Asp Zapper tornado bt User manual

Zapper

Tornado BT

™

Users Manual

ASP Microcomputers

Australia

Telephone: (03) 9578-7600

FAX: (03) 9578-7727

email: solutions@asp.com.au

World Wide Web: http://www.asp.com.au

ASP Microcomputers is a division of Grayline Holdings Pty. Ltd,. A.C.N. 004 940 729

Zapper Tornado, Zapper Tornado BT and Barcode Zapper are trademarks of ASP Microcomputers

14 Business Park Drive,

Notting Hill, Victoria, 3168

Contents

Your Zapper Tornado BT™.......................................................................................................................................1

Before you use your Zapper Tornado BT.................................................................................................................2

Charging the battery............................................................................................................................................2

Installing a new battery .......................................................................................................................................2

Use USB Bus Power .............................................................................................................................................3

Choosing Your Radio Link Mode..............................................................................................................................4

PAIR Mode ...........................................................................................................................................................4

PICO Mode...........................................................................................................................................................4

HID Mode.............................................................................................................................................................4

SPP Master/Slave Mode ......................................................................................................................................4

Using your Zapper Tornado BT in PAIR Mode .........................................................................................................5

Using your Zapper Tornado BT in PICO Mode.........................................................................................................6

Using your Zapper Tornado BT in HID Mode...........................................................................................................7

Using your Zapper Tornado BT in SPP Mode...........................................................................................................8

Establishing an SPP Master Connection ..............................................................................................................8

Establishing an SPP Slave Connection .................................................................................................................9

Out-of-range Scanning...........................................................................................................................................10

Presentation Scanning...........................................................................................................................................10

Paging Function .....................................................................................................................................................11

Batch Scanning (Inventory Mode) .........................................................................................................................11

How to Transmit Stored Data............................................................................................................................12

Using the Quantity Feature ...............................................................................................................................13

Scanner Indicators .................................................................................................................................................14

Charging Cradle Indicator......................................................................................................................................14

Smart Cradle Indicators.........................................................................................................................................14

Miscellaneous Options ..........................................................................................................................................15

ISBN-10 and ISBN-13 .........................................................................................................................................15

SCIS ....................................................................................................................................................................16

Beeper Mode.....................................................................................................................................................17

Output Terminators...........................................................................................................................................18

Tilde Prefix.........................................................................................................................................................18

System Commands ................................................................................................................................................19

Electromagnetic Interference (EMC).....................................................................................................................20

Warranty................................................................................................................................................................20

Zapper Tornado BT™ Users Manual

Your Zapper Tornado BT™

Thank you for choosing the ASP Zapper Tornado BT Bluetooth Cordless Image Scanner.

wireless technology, it not only provides outstanding reading performance, but also

delivers the convenience and freedom of mobility. This document provides a quick

reference for installation and operation purposes.

Zapper Tornado BT™ Users Manual

Before you use your Zapper Tornado BT

Please note that your Zapper Tornado BT will be shipped to you with the battery

already charged and fitted, and set up for PAIR mode. All you need to do is plug it in

and use it!

Charging the battery

1. Plug the AC power plug into the appropriate AC wall

socket.

2. Plug the DC power cord of the power supply unit into the

DC power jack of the cradle. The smart cradle will issue

the power on beeps and the center indicator will give one

blue blink. If you use the charging cradle, please check the

power indicator of the charging cradle turns steady blue.

3. Place the scanner on the cradle. The status indicator will

turn steady red if the battery is not fully charged. When

the battery is fully charged, the status indicator of scanner

will flash green at regular interval.

Please charge a new battery pack for 8 hours prior to the

first use.

Installing a new battery

1. Undo the screw on the grey end cap, and remove the end

cap.

2. Gently tap the Zapper Tornado BT until the battery slides

out.

3. Ensure the contacts of the new battery pack are facing the

charging contacts inside the battery cavity.

4. Slide the battery pack into the battery cavity until it clicks

into place. The scanner will give four beeps when the

battery pack is installed properly if the battery pack still has

power.

5. Re-fit the end cap and fasten it in place with the screw.

Make certain that the end cap is secured properly before

using the scanner.

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Use USB Bus Power

1. If your host device has USB 3.0 ports available, both battery

charging and regular operation can be supported by the

USB bus power without using the provided external power

supply.

2. If only USB 2.0 is available in your host device, you must

use the provided power supply as the power source. The

available power of standard USB2.0 ports is not enough to

support both battery charging and regular operation

simultaneously.

3. If you want to use the USB Bus Power feature AND you can

connect the cradle to a USB 3.0 port, slide the USB bus

power switch underneath the cradle to “ON”. Then

connect the cradle to the host device USB 3.0 port via the

USB cable.

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Choosing Your Radio Link Mode

The Zapper Tornado BT Bluetooth image scanner provides several radio link modes to

communicate with host devices.The most common is PAIR mode, where the scanner

communicates with its cradle, and the cradle connects to your PC via USB.

The Zapper Tornado BT can also work in PICO mode, where multiple scanners can

communicate with a single cradle.

Finally, the Zapper Tornado BT can work with your existing Bluetooth-enabled devices,

such as PDAs or portable computers, via HID or SPP master/slave modes.

If the scanner moves out of Bluetooth range, it resumes the radio connection

automatically when it moves back into range (this feature is not available in SPP slave

mode). To change the radio link mode, you must scan the “Uninstall” command to

revert the scanner to uninstall state.

PAIR Mode

This is the simplest plug-and-play solution. In this mode, one scanner works with one

smart cradle. The smart cradle not only provides the Bluetooth radio link for the

scanner, but also offers a cabled USB interface to the host device.

PICO Mode

In PICO mode, up to seven scanners can be connected to one smart cradle at the same

time. If you want to un-pair all paired scanners from the smart cradle, simply press

and hold the paging/reset button of the smart cradle for over three seconds. If you

just want to un-pair some of the paired scanners, scan the “Uninstall” command on

each scanner you want to un-pair, one by one.

HID Mode

Using the HID service, the scanner can work like a Bluetooth keyboard. In this mode,

the scanner is discoverable by a connection request from a remote host device. For

security reasons, you will need to input a PIN Code to establish the Bluetooth

connection.

SPP Master/Slave Mode

Through the standard SPP service, the scanner can work like a serial input device. In

SPP master mode, the scanner initiates the radio connection request to a remote slave

device. In SPP slave mode, the scanner is discoverable by a connection request from a

remote master device.

Zapper Tornado BT™ Users Manual

Using your Zapper Tornado BT in PAIR Mode

Make sure that the battery is fully charged, and plug the cradle into your computer.

If your scanner was shipped together with the smart cradle, please note that your

scanner and cradle have been paired already. The scanner link indicator will blink blue

every 2.5 seconds, and the middle indicator of the smart cradle will be steady blue.

This means everything is ready to go, and you don’t need to do anything else.

If the scanner and the smart cradle both show alternating red and green blinks

(“Uninstall” state), please follow the steps below to establish a connection between

the scanner and the smart cradle.

1. Scan the “PAIR mode” command below. The status indicator of the scanner will

turn steady red.

PAIR Mode

2. Place the scanner into the smart cradle. You will hear one short beep to indicate

the pairing process is activated. The scanner will give continuous short clicks and

the scanner’s link indicator will flash blue quickly during the pairing process.

3. When you hear four beeps in ascending tone, the pairing process is completed. If

scanner link indicator is now blinking blue every 2.5 seconds, and the middle

indicator of the smart cradle is now steady blue, you’re finished – stop here!

If the scanner pairing process fails (or the scanner was not placed on the smart cradle

within 20 seconds), you will hear two “Dee-doo Dee-doo” beeps to indicate pair

failure. At this stage, you need to get both the scanner and the smart cradle back into

“Uninstall” state with both showing alternating red and green blinks.

4. If the scanner is not blinking red and green, scan the Uninstall barcode below.

Uninstall

5. If the smart cradle is not blinking red and green, press and hold down the smart

cradle paging/reset button for about five seconds (until the cradle beeps).

6. If both the scanner and the smart cradle are now blinking red and green, go back

to step 1 above.

The default host interface of the smart cradle is USB HID. If you want to set the host

interface to USB COM, you have to install a USB virtual COM driver into your host

device before using the scanner. Please contact ASP for this software driver.

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Using your Zapper Tornado BT in PICO Mode

Make sure that the battery is fully charged, and plug the cradle into your computer.

1. The smart cradle must be in “Uninstall” state. If the smart cradle indicator is not

flashing alternate red and green blinks, press and hold down the smart cradle

paging/reset button for about five seconds (until the cradle beeps).

2. Prepare the scanners you want to pair with the smart cradle. Ensure the status

indicator of each scanner is flashing alternate red and green blinks (in “Uninstall”

state). If the scanner is not in uninstall state, please scan the “Uninstall” barcode

below to un-pair the scanner.

Uninstall

3. Scan the “PICO mode” barcode below, and the status indicator of the scanner will

turn steady red.

PICO mode

4. Place the scanner on the smart cradle, then you will hear one short beep to indicate

the pairing process is activated. The scanner will give continuous short clicks and

the scanner’s link indicator will flash blue quickly during the pairing process.

5. When you hear four beeps in ascending tone, the pairing process is completed. The

scanner’s link indicator will now give one blue blink every 2.5 seconds, and the

centre indicator of the smart cradle will turn steady blue, and its side indicators will

turn steady green.

If the scanner pairing process fails (or the scanner is not placed on the smart cradle

within 20 seconds), you will hear two “Dee-doo Dee-doo” beeps to indicate pair

failure. At this stage, you need to get both the scanner and the smart cradle back into

“Uninstall” state with both showing alternating red and green blinks - see steps 4 and 5

on the previous page.

Please return to step 2 above to pair additional scanners (up to 7 in total) with the

smart cradle.

Please note that while in Pico mode, the smart cradle centre indicator will remain

steady blue and its side indicators will remain steady green

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Using your Zapper Tornado BT in HID Mode

1. Ensure the battery is fully charged. Power on the scanner within radio range and

ensure the status indicator of scanner gives alternating red and green blinks (in

“Uninstall” state). If the scanner is not in uninstall state, please scan the “Uninstall”

command first. Then scan the “HID Mode” command, and the scanner’s link

indicator will give three blue blinks every 2.5 seconds.

Uninstall

HID mode

2. Begin the Bluetooth Discovery process to find all available Bluetooth devices

available to your remote host. You will see ‘’FxxxBT-xxxx’’ is shown in the list if the

scanner is successfully discovered.

3. Double click the “FxxxBT-xxxx” in the discovered Bluetooth device list. If a PIN Code

or Passkey is requested, please enter “00000000” (without the quotes). You will

see “Keyboard on FxxxBT-xxxx”, and you can then double click this HID service to

establish the connection between the scanner and the remote host device.

4. The scanner will give four beeps in ascending tone to indicate the radio is

connected. At the same time, the scanner’s link indicator will give one blue blink

every 2.5 seconds to indicate the scanner is in radio-connected state.

Please note that if the scanner is not connected to the host device within one

minute after scanning the “HID Mode” command, the scanner will go to sleep

automatically. You just need to press the trigger to wake up the scanner to

continue the installation.

The installation procedures vary on different remote host devices, operation systems

and Bluetooth software drivers. Please consult your professional IT consultant to

obtain necessary support if any problem is encountered during the installation

processes.

While using HID mode, beware of potential errors in the data transmitted at the

same time when radio link quality is poor. We suggest you only use the scanner in

areas of good communications coverage at all times.

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Using your Zapper Tornado BT in SPP Mode

Establishing an SPP Master Connection

1. Ensure the battery is fully charged. Go to the “Hardware” folder located in

Bluetooth Advanced Settings of the remote host device to check its device MAC

address. Then prepare a 12-character Code 128 barcode of the remote host device

MAC address.

2. Ensure a virtual COM port is available in your remote host for connecting the

scanner. If not, please go to the “Local Services” folder located in Bluetooth

Advanced Settings. Click “Add Serial Services” to add a Bluetooth COM port.

3. Power on the scanner within radio range and ensure the status indicator of scanner

gives alternating red and green blinks (“Uninstall” state). If the scanner is not in

uninstall state, please scan the “Uninstall” command below first. Then scan the

“SPP Master Mode” command below, and the status indicator of scanner will turn

steady red.

Uninstall

SPP MASTER mode

4. Scan the 12-character MAC address barcode. The scanner will give continuous

short clicks and the link indicator of the scanner will flash blue quickly during the

radio connecting process. If a PIN Code or Passkey is requested, please enter

“00000000” (without the quotes).

5. The scanner will give four beeps in ascending tone to indicate the radio is

connected. At the same time, the scanner’s link indicator will give one blue blink

every 2.5 seconds to indicate the scanner is in radio-connected state.

Please note that if the scanner fails to connect to the host device within 30 seconds,

the link indicator will give three blue blinks every 2.5 seconds. However, the

scanner will continue to try to discover the host device for another 30 seconds

before it goes to sleep. In the interim, you can still scan the “Uninstall” command

to revert the scanner to uninstall state. If the scanner goes to sleep, you just need

to press the trigger to wake up the scanner to continue the installation.

The installation procedures varies on different remote host devices, operating

systems and Bluetooth software driver. Please consult your professional IT

consultant to obtain necessary support if any problem has been encountered during

the installation processes.

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