Socket SD Scan Card 3E User manual

Secure Digital Scan Card Series 3

SD Scan Card 3E with Integrated Linear CMOS

Bar Code Reader for:

•Pocket PC 2003 devices with SDIO slot

•Palm devices with SDIO slot

User’s Guide

4/2005 Document # 6410-00206 D

Socket, the Socket logo and Battery Friendly are registered trademarks of

Socket Communications, Inc. SD Scan Card and SocketScan are trademarks

of Socket Communications, Inc. All other brand and product names are

trademarks of their respective holders.

The SD Scan Card includes technology licensed under United States Patent

Nos. 4,543,450, 4,603,320, 4,686,506, and 4,972,470.

Reproduction of the contents of this manual without the permission of

Socket Communications is expressly prohibited. Please be aware that the

products described in this manual may change without notice.

Feel free to contact SOCKET COMMUNICATIONS at:

Socket Communications, Inc.

37400 Central Court

Newark, CA 94560

Other than the above, Socket Communications can assume no responsibility

for anything resulting from the application of information contained in this

manual.

Socket Communications requests that you refrain from any applications of

the Socket SD Scan Card that are not described in this manual. Please

refrain from disassembling the card. Disassembly of this device will void

the product warranty.

You can track new product releases, software updates and technical

bulletins by visiting Socket’s web page at: www.socketcom.com.

Table of Contents

1 | INTRODUCTION 5

Overview 5

About the Software 5

System Requirements 5

Package Contents 6

Product Registration 6

2 | SETUP FOR POCKET PC 2003 7

STEP 1: Uninstall Other Scanning Software 8

STEP 2: Install the Software 9

STEP 3: Insert the Card 11

STEP 4: Assign a Trigger Button 12

STEP 5: Scan Data into Your Application 13

OPTIONAL: Select Symbologies 15

OPTIONAL: Configure Prefix/Suffixes 16

OPTIONAL: Configure Sounds 17

OPTIONAL: Use SocketScan Trigger 18

3 | SETUP FOR PALM 20

STEP 1: Uninstall Other Scanning Software 20

STEP 2: Install the Software 21

STEP 3: Insert the Card 23

STEP 4: Configure SocketScan 24

STEP 5: Scan Data into Your Application 27

OPTIONAL: Select Symbologies 28

OPTIONAL: Perform a Scan Test 29

OPTIONAL: View Help Files 30

OPTIONAL: View Version Information 30

APPENDICES

A | SPECIFICATIONS 31

B | BAR CODE LABEL SPECIFICATIONS 32

C | ENABLING OR DISABLING SYMBOLOGIES 33

D | DECODE ZONE 36

E | TIPS FOR BETTER SCANNING 38

F | TROUBLESHOOTING 40

G | TECHNICAL SUPPORT 41

Limited Warranty 43

Limited Software Warranty 44

Regulatory Compliance 45

1 | Introduction

Overview

The Socket SD Scan Card (SDSC) 3E gives you the

freedom of scanning bar codes anytime anywhere

into your Pocket PC 2003 or Palm device using the

smallest and most lightweight form factor available

for an expansion card. In a small size totaling less

than 23 grams, the card features state-of-the-art

linear CMOS technology.

The world’s only bar code scanner built into an

SDIO card, the SD Scan Card is a small and sleek

unit with no cables or batteries. You can scan with

only one hand, letting you collect data with

maximum ease and efficiency. The most popular bar

codes are automatically detected.

About the Software

SocketScan™ enters scanned data directly into any open

Windows or Palm OS program, as if the data were manually

typed. You can configure Prefix/Suffixes and assign a .WAV

file to signify good data reads. SocketScan for Palm also

makes it easy to assign a trigger button.

If you don’t want to or can’t use a hardware button to trigger

the scanner, you can install SocketScan Trigger for Windows

CE (also compatible with Windows Mobile 2003). This puts

an icon on your screen that you can tap to trigger the scanner.

The trigger “floats” on the screen above any active

application.

For software updates, please visit:

www.socketcom.com/support/support_bar.asp

System Requirements

Pocket PC 2003 with SDIO slot:

•ARM processor

•Windows Mobile 2003 or Windows Mobile 2003 SE

•SDIO Now! software from bSQUARE in System ROM

Palm devices with SDIO slot:

•Palm OS v4.1 or greater

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 5

Package Contents

•Socket SD Scan Card 3E

•Installation CD containing software and user documentation

•Booklets containing warranty and copyright information

Product Registration

Socket highly recommends that all users register their Socket products.

Registered users receive priority for technical support. Register your Socket

product online at www.socketcom.com/prodreg

2 | Setup for Pocket PC 2003

This chapter explains how to install and use the Socket SD Scan Card 3E

with a Pocket PC running Windows Mobile 2003 or Windows Mobile 2003

Second Edition. The SocketScan software supports both portrait and

landscape mode for Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition.

Setup Summary

STEP 1: Uninstall other scanning software.

STEP 2: Install the software.

STEP 3: Insert the card.

STEP 4: Assign a trigger button.

STEP 5: Scan data into your application.

OPTIONAL:

•Select symbologies.

•Configure prefix/suffixes.

•Configure sounds.

•Use SocketScan Trigger.

CHAPTER 2: SETUP FOR POCKET PC 2003 7

STEP 1: Uninstall Other Scanning Software

Delete any bar code scanning software you may already have installed on

your Pocket PC. You can uninstall either directly from your Pocket PC, or

indirectly via ActiveSync.

OPTION 1: Uninstall Directly from the Pocket PC

1. Make sure the bar code scanning software is closed, and remove the

ISC from your Pocket PC.

2. Tap Start | Settings. Tap on the System tab or Control Panel.

3. Tap on the Remove Programs icon.

4. Select the bar code scanning software, then tap Remove.

5. Tap Yes to confirm removal of the program.

6. Soft reset the Pocket PC by pressing the reset button.

OPTION 2: Uninstall via ActiveSync

1. Make sure the bar code scanning software is closed, and remove the

ISC from your Pocket PC.

2. Use ActiveSync and a serial/Ethernet/USB cable or cradle to make an

active connection between your Pocket PC and a host PC.

3. On the host PC, open Microsoft ActiveSync.

4. Click Tools | Add/Remove Programs.

5. Select the bar code scanning software and click Remove.

6. In the confirmation screen, click OK.

7. The next dialog will ask if you want to remove the software from your

host PC as well.

•Click NO to keep a copy of the software on the host PC that can

later be re-installed onto a Pocket PC.

•Click YES to remove the software from the host PC.

STEP 2: Install the Software

1. Make an active connection between your Pocket PC and a host PC.

Use ActiveSync and a serial/USB/Ethernet connection cable or cradle.

2. Insert the installation CD into your host PC.

3. Use My Computer or Windows Explorer to access your CD-ROM drive.

In the CD, click on SETUP.EXE.

4. Follow the instructions on your screen to install the software.

•Read the information in the first screen and click next.

•In the Main Page, click Install Software.

•In the Installation screen, click Windows CE.

CHAPTER 2: SETUP FOR POCKET PC 2003 9

5. In the File Download screen, click Run.

6. If the Security Warning screen appears, click Run.

7. The InstallShield Wizard for SocketScan Software will begin. Follow

the screens that appear to install the software.

8. When software installation is complete, disconnect the Pocket PC from

the host PC. Soft reset the Pocket PC by pressing the reset button. Now

you are ready to insert the card.

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