Appendix J Test Read Rate; Appendix K Formulas For Number Of Decodes - Microscan MS-890 User Manual

Appendix J — Test Read Rate
Test Read Rate by Bar Code Configuration
You can enter a Read Rate test by scanning the following symbols:
Enable All Symbologies
Start Read Rate Test
End Read Rate Test and Disable Bar Code Configuration
Test Read Rate by Serial Command (Static Symbol)
1. Position a stationary symbol in front of a functioning scanner at the scan distance
used in your application.
2. Set for single scan line scanning (Raster Top setting equal to Raster Bottom).
3. Enter a <C> command to see the decodes per second.
The decode rate is the number of decoded scans per total number of scan. It will
appear at the beginning of the data strings.
Note: You can also enter a
4. Make a note of the decode rate. You will need this when calculating the number of
decodes (see Appendix K,
5. End the test by sending the
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Enable Bar Code Configuration
(Also activates the scanner's read performance LEDs.)
<Cp> command to see the percentage of decodes per scans.
Formulas for Number of Decodes
<J> command.
Appendices
on page A-27).
A-25