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Programming the Xi3000 Barcode Scanner

Quick Setup

To program the Xi3000 BT Barcode Scanner with the Ctrl-B prefix and Enter postfix, download the following PDF file, print and scan.
xi3000-02prefix.pdf

How to program

The programming utility can be downloaded from http://www.posguys.com/download/ScanManager.zip
This file should be included with your scanner. You need to copy it to a local directory in order to run it properly.

  1. Unzip or copy the programs into a directory on your hard drive.
  2. Run the program ScanManager.exe
  3. Select Configure Menu, Configure Scanner.
  4. Select Symbology Tab


Prefix Code

  1. Click on Prefix code Edit box.
  2. Select Normal Key (Scan code does not work with this scanner).
  3. Click the check box Key StatusAdd Left Ctrl
  4. Click on B, The Resulting test should read [LeftCtrl][B]
  5. Click Ok The Grid Control window.


Suffix Code

  1. If this does not already read [Enter], click on the Suffix code edit Box.
  2. Select Key Type Normal Key
  3. Click on Enter, Resulting text should read [Enter]
  4. Click Ok to close The Grid Control window.

Click Ok to close the Reader Setting window.

Now on the Scan manager Main Window, click on the print icon. This will open a Barcode Print window. Print this to a printer and scan each barcode in order.

The download settings, Read Scanner settings are for older scanners.

Manual

The Configuration guide can be downloaded from
http://www.pos-x.com/download.asp

Testing

A keyboard test program can be downloaded from:
ftp://ftp.windward-ca.com/pub/special/TestKeyboardScanner.exe
When you scan a properly configured barcode scanner, it will show a scan similiar to below:

  (2)01010101(13) 
faq/xi3000_barcode_scanner.txt · Last modified: 2011/03/30 08:17 (13 years ago) by cliff