Enter/Exit Programming Mode
Product Reference Guide
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BC9xxx Base
The BC9xxx can be changed from Normal to Compatible mode using the
Aladdin configuration tool. See "Datalogic Aladdin™" on
page 6 for more
information. This will allow you to Join or Bind a PM8500 to your BC9xxx.
Changing from Compatible Mode back to Normal
PM950X Handheld
1. With the PM950X, read a Compatible mode programming label on
page 238 with a value of “Low, Medium,
or High Speed”.
2. With the PM950X, read the Unlink programing label.
3. Now you can link your PM950X to a BC9xxx
in normal mode; the
PM950X will inherit the programmed speed from the BC9xxx.
BC9xxx Base
1. Using Datalogic Aladdin, change the Compatible Mode parameter to
“Low, Medium, or High Speed”.
2. Now you can link a previously unlinked PM950X; the reader will inherit
th
e speed programmed in the BC9xxx.
If Aladdin is not available, use the following procedure:
1. With a PM950X in normal mode, read the
Unlink programming label on
page 18, then read the following bar code:
Do not scan an ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE label with this bar
code.
2. Place the same PM950X on your BC9xxx.
Your BC9xxx will link to the PM950X and will inherit the reader’s pro-
grammed speed.