7A Series Scanner User Guide
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................................ 1 Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 About This Guide ...........................................................................................................................................
Add-On Code Required ........................................................................................................................ 22 EAN-8 Extension................................................................................................................................... 22 EAN-13 ......................................................................................................................................................... 23 Restore Factory Defaults ............................
Restore Factory Defaults ..................................................................................................................... 41 Enable/Disable ITF-14 .......................................................................................................................... 41 Matrix 2 of 5 (European Matrix 2 of 5) ........................................................................................................ 42 Restore Factory Defaults ..............................................
Set Length Range for Plessey ............................................................................................................. 64 MSI-Plessey ................................................................................................................................................. 65 Restore Factory Defaults ..................................................................................................................... 65 Enable/Disable MSI-Plessey.....................................
** Enter Setup Chapter 1 Getting Started Introduction The 7A Series Scanner, armed with the patented computerized image recognition system, bring about a new era of 1D barcode scanning. The 7A Series Scanner’s 1D barcode decoder chip ingeniously blends technology and advanced chip design & manufacturing, which significantly simplifies application design and delivers superior performance and solid reliability with low power consumption.
** Enter Setup About This Guide This guide provides programming instructions for the 7A Series Scanner. Users can configure the scanner by scanning the programming barcodes included in this manual. The 7A Series Scanner has been properly configured for most applications and can be put into use without further configuration. Barcode Scanning Powered by imaging technology and patented technology, the 7A Series Scanner features fast scanning and accurate decoding.
** Enter Setup Barcode Programming The 7A Series Scanner can be configured by scanning programming barcodes. All user programmable features/options are described along with their programming barcodes/commands in the following sections.
** Enter Setup Chapter 2 Scan Mode Manual Mode Manual Mode (default): A trigger pull activates a decode session. The decode session continues until the barcode is decoded or the trigger is released or the decode session timeout expires. ** Manual Mode Decode Session Timeout: This parameter sets the maximum time decode session continues during a scan attempt. It is programmable in 1s increments from 1s to 255s. The default timeout is 15s.
** Enter Setup Continuous Mode Continuous Mode: A trigger press activates the engine to scan and decode at user-specified intervals, i.e. the timeout between decodes. Each decode session lasts until barcode is decoded or the decode session timeout expires. To suspend/resume the operation, simply press the trigger. Continuous Mode Decode Session Timeout: This parameter sets the maximum time decode session continues during a scan attempt. It is programmable in 1s increments from 1s to 255s.
** Enter Setup Timeout between Decodes:This parameter sets the timeout between decode sessions. When a decode session ends, next session will not happen until the timeout between decodes expires. It is programmable in 0.1s increments from 0.0s to 25.5s. The default timeout is 1.0s. Timeout between Decodes Example: Set the timeout between decodes to 5s 1. Scan the Enter Setup barcode. 2. Scan the Timeout between Decodes barcode. 3. Scan the numeric barcodes “5” and “0”.
** Enter Setup Timeout between Decodes (Same Barcode) can avoid undesired rereading of same barcode in a given period of time. This parameter sets the timeout between decodes for same barcode. It is programmable in 0.1s increments from 0.1s to 25.5s. The default timeout is 3.0s. If the parameter is set to 0, the timeout between decodes (same barcode) is infinite. Note: This parameter is only valid when the Disallow Rereading Same Barcode is enabled.
** Enter Setup Sense Mode Sense Mode: The engine activates a decode session every time when it detects a change in ambient illumination and meets the requirement of the image stabilization timeout. Decode session continues until barcode is decoded or the decode session timeout expires. Sense Mode Decode Session Timeout: This parameter sets the maximum time decode session continues during a scan attempt. It is programmable in 1s increments from 1s to 255s. The default timeout is 15s.
** Enter Setup Image Stabilization Timeout: The engine waits for the image stabilization timeout to expire before activating a decode session every time it detects a change in ambient illumination. This parameter is programmable in 0.1s increments from 0.0s to 25.5s. Image Stabilization Timeout Example: Set the Image Stabilization Timeout to 5s 9 1. Scan the Enter Setup barcode. 2. Scan the Image Stabilization Timeout barcode. 3. Scan the numeric barcodes “5” and “0”.
** Enter Setup Timeout between Decodes (Same Barcode) can avoid undesired rereading of same barcode in a given period of time. This parameter sets the timeout between decodes for same barcode. It is programmable in 0.1s increments from 0.1s to 25.5s. The default timeout is 3.0s. If the parameter is set to 0, the timeout between decodes (same barcode) is infinite. Note: This parameter is only valid when the Disallow Rereading Same Barcode is enabled.
** Enter Setup Sensitivity: This parameter specifies the degree of acuteness of the engine’s response to changes in ambient illumination. The higher the sensitivity, the lower requirement in illumination change to trigger the engine. You can select an appropriate degree of sensitivity that fits the ambient environment. High Sensitivity ** Medium Sensitivity ** Medium Sensitivity Custom Sensitivity Sensitivity levels range from 0 to 255. The smaller the number, the higher the sensitivity.
** Enter Setup Chapter 3 Notification Good Read Beep ** Good Read Beep On Good Read Beep Off Low Frequency ** Medium Frequency High Frequency Beep Duration: 40ms ** Beep Duration: 80ms Beep Duration: 120ms Exit Setup 12
** Enter Setup Decode Result Notification When enabled, if a barcode does not decode, “F” is transmitted; if a barcode is decoded, “S” is appended to the barcode data as the most left character.
** Enter Setup Other Settings You can change the following parameter settings temporarily and the changes will be lost when you power down or reboot the engine. Silent Mode Silent Mode On ** Silent Mode Off Note: This feature is only applicable to decode beep and will be automatically disabled when the engine is powered down or rebooted.
** Enter Setup Chapter 4 Symbologies Introduction Every symbology (barcode type) has its own unique attributes. This chapter provides programming barcodes for configuring the engine so that it can identify various barcode symbologies. It is recommended to disable those that are rarely used in order to increase the efficiency of the engine. Global Settings Enable/Disable All Symbologies If all symbologies are disabled, the engine can only identify programming barcodes.
** Enter Setup Code 128 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 ** Enable Code 128 Exit Setup Disable Code 128 16
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Code 128 The engine can be configured to only decode Code 128 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Code 128 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Code 128 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup UCC/EAN-128 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of UCC/EAN-128 Enable/Disable UCC/EAN-128 ** Enable UCC/EAN-128 Disable UCC/EAN-128 Decode as Code 128 Exit Setup 18
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for UCC/EAN-128 The engine can be configured to only decode UCC/EAN-128 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes UCC/EAN-128 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only UCC/EAN-128 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup EAN-8 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of EAN-8 Enable/Disable EAN-8 ** Enable EAN-8 Disable EAN-8 Transmit Check Digit EAN-8 is 8 digits in length with the last one as its check digit used to verify the integrity of the data.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code An EAN-8 barcode can be augmented with a two-digit or five-digit add-on code to form a new one. In the examples below, the part surrounded by blue dotted line is an EAN-8 barcode while the part circled by red dotted line is add-on code.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code Required This parameter is only valid when Enable 2-Digit Add-On Code and/or Enable 5-Digit Add-On Code is selected. EAN-8 Add-On Code Required ** EAN-8 Add-On Code Not Required EAN-8 Extension Disable EAN-8 Zero Extend: Transmit EAN-8 barcodes as is. Enable EAN-8 Zero Extend: Add five leading zeros to decoded EAN-8 barcodes to extend to13 digits. Convert EAN-8 to EAN-13: Add five leading zeros to decoded EAN-8 barcodes to make them compatible in format to EAN-13 barcodes.
** Enter Setup EAN-13 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of EAN-13 Enable/Disable EAN-13 ** Enable EAN-13 Disable EAN-13 Transmit Check Digit EAN-13 is 13 digits in length with the last one as its check digit used to verify the integrity of the data.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code An EAN-13 barcode can be augmented with a two-digit or five-digit add-on code to form a new one. In the examples below, the part surrounded by blue dotted line is an EAN-13 barcode while the part circled by red dotted line is add-on code.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code Required This parameter is only valid when Enable 2-Digit Add-On Code and/or Enable 5-Digit Add-On Code is selected.
** Enter Setup ISSN Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of ISSN Enable/Disable ISSN Enable ISSN ** Disable ISSN Decode as EAN-13 Exit Setup 26
** Enter Setup ISBN Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of ISBN Enable/Disable ISBN Enable ISBN ** Disable ISBN Decode as EAN-13 27 Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Set ISBN Format ** ISBN-13 Exit Setup ISBN-10 28
** Enter Setup UPC-E Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of UPC-E Enable/Disable UPC-E ** Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E Transmit Check Digit UPC-E is 8 digits in length with the last one as its check digit used to verify the integrity of the data.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code A UPC-E barcode can be augmented with a two-digit or five-digit add-on code to form a new one. In the examples below, the part surrounded by blue dotted line is a UPC-E barcode while the part circled by red dotted line is add-on code.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code Required This parameter is only valid when Enable 2-Digit Add-On Code and/or Enable 5-Digit Add-On Code is selected. UPC-E Add-On Code Required ** UPC-E Add-On Code Not Required Transmit System Character The first character of UPC-E barcode is the system character.
** Enter Setup UPC-E Extension Disable UPC-E Extend: Transmit UPC-E barcodes as is. Enable UPC-E Extend: Extend UPC-E barcodes to make them compatible in length to UPC-A. Convert UPC-E to UPC-A: Extend UPC-E barcodes to make them compatible in format to UPC-A.
** Enter Setup UPC-A Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of UPC-A Enable/Disable UPC-A ** Enable UPC-A Disable UPC-A Decode as EAN-13 33 Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Transmit Check Digit UPC-A is 13 digits in length with the last one as its check digit used to verify the integrity of the data. ** Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Do Not Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Transmit Preamble Character Preamble characters (Country Code and System Character) can be transmitted as part of a UPC-A barcode.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code A UPC-A barcode can be augmented with a two-digit or five-digit add-on code to form a new one. In the examples below, the part surrounded by blue dotted line is a UPC-A barcode while the part circled by red dotted line is add-on code.
** Enter Setup Add-On Code Required This parameter is only valid when Enable 2-Digit Add-On Code and/or Enable 5-Digit Add-On Code is selected.
** Enter Setup Interleaved 2 of 5 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 ** Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 37 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification A check digit is optional for Interleaved 2 o 5 and can be added as the last digit. It is a calculated value used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Interleaved 2 of 5 The engine can be configured to only decode Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Interleaved 2 of 5 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length.
** Enter Setup ITF-6 ITF-6 is a special kind of Interleaved 2 of 5 with a length of 6 characters and the last character as the check character. Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of ITF-6 Enable/Disable ITF-6 By default, ITF-6 is decoded as Interleaved 2 of 5. Disable ITF-6 Enable ITF-6 But Do Not Transmit Check Digit Enable ITF-6 and Transmit Check Digit Note: It is advised not to enable ITF-6 and Interleaved 2 of 5 at the same time.
** Enter Setup ITF-14 ITF-14 is a special kind of Interleaved 2 of 5 with a length of 14 characters and the last character as the check character. Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of ITF-14 Enable/Disable ITF-14 By default, ITF-14 is decoded as Interleaved 2 of 5. Disable ITF-14 Enable ITF-14 But Do Not Transmit Check Digit Enable ITF-14 and Transmit Check Digit Note: It is advised not to enable ITF-14 and Interleaved 2 of 5 at the same time.
** Enter Setup Matrix 2 of 5 (European Matrix 2 of 5) Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Matrix 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Matrix 2 of 5 ** Enable Matrix 2 of 5 Exit Setup Disable Matrix 2 of 5 42
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification A check digit is optional for Matrix 2 of 5 and can be added as the last digit. It is a calculated value used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Matrix 2 of 5 The engine can be configured to only decode Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Matrix 2 of 5 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup Industrial 25 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Industrial 25 Enable/Disable Industrial 25 ** Enable Industrial 25 45 Disable Industrial 25 Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification A check digit is optional for Industrial 25 and can be added as the last digit. It is a calculated value used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Industrial 25 barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Industrial 25 barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Industrial 25 The engine can be configured to only decode Industrial 25 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Industrial 25 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Industrial 25 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup Code 39 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 ** Enable Code 39 Exit Setup Disable Code 39 48
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification A check digit is optional for Code 39 and can be added as the last digit. It is a calculated value used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Code 39 barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Code 39 barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Transmit Start/Stop Character Code 39 uses an asterisk (*) for both the start and the stop characters. You can choose whether or not to transmit the start/stop characters by scanning the appropriate barcode below. ** Transmit Start/Stop Character Do Not Transmit Start/Stop Character Enable/Disable Code 39 Full ASCII The engine can be configured to identify all ASCII characters by scanning the appropriate barcode below.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Code 39 The engine can be configured to only decode Code 39 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Code 39 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Code 39 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup Codabar Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Codabar Enable/Disable Codabar ** Enable Codabar Exit Setup Disable Codabar 52
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification A check digit is optional for Codabar and can be added as the last digit. It is a calculated value used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Codabar barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Codabar barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Start/Stop Character ** Transmit Start/Stop Character Do Not Transmit Start/Stop Character ** ABCD/ABCD as the Start/Stop Character ABCD/TN*E as the Start/Stop Character abcd/abcd as the Start/Stop Character abcd/tn*e as the Start/Stop Character Exit Setup 54
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Codabar The engine can be configured to only decode Codabar barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Codabar barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Codabar barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup Code 93 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 ** Enable Code 93 Exit Setup Disable Code 93 56
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification Check digits are optional for Code 93 and can be added as the last two digits, which are calculated values used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Code 93 barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Code 93 barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Code 93 The engine can be configured to only decode Code 93 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Code 93 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Code 93 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup Code 11 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Code 11 Enable/Disable Code 11 Enable Code 11 59 ** Disable Code 11 Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification Check digits are optional for Code 11 and can be added as the last one or two digits, which are calculated values used to verify the integrity of the data. If the Disable option is enabled, the engine transmits Code 11 barcodes as is.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Code 11 The engine can be configured to only decode Code 11 barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Code 11 barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Code 11 barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup Plessey Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of Plessey Enable/Disable Plessey Enable Plessey Exit Setup ** Disable Plessey 62
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification Check digits are optional for Plessey and can be added as the last one or two digits, which are calculated values used to verify the integrity of the data. Disable: The engine transmits Plessey barcodes as is. Do Not Transmit Check Digit After Verification: The engine checks the integrity of all Plessey barcodes to verify that the data complies with the check digit algorithm.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for Plessey The engine can be configured to only decode Plessey barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes Plessey barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only Plessey barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup MSI-Plessey Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of MSI-Plessey Enable/Disable MSI-Plessey Enable MSI-Plessey 65 ** Disable MSI-Plessey Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Check Digit Verification Check digits are optional for MSI-Plessey and can be added as the last one or two digits, which are calculated values used to verify the integrity of the data. If the Disable option is enabled, the engine transmits MSI-Plessey barcodes as is.
** Enter Setup Set Length Range for MSI-Plessey The engine can be configured to only decode MSI-Plessey barcodes with lengths that fall between (inclusive) the minimum and maximum lengths. The supported maximum length is 255 characters. If minimum length is set to be greater than maximum length, the engine only decodes MSI-Plessey barcodes with either the minimum or maximum length. If minimum length is same as maximum length, only MSI-Plessey barcodes with that length are to be decoded.
** Enter Setup RSS-14 Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of RSS-14 Enable/Disable RSS-14 ** Enable RSS-14 Disable RSS-14 Transmit Application Identifier “01” ** Transmit Application Identifier “01” Exit Setup Do Not Transmit Application Identifier “01” 68
** Enter Setup RSS-Limited Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of RSS-Limited Enable/Disable RSS-Limited ** Enable RSS-Limited Disable RSS-Limited Transmit Application Identifier “01” ** Transmit Application Identifier “01” 69 Do Not Transmit Application Identifier “01” Exit Setup
** Enter Setup RSS-Expand Restore Factory Defaults Restore the Factory Defaults of RSS-Expand Enable/Disable RSS-Expand ** Enable RSS-Expand Exit Setup Disable RSS-Expand 70
** Enter Setup Appendix Digit Barcodes 0~5 71 0 1 2 3 4 5 Exit Setup
** Enter Setup 6~ 9 6 7 8 9
** Enter Setup A~F 73 A B C D E F Exit Setup
** Enter Setup Save/Cancel Barcodes After reading numeric barcode(s), you need to scan the Save barcode to save the data. If you scan the wrong digit(s), you can either scan the Cancel the Last Digit barcode and then the correct digit, or scan the Cancel All Digits barcode and then the digits you want. For instance, after reading the Decode Session Timeout barcode and numeric barcodes “1”, “2” and “3”, you scan: Cancel the Last Digit: The last digit “3” will be removed.
** Enter Setup 75 Exit Setup
