User`s manual

Chapter 1 Setup and Installation

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MS-3000 Single Head Decoder User’s Manual

1–Setup and Inst.

Configure Decoder

Settings for Communications, Operations, Code Types, and User Outputs

and Raster Setup are stored in non-volatile memory and can be configured

by menu, serial command, or profile card commands.

For explanations of configuration settings, see Chapter 2, “Menu Configu-

ration.”

To establish communications you will need to match the host’s or auxiliary

terminal’s communication settings with your decoder’s settings (see Com-

munications Menu” on page 2-5). Also make certain that the code type

enabled in the decoder matches that of the label being used (see Code

Types Menu” on page 2-22).

Hint: Sending the <P> command will allow your scan head to read all of the

listed code types.

Position Scan Head and Label

Before testing, you will need to position the scan head and label in a man-

ner that matches as nearly as possible the actual conditions of your applica-

tion. Consult your scan head user’s manual for important setup

specifications.

Communicating with and ASCII Terminal

The MS-3000 decoder communicates in full duplex, terminal mode with no

handshake. It also recognizes carriage returns and line feeds.

The host or ASCII terminal must match the following default settings before any

communication can take place:

9600

Baud Rate,

Seven

Data Bits,

Even

Parity,

and

One

Stop Bit.

A PC or Macintosh computer can be used as a dumb terminal if connected as

shown in table 1-5 on page 1-8 and running a communications program set to

the above defaults. See your computer user’s manual for communication’s port

pinouts.