Hand Held Products IT4800, IT4X80, IT4600, IT4710, IT4410 manual Symbology/Parameter Specifics

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Symbology/Parameter Specifics

The hand-held imager has a view finder that projects a bright aiming beam that corresponds to the imager’s horizontal field of view. The aiming beam should be centered over the bar code and positioned horizontally over the code (no tilt, skew, or rotation). If the symbol surface is shiny, the reader may have to be held several degrees below the normal position to avoid specular reflections.

2D Matrix symbol

When testing, attempt to minimize as much movement of the imager as pos- sible. Excessive movement can cause variability in PQA results.

It is best to take multiple reads of the symbol, comparing the PQA results to form a better indication of the overall symbol quality.

When you use 2D PQA under the above conditions, you can expect meaningful and repeatable results that can be used to make correction adjustments in your symbol generation process.

Symbology/Parameter Specifics

Two-dimensional bar code symbologies come in three distinct varieties or basic structures:

1.Stacked or Multi-Row symbologies (e.g., PDF417 and MicroPDF47),

2.2D Matrix symbologies (e.g., Data Matrix, Aztec Code, QR Code, and Maxi- code), and

3.Postal (Height-Modulated) symbologies (e.g., Postnet and Planet Code in the U.S. and the 4-State codes used in England, the Netherlands (KIX), Canada, Japan, and Australia).

Since each of these basic types or structures differ, the 2D PQA outputs are quite different to accommodate the quality parameters for each of the classes of 2D symbols.

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Contents User’s Guide Quick Check 2D Print Quality AssessmentDisclaimer Chapter 1 - Introduction Table of ContentsSymbology Chapter 2 - Quick*ViewChapter 3 - Customer Support X-dimensionIntroduction User OperationReading Techniques Symbology/Parameter Specifics 2D PQA Reporting Full ReportScreening Report A Data Safety Margin = 100% 0 Erasures & 0 Errors Identifying Symbol ContentThis is a representative PDF417 symbol PQA from HHP PDF417 11 rows x 3 cols, 25 data & 8 chks ECL = 2 X roughly =2D Stacked / Multi-row PDF417Excessive Print Shrinkage -43% of where In Screening modes, this parameter is reported as Useful Row Height is Too Short 1.5X when that is the case MicroPDF417 1 is the Encoded Message2D Matrix Aztec Code6 A Fixed Patterns 0 module errors Data Matrix1 This is a representative Data Matrix symbol 2 PQA from HHP 3 DATA MATRIX ECC200 24 x 24 modules in sizeQR Code 7 A Data Safety Margin = 100%1 This is a representative QR Code symbol 2 PQA from HHP MaxiCode 4 lists this symbols Mask Pattern and Error Correction LevelPostal Height-Modulated Bar Code Symbologies Postnet and Planet Code7 A Ok Bar Widths = 0.022 in 8 A Ok Inter-Bar Gaps = 0.023 in 3 4-STATEBritish 34 Bars, nominally from 38.5 to 42.3 mm. in Width 4-State Codes1 B15AJ6T 2 PQA from HHP 4 Bar Sequence ADHTATDAHDDAADADAADTHTADHHDATHTADHAverage Bar Height/Extension Height Parameter InterpretationAverage Bar/Gap Width Table 1 Dimensional Tolerances for the Various 4-State BarCodeword Data and Check Data Safety MarginBar Sequence Codeword YieldError Detection/Error Detection Characters Error Correction/Error Correction CharactersError Correction Level ECL Encoded MessagePrint Growth Horizontal and Vertical Module ErrorsSymbology Row HeightX-dimension Quick*View Installing Quick*View from the WebSetting Up the Imager and the Quick*View Software Quick*View Demonstration Software InstructionsTemporary Quick*View Configuration IT4600/4800/4X80IT4410/4710 Using the Quick*View Software If Communication Cannot Be EstablishedScan Data Window North America Obtaining Factory ServiceCustomer Support Latin AmericaTechnical Assistance North America/CanadaAsia Page QC2DPQA-UG Rev B