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Trigger the reader; both codes should now be read. If they are not you may need to reposition them
slightly. You should see something like the image below (Fig. 34). Additionally if you look at the
results pane you will notice that the result for this read has a plus sign in front of it and the decoded
information from both codes is displayed (Fig. 35). If you click on the plus sign in front of the result it
will expand to show each result separately (Fig. 36). If you click on the separate results you will see
the image and the information for that code only in the Image Panel (just above the Results History).
Fig. 34 - Two Codes Read
Fig. 35 - Two Codes Read Results
Fig. 36 - Separated Results
Now either cover up one of the codes or remove it from the field of view and trigger the reader.
What occurs? Is the remaining code read? You should find that the code is not read; why not? The
reader is expecting to read one DataMatrix code and one 1D code, but if one of them is missing then
it reports neither code as being read. In some cases you might want this behavior; if a code is
missing or unreadable then something may be wrong. In other cases it may not be important. You
may have products with multiple codes that need to have all codes read and other products with only
one code. Trying to change those settings adaptively might be inconvenient.
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