Psion PowerScan M8300 series Quick Reference Manual

™

PowerScan

M8300 READERS

QUICK
REFERENCE
GUIDE

August 16, 2011
PN 8000169.B

ISO 9001 Certified
Quality Management System

PATENTS

This product is covered by one or more of the following patents:

Design Pat. AU 310201; AU 310202; CN 693980; CN735959;
HK 0602013.5M001; HK 0602013.5M002; JP 1305693; KR 30-0460940;
USD570,843 S; USD588,596 S.

US Pat. 5,992,740; 6,305,606 B1; 6,517,003; 6,808,114 B1; 6,997,385 B2;
7,387,246 B2; 5,367,151; 5,449,893; 5,545,889; 6,098,877; 6,220,514 B1;
6,412,698 B2; 6,607,132 B1; 6,817,529 B2; 6,834,805 B2; 7,948,214 B2.

European Pat. 789,315 B1; 895,175 B1; 1,128,314 B1; 1,128,315 B1; 1,396,811 B1;
1,413,971 B1; 1,816,585 B1; 1,942,442 B1.

Additional patents pending.

© Copyright 2011 by Psion Inc.

2100 Meadowvale Boulevard

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 7J9

http://www.psion.com

This document and the information it contains is the property of
Psion Inc. This document is not to be used, reproduced or copied, in
whole or in part, except for the sole purpose of assisting in proper
use of Psion manufactured goods and services by their rightful own­ers and users. Any other use of this document is prohibited.

Disclaimer

Every effort has been made to make this material complete, accurate,
and up-to-date. In addition, changes are periodically incorporated
into new editions of the publication.

Psion Inc. reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes
in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this document
without notice, and shall not be responsible for any damages includ­ing, but not limited to, consequential damages, caused by reliance on
the material presented.

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provided by Psion are trademarks of Psion Inc.

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and the Windows Logo are trademarks or registered

All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.

Return to Factory Warranty

Psion provides a return to factory warranty on this product for a
period of twelve (12) months in accordance with the statement of
Warranty and Product Support provided at:

http://www.psion.com/warranty

The warranty on Psion manufactured equipment does not extend to
any product that has been tampered with, altered, or repaired by any
person other than an employee of an authorized Psion service orga­nization. See Psion terms and conditions of sale for full details.

Important: Psion warranties take effect on the date of shipment.

Updates And Language Availability

Canada/UK/US

The latest drivers and documentation updates for this product are
available on the Internet. Log on to: www.psion.com

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Su Internet sono disponibili le versioni aggiornate di driver e docu­mentazione di questo prodotto. Questo manuale è disponibile anche
nella versione italiana. Collegarsi a: www.psion.com

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Les versions mises à jour de drivers et documentation de ce produit
sont disponibles sur Internet. Ce manuel est aussi disponible en ver­sion française. Cliquez sur: www.psion.com

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Im Internet finden Sie die aktuellsten Versionen der Treiber und
Dokumentation für dieses Produkt. Die deutschsprachige Version die­ses Handbuches ist auch verfügbar. Adresse:
www.psion.com

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En Internet están disponibles las versiones actualizadas de los driv­ers y documentación de este producto. También está disponible la
versión en español de este manual. Dirección Internet :
www.psion.com

Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Directive
2002/96/EC & Waste Batteries Directive
2006/66/EC

This Product, and its accessories, comply with the requirements of the
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive 2002/96/
EC. The batteries used in this Product comply with the requirements of
Directive 2006/66/EC.

If your end-of-life Psion product, battery or accessory carries a label
as shown here, please contact your local country representative for
details on how to arrange recycling. For a list of international subsid­iaries, please go to:

http://www.psion.com/environmental-compliance.htm

Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
Directive 2002/95/EC

What is RoHS?

The European Union has mandated that high environmental stan­dards be met in the design and manufacture of electronic and electri­cal products sold in Europe, to reduce hazardous substances from
entering the environment. The “Restriction on Hazardous Sub­stances Directive (RoHS)” prescribes the maximum trace levels of
lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, and flame retardants
PBB and PBDE that may be contained in a product. Only products
meeting these high environmental standards may be “placed on the
market” in EU member states after July 1, 2006.

RoHS Logo

Although there is no legal requirement to mark RoHS-compliant
products, Psion Inc. indicates its compliance with the directive as fol­lows:

The RoHS logo located either on the back of the product or under­neath the battery in the battery compartment (or on a related acces­sory such as the charger or docking station) signifies that the
product is RoHS-compliant as per the EU directive. Other than as
noted below, a Psion product that does not have an accompanying
RoHS logo signifies that it was placed on the EU market prior to
July 1, 2006, and is thereby exempt from the directive.

Note: Not all accessories or peripherals will have a RoHS logo due to

physical space limitations or as a result of their exempt status.

Support Services and Worldwide Offices

Psion provides a complete range of product support services to its
customers worldwide. These services include technical support and
product repairs.

Technical Support

For technical support in North America:

Call Toll free: [phone] Option 3, or

Direct Dial: [phone] Ext. 1999 Option 3.

For technical support outside of North America, please follow the link
for your region on the Psion Community Support website at:

http://community.psion.com/support

Product Repairs

For repair service in North America:

Call Toll free: [phone] Option 2, or

Direct Dial: [phone] Ext. 1999 Option 2.

For repair service outside of North America, please
contact your local office listed in the following document:

http://www.psion.com/documents/com/quickReferenceGuides/
Help_Desk_Contact_Numbers_A4.pdf

Worldwide Offices

Company Headquarters

Psion Inc.

2100 Meadowvale Boulevard
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada L5N 7J9
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

North American Headquarters & U.S. Service Centre

Psion Corporation

3000 Kustom Drive
Hebron, Kentucky
USA 41048
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

International Subsidiaries

www.psion.com/us/about/contact_psion-offices.htm

Psion S.A. Psion Espana S.L.

La Duranne Plaza de la Pau, s/n Edificio 3, 2º
135 Rue Rene Descartes 08940 Cornella de Llobregat,
BP 421000 Barcelona, Spain
13591 Aix-En-Provence
Cedex 3; France
Tel: [phone] [phone]
Fax: [phone] [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail] [e-mail]

NOTES

Quick Reference Guide 1

Using PowerScan™ M8300

The PowerScan™ M8300 series readers can be used with either a BC­80X0 cradle or Stargate™ radio base station to build a Cordless
Reading System for the collection, decoding and transmission of
barcoded data.

PowerScan

™

M8300 laser readers automatically scan barcodes at a

distance. Simply aim and pull the trigger.

Scan Line Position

Code scanning is performed along the scan line emitted from the
reading window. This line must cross the entire code. The best reading
angles are indicated in the figure below:

Reading Angle

Successful scanning is obtained by tilting the reader with respect to the
barcode to avoid direct reflections that impair the reading
performance, see the figure below.