Troubleshooting; Nothing Happens When You Follow The Operating Instructions; The Scanner Emits Transmit Errors (Error Beeps After Decode); Programming The System - Symbol Phaser P460 Reference Manual

Phaser Series Scanner Product Reference Guide

Troubleshooting

Nothing happens when you follow the operating instructions?

You Should
Check that the power supply is attached to the cradle or to the cable.
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Check for loose cable connections at the scanner, cradle, AC power supply, or host
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device.
Check the scanner's battery.
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Make sure the device is programmed to read the type of bar code you want to scan.
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Check the symbol to make sure it is not defaced.
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Try scanning similar symbols of the same code type.
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Be sure you're within the proper scanning range.
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Reboot the scanner (hold down the ENTER key for about 10-20 seconds) and try
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scanning again.

The scanner emits transmit errors (error beeps after decode)?

You Should
Check that the scanner is powered up and that its cable connections are secure.
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Be sure the cable connection to the host is secure.
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Check that the appropriate host type is selected.
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Note: If after performing these checks the symbol still does not scan, contact
your distributor or call the Symbol Support Center. See
telephone number.

Programming the System

The Phaser memory scanner is programmed by MCL and by scanning sequences of bar codes;
see the MCL Designer for P460 Scanners User's Guide and
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page vii for the
Chapter 5, Parameter Menus.