Power to the base station can be supplied by either the DC power plug or by wiring in 24V. DO NOT use both in
parallel. The DC power plug is a 24VDC power supply (DMA-24VPWR-xx), 3.5 mm x 1.3 mm.
Note: Be careful to use the appropriate connector for RS-232. See Step 6 above.
7. When the base station is powered up, scan the Pair scan code and place your reader into the base station. The
base station’s status indicator becomes GREEN. When the wireless reader is removed from the base, a wireless
connection is established. The status indicator of both the base station and the reader become BLUE and you
can hear a beep. BLUE lights indicate that the reader and the base have successfully paired and are
communicating.
8. Connect to your base station or to the wireless reader. You have the following connection options:
Base Station Connection Type Connect to Reader in the DataMan Setup Tool Connection Channels
RS-232
Wireless reader appears: COM port
(Base Station does not appear)
terminal program
Setup Tool
USB
Base Station appears: COM port 1
Wireless reader appears: COM port 2
terminal program
Setup Tool
Ethernet
Base station appears: Network device 1
Wireless reader appears: Network device 2
terminal program
Setup Tool
9. Lift your reader up from the base station and start reading codes.
Note:
l When the reader is on the base station, communication is established by means of cradle contacts. Wireless
communication is disabled.
l Configure wireless communication settings by connecting to the base station. In order for the changed
settings to be synchronized between the DataMan 8600 wireless reader and the base station, place your
reader in the base station after your changes are saved. To assign a static IP address to the base station or
the reader when communicating via Ethernet, connect to the base station in the DataMan Setup Tool. The
base station, however, auto-assigns the IP address to the reader when they become paired.
l When you connect with the base station to a terminal program, your wireless reader sends decode results to
the terminal, but you cannot send commands to the reader.
l To unpair your reader from the base station, either click Unassign in the Bluetooth or Wireless tab of the
Communication Settings pane of the DataMan Setup Tool (when you are connected either with the reader
or the base station), or scan the “Unassign Reader” reader configuration code.
l If you place the wrong reader (that is, a reader that is not associated with the base station) into the base
station, the base station status indicator flashes red and a series of short beeps can be heard.
Pairing Wireless Readers to Base Station
Pairing Wireless Readers to Base Station Through Bluetooth
1. Place the reader in the base station.
2. A dialog appears on the screen of the reader.
3. Confirm assignment by using the buttons of the reader.
To pair up to 7 readers:
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