QuickScan® QS2500
Handheld Bar Code Scanner
Product Reference Guide
PSC Inc
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Installation ......................................................................................... 1
Keyboard Wedge ......................................................................................... 1
Wand Emulation .........................................................................................1
RS-232 ......................................................................................................1
USB ..........................................................................................................2
IBM ...........................................................................................................2
Programming the QS2500 ..................................................................... 3
Resetting the QS2500 ..................................................................................4
Interfaces ........................................................................................... 4
Keyboard Wedge ......................................................................................... 4
Wand Emulation .........................................................................................8
RS-232 .................................................................................................... 10
RS-232 Advanced Features ................................................................... 11
RS-232 Advanced Features — continued ................................................. 12
.............................................................................................................. 12
IBM Interface (46XX/USB) ......................................................................... 13
IBM Options ............................................................................................. 14
IBM 46xx Code 39 Conversion ............................................................... 14
IBM-USB Device Type .......................................................................... 14
IBM Maximum Host-Transmitted Message Length .................................... 14
IBM Host Commands ............................................................................ 15
Scanning ...........................................................................................16
Scanning Mode ......................................................................................... 16
Standby Duration ...................................................................................... 16
Same Bar Code Delay Time ........................................................................ 16
Double Confirm ......................................................................................... 17
Multifield Scan .......................................................................................... 17
Beep/Tone/LED Settings ............................................................................ 20
Label Editing (includes Prefix/Suffix) ............................................................ 22
Symbology Settings ............................................................................27
UPC-A ..................................................................................................... 27
UPC-E ..................................................................................................... 29
EAN-13 .................................................................................................... 31
EAN-8 ..................................................................................................... 33
Code 39 ................................................................................................... 35
Interleaved 2 of 5 ..................................................................................... 37
Industrial 2 of 5 ........................................................................................ 39
Matrix 2 of 5 ............................................................................................ 40
Codabar ................................................................................................... 42
Code 128 ................................................................................................. 44
Code 93 ................................................................................................... 46
Code 11 ................................................................................................... 48
MSI/Plessey ............................................................................................. 49
UK/Plessey ............................................................................................... 51
Telepen ................................................................................................... 53
Standard 2 of 5 ........................................................................................ 54
Code 16K ................................................................................................. 56
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PDF417 ....................................................................................................57
Italian PharmaCode ...................................................................................58
RSS Expanded ..........................................................................................59
RSS Limited ..............................................................................................60
RSS-14 ....................................................................................................61
Appendix - Default Settings ..................................................................62
Appendix B - Bar Code Samples ............................................................63
Appendix C - ASCII Codes ....................................................................66
Appendix D - Parameter Setting List ......................................................69
Appendix E - Alphanumeric Characters ..................................................70
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Installation
Complete the following steps for the appropriate interface.
Keyboard Wedge
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the back of the terminal or
3. Connect the QS2500 to the terminal or computer using the appro-
4. Turn the terminal or computer back on.
Wand Emulation
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the terminal or com-
computer.
priate interface cable.
puter.
3. Turn the terminal or computer on.
RS-232
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Connect the interface cable and the external power supply (DC
adapter) shipped with your QS2500. If a power-off-terminal (POT)
cable is shipped, no external power supply is required.
3. Secure the connector to the serial port on the back of the computer
or terminal by tightening the two screws.
4. If required, plug the power supply into the power source.
5. Turn the terminal or computer on.
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USB
IBM
1. Plug the USB cable into the terminal or computer.
If the QS2500 does not operate, turn off the terminal or computer
immediately and check all connections. If necessary, go through the
above steps again.
NOTE
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the terminal or computer.
3. Turn the terminal or computer on.
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Programming the QS2500
To program the QS2500, you must scan a series of programming bar
codes in the correct order. The inside back cover of this manual contains a
table of alphanumeric bar codes needed to program the various options.
To program each option:
1. Scan the Start Program bar code above the list of options (see the
table below).
2. Enter the option mode by scanning the Option bar code.
3. Find the alphanumeric entry for the option setting you want, and
scan the alphanumeric characters located in Appendix E.
Auto-detect - the scanner can automatically detect
the interface hardware for all interfaces except Wand
Emulation.
NOTES
NOTES
CAUTION
IBM interfaces - must be selected individually
depending on the port used. Refer to
(46XX/USB) on page 13
.
IBM Interface
4. Scan the Store Settings bar code in Appendix E.
5. Scan the Exit bar code.
A software utility, Configurator Express, is also available for programming and configuring the QS2500. Refer to the Readme file
on the QS2500 product CD for additional information.
Disabling the Code 39 symbology will disable the scanner’s
capability to read the bar code labels in this manual.
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Resetting the QS2500
To return all QS2500 option settings to the factory defaults, scan the following two bar codes, in the order shown:
Start Program
Default Value Initialization
Interfaces
The QS2500 supports Keyboard Wedge, RS-232, Wand Emulation, IBM
and USB interfaces. The correct interface cable is included for the scanner
interface type you ordered.
Keyboard Wedge
As a keyboard interface, the QS2500 supports most popular PCs and IBM
terminals. The installation of the wedge is a fairly simple process that
doesn’t require any changes of software or hardware.
Keyboard Type: Select the keyboard type connector for your host computer.
Keyboard Layout: The Keyboard Layout option supports many languages.
For details about keyboard languages, please refer to your operating system
manual.
Keyboard Speed: You can change the output speed of the QS2500 to
match that of the host computer. Generally, set
If output characters of bar codes get lost, you may need to set a slower
speed.
00 or 01 for high speed.
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Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
IBM AT, PS/2 00*
Keyboard Type
Keyboard Layout
Reserved 01 - 06
USA 00*
Belgium 01
Danish 02
France 03
Germany 04
Italian 05
Portuguese 06
Spanish 07
Swedish 08
Switzerland 09
UK 10
Alphanumeric
Entry
Latin American 11
Japan 12
0–8
Keyboard Speed
(0 = high clock
rate;
00–08
01*
8 = low clock rate)
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Function Key: When this option is enabled, the QS2500 outputs bar code
ASCII values from 01
hex
to 1F
tion. See the table of ASCII codes In Appendix C on page
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as function-key presses in your applica-
hex
66.
Numeric Key: If your application accepts only keypad numeric code, use
setting
when it reads digits. If you use setting
01 to make the QS2500 output code as numeric-keypad presses
02, the scanner will send the three
digit ACSCII number for all data using the Alt and numeric keypad keycodes. Setting
Caps Lock: By selecting Caps Lock or No Caps Lock, the QS2500 can get
02 prevents the caps Lock from affecting scanner data.
Caps Lock status.
Power-On Simulation: All PCs check the keyboard status during the power-
on selftest. It is recommended that you enable this function if you are
working without a keyboard installation. It simulates keyboard timing and
passes the keyboard status to the PC during power-on.
Intercharacter Delay: This delay is inserted after each data character trans-
mitted. If the transmission speed is too high, the system may not be able
to receive all characters. You may need to adjust the delay to make the system work properly.
Block Transmission Delay: This is a delay timer between bar code data out-
puts. The feature is used to transfer continually with shorter bar code data
or multifield scanning.
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Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
Disable 00*
Function Key
Numeric Key
Caps Lock
Power-On Simulation
Intercharacter Delay
Block Transmission
Delay
Enable 01
Alphabetic key 00*
Numeric keypad
only
Alt+Keypad 02
Caps lock 00
No caps lock 01*
Disable 00*
Enable 01
0–99 (msec.)
0–99 (10 msec.)
Alphanumeric
Entry
01
00–99
02*
00–99
10*
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Wand Emulation
Support for wand emulation is available only with the keyboard
wedge interface. Use the bar codes below to enable and config-
NOTES
ure wand emulation.
Option Bar Code Option
Interface selection
Bar/Space Polarity
Idle Polarity
Output Speed (pixels per
second)
Start Program
Alphanumeric
Entry
Keyboard Wedge 00*
Wand Emulation 02
Bar high/Space
low
Bar low/Space
high
Idle low 00*
Idle high 01
660 00
1250 01
2500 02
5000 03*
00*
01
10000 04
20000 05
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Option Bar Code Option
t
Alphanumeric
Entry
Margin Delay (pixels)
Transmit Delay
(Milliseconds)
15 (Default)
00–99 (x 10 pixels)
30 (default)
00–99 (x 10 msec.)
15*
00–99
30*
00–99
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Option Bar Code Option
300 Baud 00
Baud Rate
Parity
Data Bit
600 Baud 01
1200 Baud 02
2400 Baud 03
4800 Baud 04
9600 Baud 05*
19200 Baud 06
38400 Baud 07
None 00*
Odd 01
Even 02
8 bits 00*
7 bits 01
Alphanumeric
Entry
1 bit 00*
Stop Bit
2 bits 01
CTS = Clear To Send (Hardware Signal)
RTS = Request To Send (Hardware Signal)
Xon = Transmit On (ASCII Code 11
Xoff = Transmit Off (ASCII Code13
ACK = Acknowledge (ACSII Code 06
NAK = Not Acknowledge (ASCII Code 15
hex
hex
hex
)
)
)
)
hex
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RS-232 Advanced Features
Flow Control
None: The communication uses only TxD and RxD signals, without
regard for any hardware or software handshaking protocol.
RTS/CTS: If the QS2500 wants to send the bar code data to the host com-
puter, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS signal
from the host computer, and then perform the normal data communication. If there is no replied CTS signal from the host computer after the timeout (response delay) duration, the QS2500
will issue five warning beeps.
Xon/Xoff: When the host computer is unable to accept data, it sends an
Xoff code to inform the QS2500 to suspend data transmission
and an Xon to continue.
ACK/NAK: When the ACK/NAK protocol is used, the QS2500 waits for an
ACK (acknowledge) or NAK (not acknowledge) from the host
computer after data transmission. It then resends the data in
response to a NAK.
PSC Aux. Port: This configures the QS2500 flow control to connect to the
Auxiliary (AUX) port of some PSC omni-directional scanners.
The QS2500 will assert RTS high to signal the scanner that data
will be sent immediately after RTS is asserted. When connecting
to a PSC scanner aux. port, additional programming is required
to enable transmission of code IDs for all symbologies to be
scanned.
Mode B: This configures the RS-233 flow control to communicate to some
Wincor (SNI) terminals.
Intercharacter Delay
This is the delay time between outputs of data character. It is the same as
the intercharacter delay of the keyboard wedge.
Block Transmission Delay
This is the delay time between outputs of bar code data. It is the same as
the block transmission delay of the keyboard wedge.
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RS-232 Advanced Features — continued
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Response Delay
This delay is used for serial communication. It is the amount of time the
QS2500 waits for handshaking acknowledgment from the host computer.
Option Bar Code Option
Flow Control
Intercharacter Delay
Block Transmission
Delay
Response Delay
Start Program
Alphanumeric
Entry
None 00*
RTS/CTS 01
Xon/Xoff 02
ACK/NAK 03
PSC Aux. Port
Mode B 05
0–99 (msec.)
0–99 (10 msec.)
0–99 (100 msec.)
a
04
00–99
00*
00–99
00*
00–99
20*
a. Reading PDF417 through the Aux. Port is host dependent.
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IBM
Interface (46XX/USB)
The next few pages contain the programming labels for configuring the
IBM interface to match your interface configuration and symbology specific requirements.
Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
IBM 46xx port 17 00
IBM 46xx port 5B 01
IBM 46xx port 9B 02
Exit
These bar codes to select the IBM USB interface.
Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
IBM USB 03
Select IBM Interface
Alphanumeric
Entry
Alphanumeric
Entry
Exit
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IBM Options
IBM 46xx Code 39 Conversion
This feature enables/disables the scanner’s ability to set the symbology
identifier for the specified symbology to Code 39 before sending the label
data to an IBM host. This applies to: Code 128, Code 93 and Codabar for
IBM Port 5B; Code 93 and Codabar for IBM Port 9B.
This feature is for IBM port 5B and IBM port 9B.
NOTES
IBM-USB Device Type
The IBM-USB protocol allows for the scanner to be identified as one of
two different types of barcode scanners. Depending on what other scanners you may already have connected to a IBM-USB POS, you may need
to change this setting to enable all scanners to communicate. Options are:
• Table Top Scanner
• Handheld Scanner
This feature applies only to the IBM USB interface.
NOTES
IBM Maximum Host-Transmitted Message Length
Specifies the maximum number of data characters allowed in messages
transmitted to an IBM host.
If this configuration item is set to zero, there is no general length
limit imposed on data being transmitted to the host.
NOTES
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Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
Disable 00*
IBM 46xx Code 39
Conversion
IBM USB Device Type
Max. Host Transmit
Message Length
Enable
Table-top 00
Handheld
0x00–0xF6
Alphanumeric
Entry
01
01*
00*
Exit
IBM Host Commands
Specifies whether the scanner will process or ignore IBM host commands.
Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
Process Host
Commands
Host Commands
Exit
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Ignore Host
Commands
Alphanumeric
Entry
00*
01
Scanning
Scanning Mode
Good-read off: The trigger button must be pressed to activate scanning.
The light source of the QS2500 stops scanning when there is a successful
read or no code is decoded after the standby duration has elapsed.
Momentary: The trigger button acts as a switch. Pressing the button acti-
vates scanning and releasing the button stops scanning.
Alternate: The trigger button acts as a toggle switch. Pressing the button
activates or stops scanning.
Timeout off: The trigger button must be pressed to activate scanning, and
the QS2500 stops scanning when no code is decoded after the standby
duration has elapsed.
Continue: The QS2500 always keeps reading, and it does not matter
whether the trigger button is pressed or the standby duration has elapsed.
Select this mode for use in Stand Mode.
Test only: The QS2500 always keeps a constant reading, and same-label
reading is allowed without double confirmation. The feature can test the
performance of the QS2500 for reading speed and sensitivity.
Standby Duration
A timeout duration of 1 to 99 seconds can be set. It is effective only when
the CCD scanning mode is operated in timeout-off mode and good-read
off mode.
Same Bar Code Delay Time
If the bar code has been scanned twice, then only the first bar code will be
accepted.
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Double Confirm
If this option is enabled, the QS2500 will require a several successful
decodings to confirm the bar code data. Larger settings will make misreads
less likely. If a double confirm is set, the multifield scan function will be
disabled.
Multifield Scan
The QS2500 can be read many sets of bar code data on the same scanning
line at the same time, even if they are different kinds of bar code symbology.
Option Bar Code Option
Scanning Mode
Standby Duration
Same Bar Code Delay
Time
Double Confirm
Start Program
Alphanumeric
Entry
Good-read off 00
Momentary 01*
Alternate 02
Timeout off 03
Continue/Scan
Mode
Test only 05
0–99 (sec.)
0–99 (10 msec.)
0–99
(0 = no double
confirm)
04
01–99
10*
01–99
50*
00–09
00*
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Option Bar Code Option
t
Disable 00*
Alphanumeric
Entry
NOTE
Multifield Scan
Global Minimum/Maximum Code Length: Global minimum and maximum
Enable 01
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length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual
bar code data length to be sent. Labels with length exceeding these limits
will be rejected. Make sure that the minimum-length setting is no greater
than the maximum-length setting; otherwise, the labels of the symbology
will not be readable. In particular, you can set the same value for both
minimum and maximum lengths to force decoding of only fixed-length
bar codes. This setting has no effect on certain symbologies of fixed
length.
Set the minimum/maximum length if you have a special demand for individual bar codes. Include the checksum digits if you want to set global
minimum/maximum code length.
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Start Program
Option Bar Code Option
Alphanumeric
Entry
0–63
00–63
Global Minimum Code
04*
Length
0–63
00–63
Global Maximum Code
63*
Length
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Inverted Image Scan: With this option enabled, the QS2500 will scan
black/white bar codes with a white/black background.
CTS Trigger: This operation enables an external device to control scanning
by applying an external trigger signal to the CTS input. When active, this
signal causes scanning to begin as the QS2500’s trigger is depressed.
Visible Scan Field Indicator: This function allows a visible indicator to be
emitted when the trigger is pulled.
Option Bar Code Option
Start Program
Alphanumeric
Entry
Disable 00*
Inverted Image Scan
Enable 01
Disable 00*
CTS Trigger
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Enable 01
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