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Tethered Scanners and the MX7 Cradles
MX7 Cradle Reference Guide
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Tethered Scanners and the MX7 Cradles
An MX7 powered cradle supports tethered scanner attachment. A powered cradle provides 5V
power to a tethered scanner. The MX7 passive vehicle cradle cannot support tethered scanner
attachment.
Note: The MX7 Scan button has no effect on tethered barcode scanners connected to a
powered desktop cradle. Tethered scanners read barcode scans only when the trigger on
the tethered scanner is pressed.
MX7 powered cradles support an accessory barcode label reading device. A tethered scanner can
be connected to the 9-pin RS-232 Serial Interface port on the front of the desktop cradle or to the
Serial Interface port on the back of the vehicle cradle.
MX7 keypad data entries can be mixed with tethered scanner barcode data entries. Any tethered
scanner that decodes the barcode internally and outputs an RS-232 data stream may be used. It
sends the data to the MX7 in ASCII format.
Figure 6 LXE Tethered Scanners (w/o cable)
LXE 8300 (Symbol) and 8500 (PowerScan) tethered scanners will send scanned data to the MX7
when the MX7 is in a powered cradle and the scanners are connected to the Serial Interface port
on the cradle. See “Accessories” for LXE approved tethered scanners for the MX7.
When a tethered scanner is connected to the Serial Interface port on a powered cradle, the MX7
must be configured as follows:
| Settings | Control Panel | Scanner | Main |
either
Port 1, Port 2
or
Port 3
Select
Port 2
.
There is no software in the desktop or vehicle mount cradles. There is no software in the passive
vehicle mount cradle.
Bluetooth device connection and use, while the MX7 is docked, are managed by the MX7 Control
Panel Bluetooth program, not the cradle.
Note:
The cradle must be powered by an external power source to enable tethered scanner use.
