Inateck BCST-33 User manual

User Guide
BCST-33 Barcode Scanner
English

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Notice to Operation
Safety Precautions
Please don’t disassemble the scanner on your own, or place parts not belonging to
the scanner inside it to prevent short-circuit or circuit damage.
Maintenance Precautions
You can wipe the surface of the scanner using a piece of wet cloth.
Please contact our customer service to report your problem when malfunctions
occur.

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Contents
Notice to Operation 1
Safety Precautions 1
Maintenance Precautions 1
Overview of BCST-33 Wired Barcode Scanner 5
Product Specication 6
Correct Aiming 7
Incorrect Aiming 7
QUICK START 7
The ow chart of Setup 8
Enter the Setting Mode 8
Exit with Save 8
Exit without Save 9
Restore Factory Defaults 9
Check Software Version 9
Save Custom Settings 10
Chapter 1 Features and Basic Setups 11
1.1 Basic Operation of Inateck BCST-33 Barcode Scanner 11
1.2. LED Indicator 12
1.3. Beeper 12
1.3.1 Volume Control 12
1.4. Scanning modes 14
1.4.1. Auto laser-o󱐯 Mode 14
1.4.2. Continuous Scanning Mode 15
1.4.3. Manual Mode 17
1.4.4. Hands-free Mode 18
1.5. Types Of Keyboard 19
1.6. Symbologies Supported 21
Chapter 2 How to Connect with Computer/phone/POS 22
2.1. USB Wired Data Transmission 22
2.2. Transmission Speed 22
Chapter 3 Symbology Settings 24
3.1. Codabar 24
3.1.1. Enable / Disable Codabar 24
3.1.2. Start/Stop Transmission 25
3.2. Code 11 26

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3.2.1. Enable/Disable Code 11 26
3.2.2. Checksum Verication 27
3.3. Code 128 29
3.3.1. Enable / Disable Code 128 29
3.4. Code 39 30
3.4.1. Enable/Disable Code 39 30
3.4.2. Start/Stop Transmission 30
3.4.3. Checksum Verication 31
3.4.4. ASCII Code Recognition Range Setting 32
3.4.5. VIN 33
3.4.6. Code 32 34
3.5. Code 93 35
3.5.1. Enable/ Disable Code 93 35
3.6. EAN-8 36
3.6.1. Enable/Disable EAN-8 36
3.6.2. Checksum Verication 36
3.7. EAN-13 37
3.7.1. Enable / Disable EAN-13 37
3.7.2. Checksum Verication 37
3.7.3. ISBN 38
3.7.4. ISSN 39
3.8. MSI 40
3.8.1. Enable / Disable MSI barcode 40
3.8.2. Checksum Verication 41
3.9. UPC-A 43
3.9.1. Enable / Disable UPC-A 43
3.9.2. UPC-A output “0” 43
3.9.3. Checksum Verication 43
3.10. UPC-E 44
3.10.1. Enable / Disable UPC-E 44
3.10.2. Enable / Disable UPC-E 1 44
3.10.3. Start Character Transmission 44
3.10.4. Convert UPC-E to UPC-A 45
3.10.5. Checksum Verication 45
3.11. IATA 2 of 5 46
3.11.1. Enable/ Disable IATA 25 46
3.11.2. Checksum Verication 46
3.12. Interleaved 2 of 5 47
3.12.1. Enable / Disable Interleaved 25 47
3.13. Matrix 2 of 5 48

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3.13.1. Enable or Disable Matrix 25 48
3.13.2. Checksum Verication 48
3.14. Standard 2 of 5 / Industrial 2 of 5 49
3.14.1. Enable / Disable Standard 25 49
3.14.2. Checksum Verication 49
3.15. China Postal Code 50
3.15.1. Enable/Disable China Postal Code 50
3.15.2. Checksum Verication 50
3.16. GS1-128 51
3.16.1. Enable/Disable GS1-128 51
3.16.2. FUNC1 51
Chapter 4 Dening Output Format 52
4.1. Code ID 52
4.2. Stop Code of Barcode Setting 54
4.3. Customized Settings of Prex and Su󱐰x Code of Barcode 55
4.4. Delete Character(s) on Output Result 56
4.5. Letter Case Setting 58
4.6. Additional Code 59
4.6.1. Two digits Additional Code 59
4.6.2. Five digits Additional Code 59
4.7. Separator 61
4.8. Short Barcode 62
4.9. Caps Lock Control 63
4.10 Recognize Barcode with Specic Initial Character Only 64
4.11. Read Barcode of Inverse Color 65
4.12 Hide Special Starting Code 66
Appendix 1 Prex/Su󱐰x number and symbol list 67

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Overview of BCST-33 Wired Barcode Scanner
Buzzer
Laser Window
Trigger
USB Port
LED
Shockproof Cover

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Product Specication
Physical Characteristics
Material ABS+PC+TPU
Size Length*width*height = 104mm*68mm*164mm
Color Black
Indicator Buzzer LED
Voltage DC 5V
Performance Characteristics
Light Source Laser LED 655 ± 5nm
Sensor Linear image sensor
Applicable Barcode Codabar, Code 11, Code 128, Code 39, Code 93, EAN-8, EAN-13, ISBN, ISSN, MSI, UPC-A,
UPC-E, IATA 25, Industrial 25 / Standard 25, Interleaved 25, Matrix 25, China Postal Code,
GS1-128
Resolution 3mil
Decode Rate 220 times per second
Decode Mode Single-line aiming
Scanning Mode Automatic/manual
Nominal Working Distance 4~40cm
Scan Width 400mm @ 400mm
Lowest Contrast 20%
Decode Angles Roll 30° , Pitch 75° , Yaw 80°
Cylinder Horizontal Scan Diameter 20mm
Indication Buzzer, LED
Interfaces USB
User Environment
Operating Temp. 0 to 50° C / 32 to 122° F
Storage Temp. 0 to 50° C / 32 to 122° F
Operating Humidity 20-85% (non-condensing)
Storage Humidity 20-85% (non-condensing)
Certication
CE & FCC & RoHS
Accessory
USB cable

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Correct Aiming
Incorrect Aiming
QUICK START
Settings of the Inateck BCST-33 Barcode Scanner can be changed by Scanning
the setup barcodes included in this manual. This section describes the procedure
of setting the Inateck BCST-33 Barcode Scanner by scanning the setup barcodes.
Examples are demonstrated as below.
Steps Operations Feedback
1Connect BCST-33 to computer to activate it A beam of red laser comes out from BCST-33
2Read “enter setting mode” barcode BCST-33 responds with three chord sounds, green LED lit
3Read a setup barcode like: BCST-33 beeps twice (tone turns from low to high)
4Read “exit with save” barcode BCST-33 responds with three chord sounds, green LED o󱐯
Note: When error setup occurs, for example, when accidentally scan a barcode other than setup barcodes under setting
mode, BCST-33 will let out a high note sound.

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The ow chart of Setup
Enter the Setting Mode
“Enter setup” barcode will emerge in this and the following chapters of manual, the
Inateck BCST-33 scanner will go into setting mode once this barcode is scanned
successfully.
Once the barcode is scanned successfully, the Inateck BCST-33 Barcode Scanner
will respond with three chord sounds, and the LED2 indicator will be on with color
becoming green.
Instruction below will explain other function settings of the Inateck BCST-33 Barcode
scanner.
Exit with Save
“Exit with Save” barcode will emerge in this and the following chapters of manual,
the Inateck BCST-33 scanner will exit setting mode once this barcode is scanned
successfully.
Once the barcode is scanned successfully, the Inateck BCST-33 Barcode Scanner will
respond with three chord sounds, and the green LED goes o󱐯.
Enter Setting
Read a setup barcode
Exit with Saving
Enter Setup
Exit with Save

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Exit without Save
“Exit without Save” barcode is suggested to scan when error setup occurs. And just
like the response of scanning barcode “Enter with Save”, the Inateck BCST-33 Barcode
Scanner will respond with three chord sounds, and the green LED indicator goes o󱐯.
Restore Factory Defaults
“Restore Factory Defaults” barcode is a special barcode, which the Inateck BCST-
33 Barcode Scanner will respond with two beeps (tone from low to high) after
successfully scanning. At this time, the system of scanner could restore factory
defaults, and there’s no need to scan"Exit with Save" barcode again.
Note: Most of the settings have factory defaults selection. The factory default value
for each setting is indicated by an asterisk "*".
“Restore Factory Defaults” barcode can be used under following circumstances:
1. The scanner doesn’t work. For example, it cannot read/ scan any barcodes.
2. You forget the settings you did to the scanner before, and you don't want to be
a󱐯ected by the forgotten settings when you use the scanner.
3. You are to use a function which is not usually used and want to restore defaults
after using it.
Check Software Version
If you want to check the software version of Inateck BCST-33, you should scan the
“Enter Setup” and “Output Software Version” barcode:
Enter Setup
Output Software Version
Exit without Save
Restore Factory Default