Product Reference Guide
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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
About this Manual  ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Manual Conventions ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
References ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Technical Support ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Support through the Website  ........................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Reseller Technical Support ............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Telephone Technical Support ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2
About the Reader  ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
PM8500 Compatible Mode:  ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3
The BC9xx0™ Base Station/Charger ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Battery Safety ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Programming the Reader ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
Configuration Methods ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
SETUP.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Unpacking ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Setting Up the Reader  ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
Connecting the Cable (Corded versions)  ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
Configuring the Base Station .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Mounting the BC9xx0 Cradle  .................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Mounting Brackets .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Permanent Mounting  ...................................................................................................................................................................................10
Mounting for Portable Use ...........................................................................................................................................................................11
System Connections  .....................................................................................................................................................................................12
Connecting and Disconnecting the Interface Cable ...................................................................................................................................13
BC9xx0 Configuration  ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Interface Selection  ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Setting the Interface  ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Customizing Configuration Settings ....................................................................................................................................................................17
Configure Interface Settings  ........................................................................................................................................................................17
Global Interface Features ............................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Configuring Other Features  .........................................................................................................................................................................17
Software Version Transmission  .................................................................................................................................................................. 17
Battery Health  ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Resetting the Product Configuration to Defaults ......................................................................................................................................18
Set Date and Time  .........................................................................................................................................................................................19
Linking the Reader ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Link Datalogic RF Devices to Base  ..............................................................................................................................................................20
Linking to a Bluetooth Adapter in Serial Port Profile (Slave) Mode .........................................................................................................20
Linking to a Bluetooth Adapter in Serial Port Profile (Master) Mode ...................................................................................................... 20
Linking to a Bluetooth Adapter in HID mode  ............................................................................................................................................. 21
Power Off  .......................................................................................................................................................................................................21
CONFIGURATION USING BAR CODES ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
Configuration Parameters ............................................................................................................................................................................ 23
GLOBAL INTERFACE FEATURES 25
Host Commands — Obey/Ignore .............................................................................................................................................. 25
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RS-232 Only Interface27
Baud Rate ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Stop Bits ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Parity ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Handshaking Control  .................................................................................................................................................................. 30
RS-232/USB-Com Interfaces31
Intercharacter Delay .................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Beep On ASCII BEL ....................................................................................................................................................................... 33