Page 3 - Canadian Notice
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio or television technician for help. Caution: Any changes or modifications made to this...
Page 4 - Patents; Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Information; For European Community Users
Hand Held Products, Inc. shall not be liable for use of our product with equipment (i.e., power supplies, personal computers, etc.) that is not CE marked and does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive. Note: To maintain compliance with FCC Rules and Regulations, cables connected to this device m...
Page 7 - Chapter 1 - Getting Started; USB PC or Macintosh; Chapter 2 - Terminal Interfaces; Table of Contents
i Chapter 1 - Getting Started About This Manual ............................................................... 1-1Unpacking the Imager........................................................... 1-1Imager Models ...................................................................... 1-2Imager Identif...
Page 8 - ii; Chapter 4 - Data Editing
ii Decode Search Mode ............................................................ 3-7Output Sequence Overview .................................................. 3-7 Output Sequence Editor ............................................... 3-10Require Output Sequence.......................................
Page 9 - iii; Chapter 6 - Symbologies
iii Chapter 6 - Symbologies Message Length Description................................................. 6-2 Codabar Start / Stop Characters....................................... 6-3Codabar Check Character............................................... 6-3Codabar Concatenation .........................
Page 10 - iv
iv UPC-E0 Check Digit .................................................... 6-23UPC-E0 Number System ............................................. 6-24UPC-E0 Addenda ......................................................... 6-24EAN/JAN-13 Check Digit ........................................... 6-25EA...
Page 12 - Chapter 10 - Utilities; Visual Xpress; Chapter 11 - Serial Programming Commands
vi Chapter 10 - Utilities To Add a Test Code I.D. Prefix to All Symbologies .......... 10-1Show Decoder Revision ..................................................... 10-1Show Engine Revision........................................................ 10-1Show Scan Driver Revision .........................
Page 13 - vii; Chapter 14 - Customer Support
vii Troubleshooting .................................................................. 13-2 Chapter 14 - Customer Support Technical Assistance........................................................... 14-1 Online Technical Assistance ........................................ 14-2For Further Informat...
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Page 15 - Getting Started; About This Manual
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 1 - 1 1 Getting Started About This Manual This User’s Guide provides installation and programming instructions for the 4000 Series imagers. Product specifications, dimensions, warranty, and customer support information are also included. Hand Held Products bar code image...
Page 17 - Connecting the Imager with USB
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 1 - 3 Connecting the Imager with USB Note: See "Imager Models" on page 1-2 to determine which interfaces apply to your imager. An imager can be connected to the USB port of a computer. 1. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the imager first, then to the co...
Page 18 - Programming the Interface - Plug and Play
1 - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Programming the Interface - Plug and Play Plug and Play bar codes provide instant imager set up for commonly used interfaces. Note: After you scan one of the codes, power cycle the host terminal to have the interface in effect. Note: See "Imager Models" on ...
Page 19 - Reading Techniques
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 1 - 5 USB COM Port Emulation Scan the following code to program the imager to emulate a regular RS-232-based COM port. If you are using a Microsoft® Windows® PC, you will need to download a driver from the Hand Held Products website ( www.handheld.com ) . The driver will...
Page 20 - Stand
1 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide The 4800p’s viewfinder projects a green aiming beam that should be centered over the bar code, but can be positioned in any direction for a good read. Hold the scanner with the aiming beam centered over the bar code. The 4800p beeps when it successfully reads a bar...
Page 21 - Terminal Interfaces; Terminal ID
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 2 - 1 2 Terminal Interfaces Terminal ID If your interface is not covered by a Plug and Play bar code from Chapter 1, then refer to Supported Terminals on page 2-2, and locate the Terminal ID number for your PC. Scan the Terminal ID bar code below, then scan the numeric b...
Page 23 - Keyboard Country
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 2 - 3 Keyboard Country Scan the appropriate country code below to program the keyboard for your country. As a general rule, the following characters are supported, but need special care for countries other than the United States:@ | $ # { } [ ] = / ‘ \ < > ~ * Unit...
Page 25 - Keyboard Style; Regular
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 2 - 5 Keyboard Country (continued) Please refer to the Hand Held Products website ( www.handheld.com ) for complete keyboard country support information and applicable interfaces. If you need to program a keyboard for a country other than one listed above, scan the Progr...
Page 27 - Keyboard Modifiers
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 2 - 7 Keyboard Modifiers This modifies special keyboard features, such as CTRL+ ASCII codes and Turbo Mode. Control + ASCII Mode On: The imager sends key combinations for ASCII control characters for values 00-1F. Refer to Keyboard Function Relationships , page 10-1 for ...
Page 29 - Output; Good Read Indicators; Beeper – Good Read; On; Beeper Volume – Good Read
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 3 - 1 3 Output Good Read Indicators Beeper – Good Read The beeper may be programmed On or Off in response to a good read. Turning this option off, only turns off the beeper response to a good read indication. All error and menu beeps are still audible. Default = On. Beep...
Page 30 - Save
3 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Beeper Pitch – Good Read The beeper pitch codes modify the pitch (frequency) of the beep the imager emits on a good read. Default = Medium. Beeper Duration – Good Read The beeper duration codes modify the length of the beep the imager emits on a good read. Default ...
Page 32 - Reread Delay
3 - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Reread Delay This sets the time period before the imager can read the same bar code a second time. Setting a reread delay protects against accidental rereads of the same bar code. Longer delays are effective in minimizing accidental rereads. Use shorter delays in a...
Page 33 - LED Power Level; Centering
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 3 - 5 LED Power Level This selection allows you to adjust LED and aimer brightness. Off is used when no illumination is needed. Low is used if low illumination is sufficient. High (the default) is the brightest setting. Note: If you scan the Off bar code, both the aimer ...
Page 35 - Decode Search Mode; Full Omnidirectional; Quick Omnidirectional; Output Sequence Overview
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 3 - 7 Decode Search Mode There are three selectable decode (scanning) modes: Full Omnidirectional - Searches for bar code features beginning at the center of an image, and searches to the image’s limits. This mode reads all symbologies (including OCR), in any orientation...
Page 36 - Output Sequence Examples
3 - 8 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Output Sequence Editor This programming selection allows you to program the imager to output data (when scanning more than one symbol) in whatever order your application requires, regardless of the order in which the bar codes are scanned. Reading the Default Seque...
Page 38 - Required
3 - 10 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 41 start character match for Code 39, 41h = “A” FF termination string for first code 6A code identifier for Code 128 0013 B - Code 128 sample length (12) plus CR suffix (1) = 13 42 start character match for Code 128, 42h = “B” FF termination string for second code...
Page 39 - Print Weight; Video Reverse
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 3 - 11 Print Weight Print Weight is used to adjust the way the imager reads Matrix symbols. If an imager will be seeing consistently heavily printed matrix symbols, then a print weight of 6 may improve the reading performance. For consistently light printing, a print wei...
Page 40 - Working Orientation
3 - 12 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Working Orientation Some bar codes are direction-sensitive. For example, KIX codes and OCR can misread when scanned sideways or upside down. Use the working orientation settings if your direction-sensitive codes will not usually be presented upright to the imager....
Page 41 - Data Editing; Prefix/Suffix Overview; Points to Keep In Mind
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 4 - 1 4 Data Editing Prefix/Suffix Overview When a bar code is scanned, additional information is sent to the host computer along with the bar code data. This group of bar code data and additional, user-defined data is called a “message string.” The selections in this se...
Page 42 - To Add a Prefix or Suffix:; Example: Add a Suffix to a specific symbology
4 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide To Add a Prefix or Suffix: Step 1. Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol ( page 4-4 ). Step 2. Determine the 2 digit Hex value from the Symbology Chart (included in Appendix A ) for the symbology to which you want to apply the prefix or suffix. For example, for ...
Page 43 - To Clear One or All Prefixes or Suffixes:; To Add a Carriage Return Suffix to all Symbologies
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 4 - 3 To Clear One or All Prefixes or Suffixes: You can clear a single prefix or suffix, or clear all prefixes/suffixes for a symbology. When you Clear One Prefix (Suffix), the specific character you select is deleted from the symbology you want. When you Clear All Prefi...
Page 45 - Intercharacter, Interfunction, and Intermessage Delays; Intercharacter Delay
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 4 - 5 Intercharacter, Interfunction, and Intermessage Delays Some terminals drop information (characters) if data comes through too quickly. Intercharacter, interfunction, and intermessage delays slow the transmission of data, increasing data integrity. Each delay is com...
Page 46 - User Specified Intercharacter Delay; Interfunction Delay
4 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide User Specified Intercharacter Delay An intercharacter delay of up to 495 milliseconds (in 5 ms steps) may be placed after the transmission of a particular character of scanned data. Scan the Delay Length bar code below, then scan the number of 5 millisecond steps (...
Page 47 - Intermessage Delay; Intermessage Delay
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 4 - 7 Intermessage Delay An intermessage delay of up to 495 milliseconds (in 5 ms steps) may be placed between each scan transmission. Scan the Intermessage Delay bar code below, then scan the number of 5 millisecond steps (0-99), and the Save bar code using the Programm...
Page 49 - Data Formatting; Data Format Editor Introduction; To Add a Data Format
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 5 - 1 5 Data Formatting Data Format Editor Introduction You may use the Data Format Editor to change the imager’s output. For example, you can use the Data Format Editor to insert characters at certain points in bar code data as it is scanned. The selections in the follo...
Page 50 - Other Programming Selections; Data Format Editor Commands
5 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Step 4. Code I.D. In Appendix A , find the symbology to which you want to apply the data format. Locate the Hex value for that symbology and scan the 2 digit hex value from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual. Step 5. Length Specify what leng...
Page 51 - Miscellaneous Commands; xx
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 5 - 3 F4 Send “xx” character “nn” times (Insert) leaving cursor in current cursor posi- tion. Syntax = F4xxnn (xx stands for the hex value for an ASCII code, see ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) , page A-4, and nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number of tim...
Page 54 - Alternate Data Formats
5 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Alternate Data Formats Alternate formats allow you “single shot” capability to scan one bar code using a different data format than your primary format. When data formats are programmed (see page 5-1 ), you must input whether you are programming the primary format,...
Page 55 - Symbologies
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 1 6 Symbologies This programming section contains the following menu selections. Refer to Chapter 11 for settings and defaults. • All Symbologies • Kix (Netherlands) Post • 4-CB (4-State Customer Bar Code) • Korea Post • Australian Post • Matrix 2 of 5 • Aztec Code •...
Page 56 - All Symbologies; All; Message Length Description
6 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide All Symbologies If you want to decode all the symbologies allowable for your imager, scan the All Symbologies On code. If on the other hand, you want to decode only a particular symbology, scan All Symbologies Off followed by the On symbol for that particular symbo...
Page 57 - Codabar Start / Stop Characters; Codabar Check Character; No Check Character
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 3 Codabar <Default All Codabar Settings> Codabar Codabar Start / Stop Characters Start/Stop characters identify the leading and trailing ends of the bar code. You may either transmit, or not transmit Start/Stop characters. Default = Don’t Transmit . Codabar Che...
Page 58 - Codabar Concatenation
6 - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide When Check Character is set to Validate, but Don’t Transmit , the unit will only read Codabar bar codes printed with a check character, but will not transmit the check character with the scanned data. Codabar Concatenation Codabar supports symbol concatenation. Whe...
Page 59 - Codabar Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 5 Select Require to prevent the imager from decoding a single “D” Codabar symbol without its companion. This selection has no effect on Codabar symbols without Stop/Start D characters. Codabar Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refe...
Page 60 - Code 39 Start / Stop Characters; Code 39 Check Character
6 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code 39 < Default All Code 39 Settings > Code 39 Code 39 Start / Stop Characters Start/Stop characters identify the leading and trailing ends of the bar code. You may either transmit, or not transmit Start/Stop characters. Default = Don’t Transmit. Code 39 Ch...
Page 61 - Code 39 Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 7 When Check Character is set to Validate, but Don’t Transmit , the unit only reads Code 39 bar codes printed with a check character, but will not transmit the check character with the scanned data. When Check Character is set to Validate and Transmit , the imager on...
Page 62 - Code 39 Append
6 - 8 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code 39 Append This function allows the imager to append the data from several Code 39 bar codes together before transmitting them to the host computer. When this function is enabled, the imager stores those Code 39 bar codes that start with a space (excluding the ...
Page 63 - Full ASCII
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 9 Full ASCII If Full ASCII Code 39 decoding is enabled, certain character pairs within the bar code symbol will be interpreted as a single character. For example: $V will be decoded as the ASCII character SYN, and /C will be decoded as the ASCII character #. Default ...
Page 64 - Code 39 Code Page; < Default All Interleaved 2 of 5 Settings >; Interleaved 2 of 5; Check Digit
6 - 10 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code 39 Code Page Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters. If the data received does not display with the proper characters, it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the one the host p...
Page 65 - Interleaved 2 of 5 Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 11 When Check Digit is set to Validate and Transmit , the imager only reads Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes printed with a check digit, and will transmit this digit at the end of the scanned data. Default = No Check Digit. Interleaved 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar ...
Page 66 - Code 93 Message Length; Code 93 Code Page
6 - 12 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code 93 < Default All Code 93 Settings > Code 93 Code 93 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 0-80. Minimum Default = 0,...
Page 67 - ; Straight 2 of 5 Industrial; Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 13 Straight 2 of 5 Industrial <Default All Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Settings> Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Straight 2 of 5 Industrial Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additi...
Page 68 - ; Straight 2 of 5 IATA; Straight 2 of 5 IATA Message Length
6 - 14 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Straight 2 of 5 IATA (Two-Bar Start/Stop) <Default All Straight 2 of 5 IATA Settings> Straight 2 of 5 IATA Straight 2 of 5 IATA Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additiona...
Page 69 - Matrix 2 of 5 Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 15 Matrix 2 of 5 <Default All Matrix 2 of 5 Settings> Matrix 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 1-80...
Page 71 - ISBT 128 Concatenation
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 17 Code 128 <Default All Code 128 Settings> Code 128 ISBT 128 Concatenation In 1994 the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) ratified a standard for communicating critical blood information in a uniform manner. The use of ISBT formats requires a pa...
Page 72 - Code 128 Message Length
6 - 18 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code 128 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 0-80. Minimum Default = 0, Maximum Default = 80. Code 128 Code Page Code pages d...
Page 73 - Telepen Output
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 19 Telepen <Default All Telepen Settings> Telepen Telepen Output Using AIM Telepen Output, the imager reads symbols with start/stop pattern 1 and decodes them as standard full ASCII (start/stop pattern 1). When Original Telepen Output is selected, the imager re...
Page 75 - UPC-A Addenda Required; UPC-A Addenda Separator
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 21 UPC-A Addenda This selection adds 2 or 5 digits to the end of all scanned UPC-A data. Default = Off for both 2 Digit and 5 Digit Addenda. UPC-A Addenda Required When Required is scanned, the imager will only read UPC-A bar codes that have addenda. You must then tu...
Page 81 - ISBN Translate
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 27 Note: If you want to enable or disable EAN13 with Extended Coupon Code, refer to UPC-A/EAN-13 with Extended Coupon Code (page 6-22). ISBN Translate This selection causes EAN-13 Bookland symbols to be translated into their equivalent ISBN number format. Default = O...
Page 83 - MSI Check Character
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 29 MSI <Default All MSI Settings> MSI MSI Check Character Different types of check characters are used with MSI bar codes. You can program the imager to read MSI bar codes with Type 10 check characters. Default = Validate Type 10, but Don’t Transmit. When Check...
Page 84 - MSI Message Length; Plessey Code; Plessey Message Length
6 - 30 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide MSI Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 4-48. Minimum Default = 4, Maximum Default = 48. Plessey Code <Default All Plessey...
Page 86 - RSS Expanded; RSS Expanded Message Length
6 - 32 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide RSS Expanded RSS Expanded Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 4-74. Minimum Default = 4, Maximum Default = 74. * On Off Minim...
Page 87 - PosiCode Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 33 PosiCode <Default All PosiCode Settings> PosiCode A and B You have to have PosiCode A and B on to read any of the PosiCode symbologies. PosiCode Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6...
Page 88 - Trioptic Code; Codablock F; Codablock F Message Length
6 - 34 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Trioptic Code Note: If you are going to scan Code 32 Pharmaceutical codes ( page 6-8 ), Trioptic Code must be off. Trioptic Code is used for labeling magnetic storage media. Codablock F <Default All Codablock F Settings> Codablock F Codablock F Message Lengt...
Page 89 - Code 16K Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 35 Code 16K <Default All Code 16K Settings> Code 16K Code 16K Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 0-160. Minimum Default =...
Page 90 - Code 49 Message Length
6 - 36 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code 49 <Default All Code 49 Settings> Code 49 Code 49 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 1-81. Minimum Default = 1, M...
Page 91 - PDF417 Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 37 PDF417 < Default All PDF417 Settings > PDF417 PDF417 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 1-2750. Minimum Default = 1, M...
Page 92 - MicroPDF417 Message Length; EAN
6 - 38 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide MicroPDF417 < Default All MicroPDF417 Settings > MicroPDF417 MicroPDF417 Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 1-366. Min...
Page 93 - EAN•UCC Composite Code Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 39 UPC/EAN Version Scan the UPC/EAN Version On bar code to decode EAN•UCC Composite symbols that have a UPC or EAN linear component. (This does not affect EAN•UCC Composite symbols with a UCC/EAN-128 or RSS linear component. If either of these codes are the linear co...
Page 95 - Postal Codes; Postnet
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 41 Postal Codes Note: For best performance when reading a postal symbology, all other postal symbologies should be turned off. The following postal codes can only be read by a 2D Imager. 4-CB (4-State Customer Bar Code) Note: You may enable the 4-CB (4-State Customer...
Page 98 - Interpretation; Japanese Post
6 - 44 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Australian Post Australian Post Interpretation This option controls what interpretation is applied to customer fields in Australian 4-State symbols. Bar Output lists the bar patterns in “0123” format. Numeric N Table causes that field to be interpreted as numeric ...
Page 99 - China Post Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 45 China Post <Default All China Post Settings> China Post China Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 2-80. Minimum De...
Page 100 - Korea Post Message Length
6 - 46 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Korea Post <Default All Korea Post Settings> Korea Post Korea Post Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum lengths = 2-80. Minimum De...
Page 101 - QR Code; QR Code Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 47 QR Code Note: QR Code can only be read by a 2D imager. < Default All QR Code Settings > QR Code This selection applies to both QR Code and Micro QR Code. Note: The default applies to firmware with a base number of 31205480. Refer to the Show Software Revisio...
Page 102 - Data Matrix; Data Matrix Message Length
6 - 48 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Data Matrix Note: Data Matrix can only be read by a 2D imager. < Default All Data Matrix Settings > Data Matrix Data Matrix Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional in...
Page 103 - MaxiCode; MaxiCode Message Length
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 6 - 49 MaxiCode Note: MaxiCode can only be read by a 2D imager. < Default All MaxiCode Settings > MaxiCode MaxiCode Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional information. Mini...
Page 104 - Aztec Code; Aztec Code Message Length; Aztec Runes; Enable Runes
6 - 50 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Aztec Code Note: Aztec Code can only be read by a 2D imager. < Default All Aztec Code Settings > Aztec Code Aztec Code Message Length Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message Length Description (page 6-2) for additional informa...
Page 105 - Imaging Commands; IMGSNP Modifiers
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 7 - 1 7 Imaging Commands The imager can be used as a digital camera for capturing, manipulating, and transferring images. Imaging Commands with their modifiers send imaging commands to the imager on a single-use basis, and take effect for the next subsequent image captur...
Page 107 - IMGSHP Modifiers
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 7 - 3 The image ship command has many different modifiers that can be used to change the look of the image output by the imager. Modifiers affect the image that is transmitted, but do not affect the image in memory. Modifiers always begin with numbers and end with a lett...
Page 110 - Image Size Compatibility
7 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide This filter typically provides better JPEG compression than the standard E - Edge Sharpen command (see page 7-6 ). This filter also works well when shipping pure black and white images (1 bit per pixel). The optimal setting is 26U. 0U Document image filter off (def...
Page 111 - Intelligent Signature Capture - IMGBOX; IMGBOX Modifiers
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 7 - 7 Intelligent Signature Capture - IMGBOX Note: IMGBOX commands can only be used with PDF417, Code 39, Code 128, Aztec, Codabar, and Interleaved 2 of 5 symbologies. Intelligent signature capture ships only part of an image to the host application. This method reduces ...
Page 113 - OCR Programming; OCR Fonts; Default All OCR Settings; OCR On; OCR
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 8 - 1 8 OCR Programming Use this section to program the Imager for optical character recognition (OCR). The 2D imager reads 6 to 60 point OCR typeface. Note: OCR is not as secure as bar codes. To enhance security in OCR applications, create an OCR template to match the d...
Page 114 - MICR E13 B Font
8 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide OCR-B On allows you to scan characters in the OCR-B font. The default setting allows you to scan any eight digit combination. If you have created an OCR template, character combinations that fit the template can be scanned (see Creating an OCR Template , page 8-3)....
Page 115 - SEMI Font; All OCR Off; OCR Templates
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 8 - 3 SEMI Font SEMI Font On allows you to scan the SEMI font used in the semiconductor industry. All OCR Off turns off all OCR capability in the imager, so the imager will be able to scan linear, stacked, matrix, and composite bar codes, but not OCR fonts. However, any ...
Page 116 - Template Characters; Enter OCR Template; Enter; Save OCR
8 - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Template Characters Note: OCR templates default to eight digits, no check character. To Add an OCR Template 1. Turn on the OCR font you want to read ( page 8-1 ). 2. Begin building the template. Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 8-13 ). 3. Scan the characte...
Page 118 - OCR User-Defined Variables
8 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Stringing Together Multiple Formats (Creating “Or” Statements) You may want to program the imager to accept many OCR formats. To do this, you would string together each format with a “t.” This tells the imager to read optical characters that match any one of the fo...
Page 119 - Reading Multi-Row OCR
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 8 - 7 This template would then let you read data that began with six digits, and had an A, B, or C trailing. So you would be able to read: 654321ABC or 654321BAC or 654321CCC Reading Multi-Row OCR The imager is capable of decoding multi-row OCR text. Note: Reading rows l...
Page 120 - OCR Check Character; Check Character; Save OCR Template; OCR Modulo 10 Check Character
8 - 8 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide OCR Check Character You may want to print and verify a check character in order to enhance the security of your OCR application. The imager can be programmed for almost any type of check character. A number of presets are provided for common check character uses (e...
Page 121 - OCR Modulo 36 Check Character; OCR User-Defined Check Character; Programming a User-Defined Check Character
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 8 - 9 OCR Modulo 36 Check Character Scan this symbol to program the OCR template for a simple modulo 36 checksum of the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through Z. OCR User-Defined Check Character You can customize the check character calculation to suit your applica...
Page 122 - Weighting Options
8 - 10 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 2. Enter the characters in order. For each character, look up the corresponding hex value from the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) , page A-4. Use the Programming Chart on the inside the back cover of this manual to scan the two symbols for each hex value....
Page 124 - OCR ISBN Application Example
8 - 12 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide OCR ISBN Application Example One application of OCR is to read the ISBN characters typically encoded using the OCR-A or OCR-B font. This is especially useful when the ISBN number is not encoded in an EAN-13 bar code. The following example shows how to configure th...
Page 125 - OCR Template Codes
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 8 - 13 5. Finally, set up the ISBN check digit, which is a special position-weighted modulo 11 checksum. The imager automatically invokes the ISBN checksum for template rows that are: 1.) at least fourteen characters long, 2.) whose first four characters are the letters ...
Page 126 - Exit Selections
8 - 14 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Exit Selections Save OCR Template Discard OCR Template
Page 127 - Interface Keys; Keyboard Function Relationships
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 9 - 1 9 Interface Keys Keyboard Function Relationships The following Keyboard Function Code, Hex/ASCII Value, and Full ASCII “CTRL”+ relationships apply to all terminals that can be used with the imager. Refer to page 2-7 enable Control + ASCII mode. Function Code HEX/AS...
Page 133 - Utilities; To Add a Test Code I.D. Prefix to All Symbologies; Show Engine Revision
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 10 - 1 10 Utilities To Add a Test Code I.D. Prefix to All Symbologies This selection allows you to turn on transmission of a Code I.D. before the decoded symbology. (See the Symbology Chart, included in the Appendix A , page A-1) for the single character code that identi...
Page 134 - Show Scan Driver Revision; Standard Product Default Settings
10 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Show Scan Driver Revision Scan the bar code below to output the scan driver revision. The scan driver controls image capture. You may use the Show Scan Driver Revision option if you have firmware with a base number of 31205480. Refer to the Show Software Revision ...
Page 135 - Test Menu; D PQA Reporting
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 10 - 3 Test Menu When you scan the Test Menu On code, then scan a programming code in this manual, the imager displays the content of a programming code. The programming function will still occur, but in addition, the content of that programming code is output to the ter...
Page 136 - Visual Xpress Operations; Scan Data
10 - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Note: The PQA report is sent out as a second data/beep sequence after the bar code data. The report has its own Hand Held Products code ID of >(0X3E) so it can be uniquely identified. You can exit Full Report mode by either typing the menu command, 2D_PQA0, if ...
Page 137 - Imaging; Installing Visual Xpress from the Web; Temporary USB Com Port Configuration
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 10 - 5 Imaging Imaging provides all the image-related functions that a 2D Imager can perform. You can capture an image using the current settings, and the image will be displayed in an image window. Images captured from the imager can be saved to files in different image...
Page 139 - Serial Programming Commands; Conventions; Menu Command Syntax
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 11 - 1 11 Serial Programming Commands The serial programming commands can be used in place of the programming bar codes. Both the serial commands and the programming bar codes will program your imager. For complete descriptions and examples of each serial programming com...
Page 140 - Query Commands; Concatenation of Multiple Commands
11 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Query Commands Several special characters can be used to query the device about its settings. ^ What is the default value for the setting(s). ? What is the device’s current value for the setting(s). * What is the range of possible values for the setting(s). (The d...
Page 141 - Examples of Query Commands
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 11 - 3 When responding, the device echoes back the command sequence with the status character inserted directly before each of the punctuation marks (the period, exclamation point, comma, or semicolon) in the command. Examples of Query Commands In the following examples,...
Page 142 - Resetting the Standard Product Defaults
11 - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Resetting the Standard Product Defaults If you aren’t sure what programming options are in your imager, or you’ve changed some options and want the factory settings restored, scan the Standard Product Default Settings bar code below. The chart on the following pag...
Page 144 - Prefix/Suffix Selections
11 - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide LED Power Level Off PWRLDC0 3-5 Low (50%) PWRLDC50 3-5 *High (100%) PWRLDC100 3-5 Centering Window Centering On DECWIN1 3-6 *Centering Off DECWIN0 3-6 Left of Centering Window (*40%) DECLFT 3-6 Right of Centering Window (*60%) DECRGT 3-6 Top of Centering Window (*...
Page 157 - OCR Selections
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 11 - 19 Image Ship (continued) Image Crop - Bottom (0-480) *479 IMGWNB### 7-5 Image Crop - Margin (1-238) *0 IMGMAR### 7-5 Protocol - None (raw) IMGXFR0 7-5 Protocol - None (default USB) IMGXFR2 7-5 Protocol - Hmodem Com-pressed IMGXFR3 7-5 Protocol - Hmodem IMGXFR4 7-5 ...
Page 159 - Product Specifications; Parameter
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 12 - 1 12 Product Specifications 4800p Specifications Parameter Specification Dimensions (Typical): Height 1.4 inches (3.5 cm) Length 3.4 inches (8.5 cm) Width 2.3 inches (5.9 cm) Weight 3 ounces (85.1 g) Illumination: Scan LEDsAiming LEDs 626nm +30nm526nm +30nm Image VG...
Page 160 - Connector Pinouts
12 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Connector Pinouts Agency Compliance General: CB Scheme: IEC60950-1 I.T.E.LED Safety: Class 1 IEC 60825-1 USA: FCC Part 15, Subpart B: Class BUL: 60950-1 I.T.E. Canada: cUL: CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 I.T.E.CAN/CSA-CEI/IEC CISPR 22-02: Class B European Community: 2004/1...
Page 161 - Maintenance; Repairs; Cleaning the Device; Inspecting Cords and Connectors; Do not submerge the imager in water. Do not use
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 13 - 1 13 Maintenance Repairs Repairs and/or upgrades are not to be performed on this product. These services are to be performed only by an authorized service center. See "Customer Support" on page 14-1 for further information. Maintenance Your imager provides r...
Page 162 - Troubleshooting
13 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Replacing the Interface Cable The standard interface cable is attached to the imager with an 10-pin modular connector. When properly seated, the connector is held in the imager’s handle by a flexible retention tab. The interface cable is designed to be field repla...
Page 165 - Customer Support; Technical Assistance
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 14 - 1 14 Customer Support Technical Assistance If you need assistance installing or troubleshooting, please call your Distributor or the nearest Hand Held Products technical support office: North America/Canada Telephone: (800) 782-4263Fax number: (315) 554-6705 E-mail:...
Page 166 - Online Technical Assistance; For Further Information; Product Service and Repair
14 - 2 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Online Technical Assistance You can also access technical assistance online at www.handheld.com . For Further Information To download the full User’s Guide for these products, visit our website at www.handheld.com . Product Service and Repair Hand Held Products pr...
Page 167 - Online Product Service and Repair Assistance; Limited Warranty
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide 14 - 3 Japan Telephone: +813-5770-6312 Fax: +813-5770-6313 E-mail: [email protected] Online Product Service and Repair Assistance You can also access product service and repair assistance online at www.handheld.com . Limited Warranty Hand Held Products, Inc. ("H...
Page 169 - Symbology Chart
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide A - 1 A Appendix A Symbology Chart Symbology AIM ID Possible AIM ID Modifiers ( m ) Code ID (hex) All Symbologies (0x99) 4-CB (4-State Customer Bar Code) ]X0 M (0x4D) Australian Post ]X0 A (0x41) Aztec Code ]z m 0-9, A-C z (0x7A) British Post ]X0 B (0x42) Canadian Post ]...
Page 172 - ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252
A - 4 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252 ) Note: This table applies to U.S. style keyboards. Certain characters may differ depending on your Country Code/PC regional settings. Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char Dec Hex Char 0 00 NUL 32 20 64 40 @ 96 60 ‘ 1 01 SOH...
Page 174 - Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes
A - 6 4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Code Page Mapping of Printed Bar Codes Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters. If the data received does not display with the proper characters, it may be because the bar code being scanned was created using a code page that is different fro...
Page 175 - Sample Symbols
4800p 2D Imager User’s Guide Sample Symbols UPC-A 0 123456 7890 Interleaved 2 of 5 Code 128 EAN-13 Code 39 Codabar 1234567890 Code 128 9 780330 290951 BC321 A13579B Code 93 123456-9$ Straight 2 of 5 Industrial 123456