Connecting A Bar Code Scanner To The Usb Host Port; Connecting A Usb Hub To The Usb Host Port - Intermec PD41 Manual

Connecting a Bar Code Scanner to the USB Host Port

PD41 and PD42 Commercial Printer User's Manual
• manage setup in Fingerprint, Direct Protocol, and IPL. In the
installed keyboard layouts, the arrow keys on the keyboard are
mapped to the up, down, right, and left functions in the Setup
menu. The five function keys F1 to F5 correspond to the five soft
keys on the front panel, starting from the left. The Enter key will
have the same apply and select function.
The printer comes with four keyboard layouts installed (US, Swedish,
French, and German).
To change keyboard layout
1 Plug your USB-keyboard into the USB host connector in the back
of the printer.
2 Turn the printer on.
3 Press Setup (
4 Navigate to COM > USB KEYBOARD.
5 Choose a keyboard layout.
6 Exit Setup by pressing (
Fingerprint users can create their own custom keyboard layouts. For
help, see the Fingerprint Command Reference
You can connect a bar code scanner of HID (Human Interface Device)
type to the printer. The scanner will send data to the "usbhost:" device
in the same way as a USB keyboard. You can then use this data in a
Fingerprint application.
The keyboard layout you choose in setup (see previous procedure)
applies for connected scanners too.
Note: You can only use a bar code scanner with printers that are
running Fingerprint firmware.
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Chapter 2 — Connecting the Printer
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