Chapter 5 RS-232 ONLY Interface Introduction Use the programming barcodes in this chapter if modifications to the standard RS-232 interface settings are necessary to meet your system’s requirements. Additional settings which apply to both the RS-232 and USB interfaces are available in Chapter 6, RS-232/ USB-Com Interfaces RS-232 Standard Factory Settings...
Data Bits Data Bits This parameter allows the reader to interface with devices requiring a 7-bit or 8-bit ASCII protocol for sending and receiving data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE 7 Data Bits DEFAULT 8 Data Bits Product Reference Guide...
The number of stop bits selected (one or two) depends on the number the receiv- ing terminal is programmed to accommodate. Set the number of stop bits to match host device requirements. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT 1 Stop Bit 2 Stop Bits QuickScan® QD2100...
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Parity Parity This feature specifies parity required for sending and receiving data. A parity check bit is the most significant bit of each ASCII coded character. Select the parity type according to host device requirements. • Select None when no parity bit is required. •...
RTS/CTS Scan Control — RTS is asserted during transmissions. CTS gates transmis- sions and controls enable and disable state of scanner. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Handshaking Control = RTS Handshaking Control = RTS/CTS Handshaking Control = RTS/XON/XOFF Handshaking Control = RTS On/CTS Handshaking Control = RTS/CTS Scan Control QuickScan® QD2100...
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Chapter 6 RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces Introduction The programming barcodes in this chapter allow modifications to the standard RS-232 and USB-Com interfaces. Standard Factory Settings Reference for a listing of standard factory settings. Appendix B, Standard Defaults Product Reference Guide...
Divide by 10 (and pad with leading zeroes to yield two-digits) Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT INTERCHARACTER DELAY SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘5’ ‘5’ and ‘0’ 0’ and ‘0’ ‘8’ and ‘5’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Intercharacter Delay Intercharacter Delay — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Intercharacter Delay = No Delay Select Intercharacter Delay Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 00 = No Intercharacter Delay DEFAULT...
This option enables/disables the action of the reader to sound a three beep sequence upon receiving a Not-On-File (NOF) host command. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Beep On Not On File = Disable DEFAULT Beep On Not On File = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
ACK NAK Options ACK NAK Options This enables/disables the ability of the reader to support the RS-232 ACK/NAK proto- col. When configured, the reader and/or host sends an “ACK” when it receives data properly, and sends “NAK” when the data is in error. Options are: •...
Hex equivalent 0x06 0x24 0x40 0x3E Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT ACK CHARACTER SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘6’ ‘2’ and ‘4’ ‘4’ and ‘0’ ‘3’ AND ‘E’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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ACK NAK Options ACK Character — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select ACK Character Setting 0x06 ‘ACK’ Character DEFAULT Product Reference Guide...
Hex equivalent 0x15 0x24 0x40 0x3E Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT ACK CHARACTER SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘1’ and ‘5’ ‘2’ and ‘4’ ‘4’ and ‘0’ ‘3’ AND ‘E’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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ACK NAK Options NAK Character — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select NAK Character Setting 0x15 ‘NAK’ Character DEFAULT Product Reference Guide...
15,000ms (1 sec.) Divide by 200 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT ACK NAK TIMEOUT VALUE SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘1’ ‘0’ and ‘5’ ‘2’ and ‘6’ ‘7’ and ‘5’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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ACK NAK Options ACK NAK Timeout Value — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select ACK NAK Timeout Value Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 01 ACK NAK Timeout value is 200ms DEFAULT...
Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT ACK NAK RETRY COUNT SETTING Scan Three Characters From ‘0’, ‘0’ and ‘0’ ‘0’, ‘0’ and ‘3’ ‘0’, ‘5’ and ‘4’ ‘2’, ‘5’ and ‘5’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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ACK NAK Options ACK NAK Retry Count — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select ACK NAK Retry Count Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 003 = 3 Retries DEFAULT...
• Process error as valid NAK character ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT ACK NAK Error Handling = Ignore Errors Detected ACK NAK Error Handling = Process Error as Valid ACK Character ACK NAK Error Handling = Process Error as Valid NAK Character QuickScan® QD2100...
Hex equivalent 0x64 0x7D 0x44 0xFF Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘6’ and ‘4’ ‘7’ and ‘D’ ‘4’ and ‘4’ ‘F’ AND ‘F’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Disable Character Disable Character — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Disable Character Setting 0x44 = Disable Character is ‘D’ DEFAULT Product Reference Guide...
Hex equivalent 0x65 0x7D 0x45 0xFF Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘6’ and ‘5’ ‘7’ and ‘D’ ‘4’ and ‘5’ ‘F’ AND ‘F’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Enable Character Enable Character — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Enable Character Setting 0x45 = Enable Character is ‘E’ DEFAULT Product Reference Guide...
Chapter 7 Keyboard Interface Introduction Use the programming barcodes in this chapter to select options for USB Keyboard and Wedge Interfaces. Standard Factory Settings Reference for a listing of standard factory settings. Appendix B, Standard Defaults Scancode Tables Information about control character emulation which applies to keyboard interfaces is listed in Appendix F, Scancode Tables Product Reference Guide...
Country Mode = U.S. Country Mode = Belgium Country Mode = Britain Supports only the interfaces listed in theCountry Mode feature description. Country Mode = Croatia Supports only the interfaces listed in theCountry Mode feature description. Country Mode = Czechoslovakia QuickScan® QD2100...
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Country Mode Country Mode — continued ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Supports only the interfaces listed in theCountry Mode feature description. Country Mode = Denmark Country Mode = France Country Mode = Germany Supports only the interfaces listed in theCountry Mode feature description.
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Country Mode = Romania Supports only the interfaces listed in theCountry Mode feature description. Country Mode = Slovakia Country Mode = Spain Country Mode = Sweden Supports only the interfaces listed in theCountry Mode feature description. Country Mode = Switzerland QuickScan® QD2100...
Caps Lock State Caps Lock State This option specifies the format in which the reader sends character data. This applies to keyboard wedge interfaces. This does not apply when an alternate key encoding keyboard is selected. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Caps Lock State = Caps Lock OFF Caps Lock State = Caps Lock ON Caps Lock State = AUTO Caps Lock Enable...
0x80 to 0xFE are intended as an extended ASCII table (Microsoft Windows Codepage 1252 — see Microsoft Windows Codepage 1252 on page 306 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Wedge Send Control Characters = 00 Wedge Send Control Characters = 01 Wedge Send Control Characters = 02 QuickScan® QD2100...
Wedge Quiet Interval Wedge Quiet Interval This option specifies the amount of time to look for keyboard activity before the read- er breaks the keyboard connection in order to transmit data to host. The selectable range for this feature is from 0 to 990ms in 10ms increments. This feature applies ONLY to the Keyboard Wedge interface.
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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Wedge Quiet Interval Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 10 = Quiet Interval of 100 ms DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
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Intercharacter Delay Intercharacter Delay This parameter specifies the intercharacter delay between the end of one character and the beginning of the next. The delay can be set within a range of zero (0) to 990 milliseconds in 10ms increments. A setting of zero specifies no delay. This feature applies ONLY to the Keyboard Wedge interface.
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Intercharacter Delay = No Delay Select Intercharacter Delay Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 00 = No Intercharacter Delay DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
Intercode Delay Intercode Delay Specifies the delay between labels transmitted to the host for this interface. The selectable range for this feature is from 0 to 99 seconds. Follow these instructions to set this feature: 1. Determine the desired setting. 2.
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Intercode Delay — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set Intercode Delay Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 00 = No Wedge Intercode Delay DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
USB Keyboard Speed USB Keyboard Speed This option specifies the USB poll rate for a USB keyboard. This feature applies ONLY to the USB Keyboard interface. NOTE ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT USB Keyboard Speed = 1ms USB Keyboard Speed = 2ms USB Keyboard Speed = 3ms USB Keyboard Speed = 4ms USB Keyboard Speed = 5ms...
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Keyboard Interface USB Keyboard Speed — continued ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE USB Keyboard Speed = 6ms USB Keyboard Speed = 7ms USB Keyboard Speed = 8ms USB Keyboard Speed = 9ms USB Keyboard Speed = 10ms QuickScan® QD2100...
Chapter 8 USB-OEM Interface Introduction Feature settings for USB interfaces differ depending upon which host type the reader will be connected with. Use the feature settings in this chapter and Chapter 9, IBM 46XX to specifically configure for the USB-OEM interface. Other USB interfaces are Interface included in the approprite chapter for their host type.
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It may be necessary to switch device usage when connecting two readers/scanners of the same type to a POS system. NOTE ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE USB-OEM Device Usage = Table Top Scanner DEFAULT USB-OEM Device Usage = Handheld Scanner QuickScan® QD2100...
Chapter 9 IBM 46XX Interface Introduction Use the barcodes in this section to configure programmable features for available IBM 46XX interfaces. IBM Standard Factory Settings Reference for a listing of standard factory settings. Appendix B, Standard Defaults Product Reference Guide...
46xx Number of Host Resets = 1 46xx Number of Host Resets = 2 46xx Number of Host Resets = 3 46xx Number of Host Resets = 4 46xx Number of Host Resets = 5 DEFAULT 46xx Number of Host Resets = 6 QuickScan® QD2100...
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46xx Number of Host Resets 46xx Number of Host Resets — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE 46xx Number of Host Resets = 7 46xx Number of Host Resets = 8 46xx Number of Host Resets = 9 46xx Number of Host Resets = 10 46xx Number of Host Resets = 11 46xx Number of Host Resets = 12 Product Reference Guide...
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IBM 46XX Interface 46xx Number of Host Resets — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE 46xx Number of Host Resets = 13 46xx Number of Host Resets = 14 46xx Number of Host Resets = 15 QuickScan® QD2100...
Transmit Labels in Code 39 Format Transmit Labels in Code 39 Format This feature enable/disables translation to Code 39 before transmitting label data to an IBM-46XX or a USB-OEM host. Only the symbology identifier is modified for the translation. The data is not converted to Code 39 or verified to be valid for Code 39. Options are: IBM Standard Format —...
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IBM 46XX Interface NOTES QuickScan® QD2100...
Chapter 10 Data Editing Data Editing Overview It is not recommended to use these features with IBM interfaces. CAUTION When a barcode is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host computer along with the barcode data. This combination of barcode data and supplementary user- defined data is called a “message string.”...
If you make a mistake before the last character, scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. NOTE 5. If less than the expected string of 20 characters are selected, scan the ENTER/EXIT bar- code to terminate the string. QuickScan® QD2100...
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Global Prefix/Suffix 6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode once again to exit Programming Mode. 7. The resulting message string would appear as follows: Scanned barcode data:12345 Resulting message string output: $12345 This option sets up to 20 characters each from the set of ASCII characters or any hex val- ue from 00 to FF.
Code 93 Code 11 UPC-A and UPC-E labels are converted to EAN 13 when adding AIM IDs. ISBN (X with a 0 modifier character) Figure 5. AIM ID Prefix Label ID AIM ID Bar Code Data Label ID Suffix QuickScan® QD2100...
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Global AIM ID Global AIM ID — continued ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Global AIM ID = Disable Global AIM ID = Enable Product Reference Guide...
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The AIM ID for GS1-128 is a ]C1, ]C2 or ]C3. AIM IDs for other symbologies can be enabled/disabled independently as well. Contact Customer Support for assistance. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE GS1-128 AIM ID = Disable DEFAULT GS1-128 AIM ID = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
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Label ID Label ID A Label ID is a customizable code of up to three ASCII characters (each can be one of hex 0x01-0xFF), used to identify a barcode (symbology) type. It can be appended previ- ous to or following the transmitted barcode data depending upon how this option is en- abled.
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Label ID Symbology Default Label ID set Alternate Label ID set 730000 500000 UPCA 410000 430000 UPCA P2 410000 460000 UPCA P5 410000 470000 UPCA P8 410000 510000 UPCE 450000 440000 UPCE P2 450000 480000 UPCE P5 450000 490000 UPCE P8 450000 450000 Product Reference Guide...
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7. Scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode once again to exit Programming Mode. This completes the steps to configure a Label ID for a given symbology. Figure 6. Label ID Position Options Prefix Label ID Aim ID Bar Code Data Label ID Suffix QuickScan® QD2100...
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Label ID Label ID — continued Table 18. Label ID Examples STEP ACTION EXAMPLES Scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode (Scanner enters Programming Mode) Determine placement of the Label ID characters BEFORE or AFTER with regard to scanned data using Enable as Prefix Enable as Suffix Enable as Prefix Enable as Suffix...
Label ID Transmission = Enable as Prefix Label ID Transmission = Enable as Suffix Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL QuickScan® QD2100...
Label ID Label ID — continued Label ID Symbology Selection This option selects the symbology for which a Label ID is to be configured. See Label ID for full instructions. on page 95 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set UPC-A Label ID Character(s) Set UPC-A/P2 Label ID Character(s) Set UPC-A/P5 Label ID Character(s) Set UPC-A/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s)
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95 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set UPC-E/P5 Label ID Character(s) Set UPC-E/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 13 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 13/P2 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 13/P5 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 13/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) QuickScan® QD2100...
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Label ID Label ID — continued Label ID Symbology Selection — continued This option selects the symbology for which a Label ID is to be configured. See Label ID for full instructions. on page 95 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set EAN 8 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 8/P2 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 8/P5 Label ID Character(s) Set EAN 8/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s)
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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set GTIN/P5 Label ID Character(s) Set GTIN/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) Set GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Label ID Character(s) Set GS1 DataBar Expanded Label ID Character(s) Set GS1 DataBar Limited Label ID Character(s) Set Code 39 Label ID Character(s) QuickScan® QD2100...
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Label ID Label ID — continued Label ID Symbology Selection — continued This option selects the symbology for which a Label ID is to be configured. See Label ID for full instructions. on page 95 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set Code 32 Label ID Character(s) Set Code 128 Label ID Character(s) Set Concatinated ISBT 128 Label ID Character(s) Set GS1-128 Label ID Character(s)
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Label ID for full instructions. on page 95 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Set Standard 2 of 5 Label ID Character(s) Set Code 4 Label ID Character(s) Set Code 5 Label ID Character(s) Set Follett 2 of 5 Label ID Character(s) QuickScan® QD2100...
Case Conversion Case Conversion This feature allows conversion of the case of all alphabetic characters to upper or lower case. Case conversion affects ONLY scanned barcode data, and does not affect Label ID, Prefix, Suffix, or other appended data. NOTE ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Case Conversion = Disable (no case conversion)
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode to exit Programming Mode. If less than the expected string of 16 characters are selected, scan the ENTER/EXIT barcode twice to accept the selections and exit Pro- gramming Mode. NOTE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Character Conversion Character Conversion — continued ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Configure Character Conversion 0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF DEFAULT (No character conversion) Product Reference Guide...
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DEFAULT UPC-A = Enable UPC-A Check Character Transmission Enable this option to transmit the check character along with UPC-A barcode data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE UPC-A Check Character Transmission = Don’t Send DEFAULT UPC-A Check Character Transmission = Send QuickScan® QD2100...
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UPC-A UPC-A — cont. Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 Expands UPC-A data to the EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT UPC-A to EAN-13 = Don’t Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 = Expand UPC-A Number System Character Transmission This feature enables/disables transmission of the UPC-A number system character.
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EAN 8 and EAN 13 labels with a Flag1 character of 2 or an EAN 13 label starting with the three characters '980'. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE In-Store Minimum Reads = 1 DEFAULT In-Store Minimum Reads = 2 In-Store Minimum Reads = 3 In-Store Minimum Reads = 4 QuickScan® QD2100...
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UPC-E UPC-E The following options apply to the UPC-E symbology. UPC-E Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read UPC-E barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE UPC-E = Disable DEFAULT UPC-E = Enable UPC-E Check Character Transmission Enable this option to transmit the check character along with UPC-E barcode data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE UPC-E Check Character Transmission = Don’t Send DEFAULT...
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UPC-E to EAN-13 = Don’t Expand UPC-E to EAN-13 = Expand Expand UPC-E to UPC-A Expands UPC-E data to the UPC-A data format. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT UPC-E to UPC-A = Don’t Expand UPC-E to UPC-A = Expand QuickScan® QD2100...
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UPC-E UPC-E — cont. UPC-E Number System Character Transmission This feature enables/disables transmission of the UPC-E system number character. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE UPC-E Number System Character = Do not transmit DEFAULT UPC-E Number System Character = Transmit Product Reference Guide...
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This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a UPC-E label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read.. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE UPC-E Minimum Reads = 1 DEFAULT UPC-E Minimum Reads = 2 UPC-E Minimum Reads = 3 UPC-E Minimum Reads = 4 QuickScan® QD2100...
GTIN Formatting GTIN Formatting This feature enables/disables the ability to convert UPC-E, UPC-A, EAN 8, and EAN 13 labels into the GTIN 14-character format. If add-on information is present on the base label prior to the conver- sion taking place, the addon information will be appended to the con- verted GTIN label.
EAN 13 Check Character Transmission Enable this option to transmit the check character along with EAN 13 barcode data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE EAN 13 Check Character Transmission = Don’t Send DEFAULT EAN 13 Check Character Transmission = Send QuickScan® QD2100...
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EAN 13 EAN 13 — cont. EAN-13 Flag 1 Character Enables/disables transmission of an EAN/JAN13 Flag1 character. The Flag 1 character is the first character of the label. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE EAN-13 Flag 1 Char= Don’t transmit DEFAULT EAN-13 Flag 1 Char= Transmit Product Reference Guide...
Symbologies EAN-13 ISBN Conversion This option enables/disables conversion of EAN 13/JAN 13 Bookland labels starting with 978 to ISBN labels. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT EAN-13 ISBN Conversion = Disable EAN-13 ISBN Conversion = Convert to ISBN QuickScan® QD2100...
EAN 13 EAN 13 — cont. EAN 13 Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times an EAN 13 label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT EAN 13 Minimum Reads = 1 EAN 13 Minimum Reads = 2 EAN 13 Minimum Reads = 3 EAN 13 Minimum Reads = 4...
EAN 8 Check Character Transmission Enable this option to transmit the check character along with EAN 8 barcode data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE EAN 8 Check Character Transmission = Don’t Send DEFAULT EAN 8 Check Character Transmission = Send QuickScan® QD2100...
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EAN 8 EAN 8 — cont. Expand EAN 8 to EAN 13 Enable this option to expand EAN 8/JAN 8 labels to EAN 13/JAN 13. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Expand EAN 8 to EAN 13 = Disable Expand EAN 8 to EAN 13 = Enable Product Reference Guide...
UPC/EAN Global Settings UPC/EAN Global Settings This section provides configuration settings for UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN 13 and EAN 8 symbologies, and affects all of these unless otherwise marked for each feature description. UPC/EAN Decoding Level Decoding Levels are used to configure a barcode symbology decoder to be very aggressive to very conservative depending on a particular customer’s needs.
UPC/EAN Global Settings UPC/EAN Global Settings — cont. UPC/EAN Correlation When correlation is enabled, the barcode reader will combine label data from multiple scans when decoding. Enabling correlation will help the scanner read labels that have some spots and/or voids. It may also help read labels that have damaged areas. Enabling correlation will also increase the chances that a label will be read incorrectly.
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UPC/EAN Global Settings UPC/EAN Global Settings — cont. UPC-A Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a UPC-A label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read.. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT UPC-A Minimum Reads = 1 UPC-A Minimum Reads = 2 UPC-A Minimum Reads = 3 UPC-A Minimum Reads = 4...
Add-Ons Add-Ons — cont. Optional GS1-128 Add-On Timer This option sets the timer expiration value to read the additional part after reading the linear EAN/UPC part. For UPC/EAN add-ons other than those of this type, see Option- al Add-On Timer on page 134 ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Optional GS1-128 Add-On Timer = Disable...
Add-Ons Add-Ons — cont. P5 Add-Ons Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of times a P5 add-on must be read before it is marked as valid and then combined with a base label. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT P5 Add-Ons Minimum Reads = 1 P5 Add-Ons Minimum Reads = 2 P5 Add-Ons Minimum Reads = 3 P5 Add-Ons Minimum Reads = 4...
GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional The following options apply to the GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional (formerly RSS-14) symbology. GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional = Disable GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional = Enable GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional GS1-128 Emulation When enabled, GS1 DataBar Omnidirectional barcodes will be translated to the GS1-...
GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded — cont. GS1 DataBar Expanded Length Control This feature specifies either variable length decoding or fixed length decoding for the GS1 DataBar Expanded symbology. Variable Length — For variable-length decoding, a minimum length may be set. Fixed Length —...
52 Characters 74 Characters Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT GS1 DataBar EXPANDED LENGTH 1SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘1’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘5’ and ‘2’ ‘7’ AND ‘4’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded — cont. GS1 DataBar Expanded Set Length 1 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select GS1 DataBar Expanded Set Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 01 = Length 1 is 1 Character DEFAULT...
74 Characters length) Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT GS1 DataBar EXPANDED LENGTH 2 SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘0’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘5’ and ‘2’ ‘7’ and ‘4’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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GS1 DataBar Expanded GS1 DataBar Expanded — cont. GS1 DataBar Expanded Set Length 2 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select GS1 DataBar Expanded Set Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 74 = Length 2 is 74 Characters DEFAULT...
GS1 DataBar Limited GS1 DataBar Limited — cont. GS1 DataBar Limited Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a GS1 DataBar Limited label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT GS1 DataBar Limited Minimum Reads = 1 GS1 DataBar Limited Minimum Reads = 2...
Symbologies Code 39 The following options apply to the Code 39 symbology. Code 39 Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read Code 39 barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 39 = Disable DEFAULT Code 39 = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 39 Code 39 — cont. Code 39 Check Character Calculation Enable this option to enables/disables calculation and verification of an optional Code 39 check character. When disabled, any check character in the label is treated as a data character. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 39 Check Character Calculation = Don’t Calculate DEFAULT...
Code 39 Quiet Zones = Quiet Zone on one side Code 39 Quiet Zones = Quiet Zones on two sides DEFAULT Code 39 Quiet Zones = Auto Code 39 Quiet Zones = Virtual Quiet Zones on two sides QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 39 Code 39 — cont. Code 39 Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a Code 39 label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read.. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 39 Minimum Reads = 1 DEFAULT Code 39 Minimum Reads = 2 Code 39 Minimum Reads = 3...
If the majority of labels are very good quality labels, or there is a need to decrease the possibility of a decoder error, lower the decoding level to a more conservative level. This configuration item applies to Code 39 and Code 32. NOTE QuickScan® QD2100...
For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length may be set. Fixed Length — For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Code 39 Length Control = Variable Length Code 39 Length Control = Fixed Length QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 39 Code 39 — cont. Code 39 Set Length 1 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length 1 Code 39 Length Control is the minimum label length if in Mode, or the first fixed length if in Variable Length Mode.
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Select Code 39 Set Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 02 = Length 1 is 2 Characters DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 39 Code 39 — cont. Code 39 Set Length 2 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length 2 Code 39 Length Control is the maximum label length if in Mode, or the second fixed length if Variable Length Mode.
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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Code 39Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 50 = Length 2 is 50 Characters DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 39 Code 39 — cont. Code 39 Interdigit Ratio This feature specifies the ratio between an intercharacter space and module for Code 39 labels. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = Disable Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 1 Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 2 Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 3 DEFAULT...
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Code 39 Interdigit Ratio — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 6 Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 7 Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 8 Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 9 Code 39 Interdigit Ratio = 10 QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 39 Code 39 — cont. Code 39 Character Correlation When correlation is enabled, the barcode reader will combine label data from multiple scans when decoding. Enabling correlation will help the scanner read labels that have some spots and/or voids. It may also help read labels that have damaged areas. Enabling correlation will also increase the chances that a label will be read incorrectly.
Code 32 Code 32 The following options apply to the Code 32 (Italian Pharamaceutical Code) symbology. Code 32 Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read Code 32 barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Code 32 = Disable Code 32 = Enable Code 32 Feature Setting Exceptions The following features are set for Code 32 by using these Code 39 settings: Code 39 Quiet Zones on page 158...
Code 128 Code 128 The following options apply to the Code 128 symbology. Code 128 Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read Code 128 barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 128 = Disable DEFAULT Code 128 = Enable Expand Code 128 to Code 39 This feature enables/disables expansion of Code 128 labels to Code 39 labels.
Code 128 Check Character Transmission = Send Code 128 Function Character Transmission Enables/disables transmission of Code128 function characters 1, 2, 3, and 4. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Code 128 Function Character Transmission = Don’t Send Code 128 Function Character Transmission = Send QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 128 Quiet Zones = Quiet Zone on one side Code 128 Quiet Zones = Quiet Zones on two sides DEFAULT Code 128 Quiet Zones = Auto Code 128 Quiet Zones = Virtual Quiet Zones on two sides QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 128 Code 128 — cont. Code 128 Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a Code 128 label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read.. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Code 128 Minimum Reads = 1 Code 128 Minimum Reads = 2 Code 128 Minimum Reads = 3 Code 128 Minimum Reads = 4...
If the majority of labels are very good quality labels, or there is a need to decrease the possibility of a decoder error, lower the decoding level to a more conservative level. QuickScan® QD2100...
For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length may be set. Fixed Length — For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Code 128 Length Control = Variable Length Code 128 Length Control = Fixed Length QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 128 Code 128 — cont. Code 128 Set Length 1 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length Code 128 Length Control 1 is the minimum label length if in Mode, or the first fixed length if in Variable Length Mode.
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Select Code 128 Set Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 01 = Length 1 is 1 Character DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 128 Code 128 — cont. Code 128 Set Length 2 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length Code 128 Length Control 2 is the maximum label length if in Mode, or the second fixed length if Variable Length Mode.
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Select Code 128 Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 80 = Length 2 is 80 Characters DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 128 Code 128 — cont. Code 128 Character Correlation When correlation is enabled, the barcode reader will combine label data from multiple scans when decoding. Enabling correlation will help the scanner read labels that have some spots and/or voids. It may also help read labels that have damaged areas. Enabling correlation will also increase the chances that a label will be read incorrectly.
GS1-128 GS1-128 The following options apply to the GS1-128 symbology. (Also known as USS-128, GTIN-128, UCC-128.) GS1-128 Enable This option enables/disables the ability of the reader to translate GS1-128 labels to the GS1-128 data format. Options are: • Transmit GS1-128 labels in Code 128 data format. •...
The following options apply to the I 2 of 5 symbology. I 2 of 5 Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read I 2 of 5 barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT I 2 of 5 = Disable I 2 of 5 = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. I 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation This option enables/disables calculation and verification of an optional I 2 of 5 check character. When disabled, any check character in label is treated as a data character.
Enable this option to transmit the check character along with I 2 of 5 barcode data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE I 2 of 5 Check Character Transmission = Don’t Send DEFAULT I 2 of 5 Check Character Transmission = Send QuickScan® QD2100...
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Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. I 2 of 5 Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times an I 2 of 5 label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read..
Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. 2 of 5 Decoding Level This configuration item applies to Interleaved 2 of 5, Datalogic 2 of 5 and Standard 2 of 5. NOTE Decoding Levels are used to configure a barcode symbology decoder to be very aggressive to very conservative depending on a particular customer’s needs.
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Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. 2 of 5 Decoding Level — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE 2 of 5 Decoding Level = 1 2 of 5 Decoding Level = 2 DEFAULT 2 of 5 Decoding Level = 3 2 of 5 Decoding Level = 4...
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Fixed Length — For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT I 2 of 5 Length Control = Variable Length I 2 of 5 Length Control = Fixed Length QuickScan® QD2100...
Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. I 2 of 5 Set Length 1 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length 1 is I 2 of 5 Length Control the minimum label length if in Mode, or the first fixed length if in Variable Length...
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Symbologies Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Set Length 1 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select I 2 of 5 Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string.
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Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. I 2 of 5 Set Length 2 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length 2 is I 2 of 5 Length Control the maximum label length if in Mode, or the second fixed length if in Variable Length...
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Select I 2 of 5 Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 50 = Length 2 is 50 Characters DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) — cont. I 2 of 5 Character Correlation When correlation is enabled, the barcode reader will combine label data from multiple scans when decoding. Enabling correlation will help the scanner read labels that have some spots and/or voids.
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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT I 2 of 5 Stitching = Disable I 2 of 5 Stitching = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
Datalogic 2 of 5 The following options apply to the Datalogic 2 of 5 symbology. Datalogic 2 of 5 Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read Datalogic 2 of 5 barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Datalogic 2 of 5 = Disable...
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Symbologies Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation This option enables/disables calculation and verification of an optional Datalogic 2 of 5 check character. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Datalogic 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation = Disable Datalogic 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation = Enable QuickScan®...
Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times an Datalogic 2 of 5 la- bel must be decoded before it is accepted as good read. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE...
Fixed Length — For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Datalogic 2 of 5 Length Control = Variable Length Datalogic 2 of 5 Length Control = Fixed Length QuickScan® QD2100...
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6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to exit Programming Mode. This completes the procedure. See for some examples of how to set this feature. Table 27 Table 27. Datalogic 2 of 5 Length 1 Setting Examples STEP ACTION EXAMPLES Desired Setting...
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Symbologies Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Set Length 1 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Datalogic 2 of 5 Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning.
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20, etc. 3. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to enter Programming Mode. 4. Scan the barcode: SELECT Datalogic 2 of 5 LENGTH 2 SETTING. 5. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in Appendix E, Keypad, that represent the length setting which was determined in the steps above.
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Symbologies Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Set Length 2 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Datalogic 2 of 5 Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning.
This feature specifies the maximum ratio between intercharacter space and module for Datalogic 2 of 5. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = Disable Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 1 Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 2...
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Symbologies Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 6 Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 7 Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 8 Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 9 Datalogic 2 of 5 Interdigit Maximum Ratio = 10 QuickScan®...
Datalogic 2 of 5 Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Character Correlation When correlation is enabled, the barcode reader will combine label data from multiple scans when decoding. Enabling correlation will help the scanner read labels that have some spots and/or voids.
Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont. Datalogic 2 of 5 Stitching This option enables/disables stitching for Datalogic 2 of 5 labels. When parts of a Data- logic 2 of 5 barcode are presented to the reader with this feature enabled, the barcode parts will be assembled by the reader’s software, and the data will be decoded if all bar-...
Codabar Codabar The following options apply to the Codabar symbology. Codabar Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read Codabar barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Codabar = Disable Codabar = Enable Product Reference Guide...
Codabar check character. When disabled, any check characters in the label are treated as data characters. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Codabar Check Character Calculation = Don’t Calculate Codabar Check Character Calculation = Enable AIM standard check char. Codabar Check Character Calculation = Enable Modulo 10 check char. QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Check Character Transmission Enable this option to transmit the check character along with Codabar barcode data. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Codabar Check Character Transmission = Don’t Send DEFAULT Codabar Check Character Transmission = Send Codabar Start/Stop Character Transmission Enable this option to enable/disable transmission of Codabar start and stop characters.
This option specifies the format of transmitted Codabar start/stop characters. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Codabar Check Character Set = ABCD/TN*E Codabar Check Character Set = ABCD/ABCD Codabar Check Character Set = abcd/tn*e DEFAULT Codabar Check Character Set = abcd/abcd QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Start/Stop Character Match When enabled, this option requires that start and stop characters match. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Codabar Start/Stop Character Match = Don’t Require Match Codabar Start/Stop Character Match = Require Match Product Reference Guide...
ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Codabar Quiet Zones = Quiet Zone on one side Codabar Quiet Zones = Quiet Zones on two sides DEFAULT Codabar Quiet Zones = Auto Codabar Quiet Zones = Virtual Quiet Zones on two sides QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Minimum Reads This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a Codabar label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read.. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Codabar Minimum Reads = 1 DEFAULT Codabar Minimum Reads = 2 Codabar Minimum Reads = 3 Codabar Minimum Reads = 4 Product Reference Guide...
If the majority of labels are very good quality labels, or there is a need to decrease the possibility of a decoder error, lower the decoding level to a more conservative level. QuickScan® QD2100...
For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length may be set. Fixed Length — For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Codabar Length Control = Variable Length Codabar Length Control = Fixed Length QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Set Length 1 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length 1 Codabar Length Control is the minimum label length if in Mode, or the first fixed length if in Variable Length Mode.
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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Codabar Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 03 = Length 1 is 3 Characters DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Set Length 2 This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for . Length 2 Codabar Length Control is the maximum label length if in Mode, or the second fixed length if Variable Length Mode. The length includes the barcode’s start, stop, check and data Fixed Length characters.
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ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select CodabarLength 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 50 = Length 2 is 50 Characters DEFAULT QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Interdigit Ratio This feature specifies the ratio between an intercharacter space and module for Codabar labels. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Codabar Interdigit Ratio = Disable Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 1 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 2 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 3 DEFAULT Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 4 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 5...
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Symbologies Codabar — cont. Codabar Interdigit Ratio — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 6 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 7 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 8 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 9 Codabar Interdigit Ratio = 10 QuickScan® QD2100...
Codabar Codabar — cont. Codabar Character Correlation When correlation is enabled, the barcode reader will combine label data from multiple scans when decoding. Enabling correlation will help the scanner read labels that have some spots and/or voids. It may also help read labels that have damaged areas. Enabling correlation will also increase the chances that a label will be read incorrectly.
ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 11 Check Character Calculation = Disable Code 11 Check Character Calculation = Check C Code 11 Check Character Calculation = Check K DEFAULT Code 11 Check Character Calculation = Check C and K QuickScan® QD2100...
This feature specifies the minimum number of consecutive times a Code 11 label must be decoded before it is accepted as good read.. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 11 Minimum Reads = 1 DEFAULT Code 11 Minimum Reads = 2 Code 11 Minimum Reads = 3 Code 11 Minimum Reads = 4 QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 11 Code 11 — cont. Code 11 Length Control This feature specifies either variable length decoding or fixed length decoding for the Code 11 symbology. Variable Length — For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length may be set. Fixed Length —...
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15 Characters 50 Characters zeroes) Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT CODE 11 LENGTH 1 SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘2’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘1’ and ‘5’ ‘5’ AND ‘0’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 11 Code 11 — cont. Code 11 Set Length 1 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Code 11 Set Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 04 = Length 1 is 4 Characters DEFAULT...
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50 Characters zeroes) Length) Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT CODE 11 LENGTH 2 SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘0’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘0’ and ‘F’ ‘3’ AND 2’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 11 Code 11 — cont. Code 11 Set Length 2 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Code 11 Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at the beginning. CANCEL 50 = Length 2 is 50 Characters DEFAULT...
If the majority of labels are very good quality labels, or there is a need to decrease the possibility of a decoder error, lower the decoding level to a more conservative level. QuickScan® QD2100...
It may also help read labels that have damaged areas. Enabling correlation will also increase the chances that a label will be read incorrectly. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Code 11 Character Correlation = Disable Code 11 Character Correlation = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
Code 11 Code 11 Stitching This option enables/disables stitching for Code 11 labels. When parts of a Code 11 bar- code are presented to the reader with this feature enabled, the barcode parts will be as- sembled by the reader’s software, and the data will be decoded if all barcode proofing requirements are met.
The following options apply to the Standard 2 of 5 symbology. Standard 2 of 5 Enable/Disable When disabled, the reader will not read Standard 2 of 5 barcodes. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Standard 2 of 5 = Disable Standard 2 of 5 = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
Standard 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 — cont. Standard 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation This option enables/disables calculation and verification of an optional Standard 2 of 5 check character. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Standard 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation = Disable Standard 2 of 5 Check Character Calculation = Enable Standard 2 of 5 Check Character Transmission This feature enables/disables transmission of an optional Standard 2 of 5 check character.
Standard 2 of 5 Minimum Reads = 3 Standard 2 of 5 Minimum Reads = 4 Standard 2 of 5 Decoding Level 2 of 5 Decoding The Standard 2 of 5 Decoding Level feature is set using Level on page 192 NOTE QuickScan® QD2100...
Standard 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 — cont. Standard 2 of 5 Length Control This feature specifies either variable length decoding or fixed length decoding for the Standard 2 of 5 symbology. Variable Length — For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length may be set.
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50 Characters Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT STANDARD 2 OF 5 LENGTH 1 SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘1’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘1’ and ‘5’ ‘5’ AND ‘0’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Standard 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 — cont. Standard 2 of 5 Set Length 1 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Standard 2 of 5 Length 1 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string.
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Length) Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Scan SELECT STANDARD 2 OF 5 LENGTH 2 SETTING Scan Two Characters From ‘0’ and ‘0’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘1’ and ‘5’ ‘5’ AND ‘0’ Appendix E, Keypad Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Standard 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 — cont. Standard 2 of 5 Set Length 2 — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Select Standard 2 of 5 Length 2 Setting Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL barcode to abort and not save the entry string.
It may also help read labels that have damaged areas. Enabling correlation will also increase the chances that a label will be read incorrectly. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Standard 2 of 5 Character Correlation = Disable Standard 2 of 5 Character Correlation = Enable QuickScan® QD2100...
Standard 2 of 5 Standard 2 of 5 Stitching This option enables/disables stitching for Standard 2 of 5 labels. When parts of a Stan- dard 2 of 5 barcode are presented to the reader with this feature enabled, the barcode parts will be assembled by the reader’s software, and the data will be decoded if all bar- code proofing requirements are met.
ISBT 128 ISBT 128 — cont. ISBT 128 Force Concatenation When enabled, this feature forces all ISBT 128 labels to be concatenated. ISBT 128 Concatenation This option is only valid when is enabled. see page 256 NOTE ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT ISBT 128 Force Concatenation = Disable ISBT 128 Force Concatenation = Enable...
If the majority of labels are very good quality labels, or there is a need to decrease the possibility of a decoder error, lower the decoding level to a more conservative level. This configuration item applies to Code 4 and Code 5. NOTE QuickScan® QD2100...
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Code 4 and Code 5 Common Configuration Items Code 4 and Code 5 Common Configuration Items — cont. Code 4 and 5 Decoding Level — cont. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE Code 4 and Code 5 Decoding Level = 1 Code 4 and Code 5 Decoding Level = 2 DEFAULT Code 4 and Code 5 Decoding Level = 3 Code 4 and Code 5 Decoding Level = 4...
Follett 2 of 5 Follett 2 of 5 The following options apply to the Follett 2 of 5 symbology. Follett 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Enables/Disables ability of imager to decode Follett 2 of 5 labels. ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE DEFAULT Follett 2 of 5 = Disable Follett 2 of 5 = Enable Product Reference Guide...
Appendix A Technical Specifications contains Physical and Performance Characteristics, User Environment and Table 35 Regulatory information. provides Standard Cable Pinouts. Table 36 Table 35. Technical Specifications Item Description Physical Characteristics 2.8 in. H x 6.7 in. L x 2.6 in. W Dimensions (7.1 cm H x 17.1 cm L x 6.6 cm W) Weight (without cable)
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5; Code 11; Codabar; GS1-128; Code 93; MSI; GS1 DataBar Omnidi- rectional, GS1 DataBar Limited, GS1 DataBar Expanded; EAN 13 ISBN; Datalogic 2 of 5; Follet 2/5; Code 4, code 5. RS-232 Std., RS-232 Wincor-Nixdorf, RS-232 OPOS, IBM 46xx (ports 5B and 9B), USB Com Std., USB Keyboard, USB Alternate Keyboard, USB...
Standard Cable Pinouts Standard Cable Pinouts provide standard pinout information for the imager’s cable. Figure 7 Table 36 Figure 7. Standard Cable Pinouts Bottom of Imager Cable Interface Cable Port Cable Strain Relief Pin 1 Pin 10 To Host Cable Clip (Latch) The signal descriptions in apply to the connector on the imager and are for ref- Table 36...
Appendix B Standard Defaults The most common configuration settings are listed in the “Default” column of Table 37 The settings in this table are as applied to a standard RS-232 interface. See Table 38 a listing of default exceptions to this list as appled to other interface types. Page references are also provided for feature descriptions and programming barcodes for each parameter.
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Country Mode U.S. Keyboard Caps Lock State Caps Lock OFF Numlock Key Numlock Unchanged Send Control Characters Disable Intercode Delay 100 ms Intercharacter Delay No Delay 100 ms USB Keyboard Speed 1 ms USB-OEM USB-OEM Device Usage Handheld Scanner QuickScan® QD2100...
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Parameter Default Your Setting Page Number Data Editing No Global Prefix Global Prefix/Suffix Global Suffix = 0x0D (CR) Global AIM ID Disable Label ID Control Disable Case Conversion Disable Character Conversion No Char Conversion Symbologies UPC-A UPC-A Enable/Disable Enable UPC-A Check Character Transmission Enable Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 Don’t Expand...
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Disable I 2 of 5 Stitching Disable Datalogic 2 of 5 Datalogic 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Enable Datalogic 2 of 5 Check Character Calcu- Disable lation Datalogic 2 of 5 Minimum Reads Datalogic 2 of 5 Length Control Variable QuickScan® QD2100...
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Parameter Default Your Setting Page Number Datalogic 2 of 5 Set Length 1 Datalogic 2 of 5 Set Length 2 Datalogic 2 of 5 Character Correlation Disable Datalogic 2 of 5 Stitching Disable Codabar Codabar Enable/Disable Disable Codabar Check Character Calculation Don’t Calculate...
Code Standard 2/5 Label ID Character(s) Codabar Label ID Character(s) Code 128 Label ID Character(s) GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) Datalogic 2 of 5 Label ID Character(s) ISBT 128 Label ID Character(s) UPCE P2 Label ID Character(s) UPCE/P5 Label ID Character(s) UPCE/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) QuickScan®...
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Default Exceptions Parameter Default Excption EAN8/P2 Label ID Character(s) EAN8/P5 Label ID Character(s) EAN8/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) EAN13/P2 Label ID Character(s) EAN13/P5 Label ID Character(s) EAN13/GS1-128 Label ID Character(s) GS1 DataBar 14 (Omnidirectional) Label ID Character(s) GS1 DataBar Expanded Label ID Character(s) GS1 DataBar Limited Label ID Character(s) Character Conversion CR to `...
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GS1 DataBar Expanded Label ID Character(s) GS1 DataBar Limited Label ID Character(s) GTIN W/o Add on Label ID Character(s) GTIN Addon 2 Label ID Character(s) GTIN Add on 5 Label ID Character(s) GTIN Add on 8 Label ID Character(s) QuickScan® QD2100...
Appendix C LED and Beeper Indications The imager’s beeper sounds and its LED illuminates to indicate various functions or er- rors on the imager. An optional “Green Spot” also performs useful functions. The tables below list these indications. One exception to the behaviors listed in the tables is that the imager’s functions are programmable, and may or may not be turned on.
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Label Programming Imager sounds two times at low fre- Mode Cancel Item Cancel label has been scanned. quency and current volume. Entry Except when in sleep mode or when a Good Read LED Duration other than 00 is selected QuickScan® QD2100...
Error Codes Error Codes Upon startup, if the imager sounds a long tone, this means the imager has not passed its automatic Selftest and has entered FRU isolation mode. If the imager is reset, the se- quence will be repeated. The following table describes the LED flashes/beep codes asso- ciated with an error found.
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Appendix E Keypad Use the barcodes in this appendix to enter numbers as you would select digits/characters from a keypad. Product Reference Guide...
Appendix F Scancode Tables Control Character Emulation Control character emulation selects from different scancode tables as listed in this appen- dix. Each of the control character sets below are detailed by interface type in the tables. These apply to Wedge and USB Keyboard platforms. Control Character 00 —...
Microsoft Windows Codepage 1252 Windows-1252 is a character encoding of the Latin alphabet, used by default in the leg- acy components of Microsoft Windows in English and some other Western languages. QuickScan® QD2100...
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Microsoft Windows Codepage 1252 NOTES Product Reference Guide...
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