Intermec SF51 User Manual

User's Guide

SF51 Cordless Scanner

Intermec Technologies Corporation

Corporate Headquarters 6001 36th Ave. W. Everett, WA 98203 U.S.A.

www.intermec.com

The information contained herein is proprietary and is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermecmanufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec.

Information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, CrossBar, Data Collection Browser, dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasySet, EasyCoder, EasyLAN, Enterprise Wireless LAN, EZBuilder, Fingerprint, i-gistics, INCA (under license), InterDriver, Intermec Printer Network Manager, IRL, JANUS, LabelShop, Mobile Framework, MobileLAN, Nor*Ware, Pen*Key, Precision Print, PrintSet, RoutePower, TE 2000, Trakker Antares, Virtual Wedge, SmartSystems, and EasyADC are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corporation.

Throughout this manual, trademarked names may be used. Rather than put a trademark (™ or ®) symbol in every occurrence of a trademarked name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial fashion, and to the benefit of the trademark owner, with no intention of infringement.

There are U.S. and foreign patents pending.

Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.

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Document Change Record

This page records changes to this document. The document was originally released as version 001.

Version Date Description of Change

002 6/2005 Added information to support firmware version

1.1 including these features:

• HID keyboard profile

• SF51 Firmware Upgrade Utility

003 8/2005

Removed references to the HID keyboard profile, which is currently not supported on the SF51.

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Contents

Before You Begin.................................................................ix

Using the SF51................................................................. 1

Contents

Safety Summary ....................................................ix

Safety Icons ............................................................x

Global Services and Support..................................xi

Who Should Read This Document? .....................xii

Related Documents..............................................xii

Introducing the SF51 Cordless Scanner............................... 2

What’s New? ....................................................................... 3

How to Turn On the SF51.................................................. 3

Using the Battery................................................................. 4

Charging the Battery ............................................. 4

Checking the Battery Status................................... 5

Understanding the Lights .................................................... 5

Understanding the Beeps..................................................... 6

Using Vibrate Alert.............................................................. 7

Scanning Bar Codes............................................................. 8

Collecting Data With Your SF51....................................... 10

Configuring and Managing the SF51.......... 11

How to Configure the SF51 Parameters............................. 12

Configuring With EasySet................................... 12

Configuring From Your Intermec Computer....... 13

Restoring Default Settings................................... 14

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Configuring Bluetooth Communications........................... 15

Configuring Security........................................... 15

Configuring the Discoverable State of the SF51 .. 16

Connecting the SF51 to a Host Device.............................. 16

Upgrading Your SF51 ....................................................... 19

Troubleshooting and Maintaining the

SF51....................................................................................... 23

Troubleshooting the SF51................................................. 24

Getting Information About Your SF51 ............... 24

Problems and Possible Solutions.......................... 25

Locating the SF51 ............................................................. 28

Resetting the SF51 ............................................................ 28

Cleaning the SF51............................................................. 29

Configuration Command Reference............ 31

Using Configuration Commands....................................... 32

Configuration Commands By Function............................. 33

SF51 Configuration Commands........................................ 36

Administrator Reset Factory Defaults .................. 36

Beep Duration .................................................... 36

Beep Frequency................................................... 36

Beep Volume ...................................................... 37

Bluetooth Connect/Disconnect........................... 37

Bluetooth Device Name...................................... 37

Bluetooth Device Page ........................................ 37

Bluetooth Discoverable ....................................... 38

Bluetooth PIN .................................................... 38

Bluetooth Profile................................................. 38

Bluetooth Security............................................... 38

Codabar .............................................................. 39

Codablock A ....................................................... 39

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Codablock F........................................................ 39

Code 11 .............................................................. 39

Code 39 .............................................................. 39

Code 93/93i........................................................ 40

Code 128 / EAN 128 .......................................... 40

Configuration Modes and Utilities ...................... 40

Consecutive Same Read Data Validation ............. 41

Disable All Symbologies ...................................... 41

Error Beep........................................................... 41

Good Read Beep Duration.................................. 41

Good Read Beep Number ................................... 41

Good Read Beep Timing..................................... 42

Good Read LED Duration.................................. 42

Interleaved 2 of 5................................................. 42

Matrix 2 of 5....................................................... 42

Micro PDF417.................................................... 42

MSI..................................................................... 42

PDF417 .............................................................. 43

Plessey................................................................. 43

Postamble............................................................ 43

Preamble ............................................................. 43

RSS 14 ................................................................ 44

RSS Expanded..................................................... 44

RSS Limited........................................................ 44

Setup Beep .......................................................... 44

Stacked Code Crackle.......................................... 44

Standard 2 of 5.................................................... 44

Symbology Identifier........................................... 45

Telepen ............................................................... 45

Timeout Between Different Consecutive Codes... 45 Timeout Between Identical Consecutive Codes ... 46

Trigger Mode...................................................... 46

UPC/EAN .......................................................... 47

User Reset Factory Defaults................................. 47

Vibrate Alert........................................................ 47

Vibrate Alert Duration ........................................ 47

Appendix........................................................................... 49

Specifications..................................................................... 50

Accessories for the SF51..................................................... 51

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Index ..................................................................................... 53

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Before You Begin

This section provides you with safety information, technical support information, and sources for additional product information.

Safety Summary

Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings and cautions in this document 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.

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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Safety Icons

This section explains how to identify and understand dangers, warnings, cautions, and notes that are in this document. You may also see icons that tell you when to follow ESD procedures and when to take special precautions for handling optical parts.

A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to avoid death or serious injury to the persons working on the equipment.

Avertissement: Un avertissement vous avertit d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode, d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour éviter l’occurrence de mort ou de blessures graves aux personnes manupulant l’équipement.

A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice, condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption or loss of data.

Attention: Une précaution vous avertit d’une procédure de fonctionnement, d’une méthode, d’un état ou d’un rapport qui doit être strictement respecté pour empêcher l’endommagement ou la destruction de l’équipement, ou l’altération ou la perte de données.

Note: Notes are statements that either provide extra

information about a topic or contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or set of circumstances.

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Before You Begin

Global Services and Support

Warranty Information

To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Service & Support. The Intermec Global Sales & Service page appears. From the Service & Support menu, move your pointer over Support, and then click Warranty.

Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this document is presented for reference only. The code does not necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is provided “as is with all faults.” All warranties are expressly disclaimed, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Web Support

Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download our current documents as PDF files. To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or distributor.

Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at intermec.custhelp.com to review technical information or to request technical support for your Intermec product.

Telephone Support

These services are available from Intermec Technologies Corporation.

Service

Factory Repair and On-site Repair

Technical Support

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Description

Request a return authorization number for authorized service center repair, or request an on-site repair technician.

Get technical support on your Intermec product.

In the U.S.A. and Canada call 1-800755-5505 and choose this option

Before You Begin

Telephone Support (continued)

Service

Service Contract Status

Schedule Site Surveys or Installations

Ordering Products

Description

Inquire about an existing

contract, renew a contract,

or ask invoicing questions.

Schedule a site survey, or

request a product or system

installation.

Talk to sales

administration, place an

order, or check the status of

your order.

In the U.S.A. and Canada call 1-800755-5505 and choose this option

Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec representative. To search for your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click Contact.

Who Should Read This Document?

The SF51 Cordless Scanner User’s Guide provides you with information about the features of the SF51. This guide is written for the person who is responsible for installing, configuring, maintaining, and troubleshooting the SF51.

Before you configure the SF51, you should be familiar with your network and general networking terms, such as IP address. You should also have a working knowledge of Bluetooth communications.

Introducing the SF51 Cordless Scanner

The SF51 Cordless Scanner is a small, rugged handheld scanner. It is a lightweight, ergonomically designed scanner that uses a Bluetooth™ radio for RF communications.

The SF51 includes these features:

Scanner

Status light

SF51 Cordless Scanner

This device contains permanent magnets that can generate magnetic fields of greater than 10 gauss. Caution should be used by anyone with a Pacemaker, Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), or Heart Failure Device. Check with your doctor for detailed information before using this device.

Attention: Cet appareil contient des aimants permanents qui peuvent produire des champs magnétiques supérieurs à 10 gauss. Toute personne munie d’un stimulateur cardiaque, d’un défibrillateur-cardioverteur implantable ou d’un appareil visant à pallier les insuffisances cardiaques doit faire attention. Avant d’utiliser l’appareil, prenez vos renseignements auprès de votre médecin.

Scan button

Intermec Ready-to-Work indicator

Magnetic connector

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How to Turn On the SF51

You use the Scan button to turn on the SF51.

To turn on the SF51

• Press the Scan button.

The first time you press the Scan button to turn on the SF51, it enters a discoverable state so that your host Bluetooth device can perform a device discovery and establish a Bluetooth connection.

If the status light on the SF51 turns red when you try to turn on the scanner, you need to charge the battery. For help, see “Charging the Battery” on page 4.

To turn off the SF51

• Scan this bar code:

Scanner Power Down

\60\08\2A\46

Using the Battery

The SF51 uses a lithium-ion battery as its main power source. You need to fully charge the battery before you can use the SF51.

The lithium-ion battery pack that is used in this device may present a fire or chemical burn hazard if it is mistreated. Do not disassemble it, heat it above 100°C (212°F) or incinerate it.

Avertissement: Le paquet de piles d’ions de lithium qui est utilisé dans cet appareil peut presenter un risque feu ou un risque chimique de brûlure s’il est maltraité. Il ne faut pas le désassembler, le réchauffer à une température plus élevée que 100°C (212°F) ou l’incinérer.

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Charging the Battery

Make sure you fully charge the battery before you start using the SF51.

To charge the battery

• Place the SF51 in the 1-bay charger (P/N 074645) or the 4-bay charger (P/N 074646). A fully discharged battery charges to 100% capacity in approximately 3 hours.

It may take longer than 3 hours to charge the battery if the temperature is near the minimum (0°C, 32°F) or maximum (45°C, 113°F) charging temperature.

Note: When you place the SF51 in the 1-bay or 4bay charger, you reset the SF51 scanner control firmware. For more information, see “Resetting the SF51” on page 28.

Checking the Battery Status

• Press the Scan button.

If the status light on the SF51 turns red, the battery is low (less than 20% battery capacity remaining). You need to charge the battery now.

Understanding the Lights

The lights on the SF51 turn on to indicate the status of the battery, a successful decode of a bar code, or the status of the Bluetooth connection.

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Intermec Ready-to-Wor indicator

Status light

SF51 Lights: The status light turns green or red to indicate the status of the battery and scanning. The blue Intermec Ready-to-Work™ indicator turns on to let you know that the SF51 is ready to send data to your host Bluetooth device.

Status Light Description

Light State What It Means

Blinks green one time The SF51 successfully decoded a bar

code and sent the data to the host.

The SF51 successfully scanned a configuration bar code.

Flashes red when you press the Scan button

Flashes red and stays on for 2 seconds

The battery is low. You need to place the SF51 in the 1-bay or 4-bay charger.

You scanned a bar code, but the data was not sent to the host.

You scanned a configuration bar code and the SF51 did not accept it.

Note: When the SF51 is in the 1-bay or 4-bay charger, the status light indicates the battery charging status. For more information, see the instructions that ship with the charger.

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Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator Description

Light State What It Means

Off A Bluetooth connection to the host computer is

not established.

Blinking The SF51 is trying to establish a Bluetooth

connection with the host computer, or the SF51 is moving out of range of the host computer.

On A Bluetooth connection with the host computer

has been established. The SF51 is ready to scan bar codes and send data to the host computer.

Understanding the Beeps

The SF51 uses beeps to give you audio feedback when it performs some functions. For example, you hear a beep each time you scan a valid bar code.

SF51 Beeps Description

Beep Sequence What It Means

Single beep The SF51 successfully decoded a bar code

or scanned a configuration bar code.

Series of beeps from low to high

Series of beeps from high to low

Three beeps Data was not successfully sent to the

Continuous beeping for 1 minute

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The SF51 connected to a Bluetooth host.

A Bluetooth connection has been lost.

host. The SF51 is out of range of the host.

A configuration bar code was not successfully scanned.

The host PC is paging the SF51. After you find the SF51, press the Scan button to stop the beeps. For more information about paging the SF51, see “Locating the SF51” on page 28.

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You can change the beep volume for your needs and environment. You can set the beep volume to Low (quiet), Medium (loud), and High (very loud - default).

Note: To turn off the beeper, you set the Beep Duration to 0. Turning off the beeper does not affect the beeps associated with Bluetooth Connect/Disconnect or Bluetooth Device Page.

You can also change the beeper duration and beeper frequency. For more information about the beeper commands, see Chapter 4, “Configuration Command Reference.”

Using Vibrate Alert

You can configure the SF51 to vibrate when a bar code is successfully decoded. This feature can be useful in these situations:

• You are in a noisy environment, such as a busy warehouse, where it can be difficult to hear the beep.

• You are working in a quiet environment, such as a library, where you do not want to make a lot of noise.

To turn on vibrate alert

• Scan this bar code:

Turn On Vibrate Alert

\60\03\10\48\00\02\40

To turn off vibrate alert

• Scan this bar code:

Turn Off Vibrate Alert

\60\03\10\48\00\00\00

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Scanning Bar Codes

The SF51 has a linear imager you can use to scan and enter bar code data. The linear imager can decode 1D and 2D stacked bar codes. When you unpack the SF51, these bar code symbologies are enabled:

• Code 39

• Code 128 / EAN 128

• PDF417 (only available on the SF51 with PDF version)

• UPC/EAN

If you are using bar code labels that are encoded in a different symbology, you need to enable the symbology on the SF51. Use EasySet version 5.2 or later to enable and disable symbologies for your scanner. EasySet is available on the CD that ships with the SF51, or you can download it at no charge from the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.

To scan a bar code label

1 Establish a Bluetooth connection between the SF51 and your

host device. For more information about establishing a Bluetooth connection, see “Connecting the SF51 to a Host Device” on page 16.

2 Point the SF51 at the bar code label and hold the SF51 at a

slight angle 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in) from the label.

3 Press the Scan button. The scanner beam turns on. Scan this

test bar code:

Code 39 Test Bar Code

*123456*

Tip: Depending on your screen resolution, you may be able to scan bar codes displayed on your computer screen.

4 If you are scanning a 1D bar code, direct the red scanner

beam so that it falls across all bars in the bar code label.

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If you are scanning a 2D bar code, pass the beam over the bar code label in a steady sweeping motion. The scanner emits a crackle sound.

*INTERMEC*

Scanning With the SF51: There are two different ways to comfortably hold the SF51.

When the SF51 successfully reads a bar code label, you hear a single beep and the status light briefly turns green. If Vibrate Alert is enabled, the SF51 briefly vibrates.

5 Release the Scan button.

Collecting Data With Your SF51

After you connect your SF51 to your host device, you are ready to start collecting data. The method you use depends on whether you are using:

• an Intermec computer.

• a host PC.

To collect data using an Intermec computer

1 Establish a Bluetooth connection between the SF51 and your

Intermec computer. For help, see “Connecting the SF51 to a Host Device” on page 16.

2 Start your data collection application on your Intermec

computer.

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3 Scan a bar code with your SF51. The data is entered into

your application.

To collect data using a host PC

1 Establish a Bluetooth connection between the SF51 and your

host PC. For help, see “Connecting the SF51 to a Host Device” on page 16.

2 Start your data collection application.

3 Configure your data collection application to receive data

from the incoming or outgoing COM port.

4 Scan a bar code with your SF51. The data is entered into

your application.

For more information, see the USB Bluetooth Adapter Instructions (P/N 074479).

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Configuring and

Use this chapter to understand how to configure the SF51 to communicate with your application. This chapter covers these topics:

• How to Configure the SF51 Parameters

• Configuring Bluetooth Communications

• Connecting the SF51 to a Host Device

• Upgrading Your SF51

Managing the SF51

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Chapter 2 — Configuring and Managing the SF51

How to Configure the SF51 Parameters

You can configure many parameters on the SF51, such as the bar code symbologies it decodes or the volume of the beeper. These characteristics are controlled by configuration commands. The values you set for these configuration commands determine how the scanner operates.

You can configure the SF51:

• using EasySet version 5.2 or later either online or offline.

• remotely from your Intermec computer.

Configuring With EasySet

EasySet is an Intermec configuration application that provides you with two ways to configure the SF51:

• Online: Send configuration commands directly to the SF51.

• Offline: Send configuration commands to a bar code setup sheet. You can scan the bar codes onscreen with your SF51 or print the setup sheet and scan the bar codes. You do not need a Bluetooth connection to use this method.

To configure the SF51 online with EasySet

1 Establish a Bluetooth connection with your host PC. For

help, see the For help, see the USB Bluetooth Adapter Instructions (P/N 074479).

2 Start EasySet. The first time you start EasySet, the Select

product dialog box appears.

If the Select product dialog box does not appear, choose Product > Select.

3 Select the SF51.

4 Select the Online Setup check box, and click OK. The

Online Setup dialog box appears.

5 Select the COM port that your SF51 is using for Bluetooth

communications, and click OK.

EasySet connects to your SF51 and retrieves the current configuration of the SF51.

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