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MC9000-G Product Reference Guide for Embedded Windows® CE .NET
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Data Capture
Mobile computers with an integrated laser scanner allow you to collect data by scanning one
dimensional bar codes.
Mobile computers with an integrated imager allow you to collect data by decoding one dimensional
bar codes (including RSS) and two dimensional bar codes (including PDF417 and DataMatrix), and
capture and download images to a host for a variety of imaging applications.
Mobile computers with RFID technology (MC9000-G) allow data collection by decoding in-range RFID
tags that beam back to the mobile computer the information they contain.
Laser Scanning
To scan bar codes with the mobile computer:
1. Ensure that the mobile computer is loaded with a scanning application. See ScanSamp2
Windows on page 5-6 for a sample scanning application.
2. Aim the scan exit window at the bar code.
3. Pull the trigger. Ensure the red scan beam covers the entire bar code. The indicator LED bar
illuminates red to indicate that the laser is on. The indicator LED bar illuminates green and
a beep sounds to indicate a successful decode.
Figure 2-15. Laser Aiming
Optimal scanning distance varies with bar code density and scanner optics.
• Hold the scanner farther away for larger symbols.
• Move the scanner closer for symbols with bars that are close together.
Scanning procedures depend on the application and mobile computer
configuration. An application may use different scanning procedures from the
one listed above.
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