Summary/Issue Description
The OMRON V410-H is capable of limited OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality, but this requires using specific fonts.
Root Cause
The OMRON V410-H is capable of limited OCR (Optical Character Recognition) functionality. The reader can read 6 to 60 point OCR typeface and supports font types OCR-A, OCR-B, MICR-E13B, and US Currency Serial Number. Use of incorrect fonts in Microsoft Word or other Microsoft products when attempting to use the V410-H's limited OCR function can result in inconsistent results or inability to read OCR characters at all.
Solution
As part of their widespread Microsoft Office suite, there are two built-in “OCR” fonts:
“OCR-A Extended“ and “OCR-B-Seagull”
Customers utilizing Word or other Microsoft products to create documents intended to utilize this V410-H functionality should be aware that these fonts are NOT supported by the V410-H OCR function. Despite the similar names, these Microsoft fonts are not actual analogues of true OCR-A or OCR-B and will not be detected by the scanner.
Date/Revision History
1/26/2021 Original release.
Author:
Troy Shaw, Technical Support Specialist.
References
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