Troubleshooting

The following guide is for reference purposes only. Contact a customer service representative to preserve the limited warranty terms.

 

Symptom

Possible Cause(s)

Solution

 

All Interfaces

 

 

 

No LED, beep, or

No power is being supplied

Check the transformer, outlet, and the power strip.

 

Make sure the power cable is plugged into the

 

motor spin.

to the scanner.

scanner.

 

 

 

 

During power up the

A non-volatile RAM failure.

Contact a customer service representative, if the

 

unit beeps 3 times.

unit will not hold the configuration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During power up the

There has been a

Contact a customer service representative, if the

 

unit razzes

 

diagnostic failure.

unit will not function.

 

continuously.

 

 

 

 

During power up the

 

 

 

unit razzes once and

A VLD failure.

Contact a customer service representative.

 

the blue LED flashes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

During power up the

 

 

 

unit razzes twice and

Scanner motor failure.

Contact a customer service representative.

 

blue LED flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

There are multiple

The same symbol timeout

 

 

scans upon

Adjust same symbol timeout for a longer time.

 

is set to short.

 

presentation of code.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The unit powers up

The beeper is disabled.

Enable the beeper.

 

No volume is selected.

Select a volume.

 

but does not beep.

 

No tone is selected.

Select a tone.

 

 

 

 

The unit is trying to scan a

UPC/EAN and Code 128 are enabled by default.

 

 

particular symbology that

Verify that the type of bar code being read has

 

 

is not enabled.

been selected.

 

 

 

 

 

The unit powers up

The unit has been

Verify that the bar code that is being scanned falls

 

but does not scan

configured for a character

 

and/or beep.

length lock or a minimum

into the criteria.

 

 

length and the bar code

Typical of Non-UPC/EAN codes. The scanner

 

 

being scanned does not

 

 

satisfy the configured

defaults to a minimum of 4 character bar code.

 

 

criteria.

 

 

The unit scans a bar

The scanner is configured

If the scanner is setup to support ACK/NAK,

 

code, but locks up

 

to support some form of

RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF, or D/E, verify that the host

 

after the first scan

 

host handshaking but is

cable and host are supporting the handshaking

 

(the blue LED stays

 

not receiving the signal.

properly.

 

on).

 

 

 

 

The unit scans but

The scanner’s data format

Verify that the scanner’s data format matches that

 

the data transmitted

 

does not match the host

required by the host. Make sure that the scanner

 

to the host is

 

system requirements.

is connected to the proper host port.

 

incorrect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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