Axicon 6000-W User manual

THE BARCODE EXPERTS
Church Road, Weston on the Green, Oxfordshire, OX25 3QP, UK
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user guide
Axicon 6000-W
pharmacode verier

Axicon 6000-W
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Contents
Axicon 6000-W
Important information 4
Introduction 5
Installation 6
Calibration 8
Using the 6000-W 9
Product lookup 12
Setup 13
Saving and printing 14
Software licence 15
Warranty 17
Service contract 18
Factory re-calibration 19
Contact us 20
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Important information
The Axicon 6000-W Laetus (Pharmacode) verier has been specically designed to
verify Laetus (Pharmacode) barcodes. As the symbol has been designed to be read
by a white light source some Laetus barcodes will include a range of colours for the
bars, and this verier accordingly use white light. This verier cannot be used to
verify any other barcodes.
The verier is a high precison opto-electronic device and should be handled with
due care. Please use the plastic transit case to protect the equipment when not in
use.
Only use cables and other accessories supplied by Axicon as the use of non-approved
accessories will invalidate the warranty.
If the verier is dropped (or subjected to similar accidental damage) the accuracy
of the results may be affected, so please return it to us for servicing. We also
recommend that it is factory recalibrated annually.
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Axicon 6000-W

Introduction
What is in the case.
• Axicon 6000-W verier with USB cable.
• Software CD.
• Wallet containing this user guide and calibration sheet
The Axicon 6000-W is designed to work with any PC running a version of Microsoft
Windows currently supported by Microsoft.
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Axicon 6000-W

Installation
Please do NOT connect the verier at this stage. The software should be installed
before the verier is plugged into a USB port on the computer.
You will need to install the Axicon linear verier software before the Laetus
software.
To install the Axicon linear software, insert the CD into your computer’s DVD drive.
The program should run automatically, but if not, open the CD using Windows
Explorer, double-click the Autorun Program, and click on “Install Axicon Verier”.
Follow the on-screen instructions, and after you have clicked on the “Finish”
button, leave the software CD in the PC in order to install the USB drivers.
After installation is completed you will nd the “Axicon Verier” directory in “Start
Menu/Programs” and a shortcut to the program on your desktop.
To install the Laetus software, use the Windows File Explorer to locate the software
CD in your DVD drive, and right click on it to open the contents. Select the Laetus
1.0.8.0 folder, right click on it and save it to your computer. Now go to this
location, open the folder, and left click on the Laetus application le. The program
will now start, and the following command window will appear.
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To place a shortcut for the program on your desktop or in your task bar, right click
on the Laetus application le again, and the appropriate options will appear.
Now plug in the Axicon 6000-W to your computer so that the USB driver can be
installed. The software should detect the verier and turn it on so that the white
LEDs are all illuminated. The text at the bottom of the command window, ‘Laetus
Decode’ should read ‘Reader ABCD activated!’, where ‘ABCD’ is the serial number
of the verier.
If the verier is not found, click on ‘Reader’ then ‘Reset Reader’ from the dropdown
menu, or press F3. You will need to choose the verier (identied with its serial
number), then click on ‘Activate’.
Double click on the ‘Laetus’ shortcut on the desktop to start running the program.
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Calibration
The calibration process for the Axicon
6000-W verier is carried out using
the Axicon Verier program and not
the Laetus program. The calibration records
are however accessible by both software
programs.
Calibration should be carried out after
installation and at regular intervals. You will
need your calibration card which should be in
your documentation wallet.
Use the EAN-13 or UPC-A calibration code at
the top of the sheet.
Calibration is a quick and simple process.
Select Calibrate from the Options menu
of the command window (or press F2). You
will see a window with two edit boxes for
minimum and maximum reectance values.
Ensure that the values shown in the window
match the values printed at the bottom of
the calibration sheet. Modify the gures on
the window if necessary to ensure that they
are the same as those printed on the card.
Please note that the Summary window will now show Error alongside Structure and
highlight the box in red. This is not an error when the 6000-W is calibrated.
With the Calibration window open scan the calibration barcode 10 times. Then click
the OK button. The verier is now calibrated and ready to use. After calibration,
store the calibration sheet in the documentation wallet, away from light and
physical damage.
After calibrating the Axicon 6000-W please close down the Axicon Verier program
and start the Laetus program.
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With the verier in contact with the barcode, press the button underneath the
reader, or from the menu on the command window choose ‘Reader’, then ‘Get
Scan’, or use Ctrl + G. Read the barcode only once.
The Laetus Decode window provides the binary pattern data followed by the value
of the data, and shows this in both directions. All the measurements are expressed
in µm (thousandths of a millimetre), and the entries are coloured green or red
depending on whether they are in specication. An image of the symbol that has
been read is also shown in the window.
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Using the 6000-W
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Axicon 6000-W
The ‘Average Bar’ row provides the width of the wide bars then the width of the
narrow bars, and then the wide bar width to narrow bar width ratio.
The ‘Average Space’ row provides the width of the narrow space, then the width
of a wide space if one is present. The last entry provides a count for the number of
wide spaces. The ‘Nominal (Standard)’ section provides the nominal measurements
for all these elements, again expressed in µm.
The Product Lookup will always display ‘Not Found!’ with a red background if this
has not been established as explained below.
The ‘Laetus Dimensions’ window provides more information about the symbol.
Click on ‘Options’ in the main window, then choose ‘Show Dimensions’ from the
dropdown menu, or press F11 to open it.
The bar graph shows the bars and spaces in terms of their deviations from their
nominal values. When these measurements are within the tolerances allowed by
the Laetus specication, the elements are shown in two tones of green. Dark green
represents the bars, and pale green represents the spaces.
When the symbol does not conform to the Laetus specication the bar graph may
look something like this (below). The elements in red (darker for bars, paler for
spaces) are out of tolerance, with the spaces here shown in pale red being too
narrow.
Using the 6000-W
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