Kodak A-61092 manual Using the Bar Code Reader

Using the Bar Code Reader

The Bar Code Reader provides a hands-off method of data entry, eliminating the need to manually enter data found on document(s). Bar code image(s) are read, decoded, and converted to a data string of ASCII characters. The ASCII data string is placed in the image header which is sent to the host computer when scanning, or merged with the document image address and transmitted as a data record to a host computer for storage in a data library when filming.

During installation, modes are defined for use with specific applications. The Bar Code Reader may be enabled or disabled for each mode. In addition, the bar code type, number of bar codes-per-document, minimum bar code length (characters), and the distance between multiple bar codes are defined for each mode. Some of the features of the Bar Code Reader are:

∙Image processing (for dot matrix bar codes)

∙Scan directory (uni- or bi-directional reading)

∙Partial read (number of partial read characters) This User’s Guide:

∙explains what bar code types can be read and decoded by the Kodak Digital Science Bar Code Reader.

∙provides specifications that must be followed when placing bar codes on documents.

∙explains how to enable (or disable) bar code reading and the bar code confirmation tone.

∙explains how to perform a bar code test and how to use the four test options — Evaluate, Display, %Kodak, and %Norm.

∙provides information on how to evaluate test results.

For more detailed information about bar codes, see Kodak publication, Bar Code Made Easy, A-61099.

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