Printronix T5000e Series user manual Overstrike, Retry Form, Error Action

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Error Action

The printer remains in a fault condition until you press the PAUSE key. This clears the error message and takes the printer offline. You must correct any condition that may have caused the fault. When ready, the printer can be put back online and it will resume printing where it left off.

Overstrike

Use Overstrike mode when you want bad labels to be marked, but not reprinted (i.e., when using pre-numbered labels).

If the system detects a bar code failure, the print job stops, the printer status indicator lamp flashes, the alarm sounds, and the appropriate error message displays.

Without pausing, the printer then automatically reverses to the top of the form containing the failing bar code. It then prints an obliterating pattern over the form and any other forms partially printed prior to the physical stop. By default, the obliterating pattern is a grid of fine lines which clearly marks the label as bad but allows you to read what was originally printed.

In the VALIDATOR menu, the Overstrike Style options are: Grid, Grey, Checkerboard, or Error Type Msg.

NOTE: To see the error message printed on the bad label as the Overstrike Style, select the Error Type Msg option.

After the overstrike printing, the printer clears the error message and stops the alarm, then resumes normal printing at the point the job was stopped. The overprinted labels are lost and a separate print command is required to resend them from the host, if needed.

Retry Form

This mode is similar to the Overstrike mode, however, instead of resuming printing where the printer had left off, the printer will attempt to reprint the bad form.

NOTE: The number of times the printer will attempt to reprint the bad form is determined by the Num Retry setting. See “Num Retry” on page 52.

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Contents Online Data Validator User’s Manual Page Online Data Validator User’s Manual Definitions Software License AgreementTermination of License Agreement Communication NoticesEuropean Community EC Conformity Statement Page Trademark Acknowledgements Table of Contents Table of Contents Operational Parameters OverviewOverview Tools And Materials You Will Need Parts ListSafety Notices Safety NoticesInstallation Prepare The PrinterPrepare The Printer Installation Install The FerriteRemoving the Expansion-CT Subassembly Install The FerriteWrapping the Power/Data Cable Around the Ferrite Inserting the Wire Saddle Into the Frame Boss Wire Saddle Long Connector To Validator Ferrite Adding the Grommet to the Power/Data Cable Position the Ferrite Install The Brackets Install The BracketsValidator Rear View Hash Marks Lower Bracket Upper Attach The Power/Data Cable To The Validator Attach The Power/Data Cable To The ValidatorRestore The Printer To Operation Restore The Printer To OperationEnable The Validator Adjust The Scanning Beam Adjust The Scanning BeamAligning the Scanning Beam Peel-Off Media Handling Mode Scanning Beam Adjustment Screws Attach The Power/Data Cable To The Validator Adjusting the Center of the Scanning Beam Shifting The Scanning Beam Shifting The Scanning BeamReset Button Settings Time Reset Button Is Depressed Result CalibrationCalibration Calibrating the Validator Bar Code Validation Demo Bar Code Validation Demo Calibration Basic Validator Setup Unit PositioningValidator Front Panel Basic Validator Setup Validator Menu Structure Validator Menu StructureCont. from previous Enabling And Disabling The Validator Configuring The ValidatorEnabling And Disabling The Validator Validator ReportingRequesting a Validator Report Setting Auto ReportConfiguring The Validator To enable Auto ReportResetting Validator Data Defining The Data Output Destination Telemetry PathValidator Reporting Configuring The Validator Validator Statistics Validator StatisticsDefining Validator Options Setting Number Of Bar Codes On a FormSetting The Symbol Contrast Checking Quiet ZonesDefining Validator Options Checking The Firmware Revision Number Setting Overstrike Style Setting For Skip LabelsNum Retry Setting I2of5 ChecksumAdvanced Validator Options DecodeabilityAdvanced Validator Options Defects Percent DecodeScanner Settings Beam Shift Print Speed Limits OperationPrint Speed Limits Bar Code Height Min. Code HeightTo set the printer speed manually To change the Min. Code HeightValidation Report Type Min. Code GapTo change the Min. Code Gap Demand Printing Modes Bar Code Failures Bad Bar Code Error DetectionMissing Bar Code Error Detection Bad Bar Code Error DetectionBar Code Failures Error ActionStop Overstrike Retry Form default StopError Action OverstrikeRetry Form Message List Explanation Solution Error MessagesError Messages Message List Explanation Solution User’s Manual Bar Code Failures Message List Explanation SolutionError Messages Message List Explanation Solution Bar Code Failures Message List Explanation Solution Troubleshooting Error MessagesTroubleshooting the Validator Symptom Solution Page Maintenance Maintenance Index Index Index Index Page 170895-001