Connect Ls3408-Er Corded Scanner To A Serial Port Of The Vc70 (Serial) - Motorola VC70N0 Product Reference Manual

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Connect LS3408-ER Corded Scanner to a Serial Port of the VC70 (Serial)

Connect the serial scanner cable to the scanner.
1.
Connect the serial scanner cable to the COM1 port of the VC70.
2.
COM1 Port
Connecting Serial Scanner to COM1 Connector
Figure 5-13
NOTE The connected scanner is powered from the COM1 port of the VC70.
By default, after the VC70 boots, the COM1 port remains powered off.
In the current revision (C), scanner power is enabled whenever the scan application starts (the scan
application calls Com open as in the standard CE Com port API). Power to the scanner is disabled when
the scan application is closed (when the scan application calls Com close).
The current revision (C) differs from the legacy revision (B) where the user manually enabled the scanner
power via applet or registry settings.
To enable scanner power in revision C via the applet or registry (as in revision B), refer to
Output to Scanner on page
power remains on (the Com port API is overwritten on the scanner power control and the scanner power
will not turn off when the scan application calls Com close).
Scan the
3. Set All Defaults
Set All Defaults Bar Code
Figure 5-14
NOTE The Set All Defaults Bar Code allows the scanner to reset from any previous configuration to the default
configuration.
11-4. When the scanner is enabled via the applet or registry, the scanner
bar code.
Cable PN: CBA-R49-C09ZAR
COM1 Power