Inateck BCST-73 User manual

UserGuide
BCST-73BarcodeScanner
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PowerSwitch/
Netzschalter/
電源スイッチ/
Interrupteurd'alimentation/
Interruttorealimentazione/
Interruptordealimentación
Trigger/
Auslöser/
トリガー/
Trigger/
Pulsantescan/
Gatillo
Buzzer/
Signaltongeber/
ブザー/
Buzzer/
Segnalebuzzer/
Señaldealerta
USBPort/
USBAnschluss/
USBポート/
PortdeUSB/
USBPort/
PuertoUSB
LED1
LED2
ShockproofCover/
StoßfesteAbdeckung/
耐衝撃カバー/
Couvertureanti-choc/
Scoccaantiurti/
Protecciónantigolpes

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ConnectionModes
Thereare3kindsofmodesfortheBCST-73barcodescannerstoconnectwithanother
device.TheyareWiredMode,WirelessAdapterMode,andBluetoothMode.Aslongasyou
connecttheBCST-73barcodescannertoadeviceviatheUSBcable,thescanningdatawill
betransmittedviathecable,whileWirelessAdapterModeandBluetoothModewillnot
work.
WirelessAdapterMode（PlugandPlay）
WirelessAdapterModeisthedefaultconnectionmode.Tousethismodepleaserefer
tothedetailsbelow.
1.PoweronInateckBCST-73bytogglingswitchfromOFFtoON
2.PlugtheUSBadapterintoacomputer.Iftheindicatorlightflashesonce,itmeansthe
connectionissuccessfullybuilt.Shortpressthetriggeronthebarcodescannerand
itwillemitredlightbeam,andthenthebarcodescannercanworkunderWireless
AdapterMode.
3.Openafileonthecomputerandmovecursortotheplacewherescanningresultshould
bedisplayedandsaved.
Note：
1)WirelessAdapterModeisthedefaultconnectionmodeofBCST-73barcodescanner.If
youareusingBluetoothconnectionmodeandwanttoswitchitbacktotheWireless
AdapterMode,pleasescanthesettingbarcodesinsequence"EnterSetup"-"Wireless
AdapterMode"-"ExitwithSave".
UseofInateckBCST-73
Startup
Note:
1)InateckBCST-73willstartsleepmodeifthereisnooperationonitover10minutes.
Shortpressonthetriggercanwakeitup.
2)WhenthedistancebetweenInateckBCST-73anditsadapterexceedstheeffective
range,scanneddatawillbekeptinthebufferofInateckBCST-73.Quicklydoublepress
onthetriggercanuploaddatafrombuffer.

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2)PaironeormorescannerswithoneUSBadapter
（*）WirelessAdapterMode
EnterSetup
ExitwithSave
a)Plugtheadapterintoyourcomputer
b)Scan“EnterSetup”barcode
c)Scanthebarcode"PaironeormorescannerswithoneUSBadapter",andgetthe
InateckBCST-73ascloseaspossibletotheUSBadapter(within2meters).
PaironeormorescannerswithoneUSBadapter

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longhightone,itmeansthepairingfailsandarepeatedoperationisneeded.
Topairmorescannerswiththeadapter,pleaseoperateasthestepsmentionedabove.
3)HowtoDisconnectaReceiver
Ifyouhavepairedthescannerwithtwodifferentreceivers,thesetworeceiverscan
both connect thescanner.Ifyouwanttodisconnectone of them,pleasefollow
thestepsbelow:makesurethescannerisconnectedwiththereceiverthatshould
bedisconnected,andthenscanthebarcodesinturn“EnterSettings”-“Disconnect
Receiver”-“SaveandExit”.Thescannerwilldisconnectfromthereceiver.
（*）DisconnectReceiver
BluetoothMode(HID)
TheBluetoothmode(HID)isnotadefaultmode.Toswitchtothismode,pleasescanthe
settingbarcodesinsequence"Entertosetup"-"BluetoothMode(HID)"-"ExitwithSave"
ExitwithSave
BluetoothMode(HID)
EnterSetup

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1.PoweronInateckBCST-73bytogglingswitchfromOFFtoON.
2.Scan“EnterSetup”barcodeandthen“BluetoothPairing”,BCST-73willenterBluetooth
pairingstatus.
EnterSetup
BluetoothPairing

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dothatlikebelow.
WindowsXP:ClickControlPanel->PrintersandOtherHardware->AddBluetoothDevice
Windows7/8/8.1:ClickControlPanel->AddDevices
Windows10:ClickSetting->Devices->Bluetooth
macOS:ClickSystemPreference->Bluetooth
iOS:ClickSetting->Bluetooth
android:ClikSetting->Bluetooth
EnabletheBluetoothonhostdeviceanditwillautomaticallysearchforBCST-73.After
afewsecondsʻBCST-73******ʼwillappearinthelistofavailabledevices.Pairthetwo
devices.Achordssoundmeanssuccessfulpairing.
4.Openafileoncomputerandmovecursortotheblankwherescanningoutputshould
beplaced.Scanningresultscanbedisplayedoncomputerthen.
Note:
1)NormallyBCST-73canre-connecttopreviouslyconnecteddeviceautomatically.Ifitfails,
pleaseremovetheparinghistoryofBCST-73inthelistofhostdevice.Afterwards,pair
themagain.
2)HIDandGATTaretwomodesofBluetooth.Thepairingmethodmentionedaboverefers
toHID,whichisthemostcommonlyusedmode.IfyouwanttouseBCST-73underGATT
mode,pleasecontactourcustomerservice.
WiredMode:
1.ConnectInateckBCST-73withcomputerviaUSBcable
2.PoweronInateckBCST-73bytogglingswitchfromOFFtoONandshortpressthe
trigger.InateckBCST-73willcontinuouslybeep.Beepstopsaftersuccessfulconnection.
3.Openafileoncomputerandmovecursortotheblankwherescanningoutputshould
beplaced.Scanningresultscanbedisplayedoncomputerthen.

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FunctionSetup
(Note:Thebarcodemarkedby“*”meansdefaultsettingofInateckBCST-73.)
UsersmustreadsetupbarcodesinordertochangethedefaultsettingsinInateckBCST-73
BarcodeScanner.
Scan“Entersetup”barcode;
Scan“Exitwithsave”barcode
tofinishthesetup.
Changescannersettingby
scanningcertainfunction
setupbarcode;
Statusindication
BuzzerIndication
Beeping Meaning
Oneshorthighnote（100ms） Readbarcodesuccessfully
Oneshorthighnote（20ms） DatauploadfromscannertoComputer
Onelonghighnote（400ms） WrongSetup（onsetupstatus,blueLEDstayson）
Invalidscanningduetofullbuffer(Scannedbarcodenotsaved.)
PairingFailure(Occursonlyduringthepairingprocess)
Twoshortnotes（tonefromlowtohigh） CorrectSetup
Twoshortbeeps(tonefromhightolow) TheconnectionbetweenInateckBCST-73andcomputerisdisrupted.
Twoormorelonghightones（800ms） USBbeingsetup（inWiredMode）
Three-chordsound（fromlowtohigh） Entersetup（BlueLEDison）
Exitsetup（BlueLEDisoff）
Three-chordsound（fromhightolow） Bluetoothconnectedsuccessfully
Twoshorttones（thesametone） Bluetoothconnectiondisrupted
LEDIndication
Indicatorcolor Meaning
GreenLEDflashesonce(LED2) Barcodesuccessfullyreadanduploadedtocomputer
BlueLEDflashesonce(LED2) Barcodesuccessfullyreadandsavedinbuffer,butnotuploadedtocomputer
BlueLEDstayson(LED2) InateckBCST-73scanneronsetupstatus
YellowLEDblinks Lowbattery
RedLEDstayson(LED1) InateckBCST-73scannerincharge(RedLEDoffwhenbatteryisfull)
GreenLEDflashes（LED2） TheBluetoothhasbeenrecognizedbutnotconnected,pleasedeletethepairing
recordsonthephoneorthecomputerandpairagain.
BlueLEDflashes（LED2） TheBluetoothisinpairingstatusandthebarcodescannercanbefoundonphones
andcomputers

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Turnoffthevibrationnotification
（*）WeakVibrationNotification
StrongVibrationNotification
VibrationNotification
Thevibrationnotificationisturnedonbydefault.BCST-73barcodescannerwillvibrate
whenscanningbarcodes.Youcanturnoffthevibrationoradjustitsintensity.
Howtoturnoffthevibrationnotification
1)Scan“EntertoSetup”
2)Scan“Turnoffthevibrationnotification”
3)Scan“ExitwithSave”
EnterSetup
ExitwithSave
SettingforKeyboardLanguage
BCST-73iscompatiblewithWindows,Android,macOSandiOS.Underdefaultsettingitis
compatiblewithWindowsandAndroid.IfyouneeduseitwithotherOS,pleaseselectand
scancorrespondingbarcodesbelow.

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(*)Windows/Android
Macos/ios
Note:
1)WhenuseBCST-73withiOSdevices,longpressthetriggertopopvirtualkeyboard.An
additionallongpresscanhaveithidden.
2)WhenuseBCST-73withAndroiddevice,pleaseuseGboard(Google)astheinput
method,andsetthekeyboardofBCST-73to“USKeyboard”.
Pleasesetkeyboardlikebelow:
1.ReadʼEntersetupʼBarcode
EnterSetup
2.SelectandScanyourkeyboardlanguageBarcode
（*）USKeyboard
GermanKeyboard
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FrenchKeyboard
ItalianKeyboard
JapaneseKeyboard（Romanalphabet）
CanadianKeyboard
SpanishKeyboard
English(UK)Keyboard
3.Scan“ExitwithSave”Barcodetoendlanguagesetting
ExitwithSave

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Note:ThekeyboardlanguageofInateckBCST-73shouldkeepconsistentwiththaton
computer,otherwise,garbledmightappearinscanningresult.
SettingforPrefix/Suffix
Userscanaddprefix/suffixtoscanningresult.Theprefix/suffixcanhave1to32digits.
Moredetailsareasbelow.
1.Scan“Entersetupʼ”Barcode
EnterSetup
2.Scan“PrefixSetting”or“SuffixSetting”
PrefixSetting
SuffixSetting
3.Scanthecharacterbarcode(32charactersatthemost).Forinstance,“H#”istheprefix/
suffixtobeaddedtothescanningresult,scanthecharacterbarcodeof“H”and“#”
below.
H
#

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EN 4.Scan“ExitwithSave”Barcodetoendthesetting
ExitwithSave
FrequentlyUsedPrefix/SuffixBarcodes
Enter
Tab
Space
Backspace
Note:
Scanningresultwillcomewithprefix/suffixafterthesetting.Nevertheless,prefix/
suffixcanbehiddenorrecovered.Tohideprefix/suffix,scan“EnterSetup”barcode,
“HidePrefix/Suffix”barcode,andthen“ExitwithSave”barcode.Torecoverprefix/suffix,
scan“EnterSetup”barcode,“RecoverPrefix/Suffix”barcode,andthen“ExitwithSave”
barcode.

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（*）RecoverSuffix
（*）RecoverPrefix
HideSuffix
HidePrefix
DeleteCharacter(s)onOutputResult
InateckBCST-73canhelpusersdeletecharacter(s)onoutputresult,eitherbeginning
charactersortheendingones.0to99digitscanbedeleted.Asdefaultsetting,no
character,orsay0digitisdeletedasoutputresult.Moredetailsareasbelow.
1.Scan“EnterSetup”Barcode
2.Scan“DeleteBeginningCharacter(s)”Barcodeor“DeleteEndingCharacter(s)”Barcode
EnterSetup
DeleteBeginningCharacter(s)
DeleteEndingCharacter(s)

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（*）0digit
2digits
4digits
6digits
1digit
3digits
5digits
7digits
8digits
9digits
3.Scanthedigit(s)barcodetobedeleted.

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4.Scan“ExitwithSave”Barcodetoendthesetting
ExitwithSave
Note:Refertothesettingof“delete0digitcharacter”ifnocharactershouldbedeleted.
InventoryMode
UsersmayuseinventorymodetokeepscannedbarcodesinthebufferofInateckBCST-73,
anduploadthemtocomputerinbatches.Underinventorymodeusersarenotrestricted
tothetimeandlocationwhenuploaddata.Ofcourse,historydatacanbeclearedinbuffer.
Moredetailsaboutinventorymodeareasbelow.
1.ScanthebarcodetoenterInventoryMode
2.ScanthebarcodetoreturntoCommonMode
3.Scanthebarcodetocleardatainbuffer(forInventoryModeonly).
EnterInventoryMode
（*）ReturntoCommonMode
ClearDatainBuffer(forInventoryModeonly)

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DataUpload(forInventoryModeonly)
5.Scanthebarcodetouploadthenumberofscannedbarcodes(forInventoryModeonly)
Note:
1)Touseinventorymode,usersjustneedscan“EnterInventoryMode”barcode;anddo
nothavetoscan“EnterSetup”barcodebeforethat.
2)Toendinventorymode,usersjustneedscan“ReturntoCommonMode”barcode.
FrequentlyUsedBarcodes
UploadtheNumberofscannedbarcodes
(forInventoryModeonly)
4.Scanthebarcodetouploaddatafrombuffer(forInventoryModeonly)
EnterSetup
ExitwithSave
ExitwithoutSave

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（*）Enableredlightauto-offmode
（*）ApplyEnterforSuffix
RestoreFactorySetting
DoNotApplyEnterforSuffix
BatteryLevelDisplay
HandsfreeMode
DisableAuto-sleepMode
（*）EnableAuto-sleepMode

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Uppercaseforallletters
Mute
(*)MediumVolume
Lowercaseforallletters
（*）Keeporiginalcase
MinimumVolume
MaximumVolume
TransferEAN-13toISBN
（*）DonottransferEAN-13toISBN