HH492 User Guide 3
Reading Techniques 
The view finder projects a red aiming dot that should be centered over the barcode, 
but it can be positioned in any direction for a good read.
Hold the scanner over the barcode, press the button, and center the aiming dot on 
the barcode.
The aiming dot is smaller when the scanner is closer to the code and larger when it 
is farther from the code. Hold the scanner close to smaller barcodes, and farther 
away from large barcodes to get a proper read.
To read single or multiple symbols (on a page or on an object), hold the scanner at 
an appropriate distance from the target, press the trigger, and center the aiming 
dot on the symbol. If the code being scanned is highly reflective (e.g., laminated), it 
may be necessary to tilt the code up 15° to 18° to prevent unwanted reflection.
Menu Barcode Security Settings
Honeywell scanners are programmed by scanning menu barcodes or by sending 
serial commands to the scanner. If you want to restrict the ability to scan menu 
codes, you can use the Menu Barcode Security settings. Contact the nearest 
technical support office (see Technical Assistance on page xi) for further 
information.
Set Custom Defaults
You have the ability to create a set of menu commands as your own, custom 
defaults. To do so, scan the Set Custom Defaults barcode below before scanning 
the menu commands for your custom defaults. If a menu command requires 
scanning numeric codes from the Programming Chart, beginning on page 133, 
then a Save code, that entire sequence will be saved to your custom defaults. When 
you have entered all the commands you want to save for your custom defaults, 
scan the Save Custom Defaults barcode.