Scantech Pollux P-4010 User Manual
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Scantech Pollux P-4010
Bar code laser scanner
User's manual
Scantech Pollux P-4010
Copyright © 2007, Scantech-ID BV.
This manual is copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not, in
whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or converted to any electronic medium
or machine readable form without prior written consent of Scantech-ID BV.
Limited Warranty
Under all circumstances this manual should be read attentively, before installing and/or using the product. In no event Scantech-ID BV will be liable for any direct, indirect, special, consequential or
incidental damages arising out of the use or inability to use this documentation or product, even if
advised of the possibility of such damages. In particular, Scantech-ID BV shall not be liable for any
hardware, software, or data that is stored or used with the product, including the cost of repairing,
replacing or recovering the above. Scantech-ID BV reserves the right to change parts of the device
at any time without preceding or direct announcement to the client.
Scantech-ID BV reserves the right to revise this manual, and to make changes in the contents without
obligation to notify any person or entity of the revision or change. A serial number appears on the
product. Make sure that this official registration number has not been removed. It should be used
whenever servicing by Scantech-ID BV or an authorized Scantech dealer is necessary.
Important
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to EN55022, and with the limits for a class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the user’s manual, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. Operation of the equipment in a residential area is likely to cause
harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own
expense. Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment could void the user’s authority to
operate this equipment.
For CE-countries:
- The Pollux is in conformity with the CE standards. Please note that a Scantech CE-marked power
supply unit should be used to conform to these standards.
For USA & Canada:
- To be used with UL listed and CSA certified computers/POS systems. This scanner should only be powered by a UL Listed/CSA Certified power supply having Limited Power Source or Class2 outputs,
rated + 5 V dc/0.75A, + 12 V dc/1A, -12 V dc/0.05A and minimum 40 degrees Celcius operating
environment.
- À utiliser avec des ordinateurs/systèmes POS registrés UL/certifiés CSA.
Radio and television interference
Operation of this equipment in a residential area can cause interference to radio or television reception.
This can be determined by turning the equipment off and on. The user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Re-orientate the receiving antenna
• Relocate the device with respect to the receiver
• Move the device away from the receiver
• Plug the device into a different outlet in order to have the device and
receiver on different branch circuits
If necessary, the user should consult the manufacturer, an authorized Scantech dealer or experienced
radio/television technician for additional suggestions. The booklet "How to Identify and Resolve Radio-TV
Interference Problems", prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, can be of help. It can be
obtained from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, Stock No. 004000003454.
P/N A0920013 January 2007
Table of contents
Preface i
Chapter 1 The Pollux P-4010 1
1.1 Unpacking the Pollux P-4010 2
1.2 Scanning bar codes with the Pollux P-4010 4
1.3 Scanner labelling 6
1.4 Maintaining the scanner 9
1.5 Controlling the scanner from the POS system 9
Chapter 2 Installing the Pollux P-4010 11
2.1 Installing the scanner on a counter surface 13
Chapter 3 Mounting options Pollux P-4010 17
3.1 Flyby mode scanning: right to left 19
3.2 Flyby mode scanning: left to right 21
3.3 Presentation mode scanning 23
Appendices A. Connector types and pin definitions 26
B. Technical specifications 28
C. Troubleshooting 30
Preface
The Pollux P-4010 is an innovative, high performance food retail scanner, combining unequalled performances with enormous installation flexibility. It has a
unique four-directional sealed optical assembly, allowing it to be turned inside
the fixed scanner housing. This new benchmark for vertical supermarket and
hypermarket scanning ensures an ergonomic and user-friendly implementation
wherever it is installed. The Pollux is also one of the flattest scanners available
today, making installation at the check-out even easier.
The dense scan pattern of the Pollux guarantees excellent omni-directional bar
code reading and the new Scantium decoder chip gives the scanner unrivalled
multi-decoding power. An important feature of the Pollux is the Goldrush polygon
technology. Evaporated gold on the polygon makes it ultra light, giving longer
motor life and faster ‘wake-up’ times from the energy saving sleep mode.Two
versions of the Pollux are available, one unit has RS232C and OCIA interfaces
and the other has IBM RS485 and Keyboard Wedge interfaces. An auxiliary port
for connecting another Scantech scanner is standard.
This manual contains three chapters and three appendices. The first chapter
describes the Pollux and its general features.
Instructions for the installation are described in the second chapter.
Precisely follow the instructions for the installation of the scanner.
Default settings can be changed with the bar code labels from the Configuration
Guide that came with the scanner.
The third chapter describes all possible mounting options.
Appendix A shows all connectors of the scanner. Technical specifications of the
Pollux can be found in Appendix B. Refer to Appendix C for troubleshooting if the
scanner is not working properly.
Chapter 1
The Pollux P-4010
1.1 UNPACKING THE POLLUX P-4010
Remove the scanner and its accessories from the box and packing material.
Refer to the packing list to make sure you have received all the items ordered.
Visually inspect the scanner and accessories for any evidence of physical damage. Refer to the figure on page 6 to locate the interface label and make sure
that the scanner interface corresponds with the host system interface.
Immediately contact your supplier if anything appears to be damaged, or if the
supported interface does not correspond with the host system interface.
The various parts of the Pollux P-4010 are:
2 The Pollux P-4010
THE POLLUX P-4010
LED
Sleep mode switch
Good read speaker
POLLUX
The various parts of the Pollux P-4010 are:
Sleep mode switch - When a sleep mode time-out is programmed, the -
scanner can be re-activated by pressing this switch.
The sleep-mode feature is programmable with the
menu labels from the Configuration Guide.
NOTE: The default value for the sleep mode time-out
is set to 30 minutes. When the scanner is in
sleep mode, the LED is intermittently flashing
red.
LED - A red LED indicates that the scanner is ready to read
a bar code. A green LED indicates a good read.
Good read speaker - The speaker is heard whenever data has been read cor-
rectly. The frequency and volume can be adjusted with
the menu labels from the Configuration Guide.
The Pollux P-4010 3
1.2 SCANNING BAR CODES WITH THE POLLUX P-4010
The Pollux P-4010 is an omni-directional scanner featuring a 5 directional scan
field with a 20 lines scan pattern. The scanner's scan volume is illustrated in the
figure below. The optimal reading zone lies between 1 and 9 cm from the scanner window, but bar codes can be read up to 30 cm (11.8 in.) from the scanner
window. The scanner can be used in either fly by or presentation mode.
Scanning a bar code label in fly by mode is very simple: pass the product’s bar
code label along the scanner as illustrated in the figure below.
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Fly by mode:
front view
top view
1 cm
POLLUX
9 cm
scan pattern
volume
30 cm
scanner in
fly by mode
optimal
reading zone
POLLUX
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Bar code is read (green led).
Scanning a bar code label in presentation mode is also very simple: present the
product’s bar code label to the scanner as illustrated in the figure below.
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Presentation mode:
front view
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1. Move the label to the scanner.
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Bar code is read (green led).
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2. Move the label from the scanner.
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1.3 SCANNER LABELLING
Two labels are present on the housing of the Pollux P-4010 as indicated in the
figure below. Two labels are also visible through the scanner window. All labels
are attached by the manufacturer and should not be removed.
The scanner’s serial number is found underneath the bar code label as depicted
in the figure above. This official registration number is strictly related to the
device. The supplier may ask for this number when the scanner needs servicing.
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Part No: <partnr>
Software
<software number>
WO1:<workordernr.>
Serial no. 1
12345678
<serial number>
model <model>
Port1 <IF type>
Port2 <IF type>
Manufactured
<date>
Scantech-ID BV
Amersfoortsestr.124
3769 AN Soesterberg
The Netherlands
World wide
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IEC825 class 1 laser product
Complies with 21CFR1040 as applicable to
a class IIa laser product. Avoid long
term viewing of direct laser light
CAUTION-Laser light when open
Do not stare into beam
POLLUX
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