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LVS-95XX Series Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual

LVS-95XX Series Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual - English

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Product Discontinuation Notice

LVS-9500 Product Discontinuation

Microscan is discontinuing the LVS-9500 as of December 31

, 2011; the system will be supported for four

years from December 31

, 2011 through December 31

, 2015.

Repair of the LVS-9500 is based on the availability of component parts and is at the discretion of Microscan.

LVS-9505 Product Discontinuation

Microscan is discontinuing the LVS-9505 after introduction of the LVS-9510 to the marketplace. The LVS-
9505 will be supported for four years until December 31

, 2015. After discontinuation, repair of the LVS-9505

is based on the availability of component parts and is at the discretion of Microscan.

Summary of Contents for LVS-9500

Page 1: ...M 95XX 4 0 0 A En 0 P N 84 9310001 02 Rev A LVS 95XX Series Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual English...

Page 2: ...es might be used We state herein that we are using the names to the benefit of the trademark owner with no intention of infringement GS1 Solution Partner Disclaimer The information and specifications...

Page 3: ...y Readhead Hardware Specifications 15 LVS 9570 Hardware Specifications 16 LVS 9580 Hardware Specifications 17 LVS 9500 Hardware Specifications 18 LVS 9505 Hardware Specifications 18 Basic Operations 2...

Page 4: ...r Information 39 Optional Features 39 List of Options 39 Optional Features Activation 39 Change Password 39 Calibration Tab 40 Calibrate the System 41 Calibrated Conformance Standard Test Card Prevent...

Page 5: ...fy a Composite Code 70 Zoom Tab 71 SRP View Tab 72 View Section 74 Full Screen Waveform 74 Traditional Bar Growth and Shrinkage 76 Traditional Parameters Button 77 Dimensional Analysis Button 78 10 Li...

Page 6: ...y Station Operations Manual LVS 95XX Series Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual English Page 6 of 94 Print an Archived Report 92 Preventive Maintenance Schedule 93 LVS 9510 93 LVS 9570 93 LVS 95...

Page 7: ...four years from December 31st 2011 through December 31st 2015 Repair of the LVS 9500 is based on the availability of component parts and is at the discretion of Microscan LVS 9505 Product Discontinuat...

Page 8: ...of 94 Overview This manual covers the operating instructions for the LVS 95XX Series Barcode Verification Systems which include the LVS 9510 LVS 9570 and LVS 9580 IMPORTANT The user supplied computer...

Page 9: ...the following topics Multi Barcode Verification Change Verification Report to One Column Format Change Verification Report Signature Lines Change CommPort Settings Automatic Login Windows Lockdown Exp...

Page 10: ...m Manuals All LVS 95XX system manuals are stored in the following locations Installation flash drive Each system purchase is supplied with an installation flash drive containing installation software...

Page 11: ...0 seconds Releasing the SHIFT key prior to 30 seconds will initiate the software installation process If this occurs eject and then re insert the installation flash drive and follow step 1 again 2 Aft...

Page 12: ...sed to create your system are UL and CE approved All circuits were designed to incorporate maximum safety However any equipment using electrical voltages may cause personal injury if improperly handle...

Page 13: ...al Specifications UPC E with CC B ISO 15420 ISO 24723 GS1 General Specifications EAN 13 ISO 15420 GS1 General Specifications EAN 13 with 2 Digit supplemental ISO 15420 GS1 General Specifications EAN 1...

Page 14: ...Laetus MaxiCode ISO 16023 Han Xin Draft AIM Specification Additional Notes GS1 General Specifications can be obtained by contacting your local GS1 office ISO Symbology Standards can be obtained from t...

Page 15: ...ws Vista is not supported Intel Core 2 Duo Processor or equivalent 2 GB RAM 800 x 600 Resolution One available USB 2 0 port additional ports required for each Auxiliary Readhead in use The user suppli...

Page 16: ...imum X Dimension 1D Narrow Bar Width 8 8 mils 0088 223 mm 2D Cell Size 12 5 mils 0125 317 mm Verification 1D and 2D codes that comply with ISO IEC standards and GS1 General Specifications Minimum PC R...

Page 17: ...m horizontally 2 25 57 15 mm vertically Minimum Barcode X Dimension 1D 4 0 mils 0 10 mm 2D 5 9 mils 0 15 mm Minimum PC Requirements PC Supplied by Customer Windows XP Professional or Windows 7 Windows...

Page 18: ...e 10 100 LAN Ethernet 12 vdc 1 amp nominal 5 vdc 2 4 amps nominal Main Power Supply Internal fuse 5A 350 watt ATX power supply 50 60 hz 100 to 240 VAC Monitor Built in 12 1 800 x 600 LCD Display Video...

Page 19: ...ome 1 3 or 2 1 MP Operating Temperature 10 C 50 F to 30 C 86 F Relative Humidity 20 to 70 non condensing Storage Temperature 0 C 32 F to 40 C 104 F Physical Properties Depth 406 mm 16 Width 330 mm 13...

Page 20: ...ocated across the top of the screen Each tab is discussed in this guide 3 Click the Setup tab and choose the desired Application standard When prompted for an Operator ID and Password enter admin for...

Page 21: ...iew as possible The verification results are displayed immediately When using the LVS 9510 with a 5 0 megapixel MP camera the border around the image view box turns yellow when placing an image in the...

Page 22: ...tton on the top left corner of the Grading Tab screen To View the Report To view the report right click on the Print button and an HTML document is generated and displayed on the screen The HTML versi...

Page 23: ...s Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual English Page 23 of 94 Welcome Tab The Welcome tab is the first tab to appear when starting the LVS 95XX system Choice of Language 1 Click the drop down box...

Page 24: ...han English independently log into each language then press Ctrl F to toggle between the last two active languages For example to toggle between Italian Italiano and Spanish Espa ol from the Welcome t...

Page 25: ...ns all passwords and levels of Permissions for each operator The Reference field which is optional allows operators to enter a reference number for the work they are performing This number can be used...

Page 26: ...LVS 95XX system camera Select Off to turn off the camera The camera automatically turns off when the following occurs When an imported image is reviewed see the Archive Tab section for more informati...

Page 27: ...ear differently depending on the LVS 95XX systems and cameras being used Examples include Camera options with an LVS 9570 Camera options with an LVS 9510 1 3 MP camera and 5 5 MP camera Camera options...

Page 28: ...t be drawn sufficiently large to include the required quiet zones and to allow barcodes to be easily placed in the sector but not so large as to capture unnecessary data within the reading window Manu...

Page 29: ...ector Feature To use the Auto sector feature 1 Select Auto sector on the Setup tab 2 Click the Grading tab and notice the green appearing in the center of the field of view 3 Position the barcode so t...

Page 30: ...in Appendix G Special Features refer to the section entitled Custom Reports HDMA Guidelines HIBC IFAH ISO IEC 15415 15416 Italian Pharmacode Japanese Codabar Laetus Pharmacode MIL STD 130 Miniature Ph...

Page 31: ...dard shortcut keys The Application standards appearing in the drop down list are the standards marked Yes in the main Application standards window this window appears after clicking the Configure avai...

Page 32: ...reassigning the default shortcut keys listed below Appendix G is not included in this manual it is included on the installation flash drive that arrives with your LVS 95XX system Note If a sector is...

Page 33: ...as been overridden a clear warning is displayed on the Grading screen as well as on the Grading Report Creating Custom Reports GS1 1D Report doc and GS1 2D Report doc are the default custom reports Yo...

Page 34: ...auto logoff An automatic Logoff feature is set by clicking on the box and then choosing a period of time desired to make the system automatically log off after that period of time Choosing n a causes...

Page 35: ...e appropriate quiet zone space is required to verify a barcode The QRCode 1X option toggles the quiet zone processing between 1X where X is the nominal cell width and greater than 1X depending on the...

Page 36: ...Dimensional 2D Quiet Zones 1X Quiet Zone 4X Quiet Zone for QR Code symbol When the QRCode 1X option is enabled checked the quiet zone required is 4X four cell widths for QR Code symbols Quiet zone whe...

Page 37: ...ample may be a user who processes multiple rolls for a particular job In this example the user might choose to place the job name in the Reference field and the roll number in the Additional Reference...

Page 38: ...lows the user to set different Pass Fail levels For more information refer to the section entitled Pass Fail ISO Grading in the Grading Tab section Allow Create or Edit App This feature is enabled onl...

Page 39: ...e field of view at the same time This feature is an upgraded feature and is an additional cost to customers Multiple sectors verification steps are outlined in Appendix G Special Features Contact Micr...

Page 40: ...rtify that the system is calibrated according to the ISO IEC 15416 2000 E and is traceable to NIST standards It is specially printed to have certain reflective values The LVS 95XX system recognizes on...

Page 41: ...ss the Calibration tab 2 Locate the Calibrated Conformance Standard Test Card assigned to your system Choose one of the Master Grade barcodes and place it so the blue line goes through the middle of t...

Page 42: ...image view box turns yellow when placing an image in the field of view A yellow border indicates that a lower resolution image is being used to easily adjust the image to its ideal position When the...

Page 43: ...mbly it has already been set at the factory and does not require adjustment The software automatically adjusts to the proper brightness level 4 Press the Calibrate button The system begins the calibra...

Page 44: ...the Date issued field on the Test Card Valid test cards are required to obtain accurate grading results Each calibration card has been tested by a NIST traceable test device and the values for Decoda...

Page 45: ...relates with the results reported by the 2D Judge within the tolerances stated in ISO 15426 2 The purchase of the Data Matrix Calibrated Conformance Test Card is optional If you wish to purchase a car...

Page 46: ...ent for each of the families of codes please refer to the separate sections that follow in this manual Section 1 1D Codes The Grading tab is divided into the following sections 1 Overall Grade 2 ISO G...

Page 47: ...tically sends the Grading report to the default printer each time a new barcode is graded Print Button Clicking this button sends the Grading report to the default printer Right click on the Print but...

Page 48: ...rcode Quality Station Operations Manual English Page 48 of 94 2 Select the PDF generator from the list of printers and then click Print 3 In the Save in field click a location where you want to save t...

Page 49: ...u are not interested in the detailed analysis of the barcode This option indicates whether the barcode meets your company s minimum ISO grade requirements In other words this option indicates whether...

Page 50: ...s designed to superimpose a color mark at the position of the problem At the bottom right of the Grading Tab screen is a chart indicating what the different colors indicate There are 4 parameters that...

Page 51: ...above and single click A field with the heading Human Readable also circled in blue in the image above will appear above the captured image and to the left of the Overall grade area The Human Readable...

Page 52: ...ations Manual LVS 95XX Series Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual English Page 52 of 94 Zoom The Zoom option allows you to view small labels The screenshots below show labels with the zoom turne...

Page 53: ...fers to the grade in terms of the legend on the bottom right of the screen The Grade Bar Graph displays line for line grade information for every line of the bar height If there is no color code indic...

Page 54: ...in any stop start or control non printable characters Check digits may or may not be displayed depending on the symbology For example Code 128 mandates that they not be transmitted The software always...

Page 55: ...tremely useful tool when troubleshooting printing problems The Blemish parameter is not figured into the Overall grade unless the Allow non ISO blemish to affect grade feature is checked on the Setup...

Page 56: ...n place barcode on top of the paper This will simulate the final configuration and allow the LVS 95XX software to produce verification results that will closely match the expected final reading condit...

Page 57: ...or codes which correspond to the ISO ANSI grading system This color code is also used on the SRP View Tab screen Height and Width Measurement Any time the mouse is held down to draw a sector the botto...

Page 58: ...ollow the instructions below to use the Stitching feature The entire process of stitching a label requires the user to correctly align the images being stitched Failure to correctly align the labels r...

Page 59: ...to the blue line this can be done by positioning the barcode itself or by clicking on the blue line with your mouse 4 Press the Add button the resulting image appears in the top left corner of the scr...

Page 60: ...that the 0 which is part of the human readable characters is positioned over the red line on the top image as well as on the bottom image Also notice that the top of the barcode is still perfectly al...

Page 61: ...Notice that the bottom image is aligned to the red line in the same position as indicated in the stitched image Also notice that the bottom image barcode continues to be aligned perfectly to the blue...

Page 62: ...glish Page 62 of 94 9 The Grading screen appears and the stitched image is graded automatically 10 When the Stitching feature is complete the LVS 95XX software automatically turns off the camera howev...

Page 63: ...ge by clicking the mouse and holding it down see above image There should not be any other marks or characters within this quiet zone The code can be placed at any desired angle View Section At the to...

Page 64: ...ses the software to highlight the cells in red where error correction was applied 3 Zoom Data Codes are often very small The Zoom feature is used to magnify the image for easier visual inspection If t...

Page 65: ...readable of a barcode label can be checked most of the time provided the characters do not touch each other The characters must also be large enough to read and in a straight line The system is limit...

Page 66: ...the box Ensure that the box is large enough to accommodate the symbol at all rotation angels An overlay will assist you to place the symbol at the desired angle it consists of a solid L and a dotted L...

Page 67: ...al English Page 67 of 94 QR Code For correct placement for QR Code position the finder patterns on the blue dots After grading all five rotations a report appears showing the average grade of all rota...

Page 68: ...rely and with the right and left alignment bars positioned straight up and down see above image The symbol can have no more than a 4 degree tilt While placing the cursor on the video image hold down t...

Page 69: ...age 69 of 94 GS1 Databar Composite Verification The LVS 95XX system supports all GS1 Databar and GS1 Databar Composite codes GS1 Databar Omnidirectional GS1 Databar Truncated GS1 Databar Stacked GS1 D...

Page 70: ...n the upper right side of the Grading Tab screen there are two boxes marked 1D and 2D Choose which section of the code you wish to view The 1D section contains the linear or 1D verification data The 2...

Page 71: ...e barcode image up to four times The position of magnification can be changed by clicking to a different position on the image box located on the upper left corner of the screen There are scroll bars...

Page 72: ...ayed for the selected area as determined by the blue line overlaying the image of the barcode on the top left side of the screen You can look at the SRP for any part of the barcode by simply clicking...

Page 73: ...ries Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual English Page 73 of 94 When using a DataMatrix code the SRP View tab name changes to 2D Analysis this is because the SRP View tab is for analysis of 1D co...

Page 74: ...ite transition is displayed The lowest modulation for that scan line is displayed in red Decodability width of each element Defects inflection to element reflectance Full screen waveform Traditional b...

Page 75: ...lity Station Operations Manual English Page 75 of 94 Note If a quiet zone failure occurs click the viewing box to locate the failure The SRP window will show the actual quiet zone and required quiet z...

Page 76: ...code Quality Station Operations Manual LVS 95XX Series Barcode Quality Station Operations Manual English Page 76 of 94 Traditional Bar Growth and Shrinkage Select this option to view bar growth and sh...

Page 77: ...red in Mil or Micron units this is determined by selecting English or Metric on the Setup tab System Settings section Note Mil thousands of an inch 001 Micron also known as micrometer 1 millionth of a...

Page 78: ...verages all parameters for each line and reports the overall grade as being the lowest of the averages of all parameters The 10 Line Grading button is available to mimic a laser based or CCD based ver...

Page 79: ...IEC These rules can be found in a publication entitled ISO IEC 15434 and are commonly called the syntax or semantics of the data Currently the LVS 95XX system is capable of analyzing the data structur...

Page 80: ...zes only which part you have selected 2 After a grade has been established select the Structure Tab The analysis will be completed shortly Generally speaking the Structure Tab screen is used by person...

Page 81: ...ucture Tab the data is divided into its data structural format Structure Tab showing the barcode data divided into its data structure format WARNING The checking of Data Structure is complex and exten...

Page 82: ...in an SQL compatible database and perform certain database functions Options include Import Image from file Export Image to File Recent Reports last 30 days Delete prior to specific date Software Vers...

Page 83: ...hen an image needs to be analyzed by a Microscan technician or other employees internal to your company who also have an LVS 95XX system IMPORTANT Only Bitmap bmp files that have been exported from th...

Page 84: ...analysis tools perform the same as if the image was taken live from the camera The image below shows the camera switch located on the Setup tab screen WARNING When loading an imported image the LVS 9...

Page 85: ...other employees internal to your company using an LVS 95XX system Click this button to export an image which can then be imported into another computer housing the LVS 95XX software for the purpose o...

Page 86: ...easy to use For instance by choosing Recent Reports the Query box might contain the following command Select ReportsID ImageID LocalTime From Reports Where LocalTime 23 Apr 2005 11 25 Order By ReportI...

Page 87: ...he Delete prior to specific date button is disabled for users not granted the Allow change Setup Options permission WARNING A full database causes the LVS 95XX software to stop functioning A warning m...

Page 88: ...evels Calibration Creation or deletion of an operator Calibration Report This report lists every time calibration was achieved along with a date time stamp and who performed it If there are any proble...

Page 89: ...e but do not change the I9500 mdb file name Changing the Data Source path creates a new database in the new location 2 When changes are complete click the Ok button 3 The Confirm Populate Database mes...

Page 90: ...e the settings Click No to not copy reports settings and other information from the old database to the new database This action may result in the loss of reports or settings and will require you to c...

Page 91: ...ackup Database 1 To create a backup database click this button The Save As window appears 2 Select the desired location to store the database then click the Save button Note A default file name appear...

Page 92: ...Database button 2 Select the database from the list of backup databases Available options include Recent reports last 30 days Software version history Audit trail report Calibration report Reference r...

Page 93: ...with the cleaning solution and wipe the window Inspect the window closely looking for any label debris that may get stuck on the window Do not scrape the window with a sharp object as this may damage...

Page 94: ...ration process DO NOT directly spray the window with glass cleaner always spray a towel or cloth with household glass cleaner and then gently wipe the window DO NOT use an industrial strength glass cl...

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