Metrologic MS2020 Stratos, Service Manual

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ORDERING PARTS AND GENERAL SERVICING INFORMATION
StratosSTATS
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Stratos STATS is a software tool standard within Stratos that will provide information on
the quality of the barcodes that can be found on products. Poorly printed barcodes on
products will cause the operator to pass the product through the scan zone more than
once in order to achieve a successful scan. In many cases the barcode is of such poor
quality that the operator will need to enter the product UPC code into the POS system
via keyboard entry. Both of these scenarios will add unwanted time to the checkout
process and will have a negative impact on productivity and customer satisfaction.
Stratos STATS leverages off the UCC ANSI rating system, which grades a barcode with
an A, B, C, D, or F to indicate barcode quality. Stratos STATS when enabled will
append a quality rating to the product be read and store this data for uploading into a
laptop or PC. Store managers will be able to gather and analyze this data and isolate
which are the products that are slowing up the checkout process. Store managers can
use this information to work more closely with their product vendors in order to improve
the quality of the barcodes/products.
Flash ROM
The MS2020 comes standard with Flash ROM, allowing the user to upgrade the
firmware. If new bar code standards are introduced, improvements are made to
scanner, or new features are added, Flash ROM gives the end user the flexibility and
peace of mind knowing that the scanner can be upgraded without the need to send it
back to the factory.
Electronic Article Surveillance (EAS)
EAS is used in retail applications as a theft deterrent. The MS2020 is equipped with an
EAS deactivation antenna in all units shipped from the factory.
Sleep mode
The MS2020 is equipped with multiple sleep mode options. For added flexibility, the
laser and motor can be set for different timeout delays or sleep modes. Scanners
installed in idle checkout lanes can be set to go to sleep faster, saving power and
ultimately saving cost during dormant periods. Scanners installed in high-traffic lanes,
can be set for a fast-wakeup mode, so that the checkout lane is not slowed by a slow
wakeup time. The MS2020 default sleep mode provides instantaneous wakeup using
IR activation.
Scan Speed
Faster scans per second in high-speed applications leads to faster checkout times with
cost savings to end-users and increased customer satisfaction. The MS2020 series
scanners has a scan rate of 6000 scans per second.
Scan Performance
Stratos SCAN and Stratos SPHERE combine to allow Stratos to have exceptional scan
aggressiveness, First Pass Read Rate (FPRR) and decode capability with poor quality
barcodes. The MS2020 and its 6 sides allows for less product orientation and the
MS2020’s exceptional scan coverage for operator side scanning allows for aggressive
scanning of barcodes that pass through the sweet spot (center of horizontal glass).