User Manual

Product Reference Guide
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
About this Manual ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Manual Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Datalogic Website Support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Reseller Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Telephone Technical Support ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
About the Reader ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Programming the Reader ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Configuration Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Cordless Models Only .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Using the BC20XX™ Radio Base ..................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Charging the Batteries .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Battery Safety .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
Replacing the Battery Pack ............................................................................................................................................................................ 8
SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Setting Up the Reader ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Installing the Interface Cable ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Configuring the Base Station ................................................................................................................................................................................12
Connecting the Base Station .......................................................................................................................................................................12
Base Station Connection and Routing ........................................................................................................................................................13
System and Network Layouts ..................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Connecting the Base when Security Pin is Enabled ..................................................................................................................................15
Linking the Reader to a Base Station .........................................................................................................................................................16
Linking a BT Reader to a PC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Interface Selection ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Setting the Interface .....................................................................................................................................................................................18
Customizing Configuration Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Configure Interface Settings ........................................................................................................................................................................22
Global Interface Features ............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Configuring Other Features ......................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Software Version Transmission .................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Resetting the Product Configuration to Defaults ...................................................................................................................................... 23
CONFIGURATION USING BAR CODES..................................................................................................................................................... 25
Configuration Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................................25
GLOBAL INTERFACE FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Host Commands — Obey/Ignore .............................................................................................................................................. 27
USB Suspend Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................... 27
RS-232 Interface...............................................................................................................................................................................29
Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Data Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Stop Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Parity ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
Handshaking Control .................................................................................................................................................................. 33
RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................34
Intercharacter Delay .................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Beep On ASCII BEL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 35
Beep On Not on File .................................................................................................................................................................... 36
ACK NAK Options ......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
ACK Character .............................................................................................................................................................................. 37
NAK Character ............................................................................................................................................................................. 37