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NC R 787 0 Scan ner /Scal e Release 1.0 User's Guide BST0-2121- 90 Issue G.
The p roduct de scribe d in this book is a licen sed product of NCR Corpo ration . Tradem ark In form ation It is the policy of NCR Corporation (NCR) to i mp rove products as new technology, compo nents, softwar e, and fir mware bec ome availab le. NCR, theref ore, reserves the right to ch ange specifications without prior notice.
User' s Gui d e i Table of Con tents Chapter 1: In troductio n Ab out the N CR 7 8 70 Sc an ner /S ca le............................ 1- 2 Mod el s ..................................................................... 1- 2 Read i ng t he Pr od uct N umb er .
ii User 's Guide Sc anner Pow er Req uire ment s ................................ 2- 8 So ft Pow er Dow n.................................................... 2-8 To p Pl ate s a nd S ca n Wi ndo ws .............................. 2-9 To p Pl ate s .
User 's Guide iii Cir cui t B ............................................................ 3-14 Cir cui t C ............................................................ 3-14 Chec ksta nd Con sid era tion s ....................................... 3- 15 Ve nti la ti on Re qui re ment s .
iv U ser's Guid e NCR 7870-4000 & 4500 Models ........................... 3-3 2 Chapter 4: I nsta llatio n Ge tti ng Sta rte d .............................................................. 4-1 Repo rti ng a Dama ged Un it ...................
User' s Gui d e v Pro ced ure 3: De cr easin g Loa d T e st .................... 5-1 4 Ins tr uct io ns ....................................................... 5-1 4 Pro ced ure 4: S hif t Te st ........................................ 5-1 5 Se cur ing th e Ca lib rati on Sw itc h .
vi Use r's Gu ide Chapter 7: Programmi ng Ge ner al .......................................................................... 7-1 How to Progra m the NCR 7870 ................................... 7-3 Cre ati ng th e Pro gra m ....................
User 's Guide vii Def aul ts ............................................................. 7-2 2 Spe ci fic Progr am Pa ra mete r s........................... 7-22 Pro gram Exa mple............................................. 7-2 4 Bar Codes – 2 .
viii User 's Guide RS-232 Terminator Byte ....................................... 7-4 7 Def aul ts ............................................................. 7-4 7 Spe ci fic Progr am Pa ra mete r s........................... 7-47 Pro gram Exa mple.
User' s Gui d e ix Go od W ei gh To ne Whe n Tr an smitti ng Data...... 7-7 4 Te rmi nal Coup on Inte rf ac e Pa ra meter s .............. 7-75 ASCI I Code Char t ....................................................... 7- 7 7 Chapter 8: T ro ubleshooting Faul t Ident i fi c atio n .
x U ser' s Gu ide Revision Record Issue Date Remark s A Oc t 92 Fir st Is sue B Dec 92 Miscellaneous C hanges C Feb 93 Miscellaneous C hanges D Jan 94 Miscellaneous C h anges E Oct 94 Miscellaneo.
User' s Gui d e xi Radio Frequency Inter f erence S t atements Fed e ral Com munica tions Co mmission (FC C) Informati o n to User This equipment has been tested an d found to c omp ly with the limits f or a Class A digital devi ce, pursuant t o Part 15 of F CC Rules .
xii Use r's Gu ide C E Mark Applic ability This p roduct co n fo rms to Europe an U n ion (EU ) Direct iv es : Council Directive 90/3 84/EEC Non- Automatic Wei g hing Instrume nts Scal e Re gul at ory Notifica t io n o f cou n tr y, s ta t e, an d lo ca l re gu la t o ry agencie s o f weig h in g device in s ta lla t ion is re qu ired .
User 's Guide xiii Decl ar at ion of Conf or mit y Manufac turer’s N ame NCR Co r poration Manu factu r er’s Ad dr ess NCR Co r poration Retail Solutions Group – At l a n t a 2651 Satellite.
xiv Use r' s Gu ide Scal e Ide ntif icati o n Lab el NCR CORP ORATIO N Model 7875-2000 Max 13.995 kg Min 0.1 Kg ID e = d = 0.005 kg Approval Lim 19.990 kg +10 C /+40 C Serial No NCR CORP ORATIO N Model 7875-2000 Max 3 0.0 0 Ib M in 0.2 lb ID e = d = 0.
User' s Gui d e xv Laser S afety The NC R 7870 Sc anner is not intended for l ong-ter m vi ewi ng of the direct la s er lig h t . Howeve r, the unit is safe if us ed as it was in te n ded. Laser Saf et y La bel R0130 (IEC CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT) Class IIa Laser Product.
xvi Use r's G uide Cou n try La nguag e Spec ific IEC Class 1 La se r Labe ls CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT (IEC 825) APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASS 1 LASER KLASS 1 Zeitbasis 1000 s PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 LUO.
Use r's Gu ide xvi i Laser Mo dule L abel R0132A This laser module does not comply with 21CFR1040. USE ONLY AS A COMPONENT. Laser Po wer The NCR 7870 Sc anner meets the foll owing laser power requirements.
xviii User 's Guide Follo win g is the ra dia nt e nerg y of the lase r lig h t as applied t o each o f the sp ecified req uirem ents. Maxi mum Aver age Radian t Power (CDRH Calcul ation) 0.87 microwatts Accessib l e Emi ssion Lim i t (CDRH Calcul ati on) 3.
Chapter 1: Introduction This chapter de s cribes the model s , features, and kits availab le for the 7870 line of scanner/scales. To fa miliarize y ou with the 7870 , there is a general overview o n the unit, the models , and major component s.
1-2 Chapter 1: Int roduct i on About the NCR 7870 Scanner /Scale The NCR 787 0 is u s ed in hig h -performance scan ning appl icatio ns in food distribution , mass merchandise, warehouse clubs, and lar g e drug sto re c hain s.
Chapter 1: Int roduction 1-3 Readi ng t he Prod uct Nu mber Class 7870 Major Model: 10 = Scanner (Standard Size) 20 = Scanner/Scale (Standard Size) 30 = Scanner (Compact) 40 = Scanner/Scale (Mid-Size,.
1-4 Chapter 1: Int roduct i on 7870- 10 00- 909 0 Th is is th e st and ard bi-op tic s canne r only mode l. It is fu ll-s iz ed , designed to fi t in a 20+ inch ( 51+ cm) w ide check s tand. I t can be confi gured with a vari ety of top p lates and glas s options.
Chapter 2: Features, Functions, and Kits This chapter de s cribes the f eatures, func tions, and kits . Specifi cation and perfor mance data on the 7870 unit and its major c omponent s is also provided .
2-2 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits Bi- Opti c Sc anni ng The NCR 787 0 combine s horizontal and vertical scan p atterns. Having two acti ve scan wi ndows allows the c hecker to b ring a p roduct into the sca n zo ne w itho ut havi n g t o ori ent it to a singl e scan win dow .
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-3 In Mode 1 the t a lly cou nts a r e disp la y e d on the in t egr a t ed dis p lay o r the NCR 7 825 remote di s p lay. The p ercentage of each error type to the go od rea ds t a lly is also d isp la y ed.
2-4 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 16345 NCR 7825 Remote Post Di spla y NCR 7825 Remote Compact D isplay Depend in g on t he c hec ksta nd con struc tio n, a ke ybo ard ma y be mou nt e d above the 7 870, wh ich will o bs t ru ct the v ie w of the int eg ra te d display.
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-5 No Di sp l a y If the 7870 is ordered with no display, t he scale i nformation is u sually di splayed on t he host ter min al di spla y. Plea se not e , t he ho st te rmina l mus t be appr ove d to perf orm a li ve/gro ss scal e wei ght.
2-6 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits An o utboard power supply permits the 7870 to operate witho ut check s t a n d ve n t ilat io n . The Power S up p ly a cce p t s in pu t lin e vo lta g es from 90 to 260 VA C at a freq uency ran ge of 47 to 63 Hz.
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-7 Scal e Cer ti fi cati o ns Scale c ertifications are availab le for the s e markets: Mark et 9.95 kg 13.
2-8 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits Sca n Z one The s can lines are di sp ersed in a forward a n d backward direc tion from bo th wi ndow s. T his al low s the sca nne r to re ad a ) on fo ur si des, b) from left-to-ri ght or right-to-left, and c) inverted labels .
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-9 Top Pl ate s and Sc an Win dows Top Plates A Top Plate p rovides a snag-free place to scan items and protects the inte rn a l com p onen ts from con t a m inat ion and liq u id sp ills .
2-10 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits Side S canner Window The NCR 787 0 vertical scan window i s mounted in a tower t hat rises above the chec k s tand surface. Th e scan window can be re moved from the u nit fo r cl eaning . The upper console c ont aining the scan w indow i s de signe d to wi th stand occ asio nal im pact s.
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-11 Scale Featur es and Functions The scale i s used in t he 2000, 4000 , and 4500 mod els. It can be manu factured b y NCR or b y a vendor for a s pecialized market such a s the price-c omputing scale i n the 4500 model to m eet E uropean stan dar ds.
2-12 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits Kits Kit Nam e Kit T y pe Av a ilable for Enhance d Scr atch Resistant Window 7870-K002-V001 Hardware 7870-1000 7870-2000 Upper Window s (Qty : 5) 7870-.
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-13 Kit Nam e Kit T y pe Av a ilable for PAC ESETTER Plus Upgrade (RS-232/Datachecker) 7870-K402-V003, – V002, -V003 Firmware A ll Requirements: V001 s upports units with S/N s 50-28901727 or lower. V002 supports unit s with S/Ns 50-00000000 and hi gher.
2-14 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits Kit Nam e Kit T y pe Av a ilable for RS-232 Interface ( Board, Firmware) 7870-K452-V003 Hardware, Firmware All Requirements: V001 s upports units with S/N s 50-28901727 or lower. V002 supports unit s with S/Ns 50-00000000 and hi gher.
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-15 Kit Nam e Kit T y pe Av a ilable for IBM 4682/4 693/4694 Standard Interface and IB M 4682-4B Full ASCI I Inter f a c e 7870-K459-V002 Hardware, Firmware All Requirements: V001 s upports units with S/N s 50-28901727 or lower.
2-16 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits Kit Nam e Kit T y pe Av a ilable for Top Plate with Scratc h-Proof Window (S tandard size) 7870-K601-V001 Hardware 7870-1000 7870-2000 Top Plate with Sc.
Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits 2-17 Kit Nam e Kit T y pe Av a ilable for Check p oint Scanne r /Scal e Bezel 7870-K898-V002, -V003 Hardware Requirements: Kit i s mandator y for upgrading to Check point on u nits with S/N 50-325732 74 or lo wer.
2-18 Chapter 2: Features , Functi ons, and Kits.
Chapt er 3: S ite Pr epar ation For the NC R 7870 to op erate effi ciently and s afely, the s elected in stal lati on si te must meet ce rta in req uir eme nt s. En surin g t hat the se conditions are met and maintained will protect the 7870 from un n e ce ss ar y wea r and pot en tia l d ama g e as we ll as e as in g in st a lla t ion .
3-2 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparation Getting Star ted The first step to prep aring the selected site is to read the foll owing two sec t i ons – Ab ou t Site Pre parati o n an d C u sto mer Resp onsib ilities .
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-3 The foll owing section s contain the NC R 7870 ’ s require ments. T hese sp ecificat io n s will a llo w y o u t o evalu a t e the s ite for in s t a lla tio n .
3-4 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparation About S ite Pr eparation This ch ap te r con t a ins the in fo rmat io n n e cess ary for the pr ep aration o f a site conformin g to NCR s p ecific ations.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-5 No comment, suggestion, or advice offered or not offered about preparation of the s ite nor a ny inspection of the site whe ther before or after preparation i s to be.
3-6 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparation Customer Responsibilities The customer must do or provide t h e following. • When required by NC R, provide the NCR Customer Services Repres entative wi th ap propri.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-7 Envir onmental Requir ements Operating Range Co ndi tion R ange Temperatu re 10 ° C – 40 ° C( 5 0 ° F – 104 ° F) Temperatu re Chan ge 10 ° C per ho ur (1 8 ° F pe r ho ur) Relative Humidity 5% to 95% , Non-Conde n s ing Barometric Pressure 79.
3-8 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparation Storage Range Co ndi tion R ange Temperatu re -15 ° C to 50 ° C( 5 ° F to 120 ° F) Temperatu re Chan ge 20 ° C per hour (36 ° F pe r ho ur) Relative Humidity 5% .
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-9 Checkstand Power and Wiring Consider ations Power Co nsi derati ons In the 1000 a nd 2000 models, the 7870 receives power from an external su pp ly wh ich is n orm a lly m oun t e d to the ext e rior su rfa ce o f t h e unit ’s chassis.
3-10 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Wir ing C onsi derati ons U.S. , Canadian, and Japanese Checkstand Wi ri ng Feeder wiring and insulated ground from main service panel to distribution panel to be run in metal conduit. The electrical wiring must meet all electrical codes, laws, and regulations.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-11 European Checkstand Wi ri ng Use this diagram when li ne volta ge to the Service Panel is 220 Vac and European double-pole circ uit breakers are us ed in t he Distribution Panel. Belt Motor N L3 Conduit Belt Control Lighting Misc.
3-12 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Internati onal Checkstand Wi ring Use this diagram when the line volta ge to the Service Panel is 220 or 240 Vac and standard single pole circuit b reakers are used in the Dist rib ution Pane l. Belt Motor N L3 Conduit Belt Control Lighting Misc.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-13 Wirin g Instruc tio ns Running Feeder Lines from Main Service Panel 1. Select the most appropriate wiri ng diagram a s a guide. 2. R u n two sep ara te feed er lin es in co n duit fro m th e Main S erv ice Panel in the checksta nd to the customer equipment and to the N CR Dist rib ution Pane l.
3-14 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Cir cu i t B The ground co nductor i n Circ uit B (to the ho s t terminal) i s an i s olated, ins ula ted gro un d – i t mu st be iso la ted fr om t he outl et bo x f or the ho st terminal. The circuit breaker in the power conductor of Circuit B is optional.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-15 Checkstand Considerations Careful plan ning of how the c heckstand and 7870 w or k together can improve flow and ergonomics .
3-16 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Se rv ice Clea ran ce The 7870 i s designed to allow servicing without remo val from the checkstand. This includes c omponent removal an d replacement, s cale calibrat io n , an d ins tallatio n o f th e Weig hts a n d Me asu res se al.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-17 Dis play Cl ear ance If the 7870 Scanner/Scale has an integrated display, there must be adequate clearanc e for viewing b y the customer.
3-18 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Chec k sta nd Hol e When cu tting the checkstand hole, al so called a cutout, ta ke care to ma in t ain the sp e cified d im e ns ion s. W hile t h is is esse n t ial fo r a ll mod e ls , it is crit ica l for u nit s wit h a s cale .
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-19 Checkstand Hole - Model s 1000 & 2000 Recommended shelf to catch NCR 7870 if dropped during installation. The 7870 must not be supported by this shelf. Note: Spacers are to position scale in hole. They should be below the Checkstand top.
3-20 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Checkstand Hol e - Models 3000, 4000, & 4500 Note: Spacers are to position scale in hole. They should be below the Checkstand top. No electronics under the 7870 C A B Note: B C D A E NCR 7870 - 3000 Scanner A 29.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-21 Cable Lengths a nd Hole Sizes Wh en select in g a ca ble, tak e care t o ch oose on e with en oug h leng t h fo r easy routing to the NCR 7870 . Al so, include eno ugh slack to allow the un it to be lifte d from the cu t out wit h o u t dis conn ect in g the ca ble s.
3-22 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on AC Pow er Co rds – Outle t to Powe r Supp ly Minimum Ho le Dia me te r : 3 .18 cm (1.25 in .) Cable Cable Length US Standard 3.05 Meter s (10 Feet) US Twist-Lock 3. 05 Meters (10 Feet) International Pig-Tail 3.05 Meter s (10 Feet) Japan Standard 3.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-23 Int erf ace Cabl e s - NC R H ost Ter mi nal s Minimum Ho le Dia me te r : 1 .90 cm (0.75 in .) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Corporate ID Part Number Leng th 1255 OCI A Dual-Cable Scanner 1416-C02 6- 0040 497-0300 521 4 m (13.
3-24 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Int erf a ce Cabl e s – NC R H ost T er mi nal s (cont .) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Corporate ID Part Number Leng th 2170 R S-23 2 Scanne r Only 1416-C06 9- 0040 497-0301 380 4 m (13.1 ft.) Scanne r Only 1416-C06 9- 0080 497-0301 381 8 m (26.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-25 Int erf a ce Cabl e s – NC R H ost T er mi nal s (cont .) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Corporate ID Part Number Leng th 7052, 7053 , OCI A Single-Cable 1416 -C01 1- 0040 497-0300 170 4 m (13.1 ft.) 7054 Dual-Cable Scanner 1416-C01 1-0 040 497- 0300 170 4 m (13.
3-26 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Int erf a ce Cabl e s – Da ta Checke r Ho s t Term ina ls Minimum Ho le Dia me te r : 1 .90 cm (0.75 in .) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Co rporate ID Part Number Leng th 2200 MDL/ Datac hec ker Single- Cable 1416-C14 4-0 040 497-0301 889 4 m (13.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-27 Int erf a ce Cabl e s – IBM H ost Ter mi nal s Minimum Ho le Dia me te r : 1 .90 cm (0.75 in .) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Co rporate ID Part Number Leng th 4683, 4684 Single-Cable 1416-C02 0-0 040 497-0300 402 4 m (13.
3-28 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on Int erf a ce Cabl e s – ICL H ost Ter mi nal s (c ont.) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Co rporate ID Part Number Leng th 9518-200 Dual-Cable Scanner 1416-C14 0-0 040 497-0301 711 4 m (13.1 ft.) RS - 2 32 9- P in D Shel l Dual-Cable Scale 1416-C14 6-0 040 497-0301 931 4 m (13.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-29 Int erf a ce Cabl e s – SAS I Hos t Te rmina ls Minimum Ho le Dia me te r : 1 .90 cm (0.75 in .) Host Terminal Interfac e Cable Co rporate ID Part Number Leng th 1028 RS-232 Dual-Cable Scanner 1416-C34 2-0 040 497-0407544 4 m (13.
3-30 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on NCR 7870 Dimensions NCR 78 70-10 00 & 2000 Mode ls NCR 787 0 - 1000 Dimen sions A B C D 11 1 /2" 5" 6" 20" 51 c m 28.3 cm 13 c m 15 .3 cm A B C D NCR 787 0 - 2000 Dimen sions A B C D 12" 5" 6" 17 1 /4" 43.
Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on 3-31 NC R 7 870-3 000 M odel C B A NCR 787 0 - 3000 Dimen sions A B C 11 5/ 16" 11 1/ 2" 11" 28 c m 28 .8 cm 28 .
3-32 Chapter 3: Sit e Preparati on NCR 78 70-40 00 & 4500 Mode ls NCR 787 0 - 4000 & 450 0 Dimensio ns A B C D A B C D 12" 5" 6" 17 1 /4" 43.
Chapt er 4: In stallation Getting Star ted This chapter de s cribes the installation process for the N C R 7870 . Before installati on, prepare the site in acc ordance to the requir ements in Chapter 2 – Si te P reparation . The first step is to p erform an in sp ection to veri fy that the uni t and checkstand are read y.
4-2 Chapter 4: Instal l ation Cabl e Ver if icat i on The NCR 787 0 can b e used with m any dif ferent host term inals. Verif y that you have received the correc t interface cable (some set-ups require two ca bles ). A lis t of a va ila ble in t erfa ce ca bles is p r ov ide d in th e NCR 7870 Repair Guide (BD20-0966-A) .
Chapter 4: Inst al l a tion 4-3 Installing Unit i n Checkstand The NCR 7 8 70 is fully assem ble d a t the facto ry and require s n o ope ra t or ass embly .
4-4 Chapter 4: Instal l ation • TERMINA L DI S PLAY – Not u sed. • SCA LE (or Datachecker) – u s ed to con n ect the scale interface cable o n du al ca ble in s tallati on s . 9. See follo win g diag rams for ins ta lla tio n in form ation fo r sin g le, d ual cabl e, and D atachecker/RS-232 set-up s .
Chapter 4: Inst al l a tion 4-5 Dual Cable Se t-U p AC Pow er Cord DC Power Cable 7870 Scan ner/Sca le Remote Display Int er fac e Cabl e Pow er Suppl y Ho st Ter mina l Int er fac e Cabl e Display Ca.
4-6 Chapter 4: Instal l ation Datac hecke r or RS-23 2 Cab le Set-U p DC POWER REMOTE DISPLAY RS-232 TERMINAL DISPLAY DATACHKR Interface Ports Label Power Cord Power Cord Interface Cable Terminal Junction Box Host Terminal 11628 Note: Us e the Terminal J unction Box as needed to provide additional ports.
Chapter 4: Inst al l a tion 4-7 11. Loca t e s ma ll p la s tic Cov er ins e t in Su bp la te Ass em bly. Care fu lly release C over. 11189 Subplate Assembly Cover/Lift Strap Tower 12. Use Cover/Lift Stra p to l ift the u nit. 13. Position unit over checkstand cu tout.
4-8 Chapter 4: Instal l ation Determining if the Unit is Oper ational When pow er is ap plied to t he NCR 7870 Scanner/Scale, it aut o m a t ica lly p erforms L ev e l 0 Diag n os tics t o ch e ck va rious com pon en ts.
Chapter 4: Inst al l a tion 4-9 Chec kout R eadi ng Op erati on To check the ta g reading operation of the NCR 7870 , attempt to read a goo d ta g o n an i tem . The St atu s ind ic ator t urn s red whe n the NCR 7870 is ready to scan a label. A good read i s indicated when t h e Status indicator turns green and a tone sounds (i f enable d).
4-10 Chapter 4: Inst al l ati on Deter mining Communica tions Pr otocol Us e th e follo win g pro ced u re t o dete rm in e the commu n ica t ion s protocol programmed in you r NCR 7870 . 1. App ly power to the N CR 7870 . 2. Scan the Diagno stic Mo de ta g -- must be first tag sca nned after appl yi n g powe r .
Chapter 4: Inst al l ati on 4-11 Scale Addr ess for IBM Most IB M s yste ms ha ve soft ware cal le d Int e gra ted S canne r/Sc ale t hat pe rm it s a sin g le -ca ble in s ta lla tio n . You can ch eck the t e rmin a l confi guration at the c ontrol ler to be s ure this IBM option i s activated .
4-12 Chapter 4: Inst al l ati on.
Chapt er 5: Cal ibration General This chapter de s cribes when and how to c alibrate the N CR 7870 scann er/scale models and how to verify that the calibration is correct. Please note, this chapter pertains to the N CR 7870-2000 and 4500 ONLY . The NC R 7870-4000 does not require c alibrati on.
5-2 Chapter 5: Cal i bration The cali bration procedure s ets the Load C ell and the el ectronics to interpret the w eight of a n item accuratel y. You can c alib rate the scale after power h as been s upplied for 30 minutes if the a mbient air conditi ons have been 20° C (68° F) for at l east 24 hour s.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-3 Calibr ation Pr ocedure Secti on 1: E xer ci sing t he S c ale Tools One of the fol lowing: Whole Pou nd Weight Set (P/N 998-0633009) Fractional Pound Weight Set (P/N 998-0633012) Kilog ra m W e ig ht Set Obta in loca lly Instructi ons You must e xer ci se t he scal e be fo re pe rf ormi ng a cal ibr ati on.
5-4 Chapter 5: Cal i bration Sec tio n 2: A ccess ing the Ca lib ration Switch Tools Screwdriver, flat blade Needle -n os ed p lie rs (op tion al) The S cale C a librat io n Swit ch is loca t ed on th e Scale B oa rd . For secu rit y this switch is no t readily acce s s ible a n d ma y be secu re d wit h a lead/wir e seal or seal sticker.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-5 b) Rem ove screw securing Lift Strap to unit. 11053 Cover/Lift Strap Assembly Subplate Assembly Tab Slot c) In sert screwdriver blade into Tab Slot. Twist to free tab. d) Lift th e fron t of Su bp lat e Ass embly in t o a nearly vertical position.
5-6 Chapter 5: Cal i bration 4. Rem ove the Scale Board Shiel d. a) Break seal w ire and seal sticker if present . b) Remove thumbscrew. Use needle- nosed pli ers to loosen if thumbscrew is tight. c) Re m o v e Shie ld. Scale Hinge Assembly Calibration Switch (under shield) Scale Board Shield 11040 5.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-7 Sect ion 3: Con ne ctin g th e Fi eld S ervi ce Cal i brat ion Di spla y Tools Field Service Cali bration Dis play (P/N 250-0029750) Ph ilips scre wdriver The F ield Se rv ice Calibra t ion D ispla y pro vid es ca librat ion in fo rm a t ion when no other display is avai lable.
5-8 Chapter 5: Cal i bration c) Connect the Field Service Calib ration D isplay to J-4 on the LC- Dig ital Boa rd (J-5 on the old Digital Board). LC Di gi tal Boa rd J3 J1 Ol d St yle D ig ita l B oard Int egra ted D ispl ay Co nnec tor J3 J2 DS1 J5 J4 11279 d) Apply power to NCR 7870.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-9 Sec tion 4: Pe rform ing the Ca libra tion The s cale firmware controls calibration. It waits for yo u to respond to the prompt b efore going to th e ne xt step.
5-10 Chapter 5: Calibrati on Display Add We ight Remo ve We ight Ready C-5.00 l b (2.500 kg ) 5.00 lb. ( 2.500 kg) Ready C-15 .00 lb (5 . 000 kg) 10.00 lb. (2.500 kg) Ready C-30 .00 lb (10 . 000 kg) 15.00 lb. ( 5.00 kg) Ready C-0.00 l b (0.000 kg ) 30.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-11 Ver ifying Calibration This secti on describes how to veri fy that t h e 7870 h as been p roperly calibrate d. No error codes should appear during calibration.
5-12 Chapter 5: Calibrati on Pro cedur e 1: I ncr ea si ng L o ad Te st This test chec ks the scal e ’ s accu ra cy by incr e m ent a lly ad ding we igh t t o the center of the Top Plate. Us e wei ghts that c orrespond to the NCR 7870 weight feature .
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-13 Pro cedur e 2: O ver-C apa ci ty Test This test chec k s for the proper indic ation from the scal e when too much weight is placed on the Top Plate . An over- capacity i s indicated by da she s a ppeari ng o n th e di spl ay .
5-14 Chapter 5: Calibrati on Pro cedur e 3: D ecrea sing L oad T est This test chec ks the scal e ’ s accu ra cy when incr e m e n ta lly re m ov ing we igh t f rom the Top Pla te. Use we ight s t hat co rres pond to t he N CR 7870 weight feature. If a fai lure occurs durin g this test , you m ust cali brate the scale a g ain.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-15 Pro cedur e 4: S hif t Te st This t est co ns is ts of me asu r ing a weig h t in the cen te r and four positions on the Top Plate. 2 3 4 5 1 11033 Instructi ons 1. Place a 15 .00 lb (or 5. 000 kg) we ight in Position 1 an d record measured weight.
5-16 Chapter 5: Calibrati on Secur ing the Calibration S witch Mo s t cou n t rie s requ ire t h a t th e Ca librat ion Switch a n d Scale B oa rd be se cu re d be fore a un it can be pu t into op er a tio n. Som e st at e s an d juris dict ion s perm it the us e of the Audit Trail in place of th e phys ical s e als.
Chapter 5: Cal ibration 5-17 Note : When y ou perfor m a sca le cert ifica tio n , som eo n e must a tt a ch a se a l t o the Calibra t ion Switch Secu rity Cove r. Depen din g o n your loca l laws, Weight s and Measures offic ials may be req uired to attach the seal.
5-18 Chapter 5: Calibrati on.
Chapt er 6: Operat ion This chapter de s cribes how to operate t he NCR 7870. Following is a diagram of the NC R 7870. I nt e gr at ed S cale Di splay Ver t i ca l Sc an W i n dow Hor i z o nt al Sc a.
6-2 Chapter 6: Operat ion About Using the O perator Controls Sca n W ind ows The NCR 787 0 contains a vertical and horizontal scan window . The vertical scan window is m ounted i n a Tower C abinet that rises above the chec kstand surface . The horizontal scan window is flus h-moun ted in th e Top Plate .
Chapter 6: Operat ion 6-3 Mo tion Detec tor The Motion Detector is used to detect operator inacti vity and p ower down cri tical c omponents of the N CR 7870 to reduce wear and ext end pro du ct op er.
6-4 Chapter 6: Operat ion About Using the S canner Prop e r La bel O rien ta tion Because the N C R 7870 uses bi -optic scanni ng, lab els can be read fro m ma n y ang le s. Labels can be rea d from th e lead in g , t ra ilin g , bot t om, and opposite side s of a package.
Chapter 6: Operat ion 6-5 Acti ve S can Zone The active s can window i s shown in t he following diagra m . The 787 0 can re a d la be ls pres ente d wit h in th e cube .
6-6 Chapter 6: Operat ion Ba r Code Quality Ma ny la be ls in a typica l ret a il en v iro n m e nt ar e un rea d able . The illus tra t ion s h o ws som e of the comm on p ro ble ms . Vendor s a n d printers regularly sup ply products to t he market wi th bar codes that are o v er p r in t e d, un de rp rin te d, o r tru n ca te d.
Chapter 6: Operat ion 6-7 Operating Instr u ctions Power Up The 7870 ha s no ON/O F F switch. T he checkstand s hou ld b e equipped with a circuit breaker switch during site preparation. The s witch should be easil y acc ess ible and near the operator.
6-8 Chapter 6: Operat ion Scan nin g Pr oc ed ure To use the NCR 78 70, the item mu st pass thro ug h the active s can reg ion . Item or ie n t at io n , mot ion , a n d s equ e n t ia l han dlin g are requ ire d for pro p e r la bel re a ding . Instructi ons 1.
Chapter 6: Operat ion 6-9 We i g h i n g P r o c e d u r e The NCR 787 0 has a settling time of 0.9 seconds for item s five pounds or les s an d 2 secon ds fo r item s ov er fiv e poun ds. The sca le will n o t weig h it e ms exce e din g its weigh t cla ss – 9 .
6-10 Chapter 6: Operat ion Cha ng ing the Good Re ad Tone The vol ume of t he G ood Read To ne can b e c han ged w hil e in norm al op er a tin g m od e. This is th e on ly ch a ra ct eris t ic of t h e to n e th a t can be changed w ithout bein g in Programmin g Mode.
Chapter 6: Operat ion 6-11 Routine Mainte nance Routine maintenance i s needed at l east once a day to k eep the N C R 7870 in good operatin g condition.
6-12 Chapter 6: Operat ion.
Chapter 7: Programming General This chapter is intended to acquaint you with p rogramming t he NCR 7870. I t covers the overall programming proce s s for the NCR 7870. The NCR 787 0 Scanner /Scale is fully p rogrammable to m eet your system requirements a nd is already programmed with th e factory-set defa u lt va lu es wh e n ship p ed.
7-2 Chapter 7: Programm i ng • PACES ETTER Plus I nformation cov er s the use , pr ogra mmin g, and interpretation of PACESETTER Pl u s in clu din g • Modes – Inquiry , Real-Time, and Nor m al • Hos t A cce ss t o Tallies , an d • Hos t R eset of Tallie s .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-3 How to Progr am the NCR 7870 Cre ating t he Pr ogram Creating a prog ram consist s of three ba sic steps. Step 1. Wri ti ng the Program a) Identify Your Requirements. The first t hing you need to do is to determine the requirement s of your NCR 7870 ins tall ation.
7-4 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Step 3. Save the Program a) Scan the Save and Reset Ta g. When you s can the Save and Reset ta g, the scan ner saves al l programmin g parameters that you entered. This becomes the new sc anne r progra m. The scanne r goe s thro ugh i niti al startup and opera t es using the new program.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-5 Pr ogra mm ing Mode The NCR 787 0 Scanner /Scale is programmed in t he Programming Mode. You enter this mode b y scan ning the Programming Mode tag a s the first tag scanned i mmediately after applyin g power to the NCR 7870.
7-6 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Pr ogra mm ing Ta gs After completin g the work sh eets, enter the information using the sp ecia l p rogra mm in g ta gs con tain e d in th e NCR 7800, 78 70, 7875 , 7880, and 7890 Pro g ramming Tags book (BST0-2121-74) .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-7 Default Functio n This tag cau ses most para meters to go to defau lt value s . However, scanning thi s tag doe s not ch ang e a few para m eters, incl uding the Commun ications Protocol. The D efault tag must be the first ta g scanned af ter applyin g power to the NCR 7870 .
7-8 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Programm i ng Mode Functio n This tag puts the N C R 7870 in the Ba s e Programmin g State. I t mu st be the fi rst tag sca nned after applyin g power to t he NCR 7870 , or after scannin g the Defaul t tag .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-9 Pro gr am Entr y Exam pl e The fol low ing exa mple i s a ty pic al pro gra m entr y proc edure . 1. App ly power to the NCR 7870 Sc anner/Scale. 2. Scan the Program ming Mode tag . 3. Scan the tw o Hex tag s corresponding to the worksheet nu mber.
7-10 Chapter 7: Programm i ng 11722 B ASE PRO GR AM M ING ST AT E Code 39 Ba r Co de s - 2 Ful l AS CI I Mi n i mu m C haracters A llow e d Che ck Di gi t Pr ese nt 1 0 Disab le Enabl e Trans mit Chec.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-11 parameter option s, you have to re-enter the Speci fic Programming Mod e by scanni ng the two Hex ta g s again . The followi ng figu re shows how to proceed t h rough a Specific Programming Mode where yo u change only one of th e pa ram et e rs.
7-12 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Pro gram m i ng Tip s • Turn the ho s t terminal off or disconnect all interfac e cables to the NCR 7870 before e ntering your pro gram. Some host terminals can corrupt y our prog ram if they are ru nning and are connected to the NCR 7870 whil e you are e ntering the program.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-13 Pr ogram Parameter Descriptions With in t h e Bas e Programm ing S t at e are se v era l Specific P rog ra m m ing Modes.
7-14 Chapter 7: Programm i ng A sc a nner or sca n ner /sca le tha t u ses the Datac hec ke r Interf ace sh oul d be pr og ramm e d using t h is fo rm a t. If the pro to col in fo rm a t ion is los t, the scanner/ s cale defaults to RS-232. It then m u s t be re p rogrammed to OCI A NCR S hort.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-15 IBM 468x/ 9x Port 4B (HHBCR) – Hex 4 tag All models of the NCR 7870 su pport the IBM 468x/9x f ormat and use the same protocol found on IBM terminals. The sca n ner uses terminal port 17 and the select addre s s is set to 4B.
7-16 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Casio 4-Bit, Parallel , Dual Cable – Hex A tag Non-NC R shor t forma t is us e d on some olde r comp etit iv e t e rmina l sy stem s. Thi s fo rma t i s so meti mes cal le d 6- bi t ASCI I si nce it ca n accommodate onl y 6 data b its per character.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-17 Communicat ions Pro tocol Hex Tag Summary Co m m uni catio ns Prot ocol Type Hex Ta g OCIA NCR Short (Dat achecker) 0 OCI A NCR Long 1 OCI A Non-NCR D ual C able 2 IBM 46.
7-18 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Good Re ad To n e The Goo d Re a d To ne progr a mmin g mode sel ects the par a meter s for sounding a tone each time t h e NCR 7870 Scanner/Scale s u ccessfully reads a bar c ode. I t also control s the volu me of the Not-On- File tone.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-19 Tone Length (Milliseconds) The Hex C tag permits you to set the le ngth of t h e Good Read Tone b y listening to it. Each time yo u scan t he He x C tag, the tone l ength chang es from a minimum of 25 m illis econ ds to a ma ximum of 250, and the n ba ck a gai n .
7-20 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Timer s The Timers prog ramming mode controls the two NCR 7875 Scanner/Scal e timers: Lockout Ti m e and Active Time. Defaul ts Para mete r De fa ult Va lue Lockou t Tim .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-21 Active Time (Minutes) You can pro g ram speci fic l engths of tim e that y our NCR 7870 Scanner/Scal e stays on after the last good read . There are four options in the Acti ve Ti me pa ra meter : no s hut down , s hut d own a fte r 15 minutes, s h ut down after 30 minute s, and shut dow n after 60 mi nutes .
7-22 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Bar C ode s – 1 The Bar Codes 1 programming mode contains programm in g param eters for UP C/ EAN bar codes . Defaul ts Para mete r De fa ult Va lue UPC/E AN Enabl e Ve.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-23 this parameter . The default i s None and scanni ng a valid H ex tag ends the input for this para meter option. Extend UPC- A to EAN-13 The Extend UPC -A to EAN-13 parameter deter m ines whether to pad the tag data , changing 12- digit UPC tags to 13-Character EAN tags.
7-24 Chapter 7: Programm i ng extension. The def ault i s 2- and 5-digit extensio ns a nd scannin g a vali d Hex tag cau s es the pro g ram to go to the ne xt parameter option . Send Data The Se nd Data p arameter has t hree sel ections: Da ta As Decoded , Per io di ca l Co de Da ta Only , an d CF H ex If Per iodi cal Data No t Decoded.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-25 Bar C ode s – 2 The Bar Codes 2 programming mode contains programm in g parame ter s for C ode 39. Defaul ts Para mete r De fa ult Va lue Code 39 Disable Mini mu m Char.
7-26 Chapter 7: Programm i ng There are 15 selection s for this parameter option (2 through 16 characters). Scan t he proper Hex ta g ( Hex 2 through Hex F ) to enter your selecti on. The default is 4 characters. Full ASCII Co de 3 9 p erm its fu ll A SCI I ca p a bilit y by en co d in g the add it ion al characters.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-27 Program E xam ple Fo llowin g is an examp le o f a comp let e d Ba r Co de s 2 p ro g ram m ing worksheet. In t h is example, Code 39 is enabl ed with the fol lowing options.
7-28 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Bar C ode s – 3 The Bar Codes 3 programming mode contains programm in g parame ters for Interleaved 2 of 5. Defaul ts Para mete r De fa ult Va lue In t e rlea v ed 2 of.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-29 Bar Code Length The Bar Code Length p a ram eter selects the meth od for determining if an Interleaved 2 of 5 b ar code is a vali d len gth. The Range Chec k method identif ies a length range b y specifying the m inimum and maximum number of c haracters.
7-30 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Transmit Check Digit The Transmit Check Digit parameter selects w hether to s end the check digit to the ho st terminal. Sc an the Hex 0 tag to di sable this option , or the Hex 1 tag to enabl e it. The default is to dis able sendin g the check digit.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-31 Bar C ode s – 4 The Bar Codes 4 programming mode contains programm in g parameters for Code 128 bar code s . Defaul ts Para mete r De fa ult Va lue Code 128 Disable Min.
7-32 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Program E xam ple Fo llowin g is an examp le o f a comp let e d Ba r Co de s 4 p ro g ram m ing worksheet. In t h is example the C ode 128 bar co des are programmed for the followin g .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-33 Label Ide ntif iers The Lab el Id e nti fi er s pro gram ming mod e se le ct s th e para meter s for addi n g la be l id en tifie rs t o commu n icat ion mess a g es. If us e d with RS- 232 or O CIA NCR Long or O C IA NCR Short w hen readin g UPC Version D bar codes, the identifiers g o before the bar code data .
7-34 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Speci fi c Program Parameters Id e n ti fier T y p e The Identifier Type para meter defines the type a nd placement of label identifi ers. You can s elect default identif iers that prefix the m essage data, unique prefix identifiers, or no identifiers.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-35 2. None -- Scan the He x 2 t ag t o s ele ct non e. No label id en tifie rs are added to the m essage data. 3. U n iq u e Pr ef ix – - T o use a uni que prefix , sca n t he Hex 3 . A Uni qu e Ide nti fi er is a sso cia ted wi th eac h b ar co de t ype.
7-36 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Note: Refer to t he ASCII C ode Chart for the Hex Characters; however , values of 20 to 7E are recom m ended. Do not u s e the sa me characters a s the Terminator By te or the message ma y terminate too soon. Also, a Com mon Byte cannot be 00 .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-37 Para mete r De fa ult Va lue UPC – A 41 ( ASCII A) UPC – D 44 (ASC II D) UPC – E 45 (ASCII E) EAN – 8 46 (ASCII F) EAN – 13 47 (ASCII G) Code 39 31 (ASCII 1) Co.
7-38 Chapter 7: Programm i ng • Bar Code Type UPC-D • Com mon B yte s – No C ommon Bytes • Unique Ide ntifi er – 41 (A) • Version Number – includ ed • Bar Code Type Code 128 • Com mo.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-39 RS- 232 Par a m et e r s – 1 The RS-232 Parameters 1 programming mode contains four of the parameters required for RS-232 communication s. From thi s programming mode you ca n selec t the Baud R ate, Parity, Stop Bits and Character Length, and Hands hake Options.
7-40 Chapter 7: Programm i ng When you apply power to an NC R 7875-2000, the reset function checks the R S-23 2 C ommu n ica tio n s P a rit y p rog ramm in g. If the sele ct io n is No ne, i t i s i gnore d a nd O dd pari ty i s u sed. If Odd or Eve n i s se le ct ed, th at s ele ction is u se d.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-41 Program E xam ple Followi ng is an e xample of a completed RS-232 Parameters 1 pro g ramm ing wo rks he e t. In this exa mp le th e fo llowin g a re s ele ct e d.
7-42 Chapter 7: Programm i ng RS- 232 Par a m et e r s – 2 The RS-232 Parameters 2 programming mode contains some of t h e parameters required for RS-232 communication s. From thi s mode yo u can select B C C Options, Interfac e Control, a nd Check Di git.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-43 If yo u e nabl e ACK/ N AK, eac h mes sage se nt to t he h ost term ina l must be ack no wle dg ed befo re sen ding the nex t messa g e. Rece ivin g th e messag e properly ca u s es an ACK to be s en t, and if t here are any errors, a N AK i s sent inst ead and the scan ner /sca le se nds the messa ge agai n.
7-44 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Program E xam ple Followi ng is an e xample of a completed RS-232 Parameters 2 programming worksheet. This exa m p le shows the fol lowing program se lectio ns .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-45 RS- 232 Pref i x Byte The RS-232 Prefix B y te programming mode controls the us e of prefix bytes. If y ou use a n RS-232 Pref ix Byte , it is the leadin g character in each m ess age s ent t o the hos t t erm in a l. Follo win g it is t h e m essa g e data.
7-46 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Program E xam ple Fo llowin g is an examp le o f a comp le t ed R S -2 3 2 Pre fix Byte programming worksheet. This example shows the Prefix Byte enab led, and AS CII Code STX (02 Hex) transmits as the leading c haracter of eac h me ssa ge se nt to the host ter min al .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-47 RS -232 Term inato r By te The RS-232 Terminator Byte pro grammin g mode controls the u se of terminator bytes . If you use an R S-232 Terminator B y te, it goes at the end of the m essage sent to t h e host terminal .
7-48 Chapter 7: Programm i ng ( Hex 0 throu g h Hex 7 for t he firs t character and Hex 0 th ro ug h Hex F for the secon d ). The default fo r thi s parameter i s 03. Program E xam ple Fo llowin g is an exa mp le o f a comp let e d R S-23 2 Term in a t or By te programming worksheet.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-49 RS -232 Com munica tion s Op tions The R S-2 3 2 Commun ica tion s Opt ions para m e te rs con t rol the d elay between me s s ages, and the f ormat in w hich t he scanner and host terminal ex change tag data m essages.
7-50 Chapter 7: Programm i ng With 497-0301951 and higher, the default i s 10 millis econds m inimum del ay be twe en me ssa ges . Me ss ag es can be delay e d by the fo llowin g t im es .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-51 Followi ng is the normal (default) f or mat for scanner /s cale ta g data messages. • Scanner/Scale Tag Data • Messag e Format P re fi x B y te L a b e l Id e n tifie r Ta g D a ta P P D Te rm in a to r B y te B C C B y te 30 38 Add FC 16565 Sh adi ng ind ic ate s o pti onal in fo rmat ion .
7-52 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Program E xam ple Fo llowin g is an examp le o f a comp le t ed R S -2 3 2 Commu n ica t io n s Options programming worksheet.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-53 Scal e Para meter s The Scale Parameters programming mode controls specific param eters associated with the NCR 7870-2000 , 4000, 4500 Scales. You can us e it to identif y if the NCR 7870 i ncludes a s cale, and to define t he address if the scal e is connec ted to an I BM terminal .
7-54 Chapter 7: Programm i ng pro toc ol se ts the sc ale a dd res s to 6E ; how eve r , it may need to be cha n g ed to 6A o r 6B, de p end in g o n th e IBM co n fig u ratio n in th e pa rticu la r I BM cus to m e r retail a pp lica tio n .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-55 Misc ell a ne ous Par am eter s The M iscellaneous Parameters programmin g mode controls parameters associated with the NC R 7870-2000, 4000, a nd 4500 Scal es that do not fi t easily i nto any of the other categories .
7-56 Chapter 7: Programm i ng scanned or a weight c hange is regi stered by the scal e. Use the Hex 2 tag to enab le t he timer. Wh en the 5 -Se co n d Weig ht Tim e r is d isable d , the d isp la y will s h ow a weig h t v a lu e until t h e hos t term inal s end s p rice in fo rm a t ion.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-57 Enable/D i sabl e Voice Messages When you have the voice m essages feat ure on your scanner /s cale, the Voice M e ss ag es Enable d/ D is a ble d para m et er tog gles to enable o r disable the feat u re. If voic e messages are enabled, yo u hear them at the appr opri ate time .
7-58 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Your Program Mis c ell aneo us Parame ters 3 2 IBM To n e Cont rol 3 OC IA Pr ic e Disp lay 6 IBM R exmit Contr ol 7 OCIA Bl ank Di splay in Price Mode A Toggle Enab le/D.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-59 PA C ESETTE R Pl us Information The PACESETTER Pl us o ptional feature of the NCR 7 870 Scan n er/ S cale de t e rm in es wh at is wron g wit h a bar code labe l, fix es it, and then tra ns fers the i nformation to t he host termin al.
7-60 Chapter 7: Programm i ng C3 03.4 1136 Tally Cou nt 3 3. 4% of Goo d Read s Ta lly C ount = 11 36 Note: Thes e displa ys al tern ate ev ery thre e s econd s. 16566 Scanni ng the Mo de 1 ta g again changes the display sequence to the next ta lly count .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-61 Codes Descri pti on Code 00 Label was decoded withou t major probl ems. Code x1 Label appear s to be hi g h ly underprinted. Co de x2 Labe l a p p ea rs t o be h igh ly ov e r p r in t e d. Cod e x 4 La be l a ppear s to have mi ssin g bar s o r margi ns .
7-62 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Mode 3 – No rmal Mode 3 is the normal operatin g mode. You can pr ogra m the s canner to add PACESETTER Plus information to t he decoded UP C/EAN data that is se nt to the host terminal. Perform the foll owing procedure to enable or disable P ACESETTER Plus informa t ion .
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-63 The E O M bit, if app lica ble , is in the las t by t e sen t, n ot th e las t by te of the la be l da t a. The De cod in g C o des a re spe cified in t h e followin g table. Deco ding Codes YZ Descr ipti on 1 z Decoding was difficult.
7-64 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Hos t Acce ss to Ta llies The ho st can send Long Format Codes, Short F orm at Codes, RS-232 Format Codes, and IB M 4683 Format Codes to read the s canner tallies. The following table s hows the Long Format Code s and the R S-232 For mat Code s to u se.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-65 Example 2 16824 Hos t re qu est ing tal ly C3. The NCR 7870 response to the host request (tally count = 23,456 30H b3 H 3d H 32 H 8fH b3H 33H 34H 35 H 36 H BCC (w ith EOM.
7-66 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Host Term inal requ est using short format codes: Sen d Tall y Co un t NCR OCIA Non- NC R OCI A C1: 03H 0dH 01H 03H 4DH 21 H With Parity & EOM 83H 0DH C1H With Parity.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-67 The NCR 787 0 response to the ho s t request (tall y count = 23,456) : Sen d Tall y Co un t NCR OCI A No n -NC R O CI A 00H 03H 00H 0 0H 02H 03H 04H 0 5H 06H C0H 0 3H C5H.
7-68 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Special P rogr amming Some of the N C R 7870 f eatures requir e programming that is somewhat different than the normal programming. De lay We ight Da ta to IBM Host T ermina l A timin g conditio n i s possib le when t he NCR 7870 Sc anner/Scale com m u nica t e s wit h an IBM h os t ter m in al.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-69 EAN/ JAN/ UPC Mult i-S y m bol Scanni ng Par amet ers The optional Multi -Sym bol programming feature permit s you to s can bar code l abels contai ning two or three EAN-13, JAN-13, or UPC-A symb ols.
7-70 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Perform the f ollowi ng to program t he NCR 7870 for multi-symbol scanning . 1. D is con n e ct the comm unicat io n s cable fr om th e sca nne r o r the terminal.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-71 Result : The sca n ner so und s th e Go od Read tone one time to indicate that the s canner acc epted the m ulti- sym bo l la bel. If the mu lt i-s ym bol la be l is a lre a dy in th e scanner's memory, t he scanner then beeps twic e for a 2- sym bo l la bel o r t h re e time s for a 3-sy m bol la bel.
7-72 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Earl y Be ep Dis abl e When optional add-on b ar codes are p rog rammed, the E arly Beep function may need to be disabled.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-73 Good Re ad To n e Pre s ets The Good Read tone is com pos ed of t h ree elements: vol ume, frequency (tone), and len gth.
7-74 Chapter 7: Programm i ng Good W ei gh To ne When Tr a nsm it ti ng Dat a A Go od Weig h to n e no rmally s oun ds wh en an it e m is weig he d. If the Good Weigh Tone When Transmittin g Data opti.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-75 Te rmina l Coupon In terface P arame ters Certain parameter s must be s et to permit the u nit to tra nsmit coupo n data to the hos t terminal . The se are in additi on to t he general param eters that are required for other scan ner/s cale functions.
7-76 Chapter 7: Programm i ng 5. Rep eat ste ps 1 throu g h 4 to set the second Coup on Select 1 para meter . Suggested Programming Sequenc e • Prog ramming M o de • Hex 3 and Hex 8 • Hex 1 • Save and Reset • Prog ramming M o de • Hex 3 and Hex 8 • Hex 3 Note: Scanning t he Def ault t ag di sable s all options.
Chapter 7: Programm i ng 7-77 ASCII Code Cha rt 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F p q r s t u v w x y z { | } DEL 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F a b c d e f g h i j k l .
7-78 Chapter 7: Programm i ng.
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting This chapter discu sses the troubleshooting a user ma y perform to diagnose problem s which ma y occur during use of t he NCR 7870. For more comprehensive repair an d service information, refer to the NCR 7870 Scanner/Scale Rep air Guide (D 2-0966-A).
8-2 Chapter 8: Troubles hoot ing Scanner Troubleshooting Chart Probl em Status I n dicator Tone Possib l e Cause Co r r ective Acti on Scanne r does not operate Red O ff Green Off Off No p ower Ch eck.
Chapter 8: Troubles hooti ng 8-3 Scale Tr oubleshooting Chart Note: This information does not apply to t h e NCR 7870- 4000 w hich us es a Bizerba s cale . For in forma t ion o n tro u ble sh oo tin g o r se rv icin g an NCR 78 70-4000 scale unit, refer to the Bizerba docu m entation or contact the Bi zerba re presentative.
Chapter 8: Troubles hooti ng 8-5 Voice Messages Tr oubleshooting Char t Probl em Possibl e Cause C orr ecti ve Action No Voice Mes sage s Firm ware does not have voice cap abilit y . Ch eck firmware on the Digital Board. • Power u nit OFF and then ON .
8-6 Chapter 8: Troubles hoot ing.
Appendix A: Programming Worksh eets General The programming work sheets provide a con venient method of defini ng y our N C R 7870 progra m before loadi ng it i nto the unit.
A-2 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets Def aults Most of th e programming parameter s have defa ults that are determined at the factory. A heavy box around an entr y specifies it a s a default value . Scannin g the Default tag a s the first tag after a p p lying power to t he 7870 sets the para m eters to the se values.
Appendix A : Program ming Works heets A-3 Pr ogramming Par ameter Defaults Pr og r am m i n g M od e De f au l t Communications Pro tocol Protocol No Default Good Re ad T one Tone On /Off Tone Fre que.
A-4 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets Pr og r am m i n g M od e De f au l t Bar C o des- 3 Inte rl eaved 2 o f 5 Bar Code Len gth Value 1 Value 2 Check Digit Present Tr ansmi t Chec k Di git Disa bl e Range Chec k 04 16 Disa bl e Disa bl e Bar C o des- 4 Code 128 Min.
Appendix A : Program ming Works heets A-5 Pr og r am m i n g M od e De f au l t RS-232 Prefix B y te Prefi x Byte ASCI I Co d e Disab le 02 RS-232 Terminat o r Byte Terminator Byte ASCI I Co d e Disab.
A-6 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets Worksheets COMMUNICATI ONS PROTOCOL 0 1 1 0 Co mm unic ati ons Proto c ol Prot oc ol You r Pr o gr am 14391 OCI A NCR Long IBM Slot Scan ner OCI A Non NCR Dual .
Appendix A : Program ming Works heets A-7 Yo ur Pr og r a m To n e On / O f f A Fr equ ency To n e B To n e Lengt h C To n e Vol u me D 1 1 BCD * * * N ot -O n -F ile Tone Vol u me E E * * Scan Hex tag re peated ly for d esired setti ng.
A-8 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets A B C Locko ut Tim e (Millis ec onds) 01234 67 5 450 60 0 75 0 90 0 1050 12 00 13 50 1500 Restart Locko ut Tim er 0 1 Off On Acti ve T ime (Minute s) 0123 0 1 53 06 0 No T ime-out ( A lway s Activ e) Note: NCR suggests that y o u do not set the Acti ve Time par amet er to 0.
Appendix A : Program ming Works heets A-9 A B C D E UPC/EAN 0 1 Di sabl e Enab le Version D 0 1 None D-1 2 3 D-2 D-3 4 5 D-4 D-5 Extend UP C-A To EAN-13 0 1 Di sabl e Enab le Extend UP C-E To UPC-A 0 .
A-10 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets BAR CODES - 2 1 4 A Code 39 Disable 0 Enable 1 Minimum Characters Allowed B Full ASCII C Disable 0 Check Digit Present D Enable 1 Disable 0 Transmit Check Digi.
Appendix A: Program ming Works heets A-11 1 5 BAR CODES - 3 A B C D Interleaved 2 of 5 0 1 Disable Enable Bar Code Length 0 1 Range Check Specific Check Value 1 Characters Minimum 0 - 3 0 - 9 Characte.
A-12 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets 1 7 BAR COD ES - 4 A B C Code 128 0 1 Di sabl e Enab le Min im um Da ta C ha racte rs A llow e d 12345 UCC 128 0 1 Di sabl e Enab le Your Pr o gr a m A B 1 7 C.
Appendix A: Program ming Works heets A-13 Inc lude NOTE: Sc an t he End tag t o end the Label Identi fier Program ming mode. Your Pr og r am B Common Byte 1 C Common Byte 2 D Bar C ode Typ e Common By.
A-14 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets Yo ur Pr o gr am 0 2 RS-232 Pa ra m e te rs - 1 B Parity D Han ds hake A Baud Rate Stop Bits And Ch aract er Le ngt h C 2 0 RS- 232 PARAM ETERS - 1 A B C D Bau.
Appendix A: Program ming Works heets A-15 2 1 RS-232 PARAMETERS - 2 A B C BCC Option s 0 Disable 1 En abl e Defa ul t: 78 70 -100 0, 300 0 - Di sa ble 7870 - 2000, 400 0, 450 0 - Enab le In terf ac e .
A-16 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets 2 2 RS-232 PREFIX BYTE A B Pref ix Byte 0 Disable 1 Enable ASCII Code 0 - 7 He x C har ac ter (AS CII Co de Char t) 0 - F He x C har ac ter (AS CII Co de Char .
Appendix A: Program ming Works heets A-17 RS-232 T ERMINATOR BYTE 2 3 A Terminator Byt e Disable 0 En abl e 1 B ASC II Co de 0- 7 (ASC II Code C har t) Hex Characte r 0- F (ASC II Code C har t) Hex Ch.
A-18 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets 2 4 RS- 232 CO MMUNICAT IONS OPTION S Mess age D elay 0 No Delay 1 10 ms D el ay 2 50 ms D el ay Scanne r or Sc anne r/S cal e F ormat 4 Sc anner On ly 5 Sc an.
Appendix A: Program ming Works heets A-19 30 You r Pro gr a m Sc ale Parameters 11812 Mode l Number IB M A ddre ss 10 kg / 1 3.9 95 kg 3 0 SCALE PARAMETERS Mode l Num ber 3 S canne r/ Sca le 4 S can ne r Only IBM A ddre ss 5 A ddre ss 6A 6 A ddre ss 6B 7 A ddre ss 6E 10 kg / 13 .
A-20 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets 3 2 M ISCELLANEOUS PARA METERS 5-S e con d Wei ght D isp lay Tim er 1 Disable 2 En abl e IB M Ton e Co ntro l (Goo d R e ad Ton e C ont rol ) 3 Disable 4 En ab.
Appendix A: Program ming Works heets A-21 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 7A 7B 7C 7D 7E 7F p q r s t u v w x y z { | } DEL 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 6A 6B 6C 6D 6E 6F a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o .
A-22 Appendix A: Programm ing Worksheets.
Index —A— Abort Tag, 7-6 Accessing C alibration Sw itch, 5-4–5-6 ASCI I Co de Cha rt , 7- 77 Auto-Zero, 2-11 —B— Bar Codes Quality, 6-6 Reco g nit io n , 2 -1 Bar Codes - 1 Parameter s, 7-22.
Index -2 —D— De clar a tio n o f C onform ity, x iii Decode Features, 2-2 Default Tag, 7-7 Diagno stics De term ining Comm u nicat ions Protocol, 4-10 Digital Board Kit fo r upgrade, 2-12 Dime nsi.
Index -3 Motion Detector, 6-3 —N— NCR 7870 Scan ner/Scale About, 1- 2 Av aila ble M od els , 1- 2 Common Features, 1-3 Dimensio ns, 3-30 7870-100 0 & 200 0, 3-30 7870-300 0, 3-31 7870-400 0 &a.
Index -4 RS-232 Para meters -1, 7-41 RS-232 Prefix B y te Para meters, 7-45 –7-46 RS-232 Terminator Byte Parameter s , 7- 47–7-48 —S— Save and Reset Tag, 7- 8 Scale Functions and Feature s , 2.
Index -5 Kit f or Stainless Steel, 2-12 Maintena nce, 6-11 Troubleshooting, 8-1 –8-5 Fault Identific ation, 8-1 Scale, 8-3 Scanner, 8-2 Voice Messages, 8-5 —V— Verify in g C alibrat ion , 5-11 .
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An important point after buying a device NCR 7870 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought NCR 7870 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data NCR 7870 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, NCR 7870 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get NCR 7870 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of NCR 7870, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime NCR 7870.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with NCR 7870. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device NCR 7870 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
