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6 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Connecting a USB Interface
Figure 6-1
USB Connection
The digital scanner cradle connects with USB capable hosts including:
Desktop PCs and Notebooks
Apple™ iMac, G4, iBooks (North America only)
IBM SurePOS terminals
Sun, IBM, and other network computers that support more than one keyboard.
The following operating systems support the digital scanner cradle through USB:
Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP
MacOS 8.5 and above
IBM 4690 OS.
The digital scanner cradle also interfaces with other USB hosts which support USB Human Interface Devices
(HID). For more information on USB technology, hosts, and peripheral devices, visit www.symbol.com/usb.
To connect the USB interface:
1. Attach the modular connector of the USB interface cable to the host port on the bottom of the digital scanner
cradle (see Connecting the Cradle on page 1-6).
NOTE See Chapter 4, Radio Communications for information about digital scanner/cradle pairing and wireless
communication
The digital scanner must be connected to the cradle for the host parameter setting to take effect. When
the digital scanner is not connected to a cradle, and a host parameter bar code is scanned, a long
low/long high beep sequence sounds.
Interface Cable
USB Series A Connector