# Assembling the MX-1000

The first step in preparing your MX-1000 is assembling the components of your MX-1000 Kit. The MX-1000 Kit contains the following components:

- Base unit
- Battery + cover
- Wrist strap

The phone-specific DMA-COVERKIT contains the following components:

- Top cover
- Rubber insert
- USB cable to connect the Base unit to the mobile device
- 4 Allen screws(M3) + Allen key

The DMA-GRIP-01 Kit contains the pistol grip and the pistol grip cable.

The following image shows the layering of the main kit components and the place of the mobile device among the components.

Parts
1 | Base unit
2 | Barcode reader
3 | Rubber insert
4 | Mobile device
5 | Top cover
6 | Pistol grip (optional)

Perform the following steps to assemble the MX-1000 reader:

1. Carefully place the rubber insert on the base unit which is the lower part of the reader.

2. Take the provided USB cable and plug it into the base unit. Then take your phone and put it on the rubber insert. Connect it to the base unit by the USB cable.

3. Fix the top cover by tightening the provided four Allen screws (recommended torque: 80 Ncm). Additionally, you can attach the wrist strap to the reader by passing one of the screws through the loop on the wrist strap.