Operational Modes
Operational Modes

Operational Modes

The device with an integrated imager supports three modes of operation.
Activate each mode by pressing
Scan
.
  • Decode mode — The device attempts to locate and decode enabled barcodes within its field of view. The imager remains in this mode as long as you hold the scan button, or until it decodes a barcode.
To enable Picklist Mode, configure in DataWedge or set in an application using an API command.
  • Picklist mode — Selectively decode a barcode when more than one barcode is in the device’s field of view by moving the aiming crosshair or dot over the required barcode. Use this feature for pick lists containing multiple barcodes and manufacturing or transport labels containing more than one barcode type (either 1D or 2D).
To enable MultiBarcode Mode, configure in DataWedge or set in an application using an API command.
  • MultiBarcode Mode — In this mode, the device attempts to locate and decode a specific number of unique barcodes within its field of view. The device remains in this mode as long as the user holds the scan button, or until it decodes all the barcodes.
    • The device attempts to scan the programmed number of unique barcodes (from 2 through 100). This may be a fixed amount, meaning it scans X unique barcodes, or can be set as a range to scan a different number of unique barcodes each session.
    • If there are duplicate barcodes (same symbology type and data), only one of the duplicate barcodes is decoded and the remainder are ignored. If the label has two duplicate barcodes plus another two different barcodes, a maximum of three barcodes will be decoded from that label; one will be ignored as a duplicate.
    • Barcodes can be of multiple symbology types and still be acquired together. For example, if the specified quantity for a MultiBarcode Mode scan is four, two barcodes can be symbology type Code 128 and the other two can be symbology type Code 39.
    • If the specified number of unique barcodes is not initially in view of the device, the device will not decode any data until the device is moved to capture the additional barcode(s) or time out occurs. If the device field of view contains a number of barcodes greater than the specified quantity, the device randomly decodes barcode(s) until the specified number of unique barcodes is reached. For example, if the count is set to two and eight barcodes are in the field of view, the device decodes the first two unique barcodes it sees, returning the data in random order.
    • MultiBarcode Mode does not support concatenated barcodes.