Printronix ThermaLine T5000r manual

Online Data V alidator User ’ s Manual SL5000 r and T5000 r RFID Smart Label and Thermal Printers ™ ™[...]

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SL5000 r and T5000 r RFID Smart L abel and The rmal Printers Online Data Validator User’s Manual[...]

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9 1 Installatio n Instr uctions . ....... ....... ....... ...... 11 Overview ... ................... .................... ............ .................... ....11 Safety Noti ces .................... ............. ................... ................. 14 Installat ion and Remov al ................. ............ .................... ....15 Prepare T[...]

T able of Contents 10 Operation ..... ................... .................... ................... .............. 74 Print Spee d Limits ........................ ................... .............. 74 On-Dem and Prin tin g .......................... ....... ...... ....... ...... . 77 Bar Code Failures ........... ....... ...... ....... ...... ......[...]

11 1 Installation Instructions Over view The onl ine data val idator (validato r) is an e xternal bar c ode scanni ng device a ttached a bove the paper exit of the pr inter. When activat ed, it s cans the printed output l ooking for bar c odes. W hen it finds a b ar code, it determ ines what type of ba r code it is and monitors the bar co de qualit[...]

Chapter 1 O verview 12 • The val idator can also eval uate PDF 4 17 bar code s. For PDF 417 Limi ted, the va lidator works best with secur ity level 5 or higher, using the cu rrent defau lt printer settings for Defects Percen tage, Perce nt Decode, and Decode ability. For lower secu rity leve ls, lower th e Defects Percentage to 5% to enable chec[...]

13 T ools And Materials Y ou W ill Need • SL500 0r/T5000r User’s Ma nual • Static wr ist strap* • 2.5 mm hex key* Part s List • 3 mm h ex ke y • Validato r/Uppe r brac ke t • Lower br acket • Ground ing wire • Overla ys • Bar co de calib ratio n card • Ferrite* • Cable assem bl y* • Wire s addle* • Grommet* * Only for a [...]

Chapter 1 Sa fety Not ices 14 Safe ty No tices The va lidator is a Cla ss 2 las er produc t. The follo wing n otices apply at all ti mes when the pr inter is powe red on an d the valida tor is active: WA R N I N G Class 2 lase r light. D o not stare into the l aser beam o r a ref lect ed i mage of th e la ser b eam. WA R N I N G Using controls, mak[...]

Prepa re The Prin ter 15 Inst allation a nd Remov al This sec tion des cribes how to install t he validator . To remo ve the validat or, rever se the ste ps of this procedur e. Prepare The Print er 1. Set the pr inter po wer switch to O (Off). WA R N I N G Always unplug the printer power cord from the pr inter or power outlet before doing any inst [...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Removal 16 Inst all Th e Ferrite 1. Loosen th e two capti ve screws sec uring the top of the fra me side cover. (Figur e 2. ) 2. Tilt the fr ame side c over back fr om the top a nd lift it until the tabs alo ng the lower e dge dise ngage from the slots in th e printer frame. Figure 2. Removing the Frame Side Cover Captive[...]

Install T he Ferrite 17 Figure 3. Wrapping the Power/Data Cable Around the Ferrite 3. Using the RJ-11 conn ector end of the power/ data cable, i nsert the cable through the ferrite. (Figure 3.) 4. Wrap the power/dat a cable aro und the ferr ite twice. 5. Adjust t he position of the ferri te so that th e length from the ferrite to t he RJ-11 connect[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Removal 18 Figur e 4. Insert ing the Wi re Saddle In to the Frame Boss 6. Insert th e wire sadd le into the frame bo ss. (Figur e 4.) Frame Bos s Wire Saddl e[...]

Install T he Ferrite 19 Figure 5. Inserting the Power/Data Cable Through the Hole in the Frame Wa ll 7. Raise the m edia cove r and remove the s olid gromm et from the frame ope ning. 8. On the ele ctronics si de of the printer , push the RJ- 11 connector end of the p ower/data cable thr ough the f rame open ing. (Figur e 5.) 9. Route the po wer/da[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Removal 20 Figure 6. Adding the Grommet to the Power/Data Cable 10. On the me dia side of the printer, slide th e split gro mmet onto the pow er/data cabl e and inser t it into the fr ame open ing. (Figur e 6.) 11. Inspect the power/d ata cable to ensure a pproximate ly 17 inc hes of cabl e is expos ed from t he grommet t[...]

Install T he Ferrite 21 Figure 7. Position the Ferrite 12. On the el ectronics s ide of the printer, po sition th e ferrite on top of the u pper DC mo tor. (Figur e 7.) 13. Route the po wer/data c able throug h the wire s addle as sho wn in Figu re 7. 14. Plug the wide P10 c onnector en d of the pow er/data c able into the J1 0 receptac le on the c[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Removal 22 Inst all The Brackets Figure 8 . Installin g the Lower B racket 1. Using thr ee of the f our M4x10mm screws, ins tall the l ower bracke t as shown i n Figure 8. NOTE: You will us e the four th screw later in this pr ocedure. Lower Bracket M4x10mm Screw (3)[...]

Install The Brack ets 23 Figure 9. Installing the Validator/Upper Bracket Unit onto the Lower Bracket 2. Face th e front of the p rinter whi le installi ng the va lidator/ upper bracke t unit. 3. Loose n the outside adjustme nt screw an d remove the insi de adjustme nt screw on the bottom o f the valida tor. 4. Sl ide the val idat or/u pper br acke[...]

Chapter 1 Installation and Removal 24 Att ach The Groundi ng Wire And Power/Dat a Cable Figure 10. Attaching the Grounding Wire a nd Powe r/Data Cable 1. Attach on e end of the groundi ng wire to the validato r using the inside adjustmen t screw as shown in Figure 10. 2. Attach th e other en d of the groun ding wir e to the low er bracke t using th[...]

Attach The Grounding Wire And Power/Data Cable 25 4. Loosen th e three up per bracket s crews and route the power/dat a cable th rough the ca ble chan nel in the upper bracke t, as shown i n Figure 10. 5. Plug the RJ-11 co nnector end of the p ower/data cable in to the validat or. 6. Route the power /data cable beh ind the brack et tab as shown in [...]

Chapter 1 Ena ble The Validator 26 Enable The V alida tor NOTE: If you make a ny chang es to the defau lt config uration m enu items, y ou will b e prompted to save the confi guration. See “Au to Save C onfiguration ” in the Quick S etup Guide . Software can autom atically d etect a n installed validato r when the printer i s powered up . If th[...]

Continuous, Tear-Off, and Tear -Off Strip 27 Adju st The Scan ning Beam NOTE: Make sure the printer i s on and the s canning beam is on. If the beam i s off, press th e RESET button for less th an 2 seconds to turn on th e beam. Continuous , T ear-Off , and T ear-O ff St rip When the valida tor is fi rst inst alled, th e scann ing beam may ne ed to[...]

Chapter 1 Adjust The Scanning Beam 28 Peel -Off Medi a Ha ndli ng Mo de If your pri nter is config ured for Peel-Off Medi a Handling mode (use of optiona l intern al rewinder ), you may need to align the bea m further behind the notches (0 .20 to 0.30 i nches [5.08 mm to 7.62 mm ] from the front edge of the tear b ar) so that the peeled label r ema[...]

Cut Media Handling Mode 29 Cut Media Handlin g M ode If your pr inter has a cutte r installed and is confi gured for Cut Medi a Handling M ode, align the beam with th e notches at each side of th e opening o n the hinge d upper lid , as shown in Detail A of Figure 13. Figure 13. Aligning the Scanning Beam: Cutter Installed A A Scanning Beam Notch i[...]

Chapter 1 Adjust The Scanning Beam 30 Figure 14. Scanning Beam Adjustment Screws Figure 14 shows the screws u sed to adj ust the para llelism and positio n of the scan ning beam. Th e positio ns of the sc rews assum e that you a re in front of the val idator unit and facing the printer . The followin g inst ructions a nd illustr ations show how to [...]

Cut Media Handling Mode 31 Correct al ignment o f the scanni ng beam. The beam lin es up wit h the end no tches and is parallel to th e long edge of the tear bar . T ighte n the t op l ef t s crew to move the scan ning beam downward . If the scre w is already tig ht, loosen bo th bottom screws to lower the be am. T ighten bot h bottom scr ews to mo[...]

Chapter 1 Adjust The Scanning Beam 32 Summary Of Sca nning Beam Adjustment NOTE: If the printe r does not ha ve a tear ba r with notc hes at the ends, adj ust the s canning beam so that th e center of t he beam is approximat ely 0.06 i nches (1.5 2 mm) from the lower ed ge as show n in Figure 15. Figure 15. Adjusting the Center of the Scanning Beam[...]

Cut Media Handling Mode 33 Shif ting The Scanning Beam This o ption enables you to sh ift the sca nning beam horizonta lly to the left or right. The left edge of the be am shoul d be approxi mately 0.13 in ches (3.3 mm ) past the left edge of th e tear bar. Aft er you se t this va lue, save it as part of the conf iguratio n for future use. The valu[...]

Chapter 1 Cali bration 34 Calibr atio n WA R N I N G Class 2 lase r light. D o not stare into the l aser beam o r a ref lect ed i mage of th e la ser b eam. WA R N I N G Using controls, making adjustments, or performing procedur es other th an those spe cified herei n may result i n hazardous r adiation exposur e. The valid ator sho uld be ca libra[...]

Cut Media Handling Mode 35 Figure 16. Calibrating the Validator 7. The scanni ng beam sho uld turn off for a fe w seconds then b ack on, and the C ALIBRAT ION light sh ould turn off. Th is indic ates a succes sful ca librati on. NOTE: If the scanni ng beam do es not turn b ack on and/o r the calibr ation li ght is stil l on or fl ashing, the c alib[...]

Chapter 1 Cali bration 36 11. Power th e printer off, wa it a few se conds, then p ower the printer on. If the cal ibration was successfu l, the scanning beam is o n and the CALIBR ATION light i s off. If the cal ibration was not success ful, the sca nning beam remains on and the CA LIBRATION light sta ys lit without flashin g. Repeat the ca librat[...]

Bar Code Validation Demo Page 37 9. The printe r will pri nt one dem o page con taining tw o good bar codes. NOTE: In the QUICK SE TUP or MEDIA CONTRO L menu, if Labe l Length is set betwee n 0.5 and 1 .0 inches, on ly one go od bar cod e will prin t. If Labe l Length is l ess than 0.5 inche s and Lab el Width is less th an 2.0 inc hes, no de mo pa[...]

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39 2 Operation Basic V alidator Setup Unit Positioning The vali dator must be positione d so that the scanning bea m covers the ent ire area c ontaining the bar cod es, incl uding the area required f or quiet zones. The validato r can be moved al ong the lower brac ket and a ligned with a ny of the i nscribed has h marks, depend ing on the size of [...]

Chapter 2 Basic Va lid ator S etu p 40 CAUTI ON Do not lift the printer by the validator unit or by the lower bracket. CAUTI ON The validator contains sensitive electronic equipment. Do not jar or drop the unit. T a ble 3. RESET Button Settings Time RESET Button Is Depressed Result Less tha n 2 secon ds T urns on the scan ning beam More than 4 but [...]

VALIDATOR Menu 41 V ALIDA TOR Menu VALIDATOR 1 second* 1 to 10 sec onds Short Report* (cont. on next pag e) Notes: * = Default Ital icize d items appear only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTRO L menu). 1 Display item only Full Report Validation Mode Disabled* Network Port Auto* 1 to 99 Disable* Enable Auto Report page 45 Clear [...]

Chapter 2 Basic Va lid ator S etu p 42 VALIDATOR (cont. from previous page) Mini mum* Maximum Disable* Enable 0.15 to 1.00 inch es 0.30 inches* Notes: * = Default Italicize d items appear only when Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). 1 Display item only. Min. Co de Gap page 76 Skip Label s page 52 I2of5 Checksum page 53 5* 3 [...]

VALIDATOR Menu 43 VALIDATOR (cont. from previous page) 1 to 255 0% to 100% 30%* Not es: * = Default Ita lici zed items appear only when Admin User is set t o Enable (in the PRINTER CONTROL menu). 2 Depends on the printer model: 4, 6, and 8 inch printers respectively. xx, yy, zz = file revision numbers. 3 Appears only if feature f iles have been dow[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 44 Configuring The V alidator Setting validator op tions is done thr ough the pri nter conf iguration menu. The validato r comes equippe d with a defau lt setting for each configur ation opt ion, an d it works without hav ing to ch ange any o f thes e opt ions. Howeve r, in so me cases i t is nec essa ry to ad ju[...]

Validator Reporting 45 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8. Press PAUSE again to p ut the printe r online. NOTE: To disable th e valida tor once it has been e nabled, r epeat steps 1 to 8 and se lect D isable in step 5. RFID Enco der If you have an RFID enco der but are not e[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 46 You can determine th e end of a ba tch job in tw o ways: • by usin g an Execut e command , or • by enabl ing the Au to Report Time (see below) . To enable Auto Report: 1. Press to take th e printer o ffline and place the pri nter in Menu mode . 2. If necess ary, p ress ↓ and ↵ at the sa me time to u nl[...]

Validator Reporting 47 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8. Press PAUSE again to p ut the printe r online. Resetting V al idator D at a The valid ator repor ts on all bar codes it detect s since the last data reset. For example, you pr int a large b atch of labels with bar co[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 48 5. Press + or – to cycl e thro ugh the choice s: • Disabled. Defa ult setting. The validator does not send any data to an e xternal devic e. • Network Port. The pri nter outpu ts the bar c ode analy sis and un derlying d ata from the v alidator to a device connect ed to the network por t so the val idato[...]

Validator St atistics 49 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8. Press PAUSE again to p ut the printe r online. V al idato r St atisti cs The valid ator display s a number o f statistics d irectly on th e printer LCD, with out having to print a re port. To vi ew any of t he stat[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 50 Defining V alidator Options A number of vali dator options which d efine speci fic parame ters for certain print j obs can be s et from th e printer con figurati on menu. Setti ng Number Of Bar Cod es On A Form You can d efine how m any bar cod es the valid ator should expect o n a form. Thi s settin g is requ[...]

Defining Validator Options 51 When set to Ena ble (the defa ult), then the bar c ode quiet zone is include d as par t of the pas s/fail cr iteria. 1. Press to take th e printer o ffline and place the pr inter in Menu mode . 2. If necess ary, pres s ↓ and ↵ at the same time to unlock th e ↵ key . 3. If necess ary, pres s until VALIDAT OR displ[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 52 Setting Fo r Skip Labels This o ption is us ed for ski pping bla nk label s after bad l abels ha ve been mar ked. It is use ful when yo u want to have ex tra blank l abels in between bad and good ones. T he settings are Minim um (the default) and Maxi mum. Minimum allows u p to one bl ank label, a nd Maximum a[...]

Defining Validator Options 53 4. Press ↓ until O verstrike Style di splays . 5. Press + or – to scrol l through the choices: Grid, Grey, Checkerbo ard, or Error Type Msg. The d efault is Grid. 6. Press ↵ to select th e desired v alue. 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 54 Num Retr y This option a llows you to set the numbe r of times a form will be reprinted before the printer s tops. Afte r you clea r the error message , the printer wi ll print th e same form or the nex t form, depending on the setting fo r Max Retry A ction (see “Max Retry Action” be low). The options are[...]

Advanced Validator Options 55 Advanced V ali dato r Options The foll owing ite ms are con sidered advan ced items and are only visible i f Admin User is set to Enable (in the PRINTE R CONTROL menu ). Re fer to t he co nfi g urat ion s ect ion o f your User’s M anual for more inf ormation . Decodeability NOTE: This parame ter facto rs into the Ov [...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 56 Percent Deco de NOTE: This parame ter facto rs into the Overall Grad e (page 57). You can set how strict the vali dator grade s each ba r code. F or example , the Perce nt Decode default is 60%. This m eans that 60% of the sc anned bar c ode must b e readable fo r the va lidator t o give the bar c ode a passi [...]

Advanced Validator Options 57 4. Press ↑ until Defect s disp lays. 5. Press + or – to scr oll throug h the percen tage valu es: 0% to 100%. The default is 2 0%. 6. Press ↵ to select th e desired v alue. 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8. Press PAUSE again to p ut the [...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 58 Overall Grade Ca lculations The valid ator foll ows the spec ified al gorithm d efined in the ANSI X3.182 spe cifica tion for determ ining the Ove rall Grade bas ed on an average . Although it is not defined, the va lidator trun cates the re sult of all an alysis pa rameters a verages for a slightl y stricte r[...]

Advanced Validator Options 59 Modu lat ion NOTE: This parame ter facto rs into the Ov erall Grad e (page 57 ). Modulati on measures how well the scan laser sees the wi de elements (bars or s paces) rela tive to the narrow ele ments. In general , scanning l asers se e bars better than sp aces and wide elements better than the nar row elements . This[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 60 2. If necess ary, p ress ↓ and ↵ at the sa me time to u nlock the ↵ key . 3. If neces sary, press until V ALIDATOR d isplays. 4. Press ↑ until EC Min displ ays. 5. Press + or – to scrol l through the percentage valu es: 0% to 100%. The default is 1 5%. 6. Press ↵ to select th e desired v alue. 7. P[...]

Advanced Validator Options 61 Symbol Cont rast NOTE: This parame ter factors into the Ov erall Grad e (page 57 ). The hig her the valu e, the str icter the c riterion for passin g. Symbol Cont ra st repr es ents the cont ra st betwe en the bars and spaces in the bar code used by the va lidator for pass/fa il threshol d used dur ing the an alysis of[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 62 To write a new Gain value to t he valid ator’s flas h memor y, save a configur ation. S ee “Saving A Configu ration” in the Quick S etup Guide . NOTE: This value w ill not be saved i n the configur ation. It wi ll only be writte n to the va lidator’s fla sh memor y. Offset This menu item sets th e scan[...]

Advanced Validator Options 63 5. Press + or – to scrol l throug h the values : 5 to 199. The defa ult is 70 . 6. Press ↵ to select th e desired v alue. 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8. Press PAUSE again to p ut the printe r online. Scan Report IMPORT ANT To print a Sc[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 64 validat or when pr inting a t the set P rint Speed ( in the QUICK SETUP and MEDIA CONTROL m enus). This is beca use the on-d emand printin g portion is done at a fixed print speed which ma y be high er or lower th an the set Print Speed . For exam ple, a bar c ode printed at 7 ips may yiel d eight To tal Scans[...]

Advanced Validator Options 65 The follow ing is a sample scan report of a Code 39, 10 mil bar code conta ining "*RJS 8702*" wi th a quiet zone vi olation: Scan Profile This is an execu table menu that prints the scan reflectanc e profile of a bar c ode placed in the val idator scan beam. NOTE: You will ne ed a minim um insta lled labe l w[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 66 9. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then pres s PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 10. Press PAUSE again to p ut the printe r online. The len gth of the sca n profile pr inted is pr oportional to the Be am Width s etting (page 71) and de pends on the Profile H Mag setting (page 67). T[...]

Advanced Validator Options 67 Profile H M ag This m enu item s elects the horizon tal magnif ication for printing th e scan pr ofile. This allows y ou to zoom i n on the pro file. Magn ificatio n valu es are mult iples of the scan pr ofile length printed fo r a given Beam Wi dth settin g. For exa mple, if th e Beam Wi dth setting o f 1800 pri nts a[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 68 Print Settings This is an executabl e menu ite m that rea ds and prin ts the se ttings used by the vali dato r. The respo nse rec eived from the vali dator after sending t he ~DV (retrieves version), ~HT (retri eves hardwa re settings) , and ~PT8 (retriev es paramet er setti ngs) comma nds are pr inted. Use th[...]

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Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 70 Scanne r Settings This opti on has two purposes: • Allows the valid ator to upload a n optimiz ed settin g for a particu lar printer si ze at power up. This will use the full scanner beam width and impr ove the per formance and efficie ncy of the validat or. • Allows y ou to customiz e a special sca nner s[...]

Advanced Validator Options 71 Beam W id th This menu item all ows you to adjust the wi dth of the sc an beam to focus on specific areas wher e bar co des are exp ected. This will reduce the amount o f data the v alidator m ust proces s. Use this to read bar c odes near text or gr aphics tha t may inte rfere with t he validat or if the t ext or grap[...]

Chapter 2 Configuring The Validator 72 Beam Shif t This opti on enables you to shi ft the scanni ng beam ho rizontally t o the left or right. The left edge of t he beam sho uld be approx imately 0.13 i nches (3.3 mm) from the le ft edge of th e tear bar. A fter you set this value, s ave it as p art of the c onfigur ation for futu re use. The value [...]

General Process For Barcode Analysis 73 General Process For Barco de Analysi s The foll owing flow chart is an o verview of how the valid ator perform s the barco de anal ysi s. Figure 19. Barcode Analysis Flowchart Edge Determination Reflec t ance Mini m um <= Thresh ol d per cen t a ge of Reflecta nc e Maximu m Min. E dge Cont rast (wo rst pai[...]

Chapter 2 Operation 74 Oper atio n There ar e a number of factors whi ch contrib ute to suc cessful b ar code va lidati on, includi ng print er speed , on-dema nd print set tings, calibr ation, and ambient ligh t. The fol lowing sec tions des cribe how to ensur e your bar code va lidator is scanni ng and rep orting properly . Print S peed Limit s T[...]

Print Speed L imits 75 Use this formula to d etermine printer spee d in rela tion to bar code height: By chang ing the Min . Code Height, th e printer and slew spee ds will be change d autom ati ca ll y. To change the Min. Code Height: 1. Press to take th e printer o ffline and place the pr inter in Menu mode . 2. If necess ary, pres s ↓ and ↵ [...]

Chapter 2 Operation 76 Min. Code Gap Minimum Code Gap re presents th e distance b etween the clo sest bar cod es within a p rint job. The distan ce is meas ured from th e bottom of one bar code to the top of the next bar cod e. The closest bar cod es can be located on two sepa rate labels or on th e same label. This dis tance is important b ecause [...]

On-Demand Prin ting 77 7. Press ↓ and ↵ at the same tim e to lock the ↵ key, then press PAUSE to take th e printer o ffline. 8. Press PAUSE again to p ut the printe r online. NOTE: To avoid t he ris k of misco rrel atio n, the printe r auto matic ally sets its Print Spe ed based o n the informa tion th at has been sele cted to ens ure valid a[...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 78 Bar C ode Failur es The valid ator tell s the print er to anno unce a fau lt condition in two situa tions: • if the va lidator d etects a bad bar code • if the v alidator d etects no b ar code wh ere it expects to find one. How the pr inter reacts to these fa ults is dete rmined by the printer ’s configur ation [...]

Erro r Action 79 For more info rmation on choo sing a value for the Number of Codes paramete r, see “Se tting Nu mber Of Ba r Codes O n A Form ” on page 50. Error Act ion The printe r resp onse is the same wheth er the er ror stems from a bad or mi ssing bar c ode. It is dete rmined by the Validator Action setting i n the VALI DATOR menu : 1. P[...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 80 Forms Printed After an Error Detection Because of physical differences between the l ocation of the printhead and the scanning beam, one or more forms may print after a bad form (a form with a bar code error that the vali dator detected). The number of for ms printed afte r a bad form depends on the Label Length, Pr i[...]

Erro r Action 81 St o p If the val idator detec ts a bar co de failur e, the print job stops , the printer s tatus indic ator lamp flashes, th e alarm sounds , and the appropr iate error messa ge displays . The pr inter remai ns in a f ault conditi on until y ou press the PAUSE key. This cle ars the er ror messa ge and takes the prin ter offline. Y[...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 82 If more than one fo rm is ov erstruck , only the first over struck form is lost (th e one with th e missing o r bad bar c ode), and a se parate pr int comm and is required to resend it from the host, if needed. The rest of the o verstruck for ms are auto matically resent. Retry For m This mode is sim ilar to the O ver[...]

Erro r Action 83 Grade&Report In this m ode, the ent ire print j ob will pri nt uninterrup ted. If on e or more er rors is dete cted, the p rinter sta tus indi cator lamp f lashes, the alar m sounds, an d the err or messag e “Bar cod e fail s / Job h as errors” d isplays. IMPORT ANT The erro r message le ts you know that at le ast one ba d [...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 84 Rescan&Retry This mode is sim ilar to Resc an Form w ith one exce ption: after the printer has resc anned the f orm and o verstruck it if there wa s still a fault, it wi ll reprint a nd rescan the same fo rm again. NOTE: The number of times the printer wi ll attempt to rescan the form is determined by the Num Resc[...]

Erro r Action 85 It will then slew to the next to p of a blank form and repr int the same form or go the next for m, depend ing on the setting fo r Max Retry Action (s ee “Max Retr y Action” o n page 54) . NOTE: The only d ifference betwee n Rescan Form and Rescan& Stop is that when a form still fa ils after all the rescans, Rescan For m wi[...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 86 Error M essage s The valid ator can det ect a numb er of errors. W hen one of these errors occurs, the v alidator a lerts the pr inter to pe rform the c urrently sele cted error ac tion (see “Error Ac tion” on page 79 ) and show th e appropr iate error message o n the pri nter displa y. Va lidator er ror message s[...]

Erro r Mess ages 87 Bar co de qu iet zone too small Data validati on erro r: the blank zone (s) left or right of the b ar co de is not bi g enough to mee t the minimu m requireme nt. Typica lly, t his occurs i n forms where bar codes ar e placed too clos e to other el ements, the bar co de is too cl ose to an edge of the media, or the media’s pos[...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 88 Contrast too low Check me dia Data validati on erro r: the contras t between b ars and spaces is not suffici ent. This can be caused by too little heat in the ther mal transfer or by use o f colored m edia or ribbons. Increase P rint Inte nsity or reduce Print Speed in the QUICK SE TUP menu or via host softwar e, chan[...]

Erro r Mess ages 89 Poor sc anning Check me dia Data validati on failure: percent decode. The val idator detected g ross inco nsistenci es within the height of th e bar cod e. These types of failures a re likely attribute d to large bl emishes within the bar cod e, caused by ribbon wrinkl e or deb ris on media . 1. Check fo r a wrinkl ed ribbon o r[...]

Chapter 2 Bar Code Failures 90 Unscanna ble code check med ia Data validation er ro r: miss in g bar code. An expe cte d bar code is missi ng or was printed so poorly that the validat or canno t detect it . 1. Check th at paper and ribbon are clean, unwrinkle d, and insta ll ed co rrect l y. 2. Run a print j ob and check that the vali dato r beam i[...]

Erro r Mess ages 91 Unscanna ble code check m edia (contin ued) 6. Press PA U S E to c lear the mess age. 7. In the VA LIDATOR menu, pr ess ↓ until Clear Data displa ys, then press ↵ . V alida tor no t commu nicatin g 1. The Valid ator Funct . = Enable i n the VALIDAT OR menu, but when the pr inter was first powered u p it could no t communi ca[...]

Chapter 2 Troubleshooting 92 T roublesho oting If you ar e having problems w ith the va lidator, consult Table 7 for a list of s ymptoms and po ssible solution s. T able 7. T roubleshooting the V alidator Symptom Solution The scann ing beam d oes not come on. 1. Make s ure the po wer/data cabl e is plugge d into the val idator and the c ontrolle r [...]

Erro r Mess ages 93 The printe d labels look clea n, but the va lidator is still r eportin g an error me ssage. The va lidator glass ma y be dirty , di stortin g the report res ults. Power down the pri nter and clean the glas s using a househol d glass c leaner a nd a dry, lint -free clot h. The printe d bar co des are causing error c onditions . T[...]

Chapter 2 Ma intenance 94 Maintenance WA R N I N G Class 2 lase r light. D o not stare into the la ser beam or a ref lect ed i mage of th e la ser b eam. WA R N I N G Using controls, making adjustment s, or performing procedur es other th an those spe cified herei n may result i n hazardous r adiation exposur e. The valid ator is a s elf-contai ned[...]

95 A Contact Information Printronix Cu stomer Support Center IMPORT ANT Please have the following information av ailable prior to calling the Printronix Customer Suppo rt Center: • Model num ber • Serial num ber (loc ated on the b ack of the pr inter) • Installe d options (i.e., int erface and ho st type if applicab le to the problem ) • Co[...]

Chapter 96 Printronix Supplies De p artmen t Contact the Printron ix Suppl ies Depar tment for genuine Printroni x suppl ies. Americ as (800) 7 33-1900 Europe, Middle Eas t, and Afric a (33) 1 46 25 1900 Asia P acific (65) 6548 4116 or (65) 6 548 4182 http://www .printroni x.com/supp lies-pa rts.aspx Corpor ate O ffice s Printroni x, Inc. 14600 Myf[...]

97 A Adjustin g the scanni ng beam, 2 7, 33 Auto de tect bar co des, 50, 78 Auto Repor t, 45 Auto Repor t Time, 46 Average BWD, 4 9 B Bad bar c odes, 78 Bar Code Demo Page, 36 Bar cod e fails / Job ha s errors, 86 Bar code f ailure , 78 Bar cod e grading, 57 Bar Code Improper / Da ta Format, 8 6 Bar cod e quiet / z one too sm all, 87 Bar codes s up[...]

Index 98 Contrast t oo low / Che ck media, 88 Overall G rade / Fa il, 88 Poor sc anning / C heck hea t&head, 88 Poor sc anning / C heck med ia, 89 Poor sc anning / I nspect head, 89 Speed Ex ceeds / Val idator Limi t, 89 Unscanna ble code / check media, 90 Validator n ot / commu nicating , 91 Ext ernal dev ice re por ting, 47 F Firmware revisio[...]

Index 99 Q Quiet zo nes, 50 R Removing the val id ato r, 15 Reports, 45 external device , 47 resettin g data, 47 selecti ng type, 48 Requestin g reports, 45 Rescan Form, 83 Rescan&R etry, 84 Resc an& Stop, 84 Resetting data , 47 Retry Form, 8 2 RFID enco der, 45, 92 Rmin, 60 S Scan Profile , 65 Scan Report, 63 Scanner Settings, 70 Scanning [...]

Index 100 remo val , 15 reporting, 45 stat istics , 49 Validator Fu nct., 26, 44 Validator n ot / commu nicating , 91 Validator R eport, 45[...]

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