Printronix T5000R

Chapter 2 Basic Validator Setup

CAUTION

Do not lift the printer by the validator unit or by the lower

bracket.

CAUTION

The validator contains sensitive electronic equipment. Do not

jar or drop the unit.

Table3. RESET Button Settings

Time RESET Button Is Depressed Result

Less than 2 seconds Turns on the scanning beam

More than 4 but less than 6 seconds Validator goes into calibration mode

More than 6 seconds Resets validator to the last good calibration

settings and turns off the scanning beam

Contents

Main Page Page Software License Agreement Page Communication Notices Canada Tested To Comply With FCC Standards Printronix SL5000r and T5000r FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE Page Trademark Acknowledgements Table of Contents 1 Installation Instructions........................... . 11 2 Operation ................................. ............... 39 Table of Contents A Contact Information ................................. 95 1 Instructions Overview Operational Parameters Chapter 1 Tools And Materials You Will Need Parts List Safety Notices Installation and Removal Prepare The Printer Factory Installation Field Installation Install The Ferrite Page Page Page Page Page Install The Brackets Page Attach The Grounding Wire And Power/Data Cable Restore The Printer To Operation Chapter 1 Enable The Validator Adjust The Scanning Beam Continuous, Tear-Off, and T ear-O ff St rip Peel-Off Media Handling Mode Cut Media Handling Mode Page Page Summary Of Scanning Beam Adjustment Shifting The Scanning Beam Chapter 1 Calibration Page Chapter 1 Bar Code Validation Demo Page Users Manual Page Page 2 Basic Validator Setup Unit Positioning Validator Front Panel Page VALIDATOR Menu VALIDATOR Menu (cont. on next page) Chapter 2 (cont. from previous page) (cont. on next page) 0.5* 0.0 to 4.0 15%* 0% to 100% VALIDATOR Menu (cont. from previous page) Configuring The Validator Enabling And Disabling The Validator RFID Encoder Validator Reporting Requesting A Validator Report Setting Auto Report Setting Auto Report Time Resetting Validator Data Defining The Data Output Destination (Telemetry Path) Selecting The Type Of Report For the Data Output Destination (Telemetry Data) Validator Statistics Defining Validator Options Setting Number Of Bar Codes On A Form Checking Quiet Zones Checking The Firmware Revision Number Setting For Skip Labels Setting Overstrike Style Setting I2of5 Checksum Num Retry Num Rescan Max Retry Action Advanced Validator Options Decodeability Percent Decode Defects Overall Grade Overall Grade Calculations Modulation EC Min Rmin Symbol Contrast Gain Offset SN Threshold Scan Report Scan Report Information Scan Profile Page Profile H Mag Print Settings Page Scanner Settings Beam Width Beam Shift General Process For Barcode Analysis General Process For Barcode Analysis Figure 19. Barcode Analysis Flowchart The following flow chart is an overview of how the validator performs the barcode analysis. Chapter 2 Operation Print Speed Limits Min. Code Height (Bar Code Height) Page Chapter 2 Min. Code Gap On-Demand Printing Bar Code Failures Bad Bar Code Error Detection Missing Bar Code Error Detection Error Action Forms Printed After an Error Detection Stop Overstrike Retry Form Stop & Retry Grade&Report Rescan Form Rescan&Retry rescan reprint Rescan&Stop Page Error Messages Page Page Quick Setup Users Manual Page Page Chapter 2 Troubleshooting Page Chapter 2 Maintenance A Printronix Customer Support Center Chapter Printronix Supplies Department Corporate Offices Index A D E Index F See I O Index Q T V