Product Reference Guide
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
About this Manual ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Manual Conventions .....................................................................................................................................................................................10
References .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
Technical Support ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Support Through the Website ...................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Reseller Technical Support ...........................................................................................................................................................................10
About the Reader ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
The BC40xx™ Radio Base .......................................................................................................................................................................................12
Base LEDs ......................................................................................................................................................................................................12
Base Button ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Battery Safety ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Programming the Reader ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
Configuration Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
SETUP........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 17
Unpacking ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Setting Up the Reader ...........................................................................................................................................................................................17
Installing the Interface Cable ................................................................................................................................................................................18
Configuring the Base Station ................................................................................................................................................................................20
Changing the Base Station Position ........................................................................................................................................................... 21
Connecting the Base Station ....................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Connecting the Base when Security Pin is Enabled ..................................................................................................................................26
Linking the Reader to a Base Station ......................................................................................................................................................... 26
Linking a BT Reader to a PC ......................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Gryphon™ I System and Network Layouts ...........................................................................................................................................................28
Interface Selection ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 30
Setting the Interface ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Customizing Configuration Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Configure Interface Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Global Interface Features .............................................................................................................................................................................34
Configuring Other Features ......................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Software Version Transmission ..................................................................................................................................................................34
Resetting the Product Configuration to Defaults ......................................................................................................................................35
Replacing the Battery ................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
CONFIGURATION USING BARCODES...................................................................................................................................................... 39
Configuration Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................................39
Reading Configuration Barcodes ................................................................................................................................................................. 40
GLOBAL INTERFACE FEATURES .......................................................................................................................................................... 41
Host Commands — Obey/Ignore .............................................................................................................................................. 41
USB Suspend Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................... 41
RS-232 ONLY Interface ................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Data Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Stop Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 45
Parity ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 46
Handshaking Control .................................................................................................................................................................. 47
RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces ......................................................................................................................................................... 48
Intercharacter Delay .................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Beep On ASCII BEL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Beep On Not on File .................................................................................................................................................................... 50
ACK NAK Options ......................................................................................................................................................................... 51