Motorola Workabout Pro 4 User Guide

APPENDIX C SCANNER SETTINGS
CScanner Settings
Scanner Services
The Scanners  icon in the  Control Panel  provides dialog boxes in which  you can tailor barcode scanner config-
uration and choose th e barcodes your scanner will recognize. The parameters are preset with the default 
settings of the decoded scan ner installed in the unit. 
• Tap on  Start>Settings>Control Panel. .
• Tap on the  TweakIt icon. Under the  Advanced tab, tap on  Advanced Services Settings , and double-tap 
on  Scanner Services...

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Barcodes
All internal scanners can be configured using these dialog boxes. 
Restoring Default Settings
If you want to restore the factory defaults after making changes, the defaults can be applied to a selected 
parameter, sub-tree o f parameters or all scanner parameters. 
• Press and hold on a symbology ( e.g., Code 128) to display a pop-up menu.
• Choose  Default subtree  to reset only the pa rameters in the symbology you selected, or  choose...

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• Choose Default parameter  to reset the parameter to the default setting.
Decoded (Zebra EMDK) 
This section describes the tabs u sed to configure this scanner type.
Barcodes Tab
Options
Laser On Time
The value assigned to this param eter determines how long the laser will remain on when  the scan button or 
trigger is pressed.
Double-tapping on this parameter displays a dialog box in which  you can enter a value between 5 and 99.  The 
value is measured in tenths of seconds....

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Linear security level 2 specifies that all types of co des must be successfully read tw ice before being decoded.
Linear security level  3  specifies that code types other than the following must be suc cessfully read twice before 
being decoded. The following codes must be read three times:
Linear security level  4 requires that all code types be  successfully read three times before being decoded.
Use LED lighting
This option enables  and...

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Options 
This tab allows you to tailor the double-click parameters, disp lay, and data handling options associated with 
your scanner.
Double Click Parameters
Click Time (msec)
This parameter contr ols the maximum gap  time (in milliseconds) for a double-click. If the time between the first 
and second clicks of the scanner trigger is within this time, i t is considered a double-click. The allowable range 
is 0 to 1000. A value of zero disables this feature.
A double-click produces...

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Scan Result
When this parameter is enabled, the type of barcode and the result of the scan appear on the screen. Note that 
this information is only display ed after a successful decode an d is visible only while the scanner trigger is 
pressed. When the trigger is rel eased, this information is cleared from the screen.
Scan Indicator
When this parameter is enabled, the laser warning logo appears on the display whenever the...

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Scan Log File
If this parameter is enabled, the input barcode and the modified/translated output barcode are logged in the file 
\Flash Disk\ScanLog.txt . Keep in mind that if Scan Log File is enabled, there is a slight performance reduction 
when performing  multiple scans since the  log file is written to persistent storage.
Data Handling
Codepage 
Tapping on this option displays a  window in which you can define the code page your Workabout Pro4 will use 
– either  Default Local...

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• Tap on the No rule drop-down menu to display the rules.
When you choose a rule, an associated scre en is displayed in which you can define the rule.
Case Rules
The case rules are defined as follows:
•No rule  – ignored.
• Match at index  – matches the match string at a specified index.
• Match and replace at index  – matches the match string at a specified index and replaces/c hanges it.
• Replace at index  – replaces/changes unspecified data...

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Translation information about the status of each case/rule is displayed in the scan log file (see  Scan Log File 
on page C-7 ) when enabled. This is useful i f a case fails, and you are trying to determine why a rule is failing. 
Ports 
Figure C-1Console and Port Replicator Port Settings
While you cannot configure the scanner, you can configure communications with a seri al decoded scanner 
using the options in this tab.
Use these settings to ensure that the communication ports on...

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Figure C-2Port Baud Rates
Data Bits
This parameter determines the nu mber of data bits included in each asynchronous data byte. Most devices 
use 8-bit data bytes. Double-tapping on this option displays a  pop-up window in which you can choose either 7 
or 8 data bits.
Parity
This parameter determines the ty pe of parity checking used on the data going through the port replicator port. 
Double-tapping on this option di splays a pop-up window in...