Opticon OPL 9724 User Manual

Graphical demo application

manual

Version LFC24632

for the OPL9724

CAUTION: This preliminary user’s manual may be revised or withdrawn at any time without prior notice.

Version

User’s manual for the graphical demo application for the OPL9724

Version: LFC24632

May 2003

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TABLE OF CONTENTS - 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS 3

1. KEYS 4

2. MAIN MENU 4

2.1 Scan Labels 5

2.2 Scroll data 6

2.3 System menu 6

2.4 Delete data 13

2.5 Send data 14

2.6 Version 16

3. DATA FORMAT 17

4. BATTERY 18

4.1. Battery charging 18

4.2. Battery near empty 19

4.3. Battery empty 19 Appendix A The interface Menu 20

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1. Keys

The OPL9724 has 3 control keys. In this small manual we use the names button 1, button 2, and trigger key.

1 = button 1 ¤ = trigger key 2 = button 2

Use button 1 and button 2 to navigate through the menu or to toggle between options. Use the trigger button to select the menu item.

2. Main Menu

The main menu starts with the option Scan labels. Other options can be selected by button 1 and 2.

Options of the main menu are:

• Scan labels

• Scroll data

• System menu

• Delete data

• Send data

• Version

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2.1 Scan Labels

No data on RAM disk.

By pressing the trigger button the laser line emits and it is possible to scan a barcode.

Data present on RAM disk.

By pressing the trigger button the laser line emits and it is possible to scan more barcodes.

Data in display after scanning a barcode.

Use button 1 (back) to return. Use button 2 (keyboard) to start the special full ASCII keyboard input.

Data that can not be scanned. Use the option keyboard for manual input.

Use button 1 (back) to return. Use button 2 (keyboard) to start the special full ASCII keyboard input.

Data input with ASCII keyboard.

Use button 1 and button 2 to navigate through the keyboard. The trigger button selects the key that is highlighted white. The 4 key symbols at the right means:

backspace key

upper case key, changes to lower case key

when selected and vice versa

enter key, to enter input and return to

barcode input screen.

space key escape (exit) key to cancel input and return

to barcode input screen

2.2 Scroll data

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When no data is available the option select will result in a message that there is no data on the RAM disk.

When selecting this menu item it is possible to scroll through the inputted data.

2.3 System menu

The System menu contains a submenu where special terminal options can be viewed or set. The navigation of this menu is the same as navigating the main menu.

The system menu consist of 7 items:

• (back)

• Barcodes

• Communicate

• Battery volt

• Memory

• Date / time

• Standby time

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When the (back) menu item is selected the application returns to the main menu.

The barcode menu enables or disables barcode types that are supported by the OPL9724. More barcodes can be enabled at the same time.

Checked = enabling barcode

Unchecked = disabling barcode

Supported barcode types are:

• Code 39

• EAN

• UPC

• Interleaved 2 of 5

• Industrial 2 of 5

• Codabar

• Code 93

• Code 128

• MSI plessey

• Telepen

• UK plessey

• IATA

• Scode

• Matrix 2of5

• All Addons

By enabling all addons the addons for all supported barcode types are enabled.

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With the ‘Communicate’-menu the baudrate and protocol as well as the setup for making a dial-up connection with a remote ISP, a Mailserver and an FTP server can be set.

The Interface menu is a multiple layer menu in which the communication method to send data can be selected. In total there are 23 communication methods available in this demo application, which makes it possible to send data to:

• Local PC’s using the cradle or bluetooth

• Remote PC’s using a mobile phone or

modem

• IrDA printers using IrDA

• Mobile phones by sending SMS messages

• Mail servers using a mobile phone or

modem

• FTP servers using a mobile phone or modem

Every type of interface is linked to its own protocol menu, which shows all the available data protocols that are available for this interface. When a certain protocol is selected by pressing the Trigger key, the demonstration program will sound a beep and returns back to the start of the interface menu.

Checked = protocol is enabled

Unchecked = protocol is disabled

By selecting a new communication method the previous selected method is disabled.

A more detailed description of this layered Interface menu can be found in Appendix A.

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The baudrate menu enables or disables one baudrate.

Checked = baudrate enabled

Unchecked = baudrate disabled

By selecting a new baudrate the previous baudrate is disabled.

The Dial-up menu can be used to configure the ISP settings for all the communication methods that dial-in on an ISP server using a modem or mobile phone.

These methods are:

• Cradle <Modem> Email

• Cradle <Modem> FTP

• Bluetooth Mobile phone <GSM> Email

• Bluetooth Mobile phone <GSM> FTP

• IrDA Mobile phone <GSM> Email

• IrDA Mobile phone <GSM> FTP

Using the 3 buttons of the OPL9724 the following settings can be configured

• Telephone number of the ISP server

• Username/password combination of the

used Internet account at this server.

The email menu can be used to configure the email settings for all the communication methods that send an email to an SMTP server

These methods are:

• Cradle <Modem> Email

• Bluetooth Mobile phone <GSM> Email

• Bluetooth Mobile phone <GPRS> Email

• IrDA Mobile phone <GSM> Email

• Bluetooth Mobile phone <GPRS> Email

Using the 3 buttons of the OPL9724 the following settings can be configured:

• Senders email address

Email address that is being used as senders

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