Symbol Technologies P370, P470

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Set Up

3. Fasten the two scr ews prov ided into the wall where the cradle will hang, leaving

about 1/8” (0.3 cm) of the screw outside the wall for the cradle’s wall mounting

sockets (A template is provided for you in the PL 370/470 Quick Reference Guide

p/n 72-38494-xx).

4. Place the c radle over the screw heads and slide down until it fits into place. Slight

pressure upwards should not move the cradle.

Figure 2-6. Securing Cradle to Wall

5. Position the antenna verticall y (pointing toward the ceiling).

6. Place the sc anner in the cradle .

Contents

Main Page Page Page iii Contents About This Manual Chapter 1. The P470/P370 RF Scanner Chapter 2. Set Up iv Chapter 3. Operation Chapter 4. Maintenance And Specifications Chapter 5. Parameter Men u s v vi Page Page About This Manual Chapter Descriptions Notational Conventions Related Publications Service Information xi Symbol Support Center xii xiii Warranty xiv Warranty Coverage and Procedure General Chapter 1 The P470/P370 RF Scanner Rechargeable Battery The Cradle Quick Startup Instructions Commonly Used P470/P370 Programming Bar Code Chapter 2 Set Up Unpacking Setting Up the Cradle Connecting to a Host RS-232 Connection Using A Synapse Cable IMPORTANT Wand Emulation, OCIA, OCR, Keyboard Wedges Wall Mounting Page Pairing the Scanner with the Cradle Optimizing RF Performance Mounting Coexistence in Spectru m2 4 En vi ro nm e nt s Select a Channel Outside the Spectrum24 band Phaser-to-Phaser Co-Existence Charging the Battery Using the Cradle Using the UBC 2000 Battery Charge Page Chapter 3 Operation Default Application Initial Powerup Scan and Transmit Application Numeric Data Entry Alpha Data Entry Eliminating Repetitive Scannin g Communication Errors RF Communication Errors Page System Menu 3-8 System Setup Options App. Control 3-10 3-11 3-12 3-13 3-14 Parameter Control System Status a l lo ws you to perform system checks such as Battery Check. System Status 3-15 Vers ion Return to App 3-16 123Scan Suffix Values Page Page Page Scanning Scan the Entire Symbol Hold at an Angle + _ 3-24 P470/370 RF Scanner Product Reference Guide Distance From Front Of Scanner Decode Zone Width Field Of 3-25 Operation Distance From Front Of Scanner Figure 3-4. P370 ALR Scanner - Decode Zone Width Field Keypad Operation Page Troubleshooting Page Page Chapter 4 Maintenance And Specifications Removing the Battery Replacing the Battery Charge Status LED Indications 4-4 Technical Specifications Table 4-2. Technical Specification s Page Cradle Pin-outs Beeper Indications / Default Application Error Codes 4-8 Table 4-4. Beeper Indications (Continued) Chapter 5 Parameter Menus Operational Parameters 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 Page Communication Protocol Scan & Transmit Application Host Type RS-232C Host Types Page Code ID Characters for RS232C Host Types Page RF Channel RF Retries Page Sleep Time Page Page Page Page Page Page Laser On Time Page Linear Code Type Security Level Linear Security Lev el 1 Linear Security Lev el 2 Linear Code Type Security Level (Continued) Page Page Page Page Page Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals Decode UPC/EAN Supplemental Redundancy Transmit UPC-A/UPC-E/UPC-E1 Check Digit UPC-A Preamble UPC-E Preamble UPC-E1 Preamble Convert UPC-E to UPC-A Convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A Page Page UPC/EAN Security Level UPC/EAN Security Level 0 UPC/EAN Security Level 1 UPC/EAN Security Level (Continued) Page Page Page Page Page Set Lengths for Code 39 Set Lengths for Code 39 (Continued) Page Page Enable/Disable Code 39 Full ASCII Page Page Page Set Lengths for Code 93 Set Lengths for Code 93 (Continued) Page Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 (Continued) Page Page Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 Page Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 (Continued) Page Set Lengths for Codabar Set Lengths for Codabar (Continued) Page Page Page Set Lengths for MSI Plessey Set Lengths for MSI Plessey (Continued) Page Page Page Transmit Code ID Character Symbol Code ID Characters Page Pause Duration RS-232C Parameters Baud Rate Page Parity Page Page Hardware Handshaking Page Hardware Handshaking (Continued) Software Handshaking None Software Handshaking (Continued) ACK/NAK ENQ ACK/NAK with ENQ Software Handshaking (Continued) XON/XOFF Host Serial Response Time-out Page Stop Bit Select ASCII Format Intercharacter Delay MCL-Net Parameters MCL-Net Baud Rate Page Page Page Scanner Address MCL-Net Transmit Retries MCL-Net Frame Timeout Scanner Decode Beep Type Long Range Scanning Bar Codes Aim Mode 2051B00 Option 1: Trigger Pull to Scan (Default) Option 2: Trigger Release to Scan Aim Duration Numeric Bar Codes Page Page Page Appendix A Bar Code Information UCC/EAN-128 A-2 Table A-1. Reading Standard Code128 & UCC/EAN 1 2 8 AIM Code Identifiers A-4 A-5 Table A-3. Modifier Characters (Continued) Page A-7 Table A-5. ASCII Character Set A-8 Table A-5. ASCII Character Set (Continued ) A-9 Table A-5. ASCII Character Set (Continued ) A-10 Table A-5. ASCII Character Set (Continued ) A-11 Table A-5. ASCII Character Set (Continued ) A-12 Table A-5. ASCII Character Set (Continued ) Appendix B Automatic Project Download Page C-1 Appendix C Radio Channels Cordless Phaser RF Channels Per Country Table C-1. RF Channels Per Country C-2 C-3 C-4 Appendix D Messages and Error Codes Messages Communication Errors Scanning Transmission Range D-3 Table D-2. Error Codes Page Index Index-1 Numerics A B C D Index-3 E F H I K Q R S T Page Page Tell Us What You Think... Quick Startup Instructions