HP Handheld sp400 series All-in-One Scanner Printer - Scanning

1. Aim the green light bar at the bar code.
   Figure : Aim light bar
   
   
2. Hold the All-in-One 6 - 9 inches from the bar code.
3. Hold the All-in-One at a slight angle (approximately 5-degrees) to the scan surface.
   Figure : All-in-One angle
   

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   Hold steady for best results.

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There are two ways to clear the bar code or symbol and prepare the All-in-One to scan again:

• Press the yellow CLEAR button. The red tail lights will flash once and the All-in-One will emit a tone.
• Wait for the All-in-One to time out and erase the scan from the memory. The All-in-One will emit a Hi-Lo tone and the red tail lights will flash once.

• The All-in-One's scanner is similar to a digital camera in that it takes digital pictures of a bar code. Like a digital camera, the scanner should be held as still as possible when reading a bar code.
• The green light bar should be approximately centered on the bar code.
• The green light bar should cover approximately 3/4 of a wide linear bar code.
• The All-in-One is capable of reading bar codes at a distance of from 2 - 12 inches, but 6 - 9 inches is the ideal range. Actual reading distances may vary depending on the dimensions of the bar code.
• Reading bar codes straight on is appropriate in many cases, but the reflected light can interfere with reading. Holding the All-in-one at an angle of about 5 degrees to the bar code may give better results.
• The All-in-One reads bar codes in an omni-directional manner. This means the All-in-One does not need to be pointed in the same direction as the bar code.