Calibrate the Reader
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MS-860 Industrial Raster Reader User’s Manual
Step 7 — Calibrate the Reader
If, after doing the read rate test, the results are not satisfactory, try the calibration rou-
tine.
During the calibration routine, the reader attempts various settings to determine the
optimum decode rate for the given conditions. In this process it might do the following:
The test will end automatically when the optimum combination of settings has been
achieved.
See
"Calibration Overview"
on page 4-3 for fuller explanation.
By EZ Button
Press and hold the
EZ
button until you hear two short
beeps and see two green flashes and the 40% LED
turn ON.
Note: This assumes the
EZ
button is in its default
mode of operation.
By ESP
Click the
Calibrate
button in
Easy Setup Mode to begin the read rate test.
You can observe the progress of the calibration routine on the Calibration popup.
After calibrating the reader, you can save your new settings to be available on
power-on.
By Serial Command
From a terminal window, sending an
<@CAL>
command will start the calibration pro-
cedure.
By Embedded Menus
From a terminal window, sending an
<@>
command to access the calibration menu.
See
"Embedded Menus"
on page A-24 for more information.
• Adjust laser power
• Adjust scan motor speed
• Adjust AGC gain and tracking
• Enable Autodiscrimination
(read several symbol types)
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