Honeywell 1250g2 Manual

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Utilities
To Add a Test Code I.D. Prefix to All Symbologies
This selection allows you to turn on transmission of a Code I.D. before the 
decoded symbology.  (See the Symbology Charts, beginning on page A-1) for 
the single character code that identifies each symbology.)  This action first 
clears all current prefixes, then programs a Code I.D. prefix for all symbologies.  
This is a temporary setting that will be removed when the unit is power cycled.
Show Software Revision
Scan the bar code below to output the current software revision, unit serial num-
ber, and other product information for both the scanner and base.
Show Data Format
Scan the bar code below to show current data format settings.
Add Code I.D. Prefix to
All Symbologies (Temporary)
Show Revision
Data Format Settings
DFMBK3?. 
						

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Te s t  M e n u
When you scan the Test Menu On code, then scan a programming code in this 
manual, the scanner displays the content of a programming code.  The pro-
gramming function will still occur, but in addition, the content of that program-
ming code is output to the terminal.  
Note: This feature should not be used during normal scanner operation.
EZConfig-Scanning Introduction
EZConfig-Scanning provides a wide range of PC-based programming functions 
that can be performed on a scanner connected to your PCs COM port.  EZCon-
fig-Scanning allows you to download upgrades to the scanners firmware, 
change programmed parameters, and create and print programming bar codes.  
Using EZConfig-Scanning, you can even save/open the programming parame-
ters for a scanner.  This saved file can be e-mailed or, if required, you can cre-
ate a single bar code that contains all the customized programming parameters 
and mail or fax that bar code to any location.  Users in other locations can scan 
the bar code to load in the customized programming. 
To communicate with a scanner, EZConfig-Scanning requires that the PC have 
at least one available serial communication port, or a serial port emulation using 
a physical USB port.  If you are using the serial port and RS232 cable, an exter-
nal power supply is required.  When using a USB serial port emulation, only a 
USB cable is required.
EZConfig-Scanning Operations
The EZConfig-Scanning software performs the following operations:
Scan Data
Scan Data allows you to scan bar codes and display the bar code data 
in a window.  Scan Data lets you send serial commands to the scanner 
and receive scanner response that can be seen in the Scan Data win-
dow.  The data displayed in the Scan Data window can either be saved 
in a file or printed. 
On
* Off 
						

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Configure
Configure displays the programming and configuration data of the 
scanner.  The scanners programming and configuration data is 
grouped into different categories.  Each category is displayed as a tree 
item under the Configure tree node in the application explorer.  When 
one of these tree nodes is clicked, the right-hand side is loaded with 
the parameters form belonging to that particular category.  The Con-
figure tree option has all the programming and configuration parame-
ters specified for a scanner.  You can set or modify these parameters 
as required.  You can later write the modified settings to the scanner, 
or save them to a dcf file. 
Installing EZConfig-Scanning from the Web
1. Access the Honeywell web site at www.honeywellaidc.com
2. Click on the Resources tab.  Select Download.
3. Click on the dropdown for Select Product Number and select the 
number of your product.
4. Under Tools and Utilities, click on the listing for EZConfig for 
Scanning. 
5. Follow the security directions as prompted on the screen and click on 
Download.
6. When prompted, select Save, and save the file to your desktop. 
7. Double click on the EZConfig-Scanning zip file.
8. Double click on the EZConfig-Scanning Setup.exe file.  Select Extract 
All.
9. Go to the EZConfig-Scanning folder that has been created on your 
desktop and double click on the EZConfig-Scanning Setup.exe file.
10. Follow the screen prompts to install the EZConfig-Scanning program.
11. If you’ve selected the defaults during installation, you can click on the 
shortcut on your desktop to start EZConfig for Scanning.
Once the software is installed, you may delete the zip file and the EZCon-
fig-Scanning folder from your desktop. 
						

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Resetting the Factory Defaults
If you aren’t sure what programming options are in your scanner, or you’ve 
changed some options and want to restore the scanner to factory default set-
tings, first scan the Remove Custom Defaults bar code, then scan Activate 
Defaults.  This resets the scanner to the factory default settings.
The Serial Programming Commands, beginning on page 9-1 list the factory 
default settings for each of the commands (indicated by an asterisk (*) on the 
programming pages).This selection erases all your settings and resets the scanner to the 
original factory defaults.
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Remove Custom Defaults
Activate Defaults 
						

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Serial Programming Commands
The serial programming commands can be used in place of the programming 
bar codes.  Both the serial commands and the programming bar codes will pro-
gram the scanner.  For complete descriptions and examples of each serial pro-
gramming command, refer to the corresponding programming bar code in this 
manual.
The device must be set to an RS232 interface (see page 2-1).  The following 
commands can be sent via a PC COM port using terminal emulation software.
Conventions
The following conventions are used for menu and query command descriptions:
parameterA label representing the actual value you should send as part of a 
command.
[option] An optional part of a command.
{Data} Alternatives in a command.
boldNames of menus, menu commands, buttons, dialog boxes, and 
windows that appear on the screen.
Menu Command Syntax
Menu commands have the following syntax (spaces have been used for clarity 
only):
Prefix [:Name:] Tag SubTag {Data} [, SubTag {Data}] [; Tag SubTag {Data}] […] 
Storage
Prefix Three ASCII characters: SYN M CR  (ASCII 22,77,13).
:Name: To send information to the scanner (with the base connected to host), 
use :Voyager:  The default factory setting for a Voyager scanner is 
Voyager scanner.  If the name is not known, a wildcard (*) can be used 
:*:.
Note: Since the base stores all work group settings and transfers to them to 
scanner once they are linked, changes are typically done to the base and 
not to the scanner.
Tag A 3 character case-insensitive field that identifies the desired menu 
command group.  For example, all RS232 configuration settings are 
identified with a Tag of 232.
SubTag A 3 character case-insensitive field that identifies the desired menu 
command within the tag group.   For example, the SubTag for the 
RS232 baud rate is BAD.
Data The new value for a menu setting, identified by the Tag and SubTag. 
						

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Storage A single character that specifies the storage table to which the 
command is applied.  An exclamation point (!) performs the command’s 
operation on the device’s volatile menu configuration table.  A period (.) 
performs the command’s operation on the device’s non-volatile menu 
configuration table.  Use the non-volatile table only for semi-permanent 
changes you want saved through a power cycle.
Query Commands
Several special characters can be used to query the device about its settings.
^What is the default value for the setting(s).
?What is the device’s current value for the setting(s).
*What is the range of possible values for the setting(s).  (The device’s 
response uses a dash (-) to indicate a continuous range of values.  A 
pipe (|) separates items in a list of non-continuous values.)
:Name: Field Usage (Optional)
This command returns the query information from the scanner.
Tag Field Usage
When a query is used in place of a Tag field, the query applies to the entire 
set of commands available for the particular storage table indicated by the 
Storage field of the command.  In this case, the SubTag and Data fields 
should not be used because they are ignored by the device.  
SubTag Field Usage 
When a query is used in place of a SubTag field, the query applies only to 
the subset of commands available that match the Tag field.  In this case, 
the Data field should not be used because it is ignored by the device.
Data Field Usage
When a query is used in place of the Data field, the query applies only to 
the specific command identified by the Tag and SubTag fields.
Concatenation of Multiple Commands
Multiple commands can be issued within one Prefix/Storage sequence.   
Only the Tag, SubTag, and Data fields must be repeated for each com-
mand in the sequence.  If additional commands are to be applied to the 
same Tag, then the new command sequence is separated with a comma (,) 
and only the SubTag and Data fields of the additional command are issued.  
If the additional command requires a different Tag field, the command is 
separated from previous commands by a semicolon (;). 
						

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Responses
The device responds to serial commands with one of three responses:
ACKIndicates a good command which has been processed.
ENQIndicates an invalid Tag or SubTag command. 
NAKIndicates the command was good, but the Data field entry was out of 
the allowable range for this Tag and SubTag combination, e.g., an 
entry for a minimum message length of 100 when the field will only 
accept 2 characters.
When responding, the device echoes back the command sequence with 
the status character inserted directly before each of the punctuation marks 
(the period, exclamation point, comma, or semicolon) in the command.
Examples of Query Commands
In the following examples, a bracketed notation [   ] depicts a non-displayable 
response.
Example:What is the range of possible values for Codabar Coding Enable?
Enter: cbrena*.
Response: CBRENA0-1[ACK]
This response indicates that Codabar Coding Enable (CBRENA) has a range of 
values from 0 to 1 (off and on).  
Example:What is the default value for Codabar Coding Enable?
Enter: cbrena^.
Response: CBRENA1[ACK]
This response indicates that the default setting for Codabar Coding Enable 
(CBRENA) is 1, or on.  
Example:What is the device’s current setting for Codabar Coding Enable?
Enter: cbrena?.
Response: CBRENA1[ACK]
This response indicates that the device’s Codabar Coding Enable (CBRENA) is 
set to 1, or on.  
Example:What are the device’s settings for all Codabar selections?
Enter: cbr?.
Response: CBRENA1[ACK],
SSX0[ACK],
CK20[ACK],
CCT1[ACK],
MIN2[ACK], 
						

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MAX60[ACK],
DFT[ACK].
This response indicates that the device’s Codabar Coding Enable (CBRENA) is 
set to 1, or on; 
the Start/Stop Character (SSX) is set to 0, or Don’t Transmit; 
the Check Character (CK2) is set to 0, or Not Required;
concatenation (CCT) is set to 1, or Enabled; 
the Minimum Message Length (MIN) is set to 2 characters; 
the Maximum Message Length (MAX) is set to 60 characters; 
and the Default setting (DFT) has no value.  
Serial Trigger Commands
You can activate and deactivate the scanner with serial trigger commands.  The 
trigger is activated and deactivated by sending the following commands:
Activate:  SYN T CR
Deactivate: SYN U CR
The scanner scans until a bar code has been read or until the deactivate com-
mand is sent.  The scanner can also be set to turn itself off after a specified time 
has elapsed (see Read Time-Out, which follows).
Read Time-Out
Use this selection to set a time-out (in milliseconds) of the scanner’s trigger 
when using serial commands to trigger the scanner.  Once the scanner has 
timed out, you can activate the scanner either by pressing the trigger or 
using a serial trigger command.  After scanning the Read Time-Out bar 
code, set the time-out duration (from 0-300,000 milliseconds) by scanning 
digits on the Programming Chart inside the back cover, then scanning 
Save.  Default = 30,000 ms.
Resetting the Standard Product Defaults
If you aren’t sure what programming options are in your scanner, or you’ve 
changed some options and want the factory default settings restored, scan the 
Standard Product Default Settings bar code below.
Read Time-Out
Standard Product Default Settings 
						

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The charts on the following pages list the factory default settings for each of the 
commands (indicated by an asterisk (*) on the programming pages). 
						

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Menu Commands
SelectionSetting* Indicates default
Serial Command
# Indicates a numeric 
entryPage
Product Default Settings
Setting Custom 
DefaultsSet Custom Defaults MNUCDF1-6
Save Custom 
DefaultsDEFALT1-6
Resetting the 
Custom DefaultsActivate Custom 
DefaultsDEFALT1-6
Programming the Interface
Plug and Play Codes Keyboard Wedge:
IBM PC AT and 
Compatibles with 
CR suffixPA P _ AT2-1
IBM PS2 Keyboard PAPPS22-1
RS232 Serial Port PAP2322-2
Plug and Play Codes:
RS485IBM Port 5B 
InterfacePA P P 5 B2-2
IBM Port 9B 
HHBCR-1 InterfacePA P 9 B 12-2
IBM Port 17 
InterfacePA P P 1 72-2
IBM Port 9B 
HHBCR-2 InterfacePA P 9 B 22-2
OPOS Mode OPOS Mode PAPOPS2-3
Plug and Play Codes: 
IBM SurePosUSB IBM SurePos 
HandheldPAPSPH2-4
USB IBM SurePos 
TabletopPAPSPT2-4
IBM Secondary 
Interface* Enable Secondary 
InterfaceREMIFC12-4
Disable Secondary 
Interface REMIFC02-4