Specifications

2-18 Magellan

8500Xt Scanner

Checkstand Mounting

There are a number of things to take into account when installing the unit

into a checkstand. Key factors are ergonomic/worker safety, loading capac-

ity and stability. Consider the scanner o

r scanning-scale’s weight when cal-

culating the robustness of construction needed to support it as well as

maximum capacity

of weighed and scanned items.

NOTE

If you choose to rout a countertop with a thic

kness of 0.75” (1.9 cm) plywood,

you’ll need to add a backing strip that supports the area routed out for the

support flanges (see

Figure 2-4). This support strip should minimally be

made of 0.75” (1.9 cm) thick plywood and be appr

oximately 4.0” (10.2 cm)

wide and 14.0” (35.6 cm) long. This strip should be glued as well as screwed

to the underside of the countertop.

Installation Overview

The preceding Site Preparation Overview dealt with installed location and

counter preparations to accommodate the

scanner or scanning-scale. Hav-

ing completed those steps, physical installation of the scanner or scanning-

scale can begin.

The following instructions apply to all models.

This section describes:

1. Unpacking the unit.

2. Verifying operation before conne

cting to a POS system.

3. Routing and connecting cables.

4. Validating that your scanner communication parameters match

the

POS terminal’s system requirements.

5. Confirming connection to the EAS system.

6. Functional testing to verify operation when connected to the

POS sy

stem.

The following text describes each of these steps.