Instruction manual

Entering & Printing Data 4-3
Scanning Bar Codes
Your printer may have a built-in scanner.
To scan a bar code:
1. Attach the safety strap to your wrist.
2. Point the scanner at a slight angle approximately 4 – 8
inches from the bar code symbol.
3. Press the trigger or other key specified by your System
Administrator.
Caution: Do not stare into the beam.
The scanner LED is at the top left of the keypad, opposite the On/Off key.
Scanner LED Description
Green Successful scan.
Amber Unsuccessful scan.
If the bar code does not scan:
 Change the scanner’s angle slightly and try again.
 Clean the scanner window. See “Cleaning” in Chapter 5 for more information.
 Move the scanner 4 – 8 inches away from the bar code. Adjust this distance as needed to
find the correct distance.
 Try scanning another bar code that you have scanned successfully.
If that scan is successful, the scanning problem is with the bar code.
 Move to a more dimly lit area.
 Ensure there are no voids (streaks) in the bar code symbol.
If the scan is still unsuccessful, ask your System Administrator to perform a scanner test.