5 - 20 DS8178 Digital Scanner Product Reference Guide
Hand-Held Trigger Mode
Parameter # 138 (SSI # 8Ah)
Select one of the following trigger modes for the digital scanner.
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Standard (Level) - A trigger pull activates decode processing. Decode processing continues until the bar
code decodes, you release the trigger, or the Decode Session Timeout on page 5-26 occurs.
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Presentation (Blink) - The digital scanner activates decode processing when it detects a bar code in its field
of view. After a period of non-use, the digital scanner enters a low power mode, in which the LEDs turn off
until the digital scanner senses motion.
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Auto Aim - This trigger mode projects the aiming dot when you lift the digital scanner. A trigger pull activates
decode processing. After 5 seconds of inactivity the aiming dot shuts off.
*Level (Standard)
(0)
Presentation (Blink)
(7)
Auto Aim
(9)