Autodiscriminating optical reader

An optical reader comprising:

• an imaging assembly;
• a memory;
• a programmable controller in communication with said imaging assembly and said memory, said memory having stored therein a program controlling operation of said controller;
• wherein said programmable controller is programmed to store image data into said memory and to attempt to sequentially attempt to decode said image data in accordance with a plurality of different decoding programs;
• wherein said programmable controller is further configured to disable, upon reception of a user-activated command, at least one of said decoding programs.

An optical reader comprising:

• a housing;
• an imaging assembly disposed in said housing;
• and
• a programmable controller, said programmable controller being configured to:
• acquire image data;
• attempt to decode decodable indicia represented in said image data in accordance with a plurality of different decoding programs launched in accordance with a predetermined sequence;
• and
• disable at least one of said decoding programs on receipt of a user-initiated command to disable at least one decoding program.