User`s guide

How This Manual Is Organized
This User’s Guide contains separate chapters covering the installation and
use of the In-Hand Scan Card (and In-Hand Scan Card-Xtreme) on different
Windows platforms.
Chapter 1, “Introduction,” gives you an overview of the In-Hand Scan
Card package.
Chapter 2, “Windows CE Setup,” tells you how to install the In-Hand
Scan Card on a mobile computer based on Windows CE (v2.11 or greater).
Chapter 3, “Casio BE-300 Setup,” explains how to install the In-Hand
Scan Card on a Casio BE-300 Cassiopeia Pocket Manager.
Chapter 3, “Windows 9x/Me/2000 Setup,” tells you how to install the
In-Hand Scan Card on a notebook computer with Windows 95/98/Me/2000.
Appendix A, “ISC Specifications,” describes the technical specifications
of the In-Hand Scan Card packages.
Appendix B, “Bar Code Label Specifications,” includes technical
specifications for bar code labels regarding background substrate, ink color
and type, voids and specks, definition, contrast, and tolerance.
Appendix C, “Class 1 vs. Class 2 Lasers,” compares and contrasts the two
kinds of lasers.
Appendix D, “Default Parameters,” lists the symbologies and other
parameters that have been set as default for the ISC.
Appendix E, “Decode Zone,” provides a diagram showing the In-Hand
Scan Card’s scanning range.
Appendix F, “PDF417 Bar Codes,” provides basic information about the
PDF417 symbology, how to scan a PDF417 bar code with the ISC-Xtreme,
and how to manage the decoded data.
Appendix G, “Troubleshooting,” helps you correct the most common
problems you may encounter using the In-Hand Scan Card.
Appendix H, “Technical Support,” tells you how to contact Socket’s
technical support department and lists information you should prepare
yourself with before seeking help.