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INTRODUCTION • HOW IS THE MX009 CONFIGURED FOR USB KEYBOARD EMULATION?
This guide contains the configuration bar codes necessary to ensure that the
scanner communicates properly with the MX009. The scanner
communicates using RS232 protocol. The default (RS232) settings of the
scanner are as follows:
• For Non-PowerLink Scanners
9600 baud, 7 data bits, 2 stop bits and space parity
• For PowerLink Scanners
9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bits and no parity
In addition, the scanner uses ACK/NAK and XON/XOFF software
handshaking, and the data transmission ends with both carriage return and
line feed suffixes.
On non-PowerLink scanners, the 1st and 2nd prefixes are used to set the
country of the keyboard.
NOTE #1
Please note, some of the older Metrologic products allow for a maximum
of 2 prefixes. Because 2 prefixes are required for setting the country,
custom prefixes cannot be set on these products. Please refer to the
scanner configuration guide for the number of configurable prefixes
available on your product.
Example #1: MS951, German Keyboard, Bar Code = 012345, No custom
prefixes available.
Configuration: <Ctl-V> <D> <012345> <CR><LF>
Pref #1 Pref #2 Data Terminators
Data Transmitted = 012345<CR>
Prefixes #1 and #2 specify the German keyboard and the <CR> <LF>
terminators are needed by the MX009 for framing the data. Only 2 custom
prefixes are available on the MS951*, MS6720, MS700, MS860, Tech
Series, IS4120* and IS4220*.
* Discontinued Models