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Barcode Scanner
The optional PAT4 barcode scanner (6231-623) can be used to speed up the collection of asset data.
On subsequent visits it can also allow rapid retrieval of stored asset details when used in conjunction with barcoded asset labels.
PowerSuite
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can be used to produce custom barcode labels, or alternatively pre-printed barcode asset labels are available from
Megger Limited (see Optional Accessories) and other sources.
The scanner is pre-programmed at the factory to interface with the
PAT4, and it will read the following bar code formats: Standard
Code 39, Code 128, Codabar, UPC-A/E, EAN-13, EAN-8.
The
PAT4 needs no setting up to use the barcode scanner, simply plug it into the 9-way D-type connector on the front panel of the
PAT4. The scanner will bleep a few times when it powers up.
The
PAT4 is set up to read barcodes when testing, editing or adding assets for the following fields:
Asset ID, Serial number, Asset Description and Group ID. When a barcode is scanned in these fields, the existing data is
overwritten by the data that has been scanned in, and the OK key is deemed to have been pressed.
To scan a bar code, hold the scanner so that the ‘mouth’ of the scanner is parallel with the barcode and close enough so that the light
from the scanner is illuminating the barcode. The scanner should read the barcode automatically (the trigger button on the scanner is
disabled). The scanner gives a short bleep when it reads a barcode.
If a barcode is scanned which is longer than the data field in the
PAT4, the data received will be truncated.
In order to be able to scan Asset Descriptions and Group ID’s, you will need to prepare a sheet containing the text barcodes you wish
to enter.
PowerSuite
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can print these barcodes.
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