Intermec 270-103-004 User Manual
SF
51
Cordless Scanner
User’s
Guide
SF
51
Cordless Scanner
User’s
Guide
Intermec Technologies Corporation
Worldwide Headquarters
6001 36th Ave.W.
Everett, WA 98203
U.S.A.
www.intermec.com
The information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of
allowing customers to operate and service Intermec-manufactured
equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other
purpose without written permission of Intermec Technolgies
Corporation.
Information and specifications contained in this document are subject
to change without prior noticed and do not represent a commitment on
the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation.
© 2005-2008 by Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved.
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Gen2, JANUS, LabelShop, MobileLAN, Picolink, Ready-to-Work,
RoutePower, Sabre, ScanPlus, ShopScan, Smart Mobile Computing,
SmartSystems, TE 2000, Trakker Antares, and Vista Powered are either
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Corporation.
There are U.S. and foreign patents as well as U.S. and foreign patents
pending.
Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A.
Keyport is a registered trademark of Data Technologies, Inc.
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Document Change Record
This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as Revision 001.
Version
Number
006 A 10/2008 • Corrected the procedure describing how to
005 A 12/2006 • Added information on how to connect as a
004 A 1/2006 Added information to support firmware
003 A 8/2005 Removed references to the HID keyboard
002 A 6/2005 Added information to support firmware
Revision
Letter
Date Description of Change
upgrade the firmware on the scanner.
• Converted document to new template/
style.
keyboard wedge using the Keyport
Bluetooth application.
• Updated part numbers and model
numbers to support the RoHS compliant
SF51.
version 1.2 including these features:
• Additional trigger mode settings, level
trigger mode enhancements, and support
for the Trigger Timeout and Turn Off
After Good commands.
• Support for the EAN.UCC Composite, and
TLC 39 bar code symbologies, the Code
128 FNC2 control character, the code
mark Symbology ID setting, and the
Matrix 2 of 5 ChinaPost start/stop code.
• Data editing.
• Added references to Keyport Lite, a
keyboard wedge application supported on
the SF51 for English QWERTY keyboards.
profile, which is currently not supported on
the SF51
version 1.1 including these features:
• HID keyboard profile
• SF51 Firmware Upgrade Utility
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Contents
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Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Service Location Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Learning About the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introducing the SF51 Cordless Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Checking the Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
How to Turn On the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Understanding the Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Understanding the Beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scanning Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using Vibrate Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connecting and Configuring the SF51 . . . . 11
2
Connecting the SF51 to a Host Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Connecting to an Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting to a Host PC With the
Bluetooth Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting as a Keyboard Wedge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting Using Keyport Bluetooth . . . . . . 15
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Connecting Using Keyport Lite . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Collecting Data With Your SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring the SF51 Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring the SF51 With EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configuring the SF51 From Your
Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Restoring Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Configuring Bluetooth Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring the Discoverable State of the SF51 . . 22
Troubleshooting and Maintaining
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the SF51
Troubleshooting the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Upgrading the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Calling Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Problems and Possible Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Paging the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Resetting the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cleaning the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Configuration Command Reference. . . . . . 33
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Using Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuration Commands By Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SF51 Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Administrator Reset Factory Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Beep Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Beep Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Beep Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth Connect/Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Bluetooth Device Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth Discoverable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Bluetooth Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Bluetooth Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Codabar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Codablock A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Codablock F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Code 93/93i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Code 128/EAN 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
ISBT 128. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
GTIN Processing for EAN 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Configuration Modes and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Consecutive Same Read Data Validation . . . . . . . . . 43
Data Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Disable All Symbologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
EAN.UCC Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Error Beep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Good Read Beep Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Good Read Beep Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Good Read Beep Timing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Good Read LED Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Matrix 2 of 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Micro PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
MSI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Plessey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Postamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RSS 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RSS Expanded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
RSS Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setup Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Stacked Code Crackle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Standard 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Symbology Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Telepen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Timeout Between Different Consecutive Codes . . . 48
Timeout Between Identical Consecutive Codes . . . 48
TLC 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Trigger Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Trigger Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Turn Off After Good Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ISBN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
GTIN Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
User Reset Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vibrate Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Vibrate Alert Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
A
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Accessories for the SF51 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Before You Begin
This section provides you with safety information, technical
support information, and sources for additional product
information.
Safety Information
Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings
and cautions in this document before handling and operating
Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and
equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the
safety warnings and cautions.
This section explains how to identify and understand warnings,
cautions, and notes that are in this document.
A warning alerts you of an operating procedure,
practice, condition, or statement that must be
strictly observed to avoid death or serious injury
to the persons working on the equipment.
Before You Begin
A caution alerts you to an operating procedure,
practice, condition, or statement that must be
strictly observed to prevent equipment damage or
destruction, or corruption or loss of data.
Note: Notes either provide extra information about a
topic or contain special instructions for handling a
particular condition or set of circumstances.
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Before You Begin
Global Services and Support
Warranty Information
To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Support >
Returns and Repairs > Warranty.
Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this
document is presented for reference only. The code does not
necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is
provided “as is with all faults.” All warranties are expressly
disclaimed, including the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose.
Web Support
Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download
our current manuals (in PDF). To order printed versions of the
Intermec manuals, contact your local Intermec representative or
distributor.
Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central)
at www.intermec.com and click Support > Knowledge Central
to review technical information or to request technical support
for your Intermec product.
Telephone Support
In the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505.
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec
representative. To search for your local representative, from the
Intermec web site, click About Us > Contact Us.
Service Location Support
For the most current listing of service locations, click Support >
Returns and Repairs > Repair Locations.
For technical support in South Korea, use the after service
locations listed below:
AWOO Systems
102-1304 SK Ventium
522 Dangjung-dong
Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, South 435-776
Contact: Mr. Sinbum Kang
Telephone: +82-31-436-1191
E-mail: mjyun@awoo.co.kr
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IN Information System PTD LTD
6th Floor
Daegu Venture Center Bldg 95
Shinchun 3 Dong
Donggu, Daegu City, Korea
E-mail: jmyou@idif.co.kr or korlim@gw.idif.co.kr
Who Should Read This Manual
The SF51 Cordless Scanner User’s Guide provides you with
information about the features of the SF51. This guide is written
for the person who is responsible for installing, configuring,
maintaining, and troubleshooting the SF51.
Before you configure the SF51, you should be familiar with
your network and general networking terms, such as IP address.
You should also have a working knowledge of Bluetooth
communications.
Related Documents
The Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our
documents (as PDF files) that you can download for free.
To d ownlo a d docu ments
1 Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
2 Click Support > Manuals.
3 In the Select a Product field, choose the product whose
documentation you want to download.
Before You Begin
To order printed versions of the Intermec manuals, contact your
local Intermec representative or distributor.
Patent Information
Product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
4,766,300; 5,548,108; 5,912,452; 4,882,476; 5,550,362; 5,923,022;
4,894,523; 5,550,364; 5,936,224; 4,953,113; 5,565,669; 5,949,056;
4,970,379; 5,572,007; 5,969,321; 4,988,852; 5,576,529; 5,969,326;
5,019,699; 5,594,230; 5,979,768; 5,021,642; 5,598,007; 5,987,192;
5,038,024; 5,608,578; 5,992,750; 5,081,343; 5,616,909; 6,003,775;
5,095,197; 5,619,027; 6,012,640; 5,144,119; 5,640,001; 6,016,960;
5,144,121; 5,659,431; 6,018,597; 5,182,441; 5,672,860; 6,024,289;
5,187,355; 5,684,290; 6,034,379; 5,187,356; 5,719,678; 6,036,093;
5,216,233; 5,729,003; 6,039,252; 5,216,550; 5,742,041; 6,064,763;
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5,218,191; 5,761,219; 6,095,422; 5,233,172; 5,764,798; 6,097,839;
5,241,488; 5,777,308; 6,102,289; 5,243,602; 5,777,309; 6,102,295;
5,258,606; 5,777,310; 6,119,941; 5,288,985; 5,786,583; 6,128,414;
5,308,966; 5,798,509; 6,138,915; 5,342,210; 5,798,513; 6,149,061;
5,359,185; 5,804,805; 6,149,063; 5,389,770; 5,811,776; 6,152,370;
5,397,885; 5,811,777; 6,155,490; 5,414,251; 5,818,027; 6,158,661;
5,416,463; 5,821,523; 6,164,542; 5,442,167; 5,834,749; 6,164,545;
5,464,972; 5,837,987; 6,173,893; 5,468,947; 5,841,121; 6,195,053;
5,468,950; 5,842,070; 6,234,393; 5,477,044; 5,854,478; 6,234,395;
5,486,689; 5,862,267; 6,249,008; 5,500,516; 5,869,840; 6,328,214;
5,502,297; 5,873,070; 6,330,975; 5,504,367; 5,877,486; 6,345,765;
5,514,858; 5,878,395; 6,356,949; 5,534,684; 5,886,338; 6,367,699;
5,536,924; 5,895,906; 6,375,075; 5,539,191; 5,902,987; 6,375,076;
5,541,419; 5,902,988; 6,435,411.
There may be other U.S. and foreign patents pending.
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1
Learning About the
SF51
Use this chapter to familiarize yourself with
the SF51 Cordless Scanner. This chapter covers
these topics:
• Introducing the SF51 Cordless Scanner
• What’s New?
• Using the Battery
• How to Turn On the SF51
• Understanding the Lights
• Understanding the Beeps
• Scanning Bar Codes
• Using Vibrate Alert
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Chapter 1 — Learning About the SF51
Scan button
Magnetic connector
Status light
Intermec
Ready-to-Work
indicator
Scanner
Introducing the SF51 Cordless Scanner
The SF51 Cordless Scanner is a small, rugged handheld scanner.
It is a lightweight, ergonomically designed scanner that uses a
Bluetooth™ radio for RF communications.
The SF51 includes these features:
SF51 Cordless Scanner
This device contains permanent magnets that
can generate magnetic fields of greater than 10 gauss.
Caution should be used by anyone with a Pacemaker,
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD), or Heart
Failure Device. Check with your doctor for detailed
information before using this device.
What’s New?
This revision of the user’s guide includes corrections to the
firmware upgrade procedure.
Using the Battery
The SF51 uses a lithium-ion battery as its main power source.
You need to fully charge the battery before you can use the SF51.
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The lithium-ion battery pack that is used in this device may
present a fire or chemical burn hazard if it is mistreated. Do
not disassemble it, heat it above 100°C (212°F) or incinerate
it.
Charging the Battery
Make sure you fully charge the battery before you start using the
SF51.
To charge the battery
• Place the SF51 in the 1-bay charger (Model 074645) or the
4-bay charger (Model 074646). A fully discharged battery
charges to 100% capacity in approximately 3 hours.
It may take longer than 3 hours to charge the battery if the
temperature is near the minimum (0°C, 32°F) or maximum
(35°C, 95°F) charging temperature.
Note: When you place the SF51 in the 1-bay or 4-bay charger,
you reset the SF51 scanner control firmware. For more
information, see “Resetting the SF51” on page 31.
Chapter 1 — Learning About the SF51
Checking the Battery Status
• Press the Scan button.
If the status light on the SF51 turns red, the battery is low
(less than 20% battery capacity remaining). You need to
charge the battery now.
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Chapter 1 — Learning About the SF51
How to Turn On the SF51
You use the Scan button to turn on the SF51.
To turn on the SF51
• Press the Scan button.
The first time you press the Scan button to turn on the SF51, it
enters a discoverable state so that your host Bluetooth device can
perform a device discovery and establish a Bluetooth connection.
If the status light on the SF51 turns red when you try to turn
on the scanner, you need to charge the battery. For help, see
“Charging the Battery” on page 3.
To turn off the SF51
• Scan this bar code:
Scanner Power Down
\60\08\2A\46
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Chapter 1 — Learning About the SF51
Status light
Intermec
Ready-to-Work
indicator
Understanding the Lights
The lights on the SF51 turn on to indicate the status of the
battery, a successful decode of a bar code, or the status of the
Bluetooth connection.
SF51 Lights: The status light turns green or red to indicate the
status of the battery and scanning. The blue Intermec Ready-toWork™ indicator turns on to let you know that the SF51 is ready to
send data to your host Bluetooth device.
Understanding the Status Lights
Light State What It Means
Blinks green one
time
Flashes red when you
press the Scan
button
Flashes red and stays
on for 2 seconds
Off A Bluetooth connection to the host computer is not
Blinking The SF51 is trying to establish a Bluetooth connection
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The SF51 successfully decoded a bar code and sent the
data to the host.
The SF51 successfully scanned a configuration bar
code.
The battery is low. You need to place the SF51 in the 1bay or 4-bay charger.
You scanned a bar code, but the data was not sent to
the host.
You scanned a configuration bar code and the SF51
did not accept it.
established.
with the host computer, or the SF51 is moving out of
range of the host computer.
Chapter 1 — Learning About the SF51
Understanding the Status Lights (continued)
Light State What It Means
On A Bluetooth connection with the host computer has
been established. The SF51 is ready to scan bar codes
and send data to the host computer.
Note: When the SF51 is in the 1-bay or 4-bay charger, the
status light indicates the battery charging status. For more
information, see the instructions that ship with the charger.
Understanding the Beeps
The SF51 uses beeps to give you audio feedback when it performs
some functions. For example, you hear a beep each time you scan
a valid bar code.
Understanding the Beep Sequences
Beep Sequence What It Means
Single beep The SF51 successfully decoded a bar code or scanned a
configuration bar code.
Series of beeps from
low to high
Series of beeps from
high to low
Three beeps Data was not successfully sent to the host. The SF51 is
Continuous beeping
for 1 minute
The SF51 connected to a Bluetooth host.
A Bluetooth connection has been lost.
out of range of the host.
A configuration bar code was not successfully scanned.
The host PC is paging the SF51. After you find the
SF51, press the Scan button to stop the beeps. For
more information about paging the SF51, see “Paging
the SF51” on page 30.
You can change the beep volume for your needs and
environment. You can set the beep volume to Low (quiet),
Medium (loud), and High (very loud - default).
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Note: To turn off the beeper, you set the Beep Duration to 0.
Turning off the beeper does not affect the beeps associated with
Bluetooth Connect/Disconnect or Bluetooth Device Page.
You can also change the beeper duration and beeper frequency.
For more information about the beeper commands, see
Chapter 4, “Configuration Command Reference.”
Scanning Bar Codes
The SF51 has a linear imager you can use to scan and enter bar
code data. The linear imager can decode 1D and 2D stacked bar
codes. When you unpack the SF51, these bar code symbologies
are enabled:
• Code 39
• Code 128/EAN 128
• PDF417 (only available on the SF51 with PDF version)
• UPC/EAN
If you are using bar code labels that are encoded in a different
symbology, you need to enable the symbology on the SF51. Use
EasySet version 5.4 or later to enable and disable symbologies for
your scanner. You can download it at no charge from the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com/EasySet.
To scan a bar code label
1 Establish a Bluetooth connection between the SF51 and your
host device. For more information about establishing a
Bluetooth connection, see “Connecting the SF51 to a Host
Device” on page 12.
2 Point the SF51 at the bar code label and hold the SF51 at a
slight angle 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in) from the label.
3 Press the Scan button. The scanner beam turns on. Scan this
test bar code:
Code 39 Test Bar Code
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*123456*
*123456*
Tip: Depending on your screen resolution, you may be able
to scan bar codes displayed on your computer screen.
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*INTERMEC*
4 If you are scanning a 1D bar code, direct the red scanner
beam so that it falls across all bars in the bar code label.
If you are scanning a 2D bar code, pass the beam over the bar
code label in a steady sweeping motion. The scanner emits a
crackle sound.
Scanning With the SF51: There are two different ways to
comfortably hold the SF51.
When the SF51 successfully reads a bar code label, you hear a
single beep and the status light briefly turns green. If Vibrate
Alert is enabled, the SF51 briefly vibrates.
5 Release the Scan button.
Using Vibrate Alert
You can configure the SF51 to vibrate when a bar code is
successfully decoded. This feature can be useful in these
situations:
• You are in a noisy environment, such as a busy warehouse,
where it can be difficult to hear the beep.
• You are working in a quiet environment, such as a library,
where you do not want to make a lot of noise.
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To turn on vibrate alert
• Scan this bar code:
Turn On Vibrate Alert
\60\03\10\48\00\02\40
To turn off vibrate alert
• Scan this bar code:
Turn Off Vibrate Alert
\60\03\10\48\00\00\00
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