Pitney Bowes DI950 FastPac Inserter - Manual (Page 146)

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8 • Scanning
Scanning
Overview
The system offers two types of scanning; both types are optional features:
• Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
• Barcode Recognition (BCR)
OMR The purpose of OMR scanning is to ensure that a set of sheets that belongs
together in a Mail Piece stays together as they make their way through the
paper path and into the outer envelope. The benefits offered by use of the
OMR feature include greatly increased Mail Piece integrity and an extremely
low possibility of the wrong sheets being inserted into an envelope.
OMR mark criteria:
• Normally a dark solid line(s) that is printed on a sheet of white or light-
colored paper (prior to being delivered to the system user for folding and
inserting functions to make the Mail Pieces).
• The line runs (is printed) perpendicular to the direction of travel of the
paper.
• The line is sufficiently thick and dense enough to trigger the OMR scan-
ner on the system as it passes the scanner.
• OMR marks are generated in "ladder" orientation.
Example: "Ladder" Orientation (OMR and BCR Marks)
BCR A barcode is a series of vertical bars and spaces that represent a numerical
or alphanumerical series. Barcodes that may be used with this system are
Code 3 of 9 and Interleaved 2 of 5.
Barcodes can be generated in "ladder" or "picket" orientation.
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