Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide
Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide 72E-69413-06 Revision A April 2009
ii Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide © 2009 by Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or mechanical means, without permission in writing from Motorola. This includes electronic or mechanical means, such as photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. The software is provided strictly on an “as is” basis.
iii Revision History Changes to the original manual are listed below: Change Date Description -01 Rev A 5/2005 Initial release. -02 Rev A 6/2005 Update RSS description. -03 Rev A 1/2007 Update service section, add special IBM command bar codes, add parameter bar codes for Bookland ISBN format and new UPC supplemental decode options, add bar codes for report version, report MIMIC version, and report Synapse cable, add ADF section.
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Table of Contents About This Guide Introduction .................................................................................................................... Notational Conventions.................................................................................................. Related Documents ....................................................................................................... Service Information.....................................................................................
vi Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Chapter 3: Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications Introduction ................................................................................................................... Maintenance ................................................................................................................. Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................
Table of Contents Chapter 6: RS-232 Interface Introduction ................................................................................................................... Connecting an RS-232 Interface .................................................................................. RS-232 Parameter Defaults .......................................................................................... RS-232 Host Parameters ..................................................................................
viii Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Chapter 9: Wand Emulation Interface Introduction ................................................................................................................... Connecting Using Wand Emulation .............................................................................. Wand Emulation Parameter Defaults ........................................................................... Wand Emulation Host Parameters ..................................................
Table of Contents Transmit UPC-E Check Digit .................................................................................. Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit ................................................................................ UPC-A Preamble .................................................................................................... UPC-E Preamble .................................................................................................... UPC-E1 Preamble ..........................
x Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for MSI ................................................................................................ MSI Check Digits .................................................................................................... Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) ................................................................................... MSI Check Digit Algorithm ......................................................................................
Table of Contents Rules Hierarchy (in Bar Codes) .............................................................................. Default Rules .......................................................................................................... ADF Bar Codes ............................................................................................................. Special Commands ....................................................................................................... Pause Duration ..
xii Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Appendix D: Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes ...................................................................................................... D-1 Cancel ........................................................................................................................... D-3 Appendix E: ASCII Character Sets Index Tell Us What You Think...
About This Guide Introduction The Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the Symbol LS4208 scanner. The scanner includes the following variations of the scanner: • Symbol LS4208-SR: Standard version • Symbol LS4208-PR: PDF417 version Chapter Descriptions • Chapter 1, Getting Started provides a product overview, unpacking instructions, and cable connection information.
xiv Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide • Chapter 12, Symbologies describes all symbology features and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting these features for the scanner. • Chapter 13, Miscellaneous Scanner Options includes commonly used bar codes to customize how the data is transmitted to the host device. • Chapter 14, Advanced Data Formatting details Advanced Data Formatting (ADF), a means of customizing data before transmission to a host device.
About This Guide xv Service Information If you have a problem with your equipment, contact Motorola Enterprise Mobility support for your region. Contact information is available at: http://www.motorola.com/enterprisemobility/contactsupport.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction The scanner combines excellent scanning performance and advanced ergonomics to provide the best value in a lightweight laser scanner. Whether used as a hand-held scanner or in hands-free mode in a stand, the scanner ensures comfort and ease of use for extended periods of time. In addition to single-line laser scanning, the scanner supports multi-line rastering.
1-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide This scanner supports the following interfaces: • Keyboard Wedge connection to a host. The host interprets scanned data as keystrokes. This interface supports the following international keyboards (for Windows® environment): North America, German, French, French Canadian, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, UK English, Portuguese-Brazilian, and Japanese. • Standard RS-232 connection to a host.
Getting Started 1-3 Setting Up the Scanner Installing the Interface Cable To connect the interface cable: 1. Insert the interface cable’s modular connector clip into the cable interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle. (See Figure 1-2.). 2. Gently tug the cable to ensure the connector is properly secured. 3. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host. (See the specific host chapter for information on host connections.
1-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Removing the Interface Cable To remove the interface cable: 1. Unplug the installed cable’s modular connector by depressing the connector clip with the tip of a screwdriver. 2. Carefully slide out the cable. 3. Follow the steps for Installing the Interface Cable on page 1-3 to connect a new cable. Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface NOTE Refer to the Synapse Interface Guide provided with the Synapse cable for detailed setup instructions.
Getting Started 1-5 Configuring the Scanner To configure the scanner, use the bar codes included in this manual, or the 123Scan configuration program. See Chapter 4, User Preferences, Chapter 12, Symbologies and Chapter 13, Miscellaneous Scanner Options for information about programming the scanner using bar code menus. Also see each host-specific chapter to set up a connection to a specific host type. See Chapter 11, 123Scan to configure the scanner using this configuration program.
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Chapter 2 Scanning Introduction This chapter provides beeper and LED definitions, techniques involved in scanning bar codes, general instructions and tips about scanning, and decode zone diagram.
2-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Beeper Definitions The scanner issues different beep sequences and patterns to indicate status. Table 2-1 defines beep sequences that occur during both normal scanning and while programming the scanner. Table 2-1 Beeper Definitions Beeper Sequence Indication Standard Use Low/medium/high beeps Power up. Short high beeps A bar code symbol was decoded (if decode beeper is enabled).
Scanning Table 2-1 2-3 Beeper Definitions (Continued) Beeper Sequence Indication Host Specific USB only 4 short high beeps Scanner has not completed initialization. Wait several seconds and scan again. Scanner gives a power-up beep after scanning a USB Device Type. Communication with the bus must be established before the scanner can operate at the highest power level. This power-up beep occurs more than once.
2-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Scan Patterns The scanner emits several scanning patterns, described as follows. To select a pattern, see Scan Pattern on page 4-6. Single-Line Only The laser has no up and down scan line movement (no raster). Figure 2-2 Single-Line Only Scan Pattern Multi-Line Smart Raster The scan line begins as a single line and moves up and down (rasters) when a partial scan of a bar code is detected, or no bar code is decoded 500 ms after the trigger is pulled.
Scanning 2-5 Scanning Modes The Symbol LS4208 accommodates both hand-held and hands-free modes. In hand-held use, you pull the trigger to activate the scan pattern and decode the bar code. In hands-free mode, the scanner sits in the Intellistand and automatically decodes a bar code presented in its field of view. Scanning in Hand-Held Mode Install and program the scanner (see Setting Up the Scanner on page 1-3). For assistance, contact Motorola Enterprise Mobility Support.
2-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Aiming On a typical UPC 100% hold the scanner between contact and 19 inches from the symbol (see Symbol LS4208 Decode Zone on page 2-11). When scanning using a single-line scan mode, ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the symbol. 012345 012345 Figure 2-6 Acceptable and Incorrect Single-Line Aiming When scanning using a multi-line raster mode, at least one scan line must cross every bar and space of the symbol.
Scanning 2-7 The scanner can be tilted up to 65° forward or back and achieve a successful decode (Figure 2-8). Simple practice quickly shows what tolerances to work within. 65 65 o o Figure 2-8 Maximum Tilt Angles and Dead Zone Scanning PDF Symbols For optimal scanning performance, use rastering mode to scan PDF417 symbols. Adjust the raster to cover the entire PDF symbol. For large PDF symbols, you may need to manually raster the scanner in order to cover the entire symbol.
2-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Figure 2-10 Moving Scan Pattern Upward and Downward on “Tall” PDF Symbol Keep the scan pattern parallel to the symbol rows. Upon successful decode, the scanner beeps and the LED turns green. (For more information about beeper and LED definitions, see Table 2-1 and Table 2-2.) NOTE Raster height varies depending on the option selected (see Raster Height on page 4-8).
Scanning 2-9 Scanning in Hands-Free Mode The optional Intellistand adds greater flexibility to scanning operation. When the scanner is seated in the stand’s “cup,” the scanner’s built-in sensor places the scanner in hands-free mode. When the scanner is removed from the stand, it automatically switches modes to operate in its normal hand-held triggered mode.
2 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Scanning with Intellistand When the scanner is placed in the Intellistand, the scan pattern selected in hand-held triggered mode continues (see Scan Pattern on page 4-6). To operate the scanner in Intellistand: 1. Ensure the scanner is properly connected to the host (see the appropriate host chapter for information on host connections). 2. Insert the scanner in Intellistand by placing the front of the scanner into the stand’s “cup.
Scanning 2 - 11 Symbol LS4208 Decode Zone Note: Typical performance at 73° F (23° C) on high quality symbols in normal room light. LS4208 1.5 5 mil 5.5 10 mil 19 20 mil 29 ** 6.6 mil PDF417 (3:1) 1.5 7 ** 10 mil PDF417 (3:1) 11.75 0.75 in. 0 cm 0 5 12.7 cm 10 25.4 5 12.7 0 0 5 12.7 10 25.4 14.5 13 mil * in. 10 25.4 15 38.1 20 50.8 25 63.
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Chapter 3 Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications Introduction This chapter provides suggested scanner maintenance, troubleshooting, technical specifications, and signal descriptions (pinouts). Maintenance Cleaning the exit window is the only maintenance required. A dirty window may affect scanning accuracy.
3-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Troubleshooting Table 3-1 Troubleshooting Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions Beeper Indications The scanner emits frequent beeps. No power to the scanner. Check the system power. If the configuration requires a power supply, re-connect the power supply. Incorrect host interface cable is used. Verify that the correct host interface cable is used. If not, connect the correct host interface cable. Interface/power cables are loose.
Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications 3-3 Table 3-1 Troubleshooting (Continued) Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions Decoding Bar Codes Scanner emits the laser, but does not decode the bar code. Scanner decodes bar code, but does not transmit the data to the host. Scanner emits five long low beeps after a bar code is decoded. Scanner is not programmed for the correct bar code type. Program the scanner to read that type of bar code. See Chapter 12, Symbologies.
3-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 3-1 Troubleshooting (Continued) Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions Host Displays Host displays scanned data incorrectly. Scanner is not programmed to work with the host. Ensure the proper host is selected. Scan the appropriate host type programming bar code. For RS-232, set the scanner's communication parameters to match the host's settings.
Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Table 3-2 Technical Specifications Item Description Physical Characteristics Dimensions: 6.7 in. H x 3.7 in. L x 2.7 in. W (17 cm H x 9.3 cm L x 6.8 cm W) Weight (without cable) Approximately 6.4 oz.
3-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 3-2 Technical Specifications (Continued) Item Interfaces Supported Description RS-232C (Standard, Nixdorf, ICL, & Fujitsu); IBM 468x/469x; Keyboard Wedge; USB (Standard, IBM SurePOS, Macintosh); Laser/Wand Emulation. Synapse Adaptive Connectivity allows for connectivity to interfaces above and many non-standard interfaces.
Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications Scanner Signal Descriptions Bottom of scanner Cable interface port PIN 10 Interface cable modular connector Figure 3-1 Scanner Cable Pin-outs PIN 1 3-7
3-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide The signal descriptions in Table 3-3 apply to the connector on the scanner and are for reference only.
Chapter 4 User Preferences Introduction If desired, program the scanner to perform various functions, or activate different features. This chapter describes each user preference feature and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting these features. The scanner ships with the settings shown in the User Preferences Default Table on page 4-2 (also see Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all host device and miscellaneous defaults).
4-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide User Preferences Parameter Defaults Table 4-1 lists the defaults for user preferences parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the User Preferences section beginning on page 4-3. NOTE Table 4-1 See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
User Preferences 4-3 User Preferences Default Parameters The scanner can be reset to two types of defaults: factory defaults or custom defaults. Scan the appropriate bar code below to reset the scanner to its default settings and/or set the scanner’s current settings as the custom default.
4-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Parameter Bar Code Scanning To disable the decoding of parameter bar codes, including the Set Defaults parameter bar codes, scan the Disable Parameter Scanning bar code below. To enable decoding of parameter bar codes, scan Enable Parameter Scanning. *Enable Parameter Bar Code Scanning (01h) Disable Parameter Bar Code Scanning (00h) Beeper Tone To select a decode beep frequency (tone), scan the Low Frequency, Medium Frequency, or High Frequency bar code.
User Preferences 4-5 Beeper Volume To select a beeper volume, scan the Low Volume, Medium Volume, or High Volume bar code. Low Volume Medium Volume *High Volume Power Mode This parameter determines whether or not power remains on after a decode attempt. When in reduced power mode, the scanner enters into a low power consumption mode to preserve battery life after each decode attempt. When in continuous power mode, power remains on after each decode attempt.
4-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Scan Pattern This parameter determines the pattern (mode) of scanning. Scan the appropriate bar code below to set the scanning mode. • Single-line Only - Scan Single-line Only for a single-line scan mode. The laser has no up and down scan line movement (no raster). (For an example of a single-line scan, see Figure 2-6 on page 2-6.
User Preferences Scan Line Width Scan a bar code below to set the scan line width.
4-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Raster Height This parameter determines the scanner’s raster height when scanning PDF symbols only. • Short Raster - Scan Short Raster to use the standard 1D raster height of approximately 4o. This option provides the best performance on MicroPDF and short PDF symbols. • Tall Raster - Scan Tall Raster for a raster of approximately 50% taller than the short raster, opening to about 6o and slowing to capture bar code data more efficiently.
User Preferences 4-9 Laser On Time This parameter sets the maximum time that decode processing continues during a scan attempt. It is programmable in 0.1 second increments from 0.5 to 9.9 seconds. The default Laser On Time is 3.0 seconds. To set a Laser On Time, scan the bar code below. Next, scan two numeric bar codes beginning on page D-1 in Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes that correspond to the desired on time. Single digit numbers must have a leading zero. For example, to set an On Time of 0.
4 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide PDF Decode Feedback Scan a bar code below to select whether or not the scanner emits a clicking sound during PDF417 decoding. This clicking helps the user ensure proper alignment, motion, and distance during decoding. The scanner issues a standard decode beep upon successfully decoding the bar code.
Chapter 5 Keyboard Wedge Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the scanner. With this interface, the scanner is connected between the keyboard and host computer, and translates bar code data into keystrokes. The host computer accepts the keystrokes as if they originated from the keyboard. This mode adds bar code reading functionality to a system designed for manual keyboard input. Keyboard keystrokes are simply passed through.
5-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Male DIN Connector Keyboard Connector Female DIN Connector Figure 5-1 Keyboard Wedge Connection with Y-cable To connect the Keyboard Wedge interface Y-cable: NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 5-1 are examples only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner are the same. 1.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-3 Keyboard Wedge Parameter Defaults Table 5-1 lists the defaults for Keyboard Wedge host parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) in the Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters section beginning on page 5-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
5-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Types Select the Keyboard Wedge host by scanning one of the bar codes below. IBM PC/AT & IBM PC Compatibles1 IBM AT Notebook NCR 7052 NOTE 1User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-5 Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type. If the keyboard type is not listed, see Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation on page 5-8.
5-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Country Types (continued) Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows Portuguese-Brazilian Windows Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize. When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound on the scanner.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-7 Keystroke Delay This is the delay in milliseconds between emulated keystrokes. Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require a slower transmission of data. *No Delay Medium Delay (20 msec) Long Delay (40 msec) Intra-Keystroke Delay When enabled, an additional delay is inserted between each emulated key depression and release. This sets the Keystroke Delay parameter to a minimum of 5 msec as well.
5-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation This allows emulation of most other country keyboard types not listed in Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) on page 5-5 in a Microsoft® operating system environment. Enable Alternate Numeric Keypad *Disable Alternate Numeric Keypad Caps Lock On When enabled, the scanner emulates keystrokes as if the Caps Lock key is always pressed.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5-9 Caps Lock Override When enabled, on AT or AT Notebook hosts, the keyboard ignores the state of the Caps Lock key. Therefore, an ‘A’ in the bar code is sent as an ‘A’ no matter what the state of the keyboard’s Caps Lock key. Note that if both Caps Lock On and Caps Lock Override are enabled, Caps Lock Override takes precedence.
5 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Convert Wedge Data When enabled, the scanner will convert all bar code data to the selected case. Convert to Upper Case Convert to Lower Case *No Convert Function Key Mapping ASCII values under 32 are normally sent as control key sequences (see Table 5-2 on page 5-13). When this parameter is enabled, the keys in bold are sent in place of the standard key mapping.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 11 FN1 Substitution When enabled, the scanner replaces FN1 characters in a GS1-128 bar code with a keystroke chosen by the user (see FN1 Substitution Values on page 13-6). Enable FN1 Substitution *Disable FN1 Substitution Send Make and Break When enabled, the scan codes for releasing a key are not sent.
5 - 12 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Maps The following keyboard maps are provided for prefix/suffix keystroke parameters. To program the prefix/suffix values, see the bar codes on page 13-3.
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 13 ASCII Character Set for Keyboard Wedge NOTE Code 39 Full ASCII interprets the bar code special character ($ + % /) preceding a Code 39 character and assigns an ASCII character value to the pair. For example, when Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled and a +B is scanned, it is interpreted as b, %J as ?, and %V as @. Scanning ABC%I outputs the keystroke equivalent of ABC >.
5 - 14 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 5-2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1022 $V CTRL V 1023 $W CTRL W 1024 $X CTRL X 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CTRL [ /ESC1 1028 %B CTRL \ 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CTRL - 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B “ 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘ 1040 /H ( 1041 /I ) 1042 /J * 1043 /K +
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 15 Table 5-2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1050 2 2 1051 3 3 1052 4 4 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 /Z : 1059 %F ; 1060 %G < 1061 %H = 1062 %I > 1063 %J ? 1064 %V @ 1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1The keystroke i
5 - 16 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 5-2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 %K [ 1092 %L \ 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ‘ 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1100 +D d 1101 +E e 1102 +F f 1103 +G g 1104 +H h 1105 +I
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 17 Table 5-2 Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1106 +J j 1107 +K k 1108 +L l 1109 +M m 1110 +N n 1111 +O o 1112 +P p 1113 +Q q 1114 +R r 1115 +S s 1116 +T t 1117 +U u 1118 +V v 1119 +W w 1120 +X x 1121 +Y y 1122 +Z z 1123 %P { 1124 %Q | 1125 %R } 1126 %S ~ 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
5 - 18 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 5-3 Keyboard Wedge ALT Key Character Set (Continued) ALT Keys Keystroke 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT I 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z Table 5-4 Keyboard Wedge GIU Key Character Set GUI Keys Keystrokes 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 19 Table 5-4 Keyboard Wedge GIU Key Character Set (Continued) GUI Keys Keystrokes 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z
5 - 20 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 5-5 Keyboard Wedge F Key Character Set F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F10 5011 F11 5012 F12 5013 F13 5014 F14 5015 F15 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24
Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 21 Table 5-6 Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 undefined 6045 - 6046 .
5 - 22 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 5-7 Keyboard Wedge Extended Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 Pg Up 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow
Chapter 6 RS-232 Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the scanner with an RS-232 host. The RS-232 interface is used to connect the scanner to point-of-sale devices, host computers, or other devices with an available RS-232 port (e.g., com port). If the host is not listed in Table 6-2, refer to the documentation for the host device to set communication parameters to match the host. NOTE The scanner uses TTL RS-232 signal levels, which interface with most system architectures.
6-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Connecting an RS-232 Interface This connection is made directly from the scanner to the host computer. Interface Cable Serial Port Connector to Host Power Supply Cable Figure 6-1 RS-232 Direct Connection NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 6-1 are examples only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain the same. 1.
RS-232 Interface 6-3 RS-232 Parameter Defaults Table 6-1 lists the defaults for RS-232 host parameters. If any option needs to be changed, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 6-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
6-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Parameters Various RS-232 hosts are set up with their own parameter default settings (Table 6-2). Selecting the ICL, Fujitsu, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode A, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode B, Olivetti, Omron, or terminal sets the defaults listed below.
RS-232 Interface 6-5 RS-232 Host Parameters (continued) Selecting the ICL, Fujitsu, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode A, Wincor-Nixdorf Mode B, OPOS terminal enables the transmission of code ID characters listed in Table 6-3 below. These code ID characters are not programmable and are separate from the Transmit Code ID feature. The Transmit Code ID feature should not be enabled for these terminals.
6-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Types To select an RS-232 host interface, scan one of the following bar codes.
RS-232 Interface 6-7 Baud Rate Baud rate is the number of bits of data transmitted per second. Set the scanner's baud rate to match the baud rate setting of the host device. Otherwise, data may not reach the host device or may reach it in distorted form.
6-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Parity A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII coded character. Select the parity type according to host device requirements. • Select Odd parity and the parity bit value is set to 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that an odd number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character. • Select Even parity and the parity bit value is set to 0 or 1, based on data, to ensure that an even number of 1 bits are contained in the coded character.
RS-232 Interface 6-9 Stop Bit Select The stop bit(s) at the end of each transmitted character marks the end of transmission of one character and prepares the receiving device for the next character in the serial data stream. The number of stop bits selected (one or two) depends on the number the receiving terminal is programmed to accommodate. Set the number of stop bits to match host device requirements.
6 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Check Receive Errors Select whether or not the parity, framing, and overrun of received characters are checked. The parity value of received characters is verified against the parity parameter selected above.
RS-232 Interface 6 - 11 • None: Scan the bar code below if no Hardware Handshaking is desired. • Standard RTS/CTS: Scan the bar code below to select Standard RTS/CTS Hardware Handshaking. • RTS/CTS Option 1: When RTS/CTS Option 1 is selected, the scanner asserts RTS before transmitting and ignores the state of CTS. The scanner de-asserts RTS when the transmission is complete. • RTS/CTS Option 2: When Option 2 is selected, RTS is always high or low (user-programmed logic level).
6 - 12 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Software Handshaking This parameter offers control of the data transmission process in addition to, or instead of, that offered by hardware handshaking. There are five options. If Software Handshaking and Hardware Handshaking are both enabled, Hardware Handshaking takes precedence. • None: When this option is selected, data is transmitted immediately. No response is expected from host.
RS-232 Interface 6 - 13 Software Handshaking (continued) *None ACK/NAK ENQ ACK/NAK with ENQ XON/XOFF
6 - 14 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Host Serial Response Time-out This parameter specifies how long the scanner waits for an ACK, NAK, ENQ, XON, or CTS before determining that a transmission error occurred. *Minimum: 2 Sec Low: 2.5 Sec Medium: 5 Sec High: 7.5 Sec Maximum: 9.
RS-232 Interface 6 - 15 RTS Line State This parameter sets the idle state of the Serial Host RTS line. Scan a bar code below to select Low RTS or High RTS line state. *Host: Low RTS Host: High RTS Beep on When this parameter is enabled, the scanner issues a beep when a character is detected on the RS-232 serial line. is issued to gain a user's attention to an illegal entry or other important event.
6 - 16 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay inserted between character transmissions.
RS-232 Interface 6 - 17 Nixdorf Beep/LED Options When Nixdorf Mode B is selected, this indicates when the scanner should beep and turn on its LED after a decode. *Normal Operation (Beep/LED immediately after decode) Beep/LED After Transmission Beep/LED After CTS Pulse Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize.
6 - 18 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set for RS-232 The values in Table 6-4 can be assigned as prefixes or suffixes for ASCII character data transmission.
RS-232 Interface 6 - 19 Table 6-4 ASCII Character Set for RS-232 (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value ASCII Character 1027 %A ESC 1028 %B FS 1029 %C GS 1030 %D RS 1031 %E US 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B " 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘ 1040 /H ( 1041 /I ) 1042 /J * 1043 /K + 1044 /L , 1045 - - 1046 . .
6 - 20 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 6-4 ASCII Character Set for RS-232 (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value ASCII Character 1057 9 9 1058 /Z : 1059 %F ; 1060 %G < 1061 %H = 1062 %I > 1063 %J ? 1064 %V @ 1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 10
RS-232 Interface 6 - 21 Table 6-4 ASCII Character Set for RS-232 (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value ASCII Character 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 %K [ 1092 %L \ 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ` 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1100 +D d 1101 +E e 1102 +F f 1103 +G g 1104 +H h 1105 +I i 1106 +J j 1107 +K k 1108 +L l 1109 +M m 1110 +N n 1111 +O o 1112 +P p 1113 +Q q 1114 +R r 1115
6 - 22 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 6-4 ASCII Character Set for RS-232 (Continued) ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Character 1117 +U u 1118 +V v 1119 +W w 1120 +X x 1121 +Y y 1122 +Z z 1123 %P { 1124 %Q | 1125 %R } 1126 %S ~ 1127 Undefined 7013 ENTER
Chapter 7 USB Interface Introduction This chapter covers the connection and setup of the scanner to a USB host. The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, or a powered USB hub, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is required. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
7-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Connecting a USB Interface USB Series A Connector Interface cable Figure 7-1 USB Connection The scanner connects with USB capable hosts including: • Desktop PCs and Notebooks • Apple™ iMac, G4, iBooks (North America only) • IBM SurePOS terminals • Sun, IBM, and other network computers that support more than one keyboard. The following operating systems support the scanner through USB: • Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP • MacOS 8.5 and above • IBM 4690 OS.
USB Interface 7-3 To set up the scanner: NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 7-1 are examples only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner are the same. 1. Attach the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the cable interface port on the scanner (see Installing the Interface Cable on page 1-3). 2.
7-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide USB Parameter Defaults Table 7-1 lists the defaults for USB host parameters. If any option needs to be changed, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 7-5. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
USB Interface USB Host Parameters USB Device Type Select the desired USB device type. NOTE When changing USB Device Types, the scanner automatically restarts. The scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences.
7-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) Scan the bar code corresponding to the keyboard type. This setting applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. NOTE When changing USB country keyboard types the scanner automatically resets. The scanner issues the standard startup beep sequences.
USB Interface USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes continued) Italian Windows Swedish Windows UK English Windows Japanese Windows (ASCII) Portuguese-Brazilian Windows 7-7
7-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide USB Keystroke Delay This parameter sets the delay, in milliseconds, between emulated keystrokes. Scan a bar code below to increase the delay when hosts require a slower transmission of data. *No Delay Medium Delay (20 msec) Long Delay (40 msec) USB CAPS Lock Override This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device. When enabled, the case of the data is preserved regardless of the state of the caps lock key.
USB Interface 7-9 USB Ignore Unknown Characters This option applies only to the HID Keyboard Emulation device and IBM device. Unknown characters are characters the host does not recognize. When Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound. When Do Not Send Bar Codes With Unknown Characters is selected, bar code data is sent up to the first unknown character, then the scanner issues an error beep.
7 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution This option applies only to the USB HID Keyboard Emulation device. When enabled, this allows replacement of any FN 1 characters in a GS1-128 bar code with a Key Category and value chosen by the user (see FN1 Substitution Values on page 13-6 to set the Key Category and Key Value).
USB Interface 7 - 11 Simulated Caps Lock When enabled, the scanner will invert upper and lower case characters on the scanner bar code as if the Caps Lock state is enabled on the keyboard. This inversion is done regardless of the current state of the keyboard’s Caps Lock state. *Disable Simulated Caps Lock Enable Simulated Caps Lock Convert Case When enabled, the scanner will convert all bar code data to the selected case.
7 - 12 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set for USB Table 7-2 ASCII Character Set for USB Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1000 %U CTRL 2 1001 $A CTRL A 1002 $B CTRL B 1003 $C CTRL C 1004 $D CTRL D 1005 $E CTRL E 1006 $F CTRL F 1007 $G CTRL G 1008 $H CTRL H/BACKSPACE1 1009 $I CTRL I/HORIZONTAL TAB1 1010 $J CTRL J 1011 $K CTRL K 1012 $L CTRL L 1013 $M CTRL M/ENTER1 1014 $N CTRL N 1015 $O CTRL O 1016 $P CTRL P
USB Interface 7 - 13 Table 7-2 ASCII Character Set for USB (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CTRL [/ESC1 1028 %B CTRL \ 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CTRL - 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B “ 1035 /C # 1036 /D $ 1037 /E % 1038 /F & 1039 /G ‘ 1040 /H ( 1041 /I ) 1042 /J * 1043 /K + 1044 /L , 1045 - - 1046 . .
7 - 14 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 7-2 ASCII Character Set for USB (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1053 5 5 1054 6 6 1055 7 7 1056 8 8 1057 9 9 1058 /Z : 1059 %F ; 1060 %G < 1061 %H = 1062 %I > 1063 %J ? 1064 %V @ 1065 A A 1066 B B 1067 C C 1068 D D 1069 E E 1070 F F 1071 G G 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1The keystr
USB Interface 7 - 15 Table 7-2 ASCII Character Set for USB (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 %K [ 1092 %L \ 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ` 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099 +C c 1100 +D d 1101 +E e 1102 +F f 1103 +G g 1104 +H h 1105 +I i 1106 +J j 1107 +K k 1108 +L l 1The keystroke in bold i
7 - 16 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 7-2 ASCII Character Set for USB (Continued) ASCII Value Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character Keystroke 1109 +M m 1110 +N n 1111 +O o 1112 +P p 1113 +Q q 1114 +R r 1115 +S s 1116 +T t 1117 +U u 1118 +V v 1119 +W w 1120 +X x 1121 +Y y 1122 +Z z 1123 %P { 1124 %Q | 1125 %R } 1126 %S ~ 1 The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
USB Interface 7 - 17 Table 7-3 USB ALT Key Character Set ALT Keys Keystroke 2064 ALT 2 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALT E 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT I 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z
7 - 18 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 7-4 USB GUI Key Character Set GUI Key Keystroke 3000 Right Control Key 3048 GUI 0 3049 GUI 1 3050 GUI 2 3051 GUI 3 3052 GUI 4 3053 GUI 5 3054 GUI 6 3055 GUI 7 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P Note: GUI Shift Keys - The Apple™ iMac keyboar
USB Interface 7 - 19 Table 7-4 USB GUI Key Character Set (Continued) GUI Key Keystroke 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z Note: GUI Shift Keys - The Apple™ iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar. Windows-based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key, and to the right of the right ALT key.
7 - 20 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 7-5 USB F Key Character Set (Continued) F Keys Keystroke 5016 F16 5017 F17 5018 F18 5019 F19 5020 F20 5021 F21 5022 F22 5023 F23 5024 F24 Table 7-6 USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 undefined 6045 - 6046 .
USB Interface 7 - 21 Table 7-7 USB Extended Keypad Character Set Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 PgUp 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Down Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow
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Chapter 8 IBM Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the scanner with an IBM 468X/469X host. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
8-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Connecting to an IBM 468X/469X Host This connection is made directly from the scanner to the host interface. Interface cable Host Port Connector Figure 8-1 IBM Direct Connection NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 8-1 are examples only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner are the same. 1.
IBM Interface IBM Parameter Defaults Table 8-1 lists the defaults for IBM host parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 8-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
8-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters Port Address This parameter sets the IBM 468X/469X port used. NOTE Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS-485 interface on the scanner. * None Selected Hand-held Scanner Emulation (Port 9B)1 Non-IBM Scanner Emulation (Port 5B) Table-top Scanner Emulation (Port 17) NOTE 1User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
IBM Interface Convert Unknown to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of unknown bar code type data to Code 39.
8-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Optional IBM Parameters If you configure the scanner and find the settings were not saved, or changed, when the system is restarted scan the bar codes that follow to override IBM interface defaults. Scan a bar code below after setting defaults and before configuring the scanner. Ignore Beep The host can send a beep request to the scanner. When this parameter is enabled, the request is not sent to the attached scanner.
Chapter 9 Wand Emulation Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the scanner with a wand emulation host when Wand Emulation communication is needed. The scanner connects to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile computer or Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal. In this mode the scanner emulates the signal of a wand to make it "readable" by a wand decoder. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
9-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Wand Emulation To perform Wand Emulation, connect the scanner to a portable data terminal, or a controller which collects the wand data and interprets it for the host. Mobile Computer Wand Port Interface Cable Figure 9-1 Wand Emulation Connection NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 9-1 are examples only.
Wand Emulation Interface 9-3 Wand Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 9-1 lists the defaults for Wand Emulation host types. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in Wand Emulation Host Parameters beginning on page 9-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
9-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Select a Wand Emulation host by scanning one of the bar codes below. Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller1 Symbol PDT Terminal (MSI) Symbol PTC Terminal (Telxon) NOTE 1User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Wand Emulation Interface 9-5 Leading Margin (Quiet Zone) Scan a bar code below to select a leading margin duration. A leading margin is the time that precedes the first bar of the scan, (in milliseconds). The minimum allowed value is 80 msec and the maximum is 250 msec. This parameter accommodates older wand decoders which cannot handle short leading margins. NOTE 250 msec is the maximum value that this parameter can attain, however, 200 msec is sufficient.
9-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Polarity Scan a bar code below to select the polarity required by the decoder. Polarity determines how the scanner's Wand Emulation interface creates the Digitized Barcode Pattern (DBP). DBP is a digital signal that represents the scanned bar code. Different decoders expect the DBP to be in a certain format.
Wand Emulation Interface 9-7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 By default, the Wand Emulation interface sends data to the attached host in the same symbology that was decoded. This can be a problem for customers with older systems that do not recognize newer symbologies (for example, GS1 DataBar). Enabling this parameter ignores the original symbology decoded, and outputs the data as if it were a Code 39 bar code. Any lowercase characters in the original data stream are transmitted as uppercase characters.
9-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII By default, any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space. If this parameter is enabled, the data sent to the wand interface is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII. This setting requires that the host be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data. This setting applies only if Convert to Code 39 is also enabled.
Chapter 10 Scanner Emulation Interface Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the scanner with a Scanner Emulation host. Use this mode when Scanner Emulation communication is needed. In this mode, the scanner connects to an external decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile computer or Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
10 - 2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Scanner Emulation To perform Scanner Emulation, connect the scanner to a mobile computer, or a controller which collects the data and interprets it for the host. Interface Cable Host Port Connector Figure 10-1 Scanner Emulation Connection NOTE Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 10-1 are examples only.
Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 3 Scanner Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 10-1 lists the defaults for the Scanner Emulation host. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Scanner Emulation Host Parameters section beginning on page 10-4. See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
10 - 4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Scanner Emulation Host Scan the bar code below to enable the Scanner Emulation host. Undecoded Scanner Emulation Host Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style The Scanner Emulation host supports three beep styles. • Beep On Successful Transmit: The scanner beeps when the attached decoder issues the decode signal to the scanner, so the scanner and the attached decoder beep at the same time. • Beep At Decode Time: The scanner beeps upon decode.
Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 5 Parameter Pass-Through The Scanner Emulation host can process parameter bar code messages and send them to the attached decoder. In this way, customers using Symbol compliant decoders can control the behavior of the entire system by scanning the necessary parameters only once. For example, to enable D 2 of 5, scan the D 2 of 5 Enable parameter bar code. The scanner and the attached decoder both process the parameter.
10 - 6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Convert Newer Code Types The scanner supports a variety of code types that are not decodable by attached decoder systems. To allow compatibility in these environments, the scanner converts these code types to more commonly decodable symbologies, as per the following chart. Symbologies not listed on this chart are transmitted normally.
Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 7 Module Width The standard module width is 20 µs. For an extremely slow decoder system, select 50 µs Module Width. *20 µs Module Width 50 µs Module Width Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Scan the bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of all bar code data to Code 39.
10 - 8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion By default, any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space. If this parameter is enabled, the data sent to the Scanner Emulation host is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII. The host must be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data. This setting applies only if Convert to Code 39 is also enabled.
Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 9 Transmission Timeout The Scanner Emulation host transmits bar code data to the attached decoder and waits for the decoder to assert the Decode signal, indicating successful transmission. If, after a specified amount of time, the Decode signal is not asserted (indicating that the attached decoder has not successfully received the bar code data), the scanner issues transmit error beeps. Scan a bar code below to select the desired transmission timeout.
10 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the decoder does not recognize. When Ignore Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound. When Convert Error on Unknown Characters is selected, bar codes containing at least one unknown character are not sent to the decoder, and a convert error beep sounds.
Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 11 Leading Margin (continued) 5 ms Leading Margin 10 ms Leading Margin Check For Decode LED The attached decoder normally asserts the Decode line to signal to the Scanner Emulation host that it successfully decoded the transmitted bar code. Some decoders, however, do not assert the Decode signal. In this case, the scanner emits transmit error beeps to indicate that the bar code was not successfully transmitted.
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Chapter 11 123Scan Introduction 123Scan is a Windows®-based utility that programs the scanner with all parameters including ADF rules. An ADF rule modifies bar code data before it is sent to the host to ensure compatibility between bar coded data and the host application. Scanners can be programmed via PC download or by scanning a sheet of bar codes generated by the utility. Scanner programming is saved in a file for electronic distribution. The 123Scan program includes a help file.
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Chapter 12 Symbologies Introduction This chapter describes symbology features and provides the programming bar codes for selecting these features. Before programming, follow the instructions in Chapter 1, Getting Started. The scanner is shipped with the settings shown in Table 12-1 on page 12-2 (also see Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all host device and miscellaneous defaults). If the default values suit requirements, programming is not necessary.
12 - 2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified, to correct an error during a scanning sequence, just re-scan the correct parameter. Symbology Parameter Defaults Table 12-1 lists the defaults for all symbologies parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Symbologies Parameters section beginning on page 12-6.
Symbologies 12 - 3 Table 12-1 Symbology Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter UCC Coupon Extended Code Default Page Number Disable 12-22 Code 128 Enable 12-23 GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128) Enable 12-23 ISBT 128 (non-concatenated) Enable 12-24 Code 39 Enable 12-25 Trioptic Code 39 Disable 12-25 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Italian Pharmacy Code) Disable 12-26 Code 32 Prefix Disable 12-26 Set Length(s) for Code 39 2 to 55 12-27 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Disable 12-28
12 - 4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 12-1 Symbology Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Discrete 2 of 5 (DTF) Discrete 2 of 5 Disable 12-44 Set Length(s) for D 2 of 5 12 12-44 Disable 12-46 Codabar Disable 12-47 Set Lengths for Codabar 5 to 55 12-47 CLSI Editing Disable 12-49 NOTIS Editing Disable 12-49 MSI Disable 12-50 Set Length(s) for MSI 2 to 55 12-50 MSI Check Digits One 12-51 Transmit MSI Check Digit Disable 12-52 MSI Check D
Symbologies 12 - 5 Table 12-1 Symbology Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Character Escape Character None 12-58 Delete Character Set ECI’s Transmit 12-59 Composite CC-C Disable 12-60 Composite CC-A/B Disable 12-60 UPC Composite Mode UPC Always Linked 12-61 Composite Beep Mode Beep as Each Code Type is Decoded 12-62 Redundancy Level 1 12-63 Security Levels 0 12-65 Bi-directional Redundancy Disable 12-66 Intercharacter Gap Normal Intercharacter Gap
12 - 6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide UPC/EAN Enable/Disable UPC-A/UPC-E To enable or disable UPC-A or UPC-E, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 12 - 7 Enable/Disable UPC-E1 UPC-E1 is disabled by default. To enable or disable UPC-E1, scan the appropriate bar code below. NOTE UPC-E1 is not a UCC (Uniform Code Council) approved symbology.
12 - 8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable EAN-13/EAN-8 To enable or disable EAN-13 or EAN-8, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 12 - 9 Enable/Disable Bookland EAN To enable or disable Bookland EAN, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Bookland EAN *Disable Bookland EAN NOTE If you enable Bookland EAN, select a Bookland ISBN Format on page 12-21. Also select either Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals, Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals, or Enable 978/979 Supplemental Mode in Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals.
12 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide • Enable 977 Supplemental Mode • Enable 414/419/434/439 Supplemental Mode • Enable 491 Supplemental Mode • Enable Smart Supplemental Mode - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with any prefix listed previously. • Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with a 3-digit user-defined prefix. Set this 3-digit prefix using Supplemental User-Programmable 1.
Symbologies 12 - 11 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (continued) *Ignore UPC/EAN/JAN With Supplementals Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Only With Supplementals Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode Enable 978/979 Supplemental Mode Enable 977 Supplemental Mode
12 - 12 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (continued) Enable 414/419/434/439 Supplemental Mode Enable 491 Supplemental Mode Enable Smart Supplemental Mode Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 and 2
Symbologies 12 - 13 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (continued) Smart Supplemental Plus User-Programmable 1 Smart Supplemental Plus User-Programmable 1 and 2 Supplemental User-Programmable 1 Supplemental User-Programmable 2
12 - 14 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy With Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals or one of the supplemental modes selected, this option adjusts the number of times a symbol without supplementals is decoded before transmission. The range is from 2 to 22 times. Five or above is recommended when decoding a mix of UPC/EAN symbols with and without supplementals, and the autodiscriminate option is selected. The default is set at 7.
Symbologies 12 - 15 Transmit UPC-E Check Digit The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data. Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC-E check digit. It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data. *Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data.
12 - 16 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide UPC-A Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted. Scan a bar code below to match the host system.
Symbologies 12 - 17 UPC-E Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-E preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted. Scan a bar code below to match the host system.
12 - 18 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide UPC-E1 Preamble Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-E1 preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and no preamble transmitted. Scan a bar code below to match the host system.
Symbologies 12 - 19 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A Enable this to convert UPC-E (zero suppressed) decoded data to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, the data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit). When disabled, UPC-E decoded data is transmitted as UPC-E data, without conversion.
12 - 20 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend When enabled, this parameter adds five leading zeros to decoded EAN-8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN-13 symbols. When disabled, EAN-8 symbols are transmitted as is.
Symbologies 12 - 21 Bookland ISBN Format If you enabled Bookland EAN using Enable/Disable Bookland EAN on page 12-9, select one of the following formats for Bookland data: • Bookland ISBN-10 - The scanner reports Bookland data starting with 978 in traditional 10-digit format with the special Bookland check digit for backward-compatibility. Data starting with 979 is not considered Bookland in this mode.
12 - 22 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide UCC Coupon Extended Code When enabled, this parameter decodes UPCA bar codes starting with digit ‘5’, EAN-13 bar codes starting with digit ‘99’, and UPCA/GS1-128 Coupon Codes. UPCA, EAN-13 and GS1-128 must be enabled to scan all types of Coupon Codes. Enable UCC Coupon Extended Code *Disable UCC Coupon Extended Code NOTE Use the UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy parameter to control autodiscrimination of the GS1-128 (right half) of a coupon code.
Symbologies 12 - 23 Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 To enable or disable Code 128, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable Code 128 Disable Code 128 Enable/Disable GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128) To enable or disable GS1-128, scan the appropriate bar code below.
12 - 24 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable ISBT 128 ISBT 128 is a variant of Code 128 used in the blood bank industry. Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable ISBT 128. If necessary, the host must perform concatenation of the ISBT data.
Symbologies 12 - 25 Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 To enable or disable Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable Code 39 Disable Code 39 Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking of computer tape cartridges. Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters. To enable or disable Trioptic Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below.
12 - 26 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Code 32 is a variant of Code 39 used by the Italian pharmaceutical industry. Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable converting Code 39 to Code 32. NOTE Code 39 must be enabled for this parameter to function. Enable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 *Disable Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Code 32 Prefix Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable adding the prefix character “A” to all Code 32 bar codes.
Symbologies 12 - 27 Set Lengths for Code 39 he length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 39 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. If Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled, Length Within a Range or Any Length are the preferred options.
12 - 28 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 39 Code 39 - One Discrete Length Code 39 - Two Discrete Lengths Code 39 - Length Within Range Code 39 - Any Length Code 39 Check Digit Verification When this feature is enabled, the scanner checks the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digit algorithm. Only Code 39 symbols which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded.
Symbologies 12 - 29 Transmit Code 39 Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit Code 39 data with or without the check digit. Transmit Code 39 Check Digit (Enable) *Do Not Transmit Code 39 Check Digit (Disable) NOTE Code 39 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function.
12 - 30 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 which pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set. To enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 39 Full ASCII *Disable Code 39 Full ASCII NOTE Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII cannot be enabled simultaneously.
Symbologies 12 - 31 Code 39 Buffering (Scan & Store) This feature allows the scanner to accumulate data from multiple Code 39 symbols. Selecting the Scan and Store option (Buffer Code 39) temporarily buffers all Code 39 symbols having a leading space as a first character for later transmission. The leading space is not buffered.
12 - 32 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Clear Transmission Buffer To clear the transmission buffer, scan the Clear Buffer bar code below, which contains only a start character, a dash (minus), and a stop character. • The scanner issues a short high/low/high beep. • The scanner erases the transmission buffer. • No transmission occurs. Clear Buffer NOTE Because the Clear Buffer contains only the dash (minus) character, set the Code 39 length to include length 1 before scanning this bar code.
Symbologies 12 - 33 Overfilling Transmission Buffer The Code 39 buffer holds 200 characters. If the symbol just read results in an overflow of the transmission buffer: • The scanner indicates that the symbol was rejected by issuing three long, high beeps. • No transmission occurs. The data in the buffer is not affected. Attempt to Transmit an Empty Buffer If the symbol just read was the Transmit Buffer symbol and the Code 39 buffer is empty: • A short low/high/low beep signals that the buffer is empty.
12 - 34 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 To enable or disable Code 93, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 93 *Disable Code 93 Set Lengths for Code 93 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 93 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Symbologies 12 - 35 Set Lengths for Code 93 (continued) Code 93 - One Discrete Length Code 93 - Two Discrete Lengths Code 93 - Length Within Range Code 93 - Any Length
12 - 36 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Code 11 To enable or disable Code 11, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 11 *Disable Code 11 Set Lengths for Code 11 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 11 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Symbologies 12 - 37 Set Lengths for Code 11 (continued) Code 11 - One Discrete Length Code 11 - Two Discrete Lengths Code 11 - Length Within Range Code 11 - Any Length
12 - 38 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Check Digit Verification This feature allows the scanner to check the integrity of all Code 11 symbols to verify that the data complies with the specified check digit algorithm. This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 11 bar code. The options are to check for one check digit, check for two check digits, or disable the feature.
Symbologies 12 - 39 Transmit Code 11 Check Digits This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit(s). Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Enable) *Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Disable) NOTE Code 11 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function.
12 - 40 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 To enable or disable Interleaved 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below, and select an Interleaved 2 of 5 length from the following pages. *Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains.
Symbologies 12 - 41 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 (continued) I 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length I 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths I 2 of 5 - Length Within Range I 2 of 5 - Any Length
12 - 42 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification When this feature is enabled, the scanner checks the integrity of all I 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbology Specification (USS), or the Optical Product Code Council (OPCC) check digit algorithm.
Symbologies 12 - 43 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit I 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit. Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit (Enable) *Do Not Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit (Disable) Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 Enable this parameter to convert 14-character I 2 of 5 codes to EAN-13, and transmit to the host as EAN-13. To accomplish this, the I 2 of 5 code must be enabled, and the code must have a leading zero and a valid EAN-13 check digit.
12 - 44 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Discrete 2 of 5 (DTF) Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 To enable or disable Discrete 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Discrete 2 of 5 *Disable Discrete 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 he length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for D 2 of 5 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Symbologies 12 - 45 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 (continued) D 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length D 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths D 2 of 5 - Length Within Range D 2 of 5 - Any Length
12 - 46 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Chinese 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Chinese 2 of 5 To enable or disable Chinese 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 12 - 47 Codabar (NW - 7) Enable/Disable Codabar To enable or disable Codabar, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Codabar *Disable Codabar Set Lengths for Codabar The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Codabar to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
12 - 48 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Codabar (continued).
Symbologies 12 - 49 CLSI Editing When enabled, this parameter strips the start and stop characters and inserts a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14-character Codabar symbol. Enable this feature if your host system requires this data format. NOTE Symbol length does not include start and stop characters. Enable CLSI Editing *Disable CLSI Editing NOTIS Editing When enabled, this parameter strips the start and stop characters from a decoded Codabar symbol.
12 - 50 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide MSI Enable/Disable MSI To enable or disable MSI, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable MSI *Disable MSI Set Lengths for MSI The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for MSI to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Symbologies 12 - 51 Set Lengths for MSI (continued) MSI - One Discrete Length MSI - Two Discrete Lengths MSI - Length Within Range MSI - Any Length MSI Check Digits With MSI symbols, one check digit is mandatory and always verified by the reader. The second check digit is optional. If the MSI codes include two check digits, scan the Two MSI Check Digits bar code to enable verification of the second check digit. See MSI Check Digit Algorithm on page 12-52 for the selection of second digit algorithms.
12 - 52 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit MSI data with or without the check digit. Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) (Enable) *Do Not Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) (Disable) MSI Check Digit Algorithm Two algorithms are possible for the verification of the second MSI check digit. Select the bar code below corresponding to the algorithm used to encode your check digit.
Symbologies 12 - 53 GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS - Reduced Space Symbology) The variants of GS1 DataBar are DataBar-14, GS1 DataBar Expanded and GS1 DataBar Limited. GS1 DataBar 14 and GS1 DataBar Expanded include stacked versions. Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable each variant of GS1 DataBar.
12 - 54 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC/EAN This parameter only applies to GS1 DataBar-14 and GS1 DataBar Limited symbols not decoded as part of a Composite symbol. Enable this to strip the leading '010' from GS1 DataBar-14 and GS1 DataBar Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit, and report the bar code as EAN-13. For bar codes beginning with two or more zeros but not six zeros, this parameter strips the leading '0100' and reports the bar code as UPC-A.
Symbologies 12 - 55 PDF417/MicroPDF417 Enable/Disable PDF417 NOTE PDF417 is enabled by default for the Symbol LS4208-PR (PDF417 version) scanner only.
12 - 56 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide MicroPDF Performance If your scanner is having trouble decoding MicroPDF symbols, select Selective Performance. Note that this may decrease decoding aggressiveness on some symbols.
Symbologies 12 - 57 Transmit Symbols in Codeword Format Enabling this activates transmission of each PDF symbol as directly decoded data codewords, whether that symbol is part of a macro PDF sequence or not. Note that data is output as codeword values — not as interpreted data. “Codeword values” is an ASCII representation of a number from 000 to 928 for each codeword, preceded by an escape character. This escape character is a backslash.
12 - 58 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Transmit Unknown Codewords This enables using the output codeword format for transmitting any non-GLI or non-macro PDF codeword. If this is not enabled and an unknown codeword is found, a decode error beep sounds. Transmit Unknown Codewords *Do Not Transmit Unknown Codewords Escape Characters This enables the backslash (\) character as an Escape character for systems that can process transmissions containing special data sequences.
Symbologies 12 - 59 Delete Character Set ECIs This parameter enables the scanner to delete any escape sequences representing Character Set ECIs (also known as GLIs) from its buffer before transmission. In many receiving systems, Character Set ECIs can be removed without affecting the way data is displayed or processed. When deletion is selected, the scanner transmits data from PDF-417 and MicroPDF-417 bar codes containing Character Set ECIs, even when the ECI Protocol is disabled.
12 - 60 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Composite Codes Composite CC-C Scan a bar code below to enable or disable composite bar codes of type CC-C. If you select Enable, GS1-128 (the associated 1D symbology) must also be enabled. Enable CC-C *Disable CC-C Composite CC-A/B Scan a bar code below to enable or disable composite bar codes of type CC-A/B. To specify which CC-A/B composites are decoded, you may enable or disable the associated 1D symbology.
Symbologies 12 - 61 UPC Composite Mode UPC symbols can be “linked” with a 2D symbol during transmission as if they were one symbol. Three options are offered for these symbols: • If UPC Never Linked is selected, UPC bar codes are transmitted regardless of whether a 2D symbol is detected. • If UPC Always Linked is selected, UPC bar codes are only transmitted when the 2D portion is detected.
12 - 62 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Composite Beep Mode To select the number of decode beeps when a composite bar code is decoded, scan the appropriate bar code.
Symbologies 12 - 63 Symbology - Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level The scanner offers four levels of decode redundancy. Select higher redundancy levels for decreasing levels of bar code quality. As redundancy levels increase, the scanner’s aggressiveness decreases. Select the redundancy level appropriate for the bar code quality.
12 - 64 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Redundancy Level (continued) *Redundancy Level 1 Redundancy Level 2 Redundancy Level 3 Redundancy Level 4
Symbologies 12 - 65 Security Level The scanner offers four levels of decode security for delta bar codes, which include the Code 128 family, UPC/EAN, and Code 93. Select increasing levels of security for decreasing levels of bar code quality. There is an inverse relationship between security and scanner aggressiveness, so choose only that level of security necessary for any given application.
12 - 66 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Bi-directional Redunda\ncy Enable Bi-directional Redundancy to add security to linear code type security levels. When enabled, a bar code must be successfully scanned in both directions (forward and reverse) before reporting a good decode. Enable Bi-directional Redundancy *Disable Bi-directional Redundancy Intercharacter Gap The Code 39 and Codabar symbologies have an intercharacter gap that is customarily quite small.
Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Scanner Options Introduction This chapter includes commonly used bar codes to customize how data is transmitted to the host device. Refer to the Advanced Data Formatting Programming Guide p/n 72-69680-xx for further customization options. The scanner ships with the settings shown in the Miscellaneous Scanner Options Default Table on page 13-2 (also see Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all host device and miscellaneous scanner defaults).
13 - 2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Miscellaneous Parameter Defaults Table 13-1 lists the defaults for miscellaneous scanner options parameters. If you wish to change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters section beginning on page 13-3. NOTE Table 13-1 See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 3 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters Transmit Code ID Character A Code ID character identifies the code type of a scanned bar code. This may be useful when the scanner is decoding more than one code type. In addition to any single character prefix already selected, the Code ID character is inserted between the prefix and the decoded symbol. Select no Code ID character, a Symbol Code ID character, or an AIM Code ID character.
13 - 4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Prefix/Suffix Values (continued) Scan Prefix Scan Suffix Scan Data Transmission Format To change the scan data format, scan Scan Options and one of the following four bar codes corresponding to the desired format: • Data As Is • • • . Scan Enter on page 13-5 to complete the change. To set values for the prefix and/or suffix, see Prefix/Suffix Values on page 13-3.
Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 5 Scan Data Transmission Format (continued) Scan Options *Data As Is Enter Data Format Cancel
13 - 6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide FN1 Substitution Values The Wedge and USB HID Keyboard hosts support an FN1 substitution feature. When enabled any FN1 character (0x1b) in a GS1-128 bar code is substituted with a value. This value defaults to 7013 (Enter Key). To select an FN1 substitution value via bar code menus: 1. Scan the bar code below. *Set FN1 Substitution Value 2.
Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 7 Synapse Interface The auto-detection of a Synapse cable varies in duration depending on the type of Synapse connection. If a scanner is connected to another scanner using a Synapse cable, use the Auxiliary Synapse Port connection. In all other cases, where the cable is used, the default setting is recommended. To disconnect and reconnect the scanner from a Synapse cable that is connected to a live host via a Synapse, use the "Plug and Play" setting.
13 - 8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Report Version Scan the bar code below to report the software revision installed in the scanner’s primary microprocessor. Report Software Version Report Synapse Cable Scan the bar code below to report the software revision of the attached Synapse cable. If the scanner does not detect an attached Synapse cable, it reports Synapse not attached.
Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device. Edit scan data to suit particular requirements. To implement ADF, scan a related series of bar codes, which begin on page 14-8, or install the 123Scan utility (see Chapter 11, 123Scan) which programs the scanner with ADF rules. NOTE If using the wand interface with the scanner, you cannot use ADF rules to format data.
14 - 2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Using ADF Bar Codes When programming a rule, make sure the rule is logically correct. Plan ahead before you start scanning. To program each data formatting rule: • Start the Rule. Scan the Begin New Rule bar code on page 14-8. • Criteria. Scan the bar codes for all pertinent criteria. Criteria can include code type (e.g., Code 128), code length, or data that contains a specific character string (e.g., the digits “129”). See Criteria on page 14-11. • Actions.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 3 Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule Step Bar Code On Page Beep Indication 1 Begin New Rule 14-8 High High 2 Code 128 14-11 High High 3 Send next 5 characters 14-23 High High 4 Send 14-44 High High 5 Send next 5 characters 14-23 High High 6 Send 14-45 High High 7 Send next 2 characters 14-23 High High 8 Send 14-43 High High 9 Save Rule 14-8 High Low High Low Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule Step Bar Code On Page
14 - 4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide But, when there is a sale, send only the following: 24 (class key) 56712437 (stock key) and the cashier keys the price manually. To implement this, first enter an ADF rule that applies to the normal situation, such as: When scanning a bar code of length 15, send the next 2 characters, send the class key, send the next 8 characters, send the stock key, send the data that remains, send the Enter key.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 5 And the SECOND rule states: When scanning a Code 128 bar code of length 12, send the first four characters, then send the ENTER key, then send all remaining data. and you scan a Code 128 bar code of length 12, the THIRD rule applies, and the SECOND rule does not function. Note that using the standard data editing functions also creates ADF rules. Scan options are entered as ADF rules, and the hierarchy mentioned above also applies to them.
14 - 6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table 14-1 ADF Bar Codes (Continued) Parameter Page Number Specific String At Start 14-19 Specific String Any Location 14-20 Specific String Search 14-20 Any Message OK 14-20 Numeric Keypad 14-21 Rule Belongs To Set 14-22 Actions Send Data 14-23 14-23 Send Data Up To Character 14-23 Send Next Character 14-23 Send All Data That Remains 14-23 Send Next 2 Characters - Send Next 20 Characters 14-23 Move Cursor 14-27 Send Pause 14-28 Skip
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 7 Table 14-1 ADF Bar Codes (Continued) Parameter Page Number Send F1 Key - Send F24 Key 14-68 Send PF1 Key - Send PF30 Key 14-71 Send Right Control Key 14-75 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters 14-76 Send GUI 0 - Send GUI 9 14-76 Send GUI A - Send GUI Z 14-77 Turn On/Off Rule Sets 14-82 Alphanumeric Keyboard 14-83 Space - ‘ 14-83 0-9 14-87 A-Z 14-88 Cancel 14-91 End of Message 14-91 a-z 14-92 {-~ 14-95
14 - 8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Special Commands Pause Duration This parameter, along with Send Pause on page 14-28, inserts a pause in the data transmission. To set the pause scan a two-digit number (i.e., two bar codes) representing a 0.1 second interval in the range of 0.1 to 9.9. For example, scanning bar codes 0 and 1 inserts a 0.1 second pause; 0 and 5 gives a 0.5 second delay. The default is 1 second. For numeric bar codes see Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 9 Erase Use these bar codes to erase criteria, actions, or rules. Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Actions And Start Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Erase All Rules Quit Entering Rules Scan this bar code to quit entering rules.
14 - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 11 Criteria Code Types Select any number of code types to be affected by the rule. Scan all selected codes in succession, prior to selecting other criteria. To select all code types, do not scan any code type.
14 - 12 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code Types (continued) D 2 OF 5 IATA 2 OF 5 I 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 13 Code Types (continued) MSI GS1-128 UPC-E1 Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 Code 11
14 - 14 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code Types (continued) PDF417 MicroPDF UPC/EAN Composites GS1 DataBar and GS1-128 Composites
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 15 Code Lengths Scan these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code type must contain. Select one length per rule only. Do not select any code length to select code types of any length.
14 - 16 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths (continued) 8 Characters 9 Characters 10 Characters 11 Characters 12 Characters 13 Characters 14 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 17 Code Lengths (continued) 15 Characters 16 Characters 17 Characters 18 Characters 19 Characters 20 Characters 21 Characters 22 Characters
14 - 18 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths (continued) 23 Characters 24 Characters 25 Characters 26 Characters 27 Characters 28 Characters 29 Characters 30 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 19 Message Containing A Specific Data String Use this feature to select whether the formatting affects data that begins with a specific character or data string, or contains a specific character or data string. There are five features: • Specific String at Start • Specific String, Any Location • Specific String Search • Any Message OK • Rule Belongs to Set Specific String at Start 1. Scan the following bar code. 2.
14 - 20 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Specific String Search 1. Scan the following bar code. 2. Scan the bar codes representing the desired character or characters (up to a total of 10) using the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 14-83. 3. Scan End of Message on page 14-91. Specific String Search Any Message OK Do not scan any bar code to format all selected code types, regardless of information contained.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 21 Numeric Keypad Bar codes on this page should not be confused with those on the alphanumeric keyboard.
14 - 22 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Numeric Keypad (continued) 8 9 Cancel Rule Belongs To Set Select the set a rule belongs to. (There are four possible rule sets.) See Alternate Rule Sets on page 14-3 for more information about rule sets. Scan a bar code below to select which set a rule belongs to.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 23 Actions Select how to format the data for transmission. Send Data Send all data that remains, send all data up to a specific character selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 14-83, or send the next N characters. N = any number from 1 to 254, selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 14-83. Use these bar codes to send data.
14 - 24 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Data (continued) Send Next 6 Characters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 8 Characters Send Next 9 Characters Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 11 Characters Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 13 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 25 Send Data (continued) Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 15 Characters Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 17 Characters Send Next 18 Characters Send Next 19 Characters Send Next 20 Characters
14 - 26 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Setup Field(s) Table 14-2 Setup Field(s) Definitions Parameter Description Page Move Cursor Move Cursor to a Character Scan the Move Cursor To Character bar code on page 14-27, then any printable ASCII character from the Alphanumeric Keyboard. When this is used, the cursor moves to the position after the matching character. If the character is not there, the rule fails and ADF tries the next rule.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 27 Table 14-2 Setup Field(s) Definitions (Continued) Parameter Description Page Skip Ahead “N” Characters Scan one of these bar codes to select the desired number of positions to move the cursor ahead. 14-29 Skip Back “N” Characters Scan one of these bar codes to select the desired number of positions to move the cursor back. 14-31 Send Preset Value Send prefix and/or suffix value by scanning the appropriate bar code.
14 - 28 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Move Cursor (continued) Move Cursor to Specific String and Replace Move Cursor to Last Occurrence of String and Replace All Skip to End Send Pause Scan the bar code below to insert a pause in the transmission of data. The length of this pause is controlled by the value of the Pause Duration parameter.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 29 Skip Ahead Use the following bar codes to skip ahead characters.
14 - 30 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Skip Ahead (continued) Skip Ahead 7 Characters Skip Ahead 8 Characters Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 31 Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip back characters.
14 - 32 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Skip Back (continued) Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters Send Preset Value Use these bar codes to send preset values. These values must be set using the Scan Prefix and Scan Suffix bar codes on page 13-4.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 33 Modify Data Modify data in the ways listed. The following actions work for all send commands that follow it within a rule. If pad zeros to length 6, send next 3 characters, stop padding, send next 5 characters is programmed, three zeros are added to the first send, and the next send is unaffected by the padding. These options do not apply to the Send Keystroke or Send Preset Value options.
14 - 34 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces To pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of spaces. This parameter is activated by Send commands.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 35 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 9 Pad Spaces To Length 10 Pad Spaces To Length 11 Pad Spaces To Length 12 Pad Spaces To Length 13 Pad Spaces To Length 14 Pad Spaces To Length 15 Pad Spaces To Length 16
14 - 36 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 17 Pad Spaces To Length 18 Pad Spaces To Length 19 Pad Spaces To Length 20 Pad Spaces To Length 21 Pad Spaces To Length 22 Pad Spaces To Length 23
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 37 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 24 Pad Spaces To Length 25 Pad Spaces To Length 26 Pad Spaces To Length 27 Pad Spaces To Length 28 Pad Spaces To Length 29 Pad Spaces To Length 30 Stop Pad Spaces
14 - 38 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros To pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros. This parameter is activated by Send commands.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 39 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 9 Pad Zeros To Length 10 Pad Zeros To Length 11 Pad Zeros To Length 12 Pad Zeros To Length 13 Pad Zeros To Length 14 Pad Zeros To Length 15 Pad Zeros To Length 16
14 - 40 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 17 Pad Zeros To Length 18 Pad Zeros To Length 19 Pad Zeros To Length 20 Pad Zeros To Length 21 Pad Zeros To Length 22 Pad Zeros To Length 23 Pad Zeros To Length 24
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 41 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 25 Pad Zeros To Length 26 Pad Zeros To Length 27 Pad Zeros To Length 28 Pad Zeros To Length 29 Pad Zeros To Length 30 Stop Pad Zeros
14 - 42 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Beeps Select a beep sequence for each ADF rule.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 43 Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code for the desired keystroke Send Control 2 Send Control A Send Control B Send Control C Send Control D Send Control E Send Control F Send Control G
14 - 44 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control H Send Control I Send Control J Send Control K Send Control L Send Control M Send Control N Send Control O
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 45 Control Characters (continued) Send Control P Send Control Q Send Control R Send Control S Send Control T Send Control U Send Control V Send Control W
14 - 46 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Z Send Control [ Send Control \ Send Control ] Send Control 6 Send Control -
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 47 Keyboard Characters Scan the “Send __” bar code for the desired keyboard characters Send Space Send ! Send “ Send # Send $ Send % Send & Send ‘
14 - 48 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send ( Send ) Send * Send + Send , Send - Send .
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 49 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 0 Send 1 Send 2 Send 3 Send 4 Send 5 Send 6 Send 7
14 - 50 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 8 Send 9 Send : Send ; Send < Send = Send > Send ?
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 51 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send @ Send A Send B Send C Send D Send E Send F Send G
14 - 52 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send H Send I Send J Send K Send L Send M Send N Send O
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 53 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send P Send Q Send R Send S Send T Send U Send V Send W
14 - 54 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send X Send Y Send Z Send [ Send \ Send ] Send ^ Send _
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 55 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send ` Send a Send b Send c Send d Send e Send f Send g
14 - 56 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send h Send i Send j Send k Send l Send m Send n Send o
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 57 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send p Send q Send r Send s Send t Send u Send v Send w
14 - 58 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send x Send y Send z Send { Send | Send } Send ~
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 59 Send ALT Characters Send Alt 2 Send Alt A Send Alt B Send Alt C Send Alt D Send Alt E Send Alt F Send Alt G
14 - 60 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt H Send Alt I Send Alt J Send Alt K Send Alt L Send Alt M Send Alt N Send Alt O
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 61 Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt P Send Alt Q Send Alt R Send Alt S Send Alt T Send Alt U Send Alt V Send Alt W
14 - 62 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt X Send Alt Y Send Alt Z Send Alt [ Send Alt \ Send Alt ] Send Alt 6 Send Alt -
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 63 Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad * Send Keypad + Send Keypad - Send Keypad .
14 - 64 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Keypad 3 Send Keypad 4 Send Keypad 5 Send Keypad 6 Send Keypad 7 Send Keypad 8 Send Keypad 9 Send Keypad Enter
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 65 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Keypad Numlock NUM LOCK Send Break Key Send Delete Key Send Page Up Key Send End Key Send Page Down Key Send Pause Key Send Scroll Lock Key
14 - 66 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Backspace Key Send Tab Key Send Print Screen Key Send Insert Key Send Home Key Send Enter Key Send Escape Key Send Up Arrow Key
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 67 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Down Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key
14 - 68 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F2 Key Send F3 Key Send F4 Key Send F5 Key Send F6 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 69 Send Function Key (continued) Send F7 Key Send F8 Key Send F9 Key Send F10 Key Send F11 Key Send F12 Key Send F13 Key Send F14 Key
14 - 70 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (continued) Send F15 Key Send F16 Key Send F17 Key Send F18 Key Send F19 Key Send F20 Key Send F21 Key Send F22 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 71 Send Function Key (continued) Send F23 Key Send F24 Key Send PF1 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF3 Key Send PF4 Key Send PF5 Key Send PF6 Key
14 - 72 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (continued) Send PF7 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF9 Key Send PF10 Key Send PF11 Key Send PF12 Key Send PF13 Key Send PF14 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 73 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF15 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF17 Key Send PF18 Key Send PF19 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF21 Key Send PF22 Key
14 - 74 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (continued) Send PF23 Key Send PF24 Key Send PF25 Key Send PF26 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF29 Key Send PF30 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 75 Send Right Control Key The “Send Right Control Key” action sends a tap (press and release) of the Right Control Key.
14 - 76 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters The “Send Graphic User Interface Character” actions tap the specified key while holding the System Dependent Graphic User Interface (GUI) Key.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 77 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI 6 Send GUI 7 Send GUI 8 Send GUI 9 Send GUI A Send GUI B Send GUI C
14 - 78 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI D Send GUI E Send GUI F Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 79 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI K Send GUI L Send GUI M Send GUI N Send GUI O Send GUI P Send GUI Q
14 - 80 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI R Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI U Send GUI V Send GUI W Send GUI X
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 81 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI Y Send GUI Z
14 - 82 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Turn On/Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off.
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 83 Alphanumeric Keyboard Space # $ % * + (Dash) .
14 - 84 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) / ! “ & ‘ ( )
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 85 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) : ; < = > ? @
14 - 86 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) [ \ ] ^ _ (Underscore) ` (Single Open Quote)
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 87 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) NOTE Bar codes on this page should not be confused with those on the numeric keypad.
14 - 88 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) 7 8 9 A B C D
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 89 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) E F G H I J K L
14 - 90 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) M N O P Q R S T
Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 91 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) U V W X Y Z Cancel End of Message
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Appendix A Standard Default Parameters Default Parameters Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table Parameter Default Page Number User Preferences Set Default Parameter Restore Defaults 4-3 Parameter Bar Code Scanning Enable 4-4 Beeper Tone Medium 4-4 Beeper Volume High 4-5 Power Mode Continuous On 4-5 Scan Pattern Multi-line Always Raster 4-6 Scan Line Width Full Width 4-7 Raster Height Adjustable Raster 4-8 Laser On Time 3.
A-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Keystroke Delay No Delay 5-7 Intra-Keystroke Delay Disable 5-7 Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation Disable 5-8 Caps Lock On Disable 5-8 Caps Lock Override Disable 5-9 Convert Wedge Data No Convert 5-10 Function Key Mapping Disable 5-10 FN1 Substitution Disable 5-11 Send and Make Break Send 5-11 RS-232 Host Types Standard 6-6 Baud Rate 9600 6-7
Standard Default Parameters Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number USB CAPS Lock Override Disable 7-8 USB Ignore Unknown Characters Send 7-9 Emulate Keypad Disable 7-9 USB FN1 Substitution Disable 7-10 Function Key Mapping Disable 7-10 Simulated Caps Lock Disable 7-11 Convert Case No Case Conversion 7-11 Port Address None Selected 8-4 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Disable 8-5 Ignore Beep Disable 8-6 Ignore Bar Code Configuration
A-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Leading Margin 2 ms 10-10 Check for Decode LED Check for Decode LED 10-11 None1 11-1 UPC-A Enable 12-6 UPC-E Enable 12-6 UPC-E1 Disable 12-7 EAN-8/JAN 8 Enable 12-8 EAN-13/JAN 13 Enable 12-8 Bookland EAN Disable 12-9 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (2 and 5 digits) Ignore 12-9 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy 7 12-14 Transmit UPC-A C
Standard Default Parameters Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Code 128 Code 128 Enable 12-23 GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128) Enable 12-23 ISBT 128 (non-concatenated) Enable 12-24 Code 39 Enable 12-25 Trioptic Code 39 Disable 12-25 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Italian Pharmacy Code) Disable 12-26 Code 32 Prefix Disable 12-26 Set Length(s) for Code 39 2 to 55 12-27 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Disable 12-28 Transmit Code 39
A-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Disable 12-43 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 Disable 12-43 Discrete 2 of 5 Disable 12-44 Set Length(s) for D 2 of 5 12 12-44 Disable 12-46 Codabar Disable 12-47 Set Lengths for Codabar 5 to 55 12-47 CLSI Editing Disable 12-49 NOTIS Editing Disable 12-49 MSI Disable 12-50 Set Length(s) for MSI 2 to 55 12-50 MSI Check Di
Standard Default Parameters Table A-1 Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Parameter Default Page Number Transmit Transmit Symbol in Codeword Format Disable 12-57 Transmit Unknown Codewords Disable 12-58 Escape Character None 12-58 Delete Character Set ECI’s Transmit 12-59 Composite CC-C Disable 12-60 Composite CC-A/B Disable 12-60 UPC Composite Mode UPC Always Linked 12-61 Composite Beep Mode Beep as Each Code Type is Decoded 12-62 Redundancy Level 1 12-63 Security
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Appendix B Programming References Symbol Code Identifiers Table B-1 Symbol Code Characters Code Character Code Type A UPC/EAN B Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32 C Codabar D Code 128, ISBT 128 E Code 93 F Interleaved 2 of 5 G Discrete 2 of 5, or Discrete 2 of 5 IATA H Code 11 J MSI K GS1-128 L Bookland EAN M Trioptic Code 39 N Coupon Code R GS1 DataBar Family
B-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide AIM Code Identifiers Each AIM Code Identifier contains the three-character string ]cm where: ] c m = = = Table B-2 Flag Character (ASCII 93) Code Character (see Table B-2) Modifier Character (see Table B-3) Aim Code Characters Code Character Code Type A Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32 C Code 128 (all variants), Coupon (Code 128 portion) E UPC/EAN, Coupon (UPC portion) e GS1 DataBar Family F Codabar G Code 93 H Code 11 I Interleaved 2 of
Programming References Table B-3 Modifier Characters (Continued) Code Type Trioptic Code 39 Option Value 0 Option No option specified at this time. Always transmit 0. Example: A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as ]X0412356 Code 128 0 Standard data packet, no Function code 1 in first symbol position. 1 Function code 1 in first symbol character position. 2 Function code 1 in second symbol character position.
B-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table B-3 Modifier Characters (Continued) Code Type Bookland EAN Option Value 0 Option No options specified at this time. Always transmit 0. Example: A Bookland EAN bar code 123456789X is transmitted as ]X0123456789X Code 11 GS1 DataBar Family 0 Single check digit 1 Two check digits 3 Check characters validated but not transmitted. No option specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Code 39 123ABC UPC/EAN UPC-A, 100% 0 12345 67890 5
C-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide EAN-13, 100% 3 4 5 67 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 0 Code 128 12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234 Interleaved 2 of 5 12345678901231
Sample Bar Codes C-3 GS1 DataBar NOTE GS1 DataBar variants must be enabled to read the bar codes below (see GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS - Reduced Space Symbology) on page 12-53).
C-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide GS1 DataBar-14 55432198673467 (GS1 DataBar-14 Truncated) 90876523412674 (GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked) 78123465709811 (GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked Omni-Directional)
Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes Numeric Bar Codes For parameters requiring specific numeric values, scan the appropriately numbered bar code(s).
D-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Numeric Bar Codes (continued) For parameters requiring specific numeric values, scan the appropriately numbered bar code(s).
Numeric Bar Codes Cancel To correct an error or change a selection, scan the bar code below.
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Appendix E ASCII Character Sets Table E-1 ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1000 %U CTRL 2 1001 $A CTRL A 1002 $B CTRL B 1003 $C CTRL C 1004 $D CTRL D 1005 $E CTRL E 1006 $F CTRL F 1007 $G CTRL G 1008 $H CTRL H/BACKSPACE1 1009 $I CTRL I/HORIZONTAL TAB1 1010 $J CTRL J 1011 $K CTRL K 1012 $L CTRL L 1013 $M CTRL M/ENTER1 1014 $N CTRL N 1015 $O CTRL O The keystroke in bold is sent only if t
E-2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table E-1 ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1016 $P CTRL P 1017 $Q CTRL Q 1018 $R CTRL R 1019 $S CTRL S 1020 $T CTRL T 1021 $U CTRL U 1022 $V CTRL V 1023 $W CTRL W 1024 $X CTRL X 1025 $Y CTRL Y 1026 $Z CTRL Z 1027 %A CTRL [ 1028 %B CTRL \ 1029 %C CTRL ] 1030 %D CTRL 6 1031 %E CTRL - 1032 Space Space 1033 /A ! 1034 /B “ 1035
ASCII Character Sets Table E-1 ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1044 /L , 1045 - - 1046 . .
E-4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table E-1 ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1072 H H 1073 I I 1074 J J 1075 K K 1076 L L 1077 M M 1078 N N 1079 O O 1080 P P 1081 Q Q 1082 R R 1083 S S 1084 T T 1085 U U 1086 V V 1087 W W 1088 X X 1089 Y Y 1090 Z Z 1091 %K [ 1092 %L \ 1093 %M ] 1094 %N ^ 1095 %O _ 1096 %W ‘ 1097 +A a 1098 +B b 1099
ASCII Character Sets Table E-1 ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued) Full ASCII Code 39 Encode Character ASCII Value Keystroke 1100 +D d 1101 +E e 1102 +F f 1103 +G g 1104 +H h 1105 +I i 1106 +J j 1107 +K k 1108 +L l 1109 +M m 1110 +N n 1111 +O o 1112 +P p 1113 +Q q 1114 +R r 1115 +S s 1116 +T t 1117 +U u 1118 +V v 1119 +W w 1120 +X x 1121 +Y y 1122 +Z z 1123 %P { 1124 %Q I 1125 %R } 1126 %S ~ The keyst
E-6 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table E-2 ALT Key Standard Default Tables ALT Keys Keystroke 2064 ALT 2 2065 ALT A 2066 ALT B 2067 ALT C 2068 ALT D 2069 ALT E 2070 ALT F 2071 ALT G 2072 ALT H 2073 ALT I 2074 ALT J 2075 ALT K 2076 ALT L 2077 ALT M 2078 ALT N 2079 ALT O 2080 ALT P 2081 ALT Q 2082 ALT R 2083 ALT S 2084 ALT T 2085 ALT U 2086 ALT V 2087 ALT W 2088 ALT X 2089 ALT Y 2090 ALT Z
ASCII Character Sets Table E-3 Misc. Key Standard Default Table Misc.
E-8 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table E-4 GUI Shift Keys (Continued) Other Value Keystroke 3056 GUI 8 3057 GUI 9 3065 GUI A 3066 GUI B 3067 GUI C 3068 GUI D 3069 GUI E 3070 GUI F 3071 GUI G 3072 GUI H 3073 GUI I 3074 GUI J 3075 GUI K 3076 GUI L 3077 GUI M 3078 GUI N 3079 GUI O 3080 GUI P 3081 GUI Q 3082 GUI R 3083 GUI S 3084 GUI T 3085 GUI U 3086 GUI V 3087 GUI W GUI Shift Keys The Apple™ iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the sp
ASCII Character Sets Table E-4 GUI Shift Keys (Continued) Other Value Keystroke 3088 GUI X 3089 GUI Y 3090 GUI Z GUI Shift Keys The Apple™ iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar. Windows-based systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key, and to the right of the right ALT key.
E - 10 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table E-6 F key Standard Default Table F Keys Keystroke 5001 F1 5002 F2 5003 F3 5004 F4 5005 F5 5006 F6 5007 F7 5008 F8 5009 F9 5010 F 10 5011 F 11 5012 F 12 5013 F 13 5014 F 14 5015 F 15 5016 F 16 5017 F 17 5018 F 18 5019 F 19 5020 F 20 5021 F 21 5022 F 22 5023 F 23 5024 F 24
ASCII Character Sets E - 11 Table E-7 Numeric Key Standard Default Table Numeric Keypad Keystroke 6042 * 6043 + 6044 Undefined 6045 - 6046 .
E - 12 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide Table E-8 Extended Keypad Standard Default Table Extended Keypad Keystroke 7001 Break 7002 Delete 7003 Pg Up 7004 End 7005 Pg Dn 7006 Pause 7007 Scroll Lock 7008 Backspace 7009 Tab 7010 Print Screen 7011 Insert 7012 Home 7013 Enter 7014 Escape 7015 Up Arrow 7016 Dn Arrow 7017 Left Arrow 7018 Right Arrow
Index Numerics 123Scan configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 A actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2 ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-1 actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-1, 14-23 move cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-27, 14-28 send data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23 setup fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index - 2 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide send control characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-43 send function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-68 send keyboard characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-47 send keypad characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-63 send preset value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32 setup fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-26 skip ahead characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index - 3 code 93 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-34 code 93, enable/disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-34 convert UPC-E to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-19 discrete 2 of 5 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-44 discrete 2 of 5, enable/disable . . . . . . . . . 12-44 EAN-13/EAN-8, enable/disable . . . . . . . . . 12-8 EAN-8/JAN-8 extend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-20 GS1 DataBar, convert to UPC/EAN . . . . .
Index - 4 Symbol LS4208 Product Reference Guide laser on time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9 miscellaneous scanner options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-1 RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2, 3-2 RS-232 transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10 symbologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2, 2-3, 3-2, 6-14 unknown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Index - 5 Q quiet zone (leading margin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5 R rastering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4, 2-5, 4-6 report synapse cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 report version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-8 RS-232 connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2 RS-232 defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3 RS-232 parameters . . . . . . . . . .
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