Enable character – Rice Lake Datalogic QuickScan QD2100 Linear Imager Hand-held Scanner User Manual

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RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces

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QuickScan® QD2100

Enable Character

Specifies the value of the RS-232 host command used to enable the reader.
ASCII characters or any hex value from 0 to 0xFF can be selected.

To set this feature:
Determine the desired character or value. A setting of 0xFF indicates the the Enable
Character is not used (not available).

1. Determine the desired character or value.

2. Use the

ASCII Chart

on the inside back cover of this manual to find the hex equivalent

for the desired character/value.

3. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to enter Programming

Mode.

4. Scan the barcode: SELECT ENABLE CHARACTER SETTING.

5. Scan the appropriate two alpha-numeric characters from the keypad in

Appendix E,

Keypad

, that represent the desired character/value in step

2

above. The second character

will cause a two-beep indication.

6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to exit Programming

Mode.

This completes the procedure. See

Table 13

for some examples of how to set this feature.

Table 13. Enable Character Setting Examples

NOTE

Setting to previously defined characters such as XON, XOFF, or host
commands conflicts with normal operation of these characters. 8-bit
data is not recognized when the option

Data Bits

has been set as 7

Data Bits.

STEP

ACTION

EXAMPLES

1

Desired character/value

‘e’

‘}’

‘E’

Enable Command

Not Used

2

Hex equivalent

0x65

0x7D

0x45

0xFF

3

Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE

4

Scan SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING

5

Scan Two Characters From

Appendix E, Keypad

‘6’ and ‘5’

‘7’ and ‘D’

‘4’ and ‘5’

‘F’ AND ‘F’

6

Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE

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