Answer:

No – not in respect to the situation where the letter grade means the ANSI/ISO Overall Symbol grade.

The laser modes for RJS portable verifiers provide traditional types of analyses. They do however include one of the ANSI/ISO parameters called Decodability (“d/bility” shown on the LCD) and this is displayed as a calculation value and a letter grade. This is one of the parameters that create an overall symbol grade and is useful for checking bar and space print accuracy in conjunction with the avg. bar deviation calculation.

Answer:

The recommended model is Inspector 3000 w/ 6 mil wand. This is the most economical ANSI/ISO verifier in the product line and will check all thermal printer failures.

The particular failure that needs the ANSI/ISO method to detect is a failed print head element that causes a white stripe inside a bar of the bar code. This results in a low Overall Symbol Grade (C or less) due to a low Defects calculation.

Answer: The recommended model is D4000 w/Auto-Optic scan head. The patented scan head includes a 20 mil aperture choice to meet industry standards. Additionally, the scanner’s size and feel makes it easy to scan corrugated material.

Answer:

Yes. The simplest and least expensive way to transfer the text portion of analysis data from an RJS portable verifier to a PC is use HyperTerminal or an equivalent serial communications program.

PC setup: 9600 baud, 8 bit, no parity, 1 stop xon/xoff protocol
Inspector setup: Output device TP40 or COMPANION
Print - analysis only
Use RJS cable 002-8009.

More sophisticated bar code verification software packages compatible with RJS Inspector models are available from various vendors.