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--- thot:scanner:osx [2007/03/08 13:24] – damir
+++ thot:scanner:osx [2007/03/08 14:03] – damir
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 ====== HowTo Setup Barcode Scanner ======
-To use the Thot library with a barcode scanner, we need to configre the scanner as a serial device and then we need to start a bash script that is able to interpret the data from the scanner.
+In this HowTo we focus to the **Metrologic Product MS9535 Voyager and the Os X Operating System**.\\
-In this HowTo we focus to the Metrologic Product MS9535 Voyager and the Os X Operating System. the connection use the bluetooth system, that is a default feature, both on the Metrologic Scanner and also on the Apple products.
+To use the Thot library with a barcode scanner, we need to configre the scanner as a serial device and then we need to start a bash script that is able to interpret the data from the scanner. The connection use the bluetooth system, that is a default feature both on the Metrologic Scanner and also on the Apple products.
 === Essentials to configure the scanner ===
-  - Print [[thot:scanner:metrologic-setup.jpg|{{thot:scanner:metrologic-setup.jpg?100}}]] file. It's a page with all the codes necessary to configure the scanner.
+  - Print {{thot:scanner:metrologic-setup.jpg?100}} this page. It's a page with all the codes necessary to configure the scanner.
 ==== Pair the scanner ====
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 ==== Configure the scanner ====
-In the default configuration, the scanner will add a CR (Carriage Return) code to all the barrcodes it scans and this generate a problem in the program that read the datum from the scanner. to resolve this, we need to change the default behaviour of the scanner.\\
+In the default configuration, the scanner will add a CR (Carriage Return) code to all the barcodes it scans and this generate a problem in the program that read the data from the scanner. To resolve this, we need to change the default behaviour of the scanner.\\
   - Pass the scanner over the 3rd barcode (the one labeled **Disable CR Suffix** that is printed on the configuration page printed before. The scanner will emit some **beeps**.
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   - Download {{thot:scanner:checkout.zip|this}} zip file and explode it.
   - Start the program, you will hear z 2 tone **beeps** from the scanner. This means that the scanner is online, ready.
+<note>
+**If you have more than one VoyagerBT scanner**\\
+\\
+The program will connect only to the first scanner listed in the **/dev** directory
+</note>
 ==== The use of the program ====