AMANO HandPunch 1000 Installation Instruction

HandPunch 1000 Installation and Operation Manual

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The HandPunch 1000 is a member of the Recognition Systems’ line of biometric hand 
geometry Time and Attendance Terminals

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. The HandPunch records and stores the 

three-dimensional shape of the human hand for comparison and identity verification. 
Upon verification, the HandPunch records the time, date, user ID number, and 
collected time and attendance data for collection by a host computer. The HandPunch 
can communicate with a host computer.

The HandPunch provides proof-positive employee identification combined with the 
sophisticated operating features one expects in a modern Time and Attendance 
Terminal. Because of this unique combination of capabilities, the HandPunch provides 
the most accurate Time and Attendance data collection terminal available. The key 
features of the HandPunch include:

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Transaction Buffer
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5,120 event capacity

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Programmable Clock and Date Formats and Daylight Savings Switch-over

Biometrics is a term describing the automatic measurement and comparison of human 
characteristics. While its origins are ancient, the evolution of advanced scanning and 
microprocessor technology brought biometrics into everyday life. Electronic hand 
geometry technology first appeared in the 1970s. Recognition Systems Inc., founded 
in 1986, built the first mass-produced hand geometry readers and made biometric 
technology affordable for the commercial market. Today, Recognition Systems’ 
products are in use in every imaginable application from protecting cash vaults to 
verifying employee attendance in hospitals.

1. For the sake of using a consistent name throughout the manual, the HandPunch 1000 terminal is 

referred to as the HandPunch for the remainder of this manual.