Code CR3500 - Manual (Page 12)

C004387_07_CR3500_User_Manual - 6 Save Settings
1.7 - Batch Operation
1.7.1 - Introduction
The CR3500 features a batch mode for applications requiring a portable reader. Batch mode allows a user to store scanned data to
the reader’s non-volatile memory. The user may transfer the data to a host computer when needed. To utilize batch functionality you
will need to a battery cartridge or battery handle.
The CR3500may be programmed to operate in three different batch modes:
1. Send & Buffer Mode (Default) - In Send and Buffer Mode, the CR3500 will automatically detect when
the USB or RS232 cable is detached, or the Bluetooth® radio is out of range, and will switch into batch mode and
buffer the data in non-volatile memory. When the reader is reconnected to your host computer, or when the
Bluetooth Radio is back in range, the reader will auto transfer the buffered data. Once transferred, the data is
automatically erased from the reader’s memory.
Note: Once a unit is reattached to a cable, or enters within radio range, any data scanned WILL NOT be saved to the
non-volatile memory. For RS232, a power supply connection is used to detect when a reader is attached to a host
computer.
2. Log Only Mode - In Log Only Mode, the reader will only store data into non-volatile memory. You can
only retrieve the data by scanning the Transfer All Stored Data in Memory code (see explanation next page). Once
the reader’s memory has been transferred to a host computer, all of the data will still reside in memory. A user
must scan the Delete Scanned Data from Memory code to clear memory.
3. Send & Log Mode - In Send and Log Mode the reader will save a copy in non-volatile memory as well as
send the data if the reader is connected. The data can be retrieved by scanning the Transfer All Stored Data in
Memory code or the Transfer Only Unsent Data in Memory code (see explanations next page). Once the reader’s
memory has been transferred to a host computer, all of the data will still reside in memory. A user must scan the
Delete Scanned Data from Memory code to clear memory.
Note: The reader can be defined as connected if:
1) The Bluetooth radio is in range;
2) The USB cable is attached to a host and the reader is enumerated;
3) The reader is in RS232 Cabled - No Power mode; or
4) The RS232 cable is attached to host with power supply and the reader is in
RS232 Batch-Cable Detect (Default) mode.
The CR3500’s dedicated batch memory is a minimum of 1MB. To determine the number of reads that may be stored, divide the
average bytes of a scan into the total minimum memory.
Feedback
After a successful decode in batch mode, the unit will beep once and the memory LED will flash either red or amber
depending on memory level, and every 15 seconds the battery LED will flash green, amber or red depending on the battery level.
This feedback behavior is accurate when a reader is cabled or uncabled.