Configuring The Scanner; Staging Multiple Scanners - Motorola Symbol CS3000 Series Product Reference Manual

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Configuring the Scanner

To configure the scanner for initial use:
Scan the parameter bar codes in
1.
scanner operation.
Scan the Save Configuration bar code on page 3-22
2.
NOTE When scanning parameter bar codes, scan each bar code within two minutes of the previous one. The
scanner enters sleep mode after two minutes of inactivity, and any parameter bar codes scanned and not
saved are ignored.
For additional customization, edit the
3.
Configuration File on page
CS3070 only: When deploying the new configuration to multiple scanners, to ensure unique CS3070 serial
4.
numbers appear in the host's discovery window, edit the
set it to blank ("BTName=") to ensure that each scanner uses the default BT name of
<serial number>.
CS3070:

Staging Multiple Scanners

After creating a
config.ini
scanner and copy it to other scanners via USB connection. Set the time and date on the "cloned" scanners by
scanning bar codes from
NOTE CS3070 only: When deploying the new configuration to multiple scanners, to ensure unique CS3070
serial numbers appear in the host's discovery window, edit the Config.ini file to either remove the
BTName entry or set it to blank ("BTName=") to ensure that each scanner uses the default BT name of
CS3070:<serial number>.
NOTE Before deploying the Config.ini file to multiple scanners, make the file read only to prevent users from
overwriting the file when scanning Save Configuration or
Chapter 3, User Preferences
Save Configuration
Config.ini
1-23.
file for one "golden" scanner with all desired settings, create a copy of the file from this
Set Date and Time on page
and Chapter 4, Symbologies
(also provided below).
file on the scanner using the options in
file to either remove the
Config.ini
3-5.
Reset Factory Defaults on page
to customize
Editing the
entry or
BTName
3-4.