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CHAPTER 3
CONFIGURATION WITH BAR CODES
This and following sections provide programming bar codes to configure your reader by
changing  the  default  settings. For  details  about  additional  methods  of  programming,
see "
Customizing Configuration Settings" on page 32.
CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS
Once the reader is set up, you can change the default parameters to meet your applica-
tion  needs. Refer to 
Standard Defaults, starting  on page  317  for initial  configuration in
order to set the default values and select the interface for your application.
The following configuration parameters are divided into logical groups, making it easy to
find the desired function based on its reference group.
Interface Configuration:
• RS-232 Standard Settings, starting on page 38
• RS-232/USB-COM Settings, starting on page 43
• Keyboard Interface, starting on page 50
• USB-OEM Interface, starting on page 79
Parameters common to all interface applications:
• Global Interface Features, starting on page 36.
•
Data Format, starting on page 81 gives options to control the messages sent to the 
Host system by selecting parameters to control the message strings sent to the 
handheld (e.g. "
Global Prefix/Suffix" on page 82).
•
Reading Parameters, starting on page 92 controls various operating modes and 
indicators status functioning.
NOTE: You must first enable your PowerScan to read bar codes in order to
use this section. If you have not done this, go to 
Setup, starting on page 6
and complete the appropriate procedure.
NOTE: In the following sections, text shown with a green star indicates a
factory default value.
This is an example of a default value.