Scanner / Imager Port; Bluetooth Ezpair - Honeywell MX8 Reference Manual

Scanner / Imager Port

The MX8 has one integrated bar code scanner/imager port. Only one scan engine is installed at a time. Scan engines are not
"hot swappable". The MX8 may have one of the following scan engines:
Intermec EV-15 linear imager
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Short Range Laser Scanner, SE955I
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Base Laser Scanner, SE955E
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Hand Held Products 2D Area Imager, 5300
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Honeywell Laser Scanner, N43XX
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Note: Base Laser Scanner, 955E does not support aim mode. Any attempt to adjust the aiming beam using 955
programming bar codes will fail. The Base Laser scanner does not decode Codablock, Code93i or Telepen
symbologies.
The integrated scan engine activates when the Scan button on the front of the MX8 is pressed or when the trigger on an
installed trigger handle is pressed. A system panel
scanner/imager options.
Functionality of the integrated scan engine driver is based on the decoder driver version installed in the MX8. Functions may
include audible tones on good scan (at the maximum db supported by the speaker), failed scan, LED indication of a scan in
progress, among other functions. If enabled, a vibration device provides a tactile response on a good scan event.
Note: If the SPN number on the label on the back of your MX8 ends in Rev B, your device has an integrated N43XX scan
engine. For example, SPN: MX8X9X9X9X9X9XX Rev B.

Bluetooth EZPair

The MX8 contains Bluetooth version 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3.0 Mbit/s over the air. Bluetooth device
connection (or pairing) can occur at distances up to 32.8 ft (10 meters) Line of Sight. The wireless client retains network
connectivity while Bluetooth is active.
The user will not be able to select PIN authentication or encryption on connections from the MX8. However, the MX8 supports
authentication requests from pairing devices. If a pairing device requests authentication or encryption, the MX8 displays a
prompt for the PIN or passcode. Maximum encryption is 128 bit. Encryption is based on the length of the user's passcode.
The Bluetooth client can simultaneously connect to one Bluetooth scanner and one Bluetooth printer. Up to four Bluetooth
devices can be paired and managed using a system panel
The MX8 does not have a Bluetooth managed LED.
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The LED on the mobile Bluetooth scanner illuminates during a scanning operation; the Scan LED on the MX8 does not
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illuminate.
Bar code data captured by the Bluetooth scanner is manipulated by the settings in the MX8 Data Collection panel.
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Multiple beeps may be heard during a bar code scan using the mobile Bluetooth scanner; beeps from the Bluetooth
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scanner as the bar code data is accepted/rejected, and other beeps from the MX8 during final bar code data
manipulation.
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(Start > Settings > System > Data
(Start > Settings > System >
Collection) is available to set
Bluetooth).