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Datalogic PowerScan PM8500 manual

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    P ow erScan™ M8500 Readers Industrial Handheld Ar ea Imager Bar Cod e Reader with Datalogic’ s ST AR Cordless S ystem™ Quick Refere nce Guide[...]

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    Datalogic Scanning , Inc. 959 T erry Street Eugene, Oregon 97402 USA T elephone: (541) 683-5700 F ax: (541) 345-7 140 An Unpublished W ork - All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this documenta- tion or the procedures described therein may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior written permission of Datalog[...]

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    Quick Reference Guide 1 Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Table of Con tents ................. ........................... ....................... .......... 1 Updates and Lan guage Availab ility ...... ............. ............ ............. .......... 3 PowerScan ® M8500 Family ......................... ........................... ......... 4 Descri[...]

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    2 PowerScan® PM8500 NO TES[...]

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    Quick Reference Guide 3 Updates and Langua ge Availability UK/US The latest drivers and documentation upda tes for this pro duct are available on Internet. Log on to : www.scanning.datalogic.com I Su Internet sono disponibili le versioni aggiornate di driver e documentazione di questo prodotto. Collegarsi a : www.scanning.datalogic.com F Les versio[...]

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    Quick Reference Guide 4 P ow erScan® M8500 F amily Description The P owerScan ® M8500 series readers can be used with either a BC-80X0 cradle or Stargate™ radio base station to build a Cor dless Reading System for the collec- tion, decoding and tr ansmission of bar coded data. The M8500 series can be used in the same environment wher e M8300 se[...]

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    Using the PowerScan® PM8500 Family Quick Reference Guide 5 Using the PowerScan® PM8500 Family The P owerScan® PM8500 normally functio n s by capturing and decoding codes. The P owerScan® PM8500 reader u ses an intelligent aiming system. By pulling the trigger , the aiming system indicates a field of view , which should be positioned over the co[...]

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    Indicators 6P o w e r S c a n ® M 8 5 0 0 Indicators LED Ind icators The P owerScan® PM8500 family uses green LED indicators to signal the follow- ing re ader functions: Beeper The P owerScan® PM8500 basic software pr ov ides beeper signals for good/wrong reading and for indicating errors. Its tone , volume and duration can be directly configure[...]

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    Charging the Batteries Quick Reference Guide 7 Charging the Batteries Once the BC-80X0/C-8000 is pow ered, you can charge the reader's batteries. Place the P o werScan ® M8500 into the BC-80X0 cradle or the C-8000 battery charger . The "Reader" LED on the cradle/battery charger turns red. The battery is completely charged when th e [...]

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    Charging the Batteries 8P o w e r S c a n ® M 8 5 0 0 As with other types of batteries, Lithium-Ion (LI) batteries will lose capacit y over time. Capacity deteri- oration is noticeable after one year of service whether the battery is in use or not. It is difficult to pre- cisely predict the finite life of a LI battery , but cell manufac turers rat[...]

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    Setup Quick Reference Guide 9 Setup Powe r S c an ® M8500/BC-80X0 Point-t o Point C onfiguration 1. Connect a BC-80X0 cradle to the Ho st. F or installation and connection information see the BC-80X0 Quick Reference M anual. 2. Charge the P owerScan ® M8500 battery using an BC-80X0 or the C-8000 charger as described in this Quick Refer ence manua[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration 10 PowerScan® M8500 PowerScan ® M8500 Configuration Powe r S c an ® M8500/B C-80X0 P oint-t o -P oint Setup A rapid configuration procedure has been devised for point-to-point applications where a single re ader is associated exclusivel y with its o wn BC-80X0 base station and where it is not necessar y to set the[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration Quick Reference Guide 11 Pow e r S c an ® M8500/BC-80X0 Stan d Alone Setup When the BC-80X0 cradle is connected and power ed, configure the P owerScan ® M8500 by readi ng the foll ow ing c ode s in the g ive n seq uen ce a nd fo llo w th e in stru c- tions. For the numeric code selecti on of steps 3, 4, and 5 use t[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration 12 PowerScan® M8500 4. Set Time + four digits for Hours and Minutes (HHMM). 5. Set Radio Address + four digits for the PowerScan ® M8500 Address (from 0000 to 1999). All readers used in the same area must have different addresses. 6. Exit and Save Configuratio n 7. Read the Bind code to pair the PowerS can ® M8500[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration Quick Reference Guide 13 EN D o f pr o ce d ur e . YOUR READER IS NOW RE ADY TO READ CODES. 8. Firmly position the reader onto the cr adle within 10 seconds, a beep will be emitted, signaling that the BC-80X0 crad le has been paired to the PowerScan ® M8500, and the green LED on the reader will go off. 9. Configure [...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration 14 PowerScan® M8500 Using Multiple Readers with Same Cradle If you want to use several readers associat ed with the same cradle, you must first Bind the cradle with one of the readers (see previously described configura tion procedure). Successive readers can be associated with the same cradle by following the confi[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration Quick Reference Guide 15 Pow e r S c an ® M8500/ST AR-SY STEM™ Setup The following procedu re allows configuring a P owerScan ® M8500 reader to com- municate with various ST AR -S ystem™ devices such as Stargate™ RF base sta- tions: 1. Restore PowerS can ® M8500 Default 2. Enter Configuration 3. Set Date + s[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration 16 PowerScan® M8500 5. Set the connection according to the length of the codes to be read: Code Length  240 Chara cters Code Length  240 Chara cters (not for systems with BC-80X0 as Master) 6. Set Radio Address + four digits from the Nume ric Table for the PowerS can ® M8500 Address (from 0000 to 1999). All r[...]

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    PowerScan® M8500 Configuration Quick Reference Guide 17 END of procedure . Y OUR READER IS NOW READ Y TO READ C ODES. 8. Set Last STAR-System™ Address + four digits from the Numeric Table in the r ange 0000 to 1999 Whenever the system is composed of a single base station, the fir st and last base station addresses (s teps 7 and 8) must have the [...]

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    Default Configuration 18 PowerScan® M8500 Default Confi guration DA T A FORMA T – Symbology Dependent Pa rameters symbology specific format = se lect all, no headers, no terminato rs, symbology character substitution disabled , symbolog y character deletion d isabled DA T A F ORMA T – Con catenat ion Concatenation disabled, 2 EAN/UPC c odes co[...]

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    Operating Test Quick Reference Guide 19 Operating Test EAN-13 Code 39 (Standard) Code 128 PDF417 QR Data Matrix (Normal) 1 234567 000992 17162 te s t[...]

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    Technical Features 20 PowerScan® M8500 Technical Features Po werScan® M8500 Family C ommon Features Electrical Featur es Battery Type 2150 Li-Ion battery pack Time of recharge max. 4 hour s with external power sup ply max. 10 hours w ith Host power Operatin g autonomy (continuous reading) 30,000 read s (typical) Display (Only available with some [...]

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    Technical Features Quick Reference Guide 21 Po werScan® M8500 F amily Common F eatures (continued) Optical F eatures Sensor 1280 x 1024 pixel element, 2D CMO S Array Illuminator LED array Wavelength In the range 630 ~ 670 nm LED Safety Class Class 1 t o EN 60825- 1 Aiming System Visible Laser Diode Wavelength 650 nm Laser Safety Class Class 2 - EN[...]

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    Technical Features 22 PowerScan® M8500 Pow e rScan® M850 0™ * Reading distances a re measured from the nose of the reader . NOTE: Typical performance at 20ºC / 68ºF on high quali ty bar codes. Optical F eatures Focus dista nce 140 mm Field of view 28°(H )x 23°(V) Horizontal field of view at distance ( d ) in mm 0.52 d + 15 Vertical field of[...]

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    Technical Features Quick Reference Guide 23 Po werScan® M8500™ HD Reading distances are measured from the nose of the reader . NOTE: Typical performance at 20ºC / 68ºF on high qualit y bar codes. Optical F eatur es Focus distance 65 mm Field of view 27 ° (H) x 22° (V) Horizontal field of view at distance ( d ) in mm 0.50 d + 13 Vertical fiel[...]

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    Technical Features 24 PowerScan® M8500 Po werScan® M8500™ W A Reading distances are measur ed from the nose of the reader . NOTE: Typical performance at 20ºC / 68ºF on high quali ty bar codes. Optical F eatures Focus dista nce 110 mm Field of view 57° x 46° Horizontal field of view at distance ( d ) in mm 1.09 d + 38 Vertical field of view [...]

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    Services and Support Quick Reference Guide 25 Services and Support Datalogic pro vides several se r vices as well as technical support through its website. Log on to www .scanning.datalogic.c om and click on the links indicated for further information including: Prod u c ts Search through the links to arrive at yo ur product page wher e you can dow[...]

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    Compliance 26 PowerScan® M8500 Compliance This device must be opened by qual ified personne l only . The batteries must be remo ve d before openi ng the device. FC C Complianc e Modification s or changes to this equipment without th e express written approval of Datalogic could void the authority to use the equipment. This device complies with P A[...]

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    Compliance Quick Reference Guide 27 Laser Safety The P owerScan® PM8500 handheld reader is a Class 1 LED product regar ding its Illuminator and a Class 2 laser pr oduct regarding its Aiming System. LED Illuminator The use of an illuminator in the P owerS can® PM8500 handheld reader is a Class 1 LED product: ILLUMINATO RE LED CLASSE 1 AUSLEUCHTER [...]

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    Compliance 28 PowerScan® M8500 ENGLISH The following information is pro vided to comply with the rules imposed by inter- national authoritie s and refers to the correct use of your terminal. ST ANDARD LASER SAFETY REGULA TIONS This product conforms to the applicable requirement s of both CDRH 21 CFR 1040 and EN 60825-1 at the date of manufacture. [...]

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    Compliance Quick Reference Guide 29 DEUTSCH Die folgenden Inf ormationen stimm en mit den Sich erheitshinwe isen überein , die von internationalen Behörden auferlegt wurden, und sie bezi ehen sich auf den korrekten Gebrauc h vom T ermina l. NORM FÜR DIE LASERSICHERHEIT Dies P rodukt entspricht am T ag der Herstellung den gültigen EN 60825-1 und[...]

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    Compliance 30 PowerScan® M8500 ESP AÑOL Las informacione s siguientes son pre sen tadas en conformidad con las disposi- ciones de las autoridades inte rnacionales y se r efieren al uso correcto del terminal. NORMA TIV AS ESTÁND AR P ARA LA SEGURID AD LÁSER Este aparato resulta conforme a las normat ivas vige ntes de se guridad láser a la fecha[...]

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    Compliance Quick Reference Guide 31 WEEE C ompliance English F or information about the disposal of W aste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), please refer to the website at www .scanning.data- logic.com. Italian P er informazioni sullo smaltimento delle apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche consultare il sito W eb www .scanning.datalo[...]

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    Numeric Table 32 PowerScan® M8500 Numeric Table 01 ANFOGIFKDNGNENE IEPANHOGOCK AHPNIBAMDKEOFMH MLJAKFHBHIK AKCBPJCJGIIJCMC FGPOFMJLDJK AEFBJLBGMHPKNIF GJCGBBDNHGK AAPHBAJJDEBJCDJ AGBDLGHNFHK AFKEBJJPCPKMAJN AMBKKKCFJKK DLDLLLDDDLLLL LLDLLDDDLDLLL ANEPGIFKDNGNENE IEPANHOGOCK AHPNIBAMDKEOFMH MLJALEHEEIK AKCBPJCJGIIJCMC EHPLFIKNHNK AEFBJLBGMHPKMKG PI[...]

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    Numeric Table Quick Reference Guide 33 56 AMEPGIFKDNGNE NEIEPANHOGOCK AHPNIBAMDKEOF MHMLJAKFAAEIK AKCBPJCJGIIJC MCEGJNDOAMLNK AEFBJLBGMHPLM LCPBCACOJIFGK AAPHBAJIDCFJG LHNIKABJCDBBK AHKEBJNIIGGEC EIHHDDMMFLLIK DDDLLLDDLLDLLL LDLLDDDLDLDL AMEOGIFKDNGNE NEIEPANHOGOCK AHPNIBAMDKEOF MHMLJALFCCHIK AKCBPJCJGIIJC MCEHKONPFOPNK AEFBJLBGMHPLM LAKPMMDLFOFGK [...]

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    Numeric Table 34 PowerScan® M8500 NO TES[...]

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    Numeric Table Quick Reference Guide 35 NO TES[...]

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    Numeric Table 36 PowerScan® M8500 NO TES[...]

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    d ichiara che declares that the déclare que le bescheinigt, daß das Gerät declare que el PowerScan Mxxx; Cordless Bar Code Reader sono conform i alle Direttiv e del Consiglio E urop eo sottoelenc ate: ar e in conformity with the r equirements of the Eur opean C ouncil Directiv es listed below: sont conformes aux spécificat ions des Directives d[...]

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    ©2009 Datalogic Scanni ng, Inc. 820002371 (Rev A) 07/09 Aust rali a Datalogic Scanning Pty Ltd T elephone: [61] (2) 9870 3200 australia.scanning@datalogic.com Fr ance a nd Benelux Datalogic Scanning Sarl T elephone: [33].01.64.86.71.00 france.scanning@datalogic.com Germany Datalogic Scanning GmbH T elephone: 49 (0) 61 51 /93 58-0 germany .scanning[...]