
M3000 Portable Bar Code Reader User's Guide
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Prior to installing the M3000, make sure you have a serial port on your computer. Serial ports
usually have 25-pin or 9-pin male connectors and are often labeled Com 1 or Com 2.
To prepare the M3000 for RS-232 Serial operation:
1. Turn OFF power to the computer and to the M3000.
2. Plug the 26-pin connector from the RS-232 serial cable into the M3000.
3. Plug the 25-pin connector of the RS-232 serial cable into an available Com port on the
computer.
4. Plug the 9-pin connector from a wand or other input device into the 9-pin receptacle on
the M3000.
5. Plug the external power supply cable into the connector located on the lower left corner
of the M3000.
6. Install the memory resident keyboard emulation program, SOFTCOM.
RS-232 Serial Installation
NOTE: If your computer uses a 9-pin connector for the Com port, you need a 25-pin to 9-pin
adapter or adapter cable.
To Computer RS-232 portPC Serial Cable (RS-232)
26-Pin
Connector
9-Pin
Connector
Wand or other input device
PC, XT, AT, PS-2,
or Compatible
External Power Supply
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