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OCR Programming
Use this section to program the image scanner for optical character recognition
(OCR). The image scanner reads 6 to 60 point OCR typeface.
Note: OCR is not as secure as bar codes. To enhance security in OCR
applications, create an OCR template to match the data and print an OCR
check character.
The image scanner will read OCR-A, OCR-B, U.S. Currency Serial Number
(Money), MICR E-13B, and SEMI Font.
You can either select an OCR default, or create your own custom template for
the type of OCR format you intend to read. See "OCR" on page 9-1 for pro-
gramming codes that will enable your image scanner to read OCR-A, OCR-B,
U.S. Currency, MICR E 13 B, or SEMI fonts. See "OCR Templates" on page 9-
3 if you want to create a custom “template,” or character string that defines the
length and content of OCR strings that will be read with your image scanner.
Note: Setting the template and check character options are essential for OCR
reading.
OCR Fonts
Default All OCR Settings turns off all OCR capability in the image scanner, so
the image scanner will be able to scan linear, stacked, matrix, and composite
bar codes, but not OCR fonts. In addition, any OCR templates you have cre-
ated are erased. The eight digit default templates are reinstated for any future
use of the OCR On codes listed below.
< Default All OCR Settings >
OCR
Note: OCR symbols can misread when scanned sideways or upside down. Use
Working Orientation, page 4-22, if your OCR symbols will not usually be
presented upright to the image scanner.
Only one OCR symbology can be read at a time.
OCR-A On allows you to scan characters in the OCR-A font. The default set-
ting allows you to scan any eight digit combination. If you have created an OCR
template, character combinations that fit the template can be scanned (see
Creating an OCR Template, page 9-3).
OCR-A On