7 - 4 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide

USB Host Parameters

USB Device Type

Select the USB device type.
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HID Keyboard Emulation (default) - This allows the scanner to emulate a USB keyboard. Upon a successful
decode, bar code data transmits to the console as if the data was typed on a keyboard. Most USB drivers
support HID Keyboard Emulation so it requires no special drivers.
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IBM Table Top USB - Use this device type with table top scanners connecting to a cash register with IBM
OEM specification compliant drivers (supplied by the cash register vendor). IBM Table Top USB requires
drivers supplied by the Point-of-Service (POS) devic e vendor. Check with the POS vendor to verify these
drivers.
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IBM Hand-Held USB - Use this device type with hand-held scanners connecting to a ca sh register with IBM
OEM specification compliant drivers (supplied by the cash register vendor). IBM Hand-Held USB requir es
drivers supplied by the Point-of-Service (POS) devic e vendor. Check with the POS vendor to verify these
drivers.
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USB OPOS Hand-Held - Use this device type with Motorola’s OPOS/JPOS compliant drivers, a vailable from
Support Central at http://motorola.com/enterprisemobility/support. Motorola only supports one OPOS
connection per host.
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Simple COM Port Emulation - This device type requires a dri ver download from Support Central at
http://motorola.com/enterprisemobility/support. Connectin g the scanner to the host automatically selects the
next available comm port, emulating a one-way RS-232 connecti on. This does not support handshaking and
does not require a baud setting.
NOTE When connecting two scanners to a host, IBM does not permit the selection of two of the same device
types. If you require two connections, select IBM Table Top U SB for one scan ner and IBM Hand-Held USB
for the second scanner.