Why Doesn't My BarCode Scanner Work With Mountain Lion?

I'm running Mac OS X 10.8.4 and I have two brand new CipherLab 1500 barcode scanners.  When I plug the scanners into a PC, they work fine.  When I plug them into either of my iMacs the scanner light comes on when I pull the trigger, but when I point the scanner at a barcode, the light goes out, there is no "beep" to indicate a successful scan, and not data is displyed (I'm testing it with TextEdit).  The light will not come back on when I pull the trigger again.  I've spoken with CipherLab and they say there's nothing wrong woth the scanners (and I tend to believe them) and that the reason the light doesn't come on when I pull the trigger after attempting to scan a barcode is because the scanner's waiting for a reply from the computer and won't re-scan until it receives one.  CipherLab also says they've tested their scanners on OS X (the tech I spoke with didn't know what version they've tested them up to) and they "work fine."
Any thoughts?

Check http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3669 Printer and scanner software available for download to determine if you need drivers and also try the solutions mentioned KB Articles:  http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11143 OS X Mountain Lion: Reset the printing system and http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11070 OS X Mountain Lion: Troubleshoot a network printer which should work w/scanners too.

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