Bar Code Expansion Pod
Bar Code Expansion Pod Using the Bar Code Expansion Pod with a Field PC offers the convenience of scanning bar codes and receiving the scanned data, all in a single handheld unit. With the Bar Code Expansion Pod, there are no extra cables that could get in the way. The Bar Code Expansion Pod includes a bar code scanner integrated on the Field PC and the Bar Code Reader program. The Bar Code Reader program is used to set up the scanner and to transfer the scanned data to a data collection program.
scanned bar code can be transferred to any application program on your Field PC. The Bar Code Reader has the following options available: Help Begin Scan Bar Code Setup Exit The Help option on the Bar Code Reader title bar opens a drop down menu with an About option. Tapping on the About option accesses a pop up screen showing the Bar Code Reader version number and copyright. The Begin Scan button enables the expansion pod to being scanning bar codes.
Getting Started Before you begin using your Bar Code Expansion Pod to scan bar codes, open the Bar Code Reader program and set up the scanner’s functions. To open the Bar Code Reader program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on your Field PC. 2. Go to Start > Programs > Bar Code Reader. An Initializing Bar Code Scanner message box pops up, as the Bar Code Reader program loads and the Bar Code Reader program opens. 3. Tap on the Bar Code Setup button.
throughout this section. The Bar Code Setup program can be personalized using the following options: User Scanner Data Format Code Type Defaults The Bar Code Setup program has many options that are enabled and disabled by tapping on small boxes next to the option. When an option is selected, a checkmark appears in the box. When the option is disabled, the checkmark disappears. To set up and save your bar code scanning options, complete the following steps: 1.
User Setup The User tab contains the options that effect how you use and interact with the bar code scanning program. These options include targeting and scanning key selections, and audio and visual confirmation if a scan is successful or not. To target bar codes, the scanner emits a small laser beam showing a red dot where the scan takes place. This target beam allows you to line up the scanner with the bar code.
Only one Field PC key is used to both target and scan a bar code. Pressing on the scan key initiates the target beam first. The target beam stays on for a set time ranging from 0.0 to 9.9 seconds. You have the ability to set the target time, see Scanner Setup. As soon as the target beam turns off, the scan beam turns on. The scan beam remains on until a valid scan is completed or until the maximum scan time is reached.
Beep on Good Read The bar code scanner program provides audio feedback to notify you on a successful scan. To activate the audio feedback, tap in the Good Read box in the Beep On: section so a checkmark appears. A single beep sounds at the completion of a successful scan. Beep on No Read The bar code scanner program provides audio feedback to notify you about an unsuccessful scan. To activate the audio feedback, tap in the No Read box in the Beep On: section so a checkmark appears.
displays on the screen approximately 1.5 sections after each unsuccessful scan. Scanner Setup The Scanner tab is used to configure the operation of the scan engine. Target Time The Target Time option allows you to set the amount of time the target beam is on before a scan is initiated. The Target Time box shows the time, in seconds, that the target beam is on. The scroll buttons allow you to set the amount of time the target beam is on before a scan is initiated. The Target Time can vary from 0.0 to 9.
the scan beam turns on. The scanner takes approximately .5 seconds to focus the target beam. Because of this, it is recommended that the minimum target time be set to 0.5 or longer than the desired target time. Scan Time The Scan Time option allows you to set up the amount of time the scan beam remains on to perform a bar code scan. The Scan Time window shows the time, in seconds, that the scan beams is on. The scroll buttons allow the user to set the amount of time the scan beam is on.
Tap on the down arrow on the right side of the Scan Angle box to access a drop-down menu listing two available scan angles. Tap on the size of the angle you want to use for scanning. The wide scan angle is 40° and the narrow angle is 30°. Bi-Directional Read Select Selecting the Bi-Directional Read option sets up the scanner program to read the bar code in both directions before it is decoded. Consecutive Read Level When the bar code scanner performs a scan, it is performed in two stages.
Data Format Setup The Data Format tab allows the user to specify the format of the data that is returned by the scanner. Format The Format drop-down box allows you to select if a prefix and/or suffix character are added to the bar code data. The prefix character is added before the bar code data. The Suffix 1 character is appended to the end bar code data and the Suffix 2 character is appended after the Suffix 1 character. If Suffix 1 is not selected, Suffix 2 is appended to the end of the bar code.
Data, Suffix 1, Suffix 2 Prefix, Data Prefix, Data, Suffix 1 Prefix, Data, Suffix 2 Prefix, Data, Suffix 1, Suffix 2 Code ID The scanner is capable of returning a Code ID character(s) for the bar code that is scanned. If a Code ID is selected, the Code ID character(s) is placed before the bar code data and the prefix character (if enabled). There are two types of Bar Code ID’s: Symbol and AIM. The Symbol Code ID is a single character code.
K = UCC/EAN-128 L = Bookland EAN M = Trioptic Code 39 N = Coupon Code Prefix and Suffix The Prefix, Suffix 1, and Suffix 2 character selection pulldown window lists the characters that can be used as a prefix or suffix. Only the prefix or suffix pull-down windows that are enabled are shown. The prefix and suffix options are: Option Description None No function is performed. =Line Feed, which moves the cursor down to the same column on the next line.
not checked) each of these bar code types. The Setup button at the bottom right corner of the screen is used to set up more detailed parameters for the bar code types in the Setup section below.
the top of the setup window. The additional tabs can be accessed using the scroll buttons on the upper right of the screen. For more information about each of the accessible bar code types, go to the following Web site and read the Symbologies (Bar Code Fonts) section. http://www.systemid.com/learning_center/ The setup parameters for each bar code type tab are accessed by using checkmark boxes or drop-down menus.
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RSS/Code93/Discrete Codabar Defaults Setup The Defaults tab is used to load either user-defined configuration parameters or factory-default parameters.
configuration files. The defaults are the settings that come installed on your Field PC when it is shipped. Exit Setup The Exit Setup button is available on every Bar Code Setup tab, allowing you to close the Bar Code program at any time. Tapping on the Exit Setup button saves all options you set up and takes you back to the Bar Code Reader screen. Tap on Begin Scan to start the bar code scanning program. Tapping on the Exit or X button, in the top right corner, exits out of the Bar Code Setup program.
When a scan is initiated, the bar code scanning program transfers the data into the data collection program you have open. The scanned data enters at the cursor’s location in the data collection program. After each scan, place the cursor at the next location for scanned data entry. To start the bar code scanning program and begin scanning, complete the following steps: 1. Tap on the Bar Code Reader icon on your Field PC’s desktop and set up your scanner as outlined in the Setup Bar Code section.
Sample Bar Codes The following bar codes are samples for you to test your bar code scanner before taking it into the field. Under each bar code is the datum that should appear on your Allegro after a successful scan.
UPC-A Scan Sample UPC-E Scan Sample Bar Code Installation Program The Bar Code Setup program is installed on your Field PC before it is shipped. In the event that the Bar Code Setup program gets removed from your Field PC and needs to be reinstalled, use the Bar Code installer on the User Documentation and Install CD shipped with the Field PC.
