Scanning Bar Codes - Motorola MC9094-KUCHJERA6WR - MC9094-K - Win Mobile 6.1 Professional 624 MHz User Manual

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NOTE Contact the Symbol Support Center if chronic scanning difficulties develop. Decoding of properly printed
bar codes should be quick and effortless.

Scanning Bar Codes

Ensure that a scan enabled application is loaded on the mobile computer.
1.
Aim the scan exit window at the bar code.
2.
Pull the trigger.
3.
For mobile computers with a laser scanner, ensure the red scan beam covers the entire bar code. The
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red scan LED lights to indicate that the laser is on. The green scan LED lights and an audible beep
sounds, by default, to indicate the bar code was decoded successfully.
Laser Scanner Aiming Pattern
Figure 2-29
For mobile computers with an imager, place the bar code in any orientation within the aiming pattern.
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Ensure the entire symbol is within the rectangular area formed by the brackets in the aiming pattern.
The red laser aiming pattern turns on to assist in aiming. If necessary, the mobile computer turns on its
red LED to illuminate the target bar code. The green scan LED lights and an audible beep sounds, by
default, to indicate the bar code was decoded successfully. Note that when the mobile computer is in
Pick List Mode, the bar code is not decoded until the crosshair is touching the bar code.
Linear bar code
Bar Code Centered in Aiming Pattern
Figure 2-30
Bar Code Not Centered in Aiming Pattern
Figure 2-31
PDF417 symbol
Symbol
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(Aiming Pattern)