

Read the code + 4 numbers for the code length where:

First 2 digits = minimum code length.

Second 2 digits = maximum code length.

set code length

The maximum code length is 99 characters.

The minimum code length must always be less than or equal to the maximum.

Examples: 0199 = variable from 1 to 99 digits in the code. 1010 = 10 digit code length only.

CODE 128 FAMILY

disable the family

① Read the desired family code

◆ Code 128

control without transmission of check digit

EAN 128

control without transmission of check digit

ISBT 128

enabling ISBT 128 automatically disables Puzzle Solver™.

Transmit GS Before Code

Code EAN 128 uses the ASCII character to separate a variable length code field from the next code field. This character can also be transmitted before the code.

◆ disable

enable

If the character has been modified in the Character Replacement parameter, the new character is affected by this command.

CODE LENGTH (optional)

The code length selection is valid for the entire Code 128 family and is calculated on the output string.

Read the code + 4 numbers for the code length where:

set code length

First 2 digits = minimum code length.

Second 2 digits = maximum code length.

The maximum code length is 99 characters.

The minimum code length must always be less than or equal to the maximum.

Examples: 0199 = variable from 1 to 99 digits in the code. 1010 = 10 digit code length only.

CODE 93

◆ disable the code

Code 93

control without transmission of check digit

CODABAR FAMILY

◆ disable the family

① Read the desired equality control code

② Read a start/stop transmission selection

Standard Codabar

no start/stop character equality control

Standard Codabar

start/stop character equality control

START/STOP CHARACTER
TRANSMISSION
no transmission

transmission

The Codabar ABC code below uses a fixed start/stop character transmission selection.

Codabar ABC

no start/stop character equality control but transmission.

Codabar ABC Forced Concatenation

enable Codabar ABC with forced concatenation

non start/stop character equality control but transmission

CODE LENGTH (optional)

The code length selection is valid for the entire Codabar family

Read the code + 4 numbers for the code length where:

set code length

First 2 digits = minimum code length.

Second 2 digits = maximum code length.

The maximum code length is 99 characters.

The minimum code length must always be less than or equal to the maximum.

Examples: 0199 = variable from 1 to 99 digits in the code. 1010 = 10 digit code length only.

START/STOP CHARACTER CASE IN TRANSMISSION

The start/stop character case selections below are valid for the entire Codabar family:

transmit start/stop characters in lower case

transmit start/stop characters in upper case

MSI

◆ disable the family

Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections.

no check digit control

MOD10 check digit control no check digit transmission

MOD10 check digit control check digit transmission

MOD11 - MOD10 check digit control no check digit transmission

MOD11 - MOD10 check digit control check digit transmission

MOD10 - MOD10 check digit control no check digit transmission

MOD10 - MOD10 check digit control check digit transmission

CODE 11

◆ disable the family

Enable the code by selecting one of the check digit selections.

no check digit control

Type C check digit control check digit transmitted

Type C check digit control check digit not transmitted

Type K check digit control check digit transmitted

Type K check digit control check digit not transmitted

Type C and Type K check digit control check digits transmitted

Type C and Type K check digit control check digits not transmitted

CODE 16K

◆ disable the code

Code 16K

To read stacked codes, simply move the reader over the code so that each line of the code is scanned. During this process a series of brief “ticks” indicates that reading is proceeding correctly.

CODE 49

◆ disable the code

Code 49

To read stacked codes, simply move the reader over the code so that each line of the code is scanned. During this process a series of brief “ticks” indicates that reading is proceeding correctly.

GS1 DATABAR ^TM CODES

◆ disable the family

DISABLE CODE

disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Linear and Stacked

disable GS1 DataBar Limited

disable GS1 DataBar 14 Linear and Stacked

ENABLE CODE

enable GS1 DataBar Expanded Linear and Stacked

enable GS1 DataBar Limited

enable GS1 DataBar 14 Linear and Stacked

To read stacked codes, simply move the reader over the code so that each line of the code is scanned. During this process a series of brief “ticks” indicates that reading is proceeding correctly.

ADVANCED FORMATTING

NOT FOR PEN INTERFACES

CONCATENATION

ADVANCED FORMATTING

NOTE

Please follow the setup procedure carefully for these parameters.

NOTE

The Advanced Formatting parameters may not be compatible with the IBM USB POS interface selection.

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of page.
2. Read configuration codes precisely following the numbered procedure given.

= Read the code and follow the procedure given

◆ = Default value

1. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of page.

CONCATENATION

Permits the concatenation of two codes defined by code type and length. It is possible to set a timeout for the second code reading and to define code transmission if the timeout expires.

The order of transmission is CODE 1-CODE 2.

Define Concatenation

1

Code 1

Read the code type from the Code Identifier Table beginning in Appendix B.

Read a number in the range 01-99 from the Hex/Numeric Table.

2

Code 2

code ID

Read the code type from the Code Identifier Table beginning in Appendix B.

code length

Read a number in the range 01-99 from the Hex/Numeric Table.

3

Concatenation Result Code ID

use code 1 ID

use code 2 ID

Since you can concatenate codes from different families, you must select the Code ID character of the resulting code. The Code ID character will be sent in the output message only if it is enabled according to the Code Identifier selection (Manufacturer, AIM, or Custom).

4

Concatenation Timeout

timeout

Read two numbers in the range 00 to 99

00= no timeout

01-99 = timeout from 1 to 99 seconds

Define the timeout, which determines the valid waiting period between the two codes, in order to accept concatenation. If the timeout expires, the resulting action will be based on the following selection. (HHDII)

5

Transmission after Timeout

no code transmitted after timeout

only code 1 transmitted (if read) after timeout

only code 2 transmitted (if read) after timeout

either code 1 or code 2 transmitted after timeout

ADVANCED FORMATTING

Advanced formatting has been designed to offer you complete flexibility in changing the format of bar code data before transmitting it to the host system. This formatting will be performed when the bar code data meets certain criteria, which you will define in the following procedure.

Up to 4 advanced code management formats can be defined and saved in memory. For each format you must complete the entire configuration procedure:

graph TD
    A["Read the Enter Configuration Command"] --> B["Step 1 Begin Format Definition 1, 2, 3, or 4"]
    B --> C["Steps 2 - 4 Define Match Code Conditions"]
    C --> D["Step 5 Divide Code into Fields"]
    D --> E["Step 6 Define Code Fields"]
    E --> F["Steps 7 - 8 Add up to 2 Additional Fields"]
    F --> G["Step 9 Define Field Transmission"]
    G --> H["Step 10 Apply or Not Standard Message Formatting"]
    H --> I["Step 11 End Format Definition 1, 2, 3, or 4"]
    I --> J{Define another?}
    J -->|YES| B
    J -->|NO| K["Enable Advanced Formats 1, 2, 3, 4"]
    K --> L["Define No Match Result"]
    L --> M["Read the Exit and Save Configuration Command"]

1 Begin Format Definition

begin Format 1 definition

begin Format 2 definition

begin Format 3 definition

begin Format 4 definition

2

Match

Code

match code type

Read the above code + the code type to match from the Code Identifier Table in Appendix B.

OR

any code type

3

Match

Code

match code length

Read the above code + two numbers in the range 01 to 99 for the exact code length.

OR

any code length

4

Match with Predefined Characters

match with 1 character

match with a 2-character string

match with a 3-character string

match with a 4-character string

After selecting the predefined match code, read the character(s) from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.

Example:

Match code with the 2-character predefined string = "@@".

Read

Match with a 2-character string

+ 40 + 40

AND position of first character in predefined string

Read the above code + two numbers in the range 01 to 99 representing the character position in the code where the first character of the predefined string must be found.

Read 00 if the match string can be found in any character position.

See section 5.8.1 for details.

5

Divide Code into Fields

divide code into fields

Read one number in the range 1 to 5 to divide the code into fields.

6 Define Code Fields

define code fields

Each code field length can be set by either:

a) defining a field separator character to be found in the code itself. In this case you can choose to discard the code separator character or include it as the last character of the field.

OR BY

b) defining a match character to be found consecutively repeated in the code itself. In this case the field ends with the first character that does not match.

OR BY

c) specifying a specific character length up to the maximum of 99 characters.

OR BY

d) selecting the last field as variable length (if any).

You must define the same number of fields as selected in step 5, including fields that will not be transmitted.

DEFINE FIELD 1 BY: EITHER

a)
field separator

Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator

OR
b)

match character

Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.

OR
c)
field length

Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length.

OR
d)
this is the last field (variable length)

AND

Field 1 Terminators
no field terminators

1 field terminator 2 field terminators

Read the field terminator character(s) from the HEX table. Valid range of characters for all readers = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

DEFINE FIELD 2 BY: EITHER

a)
field separator

Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator

OR
b)

match character

Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.

OR
c)
field length

Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length.

OR
d)
this is the last field (variable length)

AND

Field 2 Terminators
no field terminators

1 field terminator 2 field terminators

Read the field terminator character(s) from the HEX table. Valid range of characters for all readers = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

DEFINE FIELD 3 BY: EITHER

a)
field separator

Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator

OR
b)

match character

Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.

OR
c)
field length

Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length.

OR
d)
this is the last field (variable length)

AND
Field 3 Terminators

no field terminators

1 field terminator 2 field terminators

Read the field terminator character(s) from the HEX table. Valid range of characters for all readers = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

DEFINE FIELD 4 BY: EITHER

Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator

OR

Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.

OR

Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length.

OR

AND

Field 4 Terminators

1 field terminator 2 field terminators

Read the field terminator character(s) from the HEX table. Valid range of characters for all readers = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

DEFINE FIELD 5 BY: EITHER

a)
field separator

Read the field separator character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. discard separator include separator

OR
b)

match character

Read the match character from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE.

OR
c)
field length

Read two numbers in the range 01 to 99 to define the field length.

OR
d)
this is the last field (variable length)

AND

Field 5 Terminators
no field terminators

1 field terminator 2 field terminators

Read the field terminator character(s) from the HEX table. Valid range of characters for all readers = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

7

First Additional Fixed Field

no fixed field

1 character fixed field

2 character fixed field

3 character fixed field

4 character fixed field

5 character fixed field

6 character fixed field

After selecting one of the Additional Fixed Field codes, read the corresponding character(s) from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

Example:

4 Character Fixed Field

+ 4D + 41 + 49 + 4E = MAIN

8

Second Additional Fixed Field

no fixed field

1 character fixed field

2 character fixed field

3 character fixed field

4 character fixed field

5 character fixed field

6 character fixed field

After selecting one of the Additional Fixed Field codes, read the corresponding character(s) from the HEX table. Range of characters = 00-FE. For Wedge and USB-KBD interface, it is also possible to read the Special Key(s) on page 75.

Example:

3 Character Fixed Field

+ 53 + 45 + 54 = SET

9

Field Transmission

number of fields to transmit

Read one number in the range 1 to 7 for the number of fields to transmit. Include only fields to be transmitted.

Field Order Transmission

Read the codes corresponding to the fields to transmit in the order in which they are to be transmitted. A field can be transmitted more than once. See example.

field 1

field 2

field 3

field 4

field 5

additional field 1

additional field 2

Example:

The bar code is divided into 3 defined fields plus 1 additional fixed field.

Transmit in the order: Field 2, Additional Field 1, Field 1, Field 2.

Number of Fields

10

Standard Formatting

do not apply standard formatting

apply standard formatting

POWERSCAN ^® D8330: After performing Advanced Formatting on the bar code read, Standard Formatting (Headers, Code Length, Code ID, Terminators) can be applied to the message to be transmitted.

POWERSCAN ^® M8300: After performing Advanced Formatting on the bar code read, Standard Formatting (Code Length, Code ID) can be applied to the message to be transmitted.

11

End Format Definition

end Format 1 definition

end Format 2 definition

end Format 3 definition

end Format 4 definition

Enable Advanced Format

◆ no Advanced Formats enabled

enable	Advanced Format 1	disable
enable	Advanced Format 2	disable
enable	Advanced Format 3	disable
enable	Advanced Format 4	disable

No Match Result

clear data - no transmission

transmit data using standard format

This selection determines the action to be taken when codes read do not conform to the advanced format requisites (no match).

• Codes not matching can be ignored, cleared from memory and not transmitted.
• Codes not matching can be transmitted using the Standard formatting (Headers, Code Length, Code ID, Terminators).

RADIO PARAMETERS

PowerScan ^® M8300 Series readers only

- RADIO PROTOCOL TIMEOUT

- RADIO RX TIMEOUT

POWER-OFF TIMEOUT
TRANSMISSION MODE
BEEPER CONTROL FOR RADIO RESPONSE
◦ SINGLE STORE ◎
◦ BATCH MODE ◦
FINDME

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
   = Read the code and follow the procedure given
3. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

RADIO PROTOCOL TIMEOUT

radio protocol timeout

Read a number from the table where:

02-19 = timeout from 2 to 19 seconds

◆ 2 seconds

See section 5.9.1 for details.

RADIO RX TIMEOUT

radio RX timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 05-99:

05-99 = Radio RX timeout range from 05 to 99 seconds.

NOTE

This functionality is available only for stand-alone layout.

See section 5.9.2 for details.

POWER-OFF TIMEOUT

power-off timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99:

00 = Power-off disabled; reader always ready

01-99 = corresponds to a max. 99 hour delay before power-off.

◆ power-off after 4 hours.

See section 5.9.4 for details.

BEEPER CONTROL FOR RADIO RESPONSE

only good decode

only good reception

See section 5.9.5 for details.

SINGLE STORE

◆ disable

one attempt

two attempts

three attempts

four attempts

five attempts

six attempts

seven attempts

eight attempts

nine attempts

See section 5.9.6 for details

BATCH MODE

◆ disable batch

enable normal batch

enable automatic batch

See section 5.9.7 for details.

The following batch management parameters are complete commands and do not require reading the Enter and Exit configuration codes.

start normal batch transmission

+BFlush

delete batch data

+BReset

FIND ME

disable

◆ enable

See section 5.9.8 for details.

DISPLAY PARAMETERS

PowerScan ^® M8300 Series readers only

DATE AND TIME
CONTRAST
◎ FONT SIZE ◎
- BACKLIGHT -
◎ DISPLAY OFF TIMEOUT ◎
◎ DISPLAY MODE ◎
KEYPAD

1. Read the Enter Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.
2. Read configuration codes from the desired groups.
   = Read the code and follow the procedure given
3. Read the Exit and Save Configuration code ONCE, available at the top of each page.

DATE AND TIME

set

date
Read 6 numbers for DDMMYY

set time

Read 4 numbers for HHMM

CONTRAST

lighter

darker

Read the code until the desired contrast is reached.

FONT SIZE

◆ small

medium

large

BACKLIGHT

◆ backlight off

backlight on

DISPLAY-OFF TIMEOUT

timeout

Read 2 numbers in the range 00-99:

00 = disables display timeout (always on)

01 to 99 = timeout from 1 to 99 seconds.

◆ display-off after 8 seconds.

◆ delay disabled

DISPLAY MODE

normal

◆ local echo

clear display after decode

See section 5.10.1 for details.

KEYPAD

disable reader keypad

◆ enable reader keypad and select characters

Read 3 HEX characters in the range 00-FE, corresponding to the left, center and right keys respectively.

$$ \mathbf {F F} = \text { KeyID disabled } $$

$$ \begin{array}{r l} \blacklozenge & \text { left } = ^ {\prime < } \ & \text { center } = ^ {\prime} = ^ {\prime} \ & \text { right } = ^ {\prime} > ^ {\prime} \end{array} $$

See section 6.2 for details.

5 REFERENCES

5.1 RS-232 PARAMETERS

5.1.1 Handshaking

Hardware handshaking: (RTS/CTS)

The RTS line is activated by the decoder before transmitting a character. Transmission is possible only if the CTS line (controlled by the Host) is active.

Software handshaking: (XON/XOFF)

During transmission, if the Host sends the XOFF character (13 Hex), the decoder interrupts the transmission with a maximum delay of one character and only resumes when the XON character (11 Hex) is received.

5.1.2 ACK/NACK Protocol

PowerScan® D8330 Readers

This parameter sets a transmission protocol in which the Host responds to the reader after every code transmitted. The Host sends an ACK character (06 HEX) in the case of good reception or the NACK character (15 HEX) requesting re-transmission, in the case of bad reception.

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® D8330"] -->|data| B(( ))
    B -->|cable| A
    A -->|Host| C["ACK or NACK"]
    C --> A

ACK/NACK enabled

If the reader does not receive an ACK or NACK, transmission is ended after the RX Timeout (see section 5.1.4).

When ACK/NACK protocol is enabled, FIFO must be disabled manually, see section 5.1.3.

PowerScan® M8300 Readers

The transmission protocol takes place between reader, cradle and Host. The reader passes its data (code read) to the cradle, which sends it to the Host. The management of responses (from Host or cradle) depends on the Transmission Mode parameter, see section 5.9.4.

In the following descriptions the completed transmission is indicated by the Beeper Control for Radio Response parameter with its default setting to Normal, see section 5.9.5.

When ACK/NACK is disabled (in One-Way tx mode), there is no control from cradle to Host transmission, the reader responds with the good reception tone.

Transmission Mode = One-Way

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® M8300"] -->|data| B["BC-80X0"]
    B -->|data| C["Host"]
    B -->|cable| C
    D["good RX beep"] --> B
    style A fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style B fill:#ccf,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#cff,stroke:#333

Transmission Mode = Two-Ways

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® M8300"] -->|data| B["BC-80X0"]
    B -->|data| C["Host"]
    B -->|good RX beep| A
    B -->|NACK| B
    B -->|data| C
    B -->|ACK| C
    style B fill:#f9f,stroke:#333
    style C fill:#ccf,stroke:#333

When ACK/NACK is enabled (in Two-Way tx mode), the Host sends an ACK character (06 HEX) in the case of good reception or the NACK character (15 HEX) requesting re-transmission, in the case of bad reception. Only after the ACK character is received by the BC-80X0 does the reader respond with the good reception tone.

If the BC-80X0 does not receive an ACK or NACK, transmission is ended after the RX Timeout, see section 5.1.4. See also Radio Protocol Timeout, section 5.9.1.

When ACK/NACK protocol is enabled, FIFO must be disabled manually, see section 5.1.3.

5.1.3 FIFO

PowerScan® D8330 Readers

This parameter determines whether data (bar codes) are buffered on a First In First Out basis allowing faster data collection in certain cases for example when using slow baud rates and/or hardware handshaking.

If the FIFO buffering is enabled, codes are collected and sent out on the serial line in the order of acquisition. About 800 characters can be collected (buffer full), after which the reader signals an error and discards any further codes until the transmission is restored.

If the FIFO buffering is disabled, each code must be transmitted before another one can be read.

PowerScan ^® M8300 Readers

If enabled, the BC-80X0 collects all messages sent by PowerScan ^® M8300 and sends them in order of acquisition to the connected Host.

If disabled, PowerScan ^® M8300 blocks message transmission until the BC-80X0 has completed transmission towards the Host.

5.1.4 RX Timeout

When the RS-232 interface is selected, the Host can be used to configure the device by sending it command strings (see Appendix A).

This parameter can be used to automatically end data reception from the Host after the specified period of time.

If no character is received from the Host, after the timeout expires, any incomplete string (any string not terminated by ) is flushed from the device buffer.

5.2 PEN PARAMETERS

5.2.1 Minimum Output Pulse

This parameter sets the duration of the output pulse corresponding to the narrowest element in the bar code. In this way the code resolution is controlled by the signal sent to the decoder, independently of the physical resolution of the code read.

The shortest pulse (200 s) corresponds to a high-resolution code emulation and therefore a shorter transfer speed to the decoder (for decoders able to work on high resolution codes). Likewise, longer pulses correspond to low-resolution code emulation and therefore a longer transfer time to the decoder.

5.2.2 Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128

PowerScan® D8330 Series Readers

When using these readers it is possible to convert all codes to Code 39. By disabling this option the decoded codes will be transmitted in their original format, except for the following codes, which are ALWAYS converted into Code 39 format:

MSI, Code 11, Code 16K, Code 49, GS1 DataBar™.

PowerScan® M8300 Series Readers

When using these readers it is possible to choose between converting the decoded codes into either Code 39 format or Code 128 format. It is not possible to disable conversion.

5.2.3 Overflow

This parameter generates a white space before the first bar and after the last bar of the code. The selections are as follows:

narrow = space 10 times the minimum output pulse.

medium = space 20 times the minimum output pulse.

wide = space 30 times the minimum output pulse.

5.2.4 Output and Idle Levels

The following state diagrams describe the different output and idle level combinations for Pen emulation:

Output and Idle Levels

5.2.5 Inter-Block Delay

For the PEN Emulation interface, data are sent to the Host in fixed size blocks of 20 characters each. The inter-block delay parameter allows setting a delay between each block sent to the Host.

5.3 NETWORK PARAMETERS

5.3.1 Slave Address Range First/Last

These parameters define the valid addresses for the Slave cradles on the network. Valid values are in the range 0 to 1999. However, the maximum number of cradles in a single network is 16, (including the Master if present). All cradles in the system must have different addresses.

To reduce system boot time, it is recommended to number the Slaves consecutively, while it is not necessary that the Master cradle address is contained in the range. The network addresses correspond to the radio addresses, see section 4.7.

At system power-up, the Master searches for and initializes all the Slaves found in the valid address range. During this phase the yellow LED on the Master cradle blinks. The time to complete the start up procedure varies depending on the complexity of the network but is typically between a few seconds to a few minutes. Start up cannot be interrupted. At the end of this procedure the system will be operative and can collect data from all devices.

CAUTION

All Slaves must be powered up either before or together with the Master. Slaves successively powered will not be recognized by the system even if their address is in the specified range.

5.3.2 Network Warning Message

The Master cradle can transmit warning messages to the Host regarding some network errors.

/*Slave xxxx not responding*/: when the Master can no longer communicate with the specified Slave previously identified at start up.

/*Frame out of sequence for terminal xxxx*/: if a reader is sending data packets out of sequence. This can happen if there are transmission problems on the network (either connection or communication), or if the reader has correctly transmitted data to a device not on the network (reader configuration error).

The message is sent in the following format:

"Message" CR LF

5.3.3 Reception Warning Message

The Master cradle can transmit warning messages to the Host regarding wrong reception of data. Example:

/\*Two-Ways Out of Sequence!(.....)\*/

This message is transmitted to the Host by the Master cradle when the Master cradle receives a closing string from the Host for a Two-way tx communication, but this was either not open or already closed, therefore the data will be lost. See section 5.9.4.

5.3.4 Master Header/Terminator Selection

In addition to the standard header/terminator selection, the Master cradle can add its own header/terminator to the entire message sent to the Host.

In the STAR-System ^™ network headers and terminators for all RF Devices are disabled by default.

The Master header and terminator default values are as follows depending on the interface selection towards the Host:

RS-232: no header, terminator CR-LF

WEDGE: no header, terminator ENTER

See sections 5.4.1 and 5.4.2.

5.4 DATA FORMAT

For an overview of Message Formatting see Chapter 6.

5.4.1 Header/Terminator Selection

The header/terminator selection is not effected by the reading of the restore default code. In fact, header and terminator default values depend on the interface selection:

RS-232: no header, terminator CR-LF

WEDGE: no header, terminator ENTER

These default values are always restored through the reading of RS-232 or WEDGE interface selection code, see chapter 2.

For the WEDGE interface, the following extended keyboard values can also be configured:

EXTENDED KEYBOARD TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE
	IBM AT IBM 3153APPLE ADB	IBM XT IBM	31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx	Wyse Digital
HEX	KEY	KEY	KEY	KEY
83 ENTER	ENTER	FIELD	EXIT	RETURN
84 TAB	TAB	TAB	TAB
85 F1	F1	F1	F1
86 F2	F2	F2	F2
87 F3	F3	F3	F3
88 F4	F4	F4	F4
89 F5	F5	F5	F5
8A F6	F6	F6	F6
8B F7	F7	F7	F7
8C F8	F8	F8	F8
8D F9	F9	F9	F9
8E F10	F10	F10	F10
8F F11	ESC	F11	F11
90 F12	BACKSPACE	F12		F12
91 HOME	HOME	ENTER	F13
92	END	END	RESET	F14
93	PG UP	PG UP	INSERT	F15
94	PG DOWN	PG DOWN	DELETE	F16
95	↑	↑	FIELD -	UP
96	↓	↓	FIELD +	DOWN
97	←	←	ENTER (Paddle)	LEFT
98	→	→	PRINT	RIGHT
99	ESC	ESC		ESC
9A	CTRL (Right)	CTRL (Right)		CTRL (Right)
9B	Euro	Space	Space	Space

For all devices using IBM AT (compatible) Wedge or USB-KBD interfaces, all values from 9C to FE send the relative simulated keypress when available or else the relative ALT-Mode sequence. See the Hex to Character Conversion Table in Appendix C.

For all devices using other Wedge interfaces, all values from 9C to FE send the Space character.

5.4.2 Define Special Key Sequence

The Special Key(s) for Wedge IBM AT-PS/2 and USB-KBD interface users can be associated with a sequence of keyboard keys that otherwise could not be selected, i.e. ALT + F6, SHIFT + F1. These Special Keys can be used for:

• Headers/Terminators
• Character Replacement
• Field Adjustment

- Custom Code ID

- Advanced Formatting – Define Field

- Advanced Formatting – Additional Fixed Field

Follow the procedure to define the desired Special Key sequence:

1. Read the Enter Configuration code above and select the Special Key to define (one at a time):

Define Special Key 1

Define Special Key 2

Define Special Key 3

Define Special Key 4

Define Special Key 5

1. Read only one code to be associated with the special key sequence:

OR

OR

OR

CTRL + SHIFT

OR

ALT + SHIFT

OR

CTRL + ALT

1. Select the character to be associated with the Special Key sequence by reading the codes corresponding to the 3 character values from Appendix C. Then, read the Exit and Save Configuration code above to complete the Special Key sequence.

The character values having the ^S and ^A symbols require SHIFT or ALT keys or key combinations in step 2, in particular:

^s = the character is obtained in combination with SHIFT

^A = the character is obtained in combination with ALT

The following character values change according to the keyboard nationality.

KEYBCHAR	ITA	USA	FR	BE		DE	UK		ES
!	016^S	016^S	04A	03E	016^S	016^S	016^S	016^S	016^S
"	01E^S	052^S	026	026	01E^S	01E^S	01E^S	01E^S	01E^S
#	052^A	026^S	026^A	026^A	05D	05D	026^A	026^S	026^S
	025^S	025^S	05B	05B	025^S	025^S	025^S	025^A	025^S
%	02E^S	02E^S	052^S	052^S	02E^S	02E^S	02E^S	02E^S	02E^S
&	036^S	03D^S	016	016	036^S	03D^S	036^S	036^S	036^S
'	04E	052	025	025	05D^S	052	04E	05D	03D^S
(	03E^S	046^S	02E	02E	03E^S	046^S	03E^S	03E^S	03E^S
)	046^S	045^S	04E	04E	046^S	045^S	046^S	046^S	046^S
*	05B^S	03E^S	05D	05B^S	05B	03E^S	05B^S	05D^S	052^S
+	05B	055^S	055^S	04A^S	05B	055^S	05B	04E	04C^S
,	041	041	03A	03A	041	041	041	041	041
-	04A	04E	036	055	04A	04E	04A	04A	04E
.	049	049	041^S	041^S	049	049	049	049	049
/	03D^S	04A	049^S	049^S	03D^S	04A	03D^S	03D^S	04A
0	045	045	045^S	045^S	045	045	045	045	045
1	016	016	016^S	016^S	016	016	016	016	016
2	01E	01E	01E^S	01E^S	01E	01E	01E	01E	01E
3	026	026	026^S	026^S	026	026	026	026	026
4	025	025	025^S	025^S	025	025	025	025	025
5	02E	02E	02E^S	02E^S	02E	02E	02E	02E	02E
6	036	036	036^S	036^S	036	036	036	036	036
7	03D	03D	03D^S	03D^S	03D	03D	03D	03D	03D
8	03E	03E	03E^S	03E^S	03E	03E	03E	03E	03E
9	046	046	046^S	046^S	046	046	046	046	046
:	049^S	04C^S	049	049	049^S	04C^S	049^S	049^S	052
;	041^S	04C	041	041	041^S	04C	041^S	041^S	04C
<	061	041^S	061	061	061	041^S	061	061	041^S
=	045^S	055	055	04A	045^S	055	045^S	045^S	04E^S
>	061^S	049^S	061^S	061^S	061^S	049^S	061^S	061^S	049^S
?	04E	04A^S	03A^S	03A^S	04E^S	04A^S	04E^S	04E^S	04A^S
@	04C^A	01E^S	045^A	01E^A	015^A	052^S	01E^A	01E^A	054
[	054^A	054	02E^A	054^A	052^S	054	054^A	03E^A	05B
\	00E	05D	03E^A	061^A	04C^S	061	00E^A	04E^A	051
]	05B^A	05B	04E^A	05B^A	054^S	05B	05B^A	046^A	05D
^	055^S	036^S	046^A	054	00E	036^S	054^S	05B^S	055
_	04A^S	04E^S	03E	055	04A^S	04E^S	04A^S	04A^S	051^S
'(accent)	-	00E	03D^A	05D^A	055^S	00E	054	055^S	054^S
a	01C	01C	015		015	01C	01C	01C	01C
b	032	032	032	032	032	032	032	032	032
c	021	021	021	021	021	021	021	021	021
d	023	023	023	023	023	023	023	023	023
e	024	024	024	024	024	024	024	024	024
f	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B	02B
g	034	034	034	034	034	034	034	034	034
h	033	033	033	033	033	033	033	033	033
i	043	043	043	043	043	043	043	043	043
j	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B	03B
k	042	042	042	042	042	042	042	042	042
l	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B	04B
m	03A	03A	04C	04C	03A	03A	03A	03A	03A
n	031	031	031	031	031	031	031	031	031
o	044	044	044	044	044	044	044	044	044
p	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D	04D
q	015	015	01C	01C	015	015	015	015	015
r	02D	02D	02D	02D	02D	02D	02D	02D	02D
s	01B	01B	01B	01B	01B	01B	01B	01B	01B
t	02C	02C	02C	02C	02C	02C	02C	02C	02C
u	03C	03C	03C	03C	03C	03C	03C	03C	03C
v	02A	02A	02A	02A	02A	02A	02A	02A	02A
CHAR	ITA	USA	FR	BE		DE	UK		ES
w	01D	01D	01A	01A	01D	01D	01D	01D	01D
x	022	022	022	022	022	022	022	022	022
y	035	035	035	035	01A	035	035	035	035
z	01A	01A	01D	01D	035	01A	01A	01A	01A
	-	054^S	025^A	046^A	052	054^S	052^A	03D^A	05B^S
|	00E^S	05D^S	036^A	016^A	04C	061^S	016^A	061^A	06A^S
	-	05B^S	055^A	045^A	054	05B^S	05D^A	045^A	05D^S
~	-	00E^S	01E^A	04A^A	04E	05D^S	-	05B^A	055^S$

NOTE

To use upper case letters, it is necessary to read one of the SHIFT commands from step 2 before the value corresponding to the lower case letters.

The following key values are common to all the keyboard nationalities.

KEYB KEY	ITA	USA	FR	BE	DE	UK	ES	SW	JP
ENTER	05A	05A	05A	05A	05A	05A	05A	05A	05A
TAB	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D	00D
F1	005	005	005	005	005	005	005	005	005
F2	006	006	006	006	006	006	006	006	006
F3	004	004	004	004	004	004	004	004	004
F4	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C	00C
F5	003	003	003	003	003	003	003	003	003
F6	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B	00B
F7	083	083	083	083	083	083	083	083	083
F8	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A	00A
F9	001	001	001	001	001	001	001	001	001
F10	009	009	009	009	009	009	009	009	009
F11	078	078	078	078	078	078	078	078	078
F12	007	007	007	007	007	007	007	007	007
Home	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C	26C
End	269	269	269	269	269	269	269	269	269
PG UP	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D	27D
PG down	27A	27A	27A	27A	27A	27A	27A	27A	27A
CHAR\KEYB	ITA	USA	FR	BE	DE	UK	ES	SW	JP
Up arrow	275	275	275	275	275	275	275	275	275
Downarrow	272	272	272	272	272	272	272	272	272
Leftarrow	26B	26B	26B	26B	26B	26B	26B	26B	26B
Rightarrow	274	274	274	274	274	274	274	274	274
Esc	076	076	076	076	076	076	076	076	076
Ctrlright	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	214	214
€	02E^A	02E^A	024^A	024^A	024^A	025^A	02E^A	02E^A	-
SPACE	029	029	029	029			029		029

NOTE

If Caps Lock Auto-Recognition is disabled, it is necessary to verify that the keyboard caps lock status matches the reader one.

EXAMPLES

- Defining Special Key Sequences -

1. the following example allows defining Special Key 1 as SHIFT + F5:

1. the following example allows defining Special Key 2 as CTRL + S (upper case):

1. the following example allows defining Special Key 3 as Alt + F6:

1. the following example allows defining Special Key 4 as Alt + Shift + F1:

- Integrating Special Keys in Headers/Terminators -

1. the following example allows setting Special Key 1 (defined in example 1 above) as terminator:

1. the following example allows setting Special Key 2 (defined in example 2 above) as header:

1. the following example allows setting Special Key 3 (defined in example 3 above) as header:

1. the following example allows setting Special Key 4 (defined in example 4 above) and ENTER character as terminators:

5.4.3 Address Stamping

It is possible to include the reader address in the message sent to the host. The Reader Address Stamping and the Cradle Address Stamping parameters consist of a 4-digit number in the range 0000 to 1999.

For message output format, refer to chapter 6.

5.4.4 Address Delimiter

The Address Delimiter allows a character to be included to separate the reader Address stamping field from the next field in the message. Any character can be included in the hexadecimal range from 00 to FE.

For message output format, refer to chapter 6.

5.4.5 Time Stamping Format

The Time Stamping parameter sets the format for hour and date information. It consists of 1 or 2 groups of numbers, each one made up of 6 decimal digits.

For example, setting the Hour/Minutes/Seconds/Month/Day/Year format, the information 17:03:16 on June 12, 2002 will be formatted as 170316061202.

5.4.6 Time Stamping Delimiter

The Time Stamping Delimiter allows a character to be included to separate the Time Stamping field from the next field in the message. Any character can be included in the hexadecimal range from 00 to FE.

5.5 POWER SAVE

5.5.1 Sleep State

When using interfaces other than USB, this mode allows the P in the reader to enter a “Sleep” state for minimum power consumption. For D-series readers, this command is only valid when hardware trigger type is selected.

Before entering Sleep mode, the following are verified:

• no commands coming from Host
• no data being transmitted to Host
• Enter Sleep Timeout ended (see section 5.5.2)

To exit Sleep mode press the trigger.

For M8300 series readers, sleep state is entered immediately after reading a code and is not configurable. To exit Sleep mode press the trigger.

When using the USB interface, this mode allows the device to manage Selective Suspend conditions generated by the Host Operating System in which optimizing low power consumption (ex. Windows Stand-by). It is possible to exit the Suspend mode either from the Host (ex. moving the mouse during Stand-by) or through the bar code reader. The latter, called Remote Wakeup, makes the device wake up the Host restoring the communication. Remote Wakeup is possible by pressing the trigger.

5.5.2 Enter Sleep Timeout

For readers that have the Sleep state enabled, this timeout determines when the reader will enter this state.

5.6 READING PARAMETERS

5.6.1 Trigger Signal

This mode determines how the reading phase is controlled when the hardware trigger operating mode is selected:

• trigger active level: the reader goes ON when the trigger is pressed and goes OFF when it is released
• trigger active pulse: the reader goes ON at the first trigger press and goes OFF only at a second press

5.6.2 Trigger Click

When enabled, it activates a "click" sound upon each trigger pressure.

5.6.3 Trigger-Off Timeout

When this timeout is selected, the reader turns OFF automatically after the desired period of time.

5.6.4 Reads per Cycle

In general, a reading cycle corresponds to the ON + OFF times of a device.

The resulting effects of this parameter on code reading depend on other related configuration conditions. Here are the definitions of ON and OFF times.

• For readers using the software trigger parameter (FLASH MODE), a reading cycle corresponds to the flash on + flash off times. Code reading takes place during the flash on time.
• For readers using the hardware trigger parameter, a reading cycle corresponds to a trigger press (ON) + one of the following OFF events:

trigger release (for trigger active level)

a second trigger press (for trigger active pulse)

trigger-off timeout (see section 5.6.3).

When one read per cycle is selected, the device decodes only one code during the ON period and immediately turns the reader OFF. It is only possible to read another code when the next ON time occurs.

In multiple reads per cycle, the ON period is extended so that the device can continue decoding codes until an OFF event occurs. For software trigger mode, the flash on period is immediately reset after each read and therefore extended. If another code is decoded before the reset flash on period expires, it is again reset and the effect is that the device remains ON, decoding codes until the flash on or timeout period expires.

The Safety Time parameter should be used in this case to avoid unwanted multiple reading of the same code, see section 5.6.5.

5.6.5 Safety Time

Safety time prevents the device from immediately decoding the same code more than once. Same code consecutive reading can be disabled requiring the reader to be removed from the code (no decoding) for at least 400 ms, or a timeout can be set up to 9.9 seconds before the decoder will accept the same code. Reading is immediate if the code changes.

The safety time parameter is not applicable when reading stacked codes or when setting one read per cycle in hardware trigger operating mode, since these settings require voluntary action by the user.

5.7 DECODING PARAMETERS

CAUTION

These parameters are intended to enhance the decoding capability of the reader for particular applications. Used incorrectly, they can degrade the reading performance or increase the possibility of a decoding error.

5.7.1 Ink-Spread

The ink-spread parameter allows the decoding of codes, which are not perfectly printed because the page texture tends to absorb the ink.

5.7.2 Overflow Control

The overflow control parameter can be disabled when decoding codes printed on small surfaces, which do not allow the use of an overflow space.

This command does not affect code families 2/5, Code 128 and Code 93.

5.7.3 Interdigit Control

The interdigit control parameter verifies the interdigit spacing for code families Code 39 and Codabar.

5.8 ADVANCED FORMATTING

5.8.1 Match Conditions

Selecting an Advanced Formatting and specifying a Match restriction (Code Type, Code Length, Predefined Characters) the code will be transmitted according to the order of the defined formats.

For example, defining 2 formats where:

• Format 1: Match Code type = Code128
• Format 2: Match Code length = 15 and Match with Predefined Characters "DATA"

a Code128 "DATA:12345ABCDE" with code length 15 will be formatted following the Format 1.

To send the same code with the Format 2 it is necessary to invert the format order as follows:

• Format 1: Match Code length = 15 and Match with Predefined Characters "DATA"
• Format 2: Match Code type = Code128

5.9 RADIO PARAMETERS (M8300 SERIES ONLY)

5.9.1 Radio Protocol Timeout

This parameter sets the valid time to wait before transmission between the M8300 series reader and BC-80X0 cradle is considered failed.

This parameter should be set taking into consideration the radio traffic (number of readers in the same area).

If the RS-232 interface is used with ACK/NACK enabled, this parameter should be at least equal to the RX Timeout parameter for low traffic environments. It should be increased if there are many readers in the same area.

It can be set between 2 and 19 seconds.

5.9.2 Radio RX Timeout

When the scanner is used in a standalone layout (point-to-point or with multiple readers) it can be configured to receive “asynchronous” messages from the host at any time.

There are two modes which can enable the scanner to receive messages from the host:

1) Enable “2 way” Communication Protocol – After the transmission of each bar code, the scanner waits for an acknowledgement from the host ^1 . A message can be sent by the host accompanying this acknowledgement, or in place of it, to display something on the screen or execute a command (such as sound a beep sequence, turn an LED on or off, etc.). If no acknowledgement or message is received from the host within a programmable timeout duration, the radio will be switched off and an “error transmission” beep will be sounded.

2) Independent of the Selected Protocol – The scanner can be configured to keep the radio receiver “awake” for a defined period of time following each transmission. Any message coming from the host1 before expiration of the timeout is accepted. The parameter “Radio RX Timeout” is used for specifying how long the scanner have to wait for a message after receiving each code transmission.

In this mode, the radio can also be “awakened” by pressing the trigger. The scanner can receive a message only if it is linked to the Base (i.e. the scanner has been joined to the Base and has had at last one “valid” transmission after the last power-on). Setting the “Radio RX timeout” value to “00” specifies that the radio never goes into sleep mode (always awake → the scanner can receive a message at any time). Choosing this setting will, of course, consume battery life more quickly.

^1 See Section 6.1 for Host to Scanner message formatting.

5.9.3 Power-Off Timeout

If this command is enabled, after the desired timeout in hours, the PowerScan ^® batteries are disconnected and all power consumption ceases. To restore power, press the trigger once. The reader will now be ready to read codes.

Power-off does not affect configuration parameters.

5.9.4 Transmission Mode

This parameter determines whether the reader receives responses or messages from the Host or not. In One-Way tx mode, neither Host nor cradle responds to the reader.

In Two-Way tx mode, the reader must receive a response from either the cradle or the Host.

The cradle responds (empty message) to the reader, only after good transmission to the Host, for the following conditions: ACK/NACK enabled, see section 5.1.2; WEDGE or PEN interface. For these conditions, it is suggested to prolong the Radio Protocol Timeout, see section 5.9.1.

Enabling Two-Way tx mode temporarily disables FIFO buffering see section 5.1.3.

With ACK/NACK disabled, the Host responds to the reader (through the cradle) with an answer message (message to reader display or command to reader), see section 6.1 and the following figure.

Transmission Mode = Two-Ways

graph LR
    A["PowerScan® M8300"] -->|message| B["BC-80X0"]
    B -->|data| C["Host"]
    B -->|cable| C
    C -->|Host answer message Host answer| B
    B -->|data| C

5.9.5 Beeper Control for Radio Response

For M8300 series readers, the data entry good read tone normally results in two beeps; the first indicates that the reader has decoded the code; the second indicates whether BC-80X0 has received the data.

This can be changed according to the following selections:

♦ Normal: both good decode and good receptions are signaled (two beeps).
♦ Only Good Decode: only the first beep indicating a good read is signaled.
- Only Good Reception: only the second beep indicating a good reception is signaled.
- Off: Neither good read nor good reception beeps are signaled.

For all configurations, any transmission errors will always be signaled.

5.9.6 Single Store

When single store mode is enabled, if the PowerScan ^® M8300 fails to transmit a code to the cradle, it enters a special operating mode that prevents the user from reading bar codes. When such operating mode is entered, the trigger no longer enables bar code reading but is used to retry transmission itself for the number of attempts selected in configuration. Once the transmission is successful the reader returns to the standard mode. If transmission is not successful after the number of configured attempts, the code is discarded.

Single store may be useful if you often read codes at the limit of the coverage area and there is a chance that code transmission can fail. In such case single store allows you to move to a more favorable position or location (i.e. closer to the cradle) and retry transmission without the necessity of re-reading the code since it is already stored in the reader.

Conversely, if single store is disabled, and the user wants to retry transmission, the code must be read again, and therefore the attempt must be made from basically the same location. If the user gives up, he does not know if the transaction was successful. (Actually the transmission could have been successful but the cradle may have been unable to acknowledge the message). There are applications in which there is no risk of transmission failure. In such cases it may be better to disable single store so that the user perceives a more consistent behavior of the trigger in that it always corresponds to code reading.

5.9.7 Batch Mode

This Operating Mode allows storing read codes in the internal reader RAM memory. The stored codes are transmitted to the base station at a later time according to the type of batch mode selected.

Batch mode can be enabled either manually (normal batch mode) or automatically.

Normal batch mode temporarily suspends radio communication between reader and base station allowing codes to be stored in the reader on a FIFO basis. This can be useful for example, if codes must be read from a location where there is no radio network. Upon returning to the system working area, this mode requires reading the Start Normal Batch Transmission bar code to successively transmit the list of stored codes to the base station. The FIFO management assures that the first code read will be the first code to be transmitted to the base station.

The Delete Batch Data bar code allows canceling all bar code data stored in the reader.

Automatic batch mode allows codes to be stored in the reader on a FIFO basis whenever the reader is out of radio range. In this case radio communication is not suspended and transmission is attempted after each code read. If transmission

cannot be successfully completed, then the code is added to the list. When the reader returns in range, transmission of the codes to the base station resumes automatically, according to the selected communication protocol, upon simply pressing and releasing the trigger or by successfully reading a new code.

Each code is listed on the reader display together with its identifying position number and its total number of characters. The three keys under the display have the following function in batch mode:

Key Function
▲	(left) Key	Scroll up in list
ENTER	(center) Key Delete highlighted code
▼	(right) Key Scroll down in list

In batch mode, the selected Transmission Mode determines the behavior of the reader at the time the list of codes is transmitted. If One-way mode is enabled, the codes are transmitted one after the other without interruption. In Two-way mode, after transmitting each code, the reader waits for the Host answer message to be shown on the display. Therefore, in Two-way transmission mode and normal batch mode, the Start Normal Batch Transmission bar code must be read after each code to continue, whereas with automatic batch mode just pull and release the trigger after each code.

The code, which has a transmission pending, is shown on the display in reverse video indicating that it cannot be deleted.

5.9.8 Find Me (PowerScan ^® M8300 only)

If enabled, after a timeout of a few minutes in which PowerScan ^® M8300 is not used, it enters stand-by mode and its green LED starts blinking in order to signal its location.

5.10 DISPLAY PARAMETERS (SOME M8300 MODELS ONLY)

5.10.1 Display Mode

The user can control the reader display behavior according to the following selections:

Normal mode: When a bar code is read with the reader:

• The code is sent to the Host.
• The reader display is not cleared. Therefore if any previous data was displayed on the reader screen it remains.
• There is no Local Echo to the reader display.

Clear Display After Decode mode: When a bar code is read with the reader:

• The code is sent to the Host.
• The reader display is cleared. Therefore if any previous data was displayed on the reader screen it is cancelled and the screen remains blank.
• There is no Local Echo of the code to the reader display.

Local Echo mode: When a bar code is read with the reader:

• The code is sent to the Host.
• The reader display is cleared.
• The code is also sent to the reader display (Local Echo).
• The cursor is positioned after the last printed character on the reader display.

Host messages sent to the reader are always written to the reader display.

5.11 CONFIGURATION EDITING COMMANDS

The following commands carry out their specific function and then exit the configuration environment.

Command	Description
	Restore PowerScan® reader default configuration (see the relative Quick Reference Guide for default settings)
	Transmit the PowerScan® D8330 or PowerScan® M8300 software release
	Transmit PowerScan® reader configuration in ASCII format.This command is not effective with Pen emulation interface.
	Restore BC-80X0 default configuration (see the relative Quick Reference Guide for default settings)
	Transmit the BC-80X0 Software release.
	Transmit BC-80X0 configuration in ASCII format.This command is not effective with Pen emulation interface.

5.12 CUSTOM DEFAULT CONFIGURATION

Read the following code to set the reader user-defined configuration as custom default configuration:

Save User-defined Configuration as Custom Default

Read the following code whenever you need to restore the custom default configuration:

Restore Custom Default Configuration

5.13 CODE TYPE RECOGNITION

This procedure allows the reader to enter a particular state during which it reads and transmits to the Host information about the family type of codes unknown to the user (with the exception of MSI, Code 49 and Code 16k code types). It is also possible to read and transmit configuration strings without interpreting them.

All codes are read ignoring the check digit.

Follow the given procedure:

① Read the following code to enter the code type recognition mode:

code type recognition

② Read existing codes whose family type you need to check.
③ Read the following code to return to the reader's normal functioning:

exit code type recognition mode

5.14 CONFIGURATION COPYING COMMANDS

5.14.1 Copy PowerScan ^® D8330 Series

Procedure:

① Connect the master (correctly configured reader) and the slave (reader to be configured) together through two RS-232 serial interface cables and external power supply. Accessory cables and power supply are available from your Psion Teklogix distributor to provide this connection.
RS-232 Cables: CAB471 & CAB472
Power Supply: PG5
② Using the slave reader, read the Restore Default bar code and then the RS-232 interface bar code from chapter 4 of this manual or from the Quick Reference Guide.
③ With the master reader, read the Configuration Copy bar code below.

Copy Configuration

The configuration will be copied from the master to the slave reader. The slave reader signals the end of the procedure with a series of beeps.

Note: The master reader can be configured for any interface.

5.14.2 Copy PowerScan ^® M8300 Series

Procedure:

① Using the slave reader and its BC-80X0 cradle, follow the initialization procedure in chapter 4 of this manual or from the Quick Reference Guide.
② With the master PowerScan ^® M8300 (correctly configured reader), read the Copy Configuration bar code below. Then place it onto an BC-80X0 cradle within 10 seconds. The reader will beep indicating the configuration has been copied.

The configuration will be simultaneously sent over the RS-232 interface of the BC-80X0. If this causes undesired effects disconnect the RS-232 cable between the PC and BC-80X0 during this process.

Copy Configuration

③ With the slave PowerScan ^® M8300, read the Get Configuration bar code below. Then place it onto the same BC-80X0 cradle used in the step above. The slave reader's address will not be changed.

Get Configuration

The configuration will be copied from the master to the slave PowerScan ^® M8300. The slave PowerScan ^® M8300 signals the end of the procedure with a series of beeps. It is now ready to be used with its own BC-80X0 cradle.

④ Repeat the procedure above to configure other slave readers. The BC-80X0 can continue to configure slave readers until it receives another command or data.

5.14.3 Copy BC-80X0

Procedure:

① Using the slave reader and its BC-80X0 cradle, read the Restore Default bar code, set the radio address, and then read the RS-232 interface bar code from chapter 4 of this manual or from the Quick Reference Guide.
② Connect the master BC-80X0 and the slave BC-80X0 (cradle to be configured) together through two RS-232 serial interface cables and external power supply. Accessory cables and power supply are available from your Psion Teklogix distributor to provide this connection.

RS-232 Cables: CAB471 & CAB472

Power Supply: PG12

③ Read the Configuration Copy bar code below with a reader. Then place it onto the master BC-80X0 cradle.

Copy Configuration

The configuration will be copied from the master BC-80X0 to the slave BC-80X0. The reader signals the end of the procedure with a series of beeps.

④ Repeat the procedure above to configure other slave cradles.

Note: The master BC-80X0 can be configured for any interface.

5.15 DEFAULT PARAMETERS FOR POS TERMINALS

The default values of the RS-232 and Data Format parameters for POS terminals are listed in the following table:

	NIXDORF	Mode	A	FUJITSU
RS-232 Group
Baud Rate 9600 9600 9600
Parity	Odd	None
Data Bits 8 8 8
Stop Bits	1 1 1
Handshaking	Hardware (RTS/CTS)	None	RTS always ON
ACK/NACK Protocol	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
FIFO	Disabled	Enabled	Enabled
Inter-Character Delay Disabled		Disabled	Disabled
RX Timeout	9.9 sec	2 sec	9.9 sec
Serial Trigger Lock	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Data Format Group
Code Identifier	Custom	Custom	Custom
Header	No Header	No Header	No Header
Terminator	CR	CR	CR
Field Adjustment	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Code Length TX	Not Transmitted	Not Transmitted	Not Transmitted
Character Replacement	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Address Stamping	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Address Delimiter	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Time Stamping	Disabled	Disabled	Disabled
Time Delimiter Disabled	Disabled	Disabled

The table below lists all the Code Identifiers available for the POS terminals:

CODE	NIXDORF Mode A	FUJITSU	ICL Mode
UPC-A	A0	A	A
UPC-E	C0	E	E
EAN-8	B	FF	FF
EAN-13	A	F	F
Code 39	M	None	C [code length]
Codabar	N	None	N [code length]
Code 128	K	None	L [code length]
Interleaved 2 of 5	I	None	I [code length]
Code 93	L	None	None
Industrial 2 of 5	H	None	H [code length]
UCC/EAN 128 P	None	L [code length]
MSI	O	None	None
GS1 DATABARTM E	None	None
Other	None	None	None

5.16 FIRMWARE UPGRADE

Device firmware upgrades can be performed using the Downloader utility tool (downloadable from the original manufacturer's web site: http://www.scanning.datalogic.com) from your PC through the USB communication.

Procedure:

① Launch the Downloader tool on your PC.
② Connect the device to the PC via USB interface.
③ Read the code given below and position the reader onto the cradle:

prepare device for firmware upgrade

OR

Press the cradle button if present (to only update the cradle).

The device will automatically be reset.

④ Proceed with the firmware upgrade (see the Downloader utility help on-line for details).

CAUTION

Do not interrupt firmware upgrade downloading for any reason.

6 MESSAGE FORMATTING

The system always provides scanner to host data communication using the following message formatting:

Output Message from PowerScan® D8330 or PowerScan® M8300 Stand-alone Towards Host

[Header] [Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] ] [Cradle_Addr] [Cradle_Addr_delimiter] [Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Code ID] [Code Length] CODE [Terminator]

[Items in square brackets are optional.]

Output Message from PowerScan® M8300 STAR-System™ Towards Host [Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Header] [Code ID] [Code Length] CODE [Terminator]

[Items in square brackets are optional.]

For PowerScan ^® M8300 models with display, if the RS-232 interface is selected for communication between the Host and the BC-80X0 cradle, then the following additional communications between Host and Scanner can occur:

• The Host can send messages to any scanner associated with that cradle to control the Scanner's display, LEDs and beeper.
• The Scanner can send up to 3 user-defined characters to the Host using the 3 command keys on the Scanner.

These communications and their relative message formatting are detailed in the following paragraphs.

6.1 MESSAGES FROM HOST TO READER

The general format to enable the Scanner for a 2 way communication is:

[Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] MESSAGE [CR]

NOTE:

- If you have enabled the Scanner Address Stamping or the Scanner Address Delimiter, you must specify them in every message.

The general format for other asynchronous messages is:

[Scanner\_Addr] [Scanner\_Addr\_delimiter] [DC2] MESSAGE [CR]

where DC2 is ASCII 0x12 (^R) character.

• If you have not enabled the Scanner Address Stamping or the Scanner Address Delimiter, you must not specify them. In this case all messages will be implicitly addressed to the 'binded' Scanner of the cradle directly connected to the serial line.
• The Scanner can only receive messages if two-way mode is enabled. (See section 5.9.4, "Transmission Mode", command is on page 160).
• Messages cannot start with '\$+' because they would be interpreted as a configuration command.
• You can send a message to the Scanner only while it is on. This happens when it has sent a message to the host and the radio timeout has not yet expired. (See section 5.9.1, "Radio Protocol Timeout"; command is on page 131).
• If you want to control the Scanner's beeper from the host, you will also probably want to disable the good transmission beep that is emitted when the code is received from the cradle. (See command on page 87).

The message field can store plain text and escape sequences.

• Escape sequences are interpreted as commands.
• Plain text is directly printed on the display. If writing beyond the end of line, the display does not wrap automatically. Extra characters are ignored. Control characters are not interpreted (i.e. LF, FF, etc.).

6.1.1 Cursor Control

ESC [nA Up n rows, no scroll
ESC [nB Down n rows, no scroll
ESC [nC Right n columns
ESC [nD Left n columns
ESC [G CR
ESC [r; cH Move to row r, column c
(ESC[1;1H is the upper left character position of the display)
ESC D Down 1 row, with scroll
ESC E CR and cursor down 1 row with scroll
ESC M Up 1 row and scroll 

NOTES:

- Since CR is used as the message terminator, you must use ESC [ G or ESC E to print a CR.

• The cursor row position is not affected by the currently selected font. The display always has 4 rows, so when writing with the large font, actually two rows are written to: the current one and the one below it. You will need two ESC E commands to step from one row to the next when using the large font.
• The cursor column position is affected by the currently selected font. Therefore, column 6 is 36 pixels from the left border only if you last selected the 6x8 font; otherwise it could be 48 or 72 pixels from the left border.

6.1.2 Font Selection

ESC [0 m	Normal mode
ESC [7 m	Reverse mode
ESC # 4	Large font: subsequent characters are written on the current row and the row below it using the 12x16 font which allows for two rows of eight characters on the display.
ESC # 5	Normal font: subsequent characters are written using the 6x8 font, which allows for four rows of sixteen characters on the display.
ESC # 7	Medium font: subsequent characters are written using the 8x8 font, which allows for four rows of twelve characters on the display.

6.1.3 Clearing Display

ESC [0 K	From cursor position to end of line inclusive
ESC [1 K	From beginning of line to cursor position (not inclusive)
ESC [2 K	Entire line
ESC [0 J	From cursor position to end of display inclusive
ESC [1 J	From beginning of display to cursor position (not inclusive)
ESC [2 J	Entire display; moves cursor to upper left corner on display

6.1.4 LED and Beeper Control

ESC [0 q	Emit short High tone + short delay
ESC [1 q	Emit short Low tone + short delay
ESC [2 q	Emit long Low tone + short delay
ESC [3 q	Emit good read tone
ESC [4 q	Emit bad tx tone
ESC [5 q	Wait 100 ms
ESC [6 q	Turn on the green LED
ESC [7 q	Turn off the green LED
ESC [8 q	Turn on the red LED
ESC [9 q	Turn off the red LED

The LED control escape sequences are intended to activate the LEDs for short periods of time and can be used in combination with the Beeper. The LED and Beeper will be controlled by the system after the entire command sequence is interpreted.

Example:

ESC [6 q ESC [3 q ESC [7 q

Turns on the green LED, emits a good read tone, and turns off the green LED.

ESC [6 q ESC [5 q ESC [7 q

Turns on the green LED for 100 ms and then turns off the green LED.

6.1.5 Setting RTC

ESC [0 p d d m m y y

Set date to day, month, year

ESC [1 p h h m m

Set time to hours, minutes; seconds are automatically set to 00.

6.2 MESSAGES FROM SCANNER COMMAND KEYS

The PowerScan ^® M8300 series scanners with display have 3 command keys that can each be associated with a character to send to the host.

By pressing the keys on the scanner, the associated character with its relative message formatting is sent to the Host. For example, keys can be used to select items from a menu sent to the scanner display by the application program.

The general format is:

[Header] [Scanner_Addr] [Scanner_Addr_delimiter] ] [Cradle_Addr] [Cradle_Addr_delimiter] [Time stamp] [Ts_delimiter] [Code ID] [Code Length] KeyID [Terminator]

[Items in square brackets are optional.]

The messages are handled by the system as if they were bar codes, that's why KeyID can have so many fields appended to it. If in your application there is some chance of reading a 1-char bar code identical to KeyID, the way you can distinguish between the two is to enable the Code ID: The KeyID is the only 1-character long EAN 8 code.

Refer to section 5.3 for a compete description of the optional message fields in square brackets.

The default characters associated with each key (KeyID) are shown in the following table:

Default Key Identifiers
Key KeyID
▲ (left) Key '<'
ENTER	(center) Key '='
▼	(right)	Key	'>'

7 TECHNICAL FEATURES

7.1 POWERSCAN ^® D8330

Electrical Features	PowerScan® D8330 PowerScan® D8330 AR
Power Supply 4 to 30 VDC
Max. Consumption
@ 4V	420 mA	500 mA
@ 5V	310 mA	370 mA
@ 30 V	62 mA	70 mA
Sleep Mode	4 mA	4 mA
Reading Indicators	Good Read LED (green)Good Read Spot (green), Beeper
Host Interfaces
RS-232 300 to 38400 baud
WEDGE	IBM AT or PS/2, XT, PC Notebook, IBM SURE1, IBM 3153, 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx terminals, Wyse terminals, Digital VT terminals, Apple ADB Bus supported
PEN Emulation	Selectable minimum pulse from 200 μS to 1.2 mS
USB	USB-KBD, USB-KBD-ALT-MODE, USB-KBD APPLE, USB-COM, USB-IBM-Table Top, USB-IBM-Hand Held
Laser Features	D8330	D8330
Light Source VLD between 630~680 nm
Scan Rate 35 ± 5 scans/sec
Power (max) in mW 0.9 mW 1.3 mW
Scan Angle 42°		13.5° ± 0.7
PCS minimum(Manufacturer's Test Chart)	15%	25%
Maximum Resolution 0.076 mm (3 mils)	0.19 mm (7.5 mils)
Reading Field Width	see reading diagrams (section 7.6)
Laser Safety Class	Class 2 EN 60825-1/CDRH
Environmental Features
Working Temperature	-30° to +50 °C / -22° to +122 °F
Storage Temperature	-30° to +70 °C / -22° to +158 °F
Humidity	90% non condensing
Drop resistance (on concrete)	IEC 68-2-32 Test ED 2 m
Protection class	IP65
Mechanical Features
Weight (without cable)	about 295 g (10.4 oz)
Dimensions	205 x 114 x 69 mm (8.07 x 4.49 x 2.72 in)
Cable length	2 m (6 ft 6 in)
Material	Polycarbonate molded with rubber

7.2 POWERSCAN ^® M8300

Electrical and General Features
Battery Type 2150 Li-Ion battery pack
Recharge Time	max. 4 hours with external power supply max 10 hours with Host power
Operating autonomy (continuous reading)	60,000 reads (typical)
Display (Only available with some models)	LCD 4 lines x 16 chars Programmable font and backlight
Indicators Good Read LED (green)	Good Read Spot (green), Beeper
Laser Features	M8300	M8300
Light Source VLD between 630~680 nm
Scan Rate 35 ± 5 scans/sec
Power (max) in mW 0.9 mW 1.3 mW
Scan Angle 42°		13.5° ± 0.7
PCS minimum (Manufacturer's Test Chart)	15%	25%
Maximum Resolution 0.076 mm (3 mils)	0.19 mm (7.5 mils)
Reading Field Width see reading diagrams (section 7.6)
Laser Safety Class CLASS 2 EN 608	25-1 / CDRH
Environmental Features
Working Temperature	-20° to +50 °C / -4° to +122 °F
Storage Temperature	-20° to +70 °C / -4° to +158 °F
Humidity	90% non condensing
Drop resistance (on concrete) IEC 68-2-32 Test ED	2 m
Protection Class	IP65 (IP64 for models with display)
Mechanical Features
Weight (with batteries)	about 400 g (14.10 oz)
Dimensions	212 x 109 x 71 mm (8.34 x 4.49 x 2.79 in)
Material	Polycarbonate molded with rubber

7.3 BC-80X0 / C-8000

		BC-80X0	C-8000
Electrical and General Features
Supply Voltage
External Power 10 to 30 VDC
Host Power 5 VDC ±10%
Power Consumption
External Power max. 10 W (charging)*
Host Power max. 500 mA (charging)
Indicators Ext. Power /Data yellow LED Host Power/Data yellow LED Reader batt. state green/red LED Aux. batt. state green/red LED (BC-8000/C-8000 only) beeper
Recharge Time
	External Power max. 4 hours with 2150 mAh Li-Ion battery
	Host Power max. 10 hours with 2150 mAh Li-Ion battery
Host Interfaces
RS-232 300 to 38400 baud 9600 baud
WEDGE		IBM AT or PS/2, XT, PC Notebook, IBM SURE1, IBM 3153, 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx terminals, Wyse terminals, Digital VT terminals, Apple ADB Bus supported	Not supported
PEN Emulation		Selectable minimum pulse from 200 μS to 1.2 mS	Not supported
USB		USB-KBD, USB-KBD-ALT-MODE, USB-KBD APPLE, USB-COM, USB-IBM-Table Top, USB-IBM-Hand Held	USB-COM
Environmental Features
Working Temperature -20° to +50 °C / -4° to +122 °F**
Storage Temperature		-20° to +70 C / -4° to +158° F
Humidity		90% non condensing
Protection		IP40
Mechanical Features
Weight without cable		about 380 g / 13.4 oz
Dimensions (without antenna)		204 x 108 x 95 mm / 9.44 x 4.25 x 3.74 in
Material		ABS

* Having a switching regulator inside, the BC-80X0 and C-8000 draw the same power, regardless of the supply voltage. i.e. as the input voltage increases the current drawn decreases.
** Batteries must be charged at a temperature ranging from 0° to +40 °C / +32° to +104 °F.

7.4 SYSTEM AND RADIO FEATURES

Radio Features	European Models USA Models
Radio Frequency 433.92 MHz 910 MHz
Bit Rate 19200 36800
Range (in open air) 50 m 30 m
System Configurations	BC-8000 model only ST	ARGATE ^TM
Maximum number of devices per base station	32	255
Maximum number of devices in the same reading area	2000
Maximum number of base stations in network	16 (including cradle Master)

7.5 STATUS INDICATORS

The scanner has two indicator LEDs and a Beeper. The BC-8000 and C-8000 cradles have four LED indicators (three for BC-8010 model) and a Beeper. They signal several operating conditions, which are described in the tables below.

$$ \mathbf {H} = \text { high tone } \quad \mathbf {L} = \text { low tone } $$

POWERSCAN® D8330/M8300 READER START-UP

Beeper1	Meaning
LLLL Parameters loaded correctly
HHH long tones	Parameter loading error, reading or writing error in the non volatile memory
HLHL Hardware error in EEPROM

POWERSCAN® D8330/M8300 READER CONFIGURATION

Beeper1	Meaning
H H H H Correct entry or exit from Configuration mode
L Good read of a command
L L L	Command read error

POWERSCAN® D8330/M8300 READER DATA ENTRY

Beeper ^1	LED	Good Read	Spot Meaning
one beep ^2	ON ON	Correct read of	a code in normal mode
H L long	TX buffer full (when FIFO is enabled) or TX error between PowerScan ^ M8300 and BC-8000
H long ON	ON Successful advanced format concatenation
H H H	Timeout expired – operation not completed
H H long	Error in advanced data formatting
OFF	OFF Ready to read a code

^1 Only the Beeper Intensity command can modify these signals.
^2 The data entry good read tone is user-configurable with all the Beeper commands in the Reading Parameters section.

For M-series readers, normally this results in two beeps; the first indicates that the reader has decoded the code, the second indicates whether BC-80X0 has received the data. See also section 5.9.5.

POWERSCAN ^® M8300 POWER

Beeper	LED	Meaning
10 short H	10 short blinks	Low Battery
H M L		Power off

H = high tone

M = medium tone

L = low tone

POWERSCAN ^® M8300 BIND, JOIN, COPY COMMANDS

Beeper ^1	LED	Meaning
	Blinking	Command accepted; reader ready to be inserted into the cradle
L		Success
H L long tones	Failure

BC-80X0/C-8000 POWER/COMMUNICATION

Aux LED Host LED		Meaning
Yellow	Yellow
OFF	OFF	Device off
ON Power applied through an external power supply
ON Power applied through the Host
Flashing Flashing Transmission over the Host port

BC-80X0/C-8000 CHARGE STATUS

Reader LED			Meaning
Red	Green	Beeper
OFF OFF No reader battery inserted
ON Reader battery in charge
ON single beep Reader battery completely charged
Flashing orange		Reader battery fault
Alternating red/green		repetitive beep	Charging out of temperature range, over-current or over-voltage conditions
Alternating red/green every 30 seconds		beep every 30 seconds	Reader not correctly inserted onto cradle, no charging takes place
Spare LED (not for BC-8010)			Meaning
Red	Green	Beeper
OFF OFF No Spare battery inserted in the SBS-3000 slot
ON Spare battery in charge
ON		Spare battery completely charged
Flashing orange		Spare battery fault
Alternating red/green		repetitive beep	Charging out of temperature range, over-current or over-voltage conditions
Alternating red/green every 30 seconds		beep every 30 seconds	Spare battery not correctly inserted into SBS-3000, no charging takes place

7.6 READING DIAGRAMS

POWERSCAN® D8330/M8300

POWERSCAN® D8330/M8300 AR models

*on reflective labels.
NOTE: Typical performance at 20^ C / 68^ F on high quality bar codes

A HOST CONFIGURATION STRINGS

In this section we provide a description of how to modify the device configuration using serial strings sent from the Host.

This method requires the RS-232 interface.

The device configuration can be changed by receiving commands from the Host through the serial interface. When this method is used, the programming sequence format is the following:

graph TD
    A["Command"] --> B["CR-+"]
    B --> C["Carriage return character (0D Hex.)"]
    B --> D["Exit and Save configuration"]
    B --> E["Character sequence in following tables"]
    E --> F["Enter configuration environment"]

Example:

Multiple command programming sequence:

graph TD
    A["$+"] --> B["BG1"]
    B --> C["AC410132BH"]
    C --> D["CR"]
    D --> E["Carriage return character (0D Hex.)"]
    D --> F["Exit and save new configuration"]
    C --> G["Matrix 2/5 3 bars: no check digit, variable length code from 1 to 32 characters"]
    C --> H["Beeper tone 1"]
    C --> I["Beeper low intensity"]
    C --> J["Enter configuration environment"]

Each configuration parameter setting removes the condition previously active for that parameter.

NOTE

The device buffer can contain about 400 characters. If your programming string goes over this value, you must split it into separate groups and send each group after a delay of at least 3 seconds to give the reader time to empty the buffer and interpret the commands.

SERIAL CONFIGURATION STRINGS

SPECIAL CONFIGURATION COMMANDS
DESCRIPTION	STRING
Enter Configuration +
Exit and Save Configuration-
Restore Default +*
Transmit Software Release (not for PEN emulation) +!
Transmit Device Configuration in ASCII (not for PEN emulation) +&
Set Custom Default +0
Restore Custom Default +1

These commands do not require \$-.

INTERFACE SELECTION
DESCRIPTION			STRING
RS-232 Standard CP0
WEDGE	for IBM AT		CP500
	for IBM Terminals: 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx; make-break keyboard		CP501
	for IBM Terminals: 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx; make-only keyboard		CP502
	Keyboard Type for IBM Terminals 31xx, 32xx, 34xx, 37xx	typewriter	FK0
		advanced	FK1
	for IBM XT
	for IBM Terminal 3153		CP504
	for IBM PC Notebook		CP505
	for IBM SURE1
	for IBM AT - ALT mode		CP507
	for IBM PC Notebook - ALT mode		CP508
	for Wyse Terminal - ANSI Keyboard		CP509
	for Wyse Terminal - PC Keyboard		CP510
	for Wyse Terminal - ASCII Keyboard		CP511
	for Wyse Terminal - VT220 style Keyboard		CP514
	for Digital Terminals VT2xx/3xx/4xx		CP512
PEN EMULATION			CP6
USB	USB-KBD		UA03
	USB-KBD-ALT-MODE		UA04
	USB-KBD-APPLE		UA05
	USB-COM		UA02
	USB-IBM-Table Top		UA00
	USB-IBM-Hand Held		UA01
RS-232
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Baud Rate 300 CD1
	600	CD2
	1200	CD3
	2400	CD4
	4800	CD5
	9600	CD6
	19200	CD7
	38400	CD8
Parity	none CC0
	even	CC1
	odd	CC2
Data Bits 7 CA0
	8 CA1
	9 CA2
Stop Bits 1 CB0
	2 CB1
Handshaking	disable CE0
	RTS/CTS	CE1
	XON/XOFF	CE2
	RTS always On	CE3
ACK/NACK Protocol	disable	ER0
	enable	ER1
FIFO	disable	EC0
	enable	EC1
Inter-character Delay (ms)		CK00 - CK99
RX Timeout (100 ms)		CL00 - CL99
Serial Trigger Lock	disable	CR0
	enable and select characters	CR1ab

a= Hex values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE enabling the device trigger.
b = HEX values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE inhibiting the device trigger.

USB
DESCRIPTION		STRING
USB-COM
Handshaking	disable	CE0
	RTS/CTS
	XON/XOFF
	RTS always
ACK/NACK Protocol disable ER0
FIFO	enable
Inter-character Delay (ms) CK00 - CK99
RX Timeout (100 ms)		CL00 - CL99
Serial Trigger Lock disable CR0
		ab
USB-KBD
Keyboard Nationality(not for USB-KBD-ALT-MODE)	Belgian FJ7
	English (UK)	FJ4
	French
	German	FJ3
	Italian	FJ1
	Spanish	FJ6
	Swedish
	USA	FJ0
Keyboard Nationality(IBM AT compatible only)	Japanese	FJ8
	Russian (Latin)	FJ9
	Russian (Cyrillic)
	Hungarian	FJB
	Slovenian, Croatian, Serbian (Latin)	FJC
	Romanian	FJD
	Czech Republic
FIFO	disable	EC0
	enable
Delays	Inter-Character (ms)	CK00 - CK99
	Inter-Code (s)	FG00 - FG99
USB Keyboard Speed	normal	UT10
	fast	UT01

a= Hex values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE enabling the device trigger.
b = HEX values representing an ASCII character from 00 to FE inhibiting the device trigger.

WEDGE
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Keyboard Nationality Belgian FJ7
	English	(UK)
	French
	German	FJ3
	Italian
	Spanish	FJ6
	Swedish	FJ5
	USA
Keyboard Nationality Japanese FJ8 (IBM AT compatible only)
	Russian (Latin) FJ9
	Russian	(Cyrillic)
	Hungarian	FJB
	FJC
	Romanian	FJD
	Czech	Republic
Caps Lock	caps Lock ON	FE1
	caps	Lock
Caps Lock Auto-Recognition (IBM AT compatible only)	disable	FP0
	enable	FP1
Num Lock num lock unchanged	toggle num lock	FL1
	FL0
Delays	Inter-Character (ms)	CK00 - CK99
	Inter-Code (s)	FG00 - FG99
Control Character Emulation Ctrl + Key	Ctrl + Shift + Key	FO0
	FO1

PEN
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Operating Mode	interpret (does not require + or-)	]
	transparent (does not require+ or -)	[
Minimum Output Pulse	200μs	DG0
	400μs	DG1
	600μs	DG2
	800μs	DG3
	1 ms	DG4
	1.2 ms	DG5
Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128	disable conversion to Code 39(D series only)	DA0
	enable conversion to Code 39	DA1
	enable conversion to Code 128(M series only)	DA2
Output Level	normal	DD0
	inverted	DD1
PEN (continued)
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Idle Level normal DE0
	inverted
Overflow	narrow overflow
	medium	overflow
	wide overflow
Inter-block Delay (100 ms)		CK00-CK99

NETWORK
DESCRIPTION		STRING
RS-485 Network Disable Net	work RZ0
	Enable RS-485
	Enable RS-485
Slave Address Range	Minimum Address	JB0000-1999
	Maximum Address
Network Baud Rate	9600	JE0
	19200	JE1
	38400	JE2
Network Warning Message	not transmitted	JG0
	transmitted	JG1
Transmission Warning Message	not transmitted	JH0
	transmitted	JH1
Master Header	no header	JA00
	one character	x
	two characters	xx
	three characters	xxx
	four characters	xxxx
	five characters	xxxxx
	six characters	xxxxxx
	seven characters	xxxxxxxx
	eight characters	xxxxxxxxx
Master Terminator	no terminator	JA10
	one character	x
	two characters	xx
	three characters	xxx
	four characters	xxxx
	Five characters	JA15xxxxx
	six characters	JA16xxxxxx
	seven characters	JA17xxxxxxxx
	eight characters	xxxxxxxxx

x= Hex value from 00 to FE representing an ASCII character

DATA FORMAT
NOT FOR PEN EMULATION INTERFACES
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Code Identifier disable EBO
	Manufacturer	Standard
	AIM	standard
	custom
Custom Code Identifier EH		abc
Headers	no header
	one character	x
	two characters	xx
	three characters	xxx
	four characters	xxxx
	five characters	EA05 xxxxx
	six characters	EA06 xxxxxx
	seven characters	xxxxxxxx
	eight characters	EA08xxxxxxxx
Terminators	no terminator	EA10
	one character	x
	two characters	xx
	three characters	xxx
	four characters	xxxx
	five characters	EA15 xxxxx
	six characters	EA16 xxxxxx
	seven characters	xxxxxxxx
	eight characters	EA18xxxxxxxx

EB3

E/A

a = ASCII character.

b, c, x = HEX values representing an ASCII character.

a = ASCII character of the MANUFACTURER STANDARD Code Identifier from the table on page 71.

b = Hex value of the first Custom Code Identifier character from 00 to FD; FF = disable Code Identifier

c= Hex value of the second Custom Code Identifier character from 00 to FD; FF = disable second character of Custom Code Identifier

x= Hex value from 00 to FE

DATA FORMAT (continued)
NOT FOR PEN EMULATION INTERFACES
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Code Length Tx not transmitted transmitted in variable-digit transmitted in fixed 4-digit format	EE0
	format EE1
	format EE2
Field Adjustment disable EF0
		a0 d
		a1 d
		a2 d
		a3 d
Field Adjustment Character EG		e
Character Replacement disable character replacement EO0
		afg
		EO2afg
		afg
Address Stamping	disable reader address stamping	RU0
	enable reader address stamping	RU1
	disable cradle address stamping	RW0
	enable cradle address stamping RW1
Address Delimiter	disable reader address delimiter	RV0
	enable reader address delimiter and select character	RV1 h
	disable cradle address delimiter	RY0
	enable cradle address delimiter and select character	RY1 h
Time Stamping	disable IL0
	hour/minutes/seconds/month/day/year	IL1
	hour/minutes/seconds/day/month/year	IL2
	hour/minutes/seconds	IL3
	month/day/year	IL4
	day/month/year	IL5
Time Stamping Delimiter	disable time stamping delimiter	IM0
	enable time stamping delimiter and select character	IM1h

a= ASCII character.
d= a number from the Hex/Numeric Table
e, f, g, h= HEX values representing an ASCII character
a= ASCII character of the MANUFACTURER STANDARD Code Identifier from the table on page 71.
d = a number in the range 01-32 from the Hex/Numeric Table
e= Hex value from 00 to FE
f= Hex value of the character to be replaced from 00 to FE
g= Hex value of the new character to insert from 00 to FE FF = replace with no new character (remove character)
h = a HEX value in the range from 00 - FE representing the ASCII character.

POWER SAVE
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Sleep State disable BQ0(only for D8330 series)
	enable BQ1
Enter Sleep Timeout (100 ms)		BR00-BR99

READING PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Trigger Type software trigger BK0
		hardware trigger
		always on
Trigger Signal trigger active level	BA0
	trigger	active
Trigger Click disable Bc0
	enable	Bc1
Trigger-off Timeout (s)		BD00 - BD99
FLASH ON (100 ms)		BB001 - BB099
FLASH OFF (100 ms)		BB101 - BB199
Reads per Cycle	one read	BC0
	multiple	reads
Safety Time (100 ms)		BE00 - BE99
Beeper Intensity	very low intensity	BG0
	low intensity
	medium intensity
	high intensity
Beeper Tone	tone 1	BH0
	tone 2
	tone 3
	tone 4
Beeper Type	monotone	BJ0
	bitonal	BJ1
Beeper Length	long	BI0
	short	BI1
Good Read Spot Duration	disable	BV0
	short	BV1
	medium	BV2
	long	BV3
Aiming System	disabled	Bj0
	enabled	Bj1
Cradle Beeper Intensity	disable	JI0
	low intensity
	medium intensity
	high intensity
DECODING PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Ink-spread	disable AX0
	enable	AX1
Overflow Control disable	AW1
	enable	AW0
Interdigit Control disable	AV0
	enable	AV1
Puzzle SolverTM	disable AU0
	enable	AU1
Decoding Safety one read	ED0
	two reads
	three reads
	four reads

CODE SELECTION
DESCRIPTION			STRING
DISABLE ALL FAMILY CODES			AZ0
EAN/UPC	disable EAN/UPC family		AA0
	EAN 8/EAN 13/UPC A/UPC E	without ADD ON	AA1
		with ADD ON	AA5
		with and without ADD ON	AA8
	EAN 8/EAN 13	without ADD ON	AA3
		with ADD ON 2 ONLY	AAK
		with ADD ON 5 ONLY	AAL
		with ADD ON 2 AND 5	AA6
	UPC A/UPC E	without ADD ON	AA4
		with ADD ON 2 ONLY	AAM
		with ADD ON 5 ONLY	AAN
		with ADD ON 2 AND 5	AA7
	EAN/UPC with and without Add On no Autodiscrimination		AA8Ad0
	EAN/UPC Autodiscrimination Add On by Prefix		AA8Ad1
	Select Prefixes	cancel all selections	ET0
		378/379	ET1378ET2379
		434/439	ET3434ET4439
		414/419	ET5414ET6419
		977	ET7977
		978	ET8978
		979	ET9979
	EAN 8 check digit transmission	disable	AAG0
		enable	AAG1
	EAN 13 check digit transmission	disable	AAH0
		enable	AAH1

CODE SELECTION (continued)

DESCRIPTION			STRING
UPC A check digit transmission disable AA10 enable
		AA1
UPC E check digit transmission disable AAJ0 enable
		AAJ1
conversions UPC E to UPC A AAA
UPC E to EAN 13 AAB
UPC A to EAN 13 AAC
EAN 8 to EAN 13 AAD
ISBN Conversion codes		enable ISBN AP1
		enable ISSN AP2
		enable ISBN and ISSN AP3
		disable ISBN and ISSN	AP0
Code 39 disable Code 39 family			AB0
Standard	no check digit control		AB11
	check digit control and transmission		AB12
	check digit control without transmission		AB13
Full ASCII	no check digit control		AB21
	check digit control and transmission		AB22
	check digit control without transmission		AB23
CIP 39			AB3
Code 32			AB4
code length			AB*xxxx
2/5 disable Code 2/5 family			AC0
Interleaved 2/5 no check d	git control AC11		xxxx
	check digit control and transmission		AC12xxxx
	check digit control without transmission		AC13xxxx
Normal 2/5 5 bars no check d	git control AC21		xxxx
	check digit control and transmission		AC22xxxx
	check digit control without transmission		AC23xxxx
Industrial 2/5 (IATA) no check d	git control AC31		xxxx
	check digit control and transmission		AC32xxxx
	check digit control without transmission		AC33xxxx
Matrix 2/5 3 bars no check d	git control AC41		xxxx
	check digit control and transmission		AC42xxxx
	check digit control without transmission		AC43xxxx
CIP/HR			AC5

xxxx = ASCII numbers that define the code length where:

• First 2 digits = minimum acceptable code length.
  • Second 2 digits = maximum acceptable code length.

The minimum code length must always be less than or equal to the maximum.

The maximum code length for all codes is 99 characters:

Examples:

0132 = variable length from 1 to 32 digits in the code.

1010 = 10 digit code length only.

CODE SELECTION (continued)
DESCRIPTION			STRING
Codabar Standard no start/stop character equality control	disable Codabar family AD0
	no start/stop character equality control	or transmission	AD111
	character equality control	but transmission	AD112
	character equality control	but no transmission	AD121
	character equality control	and transmission	AD122
ABC Codabar no start/stop character equality control	char no start/stop character equality control	but transmission	AD212
Codabar AB C forced concatenation AD232
start/stop char code length			AD*xxxx
operator case in transmission lower case ADA0
upper		case
Code 128 disable Code 128 family			AI0
enable Code 128 - control without transmission of check digit			AI11
enable EAN 128 - control without transmission of check digit			AI21
Transmit GS before Code	disable		EQ0
	enable		EQ1
ISBT 128	enable ISBT 128		AI31
code length			AILxxxx
Code 93 disable Code 93 family			AK0
enable Code 93 - control without transmission of check digit			AK1
MSI disable the family			AE0
no check			AE1
MOD10 no tx			AE2
MOD10 with tx			AE3
MOD11-MOD10 no tx			AE4
MOD11-MOD10 with tx AE5
MOD10-MOD10 no tx			AE6
MOD10-MOD10 with tx AE7

ADA1

xxxx = ASCII numbers that define the code length where:

• First 2 digits = minimum acceptable code length.
  • Second 2 digits = maximum acceptable code length.

The minimum code length must always be less than or equal to the maximum.

The maximum code length for all codes is 99 characters:

EXAMPLES:

0132 = variable length from 1 to 32 digits in the code.

1010 = 10 digit code length only.

CODE SELECTION (continued)
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Code 11 disable the Type C with tx AG21Type C no tx AG22Type C and K with tx AG41Type C and K no tx AG42	family AG0
	no check	AG1
	21
	Type K with
	Type K no	tx
	AG41
	AG42
Code 16K disable	AJ0
	enable	AJ1
Code 49 disable	AM0
	enable
GS1 DataBarTM Codes	disable the family	AQ0
	disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Linear and Stacked	AQ10
	enable GS1 DataBar Expanded Linear and Stacked	AQ11
	disable GS1 DataBar Limited	AQ20
	enable GS1 DataBar Limited	AQ21
	disable GS1 DataBar Linear and Stacked	AQ30
	enable GS1 DataBar Linear and Stacked	AQ31

RADIO PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Radio Protocol Timeout	enable (seconds)	RH02-RH19
Radio RX Timeout		RR00-RR99
Power-Off Timeout		RP00-RP99
Transmission Mode	one-way	RI0
	two-way	RI1
Beeper Control For Radio Response	normal	BF0
	only good decode	BF1
	only good reception	BF2
	off	BF3
Single Store	disable	RO0
	one attempt	RO1
	two attempts RO2
	three attempts	RO3
	four attempts	RO4
	five attempts RO5
	six attempts	RO6
	seven attempts	RO7
	eight attempts	RO8
	nine attempts	RO9
Find Me	disable	Bk0
	enable	Bk1
DISPLAY PARAMETERS
DESCRIPTION		STRING
Date IA		ddmmyy
Time IB		hhmm
	lighter IC0 Contrast
	darker IC1
Font Size	small ID0
	medium ID1
	large ID2
	off IE0 Backlight
	on IE1
Display-Off Timeout IF		a
Display Mode	normal IG0
	local echo IG1
	clear display after decode IG2
	disabled keys IK0 Keypad
	enable and select KeyID characters IK1	bbb

ddmmyy = numbers from the Hex/Numeric Table representing day, month, year

hhmm= numbers from the Hex/Numeric Table representing hour, minutes

a = a number from the Hex/Numeric Table

b= HEX values representing an ASCII character

a = a number in the range 00-99 (sec.) from the Hex/Numeric Table

00 = Timeout disabled (always on).

b=3 Hex values from 00 to FE representing the left, center and right keys.

FF = KeyID disabled.

EAN 13 with 2 ADD ON

EAN 13 with 5 ADD ON

UPC A with 2 ADD ON

UPC A with 5 ADD ON

UPC E with 5 ADD ON

Code 39 Full ASCII

ABC CODABAR

EAN 128

CIP/39

Code 32

UPC E with 2 ADD ON

Code 39

CODABAR

Code 128

Code 93

CIP/HR

ISBT 128

GS1 DATABAR Expanded Linear and Stacked

GS1 DATABAR Limited

GS1 DATABAR 14 Linear and Stacked

CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE
char	hex	char	hex	char
NUL	00	*	2A	U	55
SOH	01	+	2B	V	56
STX	02	,	2C	W	57
ETX	03	-	2D	X	58
EOT	04	.	2E	Y	59
ENQ	05	/	2F	Z	5A
ACK	06	0	30	[	5B
BEL	07	1	31	\	5C
BS	08	2	32	]	5D
HT	09	3	33	^	5E
LF	0A	4	34		5F
VT	0B	5	35		60
FF	0C	6	36	a	61
CR	0D	7	37	b	62
SO	0E	8	38	c	63
SI	0F	9	39	d	64
DLE	10	:	3A	e	65
DC1	11	;	3B	f	66
DC2	12	<	3C	g	67
DC3	13	=	3D	h	68
DC4	14	>	3E	i	69
NAK	15	?	3F	j	6A
SYN	16	@	40	k	6B
ETB	17	A	41	l	6C
CAN	18	B	42	m	6D
EM	19	C	43	n	6E
SUB	1A	D	44	o	6F
ESC	1B	E	45	p	70
FS	1C	F	46	q	71
GS	1D	G	47	r	72
RS	1E	H	48	s	73
US	1F	I	49	t	74
SPACE	20	J	4A	u	75
!	21	K	4B	v	76
"	22	L	4C	w	77
#	23	M	4D	x	78
$	24	N	4E	y	79
%	25	O	4F	z	7A
&	26	P	50	{	7B
'	27	Q	51	|	7C
(	28	R	52	}	7D
)	29	S	53	~	7E
		T	54	DEL	7F

hex

CHARACTER TO HEX CONVERSION TABLE
char		hex	char	hex	char
€	80	a	AA	Õ	D5
☐	81	«	AB	Õ	D6
,	82	¬	AC	×	D7
ENTER	83	-	AD	∅	D8
TAB	84	®	AE	Ù	D9
F1	85	-	AF	Ú	DA
F2	86	°	B0	Û	DB
F3	87	±	B1	Ü	DC
F4	88	2	B2	Ý	DD
F5	89	3	B3	Þ	DE
F6	8A	,	B4	ß	DF
F7	8B	μ	B5	à	E0
F8	8C	¶	B6	á	E1
F9	8D	.	B7	â	E2
F10	8E	,	B8	ä	E3
F11	8F	1	B9	ä	E4
F12	90	°	BA	å	E5
HOME	91	»	BB	æ	E6
END	92	1⁄4	BC	ç	E7
Pg UP	93	1⁄2	BD	è	E8
Pg Down	94	3⁄4	BE	é	E9
↑	95	¿	BF	ê	EA
↓	96	Â	C0	ë	EB
←	97	Á	C1	ì	EC
→	98	Â	C2	í	ED
ESC	99	Ã	C3	î	EE
CTRL(Right)	9A	Ä	C4	ï	EF
€	9B	Â	C5	õ	F0
œ	9C	Æ	C6	ñ	F1
||	9D	Ç	C7	ò	F2
ž	9E	É	C8	ó	F3
Ÿ	9F	É	C9	ô	F4
NBSP	A0	Ê	CA	õ	F5
i	A1	Ë	CB	ö	F6
∅	A2	Ì	CC	÷	F7
£	A3	Í	CD	ø	F8
¤	A4	Î	CE	ù	F9
¥	A5	Ï	CF	ú	FA
|	A6	Đ	D0	û	FB
§	A7	Ñ	D1	ü	FC
..	A8	Ò	D2	ý	FD
©	A9	Ó	D3	Reserved	FE
		Ô	D4	Reserved	FF

hex

HEX / NUMERIC TABLE

0

2

4

6

8

A

C

E

1

3

5

7

9

B

D

F

Backspace

Cancels an incomplete configuration sequence