Argox Information Co AR 3XXX Users Manual
Date: June 28, 2019
AR-3201
CCD Scanner
User Guide
http://www.argox.com
service@argox.com
Versi o n : V1.1
Regulatory Compliance
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION INTERFERENCE
STATEMENT
This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the
equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
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CAUTION:
Any changes or modifications not expressly
approved by the grantee of this device could
void the user's authority to operate the
equipment.
RF exposure warning
The equipment complies with FCC RF
exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment.
The equipment must not be co-located or
operating in conjunction with any other
antenna or transmitter.
AR-3201 Scanner/Cradle
Frequency: 2402MHz~2480MHz
RF Power EIRP 9.41 dbm
Hereby, Argox Information Co., Ltd. declares that the radio equipment
type AR-3201 is in compliance with Directive 2014/53/EU.
經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電機，
非經許可，公司、商號或使用者均不
得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原
設計之特性及功能。
低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛
航安全及干擾合法通信；經發現有干
擾現象時，應立即停用，並改善至無
干擾時方得繼續使用。
前項合法通信，指依電信法規定作業
之無線電通信。低功率射頻電機須忍
受合法通信或工業、科學及醫療用電
波輻射性電機設備之干擾。
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RF EXPOSURE WARNING:
CAUTION: EXPLOSION HAZARD
Do not disassemble, short circuit, heat the battery or dispose of in
fire. Store battery pack in a proper place. Do not expose to
temperature above 60℃/140℉. Use specified charger only. Please
dispose of the used batteries following the rules or laws issue
the local government.
警告：電池若未妥善處理，可能會導致爆炸。
請勿拆卸電池或用火銷毀電池。請將電池放置於兒童拿不到的
地方。請使用專用充電器充電，並請依照當地政府或法律規定
妥善處理廢棄電池。
The equipment complies with FCC RF exposure
limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
The equipment must not be co-located or operating in
conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
d by
Note All brands and trademarks shall
belong to their respective owner.
Note Specification is subject to changes
without notice.
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警告使用者:
這是甲類的資訊產品，在居住的環境中使用時，可
能會造成射頻干擾，在這種情況下，使用者會被要
求採取某些適當的對策。
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Contents
1 Introduction ........................................................... 1
1.1 Unpacking ....................................................... 2
1.2 Understand your scanner ................................. 2
1.2.1 Scanner ..................................................... 2
1.2.2 Cradle ....................................................... 3
1.3 Indicators......................................................... 4
1.3.1 Status lights .............................................. 4
1.3.2 Status sound .............................................. 5
1.3.3 Vibration ................................................... 6
2 Get started ............................................................. 7
2.1 Installation....................................................... 7
2.1.1 Set up your scanner ................................... 7
2.1.2 How to scan .............................................. 8
2.1.3 Work with the ASCII table ........................ 8
2.1.4 Search your scanner .................................. 8
2.2 Battery ............................................................. 9
2.2.1 Charge the battery ..................................... 9
2.2.2 Replacing the battery ................................ 9
2.3 Connection .................................................... 13
2.3.1 Connecting the Scanner with the Cradle . 13
2.3.2 Disconnecting the Scanner from the
Cradle ................................................................ 14
2.3.3 Connecting to your cradle again ............. 15
2.3.4 Connecting to a Bluetooth adapter.......... 15
2.3.5 Connecting to a mobile device................ 18
Connecting to an iOS device .................. 18
Connecting to an Android device............ 19
2.3.6 Shipping Mode Setup ............................. 20
3 Controls and settings ........................................... 21
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Interface selection ......................................... 24
3.1
3.1.1 USB HID key board ............................... 25
3.1.2 RS-232 .................................................... 28
3.2 Scan properties .............................................. 31
3.3 Wireless Features .......................................... 36
3.4 Indicator ........................................................ 38
3.5 Characters and strings (transmission) ........... 41
3.5.1 Prefix and suffix ..................................... 41
3.5.2 Preamble and postamble ......................... 42
3.5.3 String groups........................................... 44
Example .................................................. 44
3.5.4 ID, name and capitalization .................... 48
3.6 Scanner information ...................................... 50
3.6.1 Parameters .............................................. 50
3.6.2 Data Magic settings ................................ 51
3.6.3 Firmware version .................................... 51
3.7 Reset your scanner ........................................ 52
3.8 Update firmware ........................................... 54
3.9 Data Magic .................................................... 62
Data Magic commands ........................... 63
3.9.1 Bar code scanning ................................... 66
Data format ............................................. 66
Bar codes ................................................ 69
Example .................................................. 70
Scan Utility ............................................. 75
Virtual COM ........................................... 79
4 Bar codes 81
UPC-A ................................................................ 81
UPC-E ................................................................. 85
EAN-13 ............................................................... 89
EAN-8 ................................................................. 92
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Code 39 ............................................................... 96
Interleaved 2 of 5 .............................................. 100
Industrial 2 of 5 ................................................. 103
Matrix 2 of 5 ..................................................... 105
Codabar ............................................................. 107
Code 128/ GS1-128 ........................................... 110
Code 93 ............................................................. 114
Code 11 ............................................................. 116
MSI/Plessey ...................................................... 118
UK/Plessey ........................................................ 121
Telepen .............................................................. 123
Standard 2 of 5 .................................................. 126
China Post ......................................................... 128
Italian Pharmacode (Code 32) ........................... 130
Code 16K .......................................................... 133
EAN UCC Composite ....................................... 134
GS1 Databar Omnidirectional ........................... 136
GS1 Databar Limited ........................................ 138
GS1 Databar Expanded ..................................... 141
5 Troubleshooting ................................................ 144
5.1 Scanner issues ............................................. 144
5.2 Bar code issues ............................................ 144
6 Specifications .................................................... 146
6.1 Pin Assignments .......................................... 149
Appendix A. Test symbologies .............................. 150
Appendix B. ASCII table ...................................... 153
Appendix C. Default settings of bar codes ............ 154
Appendix D. Data entry bar codes ......................... 156
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1 Introduction
AR-3201 is a cordless scanner that can read
bar codes on objects or on screens. The high
performance scanning engine delivers high
speed and high readability, making it an ideal
scanning solution for business.
￭ High decoding performance
Fast and easy scan for 1D bar codes.
￭ Water resistant and dust-tight
With the IP65 rating, AR-3201 can be used
in various environments without being
damaged by water and dust.
￭ High optical resolution
Reading high density bar codes up to 3
mil.
￭ Distortion processing
Even if your bar code is distorted,
AR-3201 still recognizes it.
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1.1 Unpacking
LED
Scan Window
Trigger Button
Make sure all of the following items are
included in your package.
Scanner x1
Cradle x1
Quick Start Guide x1
USB x1
RS-232 Cable w/ Power Supply&Plug
(Optional) x1
When you receive your scanner, open the
package immediately and inspect for shipping
damage. If you discover any damage, contact
the shipping company and file a claim. Argox
is not responsible for any damage incurred
during shipping. Save all package materials
for the shipping company to inspect.
Note If any item is missing, please
contact your local dealer.
1.2 Understand your scanner
1.2.1 Scanner
￭ Perspective
2
￭ Bottom
Charging Pins
LED
Charging Port
1.2.2 Cradle
￭ Perspective
3
￭ Bottom
Status
Scanner LED
Cradle LED
Flash blue at
intervals
Flash blue at
intervals
Scanner
Disconnected
Flash green
once
Flash green
once
Flash red every
timeout
Reset / Paging Button
Cradle Barcode
I/O Port
※ Long-time press Reset
※ Short-time press Paging
1.3 Indicators
1.3.1 Status lights
Status lights (LED) are helpful for checking
your scanner ’s status. Both your scanner and
cradle have LEDs, and each of them have four
colors: blue, green, red and amber. The table
below shows the LED behavior and the status
it indicates.
Scanner
Connected
Good Scan
Cradle ACK
Timeout
1-second
Off Off
0.5 second until
1-second
N/A
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Status
Scanner LED
Cradle LED
Firmware
Update
Flash green fast Flash green fast
Flash amber
slowly
Cradle
Charging
Flash amber,
slowly
Flash green
every second
Battery Full
Off
Solid green
Status
Scanner Sound
Cradle Sound
Scanner
Connected
Scanner
Disconnected
Good Scan
A short beep
N/A
Beeps five times
intervals
Cradle ACK
Timeout
Beeps once in
low tone
Three short
beeps (fast)
Memory Full
Sound 3
N/A
Two short
beeps
Interface
Ready
Power On
A long beep
A long beep
Reset
N/A
Sound 5
Cradle
Inquiry
Inquiry and
Charging Solid red
N/A
N/A
and green
green and red
1.3.2 Status sound
In addition to status lights, your scanner and
your cradle make sounds to indicate the status
it is in.
Sound 1 N/A
Sound 2 N/A
Cradle
Inquiry
N/A
at 1-second
A shor t beep
Battery Low
Programming
N/A
N/A
N/A Sound 4
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1.3.3 Vibration
Status
Scanner
Power On
Vibrate
Wake up from Sleep Mode
Vibrate
Good Scan
Vibrate
Your scanner vibrates in certain status.
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2 Get started
Charging by
Full Charge Time
Power Supply
4.5 hours
USB Cable
6.5 hours
This chapter provides information about how
to install, connect and use your scanner to do
your work, and how to charge and replace
your battery.
2.1 Installation
This section describes how to set up your
scanner.
2.1.1 Set up your scanner
1. Connect one end (RJ-45
connector) of the USB or
the RS-232 cable to your
cradle. Lay the cable into
the notch on the cradle
edge.
2. Connect the other end of the USB or the
RS-232 cable to your computer.
Note 1 If you’ve purchased the USB
pack, you can charge your scanner by
connecting the USB cable to your
computer.
Note 2 If you’ve purchased the RS-232
pack, connect the power supply to the
RS-232 cable and the wall outlet.
3. Place your scanner on your cradle to
4. Scan the Cradle code at the bottom of
charge it to full (cradle’s LED glows
green).
your cradle to establish the connection
between your scanner and cradle.
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5. To test your scanner, start a text
AR-3201 emits a light bar
processing program like Notepad or Word.
Scan a bar code and see if the data can be
sent to your computer. If it’s successful,
you’ll hear a beep and the bar code data
shows in the program.
2.1.2 How to scan
when it is scanning. This bar
needs to cross the bar code
horizontally to decode it.
2.1.3 Work with the ASCII table
Sometimes, you might need to send some
control characters that can’t be typed or enter
characters without a keyboard. You can do it
by using ASCII codes.
In Appendix B, you'll find the ASCII table.
Both column and row numbers are
hexadecimal. The ASCII code of a character is
the combination of a column and a row
number, where the column comes first. For
example, the ASCII code of BEL is "07" and
the number sign (#) is "23." You can use the
bar codes in Appendix D to scan ASCII codes.
2.1.4 Search your scanner
Sometimes you might leave your scanner
somewhere and can’t find it. In this case, press
and hold the RESET button at the bottom of
your cradle, until you receive a long beep
from your scanner, and you can locate it by
the beep sound.
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2.2 Battery
Charging by
Full Charge Time
Power Supply
4.5 hours
USB Cable
6.5 hours
Caution Keep the charging pins dry
screwdriver.
AR-3201 contains a lithium-ion battery that is
partially charged at the factory. You might
want to charge it to full before your use it. The
battery life varies depending on usage.
2.2.1 Charge the battery
You can charge the battery by connecting the
USB cable to your computer, or by using a
power supply (optional), which charges the
battery faster. When your scanner is fully
charged, your cradle’s LED turns to green.
when you put your scanner on your cradle
to charge the battery. Wet charging pins
may cause water seeping into your cradle
and shortening its life.
2.2.2 Replacing the battery
The battery’s life is consumed as you use and
charge it. You need to replace the battery
when it wears out. Please follow the steps
below to replace the battery.
1. Remove the rubber band around the scan
window of the scanner.
2. Remove the two fixing
screws on the lower
cover of the scanner by
using a Phillips
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3. Please pull to remove the top cover of the
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scanner directly by hand.
4. Please remove the battery cable from the
motherboard.
5. (1) Pull the motherboard up slightly and
then (2) pull out the scanner board in the
direction of the arrow.
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6. Take the old battery out. Next, install a
new battery.
7. Install the scanner's motherboard back and
insert the battery's cable into the projection
of the motherboard.
8. Please insert the connector of the battery
cable into the power jack of the
motherboard.
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9. Please install back the top cover of the
screwdriver.
the scanner.
scanner directly by hand.
10. Tighten the lower
cover of the scanner
with 2 screws by
using a Phillips
11. Install back the
rubber band around
the scan window of
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2.3 Connection
Your scanner can connect to three types of
devices: your cradle, a Bluetooth adapter or a
mobile device.
2.3.1 Connecting the Scanner with the
Cradle
Follow these instructions to link the two
devices:
1. Connect power to the cradle. The radio
LED (marked with a light symbol) will
blink amber and the cradle will beep.
2. To ensure the cradle is unlinked from any
other imager, check if the cradle sends an
inquiry beep or not (see Inquiry Beep
Control in page 24
3. Read the link label on the bottom of the
cradle with the imager. The imager will
sound a good read beep and the LED will
flash amber.
4. Re-place the imager in the cradle to
continue the charge.
Once a scanner is linked to a cradle, they will
remain linked until specific action is taken to
unlink them (see Unlinking). They will remain
linked if the cradle is unplugged, if the battery
is removed from the imager or if the entire
charge is used up, and if the imager is taken
out of range of the cradle. Under normal
operation, scanning of the link label will only
be required once in the life of the product.
th
).
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2.3.2 Disconnecting the Scanner from
the Cradle
There are three ways to unlink an imager from
a cradle:
Force imager to disconnect and sleep
1. Scan the “Force imager to disconnect
and sleep” barcode – Reading the unlink
barcode above while the imager is in range
of the cradle will break the link between
the two devices and allow another imager
to link to the cradle. It will also have the
imager in Deep Sleep Mode. If the
barcode is read when the imager is out of
range of its linked cradle, the imager will
unlink, but the cradle will remain linked to
the imager and will not allow another
imager to be linked to it. In this case, you
may perform the item 2 below to link
another imager.
2. Scan the Link Label and put on the
original cradle – If the cradle is linked
with an imager and the original pair was
stopped by out of range of the cradle or
out of battery of the imager, scan the link
label of the cradle with a new imager and
then put on the cradle, the cradle will drop
the original pair and establish a new link
with the new imager.
3. Scan the Link Label on an alternate
cradle – Scanning the link label on a
cradle will drop the link between the
original pair and establish a link between
the imager and new cradle. If the new link
is performed within range of the old cradle,
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it is free to establish a link to the next
imager that reads its link label. If it is done
outside of the range of the old cradle, it
retains its old link and will not allow a
new imager to link to it until a new imager
scan the link label and put on the cradle.
4. Push the “Reset” button on the bottom
of cradle – If the cradle is
linked with an imager and in
range, pushing the “Reset”
button (for about 2 seconds) on
the bottom of cradle will drop
the link between the devices. If
the button is pushed while the imager is
out of range, the cradle will unlink and
make itself available to other imagers. The
scanner will not drop its link with the
cradle automatically, but can be linked to
any other cradle by reading its link label.
* Note: If just push the button with a short time
(less than one second), a “Paging” feature will
be performed to page the imager which was
linked with the cradle.
2.3.3 Connecting to your cradle again
If your scanner has connected to other device,
and you want it to connect to your cradle
again, do this:
1. Scan the following bar code.
2. Scan the bar code at the bottom of your
cradle.
2.3.4 Connecting to a Bluetooth adapter
If your computer has a Bluetooth adapter, you
can connect your scanner to your computer
without a cradle.
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To connect your scanner to a Bluetooth
adapter:
1. Scan the PC/Android bar code.
2. Double click the Bluetooth icon in the
notification area.
Note Your c omputer needs to be
Bluetooth-enabled.
3. In the Bluetooth & other devices page,
tap Add Bluetooth or other device.
4. Tap Bluetooth.
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5. If it detects your scanner, it shows
“AR3201:XXXXXXXXX” (X is your
scanner’s serial number) in the list. Click
your scanner.
6. The computer will try to connect to your
scanner. If the connection is successful,
you’ll see the successful message. Click
Done.
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2.3.5 Connecting to a mobile device
2. On your iPhone, Go to
AR-3201 is able to connect to an iOS or Android
device that you can use to process bar codes.
Connecting to an iOS device
You can connect your scanner to an iOS device, such
as iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. The setup screen may
vary depending on your device. In this section, an
iPhone is taken for example.
1. Scan the “iOS HID” bar code.
Settings > Bluetooth. Turn on
Bluetooth, and your iPhone
searches other Bluetooth
devices automatically. If it
detects your scanner, it shows
“AR3201:XXXXXXXXX” (X
is your scanner’s serial
number) under DEVICES.
Tap your scanner to connect it.
3. When it connects successfully,
the status of your scanner is
changed to Connected.
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4. Tap Notes to open a new note.
Use your scanner to scan bar
codes and the data shows in
the note.
Note: Apple iOS devices will allow only one input device working
at the same time. So when you connect an Argox Cordless
Scanner with your Apple device, the Apple Virtual Keyboard will
be invalid automatically. To have the Apple Virtual Keyboard be
available again, you need to scan the barcode below.
Connecting to an Android device
You can connect your scanner to an Android device,
such as a smartphone or tablet. The setup screen may
vary depending on your device. In this section, we
use a smartphone as an example.
1. Scan the Android HID bar code.
2. On your Android smartphone,
go to the Bluetooth setting
screen. Turn on Bluetooth.
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3. Tap Scan to search Bluetooth
devices. If it detects your
scanner, it shows
“AR3201:XXXXXXXXX” (X
is your scanner’s serial
number) in the list. Tap your
scanner to connect it.
4. When it connects successfully,
your scanner is shown under
Paired devices.
5. Tap a memo App to open a
new memo. Use your scanner
to scan bar codes and the data
shows in the memo.
2.3.6 Shipping Mode Setup
When the scanner enters shipping mode, the scanner
will be powered off. When being docked to cradle,
the scanner will back to power.
Shipping Mode Barcode
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3 Controls and settings
Important This function is work
Customize your scanner to work efficiently.
AR-3201 offers many features to match your
preferences. This chapter provides
information about how to change controls and
settings of your scanner.
User’s Default Setting
After setting your device, you can save your
setting as a User’s default. If you reset your
scanner to factory default, you can still load
your setting in this function.
Save your current setting as default
Restore your default setting
To customize your scanner, you need to scan a
series of programming bar codes in the correct
order. On the last page of this manual, you’ll
see a table of hexadecimal bar codes that can
be used with programming bar codes.
only when scanner is being connected to
cradle.
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To customize your scanner:
1. On the top of the setting table, scan the
Program bar code.
2. In the setting table, in the Setting column,
scan one of the bar codes.
3. On the last page, scan the bar codes that
correspond to the value you want in the Va l ue
column. When you finish, scan the Finish bar
code.
4. On the lower-right corner of the setting
table, scan the Exit bar code.
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