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Chapter 2 - Connecting the Printer • Type Run "cd d:" and press Enter. Type Run "ls" and press Enter. If the USB storage device is supported, the contents of the USB storage device appears. Connecting a Keyboard to the USB Host Port You can use an external USB keyboard to input data in Fingerprint applications. Some applications may require more complex input from users than the simple push of a button. The printer comes with five keyboard layouts: US, Swedish, French, German, and User Defined. To change the keyboard layout 1 Plug your USB keyboard into the USB host connector on the back of the printer. 2 Turn on the printer. 3 On your printer keypad, press T. 4 Navigate to COM > USB KEYBOARD. 5 Choose a keyboard layout. 6 Exit Setup mode by pressing T again. Connecting a Bar Code Scanner to the USB Host Port If your printer is running Fingerprint, you can connect a HID (Human Interface Device) bar code scanner to the printer. The "usbhost:" device receives data from the scanner the same way it does from a USB keyboard. You can then use this data in a Fingerprint application. The keyboard layout you choose (see the previous procedure) applies for connected scanners too. 58 PF2i and PF4i Mid-Range Printer User's Manual

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Chapter 2 — Connecting the Printer
58
PF2i and PF4i Mid-Range Printer User’s Manual
Type
Run “cd d:”
and press
Enter.
Type
Run “ls”
and press
Enter.
If the USB storage device is
supported, the contents of the USB storage device appears.
Connecting a Keyboard to the USB Host Port
You can use an external USB keyboard to input data in Fingerprint
applications. Some applications may require more complex input
from users than the simple push of a button.
The printer comes with five keyboard layouts: US, Swedish, French,
German, and User Defined.
To change the keyboard layout
1
Plug your USB keyboard into the USB host connector on the back
of the printer.
2
Turn on the printer.
3
On your printer keypad, press
T
.
4
Navigate to
COM
>
USB KEYBOARD
.
5
Choose a keyboard layout.
6
Exit Setup mode by pressing
T
again.
Connecting a Bar Code Scanner to the USB Host Port
If your printer is running Fingerprint, you can connect a HID
(Human Interface Device) bar code scanner to the printer. The
“usbhost:” device receives data from the scanner the same way it does
from a USB keyboard. You can then use this data in a Fingerprint
application.
The keyboard layout you choose (see the previous procedure) applies
for connected scanners too.