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Chapter 1 - Getting Started

About This Manual............................................................... 1-1
Unpacking the System.......................................................... 1-2
Models.................................................................................. 1-2
Cordless System: Main Components.................................... 1-3
About the Battery.................................................................. 1-3
Proper Disposal of the Battery....................................... 1-4
Base Charge Mode................................................................ 1-5
Linking Scanner to Base....................................................... 1-6
Unlinking the Scanner.................................................... 1-6
Link Modes........................................................................... 1-6
Locked Link Mode......................................................... 1-7
Open Link Mode............................................................ 1-7
Out-of-Range Alarm............................................................. 1-8
Duration.......................................................................... 1-8
Alarm Sound Type......................................................... 1-8
Data Accumulation Mode..................................................... 1-9
Beeper and LED Sequences and Their Meaning.................. 1-9
IT5620 LED Sequences and Their Meaning.................. 1-9
IT2020 LED Sequences and Their Meaning.................. 1-9
Basic Operation of the Cordless System ............................1-10
System Conditions....................................................... 1-11
Communication Between the Cordless System and
the Host........................................................................ 1-12
Connecting the Base When Powered by Host
(Keyboard Wedge)........................................................... 1-12
Reading Techniques............................................................ 1-14
Resetting the Standard Product Defaults............................ 1-14
Plug and Play...................................................................... 1-14
Keyboard Wedge Connection............................................. 1-15
Laptop Direct Connect................................................. 1-15
RS-232.......................................................................... 1-15
Wand Emulation Plug & Play...................................... 1-16
IBM 4683 Ports 5B, 9B, and 17 Interface.......................... 1-17
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