Wasp Barcode WLS8600 Product Reference Guide - Manual (Page 3)

CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1
2 INSTALLATION ............................................................................................ 2
2.1 WLS8600 Interface Cable Connections ........................................................ 2
2.2 RS-232 Connection ....................................................................................... 4
2.3 USB............................................................................................................... 4
2.4 IBM USB POS ............................................................................................... 4
2.5 WEDGE Connection ..................................................................................... 5
2.6 PEN Emulation Connection ........................................................................... 5
3 CONFIGURATION ........................................................................................ 6
3.1 Configuration Methods .................................................................................. 6
3.1.1 Reading Configuration Barcodes .................................................................. 6
3.1.2 Copy Command ............................................................................................ 6
3.1.3 Sending Configuration Strings from Host ...................................................... 6
3.2 Setup Procedures ......................................................................................... 7
3.3 WLS8600 Setup ............................................................................................ 8
3.4 Interface Selection ........................................................................................ 9
3.5 USB Reader Configuration .......................................................................... 12
3.6 Changing Default Settings .......................................................................... 14
RS-232 PARAMETERS .............................................................................. 15
USB PARAMETERS ................................................................................... 20
WEDGE PARAMETERS ............................................................................. 26
PEN EMULATION ....................................................................................... 33
DATA FORMAT .......................................................................................... 38
POWER SAVE ............................................................................................ 48
READING PARAMETERS .......................................................................... 50
DECODING PARAMETERS ....................................................................... 56
CODE SELECTION .................................................................................... 59
ADVANCED FORMATTING ....................................................................... 77
4 REFERENCES ........................................................................................... 96
4.1 RS-232 Parameters .................................................................................... 96
4.1.1 Handshaking ............................................................................................... 96
4.1.2 ACK/NACK Protocol.................................................................................... 97
4.1.3 FIFO ............................................................................................................ 97
4.1.4 RX Timeout ................................................................................................. 98
4.2 Pen Parameters .......................................................................................... 98
4.2.1 Minimum Output Pulse ................................................................................ 98
4.2.2 Conversion to Code 39 and Code 128 ........................................................ 98
4.2.3 Overflow ...................................................................................................... 98
4.2.4 Output and Idle Levels ................................................................................ 99
4.2.5 Inter-Block Delay ......................................................................................... 99
4.3 Data Format ................................................................................................ 99
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