PSC QuickScan QS2500 Installation and operation manual

QuickScan® QS2500
Handheld Bar Code Scanner
Product Reference Guide

QS2500
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Product Reference Guide i
Installation ......................................................................................... 1
Keyboard Wedge .........................................................................................1
Wand Emulation .........................................................................................1
RS-232 ...................................................................................................... 1
USB ..........................................................................................................1
Programming the QS2500 ..................................................................... 2
Resetting the QS2500 ..................................................................................3
Interfaces ..................................................................................................3
Keyboard Wedge ...................................................................................3
Wand Emulation ....................................................................................6
RS-232 ................................................................................................7
Advanced Feature ..................................................................................8
Scan ....................................................................................................... 10
Beep/Tone/LED Settings ............................................................................ 13
Label Editing (includes Prefix/Suffix) ............................................................ 15
Symbology Settings ............................................................................20
UPC-A ..................................................................................................... 20
UPC-E ..................................................................................................... 22
EAN-13 .................................................................................................... 24
EAN-8 ..................................................................................................... 25
Code 39 ................................................................................................... 27
Interleaved 2 of 5 ..................................................................................... 30
Industrial 2 of 5 ........................................................................................ 31
Matrix 2 of 5 ............................................................................................ 32
Codabar ................................................................................................... 34
Code 128 ................................................................................................. 36
Code 93 ................................................................................................... 38
Code 11 ................................................................................................... 40
MSI/Plessey ............................................................................................. 41
UK/Plessey ............................................................................................... 43
Telepen ................................................................................................... 44
Standard 2 of 5 ........................................................................................ 46
Code 16K ................................................................................................. 47
PDF417 ................................................................................................... 48
Italian PharmaCode ................................................................................... 49
RSS Expanded .......................................................................................... 50
RSS Limited ............................................................................................. 51
RSS-14 .................................................................................................... 52
Appendix - Default Settings ..................................................................53
Appendix B - Bar Code Samples ............................................................55
Appendix C - ASCII Codes ....................................................................58
Appendix D - Parameter Setting List ......................................................60
Appendix E - Alphanumeric Characters ..................................................61

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Product Reference Guide 1
Installation
Complete the following steps for the appropriate interface.
Keyboard Wedge
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Disconnect the keyboard cable from the back of the terminal or
computer.
3. Connect the QS2500 to the terminal or computer using the
appropriate interface cable.
4. Turn the terminal or computer back on.
Wand Emulation
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the terminal or com-
puter.
3. Turn the terminal or computer on.
RS-232
1. Turn off the terminal or computer.
2. Connect the interface cable and the external power supply (DC
adapter) shipped with your QS2500. If a power-off-terminal
(POT) cable is shipped, no external power supply is required.
3. Secure the connector to the serial port on the back of the com-
puter or terminal by tightening the two screws.
4. If required, plug the power supply into the power source.
5. Turn the terminal or computer on.
USB
1. Plug the USB cable into the terminal or computer.
NOTE
If the QS2500 does not operate, turn off the terminal or computer
immediately and check all connections. If necessary, go through the
above steps again.

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Programming the QS2500
To program the QS2500, you must scan a series of programming bar
codes in the correct order. The inside back cover of this manual con-
tains a table of alphanumeric bar codes needed to program the various
options.
To program each option:
1. Scan the Start Program bar code above the list of options (see
the table below).
2. Enter the option mode by scanning the Option bar code.
3. Find the alphanumeric entry for the option setting you want,
and scan the alphanumeric characters located in Appendix E.
4. Scan the Finish bar code in Appendix E.
5. Scan the Exit bar code.
Table 1. Interface Options
Start Program
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric Entry
Keyboard Wedge 00
RS-232 01
Wand Emulation 02
USB 03
Exit
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NOTES
- An asterisk (*) in the table indicates the default setting.
- A software utility, Configurator Express, is also available for programming
and configuring the QS2500. Refer to the Readme file on the QS2500 prod-
uct CD for additional information.

Product Reference Guide 3
Resetting the QS2500
To return all QS2500 option settings to the factory defaults, scan the fol-
lowing three bar codes, in the order shown:
Interfaces
The QS2500 supports four interfaces, Keyboard Wedge, RS-232, Wand
Emulation and USB. The correct interface cable is included for the scan-
ner interface type you ordered.
Keyboard Wedge
As a keyboard interface, the QS2500 supports most popular PCs and
IBM terminals. The installation of the wedge is a fairly simple process
that doesn’t require any changes of software or hardware.
Keyboard Type: Select the keyboard type connector for your host com-
puter.
Keyboard Layout: The Keyboard Layout option supports many lan-
guages. For details about keyboard languages, please refer to your
operating system manual.
Keyboard Speed: You can change the output speed of the QS2500 to
match that of the host computer. Generally, set 00 or 01 for high
speed. If output characters of bar codes get lost, you may need to set a
slower speed.
Start Program
Default Value
Initialization

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Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Keyboard Type
IBM AT, PS/2 00*
Reserved 01 - 06
Keyboard Layout
USA 00*
Belgium 01
Danish 02
France 03
Germany 04
Italian 05
Portuguese 06
Spanish 07
Swedish 08
Switzerland 09
UK 10
Latin American 11
Japan 12
Keyboard Speed
0–8
(0 = high clock rate;
8 = low clock rate)
00–08
01*
Start Program
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Function Key: When this option is enabled, the QS2500 outputs bar code
ASCII values from 01hex to 1Fhex as function-key presses in your appli-
cation. See the table of ASCII codes In Appendix C on page 58.
Numeric Key: If your application accepts only keypad numeric code, use
setting 01 to make the QS2500 output code as numeric-keypad presses
when it reads digits. If you use setting 02, Caps Lock and output will
be independent.
Caps Lock: By selecting Caps Lock or No Caps Lock, the QS2500 can get
Caps Lock status.
Power-On Simulation: All PCs check the keyboard status during the
power-on selftest. It is recommended that you enable this function if
you are working without a keyboard installation. It simulates keyboard
timing and passes the keyboard status to the PC during power-on.
Intercharacter Delay: This delay is inserted after each data character
transmitted. If the transmission speed is too high, the system may not
be able to receive all characters. You may need to adjust the delay to
make the system work properly.
Block Transmission Delay: This is a delay timer between bar code data
outputs. The feature is used to transfer continually with shorter bar
code data or multifield scanning.
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Function Key
Disable 00*
Enable 01
Numeric Key
Alphabetic key 00*
Numeric keypad
only 01
Alt+Keypad 02
Caps Lock
Caps lock 00
No caps lock 01*
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Wand Emulation
Power-On Simulation
Disable 00*
Enable 01
Intercharacter Delay
0–99 (msec.) 00–99
02*
Block Transmission Delay
0–99 (10 msec.) 00–99
10*
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Interface selection
Keyboard Wedge 00*
Wand Emulation 01
Bar/Space Polarity
Bar high/Space low 00*
Bar low/Space high 01
Idle Polarity
Idle low 00*
Idle high 01
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
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$
Start Program

Product Reference Guide 7
RS-232
CTS = Clear To Send (Hardware Signal)
RTS = Request To Send (Hardware Signal)
Xon = Transmit On (ASCII Code 11hex)
Xoff = Transmit Off (ASCII Code13hex)
ACK = Acknowledge (ACSII Code 06hex)
NAK = Not Acknowledge (ASCII Code 15hex)
Flow Control
None:
The communication uses only TxD and RxD signals, with-
out regard for any hardware or software handshaking proto-
col.
RTS/CTS: If the QS2500 wants to send the bar code data to the host
computer, it will issue the RTS signal first, wait for the CTS sig-
nal from the host computer, and then perform the normal data
communication. If there is no replied CTS signal from the host
computer after the timeout (response delay) duration, the
QS2500 will issue five warning beeps.
Output Speed (pixels per
second)
660 00
1250 01
2500 02
5000 03*
10000 04
20000 05
Margin Delay (pixels)
15 (Default)
00–99 (x 10 pixels)
15*
00–99
Transmit Delay (Milliseconds)
30 (default)
00–99 (x 10 msec.)
30*
00–99
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
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Xon/Xoff: When the host computer is unable to accept data, it
sends an Xoff code to inform the QS2500 to suspend data trans-
mission and an Xon to continue.
ACK/NAK: When the ACK/NAK protocol is used, the QS2500
waits for an ACK (acknowledge) or NAK (not acknowledge)
from the host computer after data transmission. It then resends
the data in response to a NAK.
Intercharacter Delay: This is the delay time between outputs of data
character. It is the same as the intercharacter delay of the key-
board wedge.
Block Transmission Delay: This is the delay time between outputs of
bar code data. It is the same as the block transmission delay of
the keyboard wedge.
Response Delay: This delay is used for serial communication. It is
the amount of time the QS2500 waits for handshaking
acknowledgment from the host computer.
Advanced Feature
PSC Aux. Port: This configures the QS2500 flow control to connect
to the Auxiliary (AUX) port of some PSC omni-directional
scanners. The QS2500 will assert RTS high to signal the scanner
that data will be sent immediately after RTS is asserted. When
connecting to a PSC scanner aux. port, additional program-
ming is required to enable transmission of code IDs for all
symbologies to be scanned.
Mode B: This configures the RS-233 flow control to communicate
to some Wincor (SNI) terminals.

Product Reference Guide 9
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Flow Control
None 00*
RTS/CTS 01
Xon/Xoff 02
ACK/NAK 03
PSC Aux. Porta04
Mode B 05
Intercharacter Delay
0–99 (msec.) 00–99
00*
Block Transmission Delay
0–99 (10 msec.) 00–99
00*
Response Delay
0–99 (100 msec.) 00–99
20*
Baud Rate
300 Baud 00
600 Baud 01
1200 Baud 02
2400 Baud 03
4800 Baud 04
9600 Baud 05*
19200 Baud 06
38400 Baud 07
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Start Program

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Scan
Scanning Mode
Good-read off:
The trigger button must be pressed to activate scan-
ning. The light source of the QS2500 stops scanning when there
is a successful read or no code is decoded after the standby
duration has elapsed.
Momentary: The trigger button acts as a switch. Pressing the but-
ton activates scanning and releasing the button stops scanning.
Alternate: The trigger button acts as a toggle switch. Pressing the
button activates or stops scanning.
Timeout off: The trigger button must be pressed to activate scan-
ning, and the QS2500 stops scanning when no code is decoded
after the standby duration has elapsed.
Continue: The QS2500 always keeps reading, and it does not mat-
ter whether the trigger button is pressed or the standby dura-
tion has elapsed.
Parity
None 00*
Odd 01
Even 02
Data Bit
8 bits 00*
7 bits 01
Stop Bit
1 bit 00*
2 bits 01
a. Reading PDF417 through the Aux. Port is host dependent.
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
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Test only: The QS2500 always keeps a constant reading, and same-
label reading is allowed without double confirmation. The fea-
ture can test the performance of the QS2500 for reading speed
and sensitivity.
Standby Duration: A timeout duration of 1 to 99 seconds can be set. It is
effective only when the CCD scanning mode is operated in timeout-off
mode and good-read off mode.
Same Bar Code Delay Time: If the bar code has been scanned twice, then
only the first bar code will be accepted.
Double Confirm: If this option is enabled, the QS2500 will require a sev-
eral successful decodings to confirm the bar code data. Larger settings
will make misreads less likely. If a double confirm is set, the multifield
scan function will be disabled.
Multifield Scan: The QS2500 can be read many sets of bar code data on
the same scanning line at the same time, even if they are different kinds
of bar code symbology.
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Scanning Mode
Good-read off 00
Momentary 01*
Alternate 02
Timeout off 03
Continue 04
Test only 05
Standby Duration 0–99 (sec.) 01–99
10*
Same Bar Code Delay Time
0–99 (10 msec.) 01–99
50*
Start Program

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Global Minimum/Maximum Code Length: Global minimum and maximum
length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as the
actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with length exceeding
these limits will be rejected. Make sure that the minimum-length set-
ting is no greater than the maximum-length setting; otherwise, the
labels of the symbology will not be readable. In particular, you can set
the same value for both minimum and maximum lengths to force
decoding of only fixed-length bar codes. This setting has no effect on
certain symbologies of fixed length.
Inverted Image Scan: With this option enabled, the QS2500 will scan
black/white bar codes with a white/black background.
CTS Trigger: This operation enables an external device to control scan-
ning by applying an external trigger signal to the CTS input. When
active, this signal causes scanning to begin as the QS2500’s trigger is
depressed.
Visible Scan Field Indicator: This function allows a visible indicator to be
emitted when the trigger is pulled.
Double Confirm
0–99
(0 = no double con-
firm)
00–09
00*
Multifield Scan
Disable 00*
Enable 01
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
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NOTE
Set the minimum/maximum length if you have a special demand for
individual bar codes. Include the checksum digits if you want to set
global minimum/maximum code length.

Product Reference Guide 13
Beep/Tone/LED Settings
Power-On Alert: After power-on, the QS2500 will generate an alert signal
to indicate a successful self-test.
LED Control: After each successful bar code reading, the LED above the
QS2500 will light up.
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Global Minimum Code Length
0–63 00–63
04*
Global Maximum Code Length
0–63 00–63
63*
Inverted Image Scan
Disable 00*
Enable 01
CTS Trigger
Disable 00*
Enable 01
Visible Scan Field Indicator
Disable 00*
30 second 01
60 second 02
90 second 03
120 second 04
150 second 05
180 second 06
Continuous 07
Start Program
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Beep Control: After each successful bar code reading, the QS2500 will
beep.
Beep Loudness/Beep-Tone Frequency/Beep-Tone Duration: You can adjust
the loudness, tone, and duration of the good-read beep.
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Power-On Alert
Disable 00
Enable 01*
LED Indication
Disable 00
Enable 01*
Buzzer Indication
Disable 00
Enable 01*
Beep Loudness
0–07 00–07
03*
Beep-Tone Frequency
0–99 (100Hz) 00–99
26*
Beep-Tone Duration
0–99 (10 msec.) 00–99
10*
Beep/Lamp Option 1:
Beep & LED after decode
Disable 00
Enable 01*
Beep/Lamp Option 2:
Beep & LED after data transmis-
sion
Disable 00
Enable 01
Start Program

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Label Editing (includes Prefix/Suffix)
Prefix Characters: Up to 22 ASCII characters may be sent before data.
Suffix Characters: Up to 22 ASCII characters may be sent after data.
Preamble/Postamble Characters: These characters are affixed to the data
automatically when each bar code is decoded.
Example: Add a prefix/suffix or preamble/postamble for all
symbologies. In this example, you can send a ‘$’
symbol as a prefix for all symbologies by com-
pleting the following steps:
1.Scan the Start Program and Prefix Characters
Setting bar codes below.
2.Use the ASCII code table (see Appendix C -
page 58) to find the ASCII value for $(24hex).
3.Scan the bar codes for 2 and 4 on the inside
back cover of this manual.
4.Scan the Finish bar code on the inside back
cover.
5.Scan the Exit bar code.
Insert G1/G2/G3/G4 Character Setting: The QS2500 offer four positions and
four characters to insert into the symbol data.
Example: Bar code: “1 2 3 4 5 6”.
Output: “1 2 A B 3 4 C D 5 6”.
Beep/Lamp Option 3:
Beep & LED after data transmis-
sion & CTS active
Disable 00
Enable 01
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
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Prefix Data Suffix

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1.Scan Start Program and Insert G1 Characters
Setting bar code below.
2.Use the ASCII code table (see Appendix C on
page 58) to find the ASCII value for A (41) and
B (42).
3.Scan the hex digit bar codes for 4, 1 and 4, 2
on the inside back cover of this manual.
4.Scan the Finish bar code on the inside back
cover.
5.Repeat the same procedure for the G2 charac-
ters.
6.Scan the Exit bar code.
7.Insert the data group 1–4 position. (page 17.)
Option Bar Code Option Alphanumeric
Entry
Prefix
None 00*
1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code
Suffix
None 00
1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code
<cr>*
Preamble
None 00*
1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code
Postamble
None 00*
1–22 characters 00–ffhex ASCII code
$
Start Program