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Start > Settings > Control Panel > Data Collection > Main tab
The parameters shown on these panels are only those that apply to the specific mobile device.
Parameter | Function |
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Device 1,2,3 | Device 1 - Default is Disabled |
| Device 2 - Default is COM1 |
| Device 3 - Default is Disabled |
| The data collection device (laser scanner, laser imager, external, or wireless). |
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Output Enable | Default: Disabled. |
| When Output Enable is enabled, data is received from the scanner and processed via the |
| wedge but an application can also open the WDG0: device and write data to it. An example is |
| when a printer is connected to the same COM port as the scanner via a switch. Data can be |
| written to the WDG device and is redirected to the associated COM port. The application must |
| open the WDG0: port, not the COMx: port as the Wedge has exclusive rights to the COM port. |
| If Output Enable is not checked, the WDG0: port can still be opened, but any attempts to write |
| to that port fail. |
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Send Key Messages | Default: Enabled. |
(WEDGE) | When Send Key Messages (WEDGE) is checked any data collection scan is converted to key- |
| strokes and sent to the active window. When this checkbox is not checked, the application will |
| need to use the set of Scanner APIs to retrieve the data from the scanner driver. Note that this |
| latter method is significantly faster than using Wedge. |
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