Keyboard Wedge Interface 6-3
Introduction
This chapter describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digital scanner. With this interface, the digital scanner is
connected between the keyboard and host computer, and translates bar code data into keystrokes. The host computer accepts the
keystrokes as if they originated from the keyboard. This mode adds bar code reading functionality to a system designed for manual
keyboard input. Keyboard keystrokes are simply passed through.
Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen. When scanning from the screen, be sure
to set the document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly, and bars and/or spaces are not
merging.
Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface

Figure 6-1. Keyboard Wedge Connection with Y-cable

To connect the Keyboard Wedge interface Y-cable:
Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 6-1 are examples only.
The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain the
same.
1. Turn off the host and unplug the keyboard connector.
2. Attach the modular connector of the Y-cable to the cable interface port on the digital scanner. (See Installing the Interface
Cable on page 1-4.)
*North American Feature/Option
* Indicates Default
Note
Male DIN Connector
Female DIN Connector
Keyboard Connector
Note