User's Manual

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RF Terminal Problems
When laser is triggered, it cycles power by itself – 1
st
screen
When a voice message plays, it cycles power by itself –1
st
screen
I get black bars on the display when I turn it on
When I turn it on, it just beeps continually.
• If the batteries are way low, when turned on, the Terminal will just
keep beeping; it is cycling power, over and over because the batteries
are too low.
• If the batteries are at a specific low point, the laser triggering or
playing a voice message will be just enough extra power draw to
force the terminal to cycle power.
• Change to known good batteries, preferably out of a working unit
and try again. Some "new" batteries are not good.
The unit won’t power up with batteries (good batteries)
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Your battery terminals inside the case may be corroded with battery
acid or just contamination. Open up the case and clean the battery
terminal s with alcohol soaked cloth. Battery acid leaks are not
covered by the Worth Data warranty.
I get 6 beeps when the RF Terminal powers up...
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The unit needs repair. Call Worth Data for an RMA.
Problems reading Bar Codes
The reader won't beep when I try to read bar codes...
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Try reading a known good bar code - try the 1 on the Setup Menu
bar pad table. Follow the steps for proper scanning technique
discussed in Appendix M; How to scan a bar code.
• Make sure the reader is configured to read the type of bar code you are
trying to scan. Most bar code types are disabled by default and need
to be enabled using the Setup Menu or keypad while in Setup Mode.
I get extra characters at the beginning or end of my bar code data...
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Clear the Preamble and Postamble settings.
I have very poor read rates when scanning bar codes...
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Carefully follow the scanning instructions in Appendix M; How to
scan a bar code when reading any and all bar codes. As
straightforward as scanning may seem, many people who call with a
complaint about poor read rates simply aren't doing it right.
• Try reading the following bar code below as an example of a
known “good” bar code. This bar code is a Code 39 bar code and is