Generalscan X Series User manual

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X Series Barcode Scanner Quick Start
Guide

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1. Product Outlook
Item Name Description
1Scanning
Window
Reading barcode, Red light or Laser will
beam out from this window
2 Buzzer Hole Beeper when barcode is good read
3 Scanner Head Main scan body
4 Protective Cover Protect the Micro-USB plug of scan head
5 MicroUSB Plug
Plug it into smartphone or tablet micro-usb
port
6 Screw Hole fix screw for scanbuddy
2. GS-X Series Usage Introduction
Confirm your Android device or Windows Tablet support OTG function first. Please note your device
should provide at least 300maH current from MicroUSB port to external device. If you cannot
confirm, please advise your device manufacturer.

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Hold GS-X series scanner with your hand and plug it into Android device or Windows Tablet device’s
Micro USB port just like you charge your device like normal. Make sure the smartphone USB port
direction is same with direction of GS-X3 micro USB plug. Please plug the scanner into smartphone
slowly and tenderly.
When X-scanner successfully plug into your device, Android or Windows table will find hardware
automatically.
3. Generalscan ScanBuddy App Installation and Usage
Generalscan ScanBuddy app is developed by Generalscan for easy to use GS-X series product. Due to
there is no hardware trigger button on the GS-X series product, so you have to use software trigger
button on the Android screen. ScanBuddy app has on screen floatable software trigger button.
You can use ScanBuddy app to trigger barcode scan and move around the trigger button on the
anywhere of screen you wish, The trigger button has three style and can be adjustable to semi-
transparent to avoid to read the screen.
This app use broadcast mechanism to broadcasting barcode information to other apps which can
receive the broadcasting.
Please download the Generalscan ScanBuddy apk from the following address:
http://www.generalscan.com/download/Generalscan-ScanBuddy.apk
3.1 Please launch Generalscan ScanBuddy app from the desktop, When you plug the GS-X series
product, the app will automatically detect the hardware, please click OK button to connect hardware.

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3.2 When you first time to run ,it is the basic interface.

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3.3 When you click top right corner “Setting” button, you will find the above interface. You can find
many setting.
1. ”Show Trigger Button”: Click the button to show on-screen trigger button .
2. ”Hide Trigger Button”: Click the button to hide on-screen trigger button.
3. ”Type1,Type2,Type3”: Three different style of trigger button
4. ”Transparency”: Toggle to setting for trigger button transparent level .
5. ”Font Size”: Toggle to resize the barcode font size.
6. ”Vibrate”: Setting for vibration when click trigger button.
7. ”Vibrate Time”: Setting for vibration strength on press trigger button.
8. ”Trigger”: Set for automatic continue trigger
9. ”Trigger Time”: Set for interval time for each trigger
10. ”Show Battery”: Add Battery information and date information when barcode read.
11. ”Save”: Save all setting

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3.4 When you enable display on-screen trigger option, the floating trigger will display on the screen,
you can move it to anywhere for you easy to touch the trigger button. You can also touch the
bottom trigger button to trigger barcode scan at the same time.

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3.5 When you click the green on-screen trigger button, barcode information will display on the
screen. If you enable battery and date information append function, these information will add after
the barcode character.
3.6 Scanbuddy app can broadcast barcode information to system, you can integrate the broadcasting
receive code into your apps to read barcode. You can switch the Scanbuddy app to the back of system,
the green trigger will display on the screen, then you can launch your apps which integrate the
broadcasting receive code, at this time, you click the green trigger button, your apps will receive the
barcode.
Please download Generalscan USB Broadcasting Test Sample to read barcode with ScanBuddy app
from the following link: http://www.generalscan.com/pdf/FinalSDK-Public.zip
Please import this project with Eclipse and run on your Android device. Due to the MicroUSB port is
under bottom smartphone or tablet, so you can adjust your Apps orientation to reverse portrait with
code. That will let you scan barcode more easily.
If you don’t want to modify your apps, you can download the following apps to force your app to
rotate to reverse portrait direction.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nl.fameit.rotate&hl=en

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4. Windows 8.1 Tablet Installation
4.1 GS-X series Scanbuddy USB barcode accessory support Windows 8.1 Tablet with MicroUSB port.
You can plug the Scanbuddy into the Windows 8.1 Tablet and Windows will find the hardware, it will
prompt you install the drivers.
4.2 Please download the Windows 8.1 drivers from the following link :
http://www.generalscan.com/download/Generalscan-Scanbuddy-Windows-Drivers.zip
Please extract the above the zip file, if your Windows is 32bit, please install the “VCP_V1.3.1_Setup”
Otherwise, please install VCP_V1.3.1_Setup_x64.

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4.3 After you successful install the driver, there is a virtual serial port in the system, please
reference the following interface to confirm the scanbuddy was detected.
4.4 When you successful install the driver for Scanbuddy, please install the Generalscan ScanWedge
for ScanBuddy apps. This application can trigger the ScanBuddy with onscreen button and scan the
barcode into any application with text box.
Please contact the Generalscan sales for Generalscan ScanWedge for ScanBuddy apps.
After you run Generalscan ScanWedge for ScanBuddy apps, please reference the following interface.

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Port Selection Box: Select the right virtual serial port.
Open Port: After you select the port, please click “Open Port” button to open.
Refresh Port: When you unplug the Scanbuddy, the virtual serial port will disappear, After you plug
it again, please click refresh port to make the virtual serial port to visible.
Manual Trigger: Manual trigger Scanbuddy to test scan barcode.
Enable Trigger Button: Make the onscreen trigger button visible.
Hide Trigger Button: Make the on screen trigger button disable.
Trigger Button Setting: Adjust the onscreen trigger button size to fit your table size.
Clear Barcode: Clear the content of list box.
Select Active Form: Select the form of you want to transfer barcode into text box.
List All Form Name: List all windows form in the list box.
Clear From Name: Clear all from in the list box

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4.5 When you click the “Enable Trigger Button”, the green on screen trigger button will visible. You
can touch it and move it to anywhere on the screen which you can touch for easy.
You can press the “Manual Trigger” button to test the barcode, if you can see the red light from the
scanner, it indicate the scanner is triggered. When you place a barcode in the front of scanner, you
will find the barcode information in the listbox.

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After you successfully test the scanner and find the barcode in the list box, so you can use the
scanbuddy right now.
4.6 If you want to scan barcode into your apps, please select the form in the “Select Active Form”
list box. I will show you how to scan the barcode into a Notepad and WordPad apps:
4.6.1 Open a Notepad and WordPad apps
4.6.2 Click the Generalscan ScanWedge for ScanBuddy apps to the top of screen.
4.6.3 Click the Notepad apps tital bar again and make it as active form.
4.6.4 Now you will find the “Select Active Form” list will display “Untitled -NotePad”
4.6.5 Press the blue on screen trigger to scan a barcode.
4.6.6 You will find the barcode was scanned into Notepad.
4.6.7 Please Click the Generalscan ScanWedge for ScanBuddy apps to the top of screen again.
4.6.8 And then please click the WordPad and make it as active form.
4.6.9 Now you will find the “Select Active Form” list will display “Document -WordPad”.

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4.6.10 Press the blue on screen trigger to scan a barcode.
4.6.11 You will find the barcode was scanned into WordPad.
4.7 When you use Generalscan USB Barcode accessory, you cannot connect PC and copy file to smart
phone with the Micro-USB port.
At this time, please connect your smartphone to WIFI and install free Virtual Data Cable app from
Google
Market, Install FTP client such like CuteFTP，LeapFTP in your PC to transfer file with FTP protocol via
WIFI network.

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When you connect your smartphone with WIFI, you can click “SDCard” to copy the file you need.

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Generalscan Scanbuddy x3 work with Samsung Android Smartphone S4：
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYMZQvTMJOo

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5.Configure barcode
5.1 Buzzer Volume Setting
Mute Buzzer Volume
Mute Buzzer Volume
Low Buzzer Volume
Low Buzzer Volume
Medium Buzzer Volume
Medium Buzzer Volume
High Buzzer Volume(*)
High Buzzer Volume
5.2 On-Board Build-in Suffix for CR&LF
Enable CR&LF suffix(*)
Enable CR&LF suffix
Disable CR&LF suffix
Disable CR&LF suffix

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5.3 HID Keyboard Layout
English Keyboard
Layout(*)
English Keyboard Layout
France Keyboard Layout
France Keyboard Layout
German Keyboard Layout
German Keyboard Layout
Spanish Keyboard Layout
Spanish Keyboard Layout
Italian Keyboard Layout
Italian Keyboard Layout
Japanese Keyboard Layout
Japanese Keyboard Layout
5.4 Hardware Information
Read firmware Version

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Read firmware Version
Read Device ID
Read Device ID
Read Battery Volume
Read Battery Volume
5.5 Default Factory Setting
Default Factory Setting
Default Factory Setting
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