Unitech PS306 User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Copyright © 2011.

This manual is copyrighted, with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual may not, in
whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or converted to any electronic
medium or machine readable form without prior written consent of th e manufacturer.

Important

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to EN55022, and 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 equipment is operated in a commercial env ironment. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the user’s manual,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of the 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. Any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment could
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

For CE-countries:

- This equipment is in conformity with the CE standards.

P/N: 0145-SRNUM61 July 2011

Table of contents

Preface ....................................................................................................... i

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Appendices ................................................................................................... 17

Product Overview ......................................................................... 1

1.1 Unpacking .............................................................................. 2

1.2 Declaration of conformity ....................................................... 4

1.3 Scanning bar codes ............................................................... 5

1.4 Scanner labelling .................................................................... 6

1.5 Maintaining the scanner ......................................................... 9

1.6 Controlling the scanner from the POS system ..................... 10

Installation .................................................................................. 11

2.1 Connecting the scanner ....................................................... 12

2.2 Interface selection ................................................................ 14

2.3 Installing the scanner on a counter surface ......................... 15

A Connector types and pin definitions ..................................... 18

B Technical specifications ....................................................... 20

C Troubleshooting ................................................................... 22

Preface

This PS306 is the continuation of the excellent optical design experience
and with a new back-end design, to create an outstanding product
performance and reliability. This scanner features high inerrability, flexibility,
scanning, and decoding capability. It is ideally suited for supermarkets,
pharmacies, petrol stations, and other similar retail stores.

Based on the standard product reliability, the product design concept is fully
focused on user’s context and mode. It also reduces time and cost.

Our solutions provide instant and accurate scanning, making the checkout
process more efficient for you and more convenient for your customers.

 Reduce checkout lines at busy times, including weekends and holidays.
 Create additional points-of-sale anywhere in the store by enabling

sales associates to access POS sy stems in real-time and complete
transactions on the store floor.

 True presentation scanning, with Omni-directional and pass through

scan capabilities offer a faster, more natural way of working

This scanner reads all popular bar code symbologies, and supp orts a wide
range of scan pattern. In addition, this scanner also provides an aggressive

first-pass scanning, reducing the time it takes to scan products, increasing
customer satisfaction and employee efficiency. Another important feature of

this scanner is its programmable sleep mode which is designed to save
power on this scanner. If the scanner is not used within a programmable
period of time, the scanner switches off automatically. The scanner can be
re-activated by pressing the sleep mode button.
This scanner is available in two colour versions, both supporting multiple
interfaces for communication with any host system. The multiple interface
versions are: RS-232 + USB + P-USB + Keyboard Wedge(Option).

This manual contains two chapters and three appendices. The first chapter
describes this scanner and its general features. The description for
installation can be found in the second chapter. Precisely follow the
instructions for the installation of the scanner. Default settings can be
changed with the bar code labels from the Configuration Guide that came
with the scanner.
Appendix A gives the pin definition for the Data ports of the scanner. The pin
definition may be required when you want to make a new cable for
communication with the POS/computer. Technical specifications of this

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scanner can be found in Appendix B. Refer to Appendix C for
troubleshooting if the scanner is not working properly.

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Chapter 1 Product Overvie

Product Overview 2

1.1 UNPACKING

Remove the scanner and its accessories from the box and packing material.
Refer to the packing list to make sure you have received all the items
ordered. Visually inspect the scanner and accessories for any evidence of
physical damage. Refer to the figure on page 13 to locate the interface label
and make sure that the scanner interface corresponds with the host system
interface. Immediately contact your supplier if anything appears to be
damaged, or if the supported interface does not correspond with the host
system interface.

interface

Product Overview 3

The specific parts of this scanner are:

1. Sleep mode
button

2. LED

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- When a sleep mode time-out is programmed,
the scanner can be re-activated by pressing
this button. The sleep mode feature is
programmable with the menu labels from the
Configuration guide.
NOTE: The default value for the sleep mode
time-out is set to 10 minutes. When the
scanner is in sleep mode, the LED is
intermittently flashing orange.

- A blue LED indicates that the scanner is
ready to read a bar code. An orange LED
indicates a good read.

3. Buzzer

- The buzzer is heard whenever data has been

Standard parts & accessories:

Interface cable

Power supply

- One of various types of cable to connect to

- Powers your scanner via the AC power outlet

read correctly. The frequency and volume
can be adjusted.

your host computer / POS system.

if your scanner is not directly powered.