Scanning bar-code labels
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The PTC-960RL can be programmed to automatically
recognize, read, and discriminate between up to ten
bar-code types.
The bar-code types your PTC-960RL 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-960RL’s built-in laser scanner.
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Do not stare into the PTC’s laser
beam or point the scanner at any-
one’s eyes. Doing so could cause
permanent eye damage.
1.
Point the PTC-960RL at the label to be scanned.
Because the scanner can be rotated, the label can
be read from several angles. The scanner can be
rotated 180
o
clockwise and 150
o
counterclockwise
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. Continue pressing the Scan button until
the bar code has been scanned.
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.
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