Chapter 5 Data Capture; Introduction; Digital Camera Scanning - Motorola ES400 User Manual

Chapter 5 Data Capture

Introduction

The ES400 offers data capture using the color digital camera.
NOTE To read a bar code, a scanning enabled application must be installed on the ES400. A sample scanning
application can be downloaded from the Motorola Support Central site at
http://www.motorola.com/enterprisemobility/support.

Digital Camera Scanning

The camera uses digital camera technology to take a digital picture of a bar code, stores the resulting image in its
memory, and executes state-of-the-art software decoding algorithms to extract the data from the image.
Ensure that a scan-enabled application is loaded on the ES400.
1.
Aim the camera lens on the back of the ES400 at a bar code.
2.
Press and hold the scan button. A preview window appears on the display window with a red aiming reticle in
3.
the center. The Decode LED lights red to indicate that scanning is in process.
Sample Scan Application with Preview Window
Figure 5-1