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Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner
Product Reference Guide
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Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide 72E-86039-04 Revision A October 2008
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ii Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide © 2007-2008 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 Chapter 2: Scanning Introduction ................................................................................................................... 2-1 Beeper Definitions ........................................................................................................ 2-2 LED Definitions ............................................................................................................. 2-4 Scanning in Hand-Held Mode .....
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Table of Contents vii Chapter 5: Decoding Preferences Introduction ................................................................................................................... 5-1 Scanning Sequence Examples ..................................................................................... 5-2 Errors While Scanning .................................................................................................. 5-2 Decoding Preferences Parameter Defaults ...............................
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viii Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Ignore Unknown Characters ................................................................................... 7-18 ASCII Character Set for RS-232 ................................................................................... 7-19 Chapter 8: IBM 468X / 469X Interface Introduction ................................................................................................................... 8-1 Connecting to an IBM 468X/469X Host
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Table of Contents ix Chapter 11: Scanner Emulation Interface Introduction ................................................................................................................... 11-1 Connecting Using Scanner Emulation .......................................................................... 11-2 Scanner Emulation Parameter Defaults ....................................................................... 11-3 Scanner Emulation Host .....................................................
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x Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable Code 128 ....................................................................................... 13-23 Set Lengths for Code 128 ....................................................................................... 13-23 Enable/Disable GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128) ................................................ 13-25 Enable/Disable ISBT 128 ..................................................................................
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Table of Contents xi Dutch Postal ............................................................................................................ 13-57 4State Postal ........................................................................................................... 13-57 Post US4 ................................................................................................................. 13-58 Transmit US Postal Check Digit ...............................................................
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xii Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide Chapter 14: Driver’s License Set Up (DS6708-DL) Introduction ................................................................................................................... 14-1 Driver’s License Parsing ............................................................................................... 14-2 Parsing Driver’s License Data Fields (Embedded Driver's License Parsing) ............... 14-3 Driver’s License Parse Field Bar Codes .
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Table of Contents xiii Appendix A: Standard Default Parameters Appendix B: Programming Reference Symbol Code Identifiers ................................................................................................ B-1 AIM Code Identifiers ..................................................................................................... B-3 Appendix C: Sample Bar Codes Code 39 ..................................................................................................................
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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 8, IBM 468X / 469X Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with IBM 468X/469X POS systems. • 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 Emulation Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with an Unde
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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. For the
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