GETTING STARTED 1 - 3
See Trigger and Button Operations on page 2-2 for more information about using the features.
Table 1-1    
Feature Descriptions
Number Item Description
1 Mode Button  - Press to toggle between RFID and bar 
code modes (applicable to readers with a 
scanner). This button controls whether 
pressing the scan trigger button enables 
RFID or bar code function. 
-Press 
Mode
 and 
Bluetooth
 buttons 
simultaneously for three seconds to 
perform a soft reset.
The default mode is RFID.
2 Mode Indicator Indicates the current mode of the reader.
•
LED on (green) - Bar code mode
•
LED off - RFID mode.
3 Beeper Sounds beeps that reflect the state of the 
RFD8500.
4 Bluetooth Button Turns Bluetooth on and off, and enables 
discover mode.
5 Bluetooth Indicator Indicates the Bluetooth status.
6 USB Port/Cover USB port.
7 Power Button Turns the RFD8500 on and off.
8 Power Indicator Reflects the power state of the RFD8500. See 
LED and Beeper Indicators on page 2-3
 for 
indicator descriptions.
9 Battery Cover Release Buttons Depress buttons to remove the battery cover.
10 Imager Window (units with imager only) Scan/read window.
11 Scan Trigger Press to scan bar codes or read tags.
12 RFID Antenna Houses RFID antenna.
13 Charging Contacts Connects to a charging accessory.
14 Bar code/RFID Indicator Lights to reflect the status of decoding bar 
codes/reading RFID tags.
15 Lanyard Slot Used to install the lanyard.