Unitech MS140, MS140-3, MS140I-3 User Manual

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User’s Manual

MS140-3 or MS140I-3

Keyboard Wedge

Slot Reader

PC Keyboard Wedge Setup Label

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Overview

There are two models of the MS140 decoded slot reader available:

• The MS140-3 keyboard wedge slot reader which supports PC/AT, XT,

notebooks and Macintosh computers

• The MS140-2 RS232 interface slot reader that supports computers with

RS232 serial port.
Both of these readers support the most popular bar code symbologies, like
Code 39, UPC/EAN, Interleaved 2 of 5, Standard 2 of 5, Code 128, Codabar,
MSI, Code 11, Code 93, etc.

MS140-3 Keyboard Wedge

Setup of the keyboard wedge reader can be done in three different ways:

• Via computer keyboard of a desktop PC.
Or

• By Scanner Configuration Manager Software to configure the scanner

setting through the keyboard port.
Or

• By using the custom labels (batch setup).

Installation:

The picture below illustrates how to connect the reader to your computer.
Follow these procedures for installation:

1. Turn off computer power.

2. Unplug keyboard from computer. Plug the reader into computer’s

keyboard port and the keyboard into the reader.

3. Turn on power. One long beep from the reader indicates successful

power-up.

MS140

The default device ID of the reader is set to PC/AT. If your computer is not a
PC/AT, please perform the setup on a PC/AT machine first in order to select a
correct device ID. The device ID “06” (Keyboardless) is for notebook

computers.

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Keyboard Wedge Setup

The reader’s behavior can be changed via a setup routine in the reader. Setup
can be performed on a PC/AT computer with any text editor program, such as
Notepad, WordPad, etc. After the text editor program is running, there are
three different ways to enter setup:

• Swipe the “Keyboard Wedge Setup Label” bar code located on the cover

page of this manual.

Or

• Press the left and right SHIFT keys simultaneously within the first 20

keystrokes after computer power up. (This will apply when the reader

has device ID set to PC/AT interface only. Swipe the “Enter Setup”

label if you have this manual handy.)
Or

• Use custom labels (batch setup).
When the reader enters the setup mode, a selection menu will be displayed on
the screen. Please refer to the MS140 Setup Manual Section.

MS140-2 RS232 Wedge

Setup of the RS232 wedge reader can be done in two different ways:

• Through a modem communication utility (such as HyperTerminal).
Or

• Via custom labels (batch setup).

Installation:

The picture below shows how to connect the reader to your computer. Use the
following procedures for installation:

1. Turn off computer power.

2. Plug the reader into the computer’s RS232 port.

3. Turn on power. One long beep from the reader indicates successful

power-up.

MS140

Power
Supply

DB9 Connector

The default baud rate of the reader is set to 9600, no parity, and 8 data bits.