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USER'S GUIDE
Chapter 4
BAR CODE READING
Bar code reading adds numerous applications for IRISPen owners: informa-
tion desks, marketing surveys, customer identification, order picking and many
other examples of data entry in the office environment can benefit highly from a
bar code reading solution.
Where extreme accuracy and high speed are mandatory in identification pro-
cesses, bar codes undoubtedly offer a great solution. The IRISPen Executive bar
code reading is a powerful but very user-friendly data entry solution offering
seamless integration of bar code reading into any Windows application. Identify-
ing customers and products with laserprinted or inkjet printed bar code labels
becomes a cinch.
As bands of about 0.4" (1 cm.) high are scanned, the IRISPen is more flexible
than other bar code reading pens. You do not have to position the IRISPen with
great precision to read bar codes correctly; skewing and image distortion are
dealt with beautifully. Also note that the IRISPen is a greyscale pen scanner that
allows you to adjust the scanning brightness, a unique feat for bar code scanners!
As a result, a wider range of bar codes can be read, including bar codes on a
colored background.
Although all common symbologies are supported, its use is transparent: no
programming or parameter setting is necessary.
HOW DOES THE IRISPEN WORK ON BAR CODES?
This much we already know: the pen-sized scanner functions as a greyscale
camera that sends an image to the computer. To recapture printed or typed infor-
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