Intermec JG2010, JANUS 2010 User Manual

User’s

Manual

Hand-Held Computer (4MB)

™

JANUS

2010

P/N 065714-001

Intermec Corporation 6001 36th Avenue West P.O. Box 4280 Everett, WA 98203-9280

U.S. service and technical support: 1-800-755-5505 U.S. media supplies ordering information: 1-800-227-9947

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Information and specifications in this manual are subject to change without notice.  1997 by Intermec Corporation

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Contents

Before You Begin xix

Warranty Information xix Safety Summary xix Warnings and Cautions xx About This Manual xx Suggested Reading xxvi

Getting Started

What Is the JANUS 2010 Reader? 1-3

Accessories for the Reader 1-4 JANUS 2010 Models and Options 1-5

Using the Reader for the First Time 1-6

Unpacking the Reader 1-6 Charging the NiCad Battery Pack 1-7 Installing the NiCad Battery Pack 1-8 Turning On the Reader for the First Time 1-9 Setting the Time and Date 1-10 Attaching a Wand or Scanner 1-11 Verifying That the Reader Is Operating Correctly 1-12

Turning the Reader On and Off 1-13 Where Do You Go From Here? 1-14

Learning How to Use the Reader

JANUS 2010 Features 2-3 Using the Alphanumeric Keypad 2-4

Finding the Special Keys 2-5 How to Type the Characters Printed on the Keypad 2-6 How the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift Keys Work 2-7 How the Compound Function Key Works 2-8 Capitalizing All Characters 2-10 Learning How to Use the Cursor Keys 2-11 Using the Number Pad 2-13

Finding Out If the Number Pad Is Enabled or Disabled 2-16 How to Enter ASCII Characters 2-16

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Using the Large Numeric Keypad 2-17

Finding the Special Keys 2-17 How to Type the Characters Printed on the Keypad 2-18 How to Type Other Characters 2-19

How to Use the Reader’s Display 2-20

Choosing the Display Sizes and Parameters 2-21 Using Text or Graphics Mode 2-23 Using the Display as a Viewport 2-23

Trying Out the Viewport 2-24 What Are Viewport Movement Steps? 2-25 Moving the Viewport 2-25

If You Cannot See the Cursor 2-27 Adjusting the Display From the DOS Prompt 2-27 Understanding the Icons 2-29

Understanding the Reader’s Audio Signals 2-31

Demonstrating the Reader’s Audio Signals 2-33 Using a Headphone or Earphone 2-33

Locating the Communications Ports 2-34 Learning About the Reader’s Batteries 2-35

Lithium Bridge Battery 2-35 How to Maximize the Internal Bridge Battery Life 2-35

Installing the Battery Pack 2-36

Removing the Battery Pack 2-37

Checking the Power Remaining in the NiCad Battery Pack 2-38

Charging the Battery Pack 2-39

Disposing of the NiCad Battery Pack 2-39 Recognizing a Low or Discharged Battery 2-40 Managing Your Battery Power 2-41 Using an External Power Supply 2-42

Defining the Reader’s Drives 2-43

Managing the Reader’s Memory and Disk Space 2-44

Learning About the Software

What Software Is Provided With the Reader? 3-3 What Software Is Provided on the Companion Disks? 3-5 Using DOS Commands 3-6

Defining the Startup Files 3-7

AUTOEXEC.BAT File 3-7 CONFIG.SYS File 3-9

MS-DOS Startup Menu 3-11 Learning How to Change the Contents of Drive C 3-11 Using Auto-Loader to Change Drive C 3-14

Installing Auto-Loader on Your Host Computer 3-14 Using an External Power Supply 3-16 Adding or Editing Files on Drive C 3-16 Replacing All Files on Drive C 3-18 Deleting Files From Drive C 3-19 Copying One Image File to More Than One Reader 3-21

Using MakeDisk and PutDisk to Change Drives C or D 3-24

Deciding Where to Run MakeDisk 3-24 Creating and Filling the Working Source Directory 3-25 Creating the New Image File 3-26 Loading the New Image File 3-26 Examples of Using MakeDisk and PutDisk 3-28

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Creating and Using a Physical RAM Drive 3-32

Understanding When Files Are Saved or Lost 3-32 Deciding How Much Memory to Use for RAM Drives 3-33 Creating a RAM Drive 3-33

Programming for the Reader 3-35

Using JANUS PSK and JANUS Application Simulator 3-36 Using IRL and PC-IRL 3-36 Making PSK Applications That Work With BFT 3-37 Preparing Applications to Recover From Lockups 3-37 Using Reader Services in Applications 3-37

Making More Memory Available on the Reader 3-38

Not Installing the PC Card Drivers 3-39 Unloading and Loading Reader Wedge TSR 3-39

Understanding the Bar Code Wedge 3-40

Enabling Direct Hardware Wedge Functions 3-40 Using the Wedge Configuration Program 3-41

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Using PC Cards in the Reader

Learning About PC Cards 4-3

What Is PCMCIA? 4-3 Features of the JANUS PC Card Software 4-4 Locating the PC Card Drives 4-4 Which PC Cards Are Supported by JANUS? 4-5 Which Expansion Cards Are Recommended? 4-5 Which Memory PC Cards Are Recommended? 4-5

Configuring the Reader to Reset the Type I Drive 4-6 Inserting and Removing PC Cards 4-8

Inserting Cards Into the Type I PC Card Drive 4-8 Inserting Cards Into the Type II Drive 4-11 Reader Beeps for PC Cards 4-14

Configuring, Formatting, and Using PC Cards 4-14

Preparing to Use ATA Cards 4-15

Initializing and Formatting an ATA Card 4-16

Using an ATA Card 4-17 Preparing to Use Flash Cards 4-18

Erasing a Previously Formatted Flash PC Card 4-18

Formatting a Flash PC Card 4-19

Using a Flash PC Card 4-21 Preparing to Use I/O Cards 4-21

Configuring the JANUS device to Use an I/O Card 4-22

Resetting the PC Card Drive for I/O Cards 4-22 Preparing to Use SRAM Cards 4-23

Formatting an SRAM PC Card 4-23

Using the SRAM PC Card 4-24 Replacing Lithium Batteries in an SRAM Card 4-24

Managing the Power on the PC Card Drive 4-25 Managing the PC Card Drivers in the Startup Files 4-27

Drivers in CONFIG.SYS 4-27 Drivers in AUTOEXEC.BAT 4-28 Tips for Enabling PC Card Drivers 4-28

Configuring the Reader

Contents

About the Configuration Parameters 5-3

Choosing the Symbologies the Reader Will Decode 5-3 Specifying How the Reader Will Communicate 5-4 Controlling How the Reader Will Operate 5-4

About the Configuration Files 5-4

Configuring the Reader With Configuration Files 5-4 Creating Configuration Files 5-5 Creating Multiple Configuration Files 5-5 Backing Up Your Configuration Files 5-6

How to Configure the Reader 5-6

Using the Interactive Configuration Application 5-7

Selecting Menus and Commands 5-8 Filling In Fields, Marking Check Boxes, and Saving Changes 5-8 Using a Series of Screens to Configure a Parameter 5-9

Using Multiple Configuration Files 5-9 Configuring the Reader by Scanning Bar Codes 5-11 Configuring the Reader With IRL Z Commands 5-12 Configuring the Reader With PSK Functions 5-12 Sending Commands From a Host Computer 5-12 Editing a Configuration File 5-13 Loading a Configuration File From the DOS Prompt 5-14 Loading a Configuration File Whenever You Boot 5-15

Restoring the Reader’s Default Configuration 5-16 Recording Your Reader’s Configuration 5-16

Networking the Reader

How the JANUS 2010 Fits Into Your Network 6-3 Working With JANUS COM Ports 6-6

Identifying JANUS COM Ports 6-6 Examining the COM1 Optical Port Signals 6-7 Understanding How IRQs Affect COM Ports 6-7 Designating the Scanner Port as COM2 6-8

Planning the Network Connection 6-9

Choosing a Communications Application 6-9 Choosing a Communications Protocol 6-10 Choosing a Protocol Handler 6-11

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Configuring the Reader for Communications 6-12

Selecting the COM Port 6-13 Configuring the Communications Protocols 6-13

Multi-Drop Protocol Parameters 6-14 PC Standard Protocol Parameters 6-14 Point-to-Point Protocol Parameters 6-14 Polling Mode D Protocol Parameters 6-14

User-Defined Protocol Parameters 6-15 Activating One Communications Protocol 6-15 Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler 6-15

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler at the DOS Prompt 6-16

Loading a Protocol Handler When You Boot the Reader 6-16

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler With a Batch File 6-17

Loading and Unloading a Protocol Handler With an Application 6-18 Specifying a Value for the FIFO Control Register 6-18 Connecting the Reader to Another Device 6-21

Running Interlnk to Transfer Files 6-23

Differentiating Between Client and Server 6-23 Example of Using Interlnk 6-24 Interlnk System Requirements 6-26 Installing Interlnk on the Host Computer 6-26 Making the Host Computer the Client 6-27 Making the Reader the Client 6-29 Interpreting the Server’s Status Screen 6-30 Redirecting Drives From the DOS Prompt 6-32 Exiting Interlnk 6-33 Restarting Interlnk 6-33

Running Communications Manager 6-34

Using Communications Manager Menus 6-34

Selecting Menus and Commands 6-36

Moving Around the Screen and Filling In Fields 6-36

Exiting Screens and Saving Changes 6-37

Using a Series of Screens to Configure a Parameter 6-37

Exiting Communications Manager 6-37 Typing Commands at the DOS Prompt 6-38

Downloading Applications Across the Network 6-38

Examples of Using BFT 6-39 Examining a Typical BFT Session 6-41 Preparing the Reader and Host Computer for BFT 6-42 Differentiating Between Client and Server 6-43 Starting an Application When the FTA Terminates 6-45 Using FTA Commands on the Reader 6-45

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Typing FTA Commands on the Reader 6-45 Learning the Syntax of FTA Commands 6-46

Editing the FTA Initialization File 6-48

Working With IRL

Contents

Learning About IRL 7-3 Using the IRL Desktop 7-4

Opening the IRL Desktop 7-4 Closing the IRL Desktop 7-5 Exploring the IRL Desktop User Interface 7-5

Selecting Menus and Commands 7-7 Moving the Cursor Through the Screen 7-7 Exiting a Screen 7-7

Practicing With the IRL Desktop User Interface 7-7 Executing Commands in the IRL Desktop 7-8 Running an IRL Program 7-8 Pausing an IRL Program 7-9 Exiting an IRL Program 7-9 Downloading an IRL Program 7-10 Transmitting IRL Files 7-10 Receiving IRL Files 7-11 Clearing IRL Data Files 7-11

Specifying the Path for Programs and Data Files 7-12

Setting the Path With an Environment Variable 7-13 Including a Data File Path in the OPEN Command 7-14 Selecting the Path From the IRL Desktop 7-14

Resuming IRL Programs 7-15

Exiting a Program So You Can Resume It Later 7-15 Resuming a Program From the DOS Prompt 7-16 Resuming a Program From the IRL Desktop 7-16

Freeing Enough Memory to Run an IRL Program 7-17 IRL Reader Commands 7-18

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Preparing the Reader for International Use

Configuring the Reader for a Language 8-3

Installing Auto-Loader on Your Host Computer 8-3 Choosing a Method to Configure a Language 8-5

Using the LOADADD Batch File With the NLS Option 8-5 Using the LOADNEW Batch File 8-6 Using the LOADLANG Batch File 8-8

Using an International Keypad 8-9

Finding the Special Keys 8-9 How to Type the Characters Printed on the Keypad 8-10

Typing the Characters On and Above the Alphabetic Keys 8-10 Typing the Characters On and Above the Numeric Keys 8-11 Typing Diacritical or Accent Marks 8-12 Using the Alt Key 8-12

Capitalizing All Characters 8-13 Using the Number Pad 8-13 Using DOS Code Pages 8-14 Using the French Keypad 8-15 Using the German Keypad 8-16 Using the Italian Keypad 8-17 Using the Spanish Keypad 8-18

Booting and Resetting the Reader

Booting the JANUS Reader 9-3

Warm Booting the Reader 9-3 Cold Booting the Reader 9-4

Resetting the Reader 9-5

Forcing the Reader to Turn Off 9-5 Breaking Out of an Application 9-5

Displaying the Boot Loader Menu 9-6 Limiting Access to Advanced Reader Commands 9-8 Using Storage Mode to Preserve the Bridge Battery 9-9 Dumping the Reader’s 640K Conventional Memory 9-11 Loading Flash Memory 9-13

Troubleshooting

Contents

How to Use This Chapter 10-3 Powering Up or Booting the Reader 10-4 Operating the Reader 10-7 Saving the Contents of the RAM Drive 10-14 Networking or Communicating With the Reader 10-15 Running IRL Programs 10-17 Using PC Cards 10-19 Using DOS Commands and Applications 10-22 Using MakeDisk 10-25 Using PutDisk 10-27 Scanning Bar Code Labels 10-30 Problems With the NiCad Battery Pack 10-32

Reader Command Reference

Using Reader Commands 11-3 Backlight On and Off 11-4 Backspace 11-5 Change Configuration 11-5 Clear 11-6 Command Override 11-6 Enter 11-7 Enter and Exit Accumulate Mode 11-8 IRL File, Clear 11-9 IRL File, Receive 11-10 IRL File, Transmit 11-10

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IRL Program, Download 11-11 IRL Program, Exit 11-12 IRL Program, Resume 11-12 IRL Program, Run 11-13 Laser On and Off 11-13 Prepare for Reboot 11-14 Reboot 11-15 Viewport Movement 11-15

Viewport Down 11-16 Viewport Up 11-16 Viewport Left 11-17 Viewport Right 11-17 Viewport End 11-18 Viewport Home 11-18 Viewport Page Down 11-19 Viewport Page Up 11-19 Viewport to Cursor 11-20 Cursor to Viewport 11-20

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Configuration Command Reference

Using Configuration Commands 12-3 Configuration Commands Listed by Category 12-4 Entering Variable Data in a Configuration Command 12-6 Address, Multi-Drop 12-7 AFF (Affirmative Acknowledge) 12-8 Automatic Shutoff 12-9 Baud Rate 12-11 Beep Duration 12-12 Beep Frequency 12-13 Beep Volume 12-15

Codabar 12-16 Code 11 12-17 Code 16K 12-18 Code 2 of 5 12-19 Code 39 12-21 Code 49 12-25 Code 93 12-27 Code 128 12-27 Command Processing 12-28

Disabling or Enabling Command Override and Enter 12-33 Defining the Reader Commands 12-34

Contents

Communications Dock Port 12-35 Communications Port, Choose Scanner or COM2 12-35 Communications Port, Select COM Port 12-36 Communications Port, UART Restore 12-37 Communications Protocol 12-38

Configure 12-38 Activate 12-41 Multi-Drop, User-Defined 12-42

Data Bits 12-42 Decode Security 12-43 Display Backlight Timeout 12-44 Display Contrast 12-46 Display Mode, IRL 12-47 Display Setup 12-48 EOF (End of File) 12-51 EOM (End of Message) 12-52 EOR (End of Record) 12-55

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Flow Control 12-56 Intercharacter Delay 12-57 Interleaved 2 of 5 12-58 Internal Drive Reset After Battery Change 12-60 IRL BAK (Bad Program Acknowledge) 12-61 IRL End Program Block 12-62 IRL EOP (End of Program) 12-63 IRL PAK (Program Acknowledge) 12-64 IRL PSS (Program Statement Separator) 12-65 IRL Run 12-66 IRL SOP (Start of Program) 12-67 Key Code Look-Up Table 12-68 Keypad Caps Lock 12-69 Keypad Clicker 12-70 Keypad Ctrl Key Functions 12-70 Keypad, Numeric 12-71 LRC 12-72 MSI 12-72 NEG (Negative Acknowledge) 12-74 Parity 12-75 Plessey 12-76 POL 12-77 Postamble 12-78 Preamble 12-79 Records Per Block 12-80 REQ (Request for Acknowledge) 12-82

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RES (Reset) 12-83 Scan Ahead 12-84 Scanner Devices 12-84 Scanner Mode 12-85 Scanner Redundancy 12-86 Scanner Timeout 12-87 Scanner Trigger 12-88 SEL (Select) 12-89 SOM (Start of Message) 12-90 Stop Bits 12-91

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Timeout Delay 12-92 Transmit Abort Timeout 12-93 Turnaround Delay 12-95 UPC/EAN 12-96 Viewport Movement Keys 12-99 Viewport Movement Mode 12-99 Viewport Movement Steps 12-100

Reader Specifications

Physical and Environmental Specifications A-3

Cables for Data Communications A-5 Keypad Options A-5

Default Configuration A-6 Configuration Commands by Syntax A-10 Types of Memory Used in the Reader A-14

Conventional Memory (0 Through 640K) A-15 Upper Memory Area A-15

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High Memory Area (HMA) A-17 User Flash Memory A-17 Application Flash Memory A-17

Reader Keypad Charts

Using the Reader Keypad Charts B-3

English (U.S.) Alphanumeric Keypad B-3 Large Numeric Keypad B-8

Configuration and Full ASCII Charts

Entering ASCII Control Characters C-3 Configuration Options for User-Defined Protocol C-6 POL and SEL Combinations for Multi-Drop Protocol C-7 Key Codes C-8 Full ASCII Table C-14 Full ASCII Bar Code Chart C-17

Control Characters C-17 Symbols and Punctuation Marks C-18 Numbers C-20 Uppercase Letters C-20 Lowercase Letters C-21

Scanning Bar Codes to Select Menu Options C-23

Creating Your Own Key Code Bar Code Labels C-24

Software Utility Reference

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Interlnk D-3 INTERLNK.EXE D-4 Intersvr D-7 POWER.EXE D-9

Contents

Auto-Loader Batch Files D-10

Learning How to Use Auto-Loader D-10 Moving the Batch Files D-11 Using an External Power Supply D-11 Using LOAD_USA D-11 Using LOADLANG D-12 Using LOADADD D-12 Using LOADIMG D-14 Using LOADNEW D-14 Using LOADXIMG D-15 Using MAKE_USA D-15 Using MAKELANG D-15 Using MAKENEW D-16

Glossary

Index

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Before You Begin

This section introduces you to standard warranty provisions, safety precautions, warnings and cautions, formatting conventions used in this manual, and sources of additional product information.

Warranty Information

To receive a copy of the standard warranty provision for this product, contact your local Intermec sales organization. In the U.S. call 1-800-755-5505, and in Canada call 1-800-688-7043. Otherwise, refer to the Worldwide Sales & Service list shipped with this manual for the address and telephone number of your Intermec sales organization.

Safety Summary

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this manual before handling and operating Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the safety warnings and cautions.

Before You Begin

Do not repair or adjust alone Do not repair or adjust energized equipment alone

under any circumstances. Someone capable of providing first aid must always be present for your safety.

First aid Always obtain first aid or medical attention immediately after an injury. Never neglect an injury, no matter how slight it seems.

Resuscitation Begin resuscitation immediately if someone is injured and stops breathing. Any delay could result in death. To work on or near high voltage, you should be familiar with approved industrial first aid methods.

Energized equipment Never work on energized equipment unless authorized by a responsible authority. Energized electrical equipment is dangerous. Electrical shock from energized equipment can cause death. If you must perform authorized emergency work on energized equipment, be sure that you comply strictly with approved safety regulations.

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Warnings and Cautions

The warnings and cautions in this manual use this format:

Warning

A warnin statement that must be strictl the

Avertissement

Un avertissement vous alerte d’une méthode, d’un état ou d’un ra éviter l’occurrence de mort ou de blessures l’équipement.

Caution

A caution alerts statement that must be strictl destruction, or corru

warns you of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or

ersons working on the equipment.

observed to avoid death or serious injury to

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ort qui doit être strictement respecté pour

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observed to prevent equipment damage or

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Une d’un état ou d’un ra l’endomma perte de données.

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About This Manual

The JANUS 2010 User’s Manual (4MB) describes the reader’s features and explains how you can operate, configure, network, and create programs for the 4MB JANUS reader.

This manual was written for two audiences:

• Users can read Chapters 1 through 4 for help operating the reader.

• Analysts and programmers can use the entire manual to manage the

JANUS reader, its applications, and its connection to the data collection system. You should understand data collection programming, data communications, and DOS (commands, file structure, startup files, and device drivers).

Before You Begin

What You Will Find in This Manual

This table summarizes the information in each chapter and appendix.

Chapter What You Will Find

1 Summarizes the reader’s features, functions, and accessories. Describes

how to unpack your new reader and get it started for the first time.

2 Explains how to use the reader’s keypad, display, batteries, drives, and

scanner.

3 Explains how to use, manage, and program the software shipped with

the reader. 4 Explains how to use PC cards with the reader. 5 Explains how to change the reader’s configuration. 6 Introduces networking concepts and explains how to use your reader to

communicate with other devices. 7 Explains how to create, run, and transmit IRL programs. 8 Explains how to configure the reader to operate in any DOS NLS

language and use the matching keypad. 9 Explains how to warm boot, cold boot, and reset the reader. Also

describes how to enable/disable a password, enter Storage mode, dump

conventional memory, and load flash memory. 10 Lists solutions for the problems you may encounter while operating the

reader. 11 Describes the commands that change the reader’s operation. 12 Describes the commands that change the reader’s configuration. A Presents the reader’s specifications, lists the configuration command

names and syntax, and describes the reader’s default configuration

settings. B Lists all of the keystroke combinations you can enter on the reader’s

keypad. C Contains reference tables for configuring communications protocols,

using key codes, and using the full ASCII chart. D Describes the syntax for Interlnk, POWER.EXE, and the Auto-Loader

batch files. G Glossary of terms used in this manual. I Index.

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Terminology

You should be aware of how these terms are being used in this manual:

Term Description

Reader The generic term “reader” indicates any JANUS 2010

IC.EXE The Interactive Configuration application (IC.EXE) was

PC cards “PC cards” were called “PCMCIA cards” in previous

Type I PC card drive “Type I PC card drives” were called “internal PC card

Type II PC card drive “Type II PC card drives” were called “external PC card

reader. More specific terms, such as “J2010 with an RF back,” indicate a specific type of JANUS 2010 reader.

called “the configuration application” in previous versions of this manual.

versions of this manual. Intermec no longer uses the name of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Organization (PCMCIA) to refer to this type of PC card.

drives” in previous versions of this manual.

“For help, see your JANUS PSK reference manual.”

This manual does not refer to a specific PSK manual because you may have one or more PSK manuals, depending on the programming language(s) you use.

For definitions of the technical terms used in this manual, see the glossary.

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Format Conventions for Input From a Keyboard or Keypad

This table describes the formatting conventions for input from PC or host computer keyboards and reader keypads:

Convention Description

Special

Italic

Bold text Indicates the keys you must press on a PC or host computer

> < A 

text

text Indicates that you must replace the parameter with a value. See

Shows the command as you should enter it into the reader. See “Format Conventions for Commands” later in this chapter.

“Format Conventions for Commands” later in this chapter.

keyboard. For example, “press Enter” means you press the key labeled “Enter” on the PC or host computer keyboard.

Shows the key you must press on the reader. For example, “press

” directs you to press the key labeled “Enter” on the reader

keypad. Shows a series of reader keys you must press and release in the

order shown. For example, “Press > < A  to boot the reader.”

Shows a series of reader keys you must press simultaneously. Also, you must press and hold the keys in the order shown. For example, “Press A - < to enter Control mode.”

Format Conventions for Bar Codes

You can scan the bar codes listed in this manual to enter data or perform a command. Each bar code includes the name and human-readable interpretation. For example:

Change Configuration

*$+*

2010U.073

Name Bar code (Code 39)

Human-readable interpretation

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Format Conventions for Software Screens and Messages

This manual includes illustrations that represent how the JANUS displays software screens and messages. Here are two examples:

Configuration

COM1/User-Defined

(2 of 5)

DELAYS INTERCHARACTER: 0 ms TURNAROUND: 0 ms TIMEOUT: 10 sec TRANSMIT ABORT 00000 ms

NEXT PREV

Format Conventions for Commands

This manual includes sample commands that are shown exactly as you should type them on your reader. The manual also describes the syntax for many commands, defining each parameter in the command. This example illustrates the format conventions used for commands:

Transmitting...

2010U.069

2010U.063

When you use the LOADADD command, follow this syntax:

loadadd [

path\]filename [path\filename path\filename...

where:

path

is the drive and directory of the file(s) to include in the image file. If you do not include a path, the current directory is used.

filename

is the name of the file or files to include in the image file and load to the reader.

You can include multiple path\filename and path\*.* parameters in the command. The path\*.* parameter loads all the files in a directory. For example, type this command at the DOS prompt and press @:

loadadd c:\janus\config.sys c:\atadrv\*.* c:\data\*.*

]

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This table defines the conventions used in the example:

Convention Description

Special font

Italic text

[ ] Brackets enclose a parameter that you may omit from the

Required parameters If a parameter is not enclosed in brackets [ ], the

where This word introduces a list of the command’s parameters

Commands appear in this font. You enter the command exactly as it is shown.

Italics indicate a variable, which you must replace with a real value, such as a number, filename, or keyword.

command. Do not include the brackets in the command.

parameter is required. You must include the parameter in the command; otherwise, the command will not execute correctly.

In previous versions of this manual, required parameters

Note:

were enclosed in braces

and explains the values you can specify for them.

{ }

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