PSC Scanning Imager 8000 Reference Manual & Programming Manual

2D Handheld Reader

Programming Guide

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Table of Contents

Introduction......................................................................................... 1

Understanding the Basics ...................................................... 1

Customizing Your Reader's Operation.......................................... 3

Programming Overview................................................................. 4

If You Make a Mistake ............................................................ 4

Configuration Using Bar Code Symbols ............................................. 6

Quick Start Instructions................................................................ 6

Contents ............................................................................................. 7

Display Configuration .......................................................................... 8

Display Software Versions ............................................................ 9

Reset Configuration .......................................................................... 10

Customer Defaults ............................................................... 10

Factory Defaults .................................................................. 10

Communication ................................................................................. 11

Baud Rate .................................................................................. 11

Data Format ................................................................................ 13

Flow Control / Protocol................................................................ 15

Flow Control – Software ...................................................... 15

Flow Control – Hardware ..................................................... 16

Intercharacter Delay.................................................................... 19

Read Ahead ............................................................................... 19

Symbology Options ........................................................................... 20

General Enable/Disable Commands .................................. 20

1D Symbologies............................................................................... 21

Codabar ..................................................................................... 21

Code 128..................................................................................... 24

Code 39....................................................................................... 28

Code 93....................................................................................... 32

UPC/EAN .................................................................................... 34

UPC-A and UPC-E .............................................................. 34

UPC-A Only ......................................................................... 35

EAN-13 ................................................................................ 40

UPC/EAN ............................................................................. 43

Interleaved 2 of 5 ........................................................................ 45

RSS............................................................................................. 48

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2D Symbologies ................................................................................ 49

DataMatrix .................................................................................. 49

Maxicode .....................................................................................51

QR Code......................................................................................55

2D Symbologies—Stacked ................................................................57

PDF 417...................................................................................... 57

Postal Symbologies ...........................................................................58

Composite Codes ..............................................................................59

Output................................................................................................ 59

Decoded Data Formatting........................................................... 59

Description ...........................................................................59

Generic Formatting of Decoded String .................................59

Preamble ..............................................................................60

Postamble ............................................................................60

Symbology (AIM) ID .............................................................61

Image Transfer ............................................................................68

Image Capture Mode ...........................................................68

Feedback Signaling ....................................................................72

Beeper Volume .................................................................... 72

General Reading Parameters ............................................................75

Pointer/Illumination LEDs ........................................................... 75

Illumination Mode .................................................................75

Image Capture Control ................................................................79

AGC/AEC Algorithm .............................................................79

Bar Code Capture Control ...........................................................81

Read Events .........................................................................81

Timeouts ..............................................................................82

Multiple Symbol Processing........................................................ 83

Multiple Decoding per Image ...............................................83

Read Mode ................................................................................. 84

Single Read ..........................................................................84

Continuous Read .................................................................85

Triggering Options .......................................................................88

CTS Hardware Trigger .........................................................88

AutoSense

®

Options ...................................................................89

Advanced Features ........................................................................... 90

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Factory Default Settings .................................................................. A-1

Command Configuration Summary ................................................. B-1

Command Codes ................................................................B-1

Programming Bar Codes............................................................B-2

Arguments..................................................................................B-3

Adding Arguments ..............................................................B-3

Variable-Length Arguments ................................................B-4

Sending Serial Commands .................................................B-5

Cable Connections................................................................... C-1

If OSPV cannot detect the Reader .................................... C-3

Problems Reading Bar Codes................................................... C-5

Technical Support ..................................................................... C-6

Worksheet Form ................................................................ C-6

Contacting PSC ................................................................. C-6

Preventative Maintenance......................................................... C-7

Character Pad ................................................................................. D-2

Digits .................................................................................. D-2

Characters ......................................................................... D-4

ASCII/ Hex Conversion Table................................ (inside back cover)

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Introduction

The programming bar code labels contained in this manual allow you
to customize and configure features and settings for your PSC Imager
8000 2D handheld reader. To ensure full compatibility and proper
function, use only the programming bar codes in this manual and
other product-specific publications to program reader features. Addi­tional programming features are available by using the OSPV (On­Screen Programming and Viewing) software included with your PSC
Imager 8000 2D Handheld Reader.

This manual has been developed to make it quick and easy for users
of all levels to find the information needed to understand and config­ure reader features.

Understanding the Basics

If you have little or no prior experience with programming using bar
code labels, you should review this introductory section to familiar­ize yourself with the basics of reader programming before perform­ing any changes to your reader's configuration. Contents of this
section are:

• Integrating the Reader with Your Host System

• Customizing Your Reader's Operation

• Programming Overview

• If You Make A Mistake

• Where to Go From Here

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Integrating the Reader With Your Host System

Your reader MUST be equipped with the correct hardware (interface
board, cable, etc.) to properly communicate with your host system.
Contact your PSC dealer for information if you have questions about
your reader's hardware compatibility.

Your reader may have been custom configured with settings that are
unique to your company or application. You may also want to contact
the dealer or your system administrator if you have no record of how
your reader was pre-programmed at the factory.

Once you know the reader's current settings, you can determine what
changes will be required to allow communication with your host sys­tem and/or optional features you choose to modify to customize
your installation. After recording the modifications needed, finish
reading this section, then turn to the appropriate page and follow the
instructions to program the reader.

When all reader features are programmed to your satisfaction, the
reader is ready to be placed into operation.

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Customizing Your Reader's Operation

Most reader programming falls within three general categories:

• Host Communication Interface Selection and Settings —

These are the mandatory settings necessary to allow commu-

nication with your host terminal. Examples of these settings

are RS-232 baud rate and parity.

Ensure that your planned modifications are compatible
with your system. The Reader will sound an error tone
when reading programming labels for features invalid to

NOTE

• Symbology Selection and Settings — To improve the

reader's performance, active symbology recognition may be

limited to only those symbologies in use at your site. The

reader has the capability to autodiscriminate as few as one,

and as many as all

reader may be programmed with the standard options avail-

able for the various symbologies, such as check digit, mini-

mum label length, fixed and variable length bar codes, etc.

your system.

available symbologies. Additionally, the

• General Feature Settings — These features are common to

all interface types. Examples include beeper adjustments

such as volume and length, read verification settings, etc.

If you experience difficulties, have questions or require additional
information, contact your local distributor, or call PSC directly using
the listings located on the back cover of this guide.

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Programming Overview

The reader's programmable feature settings can be modified to
accommodate your system's unique requirements. These settings can
be communicated to the reader in one of two ways:

1. On-Screen Programming and Viewing Software allows
commands to be sent directly from the host. This software
provides menus and click-on selections to enable users to
easily reconfigure the reader for their particular environ­ment. The software provides the same selections as the pro­gramming labels in this Programming Guide.

2. Programming bar code labels can also be used to modify the
reader's programmable settings. This manual provides the
bar code labels and instructions necessary to configure the
reader's features. Note that if you configure the reader using
these bar codes, the reader will store the changes until recon­figured or returned to the active defaults.

If You Make a Mistake...

If, during a programming session, you find that you are unsure of the
reader's settings or wish to re-set the reader's configuration, use the
Reset to Customer Defaults label below to return the reader's configu­ration to the default settings. Scanning this label will also reset any
changes made during previous programming sessions.

If your Reader was not preconfigured with specific set­tings, use the Reset to PSC Defaults to restore factory
default settings.

Your reader may have been ordered preconfigured with
specific settings that may differ from factory default set-

NOTE

tings. Read the Reset to Customer Defaults bar code on
page 10 to restore those preconfigured settings.

Use this label with caution, since it will reset ALL
features.

CAUTION

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Reset to Customer Defaults

g

³ _

If you don't have a record of your site/system's original configura­tion, you can access the information using OSPV, or call PSC technical
support for assistance. Before you call, be sure to note the class num­ber located on the Reader’s label (see Figure 1). This will allow Tech­nical Support to access pertinent information about the Reader being
repaired.

Figure 1. Label Location

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Configuration Using Bar Code Symbols

Quick Start Instructions

Simplified instructions for quick operation:

1. Ensure your Reader is correctly connected with proper
cabling to your host and power supply (see the Imager 8000
User’s Guide, R44-2115).

2. With the Reader, read the configuration symbols required for
configuring it to your system. Each section of bar codes has a
heading at the top of the page with the factory default set­ting(s) of that category marked with an asterisk.

Your Reader may have been ordered factory preconfig­ured, with settings that differ from factory default set­tings. If you read the "Reset to PSC Defaults" symbol,

CAUTION

your settings will be reset to factory defaults.

3. If you run into trouble, reading the "Reset to Customer
Defaults" symbol will set the program to your original
default settings.

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Contents

This section describes the programming method of using configura­tion bar code symbols to program your Reader. By using the Imager
8000 Reader to read/decode these special configuration symbols, you
can configure, and obtain information from, its system software. In
this manual you’ll find information on:

• Display Configuration

• Reset Configuration

• Communication

• Symbology Options

• Output

• General Reading Parameters

When you are reading configuration bar code symbols,
carefully aim the Imager 8000 2D Reader to avoid read­ing adjacent symbols.

NOTE

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Display Configuration

Read the ZB command to display the text status of most configura­tion fields. The ZB command has a breakdown for the given configu­ration sections: system fields only and decode fields only.

OSPV’s Reader Configuration allows you to view addi­tional information.

NOTE

←

Request text configuration

(all fields)

³ ZB

Request text configuration

(system fields only)

³ ZB4

→

³ ZB2

←

Request text configuration

(decode fields only)

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Display Software Versions

Both the operational and boot code versions can be requested from
the device. Read the ZC symbol to initiate transfer of a text-based
string to the host that defines the operational code firmware version
in two parts:

• System code name and version

• Decode library and version

The first line will be a four-letter system name “2DIM” followed by a
three- or four-character version number (“xx.xx”). Subsequent lines
will report decode library specifics and/or processor speed.

Read the _X symbol to obtain the boot code version.

←

Request software version

³ ZC

Request boot code version

→

³ _X

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Reset Configuration

g

Customer Defaults

Your specific configuration may have settings that differ from factory
default settings. If you read the "Reset to Customer Defaults" symbol,
those settings will be restored.

←

Reset to Customer Defaults

³ _

Factory Defaults

Read the Reset to PSC Defaults symbol to reset all the fields to the fac­tory default settings. Use the ZA1 or ZA2 symbol to reset the two
fields’ groupings to the default settings.

³ ZA

Reset to Default

(System Fields Only)

³ ZA2

→

← Reset to PSC Defaults

³ ZA1

Reset to Default

←

(Decode Fields Only)

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Communication

Baud Rate

Use the bar codes below to select the communications Baud Rate
between the Reader and the host. Only one Baud Rate selection may
be active at any one time. The last Baud Rate bar code read during a
programming session will be the setting that is stored.

←

300

³ DA

600

³ DC

2400

³ DE

→

→

³ DB

1200

←

³ DD

←

4800

9600

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→

³ DF

³ DG

← 19200

38400

³ DI

28800

³ DK

→

→

³ DH

14400

←

³ DJ

←

57600

*115200

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→

³ DL

Data Format

The bar codes on this page can be used to select the data format con­figuration needed for the Reader to communicate with your system.
Check your host system manual to find out your system's communi­cations requirements before selecting the appropriate data format
combination below. Read the symbol to select overall serial parame­ters.

←

7 data bits,

³ EA

space parity,

1 stop bit

7 data bits, mark parity, 1 stop bit

³ EC

7 data bits, odd parity, 1 stop bit

³ EE

→

→

³ EB

7 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit

←

³ ED

7 data bits,

←

space parity,

2 stop bits

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7 data bits, mark parity, 2 stop bits →

³ EG

³ EF

7 data bits, even parity, 2 stop

←

bits

7 data bits, odd parity, 2 stop bits

³ EK

8 data bits, odd parity, 1 stop bit

³ EM

→

→

³ EH

← 8 data bits, even parity, 1 stop bit

³ EL

←

*8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit

8 data bits, no parity, 2 stop bits

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→

³ EN

Flow Control / Protocol

Flow Control/Protocol (also called "Handshaking") settings include
software and hardware flow control, plus RTS functionality. Review
your system documentation to identify specific requirements for
your installation.

IMPORTANT
Before making any changes to Flow Control/Protocol settings, reset this
feature using the HA bar code below. This will disable all protocols,
ensuring that new protocol selections will not be in conflict with previous
settings. Additionally, the HA bar code sets RTS high and indicates that
the receiver is high.

←

All Protocols Off, RTS is High,

Indicates Rcv Ready

³ HA

Flow Control – Software

*

XON/XOFF

XON/XOFF is a global protocol which allows the host to control all
data transmissions from the Reader. If the host sends an XOFF com­mand to the Reader, the Reader will not send data until it receives an
XON command from the host.

XON/XOFF can only be disabled by reading the HA
(reset) bar code above.

NOTE

Read the HB symbol to enable the XON/XOFF software flow control
(to disable, read the HA symbol above).

Enable XON/XOFF Software

←

Protocol

³ HB

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ACK/NAK

Flow control is similar to XON/XOFF, except that the control applies
to decoded data ONLY.

Read HL and HM symbols to disable and enable the ACK/NAK soft­ware flow control. This software flow techinque applies only to
decoded data; XON/XOFF applies to all data sent from the Imager
8000 2D Reader.

Disable ACK/NAK* →

³ HL

Enable ACK/ NAK

←

³ HM

Flow Control – Hardware

The Clear To Send (CTS) signal can be set to either positive or nega­tive. If CTS flow control is enabled to be (+), CTS input (to Reader
from host) must be high for data to be sent (from Reader to host).
Otherwise, if CTS flow control is enabled to be low, negative or (-),
CTS input (to Reader from host) must be low for data to be sent (from
Reader to host). Read the HC and HD symbols to set the CTS Flow
Control to positive or negative.

← CTS Flow Control (+)

³ HC

CTS Flow Control (-)

→

³ HD

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RTS Serial Transmission Protocol Selections

RTS settings offer the following options:

• RTS always High

• RTS always Low

• RTS Low on Receive Ready

• RTS High on Transmit Ready

• RTS Low on Transmit Ready.

The default setting for this feature is RTS high - Indi­cates ready to receive, and is automatically placed at
this setting when the reset bar code (HA) is read when

NOTE

The Request To Send (RTS) signal can be configured as follows:

preparing to configure Flow Control/Protocol.

Always High – The RTS line will always be high.

Always Low – The RTS line will always be low.

Low On Receive Ready – RTS will be set low by the

Reader when it wants to signal that it is ready to receive
data. RTS will be set to high by the Reader when it is not
ready to receive data.

High On Transmit Ready – RTS will be set high by the
Reader when it wants to signal that it is ready to transmit
data. RTS will be set low by the Reader when it has no
data to transmit.

Low On Transmit Ready – RTS will be set low by the
Reader when it wants to signal that it is ready to transmit
data. RTS will be set high by the Reader when it has no
data to transmit.

High On Receive Ready – RTS will be set high by the
Reader when it wants to signal that it is ready to receive
data. RTS will be set low by the reader when it is not
ready to receive data.

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Select from the following five symbols (below) to set RTS (Request To
Send) signal functionality

RTS Always aly95

←

← High

³ HG

RTS Always Low

³ HI

RTS High on Transmit Ready

³ HK

→

→

³ HH

←

RTS Low on Receive Ready

³ HJ

←

RTS Low on Transmit Ready

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Intercharacter Delay

Intercharacter Delay (Intercharacter gap) refers to the pause, if any,
between each character before it is sent to the host. This time delay is
used to control the flow of data from the reader. The default is zero
(0), resulting in no pause between characters.

To set the delay time, follow these steps:

1. Determine the delay needed.

2. Read the SET INTERCHARACTER DELAY bar code.

3. Turn to the Character Pad (Appendix D) and read the two
digits representing the desired delay. The selectable range is 0
to 99 character times. In other words, each digit represents
the approximate amount of time that would elapse for one
character to be read/transmitted.

Set Intercharacter Delay (Default=0) →

³ GB

Read Ahead

Enabling this feature configures the Reader to read ahead until the
transmit queue (10KB) fills up. When disabled, the Reader will not
read another symbol until transmission of the data from the last
decode is completed.

Since two digits must be read to complete the setting,
read a zero first before reading a single digit number
(pad with a leading zero). For example: a delay setting of
3 would require that you read the digits zero, then three

NOTE

Disable Read Ahead →

(read 0, then 3).

³ NF

³ NE

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←

Enable Read Ahead*

Symbology Options

General Enable/Disable Commands

The Reader's ability to recognize and read symbologies can be
selected either globally or individually. Settings are available for:

• Enable all symbologies

• Disable all symbologies

• Disable all matrix symbologies

To maximize decoding speed, disable all symbologies
that you do not plan to use.

NOTE

Enable all symbologies enables the reading of all standard, linear
type bar code symbologies as well as 2D, matrix symbologies.
all symbologies does not enable postal codes. Those symbologies
must be enabled via the symbology selection bar codes.

Enable

Disable all symbologies disables the reading of bar codes of all types.
This allows you to conveniently turn off all symbologies (except
Code 128, which is used to read the programming/configuration bar
codes in this manual) and enable only those symbologies you require.

Disable all matrix symbologies disables the reading of all 2D/matrix
symbologies, but does not effect the settings for standard, linear-type
(1D) bar code symbologies.

←

Enable All Symbologies

³ QM

Disable All Symbologies

→

³ Q8

³ Q9

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←

Disable All Matrix Symbologies

1D Symbologies

Codabar

Options for Codabar are:

• Disable/Enable Codabar

• Modulo 16 Complement Check Character

• Start/Stop Characters

• Minimum/Maximum Length

Codabar - Disable/Enable

Use these bar codes to disable or enable the Codabar symbology.

←

Disable Codabar

³ VA

Enable Codabar*

Codabar - Modulo 16 Complement Check Character

The following bar codes tell the reader whether to require a check
character when reading a bar code and whether to transmit the check
character to the host.

• VH - a Check Character is not required to allows reading of
Codabar bar codes.

• VI - a Check Character must contain a check character in
order to be recognized. When a bar code is successfully
decoded, the Check Character is sent to the host.

• VJ - Codabar bar codes must contain a check character in
order to be recognized; however, the check character is not
transmitted to the host terminal with the decoded data.

→

³ VB

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• VK - must contain a check character in order to be recog­nized,and the check character is transmitted to the host ter­minal with the decoded data.

←

Check Character

*

³ VH

Check Character Required →

Not Required

³ VI

←

Do Not Transmit Check Character

³ VJ

Transmit Check Character

→

³ VK

Codabar - Start/Stop Characters

Start/Stop characters identify the head and tail ends of the bar code.
There are four choices for start/stop characters, A-D.

Disable Transmission of Start/

←

Stop Characters

³ VL

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*Enable Transmission of Start/Stop

Characters

→

³ VM

Codabar - Minimum/Maximum Length

To set Minimum and Maximum Read Lengths, follow these steps:

1. Read the Minimum Length bar code to set minimum length

or the Maximum Length bar code to set maximum length.

2. Turn to Appendix D for the number keypad, and read the

two digits representing the length you wish to set; for exam­ple, if you desire a minimum read length of four characters,
read the digits zero, then four (04).

Set Codabar Minimum Length

←

(default = 1 or 01)

³ VE

*

Set Codabar Maximum Length

(default = 99)*

→

³ VF

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Code 128

Options for the Code 128 (C128) symbology include:

• Disable/Enable Code 128

• Minimum/Maximum Read Length

• Enable EAN/UCC128 Translation

• Disable/Enable Transmission of Function Code Characters

If Disable Code 128 is selected, decoding of Code 128
will not be performed (C128 data will not be transmitted
to the host).

The Code 128 symbology is always enabled for the pur­pose of reading the programming bar codes in this man-

NOTE

ual. Code 128 configuration bar code symbols are still
enabled if the TA command is used to disable the Code
128 symbology.

Disable/Enable Code 128

Disable/Enable controls the activation of Code 128 for the Reader.

←

Disable Code 128

³ TA

*Enable Code 128

→

³ TB

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Code 128 - Minimum and Maximum Read Length

Code 128 Minimum and Maximum Read Length sets the minimum
and maximum length of characters that must be contained in a bar
code in order for the Reader to read it. This range can be set from 0 to

99.

Maximum length must be higher or the same value as
minimum length. To force the Reader to read bar code
data of a single fixed length, set the minimum and maxi-

NOTE

To set minimum and maximum read lengths, follow these steps:

1. Read the Code 128 Set Minimum (or Maximum) bar code to

set the desired length.

2. Turn to Appendix D for the number keypad, and read the

two digits representing the length you wish to set; for exam­ple, if you desire a read length of four characters, read the

mum lengths to the same value.

digits zero, then four (04).

Two digits must be read to complete the setting, so read
a zero first before reading a single digit number (pad
with a leading zero). See Appendix B.

NOTE

³ TC

Set Code 128 Maximum Length

(default = 99)*

→

Set Code 128 Minimum Length

←

(default = 1 or 01)*

³ TD

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Code 128 - Enable EAN /UCC 128 Translation

When enabled, this mode will cause function codes to be translated
per EAN/UCC specification for a Code 128 label with a FNC1 in the
first position. If this mode is disabled, the FNC1 character will simply
be read as data and the EAN/UCC 128 translation will not be made.
The TM command also requires that command TB (Enable Code 128)
be set – a default setting. Use command TA (Disable Code 128) to dis­able TM. The TB command alone will not reenable TM; use both the
TB and TM commands.

Use of TM is mutually exclusive with (and overides) TK,
as they offer two different ways to handle function char­acters encoded in Code 128 type bar codes.

NOTE

←

Enable EAN/ UCC 128 Translation

³ TM

Code 128 - Function Code Character Transmission

Code 128 Enable Transmission of Function Code Characters allows
the Reader to transmit the function code characters contained within
C128 bar codes. When enabled, this feature causes standard function
codes that are encoded in Code 128 bar codes to be mapped to a spe­cific hexadecimal value in the decoded string transmitted to the host
by the Reader. Reference the table below for details. When disabled,
the Reader will not transmit function code characters.

To enable transmission of function code characters, read the TK sym­bol. To disable, read the TL bar code.

The features Enable Transmission Of Function Code
Characters and Enable EAN/UCC 128 Translation are
mutually exclusive and deal with the same issue (func­tion code characters encoded in a Code 128 bar code).

NOTE

Carefully assess your function code requirements
before choosing the best setting for your application.

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Function Code Hexadecimal Value Transmitted

FNC1 80H

FNC2 81H

FNC3 82H

FNC4 83H

Disable Transmission of Function Code

Character*

³ TK

→

³ TL

Enable Transmission of Function

←

Code Character

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Code 39

The options for Code 39 symbology are as follows:

• Disable/Enable Code 39

• Enable Code 39 with full ASCII translation

• Modulo 43 Check Character

• Start/Stop characters

• Minimum/Maximum Read Length

Code 39 - Disable/Enable

Enables or disables the ability to read Code 39 bar codes, standard
Code 39 translation. Code 39 with full ASCII translation allows the
limited character set of Code 39 with Standard Translation to repre­sent the larger, full ASCII character set. A full ASCII Code 39 table is
on page 33.

³ OA

*Enable Code 39 with Standard

Translation

³ OC

→

←

Disable Code 39

³ OB

Enable Code 39 with Full ASCII

←

Translation

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Code 39 - Modulo 43 Check Character

If you read Code 39 bar code symbols and do not require that check
characters be present, then read the OD command symbol. If you want
to read only Code 39 symbols with a check character, but do not want to
transmit the check character with the decoded data, read the OK sym-

bol. If you want to read only Code 39 symbols with a check character
and transmit the check character with the decoded data, then read the
OJ symbol.

←

No Check Character Required*

³ OD

Disable Check Character Transmission

³ OJ

Check Character Required for Decode

→

→

³ OK

←

Enable Check Character

Transmission

³ OE

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Code 39 - Start-Stop Characters

Start/Stop characters identify the head and tail ends of the bar code.
For this feature, both of these characters are always decoded as an
asterisk (*).

←

Disable Transmission of Start/

Stop Characters*

³ OF

Enable Transmission of Start/Stop

Characters

→

³ OG

Code 39 - Minimum and Maximum Read Length

Read the OH and OI symbols to set the read length (number of char­acters) of the Code 39 bar code. After reading either the OH or the OI
symbol, add a one- or two-digit number (argument). To add numbers
for read lengths, read the corresponding symbols for the digits in
Appendix A. See Appendix B for further information. To force the
Reader to read fixed-length code data, set the minimum and maxi­mum lengths to the same value.

Set Code 39 Minimum Length

←

*

³ OH

Set Code 39 Maximum Length

(default = 99)

* →

(default = 1 or 01)

³ OI

30 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

Code 39 Full ASCII Table

ASCII Code

39

NUL
SOH
STX
STX
EOT

ENQ
ACK
BEL
BS
HT

LF
VT
FF
CR
SO

SI
DLE
DC1
DC2
DC3

DC4
NAK
SYN
ETB
CAN

EM
SUB
ESC
FS
GS

RS
US

%U
$A
$B
$C
$D

$E
$F
$G
$H
$I

$J
$K
$L
$M
$N

$O
$P
$Q
$R
$S

$T
$U
$V
$W
$X

$Y
$Z
%A
%B
%C

%D
%E

ASCII Code

39

SP
!
“
#
$

%
&
’
(
)

*
+
,
–
.

/
0
1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

9
:
;
<
=

>
?

SPACE

/A
/B
/C
/D

/E
/F
/G
/H
/I

/J
/K
/L
–
.

/O
0
1
2
3

4
5
6
7
8

9
/Z
%F
%G
%H

%I
%J

ASCII Code

39

@
A
B
C
D

E
F
G
H
I

J
K
L
M
N

O
P
Q
R
S

T
U
V
W
X

Y
Z
[
\
]

^
_

%V
A
B
C
D

E
F
G
H
I

J
K
L
M
N

O
P
Q
R
S

T
U
V
W
X

Y
Z
%K
%L
%M

%N
%O

ASCII Code

39

‘
a
b
c
d

e
f
g
h
i

j
k
l
m
n

o
p
q
r
s

t
u
v
w
x

y
z
{
|
}

~
DEL

%W
+A
+B
+C
+D

+E
+F
+G
+H
+I

+J
+K
+L
+M
+N

+O
+P
+Q
+R
+S

+T
+U
+V
+W
+X

+Y
+Z
%P
%Q
%R

%S
%T

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Code 93

Code 93 options include:

• Disable/Enable Code 93

• Code 93 Minimum/Maximum Length

Code 93 - Disable/Enable

Disable/Enable Code 93 controls the Reader’s ability to read the
Code 93 symbology.

←

Disable Code 93

³ UA

Enable Code 93*

→

³ UB

32 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

Code 93 - Minimum/Maximum Length

Sets the minimum and maximum length of characters that must be
contained in a bar code in order for the Reader to read it. This range
can be set from 00 to 99.

Maximum length must be higher or the same value as
minimum length. To force the Reader to read bar code
data of a single fixed length, set the minimum and maxi­mum lengths to the same value. Also, two digits must be
read to complete the setting, so read a zero first before

NOTE

reading a single digit number (pad with a leading zero).
See Appendix B for further information.

To set minimum and maximum read lengths, follow these steps:

1. Read the UE bar code to set minimum length or the UF bar
code to set maximum length.

2. Turn to Appendix D for the number keypad, and scan the
two digits representing the length you wish to set; for exam­ple, if you desire a minimum read length of four characters,
scan the digits zero, then four (04)

³ UE

Set Code 93 Maximum Length

(default = 99)

→

←

Set Code 93 Minimum Length

(default = 1 or 01)

³ UF

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UPC/EAN

UPC-A and UPC-E

The options on this page apply to both UPC version A
(UPC-A) and UPC version E (UPC-E) symbologies.

NOTE

Universal Product Code (UPC) options include:

• Disable UPC

• Enable without Add-ons

• Enable UPC with Add-ons

• UPC Disable/Enable Transmission of Check Character

UPC - Disable/Enable

Disable disables reading of all UPC bar codes.

Enable without add-ons enables reading of UPC bar codes, but
ignores any add-ons (also called "supplementals") that UPC bar codes
may contain. Enable UPC with add-ons enables reading of UPC bar
codes, including add-ons if present.

←

Disable UPC-A and UPC-E

³ QA

*Enable UPC-A and U PC-E with Add-ons

³ QC

→

³ QB

←

Enable UPC-A and UPC-E without

Add-ons

34 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

UPC - Transmission of Check Character

UPC Disable transmission of check character allows transmission of
data from UPC bar codes without sending check characters. UPC
Enable transmission of check character enables sending of a UPC bar
code's check character when transmitting data.

Disable Transmission of UPC-A and UPC-E

Check Character

³ QG

→

³ QF

←

Enable Transmission of UPC-A

and UPC-E Check Character*

UPC-A Only

UPC-A options include:

• Disable UPC-A Independently

• Enable UPC-A without Add-ons

• Enable UPC-A with Add-ons

• UPC-A Disable/Enable Transmission of Check Character

• Disable/Enable UPC-A to UPC-A Expansion

UPC-A - Disable/Enable

Disable UPC-A independently disables reading of UPC-A bar codes,
but will allow reading of UPC-A bar codes if that feature is enabled.

← Disable UPC-A Independently

³ Qa

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Add-on Reporting

Enable UPC-A without add-ons enables reading of UPC-A bar codes,
but ignores any add-ons that UPC-A bar codes may contain.

Enable UPC-A with add-ons enables reading of UPC-A bar codes,
including add-ons if present.

Enable UPC-A with Add-ons* →

³ Qb

←

Enable UPC-A without Add-ons

³ Qc

UPC-A - Transmission of Check Character

UPC-A disable transmission of check character - allows the Reader to
transmit data from a UPC-A bar code without sending a check char­acter.

UPC-A enable transmission of check character - enables the Reader to
send a UPC-A bar code's check character when transmitting data.

Disable Transmission of UPC-A Check

Character

³ Qe

→

³ Qd

Enable Transmission of UPC-A

←

Check Character

*

36 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

UPC-E Only

UPC-E options include:

• Disable UPC-E Independently

• Enable UPC-E without Add-ons

• Enable UPC-E with Add-ons

• UPC-E Disable/Enable Transmission of Check Character

• Disable/Enable UPC-E to UPC-A Expansion

UPC-E - Disable/Enable

Disable UPC-E independently disables reading of UPC-E bar codes,
but will allow reading of UPC-A bar codes if that feature is enabled.

←

Disable UPC-E Independently

³ QV

Add-on Reporting

Enable UPC-E without add-ons enables reading of UPC-E bar codes,
but ignores any add-ons that UPC-E bar codes may contain.

Enable UPC-E with add-ons enables reading of UPC-E bar codes,
including add-ons if present.

*Enable UPC-E without Add-ons

³ QW

→

³ QX

Enable UPC-E with Add-ons

←

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UPC-E - Transmission of Check Character

UPC-E disable transmission of check character - allows the Reader to
transmit data from a UPC-E bar code without sending a check charac­ter.

UPC-E enable transmission of check character - enables the Reader to
send a UPC-E bar code's check character when transmitting data.

Disable Transmission of UPC-E Check

Character

³ QS

→

³ QR

Enable Transmission of UPC-E

←

Check Character

*

UPC-E - Disable/Enable UPC-E to UPC-A Expansion

Disable UPC-E to UPC-A expansion disables the expansion of UPC-E
bar code data (six-digit length) to UPC-A (twelve-digit length) for­mat.

Enable UPC-E to UPC-A expansion expands data from UPC-E (six­digit length) to UPC-A (twelve-digit length) format.

← Disable UPC-E to UPC-A

*

³ QH

Enable UPC-E to

UPC-A Expansion

Expansion

→

³ QI

38 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

EAN-13 and EAN-8

The options on this page apply to both EAN-13 (13 char­acter format) and EAN-8 (8 character format).

NOTE

European Article Number (EAN) options include:

• Disable EAN

• Enable EAN without Add-ons

• EAN Enable with Add-ons

• EAN Disable/Enable Transmission of Check Character

EAN-8 and EAN-13 - Disable

←

Disable EAN-13 and EAN-8

³

EAN8/13 - Add-on Reporting

Enable EAN without add-ons enables reading of EAN bar codes, but
ignores any add-ons that EAN bar codes may contain. EAN Enable
with add-ons enables reading of EAN bar codes, including add-ons if
present.

Enable EAN-13 and EAN-8

without Add-ons*

³ RB

→

³ RC

Enable EAN-13 and EAN-8

←

with Add-ons

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EAN8 and EAN-13 - Disable/Enable Check Character Transmission

EAN Disable transmission of check character allows the Reader to
transmit data from an EAN bar code without sending a check charac­ter. EAN Enable transmission of check character enables the Reader
to send an EAN bar code's check character when transmitting data.

Disable Transmission of EAN-8 and

EAN-13 Check Character*

³ RG

→

³ RF

Enable Transmission of EAN-8

←

and EAN-13 Check Character

EAN-13

EAN-13 options include:

• Disable EAN-13 Independently

• Enable EAN-13 without Add-ons

• Enable EAN-13 with Add-ons

• EAN-13 Disable/Enable Transmission of Check Character

EAN-13 - Disable

Disable EAN-13 independently - disables reading of EAN-13 bar
codes, but will allow reading of EAN-13 bar codes if that feature is
enabled.

← Disable EAN-13

³ Ra

40 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

EAN-13 - Add-on Reporting

Enable EAN-13 without add-ons enables reading of EAN-13 bar
codes, but ignores any add-ons that EAN-13 bar codes may contain.
Enable EAN-13 with add-ons enables reading of EAN-13 bar codes,
including add-ons if present.

Enable EAN-13 with Add-ons →

³ Rb

←

Enable EAN-13

³ Rc

without Add-ons*

EAN-13 - Check Character Transmission

EAN-13 disable transmission of check character allows the Reader to
transmit data from a EAN-13 bar code without sending a check char­acter. EAN-13 enable transmission of check character enables the
Reader to send a EAN-13 bar code's check character when transmit­ting data.

Disable Transmission of EAN-13 Check

Character

³ Re

→

³ Rd

Enable Transmission of EAN-13

←

Check Character*

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EAN-8

EAN-8 options include:

• Disable EAN-8 Independently

• Enable EAN-8 without Add-ons

• Enable EAN-8 with Add-ons

• EAN-8 Disable/Enable Transmission of Check Character

EAN-8 - Disable

Disable EAN-8 independently - disables reading of EAN-8 bar codes,
but will allow reading of EAN-13 bar codes if that feature is enabled.

←

Disable EAN-8

³ RN

EAN-8 - Add-on Reporting

Enable EAN-8 without add-ons enables reading of EAN-8 bar codes,
but ignores any add-ons that EAN-8 bar codes may contain. Enable
EAN-8 with add-ons enables reading of EAN-8 bar codes, including
add-ons if present.

Enable with EAN-8 Add-ons

³ RP

→

³ RO

Enable EAN-8

←

without Add-ons*

42 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

EAN-8 - Check Character Transmission

EAN-8 disable transmission of check character allows the Reader to
transmit data from a EAN-8 bar code without sending a check charac­ter. EAN-8 enable transmission of check character enables the Reader
to send a EAN-8 bar code's check character when transmitting data.

Disable Transmission of EAN-8 Check

Character

³ RK

→

³ RJ

Enable Transmission of EAN-8

←

Check Character*

UPC/EAN

Options that are common to all UPC and EAN symbologies are:

• Disable/Enable 2 and 5-Character Add-ons for UPC/EAN

• Disable/Enable Short Quiet Zone Handling

UPC/EAN - Disable/Enable 2- and 5-Character Add-ons

Disable 2 and 5-character add-ons for all UPC/EAN allows the
Reader to read any UPC or EAN bar code, but ignores add-ons.
Enable 2 and 5-character add-ons for all UPC/EAN enables reading
of all UPC and EAN bar codes, and 2 and 5-digit add-ons if present.

← Disable 2 & 5 Character Add-ons

for All UPC/EAN

³ R1

Enable 2 & 5 Character Add-ons for All

UPC/EAN*

→

³ R2

R44-2075 43

UPC/EAN - Disable/Enable Short Quiet Zone Handling

Disable short quiet zone handling disables the Reader's capability to
require less than minimal quiet zones at each end of a bar code being
read. Enable short quiet zone handling allows the Reader to view bar
codes with less than nominal quiet zones

Disable Short Quiet Zone Handling for

UPC/EAN

³ R4

→

³ R3

Enable Short Quiet Zone

←

Handling for all UPC/EAN*

NOTE

Enabling this option may cause the Reader to misread
some data.

44 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

Interleaved 2 of 5

When the Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) symbology is
enabled, the default setting is to disable check charac­ters (check digits). This is to allow backwards compati­bility with older versions. It is recommended that check

NOTE

Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) options are:

• Disable I 2 of 5

• Check Character Transmission

• Minimum/Maximum Read Lengths

I 2/5 - Enable and Disable

Disable I 2 of 5 disables the reading of this symbology.

characters be enabled whenever possible for this sym­bology, to ensure greater data security.

³ PA

←

Disable Interleaved 2 of 5

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I 2 of 5 - Check Character Transmission

Weighted Modulo 10 Check Character

• PB - to read Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code symbols, but do not
require that check characters be present,

• PO - to read only Interleaved 2/5 symbols with a check charac-
ter, but do not want to transmit the check character with the

decoded data.

• PP - to read only Interleaved 2 of 5 symbols with a check char-
acter and transmit the check character with the decoded data.

• PC - to read only Interleaved 2/5 symbols with a check charac-
ter, and transmit the check character.

Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 without Requiring

Check Character*

→

³ PB

³ PO

Enable Transmission of the Check

Character

³ PC

→

Disable Transmission of the

←

Check Character

³ PP

Require and Transmit Check

←

Character

46 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

I 2/5 - Minimum and Maximum Read Lengths

When setting this feature, maximum length must be higher or the
same value as minimum length. To force the Reader to read bar code
data of a single fixed length, set the minimum and maximum lengths
to the same value.

The default length for this setting (14) is high because of
data security issues. It is recommended that it only be
used without a check character in fixed length applica­tions. Interleaved 2/5 bar codes always contain an even
number of characters, thus the selectable range is 0 to

NOTE

98 (rather than allowing 0 to 99 characters as do other
symbologies).

To set minimum and maximum read lengths, follow these steps:

1. Read the Minimum Length bar code to set minimum length

or the Maximum Length bar code to set maximum length.

2. Turn to Appendix D for the character pad, and read the two

digits representing the length you wish to set; for example, if
you desire a minimum read length of four characters, read
the digits zero, then four (04). See Appendix B for further
information.

←

Set I 2 of 5 Minimum Length

*

³ PD

Set I 2 of 5 Maximum Length

(default=98)*

(default=14)

→

³ PE

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RSS

Reduced Space Symbology (RSS) types supported are RSS-14, RSS-14
Truncated, RSS Limited, and RSS expanded.

RSS - Disable/Enable

Use the bar codes below to enable or disable this feature.

Disable RSS

←

³ fA

Enable RSS*

→

³ fB

48 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

2D Symbologies

DataMatrix

The DataMatrix reference decode algorithm handles “negative” or
“inverse video” symbols in which the nominally dark areas are repre-

sented as light, and vice versa. This accommodates inverse symbols
produced by direct marking techniques on certain substrates.

IMPORTANT: The DataMatrix two-dimensional matrix symbology must be
enabled in order for any other DataMatrix option settings to apply.

• Disable/Enable DataMatrix as a symbology

• Disable/Enable Normal DataMatrix Reading

• Disable/Enable DataMatrix Inverse Reading

• Disable/Enable DataMatrix Rectangular Symbols

DataMatrix - Disable/Enable

The bar codes below enable/disable the DataMatrix symbology:.

←

Disable DataMatrix

³ cA

Enable DataMatrix*

→

³ cB

Normal (Black-on-White) DataMatrix Reading

When enabled, this option allows the Reader to recognize images that
are in "normal" (black-on-white) format.

Disable Normal (Black-on-White)

←

DataMatrix Reading

³ cC

Enable Normal (Black-on-White)

DataMatrix Reading*

→

³ cD

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DataMatrix - Inverse Reading

Disable/Enable DataMatrix Inverse Reading disables the reading of
images that are "inverse" (white-on-black) format. Enable DataMatrix
Inverse Reading activates reading of "inverse" format images.

←

Disable Inverse (White-on-Black)

DataMatrix Reading

³ cE

Enable Inverse (White-on-Black)

DataMatrix Reading*

→

³ cF

DataMatrix - Rectangular Symbols

Use the bar codes that follow to enable or disable the "rectangular
symbols" option for DataMatrix symbols.

³ cG

Enable Rectangular DataMatrix*

→

Disable Rectangular DataMatrix

←

³ cH

50 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

Maxicode

The Maxicode symbology is a 2D code that offers a choice of seven
different modes (modes 0 through 6) that are independently select­able when Maxicode is enabled.

• Disable/Enable Maxicode

• Maxicode Modes

• Structured Carrier Message (SCM) Options

IMPORTANT
The Maxicode symbology must be enabled in order for Maxicode mode
settings to apply.

Maxicode - Disable/Enable

Use the bar codes below to enable or disable the Maxicode
symbology.

←

Disable Maxicode

³ aA

Enable Maxicode*

→

³ aB

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Maxicode Modes

A special type of command set has been created to allow convenient
enabling/disabling of all Maxicode modes simultaneously. This is
accomplished by means of a two-character (two-byte) argument that
is calculated based on each of the eight available bits representing a
mode condition as shown below.

Byte 1

(1st character)

0

1010100

NOT USED -- NO EFFECT

Byte 2

(2nd character)

Mode 0

Mode 1

Mode 2

Mode 3

Mode 4

Mode 5

Mode 6

Hex Binary Hex Binary

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

0000
0001
0010
0011
0100
0101
0110
0111

8
9
A

B
C
D
E
F

1000
1001
1010
1011
1100
1101
1110
1111

A mode is enabled when its associated bit is assigned a one and dis­abled when it is assigned a zero. In the example above, modes 2, 4
and 6 will be enabled, with the remaining modes disabled. Upon con­version using the hex/binary table above, the two-character argu­ment used for this setting would be 54 (0101=5, 0100=4). Other
examples of arguments to be used for Maxicode multiple mode set­tings are:

00 all modes off

01 mode 0 enabled, rest disabled

02 mode 1 enabled, rest disabled

03 mode 0 and 1 enabled, rest disabled

04 mode 2 enabled, rest disabled

07 mode 0,1,2 enabled, rest disabled

08 mode 3 enabled, rest disabled

0f or 0F mode 0,1,2,3 enabled, rest disabled

10 mode 4,5 enabled, rest disabled

52 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

←

Set Multiple Modes

³ aG

To set Maxicode multiple modes:

1. Determine the two-character argument needed as described
above.

2. Read the Set Multiple Modes programming bar code.

3. Turn to Appendix D and read the two required argument
characters from the number/character pad to complete the
setting and exit Programming Mode.

Although modes 0 and 1 are considered obsolete, they
are functional with the reader. Remember, the Maxicode
symbology must be enabled in order for Maxicode

NOTE

modes to apply.

³ aC

Clear Modes

³ aE

Disable All Modes

→

→

←

Set Modes

³ aD

Enable All Modes*

←

³ aF

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Maxicode - Structured Carrier Message (SCM) Options

Maxicode, by design, is comprised of a primary and a secondary mes­sage. For modes 2 and 3 (the most common modes) the primary mes­sage is a strictly formatted entity referred to as the Structured Carrier
Message, or SCM. The options below allow the ability to read and
report both primary and secondary messages..

Primary & Secondary Messages

Required*

³ aI

→

³ aH

←

SCM (Primary) Message Only

Required

54 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

QR Code

IMPORTANT
The QR Code two-dimensional matrix symbology must be enabled in
order for any QR Code option settings to apply.

• Disable/Enable QR Code

• Disable/Enable Normal QR Code Reading

• Disable/Enable QR Code Inverse Reading

QR Code - Disable/Enable

Disable QR Code deactivates the QR Code. Enable QR Code activates
QR Code as a readable/decodable symbology.

The bar codes below enable/disable the QR Code symbology and its
options

←

Disable QR Code

³ dA

Enable QR Code*

→

³ dB

.

The QR Code symbology defines both normal and
inverse (reflectance reversal) modes. Inverse implies
"Negative" or "Inverse Video" where normally dark areas
are represented as light and vice versa. "Normal" and
"Inverse" modes can be in force simultaneously or indi-

NOTE

vidually; however, one must be enabled for the scanner
to be able to read/decode the QR Code symbology.

R44-2075 55

QR Code - Normal (Black-on-White) QR Code Reading

Disable normal QR Code reading disables the reading of images that
are of a "normal" (black-on-white) format. Enable normal QR Code
reading enables the reader to recognize images in "normal" (black-on­white) format.

←

Disable Normal (Black-on-White)

QR Code Reading

³ dC

Enable Normal (Black-on-White)

QR Code Reading*

→

³ dD

QR Code - Inverse (White-on-Black) Symbols

The QR Code reference decode algorithm is also able to handle “neg-
ative”symbols, in which the nominally dark areas are represented as
light, and vice versa. This is to accommodate inverse symbols pro­duced by direct marking techniques on certain substrates.

Disable QR Code inverse reading disables the reading of images that
are "inverse" (white-on-black) format. Enable QR Code inverse read­ing activates reading of "inverse" format images.

Disable Inverse (White-on-Black)

←

QR Code Reading

³ dE

Enable Inverse (White-on-Black)

QR Code Reading*

→

³ dF

56 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

2D Symbologies—Stacked

PDF 417

PDF 417 was the first high-capacity, multi-row symbology. Portable
Document File (PDF) is a generic description of the type of applica­tion for which the symbology is primarily intended.

PDF 417 - Disable/Enable

Use the bar codes below to enable or disable this symbology.

←

Disable PDF 417

³ bA

Enable PDF 417*

→

³ bB

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Postal Symbologies

Because these postal symbologies were not specifically designed to be
autodiscriminated (postal codes are typically application-specific),
enabling one generally disables all other postal codes.

Disable All Postal Code Types*

←

³ [A

Enable US Postnet

³ [C

Enable Australian 4-State Code

³ [E

→

→

³ [B

Enable Japan Postnet

←

³ [D

Enable US Planet

←

Enable US Planet and Postnet

58 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

→

³ [F

Composite Codes

UCC Composite functionality mandates that a 1D component be
used in conjunction with a 2D component. The 1D component can be
UPC/EAN, UCC 128, or RSS; and the 2D component can be either
PDF 417 or micro-PDF. This option is disabled by default.

←

Disable Composite*

³ eA

Enable Composite

→

³ eB

Output

Decoded Data Formatting

Description

Message formatting is the structuring of data (made up of a decoded
string) that is sent from the reader to the PC host along with (or
prompted by) the data decoded from reading a bar code or 2D sym­bol.

Generic Formatting of Decoded String

The decoded string has the following format:

Figure 2. Decoded String Message Format

Preamble

Preambles and postambles are programmable attributes that are
transmitted to the host along with the decoded data.

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AIM

Symbology ID

Symbology Specific

Edited

Label Data

Postamble

Preamble

The text preamble is placed at the beginning of the transmitted
decoded data, before everything else, including the AIM Symbology
ID (if enabled). The preamble is a text field that can use unprintable
ASCII characters (some examples: \009 for a tab character, \013 for
carriage return, \127 for delete, and \000 for null). The sequence and
number of characters in a preamble is determined by the type of host
system. Although not all systems require a preamble, those which do
will only receive messages with the correct preamble. The maximum
preamble length is 20 ASCII characters. Each ASCII character is
encoded as two hexadecimal numbers. See the inside back cover for
an ASCII-Hexadecimal conversion table, and reference Appendix B
for further information

←

Disable Preamble*

³ KA

Set Preamble

→

³ KB

Postamble

After the bar code data, a postamble of up to 20 ASCII characters can
be added. Postambles are commonly used to provide a standard end­of-transmission character. (The default postamble is ‘\013\010’, a
carriage return and line feed.)

Disable Postamble

←

³ LA

Set Postamble

→

60 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

³ LB

Symbology (AIM) ID

This option is provided so a host computer can identify the type of
bar code scanned, as well as the encoded information. See page 62 for
a list of the ID codes as defined by AIM (Automatic Identification
Manufacturers) specifications.

Transmitting the AIM-specific ID implies sending ]cm, where ] is
ASCII value 93 hex, c is represented in the table on this page, and m is
an additional modifier as defined by AIM.The AIM ID may be
optionally transmitted with the message.

Read the FX and FY commands to enable/disable the AIM specific
symbology ID.

←

Enable AIM Specification ID

³ FX

Disable AIM Specification ID*

→

³ FY

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AIM Symbology IDs

Table 1. AIM Symbology IDs

Symbology AIM ID

Codabar F

Code 39 A

Code 93 G

RSS e

UPC E

EAN E

Interleaved 2
of 5

Code 128 C

PDF417 L

QR Code Q

DataMatrix d

Maxicode U

For composite codes, the symbology ID is determined by the symbol­ogy of the linear portion of the code. For example, if it is RSS, the ID is
e; if UPC/EAN, E. UCC128 would be C.

I

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Label Editing

Along with the generic preamble and postamble, you can also set up
decoded strings that are unique to each symbology. This feature
gives you the ability to format and edit the actual decoded data. For­mat controls consist of literals and data edit specifiers. ASCII charac­ters that are not enclosed within the percent signs (‘%’) are literals
and will be added to the output data as is. Literals may include all
ASCII characters except NUL and may precede or follow data.
Decoded data edit specifiers are ASCII characters that specify how
data from the read bar code or 2D symbol is added to the output data.
The decoded data i not consumed by the edit specifiers and may be
used several times. Edit specifiers take the form:

%Data type[Fill character][Substring]%

where the following specifiers are:

Data

character

D – specifies the read and decoded data. If ’D’ is left out of the edit specifier,

the decoded data will not be included.

Fill

characters

N – do not fill (same as leaving the field empty)
S – pad with spaces
Z – pad with zeroes

Substring

specifier
R[n] – include the last [n] characters from the decoded data
L[n] – include the first [n] characters from the decoded data
Mp,I – include I characters starting at position p

If the [n] size specifier is greater than the length of the label, the out­put data is padded with the fill character. The padded data is justified
according to the substring specifier. You can use multiple substring
specifiers. A trailing '%' is assumed if the format control string runs
out of space.

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To illustrate with some examples (in the following table), arbitrary
data received from a decoded PDF417 symbol is '12345.'

Table 2. Examples of Label Editing Output

Specifier Data Output Comments

%DZL7% ‘1234500’ left justified, pad

with zeroes

%DSR7% ‘ 12345’ right justified,

pad with spaces

%DSRM2,3,
7%

ABC%D%EF
G

Figure 3 provides an example of how Label Editing Specifiers are
used as arguments to add or modify preambles and AIM ID, stipulate
special data handling, and add or modify postambles. The example
shows in four steps how the original PDF417 data received (12345)
can be appended in order to customize output for your specific appli­cation.

‘ 234’ right justified,

pad with spaces,
keep right from
character 2 for 3
characters

‘ABC12345E
FG’

add literals
before and after
the decoded data

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STEP 1: Preamble

Preamble (2 dollar signs)

$$

Figure 3. Label Editing Specifiers

ADVANCED LABEL
EDITING SAMPLE

STEP 2:

AIM ID

AIM ID for PDF417 ('L')

]L0

$$]L0(%1234500000a345)**

[carriage return]

[line feed]

Include data from bar code, but...

Literal percent symbol

Literal open paren symbol

...incl 1st 10 char from decoded data

...pad with zeros and...

Include data from bar code, but...

Literal 'a'

...include 6 char starting @ position 3

(%%%DZL10%a%DM3,6%)

Literal asterisks (2)

Carriage return

**\013\010

STEP 3: Special

Data Handling

Literal close paren symbol

Label Editing
Specifier*

STEP 4: Postamble

Line Feed

Resulting Data Output

from Reader

* NOTE: 20 characters maximum for all Label Editing Specifiers.

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Read the FA symbol to return the symbology-based fields to their
default value (%D%) and disable the AIM specific symbology ID. To
set the data edit format for a specific symbology, use the specific sym­bol. Read the Function Code 3 symbol after adding characters for
decoded data symbol editing (see Appendix B).

←

Disable All Label Editing

³ FA

Set UPC-A

Label Edit Format Field

³

→

Formats

³ FE

Set UPC-E

←

Label Edit Format Field

*

Set EAN-8

Label Edit Format Field

³ FH

Set Code 128

Label Edit Format Field

³ FJ

Set I 2 of 5

Label Edit Format Field

→

→

→

³ FG

←

Set EAN-13

Label Edit Format Field

³

Set Code 39

←

Label Edit Format Field

³ FK

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³ FO

Set Code 93

Label Edit Format Field

³ Ff

Set PDF417

Label Edit Format Field

³ Fc

→

→

← Set Codabar

Label Edit Format Field

³ FN

Set RSS

←

Label Edit Format Field

³ Fb

Set DataMatrix

←

Label Edit Format Field

Set MaxiCode

Label Edit Format Field

³ Fd

Set Postal Codes

Label Edit Format Field

→

→

³ Fa

Set QR

←

Label Edit Format Field

³ Fe

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Image Transfer

Image Capture Mode

Three output modes are available:

• Imaging mode — the reader captures an image and transfers

it directly to the host.

• Decoding mode — the reader decodes the image of a 1D or

2D symbol and sends the data to the host.

• Dual mode — the reader sends both the image and decoded

data to the host.

With the exception of Dual mode, enabling one output
mode automatically disables the others. In Imaging
mode, however, the reader still decodes and processes

NOTE

menu commands.

Capture and Send Image to Host →

³ ]I

Send Image and Decode Data

→

³ ]H

Capture and Decode Bar Code

←

Data

³ ]W

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Image Data Format

These commands control image size sent to the host when the Reader
is in Image mode.

• Full image mode — images transferred to the host are the full
640 x 480 pixel array area.

• Half image mode — 320 x 240 pixel array area. (Actually ¼
portion of full size. There is no prior zoom or subsampling.)

• Quarter image mode — 160 x 120 pixel array area (actually
1/16 portion of full size. There is no prior zoom or subsam­pling.)

• CIF mode — entire field of view subsampled by 4, resulting
in a 320 x 240 image.

Figure 4 illustrates the approximate image areas for the first three
modes, which are superimposed over the whole image center.

Figure 4. Full, Half, Quarter and CIF Image Modes

Half Image (320 x 240)

Full Image (640 x 480)

Quarter Image

(160 x 120)

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CIF Mode (320 x 240)

(subsampled by 4)

Select Image Size

^

^

^

^

←

Select Full Image Mode*

³

Select Half Image Mode →

³

Select CIF Image Mode

G

I

→

³

Select Quarter Image Mode

←

³

H

J

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Compression Settings

^

^

^

Compressed data must be decompressed on the host to represent the
image. Compression settings for captured image data include:

• None — no compression of captured image data.

• Lossless — enhanced Huffman encoding lossless technique is

applied to captured image data. The end result after decom­pression is an unchanged original image.

• Lossy — JPEG compression is applied to captured image
data. When using this compression technique, images lose a
certain percentage of their exact pixel data.

Use compression to send data quickly over a slow I/O port like RS-

232. By employing compression in combination with windowing/
subsampling (see Image Data Format), the transfer time can be
greatly reduced. Below are examples of how compression can be
used to decrease transfer times (at baud rate 115,200):

Compression Effect Transfer Time

None No compression 30 seconds

Lossless 65% compression 18 seconds

Lossy 10% compression 3-5 seconds

Additionally, if Lossy (10% compression) is combined with use of the
CIF Mode (subsampled by four), data can realistically be sent at rates
of less than one second.

←

None

³

Lossless

Q

→

³

←

S

Lossy

³

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T

Feedback Signaling

Beeper Volume

The Reader's beeper volume can be adjusted to one of the following
levels:

• Beeper off — Beeper does not sound

• Beeper low — Beeper sounds at 70 dBA (as measured one

meter from back of reader)

• Beeper medium — Beeper sounds at 80 dBA

• Beeper high — Beeper sounds at 84 dBA

←

Beeper Off

³ AA

Beeper Low

³ AC

Beeper High*

→

→

³ AB

Beeper Medium

←

³ AD

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Good Read Indicators

Beeper and Good-Read Duration

The duration of the good read indication (beeper and/or LED) can be
set from 0 to 990 milliseconds in ten millisecond increments (0, 10, 20,
30, 40, etc.). To set this feature, read the bar code below relating to the
indicator you wish to set (beeper or LED), then turn to Appendix D
and read the two digits from the number pad representing the dura­tion desired.

Since two digits must be read to complete the setting,
read a zero first before reading a single digit number
(pad with a leading zero).

NOTE

Example: You wish to set a duration of 70 milliseconds for the beeper
good read indicator. To do this, you would read the SET GOOD
READ BEEPER DURATION bar code, then turn to the number pad in
Appendix D and read the digits zero, then seven (read 0 then 7).

³ AE

Set Good Read LED Duration

(default = 15 or 150 ms)*

→

←

Set Good Read Beeper Duration

(default = 15 or 150 ms)*

³ AF

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Notification of Unsuccessful Read

Enable the Unsuccessful Read command if you want to receive notifi­cation that a read and decode session ended without a successful
decode of a bar code symbol. The message received will be "NR."
Enable the NX command if you want to receive an indication that a
read and decode session ended without a successful decode of a bar
code symbol.

←

Disable Unsuccessful Read

Message*

³ NY

Enable Unsuccessful Read Message

→

³ NX

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General Reading Parameters

Pointer/Illumination LEDs

Illumination Mode

Illumination LEDs are the array of LEDs that bathe the target image
with red LED light in order to capture an image. Control of these
LEDs is available via these modes:

• Illumination LEDs Always On

• Illumination LEDs Always Off

• Illumination LEDs Normal Mode

• Illumination LEDs On Until Good Read

Illumination LEDs Always On — in this mode, the illumination LEDs
are always on as long the reader is powered on.

Illumination LEDs Always Off — the illumination LEDs are disabled
and will not be available until another illumination mode is selected.

Illumination LEDs Normal Mode — When images are being cap­tured, the illumination is on. In other words, illumination is only on
when flashing of the image field of view is necessary.

Illumination LEDs On Until Good Read — Illumination is on the
entire read and decode period until a good read. When a good read
occurs, the illumination LEDs toggle off for a specified duration (con­trollable by the good read LED duration). A logical use for this fea­ture would be a very noisy environment where the good read LED
and beeper are not sufficient for denoting a good read.

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Illuminator/ Flash Control

In the normal mode (also the default setting), the illumination LEDs
are only activated during actual image capture.

←

Illumination Mode Always On

³ ]D

Illumination Mode Always Off

³ ]F

Illumination On Until Good Read →

→

³ ]E

Illumination Mode Normal*

←

³ A2

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Aiming/Pointing Mode

The aiming/pointing LEDs are the two right and left facing arrows
(triangles) projected from the reader when targeting/ranging an
image. Modes for these LEDs are:

• Aiming/pointing LEDs always on — in this mode, the aim­ing/pointing LEDs will always be on whenever the reader is
powered on.

• Aiming/pointing LEDs always off — disables the aiming/
pointing LEDs, select this mode.

• Aiming/pointing LEDs normal mode — causes the aiming/
pointing LEDs to come on when the trigger is pulled.

Marker Point

←

Aiming/Pointing Mode Always On

³ ]A

Aiming/Pointing Mode Always Off

³ ]C

→

³ ]B

Aiming/Pointing Mode Normal*

←

Pointer on Normal

When enabled, this option allows the pointer timeout set for image
mode to also apply to reading and decode modes as well as image
mode (ordinarily, it does not).

← Disable

³ ]7

Enable

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→

³ ]8

Set Pointer Timeout for Image Mode

Setting pointer timeout for image mode allows you to set a timeout
representing the amount of time the pointers remain on while await­ing an image capture in image capture mode. The timeout can be set
for 0 to 9.9 seconds in 100 millisecond intervals (1 = 100ms, 12 =
1200ms, 99 = 9.9 seconds, etc.). The default is 5 (500 ms). To set the
timeout, first read the bar code below, then turn to Appendix D and
read the two digits from the number pad representing the timeout
period desired.

Since two digits must be read to complete the setting,
read a zero first before reading a single digit number
(pad with a leading zero).

NOTE

Example: You wish to set a timeout of 500 milliseconds for the
beeper good read indicator. To do this, you would read the Set Good
Read Beeper Duration bar code, then turn to the number pad in
Appendix D and read the digits zero, then five (read 0 then 5).

NOTE

The pointer timeout for image mode setting does not
apply to decode mode unless the marker point option is
enabled. If the aiming/pointing LEDs are selected to be in
normal mode, the yellow LED will light for this same time
period.

←

Set Pointer Timeout

(Default = 500 ms)

³ ]Y

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Image Capture Control

AGC/AEC Algorithm

A selection of modes is available for employing the AGC/AEC algo­rithm, which senses ambient illumination and controls gain and
exposure to provide adequate illumination during image capture.

• Enable/Disable AGC/AEC Algorithm (Except First Frame)

• Enable AGC/AEC Algorithm on All Frames

• Enable AGC/AEC Algorithm on Alternating Frames

When enabled, the first frame is captured at the default setting of
gain and exposure that have been optimized for reading distances of
three to seven inches. When disabled, image capture is performed
with gain and exposure frozen at the currently programmed settings.

When AGC/AEC algorithm on all frames is enabled, gain and expo­sure correction are performed on all frames.

AGC/AEC algorithm on alternating frames specifies that every other
frame will receive gain/exposure control using the AGC/AEC algo­rithm. The first frame is disabled.

³ ]Q

Disable AGC/AEC Mode 1 →

³ ]U

Enable AGC/AEC Mode 4

on Alternating Frames

(1st frame disabled)

→

←

Enable AGC/AEC Mode 2

(Except 1st Frame)

³ ]P

Enable AGC/AEC Mode 3

←

on All Frames

³ ]V

*

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Inverse Image Mode

^

^

Inverse image handling implies swapping black for white, and unlike
mirror mode, applies to image capture/transfer as well as the decod­ing function. When enabled, this mode will effect all image capture­related details, including images sent to the host, plus image data
sent to the decoder for processing. To allow reading of inverse
printed symbols, pixels received by the sensor are made inverse; that
is, white pixels made black, and black pixels made white.

Both DataMatrix and QR Codes feature options that
allow symbology-exclusive activation of inverse mode.
This may be preferable to using the more universal

NOTE

inverse image handling option.

←

Disable Inverse Image Handling*

³

Enable Inverse Image Handling

V

→

³

W

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Bar Code Capture Control

Options for capturing bar codes include:

• Read Timeout

• Image Decode Timeout

• Read Mode

• Multiple Symbol Processing

• Label Compare count

• Maximum/Minimum Decodes per Read Activation

• Decoder Result Reporting Mode

• Mirror Image Decoding Mode

Read Events

A read event on the Imager 8000 is an event that has been activated
for the purposes of decoding barcode symbol(s). One of the associ­ated tasks of such an event is to report the decoded results. A read
event can be activated by a number of different activation events:
mechanical trigger, serial command, CTS signal, or AutoSense

®

.

A read event will stop for the following reasons:

1. Read timeout.

2. Meeting good read requirement (this is not synonymous with
a single good read).

3. Release of the activation event, if applicable.

For the time period of a read event, the Imager 8000 will stay in a con­tinuous loop consisting of capturing an image and attempting a
decode of that captured image. In terms of configuration controls
with regard to reading barcodes, they fit into one of three categories:

1. Affect image capture — AGC, invert, mirror.

2. Affect attempted decode — internal decode timeout, multi­ple decoding per image controls, all the symbology controls.

3. Affect the read event — read modes, read timeout.

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Timeouts

Setting Values

Setting the reader for read and decode mode timeout is a two-step
process: setting the command and then setting the parameter (argu­ments). First, read the BH symbol below and then go to Appendix D,
and read the symbols for one or two digits to program the time in sec­onds. The timeout range is from greater than 0 to 99 seconds (0 = no
timeout), with the default setting at 6 seconds.

To set timeout values, follow these steps:

1. Read the bar code for the desired feature.

2. Turn to Appendix D and read the two digits corresponding
to the desired setting.

Since two digits must be read to complete the setting,
read a zero first before reading a single digit number
(pad with a leading zero). For example, a timeout setting
of three seconds would require that you read the digits

NOTE

zero, then three (read 0, then 3).

Setting Read Timeout

Read timeout sets a timeout period (a pause between reading bar
codes) for both scan and decode modes. The selectable range for this
feature is 0-99 seconds, with 0 representing an infinite read timeout.
The default setting for this feature is six seconds. See for instructions
on setting this timeout value.

←

Select Read Timeout

(default = 6 sec.)

³ BH

*

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Image Decode Timeout

Image Decode Timeout differs from Read Timeout, in that it controls
the decode timeout on a single image captured. The selectable range
for this feature is 0-99 seconds, with 0 (as an exception) representing
an internal timeout of 50ms. The default setting for this feature is two
seconds. See for instructions on setting this timeout value.

Set Image Decode Timeout →

³ B0

Multiple Symbol Processing

Options for multiple symbol processing include:

• Disable Multiple Symbols per Image

• Report All Found

• Report Centermost Only

Multiple Decoding per Image

These configuration items control reading of multiple symbols in
field of view of a given image captured. They can be applied regard­less of read mode.

Enable and Report All — For a given image captured, this implies
the decoder will be allowed to find and report all the results it can
decode from a given image captured.

Note, the functionality described regarding continuous
read mode does not apply to this setting.

NOTE

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Enable and Report Centermost Only — For a given image cap-
tured, this implies that the decoder will process the entire field of
view for symbols, and will only report the centermost symbol. In fact,
the only way a result will be processed is if the label actually crosses
the center of the field of view.

Disable Multiple Symbols Per Image* →

³ ]0

←

Enable and Report All

³ ]1

Enable and Report Centermost Only

→

³ ]2

Read Mode

The overall read mode can be configured for single or continuous.
What differentiates these modes is how they affect the definition of
what a good read requirement is. In other words, these effectively
relate to defining a valid good read requirement, and as listed above,
1 of the 3 reasons why a read event would end.

Single Read

Read Mode Single implies good read is met after a single label is read.
Note, as this applies to multiple decoding per image, the way that it
functions is that it does not stop a given frame from being fully pro­cessed. In other words, if multiple decoding is enabled and the frame
presents 2 valid and unique symbols for decoding, both will be read
and be reported.

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Continuous Read

Read Mode Continuous implies a single good read is not sufficient
for stopping the read event. Once in this mode, the good read
requirement is defined by a configuration entity that controls maxi­mum symbols per read event. The following pages contain a full list
of configuration details that are associated with this mode.

←

Read Mode Single*

³ ]S

Read Mode Continuous

→

³ ]T

Label Compare Count

Label Comparison Count is a functionality that controls uniqueness
of the symbols read in a given read event. With this feature the user
has the ability to enable a memory of up to 10 symbols to ensure that
the same label(s) are not read in the same event. For example, if the
user is reading in an application that always has three labels for a
transaction, they could set this entity to 3 to ensure that per a given
activated read event all three symbols reported are unique.

Label Compare Count

←

(default = 1)

³ ]a

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Maximum Decodes per Read Activation

]

This feature defines the good read stop condition in continuous scan.
For example, if the user usually reads three labels in a transaction, it
would be beneficial to set the value to 3 so the read event will stop
when complete.

Maximum Decodes per Read Activation

(default = 0)

→

³

b

Minimum Decodes per Read Activation

1

This feature implies that if a minimum number of symbols is not col­lected by the time the reporting of those results is attempted, the
symbol information will not be sent. The user will have to re-read the
symbols. This is useful in applications where the user must read a
certain number of symbols for a given transaction.

Minimum Decodes per Read

Activation

→

³ ]e

Decoder Result Reporting Mode

This feature is simply a control on when the reporting of the results
occurs. In some applications, it may be necessary to have all data
from a given read event sent at the same time. One way to do this
would be configure this setting for reporting after the read event.

³ ]c

Send Results at Conclusion of Read

Event

1. Only applies when reporting after read event.

86 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

→

Send Results Real Time*

←

³ ]d

Mirror Image Decoding Mode

^

^

Mirror image decoding allows the decoder to read mirrored (axis­flipped) 2D matrix codes.

1D and stacked 2D codes by design are unaffected by a
mirroring operation.

NOTE

Mirror image decoding mode only applies to the reader's decoding
function and does not apply to images transferred to the host termi­nal.

Disable Mirror Image Decoding*

←

³

Enable Mirror Image Decoding

M

→

³

N

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Triggering Options

CTS Hardware Trigger

In addition to physically pulling the reader's trigger, a CTS signal
from the host terminal can be used to trigger a read activation signal.
Options for this feature are:

• CTS (+) external trigger — in this mode, a positive rail RS-232
signal (+3V to +12V) applied to the CTS input will activate
reading.

• CTS (-) external trigger — in this mode, a negative rail RS-232
signal (-3V to -12V) applied to the CTS input will activate
reading.

←

Select CTS- For Activating

Decoding/Imaging

³ HE

Select CTS+ For Activating Decoding/

Imaging

→

³ HF

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®

AutoSense

Options

AutoSense options are:

• Disable/Enable AutoSense

• AutoSense Read Timeout

The AutoSense feature allows “hands-free” operation of the Reader.
When activated, AutoSense can detect when a bar code/symbol is
placed within range, and automatically performs the image capture
without the need to manually trigger the Reader. AutoSense configu­ration may be enabled or disabled.

Once this mode is activated, the Reader must be placed in a special
AutoSense stand, where it will steadily look to see its own pulses
bounced back from reflective tape mounted on the base of the stand.
As long as the Reader sees the reflected pulses, it remains in an idle
condition. When an object is brought into place and breaks its view of
the reflective tape, the Reader is awakened from idle mode and is
ready to read.

Disable/Enable AutoSense

←

Disable AutoSense

³ NN

Enable AutoSense

→

³ NO

AutoSense Read Timeout

When the reader has been idle, the AutoSense feature can be set to
automatically time out after a predetermined period you can set.

This timeout is unique to the AutoSense feature, and is not associated
with the general read timeout feature. This is for the purpose of
avoiding accidental "arming" of the reader and subsequent six-sec­ond "forced" scans. The selectable range for the timeout is 0 to 99 sec­onds, with 0 being an infinite timeout.

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Example: You wish to set a timeout of 6 seconds. To do this,
you would read AutoSense Read Timeout bar code, then turn
to the number pad in Appendix D and read the digits zero,

then six (read 0 then 6).

Since two digits must be read to complete the setting,
read a zero first before reading a single digit number
(pad with a leading zero).

NOTE

←

AutoSense Read Timeout

³ ]5

Advanced Features

More programming features are available for your Reader. For more
information and access to these advanced features, consult the OSPV
(On-Screen Programming and Viewing) Guide (R44-2080).

90 Imager 8000 Programming Guide

Appendix A

Factory Default Settings

This appendix summarizes the factory default settings for the Reader
Configuration Settings menu.

Configuration Fie1d Default Setting

Communication

Baud 115200

Data Format

Software Flow Control No flow control

CTS CTS Off

RTS

Read Ahead Mode Disabled

8 data bits, no parity bit, 1
stop bits

RTS High on receive
ready

1D Symbologies

Codabar

Codabar Symbology Enabled

Check Character Required Disabled

Send Check Character Enabled

Send Start/Stop Enabled

Edit Format %D%

Minimum Length 1

Maximum Length 99

Programming Guide A-1

Configuration Fie1d Default Setting

Code 128

Code 128 Symbology Enabled

Send EAN-128 Disabled

Function Code Transmission Disabled

Edit Format %D%

Minimum Length 1

Maximum Length 99

Code 39

Code 39 Symbology Enabled

Check Character Required Disabled

Send Check Character Enabled

Send Start/Stop Disabled

Character Set Standard

Edit Format %D%

Minimum Length 1

Maximum Length 99

Code 93

Code 93 Symbology Enabled

Edit Format %D%

Minimum Length 1

Maximum Length 99

EAN-8 Symbology Enabled

EAN-8

EAN-8 Edit Format %D%

A-2 Imager 8000 2D Handheld Reader

Configuration Fie1d Default Setting

EAN-8 Send Check Character

EAN-8 Add-on (Supplement)
Reporting

Enabled

Disabled

EAN-8 Short Quiet Zone Enabled

EAN-13 Symbology Enabled

EAN-13 Edit Format %D%

EAN-13 Send Check Character Enabled

EAN-13 Add-ons (Supplement)
Reporting

Disabled

EAN-13 Short Quiet Zone Enabled

UPC

UPC-A Symbology Enabled

UPC-A Edit Format %D%

UPC-A Send Check Character Enabled

UPC-A Add-on (Supplement)
Reporting

Disabled

UPC-A Short Quiet Zone Enabled

UPC-E Symbology Enabled

UPC-E Edit Format %D%

UPC-E Send Check Character Enabled

UPC-E Add-on (Supplement)
Reporting

Disabled

UPC-E Short Quiet Zone Enabled

UPC-E to UPC-A Translation Disabled

Interleaved 2 of 5

Programming Guide A-3

Configuration Fie1d Default Setting

I 2 of 5 Symbology Enabled

Check Character Required Disabled

Send Check Character Enabled

Edit Format %D%

Minimum Length 14

Maximum Length 98

RSS

Symbology Enabled

Edit Format %D%

2D Symbologies

DataMatrix

DataMatrix Symbology Enabled

Black On White Enabled

White On Black Enabled

Rectangular Symbols Enabled

Edit Format %D%

Maxicode

Maxicode Symbology Enabled

Edit Format %D%

Structure Carrier Message Only Disabled

Mode 0 Enabled

Mode 1 Enabled

Mode 2 Enabled

A-4 Imager 8000 2D Handheld Reader