Datalogic DS8110, Reference Manual

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4.7.2 Diagnostics | Read Test
Use the Read Test window to check how well a scanner is operating.
To test a scanner's operation:
1. In the tree menu under
Diagnostics , navigate to Read Test . The Read Test window
opens.
2. If there are multiple scanners in the system, select the scanner to test from the drop-
down list at the top of the Read Test window.
3. Click the
Start/Stop Test toggle button to run or stop the real-time performance display
of the scanner. 0.
The Read Test displays the following information:
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Read Rate: This is the percentage readout and bar at the top of the window, displaying
the read rate since the start of the test.
The numbered circle indicators below the read-rate percentage indicate in GREEN , which
of the scanner’s lasers is reading the barcode.
The alpha numeric text following the numbered circle indicators is the barcode data.
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Laser Identifiers: These circles below the Read Rate percentage identify the number of
lasers in the scan head as well as highlighting in GREEN the laser that is reading the
barcode. In the example above, the scanner has four lasers and laser 2 is identified as
reading the code. If the first circle is highlighted in RED, this indicates a NOREAD.
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XYZ Coord: This displays the real-time coordinates of the barcodes being read.
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Scans: Displays the number of times the scanner decoded the test barcode out of the
number of opportunities it had to decode the test barcode during a test cycle.
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Position : Displays the position of the barcode in the scan line.
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Distance: Displays the distance from the laser origin to the last barcode read.