Symbol Technologies DS 3408 - Manual (Page 135)

Wand Emulation Interface 10-3
Introduction
This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner with a wand emulation host when Wand Emulation communication is needed.
The digital scanner connects to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile computer or Point-of-Sale (POS)
terminal.
In this mode the digital scanner emulates the signal of a digital wand to make it "readable" by a wand decoder.
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 Using Wand Emulation
To perform Wand Emulation, connect the digital scanner to a mobile computer, or a controller which collects the wand data and
interprets it for the host.
Figure 10-1. Wand Emulation Connection
Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 10-1 are examples
only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain
the same.
*
Transmit Unknown
Characters
Feature/Option * Indicates Default
Note
Wand Port Interface Cable
Mobile Computer
Note