3 - 2 Symbol LS3408 Product Reference Guide
Troubleshooting
Table 3-1
Troubleshooting
Problem Possible Causes Possible Solutions
Scanner emits short low/short
medium/short high beep
sequence.
Scanner is powering up. Normal when scanner is plugged in.
Nothing happens when scan
trigger is pressed.
No power to the scanner. Check the system power. Ensure the power
supply is connected if the configuration
requires a power supply.
Power supply is not plugged in.
Incorrect host interface cable is
used.
Ensure that correct host interface cable is
used.
Interface/power cables are
loose.
Ensure all cable connections are secure.
Scanner is disabled. For Simple Serial Interface (SSI), Synapse,
or IBM-468x mode, enable the scanner via
the host interface. Otherwise, see the
technical person in charge of scanning.
If using RS-232 Nixdorf B mode,
CTS is not asserted.
Assert CTS line.
Scanner emits short low/short
medium/short high beep
sequence more than once.
The USB bus may put the
scanner in a state where power
to the scanner is cycled on and
off more than once.
Normal during host reset.
Laser comes on, but scanner
does not decode the bar code.
Scanner is not programmed for
the correct bar code type.
Ensure the scanner is programmed to read
the type of bar code being scanned.
Bar code symbol is unreadable. Check the symbol to ensure it is not
defaced. Try scanning test bar codes of the
same bar code type. See
Appendix C,
Sample Bar Codes
for test bar codes.
Bar code is out of range from
the scanner.
Move scanner closer to or further from bar
code.
Scanner emits 4 short high beeps
while attempting to scan.
Scanner has not completed
USB initialization.
Wait several seconds and scan again.