6 - Operation
DynaFlex II| Product Family | Installation and Operation Manual
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6.8.5
How to Scan Barcodes
To scan a barcode, follow these steps:
1)
Make sure you are using a DynaFlex II model that includes a barcode reader, indicated by QR code
markings on the face of the device surrounding the barcode reader lens (see section
2)
If the barcode being scanned is not on a self-illuminated source such as a smartphone, make sure
there is enough ambient light for the camera to read the barcode. In low light conditions, the barcode
reader will only be able to read self-illuminated sources.
3)
In some solutions, the operator may have to perform an operation in the host software to enable the
barcode reader, or to start a transaction with the barcode reader enabled.
4)
Wait for the device, the host, or the operator to prompt for a barcode read:
a)
Devices with a display show the prompt
SCAN BARCODE
.
b)
The device lights the barcode reader indicator LED next to the barcode reader lens.
5)
Hold the barcode in front of the barcode reader camera:
a)
If possible, use the light from the barcode reader indicator LED to align the barcode within the
barcode reader’s field of view, which extends 16 degrees above / below and 21 degrees to the left
/ right of a line perpendicular to the barcode reader lens.
b)
Hold the barcode as close as 1 inch from the lens. For smaller barcodes, the device will read
immediately. If it does not, gradually pull back to up to 14 inches from the lens until the device
reports a successful read. Larger barcodes must be far enough away from the device that the
whole barcode is within the camera’s field of view; if a large barcode is too close, the barcode
reader can only see a zoomed in portion of the barcode.
c)
Do not tilt the barcode more than 60 degrees from parallel to the device’s face.
6)
Wait for the device or the host to report the barcode has been read successfully:
a)
Devices with a display will no longer show the prompt
SCAN BARCODE
.
b)
The device beeps once.
c)
The device turns off the barcode reader indicator LED.
