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Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner
Product Reference Guide
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Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide 72E-86039-06 Revision A October 2009
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ii Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide © 2007-2009 by Motorola, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form, or by any electrical or mechanical means, without permission in writing from Motorola. This includes electronic or mechanical means, such as photocopying, recording, or information storage and retrieval systems. The material in this manual is subject to change without notice. The software is provided strictly on an “as i
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iii Revision History Changes to the original manual are listed below: Change Date Description -01 Rev A 01/2007 Initial Release. -02 Rev A 04/2007 Update service information, update operating temperature and drop specifications, remove sealing specification, correct Symbol PTC Terminal bar code, add new UPC/EAN supplemental options, Bookland ISBN format, 4State Postal, Aztec, and and inverse code type parameters, changed RSS references to GS1 DataBar. -03 Rev A 09/2007 Update decode ranges.
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Table of Contents Patents........................................................................................................................... ii Warranty ........................................................................................................................ ii Revision History............................................................................................................. iii About This Guide Introduction .......................................................
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vi Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Scanning in Presentation Mode .................................................................................... 2-6 Scanning with the Digital Scanner in the Intellistand .............................................. 2-6 Scanning with the Digital Scanner with Base .......................................................... 2-7 Decode Zones ...................................................................................................
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Table of Contents vii Illumination Bank Control ........................................................................................ 5-4 Decode Aiming Pattern ........................................................................................... 5-5 Low Light Enhancement ......................................................................................... 5-5 Presentation Mode Field of View ............................................................................ 5-6 Chapter 6: U
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viii Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide IBM Parameter Defaults ............................................................................................... 8-3 IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters ................................................................................. 8-4 Port Address ........................................................................................................... 8-4 Convert Unknown to Code 39 ..................................................
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Table of Contents ix Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion .............................................................................. 11-8 Transmission Timeout ............................................................................................. 11-9 Ignore Unknown Characters ................................................................................... 11-10 Leading Margin ....................................................................................................... 11-10 Chec
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x Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 ............................................................................ 13-28 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 .................................................................................. 13-29 Code 32 Prefix ........................................................................................................ 13-29 Set Lengths for Code 39 ...............................................................
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Table of Contents xi Transmit UK Postal Check Digit .............................................................................. 13-62 Japan Postal ........................................................................................................... 13-62 Australian Postal ..................................................................................................... 13-63 Netherlands KIX Code ........................................................................................
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xii Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes .............................................................................. 14-6 AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued) ........................................................... 14-7 Parsing Rule Example .................................................................................................. 14-16 Field Update Procedure ............................................................................
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Table of Contents xiii Appendix B: Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers ................................................................................................ B-1 AIM Code Identifiers ..................................................................................................... B-3 Appendix C: Sample Bar Codes Code 39 ........................................................................................................................ C-1 UPC/EAN .....................
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About This Guide Introduction The Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the Symbol DS6708 digital scanner. NOTE The Symbol DS6708 premier digital decoder does not support imaging. For imaging features and parameters, refer to the Symbol DS6707 Digital Imager Scanner Product Reference Guide, p/n 72E-83978-xx. Configurations This guide includes all operating features of the Symbol DS6708
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xvi Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide � Chapter 7, RS-232 Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with an RS-232 host, such as point-of-sale devices, host computers, or other devices with an available RS-232 port. � Chapter 9, Wand Emulation Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with a Wand Emulation host. � Chapter 10, Keyboard Wedge Interface describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digital scanner. � Chapter 11, Scanner E
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About This Guide xvii � Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as numbered lists. � Throughout the programming bar code menus, asterisks (*) are used to denote default parameter settings. *Baud Rate 9600 Feature/Option * Indicates Default Related Documents The Symbol DS6708 Quick Start Guide, p/n 72-83973-xx, provides general information for getting started with the Symbol DS6708 digital scanner, and includes basic set up and operation instructions. The late
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