Hand Held Products 3700 CCD Barcode Reader User Manual


 
Configuring the SCANTEAM 3700 4–3
4.3 Operational Commands
Five operational commands recognized by the SCANTEAM 3700 are:
<A> – resets the 3700
DC4 – disables bar code scanning
DC2 – enables bar code scanning
<1> – serial trigger
<Z> – saves current configuration in non–volatile memory.
Explanations, ASCII and hex characters for the operational commands follow.
Reset Command <A>
COMMAND
ASCII Hex Characters
Reset <A> 3C 41 3E
Sending the operational command <A> causes the 3700 to reset. After reset the 3700
will operate according to the last configuration saved in non–volatile memory. If a valid
configuration cannot be retrieved from memory, the 3700 will operate according to the
default configuration.
Disable Decoding Command DC4
COMMAND
ASCII Hex Characters
Disable Decoding DC4 14
This is a single character command. Sending the operational command DC4 will cause
the 3700 to stop looking at bar code data.
Enable Decoding Command DC2
COMMAND
ASCII Hex Characters
Enable Decoding DC2 12
This is a single character command. Sending the operational command DC2 will allow
the 3700 to decode according to its current configuration.
Note: DC4 and DC2 are ASCII control characters. With a terminal emulation program running
on a PC, send a DC4 by holding down the CTRL key while pressing the “T” key. Send a
DC2 by holding down the CTRL key while pressing the “R” key.