Symbol Technologies DS 6608 - Manual (Page 135)

Wand Emulation Interface 10-3
Introduction
This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner with a wand emulation host when Wand Emulation communication is
needed. The digital scanner connects to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a mobile computer or Point-of-Sale
(POS) terminal.
In this mode the digital scanner emulates the signal of a digital wand to make it "readable" by a wand decoder.
Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks ( * ).
Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen. When scanning from the screen, be sure
to set the document magnification to a level where the bar code can be seen clearly, and bars and/or spaces are not
merging.
Connecting Using Wand Emulation
To perform Wand Emulation, connect the digital scanner to a mobile computer, or a controller which collects the wand data and
interprets it for the host.
Figure 10-1. Wand Emulation Connection
Interface cables vary depending on configuration. The connectors illustrated in Figure 10-1 are examples
only. The connectors may be different than those illustrated, but the steps to connect the scanner remain
the same.
1. Attach the modular connector of the Wand Emulation interface cable to cable interface port on the digital scanner (see
Installing the Interface Cable on page 1-4 ).
*
Transmit Unknown
Characters
Feature/Option * Indicates Default
Note
Wand Port
Interface Cable
Mobile Computer
Note