Scanning Bar Codes - Symbol MC9000-G Product Reference Manual

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

1. Ensure that a scan enabled application is loaded on the mobile computer.
2. Aim the scan exit window at the bar code.
3. Pull the trigger.
• For mobile computers with a laser scanner, ensure the red scan beam covers the entire
bar code. The 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.
• For mobile computers with an imager, place the bar code in any orientation within the
aiming pattern. 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
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