AT870 User Reference
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Warning
Some AT870 come with laser scanners that scan using laser light. Never look directly into
the
laser light or shine the laser light into the eyes.
2.
Select
Start > Programs > Scanner > AT1DScanner
to open the scanning application. This
application runs in the background and only shows up as bar code icon in the system tray.
3.
Aim the scanning beam at the center of the bar code.
• Position the device close to bar code when scanning small bar codes.
• Position it at a distance when scanning larger bar codes.
• The scanner stops scanning after you release the key or after five (5) seconds.
Figure 2. Scanning Beam Positions
Correct Scanning Position
1D
2D
Incorrect Scanning Position
1D
2D
Wrong ways to san barcode
4.
Press the Right or Left
<Scan>
key. The scanner scans as long as you hold the key or for five (5)
seconds.
5. Upon reading a bar code, the device beeps and the vibrates until the trigger is released or after
five (5)
seconds. The beep tone and Vibrates indicate a good read.
*If the bar code scan failed, adjust the reading angle or distance. Make sure that the
scanning beam scans across all bars of the bar code.
6. The bar code data is entered in the current application. Once a bar code is read successfully, the
scanner turns off automatically.
