Connecting the USB Charging/Communication Cable

To facilitate USB communication between the Dolphin terminal and the host workstation, you may connect your unit to a host by using either the optional Dolphin 6100-USB Communication Cable or HomeBase. If you use the Communication Cable, slide the cable unit onto the bottom of the terminal lining up the terminal’s I/O connector with the cable unit’s connector.

Host

Workstation

USB Cable

Power Cable

USB

Connector

ActiveSync Communication

To synchronize, ActiveSync 4.1 or higher must be installed and configured for the appropriate communication type on the host workstation and the Dolphin terminal. Dolphin terminals ship with ActiveSync already installed. Therefore, if ActiveSync is already installed on the host workstation, you just need to connect the Dolphin terminal to the host workstation (via Dolphin peripheral) to initiate communication.

Note: You can download the most current version of ActiveSync from www.microsoft.com.

When communicating via ActiveSync, your terminal is designed to be connected to the host workstation with

!a Honeywell communication peripheral. We recommend use of Honeywell peripherals, power cables, and power adapters. Use of any non-Honeywell peripherals, cables, or power adapters may cause damage not covered by the warranty.

Communication Type

The Dolphin 6100 supports the following type of communication via ActiveSync through its DC Power Jack (see page 3-11)on the bottom panel:

USB

The USB cable and hardware peripherals allow the Dolphin terminal to communicate with

 

a workstation through a USB port or to a network through a USB hub. The Dolphin terminal

 

supports full-speed USB communication (USB 1.1); maximum data transfer rate is 12

 

Mbps. The Dolphin terminal defaults to USB communication out of the box.

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