About The Reader; Pm8500 Compatible Mode - Datalogic PowerScan 9500 Series Product Reference Manual

About the Reader

The PowerScan 2D is a family of feature-rich and rugged area image readers.
It is offered in several different models to better fit the different needs of
each customer.
The main model categories are:
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Within each category, further differentiating features are available, described
by the part number suffix:
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Typically, units are factory-programmed for the most common terminal and
communications settings. If you need to modify any programmable settings,
custom configuration can be done by scanning the programming barcodes
within this guide or with Datalogic Aladdin™, available from the Datalogic
website. See
Advancements in the LED technology used in the imager-based readers sig-
nificantly improve the illumination of the target field of view, resulting in
higher scan efficiency. Whether used in Single Trigger or Continuous Mode,
the ergonomic design of the reader will help to promote comfortable han-
dling during extended periods of use.
In addition, the reader can be set up to read and output data from USA
Driver License PDF417 bar codes. For more information reference the USA
Driver License Parsing Quick Reference Guide (QRG), available on the Data-
logic website.
See "Interface Selection"
able interface sets by model type.

PM8500 Compatible Mode:

Powerscan PM9500 offers a limited set of features compatible with the pre-
vious PM8500 family. To access those features, you have to program the
system through the Compatibility Mode parameter (see
on page 240 of the Wireless Configuration chapter).
When in normal mode, the same parameter can be used to configure the
communication speed.
Product Reference Guide
PD9530-XX: Corded models.
PM9500-XX: STAR-System(tm) models.
PBT9500-XX: Bluetooth models.
D: models equipped with display and 4-key keyboard
DK: models equipped with display and 16-key keyboard
DPM: models with laser, ink jet and dot peen reading capability
HP: models with autofocus optic
"Datalogic Aladdin™"
on page 14 for a listing and descriptions of avail-
on page 6 for more information.
"Compatibility Mode"
About the Reader
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