BAR CODE READER

User Manual

2/18/2010

NADRA Technologies Limited

Verion 1.0

  1. Overview and Information about Barcode Scanner

Bar coding is the most common Automated Data Collection technology providing timely, error-free information that can be used to increase productivity, accuracy, and efficiency during the bill payment.

Barcode scanners have been commonly used as input devices for several decades. With USB based Bar code scanner you can pay the bills in more fast and efficient way and the error rate using bar codes is almost negligible.

Note:

  1. Current available version of Bar Code Reader application is only supported for Windows XP. Windows Vista or any other version is not tested nor supported.
  2. Before purchasing Barcode Reader (Hardware) please confirm with vendor that it should support Auto Enter (Carriage Return/Line Feed) feature.
  3. Make sure that Carriage Return (CR Suffix) must be enabled while Line Feed (LF Suffix) is disabled.
  1. How and from where to Download the Application

You can download the application by logging to Franchise Section on After successful login follow following steps:

  1. Click on “Downloads” link on Home Page.
  2. Under “Software Applications and Patches”click and download “Bar Code Reader Patch Version1.0”.
  3. It will open the download window. Click on ‘Save’ button and provide the path in next window, where you want to download the file.
  4. Saved file name will be “NADRABarcode.msi”.
  1. How to setup the Barcode Application

To installand setup the Bar Code facility at your system. Following are the setups to follow:

  1. Make sure eSahulat application is already installed at your system.
  2. Double click and run “NADRABarcode.msi” file.
  3. Follow the screen steps and click on ‘next’ button on every screen.
  4. After successful installation it will create a desktop icon with name “NADRA BARCODE READER”.
  1. Method to read bill data using Barcode application
  1. Upon successful installation, an icon on task bar with caption “NADRA - Utility Barcode Reader” will appear.Upon right click this icon provides you with two options:

Option 1 > Auto Feed Complete Data

To check the status that is whether it is turned ON or OFF, Right click on icon. If the tick sign is present then it means this option is ON otherwise it will be consider OFF.

  1. Please note that by default above option is selected or turned ON. This option allows you to show payment confirmation window, in other words it allows you to pay the bill directly without asking.
  2. If you want to read the consumer number through Barcode reader but payment should be done on manual confirmation then “Right Click” on task bar icon and click on “Auto Feed Complete Data” to unselect it. In other words now you have selected the “manual bill payment confirmation” option.

Option 2 > Run At Windows Startup

By default this option is selected. It allows application to start automatically on windows startup so that not every time you start application manually. If you do not wish application to start automatically then click on this option to remove the tick sign.

  1. Please make sure your USB based barcode reader is plugged in and turned ON.
  2. Run the eSahulat Application in order to pay bills.
  3. Select the desired company for which you want to pay bills.[See Figure Below]
  4. Click on “Consumer Number” field box.[See Figure Below]
  5. Now you can start paying bills by focusing BAR CODE READER on barcode printed on utility bills.

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