MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Table of Content CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION ............................. 7 .................................... 7 PECIFICATIONS ..................................9 EEPER NDICATION LED I .................................... 9 NDICATION CHAPTER 2 GENERAL SETTINGS..........................10 ............................... 10 ARCODE ONFIGURABILITY ..................................10 ACTORY EFAULT ..................................10 HECK ERSION .................................
Page 3
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Check Battery Life ................................26 ScanLink ....................................27 ................................... 28 EMORY Delete Last Record ................................28 Clear All Record ..................................28 Data Format ................................... 29 Field Separator ..................................29 Date Format ................................... 30 Time Format ..................................30 Date &...
Page 4
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable/Disable UPC-E ................................. 43 UPC-E System Number ............................... 43 Lead Digit ....................................44 Check Digit .................................... 44 UPC-E Expand to UPC-A ..............................44 Add On Supplement ................................44 EAN-8 ......................................46 Enable/Disable EAN-8 ................................. 46 Lead Digit ....................................46 Check Digit ....................................
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Chapter 1 Introduction This user’s manual is dedicated to MT500, a wearable 1D 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, MT500 provides 20-meter wireless freedom to mobile operator.
Page 8
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 13 Mil UPC/EAN : 38 ~ 238mm Physical Characteristics Dimension W27.5 x L46.2 x H26.8 mm 20.5g Weight Color Black Material PC+ABS Cable Micro(M) to USB A(M) Cable, 1.5M Touch Switches (Trigger Buttons) Trigger Function/Power Button...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Functional after 4KV contact, 8KV air discharge EMC/RF TELEC Safety Approval EN/IEC62471 (Exempt Group) Environmental WEEE, RoHS 2.0 Beeper Indication Beeper Status Single beep Good read The scanner reads a Code39 ASCII during Single short beep...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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)
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Data Format 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>...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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. 2. If you select NUMERIC KEY, the Num Lock status of the physical keyboard should be ON.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Keyboard Layout English (US)* English (UK) Danish Spanish Hungarian (QWERTZ) Hungarian (QWERTY) Canadian French Dutch Italian French German Swiss German...
Page 16
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Swiss French Swedish Czech (QWERTZ) Czech (QWERTY) Norwegian Belgian Portuguese Slovak Brazilian (QWERTY) Canadian (Traditional) Japanese Alt Code...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Intercharacter Delay The configurable range is from 0 to 255ms. The larger the number, the longer the delay. Set Intercharacter Delay (Default = 4ms) Example: Set Intercharacter Delay to 8ms Step1: Scan Set Intercharacter Delay Step2: Scan “0” “0” “8” in Appendix - Numbers...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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)
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Check Device MAC Address To check scanner’s MAC address, please connect to a host device via BT HID or BT SPP and scan below configuration barcode. Check Device MAC Address Check Host MAC Address To check scanner’s MAC address, please connect to a host device and scan below configuration barcode.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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>...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Date & Time Setup Set Date Set Time Example: Set date as 2022-07-27, set time as 08:10:30 am (HH:MM:SS) Step1: Scan “Set Date” Step2: Scan “2” “2” “0” “7” “2” “7” in Appendix - Numbers Step3: Scan “Set Date”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Chapter 4 Reading Mode Trigger Mode In Trigger Mode the LED will stay on when the trigger is pressed and held, and will turn off automatically once a barcode is read or LED Auto-Off timeout expires if LED Auto-Off Control is enabled.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Continuous Mode In Continuous Mode the LED is always on, with barcodes being read continuously. The trigger is unfunctional unless Trigger Control is enabled. Continuous Mode Continuous Auto Off Mode In Continuous Auto Off Mode the LED will stay on when the trigger is pressed once, and will automatically turn off if no barcode is detected after LED Auto-Off timeout expires.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Trigger / Toggle Mode – LED Auto-Off Control When enabled, the LED will automatically turn off after LED Auto-Off Timeout expires. LED Auto-Off Control On LED Auto-Off Control Off* Trigger / Toggle / Flash / Continuous Auto Off Mode – LED Auto-Off Timeout LED Auto-Off Timeout is the maximum scanning duration.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Flash / Continuous / Continuous Auto Off Mode – Identical Read Interval A barcode (or an identical one) can be re-scanned only after the defined amount of Identical Read Interval expires. The configurable range is 0.1 ~ 125 sec. 3 digits must be programmed during the multi-step configuration.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Chapter 5 Data Format By default data format is as follows: <Preamble> <Code ID> <Barcode Length> <Barcode Data> <Postamble> <Terminator> Code ID When Factory ID or AIM ID is enabled, a Factory ID or AIM ID (see Appendix – Factory ID and AIM ID Table) will be added to the beginning of each barcode data.
Page 37
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Set ID – Code128 Set ID – EAN-13 Set ID – EAN-8 Set ID – UPC-A Set ID – UPC-E Set ID – Interleaved 2 of 5 Set ID – Matrix 2 of 5 Set ID – Industrial 2 of 5 Set ID –...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Set ID – IATA Set ID – China Postal Code Set ID – UK Plessey Set ID – IATA Set ID – Telepen Set ID – GS1-128 Set ID – Code32 Set ID – IATA Example: Set Code39 Set ID as XY Step1: Scan “Set ID –...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Terminator None <LF> <CR>* <CR><LF> <TAB> <Space> <ESC> Note: 1. Default Terminator for BT HID or USB HID interface = <CR> (or Enter) 2. Default Terminator for BT SPP or USB VCP interface = <CR><LF> 3. <CR><LF> or <LF> is treated as Enter for BT HID or USB HID interface.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Chapter 6 Symbologies General Settings Enable All Symbologies Disable All Symbologies Note: When all symbologies are disabled, configuration barcodes are still readable. UPC-A Enable/Disable UPC-A Enable UPC-A* Disable UPC-A Lead Digit Not Send Lead Digit Send Lead Digit*...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable Addenda Required* Disable Addenda Required Note: When Addenda Required is enabled, the scanner will only read an UPC-A barcode that has 2-digit or 5-digit addenda/supplement. UPC-E Enable/Disable UPC-E Enable UPC-E* Disable UPC-E UPC-E System Number UPC-E0 Off &...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Lead Digit Not Send Lead Digit Send Lead Digit* Check Digit Send Check Digit* Not Send Check Digit UPC-E Expand to UPC-A Enable UPC-E Expand to UPC-A Disable UPC-E Expand to UPC-A* Add On Supplement Enable 5-digit Supplement...
Page 45
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable 2-digit Supplement Disable 2-digit Supplement* Enable Add A Space Disable Add A Space* Enable Addenda Required* Disable Addenda Required Note: When Addenda Required is enabled, the scanner will only read an UPC-E barcode that has 2-digit...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Add On Supplement Enable 5-digit Supplement Disable 5-digit Supplement* Enable 2-digit Supplement Disable 2-digit Supplement* Enable Add A Space Disable Add A Space* Enable Addenda Required* Disable Addenda Required Note: When Addenda Required is enabled, the scanner will only read an EAN-8 barcode that has 2-digit...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable 2-digit Supplement Disable 2-digit Supplement* Enable Add A Space Disable Add A Space* Enable Addenda Required* Disable Addenda Required Note: When Addenda Required is enabled, the scanner will only read an EAN-13 barcode that has 2-digit or 5-digit addenda/supplement.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 ISSN Off* ISMN Off* Note: ISBN / ISSN / ISMN will be considered as an extension of EAN-13. If ISBN / ISSN / ISMN needs to be read, EAN-13 must be enabled. If ISBN / ISSN / ISMN need to be read with addenda, EAN-13...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 Enable Code 128* Disable Code 128 Code 128 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 05) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code128 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 GS1-128(UCC/EAN 128) Enable/Disable GS1-128 Enable GS1-128* Disable GS1-128 GS1-128 AIM ID Enable AIM ID Disable AIM ID* FUNC 1 Character Send FUNC1 Character Not Send FUNC1 Character * Define FUNC1 Character Note: 1. The first FUNC1 Character is transformed into ]c1, and the next FUNC1 Character(s) is transformed into <GS>...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 Enable Code 93 Disable Code 93* Code 93 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Code93 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Code 11 Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 32) 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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Verification Disable CDV* CDV & Send CD CDV & Not Send CD Codabar Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for Codabar Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 CLSI Format CLSI Format On CLSI Format Off* Note: CLSI – Enable library space insertion. If you enable CLSI format, this option inserts spaces in position 2, 7, 13 of the data string for use in library systems.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Example: Set Insert Data as “X" Step1: Scan “Set Insert Data” Step2: Scan “X” in Appendix - Upper Case Alphabets Step3: Scan “Set Insert Data” CX-Codabar Off* Insert Data - On Insert Data - Off* Set Insert Data Note: 1.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Codabar Coupling Off* Insert Data - On Insert Data - Off* Set Insert Data Note: ABC-Codabar and CX-Codabar have certain rules regarding the Stop Character of first barcode and the Start Character of second barcode while in conjunction, with Codabar Coupling enabled, the data from any two Codabar barcodes can be coupled into one set of data without any limitations between the Stop Character of the first barcode and the Start Character of second barcode.
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Interleaved 2 of 5* Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Verification Disable CDV* CDV & Send CD CDV & Not Send CD First / Last Digit Suppressed...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Interleaved 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 Interleaved 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 IATA (Standard 2 of 5) Enable/Disable IATA Enable IATA Disable IATA* Verification Disable CDV* CDV & Send CD CDV & Not Send CD IATA Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (Default = 48) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for IATA Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Matrix 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 Matrix 2 of 5 Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 China Postal Code (Toshiba Code) Enable/Disable China Postal Code Enable China Postal Code Disable China Postal Code* Verification Disable CDV* CDV & Send CD CDV & Not Send CD China Postal Code Min/Max Length Set Min Length...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 MSI Plessey Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 06) (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”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Enable GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked* Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked GS1 DataBar Expanded Min/Max Length Set Min Length Set Max Length (Default = 01) (Default = 74) Example: Set Min Length as 8, Max Length as 12 for GS1 DataBar Expanded Step1: Scan “Set Min Length”...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 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...
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Appendix - Default Table Function Default Remark General Settings Barcode Configurability Button Preference Both Button Beep Tone High (4.0KHz) Beep Mode Normal Data Format HT/CR/ESC Converts to TAB/ENTER/ESCAPE Function Code Conversion Numeric Key Capslock Mode Keyboard Layout...
Page 94
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Control Trigger / Toggle Mode – LED Auto-Off Control Trigger / Toggle / Flash / Continuous 3 sec Auto Off Mode – LED Auto-Off Timeout Flash / Continuous / Continuous Auto 1 sec Off Mode – Identical Read Interval...
Page 95
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Lead Digit Send Check Digit Send EAN-8 Expand to EAN-13 (Zero Extension) 5-digit Supplement 2-digit Supplement Add A Space Addenda Required EAN-13 Enable/Disable Lead Digit Send Check Digit Send 5-digit Supplement 2-digit Supplement Add A Space...
Page 96
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Leading/Tailing Send Leading & Tailing Code 93 Enable/Disable Min Length Max Length Code 11 Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV Check Digit 1 Digit Min Length Max Length Codabar Enable/Disable Start/Stop Not Send ST/SP ABCD/ABCD Verification Disable CDV...
Page 97
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV Min Length Max Length Industrial 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV Min Length Max Length China Postal Code (Toshiba Code) Enable/Disable Verification Disable CDV Min Length Max Length MSI Plessey Enable/Disable Verification CDV &...
Page 98
MT500 User’s Manual V1.0 Expanded Enable/Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked Min Length Max Length...
Need help?
Do you have a question about the MT500 and is the answer not in the manual?
Questions and answers