
Targeting and Reading Techniques
Getting Started
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Rev 2.0.0, Jan 2009 HawkEye™ 45T User Manual 1-35
To read a symbol with the HE45T:
1. The HE45T features omnidirectional decoding. Center the symbol in any
orientation within the laser dot aiming pattern (Figure 1–38).
FIGURE 1–38. Centering the Symbol Within the Laser Dot
Note: The HE45T can read a symbol that is not centered; however, the
HE45T performs best when a code is centered.
The HE45T features omnidirectional decoding. Aiming the targeting laser at
the center of the symbol ensures the best performance for decoding. The
HE45T can read a symbol that is not centered and, under certain
circumstances if multiple symbols are within the field of view, the user must
take care of which symbol is read. The decoder will start from the center, but
if the center symbol is not decodable, it may decode another symbol, if
multiple symbols are present within the field of view.
2. The HE45T was developed to decode both very small 2-D symbols and
larger 1-D symbols. The reader has an innovative dual field decode zone.
The HE45T DECODES BOTH ZONES SIMULTANEOUSLY. The reader
has a lens focused on a near-field for smaller codes (optimal focal point is 4
inches) and one lens focused on a far-field for larger codes (optimal focal
point 9 inches). To read smaller symbols move the HE45T closer to the
symbol. To read larger symbols move the reader farther away from the
symbol. The entire HE45T decode zone varies between two (2”) and twenty
(20+”) or more inches.
3. Hold the HE45T still - DO NOT SWIPE OR MOVE THE READER. Press
the trigger until the HE45T beeps, indicating the code has been successfully
decoded.
4. To read a symbol with a shiny background, hold the HE45T slightly tilted to
avoid the reflected light from the LEDs.
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