Cognex DataMan 8700 - Summary of Intelligent Base Station Buffering Indicators

When the buffer is full, no more codes are read. The reader does not discard the oldest read, the reader beeps and the status
indicator changes to WHITE.
Summary of Intelligent Base Station Buffering Indicators
Condition Status Indicator: Reader Status Indicator: Base
Station
Sounds
Reader connected to
base station
When the reader is awake, blinking
BLUE indicates wireless connection
with the base.
When the reader is offline, there is no
indicator.
Pull the trigger to wake it up and it will
blink BLUE.
Good read: GREEN
No read: RED
Reader out of the base
station and awake:
steady BLUE.
Reader out of the base
station and offline: LED
off.
Reader in the base
station charging: RED.
Reader in the base
station when
charged:RED.
Long beep: reader-to-base
connection is established or
re-established
Good read: 1 beep (default)
No read: no beep (default)
Reader out of wireless
range or not connected to
base station
Offline: When the reader wakes up
out of the wireless range, there is no
indicator.
Good read: GREEN (default)
No read: RED (default)
Reader offline: LED off. Long beep when you leave the
wireless range.
Good read: 2 beeps
No read: no beep
Reader not connected to
base station, buffer is full
Good read: GREEN and then white.
No read: RED (default)
Reader offline: steady
RED.
Reader offline: LED off.
Good read: long beep
No read: no beep
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