Metapace S-62 Manual de usuario

5 Introduction Setup Barcodes Indication Enter Setup Scan this barcode to enter the configuration mode –  it will respond with six bee

6 Metapace S-2 Software Manual  You can always restore the default settings.  The setup barcodes are categorized into groups of related settings

7 Introduction MENU BAR The menu bar contains a number of menus that specify which task you want the system to perform. Each menu contains a l

8 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Read Scanner Settings To clone settings or simply modify them, upload the current settings from the target scanner. 

9 Introduction TOOLBAR The toolbar allows quick access to most commands. From left to right, the icons stand for the following commands: 

10 You may configure scanner settings of the target scanner. IN THIS CHAPTER 1.1 Scanning Mode ...

11 Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings 1.1 SCANNING MODE Different scan modes are supported – select the scan mode that best suits the requir

12 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Continuous Mode The scanner is always scanning.  To decode the same barcode repeatedly, move away the scan beam an

13 Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings Multi-Barcode Mode The scanner will be scanning as long as the trigger is held down, capable of decodi

14 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 1.1.5 READ REDUNDANCY Select the level of reading security. For example,  If "No Redundancy" is selected

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15 Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings 1.2 POWER MANAGEMENT The scanner will stay active at power-on, which may be followed by a transition f

16 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 1.2.1 AUTO POWER OFF Specify the time interval (1~254 min.; 0= disable) before the scanner automatically shuts down.

17 Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings 1.3 STATUS INDICATOR 1.3.1 BEEPER VOLUME Beeping is used to indicate various kinds of conditions, such

18 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 1.7 AUTO SENSE When the scanner is seated in the cradle, press the trigger so that it will automatically enter Auto-

19 Chapter 1 Changing Scanner Settings 1.9 EFFECTIVE DECODING AREA By default, the effective decoding area is 100% covered by the scanned are

20 By default, the output interface is set to “Bluetooth HID”. In order to establish a proper connection between your computer and the scanner, we s

21 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1 KEYBOARD WEDGE Use the "Y-shaped" keyboard wedge cable to connect the cradle between th

22 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 6 PCAT (Norwegian) 21 PS55 002-81, 003-81 7 PCAT (UK) 22 PS55 002-2, 003-2 8 PCAT (Belgium) 23 PS55 002-82,

23 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.4 DIGITS TRANSMISSION By default, the alphanumeric keypad is used for transmitting digits. Select

24 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Auto Detection The scanner will automatically detect the status of Caps Lock on the keyboard before data is transmi

CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ...

25 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface German Keyboard Layout – QWERTZ German layout; see below for German Keyboard Style.  Select “Lower

26 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 2.1.10 INTER-CHARACTER DELAY By default, the inter-character delay is set to zero. Enter a value, ranging from 0 to

27 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.2 RS-232 Connect the cradle to the serial port of the host computer using the RS-232 cable and join

28 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 2.2.4 STOP BIT By default, it is set 1 stop bit. Select 2 stop bits if necessary. 2.2.5 FLOW CONTROL By default, t

29 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.2.9 SNIFF MODE (VIA CRADLE) By default, this power-saving feature is enabled, meaning the scanner w

30 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 2.3 BLUETOOTH HID 2.3.1 KEYBOARD TYPE By default, the keyboard type is set to PCAT (US). The following keyboard typ

31 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.3.2 KEYBOARD SETTINGS Refer to 2.1 Keyboard Wedge. Please ignore Alphabets Layout and Alternate Com

32 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Enable Authentication with Random PIN or No Authentication By default, it is set to “No PIN or use random PIN”, wh

33 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Note: By default, device name broadcasting is enabled (which is required for initial connection). 2.3

34 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 2.4 BLUETOOTH SPP SLAVE MODE 2.4.1 AUTHENTICATION When any changes are made to authentication and PIN code on the s

Metapace S-2 Software Manual 2.1.7 Alphabets Layout ...

35 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Note: When using Bluetooth HID, some device driver may not support pre-defined PIN cod

36 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Note: When connecting more than two scanners to a notebook computer or PDA with Bluetooth® wireless technology, we s

37 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.5 BLUETOOTH SPP MASTER MODE In this mode, re-connection is made easy and reliable, just like connec

38 Metapace S-2 Software Manual How to connect with the target device? Produce two setup labels for the target SPP slave device, just like what we d

39 Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.6 USB HID For the connection settings, refer to 2.3 Bluetooth HID.

40 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 2.7 USB VIRTUAL COM For the connection settings, refer to 2.4 Bluetooth SPP Slave Mode.

41 Barcode symbologies are application-dependent. You may enable or disable any of them, and configure their parameters according to the require

42 Metapace S-2 Software Manual IN THIS CHAPTER 3.1 Codabar... 43 3.2 Code 25 — Ind

43 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.1 CODABAR By default, the scanner is set to read Codabar barcodes.  Advanced settings are prov

44 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.2 CODE 25 — INDUSTRIAL 25 By default, the scanner is set to read Industrial 25 barcodes.  Advanced settings ar

Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.14 Italian Pharmacode ...

45 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.3 CODE 25 — INTERLEAVED 25 By default, the scanner is set to read Interleaved 25 barcodes.  Ad

46 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.5 CODE 39 By default, the scanner is set to read Code 39 barcodes.  Advanced settings are provided as shown be

47 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.8 EAN-8 By default, the scanner is set to read EAN-8 barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit a

48 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.9 EAN-13 By default, the scanner is set to read EAN-13 barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit and 5-digit ext

49 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.10 GS1-128 (EAN-128) Select the check box so that the scanner can read GS1-128 (also known as EAN-

50 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.12 MSI Select the check box so that the scanner can read MSI barcodes.  Advanced settings are provided as show

51 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.13 FRENCH PHARMACODE Select the check box so that the scanner can read French Pharmacode barcodes.

52 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.15 PLESSEY Select the check box so that the scanner can read Plessey barcodes.  Advanced settings are provided

53 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.16 GS1 DATABAR (RSS FAMILY) Select the check box so that the scanner can read GS1 DataBar (also kn

54 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Transmit Check Digit The check digit will be included in the data being transmitted. Cancel the check box if the che

1 The software is a convenient utility that helps you configure the Metapace S-2 scanner. It provides two ways to change or update your scanner

55 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.17 TELEPEN Select the check box so that the scanner can read Telepen barcodes.  Advanced setting

56 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 3.18 UPC-A By default, the scanner is set to read UPC-A barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit and 5-digit exte

57 Chapter 3 Changing Symbology Settings 3.19 UPC-E By default, the scanner is set to read UPC-E barcodes. (= No Addon) Options of 2-digit

58 You may configure in which format the collected data will be output to the host computer. Barcode read by the scanner will be processed in the fo

59 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.1 LETTER CASE By default, the alphabets transmission is case-sensitive, meaning that the alphabets will

60 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 4.2 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION Character substitution is performed on every occurrence of the first character entered. C

61 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format If "Keyboard Wedge", “BT HID” or “USB HID” is configured for interface, Key Type and Key Status

62 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 4.3 PREFIX/SUFFIX CODE Click the Prefix Code or Suffix Code field so that you can choose characters from the pop-up

63 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.4 CODE ID To make the Code ID configuration easier, we provide five pre-defined Code ID sets that you c

64 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 4.4.1 CODE ID SET 1~5 Code ID options Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Code 39 A C Y M A Italian Pharmacode A C

2 Metapace S-2 Software Manual USING METAPACE S-2 SOFTWARE The Metapace S-2 software package includes two programs, Metapace S-2.exe and PrintBarcod

65 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.4.2 CHANGE CODE ID To modify the Code ID, click the field next to a symbology. Then, choose your Code ID

66 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 4.5 CODE LENGTH A two-digit code representing the length of barcode data (character count) can be inserted in front

67 Chapter 4 Defining Output Format 4.6 OUTPUT SEQUENCE (MULTI-BARCODE EDITOR) The Multi-Barcode Editor allows you to decide the output seque

68 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 4.7 REMOVE SPECIAL CHARACTER You can only specify 1 character, but it will remove every matching character encounter

69 The scanner allows advanced data editing by applying user-configured editing formats. Data is divided into fields by user-specified rules. Th

70 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 5.1 FORMAT SELECTION 5.1.1 ENABLE EDITING FORMATS If you have already configured any editing format before, you may d

71 Chapter 5 Applying Editing Formats 5.2 CONFIGURE EDITING FORMAT Three applicable conditions can be configured to check whether the data re

72 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Matching String & Location By default, no matching string is entered, and therefore, it is disabled. You may enab

73 Chapter 5 Applying Editing Formats Length Adjustment You may apply equal length to all fields, if necessary. Select the check box and ente

74 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 5.2.3 TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE After configuring the data fields and additional fields, user can now program the transmi

3 Introduction HOW TO CONFIGURE THE SCANNER? 1) Run Metapace S-2.exe on your computer. 2) If you are using Metapace S-2.exe for the first

75 Chapter 5 Applying Editing Formats 5.2.4 EXAMPLES Example 1 — Extract data from the 10th character to the 19th character... The editing fo

76 Metapace S-2 Software Manual Example 2 — Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from barcodes. Data is encoded in the barc

77 ORIGINAL GRID CONTROL This is used for the following settings:  MAC address for Bluetooth SPP Master  Field Separator for GS1-128  Remo

78 Metapace S-2 Software Manual SPECIAL GRID CONTROL FOR KEYBOARD INTERFACE This is used for the following settings:  Character Substitution  Pr

79 Appendix I Grid Control 1) Click the Prefix Code field. 2) Select "Normal Key" for Key Type in the Grid Control window. 3)

4 Metapace S-2 Software Manual 6. It will add 1- or 2-character identifier to desired symbologies as selected on the Code ID tab. 7. It will apply