Symbol Technologies LS4208 Connecting a USB Interface

USB Interface 7-3

Introduction

This chapter covers the connection and setup of the scanner to a USB host. The scanner attaches directly to a USB host, or a powered

USB hub, and is powered by it. No additional power supply is required.

Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).

Connecting a USB Interface

Figure 7-1. USB Connection

The scanner connects with USB capable hosts including:

• D esktop PCs and Notebooks

• A pple™ iMac, G4, iBooks (North America only)

• IBM SurePOS terminals

• Su n, IBM, and other network computers that support more than one keyboard.

The following operating systems support the scanner through USB:

• Wind ows 98, 2000, ME, XP

• Ma cOS 8.5 and above

• IBM 46 90 OS.

The scanner will also interface with other USB hosts which support USB Human Interface Devices (HID). For more information on USB

technology, hosts, and peripheral devices, visit www.symbol.com/usb.

*North American Standard USB Keyboard Feature/Option

* Indicates Default

Interface cable

USB Series A Connector

Contents

Main Page Page Page Page Page Contents About This Guide Chapter 1. Getting Started Chapter 2. Scanning Chapter 3. Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications Chapter 4. User Preferences Chapter 5. Keyboard Wedge Interface Chapter 6. RS-232 Interface Chapter 7. USB Interface Chapter 8. IBM Interface Chapter 9. Wand Emulation Interface Chapter 10. Scanner Emulation Interface Chapter 11. 123Scan Chapter 12. Symbologies Page Chapter 13. Miscellaneous Scanner Options Chapter 14. Advanced Data Formatting Appendix A. Standard Default Parameters Appendix B. Programming Reference Appendix C. Sample Bar Codes Appendix D. Numeric Bar Codes Appendix E. ASCII Character Sets Index Page Page Page Chapter Descriptions Notational Conventions Related Publications Service Information * Page Page Figure 1-1. LS4208 Scanner Unpacking Setting Up the Scanner Installing the Interface Cable Figure 1-2. Installing the Cable Removing the Interface Cable Connecting a Synapse Cable Interface Figure 1-3. Synapse Cable Connection Connecting Power (if required) Configuring the Scanner Page Scanning Page Figure 2-1. Parts Beeper Definitions Table 2-1. Beeper Definitions LED Definitions Scanning in Hand-Held Mode Figure 2-2. Scanning in Hand-Held Mode Table 2-2. Standard LED Definitions Aiming Figure 2-3. Acceptable and Incorrect Single-Line Aiming Figure 2-4. Acceptable and Incorrect Multi-Line Aiming Page Page Scanning with Intellistand Figure 2-7. Inserting the Scanner in the Intellistand Decode Zone * Figure 2-8. LS4208 Decode Zone Page Page Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications Maintenance Troubleshooting Table 3-1. Troubleshooting Page Table 3-1. Troubleshooting (Continued) Technical Specifications Table 3-2. Technical Specifications Table 3-2. Technical Specifications (Continued) Scanner Signal Descriptions Figure 3-1. Scanner Cable Pin-outs Table 3-3. Scanner Signal Pin-outs User Preferences Page * User Preferences Parameter Defaults Table 4-1. User Preferences Default Table User Preferences Default Parameters * Page Page Page Page Page Keyboard Wedge Interface Page Connecting a Keyboard Wedge Interface Figure 5-1. Keyboard Wedge Connection with Y-cable * Keyboard Wedge Parameter Defaults Table 5-1. Keyboard Wedge Host Default Table Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters Keyboard Wedge Host Types Page Page Page Page Page Page LS4208 Product Reference Guide5-12 Keyboard Maps Figure 5-2. IBM PC/AT Figure 5-3. NCR 7052 32-KEY Figure 5-4. NCR 7052 58-KEY ASCII Character Set for Keyboard Wedge Table 5-2. Keyboard Wedge ASCII Character Set Page Page Page Table 5-3. Keyboard Wedge ALT Key Character Set Table 5-4. Keyboard Wedge GIU Key Character Set Table 5-4. Keyboard Wedge GIU Key Character Set (Continued) Table 5-5. Keyboard Wedge F Key Character Set Table 5-6. Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set Table 5-7. Keyboard Wedge Extended Keypad Character Set Table 5-6. Keyboard Wedge Numeric Keypad Character Set (Continued) RS-232 Interface Page Connecting an RS-232 Interface Figure 6-1. RS-232 Direct Connection RS-232 Parameter Defaults Table 6-1. RS-232 Host Default Table RS-232 Host Parameters Table 6-2. Terminal Specific RS-232 RS-232 Host Parameters (continued) Table 6-3. Terminal Specific Code ID Characters Page Page Parity Page Check Receive Errors Hardware Handshaking * Page Software Handshaking Page Page Page Page ASCII Character Set for RS-232 Table 6-4. ASCII Character Set for RS-232 Page Page Page Page USB Interface Page Connecting a USB Interface Figure 7-1. USB Connection * USB Parameter Defaults Table 7-1. USB Host Default Table USB Host Parameters Page Page Page Page Page Page ASCII Character Set for USB Table 7-2. ASCII Character Set for USB Page Page Page Table 7-3. USB ALT Key Character Set Table 7-4. USB GUI Key Character Set Table 7-5. USB F Key Character Set Table 7-4. USB GUI Key Character Set (Continued) Table 7-6. USB Numeric Keypad Character Set Table 7-7. USB Extended Keypad Character Set IBM Interface Page Connecting to an IBM 468X/469X Host Figure 8-1. IBM Direct Connection * IBM Parameter Defaults Table 8-1. IBM Host Default Table IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters Page Optional IBM Parameters Page Wand Emulation Interface Page Connecting Using Wand Emulation Figure 9-1. Wand Emulation Connection WARNING * Wand Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 9-1. Wand Emulation Default Table Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Page Page Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 * Page Page Scanner Emulation Interface Page Connecting Using Scanner Emulation Figure 10-1. Scanner Emulation Connection * Scanner Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 10-1. Scanner Emulation Default Table Scanner Emulation Host Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style * Page Page Transmission Timeout Page Page Page Page Page Page Symbologies Page * Symbology Parameter Defaults Table 12-1. Symbology Parameter Defaults Page Table 12-1. Symbology Parameter Defaults (Continued) UPC/EAN Page Enable/Disable Bookland EAN * Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals * Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Bookland ISBN Format UCC Coupon Extended Code * Code 128 Page Code 39 Page Set Lengths for Code 39 Page Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion * Code 39 Buffering (Scan & Store) Buffer Data * Clear Transmission Buffer Transmit Buffer Page Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 * Set Lengths for Code 93 Page Code 11 Code 11 * Set Lengths for Code 11 Page Page Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) Enable/Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 * Page Page Discrete 2 of 5 (DTF) Enable/Disable Discrete 2 of 5 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 * Page Page Codabar (NW - 7) Enable/Disable Codabar * Set Lengths for Codabar Page Page MSI Enable/Disable MSI Set Lengths for MSI * Page Page RSS (Reduced Space Symbology) Page Symbology - Specific Security Levels Redundancy Level Redundancy Level 1 Redundancy Level 2 Redundancy Level 3 Page Security Level Intercharacter Gap Page Miscellaneous Scanner Options Page * Miscellaneous Parameter Defaults Table 13-1. Miscellaneous Scanner Options Default Table Miscellaneous Scanner Parameters Transmit Code ID Character Prefix/Suffix Values Prefix/Suffix Values (continued) Scan Data Transmission Format Page Page Synapse Interface Page Advanced Data Formatting Page Rules: Criteria Linked to Actions Using ADF Bar Codes ADF Bar Code Menu Example Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule Alternate Rule Sets Rules Hierarchy (in Bar Codes) Default Rules Special Considerations for Multipoint Networks Special Commands Page Page Criteria Code Types Code Types (continued) Page Code Lengths Page Page Code Lengths (continued) Message Containing A Specific Data String Specific String at Start Specific String, Any Location Any Message OK Numeric Keypad Bar codes on this page should not be confused with those on the alphanumeric keyboard. Page Actions Send Data Send Data (continued) Page Setup Field(s) Table 14-1. Setup Field(s) Definitions Page Skip Ahead (continued) Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip back characters. Page Modify Data Pad Data with Spaces Page Page Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Data with Zeros Page Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Page Page Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters Scan the Send __ bar code for the desired keystroke Page Page Page Keyboard Characters Scan the Send __ bar code for the desired keyboard characters Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Send ALT Characters Page Page Page Send Keypad Characters Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Turn On/Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off. Alphanumeric Keyboard Page Page Page Bar codes on this page should not be confused with those on the numeric keypad. Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Standard Default Parameters Table A-1. Standard Default Parameters Table Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Symbol Code Identifiers Table B-1. Symbol Code Characters AIM Code Identifiers The modifier character is the sum of the applicable option values based on Table B-3. Table B-2. Aim Code Characters Table B-3. Modifier Characters ] Table B-3. Modifier Characters (Continued) Page Sample Bar Codes Page Code 39 UPC/EAN UPC-A, 100% Code 128 EAN-13, 100% Page Page Page Page Page Page Page ASCII Character Sets Table E-1. ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table Page Page Page Page Table E-2. ALT Key Standard Default Tables Table E-3. Misc. Key Standard Default Table Table E-4. GUI Shift Keys Table E-5. PF Key Standard Default Table Table E-4. GUI Shift Keys (Continued) Table E-6. F key Standard Default Table Table E-5. PF Key Standard Default Table (Continued) Table E-7. Numeric Key Standard Default Table Table E-8. Extended Keypad Standard Default Table Page Page Index Numerics A B C D E H I K L M N P U W