Patrol Vehicle Printer – Where Are You Going to Put It?

Over the years, I’ve talked to quite a few law enforcement professionals facing the task of equipping their fleet with the tools of electronic citation. Most of their departments already have computers in the vehicles, along with a host of other electronic and tactical gear. eCitation almost always includes a driver license reader (we think …

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Using Imaging for Traffic Citations and Accident Reports

We have all heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” but this is especially true in Law Enforcement.  Law Enforcement officers frequently find themselves in situations in which they rely on pictures to either make or break a case.  Take a crime scene, for instance.  It is important to carefully document each and every piece of evidence.  Pictures can also be …

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Signature Capture for e-Citations

By now, if you are a law enforcement officer, you have probably heard the term “e-Citation” and may have even had the opportunity to use an e-Citation solution on the job.  What you may not know, however, is that there are some great options for signature capture available to you.  During my business interactions with …

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Using QuickView to Troubleshoot the 4810 Barcode Scanner

The default configuration of a 4810 Barcode Scanner has it connect to your computer using USB COM port emulation.  If you have already followed these troubleshooting steps but you still cannot get data into your application, you can use other applications to test the connection further. Download QuickView from the L-Tron web site and install …

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Using HyperTerminal to Troubleshoot the 4810 Barcode Scanner

The default configuration of a 4810 Barcode Scanner has it connect to your computer using USB COM port emulation.  If you have already followed these troubleshooting steps but you still cannot get data into your application, you can use other applications to test the connection further. This article walks you through using HyperTerminal to test …

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Troubleshooting a 4810 Barcode Scanner

About once a month I receive a phone call from one of our Law Enforcement customers saying they just installed a brand new 4810 Barcode Scanner and it doesn’t work.  Our ensuing conversation follows a similar route of troubleshooting the installation.  There are two areas where the problem may exist – within the software (about …

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