Symbol P 370 RF, Reference Manual

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Set Up
4. The battery fully charges in up to 4 hours.
The cradle recharges batteries in the scanner only when the scanner is in the cradle. A scanner
with a dead battery starts charging immediately upon insertion into the cradle, whereas a
scanner with a partially charged battery begins charging after approximately 15 minutes. The
status of the scanner battery determines the charge rate. Note that the scanner can be
removed from the cradle at any time.
Using the UBC 2000
The battery can be charged using the Universal Battery Charger UBC 2000. The UBC adapter
for the P 370/470 scanner battery is required. Refer to the UBC 2000 guide for information
on recharging the battery using the UBC 2000.
Battery Life
When batteries begin to run down, the scanner emits 4 high tone beeps. You then have about
25 scans remaining. Although lithium-ion 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. A new battery (p/n 50-14000-079) can be obtained from Symbol Technologies. See
your Symbol representative for more information.
Pairing the Scanner with the Cradle
The wireless “connection” between the scanner and the cradle is the low power radio
transmission through RF transceivers in the both the scanner and cradle. The actual
communication consists of bidirectional message packets. However, the scanner and cradle
must be paired for this communication to work between the two devices.
Note: After a new host is installed at the cradle, re-scan the pairing bar code.
This allows the cradle to notify the scanner of the change in the host
device.
To pair the scanner with the cradle:
1. Scan the pairing bar code on the top of the cradle.
2. Insert the scanner into the cradle (recommended but not required). Note that you
cannot scan data until this pairing is complete.