4-State Codes
The Full Report from a typical scan looks like the following (line numbers have been added in curly brackets):
{1} B15AJ6T
{2} >>> PQA from HHP <<<
{3} 4-STATE(British): 34 Bars, nominally from 38.5 to 42.3 mm. in Width
{4} Bar Sequence: ADHTATDAHDDAADADAADTHTADHHDATHTADH
{5} [A] (Ok) < "Tall" Bar Extensions: 2.79 mm. from cen- ter
{6} [F] (Hi) < "Short" Bar Extensions: 1.00 mm. from center
{7} [B] (Hi) < Bar Widths = 0.60 mm. {8} [A] (Ok) < Inter-Bar Gaps = 0.59 mm.
{1} is the Encoded Message.
{2} is the Banner heading.
{3} identifies the Symbology,
{4} lists the Bar Sequence, "A" representing Ascending bars, "D" representing Descending bars, "T" representing Tracker (short) bars, and "H" represent- ing tall bars that both ascend and descend.
{5} lists the Average Extension from the centerline of the tall ascenders and descenders, as specified in Table 1.
In Screening modes, this parameter is reported as ""Tall" Bar Extensions are too Short (or Long) (0.xxx in.)" when that is the case.
{6} lists the Average Extensions from the centerline of the Short tracks, as specified in Table 1.
In Screening modes, this parameter is reported as "Short" Bar Extensions are too Short (or Long) (0.xxx in.)" when that is the case.
{7} lists the Average Width of the bars, as specified in Table 1.
{8} lists the Average Space Width between bars, as specified in Table 1.
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