23
Getting Started,
Continued
Installing
CommViewer
Barcode Software,
continued
Note:
If the computer has only one COM port, the default selection of COM1 may
work. However, if the computer has more than one COM ports, select the
appropriate COM port. If you use USB to Serial Converter cable, the COM port is
mostly COM3 or COM4.
6.
Once the communication port is selected the CommViewer window
appears. This window shows you the barcodes that are read. To read the
barcode, see page 27.
When reading the barcodes using the barcode reader connected to the
iPrep
™
Instrument, the digital display on iPrep
™
screen prompts you to
Press
1
to output data. On pressing 1, the barcode data read using the
barcode reader appears in the Receive Data window.
7.
Select the
Clear Receive Data
to clear the data. The received barcode data
may include additional information such as time. Remove any additional
information using the backspace or delete keys on your computer.
8.
To save the refined data with a suitable file name in an appropriate folder,
select the
Save
As
option.
9.
To copy the data directly into another program as text or spreadsheet,
select the
Copy Receive Data
option. All data displayed in the Receive
Data box are copied. Open an editor or spreadsheet program and paste the
barcode data using the
Paste
menu.
10.
Click on
Exit
to close the window.
