Last Bwd; Telemetry Path; Telemetry Data - Printronix T5000 User Manual

Last BWD

This is a display item only. It indicates the Bar Width Deviation included in the
most recent report received from the validator. If no data has been received
since the last clear operation, this field will be zero.
Validator Funct.
This item allows the validator to be disabled when desired. When disabled,
the printer will not command the validator to begin scanning and no errors will
be reported. The counters will not be incremented while the validator is
disabled.
The options are Disable (the factory default) and Enable.

Telemetry Path

This submenu allows you to select whether or not the printer will output the
bar code analysis and underlying data from the On Line Validator. To enable
this data, you must select the port through which the data will be transmitted.
The options are Disabled (the factory default), Serial Port, and Network Port.

Telemetry Data

This submenu selects the type and amount of data the validator will report to
the printer and subsequently the data the printer will make available through
the telemetry report.
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Short Report. Provides the encoded failure cause or pass indication, and
the percent bar width deviation.
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Full Report. Provides nearly all the data captured by the validator. This
report can be fed directly to the RJS analysis software for capture and
review.
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Validation Mode. Provides the same data as the Short Report, but adds
the actual bar code data read.
The factory default is Short Report.
Number of Codes
This submenu tells the printer how many codes to expect on a form. It is
required in conditions where the host sends bit mapped graphics to the printer
to produce bar codes. Therefore, the printer does not know how many codes
to expect and cannot tell when a code is skipped. With this figure set to a
specific number, the printer can check after a form has printed and passed the
validator, whether or not it has received enough analysis reports. If it does not
have at least as many reports as it expects, it can assume a gross bar code
failure. When Auto is selected, the printer will only expect as many bar code
analysis reports as bar codes printed using printer bar code commands.
The options are Auto (the factory default) and 1-99.
VALIDATOR Submenus
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