Renkforce Mini Wireless Barcode Reader Quick Guide

For full user’s manual, please contact
your local distributor.

Mini Wireless Barcode Reader Quick Guide (Rev7)
P/N: 8012-0061000

Mini Wireless
Barcode Reader

Quick Guide

FCC WARNING STATEMENT

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to
radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CANADIAN DOC STATEMENT

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital

apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les

limites applicables aux appareils numériques de las classe B prescrites dans le

Réglement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté par les ministère des Communica­tions du Canada.

CE MARKING AND EUROPEAN UNION COMPLIANCE

Testing for compliance to CE requirements was performed by an independent
laboratory. The unit under test was found compliant with all the applicable Directives,

2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC.

WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

The WEEE directive places an obligation on all EU-based manufacturers and
importers to take-back electronic products at the end of their useful life.

ROHS STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE

This product is compliant to Directive 2002/95/EC.

NON-MODIFICATION STATEMENT

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for

compliance

RoHS

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WARNING AND CAUTION

1. Take any metals into contact with the terminals in connectors.

2. Use the scanner where any inflammable gases.

If following condition occur, immediately power off the host computer,
disconnect the interface cable, and contact your nearest dealer.

1. Smoke, abnormal odors or noises come from the scanner.

2. Drop the scanner so as to affect the operation or damage its housing.

Do not do behavior below.

1. Put the scanner in places excessively high temperatures such as expose

under direct sunlight.

2. Use the scanner in extremely humid area or drastic temperature

changes.

3. Place the scanner in oily smoke or steam environment such as cooking
range.

4. Be covered or wrapped up the scanner in bad-ventilated area such as
under cloth or blanket.

5. Insert or drop foreign materials or water into scanning window or vents.

6. Using the scanner while hand is wet or damp.

7. Use the scanner with anti-slip gloves containing plasticizer and

Do Not

chemicals or organic solvents such as benzene, thinner, insecticide etc
to clean the housing. Otherwise, it could not result fire and electrical
shock but housing may be broken and injured.

8. Scratch or modify the scanner and bend, twist, pull or heat its interface

cable.

9. Put heavy objects on interface cable.

Do not stare the light source from the scanning window or do not point the

scanning window at other people’s eyes or eyesight may be damaged

by direct exposure under the light.

Do not put the scanner on an unstable or inclined plane.
The scanner may drop, creating injuries.

Once the interface cable is damaged such as exposed or broken copper

wires, stop using immediately and contact your dealer. Otherwise, it could
result fire or electrical shock.

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OUT OF THE BOX

INTRODUCTION

Trigger

LED Indicator

Mini Wireless
Barcode Reader

Mini Wireless
Barcode Reader

Quick Gui de

NUMERIC BARCODES

*1*
*2*

*3*
*4*
*5*

1

2

3

4

5

Quick Guide Quick Connection Card

USB Charger Cable Hand Strap

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Mini USB port

(w/ Protective Cover)

Exit Window

SPECIFICATIONS

Sensor Linear CMOS sensor

Resolution 4mil/ 0.1mm

Indicator LED, Buzzer
PCS 30%

Housing Plastic(PC)

Profile SPP, HID

Battery Life 6000 scans (1 scan/ 5 sec)

Charge Time 2 hours (fully charged)
Radio Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR (Class2)
Coverage 10M/33ft. (line of sight)

Symbologies All major 1D barcodes incl. GS1 Databar

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GETTING STARTED









To scan a barcode, make sure the aiming beam crosses
every bar and space of the barcode.

CHARGING THE BATTERY

Host

USB A

1. Flip open the mini USB port on the scanner.

2. Insert the mini USB connector into the port on the
scanner and USB A connector into a USB port on
the host PC.

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Scanner

Mini USB

BEEPER INDICATION

Single long beep Power up
Single beep Good read
Single short beep The scanner reads a Code39 of
ASCII in configuration procedure
Two beeps i. Wireless connection
ii. The scanner successfully reads
a configuration barcode
Two short beeps
Four beeps (Hi-Lo-Hi-Lo) Out of range/Poor connection
Five beeps Low power
Three beeps Wireless disconnection
Three short beeps i. The scanner reads a barcodes
while disconnected.
ii. The scanner reads an unexpected
barcode during configuration
procedure. (scan [ABORT] to abort
and start over)
Several short beeps The scanner switches from one
communication mode to another

Good read (Batch mode/Memory mode)

LED INDICATION

Off
Flashing Green
Green for 2 sec
Flashing Red
Solid Red

Standby or Power off
Disconnected or Discoverable
Good Read
Low power
Charging

GETTING CONNECTED PINCODE SETUP

There are two modes of wireless communication:

. E043$

*.E043$*

1. Press the trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.

2. Scan [DISC ONNECT ]

3. Scan [BT m ode - HID]; the scanner will emit several beeps.

4. Select “Wireless Scanner” from discovered device list.

5. The Bluetooth application may prompt you to scan
a pincode(see PINC ODE SE TUP section) it generated.

6. The scanner will beep twice to verify the connection.

. E042$

*.E042$*

1. Press the trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.

2. Scan [DISC ONNECT ]

3. Scan [BT m ode - SPP]; the scanner will emit several beeps.

4. Select “Wireless Scanner” from discovered device list.
The default pincode is “1234”.

5. Open serial communication software with com port

(see Device Manager) properly set up.

6. The scanner will beep twice to verify the connection.

. E031$

[ Recommended ]

BT mode - HID

BT mode - SPP

STEP 1

Pincode Start

STEP 2

Scan numeric barcodes (see NUMERIC BARCODES section

on the next pages)

by the Bluetooth application.

STEP 3

Enter

STEP 4

Pincode Stop

. E032$

*.E032$*

based on the pincode generated

$TX

*$TX*

. E033$

*.E033$*

*.E031$*

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Disconnect

NUMERIC BARCODES

*1*
*2*
*3*
*4*
*5*

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1

6

*6*

2

7

*7*

3

8

*8*

4

9

*9*

5

0

*0*

POWER OFF TIMEOUT

The period of inactivity before auto power-off.

Variable Timeout

. B030$

SET MINUTE

*.B030$*

. B029$

*.B029$*

The default timeout is 3 minutes 0 second.

For example, to set the timeout as 5 minutes 30 seconds:

1. Scan [Set Minute]

2. Scan [0] & [5] on page 9 & 10.

3. Scan [Set Minute]

4. Scan [Set Second]

5. Scan [3] & [0] on page 9 & 10.

6. Scan [Set Second]

(Range: 00 ~ 60)

SET SECOND

(Range: 00 ~ 60)

No Timeout (Scanner Always On)

. B021$

DISABLE

*.B021$*

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TIMEOUT

SMARTPHONE/TABLET CONNECTION
Getting Connected - iOS & Android

Simply follow instruction in
5 can be skipped since iOS & Android will not require pin-code
for connection.

,in which step[BT m ode - HID] (page 7)

Touch Keyboard - iOS

. E047$

ENABLE iOS HOTKEY

After enabling iOS Hotkey(disabled by default), you may simply
double-click the trigger to toggle the iPhone/iPad Touch Keyboard.

Touch Keyboard - Android

Please follow below steps to toggle Android virtual keybaord:

1. Enter “Settings”

2. Enter “Language & input”

3. In Keyboard & input window, tap “Default” to continue.

4. Turn off “Hardware - Physical keyboard”, and the Touch

Keyboard will function properly again.

. E043$

BATCH MODEINTERFACE SELECTION

. E054$

*.E043$*

. E042$

*.E042$*

. C008$

*.C008$*

. C006$

*.C006$*

1. BT HID - Emulates a Bluetooth HID keyboard that transmits

each barcode data to the host. (see page 9 for defails)

BT SPP - Emulates a Bluetooth SPP device that transmits

2.

each barcode data to the host. (see page 9 for details)

USB HID - Emulates a USB keyboard that transmits each

3.

barcode data to the host.

4.

USB VCP - Emulates a USB virtual com device that

transmits each barcode data to the host.

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BT HID

BT SPP

USB HID

USB VCP

ENABLE

. E053$

DISABLE

In Batch Mode, data will be temporarily stored in memory buffer

(2KB RAM) when the scanner is out of range or in poor connection

quality. Once the scanner gets back in range, the stored data will
be sent back to the host immediately, which will also be erased in
memory buffer at the same time.

Batch Mode can only function in the following conditions:

1. The scanner has been connected to a host device.

2. The scanner is NOT in Memory Mode.

GENERAL SETTINGS

. A001$

READING MODE

. F002$

. P023$

. A007$

BEEPER

. F012$

. F018$

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DEFAULT

ABORT

CHECK
VERSION

BEEP OFF

BEEP ON

TRIGGER

. F003$

TOGGLE

. F001$

FLASH

. F005$

CONTINUOUS

. F006$

CONTINUOUS
AUTO OFF

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KEYBOARD LAYOUT

. C010$

ENGLISH
(USA)

. C009$

JAPAN
(106 key)

. C018$

. C012$

. C011$

. C014$

. C013$

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ENGLISH
(UK)

FRENCH

GERMAN

ITALIAN

SPANISH

. C025$

CANADIAN
(FRENCH)

. C034$

CANADIAN
(TRADITIONAL)

. C029$

NORWEGIAN

. C026$

SWEDISH

. C031$

PORTUGUESE

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KEYBOARD LAYOUT

. C017$

CZECH
(QWERTY)

. C030$

BELGIAN
(AZERTY)

. C022$

. C021$

. C024$

. C016$

. C023$

. C028$

CZECH
(QWERTZ)

HUNGARIAN
(QWERTZ)

HUNGARIAN
(101 KEY)

SWISS
(GERMAN)

SWISS
(FRENCH)

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DUTCH

. C027$

DANISH

. C032$

SLOVAK

. C033$

BRAZILIAN
(PORTUGUESE)

. C015$

ALT CODE

ENABLE SYMBOLOGIES

. A002$

. K010$

ENABLE
ALL CODE

. G010$

CODE 93

. N017$

. L010$

. L001$

. N001$

. M010$

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CODE 32

UK PLESSEY

MSI

INDUSTRIAL
2 OF 5

MATRIX
2 OF 5

IATA

. L014$

TELEPEN

. N032$

GS1 DATABAR

. N010$

GS1 DATABAR
LIMITED

. N026$

GS1 DATABAR
EXPANDED

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TERMINATOR

. D012$

. D011$

. D013$

. D010$

. D015$

. D014$

CR

The following pages only apply to the
memory version mini wireless scanner.

LF

The firmware version with suffix “MEM”

supports memory function.

CR + LF

NONE

e.g. SM3-c-X.XX.BTA.MEM

The firmware version can be found either

on the scanner box or by scanning below

barcode.

. A007$

SPACE

CHECK VERSION

TAB

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MEMORY MODE

. C035$

For memory version only

DATA FORMAT

For memory version only

. R011$

*.c035$*

MEMORY MODE

After scanning the above barcode, the scanner will be able to collect barcode
data off-line. The barcode data will be stored in the format of:
< Date >, < Time >, < Barcode Data > < CR >

To retrieve stored data, please connect the scanner to the host with cable,
access removable storage device “MiniScan” from which you may open
or copy the file “BARCODE.txt” to your computer.

To delete ONE stored data, please scan below barcode :

. R005$

DELETE LAST DATA

*.R005$*

To delete ALL stored data, simply delete the file “BARCODE.txt” in the
removable storage device “MiniScan” until you hear two beeps.

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DATA FORMAT

*.R011$*

The default Data Format is
below are all items available for display and their codes:

Code Item Code Item

24Date

Barcode Data

Example:

To change Data Format to

1. Scan [

Data Format

2. Scan [4], [2], [3] on page 9.

Data Format

3. Scan [

FIELD SEPARATOR

<Barcode Data> only

3 Time

<Barcode Data>, <Date>, <Time>

]

]

. R010$

*.R010$*

Default is comma ( , ) . You may replace it with any alphanumeric
characters from the full ASCII table in Full User’s Manual.

Example: To change Field Separator to Semicolon ( ; )

Field Separator

1. Scan [

2. Scan [ ; ] from the full ASCII table.

3. Scan [

]

Field Separator

]

DATE FORMAT

. R008$

For memory version only

TIME FORMAT

For memory version only

. R009$

*.R008$*

DATE FORMAT

The default Date Format is DD/MM/YYYY (Code = 09), below

is full list of available formats and their setup codes:

Code Format Code Format

01

DD-MM-YYYY

02

MM-DD-YYYY

03

DD-MM-YY

04

MM-DD-YY

05

YYYY-MM-DD

06

YY-MM-DD

07

DD-MM

08

MM-DD

Example:
To set Date Format to MM/DD/YY (Code =12)

Date Format

1. Scan [

2. Scan [1], [2] on page 9.

3. Scan [

]

Date Format

]

09

DD/MM/YYYY

10

MM/DD/YYYY

11

DD/MM/YY

12

MM/DD/YY

13

YYYY/MM/DD

14

YY/MM/DD

15

DD/MM

16

MM/DD

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TIME FORMAT

*.R009$*

The default Time Format is HH:MM:SS (Code = 01), below

are available formats and their setup codes:

Code Format Code Format

01 HH:MM:SS

Example:
To set Time Format to HH:MM (Code = 02)

Time Format

1. Scan [

2. Scan [0], [2] on page 9 & 10

3. Scan [

]

TimeFormat

]

02 HH:MM

DATE & TIME SETUP

. R006$

For memory version only

SET DATE

*.R006$*

Example: To set Date to 2012-08-01 (Year-Month-Day):

Set Date

1. Scan [

2. Scan [1], [2], [0], [8], [0], [1] on page 9 & 10.

3. Scan [

. R007$

]

Set Date

]

SET TIME

*.R007$*

Example: To set Time to 08:10:30 am (Hr:Min:Sec)

Set Time

1. Scan [

2. Scan [0], [8], [1], [0], [3], [0] on page 9 & 10.

3. Scan [

]

Set Time

]

TEST BARCODES

Code 39

CODE-39 TEST

Interleaved 2 of 5

9876543210

Code 128

12345678

* To avoid Time and Date being reset to factory default due
to running low on battery, please fully charge the scanner for
at least 2 hours before use.

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EAN

7164154

942052