Scanner Indications
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Scanner Indications

This section lists the meanings of the scanner's indications.
Scanner Beeper and LED Indications
Beeper Sequence
LED
Indication
Standard Use
Low, medium, high
Green
Powering on.
Scanning
None
Green solid
Presentation mode on.
None
No LED; green LED turned off
Presentation mode off.
Medium
Green flash
Successful barcode decode.
Low, low, low, extra low
Red
Parity error.
Four long low beeps
Red
Transmission error in a scanned symbol. The data is ignored. This occurs if a unit is not properly configured. Check option setting.
Five long low beeps
Red
Conversion or format error.
None
Red flash on trigger pull
Scanner is disabled by a host command to the scanner.
High
None
A <BEL> character is received over RS-232.
Wireless Operation
Low, high, low, high
Red
Out of batch storage memory, unable to store new barcode.
Radio Indications
Low
None
Scanner inserted into a cradle
a
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Low, high
Green
Bluetooth connection established.
High, low
Red
Bluetooth disconnection event.
Long low, long high
Red
Bluetooth page timeout; the remote device is out of range/not powered.
Long low, long high, long low, long high
None
Bluetooth connection attempt rejected by the remote device.
None
Green flash
Bluetooth attempting reconnection.
Five high
None
Bluetooth attempting reconnection (disabled by default).
Six high
Blue (fast, fast, slow)
Paging.
Remaining Charge Indications
Four short high beeps
Red (stays on)
Low battery indication (on trigger release).
None
Red (slow blink)
Scanner is charging in cradle; charge remaining between 0 - 3%.
Parameter Programming
Long low, long high
Red
Input error, incorrect barcode or
Cancel
scanned, wrong entry, incorrect barcode programming sequence; remain in program mode.
High, low
Green
Keyboard parameter selected. Enter a value using barcode keypad.
High, low, high, low
Green
Successful program exit with a change in the parameter setting.
ADF Programming
Low, high, low
None
ADF transmit error.
High, low
Green
Number expected. Enter another digit. Add leading zeros at the beginning if necessary.
Low, low
Green
Alpha expected. Enter another alphabetic character or scan the
End of Message
barcode.
High, high
Green blinking
ADF criteria or action is expected. Enter another criteria or action or scan the
Save Rule
barcode.
High low low
Green
All criteria or actions cleared for current rule, continue entering rule.
High, low, high, low
Green (turns off blinking)
Rule saved. Rule entry mode exited.
Long low, long high
Red
Rule error. Entry error, wrong barcode scanned, or criteria/action list is too long for a rule. Re-enter criteria or action.
Low beep
Green
Deleted last saved ruled. The current rule is left intact.
Low, high, high
Green
All rules deleted.
Long low, long high, long low, long high
Red
Out of rule memory. Erase some existing rules, then try to save the rule again.
Low low, long high, long low
Green (turns off blinking)
Cancel rule entry. Rule entry mode exited because of an error, or the user asked to exit rule entry.
Host-Specific
USB Only
Four high beeps
None
The scanner has not completed initialization. Wait several seconds and try again.
RS-232 Only
High, high, high, low
Red
RS-232 receive error.
High
None
A <BEL> character is received when Beep on <BEL> is enabled (Point-to-Point mode only).
Virtual Tether Alarm
High, low, continuous
Fast blinking alternating green and red
The scanner disconnects over Bluetooth from the cradle (Virtual Tether Alarm enabled).
Virtual Tether Alarm, when enabled, activates on the scanner and cradle.