HandHeld Entertainment Document Reader 4800dr - Manual (Page 89)

4800dr Barcode Guide 7 - 3
Template Characters
Note: OCR templates default to eight digits, no check character.
To Add an OCR Template
1. Turn on the OCR font you want to read (
page 7-1 ).
2. Begin building the template.
Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 7-9 ).
3. Scan the characters for the string.
Use the Template Characters chart above to determine what characters you need to create your format. Use the OCR
Programming Chart (after the Sample Codes in the back of this manual) to scan the characters for your template.
Example: You need to read any combination of eight digits. The template would be:
dddddddd
To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 7-9 ), then scan the
d from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual eight times. Scan Save OCR Template ( page 7-9 ). This
would let you read any string of eight digits, for example:
37680981
Character Match Sequences
On the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) , page A-3, find the Hex value that represents the character(s) you want
to match. Use the Programming Chart (inside the back cover) to scan the numbers that represent these characters.
Example: You need to read three digits, three specific characters (ABC), three digits. The template would be:
ddd414243ddd
To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol ( page 7-9 ). Scan the d
from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual three times. Then scan 414243 from the inside back cover (the
hex characters for “A,” “B,” and “C”), and scan the d three more times. Scan Save OCR Template, page 7-9 . This would
let you read any string of three digits, “ABC,” then any string of three digits, for example:
551ABC983
Adding Spaces
You may also need to put spaces in your template.
Example: You need to read three digits, space, three specific characters (ABC), space, three digits. The template would be:
a represents any alphanumeric character (digit or letter)
c represents that a check character is verified but not transmitted
d represents any digit
e represents any available OCR character
g represents character from user-defined variable “g”
h represents character from user-defined variable “h”
i represents character from user-defined variable “g” or “h”
k represents that a check character is verified but transmitted
l represents any uppercase letter
t marks the start of a new template
r multi row indicator
All other characters represent themselves. Spaces can be used.
Note: In MICR E13 B templates, TOAD characters (capital letters T, O, A, and D),
represent Transit, On Us, Amount, and Dash.
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hex codes for
letters A, B, and C