User Guide - HP Retail Integrated Barcode Scanner
4 Setting Up and Using the Scanner
Follow the steps below to connect and get the scanner up and communicating with its host.
1. Attach the HP Retail Integrated Barcode Scanner to the host device.
2. Congure the Interface, if necessary (refer to Conguring the Interface on page 9).
3. Congure the scanner as described in Programming the Scanner on page 11 (optional, depends on
settings needed).
Using the Scanner
The scanner functions by capturing the barcode (object) image and decoding the codes. The bar code scanner
is set by default for Automatic Object Sense Read Mode that activates the aiming system on object motion.
The aiming system indicates the eld of view as an indication of where the bar code or object should be
located for decoding.
Figure 4-1 Aiming System
Figure 4-2 Relative Size and Location of Aiming System Pattern
A red illumination lights up the label. The eld of view indicated by the aiming system will be smaller when
the scanner is closer to the bar code and larger when it is farther from the code. Symbologies with smaller
bars or elements (mil size) should be read closer to the unit. Symbologies with larger bars or elements (mil
size) should be read farther from the unit.
If the aiming system is centered and the entire bar code is within the aiming eld, you will get a good read.
Successful reading is signaled by an audible tone plus a good-read green spot indication.
Refer to the HP Retail Integrated Barcode Scanner Programming Reference Guide (PRG) for more information
about this feature and other programmable settings.
8 Chapter 4 Setting Up and Using the Scanner