Unitech MS100 User Manual

MS100 Bar Code

Pen Reader

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FCC Information

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 or her own expense.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

RS232 31. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scanner Port 33. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bar Code Symbologies 35. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data Editing 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Function Codes 45. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ASCII Chart 46. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SPECIFICATIONS 48. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

WARRANTY 53. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BAR CODE TEST CHART 54. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keyboard Wedge 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCANNER CONFIGURATION MANAGER 3. . . . . . . .

Device 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beeps and Delays 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Keyboard Wedge 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Scanner Port 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

RS232 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Bar Code Symbologies 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Data Editing 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PROGRAMMING VIA SCANNER INPUT 25. . . . . . . . .

Quick Setup Bar Codes 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Beeps and Delays 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Device Selection and Default 28. . . . . . . . . . . .

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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INTRODUCTION

The MS100 is a family of pen style bar code readers specifically designed
to be a simple, unobtrusive method of scanning bar codes. The operation
is intuitive - simply swipe the MS100 across the bar code you want to read.
The MS100 comes in four interfaces: PS/2, RS232, USB, and TTL Wand,
described below.
Please note that pen bar code scanners might not recognize a given bar
code on the first swipe. All scanners may take several scans to recognize
a particular bar code, but whereas gun type bar code scanners can make
30 scans per second, making even repeated scans seem instantaneous,
pen scanners can only make one scan per swipe.

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MS100A

The Undecoded (or TTL, or Wand) MS100A requires an external decoder
in order to communicate with your computer. Decoders are built into
Wedge devices and many POS (Point of Sale) keyboards, such as the
Unitech KP3700.
The MS100A cannot be configured via Scanner Configuration Manager.
Any modification of the output data must be done in the external decoder.

Normal Operation

MS100-2

The RS232 (Com Port) interface should only be used when your software
is designed to accept com port input. The MS100-2 has a built-in decoder
and outputs the scanned data in ASCII Code. MS100-2 input requires
special software such as HyperTerminal (Bits per second: 9600, Data bits: 8,
Parity: None, Stop bits: 1, Flow control: None) in order to view the output.
The MS100-2 will require an optional power supply unless your computer’s
com port supplies power (unlikely).

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MS100-3

The MS100-3 AT keyboard wedge interface has a “Y” interface cable with
an AT male plug on one end and an AT female plug on the other. The
cable end with the male plug is inserted into your computer’s keyboard
port and your keyboard is plugged into the female plug.
The MS100-3 operation should be “plug and play”. The MS100-3 has a
built-in decoder that outputs the scanned data in Scancode keyboard
format. Your computer will treat your MS100-3’s input as it would normal
keyboard input.
Note: If you are using a laptop computer or a USB keyboard (ie. you are
not using an AT keyboard), then your MS100-3 will need to be configured
as a “Keyboardless Wedge” (see “Device” in the “Scanner Configuration
Manager” section.

MS100-3PS2

The PS/2 Keyboard Wedge interface is the most popular and straightfor­ward. The MS100-3PS2 has a “Y” interface cable with a PS/2 male plug
on one end and a PS/2 female plug on the other. The cable end with the
male plug is inserted into your computer’s keyboard port (not the mouse
port!) and your keyboard is plugged into the female plug.
The MS100-3PS2 operation should be “plug and play”. The MS100-3PS2
has a built-in decoder that outputs the scanned data in Scancode key­board format. Your computer will treat your MS100-3PS2’s input as it
would normal keyboard input.
Note: If you are using a laptop computer or a USB keyboard (ie. you are
not using a PS/2 keyboard), then your MS100-3PS2 will need to be
configured as a “Keyboardless Wedge” (see “Device” in the “Scanner
Configuration Manager” section.

MS100-4

The USB interface is becoming popular and relatively foolproof. Your
MS100-4 uses the standard USB driver that has been included in the
Windows Operating System since Windows 98 SE.
The MS100-4 operation should be “plug and play”. The MS100-4 has a
built-in decoder that outputs the scanned data in HID keyboard format.
Your computer will treat your MS100-4’s input as it would normal keyboard
input.
Note: Mac OS10 users might need to update their USB driver.

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The above icons, from left to right, represent download settings
(from computer to scanner), and upload settings (from scanner to
computer). The third icon opens a Test Pad where you can view the
actual scanner output.

Scanner Configuration Manager software is the simplest and most
foolproof way to configure your scanner settings.

SCANNER CONFIGURATION MANAGER

Above, from left to right, are the standard Windows icons for “New
Document”, Open File”, and “Save File”.
Scanner Configuration Manager saves scanner settings in .cfg files,
so you can have access to a variety of different scanner configura­tions that you’ve set up.
To reset the scanner back to factory default, click on the “New
Document” icon and download the unmanipulated setting to the
scanner (see below).

After loading and starting SCMSetup.exe the icon to the left
will appear on your desktop:

Start it Up

Click on the SCM icon
and the following screen
will appear:

As you can see, you are
presented with a blank
work area and a row of
icons across the top.
Following is an explana­tion of each of the icons:

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The above four icons are used in the “Data Editing” feature of SCM.
From left to right they are the “Add a Formula” icon, the “Remove a
Formula” icon, and the right-hand two are the “Move Formula” icons
that move selected formulas up or down in relation to each other.
For information on data editing, see page 22.

Click this icon to print a series of bar codes that you can scan in
order to configure your scanner to the current SCM settings.
This option is especially useful if downloading to the scanner is not
an option, like when using an interface adaptor or if Windows NT is
your operating system.
If you can produce PDF files via Acrobat, your SCM configuration
can be sent via e-mail to remote locations where they can be
scanned from a printed PDF file (without having to run SCM).

Help is just a click away.

Download to your Scanner

Once you have SCM configured just the way
you want it, click the Download icon (see page

3). The pop-up box to the right should appear:
Select your appropriate interface: USB, RS232,
or PS/2, and then click “OK”.
The green LED on your scanner should blink and you should see the
message “Download completed successfully”. Now your scanner is
ready to use with its new configuration.
If you should get the message “Download to scanner failed”, don’t
dispair. You can still click the “Print” icon (see above) and scan in
the resulting bar codes to configure your scanner.

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The screen to the left
appears. Click on any of
the selections under
“Current Settings” to view
its “Attributes”.

Click the upload icon (see page 3) and the following pop-up screen
will appear: (alternatively, you can click on the “New Document”
icon, page 3, in which case the second screen will appear)

First Look

Enter the scanner product
number (MS100, for
example).
Make sure the proper
Interface radio button
is selected, and click "OK".

After selecting your config­uration settings, click on
the Download icon (see
page 3). The LED on the
top of the scanner will
flash during the download
process. Afterwards, you
will be prompted to do an optional “Quick Test”.

Double-click on any of
the “Attributes” to edit
that attribute. This is
done via a drop-down
menu.

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Beep Tone

Select a value from “None” to “High” to set the loudness of the tone,
or select “Low to High” or “High to Low” to set the characteristic of
the tone.
Default is “Medium”.

Intercharacter Delay

Intercharacter Delay is the time duration between data characters
sent from the scanner to the computer. Intercharacter delay is
usually inserted when the data flow must be slowed down for the
benefit of a slower computer.
Default is “1 ms”.

Interblock Delay

Interblock delay is the time duration that can be inserted between
one block of data and another. This function is analogous to the
time duration required between dialing a phone number’s country
code and the phone number itself. The interblock delay can be
inserted via SCM’s Data Editing function (see page 22).
Default is “10 ms”.

Following is a detailed discussion of each of the settings, their
attributes, and the effects each of these will have on data output
from your Unitech scanner.

Settings

The only attribute for the “Device” setting is “Device ID”, which
defines the device to which the scanner is connected (usually a
computer or terminal). Select the setting that most closely de­scribes your device.
The default selection is “01 - IBM PC/AT, PS/2 MOD 40, 60, 80,
USB”, which is appropriate for most PCs.

Device

The three attributes for “Beeps and Delays” are: “Beep Tone”,
“Intercharacter Delay”, and “Interblock Delay”.

Beeps and Delays

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Keyboard Wedge

Your Unitech keyboard contains a built in data decoder or “wedge”
that translates raw bar code input into Keyboard Scan Code, with
the result that bar code data exits the scanner as if you had typed
the text.
Seven keyboard wedge parameters are listed below:

Function Code

Function Code determines how function code characters from the
scanner is output.

If Yes is selected, then scanned function codes will output the
same as if their corresponding function keys were pressed.
Scanning an F1 label will pop-up a “Help” box, F3 a “Find” pop-up
box, etc.

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•

If No is selected, the scanned function codes will output special
character strings defined by Unitech for non-print character
output.
Default is “Yes”.

Caps-Lock

The Caps Lock function determines how the Caps Lock key controls
the case of alphabetical characters. The three options below are
available:

•

Auto Trace automatically determines the Caps Lock key status
and informs the decoder accordingly.
Lower Case manually coordinates the physical state of the Caps
Lock key with the Caps Lock state of the decoder. For example,
if the Caps Lock light is not on, then “Lower Case” should be
selected.

•

Upper Case is the same as Lower Case (above) except that it
applies to the upper case state. If the Caps Lock is on, then
Upper Case should be selected.
Default is “Auto Trace”.

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Keyboard Wedge, continued

Use Numeric Keypad

The ASCII code for numeric input from the keypad part of the
keyboard is different from that of the upper row of the keyboard
proper. Some accounting programs require keypad input, and for
that reason, the keyboard decoder can output scanned or read
numbers as either keypad or keyboard (upper row) output.
Default is “No”.

Level Duration of Minimal Width

This adjustment refers to the amount of time the wand scanner
requires to recognize an individual bar in a bar code. The choices
are 200 µs (microseconds) or 600 µs.
Default is “200 µs”.

Polarity of Idle Condition

The polarity of the idle condition (while it has no input) of the wand
scanner can be either high or low.
Default is “Low”.

Language

Your Unitech scanner can output characters using eleven different
language sets, including:

Default is “U.S.”

Danish
U.S. English
U.K. English

Norwegian
Swedish
Spanish

Swiss
Alt Key Mode

French
German
Italian

Wand Emulation Output

Wand emulation refers to raw, undecoded bar code data - 0s and
1s. The choice here is whether to assign a 1 (high) to the dark bar
and a 0 (low) to the white space - or vice-versa.

Bar with High / Space with Low
Bar with Low / Space with High

Default is “Bar with High / Space with Low”.

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Baud Rate

Baud Rate (bits per second) refers to the speed of the data through
the RS232 port. If the data error rate is unacceptably high, setting
the baud rate lower should help.
Default is “9600 Baud”.

RS232

ACK/NAK

Data characters that are sent from the receiver to the sender in
order to “acknowlege” or “not acknowlege” the receipt of the data
without error. Rarely used these days.
Default is “No”.

Handshaking

Handshaking is the mechanism that controls the speed of data flow
so that a slower receiver of data is not overwhelmed by a faster
sender of data. Selections are: “Ignore”, “RTS (request to send)
Enabled at Power Up”, and “RTS Enabled in Communication”.
Default is “Ignore”

Data Bit

Number of bits per byte that are dedicated to data (minus start/stop
bits).
Default (and the current universal standard) is “8 Data Bits”.

Parity

A technique used to detect data transmission errors by adding an
extra bit to each character. This scheme has been supplanted in
modern communication devices by “error correction”.
Default (and the current universal standard) is “No Parity”.

BCC Character

Block Check Character. An error checking character added for data
integrity.
Default is “No”.

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Data Direction

Three options are available for data direction: “Send to Host”,
“Send to Host & Terminal”, and “Send to Terminal”.
Default is “Send to Host”.

Time Out

The ACK/NAK function (see page 9) can be given a limited (ranging
from 1 second to 10 seconds) or unlimited amount of time to operate.
Default is “1 Second”.

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Receive Terminator

A user-definable Receive Terminator can be inserted at the end of
bar code data. Pre-defined receive terminators include:

The above special characters must be bracketed by < > symbols as
shown.
Function codes (F keys, cursor up, Enter, etc.) can also be inserted
via hexadecimal code (accessable in a linked menu) and must
include surrounding brackets (<>).
Letters and numbers should be entered directly by keyboard input
without surrounding brackets (<>).
Default is “None”.

<t>: Tab

•

<r>: Carriage Return

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<n>: Line Feed

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<d>: Any Digit

•

<a>: Any Letter

•

<*>: Interblock Delay

•

<“>: “ (quotation marks)

•

<dd>: character in hexadecimal notation

•

<<>: <

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<>>: >

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Terminator

The Terminator is a command that follows the input of bar code
data. Four different terminators can be selected here: “Enter”,
“Return (on numeric keypad)”, “Field Exit or Right Control”, or
“None”. Alternative terminators (such as Tab) can be be configured
via the Postamble function (see page 13).
Default is “Enter”

Double Verification

Double Verification enables the scanner to verify the accuracy of the
output by outputting only after a specified number (from 0 to 7) of
identical results. For instance, if 3 is selected, the scanner will not
output the bar code data until it’s obtained 4 identical scan results.
Because the scanner normally scans at a rate of 33 scans per
second (unless it’s a wand), this process should take less than a
fraction of a second, even for higher values.
Default is “0-Off”

Scanner Port

Terminator, Use Code ID, Double Verification, Scanning Mode,
Label Type, Aim Function for Long-Range Engine, Aim Time for
Long-Range Engine, Preamble, and Postamble are the parameters
for Scanner Port configuration.

Use Code ID

The Code ID function can be used to
identify the type of bar code that is
being scanned by inserting an identify­ing letter (refer to chart at right) at the
beginning of the bar code output.
For example, if the Code ID function is
on, and a bar code string of “54321”
was output as “M54321”, the bar code
would thus be identified as type Code

39.
Default is “No”.

Code 11 / Telpen J

DDelta Code

UPC-A

A

UPC-E E

EAN-13 F

FFEAN-8

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

Plessey Code P

Label Code IV, V B

C

Toshiba Code

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Aim Function for Long Range Engine

The Aim Function causes a laser scanner to output a “pin-point”
aiming aid for a specified period of time (see below) to enable the
user to more easily scan distant bar code labels. This function can
be toggled on or off.
Default is “No”.

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Label Type

Toggle between reading only Positive and both Positive and Nega­tive bar codes. Reading both positive and negative bar codes can
be useful in the graphics industry when negative images must be
proofed.
Default is “Positive”.

Default is “Trigger”

Scanning Mode

Actual bar code scanning can occur in six different ways:

•

Continuous causes the scanner light to remain on and scan bar
codes as they are presented. Bar codes can be “double
scanned” only after a short interval.

•

Old Laser Flash causes the scanner to flash continuously after
the trigger is pressed and will scan each bar code only once per
presentation. A second trigger press stops the scanning.

•

Test is similar to the Flash setting except that the scanner out­puts bar code data in a rapid-fire manner as long as a bar code is
presented to the scanner.

•

One Press One Scan causes the scanner light to remain on
after the trigger is briefly depressed until a bar code is detected
and output.

•

Multiscan allows multiple scans while holding down the trigger.

•

Flashing causes the scanner to flash continuously after the
trigger is pressed until it detects a bar code and outputs the data.
The scanner light will remain on in anticipation of another bar
code for approximately 12 seconds, after which it will begin
flashing again. A second trigger press stops the scanning.

•

Trigger scan causes the scanner light to remain on as long as
the trigger is depressed, whether the bar code is recognized or
not.

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Aiming Time for Long Range Engine

The Aiming Time function specifies the duration of the Aim Function
(see previous page). Length of duration can be specified from
500ms to 2 seconds, in half-second increments.
Default is “1 second”.

Postamble

Identical to Preamble (above), but characters are inserted after
scanned data. A common postamble would be to insert a “Tab” in
lieu of an “Enter” terminator (see page 11).
Default is “None”

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The above special characters must be bracketed by < > symbols as
shown.
Function codes (F keys, cursor up, Enter, etc.) can also be inserted
via hexadecimal code (accessable in a linked menu) and must
include surrounding brackets (<>).
Letters and numbers should be entered directly by keyboard input
without surrounding brackets (<>).
Default is “None”

Preamble

Insert a string of characters prior to the actual scanned data.
Pre-defined characters include:

•

<>>: >

<<>: <

•

•

<dd>: character in hexadecimal notation

•

<“>: “ (quotation marks)

•

<*>: Interblock Delay

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<a>: Any Letter

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<d>: Any Digit

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<n>: Line Feed

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<r>: Carriage Return

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<t>: Tab

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Bar Code Symbologies

Modify the output characteristics of 16 of the most popular bar code
symbologies in current use. Following are the bar code symbolo­gies and their modifiable parameters.

Code 39

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “0”.

•

Send Start/Stop toggles sending or not sending start/stop
sentinels (* in the case of Code 39). Default is “No Send”.

•

Check Digit defines whether or not a check digit (to insure data
accuracy) is calculated, and if so, whether it should be sent or
not. Default is “Not Calculate”.

•

Type toggles Code 39 between Standard and Full ASCII.
Default is “Full ASCII”.

•

Code ID (Full ASCII) is the same as Code ID (Standard), above,
except that the symbology is Full ASCII Code 39.
Default letter is also the letter “M”.

•

Code ID (Standard) is a user-definable identification letter for
Standard Code 39, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID”
function (see page 11). Default is letter “M”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Code 39 on or off. Default is “Yes”.

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Bar Code Symbologies, continued

Standard 2 of 5 / Toshiba Code (China Postal Code)

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “4”.

•

Check Digit defines whether or not a check digit (to insure data
accuracy) is calculated, and if so, whether it should be sent or
not. Default is “Not Calculate”.

•

Fix Length (by first 3 reads) fixes the length of acceptable
subsequent bar code reads from the first three bar codes read.
Useful as a data verification if all bar codes are of a consistent
length. Default is “No”.

•

Toshiba Code ID is the same as S25 Code ID (above), but
instead applicable to Toshiba Code. Default is letter “C”.

•

S25 Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for S 2 of 5,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “H”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read S 2
of 5 / Toshiba Code on or off. Default is “No”.

•

Interleaved 2 of 5

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read I 2
of 5 on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for I 2 of 5, which
is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “I”.

•

Fix Length (by first 3 reads) fixes the length of acceptable
subsequent bar code reads from the first three bar codes read.
Useful as a data verification if all bar codes are of a consistent
length. Default is “No”.

•

Check Digit defines whether or not a check digit (to insure data
accuracy) is calculated, and if so, whether it should be sent or
not. Default is “Not Calculate”.

•

Suppress Digit suppresses the output of the first or last bar
code digit. Default is “Not Suppressed”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “10”.

•

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “64”.

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Bar Code Symbologies, continued

Code 128

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Code 128 on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 128,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “K”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “1”.

•

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “64”.

•

EAN 128

Field Separator is a user-definable character to insert between
fields. Default is “None”.

•

Enable Code ID determines whether or not to assign a Code ID.
Default is “No”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for EAN 128,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is “None”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read EAN
128 on or off. Default is “No”.

•

Code 32

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Code 32 on or off. Default is “No”.

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Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 32,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “T”.

•

Send Leading Character toggles sending or not sending a
leading (“start bar code”) character. Default is “Send”.

•

Send Tailing Character toggles sending or not sending a tailing
(“stop bar code”) character. Default is “Send”.

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Bar Code Symbologies, continued

Code 93

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Code 93 on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 93,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “L”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimal length the user will accept
for a valid bar code. Default is “1”.

•

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”.

•

MSI / Plessey Code

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read MSI
/ Plessey Code on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

MSI Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for MSI
Code, which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see
page 11). Default is letter “O”.

•

Plessey Code ID is the same as MSI Code ID (above), but
instead applicable to Plessey Code. Default is the letter “P”.

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Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “No Send”.

•

Check Digit Formula defines the formula to calculate the check
digit. Options are: “Double Module 10”, Module 11 Plus 10”, and
“Single Module 10”. Default is “Double Module 10”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimal length the user will accept
for a valid bar code. Default is “1”.

•

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “16”.

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Bar Code Symbologies, continued

UPC-A

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “Send”.

•

Send Leading Digit toggles sending or not sending a leading
(“start bar code”) digit. Default is “Send”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for UPC-A, which
is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “A”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
UPC-A on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

Codabar

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “3”.

•

CLSI Format deletes the start and stop sentinels and outputs the
data with spaces inserted after the 1st, 5th, and 10th characters.
Default is “No”.

•

Check Digit defines whether or not a check digit (to insure data
accuracy) is calculated, and if so, whether it should be sent or
not. Default is “Not Calculate”.

•

Send Start/Stop toggles sending or not sending start/stop
sentinels. Default is “No Send”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Codabar,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “N”.

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Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Codabar on or off. Default is “No”.

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EAN-8

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “Send”.

•

Send Leading Digit toggles sending or not sending a leading
(“start bar code”) digit. Default is “Send”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for EAN-8, which
is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letters “FF”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
EAN-8 on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

EAN-13

Bookland EAN toggles whether or not to send the EAN-13 bar
code data in Bookland EAN (ISBN) format. Default is “No”.

•

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “Send”.

•

Send Leading Digit toggles sending or not sending a leading
(“start bar code”) digit. Default is “Send”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for EAN-13, which
is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “F”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
EAN-13 on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

UPC-E

Enable NSC=1 allows the output of a UPC-E bar code with a first
digit of “1”. Default is “No”.

•

Zero Expansion adds 0s to the bar code output to change the
output format to UPC-A. Default is “No”.

•

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “No Send”.

•

Send Leading Digit toggles sending or not sending a leading
(“start bar code”) digit. Default is “Send”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for UPC-E, which
is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “E”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
UPC-E on or off. Default is “Yes”.

•

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Code 11

Maximum Length defines the maximum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “48”.

•

Minimum Length defines the minimum length the user will
accept for a valid bar code. Default is “1”.

•

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “No Send”.

•

Check Digit Number defines the check digit correct result to be
either “1” or “2”. Default is “2”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code 11,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “J”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Code 11 on or off. Default is “No”.

•

Delta Code

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “Send”.

•

Calculate Check Digit toggles whether or not to calculate a
check digit. Default is “Yes”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Delta Code,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “D”.

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Delta Code on or off. Default is “No”.

•

Supplement Code (for UPC-E, ISBN, EAN-13)

Insert Space Separator toggles whether or not to output a space
between the main and supplemental bar codes. Default is “No”.

•

Must Present toggles whether or not the supplemental bar code
must be present in order to output data. Default is “Yes”.

•

Five Supplement Code toggles whether the five digit supple­mental bar code is to be recognized. Default is “No”.

•

Two Supplement Code toggles whether the two digit supple­mental bar code is to be recognized. Default is “No”.

•

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Label Code IV and V

•

Enabled toggles the ability for the keyboard/scanner to read
Label Code IV and V on or off. Default is “No”.

Send Check Digit toggles whether or not to send a check digit.
Default is “Send”.

•

Code ID is a user-definable identification letter for Code IV and V,
which is referred to in the “Use Code ID” function (see page 11).
Default is letter “B”.

•

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Data Editing

Qualifier

The Qualifier section defines the conditions that must be present for
the bar code to be modified, such as what type of bar code it must be
(Code 39, EAN-13, etc.), what length the bar code must be, or what
characters (defined by a match string) the bar code must contain.
When the conditions of the Qualifier are met, the bar code is then
modified according to the rules defined in the “Modifier”, below.

From Original extracts the desired

data from the existing bar code.
The Start Parameter defines the
beginning of the string of data that
is to be output. The start parameter
can either be defined by position
starting from the beginning (“From
Position”), or a specific number of
characters from the end of the string (“From Last Position”), or a
specified number of characters before or after a user-defined char­acter string (“After Matching”).

Modifier

The Modifier section contains three selections: “From Original”,
“Add New”, and “Delete”.

The End Parameter defines the end of the string of data that is to
be output. Three options are available: “Number Of Characters To
Output”, “All Remaining”, and “After Matching”. The first two are
self-explanatory. “After Matching” defines the end as a specified
number of characters before or after a user-defined character string.

Data Editing is a powerful function that can give you tremendous
control over how data is exported from the scanner.

After clicking on “Data Editing” the
data editing icons become active.
Click on the icon with the blue
circle and white plus sign.

The “Define Formula” pop-up box to
the right appears, which is divided
into two sections: “Qualifier” and
“Modifier”.

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Delete deletes existing modifier strings.

Move Up / Move Down moves the modifiers up and down

in relation to each other. The top modifier will be performed
first and each one down the list will be performed in se­quence. The original data (modified or unmodified) will be
output according to its position in the modifier sequence.

Even if the original bar code data is not modified, if additional char­acters are to be added (see “Add New”, below) the original Start
Parameter must be defined as From Position “1” and the End
Parameter defined as “All Remaining”, otherwise, none of the
original data will be output.

Add New adds characters (printing and non-

printing) to the data output from the scanner/
reader. These characters can be added before
and/or after the actual scanned data (see “Move
Up / Move Down”, below). Pre-defined charac­ters include:

Characters must be bracketed by < > symbols.
Letters and numbers should be represented in hexadecimal format
(accessable in a linked menu). For instance, the lower-case letter
“t” should be entered as <74> and the numeral 5 should be entered
as <35>.
Function codes (F keys, Cursor up, Enter, etc.) can also be inserted
via hexadecimal code (accessable in a linked menu).

<>>: > (greater than)

•

<<>: < (less than)

•

<dd>: character in hexadecimal notation

•

<“>: “ (quotation marks)

•

<*>: Interblock Delay (data editing)

•

<a>: Any Letter (data editing)

•

<d>: Any Digit (data editing)

•

<n>: Line Feed

•

<r>: Carriage Return

•

<t>: Tab

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Data Editing, continued

The “Everything Else” Formula

If a formula is entered into the Data Editing area, then all scanned
bar codes will be evaluated according to this formula. If the
scanned bar code does not satisfy the requirements of the Qualifier
(see page 22), then no data is output. Practically speaking, the
scanner has been set up to scan only bar codes that are defined by
the Qualifier. You will not be able to scan other types of bar codes.
The answer to this problem is to end the sequence of formulas with
a formula that has no Qualifier and whose Modifier includes all the
scanned data (starts at position 1 and outputs “all remaining”). An
example of this can be seen as Formula 7 above.

In the example pictured above, a series of formulas are designed to
output all the data in a bar code that follows a series of “0”s. For
instance, if the actual bar code is “000045678”, the desired output
would be “45678” (the original minus all the 0s occurring at the
beginning of the string). If there are six 0s (Formula 1), then the
output starts at the seventh position. If there are five 0s (Formula

2), then the output starts at the sixth position, etc.
If, instead, we were to place the qualifier for two 0s above (before)
the qualifier for six 0s, then the formula stipulating two 0s would
activate even if there were six 0s in the bar code because the
qualifier would stop looking for 0s after it had found two. In this
case, all qualifiers with three or more 0s would be disregarded,
which would not be a desirable result.

Arrange Formulas

After the formulas have
been created, they must
be arranged in the opti­mum sequence by select­ing formulas and using the
“Move Formula” icons (see
page 4). This sequence is
usually according to their
qualifier - from least likely
to occur to most likely to
occur.

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PROGRAMMING VIA SCANNER INPUT

In addition to the Scanner Configuration Manager software, your
Unitech scanner can also be configured via bar code scanner input,
by scanning in the bar codes on the following pages.

The concept is fairly simple: Parameters are associated together
into groups. For instance, on page 35, “Beep Tone”, “Interblock
Delay”, and “Intercharacter Delay” form a group called “Beeps and
Delays”.

In order to modify a particular parameter, first you must scan an
“Enter Group X” bar code to start the procedure. For instance, to
change the Beep Tone, first you must scan the “Enter Group 2” bar
code. The scanner will emit a triple beep which indicates that the

scanner has entered configuration mode. (The scanner will remain

in configuration mode until the "Exit" bar code has been scanned.)

Then you must scan the bar code of the parameter you’d like to
modify. To modify the Beep Tone, scan the “A1” label.

Then select a number along the left side of the page that corre­sponds with the modification you wish to make. To set the Beep
Tone to “High”, scan the “3” label. Please note that factory default
settings are printed in bold face.

If you’d like to modify another parameter within the same group,
scan another parameter label now. To change “Intercharacter
Delay”, scan the “A3” label. Then scan the number that corre­sponds with your requirements.

After you’re finished modifying your selected parameters in “Beeps
and Delays”, scan the “Exit” bar code at the bottom of the page to
end the modification session. The keyboard will emit a double beep
to indicate that it is no longer in configuration mode.

An easy alternative programming method is to simply scan in the
bar codes in the Quick Setup labels on the next page, if appropriate.

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Quick Setup Bar Codes

Device Type

USB

IBM Terminal

Keyboardless

Code 39

Wand Emulation

Serial Interface

Terminal Wedge

PC AT (PS/2)

PS/2

Macintosh

Enter

Field Exit

Terminator

Inter-Character Delay

1 ms

20 ms

Trigger

Flash

Scanner Mode Code ID

No

Yes

None

Medium

Beep

U.S.

Alt Key

Scan Code

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Quick Setup Bar Codes, continued

Default

Cut Leading Digit

Send Check Digit

UPC-A Conversion

UPC-E

Default

Cut Leading Digit

Cut Check Digit

EAN-8

Default

Cut Leading Digit

Cut Check Digit

ISBN Conversion

EAN-13

UPC-A

Default

Cut Leading Digit

Cut Check Digit

Supplemental Code

No

Yes

Menu Setup

Enable / Disable

Display Version

Display Version

Factory Default

Factory Default

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Device Selection and Default

28 - Dorio ANSI Keyboard

00 - IBM PC/XT

01 - IBM PC/AT, PS/2 MOD 40, 60, 80, USB etc.

02 - IBM PS/2 MOD 30 (8086) 25, 56, 70, 90

08 - IBM 3196 / 3197

09 - IBM 3476 / 3477

10 - IBM 3191 / 3192 / 3270PC

11 - IBM 3486 / 3487 / 3488

13 - IBM 3471 / 3472 (3179)

15 - IBM 3180

17 - IBM 3151

19 - IBM 5550-5P

20 - IBM 5550-6P

06 - Keyboardless Wedge (PC/AT, Notebook)

03 - Macintosh (ADB Port)

04 - Serial Wedge

35 - Serial TTL Inverted

25 - Terminal Wedge

26 - Wand Emulation (Native Output)

07 - Wand Emulation (with Code 39 output)

32 - DEC VT220/320/420

27 - Dorio PC Keyboard

Device ID Device Type

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Enter Group 1

Factory Default

Group Default

Exit

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Beeps and Delays

Interblock Delay: (see page 6)

0 - 0 ms

1 - 10 ms
2 - 50 ms
3 - 100 ms
4 - 500 ms
5 - 1 seconds
6 - 3 seconds
7 - 5 seconds

Beep Tone: (see page 6)

0 - None
1 - Low

2 - Medium

3 - High
4 - Low to High
5 - High to Low

0 - 0 ms

1 - 1 ms
2 - 2 ms
3 - 5 ms
4 - 10 ms
5 - 30 ms
6 - 50 ms
7 - 100 ms

Intercharacter Delay:

(see page 6)

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Group Default

Enter Group 2

A1

A2

A3

Exit

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Keyboard Interface

Caps-Lock: (see page 7)

0 - Auto Trace (PC/AT)

1 - Lower Case 2 - Upper Case

Function Code: (see page 7)

0 - Off 1 - ON

Language (For PC/AT): (see page 8)

9 - Alt Key Mode

Enter Group 3

Group Default

B1

B2

B3

Exit

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

:

0 - Disable 1 - Enable

Use Number Keypad Digits: (see page 8)

B8

0 - U.S.

3 - Swedish
6 - Italian

1 - U.K.
4 - Spanish
7 - German

2 - Swiss
5 - Norwegian
8 - French
: - Danish

RS232

Group Default

Enter Group 4

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

C1

Baud Rate:

0 = 300 4 = 4800
1 = 600 5 = 9600
2 = 1200 6 = 19200
3 = 2400 7 = 38400

C2

Parity:

2 = Mark

0 = Even 3 = Space
1 = Odd 4 = None

C3

Data Bit:

0 = 7

1 = 8

C4

Handshaking (for serial wedge)

0 = Ignore

1 = RTS enabled at Power Up
2 = RTS enabled in Communication

C5

ACK/NAK (for serial wedge)

0 = Off

1 = On

C6

BCC Character (for serial wedge)

0 = Off

1 = On

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C7

Time Out (for serial wedge)

0 = 1 second

1 = 3 seconds
2 = 10 seconds
3 = Unlimited

C8

Data Direction (for Terminal Wedge)

0 = Send to Host

1 = Send to Host and Terminal
2 = Send to Terminal

RS232, continued

Exit

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

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Scanner Port

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Group Default

Enter Group 5

Code ID: (see page 11)

Note: This setting does not affect EAN128
Code ID. EAN128 has its own Code ID
setting on page 11.

0 - disable 1 - Enable

D2

Terminator: (see page 11)

3 - None2 - Field Exit or Right Ctrl

0 - Enter 1 - Return (on keypad)

D1

* Scan two digits to choose a code (symbology), then scan
characters from the Full ASCII table (pages 44 to 47)to define the
code ID.

Define Code ID: (see pages 14 to 21)

01 - Code 39 Standard

00 - Code 39 Full ASCII

02 - EAN-13

04 - EAN-8
05 - UPC-E
06 - Interleaved 2 of 5
07 - Codabar
08 - Code 128
09 - Code 93

03 - UPC-A

10 - Standard 2 of 5
11 - MSI Code
12 - EAN 128
13 - Code 32 (Italian pharmacy)
14 - Delta Code
15 - Label Code
16 - Plessey Code
17 - Code 11 (Special)
18 - China Postal Code (Toshiba Code)

D3

0 - Off 1~7 - On (Verify 1~7 times)

Double Verification: (see page 11)

D4

0 - Trigger 1 - Flashing 2 - Multiscan
3 - One Press One Scan 4 - Test Mode
5 - Old Laser flash Mode 6 - Continuous

Scanning Mode: (see page 12)

D5

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Scanner Port, continued

0 - Positive 1 - Positive and Negative

Label Type: (see page 12)

0 - Disable 1 - Enable

Aim Function for Long Range Laser
Engine: (see page 12)

0 - Disable 1 - Enable

Data Length (Two Digits) Send:

A Preamble or Postamble can be inserted
before or after the scanned bar code output
(a Tab, for instance).
To insert a postamble, scan the “Postamble”
(00) bar code, scan your selected postamble
from the Function Code (page 43) or ASCII
Code (pages 44 to 47) charts, and then scan
the “Postamble” (00) bar code once again.
To insert a preamble, follow the
same procedure, but using the “PP” bar code.

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Exit

D6

D7

D8

PP

Preamble

OO

Postamble

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Symbologies:

Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 of 5 / Code 32 / Telpen / UCC/EAN128

Group Default

Enter Group 6

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

:

Standard 2 of 5
China Postal Code (Toshiba Code):

1 ~ 48 - Min. Length 4 / Max. Length 48

6 - Check Digit not Calculate

5 - Check Digit Calculate, not send

4 - Check Digit Calculate & Send

2/3 - Fix Length On / Off ( by first three reads)

0/1 - Disable/Enable

(See next page for Min./Max. Length procedure)

F3

F2

2 ~ 64 - Min. Length 10 / Max. Length 64

Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF):

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Fix Length On / Off (by first three reads)
4 - Check Digit Calculate & Send
5 - Calculate Check Digit, Not Send

6 - Check Digit Not Calculate

7 - Suppress First Digit
8 - Suppress Last Digit

9 - Last Digit Not Suppressed

(See next page for Min./Max. Length procedure)

F1

0 ~ 48 - Min. Length 0 / Max. Length 48

Code 39:

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Full ASCII / Standard

4 - Check Digit Calculate & Send
5 - Check Digit Calculate, Not Send

6 - Check Digit Not Calculate
7/8 - Send / No Send Start/Stop
9/: - Double Labels Decoding Off / On

(See next page for Min./Max. Length procedure)

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Code 39 / I 2 of 5 / S 2 of 5 / Code 32 / Telpen / UCC/EAN128, continued

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Exit

MM

Min. Length

NN

Max. Length

To define minimum or maximum acceptable
bar code data length, after scanning the
parameter code (F1, F2, or F3) scan the
“MM” or “NN” to the right, scan the number(s)
to the left, and then scan the “MM” or “NN”
again. Then scan “Exit” as usual.

Define Minimum and Maximum Length

Define a Separator for Double Labels:

Scan from the ASCII Code chart (pages 44 to

47) to select a new separator for double labels

F8

Scan from the ASCII Code chart (pages 44 to

47) to define a new fields separator

Define the EAN128 Fields Separator:

F7

Note: If EAN128 is disabled, EAN128 labels
will be decoded as Code 128

UCC/EAN 128:

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Code ID Disable / Enable

F6

2/3 - Standard / Numeric Set

Telepen:

0/1 - Disable / Enable

F5

4/5 - Tailing Character Send / No Send

Code 32 (Italian Pharmacy):

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Leading Character Send / No Send

F4

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Symbologies:

Code 128 / MSI / Code 93 / Code 11 / Codabar / Label Code

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Group Default

Enter Group 7

G1

0/1 - Disable / Enable
1-64 - Min. Length 1 / Max. Length 64

Code 128:

(See next page for Min./Max. Length proce­dure)

G2

MSI / Plessey Code:

(See next page for Min./Max. length procedure)

1~16 - Min Length 1 / Max Length 16

6 - Check Digit Single Module 10

5 - Check Digit Module 11 plus 10

4 - Check Digit Double Module 10

2/3 - Check Digit Send / No Send

0/1 - Disable / Enable

0/1 — Disable/Enable

2/3 — One / Tw o Check Digit
4/5 — Check Send / No Send
1-48 — Min Length 1 / Max Length 48

Code 11: (Special)

(See next page for Min./Max. Length procedure)

G4

0/1 — Disable/Enable
1-48 — Min Length 1 / Max Length 48

Code 93:

(See next page for Min./Max. Length
procedure)

G3

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0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Exit

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Checksum send / No send

Label Code IV and V:

G6

To define minimum or maximum acceptable
bar code data length, after scanning the
parameter code (G1 through G5) scan the
“MM” or “NN” to the right, scan the number(s)
to the left, and then scan the “MM” or “NN”
again. Then scan “Exit” as usual.

Define Minimum and Maximum Length

MM

Min. Length

NN

Max. Length

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Start & Stop Send / No Send
4 - Check Digit Calculate & Send
5 - Check Digit Calculate but not Send
6 - Check Digit not Calculate
7/8 - CLSI Format On / Off
3 ~ 48 - Min Length 3 / Max Length 48

Codabar:

(See below for Min./Max. Length procedure)

G5

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Symbologies:

UPC / EAN / Delta Code

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Check Digit Calculate / Not Calculate
4/5 - Check Digit Send / No Send

Delta Distance Code:

0/1 - Two Supplement Code Off / On
2/3 - Five Supplement Code Off / On

4 - Transmit if Present
5 - Must be Present.
6/7 - Insert Space Separator / Not Insert

Supplement Code:

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Leading Digit Send / No Send
4/5 - Check Digit Send / No Send

EAN-8:

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Leading Digit Send / No Send
4/5 - Check Digit Send / No Send
6/7 - Bookland EAN (ISBN) Enable / Disable

EAN-13:

0/1 - Disable / Enable
2/3 - Leading Digit Send / No Send

4/5 - Check Digit Send / No Send
6/7 - Zero Expansion On / Off

8/9 - Disable / Enable NSC=1

UPC-E:

0/1 — Disable/Enable
2/3 — Leading Digit Send / No Send
4/5 — Check Digit Send / No Send

UPC-A:

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Group Default

Enter Group 8

H1

H2

H3

H4

H5

H6

Exit

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Data Editing:

Data Editing allows you to manipulate the bar code data output into a format that
you require by scanning in the bar codes on page 42 in addition to Function Codes
and ASCII Codes on pages 43 to 47.

After scanning the “Enter Group 9” bar code, all the subsequent bar code input
(except character string units) beginning with “IN_ID” must be separated by
scanning comma bar codes, until you scan the final “Enter” followed by the “Exit”
bar code. The “Enter Group 9” and the “Enter” barcodes are not followed by
commas.

Each programming parameter is input according to the following patterns:

Parameters are grouped into Qualifiers and Modifiers.
Qualifiers specify the conditions that must be met in order for data editing to
occur, be it minimum or maximum data length, specific symbologies, or specific
character strings present.
Modifiers modify the data output according to pre-set rules by either removing
specified parts of the data or adding user-defined data.
When programming the keyboard/scanner, qualifiers must precede modifiers.

Input ID - Specific bar code symbologies can be selected for special
treatment. The programming bar codes must be entered in the following
sequence: IN_ID,ID1,ID2,...,IDX, - where “IN_ID” announces that the next
bar code inputs refer to the various bar code symbologies according to their
“Code Type” on page 48. For example, if UPC-A and Code 32 bar codes
are to to be singled out for data editing, the bar code scanning sequence
should be “IN_ID,3,13,”.

Length - Bar codes of specific length can be selected. The programming
bar codes must be entered in the following sequence:
LEN,MIN,MAX, - where “LEN” announces that the next bar code inputs refer
to the minimum and maximum length bar codes allowable. For example, if
we only want data editing to apply to bar codes between 6 and 12 charac­ters long, then the bar code scanning sequence should be “LEN,6,12,”.

Qualifiers:

Match - Bar codes with specific character strings can be selected. The

programming bar codes must be entered in the following sequence:
MATCH,P1,”S1”,P2,”S2”,...,PX,”SX”, - where “MATCH” announces that
the next bar code inputs will define where in the data a specific string will be
located, and what characters the string consists of, surrounded by quotation
marks. For example, if the bar code to be selected requires the string “efgh”
beginning at the 3rd position, the bar code scanning sequence should be
“MATCH,3,”efgh”,”. If we’re looking for “efgh” anywhere within the bar code,
the sequence should be “MATCH,*,”efgh”,”, with the “*” character signifying
that it could be anywhere in the string.

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Modifiers:

Original Data - Part or all of the original data string can be selected. The

programming bar codes must be entered in the following sequence:
O-STR,P,N, - where “O-STR” announces that the next bar code inputs refer
to where the output should begin and how many characters should be
output.
For example, if 7 characters are to be output beginning with the 4th charac­ter, the bar code scanning sequence should be “O-STR,4,7,”. If we want all
the characters after the 4th character output, the sequence should be “O-
STR,4,#,”, with the “#” character signifying that the entire string should be
output. Should you decide that the last two characters should not be output,
the sequence would be “O-STR,4,#-2,”, with “#-2” specifying all remaining
minus 2.

Data Editing, continued

Additional Data - User-specified data can be added by simply surrounding

it with quotation marks. For instance, if you want to follow the original data
with the characters “123”, then simply add ”123”, after the O-STR parameter.
If the additional data is to be added before the original data, then it needs to
precede the O-STR parameter. Additional data can be scanned in from the
Function Code or ASCII Code pages (pages 43 through 47).

Thus, if we want to output just the first five characters only from UPC-A input and
follow it with three “0”s, the scanning sequence would be the following:

Enter Group 9 IN_ID , 3 , O-STR , 1 , 5 , “ 0 0 0 “ , Enter Exit

If we only want to treat UPC-A this way, but still want other symbologies to output
normally, the scanning sequence would be the following:

Enter Group 9 IN_ID , 3 , O-STR , 1 , 5 , “ 0 0 0 “ , Enter

IN_ID , 19 , O-STR , 1 , # , Enter Exit

Finally, end the programming sequence with the “Enter” bar code. Do not follow it
with a comma. If you need to add another formula, do so now by scanning the
“IN_ID” bar code directly, followed by the rest of the second formula’s parameters.
Lastly, scan the “Exit” bar code.

Special Characters

, Comma - Used as a separator between formula parameters, beginning

with the IN_ID parameter and ending with the Enter parameter.

“ Quotation Mark - Used to begin and end a character string. A character

string bounded by quotation marks is treated as a single unit, and would
be written as “abcd”.

* Asterisk - Wild character used to specify any digit or any position.

# Hash Sign - Wild character used to specify any letter or last position.

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Data Editing, continued

Code Type:

10 - S 2 of 5

19 - All Inputs

18 - China Postal Code

11 - MSI Code

17 - Code 11(Special)

16 - Plessey Code

15 - Label Code

14 - Delta Code

13 - Code 32

12 - EAN 128

9 - Code 93

7 - Codabar

6 - I 2 of 5

5 - UPC-E

4 - EAN-8

3 - UPC-A

2 - EAN-13

1 - Code 39 Std.

0 - Code 39 Full

8 - Code 128

, - delimiter to separate parameters.
“ - string specifier.
* - specify any digit or any position.
# - specify any letter or all input.

Special Characters in this section:

ID1, ID2, etc. = number for Code ID.
P1, P2, etc. = position.
S1, S2, etc. = string, “abc...”.
P = number or string for start position.
N = number of char. or string to end position.

Input ID: IN_ID,ID1,ID2,...,IDX,
Length: LEN,MIN,MAX,
Match: MATCH,P1,S1,P2,S2,...,PX,SX,
A-String: “abc...”,
O-String: O-STR,P,N,

Formula Format:

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Group Default

Exit

Enter Group 9

+

-

Review

IN_ID

LEN

MATCH

O-STR

"

*

#

Enter

Backspace

,

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Function Codes for PC

(Code 39)

(Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing)

F1 (%VA)

F4 (%VD)

F7 (%VG)

F10 (%VJ)

Esc (/FK)

Tab (/FI)

Back Tab (/FJ)

Shift Make (/FP)

Shift Break (/FS)

Ctrl Make (/FQ)

Ctrl Break (/FT)

F3 (%VC)

F6 (%VF)

F9 (%VI)

F12 (%VL)

Delete (/FX)

Left Enter (/FL)

Right Enter (/FM)

Page Up (/FG)

Page Down (/FH)

Right Ctrl (/FO)

F2 (%VB)

F5 (%VE)

F8 (%VH)

F11 (%VK)

Cursor Up (/FE)

Cursor Down (/FF)

Cursor Left (/FD)

Cursor Right (/FC)

Insert (/FW)

Alt Make (/FR)

Alt Break (/FU)

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ASCII Chart

(Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing)

VT ($K)

FF ($L)

CR ($M)

SO ($N)

SI ($O)

DLE ($P)

DC1 ($Q)

DC2 ($R)

DC3 ($S)

DC4 ($T)

NAK ($U)

ENQ ($E)

NUL (%U)

SOH ($A)

STX ($B)

ETX ($C)

EOT ($D)

ACK ($F)

BEL ($G)

BS ($H)

LF ($J)

Tab (%I)

SYN ($V)

ETB ($W)

CAN ($X)

EM ($Y)

SUB ($Z)

FS (%B)

GS (%C)

RS (%D)

US (%E)

Escape (%A)

Space

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ASCII Chart, continued

(Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing)

, (/L)

-

.

/

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

: (/Z)

; (%F)

< (%G)

= (%H)

> (%I)

? (%J)

@ (%V)

! (/A)

" (/B)

# (/C)

$

%

& (/F)

( (/H)

) (/I)

* (/J)

+

` (/G)

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ASCII Chart, continued

(Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing)

L

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

V

W

X

Y

Z

[ (%K)

\ (%L)

] (%M)

^ (%N)

_ (%O)

' (%W)

A

B

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

C

D

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ASCII Chart, continued

(Characters in parentheses represent Code 39 bar code printing)

a (+A)

b (+B)

c (+C)

d (+D)

e (+E)

f (+F)

g (+G)

h (+H)

i (+I)

j (+J)

k (+K)

l (+L)

m (+M)

n (+N)

o (+O)

p (+P)

q (+Q)

r (+R)

s (+S)

t (+T)

u (+U)

v (+V)

w (+W)

x (+X)

y (+Y)

z (+Z)

{ (%P)

| (%Q)

} (%R)

~ (%S)

Delete (%T)

ENVIRONMENTAL

-4° to 158° F (-20° to 70° C)Storage:

Temperature: Operating: 32° to 131° F (0° to 55° C)

Humidity: 20% to 85% RH non-condensing

SPECIFICATIONS

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PERFORMANCE

Resolution: 5 mils (.012mm) min.

Light Source: 660nm Red LED

Depth of field: 0.04” (0.1mm)

Scan rate: 2” (50mm) to 30” (750mm) per second

Print Contrast Ratio: 0.5 min.

Reading Angle: 0° to 45°

0.18mm @ PCR 0.5

Minimum Bar Width: 0.12mm @ PCR 0.9

DECODER

Configuration: Via Scanner Configuration Manager software

(downloadable from www.ute.com) or bar code
setup menus in manual

Data Editing: Almost unlimited

Interfaces:

PS/2, RS232, TTL, USB (see next page for pinouts)

Symbologies: Codabar, Code 11, Code 32, Code 39 (Standard

and Full ASCII), Code 93, Code 128, Delta Code,
EAN-8, EAN-13, Label Code IV and V, MSI Code,
Plessey Code, Standard 2 of 5, UPC-A, UPC-E

MECHANICAL / ELECTRICAL

TTL (Undecoded): 35mA

Weight: 4 oz. (113 grams)

Cord: 45” (114cm) coiled, unstretched

Power consumption: Decoded: 70mA

Voltage: 5 Volts DC

Dimensions: 5.4375” L x 1.25” W

(138mm L x 32mm W)

PINOUTS

Pin 1 N/C
Pin 2 TXD (Transmit Data)
Pin 3 RXD (Receive Data)
Pin 4 N/C
Pin 5 GND (Ground)
Pin 6 N/C
Pin 7 CTS (Clear to Send)
Pin 8 RTS (Request to Send)
Pin 9 VCC (+5V DC Input)

RS232 Interface (DB9 female)

1

2

3

45

6

7

89

Data (Connect to PC Data)Pin 1
Reset (Connect to PC Reset)Pin 2
GroundPin 3
+5V DC InputPin 4
Clock (Connect to PC Clock)Pin 5
N/CPin 6

Keyboard Interface (6 pin mini-DIN male)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Pin 4 Ground

Pin 3 Data +

Pin 2 Data -

Pin 1 +5V DC Input

USB Interface (4 pin male)

123

4

Pin 1 N/C
Pin 2 Data
Pin 3 N/C
Pin 4 N/C
Pin 5 N/C
Pin 6 N/C
Pin 7 Ground
Pin 8 N/C
Pin 9 +5V DC Input

TTL (Wand) Interface (DB9 female - squeeze release)

1

2

3

45

6

7

89

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TROUBLESHOOTING

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Most problems that you might encounter with your scanner can be
solved using the following procedures:

Test the scanner on other ports. Unitech scanners are built to
the highest standards, and a perceived scanner malfunction may
actually be a malfunction in the host computer.
Test the scanner on the host’s other ports if possible or, in neces­sary, on other systems to verify that the problem is actually in the
scanner and not in the host computer.

Reset to Factory Default. While the Scanner Configuration
Manager program is active, click the “new file” icon (see page 3)
and the “download to scanner” icon (see page 3) to reset your
scanner back to factory default.
Please note that the factory default interface is specified as PS2/
AT/USB. If you have a different interface, then you will need to
configure that also (see page 6) and then download to the scan­ner.
Caution: This procedure will erase special configurations that
you would have created.

Try scanning other bar codes. If your scanner can scan other
types of bar code symbologies, but cannot scan your bar codes,
first check to see if your particular bar code symbology is enabled.
If it is, try the scanner on the same bar code type in the Bar Code
Test Chart in the back of this manual. Then, insure that your bar
codes are crisp and clear.

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Problems and Solutions

Problem: Scanner doesn’t light up.

If the scanner does not emit a light when plugged
in, check the interface.
If the scanner uses an RS232 interface, you will
very likely need a power supply (5V, 300mA).
Unplug the scanner and plug it back in.
Try the scanner on another port if possible.
Re-boot the computer.
If the scanner still doesn’t light up, try the scanner
on another computer to insure that the fault isn’t in
the original computer.

Problem: Scanner lights up but doesn’t beep.

If the scanner emits a light, but doesn’t beep when
scanning a bar code, try bar codes of different
symbologies. If other types of bar codes scan
properly, then it might be that the scanner is not
configured to scan your particular symbology.
If the scanner can scan other bar codes of the same
symbology, then other parameters (such as mini­mum/maximum length, etc.) may have to be
adjusted.
Insure that your bar code has been created prop­erly, with crisp edges and start/stop sentinels. For
instance, Code 39 bar codes require asterisk (*)
start/stop sentinels at the beginning and end of the
data string (*123ABC*).
Avoid glossy surfaces or glossy inks for your bar
codes. A glossy black surface may be indistin­guishable from a white surface to your scanner. Try
photocopying your bar code and scanning the copy
to determine if glossiness may be a factor.

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Problems and Solutions

Problem: Scanner Configuration Manager cannot upload or

download.

Scanner Configuration Manager can currently
upload and download only in the Windows operat­ing system (NT excluded).
If you have a different OS, or the download function
doesn’t work, prepare your scanner’s configuration
in SCM in the usual manner, and then, instead of
downloading, click the printer icon (page 4) to print
a series of bar codes that you can then scan into
the scanner to configure it.

Problem: No output from scanner.

If the scanner appears to scan (emits a light and
beeps), but does not output data, try scanning into
a word processor application or Notepad session to
see if it’s a software problem.
Try the scanner on other ports to see if it’s a com­puter port problem.
If your scanner is connected by RS232 interface,
make sure that the correct com port is selected. If
you’re testing your scanner in HyperTerminal, make
sure that “Bits per second” = 9600, “Data bits” = 8,
“Parity” = None, “Stop bits” = 1, and “Flow control”
= None.

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Limited Hardware Warranty

The Limited Warranty terms described below are solely applicable to the Cus­tomer of Unitech America, Inc’s (afterwards simply referred to as Unitech)
products. This warranty applies to equipment only. All consumables and
accessories are exempted.

Unitech warranties its products to be delivered free from defects in material
and workmanship, from the date of purchase. All equipment except for cables,
batteries, power supplies, and RF cards are warranted for a period of twelve
months (beginning from the month of delivery). Some products may have
longer warranties, but all products (except for cables, batteries, power sup­plies, and RF cards) carry at least a one year warranty. All cables, batteries,
power supplies, and RF cards external to dedicated Unitech products carry a
ninety day warranty.

During this warranty period Unitech will, at its sole discretion, replace or repair
free of charge any product(s) which, in its opinion, is/are defective. Any mer­chandise that is to be returned must have a valid Return Merchandise Autho­rization (RMA) number clearly indicated on the outside of the returned pack­age and on the accompanying packing list. Unitech cannot be held respon­sible for any package returned without an RMA number. To obtain an RMA
number, please contact Unitech’s Customer Service Department or a Sale
Representative, by telephone [phone] or by facsimile [phone].

The Customer is responsible for packing the defective product properly, and
for the cost of shipping the defective product to Unitech. Unitech is respon­sible for the cost of shipping back the product which is repaired or replaced. If
any charges are borne by the Customer, the invoice for the repaired or re­placed product(s) will be sent to the Customer based on the Customer’s pay­ment terms.

In the event that the product has been modified without Unitech’s consent or
if the product failure is the result of misuse, abuse, willful neglect or misappli­cation, Unitech has no obligation to repair or replace the product.

Except as expressly mentioned above, the hardware and accompanying writ­ten materials (including the user’s manual) are provided “as is” without war­ranty of any kind, including the implied warranties of merchant ability and
fitness for a particular purpose, even if Unitech has been advised of that pur­pose. In no event will Unitech be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential
or incidental damages arising out of the use of or inability to use such product(s),
even if Unitech has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

WARRANTY

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BAR CODE TEST CHART

8012 3453

EAN-8

Unitech 128

Code 128

A22357000599876B

Codabar

123456789-0

Code 11

Code 32

AO23399013

Code 93

123ABC

0123456

Delta Code

W E D G E

Code 39

UNITECHE

Code 39 with Check Digit

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3 045214 834123

EAN-13

06

47669 13716

UPC-A

02123457

99

UPC-E

(01)054123456789(01)659344

EAN 128

1234558

MSI Code

0987654321

Interleaved 2 of 5

9 789576 302398

07200

ISBN 957-630-239-0

Standard 2 of 5

1122334455

10017

Label Code IV

Toshiba Code

20132000400

BAR CODE TEST CHART