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C Setting up the Barcode Reader
About setting up the Barcode Reader
Bravo Platform User Guide
Barcode label specifications
The barcode reader can read barcodes that meet the following requirements:
Note: The symbology must be stored in the barcode reader in order for the barcode
reader to decode the barcode symbol.
Related information
5 Adjust the Barcode Reader for
optimal scanning.
“Testing and optimizing barcode
scanning” on page 192
Step Procedure See...
Characteristic Microscan requirements
Barcode symbology Code 39
Codabar
Code 128
Interleaved 2 of 5
Code 93
Code 2 of 5
Barcode height 3.34 mm (0.13 in) or taller
Print contrast 25% at 650 nm
Quiet zone 10 times the dimension of the narrowest element in the
barcode or 0.25 in, whichever is greater
For information about... See...
Setting up other accessories • “Accessories and platepads” on
page 103
• “Autofilling accessories” on page 175
Using an accessory in a protocol VWorks Automation Control User Guide