<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ncorman:
If the machine gives a chime, in what I have seen they just take the ticket and lift it and then check the problem later after you have boarded leading to the problems on the plane. </font>
When the machine has chimed for me, the agent has asked me to go back to the desk and the problem is resolved at that time. This happended at least 6 times last year. Leads me to conclude it's a training issue more than a gate reader issue.