User`s manual

Chapter 1

Overview

Introducing the MS839

As a keyboard scanner supports most of the popular PCs and IBM terminals.

As a RS232 serial scanner sends data by using RS232 communication protocol.

The communication speed (baud rate) ranges from 300 bps to 38400bps.

As a RS232 terminal interface, systems with ANSI ASCII communication

environment such as UNIX, XENIX are installed between a host computer and

a terminal and supports full duplex and block communication modes.

As a wand emulation scanner, the output of the scanner emulates a wand

scanner output. Two output formats are supported. Code 39 format and Native

Code 39 format, the scanner always outputs the same data contents but with

Code 39 what symbology. Native scanner the same contents and symbology

as the scanned label.

The scanner supports the following bar code symbologies:

　 Code 39 Standard and Full ASCII 　 Codahar

　 UPC/EA.N with supplement codes 　 UCC/EAN128

　 Interleaved 2 of 5 　 Code 32 (Italian pharmacy)

　 Standard 2 of 5 　 Code 93

　 MSI code 　 Code 128

　 Plessey code 　 China Postal Code

(Toshiba Code)