Hand Held Products SV Series User Manual

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Quick Check® SV Series User’s Guide 1 - 11 Quick Check SV SeriesIntroductionThe Hand Held Products SV Series of Scanner/Verifiers is a universal systemcomponent that analyzes linear bar code print quality, checks encoded data, anddetects system failures. In its basic mode of operation, an SV unit acts similar toa normal fixed position scanner by automatically decoding bar codes as theypass through its laser beam. Additional capabilities, such as performing barcode verification and operating in synchronous modes make the SV Seriesunique.The SV Series combines state-of-the-art digital signal processor (DSP)technology, a proprietary high-speed moving beam laser scanner with uniqueanalog output capability, and flexible I/O and communications capability. Thispowerful architecture makes an SV unit an economical Quality Assurance toolfor practically any bar code print, application, or conveyance system.The SV Series performs practically every accepted method of bar codeverification – ISO method, traditional method, encoded data format checks, andlaser scanning type analyses. These wide-ranging analysis parameters can beused to measure bar code quality and detect failure mechanisms for any printtechnology.Bar code quality and encoded data information can be reported through theserial communications port for each code analyzed, so accountability for allprinted bar codes is possible.An SV Unit’s I/O consists of five programmable output ports, two programmabledisplay LED’s, and a sync input (with two interface circuit choices). This allowsthe unit to be used as a local controller for pausing printers, activating lights,gating conveyors, etc.The SV Series is available in different models. All models operate identically, butthe scanner parameters, such as scans per second and focus distance, aredifferent.