Scanning bar-code labels
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The PTC-960L can be programmed to automatically
recognize, read, and discriminate between up to ten
bar-code types.
The bar-code types your PTC-960L can read depend
on your PTC’s application program. See the
information provided by your organization and
for a list of bar-code types the PTC can be
programmed to read.
Follow this procedure to scan bar-code labels with the
PTC-960L’s built-in laser scanner.
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Do not stare into the laser beam
or point the scanner at anyone’s
eyes. Eye damage could result.
1.
Point the PTC-960L at the label to be scanned.
Hold the PTC at approximately a 20
°
angle to the
See the information provided by
your organization for the recom-
mended scanning distance.
The maximum distance from the scanner lens to
the label depends on the size of the label being
scanned.
2.
Press the PTC’s Scan button to start scanning.
The red Scanning LED glows.
If your PTC is equipped with the aiming dot or
marker beam option, the laser projects a red
aiming dot. Quickly center the aiming dot over
the bar code while pressing the Scan button, and
the laser will scan the bar code.
3.
Watch the line of light made by the scanner as it
scans the bar code. The line must pass over all of
the bars on the label for the bar code to be read.
See
If the scan is not successful, move
closer to the bar-code label and try
to scan the label again.
If the scan is successful, the green Good Scan
LED glows, and the PTC beeps.
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