Unitech MS140 Install Manual

It can read most popular bar codes like Code 39, UPC/EAN, Interleaved 2 of 5, Standard 2 of 5, Code 128, Codabar, MSI, Code 11, Code 93, etc. Setup of the reader can be done in two ways: • Through keyboard of a desktop PC/AT machine. • Or use custom labels (batch setup). Installation: The picture below shows how to connect the reader to a computer. Follow the procedures for installation: 1. Turn off computer power. 2. Unplug keyboard from computer. Plug the reader to computer’s keyboard port and keyboard to the reader. 3. Turn on power. One long beep from the reader indicates successful power-up. MS140 The default device ID of the reader is set to PC/AT. If your computer is not a PC/AT, please do the setup on a PC/AT machine first to select a correct device ID. The device ID “06” (Keyboardless) is for notebook computers. Setup The reader’s behavior can be changed through a setup routine in the reader. Setup can only be performed on a PC/AT computer under DOS environment. After typing “COPY CON NUL” command under DOS prompt, there are two ways to enter setup: • Swipe “Enter Setup” bar code label located on the cover page of this manual. • Or press left SHIFT and right SHIFT keys at the same time within about 20 keystrokes after computer power up.

interface already. If you have this manual handy, the first method is preferred. When the reader enters the setup mode, a selection menu will be displayed on the screen like, Use numerical keys on the top of alphabetic keys for digit input. 0-Device 1-Scanner 2-Bar Code 3-Other 4-Default 5-Dump Setting 6-Exit Selectè Follow the prompting and make your selections accordingly. The setup procedure is just that easy. Batch Setup Having configured a reader, you may duplicate the settings of the reader (master) to the others. You can do this by producing a set of custom setup labels derived from the master reader and scanning these labels by other readers. When selecting Dump command in setup mode, the settings of the reader will dump to the screen as one or several ASCII string(s). Printing the string(s) into bar code labels in Code 39, you get the batch setup labels to duplicate other readers. Selectable Parameters and their Defaults Parameters Selections Default Device ID IBM PC/XT; IBM PC/AT, PS/2 mod 40, 60, 80 etc IBM PS/2 MOD 25, 56, 70, 90 Macintosh ADB bus Wand Emulation (Native Mode) Keyboardless Wedge Wand Emulation (Code 39 Mode) IBM PC/AT Beep Tone None/Low/Medium/High/Low to High/ High to Low Medium Inter-char delay 1 ms /5 ms/10 ms/20 ms/50 ms/100 ms 1 ms Inter-block delay 10 ms/50 ms/100 ms/1 s/5 s 10 ms Function Code On/Off On CapsLock Auto_trace/Low case/Upper case Auto_trace Language US/UK/Swiss/Swedish/Spanish/ Norwegian/Italian/German/French/ Alt Key Mode US Double verification Off/On Off Label Type Positive /Positive and Negative Positive Output of Wand Bar high, space low/ Bar high,

space low Level Duration 200 us/600 us 200 us Terminator Enter/Field Exit/ Return/ None Enter Code ID None/ User Defined/ Default Set I/ Default Set II None Define Code ID 00-Code 39 Full ASCII 01-Code 39 Standard 02- EAN-13 03- UPC-A 04- EAN-8 05- UPC-E 06-I 2 of 5 07- Codabar 08- Code128 09- Code 93 10- S 2 of 5 11- MSI 12- Code 11 13- Code 32 14-Dalta Code 15-Label Code 16-Plessey Code 18-Toshiba Code Data Length Exclude/ Include Exclude Preamble Define up to 16 characters None Postamble Define up to 16 characters None Code 39 Disable/Enable Enable Full ASCII/Standard Standard Check Digit Check and Send/ Check but Not Send/ Not Check Not Check Send/Not Send Start & Stop Not Send Min 0 / Max 48 0 / 48 Code 32 Disable/Enable Disable Leading Character Send / No Send Send Tailing Character Send /No Send Send Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable/Enable Enable Fix Length On/Off (by first three reads) On Check Digit Check and Send/ Check but Not Send/ Not Check Not Check First Digit Suppressed/ Last Digit Not Suppressed/ Not Suppressed. Not Suppressed Min 4 / Max 64 10 / 64 Standard 2 of 5 / Disable/Enable Disable Toshiba Fix Length On/Off On Check Digit Check and Send/ Check but Not Send/ Not Check Not Check Min 1 / Max 48 8/48 Delta distance Disable/Enable Disable code Check Digit Not Send / Send Not Send Check Digit Check/Not Check Not Check Code 128 / Disable/Enable Enable

1 / 48 MSI / Plessey Disable/Enable Disable Code CD Send / No Send No Send CD Double Module 10/ CD Double Module 11 Plus 10/CD single Module 10 CD Double Module 10 Min 1 / Max 16 1 / 16 Code 93 Disable/Enable Enable Min 1 / Max 48 1 / 48 Code 11 Disable/Enable Disable One/Two CD Two CD CD Send / No Send No Send Min 1 / Max 48 1 / 48 UPC-A Disable/Enable Enable Leading Digit Send / No Send Send CD Send / No Send Send UPC-E Disable/Enable Enable Leading Digit Send / No Send Send CD Send / No Send Send Zero Expansion On / Off Off EAN-13 Disable/Enable Enable Leading Digit Send / No Send Send CD Send / No Send Send Bookland EAN Enable / Disable Disable EAN-8 Disable/Enable Enable Leading Digit Send / No Send Send CD Send / No Send Send Supplement Code 2 Add-on Code Off / On Off 5 Add-on Code Off / On Off Transmitted if Present/ Must Present Must Present Space Added / Not Added Not Added