Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 25-WEDGE-04 Opticon
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Users Manual Smart Wand Wedge Interface 25-WEDGE-04 Ver. May 2000 8 Olympic Drive Orangeburg, NY 10962 T el 845.365-0090 F ax 845.365-1251 www .opticonUSA.
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NOTICE Opticon has taken every step to ensure that the information included in this manual is accur ate, however we reserv e the right to change any specification at any time without prior notice. Table of Contents PART I Set-Up Gener al Information .
Part II Bar Code Menu Functions Reset All Defaul ts ............................................ 1 7 Computer T ype Selection ................................. 18 Symbology Selection ....................................... 19 Symbology Additions .....
Page 1 General Information The Opticon smart wand is an intelligent wand with a built-in, state-of-the-art 16-bit single chip decoder . Housed in a durable ABS plastic case, the Opticon smart wand off.
Page 2 Wedge Interface The Opticon smart wand has built-in intelligence to connect directly to a personal computer without the need for a separ ate decoder box. Scanned bar codes appear to the computer as if the data was typed into the keyboard. Normal oper ation of the keyboard is unaffected.
Page 3 Set Up Unpacking Remove the smart w and from its packaging and inspect it f or damage. If the smart wand was damaged in transit, call the Opticon Customer Service Dept. at 800-636-0090. Installation A Y connection cable is provided for installation.
Page 4 User Maintenance There is no user maintenance required for the OPTICON smart wand. R eplacement wand tips and cables are av a ilable from Opticon. T o remove wand tip , simply rotate the tip counter-clockwise. T o remove cable, simply pry the rubber co v er backward and remove the cable fr om the wand.
Page 5 Scanning If the wand has a trigger switch, press button near the tip. R ed LED illumination will emit from the ruby ball tip of the wand. If the wand does not have a trigger switch, then the red LED will remain illuminated as long as the computer system is on.
Page 6 Troubleshooting A. If LED s do not light up when instal lation instructions are followed: Make sur e there is power to the system Recy cle computer power Confirm computer fuses ar e ok.
Page 7 Factory Service When calling Opticon T echnical Support, please have the unit model number and sever al bar code labels readily at hand..
Page 8 Technical Specifications Physical Case Material ABS Plastic Tip Synthetic Ruby Ball Cable Str aight Dimensions 159 x 32 x 19 mm (6.25 x 1.25 x 0. 75 in) W eight 85 g (3 oz. ) Cable Length 5 ft. (approx. ) Optical Light Source Red LED; λ = 660 nm Tilt Angle 35° max.
Page 9 Accessories Available P art Number Description 28-W AND2-01 Desktop Stand 61-MSH02-01 Ruby ball wand tip replacement 41-W0001-01 Y Cable /A T 41-W0002-01 Y Cable /PS2 25-WEDGE-04 Manual/Wedge I.
Page 10 FCC Information This equipment has been tested and is found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interfer ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial en vironment.
Page 11 Warranty This smart wand is warr anted for a period of five (5) years from date of shipment from Opticon, including all defects in material and workmanship for the first year and electr onics only thereafter .
Page 12 Glossary ASCII - American Standard Code for Inf ormation Interchange. A 7 bit plus parity code representing 128 letters, numer als, punctuation marks, and control char acters.
Page 13 Glossary (cont.) Code 3 of 9 (Code 39) - A versatile and widely used alphanumeric bar code symbology with a set of 43 characters types, including all upper case letters, numer als from 0 to 9 , and 7 special characters (- / . + % $ and space).
Page 14 Glossary (cont.) Interleaved 2 of 5 - A binary code symbology representing char acter pairs in groups of five bars and five interleaved spaces. Interleaving pr ovides for greater inf ormation density . The location of wide elements (bars/spaces) within each group determines which characters ar e encoded.
Page 15 Glossary (cont.) Symbology - The structur al rules and conventions for repr esenting data wi thin a particular bar code type. UPC (Universal Product Code) - A relatively complex numeric symbology . Each character consists of two bar codes and two spaces, each of which can be any of f our widths.
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Page 17 Part II Bar Code Menu Functions Reset All Defaults The following commands reset all pr eviously progr ammed options and return the unit to factory default settings.
Page 18 Computer Type Selection The W edge interface program is designed to oper ate on IBM personal computers and com- patibles. NOTE : If the scanner has not been set to the correct host computer , the scanner will display random char acters on the screen after reading a bar code label.
Page 19 Symbology Selection The scanner autodiscriminates many bar code sym- bologies. However , if only one symbology is required, progr amming the scanner to read only that symbol- ogy will speed operation and eliminate r ead errors.
Page 20 Symbology Additions Use this menu to add a second, third, fourth, etc. symbology to be read if scanner is not pro- grammed to r ead al l symbologies.
Page 21 UPC Settings Options for UPC. NO TE : Abbreviations: Xmit = transmit; NSC = Number S ystem Character; CD = Check digit CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE.
Page 22 UPC Settings CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE... Z9 Start/End Pro gra m Menu ,Z9, M2 UPC -A CD Xmi t off ,M 2, M3 UPC -A CD Xmi t on ,M3, B M4 UPC-E ; NS C = 1 off ,M 4, B M5 UPC-E ; NS C = 1 on ,M5, M.
Page 23 UPC Settings Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, N1 Xmit UPC-A with NSC ,N1, B N2 Xmit UPC-E w/out leading "0" ,N 2, B N3 Xmit UPC-E with leading "0" ,N3, N4 UPC-E expansion off.
Page 24 Code 39 Settings CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE... Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, C0 Code 39 CD computation off ,C0, B C1 Code 39 CD computation on ,C1, C2 Code 39 CD Xmit off ,C2, B C3 Code 39 CD Xm.
Page 25 Code 39 Settings Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, D0 Code 39 Xmit start/stop off ,D0, B D1 Code 39 Xmit start/stop on ,D1, D2 Code 39 single d igit on ,D2, D3 Code 39 single d igit off ,D3, B.
Page 26 Codabar Settings Options for Codabar (also known as NW-7). CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE... Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, E0 Codabar CD computation off ,E0, B E1 Codabar CD computation on ,E1, E2 C.
Page 27 Codabar Settings Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, F0 Codabar start/stop xmit off ,F0, F1 Codabar start/stop a s ABCD/TN*E ,F1, F2 Codabar start/stop a s abcd/tn *e ,F2, F3 Codabar start/stop a s.
Page 28 2 of 5 Settings Options for I 2 of 5 (I nterleaved 2 of 5) and D 2 of 5 (Industrial 2 of 5). CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE... Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, G0 I 2 of 5 CD computation off ,G0, B G1 .
Page 29 Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, G7 D 2 of 5 CD computation on ,G7, G8 D 2 of 5 CD Xmit off ,G8, G9 D 2 of 5 CD Xmit on ,G9, B 2 of 5 Settings.
Page 30 Code 128 & MSI/Plessey Settings Z9 Sta rt/ End Pro gra m Me nu ,Z9, C6 Code 128 CD computation of f ,C6, C7 Code 128 CD computation on ,C7, B J0 MSI/Plessey CD Xmit on ,J0, B J1 MSI/Plesse.
Page 31 Bar Code Length Options One or two lengths may be selected for f ree format bar codes. Only f ree format bar codes of the selected length(s) will be accepted.
Page 32 Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, L2 2 ms delay ,L2, B L3 4 ms delay ,L3, L4 6 ms delay ,L4, L5 8 ms delay ,L5, L6 10 ms delay ,L6, L7 12 ms delay ,L7, Scan Code Delay The timing of he keyboar d house-keeping codes are set by these commands.
Page 33 Intercharacter Delay For some appl ication programs and IBM com- patibles, the scanner may send data f aster than the computer or application program can ac cept.
Page 34 Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, I5 50 ms delay ,I5, I6 60 ms delay ,I6, I7 70 ms delay ,I7, Intercharacter Delay.
Page 35 Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, W0 Disable beeper ,W0, W1 Enable beeper ,W1, B W2 Disable good rea d light ,W2, W3 Enable good rea d light ,W3, B W4 Good Rea d with be ep ,W4, B W5 Good Rea d a.
Page 36 Trigger Options (MSH-220 Only) Select the appropriate bar code to enable or disable the trigger . By disabling the trigger , the scanner LED s remain on as long as the computer power is on.
Page 37 Suffix Options The suffix menu enables the user to tr ansmit a carriage return (CR ), line feed (LF), tabs, etc. after transmission of the bar code data.
Page 38 Keyboard Emulation Options Keyboar d emulation options al low the user to emulate the function, arrow and other k eys on the computer keyboard.
Page 39 Keystroke Emulation Options List of all keystrok e emulated bar code that are only functional when K eyboard Emulation is on. Scanning Start is not required to read these codes.
Page 40 Keystroke Emulation Options CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE... /-A F1 0 */ -A* /-B F1 1 */ -B* /-C F1 2 */ -C* /-D Page u p */-D* /-E Page d o wn */ -E* /-F Home */ -F* /-G En d */ -G* /-H A rrow up *.
Page 41 Keystroke Emulation Options /-J Arrow lef t */-J * /-K Arr ow righ t */ -K* /-L Enter */-L*.
Page 42 Transmit Current Settings These codes transmit the current set tings (check digit transmission, for example) f or the symbolo- gies listed. CONTINUED ON NEXT P AGE.
Page 43 Transmit Current Settings Z9 Start/End Program Menu ,Z9, Q5 Send Code 12 8 & 93 info ,Q5, Q6 Send MSI/ Plessey info ,Q6, Q7 Send UPC-A info ,Q7, Q8 Send UPC-E info ,Q8, Q9 Send EAN-13 &.
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