Scanning Tips - HandHeld SP400X Series System Administrator Manual

NOTE:
There are two ways to clear the bar code or symbol and prepare the SP400X to scan again:
• Press the yellow CLEAR button. The red tail lights will flash once and the SP400X will emit a tone.
• Wait for the SP400X to time out and erase the scan from the memory. The SP400X will emit a Hi-Lo tone and the red tail lights
will flash once.

Scanning tips

• The SP400X's scanner is similar to a digital camera in that it takes digital pictures of a bar code. Like a digital camera, the scanner
should be held as still as possible when reading a bar code.
• The green light bar should be approximately centered on the bar code.
• The green light bar should cover approximately 3/4 of a wide linear bar code.
• The SP400X is capable of reading bar codes at a distance of from 2 - 12 inches, but 6 - 9 inches is the ideal range. Actual reading
distances may vary depending on the dimensions of the bar code.
• Reading bar codes straight on is appropriate in many cases, but the reflected light can interfere with reading. Holding the SP400X at
an angle of about 5 degrees to the bar code may give better results.
• The SP400X reads bar codes in an omnidirectional manner. This means the SP400X does not need to be pointed in the same
direction as the bar code.
The green light bar should be approximately centered on the
bar code and cover approximately 3/4 of a wide bar code
SP400X Series - 5. Operate the SP400X
The SP400X reads bar codes in an omnidirectional manner
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