User's Manual

Chapter 1 — Using the Computer
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If you are using bar code labels that are encoded in a different
symbology, you need to enable the symbology on the CN50. To easily
enable or disable symbologies, read one of the bar codes in the table
called “Symbology Bar Codes” on page 81.
You can use EasySet to create configuration bar codes specific to your
system. You can download a free copy of EasySet from the CN50 page
on the Intemec web site at www.intermec.com.
To develop an application you can use to configure the imager, use
the Data Collection Resource Kit. The resource kit is part of the
Intermec Developer Library (IDL) and can be downloaded from the
Intermec web site at www.intermec.com/idl.
Use the next section to understand how to read a bar code with the
imager.
Reading Bar Codes With the Imager
Your CN50 comes with an area imager. The area imager is equipped
with a laser pointer to help you aim at bar codes, allow you to read 2D
bar code symbologies, and support omni-directional (360°) scanning.
Omni-directional scanning lets you position the CN50 in any
orientation to read a bar code label.
To read a bar code
1 Press
^ to turn on the CN50.
2 Point the scanner window at the bar code label, and hold the
CN50 steady a few inches from the label.
3 Press the Scan button. The laser pointer and illumination beam
and frame appear.