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MS-820 Industrial Bar Code Scanner Quick Start Guide
Step 7 — Test for Read Rate
If you don’t have a test symbol, print out this page and use the symbol
here for testing. With this test you can learn the percentage of decodes
per images captured by observing the active LEDs (20% through 100%)
on the top of the scanner.
By ESP
After connecting to the reader, ESP will open in Setup Mode.
1. Click the
Test
button in Setup Mode to begin the
read rate test.
2. Follow the instructions on the Setup Mode screen.
3. To end the read rate test, click the
Stop
button.
Note: If the reader is in the default Continuous Read mode, it will
read and beep repeatedly as long as a readable symbol remains in
the read range, and as long as the Read Cycle configuration has not
changed.
By Serial Command
Send a
<C>
to begin the read rate test.
Send a
<J>
to end the read rate test.
Code 39 Test Symbol
You can also find test symbols
packaged with your Microscan
Tools CD.
