Operation Manual

Product Reference Guide 1
Preface
About this Guide
This Product Reference Guide (PRG) is provided for users seeking advanced technical
information, including connection, programming, maintenance and specifications. The
Quick Reference Guide (QRG) and other publications associated with this product are
downloadable free of charge from the website listed on the back cover of this manual.
Typically, units are factory-programmed for the most common term
inal and communications
settings. If you need to modify any programmable settings, custom configuration can be
accomplished by scanning the programming barcodes within this guide.
Programming can alternatively be performed
using the Datalogic Aladdin™ Configuration
application which is downloadable from the Datalogic website listed on the back cover of this
manual. This multi-platform utility program allows device configuration using a PC. It
communicates to the device using a serial or USB cable and can also create configuration
barcodes to print.
Manual Overview
Chapter 1, Introduction gives an general description of the product.
Chapter 2, PowerScan M8500 Setup provides information needed to get the device up and
running.
Chapter 3, Configuration Using Code Symbols defines options for all symbologies and
provides programming barcodes necessary for configuring these features.
Chapter 4, Advanced Data Formatting, provides information about advanced formatting
parameters.
Chapter 5, References gives additional, more detailed information for some complex
parameters.
Chapter 6, Message Formatting explains the communication format between the reader
and the host.
Appendix
A, Technical Features lists physical and performance characteristics, as well as
environmental and regulatory specifications and
functions and behaviors of the reader’s LED
and Beeper indicators.
Appendix
B, Host Configuration Strings provides a description of how to modify the device
configuration using serial strings sent from the host.
Appendix
C, Programming for Expert Users describes programming language for expert
users who want to define a personalized code formatting.
Appendix
D, Code Identifier Table lists Code IDs for various symbologies.
Appendix
E, Sample Barcodes provides test code symbols allowing you to check the reader’s
functioning.
Appendix F, Hex & Numeric Table includes numeric barcodes to be scanned for certain
parameter settings.