Beeper and LED Indicators

Beeper and LED Indicators

In addition to beep sequences, the scanner includes an array of three bi-color (green/red) LEDs to display system status and alerts.
The following table defines beep sequences that occur during scanner operation and programming, and LED indications that display during scanning.
Scanner Beeper and LED Indications
Beeper Sequence
LED
Indication
Standard Use
Low, medium, high
Green
Power up
User-configured
Green blink off, then on
A barcode was decoded
None
Center green LED remains ON
Presentation mode is on
4 low
Red
Transmission error
5 low
Red
Conversion or format error
Low, low, low, extra low
Red
RS-232 receive error
High
None
A <BEL> character is received over RS-232
low, high, high, low
None
The attached aux scanner is drawing too much current.
high, low
None
An unsupported device was plugged into the USB host, and/or the device failed enumeration.
Image Capture
None
All green, blinking
Snapshot mode started
None
Return to steady green
Snapshot mode complete
High, low state
Green (default) LED mode based upon hand-held/hands-free mode
Snapshot mode time-out
5 clicks, then shutter sound
Green blinking
Snapshot taken
EAS
N/A
A soft tag is deactivated.
N/A
The scanner conclusively detected a hard tag.
N/A
A soft or hard tag is in the detected field.
N/A
A tag is not deactivated, is considered live, and the type of tag (soft or hard) cannot be determined.
High, low
N/A
EAS communication disconnect; the scanner disconnected from the Sensormatic control box.
Low, high
N/A
EAS communication reconnect; the scanner reconnected to the Sensormatic control box.
Parameter Programming
Low, high
Red
Input error: incorrect bar code, programming sequence, or Cancel scanned
High, low
Green
Number expected; enter value using numeric bar codes
High, low, high, low
Green
Successful program exit with change in parameter setting
ADF Programming
Low/high/low
None
ADF transmit error
High/low
Green
Number expected, enter another digit. Add leading zeros to the front if necessary.
Low/low
Green
Alphanumeric expected, enter another alphanumeric 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 after 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 rule. 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 rule again.
Long low/long high/long low
Green (turns off after blinking)
Cancel rule entry. Rule entry mode exited because of an error or the user asked to exit rule entry.
Macro PDF
2 low
None
Buffered File ID error. A barcode not in the current MPDF sequence was scanned.
2 long low
None
File ID error. A barcode not in the current MPDF sequence was scanned.
3 long low
None
Out of memory. There is not enough buffer space to store the current MPDF symbol.
4 long low
None
Bad symbology. Scanned a 1D or 2D barcode in an MPDF sequence, a duplicate MPDF label, a label in an incorrect order, or trying to transmit an empty or illegal MPDF field.
5 long low
None
Flushing MPDF buffer
Fast Warble
None
Aborting MPDF sequence
Low/high beeps
None
Flushing an already empty MPDF buffer