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Introduction
The Symbol LS4278 Product Reference Guide provides general instructions for setting up, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting
the Symbol LS4278 scanner and cradles.
Chapter Descriptions
• Chapter 1, Getting Started provides a product overview, unpacking instructions, and cable connection information.
• Chapter 2, Scanning describes parts of the scanner, beeper and LED definitions, and how to use the scanner in hand-held
and hands-free modes.
• Chapter 3, Maintenance, Troubleshooting & Technical Specifications provides information on how to care for the scanner
and cradle, troubleshooting, and technical specifications.
• Chapter 4, Radio Communications provides information about the modes of operation and features available for wireless
communication. This chapter also includes programming bar codes to configure the scanner.
• Chapter 5, User Preferences provides programming bar codes for selecting user preference features for the scanner and
commonly used bar codes to customize how the data is transmitted to the host device.
• Chapter 6, Keyboard Wedge Interface provides information for setting up the scanner and cradle for Keyboard Wedge
operation.
• Chapter 7, RS-232 Interface provides information for setting up the scanner and cradle for RS-232 operation.
• Chapter 8, USB Interface provides information for setting up the scanner and cradle for USB operation.
• Chapter 9, IBM Interfaceprovides all information for setting up the scanner and cradle with IBM 468X/469X POS systems.
• Chapter 10, Wand Emulation Interface provides all information for setting up the scanner and cradle for Wand Emulation
operation.
• Chapter 11, Scanner Emulation Interface provides information for setting up the scanner and cradle for Scanner Emulation
operation.
• Chapter 12, 123Scan (PC based scanner configuration tool) provides the bar code that must be scanned to communicate with
the 123Scan program.
• Chapter 13, Symbologies describes all symbology features and provides the programming bar codes necessary for selecting
these features for the scanner.
• Chapter 14, Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) describes how to customize scanned data before transmitting to the host. This
chapter also contains the bar codes for advanced data formatting.
• Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters provides a table of all host devices and miscellaneous scanner defaults.
• Appendix B, Programming Reference provides a table of AIM code identifiers, ASCII character conversions, and keyboard
maps.
• Appendix C, Sample Bar Codes includes sample bar codes.
• Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes includes the numeric bar codes to scan for parameters requiring specific numeric values.
• Appendix E, Alphanumeric Bar Codes includes the bar codes representing the alphanumeric keyboard, used when setting
ADF rules.
• Appendix F, ASCII Character Sets provides ASCII character value tables.