About This Guide
Introduction
The Symbol DS6708 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide provides general instruct ions for setting up,
operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the Symbol DS6708 digital scanner.

Configurations

This guide includes all operating features of the Symbol DS6708 Standard Range digital scanner.

Chapter Descriptions

Topics covered in this guide are as follows:
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Chapter 1, Getting Started provides a product overview, unpacking instructions, and cable connection
information.
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Chapter 2, Scanning describes parts of the digital scanner, beeper and LED definitions, and how to use the
digital scanner in hand-held and presentation (hands-free) modes.
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Chapter 3, Maintenance & Technical Specifications provides information on how to care for the digital
scanner, troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
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Chapter 4, User Preferences & Miscellaneous Digital Scanner Options describes features frequently used to
customize how data transmits to the host device and programming bar codes fo r selecting user preference
features for the digital scanner.
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Chapter 5, Decoding Preferences provides decoding preference features and p rogramming bar codes for
selecting these features.
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Chapter 6, USB Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner with a USB host.
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Chapter 8, IBM 468X / 469X Interface describes how to set up the digital scanner wi th IBM 468X/469X POS
systems.
NOTE The Symbol DS6708 premier digital decoder does not support imaging. For imaging features and
parameters, refer to the Symbol DS6707 Digital Imager Scanner Product Reference Guide, p/n 72E-83978-xx.