Barcode Identifier Label for Pairing Scanners

If you want a scanner to initiate pairing with a Talkman device, you must generate the barcode specific to that scanner. You can find several commercial software packages as well as freeware on the Internet that can be used to create barcodes.

Generally, the barcode created to pair a scanner with a Talkman device is composed of a control sequence that is unique to each scanner type and brand. Some scanners require a control sequence followed by the MAC address of the destination, both of which can be represented as a single barcode. Other scanners require separate scans of a control sequence and destination MAC address. In all cases, however, it is necessary to know the destination MAC address of the Talkman device in order to create a barcode that can be printed and read for pairing to that Talkman.

While the MAC addresses of devices appear as a barcode labels on these devices, scanning those barcodes does not initiate pairing because they do not contain control sequences.

Many scanners use a code referred to as “FNC3” to initiate a programming sequence. FNC3 can be entered using the numeric keypad (not regular keys) while holding down the ALT key and entering 0179. The numeric keypad must be used to enter this combination; it does not work using the regular number keys.

It is important to read and understand the unique configurations that each scanner may require to successfully pair it with Talkman devices. There may also be specific scanner behaviors that must be changed to meet operational needs (such as power-off timeouts, disconnection timeouts, etc.)