Validator Action (Error Action) - Printronix SL5000r User Manual

expected to the number it received. If the printer does not receive enough bar code
reports, it enters an error condition. How the printer then reacts is described in
"Validator Action (Error Action)" on page 75.
The number of bar codes expected is determined one of two ways:
 If Auto is selected for the Number of Codes parameter, and you are using LinePrinter
, IGP Code V™, or IPDS™ graphics software, the printer com-
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Plus , IGP /PGL
pares the number of bar code commands it receives from the software to the number
of analysis reports it receives from the validator.
 You can set the number of bar codes generated by a bitmapped image that the
printer should expect per form by selecting a value in the Number of Codes param-
eter.
For more information on choosing a value for the Number of Codes parameter, see
"Setting Number of Bar Codes on a Form" on page 52.

Validator Action (Error Action)

The printer response is the same whether the error stems from a bad or missing bar
code. It is determined by the Validator Action setting in the VALIDATOR menu:
. .
1. Press . to take the printer offline and place the printer in Menu mode.
2. If necessary, press and
. .
3. Press . until VALIDATOR displays.
4. Press until Validator Action displays.
5. Press + or – to scroll through the choices:
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Retry Form (default)
•
Stop & Retry
•
Grade&Report
•
Rescan Form
•
Rescan&Retry
•
Rescan&Stop
•
Stop
•
Overstrike
These options are described in detail below.
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6. Press to select the desired value.

7. Press  and
at the same time to lock the
printer offline.
8. Press PAUSE again to put the printer online.
Forms Printed After an Error Detection
Because of physical differences between the location of the printhead and the scanning
beam, one or more forms may print after a bad form (a form with a bar code error that
the validator detected).
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at the same time to unlock the

key, then press PAUSE to take the

key.
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