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®
PowerScan RF
Handheld Bar Code Scanner
Handstrichcodeleser
Douchette Laser
Lettore portatile di codici a barre
SR/HD/LR/XLR
User’s Guide
Benutzerhandbuch
Guide de L’utilisateur
Manuale d’Istruzioni
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Datalogic Scanning, Inc. 959 Terry Street Eugene, Oregon 97402 Telephone: (541) 683-5700 Fax: (541) 345-7140 An Unpublished Work - All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this documentation or the procedures described therein may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Datalogic Scanning, Inc. or its subsidiaries or affiliates ("Datalogic" or “Datalogic Scanning”). Owners of Datalogic products are hereby granted a non-exclusive, re
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Datalogic Scanning, Inc. ® POWERSCAN END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT Notice to End User: The Datalogic Product you have acquired contains embedded Software, which is integral to the product’s operation. This Software is being provided to you under license, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you use the Datalogic Product, you will be deemed to have accepted the terms and conditions of this Agreement. If you do not intend to be bound to the terms of this Agreement, Data- log
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warranty period, Datalogic’s liability is limited to providing End User with one copy of corrections or responding to End User's problem reports accord- ing to Datalogic's standard assistance practices. Datalogic does not warrant that the product will meet End User's requirements or that use of the prod- uct will be uninterrupted or error free, or that Datalogic's remedial efforts will correct any nonconformance. This limited warranty does not cover any product that have been subjected to damag
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Standard Warranty Datalogic warrants to Customer that Datalogic's products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of three years from product ship- ment. In order to obtain service under this Warranty, Customer must notify Datalogic of the claimed defect before the expiration of the Warranty period and obtain from Datalogic a return authorization number for return of the product to designated Datalogic service center. If Datalogic determines Customer’s claim is valid
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NOTES User’s Guide iv
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MASTER CONTENTS Table of Contents ...........................................................................1 Deutsches Inhaltsverzeichnis .......................................................29 Français Sommaire ......................................................................59 Italiano Indice ...............................................................................87 User’s Guide i
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® ii PowerScan RF Scanner
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Unpack and Inspect Your Scanner ................................................................................1 References ....................................................................................................................1 Quick Start Instructions .................................................................................................1 Installing the Battery ............................................................................................
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® 2 PowerScan RF Scanner
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Unpack and Inspect Your Scanner After unpacking your new scanner, check the contents of the shipping carton to ensure all the items you ordered are included: ® • PowerScan RF handheld scanner � Battery Pack(s) � User’s Guide (this manual) � Optional Accessories that you ordered. (The scanner can be purchased with or without accessory kits.) If your package contains wrong or missing components, contact your place of purchase. If there are damaged components, immediately file a claim with the
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Installing the Battery To assure maximum usage, batteries should always be fully charged before their initial use. (See “Bat- tery Charging and Maintenance” on page 10.) NOTE Orient the battery as shown in Figure 1, then push it into the scanner until it snaps in place. To remove the battery, push in on the release tabs on both sides of the battery’s base and pull it straight out of the scan- ner. Figure 1. Installing the Battery 1 1 1. Battery Release Tabs ® 4 PowerScan RF Scanner
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Verifying Once a charged battery has been installed in the scanner, scan the sam- ple bar codes in the back of this manual that correspond to the symbol- Scanner ogies your scanner is programmed to read. If unsure how to do this, Operation see the section on How to Scan in this manual. The system may signal with one or a combination of indicators depending upon how the scan- ner and Base Station are programmed to respond (see LED and Beeper Indications for details). If your scanner fails to r
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Figure 2. Connecting/Disconnecting the Interface (I/F) Cable ab c 2. Consult your Host Terminal manual to determine the required communication parameters for the Host Terminal (e.g., baud rate, parity, etc.) and, if necessary, modify the programmed parameters to be compatible with those requirements. Scanner and Base Station programming is performed using one of the following: - Configurator Express™ Programming Software ® - PowerScan Bar Code Scanner Programming Guide See References for m
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The Base Station’s POWER LED should be illuminated when the unit is properly connected to power. Figure 3. Connecting Power to the Base Station 5. Apply power to the Host Terminal. 6. Verify communication with the Host Terminal by aiming the linked scanner at a sample bar code from the back pages of this manual, and pulling the trigger (see How to Scan for tips about scanning bar codes). Confirm that the scanner/Base Station sent the data to the host terminal. If not, see the section, Trou-
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The existing Base Station system configuration can be automatically downloaded to the scanner. This automatic download feature is config- urable and can be disabled. See the Systems Manual for more informa- tion about this feature. If downloading occurs, a slight delay with link verification announcement will occur. Since a new/replacement scanner may have been shipped with a custom configuration or may have been modified with other special programming, it may not be desirable to download a po
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Verifying Point the linked scanner at a sample bar code from the back pages of this manual, and pull the trigger (see How to Scan for tips on scanning Scanner-to- bar codes). Watch the TX/RX (transmit/receive) indicator LED on the Base Station Base Station and/or scanner green LED while scanning the bar code. Communications The LEDs should flash momentarily as the two devices communicate. If no communication is indicated, refer to the troubleshooting section of the Systems Manual. When the
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Using the PowerScan RF System This section covers the following topics: � Battery Charging and Maintenance � How to Scan � LED and Beeper Indications Battery Charging and Maintenance When the scanner is in use, a low battery condition is indicated by a repeated two-flash signal from the scanner’s green LED every time the trigger is pulled before the laser is enabled. This indicator may have been disabled via custom programming. See LED NOTE and Beeper Indications for more information. Seat the s
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Rapid flashing indicates that charging is taking place. Rapid charging occurs when the battery temperature is between 10°C (50°F) and 46°C (115°F), and/or voltage of the battery is between 2.0 and 3.2V. Charge time is less than 4.2 hours. Rapid charge ends with the battery at approximately 90 to 95% capacity. The CHARGE LED remains on steady when trickle charging or after the charge cycle is complete. A scanner may be charged simultaneously while other scanners are in use with the Base Sta
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Disposing of There presently are no US, North America or World disposal require- ments for NiMH batteries, so when they won't hold a charge anymore, Batteries the batteries can be disposed of, preferably through a recycling center. Four Station If you have a Four Station Charger, batteries are inserted for charging as shown in Figure 5. A 90% rapid charge can be achieved in only two Charger hours when using this optional accessory, half the time than when a Base Station is used for charging.
