Datalogic Dragon M101 User manual

DRAGON™ M SERIES
QUICK REFERENCE

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DRAGON™ M Series
Ed.: 11/2005
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Preliminary

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CONTENTS
Updates and Language Availability.....................................................................iv
Using DRAGON™ M........................................................................................... 1
Charging the Batteries ........................................................................................ 4
DRAGON™ M Configuration .............................................................................. 5
Radio Timeout................................................................................................... 10
DRAGON™ M Default Configuration ................................................................ 11
Technical Features............................................................................................ 12
Warranty............................................................................................................ 13
Services And Support ....................................................................................... 13
Compliance ....................................................................................................... 14
Reading Diagrams ............................................................................................ 15
Numeric Table................................................................................................... 16

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UPDATES AND LANGUAGE AVAILABILITY
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USING DRAGON™ M
The DRAGON™ M series laser gun can be used with either an OM-DRAGON™
cradle or STARGATE™ radio base station to build a Cordless Reading System
for the collection, decoding and transmission of barcoded data.
DRAGON™ M laser guns automatically scan barcodes at a distance. Simply
aim and pull the trigger.
SCAN LINE POSITION
Code scanning is performed along the scan line emitted from the reading
window. This line must cross the entire code.
ÌqdbefjLÎ
OK
ÌqdbefjLÎ
NO
AIMING SYSTEM
DRAGON™ M provides a programmable aiming system. If enabled, the scan
line emitted from the reading window is preceded by a red spot which must
illuminate the code center to get the best reading performance (see figure
above, c). Once the defined timeout is reached, the red spot disappears and is
followed by the scan line to start the code scanning.

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After Dragon™ M Setup, read one of the following codes to set desired aiming
system timeout.
aiming system disabled
Ì$+BX0$-AÎ
300 ms
Ì$+BX1$-FÎ
500 ms
Ì$+BX2$-KÎ
1 sec
Ì$+BX3$-PÎ
READING ANGLE
Successful scanning is obtained by tilting the reader with respect to the barcode
to avoid direct reflections that impair the reading performance, see the figure
below.
OK Not Advised

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SETUP
DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ Stand Alone Configuration
1. Connect an OM-DRAGON™ cradle to the Host. For installation and
connection information see the OM-DRAGON™ Quick Reference
Manual.
2. Charge the DRAGON™ M battery using an OM-DRAGON™ or the
C-DRAGON™ charger as described in this Quick Reference manual. A
full charge takes 2 hours with NiMh battery models.
3. Configure the laser gun as described in this Quick Reference -
DRAGON™ M/OM-DRAGON™ Stand Alone Setup.
4. Configure the OM-DRAGON™ cradle. See OM-DRAGON™
Configuration in the OM-DRAGON™ Quick Reference.
or
DRAGON™ M/STAR-System™ Configuration
1. Charge the DRAGON™ M battery using an OM-DRAGON™ or the
C-DRAGON™ charger as described in this Quick Reference manual. A
full charge takes 2 hours with NiMh battery models.
2. Configure the laser gun as described in this Quick Reference -
DRAGON™ M/STAR-System™ Setup.

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CHARGING THE BATTERIES
Once the OM-DRAGON™ is powered, you can charge the laser gun’s batteries:
Place the DRAGON™ M into the OM-DRAGON™ cradle. The red LED on the
cradle goes on.
The battery is completely charged when the green LED on the cradle goes on.
After many recharging cycles NiMh and NiCd batteries may tend to lose their
operating autonomy. This condition can be overcome by inserting the
DRAGON™ M into the OM-DRAGON™ / C-DRAGON™ charger and pressing
the “battery reconditioning” button (see below).
When the above procedure is no longer effective, the batteries must be
changed. To change the batteries of your laser gun, unscrew the battery cover
screw, replace the old batteries with new ones, then screw the battery cover
back into place. (See the following figures).
NiMh, NiCd or Alkaline
CAUTION
Dispose of used batteries as required by the relevant laws
in force.
Battery cover
screw
+
Battery
reconditioning
button

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DRAGON™ M CONFIGURATION
DRAGON™M/OM-DRAGON™ STAND ALONE SETUP
When the OM-Dragon™ cradle is connected and powered, configure the
Dragon™ M by reading the following codes in the given sequence and follow the
instructions.
Note: for the numeric code selection of steps 3, 4, and 5 use the table at the
end of this Quick Reference.
Restore Dragon™ M Default
1. Ì$+$*oÎ
Enter Configuration
2. Ì$+;Î
Set Date
3. ÌIA%Î
+
six digits for Day, Month and Year (DDMMYY).
Set Time
4. ÌIB'Î
+
four digits for Hours and Minutes (HHMM).
Set Radio Address
5.
ÌRA0RFHÎ
+
four digits for the Dragon™ M Address
(from 0000 to 1999).
All readers used in the same area must have different addresses.

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Exit and Save Configuration
6. Ì$-?Î
7. Read the Bind code to pair the Dragon™ M to the OM-Dragon™
cradle.
The reader is dedicated to the cradle. Any previously bound reader will
be excluded.
To connect several readers to the same cradle see the following section
"Using Multiple Readers with Same Cradle".
Bind
Ì$+RN0$-IÎ
The green LED on the Dragon™ M will blink: the reader is ready to be
inserted into the cradle.
8. Firmly insert the reader into the cradle within 10 seconds, a beep will be
emitted, signaling that the OM-Dragon™ cradle has been paired to the
Dragon™ M, and the green LED on the reader will go off.
YOUR READER IS NOW CONFIGURED TO READ BARCODES USING THE
DEFAULT VALUES.
9. Configure the OM-Dragon™ cradle, refer to the “OM-Dragon™ Quick
Reference”.
Green LED