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Lesson 4: Using
the Hand-Held
Bar Code Reader
The hand-held bar code reader functions as an extension of the keyboard and can be
used to automatically type bar codes into the SDS software. When the reader is used
successfully to scan a bar code, it automatically:
♦ transmits the alpha-numeric equivalent of the bar code to the software. The
software types the bar code text wherever the cursor is active.
♦ transmits a carriage-return (the equivalent of pressing the Enter key).
Exercise: Entering Bar Code Information Using the Hand-Held Bar Code Reader
Note The following procedure explains how to enter the bar code number into the plate
document from the Document Information dialog box. You can also scan the bar code into the
New Document dialog box during plate document creation.
To enter a bar code number using the hand-held bar code reader:
Step Action
1 From the Tools menu, select Document Information.
The Document Information dialog box appears.
2 Click the Barcode text field.
Click here
The software places the blinking cursor in the text field.
3 While holding the hand-held bar code reader 20 to 30 cm away from a plate, aim at
the center of the bar code and press the trigger. The scanner emits a sweeping
laser beam that appears as a red line on the plate. Slowly move the scanning beam
slowly across the bar code until the scan gun emits a high-pitched tone
acknowledging that it has read the code.
! WARNING LASER HAZARD. Exposure to direct or reflected laser light can
burn the retina and leave permanent blind spots. Never look into the laser beam.
Remove jewelry and anything else that can reflect the beam into your eyes. Protect
others from exposure to the beam.
GR2110
20-30 cm
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Once the gun has read the bar code, the software automatically populates the
selected text field with the alpha-numeric equivalent of the bar code.
4 Click OK to close the Document Information dialog box.
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