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Chapter 16: Powering the TriCoder	93
Turning the TriCoder ON and OFF	93
Battery Power and Wall Power	93
To change the Li-ion battery:	94
Storing the TriCoder	94
Chapter 17: Firmware Upgrades	95
Failsafe Firmware Update	98
Appendix A: How to scan a bar code	99
Appendix B: Laser Scanner Options	100
Special Laser Settings	100
Appendix C: Cable Pin-outs	101
Appendix D: Optional Features	103
Appendix E: USB Driver Installation Recovery	104
Resolving incomplete, aborted, or incorrect FULL SPEED driver installation	104
Manually Updating TriCoder High Speed USB Driver on Windows 7, Vista, & XP	104
Manually Updating TriCoder High Speed USB Driver on Windows 2000	104
Manually Updating Tricoder USB Driver on Windows 98/Me	105
Resolving incomplete, aborted or incorrect HID driver installation	106
Windows 7, Vista & XP:	106
Win98/ME:	106
Win2000:	106
Appendix F: Specifications for Code 39	107
Code 39 Advanced Features and Functions	108
Special key sequences for USB	111
Appendix G: Code 128 Specifications	114
Appendix H: Interleaved 2 of 5 Code	115
Appendix I: UPC Specifications	116
ISBN Specifications	116
The UPC/EAN checksum character	117
Checksum calculation for UPC-A,EAN-13 and EAN-8	117
UPC-E Checksum Calculation	118
Appendix J: Codabar Specifications	119
Codabar start/stop transmission	119
Appendix K: MSI/Plessey Specifications	120
The MSI Mod 10 check digit is calculated as follows:	120
The MSI Mod 11 check digit is calculated as follows:	120
Appendix L: Code 93 Specifications	121
Appendix M: ASCII Code Equivalent Table	122
Appendix N: RS-422	123
TriCoder Coding Form_____________________________________________________________________________________ 124
Full Ascii Menu__________________________________________________________________________________________ 125
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Contents

TriCoder Page Table of Contents Page Revision How to Use this Manual Xtra Statement TriCoder QuickstartData Security Program #0 Quickstart Getting into Data Collection Mode Collecting Data Step Uploading Data Press T Program #1 Quickstart Begin of File HIT ANY KEY Reviewing and Editing Data HIT Status KEY Tips on choosing a program for Data Collection Uploading Data Getting in and out of NON Portable mode Non Portable ModeFirst Time USB Use Choose USB Interface PC USB Full SpeedPage Windows Users Using Integrated Hardware UtilitiesFull Speed USB Data Upload and PC Serial Interface PC Serial Interface Nonportable Mode Press F1 to Exit Hardware Utilities Serial Port Test Screen Hardware Utilities Serial Settings Uploading into Excel Uploading DataFile Formats Carriage Return Separated Files DATA,DATACR data looks like Comma Separated Files Flat File sample data Flat File FormatsRefer-back programming example USB HID Keyboard Upload Windows PC Users Uploading the data Windows Serial PC Users Port SettingsSerial Upload USB HID Keyboard Interface PC and Mac Testing Communication using NON Portable modeTriCoder Connection Serial Interface Communications Software Serial Installation on a PCSerial Interface Using Setup Mode to change the TriCoder Setup Configuring the TriCoder USB HID Keyboard Interface Configuring the TriCoder for USB HID Keyboard Testing Communication using NON Portable mode Using the keypad to setup the TriCoder TriCoder Setup Using the Hardware Utilities to change Setup Parameters TriCoder Setup Parameters Code 3 of 9 Code Bar Code Setup UPC-A/EAN-13 MSI/Plessey 5 Code GS1-DataBar/ RSS-14 / Other Bar Codes Code 93 / Code Host Computer Interface Settings Full Speed USB Serial Baud Rate Terminator CharacterSingle Cycle Upload Data Bits ParityProtocol With 7 data bits USB Enumeration Delay USB ALT Output Keypad Tone Keypad VolumeLaser Options Double Decode Time Date & Time SettingsDate Date Format Master Background Color Brightness TimeoutPrompt Background Color Prompt Text Color To set a preamble or postamble Preamble and PostambleSelect 1 for Preamble or 2 for Postamble Preamble affects leading high order characters EOF String Characters Reset Programs & Data Reset Setups to DefaultSystem Tools Charging from USB Running the Hardware Utilities program Using the Integrated Hardware UtilitiesInstalling the Hardware Utilities Page Using the Table Editor Serial Uploading Uploading from TriCoder to your ComputerData Files Program Files Clone Files Click the TriCoder Manager Tab Full Speed USB Uploading Cloning your TriCoder Serial Downloads Downloading from the computer to your TriCoderProgram Download Table Download Table Downloads Full Speed USB DownloadsProgram File Downloads Program Statements Using KwikInventoryCreating a Custom Program Program Name Prompt ProgrammingParts of the TriCoder programming screen Data Entry TypeBranch Go to statement 18 if an R is keyed/scanned Date and Time Stamp QuestionMmddyyhhmm if USA Time Stamp Xtra Date Stamp Data and Immediate Output NoneCompare Printer Output Here is how the c statement works ArithmeticCopy Table Data to Prompt Prompt Text Data ID Voice Message FrequencyVoice Message Numbers A1A Table Validation Table Lookup Data TypeMaximum Data Length Input Device Minimum Data LengthYes/Next Statement No/End Statement Identification of a field Upload Prefix Trimming data from a field Upload Suffix Invalid STMT. # HIT ANY KEY Finishing and checking your program Reviewing and Modifying programs Creating TriCoder Programs on your Windows PC Installing the Hardware UtilitiesPage Page Tips for Using Voice Prompts Why Use Voice Messages and Prompts?Accessing Voice Message Operations Voice Messages Voice Message Options Recording and Playback of Voice Messages Cloning Voice Messages from TriCoder to TriCoder Default Voice Messages Data Validation using Tables Why Use Tables?Data validation table file format 06000000000EXAMPLE1 Preventing duplicate entry of data Downloading a table to the TriCoder08000000000EXAMPLE2 11111111 33333xxx 44444444 Display and Error Messages Troubleshooting Fatal Entry Type Cannot Table Format Error USB won’t upload General TroubleshootingSerial won’t upload TriCoder won’t read your bar codes… Sometimes I get long beeps and sometimes short beeps… Poor read rates… TriCoder reads one bar code and stops reading after that… USB troubleshooting for Windows Users What cable are you using? Serial mode troubleshootingCan’t communicate with my RS-232 port on the host… TriCoder transmits a few messages then hangs… Error messages for special consideration Program troubleshootingMy uploaded data has the old data followed by my new data… Want to read more than one length I 2of 5 bar code… Planning for success… If you have a problem… Fail-safe Re-initialization Procedure Battery Power and Wall Power Powering the TriCoderWall Power Turning the TriCoder on and OFF To change the Li-ion battery Battery PowerStoring the TriCoder Mm/dd/yy hhmm nnnk Bytes Free BAT - - 50% How to Update Firmware UpgradesPage Page Failsafe Firmware Update Practice Scanning Appendix a How to scan a bar code Appendix B Laser Scanner Options Special Laser SettingsTable L-1. Laser Comparison Chart C24 DB9 Serial Cable Pin-outs Appendix C Cable Pin-outsC22 USB Cable Pin-outs C49 TTL Laser Cable Pin Outs Pin-outs Table I-5. I/O Connector Pin-outs Remember Connector Pin-outs Following are the features available for the TriCoder Appendix D Optional Features Manually Updating TriCoder High Speed USB Driver on Windows Appendix E USB Driver Installation RecoveryIncorrect driver installation is unlikely to happen however Check the Only Specify a Location check-box Manually Updating Tricoder USB Driver on Windows 98/Me Win98/ME Windows 7, Vista & XPWin2000 USB Enumeration Please Wait… Appendix F Specifications for Code Table A-1. Mod 43 Check character calculation for Code Code 39 Advanced Features and FunctionsMod 43 Check Character Table A-2. Full Ascii Table Full Ascii Extension to Code Table A-3. C39 Keyboard Support for IBM and Mac Function/Control Key Support in HID Keyboard Mode Special key sequences for USB Table A-4. Function and Control Key Support with Portkey Function/Control Key Support with PortKey Accumulate Mode GS1-128/UCC-128/ EAN-128 Appendix G Code 128 SpecificationsStart C/Function Code GS Function Code 1 as a variable string terminator Interleaved 2 of 5 Mod 10 check digit calculation Appendix H Interleaved 2 of 5 Code Isbn Specifications Appendix I UPC SpecificationsUPC 2 and 5-character supplemental codes UCC/EAN Extended Coupon Code Checksum calculation for UPC-A, EAN-13 and EAN-8 UPC/EAN checksum character 1234500006 UPC-E Checksum Calculation01234500006 01234565 Codabar start/stop transmission Appendix J Codabar Specifications MSI Mod 11 check digit is calculated as follows Appendix K MSI/Plessey SpecificationsMSI Mod 10 check digit is calculated as follows Appendix L Code 93 Specifications Appendix M Ascii Code Equivalent Table Table N-1. RS-422 Multi-drop cable Appendix N RS-422 Program Name TriCoder Coding Form Full Ascii Menu Items in parentheses are transmitted in keyboard wedge mode