Unitech MS840B User Manual

Wireless Scanner - MS840B/MS840P/MS840 - User’s ManualVersion 1.6

viii Dongle Mode, Connection (for MS840P ONLY) ... 14 Dongle Mode (with SCM support) ..

ix Modifier... 31 A-Str

x

Chapter 1 Overview Introducing the MS840B/MS840P/MS840 First of all, thank you for choosing Unitech’s products. This scanner has capability of prec

Package Contents Please make sure the following contents are in the MS840 package box. If something is missing or damaged, please contact your Unite

Scanner-and-USB dongle package (MS840P) Wireless laser scanner Power adapter (1010-900014G) USB dongle (5500-900008G) USB cable (60cm) (1550-90

[Scanner Body Aspect] 1 2 3 4 5 64 1 LED indicator 2 Scanner Grip 3 Laser Exit Window 4 Trigger 5 Scanner Contact Points for Charge 6

Note: 1. If you remove the wedge and flip it upside down, it acts as a clip to hold up the scanner when the base is mounted to the wall. 2. The cr

6

Chapter 2 Battery Charging and Connection Cradle Mode, Battery Charging (MS840B) The battery is in advance loaded into the compartment of the scann

3. Place the scanner in the cradle. The scanner LED will be red to indicate charging. When the scanner is charged, the LED will turn off. Cradle M

Wall-Mount Installation of a Cradle Before mounting the cradle onto the wall, read the instruction made below. Mounting Kit (Optional article 4070-90

Step 3: Push up and shift out the wedge and then inversely insert the wedge. Note that the protruding portion is upward. Step 4: Place the iron

Step 6: The cradle wall-mount installation is completed, as shown in the figure below. Cradle-less, Battery Charging (MS840B) To charge the scanner

Cradle-less, Connection (MS840B) Cradle-less Mode (without SCM support) MS840 can connect directly to a Host with proper supported wireless technolo

7. After you finish in scanning the pin code, scan the barcode as shown below: CR($M) 8. When the pairing is successful, the scanner LED is off a

Dongle Mode, Connection (for MS840P ONLY) Dongle Mode (with SCM support) In order to establish a proper connection between your computer and a scann

2. Insert another dongle into a USB port of the computer or laptop PC. 3. Scan the MAC address of the dongle by using the MS840B scanner. 4. Whe

3. Plug the AC adapter cord into an electrical outlet. 4. Connect the cradle to the USB port of your computer with a USB cable for transferring d

When being not used, the scanner can be also set on the cradle for battery charging. Memory Buffer Setting The collected data can be sent back to a

Preface About This Manual This manual explains how to install, operate and maintain the MS840-series wireless scanner. No part of this publication m

In the Batch Mode, once you scan a barcode by using a scanner wirelessly connecting to the cradle (Cradle Mode) or a host PC (Cradle-less Mode) in a

Connecting Multiple Scanner Up to 3 scanners can be paired with and connected to 1 cradle connected to a host PC. When different barcode data are sc

20 Beeper Indication for Scanner The MS840 uses beeps to give you audio feedback when it performs some functions. For example, you hear a beep each

Chapter 3 Barcode Setting The scanner interface can be configured to fit the user's specific application. All configuration parameters are sto

22 Barcode Length Setting The following example illustrates how to set Code 39 with a minimum length of 5 and a maximum length of 20. * Scan “Enter

* Scan “NULL” character from Full ASCII Table for none ID. * Scan “Exit” to end setup. Preamble (Prefix) and Postamble (Suffix) Regarding Preamble, t

* Scan “B7” to end * Scan “Exit” to exit setup There is only total 24 characters space available for defining these three labels. If one of the label

By scanning the labels from top to bottom sequentially, you may duplicate the rest of scanners with the same settings. The following issues should be

Scanner Configuration Manager Software Scanner Configuration Manager is a utility program designed for users to configure scanner settings on a comp

Chapter 4 Output Data Editing The Output Data Editing feature was removed from this barcode setup manual. It is implemented to the Scanner Configur

ii Regulatory Compliance Statements FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

Formula Structure Programming Programming Sequence Each Formula is entered into the reader by the following sequence: Input_ID >> Length >&

29 Programming Sheet The bold and italicized characters in following sections mean a barcode label on the Programming Sheet. Enter Group 10 Scan th

30 Here * and # are wild characters on the setup sheet. Qualifier There are three conditional fields in the Qualifier: Input ID, Length and Match.

31 Match Format: MATCH, P0 ,"C0" ,P1, "C1" ,...,Pn, "Cn" , A pair of Pn and Cn forms a Match field (n indicates a se

32 O-String Format: O-STR , P, N, O-String always applies to the original data. It contains two parameters. The first is position parameter (P) tha

33 Both parameters of O-String mentioned above are numbers. But both parameters can be specified as strings. If N is a string, it becomes a position

34 The output of above input will be ABEL,STEVE[CR] 012345678901234[CR] 9001[CR]

Appendix A Quick Setup Sheet Scanner Mode Trigger Flash UPC-E Default Cut Leading Digit Send Check Digit UPC-A Conversion EAN-8 Defaul

Appendix B Function Codes Function Codes for PC F1 (%VA) F3 (%VC) F5 (%VE) F7 (%VG) F9 (%VI) F11 (%VK) Cursor Right (/FC) Cursor Up (/FE)

F1 (%VA) F2 (%VB) F3 (%VC) F4 (%VD) F5 (%VE) F6 (%VF) F7 (%VG) F8 (%VH) F9 (%VI) F10 (%VJ) F11 (%VK) F12 (%VL) F13 (%VM)

European Conformity Statement Declaration of Conformity with regards to the R&TTE 1999/5/EC and EMC 89/336/ EEC directives. RoHS Statement This

Function Codes for IBM Terminals Reset (/FV) F1 (%VA) F3 (%VC) F5 (%VE) F7 (%VG) F9 (%VI) F11 (%VK) F13 (%VM) F15 (%VO) F17 (%VQ) F19 (%VS)

Appendix C Setup Menu D.1 Beeps and Delays Enter Group 2 Group DefaultBeep Tone: 0 – None 1 -- Low 2 -- Medium 3 -- High 4 --

D.2 Keyboard Wedge Settings Enter Group 3 Group Default Function Code: 0 -- Off 1 -- ON B 1 Caps-Lock: 0 – Auto Trace(PC/XT,AT) 1

D.3 RS232 Settings Enter Group 4 Group Default Baud Rate: 0 -- 300 4 – 4800 1 -- 600 5 – 9600 2 -- 1200 6 – 19200 3 –

D.4 Scanner Port Enter Group 5 Group Default Terminator: 0—Enter 1--Return (on digits keypad) 2--Field Exit or Right Ctrl 3--None

D.5 Operating Modes Enter Group 6 Group Default Buffer Mode 0— Disabled 1— Inventory Mode 2 — Batch Mode E1 Reserve E2 Buffer Transmit

D.6 Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 of 5 / Code 32 / EAN128 Enter Group 7 Group Default Code 39: 0/1--Disable/Enable. 2/3--Full ASCII/ Standard. 4

D.7 Code 128 / MSI Code / Code 93 / Codabar/ Label Code Enter Group 8 Group Default Code 128: 0/1 -- Disable/Enable 1-64 -- Min Length

D.8 UPC / EAN / Delta Code Enter Group 9 Group Default UPC-A: 0/1 -- Disable/Enable 2/3 -- Leading Digit Send / No Send 4/5 -- Chec

D.9 Dump Setup Strings See the section Batch Setup for how to use the labels below. Dump Settings Dump Settings on PC/AT 47 PC/AT I

iv Battery Notices The MS840 is equipped with a Lithium-Ion battery. The battery will discharge after an extended period of no use. When the batter

Appendix D Full ASCII Chart Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 barcode printing NUL (%U) SOH ($A) STX ($B) ETX ($C) EOT ($D) EN

RS (%D) US (%E) SP ! (/A) ” (/B) # (/C) $ % & (/F) ’ (/G) ( (/H) ) (/I) * (/J) + , (/L) - . / 0 1 2

? (%J) @ (%V) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ (%K) \ (%L) ] (%M) ^

` (%W) a (+A) b (+B) c (+C) d (+D) e (+E) f (+F) g (+G) h (+H) i (+I) j (+J) k (+K) l (+L) m (+M) n (+N) o (+O) p (+

Appendix E Barcode Test Chart EAN-13 52 3 045214 834123 EAN-8 8012 3453 UPC-A UPC-E 0212345799 ISBN 957-630-239-0 9 789576 30239807200 Interl

Appendix F Worldwide Support Unitech’s professional support team is available to quickly answer questions or technical-related issues. Should a se

v Warranty The following items covered under the Unitech Limited Warranty are free from defects during normal use:  MS840B/MS840P/MS840 – 1-year

vi

Table of Contents PREFACE ABOUT THIS MANUAL..........................