User manual
Out of the box the CR2300 will read the following bar codes: 
Sufx Enter
The default seng on the CR2300 has Sux Enter disabled. To enable 
Sux Enter, scan the following conguraon code. For RS232 Sengs, 
please refer to the CR2300 Conguraon Guide.
Press and hold a buon or trigger on the CR2300, the two blue bars 
eming from the reader are used for targeng. Center the blue bars in 
the middle of a bar code. When the bar code is in the reader’s eld of 
view and at the opmal distance (4” from the bar code) , the reader will 
automacally read the code.
The CR2300 will beep and the good read indicator will ash green to 
indicate a ‘good read’ has occurred. (Figure 12)
Using the CR2300
CR2300 Default Settings
Aztec
Codabar
Code 39
Code 93
Code 128
Data Matrix
Data Matrix Rectangle
GS1 DataBar
Int 2 of 5
MSI Plessey 
PDF417
QR Code
UPC/EAN/JAN
Sux Enter - USB
Fuel Gauge Battery Status
Check Baery Life
Press the fuel gauge buon (Figure 10) to determine remaining baery life. If the baery has less 
then 10% capacity, the rst LED will ash rapidly. For 25% or greater capacity, the LEDs will ash 
ON for 4 seconds. 
Fuel Gauge Status Indicator While Charging 
If the baery has less then 10% capacity, the rst LED will ash rapidly while charging. For 25% or 
greater capacity, the LEDs will ash ON for 4 seconds and OFF for 1 second. (Figure 11)
Fuel Gauge 
Indicators
Figure 10
Fuel Gauge
Buon
Baery Life
<10% Rapid Flashing
<25% ON
25-50% ON ON
50-75% ON ON ON
75%+ ON ON ON ON
To congure a CR2300 to read bar codes not 
listed, download the CR2300 Conguraon 
Guide from www.codecorp.com and scan 
the appropriate ‘Enable’ bar code reading 
symbology conguraon code.
Figure 11
Figure 12
Charge 
Indicator
Battery Installation and Removal
Place the baery into the reader as shown in 
Figure 6. Once in place, the baery will snap 
and lock to indicate proper installaon. For 
baery removal, slide the latch (Figure 7), to 
unlock and release the baery.
Figure 6
Figure 7
Latch
Powering on the Reader
Press and hold either of the buons or 
trigger for one second, to power on.
4.  (Oponal) To mount the Charging Staon to a surface place the ‘This Side 
Down’ (Figure 4) side of the weighted base onto the surface and secure 
with screws. Note: Because surface types dier, screws are not included 
to mount a Charging Staon to a surface. Place the Charging Staon on 
top of the secured weighted base (Figure 3) and secure to the base with 
the screws provided (Figure 3)
5.  Plug the USB cable into the computer’s USB port or the power adapter 
into the wall outlet. 
Charging a CR2300
Baeries ship with approximately 50% baery life 
and should be completely charged before inial use. 
Approximate me to charge a depleted baery is 4 
hours via USB cable and 2 1/2 hours via AC power 
supply.
To charge a reader,  remove the plasc ‘Remove 
Before Use’ cap, and place the reader into the 
Charging Staon. (Figure 9)
When the reader is seated correctly, the Charging 
Indicator LED (Figure 9) will turn green. 
Weighted Base Adapter Plate
The weighted base has the same pre-drilled mounng holes as the ECS-H and UMC Chargers. 
Figure 4
Figure 5
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Figure 9
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Good Read
Indicator


