PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ................................................................................................................XIII
About this Manual  ......................................................................................................... xiii
Overview  ...................................................................................................................... xiii
Manual Conventions ......................................................................................................................... xiv
Technical Support  ......................................................................................................... xiv
Support Through the Website .......................................................................................................... xiv
Reseller Technical Support .............................................................................................................. xiv
  .................................................................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER 1. 
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1
About the Reader ............................................................................................................. 1
Using the QuickScan™ 2500 Reader  ................................................................................. 2
QuickScan™ 2500 Aiming System ..................................................................................... 3
QuickScan™ QD/QBT/QM2500  ...........................................................................................................3
QuickScan™ QW2500 ..........................................................................................................................4
Battery Safety .................................................................................................................. 6
Programming the Reader  ................................................................................................. 8
Configuration Methods ........................................................................................................................8
Programming Bar Codes ............................................................................................................8
Datalogic Aladdin™ .....................................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 2. 
SETUP ..................................................................................................9
Unpacking  ....................................................................................................................... 9
Setting Up the QuickScan™ QD/QW2500 Reader ................................................................ 9
Reader and LED Description  ............................................................................................. 9
Connecting the Host Interface ......................................................................................... 10
RS-232 Serial Connection (QuickScan™ QD2590 only) ...................................................................10
Keyboard Wedge Connection (QuickScan™ QD2590 only)  .............................................................11
USB Connection .................................................................................................................................11
Stand Installation ........................................................................................................... 12
Hands-Free Stand  .............................................................................................................................12
End-Cap Cover ............................................................................................................... 13
End-cap cover disassembly procedure ............................................................................................13
Setting up the QuickScan™ QBT/QM2500 Reader  ............................................................ 14
Charging the Batteries  ................................................................................................... 14
Replacing The Battery Pack ............................................................................................ 15
Base Station Installation ................................................................................................. 16
Scanner and Radio Base LEDs  ........................................................................................ 17
Connecting the Base Station  ........................................................................................... 19
Base Station Connection and Routing ..............................................................................................19
Securing the DC Power Cord (Optional) ...................................................................................19
Host Connection ........................................................................................................................19
Power Connection .....................................................................................................................20
Disconnecting the Cable  ...........................................................................................................20
System and Network Layouts  ......................................................................................... 21
Stand Alone Layouts  .........................................................................................................................21
Interface Selection ......................................................................................................... 22
Configuring the Interface ................................................................................................ 22