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The cursor begins to flash in the field.
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The unit is ready to accept data from either the keyboard or a device connected to a serial
port.
Right Click
A right click can be simulated on the touch screen. To perform a right click, touch the touch
screen with the stylus and hold it in the same location for a short time.
Scanner Entry
The following section is directed toward a generic tethered scanner connected to the COM1
serial port on the VX7.
Aiming the Barcode Scanner
Aim the scanner
away
from you, direct it at the barcode and press the trigger to scan.
The Scan On LED (or equivalent) turns red to indicate the scanner is on.
Adjust the aim so that the thin, red laser beam covers the entire length of the barcode.
Some scanners use a laser aiming beam which then spreads into a wide beam when the
scanner’s Aiming Beam Timer expires. Place the aiming beam in the center of the barcode and
hold the scanner steady until the beam spreads and the barcode is decoded. Beeps may be
heard as the barcode is decoded. Refer to the barcode scanner user’s guide for information on
the Aiming Beam Timer and beep sequences, and the TE reference guide for host generated
beep sequences.
The scan beam must cross every bar and space on the barcode.
Distance from Label
Large barcodes can be scanned at the maximum distance. Hold the scanner closer to small
barcodes (or with bars that are very close together).
Note: Do not position the scanner exactly perpendicular to the barcode being scanned. In this
position, light can bounce back into the scanner’s exit window, and possibly prevent a
successful decode.
