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Indicator leds – Datalogic Scanning MAGELLAN 8500 User Manual

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Magellan

®

8500 Scanner

Indicator LEDs

The green LED indicates scanner status, and the yellow LED is primarily
used to show scale status as described in Table A-1 below:

Table A-1. Green and Yellow LED Functions

LED

INDICATION

DURATION

COMMENT

Scale at Zero

a

Yellow LED on steady

The scale is at rest and reads zero weight.

Scanner Active

a

Green LED on steady and dim

The scanner is ready for operation. Scanning is
immediately available.

Good Read

Indication

a

Green LED - bright flash

Indicates a bar code has been read and decoded.

Program Mode
Indication

Green LED - Continuous flashing

Indicates the scanner is in Label Programming
Mode. Cycle power to exit Programming Mode.

Sleep Mode
Indication

Green LED blinks at a 2-second rate

The scanner motor and/or laser have automati-
cally switched off and the unit has entered Sleep
Mode due to extended inactivity.

Host Disabled

1-second off, 1/10-second on

Host has disabled scanning.

Field Replace-
able Unit (FRU)
Warning (Error
Mode)

Audible low tone 3 seconds.
Alternating Green/Yellow LED flashes
continuously.

Serves notice that a fatal FRU failure has been
detected. Consult Error Codes in Section 4 for
more details. If a low tone is heard, but continuous
flashing is not observed, the scanner can still func-
tion in a limited capacity. Call systems support for
service in either case.

FRU Indication

Green LED flashes a coded
sequence in concert with the speaker.

Occurs ONLY upon Volume/Tone button push fol-
lowing a FRU warning. Enables service techni-
cians to identify FRU failures.

a. Certain functions of the Green and Yellow LEDs are selectable to be enabled or disabled. Your scanner

may not be programmed to display all indications.