Speaker and LED Conditions

Speaker and LED Conditions

For scale and Weight Guard indications, go to User Interface Indications for Scale and Weight Guard User Interface Indications.
Speaker and LED Indicators
Condition
Speaker Indication
System LED Indication
Button LED Indication
Description
Standard Use
System power-up
Low, Medium, High Beeps
None
No change
Power up.
System reboot
Loud, two seconds beep
No change for 10 seconds. Red for the last two seconds.
No change
After holding the Scale Zero and EAS buttons for 10 seconds, the MP72 reboots.
Barcode decoded
Off, Low, Medium, High, two-tone beep, or TBD tone (programmable)
Bright green
No change
One bright green LED flash.
System is idle
None
Dim green
No change
LED constant on; ready for decode.
System is disabled
None
Off
No change
The host application has sent a SCAN-DISABLE command.
Barcode data transmission error
4 Low Beeps
Red
No change
Transmission error.
Barcode data conversion error
5 Low Beeps
Red
No change
Conversion or format error.
RS-232 host parity error
Low, Low, Low, Extra Low Beeps
Red
No change
RS-232 Receive error.
BELL (RS-232)
High Beep
None
No change
A <BEL> character is received over RS-232
Volume
Pressed and release Volume/Tone button
Sounds the volume level
No change
Button LED blinks for two seconds (at 2 Hz).
Volume change. It sounds the current volume level. If pressed within two seconds (or while the volume LED is blinking), it sounds the volume at the next level. Once the maximum volume level is reached, it restarts at the lowest volume level.
Press and hold the Volume/Tone button for two seconds
Sounds the decode tone
No change
Button LED blinks for two seconds.
Decode tone change. Subsequence decode tones are heard every second if continuously held. Decode tones cycle.
Decode tone change (describes action above)
Button click; decode beep at next tone (wrap)
No change
No change
After holding the Volume button for two seconds, the next decode tone sounds. For each additional second, the decode tone changes again.
Button Presses
Press and release the Scale Zero button
Click
No change
Scale Zero button LED blinks green (momentary)
LED illuminates only if the Scale Zero button is enabled. This causes the scale to zero.
Press and hold the Scale Zero button
Click
No change
None
If the Scale Zero button is enabled, it causes the scale calibration audit trail to display until the button is released.
Press and hold/release the Scale Zero and EAS buttons
Click
Red after 10 seconds upon reboot
No change
After buttons are held for 10 seconds, a system reboot initiates.
Press and hold the Scale Zero and Volume/Tone buttons for 5 seconds, then release
Short beep after 5 seconds; within 2 seconds of release, press the Scale Zero and Volume/Tone again and release; 5 long beeps sound
No change
No change
After the final 5 long beeps sound, scale calibration is entered.
Press and release the EAS button
Click
No change
EAS is enabled, LED is amber
If EAS is enabled, button press activates manual tag deactivation.
Camera Activation Button Presses
Press and release the Camera Activation button
Periodic clicks until shutter sounds indicating a picture was taken.
No Change
No Change
Takes a picture.
EAS/Security Tags
EAS system disabled
None
No change
EAS LED is off
EAS parameter disabled.
EAS system functional (idle)
None
No change
EAS LED is on
EAS is operating normally.
EAS tag detected anytime
Configurable: None, Geiger Counter clicks
No change
EAS LED blinks yellow at 4 Hz
An EAS tag is in the EAS tag detected area and being detected.
EAS manual deactivation activated
None
No change
EAS LED is on
When deactivation is active on the system.
EAS Soft Tag Deactivation
None, Beep 1, Beep 2
No change
No change
Beep indicates that a soft tag was deactivated
EAS Hard Tag Detected
None, Beep 1, Beep 2
No change
No change
Beep indicates that a hard tag was detected.
Sensormatic EAS communication disconnect
High, Low Beeps
Green
EAS LED is off
Sensormatic EAS communication reconnect
Low, High Beeps
Green
EAS LED is on
Firmware Download
Firmware Download
Low, Medium, High beep after complete
Red alternating between on and fast blink
No change
Firmware download in progress. Indications identify progress:
  • Firmware data download in progress: no LED control.
  • After reboot, firmware is installed: LED blinks fast red.
  • Download completion: normal power-up beep.
Parameter Programming
Parameter entry error
Low, High Beeps
Red
No change
Input error: incorrect barcode, programming sequence, or Cancel scanned.
Parameter number entry expected
High, Low Beeps
Green
No change
Number expected. Enter value using numeric barcodes.
Parameter entry accepted
High, Low, High, Low Beeps
Green
No change
Successful program exit with change in parameter setting.
Macro PDF
Macro PDF buffered
2 Low Beeps
No change
No change
MDPF sequence buffered.
Macro PDF file ID error
2 Long Low Beeps
No change
No change
File ID error. A barcode not in the current MPDF sequence was scanned.
Macro PDF buffer out of memory
3 Long Low Beeps
No change
No change
Out of memory. There is not enough buffer space to store the current MPDF symbol.
Macro PDF bad symbology encountered
4 Long Low Beeps
No change
No change
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.
Macro PDF buffer flushed
5 Long Low Beeps
No change
No change
Flushing MPDF buffer.
Macro PDF aborted
Fast Warble Beep
No change
No change
Aborting MPDF sequence.
Macro PDF buffer flushed with no data
Low, High Beeps
Red
No change
Flushing an already empty MPDF buffer.
ADF Programming
Number expected
High, Low Beeps
Green
No change
Enter another digit. Add leading zeros to the front if necessary.
Alpha character expected
Low, Low Beeps
Green
No change
Enter another alphabetic character or scan the End of Message barcode.
Criteria or action expected
High, High Beeps
Green Blinking
No change
ADF criteria or action is expected. Enter another criterion or action, or scan the Save Rule barcode.
ADF rule saved
High, Low, High, Low Beeps
Green (turns off blinking)
No change
Rule saved. Rule entry mode exited.
Criteria or action cleared
High, Low, Low Beeps
Green
No change
All criteria or actions cleared for current rule, continue entering rule.
Last rule deleted
Low Beep
Green
No change
Delete the last saved rule. The current rule is left intact.
All rules deleted
Low, High, High Beeps
Green
No change
All rules are deleted.
ADF out of memory
Low, High, Low, High Beeps
Red
No change
Out-of-rule memory. Erase some existing rules, then try to save the rule again.
Cancel rule entry
Low, High, Low Beeps
Green (turns off blinking)
No change
Cancel rule entry. Rule entry mode exited because of an error, or the user asked to exit rule entry.
Rule error
Low, High Beeps
Red
No change
Entry error, wrong barcode scanned, or criteria/action list is too long for a rule. Re-enter criterion or action.