Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• Chapter 1: How to Use this Manual
• Chapter 2: TriCoder Quickstart
• Program #0 Quickstart
  • Getting into Data Collection Mode
• Collecting Data
• Uploading Data
• Program #1 Quickstart
  • Collecting Data
• Reviewing and Editing Data
• Uploading Data
  • Tips on choosing a program for Data Collection
• Chapter 3: Non Portable Mode
  • Getting in and out of NON PORTABLE mode
  • Establishing communication in NON-PORTABLE Mode
    • USB HID Keyboard Interface
    • First Time USB Use
• Chapter 4: Using Integrated Hardware Utilities
  • Full Speed USB Data Upload and PC Serial Interface
    • Windows Users
• PC Serial Interface
  • Windows Users
• Chapter 5: Uploading Data
  • Uploading into Excel®
  • File Formats
    • Carriage Return Separated Files
• Comma Separated Files
• Flat File Formats
• Uploading the data
  • USB HID Keyboard Upload
    • Windows PC Users
• Serial Upload
  • Windows Serial PC Users
• Chapter 6: TriCoder Connection
  • USB HID Keyboard Interface – PC and Mac
    • Testing Communication using NON PORTABLE mode
• Serial Interface
  • Serial Installation on a PC
    • Serial Interface Communications Software
• Chapter 7: Configuring the TriCoder
  • Using Setup Mode to change the TriCoder Setup
  • PC Serial Interface
  • Testing Communication using NON PORTABLE mode
• USB HID Keyboard Interface
  • Configuring the TriCoder for USB HID Keyboard
    • Using Setup Mode to change the TriCoder Setup
• Testing Communication using NON PORTABLE mode
• Chapter 8: TriCoder Setup
  • Using the keypad to setup the TriCoder
• Using the Hardware Utilities to change Setup Parameters
• TriCoder Setup Parameters
• Bar Code Setup
  • Code 3 of 9 (Code 39)
• UPC-A/EAN-13
• UPC-E/EAN-8
• Code 128
• 2 of 5 Code
• Codabar
• MSI/Plessey
• Code 93 / Code 11
• GS1-DataBar/ RSS-14 / Other Bar Codes
• I/O SETTINGS
  • HOST (Computer Interface)
    • HID KEYBOARD
• FULL SPEED USB
• SERIAL
• Terminator Character
• Single Cycle Upload
• Baud Rate
• Parity
• Data Bits
• Protocol
• USB ENUMERATION DELAY
• USB HID SPEED
• USB ALT OUTPUT
• SPEAKER OPTIONS
  • Beep Volume
  • Beep Tone
  • Keypad Volume
  • Keypad Tone
• Laser Options
  • Double Decode
  • 4.5 Second Laser Beam
  • Aiming Dot Duration
• Date & Time Settings
  • Time
  • Date
  • Date Format
  • Year Output
  • Shut Down Time
  • Date/Time Format
• LCD Options
  • Master Background Color
  • Prompt Background Color
  • Prompt Text Color
  • Data Background Color
  • Data Text Color
  • LCD COLOR CODE CHART
  • Brightness
  • Brightness Timeout
• Other Settings
  • Preamble and Postamble
• Characters
• EOF String
• System Tools
  • Charging from USB
  • Play Voice Prompt
  • Language
  • Reset Setups to Default
  • Reset Programs & Data
  • Clear Data File(s)
  • Data Security
  • Fixed Program
  • Table Allowed
• Chapter 9: Using the Integrated Hardware Utilities
  • Installing the Hardware Utilities
  • Running the Hardware Utilities program
• Using the Table Editor
• Uploading from TriCoder to your Computer
• Serial Uploading
  • Data Files
  • Program Files
• Clone Files
• Full Speed USB Uploading
  • Data Files
• Program Files
• Cloning your TriCoder
• Downloading from the computer to your TriCoder
  • Serial Downloads
    • Program Download
    • Table Download
    • Cloning File Download
• Full Speed USB Downloads
  • Program File Downloads
  • Table Downloads
• Chapter 10: Creating a Custom Program
  • Using KwikInventory™...
  • Program Statements
• Program Name
• Programming
  • Parts of the TriCoder programming screen
    • Prompt
• Entry Type
  • Data
  • Branch
• Question
• Date and Time Stamp
• Time Stamp
• Date Stamp
• Xtra
• None
• Data AND Immediate Output
• Compare
• Printer Output
• Arithmetic
• Copy Table Data to Prompt
• Prompt Text
• Voice Message Frequency
• Voice Message Numbers
• Data ID
• 1. Data Identifiers
• 2. UPC/EAN Check digit verification for keyed-in data
• 3. Table Access
• 4. Display Date and Time
• 5. Prevent duplicate entry of data
• 6. Compare Data
• Data Type
• Maximum Data Length
• Minimum Data Length
• Input Device
• Yes/Next Statement
• No/End Statement
• Upload Prefix
  • 1. Identification of a field
  • 2. Adding key sequences for uploading into an application
  • 3. Timing Delays for this field only
  • 4. Appending data to another field
• 5. Trimming data from a field
• 6. Padding data with zeros or spaces
• Upload Suffix
• Finishing and checking your program
• Reviewing and Modifying programs
• Chapter 11: Creating TriCoder Programs on your Windows PC
  • Installing the Hardware Utilities
  • Starting the Hardware Utilities
• Chapter 12: Voice Messages
  • Why Use Voice Messages and Prompts?
  • Tips for Using Voice Prompts
  • TriCoder's Voice Message Mapping
  • Accessing Voice Message Operations
• Recording and Playback of Voice Messages
• Voice Message Options
• Default Voice Messages
• Cloning Voice Messages from TriCoder to TriCoder
• Chapter 13: Tables
  • Why Use Tables?
    • Data Validation using Tables
      • Data validation table file format
• Preventing duplicate entry of data
• Downloading a table to the TriCoder
• Chapter 14: Troubleshooting
  • Display and Error Messages
• General Troubleshooting
  • USB won’t upload
  • Serial won’t upload
  • The TriCoder won’t read your bar codes…
  • The TriCoder transmits extra characters at the start or end of bar code data…
• Poor read rates…
• Sometimes I get long beeps and sometimes short beeps…
• USB troubleshooting (for Windows Users)
  • The TriCoder reads one bar code and stops reading after that…
  • The Data Upload from the TriCoder has data missing from the beginning of the file…
  • The Data Upload from the TriCoder has data missing from the middle or end of the file…
  • During HID Keyboard Data Upload from the TriCoder the computer beeps or screeches…
  • During HID Keyboard Data Upload from the TriCoder the data is coming out garbled or bad…
• Serial mode troubleshooting
  • Using the 5 volt power adapter, the TriCoder does not beep when turned on…
  • The TriCoder beeps, but nothing appears on your computer screen…
  • The TriCoder reads one bar code and stops reading after that…
  • The TriCoder transmits data to your screen or serial port but some characters are garbled or missing…
  • I can’t communicate with my RS-232 port on the host…
  • The TriCoder transmits a few messages then hangs…
• Program troubleshooting
  • When editing a program, all I can see are the upload prefixes and suffixes…
  • I can’t delete a programming statement while editing a program in the TriCoder…
  • My uploaded data has the old data followed by my new data…
  • I want to read more than one length I 2of 5 bar code…
  • I need more than 15 characters for upload prefix and suffix to upload multiple operator entered fields that I want outputted with my main field…
• Error messages for special consideration
• Planning for success…
• If you have a problem…
• Chapter 15: Fail-safe Re-initialization Procedure
• Chapter 16: Powering the TriCoder
  • Turning the TriCoder ON and OFF
  • Battery Power and Wall Power
    • Wall Power
• Battery Power
• To change the Li-ion battery:
• Storing the TriCoder
• Chapter 17: Firmware Upgrades
  • How to Update
• Failsafe Firmware Update
• Appendix A: How to scan a bar code
  • Practice Scanning
• Appendix B: Laser Scanner Options
  • Special Laser Settings
• Appendix C: Cable Pin-outs
  • C24 DB9 Serial Cable Pin-outs
  • C22 USB Cable Pin-outs
  • C49 TTL Laser Cable Pin Outs Pin-outs
  • C13 Zebra Serial Printer Cable Pin Outs Pin-outs
• I/O Connector Pin-outs
• Appendix D: Optional Features
• Appendix E: USB Driver Installation Recovery
  • Resolving incomplete, aborted, or incorrect FULL SPEED driver installation
    • Manually Updating TriCoder High Speed USB Driver on Windows 7, Vista, & XP
    • Manually Updating TriCoder High Speed USB Driver on Windows 2000
• Manually Updating Tricoder USB Driver on Windows 98/Me
• Resolving incomplete, aborted or incorrect HID driver installation
  • Windows 7, Vista & XP:
  • Win98/ME:
  • Win2000:
• Appendix F: Specifications for Code 39
• Code 39 Advanced Features and Functions
  • Mod 43 Check Character
• Full ASCII Extension to Code 39
• Function/Control Key Support in HID Keyboard Mode
• Special key sequences for USB
• Function/Control Key Support with PortKey
• Accumulate Mode
• Appendix G: Code 128 Specifications
  • GS1-128/UCC-128/ EAN-128
• Appendix H: Interleaved 2 of 5 Code
  • Interleaved 2 of 5 Mod 10 check digit calculation
• Appendix I: UPC Specifications
  • UPC 2 and 5-character supplemental codes
  • UCC/EAN Extended Coupon Code
  • ISBN Specifications
• The UPC/EAN checksum character
  • Checksum calculation for UPC-A, EAN-13 and EAN-8
• UPC-E Checksum Calculation
• Appendix J: Codabar Specifications
  • Codabar start/stop transmission
• Appendix K: MSI/Plessey Specifications
  • The MSI Mod 10 check digit is calculated as follows:
  • The MSI Mod 11 check digit is calculated as follows:
• Appendix L: Code 93 Specifications
• Appendix M: ASCII Code Equivalent Table
• Appendix N: RS-422