
M3000 Portable Bar Code Reader User's Guide
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Portable Mode
The M3000 can go wherever you need to scan bar codes. Typically, this includes shop or
warehouse inventory and other asset management applications. In the portable mode the M3000
operates on a standard 8-volt Alkaline battery and can operate over 70 hours on a single battery.
A user selectable time-out feature saves battery life by shutting off the M3000 when the unit is not
in use. Just press ON to resume operation from where you were before the unit shut down. The
M3000 always saves the current operating status and contents of random access memory(RAM)
when power is turned off.
Non Portable Modes
The unit operates in three non portable modes; Keyboard Wedge, RS-232 Serial Wedge, and
RS232 Serial. In the wedge modes the M3000 sends bar code data directly to your PC or host
computer just as if you typed the information on the keyboard. When you combine the RS232
serial mode with SOFTCOM communications software (included with the M3000), the M3000
emulates a PC keyboard.
Communications
The M3000 can perform file transfers through a variety of interfaces:
• Keyboard Wedge
• RS-232 Serial Wedge for Serial ASCII Terminals
• RS-232 Serial
• Hayes Compatible Modem
The M3000 supports standard communication protocols such as XON/XOFF and XMODEM
(CRC16, Checksum), and can transmit serial data at speeds up to 38400 bps. The M3000 includes
four PC-based communications utilities:
• PCOM - RS-232/ Modem file transfer program
• SOFTCOM - RS-232 keyboard emulation program
• MONITOR - RS-232/keyboard communication diagnostic utility
• M3000 - RS-232/Modem file transfer & programming program
PROGRAMMER
These programs provide the ability to use all the M3000 communication interfaces and to debug
your data output as well.
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