Symbol Technologies DS 3408 User Manual

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Introduction
The DS 3408 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the 
DS 3408 Standard Range and DS 3408 High Density digital scanners.
Chapter Descriptions
 provides a product overview, unpacking instructions, and cable connection information.
 describes parts of the digital scanner, beeper and LED definitions, and how to use the digital scanner 
in hand-held and hands-free modes.
 provides information on how to care for the digital scanner, 
troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
 provides programming bar codes for selecting user preference features for the digital scanner.
 provides programming bar codes for selecting digital scanner preference features.
 describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digital scanner.
 describes how to set up the digital scanner with an RS-232 host, such as point-of-sale devices, 
host computers, or other devices with an available RS-232 port.
 describes how to set up the digital scanner with a USB host.
 describes how to set up the digital scanner with IBM 468X/469X POS systems.
 describes how to set up the digital scanner with a Wand Emulation host when Wand 
Emulation communication is needed.
 describes how to set up the digital scanner with an Undecoded Scanner Emulation 
host.
 describes the 123Scan PC-based scanner configuration tool, and provides the bar code to scan to 
communicate with the 123Scan program.
 describes all symbology features and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting 
these features for the digital scanner.
 includes commonly used bar codes to customize how data is transmitted to the 
host device.
 (ADF) describes how to customize scanned data before transmitting to the host.
 provides a table of all host devices and miscellaneous digital scanner defaults.
 provides a table of AIM code identifiers, ASCII character conversions, and keyboard 
maps.
 includes sample bar codes.
 includes the numeric bar codes to scan for parameters requiring specific numeric values.
 provides ASCII character value tables.
Notational Conventions
The following conventions are used in this document:
Bullets (•) indicate:
• action items
• lists of alternatives
• lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential.
Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as numbered lists.