User manual OPTICON OPL 972X

[. . . ] OPL 972X CRD 972X USER'S MANUAL Opticon Article Code O0220000410 OPL972X/CRD972X OPTICON - 1 Version 3, printed 03/2004 CAUTION: This information is subject to change without prior notice. This manual may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated or converted to any electronic or machine readable form without prior written consent of Opticon Sensors Europe. THE GENERAL USE AND FUNCTIONING OF THE BAR CODE DATA COLLECTOR TOGETHER WITH THE CRADLE IS DESCRIBED IN THIS MANUAL. THE EXACT BEHAVIOUR OF THE BAR CODE DATA COLLECTOR DEPENDS ON THE USER APPLICATION THAT IS RUNNING. [. . . ] When you need another cable for a certain device, that is not supplied, contact your supplier to purchase the right cable. 2. 3. 1 CONNECT CHARGING CRADLE Start Switch off the power of the host computer. 1. ) Choose proper place Place the cradle in normal office conditions, avoid a place under strong light. LED indicator Typical LED indication: red: power is on 1 2 12 - OPTICON OPL972X/CRD972X 2. 3. 2 CONNECT RS232 CRADLE Start Switch off the power of the host computer. 1. ) Choose proper place Place the cradle in normal office conditions, avoid a place under strong light. (ref 3. ) Connect interface cable Connect the cable between the cradle and the host computer. LED indicator Typical LED indications are: red: power is on flashing green: collector sends to host flashing yellow: host sends to collector FOR CONNECTING A NETWORK OF CRADLES SEE RS485 DESCRIPTION. 1 2 ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 4 OPL972X/CRD972X OPTICON - 13 2. 3. 3 CONNECT RS232 MULTICRADLE Start Switch off the power of the host computer. 1. ) Choose proper place Place the multicradle in normal office conditions, avoid a place under strong light. (ref 3. ) Connect interface cable Connect the cable between the multicradle and the host computer. LED indicator Typical LED indications are: red: power is on flashing green: collector sends to host flashing yellow: host sends to collector FOR CONNECTING A NETWORK OF MULTICRADLES SEE RS485 DESCRIPTION. 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 ON 6 3 4 14 - OPTICON OPL972X/CRD972X 2. 3. 4 CONNECT USB TO WINDOWS PC Get USB driver · Download the USB driver from the software download section on the Opticon website. (The USB driver can be found as software for either CRD972X or OPL972X) · Place the file on your hard disk in a separate directory and unpack the contents of the file. Choose proper place Place the cradle in normal office conditions, avoid a place under strong light. Connect interface cable Connect the cable between the cradle and the host computer. Add New Hardware If the wizard for new hardware is not started automatically, go to `Control Panel' ­ `Add Hardware'. · Select the option to search for the best driver for your device. Browse for the directory where you put the contents of the downloaded USB driver file. · Windows should recognize the USB cradle as `USB High Speed Serial Converter' · Possibly (depending on Windows version) the system will ask for the `ftdiport. cat' file. A message will pop-up that new hardware is found, recognized as USB Serial Port. · Possibly (depending on Windows version) the system asks to insert a disk labeled `FTDI USB Drivers Disk', click on OK and in the next screen skip this action. · When the USB driver is installed, you can check on `Control Panel' ­ (`System') ­ `System Properties' (`Hardware') ­ `Device Manager'menu if the `USB High Speed Serial Converter' is recognized. · Check at properties for the COMport: `USB Serial Port (COMn). This information might be needed for application loading. Cradle installed Place the bar code data collector in the cradle LED indicator Typical LED indications are: red: power is on flashing green: collector sends to host flashing yellow: host sends to collector OPL972X/CRD972X OPTICON - 15 2. 3. 5 CONNECT RS485 MULTICRADLE NETWORK THIS PART DESCRIBES THE NETWORK DETAILS. TAKE NOTICE OF THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS THAT NEEDS BE MADE TO ESTABLISH A PROPER NETWORK CONNECTION AS DESCRIBED BELOW. [. . . ] If problems occur, first carry out some general checks, before verifying the problem with the descriptions in this chapter. · Check the power supply of all devices · Is the reading window of the product clean?Product does not operate: · Check if the battery requires charging. If you can not solve the problem: If the equipment still does not work after these checks have been performed, please verify if one of the problems described in this chapter applies to the problem you have with the scanner. 4 4. 1 COMMUNICATION MALFUNCTIONING No communication from the cradle to the device, or data is corrupted. [. . . ]