MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Table of Content CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................. 6 .................................... 6 PECIFICATIONS ..................................8 EEPER NDICATION LED I .................................... 8 NDICATION CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SETTINGS..........................10 ............................... 10 ARCODE ONFIGURABILITY ..................................10 ACTORY EFAULT ..................................10 HECK ERSION ................................
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 ................................... 26 EMORY Delete Last Record ................................26 Clear All Record ..................................26 Data Format ................................... 27 Field Separator ..................................27 Date Format ................................... 28 Time Format ..................................28 Date & Time Setup ................................29 USB HID ...................................... 30 USB VCP ....................................
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Chapter 1 Introduction This user’s manual is dedicated to MT850, a portable 2D scanner that can send data to the host up to 20 meters away. This economical, ergonomic pocket-sized wireless 2D barcode scanner is a high efficient companion for users who work with laptops, tablets, smart phones and other ®...
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 3 Mil Code 39 : 65 ~ 95mm 5 Mil Code 39 : 35 ~ 155mm Guaranteed D.O.F 13 Mil UPC/EAN : 45 ~ 285mm (Environment: 800 lux) 15 Mil QR Code : 40 ~ 210mm 6.67 Mil PDF417 : 50 ~ 145mm...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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>...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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 13ecommended13 digits. Scan NUMERIC KEY if you want to use the keys on the numeric keypad.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Keyboard Layout English (US)* English (UK) Danish Spanish Hungarian (QWERTZ) Hungarian (QWERTY) Canadian French Dutch Italian French German Swiss German...
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Swiss French Swedish Czech (QWERTZ) Czech (QWERTY) Norwegian Belgian Portuguese Slovak Brazilian (QWERTY) Canadian (Traditional) Japanese Alt Code...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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 & USB HID the BCC are 2 bytes.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Interface Chapter 1 BT HID Getting Connected 1. Press the scan button to power up the scanner. 2. Scan “Disconnect”, the scanner will emit two beeps. Alternatively you may press and hold function for 5 seconds until two beeps.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 4. Scan “Pincode Stop” Pincode Stop BT SPP Getting Connected 1. Press the scan button to power up the scanner. 2. Scan “Disconnect”, the scanner will emit two beeps. Disconnect 3. Scan “BT SPP Master”(21ecommended) or “BT SPP Slave”, the scanner will emit two beeps. If host can’t auto-reconnect, use BT SPP Master.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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)
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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>...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Example: Set Time Format as HH:MM (Code = 02) Step1: Scan “Time Format” Step2: Scan “0” “2” respectively in Appendix – Numbers Step3: Scan “Time Format” 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”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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* Auto-sensing Mode In Auto-sensing Mode the LED will turn off automatically after LED Auto-Off timeout expires.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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 Set ID Set ID Set ID can be 0 ~ 2 alphanumerics for each symbology.
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Set ID – Industrial 2 of 5 Set ID – Code11 Set ID – MSI Plessey Set ID – EAN-13 Set ID – UPC-A Set ID – EAN-8 Set ID – UPC-E Set ID – Code93 Set ID –...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Set ID – Aztec Example: Set Code39 Set ID as XY Step1: Scan “Set ID – Code39” Step2: Scan “X” “Y” in Appendix – Upper Case Alphabets Step3: Scan “Set ID – Code39” Data Length Send Data Length Off*...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Postamble Postamble can be up to 16 bytes of data. Set Postamble Example: Set Postamble as XYZ123 Step 1: Scan “Set Postamble” Step 2: Scan “X” “Y” “Z” “1” “2” “3” in Appendix – Upper Case Alphabets & Numbers Step 3: Scan “Set Postamble”...
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 <TAB> <Space> <ESC> Note: 1. For USB HID/BT HID interface the default terminator is CR. 2. For USB VCP/BT SPP interface the default terminator is CR+LF...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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.
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Code128/GS1-128 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 50) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code128/GS1-128 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length” Step2: Scan “0” “8” in Appendix – Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Full ASCII Code39 Enable Full ASCII Code39* Disable Full ASCII Code39 Code39 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 50) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code39 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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 Not Send Leading & Tailing Send Leading Only Send Tailing Only...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 Enable Code 93* Disable Code 93 Code 93 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 50) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code93 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Code 11 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 50) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code11 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length” Step2: Scan “0” “8” in Appendix – Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Codabar (NW-7) Enable/Disable Codabar Enable Codabar* Disable Codabar Start/Stop Send Start/Stop Not Send Start/Stop* Codabar Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 50) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Codabar Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Interleaved 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 05) (Default = 50) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Interleaved 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Matrix 2 of 5* Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 24) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Matrix 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Industrial 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Industrial 2 of 5 Enable Industrial 2 of 5* Disable Industrial 2 of 5 Industrial 2 of 5 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 24) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Industrial 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 MSI Plessey Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 04) (Default = 50) 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”...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 QR Code Enable/Disable QR Code Enable QR Code* Disable QR Code Micro QR Code Enable/Disable Micro QR Code Enable Micro QR Code* Disable Micro QR Code Data Matrix Enable/Disable Data Matrix Enable Data Matrix* Disable Data Matrix...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 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...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Appendix – Default Table Function Default Remark General Settings Barcode Configurability Beep Tone High (4.0KHz) Beep Mode Normal Vibrator Data Format UTF-8 to Unicode Conversion HT/CR/ESC Converts to TAB/ENTER/ESCAPE Function Code Conversion Numeric Key Alphanumeric Key...
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Trigger Mode Trigger Mode Auto-sensing Mode Data Format Code ID Disable Set ID Data Length Preamble Postamble CR (BT HID / USB HID) Terminator CR+LF (BT SPP / USB VCP) Symbologies General Settings UPC-A Enable/Disable Check Digit...
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Min Length Max Length Code 32 Enable/Disable Leading/Tailing Send Leading & Tailing Code 93 Enable/Disable Min Length Max Length Code 11 Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV Check Digit Not Send Min Length Max Length Codabar Enable/Disable Start/Stop...
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MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar Limited (RSS-Limited) Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded (RSS-Expanded) Enable/Disable QR Code Enable/Disable Micro QR Code Enable/Disable Data Matrix Enable/Disable PDF 417 Enable/Disable Micro PDF 417 Enable/Disable Aztec Enable/Disable...
MT850 User’s Manual V1.3 Version History Date Description Issued 2021.08.25 Initial Release Shaw 2021.08.31 Revised configurable range for Min/Max length Shaw 2021.10.05 Revised number of scan to > 10,000 scans Shaw 2021.12.02 Updated Range to 66ft/20m Shaw...
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