HandHeld Entertainment SV Series User Manual

™ User’s GuideQuick Check® SV SeriesBar Code Scanner/Verifier

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6 - 52 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideIf the value ## = 00 (and ~LZ00 is also set), a sync input is disregarded, therefore a No Read condition is

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 7 - 17ISO Parameter Grade ThresholdsISO parameter fail thresholds are set in the SV Series by commands requiring n

7 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideReference DecodeA = ISO method algorithm decoded the symbolF = ISO method algorithm could not decode the symb

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 8 - 18Technical SpecificationsQCOLVSV Series Product SpecificationsParameter SpecificationPhysicalPackage4.4” (112

8 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideScanning Performance–SV Series ModelNote: All Models - 4 bar codes across maximum (picket fence direction)Sc

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 8 - 3• Sync input recovery time: 12.5 milliseconds minimumOutputsOpen Drain FET (Field Effect Transistor) – no int

8 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideNote: When in this sync mode, the sync input is a background application. The SV Series will scan, analyze a

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 8 - 5• Reference Decode (ISO method parameter)• Decodability (ISO method parameter)• Modulation (ISOISO method par

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Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 9 - 19Maintenance/Customer SupportMaintenanceThe Quick Check SV Series is designed to provide maintenance-free ope

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 1 - 11Quick Check SV SeriesIntroductionThe Hand Held Products SV Series of Scanner/Verifiers is a universal system

9 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideJapanTelephone: +813 5770-6312E-mail: [email protected]: +603-6201-7020 E-mail:

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 9 - 3Europe, Middle East, and AfricaTelephone: +31 (0) 40 2901 633Fax: +31 (0) 40 2901 631E-mail: euservice@han

9 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideEXCEPT AS MAY BE OTHERWISE PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER COVENAN

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide A - 1ASV Series Setup Hints - ScanningDistance and AngleIntroductionThe Hand Held Products SV Series of Scanner/Ve

A - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideNote: A scan distance too close will read a larger than the known X dimension. Too far will read smaller than

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide A - 3SV units incorporate proprietary, analog scanners. The scanner gain and offset are adjustable, allowing the u

A - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guideand offset for this material and do not use any parameters that involve reflectance measurements for failure

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide A - 5 Figure 3 - Examples of Scan Profile Parameters Out of RangeCalibration HintsCalibration is used to normalize

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1 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideSV Series Model Specifications Contact Hand Held Products Technical Support for information on custom and oth

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Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 2 - 12Control PanelThe control panel displays the reset button, I/O connector, system LEDs, and the serial port co

2 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide9 - Reserved10 - Reserved11 - GND12 - +5 VDC power in 13 - Power GND14 - GND 15 - Output Port 5+ 5 VDC Powe

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 2 - 3Sync inputs are also available via serial communications. See ~SK# (page 6-26) command for details.Hardware

2 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideEdge Sync ModeThis mode senses a signal transition level of a sync signal as shown below.The illustration abo

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 2 - 53. Counting ceases upon receipt of the trailing edge of a sync signal. The SV Series determines that at leas

2 - 6 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideSystem DisplaysFive LEDs are included on the SV Series back panel. Power/Sync LEDThis LED is illuminated gre

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 3 - 13Serial Port ConnectorThe serial port connector is used to interface the SV Series with devices incorporating

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3 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideLegal values for each parameter are:Pos Chars ParametersY11Programmable ASCII character indicates start of tr

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 3 - 3p291+ or - indicating sign of avg. max. bar deviation calculation. + indicates wide bars.q302Maximum bar d

3 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guidey* - The symbology identifiers use groups of numbers to identify each symbology. The range of possible val

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 3 - 505 Code 3 of 906 Codabar11 UPC-A15 UPC-A w/add-on (2)19 UPC-A w/add-on (5)12 EAN-1316 EAN-13 w/add-on (2)20 E

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Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 4 - 14ScanView Installation and SetupIntroductionScanView is designed to be a tool used for system setup and real-

4 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guideand follow the displayed instructions. If the previous version of ScanView was 2.07 or earlier, delete the f

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 4 - 3Software Operation WarningsDo not let other Windows applications run concurrently with ScanView. ScanView ope

4 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideSelect SymbologiesThis item allows the user to program the SV unit to enable/disable individual symbology dec

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 4 - 5Note: In cases where the SV is scanning stationary bar codes, the “picket fence” direction must be used.Advan

Statement of Agency ComplianceThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this devi

4 - 6 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideSpeed Button Bar – Screen DisplaySee "Bar Code Analysis Screen" on page 4-9. The buttons on this b

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 4 - 7Transmit SV Commands This button invokes a special screen where up to fourteen individual commands may be co

4 - 8 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guideexceeds the application’s processing limit it will lag farther and farther behind until the buffer overflows

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 4 - 9Various points on the screen are marked with numbered and lettered references. Lettered references apply to S

4 - 10 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideBar Code Analysis Results for a Previous Bar CodeThis is an example of reviewing a bar code other than the l

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 4 - 11Color Coding Color Coding is an important feature of the ScanView presentation scheme. If you look at your

4 - 12 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideReflectance Profile ScreenThis high reflectance spans includes one of the bar code quiet zones.This high ref

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 5 - 15Scanner SetupScanner positioning and proper system setup are extremely important for proper SV Series operat

5 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideScanner PositioningEach SV Series has an attached label that indicates the type of scanner, focus distance an

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 5 - 3Bar Code Travel DirectionBar codes can be scanned in a static location, or more commonly with on-line scanner

The CE mark on the product indicates that the system has been tested to and conforms with the provisions noted within the 89/336/EEC Electromagnetic C

5 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide1. Mount the SV units at the proper distance and angle. Use "Good Reflectance Profile" on page 5-6

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 5 - 59. Program the SV unit’s ports, LEDs, sync mode, etc. (if required).10. Calibrate the SV unit if any reflecta

5 - 6 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide**This procedure assumes the SV unit is mounted as shown below with the protruding surface up and the user is

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 5 - 7Bad Reflectance ProfilePicket Fence DirectionIn picket fence travel direction, a bar code is in the laser bea

5 - 8 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideNote: If using ~HO2, ensure the bar codes with short vertical gap are encoded with different data and only on

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 5 - 9Procedure 11. Remove all bar codes from the laser beam path.2. Place the supplied calibration symbol in the l

5 - 10 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideAdjusting Scanner Gain and OffsetScanner gain and offset adjustment via commands is available in SV units th

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 5 - 11Desired Signal Amplitude and Placement• Bar code signal amplitude at least 6 lines high. (A more preferred

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Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 16SV Command LanguageIntroductionAll commands to the verifier begin with a tilde, ‘~’, followed by one or more

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6 - 2 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~BCa##bc{…bbb…}{…mmm…}{…bbb…}… {etc. up to 32 characters max.}Check for specific dataThis command sets (enab

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 3Note: Other Data Match Fields and Fill characters can follow for up to 32 characters total length.ExamplesNot

6 - 4 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideIncrementing ExamplesDecrementing Examples~BU#Allows data match command ~BC to detect a Code 128 Function 1 c

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 5If ~BU1 set, if a right bracket character ( ] ) character is set in the ~BC command data field, that will be

6 - 6 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideExample return using ScanView:Scan Rate: 400~DN#Inquire port activation data. This command instructs the ver

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 7Possible values for # are:The default value is set at the factory (before shipping).Returns the following se

6 - 8 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~HQ#Transmission ModeValues for # are:~HTDisplay the verifier parametersThe format of the reply is, when ~De0

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 9[~Sl##]= 000[c]SCfact= 045[c]min cal= 024[~HB#]baud= 005[~LL]smt_decode= 471[~LM##]chars= 032[~LN##]num_bc= 0

6 - 10 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide[~SN###]#scans= 050[~Lp#]part= 000[~Lt#]itfp= 001[DACs]= 175 156 255 255[~LQ#]p_out= 000[~Lw,d]def= 000 000[

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 11~H#nnSets the number of signal transitions to search for finding a bar code symbolnn = values of 10 through

6 - 12 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~LE#Exclude the Specified Symbology for a Label: (‘#’ identifies the excluded symbology: Values for # are:~

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 13~LI#Include the specified symbology for a label‘#’ identifies the included symbology: ~LLReport the excluded

6 - 14 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~LN##Set Minimum Number of Bar Codes Per Label (i.e., per sync period)This command instructs the verifier on

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 15~LQ#Enable or Disable Port Activations by Partial Decodes~LR#Enable or Disable No Read Transmission or Alter

6 - 16 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide# = 6, causes the SV unit to transmit bar code data only, without the 88 byte field used to indicate all qua

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 17~LV##Output Interface Mode## = 00 - 99:This command sets the output interface mode of the unit. Modes hav

6 - 18 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide ~Lt#Turn partials on and off at the decoder level for Interleaved 2 of 5 codes only.Output Mode Selection

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 19Output Port Setup Commands – PA ’~’ immediately followed by a ‘P’ specifies a command from the Output Port S

6 - 20 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide04 Symbol Contrast0 100 % 000 10005 EC min 0 100 % 000 10006 Defects 0 100 % 000 10007 Rmin/Rmax 0 100 % 000

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 21* The data format for negative numbers ranging from -100 to -1 is 0 to 99. for example, -100=0; -95=5; -10=

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6 - 22 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~PLpiiList all Port setup parameters. (Parameters are set by the ~PB command.)pii= Three decimal digits re

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 23 013 - 255 255 014 - 255 255 015 - 018 000 016 - 050 100 017 - 255 255 018 - 255 255

6 - 24 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideExcept for the sync indicator, if a bit is clear, the inactive state of the port is OFF. For example:~PR021

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 25The major trade-off to the single scan feature is only one bar code at a time can be analyzed in the beam vs

6 - 26 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideWhen using ScanView menus to program SV parameters, set ~De0 for normal ~HT reply or an error message may be

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 274. Receipt of ~SK# command will be identical to detecting a hardware sync input5. After receiving the ~SK# c

6 - 28 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~SRReset the System.This re-initialization procedure recalls all of the current setup parameters from the fl

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 29y = number of characters in the trailer. Allowed values are 0,1,2 therefore up to two trailer characters are

6 - 30 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~StxProgram Command Indicator HeaderThis command programs the indicator character from a pre-determined set

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 31Mode 01 (~LV01)Mode 01 I/O operation1. System will operate in Edge Sync or Envelope sync mode (~LX#)2. Sync

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6 - 32 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideNote: Both LEDs can be on in cases where multiple bar codes are analyzed in a sync period.SV Commands Import

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 33~PB802xxx100This command sets the threshold for the ISO Decodability calculation on a code to set a failure

6 - 34 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guidec. Overall ISO Grade (Programmable, ~LAxx)d. Bad quiet zone (~PB816xxx000)e. No Read (if sync is received)f.

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 35~LQ0This command disables partial decodes to activate output portsNote: In SV firmware versions x238 and low

6 - 36 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideThis command overrides the ~LN## command if the number of codes set does not = 00. If ~LZ## is set to ~LZ00

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 37d. ISO Defects grade programmable (~PB806xxx000)e. ISO Decodability grade programmable (~PB802xxx100)f. Symb

6 - 38 Quick Check® SV Series User’s GuideNote: In SV firmware versions x238 and lower, ~LQ commands are not implemented and the command ~HQ1 must be

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 39~LAxxThis command sets the passing threshold for the Overall ISO method Symbol Grade. For example: ~LA28 ca

6 - 40 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guidej. X dimension (Programmable ~PB811xxxyyy)k. Symbology modulo check digitMode 16 LED Operation1. LED1 will t

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 41~PB816xxx100This command sets the minimum percent of scans on a code which calculate good quiet zones to det

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6 - 42 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~HxThis command stores all parameters into non-volatile memory. This command should be the last command sen

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 43m. I 2 of 5 optional Mod 10 Check Digit data error (if enabled)n. Data Match Error (~BC).o. Increment or Dec

6 - 44 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~LDxxThis command sets the % decode threshold for a passing condition. If analyzing poorly printed symbols,

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 45~LN##This command sets the minimum number of codes to be read during a sync period. ## = the number of code

6 - 46 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide11. Error conditions available are: a. Partial Read (Programmable, ( ~Lp#, LQ#)b. % decode (Programmable, ~L

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 47SV Commands Important for Mode 18This system is operating in a “mode” rather than fully programmable logic.

6 - 48 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide~PB806xxx000This command sets the threshold for the ISO Defects calculation on a code to set a failure condi

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 49~HxThis command stores all parameters into non-volatile memory. This command should be the last command sen

6 - 50 Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide5. Ports 1 and 3 will go high (no current) within 12.5 milliseconds after the sync input goes high (leading

Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 6 - 51~LDxxThis command sets the % decode threshold for a passing condition. If analyzing poorly printed symbols,