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To position the fixed-position bar code reader: (continued)
Step Action
3 Establish communication with the fixed-position bar code reader as follows:
a. Click the Edit button ( ).
b. Click the Terminal button ( ).
The software opens the Edit Configuration and Terminal dialog boxes.
c. From the Device Control dialog box, click the Connect to Device button ( ).
The terminal window displays the fixed-position bar code reader response.
d. Click OK to close the Information dialog box.
The LD Host program communicates with the bar code reader and updates the
Edit Configuration dialog box with the current configuration settings.
4 Configure the software for the alignment as follows:
a. From the bottom of the Edit Configuration dialog box, locate and click the
Op. Modes tab.
Op. Modes tab
Note You may need to use the arrows located in the bottom of the dialog box to
locate the Op. Modes tab.
b. From the Operating modes selection group of the Edit Configuration dialog box,
click the arrow to the right of the Mode heading and select Test from the
drop-down list.
Mode drop-down list
c. From the Device Control dialog box, click RAM to toggle to EEPROM mode.
RAM button
d. From the Device Control dialog box, click Send.
e. From the Confirm dialog box, click YES to save to EEPROM.
The fixed-position bar code reader begins a continuous repeating scan of the bar
code. The software updates the Terminal dialog box every 0.5 sec indicating the
percentage of accurate reads completed during the 0.5 sec interval.
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