Axicon PV-1000 User manual

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Contents
Important Information 4
Introduction 5
Getting started 6
Calibration 7
Using the PV-1000 8
Conguration set-up 11
ISO/IEC or ANSI grades 13
Menu screen formats 14
Frequently asked questions 15
Technical specications 17
Software licence agreement 18
Axicon warranty 20
Declaration of ISO/IEC 21
Declaration of CE 23
Contact us 24

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Important information
The Axicon PV-1000 portable display unit is designed to operate in conjunction with
any of the Axicon 6000, 6500 or 7000 series veriers. Please note that the Axicon
PV-1000 cannot be used in conjunction with any of the Axicon S range veriers.
An Axicon verier is a high-precision quality control measuring device and should be
handled with care.
Only use accessories supplied or approved by Axicon. Use of non-approved
accessories will invalidate the warranty.
If the verier read-head is dropped (or subjected to similar misuse) the accuracy of
the results may be aected. The unit should be returned to Axicon immediately for
servicing.
Axicon recommends that for optimum accuracy all verier read-heads should be
returned every year to Axicon or an approved reseller to be factory recalibrated.
Any attempt to dismantle the equipment or any Axicon verier read-head will
immediately invalidate the warranty. This equipment contains no user-serviceable
parts.

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Introduction
What is in the case.
The PV-1000 ISO/ANSI portable display unit.
Documentation wallet containing the operating manual.
A set of four AA-sized alkaline batteries (supplied in UK only).

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Getting started
Open the battery housing cover to check if the four AA-sized batteries have been
tted. Observe the correct polarity when inserting the batteries. Ensure their
output is at least 2500 mAh.
Plug in an Axicon 6000, 6500 or 7000 series verier to the USB port on the base of
the PV-1000.
Switch on the verier by pressing the on/o switch.
A light will come on but nothing will be displayed on the screen for about 15
seconds. This is the power-up and initialisation phase.
The PV-1000 will show an initialising message before showing the message:
Axicon Verier
Ready to Scan !
If the PV-1000 is left for some time the screen will go blank to conserve battery
power, but can quickly be restarted by pressing the on/o button again. The time-
out period before this happens can be adjusted to suit the requirements of the user
– see page 12.
Please note that a warning message will be shown if a particular verier read-head
has not previously been calibrated on the PV-1000 (Each read-head has its own
serial number, and it must be calibrated before use).

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The calibration card is supplied with the PV-1000 and is kept in the wallet.
With the Ready to Scan message showing on the screen,
Press the Menu/select key.
And the screen will show ► Information
Press the Scroll down button until the screen displays
► Calibrate
Press the Menu/Select Button
There will be a ♦ Set RMin message with a 5below. Look at your calibration card to
nd the value for RMin.
Press Menu/Select and you can adjust the gure shown (if necessary) by using the
Scroll up and Scroll down buttons. When the numbers match, press Menu/Select to
conrm the setting. Press the Scroll down button again and the screen will display
♦Set RMax message with a 85 below.
Look at your calibration card to nd the value for RMax. Press Menu/Select and
you can change the value by using the Scroll up and Scroll down buttons until it
matches the value shown on the calibration card. Press Menu/Select to conrm the
setting. Press the Scroll down button and the message will be displayed ♦Calibrate
press the Menu/Select button.
The message will be displayed
Calibrate
Cal. Scan (0/3)
Pick up the verier read-head, place it over the barcode on the calibration card in
such a way that all four corners of the read-head are touching the card and then
press the trigger on the read-head. The message will change to read Cal. Scan
(1/3). Press the trigger two more times and the display will rst read Cal. Scan
(2/3) and then Calibration Successful !
Press the Clear/Back button twice to see the message
Axicon Verier Ready to scan
Calibration

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Place the verier read-head over the barcode so that it is at against the barcode
and then press the trigger on the read-head.
The initial screen will show the decoded number followed by the overall print
quality grade and a detail of the scan number in the format:
5012345678900
4.0/06/660 Scan 1/3
Using the Scroll down button you can look at further information regarding the
quality of the barcode, the symbology, magnication, bar gain (ink spread) etc.
Using the Scroll up button reviews the data.
Use the Clear/Back button to get ready to scan the next barcode.
Multi-scan averaging
The PV-1000 allows you to take up to 10 scans of a barcode at dierent points
throughout the height of the barcode which will be averaged automatically to grade
the barcode. This is the process dened by ISO/IEC 15416. To do this simply use the
Menu/Select button and you will see the message ►Information
Use the Scroll Down button until you see the message ►Setup
Press the Menu/Select button and you will see:
♦Average No 3
Press the Menu/Select button and then use the Scroll up and Scroll down buttons
until you reach the desired number.
Press the Menu/Select button to store this scan number.
Press the Clear/Back button twice to return to the main menu.
When multiple scans of a barcode have been taken then the Previous Scan button
allows you to review all of the previous scans for that barcode.
Using the PV-1000

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Print / Save Facilities
Verication reports can be printed by the PV-1000, or saved to memory for
subsequent uploading or printing. Automatic saving facilities are also included
as an option, and the les are saved in two formats. The rst is a text-le, and
the second is the Axicon .scn format. This second format can be viewed using the
Axicon PC verier software.
Direct Printing
Attach a suitable printer to the printer
port on the verier using the optional
Axicon printer lead. Verify the barcode.
Press the Print button – the screen will
show ♦Print. Press the Menu/Select
button – The screen will display the
message Printing and shortly afterwards
the message Done. Press the Clear/Back
button to return to the main screen.
Please note that this is a unidirectional
signal transfer – if the printer is not
connected properly or not switched on
then the PV-1000 is not aware of this.
Manual saving of verication reports
Verify the barcode.
Press the Print button – the screen will show ♦Print
Press the Scroll down button and the screen will show ♦Save
Press the Menu/Select button – The screen will display the message Successful!
Press the Clear/Back button to return to the main screen.

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Automatic saving of verication reports
From the main screen press the Menu/Select button and you will see the message
►Information
Use the Scroll Down button until ► Setup is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Press the Scroll Down button until the screen displays the message
►Autosave is displayed with an OFF message
Press the Menu/Select button.
Use the Scroll up and Scroll Down buttons until the desired On or O is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Press Clear/Back twice to move back to the main screen.
To print saved scans
Unplug the verier read-head from the PV-1000, and plug in a USB memory device.
From the main screen press the Menu/Select button and you will see the message
►Information
Press Menu/Select and the screen will display ♦Show Code
Press Scroll down until the message ♦Transfer is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
The message ♦Transferring will be displayed followed by the message ♦Transfer
Successful.
The text le printout will be in a directory named Scans on the memory device. This
le can then be opened in any suitable program such as Microsoft Word or Windows
Notepad for subsequent printing.
This Scans le also contains the detailed verication reports (the .scn les) that
have been saved. These les may be uploaded to a PC and viewed using the Axicon
PC verier software. Data from these les may also be merged into a quality
management document using the Axicon Scan File Data Extractor plugin.
Using the PV-1000

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Setting date and time
The PV-1000 has its own clock, so the user scan set the date and time which will be
recorded with each record.
To set the date and time, press the Menu/Select button to see the message
►Information
Use the Scroll Down button until ► Setup is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Press the Scroll Down button until ► Time is displayed
Press Menu/Select
The Verier will show ♦Time Zone
If the Time Zone is to be changed then press Menu/Select and use the Scroll up
and Scroll Down buttons until the correct time zone is shown and then press Menu/
Select to lock the data.
Use the Scroll Down button and ♦ Time will be displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Use the Scroll up and Scroll Down buttons until the correct time is shown and then
press Menu/Select to lock the data.
Use the Scroll Down button and ♦ Date will be displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Use the Scroll up and Scroll Down buttons until the correct time is shown and then
press Menu/Select to lock the data.
Press Clear/Back until the Ready to Scan ! message is shown
Please note that the date and time are maintained by a built-in battery that has
an estimated life span of four years. It is not possible for the user to change the
battery, so the PV-1000 should be returned to Axicon for servicing when this fails.
Conguration set-up

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Power Management
The PV-1000 has facilities for the user to control the elapsed time before Sleep
Mode and Power O are enabled.
To set the Sleep Mode
On the main screen press the Menu/Select button to see the message ►
Information
Use the Scroll Down button until ► Setup is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Press the Scroll Down button until the screen displays the message
►Power is displayed.
Press Menu/Select The screen will display ♦ Sleep (m)
Press the Menu/Select button.
Use the Scroll up and Scroll Down buttons until the desired number of minutes
before sleep mode takes eect is displayed.
Remember that if the number of minutes before Sleep mode is enabled is higher
than the number of minutes before Power Down mode then Power Down will occur
rst. Note that 0(Zero minutes) means that the sleep mode will be disabled. Press
Clear/Back twice to move back to the main screen.
To set the Power O option
On the main screen press the Menu/Select button to see the message
►Information
Use the Scroll Down button until ► Setup is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Press the Scroll Down button until the screen displays the message
►Power is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
The screen will display ♦ Sleep (m)
Press the Scroll down button and the screen will display ♦ Power O (m)
Press the Menu/Select button.
Use the Scroll up and Scroll Down buttons until the desired number of minutes
before Power O takes eect is displayed. If 0 is selected the automatic Power O
mode will be disabled. Press Clear/Back twice to move back to the main screen.
Conguration set-up

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By default the PV-1000 will display the nal barcode quality grade in the ISO/IEC
format such as 2.0/06/660 where the 2.0 is the print quality grade, 06 the aperture
reference number and 660 is the wavelength of light used expressed in µm.
If users prefer to see the grades expressed as the letters A,B,C,D or F (the ANSI
approach), the format can be changed as explained below.
To set the ANSI standard display
On the main screen press the Menu/Select button to see the message
► Information
Use the Scroll Down button until ► Setup is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
Press the Scroll Down button until the screen displays the message
♦Show ANSI is displayed.
Press Menu/Select
The screen will display ↕ Show ANSI
Use the Scroll up and Scroll Down buttons until the desired display format is shown.
Press Menu/Select to conrm the selection.
Press Clear/Back twice to move back to the main screen.
ISO/IEC or ANSI grades

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Menu screen formats
Menu level 1 Menu level 2 Menu level 3
Information Show code
Encodation
Transfer
Calibrate Set Rmin
Set Rmax
Calibrate
Setup Average No
Pass grade
Units
Language
Autosave
Show ANSI
Time Time zone
Time
Date
Power Sleep
Power o
Printer Trailing LF

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I am verifying barcodes with a lot of data – why can’t I see the full decoded
number?
To see all the data encoded in the symbol press Menu/Select and the display will
change to ►Information. Now press Menu/Select again and you will see the
message ♦Show Code. Press Menu/Select again and the full decoded number will be
displayed. To return to the original display press Clear/Back three times.
Why do I have to wait for my PV-1000 to get to the message Ready to Scan?
The PV-1000 incorporates a Linux computer in order to facilitate upgrades and
product enhancements, and this has to go through a power-up cycle before it is
ready to use.
Why does my verier keeps switching o by itself?
The power management options (Sleep and Power O) need to be adjusted, as
explained on page 12 to meet your requirements. If both of these are set to ‘0’, the
PV-1000 will stay on continuously.
Will the PV-1072 read-head work with the PV-1000?
The PV-1072 read-head can only be used with the PV-1072 display unit.
How long will a set of batteries last?
In tests with the PV-1000 remaining continuously on, a set of 2700 mAh NiMH
batteries (the type supplied by Axicon as an optional extra) lasts at least ten hours
on a single charge.
What sort of batteries should I use in my PV-1000?
Whether using alkaline or rechargeable batteries, make sure they have a rating of
at least 2500 mAh (one that is suitable for powering a motor or similar device).
How many scans can I store in my PV-1000 before I have to transfer them to a
computer?
If three-scan verications are made, approximately 1000 scan les can be saved
before they need to be transferred.
Frequently asked questions

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The verier is emitting a continuous high pitched squeal – what should I
do?
This happens when the batteries have run low. Remove the batteries and either
replace or recharge them (if rechargeable).
How do I change the language used by the PV-1000?
Switch o the verier. Switch on the verier and let it initialise.
Press Menu/Select once
Press Scroll down twice
Press Menu/Select once (you will see a number on the second line of the display
which is the averaging number)
Press Scroll down three times
Press Menu/Select once
Use the Scroll up and scroll down buttons until the chosen language is shown on the
second line of the display
Press Menu/Select to conrm the language
Press Clear/Back twice to return to the Ready to scan Message.
Frequently asked questions

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Barcode symbologies checked:
EAN-8, EAN-13, EAN-13+2, EAN13+5, UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 93, Code 128,
GS1-128, GS1 DataBar (both linear and stacked).
Technical specications
Power Four AA-sized batteries, of at least
2500 mAh output – Alkaline or re-
chargeable (rechargeable batteries
must be charged externally)
Size Display Box: 180 x 95 x 40mm
(7.2” x 3.8” x 1.6”)
Weight 650 gms (23oz) incl. batteries
Operating temperature 0ºC to 50ºC
Storage temperature -20ºC to 70ºC
Humidity 5% to 95% RH non condensing
Regulatory approvals CE approval (see certicates below for
full specication)
© Copyright information
The Axicon software embedded in the PV-1000 together with any accompanying
Axicon software is the copyright of Axicon Auto ID Ltd and is subject to the software
licence described below.
This manual is copyright to Axicon Auto ID Ltd and may not be reproduced in whole
or in part, nor may it be stored in any electronic storage or retrieval system without
the express permission in writing from a director of Axicon Auto ID Ltd.
Acknowledgement is made of the relevant copyrights of Microsoft, Word, and
Notepad referenced in this document.

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Software licence agreement
This software is Copyright © Axicon Auto ID Limited.
Use of the software in the PV-1000 is subject to the Axicon software licence terms
set out below. Using the software indicates your acceptance of these licence terms.
If you do not accept these licence terms within 14 days, you may return the entire
unused product for a full refund.
Axicon software licence terms - licence grant
Axicon grants you a licence to use the software supplied, but only in conjunction
with the Axicon hardware product that accompanied the software. Use means
storing, loading, installing, executing or displaying the software. You may not
modify the software or disable any licensing or control features of the software.
Ownership
The software is owned and copyrighted by Axicon Auto ID Limited. Your licence
confers no title or ownership in the software and is not a sale of rights in the
software.
Copies
You may not make copies of the software for any purpose whatsoever. You may not
copy the software onto a bulletin board or similar publicly accessible system.
No disassembly or decryption
You may not disassemble or decompile the software without prior written consent
from Axicon.
Transfer
Your licence will automatically terminate upon any transfer of the equipment/
software. Upon transfer, you must deliver the software, including any copies and
related documentation, to the transferee. The transferee must accept these licence
terms as a condition of the transfer.

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Termination
Axicon may terminate your licence upon notice of failure to comply with any of
these licence terms. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy the software,
together with all copies, adaptations and merged portions in any form.
Export requirements
You may not export or re-export the software in contravention of any applicable
laws or regulations.
This agreement should be construed in accordance with the laws of England.
Disclaimer
In the following the expression display unit means the PV-1000 hardware and the
associated software. We have taken care to ensure that this display unit is free
from defects. However since we have no control over the circumstances in which
you might use the display unit, you must satisfy yourself that its performance
is suitable for your needs. Neither Axicon Auto ID Limited nor the vendor of this
display unit can accept any liability for any loss or damage (consequential or
otherwise) which may be caused by its use. If the display unit or any part of it is
defective in any way, or in some other way does not meet your expectations, the
liability of Axicon Auto ID Limited is limited to the cost of the product. You should
bear this limitation in mind if you use this display unit in any situations where the
acceptance or rejection of shipments of goods or your reputation may depend upon
the quality of a barcode.
Under no circumstances is this display unit licensed or authorised for use in any
situation whatsoever where the health or safety of humans or animals might be put
at risk.

Axicon warranty
The Axicon PV-1000 is sold with a one year parts and labour warranty against
manufacturing defects. This is a Return to Bench warranty with shipping costs in
one direction being borne by the customer/distributor.
Should you need to return the unit to Axicon the original case (plus appropriate
packaging) must be used. If the equipment is returned without the original transit
case, Axicon will automatically charge an additional sum for the replacement of
this packaging.
Axicon reserves the right to charge an inspection fee for any equipment returned
under warranty for which no fault is found.
Please contact Axicon to obtain an RMA (return to manufacturer authorisation)
number before returning any equipment. This number must be quoted on all
documentation. Axicon cannot accept responsibility for equipment returned without
a RMA number.
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