Product Reference Guide  
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
About this Manual  ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Manual Conventions ..............................................................................................................
......................................................................... 2
Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Datalogic Website Support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Reseller Technical Support ......................................................................................................
....................................................................... 2
Telephone Technical Support ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
About the Reader  ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Using the BC20XX™ Radio Base  ..................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Charging the Batteries  ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 4
Battery Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Replacing the Battery Pack ............................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Programming the Reader ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Configuration Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Setting Up the Reader  ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Installing the Interface Cable ................................................................................................................................................................................ 10
Configuring the Base Station ................................................................................................................................................................................12
Connecting the Base Station  .......................................................................................................................................................................12
Base Station Connection and Routing  ........................................................................................................................................................ 13
System and Network Layouts  .....................................................................................................
................................................................ 15
Connecting the Base when Security Pin is Enabled ..................................................................................................................................15
Linking the Reader to a Base Station  .........................................................................................................................................................16
Linking a BT Reader to a PC  ....................................................................................................
.....................................................................16
Interface Selection  ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Setting the Interface  .....................................................................................................................................................................................18
Customizing Configuration Settings .................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Configure Interface Settings  ........................................................................................................................................................................21
Global Interface Features ......................................................................................................
.......................................................................21
Configuring Other Features  ......................................................................................................
................................................................... 21
Software Version Transmission  ..................................................................................................
................................................................ 21
Resetting the Product Configuration to Defaults ...................................................................................................................................... 22
CONFIGURATION USING BAR CODES ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Configuration Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................................23
GLOBAL INTERFACE FEATURES ........................................................................................................
.................................................. 25
Host Commands — Obey/Ignore .............................................................................................................................................. 25
USB Suspend Mode ..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
RS-232 Interface...............................................................................................................................................................................27
Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Data Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Stop Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Parity ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Handshaking Control  .................................................................................................................................................................. 31
RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................32
Intercharacter Delay .................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Beep On ASCII BEL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Beep On Not on File  .................................................................................................................................................................... 34
ACK NAK Options ......................................................................................................................................................................... 34
ACK Character  .............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
NAK Character  ............................................................................................................................................................................. 35
ACK NAK Timeout Value  ............................................................................................................................................................. 36