Programming
The Durawand must be reset before programming can take place. Resetting your scanner will erase any and all bar codes that have already scanned. To reset your scanner press and hold the scan button and turn the key until you hear a series of three beeps. The three beeps indicate the reset was successful.
Start the downloader program by double clicking on the “VidexDownloader” icon. This will bring up a window that says “Videx Download” at the top. You will have the menu options of File, Program, and Help. Click on the “Program“ menu option and select which type of bar code format you want your reader programmed for. The most common of the optional formats is “2 of 5 and 3 of 9”. Use the other options only if you know for a fact that you are using one of the other optional symbologies.
When you click on the bar code programming that you want the transmit and receive lights on the reader base will start to flash back and forth. If the lights on the base do not flash and you do not hear any beeps from the base you may need to press the scan button. This should start communication between the reader and computer.
Downloading
Insert your reader into the base unit and start the downloader program. Select which port you are using when the main interface window comes up.
Configuration for USB connections - If you are using the Keyspan Twin Serial Adapter, model 28X, the Videx Downloader Application must be set to read from the printer port. The base unit can be plugged into either port 1 or port 2 on the adapter as long as it corresponds with the port setting found in the “Advanced Settings” configuration of the Keyspan Serial Assistant. Also, under the Advanced Settings of the Keyspan Serial Assistant, make sure the “Emulate Printer Port” option is checked.
After the port is selected the program will prompt you for information on where to save the file. The recommended / default location is to the desktop and the default name is “videx”. COMPanion suggests downloading after every 200 barcode scans. Therefore, it is suggested that you change the filename to distinguish the files. Most users find a numbering system such as “videx1”, “videx2” and so on works well. If the file name isn’t changed from “videx” and you attempt to save a second file of the same name, you will be prompted with a dialoge asking if you’d like to replace the first one. It would only be suggested to replace the first file with the second if you have already successfully imported the first file into Alexandria. If you haven’t successfully imported the first file into Alexandria, change the name of the second file to avoid losing the data in the first file.
After choosing a file name and location to save to, click the “Download” button. When you are done downloading your data from the portable reader you may quit out of the downloader program. You will now have a text document that the Videx Downloader Program created.
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