MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Table of Content CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................7 ..................................... 7 PECIFICATIONS ....................................9 EEPER NDICATION LED I ..................................... 9 NDICATION CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SETTINGS ..........................11 ................................11 ARCODE ONFIGURABILITY ....................................11 ACTORY EFAULT ....................................11 HECK ERSION ..................................
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Delete Last Record ..................................27 Clear All Record .................................... 27 Data Format ....................................28 Field Separator ....................................28 Date Format ....................................29 Time Format ....................................29 Date & Time Setup ..................................30 USB HID ....................................... 30 USB VCP......................................
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Chapter 1 Introduction This user’s manual is dedicated to MT581, a wearable 2D wireless ring scanner that enables hands-free scanning for mobile operators who work with smartphones or other mobile devices of iOS and Android platform. With built-in Bluetooth 5.0 technology and disinfectant-ready housing, MT581 provides 10-meters wireless data transmission and microbe-free scanning experience.
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 13 Mil UPC/EAN : 65 ~ 345mm 15 Mil QR Code : 35 ~ 165mm 6.67 Mil PDF417 : 55 ~ 120mm 10 Mil Data Matrix : 50 ~ 115mm Physical Characteristics Dimension W27.5 x L46.2 x H26.8 mm Weight 19.4g...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 IATA Code, GS1 Databar QR Code, Micro QR Code, PDF417, Data 2D Symbologies Matrix, Aztec Regulatory Functional after 4KV contact, 8KV air discharge EMC/RF Safety Approval EN/IEC62471 Environmental WEEE, RoHS 2.0 Medical Compliance ISO 22196 (JIS Z 2801), ISO 11737-1/2...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 One green flash Good read Flashing red Low power Solid red Charging...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Chapter 2 General Settings Barcode Configurability Scanning below configuration barcodes will allow/prohibit user to change settings by scanning configuration barcodes in this manual. Enable Barcode Configurability* Disable Barcode Configurability Factory Default Scanning below configuration barcode will reset all parameters to factory default settings (the ones...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Button Preference Scan one of below barcodes to determine which touch-sensing button to enable according to your habit: Right Button Only Left Button Only (For Left-handed User) (For Right-handed User) Both Button* Good Read Indicator Beep Tone Beep Low (2.0KHz)
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Data Format UTF-8 to Unicode Conversion Off* HT/CR/ESC Converts to TAB/ENTER/ESCAPE Off* Note: 1. By default, HT [$I], CR [$M] and ESC [%A] is transmitted as <0x09>, <0x0D> and <0x1B> respectively. 2. When enabled, HT [$I], CR [$M] and ESC [%A] is transmitted as <TAB>, <ENTER> and <ESCAPE>...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Note: Once disabled, the scanner will output the original encoded data of the barcodes in Appendix - Function/Navigation/Modifier Keys. Numeric Key Numeric Key Alphanumeric Key* Note: 1. By default, the alphanumeric key is used for trasmitting digits. Scan NUMERIC KEY if you want to use the keys on the numeric keypad.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Keyboard Layout English (US)* English (UK) Danish Spanish Hungarian (QWERTZ) Hungarian (QWERTY) Canadian French Dutch Italian French German Swiss German...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Swiss French Swedish Czech (QWERTZ) Czech (QWERTY) Norwegian Belgian Portuguese Slovak Brazilian (QWERTY) Canadian (Traditional) Japanese Alt Code...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Intercharacter Delay The configurable range is from 0 to 255ms. The larger the number, the longer the delay. Set Intercharacter Delay (Default = 10ms) Example: Set Intercharacter Delay to 8ms Step1: Scan Set Intercharacter Delay Step2: Scan “0” “0” “8” in Appendix - Numbers...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 BCC (Binary Check Character) Off* Note: Once enabled, a checksum will be added to the end of each data to conduct Xor calculation. For Bluetooth SPP & USB-VCP, the BCC is 1 byte. For Bluetooth HID, the BCC are 2 bytes.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Chapter 3 Interface BT HID Getting Connected 1. Press the function button on the top to power up the scanner. 2. Scan “Disconnect”, the scanner will emit two beeps. Disconnect 3. Scan “BT HID”, the scanner will emit two beeps.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Pincode Setup If Bluetooth application prompts you to enter a pincode, please follow the steps: 1. Scan “Pincode Start” Pincode Start 2. Scan numeric barcodes below according to the pincode generated by the Bluetooth application. 3. Scan “Enter”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 4. Scan “Pincode Stop” Pincode Stop BT SPP Getting Connected 1. Press the function button on the top to power up the scanner. 2. Scan “Disconnect”, the scanner will emit two beeps. Disconnect 3. Scan “BT SPP Master”(recommeded) or “BT SPP Slave”, the scanner will emit two beeps. If host can’t auto-reconnect, use BT SPP Master.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Set SPP Pincode By default, the pincode under BT SPP profile for the scanner is “1234”. It is configurable up to 8 numbers. Set SPP Pincode Example: Set SPP Pincode to 0000. Step1: Scan “Set SPP Pincode”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 General Bluetooth Settings Power Off Timeout The power off timeout is 3 minutes & 0 second by default. They are configurable from a minimum of 10 seconds (00:10) to a maximum of 60 minutes and 59 seconds (60:59)
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Set Bluetooth Device ID Bluetooth device name is configurable up to 16 alphanumeric characters: Set Bluetooth Device ID Example: Set XYZ123 as Bluetooth Device ID Step 1: Scan “Set Bluetooth Device ID” Step 2: Scan “X” “Y” “Z” “1” “2” “3” in Appendix - Upper Case Alphabets & Numbers Step 3: Scan “Set Bluetooth Device ID”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Check Device MAC Address Check Device MAC Address Check Host MAC Address Check Host MAC Address ScanLink ScanLink is a connection method that turns the scanner into a master device, which initiates the Bluetooth connection with the target host device (now a slave device). This, as a result, saves user the trouble of going through numerous setup procedures on the host device to establish connection.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Memory Mode Memory Mode After scanning the above barcode, the scanner will be able to collect barcode data off-line. The barcode data will be stored in the format of: <Date>, <Time>, <Barcode Data> <CR> To retrieve stored data, please connect the scanner to the host with USB cable, access removable storage device “MiniScan”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Data Format The default Data Format in memory mode is <Date>, <Time>, <Barcode Data>. Data Format Below are configurable items and their setup codes: Code Item Date Time Barcode Data Example: Set Data Format as <Barcode Data>, <Date>, <Time>...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Date Format The default Date Format is DD/MM/YYYY (Code = 09) Date Format Below are available Date Format and their setup codes: Code Date Format Code Date Format DD-MM-YYYY DD/MM/YYYY MM-DD-YYYY MM/DD/YYYY DD-MM-YY DD/MM/YY MM-DD-YY MM/DD/YY...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Date & Time Setup Set Date Set Time Example: Set date as 2021-07-27, set time as 08:10:30 am (HH:MM:SS) Step1: Scan “Set Date” Step2: Scan “2” “1” “0” “7” “2” “7” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Date”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Chapter 4 Reading Mode Trigger Mode In Trigger Mode the LED will stay on once trigger is pressed and held, and will turn off automatically once a barcode is read or LED Auto-Off timeout expires. Trigger Mode*...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 (Default = 3 sec) Example: Set LED Auto-Off Timeout as 5 sec Step1: Scan “LED Auto-Off Timeout” Step2: Scan “0” “1” “4” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “LED Auto-Off Timeout” Batch Mode In Batch Mode the LED will stay on when trigger is pressed and held, during which the scanner will read each unique barcode once.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Auto-sensing Mode Auto-sensing Mode – Sensitivity The configurable range is 01 ~ 20. 2 digits must be programmed during the multi-step configuration. Sensitivity (Default = 10) Example: Set Sensitivity as 20 Step1: Scan “Sensitivity” Step2: Scan “2” “0” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “Sensitivity”...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 The configurable range is 0.1 ~ 125 sec. 3 digits must be programmed during the multi-step configuration. (001 = 0.1 sec, 002 = 0.2 sec, 003 = 0.3 sec, 004 = 0.4 sec, 005 = 0.5 sec, 0.6 = 1 sec, 007 = 1.5 sec, 008 = 2.0 sec, 009 = 2.5 sec, 010 = 3 sec, ..
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Chapter 5 Data Format By default data format is as follows: <Preamble> <Code ID> <Barcode Length> <Barcode Data> <Postamble> <Terminator> Code ID Disable Code ID* Enable Factory ID Enable AIM ID Enable Set ID Set ID Set ID can be 0 ~ 2 alphanumerics for each symbology.
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Set ID – Interleaved 2 of 5 Set ID – ITF-14 Set ID – ITF-6 Set ID – Standard 2 of 5 Set ID – Matrix 2 of 5 Set ID – Industrial 2 of 5 Set ID –...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Set ID – ISSN Set ID – Code93 Set ID – Code128 Set ID – GS1-128 Set ID – AIM 128 Set ID – Data Matrix Set ID – GS1 Databar Set ID – QR Code Set ID –...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Data Length Send Data Length Off* Send Data Length On Preamble Preamble can be up to 16 bytes of data. Set Preamble Example: Set Preamble as XYZ123 Step 1: Scan “Set Preamble” Step 2: Scan “X” “Y” “Z” “1” “2” “3” in Appendix - Upper Case Alphabets & Numbers Step 3: Scan “Set Preamble”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Chapter 6 Symbologies General Settings Enable All Symbologies Disable All Symbologies Enable All 1D Symbologies Disable All 1D Symbologies Enable All 2D Symbologies Disable All 2D Symbologies Note: When all symbologies are disabled, configuration barcodes are still readable.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 UPC-A Enable/Disable UPC-A Enable UPC-A* Disable UPC-A Check Digit Send Check Digit* Not Send Check Digit Lead Digit No Preamble* Send System Character & Country Code Send System Character Supplement 5-digit Supplement On 5-digit Supplement Off*...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Lead Digit No Preamble* Send System Character & Country Code Send System Character Supplement 5-digit Supplement On 5-digit Supplement Off* 2-digit Supplement On 2-digit Supplement Off* Supplement Required On Supplement Required Off*...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 Enable Code 128* Disable Code 128 Code128 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code128 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 GS1-128(UCC/EAN 128) Enable/Disable GS1-128 Enable GS1-128* Disable GS1-128 GS1-128 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for GS1-128 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 AIM 128 Enable/Disable AIM 128 Enable AIM 128 Disable AIM 128* AIM 128 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for AIM 128 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Full ASCII Code39 Enable Full ASCII Code39* Disable Full ASCII Code39 Code39 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code39 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Code 32 Enable/Disable Code 32 Enable Code 32 Disable Code 32* Notw: Please make sure Code39 is enabled with verification disabled before enabling Code32. Leading/Tailing Send Leading Not Send Leading* Send Tailing Only Not Send Tailing*...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Double Digits (MOD11/MOD9) Single Digit (MOD11) Double Digits (MOD11/MOD11) Single Digit (MOD11) Double Digits (MOD11/MOD9) Code 11 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code11 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 ST/SP: ABCD/TN*E ST/SP: abcd/tn*e Codabar Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 02) (Default = 60) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Codabar Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Interleaved 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 80) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Interleaved 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Matrix 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 80) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Matrix 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Industrial 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Industrial 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Standard 2 of 5 (IATA) Enable/Disable Standard 2 of 5 Enable Standard 2 of 5 Disable Standard 2 of 5* Verification Disable CDV* CDV & Send CD CDV & Not Send CD...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Standard 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Standard 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 UK Plessey Enable/Disable UK Plessey Enable UK Plessey Disable UK Plessey* Verification Disable CDV* CDV & Send CD CDV & Not Send CD UK Plessey Min/Max Length Set Max Length Set Min Length (Default = 04)
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Step5: Scan “1” “2” in Appendix - Numbers Step6: Scan “Set Max Length” Note: Configurable range for Min/Max Length is 01 ~ 99.
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 MSI Plessey Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for MSI Plessey Step1: Scan “Set Min Length” Step2: Scan “0” “8” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 GS1 DataBar (RSS-14) Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar Enable GS1 DataBar* Disable GS1 DataBar Prefix AI Send Prefix AI (01)* Not Send Prefix AI (01) QR Code Enable/Disable QR Code Enable QR Code* Disable QR Code...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 QR Code Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 0001) (Default = 4000) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for QR Code Step1: Scan “Set Min Length” Step2: Scan “0” “0” “0” “8” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Micro QR Code Enable/Disable Micro QR Code Enable Micro QR Code* Disable Micro QR Code Micro QR Code Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 35) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Micro QR Code Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Data Matrix Enable/Disable Data Matrix Enable Data Matrix* Disable Data Matrix Data Matrix Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 0001) (Default = 3116) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Data Matrix Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Single Data Matrix Only* Twin Data Matrix Only Both Single & Twin Rectangular Barcode Enable* Disable PDF417 Enable/Disable PDF417 Enable PDF417* Disable PDF417...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 PDF417 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 0001) (Default = 2710) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for PDF417 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length” Step2: Scan “0” “0” “0” “8” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Aztec Enable/Disable Aztec Enable Aztec Disable Aztec* Aztec Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 0001) (Default = 4000) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Aztec Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Appendix – Modifier Keys Alt (Left) make *1 Alt (Left) break Alt (Right) make Alt (Right) break Shift (Left) make *2 Shift (Left) break Shift (Right) make Shift (Right) break Win (Left) make Win (Left) break...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Appendix - Default Table Function Default Remark General Settings Barcode Configurability Button Preference Both Button Beep Tone High (4.0KHz) Beep Mode Normal Data Format UTF-8 to Unicode Conversion HT/CR/ESC Converts to TAB/ENTER/ESCAPE Function Code Conversion Numeric Key...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Required OFF EAN-13 Enable/Disable Check Digit Send 5-digit OFF Supplement 2-digit OFF Required OFF ISBN ISBN-10 ISSN Code 128 Enable/Disable Min Length Max Length GS1-128(UCC/EAN 128) Enable/Disable Min Length Max Length AIM 128 Enable/Disable Min Length...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Verification CDV & Send CD Check Digit Single Digit (MOD11) Min Length Max Length Codabar Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV Not Send Start/Stop ST/SP: ABCD/ABCD Min Length Max Length Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 MSI Plessey Enable/Disable Verification CDV & Send CD Check Digit Single Digit (MOD10) Min Length Max Length GS1 Databar (RSS-14) Enable/Disable Prefix AI Send QR Code Enable/Disable Min Length 0001 Max Length 4000 QR Twin Code...
MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Appendix - AIM ID Symbology AIM ID Possible AIM ID Modifiers (m) Code128 GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) EAN-8 EAN-8 with Addon EAN-13 EAN-13 with Addon UPC-E UPC-E with Addon UPC-A UPC-A with Addon Interleaved 2 of 5 0, 1, 3...
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MT581 User’s Manual V1.1 Code 11 0, 1, 3 MSI Plessey 0, 1 GS1 Databar PDF417 QR Code Aztec Data Matrix Micro QR Note: “m” represents the AIM modifier character. Refer to ISO/IEC 15424:2008 Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Data Carrier Identifiers...
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