PRODUCT REFERENCE GUIDE   
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE ................................................................................................................XIII
About this Manual  ......................................................................................................... xiii
overview  ...................................................................................................................... xiii
Manual Conventions ......................................................................................................................... xiv
Technical Support  ......................................................................................................... xiv
Support Through the Website .......................................................................................................... xiv
Reseller Technical Support .............................................................................................................. xiv
  .................................................................................................................................... xiv
CHAPTER 1. 
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................1
About the Reader ............................................................................................................. 1
General Features .................................................................................................................................2
PM96XX 4-key and 16-key Models .....................................................................................................3
Battery Safety (only for PM96XX)  ..................................................................................... 4
Programming the Reader  ................................................................................................. 5
Configuration Methods ........................................................................................................................5
Programming Bar Codes ............................................................................................................5
Datalogic Aladdin™ .....................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2. 
SETUP ..................................................................................................6
Unpacking  ....................................................................................................................... 6
Setting Up the PowerScan™ PD96XX reader  ..................................................................... 6
Connect Host Interface  ..................................................................................................... 6
Connecting the Cable ...........................................................................................................................6
RS-232 Serial Connection ...................................................................................................................7
USB Connection ...................................................................................................................................8
Keyboard Wedge Connection ..............................................................................................................8
Using the PowerScan™ PD96XX  ..................................................................................... 10
Using the PowerScan™ PM96XX ..................................................................................... 10
Setting Up the PowerScan™ PM96XX Reader .................................................................. 11
Charging the Batteries  ................................................................................................... 11
Linking the Reader  ........................................................................................................ 12
Link Datalogic RF Devices to Base ...................................................................................................12
Power Off ...........................................................................................................................................12
Set Date and Time (optional)  ............................................................................................................12
Using the BC96XX base station ....................................................................................... 13
Mounting Instructions ..................................................................................................... 14
Permanent Mounting  ........................................................................................................................14
Wall Mounting  ...................................................................................................................................14
Changing the Orientation of the Positioning Tab: ....................................................................15
Portable Desktop Mounting ..............................................................................................................16
Base Station Fast Release - Mounting the Plate .....................................................................16
Connection Module Fast Release - Mounting the Bracket  ................................................. 18
System Connections ....................................................................................................... 20
Connecting and Disconnecting the Cables ........................................................................ 21
Connecting BC9630 cables  ...............................................................................................................21
Disconnecting BC9630 cables ...........................................................................................................22
Connecting BC9631 multi-interface cable ........................................................................................23