Honeywell 1200G Scanner User Manual


 
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Connecting with RS485
A scanner can be connected for an IBM POS terminal interface.
1. Connect the appropriate interface cable to the device, then to the com-
puter.
2. Turn the terminal/computer power back on. The scanner beeps.
3. Verify the scanner operation by scanning a bar code from the Sample
Symbols in the back of this manual. The scanner beeps once.
For further RS485 settings, refer to RS485, page 2-2.
Reading Techniques
The scanner has a view finder that projects a bright red aiming beam that corre-
sponds to the scanner’s horizontal field of view. The aiming beam should be
centered horizontally over the bar code and must highlight all the vertical bars
of the bar code. It will not read if the aiming beam is in any other direction.
The aiming beam is smaller when the scanner is closer to the code and larger
when it is farther from the code. Symbologies with smaller bars or elements
(mil size) should be read closer to the unit. Symbologies with larger bars or ele-
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