3nStar SC506 2D Barcode Scanner User Manual
- June 1, 2024
- 3nStar
Table of Contents
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
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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
52
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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