Scan profile, Chapter 2 – Printronix Online Data Validator User Manual

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Chapter 2

Configuring the Validator

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The following is a sample scan report of a Code 39, 10 mil bar code
containing "*PTX8702*" with a quiet zone violation:

SCAN REPORT

ERROR: Bar code quiet zone too small

Barcode Data: [ST]PTX8702[ST]

Symbology

Code 39

Overall Grade

C (2.1)

X dimension (mils)

09.9

Decodeability (%)

65

Modulation (%)

34

Symbol Contrast (%)

68

Edge Contrast (%)

30

Defects (%)

14

Rmin/Rmax

2

PCS

92

Percent Decode (%)

100

Bar Deviation Avg (%)

-16

Min. Bar Deviation (%)

-31

Max. Bar Deviation (%)

-4

Ratio

2.0

Good Scans

28

Total Scans

30

Scan Profile

This is an executable menu that prints the scan reflectance profile
of a bar code placed in the validator scanning beam.

NOTE:

You will need a minimum installed label width of 2 inches

to support the Scan Profile printout.

1.

Press

to take the printer offline and place the printer in

Menu mode.

2.

If necessary, press

↓ and

↵

at the same time to unlock the

↵

key.

3.

Press

until VALIDATOR displays.

4.

Press

↑ until Scan Profile displays.

5.

Place a bar code in the scanning beam path.

6.

Press

↵

to scan the bar code.

7.

When prompted on the control panel, remove the scanned bar
code.

8.

Press

↵

to print the scan profile.

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