3820 UG.book - Finn-ID

Single Scanner OperationThere are two link modes to accommodate different applications: Locked LinkMode and Open Link Mode. Scan the appropriate bar codes included in theOpen Link and Locked Link Mode explanations that follow to switch from onemode to another. Default = Locked Link Mode.Locked Link Mode - Single ScannerIf you link a scanner to a base using the Locked Link Mode, other scanners areblocked from being linked if they are inadvertently placed into the base. If youdo place a different scanner into the base, it will charge the scanner, but thescanner will not be linked.* Locked Link Mode(Single Scanner)To use a different scanner, you need to unlink the original scanner by scanningthe Unlink Scanner bar code. (See "Scanner Modes" on page 1-6.)Open Link Mode - Single ScannerWhen newly shipped or defaulted to factory settings, the base and scanner arenot linked. By placing a scanner into the base, they establish a link. Placing adifferent scanner into the base establishes a new link and the old scanner isunlinked. Each time a scanner is placed into the base, it becomes the linkedscanner; the old scanner is unlinked.Open Link Mode(Single Scanner)Override Locked ScannerIf you need to replace a broken or lost scanner that is linked to a base, scan theOverride Locked Scanner bar code below with a new scanner and place thatscanner in the base. The locked link will be overridden; the broken or lostscanner’s link with the base will be removed, and the new scanner will be linked.Override Locked Scanner(Single Scanner)2020/3820 User’s Guide 1 - 7