Specifications

5
SCANNER PROGRAMMING
(HOW IT WORKS)
Magellan features advanced programming capabili-
ties which lets you change the scanner’s configura-
tion and functional behavior by using the EAN-13
programming labels contained in this manual.
The scanner’s operating parameters are held in
three different portions of memory.
• RAM (Random Access Memory) holds
the current operational settings while
the scanner is powered-up. These
settings are lost when power to the
scanner is removed. For example, the
Increment Volume label changes the
volume setting held in RAM, but is lost
when power to the scanner is inter-
rupted. RAM is temporary or ‘volatile’
memory.
• Default Memory is stored in the
EEPROM (non-volitile memory) and
holds the operational settings that are
loaded to RAM each time the scanner is
powered-up. This portion of memory is