Defining Validator Options - Printronix SL5000r User Manual

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5. Press  and
6. Press PAUSE again to put the printer online.

Defining Validator Options

A number of validator options which define specific parameters for certain print jobs can
be set from the printer configuration menu.
Setting Number of Bar Codes on a Form
You can define how many bar codes the validator should expect on a form. This setting
is required when bar codes are produced as a part of a larger bitmapped image. When
set to a specific number, the printer checks after a form has printed and passed the
validator and determines if it has received an analysis report for each bar code. If the
printer does not have as many reports as it expects, it assumes a gross bar code failure.
When Auto (the default) is selected, the printer only expects as many bar code analyses
as bar codes printed using printer bar code commands defined by the host software.
1. Press
2. If necessary, press and
3. Press
4. Press until Number of Codes displays.
5. Press + or – to scroll through the choices: Auto, 1 to 99. The default is Auto.
6. Press
7. Press  and
8. Press PAUSE again to put the printer online.
Checking Quiet Zones
Quiet zones are the white spaces surrounding the bar code. Each bar code requires a
minimum quiet zone distance in order for the bar code to be scanned properly.
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Good Forms: The number of good (non-overstruck) forms printed since the last
Clear Data command.
Overstrike Forms: The number of forms containing a bar code that fell below
the minimum acceptable level since the last Clear Data command.
Average BWD: The average of all Bar Width Deviations reported since the last
Clear Data command, shown as a percentage.
Last BWD: The Bar Width Deviation included in the most recent report received
from the validator, shown as a percentage.
A bar code's Bar Width Deviation is determined by comparing the bar width
the validator expects to the bar width that is actually printed. For example, if
the bar width is printed exactly as the validator expects, the BWD is 0%.
However, if the bar width as printed is 25% wider or narrower than the
validator expects it to be, it reports a BWD of 25%.
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at the same time to lock the
printer offline.
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. to take the printer offline and place the printer in Menu mode.
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. until VALIDATOR displays.
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to select the desired value.
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at the same time to lock the
printer offline.
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key, then press PAUSE to take the
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at the same time to unlock the
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key, then press PAUSE to take the
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key.