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Pairing Modes
When operating with the cradle, two modes of pairing are supported:
• Locked Pairing Mode - When a cradle is paired (connected) to the digital scanner (or to three digital scanners
in Multipoint-to-Point mode), any attempt to connect a different digital scanner, by either scanning the PAIR
bar code on the cradle or by inserting it into the cradle with the pairing on contacts feature enabled (page
4-21), is rejected. The currently connected digital scanner(s) maintain connection. In this mode, you must set
a Connection Maintenance Interval on page 4-23.
• Unlocked Pairing Mode - Pair (connect) a new digital scanner to a cradle at any time by either scanning the
PAIR bar code on the cradle or by inserting it into the cradle with the pairing on contacts feature enabled.
This unpairs the previous digital scanner from the cradle (Point-to-Point mode only).
To set the cradle pairing mode, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Lock Override
Lock Override overrides a locked digital scanner base pairing and connects a new digital scanner. In
Multipoint-to-Point mode, this unpairs any disconnected (out of range) digital scanner first, in order to connect the
new digital scanner.
To use Lock Override, scan the bar code below, followed by the pairing bar code on the cradle.
NOTE In Multipoint-to-Point mode, pairing a fourth digital scanner while in Unlocked Pairing Mode replaces any
disconnected (out of range) digital scanner. However, if three digital scanners are actively connected to
the cradle, a fourth digital scanner cannot connect unless you first disconnect one of the original digital
scanners by scanning the Unpair bar code.
*Unlocked Pairing Mode
Locked Pairing Mode
LockOverride