Motorola LS3478 User Manual

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Symbol LS3478 Product Reference Guide

The 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 scanner through USB:

Windows

®

98, 2000, ME, XP

Mac OS 8.5 and above

IBM 4690 OS.

The 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

http://www.symbol.com/usb

.

To connect the scanner cradle to a USB host:

1.

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

Connecting the Cradle on page 1-4

.

2.

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

3.

Ensure all connections are secure.

4.

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

5.

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

USB Device Type

section on

page

7-4

.

6.

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

7.

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

8.

Connect an external power supply if desired.

If problems occur, see

Troubleshooting on page 3-2

.

NOTE

Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in

Figure 7-1

are examples

only. The connectors may be different from those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner cradle
remain the same.

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

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