Marson MT840 2D Mini Wireless Barcode Scanner

Introduction

This document provides a quick guide for the Marson MT840 2D Mini Wireless Barcode Scanner. For the full user's manual, please contact your local distributor.

The scanner features a trigger, LED indicator, mini USB port with a protective cover, and an exit window.

Specifications

Out of the Box

The package includes:

• 2D Mini Wireless Barcode Scanner
• USB Charger Cable
• Quick Guide
• Quick Connection Card
• Hand Strap
• Retractable Carabiner / Badge Holder Reels

Getting Started

To scan a barcode, ensure the aiming beam fully covers the barcode.

Charging the Battery

Connect the scanner to a host PC using the USB charger cable. Flip open the mini USB port on the scanner and insert the mini USB connector. Connect the USB A connector to a USB port on the host PC.

Beeper Indication

• Single long beep: Power up
• Single beep: Good read
• Single short beep: The scanner reads a Code39 or ASCII in configuration procedure
• Two beeps: i. Wireless connection; ii. The scanner successfully reads a configuration barcode
• Two short beeps: Good read (Batch mode/Memory mode)
• Three beeps: Wireless disconnection
• Three short beeps: i. The scanner reads a barcodes while disconnected; ii. The scanner reads an unexpected barcode during configuration procedure. (Scan [ABORT] to abort and start over)
• Four beeps (Hi-Lo-Hi-Lo): Out of range/Poor connection
• Five beeps: Low power
• Several short beeps: The scanner switches from one communication mode to another

LED Indication

• Off: Standby or Power off
• Flashing Green: Disconnected or Discoverable
• One Green Flash: Good Read
• Flashing Red: Low power
• Solid Red: Charging

Getting Connected

There are two modes of wireless communication:

BT mode - HID [Recommended]

1. Press the trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.
2. Scan the [DISCONNECT] barcode.
3. Scan the [BT mode - HID] barcode.
4. Select "Wireless Scanner" from the discovered device list.
5. If the Bluetooth application requests a pincode, refer to the PINCODE SETUP section.
6. The scanner will beep twice to verify the connection.

BT mode - SPP

1. Press the trigger for 1 second to activate the scanner.
2. Scan the [DISCONNECT] barcode.
3. Scan the [BT mode - SPP] barcode.
4. Select "Wireless Scanner" from the discovered device list.
5. If pincode is requested, enter the default pincode "1234".
6. Open serial communication software with the COM port properly set up.
7. The scanner will beep twice to verify the connection.

Pincode Setup

Follow these steps for Pincode Setup:

1. STEP 1: Scan the Pincode Start barcode.
2. STEP 2: Scan numeric barcodes based on the pincode generated by the Bluetooth application.
3. STEP 3: Scan the Enter barcode.
4. STEP 4: Scan the Pincode Stop barcode.

Smartphone/Tablet Connection

Getting Connected - iOS & Android

1. Press the trigger for 1 second to power up the scanner.
2. Scan the configuration barcode to clear the last pairing record.
3. Scan the configuration barcode to switch to BT HID profile.
4. Select "Wireless Scanner" from the discovered device list.
5. The scanner will beep twice to verify the connection.

Touch Keyboard - iOS

ENABLE IOS HOTKEY

After enabling iOS Hotkey (disabled by default), you can double-click the trigger to toggle the iPhone/iPad Touch Keyboard.

Touch Keyboard - Android

When connected with the scanner, the Touch Keyboard on the Android smartphone or tablet might disappear. To resolve this, change settings on the Android device:

1. Enter "Settings".
2. Enter "Language & input".
3. Tap on "Default keyboard".
4. Turn off "Physical keyboard", or turn on "On-screen keyboard". The Touch Keyboard will then function properly.

Interface

There are 5 interfaces for data transmission/collection:

• BT HID: Emulates a Bluetooth HID keyboard that transmits each barcode data to the host after decode.
• BT SPP: Emulates a Bluetooth SPP device that transmits each barcode data to the host after decode.
• Memory Mode: Emulates a USB mass storage device that saves each barcode data during off-line data collection.
• USB HID: Emulates a USB keyboard that transmits each barcode data to the host after decode.
• USB VCP: Emulates a USB virtual COM device that transmits each barcode data to the host after decode.

Function Support Matrix

*Note: For Ez Utility (PC-based software utility), please contact your local distributor.

Power Off Timeout

The period of inactivity before auto power-off.

Variable Timeout

You can set the timeout in minutes and seconds (Range: 00 ~ 60).

The default timeout is 3 minutes 0 second. To set the timeout to 5 minutes 30 seconds:

1. Scan [Set Minute].
2. Scan [0] & [5] on pages 11 & 12.
3. Scan [Set Minute].
4. Scan [Set Second].
5. Scan [3] & [0] on pages 11 & 12.
6. Scan [Set Second].

No Timeout (Scanner Always On)

Scan the [DISABLE TIMEOUT] barcode.

Binary Check Character

Once enabled, a checksum will be added to the end of each data to conduct Xor calculation. For Bluetooth SPP & USB-VCP, the BCC is 1 byte. For Bluetooth HID, the BCC are 2 bytes.

Example: The barcode data is “TEST” with terminator

1. Bluetooth SPP & USB-VCP: Data Format = <T> + <E> + <S> + <T> + <CR> + <LF> + <BCC>. BCC = 54h ^ 45h ^ 53h ^ 54h ^ ODh ^ 0Ah = 11h
2. Bluetooth HID: Data Format = <T> + <E> + <S> + <T> + <Enter> + <BCC> BCC = 54h ^ 45h ^ 53h ^ 54h ^ E7h = F1h

However, since control characters cannot be displayed in Bluetooth HID, BCC will be converted into 2 bytes of characters. As a result, the data will be: TEST + <Enter> + F + 1

General Settings

• DEFAULT: Scan the [DEFAULT] barcode.
• ABORT: Scan the [ABORT] barcode.
• CHECK VERSION: Scan the [CHECK VERSION] barcode.

Beep Mode

• NORMAL: Scan the [NORMAL] barcode.
• MUTE: Scan the [MUTE] barcode.

Reading Mode

• TRIGGER: Scan the [TRIGGER] barcode.
• AUTO-SENSING: Scan the [AUTO-SENSING] barcode.
• CONTINUOUS: Scan the [CONTINUOUS] barcode.
• TOGGLE: Scan the [TOGGLE] barcode.

Keyboard Layout

The scanner supports various keyboard layouts. Scan the corresponding barcode to set the desired layout:

• ENGLISH (USA): Scan [C010$]
• ENGLISH (UK): Scan [C018$]
• FRENCH: Scan [C012$]
• GERMAN: Scan [C011$]
• ITALIAN: Scan [C014$]
• SPANISH: Scan [C013$]
• JAPAN (106 key): Scan [C009$]
• CANADIAN (FRENCH): Scan [C025$]
• CANADIAN (TRADITIONAL): Scan [C034$]
• NORWEGIAN: Scan [C029$]
• SWEDISH: Scan [C026$]
• PORTUGUESE: Scan [C031$]
• CZECH (QWERTY): Scan [C017$]
• CZECH (QWERTZ): Scan [C022$]
• HUNGARIAN (QWERTZ): Scan [C021$]
• HUNGARIAN (101 KEY): Scan [C024$]
• SWISS (GERMAN): Scan [C016$]
• SWISS (FRENCH): Scan [C023$]
• BELGIAN (AZERTY): Scan [C030$]
• DUTCH: Scan [C028$]
• DANISH: Scan [C027$]
• SLOVAK: Scan [C032$]
• BRAZILIAN (PORTUGUESE): Scan [C033$]
• ALT CODE: Scan [C015$]

Enable/Disable Symbologies

• ENABLE ALL CODE: Scan [A002$]
• ENABLE ALL 1D CODE: Scan [G036$]
• ENABLE ALL 2D CODE: Scan [G038$]
• DISABLE ALL CODE: Scan [A003$]
• DISABLE ALL 1D CODE: Scan [G035$]
• DISABLE ALL 2D CODE: Scan [G037$]

Inverse Barcode

• DISABLE INVERSE BARCODE: Scan [D021$]
• ENABLE INVERSE BARCODE: Scan [D022$]

CAPSLOCK

• CAPSLOCK OFF: Scan [A005$]
• CAPSLOCK ON: Scan [A004$]
• CAPSLOCK FREE: Scan [A006$]

Terminator

• CR: Scan [D012$]
• LF: Scan [D011$]
• CR + LF: Scan [D013$]
• NONE: Scan [D010$]
• SPACE: Scan [D015$]
• TAB: Scan [D014$]

Memory Mode

The scanner can collect barcode data off-line and store it in the format of: <Date>, <Time>, <Barcode Data><CR>.

To retrieve stored data, connect the scanner to the host with a cable, access the removable storage device "MiniScan", and open or copy the file "BARCODE.txt" to your computer.

Delete Last Data

To delete one stored data, scan the [Delete Last Data] barcode.

Delete All Data

To delete all stored data, delete the file "BARCODE.txt" in the removable storage device "MiniScan" until the scanner emits 2 beeps.

Set Date

Example: To set Date to 2022-08-01 (Year-Month-Day):

1. Scan [Set Date].
2. Scan [2], [2], [0], [8], [0], [1] on pages 11 & 12.
3. Scan [Set Date].

Set Time

Example: To set Time to 08:10:30 am (Hr:Min:Sec):

1. Scan [Set Time].
2. Scan [0], [8], [1], [0], [3], [0] on pages 11 & 12.
3. Scan [Set Time].

* To avoid Time and Date being reset to factory default due to drained battery, please fully charge the scanner for at least 2 hours before use.

Data Format

The default Data Format is <Date>, <Time>, <Barcode Data>. Setup codes for items:

• Code 2: Date
• Code 3: Time
• Code 4: Barcode Data

Example: To change Data Format to <Barcode Data>, <Date>, <Time>:

1. Scan [Data Format].
2. Scan [4], [2], [3] on page 11.
3. Scan [Data Format].

Field Separator

The default is comma (,). You may replace it with any alphanumeric characters from the full ASCII table in the Full User's Manual.

Example: To change Field Separator to Semicolon (;):

1. Scan [Field Separator].
2. Scan [;] from the full ASCII table.
3. Scan [Field Separator].

Date Format

The default Date Format is DD/MM/YYYY (Code = 09). Available formats and their setup codes:

• 01: DD-MM-YYYY
• 02: MM-DD-YYYY
• 03: DD-MM-YY
• 04: MM-DD-YY
• 05: YYYY-MM-DD
• 06: YY-MM-DD
• 07: DD-MM
• 08: MM-DD
• 09: DD/MM/YYYY
• 10: MM/DD/YYYY
• 11: DD/MM/YY
• 12: MM/DD/YY
• 13: YYYY/MM/DD
• 14: YY/MM/DD
• 15: DD/MM
• 16: MM/DD

Example: To set Date Format to MM/DD/YY (Code = 12):

1. Scan [Date Format].
2. Scan [1], [2] on page 11.
3. Scan [Date Format].

Time Format

The default Time Format is HH:MM:SS (Code = 01). Available formats and their setup codes:

• 01: HH:MM:SS
• 02: HH:MM

Example: To set Time Format to HH:MM (Code = 02):

1. Scan [Time Format].
2. Scan [0], [2] on pages 11 & 12.
3. Scan [TimeFormat].

Test Barcodes

The document displays various test barcodes for different symbologies, including:

• Code 39
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• Code 128
• EAN
• QR Code
• Micro QR Code
• PDF417
• Data Matrix
• Aztec

Warnings and Cautions

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Canadian DOC Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

CE Marking and European Union Compliance

Testing for compliance to CE requirements was performed by an independent laboratory. The unit under test was found compliant with all the applicable Directives, 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

The WEEE directive places an obligation on all EU-based manufacturers and importers to take-back electronic products at the end of their useful life.

ROHS Statement of Compliance

This product is compliant with Directive 2002/95/EC.

Non-Modification Statement

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance may void the user's authority to operate the equipment.

Warning and Caution

If following conditions occur, immediately power off the host computer, disconnect the interface cable, and contact your nearest dealer:

• Smoke, abnormal odors or noises come from the scanner.
• Drop the scanner so as to affect the operation or damage its housing.

Do not do behavior below:

• Put the scanner in places with excessively high temperatures, such as under direct sunlight.
• Use the scanner in extremely humid areas or areas with drastic temperature changes.
• Place the scanner in oily smoke or steam environments, such as near a cooking range.
• Cover or wrap up the scanner in a poorly ventilated area, such as under a cloth or blanket.
• Insert foreign materials or water into the scanning window or vents.
• Use the scanner while your hand is wet or damp.
• Use the scanner with anti-slip gloves containing plasticizer and chemicals or organic solvents such as benzene, thinner, insecticide, etc., to clean the housing. Otherwise, it could result in fire and electrical shock, and the housing may be broken and cause injury.
• Scratch or modify the scanner, and bend, twist, pull, or heat its interface cable.
• Put heavy objects on the interface cable.

Do not stare at the light source from the scanning window or point the scanning window at other people's eyes, as eyesight may be damaged by direct exposure under the light.

Do not put the scanner on an unstable or inclined plane. The scanner may drop, creating injuries.

Once the interface cable is damaged (e.g., exposed or broken copper wires), stop using it immediately and contact your dealer. Otherwise, it could result in fire or electrical shock.