Unitech MS912 User Manual

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Wireless CCD Scanner

- MS912 -

User’s Manual

Version 1.0

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents ...................................................................................................................... i

Chapter 1................................................................................................................................... 1

Overview ................................................................................................................................... 1

Package Contents

.......................................................................................................... 2

Chapter 2................................................................................................................................... 3

Installation and Connection .................................................................................................... 3

Connecting (Pairing) the Scanner to a Host PC

...................................................... 3

Connecting via Serial Port Profile (SPP) Mode

....................................................... 8

Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode

............................................ 3

Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode (Non-Pincode)

................ 6

Smartphone Connection (Android)

............................................................................. 8

Smartphone/ Tablet PC Connection (iOS)

................................................................ 9

Set Bluetooth Device ID

................................................................................................ 9

Power Management

..................................................................................................... 10

Scanner LED & Beeper Indication

............................................................................ 10

Charging the Battery

.................................................................................................... 11

Chapter 3................................................................................................................................. 13

Specification........................................................................................................................... 13

Chapter 4................................................................................................................................. 15

User Preferences.................................................................................................................... 15

Chapter 5................................................................................................................................. 23

Appendix A ............................................................................................................................. 29

Setup Chart............................................................................................................................. 29

Appendix B ............................................................................................................................. 55

Smartphone Connection (Android)

........................................................................... 55

Smartphone/ Tablet PC Connection (iOS)

.............................................................. 60

Appendix C ............................................................................................................................. 65

Worldwide Support ................................................................................................................ 65

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Chapter 1

Overview

Introducing the MS912

The MS912 scanner combines miniaturized barcode scan engine and wireless technology to provide the best value in a wireless handheld scanner. Featuring lightweight and ease-of-use, the MS912 scanner ensures the productivity and mobility of your business application.

The MS912 is the smallest wireless scanners in the market and is compatible with all major OS on the nowadays popular smartphones and tablet PCs via both HID and SPP profiles.

Enjoy the benefits of accelerated productivity, lower cost of ownership, and freedom of movement. The MS912 is a multipurpose scanner from a partner you can trust. Thank you for choosing Unitech products.

Application:

 Warehouse  Pharmacy  Healthcare Services  Retail  Point of Sale (POS)  Inventory Management  Smartphone & Tablet PC

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Package Contents

Please make sure the following contents are in the MS912 box. If something is missing or damaged, please contact your Unitech representative.

MS912 scanner Product Resource CD

Quick Guide

USB Charging Cable

Hand Strap Quick Connection Card

Note:

1. The scanner’s default power off (idle mode) time is 3 minutes.

2. Please charge scanner for at least 2 hours prior to initial use.

[Scanner Detail]

1 Mini USB port 4 Exit Window

2 Trigger 5 Hard Reset Button

3 LED Indicator

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Chapter 2

Installation and Connection

Connecting (Pairing) the Scanner to a Host PC

Please make sure your PC or Smartphone has a built-in wireless adaptor; the MS912 supports both HID and SPP wireless profiles. If you are connecting it to an iOS (Apple) smartphone, please follow the instruction of “Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode”; if you are connecting it to an Android smartphone, please follow the instruction of “Connecting via Serial Port Profile (SPP) Mode” or the instruction of “Human Interface Device (HID) Mode”.

Note: Android 2.x devices can work with MS912 in the SPP mode ONLY. The SPP mode or/and the HID mode are not definitely compatible with each version of Android OS, and thus depends on the Android-based hardware specifications defined by the Android device manufacturers.

Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode (Recommanded)

1. Turn on the wireless device on your host (PC, Smartphone, or Tablet).

2. Press the scanner trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.

3. Scan the [Disconnect] barcode. Disconnect

4. Press the trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.

5. Scan the [HID] barcode below:

HID

6. The scanner will emit several short beeps and then stop beeping. The green LED light will

flash continually during the pairing process.

7. On your host device, in the settings section where you can see Bluetooth settings and

manage your connections. a. You will see the MS912 listed as [Wireless Scanner] under Bluetooth devices. b. You will see a message under that [Pair with this device]. c. Select this device on your host and begin to pair.

8. Your Host device will ask you to type in a pin code.

a. Use your host device keypad to enter this pin code. b. The pin code can be any set of numbers.

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c. We suggest using 4 numbers.

9. Once you have entered the pin code on the Host device, you need to set up the pin code

on the MS912 to match. a. With the MS912, scan the Pincode Start barcode below.

Pincode Start

b. Refer to the barcode table below, and scan the same numbers that you used as the pin

code on your Host device. For example, if your pin code is “241657”, scan [2] – [4] – [1] – [6] – [5] – [7] in sequential order:

c. Scan the [Enter] barcode below:

Enter

d. Scan the [Pincode-Stop] barcode:

Pincode-Stop

10. On your Host device you will see the message under [Wireless Scanner] saying

[connecting...].

11. Once that message turns to [Paired and Connected], the scanner will beep twice to verify

a successful connection, and you are ready to start scanning bar code date into your Host device. a. To do a test, open up Word or Note Pad or even a new E-mail [anything that will allow

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you to type in data]. b. Scan a number bar code from this manual. c. That number should appear on your Host device in the application you opened. d. If not, please scan [Disconnect] barcode below and repeat steps 1 to 9 above.

Note. To disconnect the scanner from the host or to switch the wireless profile from one to another, please scan

the [Disconnect] barcode:

Disconnect

After scanning the [Disconnect] barcode, the MS912 will emit 3 beeps.

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Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode (Non-Pincode)

1. Press the trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.

2. Scan [DISCONNECT] Disconnect

3. Scan [BT mode - HID non-pincode]; the scanner will emit 8 beeps.

BT mode - HID non-pincode

.E040$

4. Search for the scanner nearby around by

using the Bluetooth module of your host PC.

5. Click Add a device to search for a wireless

scanner nearby around.

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6. Click Wireless Scanner to add to the

computer. Then, click Next.

7. In this step, the computer is connecting the

wireless scanner. When it connects, click Next.

8. Click Pair without using a code. Then,

click Next.

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SPP

9. Then, click Close.

10. You will see a message telling that the

device driver software is installed successfully.

11. The scanner will beep twice to verify the connection.

*Note: In this mode, the scanner is recognized by the host as a mouse (pointing device). If your host fails to find it, please try [Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode] instead.

Connecting via Serial Port Profile (SPP) Mode

1. Turn on the wireless device on your host (PC, Smartphone, or Tablet).

2. Press the scanner trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.

3. Scan [Disconnect] barcode. Disconnect

4. Scan the [SPP] barcode below:

5. The scanner will emit several beeps.

6. Conduct a search for the MS912 on your host. Select “Wireless Scanner” from discovered

device list and the scanner will beep twice.

7. Enter pincode, which is “1234” by default.

8. Open serial communication software with a COM port (see Device Manager) properly set

up.

9. The scanner will beep twice and the indicator LED will turn off to verify the successful

connection.

Smartphone Connection (Android)

1. Pair with the scanner via [SPP]; see the topic: Connecting via Serial Port Profile (SPP)

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Mode.

2. Install Bluetooth Connect.apk, which is available on CD.

Note: Before installation, enable ‘Unknown Sources” in Android Authority.

3. Enable [BluetoothConnect] in the Language & Keyboard

setting window and choose [BluetoothConnect] as Input Method.

4. Click [Connect] and you will be able to connect the scanner.

Note: BluetoothConnect needs to be installed only when you have

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wireless input application on your Android device. Android 2.x

devices can work with MS912 in the SPP mode ONLY. The SPP mode or/and the HID mode are not definitely compatible with each version of Android OS, and thus depends on the Android-based hardware specifications defined by the Android device manufacturers.

To get the detailed example of SPP setting, refer to Appendix 2.

Smartphone/ Tablet PC Connection (iOS)

1. Pair with the scanner via [HID]; see topic

“Connecting via Human Interface Device (HID) Mode”.

2. Scan the numeric barcode according to the

pincode generated by the Bluetooth application.

3. The scanner will beep twice to verify the

successful connection.

Note: No special application needs to be installed when the scanner is connected to iOS smartphone/ tablet PC via HID mode.

To get the detailed example of HID setting, refer to Appendix 2.

Set Bluetooth Device ID

To customize your own Bluetooth device (MS912) name for the wireless scanner, please follow below steps:

STEP 1

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Scan the Default Wireless ID barcode. .B022$

STEP 2 Scan the Set Wireless ID barcode. .B023$

STEP 3 Scan 7 alphanumeric characters from Full ASCII Chart of Appendix A.

STEP 4 Scan the Set Wireless ID barcode. .B023$

STEP 5 Scan a desired BT mode barcode (SPP or HID) to connect.

*Note:

1. If you have connected the scanner with the host BEFORE customizing your Bluetooth device name, please

remove the device and create a new connection to make sure device name is refreshed. For PC, it is recommended to restart the Bluetooth adaptor in order to refresh device name.

2. At Step 3, the scanner will beep three times as an alert that more than 7 characters are entered.

Power Management

When not being used, the scanner will enter idle mode to conserve battery power. Scan the appropriate barcode below to set the time it takes the scanner to enter idle mode after any scanning activity.

Scanner LED & Beeper Indication

1 Minute

3 Minute (Default)

5 Minute

10 Minute

Idle Mode Disable

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Green LED Red LED

Beeper Remark

Power Off or Standby

- - - See Power Off Timeout

Charging - Solid - -

Disconnected

or Discoverable

Flash - - -

Initializing Flash Flash 1 long beep

Power Up

- -

1 long beep

Barcode scanning w/o proper connection

Flash - 1 beep

Successful barcode scan

1 Flash - 1 beep -

Successful Connection

- - 2 beeps -

Unsuccessful

Pincode Setup

- Flash 3 short beeps Scan [Pincode Stop] and retry

Low Power - Flash 5 beeps -

Scanner

Out of range 1 Flash -

4 beeps (high-low-high-low)

Move closer to the host.

Charging the Battery

1. Flip open the mini USB port on the scanner.

2. Insert the mini USB connector into the port on the scanner and USB A connector into a

USB port on the host PC.

3. Please charge the scanner for at least 2 hours (until the LED indicator turns off).

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Chapter 3

Specification

MS912

Performance/Optical

Image Sensor Linear CMOS sensor

Light Source 625nm Visible Red LED

Max. Resolution 5 mil (0.127mm)

Scan Rate 240 scans/second

Printing Contrast Scale 30% Minimum

Depth of Field

Reading Distance (DOF PCS=90%)

Code 39, 5mil: 15mm (near) / 60mm (far) Code 39, 13mil: 30mm (near) / 140mm (far) Code 39, 20mil: 35mm (near) / 185mm (far)

Functionality

Symbologies

UPC-A/UPC-E, EAN-8/EAN-13, Industrial 2of 5, Codabar, Matrix 2 of 5, Code 11, Code93, Code 32, Code 128, Standard Code 39,Full ASCII Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, ChinaPostal Code, MSI Plessy Code, UK PlessyCode, EAN/UCC 128, Telepen Code, IATACode, GS1 Databar.

Configuration Method Configuration barcodes

Electrical

Operation Voltage 3.7VDC ± 5%

Battery Type Lithium-Ion

Current Consumption

Operation mode:<150mA; Standby mode:<65mA

Battery Duration 5000 reads/charge

Environmental

ESD Protection Functional after 4KV Contact and 8KV Air

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Operating Temperature 0°C to 50°C

Storage Temperature -20°C to 60°C

Relative Humidity 20% to 85% non-condensing

Drop Test 1.5M

Communication

Range 10M (line of sight)

Host Interface supported Mini USB

Interface/Profile SPP, HID

Wireless Class Wireless Class 2

Mechanical

Housing Material ABS

Dimensions L65 x W24 x H18mm / 2.6 x 0.9 x 0.7in

Weight 24.6g / 0.9oz

Regulation Approvals

FCC Class B, CE

Accessories

Mini USB cable, Hand Strap, Tools CD

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Default

Reset

Chapter 4

User Preferences

40B

Setup Procedures

This chapter describes the user-configurable settings for the MS912 and provides the programming bar codes for selecting these features for the scanner. To configure your MS912 scanner:

Locate the appropriate feature setting listed in the following pages.

Set feature values by scanning single barcodes or short barcode sequences.

The MS912 will beep to confirm a successful scan and will store the new setting in the

scanner’s memory.

Min. Length / Max. Length Step 1: Scan MIN LENGTH or MAX LENGTH. Step 2: Scan two digits from Full ASCII Chart of Appendix A. Step 3: Scan MIN LENGTH or MAX LENGTH.

NOTES:

If the scanner beeps three times, it is an alert that a setting update is incomplete.

If you make a mistake in attempting to update a scanner setting, such as accidentally

scanning the wrong barcode or forgetting a step, scan the [Reset] barcode below to start the process over.

3. If you want to restore the scanner back to factory settings, please scan the [Default]

barcode below.

Bar Code Length Setting

The following examples illustrate how to set up Code 39 with a minimum length of 5 and a maximum length of 20, respectively.

 Minimum length of 5

1. Go To "Group 4".

2. Scan "MIN LENGTH" to enter minimum length setting.

3. Scan "0 " and "5" to select length S. (Full ASCII Chart of Appendix A)

4. Scan "MIN LENGTH" to end minimum length setting.

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Factory ID ON

Disable Code ID

 Maximum length of 20

1. Go To "Group 4"

2. Scan "MAX LENGTH" to enter maximum length setting.

3. Scan "2" and "0" to select length 20. (Full ASCII Chart of Appendix A)

4. Scan "MAX LENGTH" to end maximum Length Setting.

Code ID Setting

Each bar code symbology supported by

the

scanner has a default ID

character

defined as

below:

CODE ID IDENTIFIER

SYMBOLOGES Factory ID SYMBOLOGES ID

Factory ID MSI O CODABAR N

EAN 8 S UKPLESSY P UPC -E E FULL ASCII Code 39

UPC -A A

STANDARD Code 39

EAN 13 F IATA 2of5 R

Code 93 L

INTERLEAVED 2 of

Code 11 J TELEPEN U

INDUSTRIAL 2 of S (Code 2 of 5)

EAN 128 T China Post Code H Code 128 K Code 32 B

Preamble (prefix) and Postamble (Surffix): PREAMBLE & POSTAMBLE (PREFIX AND SUFFIX)

EXAMPLE: Set PREAMBLE String as "##" POSTAMBLE String as " $$ "

SETTING PROCEDURE:

STEP 1: Scan: PREAMBLE. STEP 2: Scan: " # " twice from Full ASCII Chart of Appendix A. STEP 3: Scan: PREAMBLE. STEP 4: Scan: POSTAMBLE. STEP 5: Scan: " $" twice from Full ASCII Chart of Appendix A. STEP 6: Scan: POSTAMBLE.

Clear Preamble_Postamble

Preamble(16)

Postamble(16)

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ACCURACY ADJUSTMENT

Accuracy Adjustment assures a more reliable decoded output. Enabling the feature and setting a number from 1 to 9 subjects the decoded output a higher standard of accuracy. The higher the number, the greater the accuracy.

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Dump Settings

SETTING PROCEDURE:

1. Scan ACCURACY ADJUSTMENT.

2. Scan one digit (1~9) from barcode menu above.

3. Scan ACCURACY ADJUSTMENT.

RESET

NOTES:

1. The scanner will beep three times as reminder that a setting is not yet complete.

2. If you make a mistake, forget a step, etc., scan RESET to start again.

FORMAT:

{Preamble} {Code ID}{Bar Code }{Postamble}

NOTES:

1. A PREAMBLE is a string of up to 16 characters added to the beginning of a scanned barcode.

2. A POSTAMBLE is a string of up to 16 characters added to the end of a scanned bar code.

3. Default value for either: None.

43B

Quick Setup

Appendix A has a quick setup chart, which gives you one label or one function for quick customization of the scanner. To set up the scanner, locate the label with the function you want and scan that label.

44B

Batch Setup

If you need to configure more than one scanner, you can duplicate the settings of one scanner (master) and quickly deploy these settings to the others. You can do this by producing a set of custom setup labels derived from the master scanner. Then simply scan these labels to configure the other scanners.

The following label is called the “Dump Settings” label. Before you scan the label, please open a text editor application (such as Notepad or Microsoft Word) on the host PC. When you scan the [Dump Settings] barcode, the settings of the scanner will appear within the text editor application as one or several ASCII string(s). Use any barcode printing software, select the Code 39 symbology, and use the string(s) to generate bar code labels. Use the batch setup labels to duplicate these settings to the other scanners.

EXAMPLE:

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