About This Guide

Introduction
The Symbol LS3578 Pr oduct Re fere nce Guide provides ge neral instr uctions for se tting up, o perating, maintaining,
and troubleshooting the scanner. The Symbol LS3578 includes the following variations of the scanner:
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Symbol LS3578-FZ: 1- D scanning
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Symbol LS3578-ER: extended range 1-D scanning.

Chapter Descriptions

Topics covered in this guide are as follows:
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Chapter 1, Getting Started provides a product overview and unpacking instructions.
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Chapter 2, Scannin g describes p arts of the scanner, beeper and LED definitions, and how to use the
scanner.
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Chapter 3, Maintenance and Technical Specifications provides information on how to care for the scanner,
troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
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Chapter 4, Radio Communica tions provide s information about the modes of operation a nd features availab le
for wireless communication between scanners, cradles and hosts, and also includes the parameters
necessary to configure the scanner.
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Chapter 5, User Preferences describes each user preference feature and provides the programming bar
codes for selecting these features for the scanner. It also includes commonly used bar codes to customize
how data is transmitted to the ho st devic e.
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Chapter 6, Keyboard Wedge Interface provide s info r ma tio n fo r set tin g up the scan ne r fo r key bo a rd wedg e
operation.
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Chapter 7, RS-232 Interface provides information for setting up the scanner for RS-232 opera tion.
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Chapter 8, USB Interface provides information for setting up the scanne r for USB operation.
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Chapter 9, IBM 468X/469X Interface provides information for setting up the scanner with IBM 468X/469X
POS systems.