Appendix 1. Licencing and programming 100/140 Series (V5 firmware) 1 April 2010

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1 Appendix 1 Licencing and programming 100/140 Series (V5 firmware) Issue Date 1 April 2010

2 Key Changes introduced (2009) New V2009 dongle for machine identification purposes only Licensing of paid-for software features - as per current Neopost products Programming of OMR/BCR now in Engineer screens 2-Track OMR & improved support for Neo 1-Track Neopost III BCR encoding scheme MPPC (closed loop system) 2-D reading release on DS140 only Print-order OMR/Barcode definition instead of feed order Improved Translations (German, French and Spanish) 2

3 New V2009 Dongle Red colour the old style was green Uniquely identifies the machine There is only one type of dongle Does not determine the capabilities of the machine Cannot upgrade head V4.x.x.x to V5.x.x.x or Vice Versa 3

4 Machine Capabilities (changes highlighted in blue) Feature DS140 DS100 GUI Touch screen PC LCD Max configuration Head + 8 modules Head + 4 Modules Max number of jobs Unlimited 20 1-Track OMR (Neopost & PFE encoding) Yes Yes 2-Track OMR Yes Yes I-D BCR Yes Yes 2-D BCR Yes No Neopost III BCR Encoding Yes Yes Legacy PFE Encoding Yes Yes Max OMR definitions Unlimited, user programmed Licensed, engineer programmed Max BCR definitions Unlimited, user programmed Licensed, engineer programmed Matching across modules Yes No MPPC Licensed Licensed Statistics Yes No PiCS (Integrity Software) Licensed No Datalogging Licensed No Datalog all pages Licensed No Document ID verification of non-primes Licensed No Custom reading schemes Yes (SPR) Yes (SPR) Ethernet connectivity Yes No 4

5 DS-100 Licensing Any licences ordered with a new DS-100 will already be programmed. Additional or new licences will need to be programmed. Licences are to be ordered from NTL. Licences are entered in the Engineering screens as follows. 5

6 6 To enter the licence

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10 10 Required for licence

11 Machine ID Licence key 11

12 12 The licence Key is entered using the up and down arrows on the control panel. Press button to move to the next character, press button X when finished.

13 13 Lists the features in Licence

14 14 Advance Licence Settings

15 15 Flex Licence Settings

16 DS100 OMR Licences (Advanced/Flex) Advanced Flex OMR Reading Licenses for the DS100 Single OMR definition Fixed mark order Service engineer programmed User selected Can be upgraded to Flex Up to 9 OMR definitions Any mark order Service engineer programmed User selected Can be upgraded (i.e buy more Flex licenses) 16

17 DS-100 OMR Advance Licence NTBV 1 and 2 track supported. NTL 1 track supported. Only 1 OMR definition available from either of the above. Mark order is predefined. Marks can be ignored. Upgradeable to one or more Flex licences. Up to twenty marks can be programmed. 17

18 DS-100 OMR Flex Licence NTBV 1 and 2 track supported. NTL 1 track supported. Up to 9 Flex licences per machine,1 definition per licence. Only the Gate Mark position is predefined i.e.mark One. Marks can be ignored. Up to twenty marks can be programmed. 18

19 Programming Advance OMR Marks Marks programmed in Engineer mode. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. Marks must be in a set order. Error message if marks are in the wrong order. Distance to the Gate mark is measured from the top of the page. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. 19

20 DS-100 OMR Advance Mark Order 1 Gate. E.o.G/F.o.G/Demand feed E.o.G/Demand Feed F.o.G Parity. Select feed marks 1 to 8. Form sequence in a job 1 to 6 (Bit 0 5). Form Divert. Envelope no-seal. Halt. Force fold. Form Sequence within a group Mark 1 to 4. Pulse Conveyor. Safety. Sections can be left out, but the order must be maintained. 20

21 DS-100 OMR Advance Mark Order 2 Gate. E.o.G/F.o.G/Demand feed E.o.G/Demand Feed F.o.G Divert and Continue. Divert and Stop. Selective feed Mark 1-7 Pulse Conveyor. Halt. Envelope no-seal. Form Sequence Within a Job (3-2-1). Parity. Safety. Sections can be left out, but the order must be maintained. 21

22 DS-100 OMR Advance Mark Order 2 Track Basic 1 Basic 2. Select feed mark 1-7. Pulse Conveyor Halt. Envelope No-Seal. Form Sequence within a Job (3-2-1). Parity. Sections can be left out, but the order must be maintained. 22

23 23 Programming Screens

24 24 Code type options are: 1 Track. 2 Track First of group. 2 Track End of group.

25 25 Number of marks defines how many marks are printed in the code. Maximum number of marks is Twenty.

26 26 Gate orientation: Is the Gate Mark (reference mark)at the top or bottom of the marks. Used to be NTL reverse read if the gate mark was at the bottom. For 2 Track the options are Left or Right if the channels are swapped.

27 27 The choice for the pitch (the distance between the same point between two marks) is selectable. The choices are: 3mm, 3.8mm, 4mm, 5mm, 5.3mm, 10mm. 1/10 inch, 1/8 inch, 1/6 inch, 1/5 inch, 1/4 inch, 1/3 inch.

28 28 Parity choices are: Odd, Even, or None.

29 29 Form sequence start count choices are: 0 or 1, dependant upon the customers OMR scheme. If the form sequence runs in reverse, counting downwards then this box needs to be checked. REMEMBER THE SEQUENCE RUNS FROM THE FIRST PAGE IN THE PRINT STACK.

30 30 The Invisible gate mark allows us to use 1 mark only. The Gate mark does not need to be printed, the machine uses an end of group mark only. The Number of marks, Pitch, Parity and Form Seq. start count are greyed out and are now fixed.

31 31 Divert 1 and Divert 2 are used when 2 track is selected. The options for both are, Ignore, Stop and Continue. Divert 1 uses a mark on channel A and Divert 2 uses a mark on Channel B.

32 32 When all of the above information is entered Done needs to be selected to open the next programming screens.

33 33 The screen that is used to tell the machine the mark positions is opened. Mark 1 is always the gate mark so it is greyed out. The rest of the marks need to be entered in the correct sequence.

34 34 Remember the marks must be programmed in the correct order. Blank means there is no mark in that space. Ignore means there is a mark but it is not used,to keep Parity correct. The parity and end of group marks are the wrong way round in this example. The result is shown on the next slide.

35 35 If you see this on the display, check the mark programming. Not available for Flex.

36 If you see this on the display, then all is correct and you can name the Definition. Use the Up/Down keys to change each character, press button to move to the next character, press button X when finished, and save the name. Your definition is now created. 36

37 Programming Flex OMR Marks Marks programmed in Engineer mode. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. Marks after the gate mark do not have to be in any set order. Distance to the Gate mark is measured from the top of the page. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. The rest is the same as programming Advance licence marks. 37

38 Job Programming Programming a job is done in the same way as before. 38

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42 42 Here is where the differences start. We have to select which OMR definition to use in the job.

43 43 After the definition is chosen we are shown a summary screen of the code. The items are greyed out so we can not make any adjustments to the settings from here.

44 44 Continuing scrolling down from the previous screen; the actual Mark positions are shown.

45 45 The Read Head ID allows us to choose which head we are reading from. The choices are Head ID 1, Head ID 2, 2 Track Standard, 2 Track Reverse. 2 Track Reverse is used if the marks positions are swapped. Channel A with Channel B.

46 46 The Gate position is the distance to the Gate mark from the TOP of the page when looked at as it would be read.

47 47 The Pitch Adjust is used to fine tune printing registration errors. There is a total of 1mm adjustment. +/-0.5mm either way.

48 48 The Gate and Tail margins allow us to extend the reading window. These used to be known as Leading Margin and Trailing Margin.

49 49 The mark threshold allows us to adjust the level of signal that the machine uses for a read. Each individual head can be adjusted to allow for 2 track reading.

50 50 If 2 Track OMR is being used the Basic marks for Insert/Accumulate are automatically entered in the mark settings.

51 Advanced DS100 BCR Licences (Advanced/Flex) BCR Reading Licenses for the DS100 Single BCR definition Only the Neopost III encoding is available Service engineer programmed User selected Can be upgraded to Flex Flex Up to 9 BCR definitions Neopost III and legacy PFE encoding Service engineer programmed User selected Can be upgraded (i.e buy more Flex licenses) 1-D BCR Symbologies The default symbology is Code 3 of 9 Neopost III can also be encoded in Code 128 and limited Interleave 2 of 5 (page n of m, Customer ID and sequence count) Other symbologies can be supported for custom schemes (SPRs) 51

52 DS-100 BCR Advance Licence Only 1-D reading supported. Neopost III encoding only supported. Standard symbology is code 3 of 9. Neopost III encoded labels that do not use bit fields can be printed in interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 128 symbology (customer ID and N of M). Only a single Neopost III definition is available. Upgradeable to one or more flex licences. 52

53 DS-100 BCR Flex Licence Only 1-D reading supported. Neopost III and standard NTL encoding supported. Standard symbology is code 3 of 9. Neopost III encoded labels that do not use bit fields can be printed in interleaved 2 of 5 and Code 128 symbology (customer ID and N of M). Up to 9 BCR definitions available. Upgradeable,can add more flex licences. 53

54 Programming Advance Barcode Marks (Neopost III only) Marks programmed in Engineer mode. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. Only Neopost III definition available. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. 54

55 55 The definitions are programmed in Engineer.

56 56 The machine control tab is greyed out and set to Neopost 3 scheme. The symbology choices are 3 of 9,128 and 2 of 5. The characters in label are greyed out. This will be updated as the characters are entered in the later screens. The grouping options are End or First of group. REMEMBER THIS IS IN PRINT, NOT FEED ORDER.

57 The form sequence start count has a choice of 1 or 0. The form sequence start count direction is Incrementing or decrementing. The group sequence has the same choices. REMEMBER THIS IS IN PRINT, NOT FEED ORDER. 57

58 58 The customer ID start position and Customer ID length are also greyed out because they are programmed in the next screen.

59 59 N of M is a page count and comparison with a known total. Page 1 of 2, page 2 of 2. The options are: Disable, Ignore, Enable, Swap. Swap turns the code from N of M to M of N. I.e. this is a 2 page set and this is page 1. Number of characters in the N part of the code. Max 2

60 60 Sheet sequence is a numeric count through all the pages in the print run. The options are Disable, Ignore, or Enable. The sheet sequence number of characters can be set between 1 and 3 allowing up to 3 characters in the sequence. The Group sequence characters work in the same way.

61 61 The Insert character is used to tell the machine to stop accumulating and insert the document. The options available are Disable, Ignore and Enable. The Accumulate character is used to tell the machine to continue accumulating. The options available are Disable, Ignore and Enable.

62 62 The divert settings control how documents are diverted. The choices for both are Disable, Ignore, Stop and Continue. If Stop is chosen the pack is diverted and the machine stopped. If Continue is chosen the pack is diverted but the machine continues running.

63 63 The selective feed is used to select Items to add to the prime documents. The choices are Disable, Enable, and Ignore.

64 64 The No Seal is used to determine whether the envelope is sealed. The choices are Enable, Disable or Ignore. The Envelope Select settings are not used on the DS-100/140. Because of this the choices we have are Disable or Ignore.

65 65 The Exit select is used to pulse an output conveyor if one is fitted. The choices we have are Disable and Ignore.

66 66 The Stop character is used to Halt the machine. The choices are Disable, Enable or Ignore. The Customer ID switches on grouping by ID printed in the barcode label. The choices are Disable, Enable or Ignore. The Customer ID number of Characters allows the number of characters in the ID to be entered. The range is 1-16

67 How does Neopost III work. Any command with Enable, Disable,Ignore is treated as 1 character bit. The Code uses Hexadecimal notation.1-9 A-F. One character can control 4 programmed functions. If TWO or more commands clash a read error is given. For example if the Hex code asked for an Insert and Accumulate the machine can not do this so it will force an error situation. 67

68 Position Char Value 0 Function 1 No Function 2 No Function 3 No Function 4 No 1 Yes No No No 2 No Yes No No 3 Yes Yes No No 4 No No Yes No 5 Yes No Yes No 6 No Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes Yes No 8 No No No Yes 9 Yes No No Yes A No Yes No Yes B Yes Yes No Yes C No No Yes Yes D Yes No Yes Yes E No Yes Yes Yes F Yes Yes Yes Yes Each character in the barcode can control up to 4 functions dependent upon which functions are selected in the barcode setup screen. If a function is disabled in the setup screen then it will be ignored by the machine. 68

69 Position Char Value 0 Function 1 No Function 2 No Function 3 No Function 4 No 1 Yes No No No 2 No Yes No No 3 Yes Yes No No 4 No No Yes No 5 Yes No Yes No 6 No Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes Yes No 8 No No No Yes 9 Yes No No Yes A No Yes No Yes B Yes Yes No Yes C No No Yes Yes D Yes No Yes Yes E No Yes Yes Yes F Yes Yes Yes Yes In this example there are only 4 functions programmed so ONE character could run the job. If the Barcode label had the character 1 then this would trigger function 1 which is the Insert code. If the Barcode label had the character 2 then function 2 would be triggered which is Accumulate. 69

70 Position Char Value 0 Function 1 No Function 2 No Function 3 No Function 4 No 1 Yes No No No 2 No Yes No No 3 Yes Yes No No 4 No No Yes No 5 Yes No Yes No 6 No Yes Yes No 7 Yes Yes Yes No 8 No No No Yes 9 Yes No No Yes A No Yes No Yes B Yes Yes No Yes C No No Yes Yes D Yes No Yes Yes E No Yes Yes Yes F Yes Yes Yes Yes If the barcode had the number 3 then this would cause a conflict and an error because the Barcode is asking the machine to Accumulate and Insert If Selective feed was required with the the first 4 functions then a second character would need to be included in the barcode to control items 2, 3, 4, 5. 70

71 71 If N of M is selected then the machine uses a page count and comparison. If N is less than M then the machine accumulates. If N is equal to M then the machine inserts. If N is Greater than M then an error has occurred somewhere.the document is diverted or the machine stops. If N and M are reversed then we can select Swap.

72 72 If a customer ID, such as an account number, is used in the barcode we can tell the machine where it starts and how many characters long it is. If the account number on the previous page read is the same as the document being read at present then the pages are accumulated. If the numbers are different then the document is inserted.

73 Programming Flex Barcode Marks Marks programmed in Engineer mode. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. Neopost III and Legacy NTL definitions available. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. Definitions are programmed in the same way as previously. 73

74 Machine Capabilities (changes highlighted in blue) Feature DS140 DS100 GUI Touch screen PC LCD Max configuration Head + 8 modules Head + 4 Modules Max number of jobs Unlimited 20 1-Track OMR (Neopost & PFE encoding) Yes Yes 2-Track OMR Yes Yes I-D BCR Yes Yes 2-D BCR Yes No Neopost III BCR Encoding Yes Yes Legacy PFE Encoding Yes Yes Max OMR definitions Unlimited, user programmed Licensed, engineer programmed Max BCR definitions Unlimited, user programmed Licensed, engineer programmed Matching across modules Yes No MPPC Licensed Licensed Statistics Yes No PiCS (Integrity Software) Licensed No Datalogging Licensed No Datalog all pages Licensed No Document ID verification of non-primes Licensed No Custom reading schemes Yes (SPR) Yes (SPR) Ethernet connectivity Yes No 74

75 DS100 Licences (Advanced/Flex) For Advanced, only single definition available (Neopost 3) and characters are in fixed order. For Flex, no restrictions to the number of definitions available and characters can be any order. Engineer-programmed only. 75

76 DS140 Licences (Advanced/Flex) No restrictions to the number of definitions available. Licences Built In so no need for separate Flex/Advanced. Can be operator programmed. 76

77 Programming Flex Marks in 100 (Standard BCS) Marks programmed through Setup screen. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. 1 track and 2 track OMR definitions available. Neopost III and Legacy NTL 1D BCR definitions available. 2D Datamatrix not available. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. 77

78 78 The definitions are programmed in Engineer.

79 Neopost 3, BCS, Customer ID or Custom controls can be selected. We assume BCS is used here. The symbology choices are 3 of 9,128 and 2 of 5. The grouping options are End or First of group. REMEMBER THIS IS IN PRINT, NOT FEED ORDER. 79

80 Enter the character positions for Grouping, Select, Divert and Form/Group Security. For Select, also enter number of characters. If any character is not used, leave it as 0. Select Done when finished to move to saving the definition. 80

81 81 Use the Up/Down keys to change each character, press button to move to the next character, press button X when finished, and save the name. Your definition is now created.

82 Programming OMR Marks in 140 (IMOS) Marks programmed through Setup screen. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. 1 track and 2 track OMR definitions available. Neopost III and Legacy NTL 1D BCR definitions available. 2D Datamatrix available. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. 82

83 83 Marks programmed in Engineer mode. Select OMR codes to programme definitions.

84 84 Unchangeable Definition mode, as printed.

85 85 Selectable code type. Choices are 1 track, 2 track:e.o.g and 2 track:f.o.g.

86 86 Number of marks selection.

87 87 Gate orientation selection. Choices are Top or Bottom. Remember this is the position as printed.

88 88 Parity selection. Choices are Off, Odd or Even.

89 89 Security Count direction. Choices are Incrementing or Decrementing. Remember this is the position as printed.

90 90 Security Count start. Choices are 0 or 1.

91 91 The pitch is chosen here.

92 92 The choices are shown above. There is also a custom pitch underneath the 5.3mm choice.

93 93 The Gate position is entered here. Remember this is the position as printed and measured from the TOP of the page.

94 94 The Gate and Tail margins are entered here. These distances are used to extend the read window.

95 95 Divert oversize group sends document packs that contain more pages than the maximum fold limit to the diverter.

96 96 Divert blank sheet sends document packs that contain pages without marks to the diverter.

97 97 Address on every page allows large packs to be sent to separate envelopes. Several envelopes to the same customer.

98 98 Invisible Gate Mark. is the gate mark printed on the documents or is there just a grouping mark. Sets the Mark number to Two and the pitch to 10mm.

99 99 Read Channel select enable us to define which read head to use for this Mark definition.

100 100 The Mark Threshold here is NOT used for V5.x.x.x machines. It is only for backwards compatibility with V4.x.x.x.

101 101 The mark functions are defined here.

102 Programming BCR in IMOS Marks programmed through Setup screen. Programmed definitions attached to document. Can be used in more than one job. 1 track and 2 track OMR definitions available. Neopost III and Legacy NTL 1D BCR definitions available. 2D Datamatrix available. DEFINITIONS ARE PROGRAMMED AS PRINTED, NOT AS FED AS PREVIOUSLY ON PFE MACHINES. 102

103 103 Marks programmed in Engineer mode. Select Barcode Labels to programme definitions.

104 104 Unchangeable Definition mode, as printed.

105 105 Defines the total number of characters in the barcode label.

106 106 Defines the type of label to be read. The choices are, Standard BCS Control, Neopost 3 Control, Customer ID and several Custom applications.

107 107 If we choose Neopost 3 Control the screen changes. We can enter the functions required here. The other settings are the same as other labels.

108 108 Symbology defines the type of Barcode dependant on which Label machine control is selected.

109 109 Grouping lets us select whether we are using First of Group or End of Group. Remember this is in Print order.

110 110 Good decode reads sets the number of consecutive reads that must be the same for the machine to use the barcode.

111 111 If required Datalogging can be turned on from here.

112 112 The options to divert certain documents is enabled here.

113 113 The Character functions and positions are entered here.

114 114 The Definitions are attached to the document here.

115 IMOS Changes The Threshold voltage for OMR is now adjusted in the Configuration screen. 115

116 116 If using 2 Track, both the threshold voltages are adjustable independently.

117 117 The Read Head settings are as shown. This is in the job configuration screen.

118 2D Datamatrix. Codes are programmed as per standard BCS. Centre of Mark needs to be input in the Document. Distance Y for 2D Datamatrix from top of paper. 118

119 Other Changes Trace Tool Scope now has Two Track screen. MPPC Mail Piece Production Control now supported. Changes in Machine Configuration screens for Channels that readers are connected to. OMR mark specifications changed to allow NTBV legacy marks. OMR Read Heads must now be calibrated in Analogue sensors menu. They are not calibrated when Cal All command is used. 119

120 Trace Tool Click here for Two Track Standard Scope screen. 120

121 Trace Tool Channel B Channel A Two Track Scope screen. 121