Operation Manual

Technical Features
180 PowerScan™ M8500
Indicators
PowerScan™ M8500 LED Indicators
The PowerScan™ M8500 family uses green LED indicators to signal the following reader
functions:
Beeper
The PowerScan™ M8500 basic software provides beeper signals for good/wrong reading
and for indicating errors. Its tone, volume and duration can be directly configured by using
the codes given in the PowerScan™ M8500 Reference Manual available on the website.
The application program can also manage the beeper (User Defined Beeper) when the
reader is controlle
d by a Host PC. It is possible to activate the beeper by sending a command
from the Host to the reader via the current communication interface.
PowerScan™ M8500 READER START-UP
STATUS BEHAVIOR
Power ON
At power-on, the LEDs blink briefly,
then ligh
t up for 2 seconds to signal
the power supply is present.
Normal Function
The LED lights up after a good decod-
ing and will switch off only at the next
trigger pr
ess
.
Symbol Meaning
L low tone
M medium tone
H high tone
Beeper Meaning
L L L L Parameters loaded correctly
H H H H
long tones
Parameter loading error, reading or writing error in the non volatile
memo
ry
H L H L Hardware error in EEPROM
H M L reader correctly initialized