Motorola DS3478 Manuel D’Utilisation

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The digital scanner cradle connects with USB-capable hosts including:

Desktop PCs and notebooks

Apple™ iMacs, Power Mac G4s and G5s, iBooks (North America only), PowerBooks

IBM SurePOS terminals

Sun, IBM, and other network computers that support more than one keyboard.

The following operating systems support the digital scanner through USB:

Windows

®

 98, 2000, ME, XP

Mac OS 8.5 and above

IBM 4690 OS.

The digital scanner cradle also interfaces with other USB hosts which support USB Human Interface Devices 
(HID). For more information on USB technology, hosts, and peripheral devices, visit

.

To connect the digital scanner cradle to a USB host:

Attach the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner. See 

Plug the series A connector into the USB host or hub, or plug the Plus Power connector into an available port 
of the IBM SurePOS terminal.

Ensure all connections are secure.

Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle.

Select the USB device type by scanning the appropriate bar code from 

On first installation when using Windows, the software displays a prompt to select or install the Human 
Interface Device driver. To install this driver, provided by Windows, click Next through all the choices and click 
Finished on the last choice. The digital scanner powers up during this installation.

To modify any other parameter options, scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter.

Connect an external power supply if required.

If problems occur, see 

Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors may be different from those illustrated 
in 

, but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle are the same.

Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the 
new host.