Microscan MS-3 User Manual page 160

Calibration
Calibration
When a Calibrate
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Pharmacode. The scanner looks for readable bar code symbols, and records the high-
est read rates it encounters while stepping through various settings for motor speed,
laser power, fixed gain, and AGC level. If the The software evaluates the results and
selects the best combination.
Setting up for Calibration
Position your bar code symbol at the distance used in your application and confirm that
it is at a distance within the specifications for that symbol size (see
and Scanner" on page
Calibration Methods
There are three ways to start calibration:
• ESP Calibration
• Serial command
• From the embedded calibration menu
1. Calibration does not function with PDF417 symbols. However, you can substitute a Code 128
symbol with the same mil size as your PDF417. When you do this, enable Code 128 and after
calibration, switch back to PDF417.
2. Note: If using an I 2 of 5 label, verify that the number of characters in the label being scanned
matches the code length enabled for the I 2 of 5 code type (default is 10 and 6). See
leaved 2 of 5" on page
MS-3 Laser Scanner User's Manual
9-2
command is sent, all symbologies are enabled except PDF417
1-4).
menu (page 9-3).
<@CAL> (page 9-3).
5-13.
<@> (page 9-4).
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"Position Symbol
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