User manual
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TROUBLESHOOTING  
The following guide is for reference purposes only. Contact a Metrologic representative at 1-800-ID-METRO or 
1-800-436-3876 to preserve the limited warranty terms. 
Symptom  Possible Cause(s)  Solution 
All Interfaces 
No LEDs, beep or motor 
spin. 
No power is being 
supplied to the scanner. 
Check the transformer, outlet and the power strip. Make sure the 
power cable is plugged into the scanner. 
No LEDs, and no beep. 
No power is being 
supplied to the scanner. 
The host system cannot supply enough current to power the MS2220 
series scanner. Use the power supply included with the scanner. 
During power up the 
unit beeps 3 times. 
A Non-volatile RAM 
failure. 
Contact a Metrologic service representative, if the unit will not hold the 
configuration. 
During power up the 
unit razzes 
continuously. 
A RAM or ROM failure.  Contact a Metrologic service representative, if the unit will not function.
During power up the 
unit razzes once and 
the blue LED flashes. 
A VLD failure.  Contact a Metrologic service representative. 
During power up the 
unit razzes twice and 
blue LED flash. 
Scanner motor failure.  Contact a Metrologic service representative. 
There are 
multiple scans upon 
presentation of code. 
The same symbol 
timeout is set to short. 
Adjust same symbol timeout for a longer time. 
The beeper is disabled.  Enable the beeper. 
No volume is selected.  Select a volume. 
The unit powers up but 
does not beep. 
No tone is selected.  Select a tone. 
The unit is trying to 
scan a particular 
symbology that is not 
enabled. 
UPC/EAN and Code 128 are enabled by default. Verify that the type 
of bar code being read has been selected. 
The unit powers up but 
does not scan and/or 
beep. 
The unit has been 
configured for a 
character length lock or 
a minimum length and 
the bar code being 
scanned does not 
satisfy the configured 
criteria. 
Verify that the bar code that is being scanned falls into the criteria. 
Typical of Non-UPC/EAN codes. The scanner defaults to a minimum 
of 4 character bar code. 










