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Introduction
The DS 3408 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting the
DS 3408 Standard Range and DS 3408 High Density digital scanners.
Chapter Descriptions
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provides a product overview, unpacking instructions, and cable connection information.
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describes parts of the digital scanner, beeper and LED definitions, and how to use the digital scanner
in hand-held and hands-free modes.
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Chapter 3, Maintenance and Technical Specifications
provides information on how to care for the digital scanner,
troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
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provides programming bar codes for selecting user preference features for the digital scanner.
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Chapter 5, Decoding Preferences
provides programming bar codes for selecting digital scanner preference features.
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Chapter 6, Keyboard Wedge Interface
describes how to set up a Keyboard Wedge interface with the digital scanner.
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describes how to set up the digital scanner with an RS-232 host, such as point-of-sale devices,
host computers, or other devices with an available RS-232 port.
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describes how to set up the digital scanner with a USB host.
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Chapter 9, IBM 468X/469X Interface
describes how to set up the digital scanner with IBM 468X/469X POS systems.
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Chapter 10, Wand Emulation Interface
describes how to set up the digital scanner with a Wand Emulation host when Wand
Emulation communication is needed.
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Chapter 11, Scanner Emulation Interface
describes how to set up the digital scanner with an Undecoded Scanner Emulation
host.
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describes the 123Scan PC-based scanner configuration tool, and provides the bar code to scan to
communicate with the 123Scan program.
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describes all symbology features and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting
these features for the digital scanner.
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Chapter 14, Miscellaneous Scanner Options
includes commonly used bar codes to customize how data is transmitted to the
host device.
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Chapter 15, Advanced Data Formatting
(ADF) describes how to customize scanned data before transmitting to the host.
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Chapter A, Standard Default Parameters
provides a table of all host devices and miscellaneous digital scanner defaults.
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Chapter B, Programming Reference
provides a table of AIM code identifiers, ASCII character conversions, and keyboard
maps.
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includes sample bar codes.
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includes the numeric bar codes to scan for parameters requiring specific numeric values.
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Chapter E, ASCII Character Sets
provides ASCII character value tables.
Notational Conventions
The following conventions are used in this document:
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Bullets (•) indicate:
• action items
• lists of alternatives
• lists of required steps that are not necessarily sequential.
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Sequential lists (e.g., those that describe step-by-step procedures) appear as numbered lists.