Symbol LS 4071, Product Reference Manual

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LS 4071 Product Reference Guide
Battery Life
When batteries begin to run down, the scanner emits 4 high tone beeps. You
then have about 10 scans remaining. Although NiCad batteries are
rechargeable, they do have a limited life. In typical applications, the batteries
should last about two years. As they begin to age, batteries do not hold a charge
as long as when they were fresh; you have to charge them more often. New
battery packs can be obtained from Symbol Technologies. See your Symbol
representative for more information.
Pairing the Scanner with the Base Station
The wireless “connection” between the scanner and base is the low power
radio transmission through an RF transmitter in the scanner, and an RF receiver
in the base station. The actual communication consists of unidirectional
message packets from the scanner to the base. However, the scanner and base
station must be paired
for this communication to work between the two
devices.
Each base station is assigned a unique address in the factory. To pair the
scanner with the base station:
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Scan the PAIRING bar code on the RL 47X base. The bar code is located
in the well in which the scanner head rests. An additional pairing bar
code can be found on the bottom of the base.
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Successful pairing is indicated by a warble beep from the scanner, then
the base. If either beep is not heard, the pairing was unsuccessful.
The scanner and base should be configured with the same set of parameters.
Scanning the bar code below ensures that the scanner’s parameters are sent to
the base.