Symbol Technologies LS2100 User Manual

LS 2100

Product Reference Guide

LS 2100 Product Reference Guide

70-32818-01

Revision B — April 2001

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Symbol Technologies, Inc. One Symbol Plaza, Holtsville N.Y. 11742

LS 2100 Undec o de d Scan ne r

Product R e fe r enc e Gu id e

70-32818-01

Revision B
April 2001

©

2001 by Symbol Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or
mechanical means, without permission in writing from Symbol. This includes electronic or
mechanical means, such as photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval
systems. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice.

The s oftware is pro v ided strictly on an “as is” basis. All sof tware, including firmware,
furnished to the user is on a licensed basis. Symbol grants to the user a non-transferable and
non-exclusive license to use each software or firmware program delivered hereunder (licensed
program). Except as noted below , such license may not be assigned, sublicensed, or otherwise
transferred by the user without prior written consent of Symbol. No right to copy a licensed
program in whole or in part is granted, except as permitted under copyright law. The user
shall not modify , merge, or incorporate any form or portion of a licensed program with other
program material, create a derivative wor k fr o m a licens ed p r ogram, or use a li cen sed
program in a network without written permission from Symbol. The user agrees to maintain
Symbol’s copyright notice o n t he l ic ensed pr ogra ms delivered hereunder, and to include the
same on any authorized copies it makes, in whole or in part. The user agrees not to
decomp ile, dis as s emble, decode, or r e verse e ngineer any li ce n sed pr ogram del ivered to the
user or any portion thereof.

Symbol reserves the right to make change s to any software or product to improve reli abil ity,
function, or design.

Symbol does not assume any product liability arising out of, or in connection with, the
application or use of any product, circuit, or application described herein.

No license is granted, either expressly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise under any
Symbol T echnologies, Inc., intellectual property rights. An implied license only exists for
equipment, circuits, and subsystems contained in Symbol products.

Symbol, Spectrum One, and Spectrum24 are registered trademarks of Symbol Te chnologies,
Inc. Other product names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies and are hereby acknowledged.

Symbol T echnologies, Inc.
One Symbol Pl aza
Holtsville, New York 11742-1300

http://www.symbol.com

Contents

Chapt er . About This Guide

Notational Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Related Publications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Service Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v

Symbol Support Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .vi

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Warranty Coverage and Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii

Chapter 1. Setti n g Up th e LS 2100

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Setting Up the LS 2100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Installing the Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Switching Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

Connecting to a Host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

Chapter 2. Scanning with the LS 2100

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Scanning with the LS 2100. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Aiming the Scanner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

LS 2100 Decode Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

Chapt er 3. Maint en ance and Sp ecifications

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

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Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Standard Accessories:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-2

Optional Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3

LS 2100 Signal Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Glossary

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The LS 2100 Undecoded S canner P roduct Refe rence Guide p rovi de s ge ner al in stru ct ion s fo r the se tup ,

programming, operation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the LS 2100 scanner.

Notational Conventions

The followin g conventions are used in th is document:

!

Bullets (!) indicate:

action items

"

lists of alte rnative s

"

lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential

"

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Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as numbered lists.

Related Publications

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LS 2100 Series Quick Reference Guide p/n 70-32817-xx

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LS 2104 Product Reference Guide p/n 70-32820-xx

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LS 2106 Product Reference Guide p/n 70-32821-xx

Service Information

If you have a problem with your equipment, contact the Symbol Support Center for your region. See

page vi for contact information. Before calling, have the model number, serial number, and several of

your bar code symbols at hand.

Call the Support Center from a phone near the scanning equipment so that the service person can try

to talk you through your problem. If the equipment is found to be working properly and the prob lem

is symbol readability, the Support Center will request samples of your bar codes for analysis at our

plant.

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If your problem cannot be solved over the phone, you may need to return your equipment for servici ng.
If that is necessar y, you will be given specific directions.

Note: Symbol Technologies is not responsible for any damages incurred during

shipment if the approved shipping container is not used. Shipping the units
improperly can possibly void the warranty. If the original shipping container
was not kept, contact Symbol to have another sent to you.

Symbol Support Center

For service information, warranty information or technical assistance conta ct or call the Symbol
Support Center in

:

Symbol Technologies, Inc.
One Symbol Plaza
Holtsville, New Yo rk 11742-1300
1-800-653-5350

Symbol Technologies
Symbol Place
Winnersh Triangle, Berkshire RG41 5TP
United Kingdom
0800 328 2424 (Inside U K)
[phone] (Outside UK)

Symbol Technologies Pty. Ltd.
432 St. Kilda Road
Melbourne, Victoria 3004
1-800-672-906 (Inside Australia)
[phone] (O utside Aus trali a)

Symbol Technologies AS
Gydevang 2,
DK-3450 Allerod, Denmark
7020-1718 (Inside Denmar k)
[phone] (Outside Denmark)

Oy Symbol Technologies
Kaupintie 8 A 6
FIN-00440 Helsinki, Finland
9 5407 580 (Inside Finland)
[phone] (Outside Finland)

United States

United Kingdom

Australia

Denmark

Finland

Symbol Technologies Canada, Inc.
2540 Matheson Boulevard East
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L4W 4Z2
905-629-7226

Symbol Technologies Asia, Inc.
230 Victoria Street #04-05
Bugis Junction Office Tower
Singapore 188024
337-6588 (Inside Singapore)
[phone] (Out side Sing apore)

Symbol Technologies Austria GmbH
Prinz-Eugen Strasse 70
Suite 3

2.Haus, 5.Stock
1040 Vienna, Austria
1-505-5794 (Inside Austria)
[phone] (O utside Austr ia)

Contact your local distributor or call
[phone]

Symbol Technologies France
Centre d'Affaire d'A ntony
3 Rue de la Re naissance
92184 Antony Cedex, France
01-40-96-52-21 (Inside France)
[phone] (Outside France)

Europe/Mid-Ea st Dis t ribut or Operations

Canada

Asia/Pacific

Austria

France

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Symbol Technologies GmbH
Waldstrasse 68
D-63128 Dietzenba ch, Germa ny
6074-49020 (Ins ide Germa ny)
[phone] (Outside Germany)

7900 Glades Road
Suite 340
Boca Raton, Flor ida 33434 USA
1-800-347-0178 (Insi de United States)
[phone] (O utside Uni ted States)

Symbol Technologies
Kerkplein 2, 7051 CX
Postbus 24 7050 AA
Varsseveld, Netherlands
315-271700 (Ins ide Nethe rlands )
[phone] (Outside Netherlands)

Symbol Tech nologies Africa Inc.
Block B2
Rutherford Estate
1 Scott Stre e t
Waverly 2090 Johannesburg
Republic of South Africa
11-4405668 (Ins ide Sout h Africa)
[phone] (Outside South Africa)

Symbol Technologies AB
Albygatan 109D
Solna
Sweden
84452900 (Inside Sweden)
[phone] (O utside Sweden)

Germany

Latin America Sales Support

Netherlands

South Africa

Sweden

Symbol Technologies Italia S.R.L.
Via Cristoforo Columbo, 49
20090 Trezzano S/N Navigilo
Milano, Italy
2-484441 (Inside Italy)
[phone] (Outside Italy)

Symbol Technologies Mexico Ltd.
Torre Picasso
Boulevard Manuel Avila Camacho No 88
Lomas de Chapultepec CP 11000
Mexico City, DF, Mexico
5-520-1835 (Inside Mexico)
[phone] (Outs ide Mexico )

Symbol Technologies
Trollasveien 36
Postboks 72
1414 Trollasen, Norway
66810600 (Inside Norway)
[phone] (Outside Norway)

Symbol Technologies S.A.
Edificioi la Piovera Azul
C. Peonias, No. 2 - Sexta Planta
28042 Madrid, Spain
9-1-320-39-09 (Inside Spain)
[phone] (Outside Spain)

Italy

Mexico

Norway

Spain

If you purchased your Symbol product from a Symbol Business Partner, contact that Business Partner

for service.

Warranty

Symbol T echnologies, Inc (“Symbol”) manufac tures its hardware products in accordanc e with industry-

standard practices. Symbol warrants that for a period of twelve (12) months from date of shipment,

products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship.

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This warranty is provided to the original owner only and is not transferable to any third party. It shall
not apply to an y produc t (i) which has been repai red or altered unless done or approved by Symbol, (ii)
which has not been maintained in accordance with any operating or handling instructions supplied by
Symbol, (iii ) w hich has been su bjected to unusual physical or electrical stress, misuse, abuse, power
shortage, negligence or accident or (iv) which has bee n used other than in accor dance with the product
operating and hand ling instructions. P reventive maintenanc e is the responsibility of customer and is no t
covered under this warranty.

Wear items and accessories having a Symbol serial number, will carry a 90-day limited warranty. Non­serialized items will carry a 30-day limited warranty.

Warranty Coverage and Procedure

During the warranty period, Symbol will repair or replace defective products returned to Symbol’s
manufacturing plant in the US. For warranty service in North America, call the Symbol Support Center
at 1-800-653-5350. International customers should contact the local Symbol office or support center.
If warranty service is required, Symbol will issue a Return Ma teria l Authorization Number. Products
must be shipped in the original or comparable packaging, shipping and insurance charges prepaid.
Symbol will ship the repaired or replacement product freight and insurance prepaid in North America.
Shipments from the US or other locations will be made F.O.B. Symbol’s manufacturing plant.

Symbol will use new or refurbished parts at its discretion and will own all parts removed from repaired
products. Customer wil l pay for the replacement product in case it does not return the replaced product
to Symbol within 3 days of receipt of the replace ment product. The proc ess for return and customer’s
charges will be in accordance with Symbol’s Exchange Policy in effect at the time of the exchange.

Customer accepts f ull responsibility for its softwa re and data including the appropriate backup thereof.
Repair or replacement of a product during warranty will not extend the original warranty term.
Symbol’ s Customer Servi ce organization offers an array of service plans, such as on-site, depot, or phone

support, that can b e implemented t o meet custom er’ s special opera tional requirements and are availabl e
at a substantial discount during warranty period.

General

Except for the warranties stated above , Symbol disclaims all warranties, express or imp lied, on products
furnished hereunde r, including without limit ation i mp lie d wa rra nt ies of merchantability and fitne ss for
a parti cul ar purp os e. The stat ed e xp res s warr an tie s are in lie u of al l oblig a tions or liab iliti es on pa rt of
Symbol for damages, including without limitation, special, indirect, or consequential damages arising
out of or in connection with the use or performance of the product.

Seller’s liabilit y for damages to buyer or others resulting from the u se of any product, shall in no way
exceed the purchase price of said product, except in instances of injury to persons or property.

Some states (or jurisdictions) do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conseque ntial
damages, so the proceeding exclusion or limitation may not apply to you.

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