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Step 2 — Set Up Hardware (USB)
Note: The USB interface draws its power from the host.
Hardware for USB
Installation Steps for USB
1. Connect the USB cable (2) to
the MS-Q (1).
2. Connect the USB cable (2) to
the host. You do not need to
power off your host computer.
3. Open any program in your
host computer that can receive
keyboard text.
4. Read the USB Keyboard
symbol below.
5. Read the Save Settings
symbol below.
1 MS-Q Imager
FIS-6100-XXXXG
FIS-6150-XXXXG
2 USB Cable Included
USB Hardware
USB
Keyboard
Mode
Save
Settings
Test Symbol
(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
Step 1 — Check Required Hardware
To assemble the MS-Q Imager with Cabled Handle (H2):
1. Insert the flexible connector at the back of the H2 Handle
into the MS-Q’s 8-pin DIN connector.
2. Snap the imager onto the H2 Handle over the battery blank.
Be sure that the underside of the imager is latched at the
front of the handle.
3. Secure the flexible connector at the back of the H2 Handle
with the two screws provided.
4. Secure the underside of the imager to the H2 Handle with
the two screws provided.
5. Attach the cable to the bottom of the handle. Secure the
cable and cable clamp with the two screws provided.
Important: It is recommended that battery-powered MS-Q
imagers be charged for 4 hours before first use.
Note: Detailed instructions for the MS-Q Imager’s handle
options are available in the MS-Q Imager User’s Manual.
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Quick Start Guide
MS-Q Imager
P/N 83-210041 Rev R
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware (PS/2)
Note: The PS/2 interface draws its power from the host.
Hardware for PS/2
Installation Steps for PS/2
1.
Power-off the host and disconnect
the keyboard.
2. Connect the PS/2 cable
(2)
to the
MS-Q (1).
3. Attach the remaining
connectors
to the keyboard
cable and host
computer, as shown at right.
4. Power-on the host computer.
5. Read the PS/2 Mode and Save
Settings symbols.
1 MS-Q Imager
FIS-6100-XXXXG
FIS-6150-XXXXG
2 Keyboard Wedge Cable 60-000018-03
PS/2 Hardware
Save
Settings
Test S ymbo l
(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
PS/2
Mode
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware (RS-232)
Hardware for RS-232
Installation Steps for RS-232
1. Power-off the host.
2. Connect the 8-pin mini-DIN on the
RS-232 cable (
2
) to the MS-Q (1).
3. Connect the 9-pin D-sub connector to
your host computer’s serial port.
4. Connect the RS-232 cable to the
power supply cable.
5.
Plug in the power supply (3) and
power-on
the host.
6. Open a terminal program (HyperTerminal, for example)
and set 57.6K baud rate, 8 data bits, none parity, 2 stop
bits, none hardware.
7. Read the RS-232 Default Settings Mode symbol below.
8. Read the Save Settings symbol below.
1 MS-Q Imager
FIS-6100-XXXXG
FIS-6150-XXXXG
RS-232 Kit includes: 98-000074-XX
2 RS-232 Cable
3 Power Supply
RS-232 Hardware
RS-232 Default
Settings Mode
Save
Settings
Test Symbol
(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
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Step 4 — Select Model
When you start ESP, the following menu will appear:
1. Click the MS-Q button and then click OK. If you do not want to
make this selection every time you start ESP, uncheck “Show
this dialog at startup”.
2. Select the default reader name (MS-Q-1), or type a name of
your choice in the Description text field and click OK.
3. Click Yes when this dialog appears:
Step 5 —
Select Protocol and Connect
In the Select Protocol dialog box, select the communications
protocol you are using and click Next.
RS-232
Print the RS-232 Mode symbol and read it with the imager to
ensure that you are in the correct communications mode. Keep
the printed symbol in a convenient place for future use. Click
Next when you are finished.
1. In the Com Port dialog, select the communications port you are
using. If you don’t see your com port listed on the dropdown
menu, select
Other
.
2. Click Connect.
When you are connected successfully, the
CONNECTED
message
will appear in a green box in the status bar at the bottom right
of the screen.
USB
1. Print the USB Mode symbol and read it with the imager to
ensure that you are in the correct communications mode.
Keep the printed symbol in a convenient place for future use.
Click Next when you are finished.
2. This will bring up the USB Reader ID dialog. You will see a
reader
ID in the
Select Device
field. Click
Next
to connect the
imager to ESP.
When you are connected successfully, the
CONNECTED
message
will appear in a green box in the status bar at the bottom right
of the screen.
Note: If the imager is in the default USB Keyboard Mode
when you attempt to connect, the USB Reader ID dialog
will
tell you to click the
Switch Mode
button.
ESP
will attempt to
switch the imager to USB HID Mode. Once the imager has
switched modes, click Next.
Step 3 — Install ESP
ESP Software can be found on the Microscan Tools CD that is
packaged with the MS-Q.
1. Follow the prompts to install ESP from the CD.
2. Click on the ESP icon to run the program.
Note: ESP can also be installed from the Download Center
at www.microscan.com.
ESP System Requirements
• 166 MHz Pentium processor (recommended)
• Windows Vista, XP, or 2000 operating system
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher
• 64 MB minimum RAM
• 40 MB minimum disk space
Important: The imager must be in USB or RS-232 Mode to
connect to ESP. Read the symbol below that corresponds with
your communication interface.
USB
Mode
RS-232
Mode
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware
(Batch/Battery, cont.)
Batch Setup - Send and Log Mode
In Send and Log Mode, whenever you connect, all buffered
data will be downloaded to the host but retained in the imager’s
memory.
Batch Setup - Send and Buffer Mode
In Send and Buffer Mode, whenever you connect, all buffered
data
will be downloaded to the host and
ERASED
in the imager’s
memory
.
Send and Log Mode
Send and Buffer Mode
Save
Settings
Test Symbol
(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware
(Batch/Battery)
Hardware for Batch/Battery
Installation Steps for Batch/Battery
1. Insert the tab on the back of the BH1
or BH2 Handle into the imager’s
recessed slot at the base of the battery
bay.
2. Snap the imager onto the BH1 or BH2
Handle over the battery. Be sure that
the underside of the imager is latched
at the front of the handle.
3. Secure the underside of the imager to
the BH1 or BH2 Handle with the two screws provided.
4. Select one of the Batch Setup modes - Send and Log, or Send
and Buffer.
5. Read symbols as required.
6. Save settings.
7. When convenient, or when the buffer is full, open any
Windows-compatible program that can accept keyboard text
(for USB and PS/2) or serial data (for RS-232 and Bluetooth).
8. Attach a cable or connect to Bluetooth to download buffered data.
1 MS-Q Imager
FIS-6100-XXXXG
FIS-6150-XXXXG
2 Battery Included
Tab
Step 2 — Set Up Hardware
(Bluetooth)
Hardware for Bluetooth
Installation Steps for Bluetooth
1. Power-off the host.
2. Connect the 8-pin mini-DIN on the
Bluetooth modem (2).
3. Connect the 9-pin D-sub connector (3) to
your host computer’s serial port.
4. Connect the RS-232 cable to the power
supply cable (4).
5.
Plug in the power supply (4) and power-on
the host.
6. Open a terminal program (HyperTerminal, for example) and
set to 9600 baud rate, 8 data bits, none parity, 1 stop bit,
none hardware.
7. Read the RF Two-Way Mode symbol below.
8. Read the symbol on the Bluetooth modem’s top label (2).
9. Read the Save Settings symbol below.
1 MS-Q Imager
FIS-6100-XXXXG
FIS-6150-XXXXG
2
USB Bluetooth Modem (Default option)
98-000076-10
3 USB Cable Included with kit
Note: RS-232 options also available
98-000076-07, -08, -09
Bluetooth Hardware
RF Two-Way
Mode
Save Settings
Test S ymbo l
(ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP)
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