Zebra DS8178 Hand Scanner Sound and Light Reference
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ZEBRA DS8178 HAND SCANNER SOUND AND LIGHT REFERENCE
This reference is a short list of beep sequences, LED signals and messages related to FRONTSTEPS Dwelling operation. More information can be found in the Manufacturer’s Manual.
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STANDARD USE | ||
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BEEPER SEQUENCE |
LED |
INDICATION |
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Low/medium/high beeps |
Green |
Power Up |
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SCANNING | ||
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BEEPER SEQUENCE |
LED |
INDICATION |
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- |
Solid Green |
Presentation Mode on |
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- |
No LED (Off) |
Presentation Mode off |
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Medium beep |
Green Flash |
Successfully decoded barcode |
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Low/low/low/extra low beeps |
Red |
Parity error |
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Four long low beeps |
Red |
A transmission error was detected in a scanned symbol. The data is ignored. This occurs if a unit is not properly configured. |
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Five long low beeps |
Red |
Conversion or format error |
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- |
Red (Blinking) |
Scanner is disabled by a host command to the scanner |
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High beep |
- |
A <BEL> character is received over RS-232 |
PARAMETER PROGRAMMING | ||
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BEEPER SEQUENCE |
LED |
INDICATION |
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Long low/long high beeps
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Red |
Input error, incorrect bar code or Cancel scanned, wrong entry, incorrect bar code programming sequence; remain in program mode. |
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High/low beeps
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Green |
Keyboard parameter selected. Enter value using bar code keypad. |
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High/low/high/low beeps
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Green |
Successful program exit with change in the parameter setting |
REMAINING CHARGE INDICATIONS | ||
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Four short high beeps |
Red (stays on) |
Low battery/PowerCap indication (on trigger release). |
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- |
Green |
Battery/PowerCap charge level: 51-100% |
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- |
Amber |
Battery/PowerCap charge level: 21-50% |
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- |
Red |
Battery/PowerCap charge level: 0-20% |
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- |
Not lit when scanner sits in the cradle |
See manufacturers manual to troubleshoot (current mismatch between scanner and cradle) |
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- |
Green/Red alternating |
Battery end of life, battery charge level: 51-100% (Replace Battery) |
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- |
Amber/Red alternating |
Battery end of life, battery charge level: 21-50% (Replace Battery) |
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- |
Red blinking |
Battery end of life, battery charge level: 0-20% (Replace Battery) |
USB CONNECTIONS | ||
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Four high beeps
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- |
Digital scanner has not completed initialization. Wait several seconds and scan again |