ScanMaster for Scanner Configuration 1500/1560/1562/1660 Barcode Scanner Version 1.
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RELEASE NOTES Version Date Notes 1.10 Apr. 21, 2009 Support 1560/1562 New: 1.10 Transmit Buffer (1560/1562/1660) Mar. 02, 2009 Modified: 5.2.1 Applicable Conditions — Data length includes prefix, suffix, length code, etc. Modified: Scanner Information — screenshot updated with new setting for Good Read LED duration Modified: Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Setting — screenshot updated with new setting for Good Read LED duration Modified: section 1.3.
CONTENTS RELEASE NOTES .............................................................................................................................. - 3 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 1 Using ScanMaster .............................................................................................................................2 How to Configure the Scanner?.....................................
ScanMaster User Guide 2.1.6 Capital Lock State ............................................................................................................22 2.1.7 Alphabets Layout ..............................................................................................................23 2.1.8 Digits Layout .....................................................................................................................24 2.1.9 Laptop Support .........................................................
ScanMaster User Guide 3.12 MSI ..........................................................................................................................................48 3.13 French Pharmacode ...............................................................................................................49 3.14 Italian Pharmacode ................................................................................................................49 3.15 Plessey ...................................................
INTRODUCTION ScanMaster software is a convenient utility that helps you configure CipherLab 1500/1560/1562/1660 Barcode Scanners. It provides two ways to change or update your scanner configuration – (1) download the new settings directly to scanners, and (2) print out the setup barcodes that can be read by scanners anytime anywhere, in order to load new settings or restore defaults. This user guide contains information on using ScanMaster.
ScanMaster User Guide USING SCANMASTER The ScanMaster package includes two programs, ScanMaster.exe and PrintBarcode.exe, which can be used to configure 1500/1560/1562/1660 scanners. First, run ScanMaster.exe on your computer. Select the scanner you want to configure, and its settings can then be configured by (A) starting a new configuration, (B) opening an existing configuration file, or (C) reading configuration from a scanner.
Introduction HOW TO CONFIGURE THE SCANNER? 1) Run ScanMaster.exe on your computer. 2) Click the drop-down menu of [Select Scanner] on the toolbar, and select the scanner you want to configure. If you are using ScanMaster for the first time, click to expand the Scanner Information by category so that the default settings of the scanner can be viewed. 3) To create a new configuration file, click To open an existing configuration file, click or on the toolbar. on the toolbar.
ScanMaster User Guide 7. It will apply editing formats on desired symbologies that meet the criteria set out on the Format Editing tab. 8. It will add prefix/suffix code to enabled symbologies as selected on the Symbology tab. 9. Finally, it will output data via the desired interface. 5) If the scanner is connected to the serial port of the computer, you can directly download the settings to it. Otherwise, you can click to print out setup barcodes and load settings to the scanner by reading setup barcodes.
Introduction Restore Settings Default Scan this barcode to restore the default settings. When the scanner has successfully read the barcode – Update it will respond with two beeps (low-high tone) Scan this barcode to confirm the updating – it will respond with six beeps (high-low tone repeats three times), and the LED indicator will go off. When the scanner has successfully updated the settings, it will restart itself and respond with one long beep.
ScanMaster User Guide SCANNER INFORMATION After selecting the scanner, click to expand the scanner information by category so that the default settings of the scanner can be viewed. If you open an existing configuration file or change the current settings, they will be updated accordingly.
Introduction MENU BAR The menu bar contains a number of menus that specify which task you want the system to perform. Each menu contains a list of commands. Some of the options carry out commands immediately, and others display a window so that you can enter additional information. If an option is followed by [...], it will display a window. Otherwise, the command is carried out immediately. FILE MENU Command To Do… New To create a new configuration file. Open To open an existing configuration file.
ScanMaster User Guide Read Scanner To clone settings or simply modify them, upload the current settings from the target scanner. Settings A dialog box will pop up for configuring the COM port properties on your computer. Note: To clone settings, first read settings from a specific scanner, and then download these settings to other scanners. DOWNLOAD MENU Command To Do… Download Settings Download the settings to the target scanner if it is connected to the serial port of the host computer.
Introduction TOOLBAR The toolbar allows quick access to most commands.
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Chapter 1 CHANGING SCANNER SETTINGS You may configure scanner settings of the target scanner. Note: The available options may be slightly different for each model. For example, “Low Battery Alarm” is provided for 1560/1562/1660.
ScanMaster User Guide IN THIS CHAPTER 1.1 Scanning Mode .......................................................... 12 1.2 Power Management .................................................... 15 1.3 Status Indicator ......................................................... 16 1.4 "No Read" Support ..................................................... 16 1.5 Read Negative Barcode ............................................... 16 1.6 CCD Always Active .....................................................
Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings Continuous Mode The scanner is always scanning. To decode the same barcode repeatedly, move away the scan beam and target it at the barcode for each scanning. Note: Refer to “Decode Delay” and “Delay between Re-read”. Test Mode The scanner is always scanning. Capable of decoding the same barcode repeatedly, for testing purpose. Laser Mode The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is hold down.
ScanMaster User Guide Multi-Barcode Mode The scanner will be scanning as long as the trigger is held down, capable of decoding not only one single barcode but a concatenation of unique barcodes. The scanning won't stop until you release the trigger. Note: (1) A barcode is considered unique when its Code Type or data is different from others. (2) Multi-Barcode Mode has nothing to do with the Multi-Barcode Editor. Alternate Mode The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is pressed.
Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings 1.1.5 READ REDUNDANCY Select the level of reading security. For example, If "No Redundancy" is selected, one successful decoding will make the reading valid and induce the "READER Event". If "Three Times" is selected, it will take a total of four consecutive successful decodings of the same barcode to make the reading valid. The higher the reading security is (that is, the more redundancy the user selects), the slower the reading speed gets.
ScanMaster User Guide 1.3 STATUS INDICATOR 1.3.1 BEEPER VOLUME Beeping is used to indicate various kinds of conditions, such as Good Read, buffer full status, configuration status, etc. Select a suitable volume. 1.3.2 GOOD READ BEEP Good Read Beep is always enabled. By default, beeper frequency is set to 4 KHz and duration is set to shortest. Select a different frequency and duration if necessary. 1.3.3 GOOD READ LED By default, Good Read LED is enabled and its duration is set to 40 milliseconds.
Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings 1.7 AUTO SENSE (1500/1560) This mode is only applicable when you want to seat the 1500/1560 scanner in the Auto-Sense Stand. The scanner will be scanning as long as it is seated in the Auto-Sense Stand, as shown below. Whenever a barcode is brought within range, the scanner will be able to decode it. When the ambient light is too dim to activate the sensor, you may have the scanner read the “High Sensitivity” label to improve performance.
ScanMaster User Guide 1.9 EFFECTIVE DECODING AREA By default, the effective decoding area is 100% covered by the scanned area. However, you may narrow down the decoding area to prevent reading the wrong barcode when a number of barcodes are printed closely. The scanner will only read barcodes that appear in the effective decoding area. Select the check box of “Centering Window” and select the percentage to narrow down the decoding area.
Chapter 2 SELECTING OUTPUT INTERFACE By default, the output interface is set to “Keyboard Wedge” for 1500 and “Bluetooth HID” for 1560/1562/1660. In order to establish a proper connection between your computer and the scanner, we suggest that you follow these instructions – 1) Turn off your computer or laptop. 2) Connect the communication cable between the 1500 scanner and your computer. If using the RS-232 cable, join the power supply cord.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.1 KEYBOARD WEDGE By default, Keyboard Wedge is activated on the 1500 scanner. Connect the scanner between the keyboard input port of the host computer and the keyboard using the "Y-shaped" keyboard wedge cable. The scanned data will be transmitted to the host keyboard port as if it is manually entered via the keyboard. 2.1.1 KEYBOARD TYPE By default, the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). The following keyboard types are supported – No. Keyboard Type No.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 6 PCAT (Norwegian) 20 PS55 002-1, 003-1 7 PCAT (UK) 21 PS55 002-81, 003-81 8 PCAT (Belgium) 22 PS55 002-2, 003-2 9 PCAT (Spanish) 23 PS55 002-82, 003-82 10 PCAT (Portuguese) 24 PS55 002-3, 003-3 11 PS55 A01-1 25 PS55 002-8A, 003-8A 12 PS55 A01-2 (Japanese) 26 IBM 3477 Type 4 (Japanese) 13 PS55 A01-3 27 PS2-30 14 PS55 001-1 28 IBM 34XX/319X, Memorex Telex 122 Keys 2.1.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.1.4 DIGITS TRANSMISSION By default, the alphanumeric keypad is used for transmitting digits. Select “Numeric Keypad” if you wish to use the keys on the numeric keypad. Note: If you select “Numeric Keypad”, the Num Lock status of the physical keyboard should be "ON". This setting is not supported on PDAs. 2.1.5 CAPITAL LOCK TYPE Cap Lock Type Description Normal Normal type Capital Lock When enabled, the keys of alphabetic characters will be interpreted as capital letters.
Chapter 2 Auto Detection Selecting Output Interface The scanner will automatically detect the status of Caps Lock on the keyboard before data is transmitted; transmitted characters are exactly the same as in the barcode (when "case-sensitive" is selected for Alphabets Transmission). This setting is not supported on PDAs. 2.1.7 ALPHABETS LAYOUT By default, the alphabets layout is set to normal mode, also known as the standard English layout. Select French or German keyboard layout if necessary.
ScanMaster User Guide German Keyboard Layout – QWERTZ German layout; see below for German Keyboard Style. Select “Lower Row” for the “Digits Layout” setting for the upper row is for special characters. Note: This setting only works when the keyboard type selected is US keyboard, such as PCAT (US). The Alphabets Layout and Digits Layout setting must match your keyboard. 2.1.8 DIGITS LAYOUT Select a proper layout that matches the alphabets layout.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.10 INTER-CHARACTER DELAY By default, the inter-character delay is set to zero. Enter a value, ranging from 0 to 254 in units of millisecond, to match the computer response time of the keyboard interface. Such delay time is inserted between every character being transmitted. The longer the delay time is, the slower the transmission speed will be. 2.1.11 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default, the inter-function delay is set to zero.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.2 RS-232 For the 1500 scanner, connect the scanner to the serial port of the host computer using the RS-232 cable and join the power adaptor to the RS-232 connector. The associated RS-232 parameters must match those configured on the computer. The scanned data will be transmitted to the serial port. 2.2.1 BAUD RATE By default, it is set 9600 bps for the baud rate setting. Select other value that matches your computer settings. 2.2.2 DATA BITS By default, it is set 8 bits of data.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.2.4 STOP BIT By default, it is set 1 stop bit. Select 2 stop bits if necessary. 2.2.5 FLOW CONTROL By default, there is no flow control in use. Select the flow control (handshake) method. Options Description No No flow control Scanner Ready The scanner will activate the RTS signal upon powering on. After each good read, the scanner will then wait for the CTS signal to become active. Data will not be sent until the CTS signal becomes active.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.3 WAND EMULATION Connect the scanner, to a portable data terminal or decoder that is expecting input from a wand scanner. Note: Wands are handheld optical character readers used to read typewritten fonts, printed fonts, OCR fonts, and barcodes. 2.3.1 MARGIN TIME By default, it is set 20 milliseconds as the time span for the change in state for bar and space modules. Select other value for the margin time. 2.3.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.3.3 NORMAL STATE By default, the signal level is set "Low" for the normal state when not transmitting any barcode. 2.3.4 BAR STATE By default, the signal level is set "High" for a bar when transmitting a barcode. Select "Low" for a bar if "High" for a space is desired.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.4 BLUETOOTH HID By default, Bluetooth HID is activated on the 1560/1562/1660 scanner. 2.4.1 KEYBOARD TYPE By default, the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). The following keyboard types are supported – No. Keyboard Type No.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.4.2 KEYBOARD SETTINGS Refer to 2.1 Keyboard Wedge. Please ignore Alphabets Layout and Alternate Composing for Bluetooth HID. Digits Layout Capital Lock Type Capital Lock Setting Alphabets Transmission Digits Transmission Note: Bluetooth HID does not support these functions on PDAs – (1) Capital Lock Setting: Auto Detection (2) Digits Transmission: Numeric Key 2.4.3 INTER-FUNCTIONAL DELAY By default, the inter-function delay is set to zero.
ScanMaster User Guide Enable Authentication with Random PIN or No Authentication By default, it is set to “No PIN or use random PIN”, which depends on the setting of the target device. (No PIN = No authentication.) Use random PIN No PIN required Note: When using BT HID, some device driver may not support pre-defined PIN code for authentication. In this case, make sure you cancel the check box of “Authentication” to have the scanner set to “No PIN or use random PIN” before pairing.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Note: By default, device name broadcasting is enabled (which is required for initial connection). 2.4.6 SNIFF MODE This is Bluetooth standard power-saving feature, also known as Sniff mode. By default, it is enabled, and the scanner will listen to the wireless network at a reduced rate.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.5 BLUETOOTH SPP 2.5.1 AUTHENTICATION For security concerns, it is suggested that you enable authentication and specify a unique PIN code, also known as the passkey used to pair two devices before establishing a WPA connection. When any changes are made to authentication and PIN code on the scanner side, you will have to remove the scanner from the paired device list (called unpairing) and go through the whole process to re-establish the connection.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Enable Authentication with Random PIN or No Authentication By default, it is set to “No PIN or use random PIN”, which depends on the setting of the target device. (No PIN = No authentication.) Use random PIN No PIN required Note: When using BT HID, some device driver may not support pre-defined PIN code for authentication. In this case, make sure you cancel the check box of “Authentication” to have the scanner set to “No PIN or use random PIN” before pairing.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.5.3 SNIFF MODE (POWER-SAVING) This is Bluetooth standard power-saving feature, also known as Sniff mode. By default, it is enabled, and the scanner will listen to the wireless network at a reduced rate. Note: When connecting more than two 1560/1562/1660 scanners to a notebook computer or PDA with Bluetooth® wireless technology, we suggest you to disable the power-saving setting for a more reliable connection. 2.5.
Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.6 USB HID Refer to 2.4 Bluetooth HID.
ScanMaster User Guide 2.7 USB VIRTUAL COM Refer to 2.5 Bluetooth SPP.
Chapter 3 CHANGING SYMBOLOGY SETTINGS Barcode symbologies are application-dependent. You may enable or disable any of them, and configure their parameters according to the requirements of a specific application. Refer 4.3 Prefix/Suffix Code Refer to 4.1 Letter Case Refer to 1.1.6 Addon Security for UPC/EAN Refer to 4.
ScanMaster User Guide IN THIS CHAPTER 3.1 Codabar.................................................................... 41 3.2 Code 25 - Industrial 25 ............................................... 42 3.3 Code 25 - Interleaved 25 ............................................ 43 3.4 Code 25 - Matrix 25 ................................................... 43 3.5 Code 39.................................................................... 44 3.6 Code 93.............................................................
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.1 CODABAR By default, the scanner is set to read Codabar barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Start/Stop Character Select one of the four different start/stop character pairs. Transmit Start/Stop Character Select the check box so that the selected start/stop characters will be included in the data being transmitted.
ScanMaster User Guide 3.2 CODE 25 — INDUSTRIAL 25 By default, the scanner is set to read Industrial 25 barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Start/Stop Selection Select a desired start/stop pattern. For example, flight tickets actually use an Industrial 25 barcode but with Interleaved 25 start/stop pattern. In order to read this barcode, the start/stop pattern selection of Industrial 25 should set to Interleaved 25.
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.3 CODE 25 — INTERLEAVED 25 By default, the scanner is set to read Interleaved 25 barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Refer to Industrial 25. 3.4 CODE 25 — MATRIX 25 Select the check box so that the scanner can read Matrix 25 barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Refer to Industrial 25.
ScanMaster User Guide 3.5 CODE 39 By default, the scanner is set to read Code 39 barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Code 39 Full ASCII Select the check box so that the scanner will support Code 39 Full ASCII that includes all the alphanumeric and special characters. Transmit Start/Stop Select the check box so that the start/stop characters will be included in the data being transmitted.
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.8 EAN-8 By default, the scanner is set to read EAN-8 barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit and 5-digit extensions are available. Select the check box so that it can read Addon 2 and/or Addon 5. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. EAN-8 Family Select the check box to enable at least one type of the EAN-8 barcodes.
ScanMaster User Guide 3.9 EAN-13 By default, the scanner is set to read EAN-13 barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit and 5-digit extensions are available. Select the check box so that it can read Addon 2 and/or Addon 5. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. EAN-13 Family Select the check box to enable at least one type of the EAN-13 barcodes.
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.10 GS1-128 (EAN-128) By default, the scanner is set to read GS1-128 (also known as EAN-128) barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Transmit Code ID Select the check box so that the default Code ID ("]C1") will be included in the data being transmitted. Field Separator The FNC1 character is used to separate fields in the barcode. It is not represented in the readable text.
ScanMaster User Guide 3.12 MSI Select the check box so that the scanner can read MSI barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Checksum Verification Select the checksum calculation used to verify MSI barcodes. If the checksum is incorrect, the barcode will not be accepted. Checksum Transmission Select the way the check digits will be included in the data being transmitted. Length Qualification Because of the weak structure of MSI barcodes, it is possible to make a "short scan" error.
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.13 FRENCH PHARMACODE Select the check box so that the scanner can read French Pharmacode barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Checksum verification will be performed when decoding these barcodes because a checksum character is always included. However, it is optional to transmit the checksum character. Transmit Checksum The checksum character will be included in the data being transmitted.
ScanMaster User Guide 3.15 PLESSEY Select the check box so that the scanner can read Plessey barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Convert to UK Plessey Select the check box so that the scanner will change each occurrence of the character "A" to character "X" in the barcodes. Transmit Checksum The checksum characters (two digits) will be included in the data being transmitted. Cancel the check box if the checksum characters are not desired.
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.16 GS1 DATABAR (RSS FAMILY) Select the check box so that the scanner can read GS1 DataBar (also known as RSS) barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Also known as RSS-14 Also known as RSS Limited Also known as RSS Expanded GS1 DataBar (RSS Family) Select the check box to enable at least one type of the GS1 DataBar barcodes.
ScanMaster User Guide Transmit Check Digit The checksum character will be included in the data being transmitted. Cancel the check box if the checksum character is not desired. 3.17 TELEPEN Select the check box so that the scanner can read Telepen barcodes. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. Telepen Full ASCII or Numeric Select whether AIM Telepen (Full ASCII) or Original Telepen (Numeric) is supported.
Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.18 UPC-A By default, the scanner is set to read UPC-A barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit and 5-digit extensions are available. Select the check box so that it can read Addon 2 and/or Addon 5. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. UPC-A Family Select the check box to enable at least one type of the UPC-A barcodes.
ScanMaster User Guide 3.19 UPC-E By default, the scanner is set to read UPC-E barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit and 5-digit extensions are available. Select the check box so that it can read Addon 2 and/or Addon 5. Advanced settings are provided as shown below. UPC-E Family Select the check box to enable at least one type of the UPC-E barcodes. UPC-E (No Addon) UPC-E Addon 2 UPC-E Addon 5 System Number By default, the System Number is "0". You may select to use both "0" and "1".
Chapter 4 DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT You may configure in which format the collected data will be output to the host computer. Barcode read by the scanner will be processed in the following sequence – 1) Perform character substitution on the data scanned. 2) Add Code ID and Code Length to the front of the data: [Code ID][Length Code][Data] 3) Process the whole data in step 2 with user formats. Data is now divided into fields by user specified rules.
ScanMaster User Guide 4.1 LETTER CASE By default, the alphabets transmission is case-sensitive, meaning that the alphabets will be transmitted according to their original case. Ignoring the original letter case, select [Upper Case] to output data in upper case only; otherwise, select [Lower Case] to output data in lower case only.
Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.2 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION Character substitution is performed on every occurrence of the first character entered. Click the field to choose characters from the pop-up window of Grid Control. If only one character is entered, every occurrence of that character in the barcode will be taken away. The first character will be replaced by the second character(s). Up to three sets of character substitution can be configured.
ScanMaster User Guide 4.3 PREFIX/SUFFIX CODE Click the Prefix Code or Suffix Code field so that you can choose characters from the pop-up window of Grid Control (see Grid Control — Original below). Prefix Code: None Suffix Code: By default, [ENTER] or [CR] (Carriage Return) is entered. Up to eight characters can be chose from the Grid Control. For example, “Barcode_”, and you will have the string appear in front of the barcode read, like this — “Barcode_1234567890”.
Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.3.2 GRID CONTROL — NORMAL KEY By default, each character programmed is a "Normal Key". Such a character can have associate status settings by adding the Shift/Control/Alternate keys. Note: This is available only when Keyboard Wedge is selected for interface. If you want to program "Ctrl-Shift-B", "C" for Prefix Code, the programming sequence is as follows: 1) Click the Prefix Code field. 2) Select "Normal Key" for Key Type in the Grid Control window.
ScanMaster User Guide 4.3.3 GRID CONTROL — SCAN CODE Select "Scan Code" so that the scanner is configured to program a character by its scan code value. Note: This is available only when Keyboard Wedge is selected for interface.
Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.4 CODE ID To make the Code ID configuration easier, we provide five pre-defined Code ID sets that you can make necessary changes. Note: “]C1” is the Code ID of GS1-128 (EAN-128) barcodes; “]e0” is the default Code ID of GS1 DataBar (RSS) barcodes. 4.4.
ScanMaster User Guide Codabar F N X N F Code 93 I L L L G Code 128 H K K K C UPC-E S E C E E EAN-8 P B B FF E EAN-13 M A A F E UPC-A J A A A E MSI V V D P M Plessey W W E Q P Telepen Z --- --- --- --- 4.4.2 CODE ID — GRID CONTROL Up to two characters for Code ID can be configured for each symbology. To modify the Code ID, click the field next to a symbology.
Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.5 CODE LENGTH A two-digit code representing the length of barcode data (character count) can be inserted in front of data being transmitted. Such length code can be individually enabled or disabled for each symbology. By default, no length code is added to output data for all symbologies.
ScanMaster User Guide 4.6 OUTPUT SEQUENCE (MULTI-BARCODE EDITOR) The Multi-Barcode Editor allows you to decide the output sequence of a concatenation of barcodes. Note: The Multi-Barcode Editor has nothing to do with Multi-Barcode Mode. By default, the output sequence editing of the concatenation of barcodes is not applied – “Ignored”. When “Enforce” is selected, all barcodes read by the scanner must meet with the criteria for the concatenation.
Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.7 REMOVE SPECIAL CHARACTER You can only specify 1 character, but it will remove every matching character encountered from the starting position of barcode data until a different character is met. For example, if it is specified to remove the character “0”, one or more zeros will be stripped off the barcode data “012345” and “00012345”. However, for barcode data “010333”, only the first zero will be stripped off.
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Chapter 5 APPLYING EDITING FORMATS The scanner allows advanced data editing by applying user-configured editing formats. Data is divided into fields by user-specified rules. These fields together with the user-configurable additional fields consist of the data actually sent to the host computer. Up to five different formats can be specified. IN THIS CHAPTER 5.1 Format Selection........................................................ 68 5.2 Configure Editing Format........................................
ScanMaster User Guide 5.1 FORMAT SELECTION 5.1.1 ENABLE EDITING FORMATS If you have already configured any editing format before, you may directly apply the editing format. If not, you must start with configuring an editing format first, and then, select the check box to enable any of the five editing formats when it is desired in use. 5.1.2 EXCLUSIVE DATA EDITING By default, only barcodes found meeting with the criteria are processed by the editing formats.
Chapter 5 Applying Editing Formats 5.2 CONFIGURE EDITING FORMAT Three applicable conditions can be configured to check whether the data read by the scanner can be processed by a particular editing format. Note: Data editing cannot be performed unless the three conditions are all met. 5.2.1 APPLICABLE CONDITIONS Applicable Code Type By default, barcodes of all the supported symbologies are eligible for data editing. Cancel the check box next to a symbology for which data editing is not desired.
ScanMaster User Guide Matching String & Location By default, no matching string is entered, and therefore, it is disabled. You may enable this feature by entering a matching string. Choose up to four characters from the pop-up window of Grid Control. When the Matching String Location is zero, the scanner will only check for the existence of the matching string in the barcode data. Enter a value from 1 to 254 to indicate where the matching string starts in the barcode data. 5.2.
Chapter 5 Applying Editing Formats Length Adjustment You may apply equal length to all fields, if necessary. Select the check box and enter a desired length. It will add “Space” (0x20) to field when data is found shorter than specified.
ScanMaster User Guide 5.2.3 TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE After configuring the data fields and additional fields, user can now program the transmission sequence of these fields that comprise the final data. Simply click on the buttons of these fields in sequence, and they will appear in the Transmission Sequence field. This field transmission sequence can be assigned in any desired order and fields can be assigned multiple times as well. The maximum number of fields can be assigned is twelve.
Chapter 5 Applying Editing Formats 5.2.4 EXAMPLES Example 1 — Extract data from the 10th character to the 19th character... The editing format should be configured as follows: 1. Set Number of Fields to "3". 2. Set Field1 Parameters: divide field by Length, and set length to "9". Field1 = from the 1th character to the 9th character 3. Set Field2 Parameters: divide field by Length, and set length to "10". Field2 = from the 10th character to the 19th character 4.
ScanMaster User Guide Example 2 — Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from barcodes. Data is encoded in the barcode like this: — From the 1st character to the 6th character is the date code. — From the 7th character to the "-" character is the item number. — After the "-" character is the quantity information. Data will be transmitted like this: — The item number goes first, then a TAB character, followed then another TAB character, and finally the quantity information.
