CONTENTS

1

INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................

1

2

INSTALLATION............................................................................................

2

2.1

PowerScan® D8330 Interface Cable Connections ........................................

2

2.2

BC-80X0 Interface Cable Connections .........................................................

4

2.3

RS-232 Connection.......................................................................................

5

2.4

USB ..............................................................................................................

5

2.5

IBM USB POS...............................................................................................

6

2.6

WEDGE Connection .....................................................................................

7

2.7

PEN Emulation Connection...........................................................................

7

2.8

Network Connections....................................................................................

8

2.8.1

BC-8000 Network Connectors ......................................................................

8

2.8.2

Network Cabling............................................................................................

9

2.8.3

Network Termination...................................................................................

10

2.9

PowerScan® M8300 Battery Maintenance ..................................................

11

2.9.1

Battery Charging .........................................................................................

11

2.9.2

Replacing PowerScan® M8300 Batteries....................................................

11

2.10

Mounting The BC-80X0 /C-8000 Cradle ....................................................

12

2.10.1

Desktop Mounting .......................................................................................

13

2.10.2

Wall Mounting .............................................................................................

16

3

POWERSCAN® M8300 SYSTEM AND NETWORK LAYOUTS..................

18

3.1

Stand-alone Layouts ...................................................................................

18

3.1.1

Point-to-Point Reader Layout......................................................................

18

3.1.2

Stand-Alone Layout with Multiple Readers .................................................

18

3.1.3

Multiple Stand-Alone Layouts .....................................................................

19

3.1.4

C-BOX Layout.............................................................................................

20

3.2

Multidrop STAR-System™ Network Layouts ..............................................

21

3.2.1

Host Master Layout.....................................................................................

21

3.2.2

BC-8000 Master Layout ..............................................................................

22

3.2.3

Master BC-8000 Network Troubleshooting .................................................

23

4

CONFIGURATION......................................................................................

24

4.1

Configuration Methods................................................................................

24

4.1.1

Reading Configuration Barcodes ................................................................

24

4.1.2

Using Datalogic Aladdin™ ..........................................................................

24

4.1.3

Copy Command ..........................................................................................

24

4.1.4

Sending Configuration Strings from Host....................................................

25

4.2

Setup Procedures .......................................................................................

25

4.3

PowerScan® D8330 Setup ..........................................................................

26

4.4

PowerScan® M8300/BC-80X0Point-to-Point Setup ...................................

26

4.5

PowerScan® M8300/BC-80X0Stand-Alone Setup .....................................

27

4.5.1

Using Multiple M-Series Readers with Same Cradle ..................................

29

4.5.2

PowerScan® M8300/STAR-Modem™ in Stand-Alone Mode ......................

30

 

 

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