Endcap Combinations; Com Port Switching; Figure 2-6 Endcap Combinations - LXE MX3Plus Reference Manual

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Endcap Combinations

Left Port
Serial COM3
Serial COM3
USB Host
USB Host
Scanner
Scanner
Serial COM3
Serial COM3
USB Host
USB Host
Barcode scanners, tethered to the serial port on a cradle, send ASCII data to the MX3Plus in the
cradle through the COM2 Port.

COM Port Switching

The COM 2 port is always the IR port on the back of the computer, regardless of the type of
endcap installed.
On the Standard Range Scanner / Serial Port endcap COM 3 is the Integrated Scanner port.
On the Dual Serial Port endcap the COM1 port is the serial port on the right side of the endcap
when the display is facing you.
The process used to enable the MX3Plus COM1 serial port for use with a tethered scanner is as
follows:
Note:
To switch active scanner Com ports select Start | Settings | Control Panel | Scanner | Main tab.
Note:
To assign baud rate, parity, stop bits and data bits to Com 1, Com 2 or Com3, select Start |
Settings | Control Panel | Scanner | COM .. tab.
See Also: Section titled "Tethered Scanners".
MX3Plus Reference Guide
Right Port
Serial COM1
USB Client
Serial COM1
USB Client
Serial COM1
USB Client
Serial COM1
USB Client
Serial COM1
USB Client

Figure 2-6 Endcap Combinations

Use the scanner control panel to setup using both the integrated laser scanner and a
tethered scanner.
If there is an integrated laser scanner, COM3 is greyed out – if there is no integrated
laser scanner, Internal is greyed out.
Audio Jack
Audio Jack
Audio Jack
Audio Jack
Audio Jack
Audio Jack
Antenna
Antenna
Antenna
Antenna
Physical Controls
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