User guide

BaracodaPencil User Guide

Other functions

• Low Battery

• 1 red blink between 2 green of the LED or abnormal operation indicates that the battery level is low. Please

immediately recharge the battery.

• To recharge the battery, plug the charger into the BaracodaPencil. The LED remains red while the battery is

charging. When fully charged the LED will turn off, a full recharge takes about 2 hours. You cannot use the

BaracodaPencil during the charging period. Remember to close the Bluetooth connection before recharging

the battery.

• Power Management

The BaracodaPencil automatically closes the Bluetooth connection and turns off after six minutes of inactivity

while disconnected or 20 minutes while connected.

4 Configuring your scanner

When connected to host device, you can use the BaracodaManager for multiple settings (refer to

BaracodaManager documentation).

To reset the scanner to its “default settings”, use BaracodaManager Software (should you experience any

problems, please contact your reseller).

4.1

Usage modes

Three usage modes are possible, you can use BaracodaManager to set the mode (please refer to the

BaracodaManger User guide documentation for further information).

4.2

Real Time Mode

In “Real Time” mode, the barcode is decoded and transmitted immediately to a remote device.

4.3

Batch Mode

In “Batch” mode, the barcode is read and stored in the BaracodaPencil’s non-volatile memory*, for later

transmission. The memory can hold up to 5,000 barcodes.

*Non-volatile memory: when the BaracodaPencil is turned off, the data in memory is retained.

To operate in batch mode:

• Turn on the BaracodaPencil. The LED blinks green.

• Use the BaracodaConfig or BaracodaManager software to set the BaracodaPencil to “Batch mode”. A

yellow blinking LED indicates "Batch mode".

• Scan the barcodes:

- The LED turns green for 0.5 seconds if the barcode is read.

- The LED turns red for 0.5 seconds if the scan fails.

- When the LED is solid yellow, the memory is full. To clear the memory and/or upload the stored codes, create

a connection with a device using the BaracodaManager.

4.4

Master mode

This mode allows the barcode scanner to initiate the Bluetooth connection to a pre-determined host when you

scan a barcode. Then barcodes are decoded and transmitted without delay (as in Real-time mode).

This mode is to be used when the scanner needs to send barcodes to any host that does not have any

dedicated user interface such as a printer, a payment terminal, etc….