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Initial powerup, Scan and transmit application – Symbol Technologies P470 User Manual

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P470/370 RF Scanner Product Reference Guide

Initial Powerup

After a few seconds, the System Banner is replaced by the system initialization screen.

After initialization, the scanner enters the Scan & Transmit application. The default
communication protocol is RS232/Synapse.

If a Synapse cable is attached, the scanner automatically overrides the default settings.

Scan and Transmit Application

The scan and transmit application allows you to:

Display and simultaneously transmit data to a host

Eliminate repetitive scanning with a quantity entry feature

Manually enter alphanumeric data if no bar code is present.

If the scanner powers down, pull the trigger or press the key to wake it up.

The scan and transmit screen appears as follows:

In this mode, scanned bar codes are automatically transmitted to the cradle and then the
host in real time.

Numeric Data Entry

The default application also allows you to manually enter data if no bar code is present.

By default, this feature is enabled. To disable alphanumeric data entry via the keypad, go
to the symbologies tab inside 123Scan and remove the “X” from the check box next to
“Keypad”. (This does not disable the quantity entry feature discussed in

Eliminating

Repetitive Scanning

on page 3-4.)

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