RE: Percon B321 barcode reader revisited

[Alison Masterpasqua <amaster1@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Good morning.  Looks like you didn't get much time on the computer.  Brian 
get his work done?  when are his classes over?  Many exams?

At 03:35 PM 12/13/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I'm not sure if your problem is the same as ours, but we had double
>barcodes showing in Circ when we switched to a Welch/Allyn.  The problem
>turned out to be the extreme sensitivity of the scanner.  If we are
>careful to pass the barcode in front of the scanner only once, rather
>than the usual move of bringing it up and bringing it back, we get only
>one barcode scanned.
>
>Laura Bowen
>Systems Librarian
>Gettysburg College Library
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Seaman, Denyse [mailto:Denyse_Seaman@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 3:23 PM
> > To: Innopac Users (E-mail)
> > Subject: Percon B321 barcode reader revisited
> >
> >
> > Thanks to all of you who helped me with this question.  I have finally
> > purchased a CCD scanner (manufactured by Welch/Allyn) and connected it
> > to the Percon.  It works ok, but when I scan a barcode, the barcode
> > appears on the Percon screen twice.  The III software on the Percon
> > appears to be echoing.  Do you have any ideas about how to keep this
> > from happening?  Does the software on the Percon need to be updated?
> > Thank you!
> > **************************************************************
> > **********
> > *********************
> >
> > We have the Percon B321 reader (with wand) to use with our Inventory
> > module.  However, we have a new supplier for barcodes and our new
> > barcodes are made from a material which the barcode wand refuses to
> > read.  Our old barcodes can be read just fine.
> >
> > With other barcode readers, we have had success switching
> > from a wand to
> > a CCD scanner and all of our barcodes (old and new) can be read.
> >
> > I contacted III to see if I could switch the wand with a CCD
> > scanner and
> > they told me that only a wand would work with this reader.
> > (I could buy
> > a CCD scanner and attach it but it would not work with III's
> > software).
> > Have any of you had this problem?  If so, how did you resolve it?
> >
> > Thanks for your help,
> >
> > Denyse Seaman
> >
> > H. Denyse Seaman
> > Baylor University Libraries
> > PO Box 97143
> > Waco, TX  76798-7143
> > 254.710.2771 (voice)
> > 254.710.3116 (fax)
> > denyse_seaman@xxxxxxxxxx
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Alison Masterpasqua
Access & Lending Services Supervisor
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