Oregon PowerScan Handheld Laser Scanner - Manual (Page 11)

Programming Guide
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After familiarizing yourself with the basic scanner programming pro-
cedures in this section, turn to the appropriate interface programming
section (RS-232, Wand Emulation, etc.) of this manual to set other inter-
face features, completing the scanner’s conversion to a new interface
type.
Upon changing a scanner’s interface setting, scan a bar code to verify
that the scanner communicates correctly with the new host system.
Some sample bar codes are provided in
Appendix B: Sample Bar Codes
on page 145. If any changes to the scanner’s factory settings are
needed, consult Customizing Your Scanner’s Operation below.
Customizing Your Scanner’s Operation
Most scanner programming falls within three general categories:
• Interface Selection and Settings - are the mandatory settings
necessary to allow communication with your host terminal.
Examples of these settings are: RS-232 baud rate and parity.
• Symbology Selection and Settings - gives the scanner the
capability to autodiscriminate as few as one, and as many as all
available symbologies. For optimal scanner performance
enable only those symbologies required. Additionally the scan-
ner may be programmed with the standard options available
for the various symbologies, such as check digit, minimum
label length, fixed and variable length bar codes, QuadraLogic
Decoding, etc.
• General Feature Settings - are features common to all interface
types. Examples include beeper adjustments such as volume
and length, read verification settings, etc.
If you experience difficulties, have questions or require additional
information, contact your local distributor, or call your dealer or sales
representative.
NOTE
Ensure that your planned modifications are com-
patible with the current interface. For example,
baud rate selections are only valid in the RS-232
interface. The scanner will sound an error tone
when scanning programming labels for features
invalid to the current interface group.