Printronix SL5000r MP manual Overstrike Style, Printed Overstrike Error Messages, Explanation

RFID CONTROL Menu Items

Overstrike Style

This menu item selects the style of the overstrike pattern.

The default is Grid.

When it is set to Grid, a grid pattern prints when it overstrikes. When it is set to Error Type Msg, an error message prints that indicates which error occurred (see Table 2).

IMPORTANT If you are using a validator, set the RFID Overstrike Style different than the validator Overstrike Style (in the VALIDATOR menu). This will help you differentiate between an RFID error and a validator error.

Table 2. Printed Overstrike Error Messages

Error Message	Explanation
Tag R/W Err x	The printer software attempted to write to or read from the
Check media	RFID tag, but the RFID encoder indicated that the tag could
	not be written to or read from.
Tag Comm Err x	The printer software temporarily lost communication with the
Check cable	RFID encoder, or communication between the printer
	software and the RFID encoder was not synchronized and
	had to be forced.
Precheck Fail x	This failure occurs only when the Precheck Tags menu item
Check media	is set to Enable. It indicates that the RFID tag was
	automatically failed since it did not contain the correct
	pre-programmed quality code.

NOTE: The x in the error messages represents a number code that identifies the area in the printer software or RFID encoder where the failure occurred.

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