Connecting w Why does the setup tool fail to connect to my reader? If you cannot connect, verify the following: » Make sure that the reader is not in sleep mode (squeeze the trigger to wake it up}. * Make sure that you have scanned the configuration code (USB Serial or RS-232 Serial) that matches the type of physical connection. # Make sure that the Part: popup menu is set to the port to which your reader is connected. Click Scan Ports to determine which ports have readers connected to them.
Results Display w I'm having trouble reading codes on my parts. What should 1 do? + Make sure that you press an¢f hold the trigger. When you release the trigger before the read is complete, the reader abandons its read attempt, « ake sure that the reader Is within the working distance specified for the code size and type, as listed in the Quick Reference guide.
Ultra Light Settings w What is the Ultralight? “The Ultralight system provides two independently controllable lighting sources: » Four individually controllable quadrants of shallow-angle off-axis LED that provide dark field lighting, which can help image scribes or etched marks on reflective surfaces. * A single, highly diffuse on-axis light source that provides bright field lighting, which s appropriate for reading low and high contrast codes on many types of surfaces.
Symbology Settings w Does the reader auto-discriminate different symbology types? Yes. The reader automatically detects, identifies, and decodes symbols encoded using any of the symbology enabled in the setup tool. w Can | speed up the reader by reducing the number of enabled symbology? Yes. For best performance, only enable those symbology types that you expect to encounter.
Communication Settings Ww How do I change the reader or base station's serial port settings? When you scan the RS-232 Serial configuration code from the Quick Reference Guide, the reader and base station are automatically configured to use the same baud rate (and other serial port settings) that the setup tool uses.
Data Formatting w What data is sent if Data Formatting is not enabled? By default, the reader transmits the entire decoded string followed by a carriage returnable feed pair. wv How can 1 send just the decoded data without a carriage returning feed pair? Lentil formatting, add Fool string to the output string, and make sure that the CROFT check box is not checked.
System Settings w What system settings can I change? ‘The System Settings pane lets you control what the reader does when it reads a code, and what it does when it cannot read a code. + Sound level controls the pitch of the signal tone. » Number of tones controls how many times the signal is sounded. + LED color sets the color displayed by the reader's status indicator (mounted on the back of the reader).