Aiming - Motorola DS6708 Product Reference Manual

Center the symbol in any orientation within the aiming pattern. Be sure the entire symbol is within the
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rectangular area formed by the brackets in the pattern.
1D bar code
Linear bar code
Centering Symbol in Aiming Pattern
Figure 2-3
Hold the trigger until the digital scanner beeps, indicating the bar code is successfully decoded. For more
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information on beeper and LED definitions, see
This process usually occurs instantaneously. Steps 2 - 4 are repeated on poor quality or difficult bar codes,
until the bar code decodes, you release the trigger, or the Decode Session Timeout occurs.

Aiming

Hold the digital scanner between two and nine inches (depending on symbol density; see
page 2-8) from the symbol, centering the aiming pattern cross hairs on the symbol.
The aiming pattern is smaller when the digital scanner is closer to the symbol and larger when it is farther from
the symbol. Scan symbols with smaller bars or elements (mil size) closer to the digital scanner, and those with
larger bars or elements (mil size) farther from the digital scanner.
The digital scanner can also read a bar code presented within the aiming pattern but not centered. The top
examples in Figure 2-4
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Acceptable and Incorrect Aiming
Figure 2-4
2D bar code
PDF417 symbol
Symbol
Aiming Pattern
show acceptable aiming options, while the bottom examples can not be decoded.
Table 2-1 and Table 2-2.
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Scanning 2 - 5
Decode Zones on