Compatibility With Pm8500; Compatibility Mode; Changing From Normal To Compatible Mode - Datalogic PowerScan PD9530 Product Reference Manual

Enter/Exit Programming Mode

Compatibility 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 Compatible Mode parameter.
When in normal mode, the same parameter can be used to configure the
communication speed.

Changing from Normal to Compatible Mode

PM9500 Handheld
1. With the PM9500, read the Compatible Mode (0) bar code below.
2. Now you can link your PM9500 with a BC8xxx as if it were a PM8500,
$CSTCP01\r
Normal Mode: Low Speed (1)
$CSTCP03\r
Normal Mode: High Speed (3)
240

COMPATIBILITY WITH PM8500

You must read the barcode
page 18 when switching from normal mode to compatible mode, or
vice-versa.
assigning an address to the reader and performing a Join or Bind (see
the Set Radio Address and Bind commands in the PM8500 QRG).
When the PM9500 is in Compatible Mode, some newer features
(such as communication speed programming) will not be available.
"Restore Custom Defaults"
$CSTCP00\r
Compatible Mode (0)
$CSTCP02\r
Normal Mode: Intermediate Speed (2)
DEFAULT
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