Hand Held Products Quick Check Bar Code Verifiers 800 User manual

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User’s Guide
Quick Check® 600/800 Series
Bar Code Verifiers

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Chapter 1 - Getting Started
About This Guide ................................................................. 1-1
Unpacking the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier ..................... 1-2
Noting the Verifier’s Features........................................ 1-3
Specifications........................................................................ 1-7
Installing the Batteries .......................................................... 1-7
Charging the Batteries.................................................... 1-8
Turning the Unit On and Off.......................................... 1-9
Calibrating the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier ............ 1-12
Properly Scanning With the Unit ................................. 1-13
Cleaning the Wand....................................................... 1-14
Accessories and Options .............................................. 1-14
Chapter 2 - Quick Start Guide
Chapter 3 - Changing the Settings
Changing the Specifications ................................................. 3-1
Symbologies................................................................... 3-2
Symbology Specifications.............................................. 3-3
Magnification Factor...................................................... 3-4
Expand U.P.C./EO ......................................................... 3-4
Check Options................................................................ 3-4
Modes Shown................................................................. 3-4
Character Font & Tolerances ......................................... 3-5
Wide-to-Narrow Ratio ................................................... 3-6
Fixed Message Length ................................................... 3-6
Industry Applications ..................................................... 3-7
Changing the Test Criteria.................................................... 3-8
Scan Grade ..................................................................... 3-8
Decodability ................................................................... 3-9
ISO/IEC grades .............................................................. 3-9
Number of Scans ............................................................ 3-9
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Changing the Scanning Options ......................................... 3-10
Beeper Pitch ................................................................. 3-11
Extended Accuracy ...................................................... 3-11
Decode Direction ......................................................... 3-11
Changing the Output Options ............................................. 3-12
Display Options............................................................ 3-12
Parameter Result Lines ................................................ 3-12
Print Options ................................................................ 3-13
AutoPrint/Store ............................................................ 3-13
Scan Profile .................................................................. 3-14
Resetting the Default Settings ............................................ 3-15
Locking the Settings ........................................................... 3-15
Using a Command Code..................................................... 3-16
About Command Codes ............................................... 3-16
Choosing a Command Code......................................... 3-18
Customized Command Codes...................................... 3-18
Chapter 4 - Reviewing Scan Data
Reviewing Scan Results ....................................................... 4-1
Scan Grades .......................................................................... 4-1
ISO/IEC Symbol Grade.................................................. 4-2
Reviewing a Scan Example .................................................. 4-5
LED Display ......................................................................... 4-7
Audio Sounds........................................................................ 4-8
Reviewing the Dimensional Parameters............................... 4-9
Errors in Dimensional Parameters ................................. 4-9
Calculating X ............................................................... 4-10
Reviewing the Reflectance Parameters .............................. 4-11
Errors in Reflectance Parameters ................................ 4-12
Reviewing the Format Parameters...................................... 4-14
Errors in Format Parameters ........................................ 4-14
Reviewing Messages.................................................... 4-15
Using SSTR Codes to Review Data............................. 4-16
Using the Quick Check Verifier as a Reflectometer .......... 4-17

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Chapter 5 - Saving and Printing
Saving Data........................................................................... 5-1
Checking the Print Buffer During Operation........................ 5-1
Printing Data ......................................................................... 5-2
Deleting Stored Data............................................................. 5-3
Interfacing With a Computer.......................................... 5-4
Reviewing the Printouts ................................................. 5-4
Printing Guidelines ............................................................... 5-6
Using the QCP or QCHSP.............................................. 5-6
Troubleshooting the QCP or QCHSP........................... 5-11
Chapter 6 - Background Information
General Bar Code Information.............................................. 6-1
Symbology Specifications .................................................... 6-2
Symbologies ................................................................... 6-2
Symbology Characteristics ................................................... 6-4
How a Bar Code Verifier Works .......................................... 6-6
Additional Information ......................................................... 6-7
Chapter 7 - Using DataMatch
Understanding the DataMatch Feature ................................. 7-1
Downloading DataMatch ...................................................... 7-1
Structuring and Loading the Database.................................. 7-1
Selecting the DataMatch Feature .......................................... 7-4
Reviewing DataMatch Results.............................................. 7-5
Chapter 8 - Using a Quick Check 800 Verifier
Using the Quick Check 800 Verifier with a QC3800V Linear
Imager ................................................................................ 8-1
General Operation .......................................................... 8-1
Reflectance-Based Information...................................... 8-2
ScanProfile Output ......................................................... 8-2
Percent Decoded/Scanned Mode.................................... 8-2

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Chapter 9 - Error, Application, and Type Messages
Chapter 10 - Flow Charts
Chapter 11 - SSTR Codes
Chapter 12 - Special Codes
Chapter 13 - Unrecognized Symbols
Unrecognized Symbols....................................................... 13-1
Chapter 14 - Customer Support
Troubleshooting.................................................................. 14-1
Technical Assistance .......................................................... 14-1
Online Technical Assistance............................................... 14-2
For Further Information...................................................... 14-2
Product Service and Repair ................................................ 14-2
Online Product Service and Repair Assistance .................. 14-3
Limited Warranty................................................................ 14-3

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Getting Started
About This Guide
This manual contains information on the Quick Check®600/800 Series Bar
Code Verifiers. It describes all the features and functions of the Quick Check
600/800 Verifier and all the industry applications that can be enabled on the
Quick Check 600/800 Verifier. Your particular Quick Check Verifier may have
fewer applications.
This manual is organized into the following chapters:
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 Quick Start Guide
Chapter 3 Changing the Settings
Chapter 4 Reviewing Scan Data
Chapter 5 Saving and Printing
Chapter 6 Background Information
Chapter 7 Using DataMatch
Chapter 8 Using a Quick Check 800 Verifier
(Specific to the Quick Check 800 Verifier
only )
Chapter 9 Error, Application, and Type Messages
Chapter 10 Flow Charts
Chapter 11 SSTR Codes
Chapter 12 Special Codes
Chapter 13 Unrecognized Symbols
Chapter 14 Customer Support

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This manual uses several special symbols to refer to the controls on the
instrument. The following table shows the symbols and their descriptions.
Some terms used in this manual may differ slightly from the terms used in the
Quick Check Verifier software menus due to space restrictions. The following
table shows these terms.
Unpacking the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier
When you first receive your Quick Check 600/800 Verifier, you should unpack it
carefully. Before attempting to use the instrument, inspect the contents of the
package for any shipping damage. If there is evidence of damage, please keep
all packing materials and contact the delivery carrier as soon as possible for
claim procedure.
Confirm that you have the following items:
• Quick Check 600/800 Verifier
• Wand scanner (specific to the QC600 series)
• Linear Imager (specific to the QC800 series)
• AC Charger
• Four “AA” NiCad batteries
• Quick Check 600/800 Verifier User’s Guide
(this publication)
• Manual Package containing:
Test Symbols
Warranty Card
Gauge Ruler
Symbol Description
POWER or SELECT
or ↑, ↓, ←, → Represents a button on the Quick Check Verifier unit
Scan or Low Battery Shows the LED display on the Quick Check
unit
♦Indicates steps to follow to perform a
procedure
Term in manual Term in software
W/N WN
U.P.C.
(Universal Product Code) UPC

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“X” Dimension Ruler
QCRFPG Calibration Reflectance Bar Code Page
If you do not have all these items, contact your sales representative.
Noting the Verifier’s Features
The Quick Check 600/800 Verifier is a full-featured bar code verifier compatible
with all major linear bar code symbologies. It is suitable for desktop use in the
office and is easily carried for portable verification in the field. It is both a quick
and easy to use pass/fail tester for bar code symbols and a powerful measuring
tool for detailed testing of these same symbols.
All the information you need to interpret overall symbol quality is available. The
Quick Check 600/800 Verifier unit is housed in a compact and lightweight impact
resistant case.
Quick Check 600/800 Verifier

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The symbologies tested by the verifier include
Each model of the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier is capable of testing either all,
none, or different sets of industry applications. If you are not sure which
applications are available on your unit, refer to "Changing the Specifications" on
page 3-1 of this manual to display a list of available applications. Industry
standard symbols (applications) tested by the Quick Check 600/800 Verifier
include:
The Quick Check 600/800 Verifier provides the following types of scan data:
• Type of symbology verified
• ISO/IEC and traditional print quality results
• Uniformity in bar guard size (UPC)
• Data string identifiers
• Application identifiers
• Function characters
• Data check characters
• Bar/Space dimensional indication and measurement
• Wide/Narrow ratio measurement
• Character format verification
• Quiet zone tests
• With a printer, hardcopy results and ISO/IEC scan profiles
•Profile
•EAN/UPC
• Code 39
• Interleaved 2 of 5
• Code 128
• Code 93
• Codabar
• Code 11
• Code 16K
• Code 49
•MSI
•IATA2of5
• Interleaved 2 of 5
•AIAG
• CTIA/ABCD
• LOGMARS
•SCC
• Coupon Code
•HIBC
• CCBBA
•SISAC
• BOOKLAND