FAQs:
Q1. If I scan a product bar code, will it include the name of the product in the file
automatically?
Answer：
The scanner works like a keyboard. It does not interpret what the bar code is, it just
"types" out a string of alphabet numeric characters that the bar code represents.
it's up to the database software you are using to interpret what that string of characters
means. Once you acquire the bar codes, you have to correlate them to something more
meaningful by either purchasing a software service that will interpret the barcode and
relate it to a product, or you can use your own internal inventory system like excel to
assign the bar codes to specific products.
After creating the relationship between your bar code and the corresponded
information ,when you enter the bar code into the software by the scanner,your
software will look up the bar code and then output the related information of your
product.
Q2. Why does scanner not read the bar code exactly. When I use the scanner to read
a bar code of an item, I get a different result from the barcode itself.
Example 1: We use Code 39. it puts an * at the beginning and a * at the end. How do
we program the scanner to read whole bar code? The bar code the computer received
is 123456789. The bar code we need is *123456789*.
Solution：To show the start and stop digit of code39, please scan the code“Code39
start&stop digit -On” on page 29.
Example 2: The original bar code is “abc12345 ”， the scanning result is
“+A+B+C+D12348”，the scanner put “+” between character.
Solution：Please scan the code “Code39 Full ASCII-On”on page 28.
