PSC PowerScan RF User Manual
PowerScan® RF
Handheld Bar Code Scanner
User’s Guide
PSC Inc
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Unpack and Inspect Your Scanner ................................................................................1
References ....................................................................................................................1
Quick Start Instructions .................................................................................................1
Installing the Battery ...............................................................................................2
Verifying Scanner Operation ...................................................................................3
Connecting the Base Station to the Host Terminal .................................................3
Linking the Scanner to a Base Station ....................................................................5
Verifying Scanner-to-Base Station
Using the PowerScan RF System .................................................................................8
Battery Charging and Maintenance ........................................................................8
Tips for Extending Battery Life ................................................................................9
Disposing of Batteries .............................................................................................9
Four Station Charger ............................................................................................10
How to Scan ................................................................................................................11
Depth of Field ........................................................................................................12
LED and Beeper Indications ........................................................................................16
Active Symbologies ...............................................................................................19
Enhanced Scanning for Hard-to-Read Bar Codes ................................................20
Laser Cautions ............................................................................................................21
Radio Frequency Interference .....................................................................................22
Maintenance ................................................................................................................23
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................24
Sample Bar Codes ......................................................................................................25
Communications ........................................................ 7
User’s Guide i
ii PowerScan
®
RF Scanner
Unpack and Inspect Your Scanner
After unpacking your new scanner, check the contents of the shipping
carton to ensure all the items you ordered are included:
• PowerScan
• Battery Pack(s)
• User’s Guide (this manual)
• Optional Accessories that you ordered. (The scanner can be
purchased with or without accessory kits.)
If your package contains wrong or missing components, contact your
place of purchase. If there are damaged components, immediately file a
claim with the carrier. You may want to save your packing material in
case you need to ship the scanner at some later time.
References
For more information about this product, its associated publications,
software, and accessories, visit our website listed on the back cover of
this manual.
Quick Start Instructions
®
RF handheld scanner
The basic steps below must be performed to set up the RF scanner.
Each of these steps is detailed in this manual.
• Installing the Battery
• Verifying Scanner Operation
• Connecting the Base Station to the Host Terminal
• Linking the Scanner to a Base Station
• Verifying Scanner-to-Base Station Communications
User’s Guide 1
Installing the
Battery
NOTE
To assure maximum usage, batteries should always
be fully charged before their initial use. (See “Battery Charging and Maintenance” on page 8.)
Orient the battery as shown in Figure 1, then push it into the scanner
until it snaps in place. To remove the battery, push in on the release tabs
on both sides of the battery’s base and pull it straight out of the scanner.
Figure 1. Installing the Battery
1
1. Battery Release Tabs
1
2 PowerScan
®
RF Scanner
Verifying
Scanner
Operation
Connecting the
Base Station to
the Host
Terminal
NOTE
Once a charged battery has been installed in the scanner, scan the sample bar codes in the back of this manual that correspond to the symbologies your scanner is programmed to read. If unsure how to do this,
see the section on How to Scan in this manual. The system may signal
with one or a combination of indicators depending upon how the scanner and Base Station are programmed to respond (see LED and Beeper
Indications for details). If your scanner fails to read a sample bar code of
a symbology it’s programmed to read, turn to the section titled, Tro u b l e -
shooting.
It is important that the interface (I/F) cable be connected to the Base Station prior to applying power
to the system. This is because the interface type
(RS-232, IBM, Keyboard Wedge, etc.) is selected by
the Base Station subject to the I/F cable it is connected to at the time of power-up.
1. Connect the I/F cable to the Base Station (see Figure 2A). The
I/F cable is inserted into the connector and the cable retainer
clip is rotated over the cable overmold until the retainer snaps
in place (see Figure 2B). To disconnect the cable, push in on the
retainer (away from the catch on the plastic wall) to release it
and enable it to swing upward, allowing the cable to be pulled
free (see Figure 2C).
User’s Guide 3
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