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Doing a Test Read with the Barcode Checker
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Setting Up the Barcode Checker
Operational Settings for the Barcode Checker and Installation
To use the barcode check function, perform necessary operational settings for the supported barcode
checker and then install it to the product.
Operational Settings for the Barcode Checker
Set up the barcode checker either by using the application software provided by its manufacturer or by
reading the barcodes for setting changes printed on the barcode checker's manual. For details, refer to
the manual.
• Settings common to all supported barcode checkers
Limit the barcode types you permit the barcode checker to read as much as possible. If a lot
of barcode types are permitted, a longer decode time is required. This can cause the barcode
checker to fail to read the printed barcode.
• GFS4170, GFS4470
◦ Select USB-COM. The product cannot detect the barcode checker when connected with
other settings.
• GFS4470
◦ To shorten laser lighting time, it is recommended to set the reading mode to "On Line" or
"Serial On Line".
◦ If multiple barcodes are captured at once when using the default barcode checker settings,
only the first set of decoded barcode data is sent. You can change the settings to decode and
send all the captured barcodes. However, if this is done, combined symbols cannot be read.
◦ When printing barcodes in a narrow range, allow enough time for decoding (parameter:
DETM), otherwise not all of the results of the decoded captured barcodes will be sent.
◦ Because postal barcodes consist of bars and spaces with equal intervals, they may be read
as a different barcode type. When checking postal barcodes, it is recommended to set other
barcode types to be unreadable.
Doing a Test Read with the Barcode Checker
Prepare a label on which the barcode data you use is printed by this product.
After performing operational settings of the barcode checker and then connecting it to the product,
perform a test read from the product's [Settings] menu to confirm that the barcode checker functions
correctly.
1. After connecting the barcode checker, press the power (I/O) switch to "I" position
to power on the product.
When the product is powered on, the barcode checker is also powered on automatically.