Wasp Bar Code WLS 8400 FZ, WLS 8400 ER User Manual
WLS 8400
Product Reference Guide
February 2005
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Contents
About This Guide
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Chapter Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notational Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi
Service Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi
Wasp Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Chapter 1.
Getting Started
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Unpacking the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Setting Up the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Installing the Interface Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Connecting Power (if required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Removing the Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Configuring the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
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Chapter 2.
Scanning
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Beeper Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Scanning in Hand-Held Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Aiming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
Scanning in Hands-Free Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8
Decode Zone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
Chapter 3.
Maintenance and Technical Specifications
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4
Technical Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7
Scanner Signal Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9
Chapter 4.
User Preferences
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Scanning Sequence Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
Errors While Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-3
User Preferences Default Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4
User Preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Set Default Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Beeper Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5
Beeper Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Power Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
Laser On Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-7
Beep After Good Decode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Trigger Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-8
Aim Duration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10
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Chapter 5.
Keyboard Wedge Interface
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Keyboard Wedge Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Keyboard Wedge Host Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Keyboard Wedge Host Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
Ignore Unknown Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Keystroke Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
Intra-Keystroke Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Caps Lock On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Caps Lock Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Convert Wedge Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
Function Key Mapping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-14
FN1 Substitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Send Make and Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-15
Keyboard Maps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
ASCII Character Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
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Chapter 6.
RS-232 Interface
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
Connecting an RS-232 Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
RS-232 Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
RS-232 Host Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-6
RS-232 Host Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
Baud Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Parity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
Check Receive Errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-13
Stop Bit Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Data Bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-14
Hardware Handshaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Software Handshaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
Host Serial Response Time-out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-20
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RTS Line State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-21
Beep on <BEL>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-22
Intercharacter Delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-23
Nixdorf Mode A/B and OPOS/JPOS Beep/LED Options . . . . . . . .6-24
Ignore Unknown Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-25
ASCII / Character Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-26
Chapter 7.
USB Interface
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Connecting a USB Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-4
USB Default Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6
USB Host Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
USB Device Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7
USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8
USB Keystroke Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10
USB CAPS Lock Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11
USB Ignore Unknown Characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-12
Emulate Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-13
USB Keyboard FN 1 Substitution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-14
Function Key Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-14
Simulated Caps Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15
Convert Case. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-15
ASCII Character Set. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-16
Chapter 8.
Symbologies
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-5
Scanning Sequence Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Errors While Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-5
Symbology Default Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-6
UPC/EAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
Enable/Disable UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
Enable/Disable UPC-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10
Enable/Disable UPC-E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
Enable/Disable EAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
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Enable/Disable EAN-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Enable/Disable Bookland EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
Transmit UPC-A/UPC-E/UPC-E1 Check Digit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
UPC-A Preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17
UPC-E Preamble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-18
UPC-E1 Preamble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
Convert UPC-E to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Enable/Disable Code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Enable/Disable UCC/EAN-128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Enable/Disable ISBT 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-23
Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Enable/Disable Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Convert Code 39 to Code 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Code 32 Prefix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-26
Set Lengths for Code 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
Code 39 Check Digit Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-29
Transmit Code 39 Check Digit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-30
Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Enable/Disable Code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Set Lengths for Code 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Code 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Set Lengths for Code 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Code 11 Check Digit Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-36
Transmit Code 11 Check Digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-41
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Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-42
Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-42
Discrete 2 of 5 (D 2 of 5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-44
Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-44
Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-44
Codabar (NW - 7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-46
Enable/Disable Codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-46
Set Lengths for Codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-47
CLSI Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-49
NOTIS Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-49
MSI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-50
Enable/Disable MSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-50
Set Lengths for MSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-50
MSI Check Digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-52
Transmit MSI Check Digit(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-53
MSI Check Digit Algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-53
RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-54
RSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-54
RSS Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-54
Convert RSS to UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-55
Redundancy Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-56
Redundancy Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-56
Redundancy Level 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-56
Redundancy Level 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-57
Redundancy Level 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-57
Security Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-58
Security Level 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-58
Security Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-58
Security Level 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-59
Security Level 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-59
Bi-Directional Redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-60
Chapter 9.
Miscellaneous Scanner Options
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Scanning Sequence Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4
Errors While Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-4
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Miscellaneous Default Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Transmit Code ID Character. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Scan Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Prefix/Suffix Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Scan Data Transmission Format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
FN1 Substitution Values. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Transmit “No Read” Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Chapter 10.
Advanced Data Formatting
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Using ADF Bar Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
ADF Bar Code Menu Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Alternate Rule Sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Rules Hierarchy (in Bar Codes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Default Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Special Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Pause Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Begin New Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Save Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Quit Entering Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
Disable Rule Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-11
Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Code Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12
Code Lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-17
Message Containing A Specific Data String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-23
Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Send Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-28
Setup Field(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-32
Modify Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-39
Pad Data with Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-41
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Pad Data with Zeros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-47
Beeps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-53
Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) . .10-54
Send Right Control Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-97
Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-97
Turn On/Off Rule Sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-105
Alphanumeric Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-107
Appendix A.
Standard Default Parameters
Appendix B.
Programming Reference
Symbol Code Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
AIM Code Identifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Appendix C.
Sample Bar Codes
UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
UPC-E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
UPC-E1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
EAN-13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
EAN-8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Code 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-4
Trioptic Code 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Code 93. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Code 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5
Codabar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
MSI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
Interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6
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Appendix D.
Numeric Bar Codes
0, 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
2, 3, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-4
5, 6, 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-5
8, 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-6
Cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .D-7
Glossary
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About This Guide
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Chapter Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
Notational Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvi
Related Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Service Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
WASP Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
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Introduction
The WLS 8400 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up,
operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the scanner. The WLS 8400 includes the
following variations of the scanner:
• WLS8400FZ: 1-D scanning
• WLS8400ER: extended range 1-D scanning.
Chapter Descriptions
• Chapter 1, Getting Started provides a product overview and unpacking
instructions.
• Chapter 2, Scanning describes parts of the scanner, beeper and LED definitions,
and how to use the scanner in hand-held and hands-free modes.
• Chapter 3, Maintenance and Technical Specifications provides information on
how to care for the scanner, troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
• Chapter 4, User Preferences provides the programming bar codes necessary for
selecting user preference features for the scanner.
• Chapter 5, Keyboard Wedge Interface provides information for setting up the
scanner for Keyboard Wedge operation.
• Chapter 6, RS-232 Interface provides information for setting up the scanner for
RS-232 operation.
• Chapter 7, USB Interface provides information for setting up the scanner for USB
operation.
• Chapter 8, Symbologies describes all symbology features and provides the
programming bar codes necessary for selecting these features for the scanner.
• Chapter 9, Miscellaneous Scanner Options includes commonly used bar codes to
customize how the data is transmitted to the host device.
• Chapter 10, Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) describes how to customize
scanned data before transmitting to the host.
• Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters provides a table of all host devices and
miscellaneous scanner defaults.
• Appendix B, Programming Reference provides a table of AIM code identifiers,
ASCII character conversions, and keyboard maps.
• Appendix C, Sample Bar Codes includes sample bar codes.
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• Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes includes the numeric bar codes to scan for
parameters requiring specific numeric values.
Notational Conventions
The following conventions are used in this document:
• Bullets (•) indicate:
• action items
• lists of alternatives
• lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential.
• Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as
numbered lists.
• Throughout the programming bar code menus, asterisks (*) are used to denote
default parameter settings.
* Indicates Default
*Baud Rate 9600
Feature/Option
Related Publications
The WLS 8400 Quick S tart Guide provides general information to help the user get started
with the scanner. It includes basic set-up and operation instructions.
For the latest versions of the WLS 8400 Quick Sta r t Guide an d the WLS 8400 Product
Reference Guide go to: http://www.waspbarcode.com.
Service Information
If there is a problem with the equipment, contact the local Wasp Support. See page xvii for
contact information. Before calling, have the model number, serial numb er, and several of
the bar code symbols at hand.
Call Wasp Support from a phone near the scanning equipment so that the service person
can try to talk through the problem. If the equipment is found to be working properly and
the problem is symbol readability , Wasp Support will request samples of the bar codes for
analysis at our plant.
If the problem cannot be solved over the phone, the equipment may need to be returned for
servicing. If that is necessary, specific directions will be given.
Wasp Technologies is not responsible for any damages
incurred during shipment if the approved shipping container is
not used. Shipping the units improperly can possibly void the
warranty. If the original shipping container was not kept,
contact Wasp Technologies to request another container.
Wasp Support
For service information, warranty information or technical assistance contact or call Wasp
Support at:
1400 10th Street
Plano, TX 75074
214-547-4100
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Getting Started
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
Unpacking the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4
Setting Up the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Installing the Interface Cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5
Connecting Power (if required) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-6
Removing the Interface Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
Configuring the Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-7
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Introduction
The scanner combines excellent scanning performance and advanced ergonomics to
provide the best value in a lightweight laser scanner . Whether used as a hand-held scanner
or in hands-free mode in a stand, the scanner ensures comfort and ease of use for extended
periods of time.
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This scanner supports:
• Standard RS-232 connection to a host.
• Keyboard Wedge connection to a host, where scanned data is interpreted
keystrokes. The following international keyboards are supported (for Windows
environment): North America, German, French, French Canadian, Spanish, Italian,
Swedish, UK English, Japanese, and Brazilian-Portuguese.
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• USB connection to a host. The scanner autodetects a USB host and defaults to the
HID keyboard interface type. Other USB interface types may be selected by
scanning programming bar codes. The following international keyboards are
supported (for Windows
Canadian, Spanish, Italian, Swedish, UK English, Japanese, and Brazilia nPortuguese.
™ environment): North America, German, French, French
Unpacking the Scanner
Remove the scanner from its packing and inspect it for damage. If the scanner was damaged
in transit, call Wasp Support at one of the telephone numbers listed on page xvii. KEEP
THE P ACKING . It is the approved shipping container and should be used if the equipment
ever needs to be returned for servicing.
Getting Started
Setting Up the Scanner
Installing the Interface Cable
1. Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently
pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner.
2. Open the clamp and plug the interface cable modular connector into the cable
interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle.
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3. Gently tug the cable to ensure the connector is properly secured.
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4. Close the clamp, push it back into place and tighten the screws on the clamp to
secure the cable into the bottom of the scanner.
5. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host (see the specific host chapter
for information on host connections).
Different cables are required for different hosts. The connectors
illustrated in each host chapter are examples only. The connectors
may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the
scanner remain the same.
Connecting Power (if required)
If the host does not provide power to the scanner, an external power connection is required
to power the scanner. To connect power:
1. Connect the interface cable to the bottom of the scanner, as described in Installing
the Interface Cable on page 1-5.
2. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the host (refer to the host manual to
locate the correct port).
3. Plug the power supply into the power jack on the interface cable. Plug the other end
of the power supply into an AC outlet.
Getting Started
Removing the Interface Cable
1. Loosen the two screws on the cable clamp at the bottom of the scanner and gently
pull the clamp away from the bottom of the scanner.
2. Open the clamp and unplug the interface cable modular connector from the cable
interface port on the bottom of the scanner handle. Carefully slide out the cable.
3. Follow the steps for Installing the Interface Cable on page 1-5 to connect a new
cable.
Configuring the Scanner
Use the bar codes included in this manual to configure the scanner. See Chapter 4, User
Preferences and each host chapter for information about programming the scanner using
bar code menus.
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Scanning
Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Beeper Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4
LED Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5
Scanning in Hand-Held Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-6
Aiming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7
Scanning in Hands-Free Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-8
Decode Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9
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