{"id":12604,"date":"2016-05-02T09:51:18","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T15:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/?p=12604"},"modified":"2016-05-02T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T16:14:13","slug":"honeywells-flexible-power-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/news\/honeywells-flexible-power-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Performance with Honeywell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Flexible Scanner Power Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If your business is experiencing network performance issues and you suspect that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/cats\/barcode-scanners\/bluetooth.htm\">Bluetooth scanner<\/a> is interfering with other devices, you can turn down the power output of the Bluetooth scanner by simply scanning a barcode.\u00c2\u00a0 There are four barcodes you can scan in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/xenon-series.htm\">Xenon<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/granit.htm\">Granit<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/1452g.htm\">Voyager 1452<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/1602g.htm\">1602g<\/a> User\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Guides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Low Power (1%)<\/li>\n<li>Medium Low Power (5%)<\/li>\n<li>Medium Power (35%)<\/li>\n<li>Full Power (100%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A by-product when you turn down the power output is reduced range between the scanner and its base\/access point\/host.\u00c2\u00a0 I get asked a lot about the Bluetooth ranges at those power levels &#8211; scanner to base station.\u00c2\u00a0 So I tested several scanners (because I am a scan-nerd), and here is what I found.\u00c2\u00a0 Measurements are approximation &#8211; RF isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exact.\u00c2\u00a0 Also -\u00c2\u00a0I stopped at 100 feet because that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how big my yard is\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6and because I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never seen an application that requires the Xenon to scan that far from the base station.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tftable\" style=\"height: 662px;\" border=\"2\" width=\"680\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Xenon 1902G<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/xenon-1902.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.barcodesinc.com\/images\/models\/lg\/Honeywell\/xenon-1900-black-kit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"78\" height=\"90\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Granit 1981i<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/1981i.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.barcodesinc.com\/images\/models\/lg\/Honeywell\/1981i-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"103\" height=\"84\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Voyager 1452g<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barcodesinc.com\/honeywell\/1452g.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.barcodesinc.com\/images\/models\/lg\/Honeywell\/1452g-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"72\" height=\"89\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Low Power (1%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Line of sight between scanner and base<\/li>\n<li>With my body between scanner and base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>35-40 Feet<\/li>\n<li>10 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>35-40 Feet<\/li>\n<li>10 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>20\u00c2\u00a0Feet<\/li>\n<li>5\u00c2\u00a0Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Medium Low Power (5%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Line of sight between scanner and base<\/li>\n<li>With my body between scanner and base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100\u00c2\u00a0Feet<\/li>\n<li>30 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100\u00c2\u00a0Feet<\/li>\n<li>30 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>40 Feet<\/li>\n<li>28 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Medium Power (35%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Line of sight between scanner and base<\/li>\n<li>With my body between scanner and base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>75 Feet<\/li>\n<li>50 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Full Power (100%)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Line of sight between scanner and base<\/li>\n<li>With my body between scanner and base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<li>&gt;100 Feet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Bottom line is that if you are really concerned about RF interference, don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be afraid to turn down the power on the Xenon &amp; Granit.\u00c2\u00a0 They\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll still have plenty of range. 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