Hand Held Products 2020/5620 system manual System Conditions, Cordless Scanner

a radio signal with randomly changing frequencies, makes the cordless system highly responsive to a wide variety of data collection applications and resistant to noisy RF environments. Bluetooth Class 2 power level provides range of 33 feet (10m) depending on the environment.

Cordless Scanner

The cordless scanner enables fast and accurate bar code scanning using a non- contact linear imager.

The scanner is comprised of a linear imager, a decode/control assembly, and an RF communication module. The scan engine performs the bar code image illumination and sensing. The decode/control assembly coordinates the central communication activities including: capturing and decoding the bar code image data, performing software activities (parameter menuing, visual indicator support, low battery indication), and data translation required for the host system. The RF communication module performs the data exchange between the scanner and the base.

System Conditions

The components of the cordless system interact in specific ways as you associate a scanner to a base, as you move a scanner out of range, bring a scanner back in range, or swap scanners between two cordless systems. The following information explains the cordless system operating conditions.

Linking Process

Once a scanner is placed into the base, the scanner’s battery charge status is checked, and software automatically detects the scanner and links it to the base if another scanner is not already linked.

Scanner Is Out of Range

The cordless scanner is in communication with its base, even when it is not transmitting bar code data. Whenever the scanner can’t communicate with the base for a few seconds, it is out of range. If the scanner is out of range and you scan a bar code, the scanner issues a triple beep indicating no communication with the base. In addition, your scanner and base can sound an alarm if programmed to emit an alarm. See Out-of-Range Alarm on page 1-8.

Scanner Is Moved Back Into Range

The scanner re-links if the scanner or the base have been reset or out of range. If the scanner re-links, you will hear a single chirp when the re-linking process (uploading of the parameter table) is complete.

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