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Chapter 1 - Getting Started

About This Manual............................................................... 1-1
Unpacking the Imager........................................................... 1-1
Imager Models...................................................................... 1-2
Imager Identification ............................................................ 1-3
Connecting the Imager with Keyboard Wedge ................... 1-4
Connecting the Imager with USB......................................... 1-5
Connecting the Imager with RS-232 Serial Port ..................1-6
Connecting the Imager with RS-232 Wedge........................ 1-7
Programming the Interface - Plug and Play.......................... 1-8
Keyboard Wedge Connection............................................... 1-8
Laptop Direct Connect................................................... 1-8
USB Connection................................................................... 1-9
IBM SurePos.................................................................. 1-9
USB PC or Macintosh® Keyboard............................... 1-10
USB HID...................................................................... 1-10
USB COM Port Emulation........................................... 1-10
RS-232 Serial Port Connection........................................... 1-11
Serial Wedge Data Transmission Port................................ 1-12
IBM 4683 Ports 5B, 9B, and 17 Connection...................... 1-12
Wand Emulation Connection.............................................. 1-13
Reading Techniques............................................................ 1-15

Chapter 2 - Terminal Interfaces

Terminal ID .......................................................................... 2-1
Supported Terminals............................................................. 2-2
Keyboard Country ................................................................ 2-4
Keyboard Style ..................................................................... 2-6
Keyboard Modifiers.............................................................. 2-7
RS-232 Baud Rate........................................................ 2-10
RS-232 Word Length: Data Bits, Stop Bits, and Parity2-11
RS-232 Receiver Time-Out.......................................... 2-12
RS-232 Handshaking ................................................... 2-12
Wand Emulation Connection....................................... 2-13
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