Rf Terminal Problems; Problems Reading Bar Codes - Worth Data 7100 RF Terminal Series Owner's Manual

RF Terminal Problems

When laser is triggered, it cycles power by itself – 1
When a voice message plays, it cycles power by itself –1
When I turn it on, it just beeps continually.
When I turn it on, the screen flashes continually.
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If the battery is very low, when turned on, the Terminal will just keep beeping; it is cycling power, over and over because the
batteries are too low.
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If the batteries are at a specific low point, the laser triggering or playing a voice message will be just enough extra power draw
to force the terminal to cycle power.
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Charge your Terminal for at least an hour and try again.
I get 6 beeps when the RF Terminal powers up...
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The unit needs repair. Call Worth Data for an RMA.

Problems reading Bar Codes

The reader won't beep when I try to read bar codes...
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Try reading a known good bar code - try the 1 on the Setup Menu bar pad table. Follow the steps for proper scanning technique
discussed in Appendix M; How to scan a bar code.
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Make sure the reader is configured to read the type of bar code you are trying to scan. Most bar code types are disabled by default and
need to be enabled using the Setup Menu or keypad while in Setup Mode.
I get extra characters at the beginning or end of my bar code data...
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Clear the Preamble and Postamble settings.
I have very poor read rates when scanning bar codes...
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Carefully follow the scanning instructions in Appendix M; How to scan a bar code when reading any and all bar codes. As straight-
forward as scanning may seem, many people who call with a complaint about poor read rates simply aren't doing it right.
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Try reading the following bar code below as an example of a known "good" bar code. This bar code is a Code 39 bar code and
is readable by the RF Terminal set to its default settings.
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Make sure your bar codes have clearly defined dark bars and clean white spaces. If the bars are so light that they are gray in-
stead of black or are so dark that they "bleed" into the white spaces, the printing of the bar codes is the problem. Whoever is
printing the bar codes needs to make the necessary corrections.
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The bar code should also have a "quiet zone" of at least ¼" to the left of the first bar and to the right of the last bar. Make sure
the beam covers the bar code completely and "overscans" a bit on each end.
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Check the laser beam window at the top of the unit and make sure it's not dirty or scratched.
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