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5. To test your scanner, start a text
processing program like Notepad or Word.
Scan a bar code and see if the data can be
sent to your computer. If it’s successful,
you’ll hear a beep and the bar code data
shows in the program.
2.1.2 How to scan
AR-3201 emits a light bar
when it is scanning. This bar
needs to cross the bar code
horizontally to decode it.
2.1.3 Work with the ASCII table
Sometimes, you might need to send some
control characters that can’t be typed or enter
characters without a keyboard. You can do it
by using ASCII codes.
In
Appendix B , you'll find the ASCII table.
Both column and row numbers are
hexadecimal. The ASCII code of a character is
the combination of a column and a row
number, where the column comes first. For
example, the ASCII code of BEL is "07" and
the number sign (#) is "23." You can use the
bar codes in Appendix D to scan ASCII codes.
2.1.4 Search your scanner
Sometimes you might leave your scanner
somewhere and can’t find it. In this case, press
and hold the RESET button at the bottom of
your cradle, until you receive a long beep
from your scanner, and you can locate it by
the beep sound.