Specifications

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3.3.3 Read Assisting Functions
Multi-step Read
This function is used to continuously perform decoding as long as one of the Trigger keys (R) and
(L) is held down. Once bar codes are decoded they will not be read any more. This function is
useful for reading all bar codes without repeating the same action when more than one bar code is
printed on one slip.
Package Read
This function is used to output the read result obtained from more than one bar code in a package.
With the multi-step read function, once bar codes are decoded they will not be read any more.
This is useful for handling multiple pieces of bar code data. However, if any of the following
unfavorable conditions occur, all the bar codes may not be read in one capture:
• The objective bar code of read is not contained in the captured image.
• The focus is not sharp enough.
• The exposure is not correct.
Table 3.47 Difference between Multi-step and Package Reads
Performance Multi-step Read Mode Package Read Mode
Maxi. no. of bar codes to read
(Max. no. of read steps)
10 10
Max. no. of digits to read 4,095 4,095 (see note below.)
Total no. of digits to read 4,095 x 10 = 40,950 4,095
Read method
Continuously reads the specified
number of bar codes as long as the
Program key is held down. Different
from Package read in which multiple
bar codes are read at a single scan, a
single kind of a symbol will be
continuously read through multi read
steps. If one bar code is read, the buzzer
sounds and the LED turns on.
Multiple bar codes are read in a single scan.
Neither the buzzer sounds nor the LED
turns on until the specified no. of bar codes
has been read.
Recommended method
of use
This mode is suitable in the following
cases:
- If the bar code has many digits.
- If the target bar codes are spaced.
- To positively confirm a read.
This mode is suitable in the following case:
- If multiple bar codes with small number
of digits are adjacent to one another.
Note:
This terminal has been designed so that a maximum of 10 bar codes or 4,095 digits of bar codes
can be read. However, it is not recommended for the user to use the package read mode for
reading bar codes consisting of a large number of digits. If the number of bar codes is greater than
4, or if the total number of digits is greater than 100, use the multiple-step read mode as much as
possible.