Worth Data RF Laser user manual Radio Considerations, Operational Details, Range

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Radio Considerations

Operating Instructions

Operational Details

The RF Laser:

1.chirps on a "good read" or successful scan while turning off the scanner beam, and

2.beeps loudly when it gets the acknowledgement back from the Base Station that it has received the data.

The yellow light on the back of the scanner indicates that it is transmitting. You will see up to four transmission attempts before the unit goes to sleep and waits for you to pull the trigger again. The green light indicates that it has received the acknowledgement from the Base Station. After four unsuccessful tries of transmitting to the base without an acknowledgement, the scanner chirps 8 times and goes to sleep waiting on the operator to move closer to the base station and pull the trigger again for a transmission retry. After going to sleep on an unsuccessful read, when the trigger is pulled again, the scanner beam doesn't turn on for reading; instead, the unit beeps three times to indicate is re-transmitting and just transmits again. This sleep and retransmission cycle is repeated until the acknowledgement is received or the buffer is deliberately cleared. In this way, no scanned data is lost, even though you have wandered out of range of the Base Station. Until the pending data acknowledgment has been received, pulling the trigger will only retransmit and not activate the scanning laser beam for additional reading.

If you are out of range and want to clear data in the scanner's buffer waiting to be transmitted again, by pulling the trigger and holding it down for 30 seconds, the buffer will be cleared and the scanner will emit 3 low pitched beeps.

Range

The operational range of 500 feet is far greater than is practical to operate blind from the PC. However, unless the unit becomes defective, you should experience excellent transmissions in almost any environment.

Avoid locating the Base Station next to a 900 MHz phone. Raise the Base if you are having any range issues.

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Contents Worth Data Inc August Page Table Of Contents Introduction Components of RF Laser Readers InstallationScanner Beeps and LEDs what they mean USB Installation Installing the R/F Reader with a dedicated serial port Menu Installing the R/F Reader between a computer and terminalF34, DB25 Null Modem Cable Laser Serial Model Pin-outsF36, DB9 Straight Cable Pin-outs ModUPC\EAN Laser Scanning Instructions Using The RF Laser Setup Menu Code 3 of 9 Code ChannelUPC/EAN Code MSI and Plessey Disable MSICodabar 5 CodeBeep Options 5 Data LengthPreamble Bar Code Data Preamble Data Transmitted 123 PostambleXYZ123 12345678Set ID Character CharactersLink Test Code Scan Start Setup Scan Aiming Dot Duration ResetScan End Setup Scan Start Setup Scan 2Scan Start Setup Scan 2 of 5 Code Scan Start Setup Scan TerminatorScan Start Setup Scan Code Data bits Baud rateParity Stop bitsTest the RF Laser with your computer Page Operational Details Radio ConsiderationsRange Accumulate Mode PC Key Full Ascii Menu Bar Code Function/Control Key SupportFunction keys F11 and F12 Command and Option Keys on Mac USB KeyboardsWindows Key Full Ascii MenuAll Models Troubleshooting TroubleshootingReader wont beep when reading bar codes Poor read rateWindows XP USB Trouble ShootingReader doesnt beep when you try to read your bar codes Serial TroubleshootingData characters are garbled or missing Changing Jumpers and Channels Page Recharging the Batteries American National Standards Institute Customer Service Specifications for Code+ 2 + 3 + 33 + 34 + 35 = Table C-1. Mod 43 Check character calculation for Code108/43 = 2 with a Remainder Value 22 is the Check CharacterTable C-2. Full Ascii Table Full Ascii Extension to CodeCode 93 Specifications A12345b Codabar SpecificationsUCC-128/ EAN-128 Code 128 SpecificationsGS1 US Interleaved 2 of 5 Mod 10 check digit calculation Interleaved 2 of 5 Code019873 60 57 =UPC Specifications UPC 2 and 5-character supplemental codes Isbn Specifications+ 9 +8 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 1831458993833 x 3 = + 9 + 5 + 1 + 8 =01234500006 123450000601234565 MSI/Plessey Specifications 4,5,6,7,2,3,4,5,6,7 943457842+ 12 + 32 + 35 + 30 + 28 + 6 + 12 + 36 = 195/11 = 17 remainderRF Laser Setup RF Laser Setup MenuLink Test Code 5 Code Code 35 Length RSS-14SET Clear CodeStart Setup for Base only RF Base Station Setup MenuFull Ascii Menu 056 057 058 059 060 061 062 063 064 065 066 067 +X* *+Y* *+Z* *%P +T* *+U* *+V* *+W%R* *%S* *%T 33, 37, 38, 39, 43 IndexSee Appendix J UPC/EAN
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