Motorola Barcode Scanner is having trouble communicating after computer goes to sleep

I am using a DS3578 Barcode scanner and everything is great except for when the computer goes to sleep. When the computer wakes up, the scanner is no longer able to send info to the base and there for get passed onto the software. The light on the base stays on and everything looks normal. No commands are sent to or from the base during the time of the sleep and awake. However, after any scan i get 4 low red flashes that indicate a communication error. I cannot receive any new barcode scans unless 1 of 2 solutions. 1.) i change the mode of the scan to another mode (keyboard => snapi) or vice v

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