Re: [OT] Symbol 5700 barcode scanner to PC - can any help?

[John Risby <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've reset it to default, yes, and it is beeping as if it is reading
the
barcode, it's just that I'm not getting any data over the cable.

Thanks
John


2009/7/16 Colin Bradford <cjbradford@xxxxxxx>

> 2009/7/16 John Risby <john@xxxxxxx>:
> > The actual cable is an RS232 to PS/2 adaptor. The RS232 end is a
RJ45
> > connection. This is the correct part for the scanner (at least
I'm pretty
> > sure it is!).
> >
> > Then I'm using a PS/2 to USB adaptor but I've also tried it
directly into
> an
> > old PC with a PS/2 input and still nothing is being transmitted.
> >
> > I think the solution lies in the scanner settings (set by
scanning
> barcodes
> > from the manual) but so far I've not been able to find the right
> > combination.
>
> There's normally a "reset to factory default" barcode in the
manual
> that will get it to a state to scan and produce something - are you
> getting any sign at all that the scanner is reading barcodes?
>
> Colin.
>
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