Unitech MS140 User manual

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User’s Manual
MS140-3 or MS140I-3
Keyboard Wedge
Slot Reader
PC Keyboard Wedge Setup Label

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Overview
There are two models of the MS140 decoded slot reader available:
•The MS140-3 keyboard wedge slot reader which supports PC/AT, XT,
notebooks and Macintosh computers
•The MS140-2 RS232 interface slot reader that supports computers with
RS232 serial port.
Both of these readers support the most popular bar code symbologies, like
Code 39, UPC/EAN, Interleaved 2 of 5, Standard 2 of 5, Code 128, Codabar,
MSI, Code 11, Code 93, etc.
MS140-3 Keyboard Wedge
Setup of the keyboard wedge reader can be done in three different ways:
•Via computer keyboard of a desktop PC.
Or
•By Scanner Configuration Manager Software to configure the scanner
setting through the keyboard port.
Or
•By using the custom labels (batch setup).
Installation:
The picture below illustrates how to connect the reader to your computer.
Follow these procedures for installation:
1. Turn off computer power.
2. Unplug keyboard from computer. Plug the reader into computer’s
keyboard port and the keyboard into the reader.
3. Turn on power. One long beep from the reader indicates successful
power-up.
MS140
The default device ID of the reader is set to PC/AT. If your computer is not a
PC/AT, please perform the setup on a PC/AT machine first in order to select a
correct device ID. The device ID “06” (Keyboardless) is for notebook
computers.

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Keyboard Wedge Setup
The reader’s behavior can be changed via a setup routine in the reader. Setup
can be performed on a PC/AT computer with any text editor program, such as
Notepad, WordPad, etc. After the text editor program is running, there are
three different ways to enter setup:
•Swipe the “Keyboard Wedge Setup Label” bar code located on the cover
page of this manual.
Or
•Press the left and right SHIFT keys simultaneously within the first 20
keystrokes after computer power up. (This will apply when the reader
has device ID set to PC/AT interface only. Swipe the “Enter Setup”
label if you have this manual handy.)
Or
•Use custom labels (batch setup).
When the reader enters the setup mode, a selection menu will be displayed on
the screen. Please refer to the MS140 Setup Manual Section.
MS140-2 RS232 Wedge
Setup of the RS232 wedge reader can be done in two different ways:
•Through a modem communication utility (such as HyperTerminal).
Or
•Via custom labels (batch setup).
Installation:
The picture below shows how to connect the reader to your computer. Use the
following procedures for installation:
1. Turn off computer power.
2. Plug the reader into the computer’s RS232 port.
3. Turn on power. One long beep from the reader indicates successful
power-up.
MS140
Power
Supply
DB9 Connector
The default baud rate of the reader is set to 9600, no parity, and 8 data bits.

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RS232 Interface Setup
The reader’s behavior can be changed through a setup routine in the reader.
Setup can be performed (at 9600 baud rate, 8bits and no parity) with any
modem communication utility, such as Windows’ HyperTerminal. To enter
Setup mode, start the Communication utility on the PC and swipe “RS232
Interface Setup Label” bar code label located on the back page of this manual.
On entering the Setup mode, a selection menu will be displayed on the screen
as follow:
MS140 SETUP MENU
Hamster_S V3.03 Nov.15,2000
Use numeric keys on the top of alphabetic keys for digit input.
0-Device 1-Scanner 2-Barcode 3-MSR 4-Others 5-RS232 6-Default 7-dump
8-Exit
Select==> _
Follow the prompts and make your selections accordingly. The setup
procedure is that simple. (Use Ctrl_R in lieu of the shift key in a string input
procedure. This method allows the user to input ASCII characters into a
string.)
Batch Setup
If more than one scanner needs to be configured, you can duplicate the settings
of the Master Scanner to the others. This is done by producing a set of custom
setup labels (derived from the master scanner) and then scanning these labels
to configure the other scanners. Selecting the Dump command in setup mode
or swiping the “Dump Setting” label below will dump the settings of the
reader to the screen as one or several ASCII string(s). Use any barcode
printing software, select Code 39 symbology, and use the output string(s) to
generate barcode labels. You can then scan these batch setup labels to
duplicate the settings.
Dump Setting
(Feel free to duplicate or photocopy)
Scanner Configuration Manager
Scanner Configuration Manager is a utility program to configure scanner
settings on a computer using the Windows 95/98 operating system. Use the
program to define the settings and then download the parameters to the
scanner. Download the program from our web site at www.unitech-adc.com.

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Selectable Parameters and their Defaults
Parameters Selections Default
Keyboard Wedge
Device Selection IBM PC/AT, PS/2 mod 40, 60, 80 etc IBM PS/2 Model 25, 56, 70, 90
Macintosh ADB bus
Keyboardless Wedge (Notebook)
IBM
PC/AT
RS232 Interface
Baud Rate 0-300; 1-600; 2-1200; 3-2400; 4-4800; 5-9600; 6-19200 9600
Parity 0-Even;1-Odd;2-Mark;3-Space;4-None None
Data bits 0-7 bits; 1-8 bits 8 bits
CTS/RTS 0-Ignore; 1-RTS Enabled at Power on; 2-
RTS Enabled in communication Ignore
ACK/NAK 0-Off; 1-On Off
BCC Character 0-Off; 1-On Off
Xon/Xoff Time out
0-1 sec; 1-3 sec; 2-10 sec; 3-Unlimited 1 sec
Beep Tone None/Low/Medium/High/Low to High/
High to Low Medium
Beep Tone
(On ACK) None/Low/Medium/High/Low to High/ High to Low High
Intercharacter delay
0 ms/1 ms/2 ms/5 ms/10 ms/30 ms/50
ms/100 ms 0 ms
Interblock delay 0 ms/10 ms/50 ms/100 ms/500 ms/1
second/3 second/5 second 0 ms
Function Code On/Off On
CapsLock Auto_trace/Low Case/Upper Case Auto_trace
Language US/UK/Swiss/Swedish/Spanish/
Norwegian/Italian/German/French/
Alt Key Mode/Danish
US
Double verification Off/1~7 On(Verify 1~7 times) Off
Label Type Positive /Positive and Negative Positive
Output of Wand Bar high, space low/
Bar low, space high Bar high, space low
Level Duration 200 us/600 us 200 us
Terminator Enter/Return /Field Exit/None Enter
Code ID Disable/Enable Disable
Define Code ID 00-Code 39 Full ASCII
01-Code 39 Standard
02-EAN-13
03-UPC-A
04-EAN-8
05-UPC-E
06-I 2 of 5
07-Codabar
10-S 2 of 5
11-MSI
12-EAN 128
13-Code 32
14-Delta Code
15-Label Code
16-Plessey Code
17-Code 11

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08-Code 128
09-Code 93 18-Toshiba Code
Data Length Exclude/ Include Exclude
Preamble Define up to 16 characters None
Postamble Define up to 16 characters None
Code 39 Disable/Enable Enable
Full ASCII/Standard Full ASCII
Check Digit Check and Send/ Check but
Not Send/ Not Check Not Check
Send/Not Send Start & Stop Not Send
Min 0 / Max 48 0 / 48
Interleaved 2 of 5
Disable/Enable Enable
Fix Length On/Off (by first three reads) Off
Check Digit Check and Send/ Check but
Not Send/ Not Check Not Check
First Digit Suppressed/ Last Digit Not
Suppressed/ Not Suppressed. Not Suppressed
Min 4 / Max 64 10 / 64
Standard 2 of 5 /
Disable/Enable Disable
Toshiba Fix Length On/Off On
Check Digit Check and Send/ Check but
Not Send/ Not Check Not Check
Min 1 / Max 48 4/48
Code 32 Disable/Enable Disable
Leading Character Send / No Send Send
Tailing Character Send /No Send Send
Telepen Disable/Enable Disable
Standard/Numeric Set Standard
Disable/Enable Enable
UCC/EAN 128
Code ID Disable/Enable Disable
Code 128 / Disable/Enable Enable
Label Code Min 1 / Max 64 1 / 64
MSI / Plessey Disable/Enable Disable
Code CD Send / No Send No Send
CD Double Module 10/ CD Double
Module 11 Plus 10/CD single Module 10 CD Double Module 10
Min 1 / Max 16 1 / 16
Code 93 Disable/Enable Enable
Min 1 / Max 48 1 / 48
Code 11 Disable/Enable Disable
One/Two CD Two CD
CD Send / No Send No Send

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Min 1 / Max 48 1 / 48
Codebar Disable/Enable Disable
Start & Stop Send/No Send No Send
CD Calculate & Send/CD Calculate but no
Send/CD not Calculate CD not Calculate
CLSI Format On/Off Off
Min 3 / Max 48 3 / 48
Disable/Enable Disable
Label Code IV
& V Checksum Send/No Send Send
UPC-ADisable/Enable Enable
Leading Digit Send / No Send Send
CD Send / No Send Send
UPC-EDisable/Enable Enable
Leading Digit Send / No Send Send
CD Send / No Send No Send
Zero Expansion On / Off Off
Disable/Enable NSC=1 Disable
EAN-13 Disable/Enable Enable
Leading Digit Send / No Send Send
CD Send / No Send Send
Bookland EAN Enable / Disable Disable
EAN-8Disable/Enable Enable
Leading Digit Send / No Send Send
CD Send / No Send Send
Supplement Code
Two Add-on Code Off / On Off
Five Add-on Code Off / On Off
Transmitted if Present/ Must Present
Must Present
Space Added / Not Added Not Added
Delta Distance Disable/Enable Disable
Code Check Digit Calculated / Not Calculated Calculated
Check Digit Send / No Send No Check

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User’s Manual
MS140-2 or MS140I-2
RS232 Interface
Slot Reader
RS232 Interface Setup Label