Scanning With The Near-Far Range Area Imager; Improving The Performance Of The Area Imager - Intermec CK3a1 User Manual

5 Release the Scan button or trigger.

Scanning With the Near-Far Range Area Imager

1 Press
2 Point the scanner window at the bar code label.
3 Press the Scan button or pull the trigger. The illumination beam
4 Release the Scan button or trigger.

Improving the Performance of the Area Imager

If you experience problems scanning a bar code with the 2D imager,
try these possible solutions.
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When the CK3 successfully reads a bar code label, you hear a high
beep, and the Good Read LED turns on briefly.
to turn on the CK3.
and laser pointer appear.
• For near or close-in scanning distances of 30 cm (11.8 in) or
less, use the laser pointer as a guide and aim slightly to the
right of the center of the bar code. Make sure the illumination
beam covers the bar code you are trying to decode.
• For standard and long range scanning distances of 30 cm
(11.8 in) or more, use the laser pointer as a guide and aim
toward the middle of the bar code. Make sure that the
illumination beam covers the bar code you are trying to
decode.
When the CK3 successfully reads a bar code label, you hear a high
beep, and the Good Read LED turns on briefly.
Keep your hand as steady as possible while scanning a label.
Position the imager as close to the bar code as possible while still
being able to capture the entire bar code.
Enable only the bar codes that you need to use every day.
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