CipherLab 1660 Specifications

1660 Barcode Scanner Setup labels included. Version 1.01

1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.19.3 System Number Transmission...

88 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.18.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whether or not to expand the read UPC-A barcode into EAN-13.  If en

89 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.19 UPC-E Disable UPC-E (No Addon) *Disable UPC-E Addon 2 *Disable UPC-E Addon

90 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.19.1 SYSTEM NUMBER SELECTION Decide whether to decode the ordinary UPC-E barcodes only or both UPC-E

91 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.19.3 SYSTEM NUMBER TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the system number in the d

92 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide

93 Update You may configure in which format the collected data will be output to the host computer. Barcode read by the scanner will be processed

94 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.2 CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION Character substitution is performed on every occurrence of the first charac

95 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.2.2 SYMBOLOGIES FOR CHARACTER SUBSTITUTION (ALL 3 SETS) By default character substitution will b

96 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for EAN-8 (No Addon) Character Substituti

97 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for French Pharmacode Character Subst

1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Entering PIN Code for Bluetooth Connection ...

98 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Character Substitution for Plessey Character Substitution for RS

99 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Character Substitution for UPC-E (No Addon) Character Substi

100 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.3 PREFIX/SUFFIX CODE By default, there is no prefix code, and [ENTER] or [CR] (Carriage Return) is

101 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.4 CODE ID Up to two characters for Code ID can be configured for each symbology. To make the Co

102 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide UPC-A J A A A E MSI V V D P M Plessey W W E Q P Telepen Z --- --- --- --- 5.4.2 CHANGE C

103 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Configure Code ID for CodabarConfigure Code ID for Code 39Configure Code ID for Code

104 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.4.3 CLEAR CODE ID SETTINGS Configure Code ID for Matrix 25Configure Code ID fo

105 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.5 LENGTH CODE A two-digit code representing the length of barcode data (character count) can be

106 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Length Code for EAN-13 Length Code for French Pharmacode

107 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format Length Code for Plessey Length Code for Telepen

108 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.6 MULTI-BARCODE EDITOR The Multi-Barcode Editor allows you to decide the output sequence of a conca

109 Update Chapter 5 Defining Output Format 5.6.1 EDIT A CONCATENATION OF BARCODES 1) Read the label above to start editing a concatenatio

110 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5.6.2 ACTIVATE THE CONCATENATION OF BARCODES By default, the output sequence editing of the concatena

111 Update The scanner allows advanced data editing by applying user-configured editing formats. The whole processed data can be divided into fie

112 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.1 FORMAT SELECTION 6.1.1 ACTIVATE EDITING FORMATS If you have already configured any ed

113 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Editing Format 4 Editing Format 5 6.1.2 EXCLUSIVE DATA ED

114 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2 EDITING FORMAT

115 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.2.1 SELECT FORMAT TO CONFIGURE Start Programming Format Select one editing format (F

116 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.2 RESTORE DEFAULT FORMAT You may select an existing editing format and have the defau

117 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 6.2.3 DEFINE DATA CRITERIA Three applicable conditions can be configured to check whet

1 CipherLab’s new small-form-factor 1660 Barcode Scanners are specifically designed to answer your mobile demands. The palm-sized 1660 scanners

118 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide

119 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing  When zero is given to both, the scanner will not perform the length qualification.

120 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.4 DIVIDE DATA INTO FIELDS Start Position Data can be divided into fields in one of th

121 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Note: The number of configurable fields is always one less than the total number

122 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.5 FIELD SETTINGS Data eligible for editing formats is divided into fields by user-spe

123 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Field 2 Setting 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating

124 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 3 Setting 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating str

125 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Field 4 Setting 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating

126 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Field 5 Setting 1. Read the above label to divide field by a specified terminating str

127 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing Additional Fields Up to five additional fields can be created for each editing format;

2 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide INSIDE THE PACKAGE The items included in the package may be different, depending on your order. Save the box and p

128 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.2.6 FIELD TRANSMISSION SEQUENCE After configuring the data fields and additional fields

129 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 3) Read the “End” label to complete this setting. End

130 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 6.3 PROGRAMMING EXAMPLES 6.3.1 EXAMPLE I Extract data from the 10th character to the 19th

131 Update Chapter 6 Applying Formats for Data Editing 5.3.2 EXAMPLE II Extract the date code, item number, and quantity information from bar

132 End Programming Format 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide

133 Update Optical Characteristics 1660 Scan Engine Non-contact type Optical Sensor CCD, 2500 pixels

134 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Electrostatic Discharge ± 15 kV air discharge, ± 8 kV direct discharge EMC Regulation FCC, CE, C-T

135 Update You can only upgrade firmware of one Bluetooth scanner at a time. For example, you must turn off each of the rest 1660 scanner when th

136 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4) Run the download utility “ProLoad.exe” or “Download.exe” on your computer. (Download.exe re

137 Update SERIAL COMMANDS #@ nnnnnn <CR> Purpose To configure the scanner. Remarks nnnnnn – the six digits of command parameters. For ex

3 The configuration of the scanner can be done by reading the setup labels contained in this manual or via the ScanMaster software. This sectio

138 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide EXAMPLE Send the serial commands via Bluetooth SPP. For example, run HyperTerminal on the host comput

139 Update 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 F2 SP 0 @ P ` p b 1 INS F3 ! 1 A Q a q c 2 DLT F4 " 2 B R b r d 3 Home F5 # 3 C

140 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide KEY STATUS Decide whether or not to change key status when “Normal Key” is selected for Key Type.

141 Update AbortDECIMAL SYSTEM Decimal Validate the Values Appendix IV NUMER

142 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide HEXADECIMAL SYSTEM Hexadecimal 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F

143 Appendix IV Numeral Systems Update AbortValidate the Values ASCII TABLE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 DLE SP 0 @ P ` p 1 SO

144 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide ENTERING PIN CODE FOR BLUETOOTH CONNECTION By default, the Bluetooth PIN code is set to “0000”. Maxim

4 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide * When any configuration error occurs... The scanner will respond with one long beep (low tone). ENTER CONFIGUR

5 Quick Start DEFAULT SETTINGS SAVE USER SETTINGS AS DEFAULTS For the scanner to keep the customized settings as user defaults, you must have

6 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide READ A SETUP LABEL CONFIGURE PARAMETERS For most of the scanner parameters, only one read is required to set them

7 Quick Start The example below shows how to set numeric parameters: Steps Action User Feedback if Successful 1 Power on the scanner... The

Copyright © 2008 CIPHERLAB CO., LTD. All rights reserved The software contains proprietary information of CIPHERLAB CO., LTD.; it is provided under a

8 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide The example below shows how to set string parameters: Steps Action User Feedback if Successful 1 Power on the sc

9 Quick Start LIST THE CURRENT SETTINGS The current settings of all scanner parameters can be sent, via Bluetooth SPP, to the host computer fo

10 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide List settings regarding Editing Format 1 List settings regarding Editing Format 2 List settings regarding E

11 Update This chapter explains the features and usage of the barcode scanner. IN THIS CHAPTER 1.1 Battery...

12 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 5) Replace the battery lid and lock it firmly. 1.1.2 HOW TO OPERATE THE SCANNER Turn on the scanner…

13 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Auto Power Off after establishing a Bluetooth connection successfully... Once a Bluetoo

14 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.2 MEMORY The collected data can be sent back to a host computer one by one via the transmit buffer (

15 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Memory Data Delay You may set a delay between each data record while transmitting data

16 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Send Data The 128 KB flash memory on the scanner can store up to 8192 scans based on EAN-13 barcodes.

17 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.3 LED INDICATOR The triple-color LED on top of the scanner is used to provide user fe

FOR USA This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These

18 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.3.1 GOOD READ LED *Enable Good Read LED Disable Good Read LED

19 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4 BEEPER The scanner has a buzzer to provide user feedback in various operating condi

20 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.1 BEEPER VOLUME Mute Medium Volume*Maximum VolumeMinimum Volume

21 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.4.2 GOOD READ BEEP Frequency Duration 8 kHz * 4 kHz 2 kHz 1 kHz *Shortest

22 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.4.3 LOW BATTERY ALARM By default, “2.6 V (Alkaline)” is selected for low battery level. When the bat

23 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.5 SEND “NR” TO HOST The scanner can send the “NR” string to the host to notify the No

24 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6 SCAN MODES There are seven scan modes supported – select the scan mode that best suits the require

25 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6.1 CONTINUOUS MODE The scanner is always scanning.  After a successful decoding, t

26 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.2 TEST MODE The scanner is always scanning.  Capable of decoding the same barcode repeatedly wit

27 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.6.5 AUTO POWER OFF MODE The scanner will start scanning once the trigger is pressed.

It only operated in hand-held used. If you only transfer data to Host by WLAN/Bluetooth, please keep the minimum distance 20 cm between machine &

28 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.7 MULTI-BARCODE MODE The scanner will be scanning as long as the trigger is held down, capable of

29 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner 1.8 DELAY BETWEEN RE-READ This is also referred to as the “Blocking Time”, which is use

30 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.9 EFFECTIVE DECODING AREA By default, the effective decoding area is 100% covered by the scanned are

31 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner Percentage for Right Half Left 20% Left 10% Left 30% Left 40% Right 10% Right

32 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.10 NEGATIVE BARCODES Normally, barcodes are printed with the color of the bars darker than that of t

33 Update Chapter 1 Understanding the Barcode Scanner EAN-8 Enabled EAN-8 Addon 2 Disabled EAN-8 Addon 5 Disabled EAN-13 Enabled EAN-13

34 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.11.2 ADDON SECURITY FOR UPC/EAN BARCODES You may like to enforce read redundancy (0~30 times) on U

35 Update In order to establish a proper connection between your computer and the scanner, we suggest that you follow these instructions – 1) I

36 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1 BLUETOOTH HID Refer to Chapter 3 – Setting up Bluetooth Connections for related connection setting

37 Update Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.1.2 RESET CONNECTION For Bluetooth HID, you can only have one scanner connected to your comp

Version Date Notes 1.01 July 23, 2008  Modified: 1.2.1 Transmit Buffer  Modified: Specifications – Bluetooth coverage (line-of-sight) up to 10

38 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1.3 KEYBOARD SETTINGS  Digits Layout  Capital Lock Type  Capital Lock Setting  Alphabets Tra

39 Update Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Cap Lock Type Description Normal Normal type Capital Lock When enabled, the keys of alphabet

40 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Alphabets Transmission By default, the alphabets transmission is case-sensitive, meaning that the alp

41 Update Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface Digits Transmission By default, the alphanumeric keypad is used for transmitting digits. Sele

42 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.1.4 INTER-FUNCTION DELAY By default, the inter-function delay is set to zero. Specify a value, rangi

43 Update Chapter 2 Selecting Output Interface 2.2 BLUETOOTH SPP Refer to Chapter 3 - Setting up Bluetooth Connections for related connection

44 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 2.2.3 ACK/NAK TIMEOUT By default, the scanner sends data to the host without waiting for an ACK/NAK re

45 Update The Bluetooth scanner can be configured to send data to a computer via a Bluetooth dongle, or directly to a Bluetooth-enabled PDA or la

46 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.1 CONFIGURING BLUETOOTH SETTINGS 3.1.1 SNIFF MODE (POWER-SAVING) This is Bluetooth standard power-sa

47 Update Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections 3.1.3 AUTHENTICATION For security concerns, it is suggested that you enable authenticati

48 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 3.2 CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH DONGLE This is called "pairing with a Bluetooth device". The pr

49 Update Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections 673 45

50 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 8) Enter the passkey for authentication, which must be exactly the same as configured for the scanner

51 Update Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections 11) Now the target scanner will be listed as shown below. For Bluetooth SPP, you

52 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Note: When any changes are made to authentication and PIN code on the scanner side, or you want to ch

53 Update Chapter 3 Setting up Bluetooth Connections Bluetooth Connected Bluetooth Disconnected

54 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide

55 Update In this chapter, a brief on the symbology settings is provided for your reference. IN THIS CHAPTER 4.1 Codabar ...

56 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.1 CODABAR 4.1.1 START/STOP CHARACTERS SELECTION Select one of the four different start/stop charac

57 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.1.2 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the start/stop characters in t

CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES ... -

58 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2 CODE 25 – INDUSTRIAL 25 4.2.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2

59 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.2.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether to verify the checksum. If the checksum is incorre

60 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.2.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possibl

61 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.3 CODE 25 – INTERLEAVED 25 4.3.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readabilit

62 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.3.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether to verify the checksum. If the checksum is incorrect, the b

63 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.3.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it i

64 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4 CODE 25 – MATRIX 25 4.4.1 START/STOP PATTERN SELECTION This decides the readability of all 2 of

65 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.4.2 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Decide whether to verify the checksum. If the checksum is incorre

66 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4.4 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the 2 of 5 symbologies, it is possibl

67 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.5 CODE 39 4.5.1 START/STOP TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the start/stop c

1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 1.6.3 Laser Mode...

68 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.5.3 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the data being

69 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.6 CODE 93 You can only configure the scanner to read this symbology or not. 4.7 CODE 128

70 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.8 EAN-8 *Enable EAN-8 (No Addon) Disable EAN-8 (No Addon) *Disable EAN-8 Addon 2 *Disa

71 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.8.1 CONVERT TO EAN-13 Decide whether or not to expand the read EAN-8 barcode into EAN-13.

72 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.9 EAN-13 Disable EAN-13 (No Addon) *Disable EAN-13 Addon 2 *Disable EAN-13 Addon 5 Enab

73 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.9.1 ISBN CONVERSION Decide whether or not to convert the EAN-13 barcode, starting with 978

74 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.10 EAN-128 4.10.1 CODE ID TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the Code ID (“]C1”) in the

75 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings Note: EAN-128 barcodes start with the FNC1 control character to distinguish themselves from o

76 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.12 MSI 4.12.1 CHECKSUM VERIFICATION Select one of the three checksum calculations to perform check

77 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.12.2 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum character in the d

1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.4 Code 25 – Matrix 25 ...

78 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.12.3 CODE LENGTH QUALIFICATION Because of the weak structure of the symbology, it is possible to mak

79 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.13 FRENCH PHARMACODE 4.13.1 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the ch

80 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.14 ITALIAN PHARMACODE 4.14.1 CHECKSUM TRANSMISSION Decide whether or not to include the checksum

81 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.15 PLESSEY 4.15.1 CONVERT TO UK PLESSEY Decide whether or not to change each occurrence o

82 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.16 RSS FAMILY 4.16.1 CODE ID SELECTION Select a desired Code ID to use – RSS Code ID “]e0“ or EAN-1

83 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings Application ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Application ID ("01&quo

84 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide Code ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Code ID in the data being transmitted. 4.

85 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings Application ID Transmission Decide whether or not to include the Application ID ("01&quo

86 Enter Setup 1660 Barcode Scanner User Guide 4.17 TELEPEN 4.17.1 TELEPEN OUTPUT – FULL ASCII/NUMERIC Decide whether or not to support Telepen in

87 Update Chapter 4 Changing Symbology Settings 4.18 UPC-A Disable UPC-A (No Addon) *Disable UPC-A Addon 2 *Disable UPC-A Addon