OCR Programming8-8 PowerScan ® 7000 2DTo create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan theEnter OCR Template symbol (page 8-16). Scan the d from the OCR Pro-gramming Chart on page B-4 in the back of this manual three times, thenscan 2041424320 from the Programming Chart on page B-5 (the hex char-acters for “space,” “A,” “B,” “C,” “space”). Scan the d three more times,then scan Save OCR Template (page 8-17). This would let you read anystring of three digits, space, “ABC,” space, then any string of three digits.For example:551 ABC 9834. Exit OCR Template EditorScan Save OCR Template to save your entries. Discard OCR Tem-plate exits without saving any OCR Template changes.Stringing Together Multiple Formats(Creating “Or” Statements)You may want to program the imager to accept many OCR formats. Todo this, you would string together each format with a “t.” This tells theimager to read optical characters that match any one of the formats inthe template.Example: You need to read any combination of eight digits, or a combination of fourdigits, two uppercase letters, and two digits. The template would be:ddddddddtddddllddTo create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan theEnter OCR Template symbol (page 8-16). Scan the d from the OCR Pro-gramming Chart on page B-4 eight times, then scan the t to create the “or”statement. Then you would scan the characters for the second template.Scan d four times, scan l two times, then scan d two more times. ScanSave OCR Template (page 8-17). This would let you read either type offormat, for example:99028650or9902XZ50NOTEIf using PowerView to program, use the spacebar to designate a space and not the hex valueof 20.
