Sekonic SR-1800, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...OPTICAL MARK READER OPERATING MANUAL SR 1800...

Page 2: ...you can access at any time NOTICES 1 A part or all of contents of this manual may not be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of the publisher 2 The contents of this manual are...

Page 3: ...talling the Diagnostic Utilities 15 Connecting the Communication Cable 16 Connecting to the Computer 16 Rotary and DIP Switch Settings 17 1 Accessing the Rotary and DIP Switches 17 2 Rotary Switch RSW...

Page 4: ...hecksheet Reading Test 32 Troubleshooting 34 Troubleshooting 34 Error Indicator 35 Fixing Sheet Jams 37 Cleaning 39 Regular Maintenance 39 Cleaning Procedures 40 Service Schedule 42 Product Specificat...

Page 5: ...e main text of this manual Warning Improper operation by neglecting these instructions may result in death or serious injury Caution Improper operation by neglecting these instructions may result in p...

Page 6: ...aken for the following points Otherwise a fire or electric shock will be caused in some cases Cautions to Power Cord Do not pull on the cord when drawing the power plug out from the outlet Do not use...

Page 7: ...If the cable is damaged fire or electric shock may occur Do not connect or disconnect the power plug if your hands are wet Otherwise an electric shock may occur Caution Do not place the device in an...

Page 8: ...ir work Problems arising after the warranty period has expired problems not covered by the warranty even if the warranty period has not expired problems that do not have the seal of the retailer malfu...

Page 9: ...bjects on the device or sit or lean on it 4 Do not give the device a strong vibration and shock etc 5 Allow an interval of at least 5 seconds between turning the power switch on and off 6 Do not inser...

Page 10: ...ing on your computer port or connection method in the market RS 232C Specifications on OMR side 9 pin straight cable 1 Main body unit 4 Power cord For U S A 6 Quick guide 8 CD ROM 9 USB cable 7 A4 che...

Page 11: ...d with tapes Remove the tapes 1 5 places Also remove the drying agent 1 and the hopper fixing material 1 from the main body unit 2 Hold Part A of the top cover and open it pull upward and remove it 3...

Page 12: ...cleaning the reader or rollers and when removing the sheet after a sheet jam has occurred 7 Stacker Tray for discharged sheets removable Operation Panel Number Name Explanation 8 START switch When pre...

Page 13: ...AC adapter connection terminal 15 Power switch Turns the device ON OFF 16 DIP Switch cover Cover for the DIP switch Bend the cover to remove it 17 DIP Rotary switches Switches for setting device spec...

Page 14: ...the START switch is pressed and one sheet is loaded Sounds when the CLEAR switch is pressed and the ERROR lamp turns off Pip Pip Pip Caution Sounds when no sheet is in the hopper and the START switch...

Page 15: ...cker to the main body unit as shown in the diagrams below 1 Attach the sheet feed tray to the side of the main body unit where the sheet is fed Insert the hooks 2 of the sheet feed tray into the corre...

Page 16: ...d to the AC adapter and the outlet Installing the USB Driver Install the driver on the included CD ROM For details on how to install the driver refer to Driver Install txt in the CD ROM Installing the...

Page 17: ...h a case use the USB driver on the included CD ROM When this device is replaced with an OMR SR 600 series device this device can simply be used by using the RS 232C interface 1 If RS 232C is used make...

Page 18: ...e main body unit 2 Bend and remove the DIP switch cover on the bottom left of the stacker side Reattach it after set up is complete 2 Rotary Switch RSW1 Settings Set the communication speed of the RS...

Page 19: ...ON OFF Explanation 1 Character bit length ON 8 OFF 7 2 Parity ON Absent Non OFF Present Valid 3 Parity ON Odd OFF Even 4 Stop bit length ON 1 OFF 2 5 Code acceptance status ON All codes are accepted...

Page 20: ...rect under type ON ON OFF ON Mark to mark type OFF ON OFF ON 38 lines Control type OFF ON ON ON Direct under type ON ON ON ON 40 lines Control type OFF OFF OFF OFF Mark to mark type ON OFF OFF OFF Dir...

Page 21: ...ouble feed error Edge skew error Mark skew error Sheet jam or sheet remaining Other error Automatic discharge on Automatic discharge off SW2 6 Select sheet empty detection When it is ON and a sheet re...

Page 22: ...connection mode SW3 3 Select whether or not to hold the read sheet When it is ON the read sheet will be stopped at the sheet discharge part The factory setting is OFF so that the read sheet will be d...

Page 23: ...le Feeding The device s automatic sheet supply has a detection function to inform of an error when double feeding has occurred The double feeding detection function uses a transmission type sensor to...

Page 24: ...or double feed Example 2 Removing foreign materials Check that the sheets are free from any foreign materials such as rubber eraser refuse paperclips adhesive cellophane tape staples rubber bands and...

Page 25: ...s it will tend to cause a reading error sheet jam no feed double feed or skewed feed 4 Correcting folded sheets Flatten 2 or 4 folded sheets before using them since it may cause a reading error Make a...

Page 26: ...dirty sheets or those with torn edges since they will affect reading or cause a sheet jam 4 If the temperature or humidity suddenly changes keep sheets in the new conditions for about an hour allowing...

Page 27: ...ity level with a command from a computer The reading sensitivity level ranges from 1 through 16 with Level 1 having the maximum reading sensitivity and Level 16 having the minimum reading sensitivity...

Page 28: ...to communicate with the computer 2 Turning Power Off 1 Turn the power switch to OFF position Power on Set sheets Reading sheets Power off Reading Checksheets Reference Checksheet Reading Test P 32 If...

Page 29: ...is not operated for another 5 minutes it will enter power saving standby mode TheREADYlampwillblinkrepeatedlyatslowintervalsandpowerconsumption will be minimized Deactivating Sleep Standby Modes The...

Page 30: ...or skewed sheets 3 Slide the sheet guide so that there is no space between it and the sheets CAUTION When there is space between the sheets and the sheet guide it may result in a skewed sheets Refer...

Page 31: ...in a feeding error Maximum Hopper Capacity 50 sheets paper weight 90kg weight by area 105g m2 CAUTION Overloading sheets onto the hopper may result in sheet feeding and reading errors Sheet Size This...

Page 32: ...left side although the sheets are aligned The sheets are not aligned although no gap exists Gap Bent Gap Good example Good example Sheet Setting Example Sheet Guide Bad examples Bad examples A gap ex...

Page 33: ...TART switch is held down the sheet will be fed continuously to the device If you want to obtain mark data of the sheet that was fed send the Get Mark Density command Reference For details on commands...

Page 34: ...g error or skew error and checksheets will be fed continuously until there are no checksheets left 4 Confirm that there are no errors Error Status ERROR Lamp Red Buzzer Sound READY Lamp Green No readi...

Page 35: ...rly If there is a large gap between the sheet guide and the sheet the sheet will not be sent through correctly and some parts will go unread Reference Setting Sheets P 29 The sheet is set in the wrong...

Page 36: ...the sheet R1 Timing error The number of timing marks read was 3 or less The number of timing marks is 3 or less or the timing marks cannot be detected Check the sheet s timing marks R4 Read setting e...

Page 37: ...lamp Red Lights up Buzzer Sound Peep Peep Peep Hardware error Internal error Turn off the power briefly then turn the power back on Check whether or not the same error occurs If the same error occurs...

Page 38: ...UTION You can lift the reading sensor unit approximately 15mm Slowly move it vertically up and down and be careful not to hit the unit against other parts 3 After the sheet is removed make sure that t...

Page 39: ...d 4 again 6 The following are possible causes of the sheet jam Check each item and take the necessary action if there is a problem Cause Action Sheet deformation ripped sheet foreign object stuck to s...

Page 40: ...th as well and wipe the device so as not to leave moisture on it 2 Cleaning the rollers Clean the rollers according to the frequency of use and the stained conditions since stains on them may be trans...

Page 41: ...ve it 3 Clean the necessary parts Roller Parts to Clean Roller parts Sheet feed roller 1 Sheet feed drive roller 1 top cover Transfer roller 4 Transfer drive roller 4 Part A Top cover Part A Top cover...

Page 42: ...he reading sensor unit For the device of double sided reading specification clean the surface of the lens on the main body side CAUTION You can lift the reading sensor unit approximately 15mm Slowly m...

Page 43: ...pad located under the sheet feed roller 1 3 years or 150 000 sheets Replace at the same time as the sheet feed roller CAUTION The above number of years and sheets should be considered as a guide Depen...

Page 44: ...ze A5 B5 A4 Width 8 5 inches 9 inches Height 110 to 355 6mm 4 3 to 14 inches Width 63 5 to 228 6mm 2 5 to 9 inches Paper weight 72 to 135kg 84g m2 to 157g m2 Paper quality OCR paper high quality paper...

Page 45: ...44 SR 1800 External Dimensions Diagram 731mm 28 8 inches 127 5mm 5 inches 328mm 12 9 inches 390 mm 15 4 inches 731mm 28 8 inches 127 5mm 5 inches 328mm 12 9 inches 390 mm 15 4 inches...

Page 46: ...ainst the sheet feeding standard This function detects whether or not the sheet is fed straight Perforated sheet sheet unevenly cut and curled or bent sheet is likely cause skew errors Stacker This re...

Page 47: ...lengths and the relationships between wavelength dropout colors and readable colors are shown in the table below Wavelength Color Dropout color Readable color 940nm Infra red Colors other than readabl...

Page 48: ...Japan Chain Stores Association Bluish colored lines drop out when they are scanned with copy machines and other devices even if they don t use dropout color ink OCR sheet for fax machines uses cold co...

Page 49: ...nt pens can be used for blue end colors only Green Green a It is important to control the PCS value to print dropout colors You need to choose a printer equipped with devices that can measure PCS valu...

Page 50: ...olor tone Readable mark colors and writing implement Unreadable mark colors and writing implement 940nm standard Infra red Color black pigment Writing implement pencil Color other than black Writing i...

Page 51: ...ons for optical character recognition 2 Quality paper Paper made from pure chemical pulp Used for printing and writing JIS P 3101 printing paper JIS P 3201 writing paper 3 Paper weight Paper is catego...

Page 52: ...ectrum band B680 to measures the PCS and use ink at PCS 0 15 or lower Print timing marks in ink at PCS 0 85 or higher 5 Printing position accuracy Parallelism Adjust printing parallelism for timing ma...

Page 53: ...5 in clear zones on the front surface in case of bleeding through from the back 11 ID mark Set an ID mark for identification as necessary Size 1 0mm or longer x 3mm or longer Reading darkness PCS 0 8...

Page 54: ...ks Note 3 Printing specifications for IBM card size are described on the next page Mark frame Sheet vertical length L 1 3xW 0 3 A 0 3 A 0 2 0 2 0 3 A 4 or more Sheet horizontal length W Pitch P x row...

Page 55: ...standard 6mm or less Chamfer angle 45 Round corners R 6mm Standard size 187 32 0 2 A 0 2 A 0 2 A 82 55 0 8 6 or more Minimum 1 5 or more 3 8 0 1 Standard size General tolerance 0 2 Unit mm A 4 23 x 1...

Page 56: ...1 4 mm or more from the top end of next timing mark Mark frame Sheet vertical length L 1 3 x W 0 3 A 0 3 A 0 2 0 2 0 3 A 4 or more Sheet horizontal length W Pitch P x row 1 Do not aggregate tolerance...

Page 57: ...A 0 3 A 4 or more Sheet horizontal length W Pitch P x row 1 Do not aggregate tolerances P d b a 4 23 minimum Timing mark 9 or more c 9 or more 4 23 minimum General tolerance 0 2 Unit mm A Sheet feedin...

Page 58: ...m 1 5 3 5 4 3 4 23 11 43 Should be in the center between timing marks Reading zone of second row Reading zone of first row 2 5 Standard size 187 32 0 2 A 0 2 A 0 2 A 82 55 0 8 9 or more Minimum 1 9 or...

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