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A.3.15.3 To Add an OCR Template
There are four main steps required for creating an OCR template. Below
them follows detailed descriptions and examples of specific situations
that require precise programming of the coding strings.
1.
Turn on the OCR font to be read.
2.
Begin building the template.
Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol.
3.
Scan the characters for the string.
4.
Exit OCR Template Editor
Scan Save OCR Template to save your entries. Discard OCR
Template exits without saving any OCR Template changes.
A.3.15.4 Scanning Characters
Use the Template Characters chart to determine what characters are
needed to create the required format. Use the
(after the Sample Codes in the back of this manual) to scan the characters
for the template.
Example: It is required to read any combination of eight digits. The
template should be:
To create this template, first enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter
OCR Template symbol, and then scan the d from the
Chart
in the back of this manual eight times. Scan Save OCR Template.
This would let you read any string of eight digits, for example:
A.3.15.5 Character Match Sequences
On the
ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page
Hex value that represents the character(s) to match. Use the
Chart
(inside the back cover) to scan the numbers that represent these
characters.
Example: It is required to read three digits, three specific characters like
"ABC" and then three more digits.
MARS-1030 User Manual
OCR Programming Chart
1252), page A-4, find the
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