Index: sources/model/hd/adjustment/settings/MAdjustHDSerialNumberResponse.cpp
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diff -u -r27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1 -r44550c670a421059754a70e2ce517e81f29c2e5d
--- sources/model/hd/adjustment/settings/MAdjustHDSerialNumberResponse.cpp	(.../MAdjustHDSerialNumberResponse.cpp)	(revision 27cc308ff5113a9386899d3c8f8b29962a8498e1)
+++ sources/model/hd/adjustment/settings/MAdjustHDSerialNumberResponse.cpp	(.../MAdjustHDSerialNumberResponse.cpp)	(revision 44550c670a421059754a70e2ce517e81f29c2e5d)
@@ -22,9 +22,37 @@
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief MAdjustSerialNumberHDResponse::isValid
+ * \details Checks if character meets HD serial constraints. (alphanumeric or '-')
+ * \param vChar - the character.
+ * \return bool - whether character is valid.
+ */
+bool MAdjustSerialNumberHDResponse::isValid(const QChar &vChar)
+{
+    return vChar.isLetterOrNumber() || vChar == '-';
+}
+
+/**
+ * \brief MAdjustSerialNumberHDResponse::fromByteArray
+ * \details Removes any invalid characters from HD serial string.
+ * \param vByteArray - HD serial string represented as a byte array.
+ * \return bool - whether serial contains any valid characters.
+ */
 bool MAdjustSerialNumberHDResponse::fromByteArray(const QByteArray &vByteArray, int *) {
-    _data.mSerialNumber = qPrintable(vByteArray);
-    return true;
+    QString serial;
+    for ( char c: vByteArray ) {
+        // stop if end of file found while iterating through serial
+        if ( !c ) break;
+        QChar ch(c);
+        if ( isValid(ch) ) {
+            serial += ch;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // whitespace cannot be in serial and empty serial is invalid
+    _data.mSerialNumber = serial.trimmed();
+    return ! _data.mSerialNumber.isEmpty();
 }
 
 MAdjustSerialNumberHDResponse::Data MAdjustSerialNumberHDResponse::data() const {