RAL RA1001 Series User manual

RA1001 Series Barcode Scanner
User Manual
Version: MD_UM_EN_V3.1.5R

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Warning: Ensure that the optional DC adapter works at +5V,
especially for the RS-232 interface cable.
NOTICE:
1. All software, including firmware, furnished to the user is on a licensed basis.
2. The right is reserved to make changes to any software or product to improve reliability, function, or
design.
3. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice.
4. A standard packing includes a scanner, a PS2 cable and a CD (or a user manual). Accessories
include a stand, a RS-232 cable, a 5V adaptor and a USB cable.

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Contents
Technical specifications ................................................................................................................................1
Default setting for each barcode.................................................................................................................. 2
Decode zone................................................................................................................................................... 3
Dimensions ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
Parts of the scanner ......................................................................................................................................5
Introduction to installation............................................................................................................................. 6
Scanning modes ............................................................................................................................................7
Programming instruction............................................................................................................................... 8
Interface selection.......................................................................................................................................... 9
Keyboard wedge ..........................................................................................................................................10
RS-232 interface ..........................................................................................................................................12
Hand-held scan & some global settings ................................................................................................... 14
Indication ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Auto-detection scan.....................................................................................................................................17
UPC-A............................................................................................................................................................ 18
UPC-E............................................................................................................................................................ 19
EAN-13 .......................................................................................................................................................... 20
EAN-8 ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Code 39 ......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Interleaved 2 of 5 ......................................................................................................................................... 24
Industrial 2 of 5............................................................................................................................................. 25
Matrix 2 of 5 .................................................................................................................................................. 26
Codabar......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Code 128....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Code 93 ......................................................................................................................................................... 29
Code 11 ......................................................................................................................................................... 30
MSI/Plessey.................................................................................................................................................. 31
UK/Plessey....................................................................................................................................................32
UCC/EAN 128 ..............................................................................................................................................33
China Post..................................................................................................................................................... 34
GS1 DataBar (GS1 DataBar Truncated) .................................................................................................. 35
GS1 DataBar Limited................................................................................................................................... 36
GS1 DataBar Expanded ............................................................................................................................. 37
PDF417 ......................................................................................................................................................... 38
MicroPDF417................................................................................................................................................ 39
China Finance ..............................................................................................................................................40
G1-G6 & FN1 substitution string setting................................................................................................... 42
G1-G4 string position & Code ID position ................................................................................................ 45
String transmission ...................................................................................................................................... 46

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Test Chart...................................................................................................................................................... 48
Test Chart (Continued)................................................................................................................................49
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................ 50
Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................. 51
Assembling the stand .................................................................................................................................. 52
Return default parameters & others .......................................................................................................... 54
Configuration alphanumeric entry barcode .............................................................................................. 55

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Technical specifications
Table 1 Technical specifications
Input voltage 5 VDC ± 0.25V
Power 500 mW (Operating); 950 mW (Max.)
Current 100 mA (Operating); 190 mA (Max.)
Standby current <250μA
Laser 650nm laser diode
Laser safety EN60825-1, Class 1
Decoding rate 200 times/sec
Scanning angle ±60°, ±65°, ±42° (Skew, Pitch, Roll)
Min. element width 0.127mm (5mil) for Long-Range series; 0.076mm (3mil) for High-Density series
Decode capability
UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, EAN-8, ISBN/ISSN, Code 39, Code 39 full ASCII, Code
32, Trioptic Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Industrial 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5,
Codabar(NW7), Code 128, Code 93, Code 11(USD-8), MSI/Plessey, UK/Plessey,
UCC/EAN 128, China Post, China Finance, GS1 DataBar (formerly RSS) variants
Indicator Beeper, LED
Interface supported Keyboard wedge, RS-232, USB
Operating mode Hand-held, Auto-detection (Optional)
Dimensions Height × Width × Depth：9.5cm × 6.7cm × 15.4cm
Weight 148g, without cable
Cable Straight 2.0m
Connector type RJ-45 phone jack connector
Case material ABS + PC
Temperature 0° to 50°C (32° to 120°F), Operating; -40° to 60°C (-40° to 140°F), Storage
Humidity 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
Durability Multiple 4.0m (13.1 ft) drops to concrete
Programming method Manual (reading special barcode)
Program upgrade Online

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Default setting for each barcode
Table 2 Default setting for each barcode
Code type Read
enable
Check digit
verification
Check digit
transmission
Min. code
length
Proprietary
code ID
AIM
code ID
UPC-A √√√(12)2A ]Em
UPC-E √√√(8)2D ]Em
EAN-13 √√√(13)2A ]Em
EAN-8 √√√(8)2C ]Em
ISBN/ISSN1√√√(13)2A ]Em
Code 39 √- - 1 M ]Am
Interleaved 2 of 5 √- - 6 I ]Im
Industrial 2 of 5 √- - 4 H ]Im
Matrix 2 of 5 √- - 6 X ]Im
Codabar √- - 4 N ]Fm
Code 128 √√- 1 K ]Cm
Code 93 √√- 1 L ]Gm
Code 11 - √- 4 V -
MSI/Plessey √- - 4 O ]Mm
UK/Plessey √√- 1 U ]Mm
UCC/EAN 128 √√- 1 K ]Cm
China Post √- - (11)2T ]Im
China Finance √- - (10)2Y -
GS1 DataBar - - - (16)2R ]em
GS1 DataBar Truncated3- - - (16)2R ]em
GS1 DataBar Limited - - - (16)2R ]em
GS1 DataBar Expanded - - - 1 R ]em
PDF417 - - - 1 P ]Lm
MicroPDF417 - - - 1 P ]Lm
Note: 1The settings for ISBN/ISSN and EAN-13 must be the same.
2Fixed-length barcodes.
3The settings for GS1 DataBar Truncated and GS1 DataBar must be the same.

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Decode zone
High-Density series
Long-Range series

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Dimensions

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Parts of the scanner
Figure 1
① Exit window
② LED
③ Trigger
④ Cable interface port
⑤ Release-hole of the cable
Figure 2
Remove the interface cable:
1. Find the release-hole.
2. Insert a thin wire into the hole and pull out the cable gently.

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Introduction to installation
Note: If any of the below operation is incorrect, turn off the power immediately and check the scanner for
any improper connections. Go through all steps again.
Installation - keyboard wedge
1. Switch off the host and unplug the keyboard connector.
2. Attach the modular connector of the Y-cable to the cable interface port on the scanner.
3. Connect the round male DIN host connector of the Y-cable to the keyboard port on the host device.
4. Connect the round female DIN keyboard connector of the Y-cable to the keyboard.
5. Ensure that all connections are secure.
6. Switch on the host system.
Figure 3
Installation - RS-232
1. Connect the RS-232 interface cable to the bottom of the scanner.
2. Connect the other end of the interface cable to the serial port on the host. Tighten the two screws
to secure the connector to the port.
3. If the host does not have power supply (on PIN 9), connect the external power supply (DC adapter)
to the RS-232 cable.
Figure 4
Installation - USB
The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is
required.
1. Refer to Figure 4, connect the USB interface cable to the bottom of the scanner.
2. Plug the series A connector in the USB host, or an available port of the terminal.
3. Windows will automatically detect the USB device.

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Scanning modes
The scanner has two scanning modes: hand-held and auto-detection. When the scanner is scanning,
ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of the symbol.
RIGHT
WRONG
Figure 5
The auto-detection scanning mode has two operating modes: in-stand and always ON. The following is
an introduction to in-stand auto-detection mode.
1. When the scanner is seated in the stand, the scanner operates in auto-detection mode (see Figure
6). When scanner is removed from the stand, it operates in its normal hand-held mode.
2. To scan a bar code, present the bar code and ensure the scan line crosses every bar and space of
the symbol.
3. Upon successful decode, the scanner beeps and the LED lights.
4. When the laser light is off, the present bar code must be removed to active next scanning.
Figure 6

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Programming instruction
Refer to the next page, the steps of programming are:
1. Scan the SETUP bar code on the parameter setting part.
2. Enter the option mode by scanning the Option bar code.
3. To the right of the option barcode, the necessary alphanumeric inputs are listed. Scan these
alphanumeric entries.
4. Scan the END bar code, listed on the lower right hand corner of each parameter setting part.
5. Notes that only one parameter can be setup at each time.
6. During the process of programming, LED is lighting to indicate the programming correctness. LED
will go off if any incorrect programming operation performed.
7. After each successful programming, LED will go off and the scanner will beep twice.
8. Throughout the programming bar code menus, the factory default settings are indicated with
asterisks (*).
Example: to set Flow control to be XON/XOFF.
Steps: Scan the following barcodes in order.
SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha.
entry
Flow control
None
RTS/CTS
(Host: Low RTS)
RTS/CTS
(Host: High RTS)
XON/XOFF
ACK/NAK
00*
01
02
03
04
Inter-character delay
00-99 (ms) 00-99
00*
Block trans. delay
00-99 (10 ms) 00-99
00*
Response delay
00-99 (100 ms) 00-99
00*
END
Figure 7
SETUP bar code
Alpha. entries
Option bar code END bar code

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Interface selection
This scanner supports interfaces such as keyboard wedge, RS-232 serial wedge, and USB interface.
In most of the cases, simply selecting an appropriate cable provided by the manufacturer will work for a
specific interface.
Interface selection:
Auto detection-By setting this function, the scanner will automatically detect the keyboard wedge,
RS-232 or USB interface for user.
SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha. entry
Interface selection
Auto detection (Keyboard
wedge /RS-232/USB)
Keyboard wedge
RS-232
USB
00*
01
02
03
END

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Keyboard wedge
Keyboard type: As a keyboard interface, the scanner supports most of the popular PCs and IBM
terminals.
Keyboard layout: The scanner supports different national keyboard layouts.
Clock period: According to the PS2 protocol, the clock is provided by the device, e.g. keyboard or
scanner, with the period between 60us to 100us.
Delay-after-compound-key: In some rare occasions, machine with low speed PS2 communication port
would require a free time gap following the press/release of the compound key (Shift, Ctrl or Alt).
Numeric key:
Alphabetic key- the scanner will output code result as alphabetic key.
Numeric key- the scanner will output code result as pressing numeric keypad ( ‘0’, ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘5’, ‘6’,
‘7’, ‘8’, ‘9’, ‘.’, ‘+’, ‘-‘, ‘/’, ‘*’ only).
Alt+ keypad- the scanner will output code result as pressing Alt+ numeric key (on keypad). Note that
the Num Lock control key must be ON. This setting can be specially adapted for use with different
national keyboard layout.
Power-on simulation: All of the PCs check the keyboard status during power-on self test. It simulates
keyboard timing and passes keyboard present status to the PC during power-on.
Inter-character delay: This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted.
Inter-byte delay: This delay is inserted after each byte transmitted. Normally a character is comprised
of three or above bytes.
Block trans. delay: It is a delay timer between barcode data output. This feature is used to transfer
continually with shorter barcode data.
Caps Lock status: By selecting
Caps Lock “ON” or Caps Lock “OFF” , the scanner will output data string
based on the information on the Caps Lock status.
Caps Lock override: If this function is enabled, on AT or AT notebook hosts, the keyboard ignores the
state of the Caps Lock key. Therefore, an ‘A’ in the bar code is sent as an ‘A’ no matter what the state
of the keyboard’s Caps Lock key.
SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha. entry
Keyboard type
IBM AT, PS/2
Apple Mac compatibles
Reserved
00*
01
02
Keyboard layout
USA
Turkish F
Turkish Q
French
Italian
Spanish
Slovak
00*
01
02
03
04
05
06
Clock period 60us 00

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SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha. entry
70us
80us
90us
100us
200us
01
02*
03
04
05
Delay-after-compound-key
0ms
10ms
20ms
40ms
80ms
00*
01
02
03
04
Numeric key
Alphabetic key
Numeric keypad
Alt+ keypad
00*
01
02
Power-on simulation
Disable
Enable
00*
01
Inter-character delay
0ms
5ms
10ms
20ms
40ms
80ms
00*
01
02
03
04
05
Inter-byte delay
1ms
2ms
4ms
8ms
00*
01
02
03
Caps Lock status
OFF
ON
00*
01
Caps Lock override
Disable
Enable
00*
01
Reserved
END

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RS-232 interface
Flow control:
None-The communication only uses TxD and RxD signals without any hardware or software
handshaking protocol.
RTS/CTS-If the scanner wants to send the barcode data to host computer, it will issue the RTS signal
first, wait for the CTS signal 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 duration, the scanner will issue
an error indication. By setting (Host idle: Low RTS) or (Host idle: High RTS), the scanner can be set to
match the Serial Host RTS line.
XON/XOFF-An XOFF character turns the scanner transmission off until the scanner receives an XON
character.
ACK/NAK-After transmitting data, the scanner expects either an ACK (acknowledge) or NAK (not
acknowledge) response from the host. When a NAK is received, the scanner transmits the same data
again and waits for either an ACK or NAK. After three unsuccessful attempts to send data when NAKs
are received, the scanner issues an error indication and discards the data.
Inter-character delay: Refer to Inter-character delay of Keyboard wedge.
Response delay: This delay is used for serial communication of the scanner when it waits for a
handshaking acknowledgment from the host.

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SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha. entry
Flow control
None
RTS/CTS (Host idle: Low RTS)
RTS/CTS (Host idle: High RTS)
XON/XOFF
ACK/NAK
00*
01
02
03
04
Inter-character delay
0ms
5ms
10ms
20ms
40ms
80ms
00*
01
02
03
04
05
Reserved
Response delay 00-99 (100ms) 00-99
00*
Baud rate
300
600
1200
2400
4800
9600
19200
38400
57600
115200
00
01
02
03
04
05*
06
07
08
09
Parity
None
Odd
Even
00*
01
02
Data bit
8 bits
7 bits
00*
01
Stop bit One bit
Two bits
00*
01
END

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Hand-held scan & some global settings
Scanning mode:
Good-read off-The trigger button must be pressed once to activate scanning. The light source of
scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no code is decoded after the Stand-by
duration elapsed.
Momentary-The trigger button acts as a switch. Press button to activate scanning and release button to
stop scanning. The light source of scanner stops scanning when there is a successful reading or no
code is decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed.
Alternate-The trigger button acts as a toggle switch. Press button to activate or stop scanning.
Continue-The scanner always keeps scanning, and it does not matter when the trigger button is pressed
or duration is elapsed.
Timeout off-The trigger button must be pressed once to activate scanning. The light source of scanner
stops scanning when no code is successful decoded after the Stand-by duration elapsed.
Same barcode delay time: If a barcode has been scanned and output once successfully, the laser beam
must be off or moved away from the barcode beyond delay time to active scanning the same barcode.
When this feature is set to be “0xFF”, then the delay time is indefinite.
Double confirm: If it is enabled, the scanner will require a several times of same-decoded-data to confirm
a valid reading.
Global Max./Min. code length: These two lengths are defined as the valid range of decoded barcode
data length. Make sure that the minimum length setting is no greater than the maximum length setting,
or otherwise the labels of the symbology will not be readable. In particular, the same value can be set
for both minimum and maximum reading length to force the fixed length barcode decoded.
Notes:
1. Please set the max./min. length for individual barcode in later sections, if special demand is
requested.
2. The number of check digits is included in max./min. code length.
3. These two settings have no effect on the symbologies with fixed-length, e.g. UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13,
EAN-8 and China Post.
Global G1-G6 string selection: The scanner offer one or two string group for ALL symbologies. By
setting one or two digits to indicate which string group you want to apply. You may refer to the chapters
of “String setting” and “String position & Number of truncated leading/ending character”.
Example: Group 1 → set 01 or 10. Group 2 and 4 → set 24 or 42.
All valid settings include 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26,
30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 and
66.
Element amendment: If it is enabled, the scanner can read the barcode comprised with bars and spaces
in different scale.
Printable character only: If it is enabled, the scanner will output the printable characters only, i.e. in
ASCII from 20H to 7EH.

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Decoder optimization: If it is enabled, the scanner will optimize the decoder with error correction. This
function is not effective for all types of barcodes.
SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha. entry
Scanning mode
Good-read off
Momentary
Alternate
Continue
Timeout off
00
01*
02
03
04
Standby duration
01-99 (second) 01-99
04*
Same barcode delay time
00-FF16 (50ms)
00-FF16
08*
Double confirm
00-09
(00: no )
00-09
00*
Global max. code length
04-99 04-99
99*
Global min. code length
01-99 01-99
04*
Global G1-G6 string selection
00-66 00-66
00*
Element amendment
Disable
Enable
00
01*
Printable character only
Disable
Enable
00*
01
Decoder optimization
Disable
Enable
00
01*
Reserved
END

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Indication
Power on alert: After power-on the scanner will generate an alert signal to indicate a successful self-test.
LED indication: After each successful reading, the LED above the scanner will light up to indicate a good
barcode reading.
Beeper indication: After each successful reading, the scanner will beep to indicate a good barcode
reading, and its beep tone duration is adjustable.
Beep tone duration: This parameter can be adjusted for a good reading upon favorite usage.
SETUP
Option bar code Option Alpha. entry
Power on alert
Disable
Enable
00
01*
LED indication
Disable
Enable
00
01*
Beeper indication
Disable
Enable
00
01*
Beep tone duration
01-09 (10ms ) 01-09
05*
END