Scanning Items - Datalogic Magellan 8400 Quick Reference Manual

Scanning Items

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Push or slide items through the 360° scan zone (shown here) in either a
left-to-right or right-to-left motion. The scanner has the ability to "see"
a bar code located on any side (left, right, front, back or bottom) of a prod-
uct, so there's rarely a need to reorient an item in order to scan it.
For best scanning results...
• Move items through the scan zone in their natural orientation.
It's not necessary to reorient the bar code toward either the hor-
izontal or vertical scan window.
• Sliding or pushing items rather than picking them up will avoid
the gripping, twisting and rotating movements that can cause
repetitive motion injuries to hands and wrists. The strain of lift-
ing potentially thousands of pounds per day can also be relieved
using this technique.
Figure 2. Identifying the Scan Zone
Note that
eyes...
...indicate what the
scanner "sees."
Vertical Window
Scan Zone
Horizontal
Window
Scan Zone
Checker Side
Scan Zone
This figure is only
an approximate
depiction of scan
zone coverage
based on a
medium-length
model of the scan-
ner. For more
details about the
scan zone, refer to
Magellan™ 8300/8400