Attaching A Scanner To The Serial Port - Intermec 741 User Manual

Chapter 1 — Using the Computer

Attaching a Scanner to the Serial Port

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To scan a bar code label with the area imager
1 Press I/O to turn on the computer.
2 Point the scanner window at the bar code label and hold the computer
steady a few inches from the label.
3 Press one of the side Scan buttons, or pull the trigger on a handle, and
center the red aiming beam over the bar code label.
The imager flashes repeatedly while it is trying to read a bar code. The
aiming beam is smaller when the imager is closer to the bar code and
larger when it is further away.
When the computer successfully reads a bar code label, you hear a high
beep and the green Scanning LED turns on briefly.
4 Release the side Scan button or the trigger.
If you experience problems scanning a bar code with the area imager, try
following some of these tips to improve the performance of your imager.
• Choose a Predefined Mode in Intermec Settings:
a Tap Start > Settings > the System tab > Intermec Settings.
b Tap Data Collection > Internal Scanner > Imager Settings >
Predefined Modes and then select one of these options.
Predefined Mode
1D
1D and 2D Standard
1D and 2D Bright Environment
1D and 2D Reflective Surface
Custom
• 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 code symbologies that you need to use every day.
You can attach a scanner to the serial port of the computer if you order a
700 Series Tethered Scanner Adapter and RS-232 cable (P/N 3-604032-
16). After you install the adapter with two thumbscrews, you can easily
connect tethered bar code scanners to the end of your computer.
741 and 751 Mobile Computers (Windows Mobile 5.0) User's Manual
Select if You Are Scanning:
only 1D labels.
all types of bar code labels.
in high ambient light, such as outdoors in
the sunshine.
glossy labels.
in conditions that require customized
settings. For more information on the
customized settings, see the Intermec
Computer Command Reference Manual
available from Intermec web site at
www.intermec.com.