TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (CONTINUED)

RS-232 only

IS6520/MS6520 Series Troubleshooting Guide (continued)

SYMPTOMS

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)

SOLUTION

 

 

 

Powers up OK

Com port at the host is

Check to make sure that the

and scans OK

not working or

baud rate, data bits, stops bits

but does not

configured properly

and parity of the scanner and

communicate

 

the communication port match

properly to the

 

and the program is looking for

host

 

"RS-232" data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powers up OK

Cable not connected to

Check to make sure that the

and scans OK

the proper com port

baud rate, data bits, stops bits

but does not

 

and parity of the scanner and

communicate

 

the communication port match

properly to the

 

and the program is looking for

host

 

"RS-232" data

 

 

 

 

 

 

Powers up OK

Com port not

Check to make sure that the

and scans OK

operating properly

baud rate, data bits, stops bits

but does not

 

and parity of the scanner and

communicate

 

the communication port match

properly to the

 

and the program is looking for

host

 

"RS-232" data

 

 

 

 

 

 

The host is

The scanner and host

Check that the scanner and the

receiving data

may not be configured

host are configured for the same

but the data

for the same interface

interface font

does not look

font

 

correct

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Characters are

Intercharacter delay

Add some Intercharacter delay

to the transmitted output by

being dropped

needs to be added to

using the MetroSelect ®

 

the transmitted output

 

Programming Guide MLPN

 

 

 

 

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Metrologic Instruments MS6520 manual RS-232 only

MS6520 specifications

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