Unitech K2724, K2724U, K2726, K2726U, K272U User Manual

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Manual

K2724 (-B), K2724S, K272U (-B), K2726 (-B) Multi function Keyboard Magnetic Stripe Card Reader/ Bar Code Slot Reader & built-in Bar Code Decoder for IBM or compatible computers

Date: March 2001

Version: 2.9 V2

Preface

General Advice

Improper handling, storage, external influences and /or further processing can lead to disturbances and defects during use. This is also especially valid if trained personnel do not perform repairs and maintenance work. We reserve the right to make any technical alterations to in accordance with technological advancements.

Information to the user

This device has been tested and found to comply 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 device is operated in a commercial environment. This device generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this 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.

* All information is subject to change without prior notice. * All brand names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Contents

1. Overview Page 1

1.1. Ports and Input Device 2

1.2. Decoding Capability 2

1.2.1. Bar Code 2

1.2.2. Magnetic Stripe 3

1.3. Scanning Mode 3

1.4. Setup 4

2. Understanding the Operation Parameters 4

2.1. Intercharacter Delay 4

2.2. Function Code 5

2.3. Caps-Lock 5

2.4. Alt Key Mode 5

2.5. Code ID 5

2.6. Scanning Mode 6

2.7. Track 1 Output Sequence 7

2.8. Track 2 Output Sequence 8

2.9. Fix Length of 2 of 5 Codes 8

2.10. CLSI Format of Code bar 9

2.11. Zero Expansion of UPC-E 9

2.12. Bookland EAN 9

3. Setup 9

3.1. Setup from Keyboard (for DOS environment) 9

3.2. Setup the Keyboard from Bar Code Menu 10

3.2.1. General Settings 10

3.2.2. Bar Code Length Setting (example) 10

3.2.3. Code ID Setting (example) 11

3.2.4. Preamble, Postamble, and Output Sequence 11

3.3. Data Editing 12

3.4. Batch Setup 20

3.5. Scanner Configuration Manager Software 21

4. Using the Magnetic Stripe Card Reader 22

5. Pin assignment of the scanner port 22

6. Specification 23 Appendix A. – Function Codes Appendix B. – Setup Menu Appendix C. – Full ACPI Chart Appendix D. – Bar Code Test Chart

1. Overview

This is a family of multifunction keyboards with 104/105 keys (US/International version)

enhanced layout. The keyboards feature re-legendable keys, integrated Magnetic Stripe

Card Reader (or Bar Code Slot Reader), and built-in Bar Code scanning input port. The

keyboards also feature a minimal footprint and protection against damage from liquid

spillage.

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* Banking, financial, and insurance data input

* ID entry and security

* Industrial control and automated process applications

* Inventory control

* Shipping and receiving product identification

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1.1 Ports and Input Device

The keyboard has two input ports to accept a variety of input devices:

A port with DB-9 squeeze release type connector at the upper-right hand side of the

keyboard supports barcode scanner input. Wand, CCD, or Laser scanners are supported.

An open slot at the upper-left corner of the keyboard can support a standard dual track

magnetic card reader. Alternatively, this open slot can be configured to support a single

track magnetic reader, triple track magnetic reader, or a bar code slot reader.

The following procedures should be followed when connecting an undecoded barcode

scanner to the scanner port:

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Plug the connector of the scanner into the DB-9 connector located at the right hand

side of the keyboard.

• Switch the computer off.

Switch the computer back on.•

Card Reader Slot

Scanner Port

1.2 Decoding Capability

1.2.1 Bar Code:

* Code 39 Standard and Full ASCII

* UPC\EAN with supplement codes

* Interleaved 2 of 5

* Standard 2 of 5

* MSI Code

* Plessey Code

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(Beige)

K2724B

(Black)

* China Postal Code (Toshiba Code). * Codabar. * UCC/EAN128 * Code 32 (Italian pharmacy). * Code 93. * Code 128. * Label Code IV and V * Delta Distance Code.

1.2.2. Magnetic Stripe:

* Track 1 – IATA. * Track 2 – ABA. * Track 3 – THRIFT.

1.3. Scanning Mode: The keyboard provides seven scanning modes for CCD/Laser scanners:

* Trigger Mode:

Depressing the scanner’s trigger to activate the scanner and automatically turn off the scanner after successful label read. Releasing the trigger will manually de-activate the scanner.

* Flash Mode:

The Keyboard triggers the scanner to scan periodically - providing a trigger-less scanning method. The scanner will strobe on and off until a label is detected. Note – this feature may not work properly with older laser scanners.

* Multiscan:

The scanner’s trigger is held down during the reading of multiple labels - and the scanner is turned off when trigger is released.

* One Press, One Scan:

The scanner’s trigger is pressed once and the scanner remains on until a successful input.

* Test Mode:

The scanner’s trigger is pressed once and the scanner remains on to read whatever label is presented and then sent to computer.

* Old Laser Flash Mode:

This feature is designed to work with older laser scanners. Some models may not work properly with this feature.

* Continuous Mode:

The scanner’s trigger is pressed once and scanner remains on to read a label only once. Subsequent presentations of the same label will be ignored.

1.4. Setup

There are several ways to configure the Keyboard to fit the user’s requirements:

* Keyboard: (Setup Magnetic Stripe Reader)

Setup via any text editor, such as Notepad or WordPad under Microsoft Windows environment. Keyboard setup provides and interactive way to setup the keyboard’s magnetic stripe reader through screen prompting.

* Bar code menu:

Besides the keyboard setup, the keyboard can be programmed by scanning a sequence of bar code labels from the user’s manual. Refer to the Bar Code Menu in Setup Menu of appendix B. Scan the following label to reset the build-in wedge to the Factory Default setting.

Factory Default

* Batch Setup:

Produce custom setup labels and then scan these labels to duplicate the settings on other keyboards

* Software Setup:

Scanner Configuration Manager is a utility program to configure scanner settings on a computer using the Windows 95/98 operating system. Use Scanner Configuration Manager to define the settings and then download the parameters to the scanner.

The “GOOD READ” LED will blink when the Keyboard enters setup mode.

2. Understanding the Operating Parameters

This section describes the operating parameters of the Keyboard.

2.1. Intercharacter Delay

Intercharacter delay is the time period that the keyboard will wait before transmitting the next character. For some applications, an intercharacter delay is necessary in order for a system to keep pace with data transmitted from the Keyboard.

If incomplete data is sent from the Keyboard, increasing the value of this parameter may correct the problem.

2.2. Function Code

The keyboard can emulate special keys, such as function keys and cursor keys, by scanning pre-defined bar code labels - which can be found in Appendix A. Print these bar code labels by printing their corresponding Code 39 characters (in brackets).

2.3. Caps-Lock

This parameter will set the Caps-Lock state of the keyboard so that the character transmitted by the keyboard is in the correct case. * Auto Trace:

Normally the keyboard will trace the Caps-Lock state by itself, but some PC’s scanning performance may be compromised because of Auto Tracing. If scanning performance is poor (or not functioning at all) or if the keyboard cannot output the upper/lower case characters correctly, select one of the next two choices as an alternative to Auto Tracing.

* Lower Case:

When the Keyboard is in the unshifted state (CapsLock is not pressed), select “Lower Case”.

* Upper Case:

When Keyboard has the CapsLock key on, select “Upper Case”.

2.4. Alt Key Mode

Alt Key Mode is an option found under Language Selection. Sending characters by Alt key plus keys on the numeric keypad is a feature in MS-DOS. When “Alt Key Mode” is selected, the keyboard outputs the native ASCII combination codes to represent each character of the bar code scanned. If your system accepts Alt key sending, you can enable this mode and ignore the “Upper/Lower Case” and “Language” selections.

2.5. Code ID

The keyboard can add code IDs to data strings via the following pre-defined IDs for bar code and magnetic stripe card readers. These IDs can be modified via bar code setup. Symbology Pre-Defined UPC-A A UPC-E E EAN-13 F EAN-8 FF I 2 of 5 I S 2 of 5 H

Code 39 M Codabar N Code 93 L Code 128 K UCC/EAN128 ]C1 MSI O Code 32 T Delta Code D Pressey Code P Label Code IV, V B China Postal Code C Track I None Track II None Track III None

2.6. Scanning Mode

For CCD or Laser scanners, the keyboard provides the following seven scanning modes: * Trigger Mode:

When the trigger is pressed, the keyboard will power up the CCD or laser scanner to read the bar code. If the bar code is decoded, the Keyboard will turn off the scanner and upload the data. The Keyboard will turn off the scanner if the label cannot be read within approximately 3 seconds. To read the next label, release and press the trigger again.

* Flash Mode:

When Flash Mode is enabled, the keyboard causes the photo LEDs of the CCD to strobe until it detects a label. When a bar code is detected and read, the keyboard uploads the data and attempts to read the next bar code during the next 5 seconds. If no bar code is read during that period, the photo LEDs begin to strobe again. In Flash Mode, the keyboard is designed to not double-read the same barcode. In order to deliberately re-read the same barcode, the barcode must be removed from the scanner’s readable area for at least one second. Pressing and releasing the trigger will stop the flashing and turn off the photo LEDs. Pressing and releasing the trigger again will resume the flashing.

Note: The flash function is for CCD scanners only. It cannot support Wand or laser scanners. Set the keyboard to Switch Mode in order to operate the scanner. * Multiscan:

When Multiscan is enabled, pressing the trigger enables the scanner to read

multiple labels, and the scanner will continue to read until the trigger is released. This is useful to users that prefer multiple inputs during scanning.

* One Press, One Scan:

With this feature enabled, pressing the scanner’s trigger causes the scanner to remain on until a successful input. This is useful because once the trigger is pressed, the trigger can be released and the scanner will remain “On” until the scanner performs a successful data input and then turns itself off.

* Test Mode:

The test mode tests the scanner or the system. The scanner will remain “On” when the scanner’s trigger is pressed and will read whatever label is presented, and then uploads the data to the computer.

* Old Laser Flash Mode:

This feature is designed to work with some older laser scanners. It will turn off the laser scanner to avoid damaging the scan engine. Some very old models of laser scanners may not work properly with this feature.

* Continuous Mode:

When Continuous Mode is enabled, user presses the scanner’s trigger once and the scanner will remain “On” to read a label, but will not read the same label twice. This is designed to avoid erroneous repeat data input.

2.7. Track 1 Output Sequence

Track 1 of magnetic cards contain account number, last name, first name, and expiration date information. Programming the Output Sequence tells the keyboard how to output those messages. The numbers corresponding to each message are as follows: Message Number Account Number 1 Last Name 2 First Name 3 Expiration Year 4 Expiration Month 5 Discretionary Data 6

Use the assigned number and a separator character to produce your required output.

Example: To get the following output from track 1: Account Number<Enter> Last Name, First Name<Enter> Expiration Month/Expiration Year<Enter>

Program the Output Sequence as: 1<CR>2,3<CR>5/4<CR> Here <CR> is hexadecimal 0D if the bar code menu is used for setup. Scan CR from full ASCII chart to get this character. Or press Ctrl-M if you use keyboard setup. The last <CR> will not be necessary if Terminator is set to Enter. For a card with following messages: %B012345678901234^ABEL/STEVE L MGR ^90010129999999? You will get: 012345678901234 ABEL, STEVE 01/90

The maximum number of characters that can be input in Track 1 Output Sequence is

16. If nothing is defined, all messages will be output.

2.8 Track 2 Output Sequence

The same implementation as Track 1 Output Sequence, but with the following message-number match: Message Number Account Number 1 Expiration Year 2 Expiration Month 3 Discretionary Data 4

The maximum number of characters that can be input in Track 2 Output Sequence is 8. If nothing is defined, all messages will be output.

2.9. Fix Length of 2 of 5 Codes

For Interleaved 2 of 5 and Standard 2 of 5 codes, specifying the decoding length is strongly recommended. By using a fixed length (default), the keyboard will accept lengths of first three I 2 of 5 or S 2 of 5 after powering up as valid decoding lengths. If a bar code has a different length than the first three lengths, the keyboard will not accept that label.

2.10. CLSI Format of Codabar

If selected, 14 characters Codabar (Start/Stop not included) will be output to CLSI format with spaces inserted.

For example

Label content: 01234567890123 CLSI format: 0 1234 56789 0123

2.11. Zero Expansion of UPC-E

When selected, UPC-E will be converted to UPC-A format.

2.12. Bookland EAN (ISBN):

When enabled, the EAN-13 with “978” as first three digits will be converted to ISBN format.

For example: EAN-13 label: 9781234567897 ISBN format: 123456789X

3.Setup

The keyboard can be configured to fit the user’s specific applications. All configuration parameters are stored in a non-volatile memory (256 bytes), which is retained even if power is lost.

3.1 Setup MSR Port from Keyboard

The Magnetic Stripe Reader can be setup by using the keyboard itself. The setup process can be done under any text editor software, such as Notepad or WordPad.

To activate keyboard setup, press Left Shift key and Right Shift key at the same time immediately after system power-up. Setup messages will be displayed on the screen when both Shift keys are released. Instructions on the screen make programming the keyboard simple.

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Note: Keyboard setup must be activated within 10 keystrokes after system

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