TDR, Camera and Mobile Commerce
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Magellan™ 9800i Scanner
Camera Feature
In addition to scanning bar codes, the TDR can optionally be used to photograph images
presented to the down-facing TDR window. The sales associate presses the scanner’s
Camera button to initiate Camera Mode and take pictures.
NOTE
The way in which the TDR takes pictures in Camera Mode is a configurable feature.
See
Chapter 7, Programming
for more details.
Pictures can be optionally saved to a media card inserted in the scanner’s microSD card slot.
Mobile Commerce Reader
The Mobile Commerce Reader allows a customer to present digital coupons or other bar
codes from a cell phone or other device for convenient reading during checkout. The Mobile
Commerce Reader has different options for how it is enabled for reading items presented by
the customer. These are covered in more detail in the programming section, Top Down
Reader (TDR) and Mobile Commerce Imaging Features, starting on page 101
.
NOTE
Mobile Commerce options are also a configurable feature. See
Chapter 7, Pro-
gramming
for more details.
Figure 41. Scanning a Bar Code from a Cell Phone