• Corrected software reset procedure without prior notice and do not represent 01/2014 • Added the following accessories: SD62 a commitment on the part of Honeywell. base station, USB Power Adapter, AC Power Adapter • Added the SD62 base station to the con- nections chapter •...
TELEPHONE SUPPORT In the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505. Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Honeywell representative. To search for your local representative, from the Honeywell website, click About Us > Contact Us. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
It uses a Bluetooth® radio for RF communication. Scan button Scanner Status light Ready-to-Work indicator Magnet end-cap or Ring end-cap depending on version Beeper SF61B Cordless Scanner The SF61B is available in the following model: • High-performance 2D imager – SF61BHP-Sxxxx User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
100°C (212°F). Do not short circuit; may cause burns. Keep away from children. a fully discharged battery. Use only Honeywell battery pack Model 1016AB01 (P/N SF61- Note: Charging time is BAT-Sxxx). Use of incorrect battery pack may present risk of fire longer in temperatures of or explosion.
When your Bluetooth product is trying to connect or is connected to a Bluetooth host device, it is no longer discoverable. HID and SPP: Honeywell Bluetooth scanners can use two specific Bluetooth profiles to communicate with Bluetooth-enabled host devices: •...
If your scanner connects or reconnects to a Bluetooth host device / application, connected to a Bluetooth host, and it emits a series of beeps from low to high and the blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work after 5 minutes of inactivity if it is not indicator turns solid blue (default scanner behavior).
BLUE HONEYWELL READY-TO-WORK INDICATOR Note: The blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work light is enabled by default but you can use EasySet to disable the light or choose another color if you wish (Operating settings > Beeps / LEDs > Ready-to-Work LED).
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Environmental Specifications in the Appendix). Solution: Move the SF61B (and battery) and/or battery charger to a location where they can regain the recommended charging temperature and charge the battery (no need to replace the battery). User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
You are in a noisy environment, such as a busy warehouse, where it can be difficult to hear the beeps. • You are working in a quiet environment, such as a library, where you do not want to make a lot of noise. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
(Operating settings > Data decoding security > Center decoding). • Try to frame only the barcode you want to read to avoid reading the wrong barcode. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Note: Most of the chargers in this section require a dedicated power supply. You will need to acquire a country-specific power cable to connect it. Ask your Honeywell supplier or local contact for more information. You will need one of the following chargers for your SF61B:...
Used to charge a single SF61B scanner from an AC power supply. You will need a country-specific power cord (sold separately). SF61B Battery SF61B BATTERY SF61B Battery (P/N SF61-BAT-xxx): SF61B Battery (P/N SF61-BAT-xxx): Replacement battery for the SF61B. Replacement battery for the SF61B. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
(version 2.0, 2.1, etc.). EASYSET SETUP SOFTWARE To connect to a host device, you may need to install EasySet, the Honeywell scanner setup software. EasySet provides the full range of setup options for your SF61B cordless scanner (see...
Honeywell computer). The SF61B’s blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work indicator blinks slowly to show that it is waiting for a Bluetooth connection and the computer asks if you want to add the scanner to its device list. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
• HID (Human Interface Device Profile) Open a data input application on the Honeywell computer (Start > Text for emulates keyboard data entry. example). Read the following test code to make sure your connection is working correctly: •...
This section will provide the procedure for each type of connection. in the Windows system tray (or equivalent). The Bluetooth Note: To connect up to EasySet, Honeywell’s scanner setup software, Devices window showing the running on a Windows® PC, you can use either of the following: current list of paired devices is •...
After a successful pairing, the scanner is automatically connected to the host – you hear the “connection successful” beep sequence (series of beeps from low to high) and see the Honeywell Ready-to-Work indicator (continuous blue by default). TEST YOUR HID CONNECTION WITH THE HOST Start a simple data acquisition software such as Microsoft®...
“connection successful” beep sequence (series of beeps from pairing code is “0000”). low to high) or see the blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work indicator (default scanner behavior) until you connect to your host application. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
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When the scanner disconnects from the host, it emits a “disconnect successful” beep Allow Bluetooth devices to » sequence (series of beeps from high to low), and the blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work connect to this computer indicator turns off (default scanner behavior).
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When the scanner disconnects from the host PC, it emits a “disconnect successful” beep sequence (series of beeps from high to low), and the blue Honeywell Ready-to- Work indicator blinks slowly for 5 minutes to indicate it is waiting to connect (default scanner behavior).
& MacOS (including a way to control the iOS virtual keyboard from your SmartWedgeLite, make sure that your scanner) host PC is Bluetooth-enabled and that The Honeywell website also provides Technical Bulletins to help you connect to SmartWedgeLite is installed. devices of this type: TO CONNECT YOUR SCANNER •...
HOST-INITIATED (OUTGOING) CONNECTION WITH SMARTWEDGELITE Note: With the host-initiated (Outgoing) connection, if your scanner later loses the connection with the host PC, you will need to follow the connection procedure again to re-establish the Bluetooth connection. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Click on Scanners > Add scanner (or the icon). Select Search for my scanner automatically. Choose your scanner from the list of detected Bluetooth devices and click OK. USE THE SCANNER’S BLUETOOTH DEVICE ADDRESS TO CONNECT User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
When the scanner connects to the host PC, it emits a “connection successful” beep sequence (series of beeps from low to high) and the Honeywell Ready-to-Work indicator comes on (continuous blue by default). The scanner is added to the list of connected scanners in the SmartWedgeLite Scanners window.
Configure Your Scanner from Your Honeywell Computer BASIC SETUP WITH CONFIGURATION BARCODES This section provides configuration barcodes for a basic setup of your scanner. Many more configuration options are available with EasySet or with your Honeywell computer. See Configure Your Scanner with EasySet Configure Your Scanner from Your Honeywell Computer in the present chapter.
Use the following configuration barcodes to select the keyboard for your country. Additional keyboards are available in EasySet. North American Windows (*) French Windows French Canadian Windows 95/98 French Canadian Windows XP/2000 German Windows Spanish Windows Italian Windows UK English Windows User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
If it is not already installed on your host following configuration barcodes to change the default postamble in your scanner. PC, download and install the latest More postamble options are available with EasySet or with your Honeywell computer version of EasySet at this link on the (see...
Select Disconnect from the Communication menu in EasySet. • HID connection: the scanner disconnects from EasySet and restarts, and then goes into “ready to work” mode (the blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work indicator comes on) as it is still connected to the host PC. •...
Settings > System folder depending on your Honeywell computer. Select Data Collection > SF61 Scanner BDA, where BDA is the Bluetooth Device Address (BDA) of your SF61B. The SF61B Bluetooth address is located on the label of your SF61B, see SF61B Bluetooth Device Address Location in Chapter 2.
SF61B / application vibrates and emits six • your host device / application is able to receive the data very fast beeps. from your scanner User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
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Bluetooth settings (see the appropriate section in virtual COM ports Connect the SF61B). Chapter 2, in your host’s Blue- tooth settings (SPP connection) but your host device / appli- cation tells you that they are not available. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
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• Restart your host device (power down / power up). You established a Bluetooth connec- When you first connect to a Honeywell computer, only tion with a Honeywell SF61B settings common to the Honeywell computer’s computer, and the internal scanner settings are changed to the internal scan- ner’s default settings.
Note: If your scanner does not turn on after a hardware and/or software reset and you are using a correctly charged and functioning Honeywell battery pack SF61-BAT-SXXX, please contact your Honeywell representative. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Honeywell representative. For help, go to www.honeywellaidc.com and click Contact Us. Before you call Honeywell Product Support, make sure you have the following information for your SF61B product: • configuration number (“CN” on the product label) •...
When the scanner is connected to EasySet, open the Configuration modes and utilities section in the EasySet commands window. • The current firmware, sub-system and decode versions appear in blue next to the Get firmware version, Get sub-system versions, and Get decode version commands. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Chapter 1). DOWNLOAD THE LATEST SF61B FIRMWARE VERSION TO DOWNLOAD THE LATEST FIRMWARE UPGRADE PACKAGE Go to the SF61B section of the Honeywell website: https://hsmftp.honeywell.com/ Navigate to Software > Barcode Scanners > Wireless Barcode Scanner > SF61B > Current > Standard > 2D > Current Open the Downloads tab.
If you are connected to EasySet for online setup, a message will ask if you want to quit online setup mode and start WinFlash.exe. Click Yes to continue, the scanner disconnects (the blue Honeywell Ready-to-Work indicator goes The scanner emits two beeps and off), and then restarts (2 beeps and vibrate alert by default).
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Bluetooth devices and re-pairing with the host system. When the firmware upgrade is completed you will need to pair again with your host device and re-establish your Bluetooth connection. User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Install the battery cover and tighten the screw (56 N cm/4.956 in-lb). Note: Do not apply excessive pressure to the battery cover when removing and installing the screw (applying excessive pressure on the battery cover during removal/installation may damage your product). User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Torque 200 Ncm/ dust. Clean around the trigger button 17.70 lb in using compressed air (standard can of compressed air). User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
Tumble test 2000 tumbles at 1 m height Environmental IP65 rating Ambient light 0 to 100 000 lux BLUETOOTH RADIO Radio Type Bluetooth Class 1 version 2.1 + EDR Frequency 2400 MHz to 2483.5 MHz User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
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GS1-128 DataMatrix Planet Dutch Post Plessey EAN/UPC Postnet GS1 Composite QR Code GS1 DataBar Standard 2 of 5 Expanded GS1 DataBar Sweden Post Limited GS1 DataBar Telepen Omni- Directional GS1 DataBar TLC 39 Stacked User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...
4 cm (1.57 in) 27 cm (10.63 in) PDF417 0.38 mm (15 mils) 4 cm (1.57 in) 36 cm (14.17 in) DataMatrix 0.25 mm (10 mils) 6 cm (2.36 in) 22 cm (8.66 in) User’s Guide | SF61 Cordless Scanner...