Scanning In Hand-Held Mode; Aiming - Motorola DS4208 Product Reference Manual

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Scanning in Hand-Held Mode

Pick up the digital scanner. Press and release the trigger. The aim pattern displays.
Ensure the bar code is centered in the aiming pattern. See
1.
Press and hold the trigger until either:
2.
The digital scanner reads the bar code. The digital scanner beeps, the LED flashes, and the aiming pattern
a.
turns off.
Or
The digital scanner does not read the bar code and the aiming pattern turns off.
b.
Release the trigger. To read another bar code, repeat steps 1, 2 and 3. Repeat this step as often as required.
3.

Aiming

When scanning, the digital scanner projects a red LED dot which allows positioning the bar code within its field of
view. See Decode Ranges on page 2-10
code.
Aiming Dot
Figure 2-5
If necessary, the digital scanner turns on its red illumination LEDs to illuminate the target bar code.
To scan a barcode, center the symbol and ensure the entire symbol is within the rectangular area formed by the
illumination LEDs.
1D bar code
Scanning Orientation with Aiming Dot
Figure 2-6
Aiming
for the proper distance to achieve between the digital scanner and a bar
below.
2D bar code