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All About Bar Codes

Page10 AllAboutBarCodesDedicated Bar Code Printers: These produce very rugged bar codes Dedicated printers come in several varieties, including

 Page11Laser Scanners: These are the best type of input device and are therefore the most expensive of the hand-held options They will work with cu

Page12 AllAboutBarCodesa “serial eavesdrop” cable to connect the scanner between the terminal and the host computer When using serial scanners w

 Page1Networks Networks work just like several single-user systems connected together to share data These work much like the multi-user systems sh

Page1 AllAboutBarCodesBackup Hardware: As a system is integrated into a process, it will gradually become more critical Try to have backup hard

 Page1Symbology TypesChecksums Checksums are additional characters appended to bar codes to guarantee good reads Checksums are necessary on some b

Page1 AllAboutBarCodesUPC (Universal Product Code) UPC is the standard bar code for items for sale to the public It is the code seen on items a

 Page1MSI/Plessey The MSI bar code is used most often in the grocery industry for shelf labels This is a numeric-only code that stands up well to

Page1 AllAboutBarCodesThe smaller size of the RSS family is due to clever innovations in modern symbology design that allow RSS symbols to be pr

 Page1RSS Expanded Stacked® RSS Expanded can be printed in stacked rows with an even number of segments in each row The stacked format is used to

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 PageContentsIntroduction                                                     5About Bar Code

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 PageIntroduction In today’s business environment, staying competitive is critical to your success Bar code data-collection technology is an effec

Page AllAboutBarCodesConsequently, opportunities to improve operational efciencies and customer responsiveness have developed for retailers, tr

 PageCustomer Satisfaction: A proper bar code system will speed customer checkout This will improve customer satisfaction enough to directly incr

Page AllAboutBarCodestracking Collection of Data from Forms Businesses such as medical and dental practices rely on complex patient forms Usin

 PageIn and On-Counter Stationary Scanners Magellan®, Datalogic’s family of xed position retail scanners belong to this category and include prese