
Troubleshooting
MS-610 Scanner User’s Manual
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Appendix E — Troubleshooting
The MS-610 scanner when used correctly should produce good reads. If
not, table A-6 lists some of the more common problems associated with set-
ting up and using the scanner. If you are unable to locate or correct the
problem, call your Microscan representative.
Table A-6 Troubleshooting Table
Problem
Possible Cause
Solution
Menus do not dis-
play when config-
uration command
is sent
Host cable defective or not
wired properly
Check cable connections and wiring.
(See “Attach Cabling” on page 1-6.)
Wrong configuration com-
mand (or lower case d)
entered
Verify that a
<D>
serial command (with
an
upper case
D) is being entered.
Scanner configuration set-
tings do not match host's
Reset scanner to default and/or match
host settings with scanner's.
Getting only
“hieroglyphics” or
unintelligible code
Host and scanner baud
rates or parity not matched
Check baud rates and parity and change
to match the host's settings.
Menus display
but no read rate
in read rate test
(
<C>
)
Wrong label type
(different label type being
scanned than that enabled
in firmware)
Check label configuration settings to be
certain that they match the label type
being scanned. If label type is in doubt,
enable Autodiscriminate All Codes (
<P>
command).
Ensure that fixed length and check
sums, if enabled, are set correctly.
Incorrect label range or
label too long to be totally
covered by scan beam.
See range data in Step 2, “Verify Read
Range and Scan Width” on page 1-3.
Reposition label and check the read rate
(
<C>
command).
Poor label quality
Try a label that is known to be readable.
Excessive ambient light,
sunlight, or strobes
Shield the bar code and/or scan head to
verify that excessive light is not the prob-
lem.
Menus display
but no read rate
in read rate test
(
<C>
)
Object detector or another
scanner interfering with
reads
Remedy by remounting, eliminating
interference, or shielding.
Many object detectors emit pulsed infra-
red signals that can seriously degrade the
read rate if they shine into the scanner or
onto the bar code label when it is being
read.
WARNING
Do not look directly into laser aperture.
Laser light can be hazardous to your eyes.