Installing the barcode reader
The barcode reader is installed and configured as described below.
Installation requires barcodes to be scanned from the Quick Start Guide sup-
plied with the barcode reader. If the Quick Start Guide is lost, it can be down-
loaded from the barcode reader manufacturer's web site.
Note:
ActionStep
Connect the barcode reader to the computer with a USB cable, as shown
in the Quick Start Guide.
1
Locate the USB Keyboard (PC) interface barcode in the Quick Start Guide
and scan it using the barcode reader.
2
Place the barcode reader in its holder. The installation is complete when it
beeps.
3
To verify the barcode function, open an empty Notepad document (type
notepad in the Start menu search field, click the Notepad item that is dis-
played as the search result). Scan any barcode. A text string should appear
in the Notepad document.
4
The Notepad document may be discarded.
If the barcode reader does not function, locate the Standard Products De-
fault barcode in the Quick Start Guide and scan it with the barcode reader.
Repeat the installation procedure.
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4.6 Connections