3nStar SC506 2D Barcode Scanner User Manual

3nStar SC506 2D Barcode Scanner

Specifications

• Product: SC506 2D Barcode Scanner
• Model: V2.7.06
• Connection: USB-KBW, RS232, USB Virtual Com
• Keyboard Layouts: Multiple options available
• Output Encoding Format: Auto, KOI8-R code, Japanese Shift-JIS code, Traditional Chinese big 5 code, English/Latin-1

Product Usage Instructions

Connection Method:

Connect the scanner to the dedicated joint and plug the other side into the PC port. Ensure barcode configuration is turned on.

Enable/Disable Configuration Barcode:

The scanner can be set up when the barcode function is enabled. If disabled, switch on and set up again.

Factory Default Setting:

Scanning the specific barcode can restore the scanner to factory default settings.

Data Interface:

This scanner supports USB-KBW, RS232, and USB Virtual Com. Use the corresponding barcodes to switch between modes.

USB Keyboard Layout Control:

Choose between different control characters and transfer speeds to optimize scanning under USB keyboard mode.

Convert Case:

Select the desired case conversion option for scanned data.

Keyboard Layouts:

Select the appropriate keyboard layout based on your language preferences.

Virtual Keyboard:

Enable or disable the virtual keyboard feature and select the host operating system.

Barcode Encoding Configuration:

Ensure accurate barcode encoding by selecting the appropriate output encoding format.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Q: How do I restore the scanner to factory default settings?
  • A: Scanning the specific barcode can restore the scanner to factory default settings.
• Q: What data interfaces are supported by the scanner?
  • A: The scanner supports USB-KBW, RS232, and USB Virtual Com interfaces.

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Connection Method

Put scanner connect the dedicated joint, on the other side plug into PC port. If the barcode configuration was turned off, please turn on the barcode configuration.
Enable/Disable Configuration barcode.
The scanner can set up when enabled barcode function. In contrast, the scanner can’t set up if disabled. Need to switch on and set up again.

Enable Configuration Function (Default)

Version No.

Disable Configuration Function

Version Number
Factory Default Setting
Scanning the below barcode can restore the scanner the factory default.

Restore Factory Default Configuration

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Product User Configuration
Scanning the below barcode can save current parameters as user’s configuration.
Save Scanning the below barcode can restore for saved user’s configuration.
Restore User Configuration
Data Interface
This scanner support USB-KBW, RS232, USB Virtual Com. Scanning the below barcode is USB-KBW mode.
USB-KBW (Default) Scanning the below barcode is RS 232 mode.
RS232 Scanning the below barcode is USB Virtual Com mode(driver is needed).
USB Virtual Com
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USB Keyboard Layout Control Character Escaping

Enable Escape Mode 1 Enable Escape Mode 2
Disable (Default)
CR/LF character processing(USB Keyboard)

Only 0A(LF) line feed

Only 0D (CR) line feed (Default)

USB Keyboard Transfer Speed

All convert to 0A (LF)/0D(CR)

Used for set up scanning speed under USB keyboard mode. If PC in a lower function, please choose low scanning speed to make sure its accuracy.

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Low (Default)

Middle

High

Convert Case

Custom Sending Speed (2ms~50ms)

Original data (Default)

Case Inversion

All Convert to Upper Case

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Keyboard Layouts

All Convert to Lower case.

English (United States) (Default) French (France)
Italian (Italy) Italian 142 (Italy)
German (Germany) Spanish (Spain)
Spanish (Latin America) 8

Finnish Japanese
Russian (MS) Russian (typewriter)
Arabic (101) Irish
Polish (214) Polish (Programmers)
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Dutch (Netherlands) Czech (QWERTZ)
Portuguese (Portugal) Portuguese (Brazil)
Swedish (Sweden) Turkish Q
Turkish F Greek (MS)
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French (Belgium)

English (UK)
Hungarian 101-KEY
Slovak
Numeric Keyboard

Hungarian Vietnamese

Disable Numeric Keyboard Output(Default)

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Enable Numeric Keyboard Output
Virtual Keyboard
Mode 1: Do not support output the characters between 0x20 to 0xFF by using the virtual keyboard, under the current keyboard layout. The characters between 0x00~0x1F are output according to the definition of control characters (Refer to Appendix) Model 2: Support output the characters between 0x20 to 0xFF by using the virtual keyboard. The characters between 0x00~0x1F are output according to the definition of control characters (Refer to Appendix) Model 3: Support output the characters between 0x00 0xFF by using the virtual keyboard.
Turn Off (Default)
Turn On (Mode 1)
Turn On (Mode 2)
Turn On (Mode 3)
Selection of Host Operating System in Virtual Keyboard Mode
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WINDOWS (Default)
MAC OS
LINUX
Barcode Encoding Configuration
In a normal situation, the barcode encoding was identified accurately. Please use manual to set up if encountered peculiar characters, that make sure output barcode content correctly.
Auto (Default)
KOI8-R code
Japanese Shift-JIS code
Traditional Chinese big 5 code
Output Encoding Format
To output correctly in the specified encoding format. For example: It’s GBK code when output in the Notepad /Excel; It’s UNICODE when output in the Word.
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When output is English/Latin-1 encode format, the output mode will be affected by the function switch of virtual keyboard. When output is GBK/UNICODE, the output mode will be compelled to virtual keyboard.

English/Latin-1 (Default)

GBK (Notepad/excel)

UNICODE (Word)

UTF-8 code

Japanese Shift-JIS code

Invoice Function

Traditional Chinese big 5 code (Notepad/excel)

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Switch On/Off Invoice Function
OFF (Default) On To ensure the correct output of the invoice content, when switch on the invoice code function, please configure the Chinese character output mode to GBK code (Notepad/Excel), and at the same time switch off like Code ID, User-defined prefix/suffix, and starting character to change original barcode content function.
Invoice Type
VAT Invoice (Special) (Default) VAT Invoice (Normal)
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RS232 Interface Configuration Baud Rate
4800 9600 (Default)
19200

57600

38400 115200

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Data bit, Stop bit, Parity bit.

7 Bit, 1 Stop Bit, No Parity

7 Bit,1 Stop Bit, Even Parity

7 Bit,1 Stop Bit, Odd Parity

7 Bit, 2 Stop Bit, Even Parity

7 Bit, 2 Stop Bit, No Parity

7 Bit,2 Stop Bit, Odd Parity

8 Bit,1 Stop Bit, No Parity(Default) 8 Bit,1 Stop Bit, Even Parity
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8 Bit,1 Stop Bit, Odd Parity
8 Bit,2 stop Bit, No Parity
8 Bit,2 Stop Bit, Even Parity
8 Bit,2 Stop Bit, Odd Parity
GS Control Character Replacement
Do Not Replace (Default) When output character is “Ç”, please first to scan” Virtual keyboard (Mode 1 or Mode 2 or Mode 3)”.
Replace Ç
Replace | 18

Replace]

Replace ^]

Control Character Output

Replace

Disable

Scan Mode

Enable

Auto Sensing Mode 1(Default)

Auto Sensing Mode 2 19

Decoding Mode
Normal Mode

1D Quick Scanning Mode

Detection

Repeat Barcode

Use for decoding same barcode of interval time, it will decode only one time if not exceeded set time.

500ms

750ms (Default)

1s

2s

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Light Configuration LED Indicator Light
Off
Buzzer Configuration Volume Setting

On (Default)

Low

Scanner Start Prompt Tone Setting

High (Default)

Off

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On (Default)
Successfully Decode Prompt Tone Setting

Off
On (Default)
Successfully Decode Prompt Audio Frequency Setting (Tone)

1 (Default) 3

2 Custom

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Successfully Decode Prompt Duration Setting
Long (Default)
Short
Error Warning Prompt Frequency Setting (Tone)
There will be four consecutive error warning tones if data transmission fails, and a single error warning tone when the unrecognized configuration code is scanned.
Low (Default)
Middle
High
Prefix and Suffix Configuration Start Character
None (Default) 23

STX
Terminal Character
None
LF
TAB

Enter CR/LF (Default)
ETX

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Custom Prefix Output Options

On

Edit

Off (Default)

Clear All Custom Prefix

Set Custom Prefix (Please set up ID Table, Data, and edit barcode refer to the appendix after scanning.)
Custom Suffix
Output Options

On

Off (Default) 25

Edit

Clear All Custom Suffix

Set Custom Suffix (Please set up ID Table, Data, and edit barcode refer to the appendix after scanning.)
Code ID
Output Options

Off (Default)

Before Switch on

Edit

After Switch On

Set Custom Code ID

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(Please set up ID Table, Data, and edit barcode refer to the appendix after scanning.)

AIM ID

Clear All Custom Code ID

Off (Default)
Before Switch On
After Switch On
Barcode Prefix And Suffix Order Selection Prefix
Start Character+CODE ID+AIM ID+Custom Prefix (Default)
Start Character+ Custom Prefix + CODE ID+AIM ID

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Suffix
Custom Suffix+CODE ID+AIM ID+Terminal Character (Default)
CODE ID+AIM ID+Custom Suffix+Terminal Character
Data edition
The Data editing function can customize the barcode content into the three fields of Start/Center/End by configuring the Start/End field length. Please configure the length of the Start/End field and the transport configuration according to the actual needs. Note: Custom presuffix, start, end, CODE ID, AIM ID and other non-barcode content will not be affected by the data editing function.
Transmission configuration
Transfer the full Data field
Only transfer the Start field
Only transfer the Center field
Only transfer the End field 28

Field Length Configuration
Set Start field length

Inverse color barcode selection (Only 1D/DataMatrix/Aztec)

Set End field length

Normal Color

Inverse Color
Both (Normal/Inverse)
Non-standard Barcode Option
When non-standard barcode decoding enabled, scanner can be better compatible with some non-standard barcodes, but the probability of reading errors will increase.
Disable (Default) 29

Enable
Performance Testing Mode(Temporary configuration, invalid when restart)
Enable Performance Testing Mode
Barcode Type Selection Enable/Disable All barcodes
Enable all barcodes will low down decoding speed. So, we suggest you switch on scanner when needed. (Default is switch on state)

Enable All

Enable/Disable All 1D barcodes

Disable All

Enable All

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Enable/Disable All 2D barcodes

Disable All

Enable All
Coda bar

Disable All

Enable

Codabar Start/Terminal Character

Disable

Don’t Send Codabar Start/Terminal Character (Default)

Send Codabar Start/Terminal Character

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Set Length Range for Codabar

Minimum Length (0~50bit)

Code 39

Maximum Length (0~50bit)

Enable

Code 39 Parity Check

Disable

Disable (Default)

Enable But Not Transfer

Enable & Transfer 32

Code 39 Full ASCII

Enable

Code 39 Start/Terminal Character

Disable (Default)

Send Code 39 Start/Terminal Character

Don’t Send Code 39 Start/Terminal Character(Default)
Set Length Range for Code 39

Minimum Length (0~50bit)

Maximum (0~50bit)

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Code 32(Enable code39 first)
Enable
Code 32 Prefix
Enable
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF25)
Enable

Disable Disable Disable

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Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF25) Check Bit
Disable Check Bit (Default) Enable Check and Not Send Check Bit
Enable Check & Send Check Bit
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF25) Length Selection
Random Length (6-50bit) (Default) 6 Bit
8 Bit 10 Bit
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12 Bit

16 Bit

14 Bit

18 Bit

20 Bit

22 Bit

24 Bit
Set Length Range for Interleaved 2 of 5

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Minimum (0~50bit)
Industrial 2 of 5

Maximum (0~50bit)

Enable

Set Length Range for Industrial 2 of 5

Disable

Minimum (0~50bit)

Matrix 2 of 5 (4-24bit)

Maximum (0~50bit)

Enable 37

Disable

Set Length Range for Matrix 2 of 5

Minimum (0~50bit)
Code 93

Maximum (0~50bit)

Enable

Set Length Range for Code 93

Disable

Minimum (0~50bit)
Code 11

Maximum (0~50bit)

Enable 38

Code 11 Parity Check Output

Disable (Default)

Enable

Code 11 Parity Selection

Disable (Default)

Disable (Default) 1 Bit

2 Bits
Set Length Range for Code 11

Minimum (0~50bit) 39

Code 128

Maximum (0~50bit)

Enable

GS1-128
Enable

Disable

Set Length Range for CODE-128

Disable

Minimum (0~50bit)

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ISBT

Maximum (0~50bit)

Enable(Default)
UPC-A

Disable

Enable

UPC-A Check Bit

Disable

Send UPC-A Check Bit (Default)

Not send UPC-A Check Bit

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UPC-A Leading Digits

Send UPC-A Country Code+System Digits(Convert to EAN-13) Send UPC-A System Digits(Default)
Don’t Send UPC-A System Digits
UPC-E

Enable

UPC-E Check Bit

Disable

Send UPC-E Check Bit (Default)

Not send UPC-E Check bit 42

UPC-E Expand to UPC-A

Enable
UPC-E Leading Digits

Disable (Default)

Send UPC-E Country Code+System Digits

Send UPC-E System Digits(Default)

Don’t Send UPC-E System Digits
EAN/JAN-8

Enable

Disable 43

EAN-8 Convert to EAN-13

Disable EAN-8 convert to EAN-13

EAN-8 Check Bit

Enable EAN-8 convert to EAN-13

Send EAN-8 Check Bit

EAN/JAN-13

Don’t Send EAN-8 Check Bit

Enable

Disable

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EAN 13 Check Bit

Send EAN13 Check Bit (Default)

UPC/EAN/JAN Add on code

Don’t Send EAN13 Check Bit

Ignore UPC/EAN/JAN (Default)

Decode UPC/EAN/JAN

Custom UPC/EAN/JANA add on code
EAN13 Convert to ISBN

Enable

Disable (Default) 45

EAN13 Convert to ISSN
Enable
GS1 DataBar (RSS14)
Enable
GS1 DataBar Limited
Enable
GS1 DataBar Expanded

Disable (Default) Disable Disable

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Enable

MSI

Enable
MSI Check Bit
Send MSI Check Bit
MSI Check Bit Option
1 Check Bit

Disable Disable(Default) Don’t Send MSI Check Bit

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2 Check Bits
MSI 2 Check Bits Option
MOD10/MOD10(Default)

MSI Code Reading Length Setting

MOD10/MOD11

Minimum Reading Length(0-50digits)

Maximum Reading Length(0-50digits)
Febraban
Note: Please disable AIM ID function before opening Febraban function.
Enable/Disable Febraban code(ITF25)

Enable 48

Disable(Default)
Enable/Disable Febraban code(Code128)

Enable

Febraban Check Bit

Disable(Default)

Enable Check Bit

PDF417

Disable Check Bit(Default)

Enable

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Micro PDF417

Disable

Enable
QR Code

Disable

Enable
QR Code URL Link
Disable
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Disable Enable

Micro QR

Enable
Data Matrix

Disable

Enable

Data Matrix Reading Length Setting

Disable

Minimum Reading Length(1)

Aztec Code

Maximum Reading Length(3116)

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Enable
MaxiCode
Enable
Appendix Data and Edit barcode
0
2

Disable Disable(Default)
1

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3 4
5 6
7 8
9 A
B 53

C D
E F
Cancel current setting Cancel a string of data from previous read
Cancel the data from previous read Save
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Barcode type ID Table
Code type All codes
Codabar Code128 Code32 Code93 Code39 Code11 EAN-13
EAN-8 GS1 DataBar GS1-128 (EAN-128)
2 of 5
Interleaved 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5
Industry 2 of 5/IATA UPC-A UPC-E ISBN ISSN MSI
Aztec Code DataMatrix
PDF417 Micro PDF417
QR Code Micro QR Code

HEX 99
61 6A 3C 69 62 48 64 64 52 6A
65 76 44 63 63 42 6E 6D 7A 75 72 53 51 51

CODE
a j < i b H d d R j
e v D c c B n m z u r S Q Q

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AIM ID Table

Code type Codabar Code128 Code32

AIM ID ]Fm ]C0 ]A0

Code93

]G0

Code39

]Am

Code11

]Hm

EAN-13 / EAN-8

]Em

GS1 DataBar

]e0

GS1-128 (EAN-128)

]C1

Interleaved 2 of 5

]Im

Matrix 2 of 5

]X0

Industry 2 of 5

]S0

UPC-A / UPC-E

]Em

ISBN

]X0

ISSN

]X0

Aztec Code

]z0

DataMatrix

]dm

PDF417 / Micro PDF417

]Lm

QR Code / Micro QR Code

]Qm

Visible Character ASCII Table

Decimal 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44

Hexadectimal 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 2A 2B 2C

Character
! ” # $ % & ` ( ) * + ,

Decimal 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92

Description m0~1
m0124
m013457 m01389 m0134
m013
m03

m: 0~6 m: 0~5 m: 0~6

Hexadectimal 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 5A 5B 5C

Character P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [

56

45

2D

–

93

5D

]

46

2E

.

94

5E

^

47

2F

/

95

5F

_

48

30

0

96

60

`

49

31

1

97

61

a

50

32

2

98

62

b

51

33

3

99

63

c

52

34

4

100

64

d

53

35

5

101

65

e

54

36

6

102

66

f

55

37

7

103

67

g

56

38

8

104

68

h

57

39

9

105

69

i

58

3A

:

106

6A

j

59

3B

;

107

6B

k

60

3C

<

108

6C

l

61

3D

=

109

6D

m

62

3E

110

6E

n

63

3F

?

111

6F

o

64

40

@

112

70

p

65

41

A

113

71

q

66

42

B

114

72

r

67

43

C

115

73

s

68

44

D

116

74

t

69

45

E

117

75

u

70

46

F

118

76

v

71

47

G

119

77

w

72

48

H

120

78

x

73

49

I

121

79

y

74

4A

J

122

7A

z

75

4B

K

123

7B

{

76

4C

L

124

7C

|

77

4D

M

125

7D

}

78

4E

N

126

7E

~

79

4F

O

Control Character Set (USB keyboard mode)

Decimal 0

Hexadecimal 00

Correspondingkeyvalue Correspondingkeyvalue

(disable CODE ID)

(enable CODE ID)

reserve

Ctrl+@

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1

01

Insert

Ctrl+A

2

02

Home

Ctrl+B

3

03

End

Ctrl+C

4

04

Delete

Ctrl+D

5

05

Page Up

Ctrl+E

6

06

Page Down

Ctrl+F

7

07

ESC

Ctrl+G

8

08

Backspace

Ctrl+H

9

09

Tab

Ctrl+I

EnterThe

10

0A

configuration of CRLF

Ctrl+J

processing decide how

it express

11

0B

Caps Lock

Ctrl+K

12

0C

Print Screen

Ctrl+L

EnterThe

13

0D

configuration of CRLF

Ctrl+M

processing decide how

it express

14

0E

Scroll Lock

Ctrl+N

15

0F

Pause/Break

Ctrl+O

16

10

F11

Ctrl+P

17

11

Direction key

Ctrl+Q

18

12

Direction key

Ctrl+R

19

13

Direction key

Ctrl+S

20

14

Direction key

Ctrl+T

21

15

F12

Ctrl+U

22

16

F1

Ctrl+V

23

17

F2

Ctrl+W

24

18

F3

Ctrl+X

25

19

F4

Ctrl+Y

26

1A

F5

Ctrl+Z

27

1B

F6

Ctrl+[

28

1C

F7

Ctrl+

29

1D

F8

Ctrl+]

30

1E

F9

Ctrl+^

31

1F

F10

Ctrl+_

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Control Character Set (RS232, USB, VCP)

Decimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

Hexadecimal 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F

Character NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US

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Configuration of instructions and examples
Example for user-defined prefix and suffix:
You can edit 10 characters as prefix or suffix. (In order to make sure the prefix and suffix can output normally, please enable user-defined prefix or suffix first) Example 1.1: Set” XYZ” as prefix on all codes Before set up , please search HEX value for all codes is “99” (Appendix: barcode type ID Table); find “X””Y””Z” HEX value is “58””59″”5A” (Appendix:Visible Character ASCII Table) Step: Set “User-defined Prefix”; Set ” 9″”9″”5″”8″”5″”9″”5″”A” (Appendix: data and edit barcode); Set”Save”. If you want to revise the scanned barcode before save, please set up “Cancel the data from previous read” or”Cancel a string of data from previous read” to reset. If you want to give up setting scan , then scan” Cancel current setting”. Example 1.2: Set “R” as prefix on QR Before set up, please search HEX value for QR code is “51”(Appendix: barcode type ID Table); find”R” HEX value is “52” (Appendix:Visible Character ASCII Table) Step: Set ” Custom prefix”; Set”5″”1″”5″”2″ (Appendix: data and edit barcode); Set” Save”. Example 1.3: Cancel Custom prefix in QR code Step: Set” Custom prefix”; Set”5″”1″; Set” Save” Note: If set up prefix on all QR codes, it will default all QR codes prefix after set up. In contrast, if cancel all prefix / suffix on barcodes, please set ” Clear All Custom Prefix” and “Clear All Custom Suffix”.
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Example for barcode length range configuration
Please sure it not bigger than current maximum length range when set up minimum length. Otherwise, it will show error. In the same way, must be make sure it’s not smaller than current minimum length range when set up maximum length.

Example 2.1:

Set Code 128 length range is 4-12bit Step: Set “Code 128 Minimum0~50bit”; Set”4″; Set “Save” Set “Code 128 (0+-50bit)”; Set”1″”2″; Set “Save”

Maximum

Example 2.2:

Set Interleaved 2 of 5 length is 14bit

It can set up by “ITF25 14bit”, through barcode length range of Maximum/Minimum to set,too.Step: Set” Interleave 2 of 5 Minimum0~50bit”; Set”1″”4″; Set “Save” Set” Interleave 2 of 5 Maximum (0+50bit)”; Set”1″”4″; Set “Save”

Example 2.3: Set Code 39 length is random length Step: Set” Code 39 Minimum0~50bit”; Set”0″ ; Set “Save” Set “Code 39 Maximum (0+50bit)”; Set”0″; Set “Save”

Example for USB keyboard transmit speed configuration
If PC is in a lower function, it will appear with a error status. This needs to be set up in a slow scanning speed. with customized under USB keyboard mode. Such as: 50ms Step: Set”Custom Sending Speed”; Set”5″”0″;Set”Save”
Warning Tone
Error warnings will appear 4 times in a row while transfer failure barcode. Please check if it’s normal work when this situation appears. Read Skills
To get a good reading performance, the beam from the scanner must be aimed at the centre of barcode, support to aim in any direction for read convenient.

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More nearly barcode, the beam of aim light is smaller; More further barcode, the beam of aim light bigger. For reading barcode correctly, if barcode small, the scanner should be close to barcode, if barcode big, the scanner should be farther to barcode. If the barcode is highly reflective (for example: coated surface), please adjust the scanner angle to read it successfully.
Safety Please not direct aim eye when the scanner has a strong ray of light, to avoid causing any hurt or unwell.
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