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Balluff BVS HS-P Family
Industrial Handheld Barcode Readers
Introduction .................................................................................................................. 11
About this Manual ................................................................................................................. 11
Overview ......................................................................................................................... 11
Manual Conventions ....................................................................................................... 12
References ........................................................................................................................... 12
Technical Support ................................................................................................................. 12
Balluff Website Support ................................................................................................... 12
Telephone Technical Support .......................................................................................... 12
About the Reader ................................................................................................................. 12
The Base Station BAM-MD-VS-001 Base Station/Charger ................................................... 13
Battery Safety ....................................................................................................................... 13
Programming the Reader ...................................................................................................... 15
Configuration Methods .................................................................................................... 15
Programming Barcodes .............................................................................................. 15
Setup............................................................................................................................. 17
Unpacking ............................................................................................................................ 17
Setting Up the Reader .......................................................................................................... 17
Connecting the Cable (Corded versions) ......................................................................... 18
Configuring the Base Station ................................................................................................ 19
Mounting the Base station Cradle ......................................................................................... 19
Mounting Brackets .......................................................................................................... 19
To change the Bracket: .............................................................................................. 19
Permanent Mounting ....................................................................................................... 20
Mounting for Portable Use .............................................................................................. 20
Mounting the Metal Plate ............................................................................................ 21
Attaching the Metal Plate to Base ............................................................................... 22
System Connections ....................................................................................................... 22
Connecting and Disconnecting the Interface Cable ......................................................... 23
Base station Configuration .............................................................................................. 24
Serial Configuration .................................................................................................... 24
Configuration Barcodes .............................................................................................. 24
Interface Selection ................................................................................................................ 24
Setting the Interface ........................................................................................................ 24
Customizing Configuration Settings ...................................................................................... 26
Configure Interface Settings ............................................................................................ 26
Global Interface Features ................................................................................................ 26
Configuring Other Features ............................................................................................. 26
Software Version Transmission ....................................................................................... 26
Self Test and Statistics .................................................................................................... 26
Resetting the Product Configuration to Defaults .............................................................. 27
Restore Custom Defaults ............................................................................................ 27
Restore Factory Configuration .................................................................................... 27
Set Date and Time .......................................................................................................... 27
Linking the Reader ................................................................................................................ 28
LinkWireless Devices to Base .......................................................................................... 28
Linking to a Bluetooth Adapter in Serial Port Profile (Slave) Mode .................................... 28
Linking to a Bluetooth Adapter in Serial Port Profile (Master) Mode .................................. 28
Linking to a Bluetooth Adapter in HID mode .................................................................... 28
Power Off ........................................................................................................................ 29
Configuration Using Barcodes .................................................................................... 31
Configuration Parameters ..................................................................................................... 31
Interface Configuration: ................................................................................................... 31
Parameters common to all interface applications: ............................................................ 31
Wireless-Only Features ................................................................................................... 31
Symbology-specific parameters: ..................................................................................... 31
Global Interface Features ............................................................................................ 32
RS-232 Only Interface .......................................................................................................... 33
Baud Rate .................................................................................................................. 34
Data Bits .................................................................................................................... 35
Stop Bits .................................................................................................................... 35
Parity .......................................................................................................................... 35
Handshaking Control .................................................................................................. 36