This setup guide shows how to connect a barcode scanner to an XRS2/XRS2i Stick Reader and read a barcode into an animal
data field.
The steps required to do this are:
1. Set up the barcode scanner.
2. Pair the stick reader with the barcode scanner.
3. Set up a new animal data field for the barcode information.
4. Set up the stick reader to scan the barcode information into the new barcode field.
Then you will be ready to use the stick reader with your barcode scanner.
What you need:
An XRS2 or XRS2i Stick Reader with firmware above V1.4.4.
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Bluetooth
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Setting up the barcode scanner
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Every model of barcode scanner is slightly different. We have provided some major brands of barcode scanners
and a list of settings which require changing. For more comprehensive information about setting up your
barcode scanner, or if your brand/model is not listed, refer to the documentation supplied with your barcode
scanner.
Scan the following settings in order (find equivalently named settings for other manufacturers not listed):
Barcode scanner brand
Zebra / Motorola barcode scanners
Intermec barcode scanners
Honeywell barcode scanners
Issue 3, 03/2022
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enabled barcode scanner
Settings you should change
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RETURN TO FACTORY DEFAULTS.
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ADD AN ENTER KEY (CARRIAGE RETURN/LINE FEED).
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Reset factory defaults.
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Carriage Return + Line Feed (this option is under Configure the
Postamble in the full user manual).
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Standard Product Defaults.
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Add CR Suffix.
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