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Operator

’s Guide

 

Inspector 5000

™ Auto Optic

 

003-4500 

 

RJS, Minneapolis, MN 

15

 

Calibrating the Inspector 5000 

After displaying the Calibration screen, press the Select 
button to begin calibration: 

 

 

 
From the reflectance menu press Select button, the 
Calibrate menu will display: 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for inspector 5000

Page 1: ...ptic Operator s Guide Manual P N 003 4500 Revision C October 2021 THIS MANUAL APPLIES ONLY TO FIRMWARE 1 109 OR LATER RJS Technologies 701 Decatur Ave North Suite 107 Minneapolis MN 55427 U S A 1 763...

Page 2: ...horized reproduction of this manual or unauthorized use of the Inspector 5000 software may result in imprisonment of up to one year and fines of up to 10 000 00 17 U S C 506 Copyright violations may b...

Page 3: ...ERAL WARRANTY 4 2 2 WARRANTY LIMITATIONS 4 2 3 SERVICE DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD 4 3 0 INTRODUCTION 6 3 1 INSPECTOR 5000 DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES 6 3 2 MAINTENANCE 7 3 3 TEMPERATURE SPECS 7 4 0 THE I...

Page 4: ...SIS SCREEN 51 FAILURE GS1 128 ENCODE ANALYSIS SCREEN 53 FAILURE UPC A ENCODE ANALYSIS SCREEN 54 9 0 PROFILE ANALYSIS SCREEN 55 AN EXAMPLE OF THE ANALOG PROFILE ANALYSIS SCREEN 56 AN EXAMPLE OF THE GRE...

Page 5: ...TION PERCENTAGE RANGES TO NUMERIC AND LETTER GRADES 73 TABLE D 2 SYMBOL CONTRAST PERCENTAGE RANGES TO NUMERIC AND LETTER GRADES 74 TABLE D 3 DEFECTS PERCENTAGE RANGES TO NUMERIC AND LETTER GRADES 75 A...

Page 6: ...NEW BAR CODE INSPECTION 94 VCIR PRINT SCREEN BAR CODE INSPECTION FROM STORAGE 95 TP140A PRINT SCREEN BAR CODE INSPECTION FROM STORAGE 95 PRINTOUT OPTIONS 96 ANALYSIS ONLY 96 ANALYSIS PROFILE 96 ANALYS...

Page 7: ...vide a reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not ins...

Page 8: ...y RJS All rights are reserved Unauthorized reproduction of this manual or unauthorized use of the software may result in imprisonment of up to one year and fines of up to 10 000 17 U S C 506 Copyright...

Page 9: ...hargers could damage your bar code verifier and or result in a fire 1 9 Technical Support Please read the manual If you need assistance over the phone please have the following information ready Model...

Page 10: ...ive and no other warranty whether written or oral is expressed or implied RJS specifically disclaims the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose Some states or provi...

Page 11: ...ith the RMA number visibly written on the outside of the carton to the RJS factory in Minneapolis MN U S A Be sure to include any samples or printouts or other information that will help us to underst...

Page 12: ...screen Provides scan head light color and aperture size display print Auto discriminates between many different symbologies Auto print mode Bi directional scanning Profile display with color coded ind...

Page 13: ...y window clean Use a soft damp lint free cloth to clean the window Do not use solvents on the unit or on any of the components You may use alcohol to clean the unit 3 3 Temperature Specs Do not operat...

Page 14: ...Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 8 4 0 The Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Auto Optic Scanner LCD Window Battery Charger Serial interface Keypad Buttons Ethernet USB...

Page 15: ...urn On the Inspector 5000 The RJS logo will be displayed for three seconds on the bottom of the screen is the firmware version then the Grade screen will displayed The Inspector 5000 can be turned Off...

Page 16: ...d down on the current screen Print button will send the inspection report s to either the TP140A printer or the VCIR PC software program Special Functions Power button in addition to turning the unit...

Page 17: ...n press and hold the Print button and then press the Up Arrow button Power On When the Inspector 5000 is turned On the GRADE grading screen will display the last bar code inspected In addition to GRAD...

Page 18: ...weeks between calibrations while a dusty high temperature high humidity environment may require daily calibration Once per week is appropriate for most facilities The Setup screen has a parameter Day...

Page 19: ...or 5000 will prompt the user when there is one day before the field calibration will expire The Inspector 5000 will prompt the user when the field calibration has expired The inspection results will b...

Page 20: ...easure reflectance This allows you to check the calibration of the unit by placing the Auto Optic on the RJS Calibration Plaque P N 002 7410 white or black fields and verifying that the reflectance va...

Page 21: ...to Optic 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 15 Calibrating the Inspector 5000 After displaying the Calibration screen press the Select button to begin calibration From the reflectance menu press Select butto...

Page 22: ...plastic sleeve Place the Auto Optic on the white section of the calibration plaque with the inspection hole in the bottom of the Plexiglas plate flat against the surface Press Select button and hold a...

Page 23: ...alibration plaque with the inspection hole in the bottom of the Plexiglas plate flat against the surface Press Select button and hold auto optic scanner head still while this screen is displayed When...

Page 24: ...e unit is calibrated within tolerance placing the Auto Optic on the light or dark area of the plaque Reflectance values should be within 2 of the value written the calibration plaque High Reflectance...

Page 25: ...bration data will remain saved in memory the proper Symbol Contrast and Modulation readings depend on field calibration After three failed attempts to calibrate your unit it is an indication that your...

Page 26: ...Press and hold Print button then press Right Arrow button at the same time to bring up the Setup screen The Down Arrow and Up Arrow buttons allow for changing the selected Setup parameter The Left Ar...

Page 27: ...s The first selection allows you to select a range of UPC EAN symbol magnifications The magnification options are 80 89 Mag 90 115 Mag 116 150 Mag 151 200 Mag See Appendix H for an explanation of magn...

Page 28: ...ations for analysis CODE 3 of 9 3of9 w 43 AIAG B 1 AIAG B 3 4 5 10 LOGMARS HIBC 3of9 When using the Inspector 5000 Auto Optic not applicable to the Inspector 5000 Laser if either AIAG choice is entere...

Page 29: ...e Datamatrix sub specifications for analysis Standard GS1 The next selection is GS1 128 End FNC1 This selection is for choosing the Code 128 sub specifications for analysis Allowed Not Allowed The GS1...

Page 30: ...rch This selection applies ONLY when using the 2D Camera and is for choosing the search order for bar code types 1D Only 2D Only 1D Preferred 2D Preferred Auto Auto remembers which type of bar code 1D...

Page 31: ...Override This selection applies ONLY when using the 2D Camera scanner and will replace the selected Auto Optic aperture with the value entered in this field Auto based on selected Specification and ba...

Page 32: ...ge one day before expiration and after calibration expires inspection results may be captured but the results will not be stored in the database and may not be printed The Auto Optic Settings page of...

Page 33: ...sed by very few customers The next selection is Auto Optic number of scans Bar code quality varies throughout the height of a bar code It is best to take multiple scans from top to bottom and average...

Page 34: ...from top to bottom and average the scan grades to calculate the overall scan grade This parameter can be set from 1 to 10 or Continuous Continuous mode is recommended In this mode start with the laser...

Page 35: ...ll result in an error sound and the results will not be displayed on the display Once a Master bar code is saved the comparison mode can be turned On or Off The System Settings page of the Setup scree...

Page 36: ...set to more than 1 the Pass Fail screen will only be displayed following the last scan See section 6 3 Pass Fail Screen for a description and example of the Pass Fail Screen The next selection is Outp...

Page 37: ...are Yes or No The next selection is Date Format The date format can be either MMDDYY or DDMMYY All reports and screens will be formatted to the selected method However GS1 128 bar codes with an Appli...

Page 38: ...n this field The Left Arrow and Right Arrow buttons move the cursor and the Up Arrow and Down Arrow buttons change the numbers selected Press the Select button accept the date entered The next selecti...

Page 39: ...to confirm the default values should be loaded The next selection is Exit Without Saving To exit the Setup screen without saving any changes press the Select button After pressing the Select button p...

Page 40: ...Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 34 or press Select button again to confirm the changes should be saved and to exit the Setup screen...

Page 41: ...more than once in both directions Begin a scan from the quiet zone two inches 5 cm before the symbol See Appendix E for quiet zone details Make sure the scan head is flat against the symbol Move the s...

Page 42: ...the light represented in nanometers Example 10 660 This display indicates that the installed Auto Optic uses a 10 mil diameter aperture size and aRed light at 660nm wavelength If the Setup parameter...

Page 43: ...ground is displayed if the ISO grade is below the Minimum Passing Grade o The ANSI Letter grade and ISO Numeric grades are displayed The bottom section o Displays the traditional non ISO ANSI bar widt...

Page 44: ...highlighted below showing how many scans have been captured and the total scans to be captured before the Overall Scan Grade is saved to the database After the final scan is inspected the Inspector 50...

Page 45: ...e encoded bar code data The second section provides the ISO and ANSI bar code quality grade including the aperture size and light wavelength color coded Green Yellow Red based on the Minimum Passing G...

Page 46: ...olis MN 003 4500 40 Pressing the Down Arrow button will display the additional results This second page of the Grade screen shows The top section shows the bar code structure information The bottom se...

Page 47: ...ology Std 128 Code 128 symbology X Y UPC A Uniform Product Code Ver A X Y UPCA 2 Uniform Product Code Ver A with 2 digit Add X Y UPCA 5 Uniform Product Code Ver A with 5 digit Add X Y UPC E Uniform Pr...

Page 48: ...eaved 2 of 5 CC Interleaved 2 of 5 ITF 14 sub specification GS1 GS1 128 Code 128 C128 Code 128 UPCA UPC version A UA 2 UPC version A plus 2 digit addendum UA 5 UPC version A plus 5 digit addendum UPCE...

Page 49: ...s the ANSI letter grade the aperture and the wavelength ANSI OVERALL GRADE B YY XXX Note YY is the aperture and XXX is the wavelength Line 5 Displays the number of scans for the current bar code that...

Page 50: ...are the possible structure characters LG Left guard bars RG Right guard bars CG Center guard bars AG Add on guard bars LP Left pattern RP Right pattern ES Extra stop character Line 8 Displays the ISO...

Page 51: ...encodation Start and stop patterns Check digits s Quiet zones and Inter character gaps Ref Decode Pass Line 14 Displays the ISO ANSI Edge Determination Pass Fail result Edge Determination Pass Line 1...

Page 52: ...code Width field The Inspector 5000 will automatically determine and display the Narrow Bar Width or Magnification depending the Symbology Press the Select button to return to the Grading screen Line...

Page 53: ...Maximum Reflectance Minimum 2 Reflectance Minimum Global Threshold 45 Line 24 Displays the Lines of Inspection with the Auto Optic this total number of scans of the current bar code Lines of Inspecti...

Page 54: ...r code This number includes any hidden or system characters Number of Encoded Char 14 Line 29 Displays the total Number of Bars and Spaces that are encoded in the bar code Number of Bars Spaces 77 Lin...

Page 55: ...ic 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 49 7 2 ISO Parameter History Results Press the Down Arrow to highlight a parameter to view the history for an individual ISO parameter then press the Select button Examp...

Page 56: ...Example from the Defects history results Press the Power for an explanation of the parameter selected Press the Power or the Up Arrow to close the explanation window When finished looking at the para...

Page 57: ...Encode Analysis screen will be displayed Encode analysis screen layout The top section left shows encoded bar code data The top section middle shows a brief explanation of the encoded bar code data Th...

Page 58: ...Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 52 Pressing the Down Arrow button will display any remaining information for the GS1 128 bar code inspected...

Page 59: ...5000 Auto Optic 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 53 Failure GS1 128 Encode Analysis Screen If an Error occurs the cursor will highlight in red the first error and the bottom section will provide a detaile...

Page 60: ...ptic Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 54 Failure UPC A Encode Analysis Screen If an Error occurs the cursor will jump to the first error and the bottom section will provide a detailed expl...

Page 61: ...Operator s Guide Inspector 5000 Auto Optic 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 55 9 0 Profile Analysis Screen Press the Select button to display the Profile data...

Page 62: ...line identifies the worst case of Decodability The Light Blue line identifies the worst case of Defects The Dark Red lines identifies the Symbol Contrast Rmax and Rmin The Dark Green lines identify th...

Page 63: ...Right Arrow buttons move the focused area left and right While in the Profile Viewing screens pressing and holding the Print button and pressing the Down Arrow buttons toggle Profile views Analog Prof...

Page 64: ...Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 58 An example of the Black White image screen...

Page 65: ...mbology and Encoded data Example of the Report Database Screen The Up Arrow button is used to move the cursor to view older inspection reports The Down Arrow button will move the cursor to newer inspe...

Page 66: ...Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 60 Example of the Report Database Screen after scrolling to older reports...

Page 67: ...nal VCIR software package Your Inspector 5000 Auto Optic will connect to a computer with a USB to Serial adapter or directly to an RS 232 port serial interface cable Connect to Printer Your Inspector...

Page 68: ...width of the most deviant element in the symbol the lower the deviation the higher the grade Each symbology type has a specified method for calculating Decodability but the basic idea is the same for...

Page 69: ...decrease and the edge contrast will decrease The greater the difference between minimum edge contrast and symbol contrast the lower the grade Note Aperture size has the greatest affect on Modulation T...

Page 70: ...the largest defect in the symbol and the symbol contrast the smaller the defect the better the grade Note In general a small aperture used to analyze very wide elements will cause the largest defects...

Page 71: ...f the other parameter grades Note The Inspector 5000 decodes each symbology with a more aggressive algorithm This enables many symbols to be scanned and decoded even though the Reference Decode grade...

Page 72: ...Other affected grades will be calculated only for that portion of the symbol which was scanned up to the point of the edge determination failure Reflectance Minimum This parameter can be graded 4 0 A...

Page 73: ...out the bars being narrow or wide Based on bar reflectance crossing the Global Threshold the results represent the total percentage width deviation that the bars in a symbol have when compared to the...

Page 74: ...2 of 5 Case code not 14 or 18 characters Invalid format Code 128 GS1 Case code not 14 or 18 characters or not all numeric characters Invalid format Mod Check Digits Bad Mod Check Bar Width Deviation E...

Page 75: ...S N A 18R 21 80 X ITF 14 CASE CODE 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 0 N A 14 Data Chars Only MOD 10 18R 21 80 X ITF 18 CASE CODE 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 0 N A 18 Data Chars Only MOD 10 18R 21 80 X I 2 OF 5 W CHECK DIGIT 2 2 3 0 2...

Page 76: ...Inspector 5000 Auto Optic Appendix B RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 70 Note 2 UPC EAN tolerances 80 89 90 115 116 150 151 200 0 14X 0 30X 0 34X 0 38X...

Page 77: ...the same width dimension Each wide element should have the same width dimension The Decodability grade indicates the amount of tolerance remaining in the width of the most deviant element in the symb...

Page 78: ...9 3 0 B 48 70 49 99 2 9 B 47 40 48 69 2 8 B 46 10 47 39 2 7 B 44 80 46 09 2 6 B 43 50 44 79 2 5 B 42 20 43 49 2 4 C 40 90 42 19 2 3 C 39 60 40 89 2 2 C 38 30 39 59 2 1 C 37 00 38 29 2 0 C 35 80 36 99...

Page 79: ...99 3 3 B 62 62 99 3 2 B 61 61 99 3 1 B 60 60 99 3 0 B 59 59 99 2 9 B 58 58 99 2 8 B 57 57 99 2 7 B 56 56 99 2 6 B 55 55 99 2 5 B 54 54 99 2 4 C 53 53 99 2 3 C 52 52 99 2 2 C 51 51 99 2 1 C 50 50 99 2...

Page 80: ...99 3 2 B 57 57 99 3 1 B 55 56 99 3 0 B 54 54 99 2 9 B 52 53 99 2 8 B 51 51 99 2 7 B 49 50 99 2 6 B 48 48 99 2 5 B 46 47 99 2 4 C 45 45 99 2 3 C 43 44 99 2 2 C 42 42 99 2 1 C 40 41 99 2 0 C 38 39 99 1...

Page 81: ...19 50 3 1 B 19 51 20 00 3 0 B 20 01 20 50 2 9 B 20 51 21 00 2 8 B 21 01 21 50 2 7 B 21 51 22 00 2 6 B 22 01 22 50 2 5 B 22 51 23 00 2 4 C 23 01 23 50 2 3 C 23 51 24 00 2 2 C 24 01 24 50 2 1 C 24 51 2...

Page 82: ...er than 50 Symbols should be scanned in both directions since the Inspector 5000 is designed to be bi directional Quiet Zone Analysis for UPC and EAN symbols are described in the following tables In c...

Page 83: ...de applications The Inspector 5000 has the ability to check not only the bar code print quality but also that the Narrow Bar Width NBW is within an acceptable range the Quiet Zones meet the minimum re...

Page 84: ...5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 6 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 0 025 10 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 025 20 N A ISO 15416 ITF...

Page 85: ...Failure GS1 Gen Spec Table 2 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 6 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 0 025 10 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except...

Page 86: ...ry Accepted Practice GS1 128 10 10 0 025 20 N A Industry Accepted Practice Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 0 025 10 Warning ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10...

Page 87: ...lure GS1 Gen Spec Table 6 10 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 6 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 0 025 10 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except IT...

Page 88: ...0 0 0195 to 0 040 10 Failure GS1 Gen Spec Table 8 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 6 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 0 025 10 N A ISO 15416 Interle...

Page 89: ...ure GS1 Gen Spec Table 4 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 6 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14 ITF 18 10 10 0 013 0 025 10 N A ISO 15416 Interleaved 2 of 5 except ITF 14...

Page 90: ...ric upper case only keyboard characters plus control and special characters Code subset B includes all the standard alphanumeric upper and lower case keyboard characters and special characters Code su...

Page 91: ...control codes Subset C allows for only numeric data in a compressed format Refer to Code 128 tables subsets on the following pages Note On the following three tables G 1 G 2 and G 3 The top grid unsh...

Page 92: ...Q H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z R S T U V W X Y Z _ NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ _ N S S E E E L H X X T Q ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI A B B H L V F C S S K L S T F T F R O I DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 D...

Page 93: ...7 8 9 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F G A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z R S T U V W X Y Z a b c d e f g a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v...

Page 94: ...6 27 28 29 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50 51 52...

Page 95: ...kslash however it will print out as a backslash On the LCD Screen the Inspector will show a right arrow instead of a tilde however it will print out as a tilde Note For Code 128 the Mod check characte...

Page 96: ...AND the first character after the Start character is FNC1 then the symbol must follow the GS1 128 format and the verifier must have the following Code 128 sub specifications setting from the Setup sc...

Page 97: ...is a FNC1 then the Format parameter on the Grade screen will be a Failure and on the Encode screen the error will be explained When a Code 128 symbol is decoded with the Code 128 sub specifications se...

Page 98: ...ols are analyzed the approximate symbol magnification must be known in order to most accurately determine if the symbol is within tolerance For example if a range of 90 115 magnification is selected a...

Page 99: ...0 5080mm The X Dimension Narrow Bar Width NBW can be determined by inspecting a bar code and using the Down Arrow button on the Grade screen to scroll to the Narrow Bar Width or Magnification NBW fiel...

Page 100: ...hen the Inspector 5000 is connected to the TP140A printer or to a computer using the VCIR PC software program The Inspector 5000 will automatically detect which type of printout device is connected Pr...

Page 101: ...Operator s Guide Appendix J 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 95 VCIR Print Screen Bar code inspection from storage TP140A Print Screen Bar code inspection from storage...

Page 102: ...the multiple scan mode prior to the last scan being completed See Figure I 1 Analysis Profile This option is the same as Text Analysis but in addition prints an Analog Scan Profile See Figure I 2 Anal...

Page 103: ...ime Range After selecting the date time range for reports to be printed move the cursor to the PRINT REPORTS option and press Select button The reports will begin printing To cancel the print job pres...

Page 104: ...ppendix J Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 98 Report Range printing screen Note Scan reflectance profiles and Bar Space data are not stored in the database only the analysis data is stored...

Page 105: ...4 0 A Application Compliance 4 0 A Overall Symbol Grade A 10 660 4 0 10 660 Acceptable PASS Traditional Analysis 100 Tol 100 A Print Contrast Signal 91 PASS Required PCS 75 Element Refl MAX 80 PASS R...

Page 106: ...e used at each position on the display 93 79 65 50 36 22 8 1 0 8 22 36 50 65 79 93 Negative numbers to the left indicate bars that are narrower Positive numbers to the right indicate bars that are wid...

Page 107: ...Operator s Guide Appendix J 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 101 Figure J 2 Scan Reflectance Profile data 0 Global Threshold 100 Dark Light...

Page 108: ...ttery Level With the Inspector 5000 turned On 1 Press hold the Print button and then press the Power to toggle the display to the System Status screen 2 The third line BATTERY displays the battery cha...

Page 109: ...is not field replaceable and must be returned to RJS for repair replacement Warning DO NOT use any battery chargers other than the Inspector 5000 battery charger Use of non RJS battery chargers could...

Page 110: ...DR The number most likely starts with 192 168 this depends on how your DHCP router is configured Write down this number Note Occasionally it takes a minute for the IP address to refresh exiting the St...

Page 111: ...dix L 003 4500 RJS Minneapolis MN 105 10 Click Update and then Firmware 11 Select the new BIN firmware file 12 Click the Update Firmware button 13 Wait for the firmware to be loaded and the Complete m...

Page 112: ...Appendix L Operator s Guide RJS Minneapolis MN 003 4500 106 14 Power Off the Inspector 5000 15 Disconnect the Ethernet cable 16 Turn On the Inspector 5000...

Page 113: ...cannot be used to do arithmetic ANSI American National Standards Institute Inc 25 West 43rd Street 4th floor New York NY 10036 Aperture The effective opening in an optical system that established the...

Page 114: ...s to represent elements of data that are referred to as characters A bar code symbol typically contains a leading quiet zone start character data character s including a check character if any stop ch...

Page 115: ...ode symbol whose value is used for performing a mathematical check of the validity of the decoded data Contact Code Reader A light pen or other scanning device that must come into physical contact wit...

Page 116: ...ect in the symbol and symbol contrast The smaller the defect the better the grade Aperture size can affect grade for example using a small aperture to analyze a very wide element will permit detection...

Page 117: ...ined by calculating the edge contrast of every element in a symbol and then comparing the lowest value to a fixed threshold in the specification 15 If the value is equal to or greater than the thresho...

Page 118: ...including start stop and data First Read Rate The percentage of successful reads of a bar code symbol on the first attempt Fixed Beam Scanner A bar code reading device wherein coded items pass across...

Page 119: ...y and demand chains globally Guard Bar The first and last bars of a bar code symbol usually having the pattern 101 A guard bar generally follows the leading quiet zone and precedes the trailing quiet...

Page 120: ...esent the second ISO International Organization for Standardization organization that maintains the standards related to bar codes and bar code verifiers Ladder Code A bar code or symbol printed verti...

Page 121: ...reader does not agree with the encoded data Modulation MOD This parameter grade can be A B C D or F The modulation grade is based on the relationship between minimum edge contrast Ecmin and symbol con...

Page 122: ...age wide space width and dividing the sum by 2 times Z Inter character gaps if applicable are not included N avg wide bar avg wide space 2 Z Nanometer nm A unit of measure used to define the wavelengt...

Page 123: ...show through of printing from the back side or the next sheet Overhead The number of characters in a symbol required for start stop and checking Over laminate A coating or material adhered to the scan...

Page 124: ...ctance D Darkest lowest reflectance Profile See Scan Reflectance Profile Quiet Zone The area immediately preceding the start character and following the stop character in a bar code symbol as specifie...

Page 125: ...A standard or known reflectance value usually printed on the back of a template or plaque Bar code readers are calibrated for reflectance using these known values Required PCS This is the minimum PCS...

Page 126: ...ta message Show through The generally undesirable property of a substrate that allows underlying markings of materials to affect reflectance Space The element of a bar code symbol whose reflectance is...

Page 127: ...SC This parameter grade can be A B C D or F Symbol contrast is the difference in reflectance values of the lightest space including the quiet zone and the darkest bar of the symbol The greater the di...

Page 128: ...is transmitted through a film master symbol rather than reflected from a printed symbol Truncation Decreasing the length of the bars in a bar code symbol below the normal specification Truncation dec...

Page 129: ...cause a bar to scan as a space Wide Narrow Ratio Ratio of narrow to wide elements X Dimension or X Dim The intended width of the narrow elements dictated by the application and or symbology specificat...

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