8 - 2 Symbol DS3478 Product Reference Guide

The digital scanner cradle connects with USB-capable hosts including:
Desktop PCs and notebooks
Apple™ iMacs, Power Mac G4s and G5s, iBooks (North America only), PowerBooks
IBM SurePOS terminals
Sun, IBM, and other network computers that support more than one keyboard.
The following operating systems support the digital scanner throug h USB:
Windows® 98, 2000, ME, XP
Mac OS 8.5 and abo v e
IBM 4690 OS.
The digital scanner cradle also interfaces with other USB hosts which support USB Human Interface Devices
(HID). For more information on USB technology, hosts, and peripheral devices, visit http://www.symbol.com/usb.
To connect the digital scanner cradle to a USB host:
1. Attach the mod ular co nne cto r of the USB inter face ca ble to th e cable inter face port on the digit al sca nner. See
Connecting the Cradle on page 1-4.
2. Plug the series A connector into the USB host or hub, or plug the Plus Power connector into an available port
of the IBM SurePOS terminal.
3. Ensure all connections are secure.
4. Pair the digital scanner to the cradle by scanning the bar code on the cradle.
5. Select the USB device type by scan nin g th e ap pro pr iat e ba r cod e from USB Device Type on page 8-4.
6. On first installation when using Windows, the soft ware displays a prompt to select or install the Human
Interface Device driver. To install this driver, provided by Windows, click Next through all the choices and click
Finished on the last choice. The digital scanner powers up during this installation.
7. To modify any other parameter options, scan the appropriate bar codes in this chapter.
8. Connect an external power supply if required.
If problems occu r, see Troubleshooting on page 3-2.
NOTE Interface cables vary depending on config uration. The connectors may be different from those illustrated
in Figure 8-1, but the steps to connect the digital scanner cradle are the same.
Disconnect the power supply before changing host cables or the digital scanner may not recognize the
new host.