Data Entry 39
E-EQ-HX2RG-B HX2 Reference Guide
Ring Scanner Data Entry
Read all cautions, warnings and labels before using the ring
scanner.
Do not look into the laser’s lens.
Do not stare directly into the laser beam.
Barcode Scanner
To scan with the laser barcode scanner, point the ring scanner laser aperture towards a barcode
and press the Scan button. You will see a red laser beam strike the barcode. Align the red beam so
that the barcode is centered within the beam. The laser beam must cross the entire barcode. Move
the ring scanner towards or away from the barcode so that the barcode takes up approximately
two-thirds the width of the beam.
There may be an audio response combined with the Scan function.
Correct Scan Incorrect Scan Incorrect Scan
Figure 1-32 Laser Scan Beam on Linear Barcode
See section titled Scan Status LED.
2D Imager
Figure 1-33 Imager Bracketed Crosshair Target on 2D Barcode
To scan with the Imager Ring Scanner, point the scan aperture towards a 2D barcode and press the
Scan button. You will see a bracketed crosshair strike the barcode. Align the brackets so that the
center of the barcode is covered by the crosshair.
Move the ring scanner towards or away from the barcode until a response is emitted by the HX2
(1 beep, 2 beeps, a WAV file, etc) or the bracketed crosshair times out and disappears.
The Imager LED may illuminate when the Scan button is pressed. There are three options that can
be set by the System Administrator using the Scanner control panel applet: Internal illumination,
External illumination, or Both. If external illumination or both is chosen, there are three white
LEDs located above the imager aperture that will illuminate for the duration of the scan then turn
off.
See the previous section titled Tethered Ring Scanner / Imager figure titled Ring Scanner/Imager
Apertures.
