Axicon PV-1000 User manual

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operating manual
Axicon PV-1000
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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.
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