8PowerScan® PBT7100 Base Station
Host Connection —
Typically, the interface type was specified at the time
your reader and/or Base Station was ordered, however you should verify
before connection that the Base Station’s cable type is compatible with
your host equipment. Most connections plug directly into the host
device as shown in Figure2. Keyboard Wedge interface cables have a ‘Y’
connection where its female end mates with the male end of the cable
from the keyboard and the remaining end at the keyboard port on the
terminal/PC.
Figure 2. Connecting to the Host
Linking the Reader to a Base Station
To link a reader to a Base Station, press the Link Button on the Base Sta-
tion (see Figure3) for at least one second to place the base in "Link
Mode"then scan the link barcode located on the Base Station itself using
the reader to be linked. Allow the system several seconds to create the
association between the two units and exit Link Mode. A successful link
is indicated by three ascending tones from the reader. A “high-low-high-
low” tone indicates the link attempt was unsuccessful. A single LED
flash during this tone indicates no Base Station was discovered. Two
green LED flashes during this tone indicates that more than one Base
Station was discovered and the reader did not link.
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