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Socket Mobile’s scanners and readers feature various lighting schemes and scan beams to help the user better understand their reader and make using it more intuitive. The blinking or solid lights on the top of the device help indicate battery levels and Bluetooth connectivity. The scan beams may be different between devices and the information below will help you know what to look for when your reader is in operation.
Battery 100%-26% capacity
Battery 25%-10% capacity
Battery under 10% capacity
Battery critically low
Battery is charging
Discoverable - Waiting for host connection
Attempting to connect to last known device
Reader connected
Good Scan/Read
Bad Scan/Read
Power Button Pressed
Good scan/read
Bad scan/read
1D Imager scans 1 dimensional, linear barcodes, on paper and screen.
D700, D800, DS800, S800
S700
1D Laser scans 1D barcodes, great for fast scanning with angles or distance, through plastic or glass, most any lighting.
D730, S730
2D Imager scans 2 dimensional and 1 dimensional barcodes, scans both stacked and linear barcodes, scans on paper and screen.
D720, D820, DS820, S720, S820
D740, D745, D840, DS840, S840
D740, D745, D755
Contactless Reader/Writer reads 2D/1D barcodes, passports (MRZ) and OCR-A / OCR-B / MICR E13B codes.
D760, D860, DS860, S860
Have questions finding the best data reader suited for your business requirements? Our sales team is happy to help you, or you can try our reader selection tool below.