Hand Held Products 800 - Manual

iv Chapter 9 - Error, Application, and Type Messages Chapter 10 - Flow Charts Chapter 11 - SSTR Codes Chapter 12 - Special Codes Chapter 13 - Unrecognized Symbols Unrecognized Symbols ....................................................... 13-1 Chapter 14 - Customer Support Troubleshooting ............

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 1 - 1 1 Getting Started About This Guide This manual contains information on the Quick Check ® 600/800 Series Bar Code Verifiers. It describes all the features and functions of the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier and all the industry applications that can be ena...

1 - 2 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide This manual uses several special symbols to refer to the controls on the instrument. The following table shows the symbols and their descriptions. Some terms used in this manual may differ slightly from the terms used in the Quick Check Verifier softwar...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 1 - 3 “X” Dimension RulerQCRFPG Calibration Reflectance Bar Code Page If you do not have all these items, contact your sales representative. Noting the Verifier’s Features The Quick Check 600/800 Verifier is a full-featured bar code verifier compatible with a...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 1 - 5 You can customize the settings for specifications, test criteria, scanning options, and output options to your preferences. These options are described in Chapter 3, Changing the Settings . Display The liquid crystal display (LCD) provides four lines of...

1 - 6 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide The Quick Check 600/800 Verifier also supports two customized operational modes: Reflectometer mode and Command Code function. In the Reflectometer mode, the unit operates as a free-running reflectometer. "Using the Quick Check Verifier as a Reflect...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 1 - 7 Specifications Installing the Batteries The Quick Check 600/800 Verifier is shipped with four “AA” NiCad rechargeable batteries. You must install the batteries in the unit before you use it. The batteries may be discharged and need to be charged. You mu...

1 - 8 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide ♦ To Install the Batteries 1. Slide off the battery cover on the bottom of the unit. 2. Insert the four batteries into the compartment, matching the “+” on the battery ends with the “+” on the bottom of the compartment, and press each battery into place...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 1 - 9 Turning the Unit On and Off When you turn on the verifier, it contains the settings stored from the last time you changed them. Chapter 3, Changing the Settings describes these settings and provides instructions for changing them. The verifier shuts its...

1 - 12 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3.c To clear (delete) the records stored in the memory, press ↓ and → to place the cursor on the asterisk next to the term Clear and then press SELECT . The stored results and the result from the last scan are deleted from the Quick Check 600/800 Verif...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 1 - 13 Three beeps (one long followed by two short beeps) sound if the unit detects reflectance readings significantly different from the previously recorded ones. You may be scanning too slowly, too quickly or unevenly, or using an improper scan angle. A mes...

1 - 14 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 2. Hold the mouse wand as you would a computer mouse, placing your fingers on each side of the mouse near the front. 3. Lightly pass the mouse wand over either quiet zone (clear area) of the bar code. If the unit does not respond, press POWER . 4. At a...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 2 - 1 2 Quick Start Guide If you are familiar with bar code verifiers, this section will get you up and running in a few minutes. We assume the factory defaults are in effect. 1. Install the batteries Chapter 1 • Slide off battery cover on the bottom of unit....

2 - 2 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide • The standard decode display appears. • Use arrow keys to view data ORScan SSTR Codes to view data. 7. Print your scan results Chapter 3 • If the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier is connected to a printer and it is turned on, results print automatically (A...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 1 3 Changing the Settings There are four types of options on the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier you can customize: specifications (applications and symbologies), test criteria, scanning options, and output options. Each option has several items that you can...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 3 Symbology Specifications * The message length specification for each symbology is listed. Although you can enterany value between 0 and 255, the unit does not decode more than the values indicated bythe specification. Symbology EAN/UPC Code 39 Interleav...

3 - 4 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Magnification Factor The Magnification (Mag) Factor applies to the EAN/UPC symbologies. By setting the size of the bar code symbols that you test, you define appropriate tolerances. You can select a mag factor from the following values: 80%, 90%, 95%, 1...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 5 The Yes setting for this parameter is the default. Some of the extra characters are represented by special character “strings” as shown in the following Character Translation Table . When you select the No setting, this information does not appear on th...

3 - 6 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Wide-to-Narrow Ratio The wide-to-narrow ratio (W/N) applies to symbologies with two element widths, including Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, and Code 39. “W/N” is the ratio of wide to narrow elements. Only one symbology can have a W/N ratio at a time. The...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 7 6. To change which symbology has a W/N Ratio: • Press ↑ or ↓ to set the cursor on the asterisk next to Fixed W/N Ratio and then press SELECT . A menu appears with Fixed W/N Ratio on top and asks you to choose the symbology name and the ratio amount. • T...

3 - 8 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide ♦ To select an application: 1. Display the menu that begins with Print Results (press POWER and SELECT ). 2. Set the cursor on the asterisk next to Change Settings and then press SELECT . A menu that begins with Specifications appears. 3. With the aster...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 9 You can obtain the scan grade result in two ways: • Set the verifier to use traditional print quality parameters to make a pass/fail judgment about the symbol and provide detailedmeasurements. • Set the verifier to use ISO/IEC methods to judge the symbo...

3 - 10 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Consider the symbol grade as the average resulting from scans you take from all over the symbol. The ISO/IEC standard requires you to obtain ten scans of each symbol. For example, you might sample the symbol at ten different paths in the symbol — four ...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 11 • Beeper Pitch (raise or lower) • Extended Accuracy • Decoding direction (both ways or forward only) Beeper Pitch You can change the pitch of the verifier’s beeper. Higher pitches seem to sound louder. You can also turn off the tone. The default is 16....

3 - 12 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3. Set the cursor on the asterisk next to Scanning Options and then press SELECT . A menu that begins with Beeper Pitch appears. 4. To make any necessary changes: • To change the beeper pitch , set the cursor on the asterisk next to Beeper and then pre...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 13 Additional results you can display and the criteria used include: • Symbol type • Wide-to-narrow ratio (traditional) • Light reflectance (traditional and ISO/IEC) • Dark reflectance (traditional and ISO/IEC) • Symbol contrast (ISO/IEC) • Reflectance mi...

3 - 14 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide • When you have the AutoPrint/Store feature turned on, but no printer is connected to your verifier, or your printer is connected, but is turned off, your scan results are automatically stored in the verifier’s memory. • When you have the AutoPrint/Sto...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 15 5. To change the printout options : • To change the printout options, set the cursor on the asterisk next to Printout Options and then press SELECT . A menu with the printout options selections appears. • To change the printer type, set the cursor on t...

3 - 16 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide ♦ To unlock the unit: 1. Scan the “Unlock Specs and Tests” Special Code. The unit is now unlocked. You can now change any option setting. Using a Command Code A Command Code is a bar code symbol that allows you to customize the Quick Check 600/800 Veri...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 3 - 17 RI & RD, P.C.S., Symbol Contrast, Rmin/Rmax, Modulation, EC(min), Defects, Message Type, Message Length or Check CharacterError Override: Yes or NoLEDs: P/F Criteria or Bar GrowthOutput OptionsPrinter Type: (Choose One)QCP, HSP, SSPPrintout: Long f...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 1 4 Reviewing Scan Data Reviewing Scan Results After you customize the verifier settings for your use, you are ready to scan bar code symbols. The verifier acquires and analyzes data using the ScanProfile Methodology specified in ISO/IEC’s Bar Code Print ...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 3 Determining the ISO/IEC Symbol Grade

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 5 Reviewing a Scan Example To clarify the difference between a scan grade and a symbol grade, this section presents an example of how you might set up your verifier, scan the symbols and review the results. In this example, we change the verifier settings...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 7 Note: If you set the Test Criteria Passing parameter to an ISO/IEC grade and you set the #Scans/Symbol parameter to 1, the scan grade is the same as the ISO/IEC symbol grade. • The first line of the symbol grade display provides the symbol or applicatio...

4 - 8 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide For your convenience, the display option feature called “LEDs” allows you to select ISO/IEC test criteria yet have the LEDs display bar growth rather than ISO/IEC pass/fail grade. Refer to "Changing the Output Options" on page 3-12 for additiona...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 9 Reviewing the Dimensional Parameters The following table lists the dimensional parameters and summarizes their results. Descriptions of the parameters follow the tables. * The method you select (Avg Decode or ISO/IECISO/IEC) determines the scan and sym-...

4 - 10 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide W/N Ratio The wide-to-narrow ratio (W/N) applies to symbologies with two element widths including Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5 and USS-Codabar. W/N is not meaningful for the other symbologies and is not displayed. When measured, the W/N value is compare...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 11 3. Press SELECT . The term Symbol Measures 00.00 Inches appears. The cursor appears in the whole number position. If you want to enter the symbol length in metric units (centimeters), enter the numeric value and then press → to move the cursor to Inche...

4 - 12 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide * For UPC, the minimum P.C.S. varies depending on the measured R-Max. Errors in Reflectance Parameters If, after a scan, the abbreviation for Reflectance appears as >REF<, an error exists in one or more of the reflectance parameters. If so, you s...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 13 Note: Certain high reflectance materials may always read “XX” or “— —.” You should repeat the calibration. The ratio of Rd/RI (Rmin/Rmax) must be less than 50% to pass this test. Alternately, you can consider Rd < 50% RI. RI may be rated LO!, but it...

4 - 14 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 5. To resume scanning, start at the quiet zone and scan the symbol. Reviewing the Format Parameters The following tables list the format parameters and their results. Descriptions of the parameters follow the tables. Errors in Format Parameters If, aft...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 15 Check Character A check character in a symbol may be mandated by a bar code symbology specification, by you, by both or not at all. The display reflects the requirement and the result, either CkChr Checks if it passes or Check Character Fails if it fai...

4 - 16 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Using SSTR Codes to Review Data A Single Scan to Result (SSTR) Code is a bar code symbol that tells the verifier to execute certain command functions. If you scan an SSTR Code, the unit displays the scan result parameter represented by that bar code sy...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4 - 17 If you save your customized default results, the unit automatically enters these changes in the Output Options, Display Options line. To change the upper and lower result lines using the Display Options menu, refer to "Changing the Output Options&#...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 5 - 1 5 Saving and Printing Saving Data When you scan a bar code symbol and you do not have a printer connected to the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier, or a printer is connected but not turned on, you can store or save, the scan results in the verifier’s print b...

5 - 2 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide ♦ To check the print buffer during operation: 1. Display the menu that begins with Print Results. If scan results are displayed on the verifier, press SELECT . If a menu (for example, a change setting menu) is displayed on the verifier, press POWER repe...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 5 - 3 2. Scan a bar code symbol. - If the AutoPrint/Store feature is set to On, the results print.- If the AutoPrint/Store feature is set to Off, press SELECT twice. After you press SELECT the first time, a menu that begins with Print Results appears and the ...

5 - 4 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide ♦ To delete stored data: 1. Connect your printer to the verifier and turn on both units. The opening display appears. 2. A PRINT BUFFER message appears asking if you want to continue, print or clear. 3. Press ↓ and then → to move the cursor next to Clea...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 5 - 5 QCP and QCHSP Printouts ***Quick Check 600*** 660 nm, 06 mil Scanner Interleaved 2/5 123456 - Extended Accuracy! - Avg Bar Err = -.05X OK! Wide/Nar Ratio = 2.5 OK! Decodability = 53% <B> Symbol Total = 055”X”Prnt Contr Sig = 92% OK! Reflect(Light)...

5 - 6 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Printing Guidelines The verifier supports two different Hand Held Products serial printers: • Quick Check ® Standard Speed Printer (QCP) • Quick Check ® High Speed Printer (QCHSP) The QCP and QCHSP are both impact printers. When you first receive your p...

5 - 8 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide The printer has a replaceable cartridge ribbon. Replace the paper roll when it is empty. ♦ To turn on and off the QCP or QCHSP: 1. To turn on the printer, press the power switch into the On (center) position. 2. To turn off the printer, press the power ...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 5 - 9 5. Slide the paper’s straight edge into the slot between the paper compartment and the printer compartment until about one-quarter of an inch is inserted. 6. Press the power switch to the center On position and wait a few seconds. 7. While holding the p...

5 - 10 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 4. Slide the paper through the gap between the inked ribbon and the frame of the new ribbon cartridge. 5. Set the new cartridge into the printer compartment and press both sides to secure it in place.The cartridge must be properly seated and aligned fo...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 5 - 11 Troubleshooting the QCP or QCHSP Printing difficulties may be caused by selecting the incorrect printer interface configuration for the type of printer you are using. • For the QCP, select QCP . • For the QCHSP, select HSP . For instructions on selecti...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 6 - 1 6 Background Information General Bar Code Information Bar code technology allows you to get information into a computer much more accurately than keying. Quick Check 600/800 Verifiers measure the quality of the bar code symbols to ensure the proper info...

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6 - 4 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Symbology Characteristics Your Quick Check 600/800 Verifier can handle bar code symbologies with a variety of characteristics. To help understand symbologies, you should be familiar with the following commonly used terms: • Code refers to the actual dat...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 6 - 5 A check character is a character placed in a predetermined position in a symbol and whose value is based on some mathematical relationship of the other characters in the symbol. It is used by the scanner to validate that the correct data has been decode...

6 - 6 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide The following table lists some characteristics of the nine bar code symbologies decoded by the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier. How a Bar Code Verifier Works A bar code reader or scanner extracts the information that is optically encoded in a bar code symb...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 6 - 7 proportional to the amount of light returned. A symbol’s spaces reflect more light than the bars. As the wand is moved across the bar code symbol, the analog voltage varies, creating a graphic scan profile. The scan profile is the basis for verifying th...

6 - 8 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide • ANSI - American National Standards Institute, 25 West 43rd Street, (between 5th and 6th Avenues), 4 floor, New York, NY 10036, Tel: (212) 642 4900, Fax: (212) 398 0023, http://www.ansi.org/ • The Bar Code Book-Reading, Printing and Specification of Ba...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 7 - 1 7 Using DataMatch Understanding the DataMatch Feature You can load a database into your Quick Check 600/800 Verifier. Then, when you scan a bar code symbol, you can review not only the scan results, but also any information contained in the database abo...

7 - 2 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide DECODE DECODE is the encoded information that appears on the verifier display in a “human readable format.” The following constraints apply to the format of DECODE: • UPC and EAN must include the check digit and number system character or “flags” separa...

7 - 4 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 6. The program walks you through the download steps and lets you know when the process is finished. Selecting the DataMatch Feature You can enable the verifier to verify symbologies, an application or use DataMatch. You enable DataMatch using the same p...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 7 - 5 database match descriptionXchange Msg wScan – includes just database Match description See "Reviewing DataMatch Results" on page 7-5 for an explanation of the options. 6. To change the DataMatch option, press ↓ to move the cursor to the asterisk...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 8 - 1 8 Using a Quick Check 800 Verifier The Quick Check Series 800 Bar Code Verifier is a high performance, professional tool for verifying the readability and standards compliance of printed bar codes in non-contact mode. The Quick Check 800 Verifier units ...

8 - 2 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Reflectance-Based Information When connected to a QC3800V, the Main display indicates the Series 800 verifier model, and the bottom line displays: Linear Imager Once a successful scan is performed, the Main display shows, for example: Note that the seco...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 8 - 3 to: When the new * % Decoded/Scanned option is selected, this screen appears: An example of this completed screen would be: Symbol Grade is the running average grade of the symbol being tested based upon the average of the individual scan grades for the...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 10 - 1 10 Flow Charts

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 12 - 1 12 Special Codes

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 13 - 1 13 Unrecognized Symbols Unrecognized Symbols You can use the “Unrecognized symbology” feature to analyze certain characteristics of bar code symbols that would otherwise be “unreadable” by a bar code scanning system. If the unit cannot decode a symbol,...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 14 - 1 14 Customer Support Troubleshooting Check the version of the software installed in your Quick Check 600/800 Verifier if you need to contact us for technical assistance. The software version is defined by the check sum and letter. ♦ To check the softwar...

14 - 2 Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide Latin America Telephone: (803) 835-8000Telephone: (800) 782-4263 E-mail: [email protected] Brazil Telephone: +55 (21) 2178-0500Fax: +55 (21) 2178-0505 E-mail: [email protected] Mexico Telephone: (803) 835-8000 E-mail: latechsupport@handhe...

Quick Check® 600/800 Series User’s Guide 14 - 3 Brazil Telephone: +55 (21) 2178-0500Fax: +55 (21) 2178-0505 E-mail: [email protected] Mexico Telephone: +52 (55) 5203-2100Fax: +52 (55) 5531-3672 E-mail: [email protected] Europe, Middle East, and Africa Telephone: +31 (0) 40 2901 633Fax: +31...