Datalogic QS6500BT - Manual

iv QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Truncate Leading/Ending ............................................................ 6-58Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-59 Example: Setting the RSS Limited Code I.D............................. 6-59 RSS Limited...

Product Reference Guide vii Micro PDF 417 Data Group Characters ........................................ 6-195 EAN UCC Composite ....................................................................... 6-197 Disable/Enable EAN UCC Composite ........................................... 6-197UCC/EAN 128...

viii QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Bluetooth Imager Indications .............................................................. F-1Bluetooth Base Station Indications ....................................................... F-3 Appendix G Sample Symbols ......................................................

Product Reference Guide 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started The linear imager uses a 16-bit processor and enhanced image processing algorithms to attain industry-leading speeds of 450 scans per second. Depth of field performance allows scanning of a low resolution shipping label at a distance of 1.5 meter...

Getting Started 1-2 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Manual Conventions The symbols listed below are used in this manual to notify the reader of key issues or procedures that must be observed when using the linear imager: Default Information The highlighted and bold text configuration item values marked ...

Symbologies Product Reference Guide 1-3 Symbologies In addition to standard linear bar code symbologies, the PDF model of the linear imager also reads 2-Dimensional stacked bar code symbologies such as PDF417, Micro PDF 417 and EAN UCC Composite. For more information plus a complete listing of avail...

Getting Started 1-4 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT NOTES

Product Reference Guide 2-1 Chapter 2 Bluetooth Models The following features and descriptions apply only to Bluetooth (BT) models of the imager. Linking an Imager with a Base Station Follow these instructions to link the two devices: 1. Connect power to the Base Station. The radio LED (marked with ...

Battery Charging Product Reference Guide 2-3 Battery Charging The imager contains a 1000mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery. A fully charged battery will provide up to 12,000 scans over a 12 hour period. Actual charge life on the imager will depend on the configuration of the how the imager is conf...

Product Reference Guide 3-1 Chapter 3 General Features Double Read Timeout The Double Read Timeout feature sets a time limit that determines how much time must pass before reading the same label again (e.g. two identical items in succes-sion). START DURATION BARCODE 0.1 Second 0.2 Second 0.3 Second ...

Imager Timeout Product Reference Guide 3-3 Imager Timeout The Imager Timeout feature sets the time for automatically switching the unit off when the imager is not in use. START DURATION BARCODE 1 Second 2 Seconds 3 Seconds 4 Seconds 5 Seconds 6 Seconds 7 Seconds 8 Seconds 9 Seconds 10 Seconds 11 Sec...

General Features 3-4 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Read Verification Sets the number of times a bar code must be read before it is transmitted. 13 Seconds 14 Seconds 15 Seconds END START # of TIMES BARCODE None 1 2 3 4 5 START DURATION BARCODE

General Features 3-6 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT LED and Beeper Indicators Power On Alert Disables or enables the indication (LED and/or Beeper) that the imager is receiving power. LED Idle State This feature specifies the state of the green scanner LED when the scan-ner is idle and ready to read a ...

LED and Beeper Indicators Product Reference Guide 3-7 Good Read: When to Indicate This feature specifies when the imager will provide indication (beep and/or flash its green LED) upon successfully reading a bar code. Choices are: • Good Read = Indicate after decode • Good Read = Indicate after trans...

General Features 3-8 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Good Read Beep Control This feature enables/disables the imager’s ability to beep upon a success-ful decode of a label. Good Read Beep Frequency Adjusts the good read beep to sound at a selectable low, medium or high frequency, selectable from the lis...

LED and Beeper Indicators Product Reference Guide 3-9 Good Read Beep Length Specifies the duration of a good read beep. 2500 Hz 2600 Hz 2700 Hz 2800 Hz 2900 Hz END START LENGTH BARCODE 60msec 80msec 100msec 120msec START FREQUENCY BARCODE

LED and Beeper Indicators Product Reference Guide 3-11 Good Read Beep Volume Selects the beeper volume (loudness) upon a good read beep. There are five selectable volumes, with each volume increment adding approxi-mately five decibels to the previous level. START VOLUME BARCODE Off Level 1 Level 2 L...

General Features 3-12 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Scanning/Imaging Features Scan Mode Selects the scan operating mode for the imager. Selections are: • Good read off — The trigger must be pressed to activate scanning. The light source stops scanning when there is a successful read or no bar code is ...

Scanning/Imaging Features Product Reference Guide 3-13 Scan Mode — continued START MODE BARCODE Good read off Momentary Alternate Timeout off Stand mode END

General Features 3-14 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Stand Mode LED When this feature is set to ON while in stand mode, the illumination LEDs go to a dim state after a timeout of reading no labels. When set to OFF in stand mode, the illumination LEDs go off after a timeout of reading no labels. In both...

Scanning/Imaging Features Product Reference Guide 3-15 Inverted Image Scan With this option enabled, the imager will scan black/white bar codes with a white/black background. 90 Seconds 120 Seconds 150 Seconds 180 Seconds Continue END START MODE BARCODE Disable Enable END START DURATION BARCODE

General Features 3-16 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Global Features Global Minimum Code Length Global minimum length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. bar code labels with lengths exceeding these limits will be rejected. Ensure that ...

Global Features Product Reference Guide 3-17 Global Maximum Code Length Global maximum length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. bar code labels with lengths exceeding these limits will be rejected. Ensure that the mini-mum-length s...

Product Reference Guide 4-1 Chapter 4 Interface Related Features At the time of this writing, the Imager supports the interfaces listed in Table 4-1 . Select the desired interface type from the table, then reference the page number given for the customizable features section associated with each int...

Interface Related Features 4-4 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Interface Selection START STATE BARCODE RS-232 Standard RS-232 Wincor-Nixdorf IBM 4683 Port 5B IBM 4683 Port 9B IBM 4683 Port 17 IBM USB USB Keyboard Keyboard Wedge A Keyboard Wedge B Keyboard Wedge C

Interface Related Features 4-8 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Interface Features Global Interface Features START STATE BARCODE Obey Host Commands Ignore Host Commands Disable Debug Mode Enable Debug Mode Host Transmission Buffers = 1 Host Transmissioin Buffers = 2 END

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-9 RS-232 Interface Features START STATE BARCODE 1200 Baud 2400 Baud 4800 Baud 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 38400 Baud 57600 Baud 115200 Baud

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-11 RS-232 Interface Features — cont. Hardware Flow Control Disable Hardware Control — The imager transmits to the host regardless of any activity on the CTS line. Enable CTS Flow Control — The CTS signal controls transmission of data to the host. Enable C...

Interface Related Features 4-14 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RS-232 Interface Features — cont. Host Echo When enabled, this feature passes all data through the imager to the host as it comes in. This feature is used for applications where “daisy chain-ing” of RS-232 devices onto the same cable is ne...

Interface Related Features 4-16 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Beep on ASCII BEL Enables/disables ability of imager to beep (sound a good read tone) on receiving an ASCII BEL (07 hex). Beep on Not on File Select for the host to beep (or not) when a not-on-file (host command) condition is detected by t...

Interface Related Features 4-18 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RS-232 Interface Features — cont. ACK Character START MODE BARCODE Sets the ACK character from the set of ASCII charac-ters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to place the unit in Prog...

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-19 RS-232 Interface Features — cont. NAK Character START MODE BARCODE Sets the NAK character from the set of ASCII charac-ters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to place the unit in Programming Mode,...

Interface Related Features 4-20 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RS-232 Interface Features — cont. Retry on ACK NAK Timeout Enables/disables retry after the configurable ACK NAK Timeout Value (set in the following feature) has expired. START STATE BARCODE Disable Retry on ACK NAK Timeout Enable Retry on...

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-21 RS-232 Interface Features — cont. ACK NAK Timeout Value START MODE BARCODE This item specifies the time the imager will wait for an ACK character from the host following a label trans-mission.0 = Infinite timeout1 - 75 = Timeout in 200-millisecond incr...

Interface Related Features 4-22 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RS-232 Interface Features — cont. ACK NAK Retry Count START MODE BARCODE This feature sets the number of times for the imager to retry a label transmission under a retry condition.0 = No retry1 - 254 = Retry for the specified number of tim...

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-23 RS-232 Interface Features — cont. ACK NAK Error Handling This item specifies the method the imager will use to handle errors detected while waiting to receive the ACK character from the host. Errors include unrecognized host commands and communication ...

Interface Related Features 4-24 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RS-232 Interface Features — cont. Transmission Failure Indication Enables/disables bad-label indication upon transmission failure. START STATE BARCODE Disable Transmission Error Indication Enable Transmission Error Indication END

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-25 IBM-USB Interface Features IBM-USB Device usage The IBM-USB protocol allows for the imager to be identified as one of two different types of bar code scanners. Depending on what other scan-ners you may already have connected to a IBM-USB POS, you may n...

Interface Related Features 4-26 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT IBM IBM Transmit Labels in Code 39 Format This feature enables/disables imager's ability to set a symbology identifier for a specified label to Code 39 before transmitting that label data to an IBM host. This applies to: Code 128, Coda-bar...

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-27 Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard As a keyboard interface, the imager supports most popular PCs and IBM terminals. The installation of the wedge is a fairly simple process that doesn’t require any changes of software or hardware. Keyboard Layout The Keyboard...

Interface Related Features 4-34 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Wand Emulation Supported Symbologies The Wand Emulation interface will transmit bar code data as a wand device would. This interface will transmit the following bar code sym-bologies: • UPC/EAN • UPC/EAN with addons • Code 39 • Full ASCII ...

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-35 Wand Emulation — cont. Bar/Space Polarity Low/High — Black will be transmitted as a low voltage level (0V) and space as high level (+5). High/Low — Black will be transmitted as a high voltage level (+5) and space as low level (0V). Initial Polarity The...

Interface Related Features 4-36 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Wand Emulation — cont. Signal Speed The speed of the transmission can be set. This selects the width of the minimum narrow bar. 330 microseconds 660 microseconds Transmit Trailing Noise The transmission of noise pulses after the label may ...

Interface Features Product Reference Guide 4-37 Wand Emulation — cont. Transmit Leading Noise The transmission of noise pulses before the bar code may be enabled or disabled. Symbology Conversion Wand Emulation can convert all bar codes to a single symbology. Choices are: No Conversion Convert to Co...

Product Reference Guide 5-1 Chapter 5 Data Editing Data Editing Overview When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host computer along with the bar code data. This combination of bar code data and supplementary user-defined data is called a “message string.” The features ...

Data Editing Overview Product Reference Guide 5-3 Prefix/Suffix — continued Example: Setting a Prefix In this example, we’ll set a prefix for all symbologies. 1. Determine which ASCII character(s) are to be added to scanned bar code data. In this example, we’ll add a dollar sign (‘$’) as a pre-fix. ...

Data Editing 5-6 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Preamble/Postamble — continued START MODE BARCODE Sets up to 22 characters each from the set of ASCII characters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To config-ure this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the “S...

Data Editing Overview Product Reference Guide 5-11 Data Group Characters Options are available to insert characters in up to four positions between the scanned bar code data. This is accomplished by selecting the position and up to 22 ASCII characters for each for Data Group 1, Data Group 2, Data Gr...

Data Editing 5-12 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT 2. Scan the START bar code. 3. Next, scan the SET DATA GROUP 1 CHARACTER bar code. 4. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion Chart , to find the hex value assigned to each desired character. The corresponding hex number for the ‘+’ character is 2B; for ...

Data Editing 5-14 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Case Conversion This feature can convert scanned bar code data to either all lower case or all upper case characters. NOTE Case conversion affects ONLY scanned bar code data,and does not affect Code I.D., Preamble, Postamble, orother appended data. STAR...

Product Reference Guide 6-1 Chapter 6 Symbologies The imager supports the following symbologies (bar code types). Options for each symbology are included in this chapter. The PDF417 version of the imager will additionally support these sym-bologies.: Factory Defaults — are indicated in bold text and...

Symbologies 6-2 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT UPC-A The following options apply to the UPC-A symbology. Disable/Enable UPC-A When disabled, the imager will not read UPC-A bar codes. Checksum Transmission Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with UPC-A bar code data. Expand UPC-A to EAN-1...

Symbologies 6-4 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT UPC-A — continued Truncate Leading/Ending The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15. NOTE The imager will beep instead of reading anything whenthe truncate value is more than the bar c...

UPC-A Product Reference Guide 6-7 UPC-A — continued UPC-A Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a UPC-A bar code is scanne...

Symbologies 6-16 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT UPC-E — continued UPC-E Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a UPC-E bar co...

Symbologies 6-22 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT EAN-13 — continued ISBN ID Setting Sets the Code ID used for labels that are translated to ISBN/ISSN num-bers. The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans...

EAN-13 Product Reference Guide 6-27 EAN-13 — continued EAN-13 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an EAN-13 bar code is ...

Symbologies 6-36 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT EAN-8 — continued EAN-8 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an EAN-8 bar c...

Symbologies 6-40 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT GTIN The following options apply to the GTIN label data format. Disable/Enable GTIN When this feature is enabled, the imager will translate UPC/EAN labels to the 14 digit GTIN format. Code I.D. Selection The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one o...

GTIN Product Reference Guide 6-41 8. The resulting message string for scanned GTIN labels would appear as follows: Scanned bar code data: 0123456789123 Resulting message string output: G0123456789123 GTIN — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable GTIN Enable GTIN Set GTINCode I.D. Character(s) DEFAULT...

RSS-14 Product Reference Guide 6-47 RSS-14 — continued RSS-14 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an RSS-14 bar code is ...

RSS Expanded Product Reference Guide 6-49 RSS Expanded The following options apply to the RSS Expanded symbology. Disable/Enable RSS Expanded When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read RSS Expanded bar codes. UCC/EAN 128 Emulation When enabled, RSS Expanded bar codes will be translated ...

Symbologies 6-50 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Minimum/Maximum Code Length Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the minimum or above the m...

Symbologies 6-54 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RSS Expanded — continued RSS Expanded Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever ...

Symbologies 6-56 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT RSS Limited The following options apply to the RSS Limited symbology. Disable/Enable RSS Limited When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read RSS Limited bar codes. Checksum Transmission Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with R...

RSS Limited Product Reference Guide 6-57 RSS Limited — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable RSS Limited Enable Limited Don’t Send Checksum Send Checksum Disable UCC/EAN 128 Emulation Enable UCC/EAN 128 Emulation END

RSS Limited Product Reference Guide 6-61 RSS Limited — continued RSS Limited Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an RSS ...

Code 39 Product Reference Guide 6-63 Code 39 The following options apply to the Code 39 symbology. Disable/Enable Code 39 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 39 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels. Turn this option...

Symbologies 6-64 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 39 — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Code 39 Enable Code 39 Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Code 39 Product Reference Guide 6-69 Code 39 — continued Code 39 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 39 bar code ...

Code 39 Product Reference Guide 6-71 Code 39 — continued Format Use this feature to select standard or Full ASCII Code 39, which is an enhanced set of Code 39 and uses a total of 128 characters to represent Full ASCII code. Each Full ASCII Code 39 character is a combination of one of the characters ...

Pharmacode 39 Product Reference Guide 6-73 Pharmacode 39 The following options apply to the Pharmacode 39 symbology. Disable/Enable Pharmacode 39 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Pharmacode 39 bar codes. Leading ‘A’ When this option is enabled, a letter A is appended to the le...

Symbologies 6-74 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Pharmacode 39 — continued Minimum/Maximum Code Length Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below ...

Symbologies 6-78 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Pharmacode 39 — continued Pharmacode 39 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets wheneve...

Symbologies 6-80 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 128 The following options apply to the Code 128 symbology. Disable/Enable Code 128 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 128 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels. Che...

Symbologies 6-86 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 128 — continued Code 128 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 1...

Symbologies 6-88 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT EAN-128 Format as EAN-128 When this feature is enabled, the imager will translate Code 128 data strings starting with "FNC1" character to the UCC/EAN-128 data for-mat. The first "FNC1" character will be translated to "]C1", and an...

Symbologies 6-90 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Interleaved 2 of 5 The following options apply to the Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) symbol-ogy. Disable/Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, th...

Interleaved 2 of 5 Product Reference Guide 6-91 Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Symbologies 6-92 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued Fixed Length Control One or two fixed lengths may be configured for Interleaved 2 of 5. Lengths must be even and must include any check digit that may be in the bar code. If Length 1 or Length 2 are set to non-zero values, ...

Symbologies 6-98 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued Interleaved 2 of 5 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-se...

Symbologies 6-100 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Industrial 2 of 5 The following options apply to the Industrial 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) symbology. Disable/Enable Industrial 2 of 5 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Industrial 2 of 5 bar codes. START STATE BARCODE Disable Industrial 2 o...

Industrial 2 of 5 Product Reference Guide 6-101 Industrial 2 of 5 — continued Minimum/Maximum Code Length Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths ...

Industrial 2 of 5 Product Reference Guide 6-105 Industrial 2 of 5 — continued Industrial 2 of 5 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-se...

Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) Product Reference Guide 6-107 Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) The following options apply to the Matrix 2 of 5symbology. Disable/Enable Matrix 2 of 5 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Matrix 2 of 5 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify th...

Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) Product Reference Guide 6-113 Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued Matrix 2 of 5 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-se...

Codabar Product Reference Guide 6-115 Codabar The following options apply to the Codabar symbology. Disable/Enable Codabar When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Codabar bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels. Checksum Transm...

Symbologies 6-116 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Codabar — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Codabar Enable Codabar Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Codabar Product Reference Guide 6-121 Codabar — continued Codabar Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Codabar bar code...

Codabar Product Reference Guide 6-123 Start/End Type Codabar has four pairs of Start/End patterns. Select one pair to match your application. Start/End Transmission The transmission of start and end characters of Codabar is selected below. START STATE BARCODE Start/Stop Type: ABCD/ ABCD Start/Stop T...

Symbologies 6-124 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 93 The following options apply to the Code 93 symbology. Disable/Enable Code 93 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 93 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels. Checks...

Code 93 Product Reference Guide 6-125 Code 93 — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Code 93 Enable Code 93 Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Symbologies 6-130 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 93 — continued Code 93 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 93...

Symbologies 6-132 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 11 The following options apply to the Code 11 symbology. Disable/Enable Code 11 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 11 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify the check sum of the labels. Check...

Code 11 Product Reference Guide 6-133 Code 11 — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Code 11 Enable Code 11 Disable Checksum Verification 1-Digit Checksum Verification 2-Digit Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Symbologies 6-138 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 11 — continued Code 11 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 11...

Symbologies 6-140 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT MSI/Plessey The following options apply to the MSI/Plessey symbology. Disable/Enable MSI/Plessey When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read MSI/Plessey bar codes. Checksum Verification The imager will verify Mod 10, Mod 10/10, Mod 11/10, or...

MSI/Plessey Product Reference Guide 6-141 MSI/Plessey — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable MSI/Plessey Enable MSI/Plessey Disable Checksum Verification Mod 10 Checksum Verification Mod 10/10Checksum Verification Mod 11/10Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmis...

Symbologies 6-146 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT MSI/Plessey — continued MSI/Plessey Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a...

UK-Plessey Product Reference Guide 6-149 UK-Plessey — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable UK/Plessey Enable UK/Plessey Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Symbologies 6-154 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT UK-Plessey — continued UK-Plessey Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a U...

Symbologies 6-156 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Telepen The following options apply to the Telepen symbology. Disable/Enable Telepen When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Telepen bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify the check sum of the labels. Check...

Telepen Product Reference Guide 6-157 Telepen — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Telepen Enable Telepen Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission Format = Numeric Only Format = Full ASCII END

Symbologies 6-162 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Telepen — continued Telepen Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Telepen...

Symbologies 6-164 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Standard 2 of 5 The following options apply to the Standard 2 of 5 symbology. Disable/Enable Standard 2 of 5 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Standard 2 of 5 bar codes. Checksum Verification When enabled, the imager will verify th...

Standard 2 of 5 Product Reference Guide 6-165 Standard 2 of 5 — continued START STATE BARCODE Disable Std 2 of 5 Enable Std 2 of 5 Disable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Verification Disable Checksum Transmission Enable Checksum Transmission END

Symbologies 6-170 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Standard 2 of 5 — continued Standard 2 of 5 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets wh...

Symbologies 6-172 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 16K The following options apply to the Code 16K symbology. Disable/Enable Code 16K When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 16K bar codes. START STATE BARCODE Disable Code 16K Enable Code 16K END

Code 16K Product Reference Guide 6-173 Code 16K — continued Truncate Leading/Ending The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15. NOTE The imager will beep instead of reading anything whenthe truncate value is more than the bar code...

Symbologies 6-176 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 16K — continued Code 16K Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code ...

Symbologies 6-178 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT China Post The following options apply to the China Post symbology. Disable/Enable China Post When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read China Post bar codes. START STATE BARCODE Disable China Post Enable China Post END

China Post Product Reference Guide 6-179 China Post — continued Minimum/Maximum Code Length Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the mini...

China Post Product Reference Guide 6-183 China Post — continued China Post Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a China P...

PDF 417 Product Reference Guide 6-185 PDF 417 The following options apply to the PDF 417 symbology. Disable/Enable PDF 417 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read PDF 417 bar codes. Escape Sequence Transmit Disables/enables transmission of the escape sequence. START STATE BARCODE Dis...

PDF 417 Product Reference Guide 6-189 PDF 417 — continued PDF 417 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a PDF 417 bar code...

Micro PDF 417 Product Reference Guide 6-191 Micro PDF 417 The following options apply to the Micro PDF 417 symbology. Disable/Enable Micro PDF 417 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Micro PDF 417 bar codes. Escape Sequence Transmit Specifies transmission format of the escape seq...

Symbologies 6-192 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Micro PDF 417 — continued Truncate Leading/Ending The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15. NOTE The imager will beep instead of reading anything whenthe truncate value is more than...

Micro PDF 417 Product Reference Guide 6-195 Micro PDF 417 — continued Micro PDF 417 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever ...

EAN UCC Composite Product Reference Guide 6-197 EAN UCC Composite The following options apply to the EAN UCC Composite symbology. Disable/Enable EAN UCC Composite When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read EAN UCC Com-posite bar codes. UCC/EAN 128 Emulation When enabled, EAN UCC Composi...

Symbologies 6-198 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT EAN UCC Composite — continued Truncate Leading/Ending The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15. NOTE The imager will beep instead of reading anything whenthe truncate value is more ...

EAN UCC Composite Product Reference Guide 6-201 EAN UCC Composite — continued EAN UCC Composite Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-se...

Code 4/5 Product Reference Guide 6-203 Code 4/5 The following options apply to the Code 4 and Code 5 symbologies. Disable/Enable Code 4 and Code 5 When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 4 or Code 5 bar codes. Data Transmission Format Hex or decimal data transmission format may ...

Symbologies 6-206 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Code 4/5 — continued Code 4/5 Data Group Characters Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the Data Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing , you can choose to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code ...

Product Reference Guide 7-1 Chapter 7 Bluetooth Features Features in this section are applicable only to Bluetooth (BT) models. The Bluetooth model includes an imager and Base Station. When the imager and Base Station are linked together, the imager will read and decode bar codes and transmit them v...

Bluetooth Features 7-2 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Auto Update — continued START STATE BARCODE Auto Update Enable Configure Auto Update Enable Application Auto Update Enable Auto Update Disable END

Bluetooth Features 7-6 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Bluetooth Connectivity Mode The feature allows the imager to be linked to any Bluetooth (BT) enabled device which can accept such a connection with other devices. To implement this mode, follow these instructions: 1. Place the imager in Programming ...

Bluetooth Connectivity Mode Product Reference Guide 7-7 Bluetooth Connectivity Mode — continued START STATE BARCODE Connect to Base Station Connect to a BT Device END Begin Pin End Pin

Bluetooth Features 7-8 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500BT Inquiry Beep Control When the Base Station is not linked to a handheld, the Radio LED will blink amber and the Base Station will beep. This beep can be disabled or reconfigured to sound for different durations by using the following pro-gramming bar...

Product Reference Guide 8-1 Chapter 8 Product Specifications Imager Product Specifications Parameter Specification Dimensions (Typical): Height 6.5 inches (16.5 cm) Length 3.9 inches (9.9 cm) Width 2.9 inches (7.4 cm) Weight 6.0 ounces (170.1 g) Voltage Requirements +4.5 to 14 VDC +/- 5% Input Power...

Product Specifications 8-2 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary Interface Cables) RS-232 Keyboard Wedge 1 2 CTS 34 RTS 5 RXD 6 TXD 78 VCC_IN 9 GND 10 P i n 1 0 P i n 1 1 0 P i n M o d u l a r P l u g ( C o n n e c t s t o t h e i m a g e r m o d u l e ) 1 2 KBDATA 3 PCCLK 4 K...

Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary Interface Cables) Product Reference Guide 8-3 USB IBM Port 5B/9B/17 P i n 1 0 P i n 1 1 0 P i n M o d u l a r P l u g ( C o n n e c t s t o t h e i m a g e r m o d u l e ) 1 234 D- 56 D+ 78 VBUS_VIN 9 GND 10 P i n 1 0 P i n 1 1 0 P i n M o d u l a r P l u g ( C o n n ...

Product Reference Guide A-1 Appendix A ASCII Conversion Chart ASCII Char. Hex No. ASCII Char. Hex No. ASCII Char. Hex No. ASCII Char. Hex No. NUL SOH STXETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BSHT LF VT FF CRSO SI DLEDC1DC2DC3DC4 NAKSYN ETB CAN EM SUBESC FS GSRSUS 00010203040506070809 0A0B0C0D0E0F 10111213141516171819...

Product Reference Guide B-1 Appendix B Alpha-Numeric Pad Use the bar codes contained in this chapter to modify configuration set-tings as described in the feature/option descriptions. 0 5 1 6 2 7 3 8 4 9

Product Reference Guide C-1 Appendix C Keyboard Function Key Mappings Keyboard Model Cross Reference Table C-2 summarizes the keyboard models, their defined protocol, scancode set, and some unique features. The remaining tables in this chapter provide the function key maps associated with each of th...

Product Reference Guide D-1 Appendix D Default Settings Defaults by Symbology The following is a partial list of key settings for each symbology type. Code Type Read Enable Checksum Verification Enable Checksum Transmission Enable Code ID UPC-A A UPC-E E EAN-13 F EAN-8 FF RSS-14 R4 RSS Expanded RX R...

D-2 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Interface Default Exceptions The factory default settings indicated in the programming sections (by bold text and yellow highlighting) reflect factory configuration for the RS-232 standard interface. The following tables list default exceptions by interface for the r...

D-4 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Keyboards Keyboard interfaces include USB Keyboard and Keyboard Wedge A-J. Wand Emulation Parameter Default Setting Keyboard Wedge Interface Type USB Keyboard Code I.D. Transmission Disable Parameter Default Setting Code I.D. Transmission Disable Suffix Characters No...

Product Reference Guide E-1 Appendix E List Commands Parameter Settings List The following bar codes are used to cause the scanner to display (list) its internal data at a connected terminal. List Standard ParameterSettings Displays the current configu-ration of your scanner. List Unique ParameterSe...

Product Reference Guide F-1 Chapter F LED & Beeper Indications Bluetooth models offer a special set of LED and Beeper indications beyond the simple “Good Read” and error signals provided by corded models. These indications allow you to understand a variety of functions and features implemented f...

Bluetooth Base Station Indications Product Reference Guide F-3 Bluetooth Base Station Indications STATUS GREEN LED RED LED ORANGE LED BEEPER Inquiry Blinking Beepsonce a sec-ond BlueToothStatusLED Connecting Link estab-lished ON Hardware fail Flash Data receiving from the scan-ner On for ~ 0.5 secon...

Product Reference Guide G-1 Appendix G Sample Symbols 0 123456 7890 1234567890 Code 128 9 780330 290951 BC321 123456-9$ 123456 UPC-A Code 128 Code 39 Code 93 Interleaved 2 of 5 EAN-13 Industrial Code 2 of 5 A13579B Codabar

G-2 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT Sample Symbols — continued 6543210 (01)00123456789012 Matrix 2 of 5 RSS-14 Sample Symbols for PDF Models ONLY Micro PDF417 Test Message PDF417 Car Registration