Motorola LS3478

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Revision History

Changes to the original manual are listed below:

Change Date Description

-01 Rev A 2/2005 Initial release.

-02 Rev A 2/2007 Update service information, correct Symbol PTC Terminal bar code, specify that

multipoint mode does not support Beep on BEL.

-03 Rev A 7/2007 Motorola rebranding; added Batter y Ma intenance information in Chapter 3.

Contents

Main Page Page ii Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Patents Page Page Table of Contents vi Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Table of Contents vii viii Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Table of Contents ix x Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Table of Contents xi Page About This Guide Chapter Descriptions xiv Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Notational Conventions Related Publications * About This Guide xv Service Information Page Page 1 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Unpacking the Scanner The Scanner Cradle Getting Started 1 - 3 Cradle Parts Cradle Front View 1 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting the Cradle Getting Started 1 - 5 Supplying Power to the Cradle Using the USB Interface to Supply Power 1 - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface Lost Connection to Host Mounting the Cradle Getting Started 1 - 7 Inserting the Battery Removing the Battery 1 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Charging the Battery Charging LED Charging Problem LED Getting Started 1 - 9 Inserting the Scanner in the Cradle Pairing 1 - 10 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Unpairing Configuring the Scanner Chapter 2 Scanning 2 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Beeper Definitions Scanning 2 - 3 LED Definitions 2 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Scanning Scanning 2 - 5 Aiming 2 - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Decode Zone Figure 2-4 Symbol LS3478-FZ Decode Zone Scanning 2 - 7 Symbol LS3478-ER Decode Zone Figure 2-5 Page Chapter 3 Maintenance and Technical Specifications Maintenance Battery Maintenance 3 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Troubleshooting Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3 - 3 3 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3 - 5 Technical Specifications 3 - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Maintenance and Technical Specifications 3 - 7 3 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Scanner Signal Descriptions Chapter 4 User Preferences * 4 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Scanning Sequence Examples Errors While Scanning User Preferences Default Parameters User Preferences Page Page 4 - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Beep After Good Decode * User Preferences 4 - 7 Trigger Mode Level Trigger Two Stage - Option 1 Two Stage - Option 2 4 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Aim Duration User Preferences 4 - 9 Radio Communications Connection Maintenance Interval Considerations 4 - 10 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page 4 - 12 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Single Point/Multipoint Operation Unpair Chapter 5 Keyboard Wedge Interface * 5 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 3 Keyboard Wedge Default Parameters Page Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 5 Keyboard Wedge Country Types (Country Codes) * Page Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 7 * Keystroke Delay Page Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 9 Caps Lock Override Convert Wedge Data * Page Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 11 Keyboard Maps Figure 5-3 Figure 5-2 IBM PS2 Type Keyboard IBM PC/XT 5 - 12 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Figure 5-5 NCR 7052 32-KEY Figure 5-6 NCR 7052 58-KEY ASCII Character Set 5 - 14 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 15 5 - 16 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 17 5 - 18 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 19 5 - 20 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Wedge Interface 5 - 21 5 - 22 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Chapter 6 RS-232 Interface * 6 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting an RS-232 Interface RS-232 Interface 6 - 3 RS-232 Default Parameters 6 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Host Parameters RS-232 Interface 6 - 5 RS-232 Host Parameters (continued) Page Page Page RS-232 Interface 6 - 9 Parity Page Page 6 - 12 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Hardware Handshaking None Standard RTS/CTS RS-232 Interface 6 - 13 Hardware Handshaking (continued) 6 - 14 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Software Handshaking None ACK/NAK RS-232 Interface 6 - 15 Software Handshaking (continued) ENQ ACK/NAK with ENQ XON/XOFF 6 - 16 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide * RS-232 Interface 6 - 17 RTS Line State * Beep on <BEL> Single Point Mode Only * Page RS-232 Interface 6 - 19 Nixdorf Mode A/B and OPOS/JPOS Beep/LED Options 6 - 20 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Interface 6 - 21 ASCII / Character Set 6 - 22 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Interface 6 - 23 6 - 24 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide RS-232 Interface 6 - 25 Page Chapter 7 USB Interface * Connecting a USB Interface 7 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Interface 7 - 3 USB Default Parameters 7 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Host Parameters USB Device Type USB Interface 7 - 5 USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes) * Page Page 7 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Caps Lock Override * USB Ignore Unknown Characters Page Page Page 7 - 12 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide ASCII Character Set USB Interface 7 - 13 7 - 14 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Interface 7 - 15 7 - 16 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Interface 7 - 17 7 - 18 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Interface 7 - 19 7 - 20 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide USB Interface 7 - 21 7 - 22 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page 8 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting to an IBM 468X/469X Host IBM 468X/469X Interface 8 - 3 IBM Default Parameters 8 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters Port Address Convert Unknown to Code 39 * Chapter 9 Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting a Wand Emulation Interface Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 3 Wand Emulation Default Parameters Page Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 5 Leading Margin (Quiet Zone) * Polarity * 9 - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide * Convert All to Code 39 * Wand Emulation Interface 9 - 7 Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII Page Chapter 10 Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Scanner Emulation Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 3 Scanner Emulation Default Parameters Page Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 5 Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style 10 - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Parameter Pass-Through Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 7 Convert Newer Code Types Module Width 10 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Scanner Emulation Interface 10 - 9 Transmission Timeout 10 - 10 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page Page Chapter 11 123Scan Setting Up 123Scan Page Page Page Chapter 12 Symbologies 12 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Symbology Default Parameters Symbologies 12 - 3 12 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide UPC/EAN Page Page 12 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals Page 12 - 10 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy Transmit UPC-A/UPC-E/UPC-E1 Check Digit UPC-A Check Digit * Page 12 - 12 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide UPC-A Preamble Symbologies 12 - 13 UPC-E Preamble 12 - 14 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide UPC-E1 Preamble Symbologies 12 - 15 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A * 12 - 16 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A Code 128 * Symbologies 12 - 19 Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 * Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 * * Code 32 Prefix * Symbologies 12 - 21 Set Lengths for Code 39 12 - 22 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Check Digit Verification * Transmit Code 39 Check Digit * Symbologies 12 - 23 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion * 12 - 24 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 * Set Lengths for Code 93 Symbologies 12 - 25 Set Lengths for Code 93 (continued) Page Symbologies 12 - 27 Set Lengths for Code 11 12 - 28 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Code 11 Check Digit Verification Symbologies 12 - 29 Transmit Code 11 Check Digits * 12 - 30 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 * Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Symbologies 12 - 31 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 (continued) 12 - 32 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification * Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit * Symbologies 12 - 33 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 * Page Symbologies 12 - 35 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 Page Symbologies 12 - 37 Set Lengths for Codabar 12 - 38 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide CLSI Editing * NOTIS Editing * Page 12 - 40 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for MSI Symbologies 12 - 41 Set Lengths for MSI (continued) MSI Check Digits Page GS1 DataBar 12 - 44 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide * Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC/EAN Symbologies 12 - 45 Redundancy Level Redundancy Level 1 Redundancy Level 2 Page Symbologies 12 - 47 Security Level Security Level 0 * Security Level 1 Security Level 2 Page Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Miscellaneous Default Parameters Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 3 Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters Transmit Code ID Character Scan Angle Page Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 5 Scan Data Transmission Format Page Miscellaneous Scanner Options 13 - 7 * FN1 Substitution Values Transmit No Read Message 13 - 8 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Synapse Interface Chapter 14 Advanced Data Formatting Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions 14 - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Using ADF Bar Codes ADF Bar Code Menu Example Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 3 Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule Alternate Rule Sets 14 - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Rules Hierarchy (in Bar Codes) Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 5 Default Rules Special Considerations for Multipoint Networks Special Commands Page Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 9 Criteria Code Types 14 - 10 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Code Types (continued) Page 14 - 12 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths Page 14 - 14 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths (continued) Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 15 Code Lengths (continued) 14 - 16 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Message Containing A Specific Data String Specific String at Start Specific String, Any Location Any Message OK Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 17 Numeric Keypad Page Page 14 - 20 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Actions Send Data Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 21 Send Data (continued) Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 23 Setup Field(s) 14 - 24 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 27 Skip Back 14 - 28 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 29 Modify Data 14 - 30 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 31 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 33 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) 14 - 34 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 35 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) 14 - 36 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Page Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 39 Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters 14 - 40 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 41 14 - 42 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 43 Keyboard Characters 14 - 44 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 45 14 - 46 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 47 14 - 48 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 49 14 - 50 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 51 14 - 52 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 53 Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 55 Send ALT Characters 14 - 56 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 57 14 - 58 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 59 Send Keypad Characters 14 - 60 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 61 14 - 62 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 65 14 - 66 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 67 14 - 68 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 69 14 - 70 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page Page Page Page Page Page Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 77 Turn On/Off Rule Sets 14 - 78 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard Page Page Page 14 - 82 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Page 14 - 84 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 85 14 - 86 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Advanced Data Formatting 14 - 87 Page Page 14 - 90 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Appendix A Standard Default Parameters A - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Standard Default Parameters A - 3 A - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Standard Default Parameters A - 5 A - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Appendix B Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers B - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide AIM Code Identifiers Programming Reference B - 3 B - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Appendix C Sample Bar Codes Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Glossary A B Glossary - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide C Glossary - 3 D E H Glossary - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide I K L Glossary - 5 M N O P Glossary - 6 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide Q R S Glossary - 7 T U V Page Index Numerics A Index - 2 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide B Index - 3 C Index - 4 Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide D H I K L Q R S T U Page Tell Us What You Think...