Intermec SR61 User manual

SR61 Cordless
Scanner
User’s Manual

ii SR61 Cordless Scanner User’s Manual
Intermec Technologies Corporation
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Document Change Record
This page records changes to this document. The document was
originally released as Revision 001.
Version
Number Date Description of Change
002 8/2007 Revised to add:
• information to support firmware release 2.0
for the SR61, which is now available with a
near-far range area imager.
• reading distance information for all scanner
options.
• references to Intermec SmartWedge™.

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Contents
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Contents
Before You Begin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Global Services and Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x
Who Should Read This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Patent Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xii
1 Learning About the SR61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introducing the SR61 Cordless Scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Checking the Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to Turn On the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Understanding the Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Understanding the Beeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Scanning Bar Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Using Vibrate Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2 Connecting and Configuring the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connecting the SR61 to a Host Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting to an Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a Host PC With the USB or RS-232 Bluetooth Adapter . . . 16
Connecting as a Keyboard Wedge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Collecting Data With Your SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Configuring the SR61 Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring the SR61 With EasySet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring the SR61 From Your Intermec Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configuring Bluetooth Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configuring Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Configuring the Discoverable State of the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
3 Troubleshooting and Maintaining the SR61. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Troubleshooting the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Calling Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Problems and Possible Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Resetting the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Paging the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Maintaining the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Upgrading the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cleaning the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
4 Configuration Command Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using Configuration Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Configuration Commands By Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
SR61 Configuration Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Administrator Reset Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Aimer Flashing Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Australian Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Aztec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Beep Duration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Beep Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Beep Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Bluetooth Connect/Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Bluetooth Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bluetooth Device Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bluetooth Discoverable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bluetooth Pageable Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Bluetooth PIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bluetooth Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Bluetooth Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
BPO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Canada Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Codablock A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Codablock F. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Code 93/93i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Code 128 / EAN 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
ISBT 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
GTIN Processing for EAN 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Configuration Modes and Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Consecutive Same Read Data Validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Data Editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
DataMatrix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Decode Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disable All Symbologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Dutch Post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
EAN.UCC Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Error Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Good Read Beep Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Good Read Beep Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Good Read Beep Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Good Read LED Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Japan Post. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lighting Goal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Matrix 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Maxicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Micro PDF417. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
MSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Plessey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Postamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Postnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Preamble. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Predefined Security Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
QR Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
RSS 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
RSS Expanded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
RSS Limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor Optimization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Setup Beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Stacked Code Crackle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Standard 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Symbology Identifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Telepen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

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Timeout Between Different Consecutive Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Timeout Between Identical Consecutive Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
TLC 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Trigger Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Trigger Timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Turn Off After Good Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ISBN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
GTIN Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
User Reset Factory Defaults. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Vibrate Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Vibrate Alert Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
A Specifications and Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power and Electrical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Temperature and Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bluetooth Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Communication Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bar Code Symbologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Scan Engines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Accessories for the SR61 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
I Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Before You Begin
This section provides you with safety information, technical
support information, and sources for additional product
information.
Safety Information
Your safety is extremely important. Read and follow all warnings
and cautions in this document before handling and operating
Intermec equipment. You can be seriously injured, and
equipment and data can be damaged if you do not follow the
safety warnings and cautions.
This section explains how to identify and understand warnings,
cautions, and notes that are in this document.
Global Services and Support
Warranty Information
To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Support >
Returns and Repairs > Warranty.
Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this
document is presented for reference only. The code does not
necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is
provided “as is with all faults.” All warranties are expressly
disclaimed, including the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose.
A warning alerts you of an operating procedure, practice,
condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to avoid
death or serious injury to the persons working on the
equipment.
A caution alerts you to an operating procedure, practice,
condition, or statement that must be strictly observed to
prevent equipment damage or destruction, or corruption or
loss of data.
Note: Notes either provide extra information about a topic or
contain special instructions for handling a particular condition or
set of circumstances.

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Services Description
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parts
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Tec h ni c a l
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invoicing questions.
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Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec
representative. To search for your local representative, from the
Intermec web site, click Contact.
Who Should Read This Guide
This guide is for the person who is responsible for installing,
configuring, and maintaining the SR61.
This guide provides you with information about the features of
the SR61, and how to install, configure, operate, maintain, and
troubleshoot it.
Before you work with the SR61, you should be familiar with your
network and general networking terms, such as IP address. You
should also be familiar with Bluetooth communications.
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documentation you want to download.
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Patent Information
Product is covered by one or more of the following patents:
4,882,476; 4,894,523; 4,953,113; 4,970,379; 4,988,852;
5,019,699; 5,021,642; 5,038,024; 5,081,343; 5,095,197;
5,144,119; 5,144,121; 5,182,441; 5,187,355; 5,187,356;
5,216,233; 5,216,550; 5,218,191; 5,233,172; 5,241,488;
5,243,602; 5,258,606; 5,288,985; 5,308,966; 5,342,210;
5,359,185; 5,389,770; 5,397,885; 5,414,251; 5,416,463;
5,442,167; 5,464,972; 5,468,947; 5,468,950; 5,477,044;
5,486,689; 5,500,516; 5,502,297; 5,504,367; 5,514,858;
5,534,684; 5,536,924; 5,539,191; 5,541,419; 5,548,108;
5,550,362; 5,550,364; 5,565,669; 5,572,007; 5,576,529;
5,594,230; 5,598,007; 5,608,578; 5,616,909; 5,619,027;
5,640,001; 5,659,431; 5,672,860; 5,684,290; 5,719,678;
5,729,003; 5,742,041; 5,761,219; 5,764,798; 5,777,308;
5,777,309; 5,777,310; 5,786,583; 5,798,509; 5,798,513;
5,804,805; 5,811,776; 5,811,777; 5,818,027; 5,821,523;
5,834,749; 5,837,987; 5,841,121; 5,842,070; 5,854,478;
5,862,267; 5,869,840; 5,873,070; 5,877,486; 5,878,395;
5,886,338; 5,895,906; 5,902,987; 5,902,988; 5,912,452;
5,923,022; 5,936,224; 5,949,056; 5,969,321; 5,969,326;
5,979,768; 5,987,192; 5,992,750; 6,003,775; 6,012,640;
6,016,960; 6,018,597; 6,024,289; 6,034,379; 6,036,093;
6,039,252; 6,064,763; 6,095,422; 6,097,839; 6,102,289;
6,102,295; 6,119,941; 6,128,414; 6,138,915; 6,149,061;
6,149,063; 6,152,370; 6,155,490; 6,158,661; 6,164,542;
6,164,545; 6,173,893; 6,195,053; 6,234,393; 6,234,395;
6,249,008; 6,328,214; 6,330,975; 6,345,765; 6,356,949;
6,367,699; 6,375,075; 6,375,076; 6,435,411; 6,484,944;
6,641,046; 6,669,087; 6,681,994; 6,688,523; 6,732,930;
6,879,428; 6,889,903; 6,974,085.
There may be other U.S. and foreign patents pending.

SR61 Cordless Scanner User’s Manual 1
1Learning About the SR61
Use this chapter to familiarize yourself with the SR61 Cordless
Scanner. This chapter covers these topics:
• Introducing the SR61 Cordless Scanner
•What’sNew?
• Using the Battery
• How to Turn On the SR61
• Understanding the Lights
• Understanding the Beeps
• Scanning Bar Codes
• Using Vibrate Alert

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Introducing the SR61 Cordless Scanner
The SR61 Cordless Scanner is a small, rugged handheld scanner.
The SR61 is lightweight, ergonomically designed, and uses a
Bluetooth™ radio for RF communications.
SR61 Cordless Scanner
The SR61 comes with one of these scan engine options:
• 1D linear imager (SR61xV)
• 2D area imager (SR61xA)
• Laser scanner (SR61xL)
• Near-far range area imager (SR61xE)
SR61 Scan Engine Option: The scan engine option of your SR61 is the sixth
character of the configuration number. In this illustration, the scan engine
option is V or 1D linear imager.
For more information about the scanner options, see “Scanning
Bar Codes” on page 8.
Battery
Intermec
Ready-to-Work
indicator
Status
light
Scanner
Trigger
XXXXXXXXXXXX
SN: XXXXXXXXXXX
CN: SR61AV0100
Intermec Technologies Corp. Everett, WA 98203
MODEL: SR61
MFD: XXXXXXXXX2XXX
BDA: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Contains TX FCC ID: HN2-BTM311
IC: 1223A-BTM311
Made in Malaysia
MEX SCT RCPACBT05-068
Pat.
SR61AV0100

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What’s New?
This version of the user’s guide supports the firmware version 2.0
release of the SR61 and includes these updates:
• Information to support the near-far range area imager option
• Minimum reading distance information for all scanner
options
• Support for Intermec SmartWedge™, a software wedge tool
that allows you to scan data directly to your host PC
application
You can download the latest firmware version at no charge from
the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
Using the Battery
The SR61 uses the AB3 lithium-ion battery as its main power
source. You need to fully charge the battery before you can use
the SR61.
Charging the Battery
Make sure you fully charge the battery before you start using the
SR61.
To charge the battery
• Place the SR61 with the AB3 battery installed in the desktop/
wall mount 1-bay charger (AC5).
Or,
• Remove the battery from the SR61, and insert the battery
into the 2-bay, 4-bay, or 8-bay (AC6, AC7, or AC8) charger.
The battery pack used in this device may ignite, create a
chemical burn hazard, explode, or release toxic materials if
mistreated. Do not incinerate, disassemble, or heat above
100°C (212°F). Charge only with Intermec Models AC5, AC6,
AC7, and AC8. Do not short circuit; may cause burns. Keep
away from children.
Use only Intermec battery pack Model AB3. Use of incorrect
battery pack may present risk of fire or explosion. Promptly
dispose of used battery pack according to the instructions.

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For more information, see the instructions that ship with the
charger.
Checking the Battery Status
You can check your battery status at any time.
To check the battery status
• Pull the trigger.
If the status light on the SR61 turns red, the battery is low
(less than 20% battery capacity remaining). You need to
charge the battery now.
How to Turn On the SR61
You use the trigger to turn on the SR61.
To turn on the SR61
• Pull the trigger.
When you pull the trigger to turn on the SR61, the scanner
enters a discoverable state and remains discoverable for about 5
minutes. While the SR61 is discoverable and in communications
range, your host Bluetooth device can discover your SR61 and
establish a Bluetooth connection.
If the status light on the SR61 turns red when you try to turn on
the scanner, you need to charge the battery. For help, see
“Charging the Battery” on page 3.
To turn off the SR61
•Scanthisbarcode:
Scanner Power Down
\60\08\2A\46
Note: If you have a near-far range imager, it may take up to 3
seconds for the status light to turn on after you pull the trigger.

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Understanding the Lights
The lights on the SR61 indicate the status of the battery, a
successful decode of a bar code, or the status of the Bluetooth
connection.
SR61 Lights: The status light is either green or red, and the Intermec Ready-
to-Work™ indicator is blue.
Intermec
Ready-to-Wor
k
indicator
Status light
Status Light Description
Light State What It Means
Blinks green one
time
The SR61 successfully decoded a bar code and
sent the data to the host.
The SR61 successfully scanned a configuration
bar code.
Flashes red when
you pull the trigger
The battery is low. You need to charge the
battery.
Flashes red and
stays on for 2
seconds
You scanned a bar code, but the data was not sent
to the host.
You scanned a configuration bar code and the
SR61 did not accept it.
Note: When the SR61 is in the 1-bay charger, the status light
indicates the battery charging status. For more information, see
the instructions that ship with the charger.

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Understanding the Beeps
The SR61 beeps to give you audio feedback when performing
some functions. For example, you hear a beep each time you scan
a valid bar code.
Blue Intermec Ready-to-Work Indicator Description
Light State What It Means
On A Bluetooth connection with the host computer has
been established. The SR61 is ready to scan bar codes
and send data to the host computer.
Blinking The SR61 is trying to establish a Bluetooth connection
with the host computer, or the SR61 is moving out of
range of the host computer.
Off A Bluetooth connection to the host computer is not
established.
SR61 Beeps Description
Beep Sequence What It Means
Single beep The SR61 successfully decoded a bar code or
scanned a configuration bar code.
Series of beeps from
low to high
The SR61 connected to a Bluetooth host.
Series of beeps from
high to low
A Bluetooth connection has been lost.
Three beeps Data was not successfully sent to the host. The
SR61 is out of range of the host.
A configuration bar code was not successfully
scanned.
Continuous tone for
several seconds
You just scanned the Administrator Reset
Factory Defaults bar code and the non-volatile
memory is being written.
Do not remove the battery or place the SR61
in a 1-bay charger until the tone stops.
Otherwise, the firmware memory may be
corrupted.

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You can change the beep volume for your needs and
environment. You can set the beep volume to Low (quiet),
Medium (loud), or High (very loud - default).
To turn off the beeper
•Scanthisbarcode:
Beep Duration -0
\60\03\11\21\00\00\00
You can also change the beeper duration and beeper frequency.
For more information about the beeper commands, see
Chapter 4, “Configuration Command Reference.”
Continuous beeping
for 1 minute
The host PC sent the Bluetooth Device Page
command to the SR61. Once you find the
misplaced SR61, pull the trigger to stop the
beeps. For more information about paging the
SR61, see “Paging the SR61” on page 29.
Note: The SR61xV (linear imager) and SR61xL (laser scanner)
may also produce a crackle sound when you scan a stacked (2D)
bar code. For more information, see “Stacked Code Crackle” on
page 51.
SR61 Beeps Description (continued)
Beep Sequence What It Means
Note: Turning off the beeper turns off only the bar code scanning
beeps. The beeps for Bluetooth Connect/Disconnect and
Bluetooth Device Page are not affected.

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Scanning Bar Codes
The SR61 contains either a 1D linear imager (SR61xV), 2D area
imager (SR61xA), laser scan engine (SR61xL), or near-far range
area imager (SR61xE) to scan bar code data. The type of scan
engine you are using and the type of bar code you are decoding
determines the way you scan the bar code.
When you unpack the SR61, these bar code symbologies are
enabled:
•Code39
• Code 128 / EAN 128
•UPC/EAN
•PDF417
• DataMatrix (SR61xA and SR61xE only)
If you are using bar code labels that are encoded in a different
symbology, you need to enable the symbology on your SR61. Use
EasySet version 5.4.1 or later to enable and disable symbologies
for your scanner. EasySet is available at no charge from the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com.
Before you can scan bar codes and send data to your data
collection application, you need to establish a Bluetooth
connection between your SR61 and the host device. For more
information about establishing a Bluetooth connection, see
“Connecting the SR61 to a Host Device” on page 14.
For the SR61xL and SR61xE, do not look directly into the
window area or at a reflection of the laser beam or laser
aiming beam while the laser is scanning. Long-term exposure
to the laser beam can damage your vision.