Chapter 2:  Terminal Interfaces  2-9 
Connecting the Base with RS-232 Serial Port 
1.  Turnoffpowertotheterminal/computer.
2.  Connecttheappropriateinterfacecabletothebase.
Note:  Forthebasetoworkproperly,youmusthavethecorrectcable
foryourtypeofterminal/computer.
 
3.  Plugtheserialconnectorintotheserialportonyourcomputer.
Tightenthetwoscrewsto
securetheconnectortotheport.
4.  Plugthepowersupplybarrelconnectortothebaseandplugthe
powersupplyintotheACsource.
5.  Oncethebasehasbeenfullyconnected,powerupthecomputer.
Allcommunicationparametersbetweenthescannerandterm in a l
mustmatchforcorrectdatatransfer
throughtheserialportusingRS‐
232protocol.ScanningtheRS‐232interfacebar code,programsthe
scannerforanRS‐232interfaceat38,400ba ud, parity–none,8 data
bits,1stopbit,andaddsasuffixofaCRLF.