3.0 USING THE DUPLICATOR
This section describes the use of the Duplicator, including the reproduction of exist-
ing barcode labels and the printing of sequentially numbered barcode labels (where
implemented).
3.1 Reproducing an Existing Barcode
This section describes the procedure to reproduce an existing barcode label which
is readable with the Duplicator scanner. If the barcode is not readable please refer
to section 3.2 below.
To reproduce an existing (readable) barcode label simply use the Duplicator scan-
ner to scan the barcode. The printer will automatically generate a copy of the
original label.
Note: Depending on the firmware loaded into the Duplicator the format of the
printed label may differ from the original. Typical label format modifications include:
- Addition or updating of the Library/ Organisation name on the label
- Change of format for the ‘human readable’ text printed under the barcode
- Change of barcode symbology.
3.2 Reprinting an Unreadable Barcode
The scanner supplied with the Duplicator offers a very high reading performance on
‘out of spec.’, badly printer or damaged barcodes. Nevertheless if the original
barcode is not readable it is still possible to re-print the label using the barcoded
‘keyboard’ supplied with the Duplicator. (See also Appendix A - A Typical Duplicator
Keypad):
To reprint an existing unreadable barcode label barcode proceed as follows:
1) Use the scanner to compose the required barcode data by scanning the
individual digits from the Number Pad section of the Duplicator
Keypad.
Note: The Number Pad section of the Duplicator Keypad used in step 1 above may
also contain alphabetic and other non-numeric characters to accommodate
applications where the original barcodes are not purely numeric.
2) Having composed the required barcode data above scan the ‘ENTER’
barcode from the Duplicator keypad. The required label will automatically
be generated by the printer.
Note: If required during step 1 above the QUIT barcode from the ‘Function’
section of the Duplicator Keypad may be scanned to cancel data entry and
re-start composition of the required barcode data.
