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Configuring the RF Laser Reader for your computer and application The RF Laser Setup Menu is located in Appendix J of
this manual. This simple menu lets you easily configure
the RF Laser to work with almost any computer system,
and to tailor its bar code reading and data format
characteristics.
Be sure to read the scanning instructions on the next
page. To read Reader Setup Menu bar codes and
configure your reader, you must know the right way to
scan bar codes.
These are the RF Laser Reader's default settings and are shipped configured to
these settings; they can be reset to them at any time by scanning the Start
Setup and Reset codes on the RF Laser Setup Menu.
Code 39 UPC\EAN
• Enabled • Enabled
• Check digit disabled • UPC supplements disabled
• Accumulate Mode enabled • UPC-E Compressed / NSC of 0
• Caps Lock Of f • UPC-A NSC and EAN-13 1st 2 characters
• Start/stop characters not transmitted and check digits transmitted
2 of 5 Code • UPC-E NSC and EAN-8 1st 2 characters
• Disabled & check digits not transmitted
• I 2 of 5 Code Disabled RSS-14
• 6-digit code length • Disabled
• Check digit disabled General RF Laser configuration settings
Code 128 • Channel 0
• Enabled • CR for Terminator Character
• UCC/EAN-128 options disabled • No preamble or postamble
Codabar • Low Power
• Disabled • No Aiming Dot
• CLSI Format disabled RF Base Configuration
• Start/stop characters not transmitted • 9600 Baud Rate
MSI/Plessey • 8 Data Bits
• Disabled • 1 Stop Bit
• Check digit(s) not transmitted • Parity is None
Code 93 • Protocol is None
• Disabled
• Full ASCII disabled
Be certain to turn off any bases with common channels before setting up.
If you need to change any of the default settings, or would like to learn more
about the RF Laser options, the next section will explain the different settings
and how to set up your RF Laser.