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Product Reference Guide  
Table of Contents  
Chapter 1 Getting Started.........................................................1-1  
About This Manual ............................................................................ 1-1  
Manual Conventions .................................................................... 1-2  
Default Information............................................................... 1-2  
Nomenclature .................................................................................. 1-2  
Symbologies .................................................................................... 1-3  
Linear Imager Settings ...................................................................... 1-3  
Return to Factory Defaults ................................................................. 1-3  
Chapter 2 Bluetooth Models......................................................2-1  
Linking an Imager with a Base Station ................................................. 2-1  
Unlinking ......................................................................................... 2-2  
Battery Charging .............................................................................. 2-3  
Paging the Imager ............................................................................ 2-3  
Chapter 3 General Features ......................................................3-1  
Double Read Timeout ........................................................................ 3-1  
Imager Timeout ............................................................................... 3-3  
Read Verification .............................................................................. 3-4  
LED and Beeper Indicators ................................................................. 3-6  
Power On Alert ........................................................................... 3-6  
LED Idle State ............................................................................ 3-6  
Good Read: When to Indicate ....................................................... 3-7  
Good Read Beep Control .............................................................. 3-8  
Good Read Beep Frequency ......................................................... 3-8  
Good Read Beep Length .............................................................. 3-9  
Good Read Beep Volume ........................................................... 3-11  
Scanning/Imaging Features ............................................................. 3-12  
Scan Mode .............................................................................. 3-12  
Stand Mode LED ....................................................................... 3-14  
Scan Illumination LED Timeout ................................................... 3-14  
Inverted Image Scan ................................................................ 3-15  
Global Features .............................................................................. 3-16  
Global Minimum Code Length ..................................................... 3-16  
Global Maximum Code Length............................................... 3-17  
Chapter 4 Interface Related Features.......................................4-1  
Interface Selection ............................................................................ 4-4  
Interface Features ............................................................................ 4-8  
Global Interface Features ............................................................ 4-8  
RS-232 Interface Features ........................................................... 4-9  
Hardware Flow Control......................................................... 4-11  
Intercharacter Delay............................................................ 4-11  
Software Flow Control.......................................................... 4-11  
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Host Echo...........................................................................4-14  
Host Echo Quiet Interval.......................................................4-14  
Signal Voltage: Normal/TTL...................................................4-14  
RS-232 Invert .....................................................................4-14  
Beep on ASCII BEL...............................................................4-16  
Beep on Not on File..............................................................4-16  
ACK NAK Options.................................................................4-16  
ACK Character.....................................................................4-18  
NAK Character.....................................................................4-19  
Retry on ACK NAK Timeout ...................................................4-20  
ACK NAK Timeout Value .......................................................4-21  
ACK NAK Retry Count...........................................................4-22  
ACK NAK Error Handling .............................................................4-23  
Transmission Failure Indication..............................................4-24  
IBM-USB Interface Features .......................................................4-25  
IBM-USB Device usage .........................................................4-25  
IBM .........................................................................................4-26  
IBM Transmit Labels in Code 39 Format..................................4-26  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard ..................................................4-27  
Wand Emulation .......................................................................4-34  
Supported Symbologies........................................................4-34  
Wand Emulation Bar Code Format..........................................4-34  
Bar/Space Polarity ...............................................................4-35  
Initial Polarity......................................................................4-35  
Signal Speed.......................................................................4-36  
Transmit Trailing Noise.........................................................4-36  
Transmit Leading Noise ........................................................4-37  
Symbology Conversion .........................................................4-37  
Chapter 5 Data Editing............................................................. 5-1  
Data Editing Overview .......................................................................5-1  
Please Keep In Mind... .................................................................5-2  
Prefix/Suffix..........................................................................5-2  
Preamble/Postamble ..............................................................5-5  
Symbology, I.D. and Code Length............................................5-8  
Data Group Characters .........................................................5-11  
Case Conversion .......................................................................5-14  
Chapter 6 Symbologies ............................................................ 6-1  
UPC-A ..............................................................................................6-2  
Disable/Enable UPC-A ..................................................................6-2  
Checksum Transmission ...............................................................6-2  
Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 .............................................................6-2  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..............................................................6-4  
Code I.D. Selection .....................................................................6-5  
Example: Setting the UPC-A Code I.D.......................................6-5  
UPC-A Data Group Characters .......................................................6-7  
UPC-A — continued .....................................................................6-9  
Add-ons .....................................................................................6-9  
UPC-E ............................................................................................6-11  
Disable/Enable UPC-E ................................................................6-11  
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Checksum Transmission ............................................................ 6-11  
Truncate/Expand ...................................................................... 6-11  
Truncate Leading/Ending ........................................................... 6-13  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-14  
Example: Setting the UPC-E Code I.D. ................................... 6-14  
UPC-E Data Group Characters .................................................... 6-16  
Add-ons .................................................................................. 6-18  
EAN-13 ......................................................................................... 6-20  
Disable/Enable EAN-13 .............................................................. 6-20  
Checksum Transmission ............................................................ 6-20  
ISBN/ISSN .............................................................................. 6-20  
EAN-13 — continued ................................................................. 6-22  
ISBN ID Setting ....................................................................... 6-22  
Example: Setting the ISBN ID............................................... 6-22  
Truncate Leading/Ending ........................................................... 6-24  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-25  
Example: Setting the EAN-13 Code I.D. ................................. 6-25  
EAN-13 Data Group Characters .................................................. 6-27  
Add-ons .................................................................................. 6-29  
EAN-8 ........................................................................................... 6-31  
Disable/Enable EAN-8 ............................................................... 6-31  
Checksum Transmission ............................................................ 6-31  
Truncate/Expand ...................................................................... 6-32  
Truncate Leading/Ending ........................................................... 6-33  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-34  
Example: Setting the EAN-8 Code I.D. ................................... 6-34  
EAN-8 Data Group Characters .................................................... 6-36  
Add-ons .................................................................................. 6-38  
GTIN ............................................................................................. 6-40  
Disable/Enable GTIN ................................................................. 6-40  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-40  
Example: Setting the GTIN Code I.D...................................... 6-40  
RSS-14 ......................................................................................... 6-42  
Disable/Enable RSS-14 .............................................................. 6-42  
Checksum Transmission ............................................................ 6-42  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation ............................................................ 6-42  
Truncate Leading/Ending ........................................................... 6-44  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-45  
Example: Setting the RSS-14 Code I.D. ................................. 6-45  
RSS-14 Data Group Characters .................................................. 6-47  
RSS Expanded ............................................................................... 6-49  
Disable/Enable RSS Expanded .................................................... 6-49  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation ............................................................ 6-49  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ................................................ 6-50  
Truncate Leading/Ending ........................................................... 6-51  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................... 6-52  
Example: Setting the RSS Expanded Code I.D......................... 6-52  
RSS Expanded Data Group Characters ......................................... 6-54  
RSS Limited ................................................................................... 6-56  
Disable/Enable RSS Limited ....................................................... 6-56  
Checksum Transmission ............................................................ 6-56  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation ............................................................ 6-56  
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Truncate Leading/Ending ............................................................6-58  
Code I.D. Selection ...................................................................6-59  
Example: Setting the RSS Limited Code I.D.............................6-59  
RSS Limited Data Group Characters .............................................6-61  
Code 39 .........................................................................................6-63  
Disable/Enable Code 39 .............................................................6-63  
Checksum Verification ...............................................................6-63  
Checksum Transmit ...................................................................6-63  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ................................................6-65  
Truncate Leading/Ending ............................................................6-66  
Code I.D. Selection ...................................................................6-67  
Example: Setting the Code 39 Code I.D..................................6-67  
Code 39 Data Group Characters ..................................................6-69  
Format ....................................................................................6-71  
Append ....................................................................................6-71  
Start/End Transmission ..............................................................6-71  
Pharmacode 39 ...............................................................................6-73  
Disable/Enable Pharmacode 39 ...................................................6-73  
Leading ‘A’ ...............................................................................6-73  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ................................................6-74  
Truncate Leading/Ending ............................................................6-75  
Code I.D. Selection ...................................................................6-76  
Example: Setting the Pharmacode 39 Code I.D........................6-76  
Pharmacode 39 Data Group Characters ........................................6-78  
Code 128 .......................................................................................6-80  
Disable/Enable Code 128 ...........................................................6-80  
Checksum Verification ...............................................................6-80  
Checksum Transmit ...................................................................6-80  
Function Code Transmission .......................................................6-80  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ................................................6-82  
Truncate Leading/Ending ............................................................6-83  
Code I.D. Selection ...................................................................6-84  
Example: Setting the Code 128 Code I.D. ...............................6-84  
Code 128 Data Group Characters ................................................6-86  
EAN-128 ........................................................................................6-88  
Format as EAN-128 ...................................................................6-88  
Append ....................................................................................6-88  
UCC/EAN-128 ID setting ............................................................6-89  
Interleaved 2 of 5 ...........................................................................6-90  
Disable/Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 ................................................6-90  
Checksum Verification ...............................................................6-90  
Checksum Transmit ...................................................................6-90  
Fixed Length Control .................................................................6-92  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ................................................6-94  
Truncate Leading/Ending ............................................................6-95  
Code I.D. Selection ...................................................................6-96  
Example: Setting the Interleaved 2 of 5 Code I.D.....................6-96  
Interleaved 2 of 5 Data Group Characters ....................................6-98  
Industrial 2 of 5 ............................................................................ 6-100  
Disable/Enable Industrial 2 of 5 ................................................ 6-100  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length .............................................. 6-101  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-102  
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Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-103  
Example: Setting the Industrial 2 of 5 Code I.D......................6-103  
Industrial 2 of 5 Data Group Characters ......................................6-105  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) .........................................................................6-107  
Disable/Enable Matrix 2 of 5 .....................................................6-107  
Checksum Verification ..............................................................6-107  
Checksum Transmit .................................................................6-107  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ...............................................6-109  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..........................................................6-110  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-111  
Example: Setting the Matrix 2 of 5 Code I.D. .........................6-111  
Matrix 2 of 5 Data Group Characters ..........................................6-113  
Codabar .......................................................................................6-115  
Disable/Enable Codabar ...........................................................6-115  
Checksum Verification ..............................................................6-115  
Checksum Transmit .................................................................6-115  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ...............................................6-117  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..........................................................6-118  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-119  
Example: Setting the Codabar Code I.D. ...............................6-119  
Codabar Data Group Characters ................................................6-121  
Start/End Type ........................................................................6-123  
Start/End Transmission ............................................................6-123  
Code 93 .......................................................................................6-124  
Disable/Enable Code 93 ............................................................6-124  
Checksum Verification ..............................................................6-124  
Checksum Transmit .................................................................6-124  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ...............................................6-126  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..........................................................6-127  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-128  
Example: Setting the Code 93 Code I.D. ...............................6-128  
Code 93 Data Group Characters ................................................6-130  
Code 11 .......................................................................................6-132  
Disable/Enable Code 11 ............................................................6-132  
Checksum Verification ..............................................................6-132  
Checksum Transmit .................................................................6-132  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ...............................................6-134  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..........................................................6-135  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-136  
Example: Setting the Code 11 Code I.D. ...............................6-136  
Code 11 Data Group Characters ................................................6-138  
MSI/Plessey ..................................................................................6-140  
Disable/Enable MSI/Plessey ......................................................6-140  
Checksum Verification ..............................................................6-140  
Checksum Transmit .................................................................6-140  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length ...............................................6-142  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..........................................................6-143  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-144  
Example: Setting the MSI/Plessey Code I.D...........................6-144  
MSI/Plessey Data Group Characters ...........................................6-146  
UK-Plessey ...................................................................................6-148  
Disable/Enable UK/Plessey ........................................................6-148  
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Checksum Verification ............................................................. 6-148  
Checksum Transmit ................................................................. 6-148  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length .............................................. 6-150  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-151  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-152  
Example: Setting the UK/Plessey Code I.D............................ 6-152  
UK-Plessey Data Group Characters ............................................ 6-154  
Telepen ....................................................................................... 6-156  
Disable/Enable Telepen ............................................................ 6-156  
Checksum Verification ............................................................. 6-156  
Checksum Transmit ................................................................. 6-156  
Format .................................................................................. 6-156  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length .............................................. 6-158  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-159  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-160  
Example: Setting the Telepen Code I.D................................. 6-160  
Telepen Data Group Characters ................................................. 6-162  
Standard 2 of 5 ............................................................................. 6-164  
Disable/Enable Standard 2 of 5 ................................................. 6-164  
Checksum Verification ............................................................. 6-164  
Checksum Transmit ................................................................. 6-164  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length .............................................. 6-166  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-167  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-168  
Example: Setting the Standard 2 of 5 Code I.D...................... 6-168  
Standard 2 of 5 Data Group Characters ...................................... 6-170  
Code 16K ..................................................................................... 6-172  
Disable/Enable Code 16K ......................................................... 6-172  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-173  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-174  
Example: Setting the Code 16K Code I.D. ............................. 6-174  
Code 16K Data Group Characters .............................................. 6-176  
China Post .................................................................................... 6-178  
Disable/Enable China Post ........................................................ 6-178  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length .............................................. 6-179  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-180  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-181  
Example: Setting the China Post Code I.D............................. 6-181  
China Post Data Group Characters ............................................. 6-183  
PDF 417 ....................................................................................... 6-185  
Disable/Enable PDF 417 ........................................................... 6-185  
Escape Sequence Transmit ....................................................... 6-185  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-186  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-187  
Example: Setting the PDF 417 Code I.D................................ 6-187  
PDF 417 Data Group Characters ................................................ 6-189  
Micro PDF 417 .............................................................................. 6-191  
Disable/Enable Micro PDF 417 ................................................... 6-191  
Escape Sequence Transmit ....................................................... 6-191  
Truncate Leading/Ending .......................................................... 6-192  
Code I.D. Selection ................................................................. 6-193  
Example: Setting the Micro PDF 417 Code I.D........................ 6-193  
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Micro PDF 417 Data Group Characters ........................................6-195  
EAN UCC Composite .......................................................................6-197  
Disable/Enable EAN UCC Composite ...........................................6-197  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation ...........................................................6-197  
Truncate Leading/Ending ..........................................................6-198  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-199  
Example: Setting the EAN UCC Composite Code I.D................6-199  
EAN UCC Composite Data Group Characters ................................6-201  
Code 4/5 ......................................................................................6-203  
Disable/Enable Code 4 and Code 5 .............................................6-203  
Data Transmission Format ........................................................6-203  
Code I.D. Selection ..................................................................6-204  
Example: Setting the Code 4/5 Code I.D. ..............................6-204  
Code 4/5 Data Group Characters ...............................................6-206  
Chapter 7 Bluetooth Features ...................................................7-1  
Auto Update ..................................................................................... 7-1  
Deep Sleep Mode .............................................................................. 7-3  
Leash Alarm ..................................................................................... 7-4  
Bluetooth Connectivity Mode .............................................................. 7-6  
Inquiry Beep Control ......................................................................... 7-8  
Chapter 8 Product Specifications ..............................................8-1  
Imager Product Specifications ............................................................ 8-1  
Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary Interface Cables) ................................ 8-2  
RS-232 ..................................................................................... 8-2  
Keyboard Wedge ........................................................................ 8-2  
USB .......................................................................................... 8-3  
IBM Port 5B/9B/17 ..................................................................... 8-3  
Appendix A ASCII Conversion Chart .........................................A-1  
Appendix B Alpha-Numeric Pad ................................................B-1  
Appendix C Keyboard Function Key Mappings...........................C-1  
Keyboard Model Cross Reference ........................................................C-1  
Appendix D Default Settings.................................................... D-1  
Defaults by Symbology ......................................................................D-1  
Interface Default Exceptions ..............................................................D-2  
IBM Interfaces ...........................................................................D-2  
RS-232 Wincor/Nixdorf ................................................................D-3  
Keyboards .................................................................................D-4  
Wand Emulation .........................................................................D-4  
Appendix E List Commands.......................................................E-1  
Parameter Settings List ..................................................................... E-1  
Chapter F LED & Beeper Indications .........................................F-1  
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Bluetooth Imager Indications ..............................................................F-1  
Bluetooth Base Station Indications .......................................................F-3  
Appendix G Sample Symbols.................................................... G-1  
Sample Symbols for PDF Models ONLY .......................................... G-2  
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Chapter 1  
Getting Started  
The linear imager uses a 16-bit processor and enhanced image processing  
algorithms to attain industry-leading speeds of 450 scans per second.  
Depth of field performance allows scanning of a low resolution shipping  
label at a distance of 1.5 meters. Even poor quality bar codes are readable  
with this scanner. Bright environments such as direct sunlight or well-  
lighted retail environments are not a problem; the linear imager provides  
accurate scans in strong ambient light up to 75,000 LUX.  
The unit is built to withstand tough industrial environments with a  
durable rubber overmolding to protect all contact points and an IP52  
protection rating. The linear imager is lightweight at 5.64 ounces (160  
grams) and has an ergonomic comfort grip for ease of use.  
About This Manual  
This Product Reference Guide (PRG) contains the information listed  
below. For installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and warranty  
information, see the Quick Reference Guide (QRG). Copies of other  
publications for this product are downloadable free of charge from the  
website listed on the back cover of this manual.  
Chapter 1, Getting Started, presents this manual’s contents, describes fea-  
tures and specifications, and lists the bar code symbologies the linear  
imager will read.  
Chapter 3, General Features, Chapter 4, Interface Related Features, Chapter  
5, Data Editing, and Chapter 6, Symbologies all provide programming  
instructions and bar code labels allowing custom configuration of your  
imager.  
Chapter 8, Product Specifications, lists product data such as dimensions,  
electrical, environmental, etc.  
The appendices contain references and tables needed with this manual.  
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Manual Conventions  
The symbols listed below are used in this manual to notify the reader of  
key issues or procedures that must be observed when using the linear  
imager:  
Notes contain information necessary for prop-  
erly diagnosing, repairing and operating the lin-  
ear imager.  
NOTE  
The CAUTION symbol advises you of actions  
that could damage equipment or property.  
CAUTION  
Default Information  
The highlighted and bold text configuration item values marked  
throughout the programming sections are for the RS-232 Standard inter-  
face. Default exceptions for other interfaces are listed in Appendix D.  
Nomenclature  
Figure 1-1a illustrates the features of the corded version of the linear  
imager and Figure 1-1b represents the BlueTooth version.  
Figure 1-1  
Indicator LEDs  
Scan  
Trigger  
Window  
Battery  
Pack  
Cable  
Retainer  
Charging LEDs  
Interface  
Cable Port  
a
b
Power Port I/F Port  
Base Station  
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Symbologies  
Symbologies  
In addition to standard linear bar code symbologies, the PDF model of  
the linear imager also reads 2-Dimensional stacked bar code symbologies  
such as PDF417, Micro PDF 417 and EAN UCC Composite.  
For more information plus a complete listing of available symbology  
types, turn to the Symbologies chapter of this manual.  
Linear Imager Settings  
The linear imager is factory programmed for the most common terminal  
and communications settings. If you need to change these settings, pro-  
gramming is accomplished by scanning the bar codes in this guide.  
In the programming chapters, factory default settings are indicated with  
bold text and yellow highlighting. These defaults represent the settings  
for the RS-232 standard interface. For a listing of defaults for other  
interfaces, reference Chapter D, Default Settings, in the section titled Inter-  
face Default Exceptions.  
Return to Factory Defaults  
Scan the two bar codes below to reset the imager (handheld) and Base  
Station to factory settings. These bar codes can be used to return the  
imager to a “known” working state when the present programming sta-  
tus is not known, faulty, or suspect.  
Return handheld to  
factory defaults  
Return Base Station to  
factory defaults  
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Bluetooth Models  
The following features and descriptions apply only to Bluetooth (BT)  
models of the imager.  
Linking an Imager with a Base  
Station  
Follow these instructions to link the two devices:  
1. Connect power to the Base Station. The radio LED (marked with  
an antenna symbol) will blink amber and the Base Station will  
beep.  
2. To ensure the Base Station is unlinked from any other imagers,  
press the button located on its bottom side for three seconds.  
3. Place the imager in the Base Station for one minute to get a small  
charge in the battery.  
4. Read the label on the Base Station with the imager. The imager  
will sound a good read beep and the LED will flash amber.  
5. Replace the imager in the Base Station to continue the charge.  
Once an imager is linked to a Base Station, they will remain linked until  
specific action is taken to unlink them (see Unlinking). They will remain  
linked if the Base Station is unplugged, if the battery is removed from  
the imager or if the entire charge is used up, and if the imager is taken  
out of range of the Base Station. Under normal operation, scanning of  
the link label will only be required once in the life of the product.  
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Unlinking  
There are three ways to unlink an imager from a Base Station:  
Unlink and Sleep  
1. Scan the “Unlink and Sleep” bar code — Reading the unlink bar code  
above while the imager is in range of the Base Station will break  
the link between the two devices and allow another imager to link  
to the Base Station. It will also place the imager in Sleep Mode. If  
the bar code is read when the imager is out of range of its linked  
Base Station, the imager will unlink, but the Base Station will  
remain linked to the imager and will not allow another imager to  
be linked to it until the unlink button is pressed, the original  
imager is brought in range, linked, and then unlinked again.  
2. Push the button on the bottom of the Base Station — Pushing the but-  
ton on the Base Station while the imager is in range will break the  
link between the devices. If the button is pushed while the imager  
is out of range, the Base Station will unlink and make itself avail-  
able to other imagers. The imager will not automatically break its  
link with the Base Station, but can be linked to any other Base Sta-  
tion by reading its link label .  
3. Scan the link label on an alternate Base Station — Scanning the link  
label on a Base Station with an imager that is linked with another  
Base Station will drop the link between the original pair and estab-  
lish a link between the imager and the new Base Station. If the new  
link is performed within range of the old Base Station, it is free to  
establish a link to the next imager that reads its link label. If it is  
done outside the range of the old Base Station, it retains its old link  
and will not allow a new imager to link to it until its unlink button  
is pressed.  
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Battery Charging  
Battery Charging  
The imager contains a 1000mAh Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery. A  
fully charged battery will provide up to 12,000 scans over a 12 hour  
period. Actual charge life on the imager will depend on the configuration  
of the how the imager is configured via the programable features in this  
manual; in particular, Deep Sleep Mode and Leash Alarm settings can  
impact battery life.  
When the imager is placed in the Base Station, the battery will automat-  
ically charge. While charging is taking place, the charging LED (marked  
with a battery symbol) will blink green. When the battery is fully  
charged, the charging LED will stay on a solid green.  
If there is an error in charging either with a failure in the charging circuit  
or with a failure of the battery, the charging LED will flash red. When  
this happens, the battery should be replaced  
Paging the Imager  
If the imager is misplaced in the area around the Base Station, it can be  
located by momentarily pressing the button on the bottom of the Base  
Station. When the button is momentarily pressed, a message is sent to  
the imager instructing it to sound a series of six short beeps. If the imager  
is out of range of the Base Station or in Deep Sleep Mode, paging will  
not work.  
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Chapter 3  
General Features  
Double Read Timeout  
The Double Read Timeout feature sets a time limit that determines how much time  
must pass before reading the same label again (e.g. two identical items in succes-  
sion).  
START  
DURATION  
0.1 Second  
BARCODE  
0.2 Second  
0.3 Second  
0.4 Second  
0.5 Second  
0.6 Second  
0.7 Second  
0.8 Second  
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General Features  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
0.9 Second  
1 Second  
END  
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Imager Timeout  
Imager Timeout  
The Imager Timeout feature sets the time for automatically switching the unit off when  
the imager is not in use.  
START  
DURATION  
1 Second  
BARCODE  
2 Seconds  
3 Seconds  
4 Seconds  
5 Seconds  
6 Seconds  
7 Seconds  
8 Seconds  
9 Seconds  
10 Seconds  
11 Seconds  
12 Seconds  
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General Features  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
13 Seconds  
14 Seconds  
15 Seconds  
END  
Read Verification  
Sets the number of times a bar code must be read before it is transmitted.  
START  
# of TIMES  
BARCODE  
None  
1
2
3
4
5
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Read Verification  
START  
# of TIMES  
6
BARCODE  
7
8
9
END  
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3-5  
General Features  
LED and Beeper Indicators  
Power On Alert  
Disables or enables the indication (LED and/or Beeper) that the imager  
is receiving power.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Enable  
END  
LED Idle State  
This feature specifies the state of the green scanner LED when the scan-  
ner is idle and ready to read a label. Options are:  
• Off  
• On dim  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
LED OFF  
LED ON  
END  
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LED and Beeper Indicators  
Good Read: When to Indicate  
This feature specifies when the imager will provide indication (beep and/  
or flash its green LED) upon successfully reading a bar code. Choices are:  
Good Read = Indicate after decode  
Good Read = Indicate after transmit  
Good Read = Indicate after CTS goes inactive, then active  
This option, which uses CTS, is only valid for RS-232  
interfaces.  
NOTE  
START  
INDICATE  
BARCODE  
After decode  
After transmit  
After CTS goes  
inactive, then  
active  
END  
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General Features  
Good Read Beep Control  
This feature enables/disables the imager’s ability to beep upon a success-  
ful decode of a label.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Enable  
END  
Good Read Beep Frequency  
Adjusts the good read beep to sound at a selectable low, medium or high  
frequency, selectable from the list below. (Controls the beeper’s pitch/  
tone.)  
START  
FREQUENCY  
2000 Hz  
BARCODE  
2100 Hz  
2200 Hz  
2300 Hz  
2400 Hz  
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LED and Beeper Indicators  
START  
FREQUENCY  
2500 Hz  
BARCODE  
2600 Hz  
2700 Hz  
2800 Hz  
2900 Hz  
END  
Good Read Beep Length  
Specifies the duration of a good read beep.  
START  
LENGTH  
60msec  
BARCODE  
80msec  
100msec  
120msec  
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General Features  
START  
LENGTH  
140msec  
BARCODE  
160msec  
180msec  
200msec  
END  
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LED and Beeper Indicators  
Good Read Beep Volume  
Selects the beeper volume (loudness) upon a good read beep. There are  
five selectable volumes, with each volume increment adding approxi-  
mately five decibels to the previous level.  
START  
VOLUME  
Off  
BARCODE  
Level 1  
Level 2  
Level 3  
Level 4  
Level 5  
Level 6  
Level 7  
END  
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General Features  
Scanning/Imaging Features  
Scan Mode  
Selects the scan operating mode for the imager. Selections are:  
Good read off — The trigger must be pressed to activate scanning.  
The light source stops scanning when there is a successful read or  
no bar code is decoded after the ”Imager Timeout” has elapsed.  
Momentary — The trigger acts as a switch. Pressing the trigger  
activates scanning; releasing it stops scanning.  
Alternate — The trigger acts as a toggle switch. Pressing the trigger  
activates scanning; pressing it a second time stops scanning  
Timeout off — The trigger must be pressed to activate scanning,  
The imager stops scanning if no barcode is decoded within the  
time duration set for the ”Imager Timeout” period.  
Stand Mode — The imager continuously reads regardless of  
whether the trigger is pressed or ”Imager Timeout” has elapsed.  
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Scanning/Imaging Features  
Scan Mode — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Good read off  
Momentary  
Alternate  
Timeout off  
Stand mode  
END  
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3-13  
General Features  
Stand Mode LED  
When this feature is set to ON while in stand mode, the illumination  
LEDs go to a dim state after a timeout of reading no labels. When set to  
OFF in stand mode, the illumination LEDs go off after a timeout of  
reading no labels. In both cases, the illumination LEDs come back on  
when something passes in front of the imager.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
LED OFF  
LED ON  
END  
Scan Illumination LED Timeout  
Limits the time following pressing the trigger that the illumination LED  
(aiming light) is lit. Disabling this feature turns the illumination off.  
Selecting “Continue” means the imager always keeps reading regardless  
of whether the trigger button is pressed or the standby duration has  
elapsed.  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
Disable  
30 Seconds  
60 Seconds  
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Scanning/Imaging Features  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
90 Seconds  
120 Seconds  
150 Seconds  
180 Seconds  
Continue  
END  
Inverted Image Scan  
With this option enabled, the imager will scan black/white bar codes  
with a white/black background.  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Enable  
END  
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3-15  
General Features  
Global Features  
Global Minimum Code Length  
Global minimum length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is  
defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. bar code labels with  
lengths exceeding these limits will be rejected. Ensure that the mini-  
mum-length setting is no greater than the maximum-length setting; oth-  
erwise, the labels of the symbology will not be readable. In particular,  
you can set the same value for both minimum and maximum lengths to  
force decoding of only fixed-length bar codes. This setting has no effect  
on certain symbologies of fixed length.  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Global Minimum length can be set from 0 to 255. To  
set this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to  
place the unit in Programming Mode, then the “Set  
Global Minimum Length,” followed by the digits from  
the Alphanumeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-  
Numeric Pad representing your desired minimum  
length. Accept your selection by scanning the “SET”  
bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by  
scanning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 4  
Set Global  
Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Global Features  
Global Maximum Code Length  
Global maximum length can be set to qualify data entry. The length is  
defined as the actual bar code data length to be sent. bar code labels with  
lengths exceeding these limits will be rejected. Ensure that the mini-  
mum-length setting is no greater than the maximum-length setting; oth-  
erwise, the labels of the symbology will not be readable. In particular,  
you can set the same value for both minimum and maximum lengths to  
force decoding of only fixed-length bar codes. This setting has no effect  
on certain symbologies of fixed length.  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Global Maximum length can be set from 0 to 255. To  
set this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to  
place the unit in Programming Mode, then the “Set  
Global Maximum Length,” followed by the digits from  
the Alphanumeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-  
Numeric Pad representing your desired maximum  
length. Accept your selection by scanning the “SET”  
bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by  
scanning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 64  
Set Global  
Maximum  
Length  
SET  
END  
³
.
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General Features  
NOTES  
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Chapter 4  
Interface Related  
Features  
At the time of this writing, the Imager supports the interfaces listed in  
Table 4-1. Select the desired interface type from the table, then reference  
the page number given for the customizable features section associated  
with each interface. See Table 4-2 for a description of each Keyboard  
Wedge interface type (A through Y as listed).  
Product Reference Guide  
4-1  
Interface Related Features  
Table 4-1. Interfaces Supported  
RS-232  
Page Keyboard Wedge  
Page  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
a
RS-232 Standard  
4-9  
4-9  
Keyboard Wedge I  
a
RS-232 Wincor-Nixdorf  
Keyboard Wedge J  
a
IBM  
Keyboard Wedge K  
a
IBM 4683 Port 5B  
IBM 4683 Port 9B  
IBM 4683 Port 17  
4-25  
4-25  
4-25  
Keyboard Wedge L  
a
a
a
Keyboard Wedge M  
a
Keyboard Wedge N  
Keyboard Wedge O  
USB  
a
IBM USB  
4-25  
4-25  
Keyboard Wedge P  
Keyboard Wedge Q  
USB Keyboard  
a
Keyboard Wedge  
Keyboard Wedge A  
Keyboard Wedge B  
Keyboard Wedge R  
a
a
a
a
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
4-27  
Keyboard Wedge S  
a
Keyboard Wedge T  
a
Keyboard Wedge C  
Keyboard Wedge D  
Keyboard Wedge U  
a
a
Keyboard Wedge V  
a
a
Keyboard Wedge E  
Keyboard Wedge W  
a
a
4-27  
4-27  
4-34  
Keyboard Wedge F  
Keyboard Wedge X  
a
a
Keyboard Wedge G  
Keyboard Wedge Y  
a
Keyboard Wedge H  
4-27 Wand Emulation  
a. Consult Table 4-2 for more information regarding keyboard wedge inter-  
face types.  
The correct interface cable is included for the imager  
interface type you ordered.  
NOTE  
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Table 4-2. Keyboard Wedge Interface Reference  
I/F Type  
PCs Supported  
PC/XT w/Alternate Key Encoding  
A
AT, PS/2 25-286, 30-286, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, 80, 90 & 95 w/Alternate Key  
Encoding  
B
C
D
PS/2 25 and 30 w/Alternate Key Encoding  
PC/XT w/Standard Key Encoding  
AT, PS/2 25-286, 30-286, 50, 50Z, 60, 70, 80, 90 & 95 w/Standard Key  
Encoding  
E
F
G
H
I
PS/2 25 and 30 w/Standard Key Encoding  
IBM 3xxx w/122 keyboard  
IBM 3xxx w/102 keyboard  
PS/55 5530T w/104 keyboard  
NEC 9801  
J
K
WYSE 30/30+ WY-30 Keyboard 83 Keys  
WYSE 60/85/99 GT/150/160/285 Style IBM Enhanced PC, 520/520ES  
Style IBM Enhanced PC FR  
L
WYSE 55/65/65 ES/120/185/325 Style IBM Enhanced PC  
WYSE 60/85/99 GT/150/160/285 ANSI Keyboard 105 Keys, 520/520 ES  
ANSI Keyboard 105 Keys  
M
N
O
WYSE 55/65/65 ES/120/185/325 ANSI Keyboard 105 Keys  
WYSE 60/85/99 GT/150/160/285 ASCII Kbd, 520/520 ES ASCII Kbd  
WYSE 55/65/65 ES/120/185/325 ASCII Keyboard  
WYSE 60/85/99 GT/150/160/285 ANSI W285 Keyboard 105 Keys, 520/  
520 ES ANSI W285 Keyboard 105 Keys  
WYSE 55/65/65 ES/120/185/325 ANSI W285 Keyboard 105 Keys  
WYSE WINTERM 3320 SE  
P
IBM 3153  
IBM 316X, 3179/3180/319X/3270  
Q
R
S
T
IBM 3151/3152-010, 347X/348X  
DIGITAL VT 220/320/330/340/350/382  
DIGITAL VT420  
U
V
W
X
Y
DIGITAL VT 510/520 IBM ANSI Style Keyboard  
DIGITAL VT 510/520 IBM PC Style Keyboard  
SUN SPARC 5/10  
SUN 420/440, ITX  
WYSE 370/355 Style Enhanced IBM PC  
Reference Appendix C, Keyboard Function Key Map-  
pings for more information about keyboards.  
NOTE  
Product Reference Guide  
4-3  
Interface Related Features  
Interface Selection  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
RS-232  
Standard  
RS-232  
Wincor-Nixdorf  
IBM 4683  
Port 5B  
IBM 4683  
Port 9B  
IBM 4683  
Port 17  
IBM USB  
USB Keyboard  
Keyboard  
Wedge A  
Keyboard  
Wedge B  
Keyboard  
Wedge C  
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Interface Selection  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Keyboard  
Wedge D  
Keyboard  
Wedge E  
Keyboard  
Wedge F  
Keyboard  
Wedge G  
Keyboard  
Wedge H  
Keyboard  
Wedge I  
Keyboard  
Wedge J  
Keyboard  
Wedge K  
Keyboard  
Wedge L  
Keyboard  
Wedge M  
Keyboard  
Wedge N  
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Interface Related Features  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Keyboard  
Wedge O  
Keyboard  
Wedge P  
Keyboard  
Wedge Q  
Keyboard  
Wedge R  
Keyboard  
Wedge S  
Keyboard  
Wedge T  
Keyboard  
Wedge U  
Keyboard  
Wedge V  
Keyboard  
Wedge W  
Keyboard  
Wedge X  
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Interface Selection  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Keyboard  
Wedge Y  
Wand  
Emulation  
END  
Product Reference Guide  
4-7  
Interface Related Features  
Interface Features  
Global Interface Features  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Obey Host  
Commands  
Ignore Host  
Commands  
Disable Debug  
Mode  
Enable Debug  
Mode  
Host  
Transmission  
Buffers = 1  
Host  
Transmissioin  
Buffers = 2  
END  
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Interface Features  
RS-232 Interface Features  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
1200 Baud  
2400 Baud  
4800 Baud  
9600 Baud  
19200 Baud  
38400 Baud  
57600 Baud  
115200 Baud  
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4-9  
Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
7 Data Bits  
8 Data Bits  
1 Stop Bit  
2 Stop Bits  
Parity = None  
Parity = Even  
Parity = Odd  
END  
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Interface Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
Hardware Flow Control  
Disable Hardware Control — The imager transmits to the host regardless of  
any activity on the CTS line.  
Enable CTS Flow Control — The CTS signal controls transmission of data  
to the host.  
Enable CTS Scan Control — The CTS line must be active for the imager to  
read and transmit data. While the CTS line is inactive, the imager  
remains in a host-disabled state; following a successful label transmis-  
sion, the CTS signal must transition to inactive and then to active to  
enable scanning for the next label.  
Intercharacter Delay  
This delay is inserted after each data character transmitted. If the trans-  
mission speed is too high, the system may not be able to receive all char-  
acters. You may need to adjust the delay to make the system work  
properly.  
Software Flow Control  
Disables/Enables software control using XON/XOFF characters.  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Hardware  
Control  
Enable CTS  
Flow Control  
Enable CTS  
Scan Control  
Inter-Char  
Delay = No  
Delay  
Interchar Delay  
= 10 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 20 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 30 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 40 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 50 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 60 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 70 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 80 msec  
Interchar Delay  
= 90 msec  
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Interface Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
Software Flow  
Control  
Enable  
Software Flow  
Control  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
Host Echo  
When enabled, this feature passes all data through the imager to the host  
as it comes in. This feature is used for applications where “daisy chain-  
ing” of RS-232 devices onto the same cable is necessary. If, for example,  
one of the devices in the chain is a terminal where someone is entering  
data while another person is simultaneously scanning a bar code requir-  
ing transmission to the host, the scanner will wait for the RS-232 chan-  
nel to be quiet for a specified period of time (set via RS-232 Host Echo  
Quiet Interval). The scanner can be set to observe this delay before send-  
ing its data in order to avoid RS-232 transmission conflicts.  
Host Echo Quiet Interval  
This setting specifies the time interval of RS-232 channel inactivity  
which must transpire before the imager will break the host echo loop to  
transmit the bar code data that has just been scanned to the host.  
Signal Voltage: Normal/TTL  
Specifies whether the RS-232 interface provides TTL levels on the out-  
put pins TxD and RTS.  
RS-232 Invert  
Enables/disables inversion of RS-232 TXD and RXD signals.  
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Interface Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable Host  
Echo  
Enable Host  
Echo  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 0msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 10msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 20msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 30msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 40msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 50msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 60msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 70msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
=80msec  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 90msec  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
START  
STATE  
Host Echo  
Quiet Interval  
= 100msec  
Signal  
BARCODE  
Voltage:  
Normal RS-232  
Signal Voltage:  
TTL  
No TTL  
Inversion  
Invert TTL  
END  
Beep on ASCII BEL  
Enables/disables ability of imager to beep (sound a good read tone) on  
receiving an ASCII BEL (07 hex).  
Beep on Not on File  
Select for the host to beep (or not) when a not-on-file (host command)  
condition is detected by the host.  
ACK NAK Options  
This enables/disables the ability of the imager to support the RS-232  
ACK/NAK protocol. When configured, the imager and/or host sends an  
“ACK” when it receives data properly, and sends “NAK” when the data is  
in error. Selections for this option are:  
Disable  
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Interface Features  
Enable for label transmission — the imager expects an ACK/NAK  
response from the host when a label is sent  
Enable for host-command acknowledge — the imager will  
respond with ACK/NAK when the host sends a command  
Enable for label transmission and host-command acknowledge  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable Beep  
on ASCII BEL  
Enable Beep on  
ASCII BEL  
Disable Beep  
on Not On File  
Enable Beep  
on Not On File  
Disable ACK  
NAK  
Enable ACK  
NAK for  
Transmission  
Enable ACK  
NAK for host-  
command  
acknowledge  
Enable ACK  
NAK for trans-  
mission and  
host-command  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
ACK Character  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets the ACK character from the set of ASCII charac-  
ters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To configure this  
feature, scan the “START” bar code above to place  
the unit in Programming Mode, then the “Set ACK  
Character,” followed by the digits from the Alphanu-  
meric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad  
representing your desired character. Accept your  
selection by scanning the “SET” bar code below and  
finally, exit programming mode by scanning the  
“END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 06 (0x06)  
Set ACK  
Character  
SET  
END  
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RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
NAK Character  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets the NAK character from the set of ASCII charac-  
ters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To configure this  
feature, scan the “START” bar code above to place  
the unit in Programming Mode, then the “Set NAK  
Character,” followed by the digits from the Alphanu-  
meric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad  
representing your desired character. Accept your  
selection by scanning the “SET” bar code below and  
finally, exit programming mode by scanning the  
“END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 21 (0x15)  
Set NAK  
Character  
SET  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
Retry on ACK NAK Timeout  
Enables/disables retry after the configurable ACK NAK Timeout Value  
(set in the following feature) has expired.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable Retry  
on ACK NAK  
Timeout  
Enable Retry  
on ACK NAK  
Timeout  
END  
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Interface Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
ACK NAK Timeout Value  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
This item specifies the time the imager will wait for an  
ACK character from the host following a label trans-  
mission.  
0 = Infinite timeout  
1 - 75 = Timeout in 200-millisecond increments  
To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar code  
above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then  
the “Set ACK NAK Timeout Value,” followed by the  
digits from the Alphanumeric table in Appendix B,  
Alpha-Numeric Pad representing your desired  
value. Accept your selection by scanning the “SET”  
bar code below and finally, exit programming mode  
by scanning the “END” barcode below  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 01  
Set ACK  
NAK Timeout  
Value  
SET  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
ACK NAK Retry Count  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
This feature sets the number of times for the imager  
to retry a label transmission under a retry condition.  
0 = No retry  
1 - 254 = Retry for the specified number of times  
255 = Retry forever  
To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar code  
above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then  
the “Set ACK NAK Retry Count,” followed by the dig-  
its from the Alphanumeric table in Appendix B,  
Alpha-Numeric Pad representing your desired retry  
count. Accept your selection by scanning the “SET”  
bar code below and finally, exit programming mode  
by scanning the “END” barcode below  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 03  
Set ACK  
Nak Retry  
Count  
SET  
END  
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Interface Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
ACK NAK Error Handling  
This item specifies the method the imager will use to handle errors  
detected while waiting to receive the ACK character from the host.  
Errors include unrecognized host commands and communication errors  
such as parity or framing errors. Choices are:  
00 = Ignore errors detected (recommended setting)  
01 = Process error as valid ACK character (risk of lost label data)  
02 = Process error as valid NAK character (risk of duplicate label data)  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Ignore Errors  
Detected  
Process error  
as valid ACK  
character  
Process error  
as valid NAK  
character  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
RS-232 Interface Features — cont.  
Transmission Failure Indication  
Enables/disables bad-label indication upon transmission failure.  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
Transmission  
Error Indication  
Enable  
Transmission  
Error  
Indication  
END  
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IBM-USB Interface Features  
IBM-USB Device usage  
The IBM-USB protocol allows for the imager to be identified as one of  
two different types of bar code scanners. Depending on what other scan-  
ners you may already have connected to a IBM-USB POS, you may need  
to change this setting to enable all devices to communicate. Options are:  
Table Top Scanner  
Handheld Scanner  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Configure as  
Table Top  
Scanner  
Configure as  
Handheld  
Scanner  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
IBM  
IBM Transmit Labels in Code 39 Format  
This feature enables/disables imager's ability to set a symbology  
identifier for a specified label to Code 39 before transmitting  
that label data to an IBM host. This applies to: Code 128, Coda-  
bar, and Code 93 for IBM USB; Code 128, Codabar, and Code  
93 for IBM Port 5B; and Codabar and Code 93 for IBM Port  
9B.  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
Convert to  
Code 39  
Enable Convert  
to Code 39  
END  
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Interface Features  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard  
As a keyboard interface, the imager supports most popular PCs and IBM  
terminals. The installation of the wedge is a fairly simple process that  
doesn’t require any changes of software or hardware.  
All of the options in this section apply to the Key-  
board Wedge, however, only Keyboard Layout, Caps  
Lock State and Control Characters apply to USB Key-  
board.  
NOTE  
Keyboard Layout  
The Keyboard Layout option supports many countries. For details about  
Keyboard Layout, please refer to your operating system manual.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
USA  
Belgium  
Britain  
Denmark  
France  
Germany  
Italy  
Norway  
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Interface Related Features  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Portugal  
Spain  
Sweden  
Switzerland  
Japan 106 Key  
Hungary  
Czech  
Slovakia  
Romania  
END  
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Interface Features  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard — cont.  
Caps Lock State  
Specifies which format the imager sends character data.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable Caps  
Lock  
Caps Lock “ON”  
Shift Lock “ON”  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard — cont.  
Power-On Simulation  
This feature does not apply to the USB Keyboard  
interface.  
NOTE  
All PCs check the keyboard status during the power-on Selftest. It is rec-  
ommended that you enable this function if you are working without a  
keyboard installation. It simulates keyboard timing and passes the key-  
board status to the PC during power-on.  
Control Characters  
Specifies how the imager transmits ASCII control characters to the host.  
Choices are:  
Disable Control Characters  
Enable transmission of control characters to host  
Send characters between 00H and 1FH according to a special  
function-key mapping table. (This is used to send keys that are not  
in the normal ASCII set; a unique set is provided for each available  
scancode set. Reference Appendix C, Keyboard Function Key Map-  
pings.)  
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Interface Features  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard — cont.  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
Power-on  
Simulation  
Enable  
Power-on  
Simulation  
Disable  
Control  
Characters  
Enable  
Transmission of  
Control  
Characters  
Enable  
Function Key  
Mapping  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard — cont.  
Wedge Quiet Interval  
This feature does not apply to the USB Keyboard  
interface.  
NOTE  
Quiet Interval is the amount of time to look for keyboard activity before  
the imager breaks the keyboard connection in order to transmit data to  
the host..  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Selectable from 00 (no interval) to 255 in 10 msec  
increments. Use hexidecimal (range: 00 to FF hexidec-  
imal) to set the interval. To configure this feature, scan  
the “START” bar code above to place the unit in Pro-  
gramming Mode, then the Set Wedge Quiet Interval  
bar code followed by the digits from the Alphanumeric  
table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad represent-  
ing your desired length. Accept your selection by scan-  
ning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit  
programming mode by scanning the “END” barcode  
below  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:  
01 (10 msec)  
Set Wedge  
Quiet Interval  
SET  
END  
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Interface Features  
Keyboard Wedge/USB Keyboard — cont.  
Intercharacter Delay  
This feature does not apply to the USB Keyboard  
interface.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
This delay is inserted after each data character trans-  
mitted. If the transmission speed is too high, the sys-  
tem may not be able to receive all characters. You may  
need to adjust the delay to make the system work prop-  
erly. Selectable from 00 to 255 in 10msec increments.  
Use hexidecimal (range: 00 to FF hexidecimal) to set  
the delay.  
To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar code  
above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the  
“Set Intercharacter Delay,” followed by the digits from  
the Alphanumeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-  
Numeric Pad representing your desired length.  
Accept your selection by scanning the “SET” bar code  
below and finally, exit programming mode by scanning  
the “END” barcode below  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:  
00 (No Delay)  
Set  
Intercharacter  
Delay  
SET  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
Wand Emulation  
Supported Symbologies  
The Wand Emulation interface will transmit bar code data as a wand  
device would. This interface will transmit the following bar code sym-  
bologies:  
UPC/EAN  
UPC/EAN with addons  
Code 39  
Full ASCII Code 39  
Interleaved 2 of 5  
Codabar  
Code 128  
All other bar code symbology types read by the scanner will be transmit-  
ted as Code 128.  
Wand Emulation Bar Code Format  
The following format settings are required for the wand emulation inter-  
face. These settings have been pre-configured at the factory for Wand  
Emulation scanners.  
UPC-A bar codes must include all 12 digits.  
UPC-E bar codes must contain 8 digits, including a system digit, 6  
data digits, and the check digit.  
EAN-13 bar codes must have all 13 digits.  
EAN-8 bar codes must include all 8 digits.  
Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, and Pharmacode 39 bar codes must  
NOT contain start / stop characters.  
Codabar bar codes must include the start / stop characters, pre-  
sented in the ABCD format.  
Interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes must have an even number of digits.  
The Prefix, Suffix, and Code ID must be disabled for all symbolo-  
gies  
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Wand Emulation — cont.  
Bar/Space Polarity  
Low/High — Black will be transmitted as a low voltage level (0V) and  
space as high level (+5).  
High/Low — Black will be transmitted as a high voltage level (+5) and  
space as low level (0V).  
Initial Polarity  
The idle polarity of the wand decode device can be set with the following  
options:  
High voltage level (+5)  
Low voltage level (0V).  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Bar/Space =  
Low/High  
Bar/Space =  
High/Low  
Initial Polarity  
= High Voltage  
(+5V)  
Initial Polarity =  
Low Voltage  
(0V)  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
Wand Emulation — cont.  
Signal Speed  
The speed of the transmission can be set. This selects the width of the  
minimum narrow bar.  
330 microseconds  
660 microseconds  
Transmit Trailing Noise  
The transmission of noise pulses after the label may be enabled or dis-  
abled.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Signal Speed =  
330mS  
SignalSpeed=  
660mS  
Disable  
Trailing Noise  
EnableTrailing  
Noise  
END  
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Wand Emulation — cont.  
Transmit Leading Noise  
The transmission of noise pulses before the bar code may be enabled or  
disabled.  
Symbology Conversion  
Wand Emulation can convert all bar codes to a single symbology.  
Choices are:  
No Conversion  
Convert to Code 39 / Code 39 Full ASCII  
Convert to Code 128  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Leading Noise  
Enable  
Leading Noise  
No Symbology  
Conversion  
Convert to C39/  
C39 Full ASCII  
Convert to  
C128  
END  
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Interface Related Features  
NOTES  
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Chapter 5  
Data Editing  
Data Editing Overview  
It is not recommended to use these features with IBM  
46xx or IBM interfaces.  
CAUTION  
When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the  
host computer along with the bar code data. This combination of bar  
code data and supplementary user-defined data is called a “message  
string.” The features in this chapter can be used to build specific  
user-defined data into a message string.  
There are several types of selectable data characters that can be sent  
before, after, and even between scanned data. You can specify if they  
should be sent with all symbologies, or only with specific symbologies.  
Figure 5-1 shows the available elements you can add to a message string:  
Figure 5-1. Breakdown of a Message String  
Code Length Transmission: A number of data  
digits can be transmitted before the code data.  
The total length of the bar code is the number  
of characters of bar code data without truncated  
leading or ending digits.  
Data Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4: Can be  
variably inserted into positions within the  
bar code data itself. One ASCII character  
per Data Group, with character  
selectable from 00 (none) to 63.  
Insert Groups  
Prefix Symbology Preamble ID Code Length Bar Code Data ID Postamble Sufffix  
Code ID Transmission: Enable  
this option to transmit the code  
ID. See page ?.  
00 - 22 Characters (ASCII)  
Symbology Name: This function is used to identify and display the  
scanned bar code's symbology (from among any of the symbologies  
readable by the imager). When enabled, the code name  
(symbology) will be transmitted before the bar code data.  
00 - 22 Characters (ASCII)  
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Data Editing  
Please Keep In Mind...  
Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement. Data  
editing is sophisticated feature allowing highly customizable out-  
put for advanced users. Factory default settings for data editing is  
typically set to NONE.  
A prefix or suffix may be applied to one symbology (reference the  
Symbologies chapter for these settings) or across all symbologies  
(set via the features in this chapter).  
You can add any prefix or suffix from Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart, plus Code I.D/AIM I.D.  
Several entries for several symbologies can be strung together at  
one time.  
Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to  
appear on the output.  
Prefix/Suffix  
Up to 22 ASCII characters may be added as a prefix (in a position before  
the bar code data) and/or as a suffix (in a position following the bar code  
data) as indicated in Figure 5-2.  
Figure 5-2. Prefix and Suffix Positions  
Insert Groups  
Prefix Symbology Preamble ID Code Length Bar Code Data ID Postamble Sufffix  
00 - 22 Characters (ASCII)  
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Prefix/Suffix — continued  
Example: Setting a Prefix  
In this example, we’ll set a prefix for all symbologies.  
1. Determine which ASCII character(s) are to be added to scanned  
bar code data. In this example, we’ll add a dollar sign (‘$’) as a pre-  
fix.  
2. Scan the START bar code.  
3. Scan the SET PREFIX CHARACTER(S) bar code.  
4. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion Chart, to find the hex value  
assigned to the desired character. The corresponding hex number  
for the ‘$’ character is 24. To enter this selection code, scan the ‘2’  
and ‘4’ bar codes from Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
7. The resulting message string would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
12345  
Resulting message string output: $12345  
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Data Editing  
Prefix/Suffix — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets up to 22 characters each from the set of ASCII  
characters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To config-  
ure this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to  
place the unit in Programming Mode, then the “Set  
Prefix” or “Set Suffix,” followed by the digits from the  
Alphanumeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric  
Pad representing your desired character(s). Refer-  
ence the section, Example: Setting a Prefix, for  
more information. Accept your selection by scanning  
the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit program-  
ming mode by scanning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Prefix  
Set Suffix  
SET  
END  
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Preamble/Postamble  
Similar to the Prefix/Suffix, up to 22 ASCII characters may be added as a  
preamble (in a position before the bar code data) and/or as a postamble  
(in a position following the bar code data) as indicated in Figure 5-3.  
Figure 5-3. Preamble and Postamble Positions  
Insert Groups  
Prefix Symbology Preamble ID Code Length Bar Code Data ID Postamble Sufffix  
00 - 22 Characters (ASCII)  
Example: Setting a Postamble  
In this example, we’ll set a postamble for all symbologies.  
1. Determine which ASCII character(s) are to be added to scanned  
bar code data. In this example, we’ll add the percent character  
(‘%’) as a postamble.  
2. Scan the START bar code.  
3. Scan the SET POSTAMBLE CHARACTER(S) bar code.  
4. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion Chart, to find the hex value  
assigned to the desired character. The corresponding hex number  
for the ‘%’ character is 25. To enter this selection code, scan the ‘2’  
and ‘5’ bar codes from Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the TRANSMIT POSTAMBLE bar code to allow transmis-  
sion of the postamble.  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
12345  
Resulting message string output: 12345%  
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Data Editing  
Preamble/Postamble — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets up to 22 characters each from the set of ASCII  
characters or any hex value from 0 to FF. To config-  
ure this feature, scan the “START” bar code above to  
place the unit in Programming Mode, then the “SET  
PREAMBLE” or “SET POSTAMBLE,” followed by the  
digits from the Alphanumeric table in Appendix B,  
Alpha-Numeric Pad representing your desired  
character(s). Reference the section, Example: Set-  
ting a Postamble, for more information. Accept your  
selection by scanning the “SET” bar code below,  
scan the “TRANSMIT PREAMBLE” (or “TRANSMIT  
POSTAMBLE” as applicable) bar code, then finally,  
exit programming mode by scanning the “END” bar-  
code below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Preamble  
Disable  
Preamble  
Transmit  
Preamble  
Set Postamble  
Disable  
Postamble  
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START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Transmit  
Postamble  
SET  
END  
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Data Editing  
Symbology, I.D. and Code Length  
Useful information, such as the scanned bar code’s symbology type, code  
I.D. and character length can all be variously added to the message  
string. The following are descriptions for each of these elements:  
Symbology — This function is used to identify and display the  
scanned bar code's symbology name (from among any of the symbolo-  
gies readable by the imager). When enabled, the code name (symbology)  
will be transmitted in a position before the bar code data.  
Code I.D. — The Code I.D. is an alpha-numeric code representing the  
bar code (symbology) type. It can be appended previous to and/or fol-  
lowing the transmitted bar code data depending upon how this feature is  
enabled.  
An extra step is required in enabling this feature. Selec-  
tion of Code I.D. Positon (either before or after bar code  
data) must be made PRIOR to selecting either Propri-  
etary or AIM I.D.  
NOTE  
In addition to message string positioning (before or after bar code data),  
options for this feature include:  
Disable  
Proprietary I.D. — Symbologies are identified by an associated  
alpha-numeric code developed by the manufacturer.  
AIM I.D. — Symbologies are identified by a standardized alpha-  
numeric code list established by AIM (Association for Automatic  
Identification and Mobility).  
Code Length — When enabled, this feature will calculate the total  
character length of the scanned bar code (minus truncated leading or  
ending digits) and transmit this information just previous to the actual  
scanned data.  
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Figure 5-4. Code Data Elements  
Code Length Transmission: A number of data  
digits can be transmitted before the code data.AND  
The total length of the bar code is the number  
of characters of bar code data without truncatedOR  
leading or ending digits.  
Prefix Symbology Preamble ID Code Length Bar Code Data ID Postamble Sufffix  
Code ID Transmission: Enable this  
option to transmit the code ID.  
Symbology Name: This function is used to identify and display the  
scanned bar code's symbology (from among any of the symbologies  
readable by the imager). When enabled, the code name  
(symbology) will be transmitted before the bar code data.  
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Data Editing  
Symbology, I.D. and Code Length — continued  
START  
MODE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
Symbology  
Name  
Enable  
Symbology  
Name  
Code I.D.  
Position:  
Before Bar  
Code Data  
Code I.D.  
Position: After  
Bar Code Data  
Code I.D.  
Transmission:  
Disable  
Code I.D.  
Transmission:  
Proprietary  
I.D.  
Code I.D.  
Transmission:  
AIM I.D.  
Disable Code  
Length  
Transmission  
Enable Code  
Length  
Transmission  
END  
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Data Group Characters  
Options are available to insert characters in up to four positions between  
the scanned bar code data. This is accomplished by selecting the position  
and up to 22 ASCII characters for each for Data Group 1, Data Group  
2, Data Group 3 and Data Group 4 settings.  
The options in this chapter set Data Group Characters  
globally for all symbologies. If you wish to enable this  
feature only for a single symbology, turn to the options  
for that symbology in the Symbologies chapter.  
NOTE  
Example: Setting Position and Characters for Data Group 1  
In this example, we’ll set a positon and select two characters for Data  
Group 1.  
Select Data Group 1 Position  
1. Determine which position in the bar code data you wish to insert  
character(s). In this example, we’ll select a position three characters  
from the left within the bar code data.  
Make sure the insertion position you select is not  
greater than the total number of bar code characters  
scanned; otherwise, the Data Group character(s) will  
not be inserted.  
NOTE  
2. Scan the START bar code.  
3. Scan the SET DATA GROUP 1 POSITION bar code.  
4. In this step, we select the three-spaces-from-the-left position in  
which to place the characters we’ll select later. Scan first the 0  
(zero) bar code, then the 3 bar code from the numeric digit bar  
codes provided in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
Select Data Group 1 Character(s)  
1. Determine which ASCII character(s) is/are to be added to scanned  
bar code data. In this example, we’ll add two characters: + (the plus  
sign) and # (the pound, or number sign).  
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Data Editing  
2. Scan the START bar code.  
3. Next, scan the SET DATA GROUP 1 CHARACTER bar code.  
4. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion Chart, to find the hex value  
assigned to each desired character. The corresponding hex number  
for the ‘+’ character is 2B; for the ‘#’ sign, the hex equivalent is 23.  
To enter the selection code, scan first the ‘2’ and ‘B’ bar codes from  
Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad, then the ‘2’ and ‘3’ bar codes.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
7. Data Group Characters are configured individually for each sym-  
bology type, enabling or disabling the Data Groups you’ve created  
using the options provided in the Symbologies chapter.  
The resulting message string after completing the steps above would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
12345  
Resulting message string output: 12+#345  
Data Group Characters — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets position and up to 22 ASCII characters each or  
any hex value from 0 to 64. To configure this feature,  
reference the section, Example: Setting Position  
and Characters for Data Group 1 for more infor-  
mation.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Group 1  
Position  
Set Group 1  
Character(s)  
Set Group 2  
Position  
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Data Group Characters — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Group 2  
Character(s)  
Set Group 3  
Position  
Set Group 3  
Character(s)  
Set Group 4  
Position  
Set Group 4  
Character(s)  
SET  
END  
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Data Editing  
Case Conversion  
This feature can convert scanned bar code data to either all lower case or  
all upper case characters.  
Case conversion affects ONLY scanned bar code data,  
and does not affect Code I.D., Preamble, Postamble, or  
other appended data.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Convert to  
Upper Case  
Convert to  
Lower Case  
END  
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Chapter 6  
Symbologies  
The imager supports the following symbologies (bar code types).  
Options for each symbology are included in this chapter.  
·UPC-A  
·Interleaved 2 of 5  
·Industrial 2 of 5  
·Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur)  
·Codabar  
·UPC-E  
·EAN-13  
·EAN-8  
·GTIN  
·Code 93  
·RSS-14  
·Code 11  
·RSS Expanded  
·RSS Limited  
·Code 39  
·Pharmacode 39  
·Code 128  
·EAN-128  
·MSI/Plessey  
·UK-Plessey  
·Telepen  
·Standard 2 of 5  
·Code 16K  
·China Post  
The PDF417 version of the imager will additionally support these sym-  
bologies.:  
·PDF 417  
·EAN UCC Composite  
·Micro PDF 417  
Factory Defaults — are indicated in bold text and are highlighted  
with yellow throughout this section.  
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Symbologies  
UPC-A  
The following options apply to the UPC-A symbology.  
Disable/Enable UPC-A  
When disabled, the imager will not read UPC-A bar codes.  
Checksum Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with UPC-A bar  
code data.  
Expand UPC-A to EAN-13  
Enable this option to add a leading zero to a UPC-A bar code which  
‘expands’ the data to the EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also  
changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.  
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UPC-A  
UPC-A — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable UPC-A  
Enable UPC-A  
Don’t Send  
Checksum  
Send  
Checksum  
No Expansion  
ExpandUPC-A  
to EAN-13  
END  
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Symbologies  
UPC-A — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or  
ending characters of scanned bar code data. To configure this fea-  
ture, scan the “START” bar code above to place the unit in Program-  
ming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION: LEADING or SET  
TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alphanu-  
meric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the  
desired quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept  
your selection by scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit  
programming mode by scanning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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UPC-A  
UPC-A — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted UPC-A bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the UPC-A Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the UPC-A symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart, to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “A” to represent  
UPC-A. The value from the table corresponding to A’ is 41. This  
value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET UPC-A CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘1’ (the value 41 determined in an earlier step to represent a  
Code I.D. of A).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned UPC-A labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: A0123456789123  
Product Reference Guide  
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Symbologies  
UPC-A — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set UPC-A  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: A (41 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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UPC-A  
UPC-A — continued  
UPC-A Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a UPC-A bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the UPC-A symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET UPC-A DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a UPC-A bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Symbologies  
UPC-A — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set UPC-A  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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UPC-A  
UPC-A — continued  
Add-ons  
Add-ons (or supplemental characters) are commonly added to the end of  
UPC-A bar codes. The imager will read the add-ons if they are enabled  
and in the field of view. Three add-on types are supported: 2-digit, 5-  
digit and UCC/EAN 128. Supported options are:  
None — This option directs the imager to ignore add-on portion of a  
UPC-A bar code but still read the main portion of the bar code.  
2 Digits — The imager will read 2-digit add-ons with the UPC-A label.  
5 Digits — The imager will read 5-digit add-ons with the UPC-A label.  
2 and 5 Digits — The imager will read 2- and 5-digit add-ons with the  
UPC-A label.  
UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read UCC/EAN 128 add-ons with  
the UPC-A label.  
2-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 2-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the UPC-A label.  
5-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 5-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the UPC-A label.  
All — The imager will read 2-digit, 5-digit and UCC/EAN 128 add-ons  
with the UPC-A label.  
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Symbologies  
UPC-A — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
None  
2-Digits  
5-Digits  
2 & 5-Digits  
UCC/EAN 128  
2-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
5-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
All  
END  
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UPC-E  
UPC-E  
The following options apply to the UPC-E symbology.  
Disable/Enable UPC-E  
When disabled, the imager will not read UPC-E bar codes.  
Checksum Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with UPC-E bar code  
data.  
Truncate/Expand  
None — Turns off the truncation/expansion features listed below.  
Has no affect on the Truncate Leading/Ending feature.  
To turn it off, set leading/ending values to 00.  
NOTE  
Truncate NSD — The Number System Digit (NSD) which is usually a  
zero (0) in the leading position can be truncated (excluded) from  
scanned bar code data.  
Expand UPC-E to EAN13 — Adds a leading zero to a UPC-E bar  
code which ‘expands’ the data to the EAN-13 data format. Selecting this  
feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-  
13.  
Expand to UPC-E to UPC-A — Adds a leading zero to a UPC-E bar  
code which ‘expands’ the data to the EAN-13 data format. Selecting this  
feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-  
13.  
Product Reference Guide  
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Symbologies  
UPC-E — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable UPC-E  
Enable UPC-E  
Don’t Send  
Checksum  
Send  
Checksum  
Truncate NSD/  
Expand to  
EAN-13: NONE  
Truncate NSD  
Expand UPC-E  
to EAN-13  
Expand UPC-E  
to UPC-A  
END  
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UPC-E  
UPC-E — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
UPC-E — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted UPC-E bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the UPC-E Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the UPC-E symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart, to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “E” to represent  
UPC-E. The value from the table corresponding to ‘E’ is 45. This  
value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET UPC-E CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘5’ (the value 45 determined in an earlier step to represent a  
Code I.D. of ‘E’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned UPC-E labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
01234565  
Resulting message string output: E01234565  
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UPC-E  
UPC-E — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set UPC-E  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: E (45 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
UPC-E — continued  
UPC-E Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a UPC-E bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the UPC-E symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET UPC-E DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a UPC-E bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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UPC-E  
UPC-E — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set UPC-E  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
UPC-E — continued  
Add-ons  
Add-ons (or supplemental characters) are commonly added to the end of  
UPC-E bar codes. The imager will read the add-ons if they are enabled  
and in the field of view. Three add-on types are supported: 2-digit, 5-  
digit and UCC/EAN 128. Supported options are:  
None — This option directs the imager to ignore add-on portion of a  
UPC-E bar code but still read the main portion of the bar code.  
2 Digits — The imager will read 2-digit add-ons with the UPC-E label.  
5 Digits — The imager will read 5-digit add-ons with the UPC-E label.  
2 and 5 Digits — The imager will read 2- and 5-digit add-ons with the  
UPC-E label.  
UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read UCC/EAN 128 add-ons with  
the UPC-E label.  
2-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 2-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the UPC-E label.  
5-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 5-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the UPC-E label.  
All — The imager will read 2-digit, 5-digit and UCC/EAN 128 add-ons  
with the UPC-E label.  
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UPC-E  
UPC-E — continued  
START  
STATE  
None  
BARCODE  
2-Digits  
5-Digits  
2 & 5-Digits  
UCC/EAN 128  
2-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
5-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
All  
END  
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Symbologies  
EAN-13  
The following options apply to the EAN-13 symbology.  
Disable/Enable EAN-13  
When disabled, the imager will not read EAN-13 bar codes.  
Checksum Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with EAN-13 bar  
code data.  
ISBN/ISSN  
When enabled, this feature truncates the leading three digits from labels  
that contain ISBN (International Standard Book Number) and ISSN  
(International Standard Serial Number) numbers. These two codes are  
used for books and magazines. Labels with ISBN codes start with "978"  
and those with ISSN codes start with a leading "977".  
Examples:  
Bar code data:  
Output:  
“9789572222720”  
“9572222724”  
“97710192480”  
“10192480”  
Bar code data:  
Output:  
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EAN-13  
EAN-13 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable EAN-13  
Enable EAN-13  
Don’t Send  
Checksum  
Send  
Checksum  
Disable ISBN/  
ISSN  
Enable ISBN/  
ISSN  
END  
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Symbologies  
EAN-13 — continued  
ISBN ID Setting  
Sets the Code ID used for labels that are translated to ISBN/ISSN num-  
bers. The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-  
selectable ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following  
the transmitted bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the ISBN ID  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
ISBN/ISSN translated labels. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conver-  
sion Chart, to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “I” to repre-  
sent ISBN/ISSN. The value from the table corresponding to ‘I’ is  
49. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET ISBN CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘9’ (the value 49 determined in an earlier step to represent a  
Code I.D. of ‘I’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for converted ISBN/ISSN labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
97801234565  
Resulting message string output: I97801234565  
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EAN-13  
EAN-13 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set ISBN  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: I (49 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
EAN-13 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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EAN-13  
EAN-13 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted EAN-13 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the EAN-13 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the EAN-13 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “F” to represent  
EAN-13. The hex value from the table corresponding to ‘F’ is 46.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET EAN-13 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘6’ (the value determined in an earlier step).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned EAN-13 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
023456788122  
Resulting message string output: F023456788122  
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Symbologies  
EAN-13 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set EAN-13  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: F (46 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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EAN-13  
EAN-13 — continued  
EAN-13 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an EAN-13 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the EAN-13 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET EAN-13 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an EAN-13 bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Symbologies  
EAN-13 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set EAN-13  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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EAN-13  
EAN-13 — continued  
Add-ons  
Add-ons (or supplemental characters) are commonly added to the end of  
EAN-13 bar codes. The imager will read the add-ons if they are enabled  
and in the field of view. Three add-on types are supported: 2-digit, 5-  
digit and UCC/EAN 128. Supported options are:  
None — This option directs the imager to ignore add-on portion of a  
EAN-13 bar code but still read the main portion of the bar code.  
2 Digits — The imager will read 2-digit add-ons with the EAN-13  
label.  
5 Digits — The imager will read 5-digit add-ons with the EAN-13  
label.  
2 and 5 Digits — The imager will read 2- and 5-digit add-ons with the  
EAN-13 label.  
UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read UCC/EAN 128 add-ons with  
the EAN-13 label.  
2-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 2-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the EAN-13 label.  
5-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 5-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the EAN-13 label.  
All — The imager will read 2-digit, 5-digit and UCC/EAN 128 add-ons  
with the EAN-13 label.  
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Symbologies  
EAN-13 — continued  
START  
STATE  
None  
BARCODE  
2-Digits  
5-Digits  
2 & 5-Digits  
UCC/EAN 128  
2-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
5-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
All  
END  
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EAN-8  
EAN-8  
The following options apply to the EAN-8 symbology.  
Disable/Enable EAN-8  
When disabled, the imager will not read EAN-8 bar codes.  
Checksum Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with EAN-8 bar code  
data.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable EAN-8  
Enable EAN-8  
Don’t Send  
Checksum  
Send  
Checksum  
END  
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Symbologies  
EAN-8 — continued  
Truncate/Expand  
None — Turns off the truncation/expansion features listed below.  
Has no affect on the Truncate Leading/Ending feature.  
To turn it off, set leading/ending values to 00.  
NOTE  
Truncate NSD — The Number System Digit (NSD) which is usually a  
zero (0) in the leading position can be truncated (excluded) from  
scanned bar code data.  
Expand EAN-8 to EAN-13 — Expands EAN-8 data to the EAN-13  
data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to  
match those required for EAN-13.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Truncate NSD/  
Expand to  
EAN-13: NONE  
Truncate NSD  
Expand to  
EAN-13  
END  
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EAN-8  
EAN-8 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
EAN-8 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted EAN-8 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the EAN-8 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the EAN-8 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “FF” to represent  
EAN-8. The hex value from the table corresponding to ‘F’ is 46.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET EAN-8 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘6’ (the value determined in an earlier step). Scan the bar codes  
‘4’ and ‘6’ a second time to represent the second ‘F’ needed to  
identify the Code I.D.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned EAN-8 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
02345673  
Resulting message string output: FF02345673  
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EAN-8  
EAN-8 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set EAN-8  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: FF  
(4646 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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EAN-8 — continued  
EAN-8 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an EAN-8 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the EAN-8 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET EAN-8 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an EAN-8 bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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EAN-8  
EAN-8 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set EAN-8  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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EAN-8 — continued  
Add-ons  
Add-ons (or supplemental characters) are commonly added to the end of  
EAN-8 bar codes. The imager will read the add-ons if they are enabled  
and in the field of view. Three add-on types are supported: 2-digit, 5-  
digit and UCC/EAN 128. Supported options are:  
None — This option directs the imager to ignore add-on portion of a  
EAN-8 bar code but still read the main portion of the bar code.  
2 Digits — The imager will read 2-digit add-ons with the EAN-8 label.  
5 Digits — The imager will read 5-digit add-ons with the EAN-8 label.  
2 and 5 Digits — The imager will read 2- and 5-digit add-ons with the  
EAN-8 label.  
UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read UCC/EAN 128 add-ons with  
the EAN-8 label.  
2-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 2-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the EAN-8 label.  
5-Digit & UCC/EAN 128 — The imager will read 5-digit and UCC/  
EAN 128 add-ons with the EAN-8 label.  
All — The imager will read 2-digit, 5-digit and UCC/EAN 128 add-ons  
with the EAN-8 label.  
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EAN-8 — continued  
START  
STATE  
None  
BARCODE  
2-Digits  
5-Digits  
2 & 5-Digits  
UCC/EAN 128  
2-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
5-Digit & UCC/  
EAN 128  
All  
END  
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Symbologies  
GTIN  
The following options apply to the GTIN label data format.  
Disable/Enable GTIN  
When this feature is enabled, the imager will translate UPC/EAN labels  
to the 14 digit GTIN format.  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted GTIN bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the GTIN Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the GTIN symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “G” to represent  
GTIN. The value from the table corresponding to ‘G’ is 47. This  
value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET UPC-A CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘7’ (the value 47 determined in an earlier step to represent a  
Code I.D. of ‘G’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
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GTIN  
8. The resulting message string for scanned GTIN labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: G0123456789123  
GTIN — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable GTIN  
Enable GTIN  
Set GTIN  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: G (47 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
RSS-14  
The following options apply to the RSS-14 symbology.  
Disable/Enable RSS-14  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read RSS-14 bar codes.  
Checksum Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with RSS-14 bar  
code data.  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation  
When enabled, RSS-14 bar codes will be translated to the UCC/EAN  
128 label data format.  
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RSS-14  
RSS-14 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
RSS-14  
Enable RSS-14  
Don’t Send  
Checksum  
Send  
Checksum  
Disable  
UCC/EAN 128  
Emulation  
Enable  
UCC/EAN 128  
Emulation  
END  
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RSS-14 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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RSS-14 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted RSS-14 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the RSS-14 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the RSS-14 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “R4” to represent  
RSS-14. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’R’ is 52 and  
the value for ‘4’ is 34. These values will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET RSS-14 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘2’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘R’).  
Then scan the bar codes ‘3’ and ‘4’ (hex equivalent for ‘4’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned RSS-14 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: R40123456789123  
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RSS-14 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set RSS-14  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: R4  
(52hex, 34 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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RSS-14  
RSS-14 — continued  
RSS-14 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an RSS-14 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the RSS-14 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET RSS-14 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an RSS-14 bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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RSS-14 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set RSS-14  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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RSS Expanded  
RSS Expanded  
The following options apply to the RSS Expanded symbology.  
Disable/Enable RSS Expanded  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read RSS Expanded  
bar codes.  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation  
When enabled, RSS Expanded bar codes will be translated to the UCC/  
EAN 128 label data format.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
RSS Expanded  
Enable RSS  
Expanded  
Disable  
UCC/EAN 128  
Emulation  
Enable  
UCC/EAN 128  
Emulation  
END  
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Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
RSS Expanded — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 74  
Set Minimum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 1  
SET  
END  
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RSS Expanded  
RSS Expanded — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
³
.
END  
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RSS Expanded — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted RSS Expanded bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the RSS Expanded Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the RSS Expanded symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Con-  
version Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “RX” to repre-  
sent RSS Expanded. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’R’ is 52 and the value for ‘X’ is 58. These values will be used in a  
step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET RSS Expanded CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘2’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘R’).  
Then scan the bar codes ‘5’ and ‘8’ (hex equivalent for ‘X’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned RSS Expanded labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: RX0123456789123  
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RSS Expanded  
RSS Expanded — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set RSS  
Expanded  
Code I.D.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: RX  
(52 hex 58 hex)  
Character(s)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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RSS Expanded — continued  
RSS Expanded Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an RSS Expanded bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the RSS Expanded symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET RSS Expanded DATA GROUP CHARACTERS  
bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an RSS Expanded bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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RSS Expanded — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set RSS  
Expanded  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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RSS Limited  
The following options apply to the RSS Limited symbology.  
Disable/Enable RSS Limited  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read RSS Limited bar  
codes.  
Checksum Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum along with RSS Limited bar  
code data.  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation  
When enabled, RSS Limited bar codes will be translated to the UCC/  
EAN 128 label data format.  
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RSS Limited — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
RSS Limited  
Enable Limited  
Don’t Send  
Checksum  
Send  
Checksum  
Disable  
UCC/EAN 128  
Emulation  
Enable  
UCC/EAN 128  
Emulation  
END  
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RSS Limited — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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RSS Limited — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted RSS Limited bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the RSS Limited Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the RSS Limited symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conver-  
sion Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “RL” to repre-  
sent RSS Limited. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’R’  
is 52 and the value for ‘Lis 4C. These values will be used in a step  
to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET RSS Limited CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘2’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘R’).  
Then scan the bar codes ‘4’ and ‘C’ (hex equivalent for ‘L).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned RSS Limited labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
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Resulting message string output: RL0123456789123  
RSS Limited — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set RSS  
Limited  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: RL  
(52hex, 4C hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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RSS Limited — continued  
RSS Limited Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an RSS Limited bar code  
is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the RSS Limited symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET RSS Limited DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an RSS Limited bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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RSS Limited — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set RSS  
Limited  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Code 39  
Code 39  
The following options apply to the Code 39 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Code 39  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 39 bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels. Turn  
this option on only when a checksum is present in the Code 39 labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum with scanned bar code data.  
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Code 39 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Code 39  
Enable  
Code 39  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Code 39  
Code 39 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 0  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:0  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 39 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Code 39  
Code 39 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Code 39 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the Code 39 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Code 39 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “*” (the asterisk  
symbol) to represent Code 39. The value from the table corre-  
sponding to ‘’*’ is 2A. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET Code 39 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘2’  
and A’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘*’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Code 39 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: *0123456789123  
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Symbologies  
Code 39 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Code 39  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: *  
(2A hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Code 39  
Code 39 — continued  
Code 39 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 39 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Code 39 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET Code 39 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Code 39 bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Symbologies  
Code 39 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Code 39  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Code 39  
Code 39 — continued  
Format  
Use this feature to select standard or Full ASCII Code 39, which is an  
enhanced set of Code 39 and uses a total of 128 characters to represent  
Full ASCII code. Each Full ASCII Code 39 character is a combination of  
one of the characters +,%, $ and / with an uppercase alphabetical charac-  
ter (A to Z).  
Append  
This function allows several symbols to be concatenated and be treated  
as a single entry. The imager will not transmit the embedded appending  
code (for Code-39, a space). If the append function is enabled and other  
symbols are read again with the appended code, then the codes are trans-  
mitted without the code ID, preamble, or prefix. When a symbol was  
decoded without the appended code, the data is transmitted without the  
code ID and prefix, but the postamble suffix codes are appended. This  
function is used when the first character of Code 39 data is a space.  
Start/End Transmission  
The start and end characters of Code 39 are asterisks (*). You can trans-  
mit all data digits, including the two asterisks.  
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Symbologies  
Code 39 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Standard  
Code 39  
Full ASCII  
Code 39  
Disable  
Append  
Enable  
Append  
Disable  
Start/End  
Transmission  
Enable  
Start/End  
Transmission  
END  
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Pharmacode 39  
Pharmacode 39  
The following options apply to the Pharmacode 39 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Pharmacode 39  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Pharmacode 39  
bar codes.  
Leading ‘A’  
When this option is enabled, a letter A is appended to the leading end of  
Pharmacode 39 bar code data.  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
A0123456789123  
Resulting message string output:  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
Pharmacode  
39  
BARCODE  
Enable  
Pharmacode 39  
Disable  
Leading ‘A’  
Enable  
Leading ‘A’  
END  
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Symbologies  
Pharmacode 39 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:12 (0C hex)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:9 (09 hex)  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Pharmacode 39  
Pharmacode 39 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Pharmacode 39 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Pharmacode 39 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Pharmacode 39 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Pharmacode 39 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Con-  
version Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “A” to repre-  
sent Pharmacode 39. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’A’ is 41. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET PHARMACODE 39 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘1’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent A).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Pharmacode 39 labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: A0123456789123  
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Pharmacode 39  
Pharmacode 39 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Pharmacode 39  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: A (41 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Pharmacode 39 — continued  
Pharmacode 39 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Pharmacode 39 bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Pharmacode 39 symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET PHARMACODE 39 DATA GROUP CHARAC-  
TERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Pharmacode 39 bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Pharmacode 39  
Pharmacode 39 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Pharmacode 39  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 128  
The following options apply to the Code 128 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Code 128  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 128 bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum with scanned bar code data.  
Function Code Transmission  
Enable this option to transmit the Code 128 function characters 1,2,3  
and 4 as hexadecimal values 80,81, 82 and 83 respectively. This feature is  
disabled from the factory for all interfaces except Wand Emulation.  
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Code 128  
Code 128 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Code 128  
Enable  
Code 128  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Disable Func-  
tion Code  
Transmission  
Enable  
Function Code  
Transmission  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 128 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 0  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:0  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Code 128  
Code 128 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scanning  
the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 128 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Code 128 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Code 128 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Code 128 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “#” (the pound sign)  
to represent Code 128. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’#’ is 23. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET CODE 128 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘2’  
and ‘3’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘#’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Code 128 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: #0123456789123  
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Code 128  
Code 128 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Code 128  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: # (23 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 128 — continued  
Code 128 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 128 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Code 128 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CODE 128 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Code 128 bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Code 128  
Code 128 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Code 128  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
EAN-128  
Format as EAN-128  
When this feature is enabled, the imager will translate Code 128 data  
strings starting with "FNC1" character to the UCC/EAN-128 data for-  
mat. The first "FNC1" character will be translated to "]C1", and any  
following "FNC1" characters will be translated to "<GS>(1Dhex)".  
Append  
When the function is enabled, the imager will store, but not immediately  
show data read as long as bar codes include the FNC2 code. This stored  
data will be displayed when a bar code is encountered which doesn't  
include the FNC2 code.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Format as  
Standard  
Code 128  
Format as  
UCC/EAN 128  
Disable  
Append  
Enable  
Append  
END  
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EAN-128  
EAN-128 — continued  
UCC/EAN-128 ID setting  
Specifies UCC/EAN-128 label ID (2 bytes) to be added to label data.  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
UCC/EAN-128  
ID Setting  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Interleaved 2 of 5  
The following options apply to the Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) symbol-  
ogy.  
Disable/Enable Interleaved 2 of 5  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Interleaved 2 of 5  
bar codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum with scanned bar code data.  
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Interleaved 2 of 5  
Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
Interleaved  
2 of 5  
Enable  
Interleaved  
2 of 5  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
Fixed Length Control  
One or two fixed lengths may be configured for Interleaved 2 of 5.  
Lengths must be even and must include any check digit that may be in  
the bar code. If Length 1 or Length 2 are set to non-zero values, the min-  
imum and maximum length settings are ignored. To disable fixed  
lengths, set Length 1 and Length 2 to a value of 00.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine the length settings needed for Fixed Length 1 and Fixed  
Length 2, then reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion Chart to  
find the corresponding hex values for your chosen lengths. Select-  
able lengths are from 0x00 to 0x64 (from 0 to 100 decimal).  
2. Scan the START bar code below.  
3. Scan either the Set Fixed Length 1 or Set Fixed Length 2 bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the hex digits rep-  
resenting the desired length. For example, scan 00 to disable the  
feature, or 0A to set the length to 10.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
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Interleaved 2 of 5  
Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
DEFAULT SETTINGS FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set  
Fixed Length 1  
Scan the bar code above, then two digits from Appendix B,  
Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired length.  
Set  
Fixed Length 2  
Scan the bar code above, then two digits from Appendix B,  
Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired length.  
SET  
END  
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Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 0 (00 Hex)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 6 (06 Hex)  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Interleaved 2 of 5  
Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Interleaved 2 of 5 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Con-  
version Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “i” to repre-  
sent Interleaved 2 of 5. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’i’ is 69. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET INTERLEAVED 2 of 5 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘6’  
and ‘9’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘i’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Interleaved 2 of 5 labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: i0123456789123  
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Interleaved 2 of 5  
Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set I 2 of 5  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: i (69 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
Interleaved 2 of 5 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 DATA GROUP CHAR-  
ACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code was scanned.  
Scanning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3.  
To select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Interleaved 2 of 5  
Interleaved 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Interleaved  
2 of 5  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Industrial 2 of 5  
The following options apply to the Industrial 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) symbology.  
Disable/Enable Industrial 2 of 5  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Industrial 2 of 5  
bar codes.  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
Industrial  
2 of 5  
BARCODE  
Enable  
Industrial  
2 of 5  
END  
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Industrial 2 of 5  
Industrial 2 of 5 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 0 (00 Hex)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 0 (00 Hex)  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Industrial 2 of 5 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Industrial 2 of 5  
Industrial 2 of 5 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Industrial 2 of 5 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Industrial 2 of 5 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Industrial 2 of 5 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Con-  
version Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “i” to repre-  
sent Industrial 2 of 5. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’i’ is 69. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET INDUSTRIAL 2 of 5 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘6’  
and ‘9’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘i’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Industrial 2 of 5 labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: i0123456789123  
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Symbologies  
Industrial 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Code 39  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: i (69 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Industrial 2 of 5  
Industrial 2 of 5 — continued  
Industrial 2 of 5 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an Industrial 2 of 5 bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Industrial 2 of 5 symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET INDUSTRIAL 2 OF 5 DATA GROUP CHARAC-  
TERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an Industrial 2 of 5 bar code was scanned.  
Scanning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3.  
To select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Symbologies  
Industrial 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Industrial  
2 of 5  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
Data Group(s)  
SET  
END  
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Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur)  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur)  
The following options apply to the Matrix 2 of 5symbology.  
Disable/Enable Matrix 2 of 5  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Matrix 2 of 5 bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum with scanned bar code data.  
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Symbologies  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Matrix 2 of 5  
Enable  
Matrix 2 of 5  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur)  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur)  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Matrix 2 of 5 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Matrix 2 of 5 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Matrix 2 of 5 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conver-  
sion Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “B” to repre-  
sent Matrix 2 of 5. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’B’  
is 42. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET MATRIX 2 OF 5 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘2’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘B’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Matrix 2 of 5 labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: B0123456789123  
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Symbologies  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Matrix 2 of 5  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: B (42 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur)  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
Matrix 2 of 5 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Matrix 2 of 5 bar code  
is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Matrix 2 of 5 symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET MATRIX 2 OF 5 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS  
bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Matrix 2 of 5 bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Symbologies  
Matrix 2 of 5 (Eur) — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Matrix  
2 of 5  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
Data Group(s)  
SET  
END  
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Codabar  
Codabar  
The following options apply to the Codabar symbology.  
Disable/Enable Codabar  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Codabar bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum with scanned bar code data.  
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Symbologies  
Codabar — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Codabar  
Enable  
Codabar  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Codabar  
Codabar — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 08  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Codabar — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Codabar  
Codabar — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Codabar bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the Codabar Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Codabar symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “%” (the percent  
sign) to represent Codabar. The value from the table correspond-  
ing to ‘%’ is 25. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET CODABAR CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘2’  
and ‘5’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘%’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Codabar labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: %0123456789123  
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Symbologies  
Codabar — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Codabar  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: % (25 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Codabar  
Codabar — continued  
Codabar Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Codabar bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Codabar symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CODABAR DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Codabar bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Codabar — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Codabar  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Codabar  
Start/End Type  
Codabar has four pairs of Start/End patterns. Select one pair to match  
your application.  
Start/End Transmission  
The transmission of start and end characters of Codabar is selected  
below.  
START  
STATE  
Start/Stop  
Type: ABCD/  
ABCD  
BARCODE  
Start/Stop  
Type: abcd/  
abcd  
Start/Stop  
Type: ABCD/  
TN*E  
Start/Stop  
Type: abcd/tn*e  
Disable  
Start/End  
Transmission  
Enable  
Start/End  
Transmission  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 93  
The following options apply to the Code 93 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Code 93  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 93 bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
Enable this option to transmit the checksum with scanned bar code data.  
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Code 93  
Code 93 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Code 93  
Enable  
Code 93  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 93 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Code 93 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Code 93 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Code 93 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the Code 93 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Code 93 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “&” to represent  
Code 93. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’&’ is 26.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET CODE 93 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘2’  
and ‘6’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘&’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Code 93 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: &0123456789123  
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Code 93  
Code 93 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Matrix 2 of 5  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: & (26 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 93 — continued  
Code 93 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 93 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Code 93 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CODE 93 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Code 93 bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Code 93  
Code 93 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Code 93  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 11  
The following options apply to the Code 11 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Code 11  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 11 bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the check sum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
When this option is enabled, the imager will transmit one-digit or two-  
digit checksums, depending upon the setting for checksum verification.  
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Code 11  
Code 11 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Code 11  
Enable  
Code 11  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
1-Digit  
Checksum  
Verification  
2-Digit  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Code 11 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect..  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Code 11  
Code 11 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 11 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Code 11 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the Code 11 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Code 11 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “O” to represent  
Code 11. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’O’ is 4F.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET CODE 11 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘F’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘O’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Code 11 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: O0123456789123  
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Code 11  
Code 11 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Matrix 2 of 5  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: O (4F hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 11 — continued  
Code 11 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 11 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Code 11 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CODE 11 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Code 11 bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Code 11  
Code 11 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Code 11  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
MSI/Plessey  
The following options apply to the MSI/Plessey symbology.  
Disable/Enable MSI/Plessey  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read MSI/Plessey bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
The imager will verify Mod 10, Mod 10/10, Mod 11/10, or no check  
digits. Turn checksum verification on only when one or more checksums  
are present in the MSI Plessey labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
When this option is enabled, the imager will transmit one-digit or two-  
digit checksums, depending upon the setting for checksum verification.  
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MSI/Plessey  
MSI/Plessey — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
MSI/Plessey  
Enable  
MSI/Plessey  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Mod 10  
Checksum  
Verification  
Mod 10/10  
Checksum  
Verification  
Mod 11/10  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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MSI/Plessey — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect..  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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MSI/Plessey  
MSI/Plessey — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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MSI/Plessey — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted MSI/Plessey bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the MSI/Plessey Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the MSI/Plessey symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conver-  
sion Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “@” to repre-  
sent MSI/Plessey. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’@’ is  
40. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET MSI/PLESSEY CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘0’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘@’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned MSI/Plessey labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: @0123456789123  
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MSI/Plessey — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
MSI/Plessey  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: @ (40  
hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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MSI/Plessey — continued  
MSI/Plessey Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an MSI/Plessey bar code  
is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the MSI/Plessey symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET MSI/PLESSEY DATA GROUP CHARACTERS  
bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an MSI/Plessey bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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MSI/Plessey — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
MSI/Plessey  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
UK-Plessey  
The following options apply to the UK/Plessey symbology.  
Disable/Enable UK/Plessey  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read UK/Plessey bar  
codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the check sum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
When this option is enabled, the imager will transmit the checksum.  
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UK-Plessey  
UK-Plessey — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
UK/Plessey  
Enable  
UK/Plessey  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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UK-Plessey — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect..  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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UK-Plessey — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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UK-Plessey — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted UK/Plessey bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the UK/Plessey Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the UK/Plessey symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “@” to represent  
UK/Plessey. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’@’ is 40.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET UK/PLESSEY CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘0’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘@’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned UK/Plessey labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: @0123456789123  
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UK-Plessey  
UK-Plessey — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
MSI/Plessey  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: @ (40  
hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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UK-Plessey — continued  
UK-Plessey Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a UK-Plessey bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the UK-Plessey symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET UK-PLESSEY DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a UK-Plessey bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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UK-Plessey — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
UK-Plessey  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Telepen  
The following options apply to the Telepen symbology.  
Disable/Enable Telepen  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Telepen bar codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the check sum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
When this option is enabled, the imager will transmit the checksum.  
Format  
The Telepen symbology contains options for numeric only or full  
ASCII.  
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Telepen  
Telepen — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Telepen  
Enable  
Telepen  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Format =  
Numeric Only  
Format = Full  
ASCII  
END  
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Telepen — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect..  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Telepen  
Telepen — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Telepen — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Telepen bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the Telepen Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Telepen symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “S” to represent  
Telepen. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’S’ is 53. This  
value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET TELEPEN CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘3’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘S’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Telepen labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: S0123456789123  
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Telepen — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Telepen  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: S (53 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Telepen — continued  
Telepen Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Telepen bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Telepen symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET TELEPEN DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Telepen bar code was scanned. Scanning dig-  
its 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select no  
Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Telepen  
Telepen — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Telepen Data  
Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Standard 2 of 5  
The following options apply to the Standard 2 of 5 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Standard 2 of 5  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Standard 2 of 5  
bar codes.  
Checksum Verification  
When enabled, the imager will verify the checksum of the labels.  
Checksum Transmit  
When this option is enabled, the imager will transmit the checksum.  
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START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Std 2 of 5  
Enable  
Std 2 of 5  
Disable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Enable  
Checksum  
Verification  
Disable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
Enable  
Checksum  
Transmission  
END  
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Standard 2 of 5 — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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Standard 2 of 5 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Standard 2 of 5 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Standard 2 of 5 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Standard 2 of 5 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Standard 2 of 5 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Con-  
version Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “S” to repre-  
sent Standard 2 of 5. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’S’ is 53. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET STANDARD 2 OF 5 CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘3’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘S’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Standard 2 of 5 labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: S0123456789123  
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Standard 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Std 2 of 5  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: S (53 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Standard 2 of 5 — continued  
Standard 2 of 5 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Standard 2 of 5 bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Standard 2 of 5 symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET STANDARD 2 OF 5 DATA GROUP CHARAC-  
TERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Standard 2 of 5 bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Standard 2 of 5  
Standard 2 of 5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Standard 2 of 5  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Symbologies  
Code 16K  
The following options apply to the Code 16K symbology.  
Disable/Enable Code 16K  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 16K bar  
codes.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Code 16K  
Enable  
Code 16K  
END  
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Code 16K — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Code 16K — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Code 16K bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Code 16K Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Code 16K symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “C” to represent  
Code 16K. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’C’ is 43.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET Code 16K CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘3’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘C’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Code 16K labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: C0123456789123  
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Code 16K — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Code 16K  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
NO DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Code 16K — continued  
Code 16K Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 16K bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Code 16K symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CODE 16KDATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Code 16K bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Code 16K — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Code 16K Data  
Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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China Post  
The following options apply to the China Post symbology.  
Disable/Enable China Post  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read China Post bar  
codes.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
China Post  
Enable  
China Post  
END  
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China Post — continued  
Minimum/Maximum Code Length  
Many symbologies have their own maximum and minimum code  
length, which can be set to qualify data entry. The length is defined as  
the actual bar code data length to be sent. Labels with lengths below the  
minimum or above the maximum will be rejected. If the maximum code  
length is set to zero, the global maximum is in effect. If the minimum  
code length is set to zero, the global minimum is in effect.  
Ensure that the minimum length setting is not greater  
than the maximum length setting; otherwise, all the  
labels of the symbology will be unreadable. You can set  
the same value for both minimum and maximum length  
to force decoding of only bar codes of a certain length.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Set Maximum  
Length  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 11 (0BHex)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 11 (0BHex)  
Set Minimum  
Length  
SET  
END  
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China Post — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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China Post — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted China Post bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the China Post Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the China Post symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “t” to represent  
China Post. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’t’ is 74.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET CHINA POST CODE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘7’  
and ‘4’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘t’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned China Post labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: t0123456789123  
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China Post — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
China Post  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: NONE  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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China Post — continued  
China Post Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a China Post bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the China Post symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CHINA POSTDATA GROUP CHARACTERS  
bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a China Post bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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China Post — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
China Post  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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PDF 417  
The following options apply to the PDF 417 symbology.  
Disable/Enable PDF 417  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read PDF 417 bar  
codes.  
Escape Sequence Transmit  
Disables/enables transmission of the escape sequence.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
PDF417  
Enable  
PDF 417  
Disable  
Escape  
Sequence  
Transmit  
Enable Escape  
Sequence  
Transmit  
END  
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PDF 417 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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PDF 417  
PDF 417 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted PDF 417 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the PDF 417 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the PDF 417 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “P” to represent  
PDF 417. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’P’ is 50.  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET Code PDF 417 I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘0’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘P’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned PDF 417 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: P0123456789123  
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PDF 417 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
PDF 417  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: S (53 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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PDF 417  
PDF 417 — continued  
PDF 417 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a PDF 417 bar code is  
scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the PDF 417 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enable  
this feature for additional symbologies, turn to the  
options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET PDF 417DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a PDF 417 bar code was scanned. Scanning  
digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To select  
no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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PDF 417 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
PDF 417 Data  
Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Micro PDF 417  
Micro PDF 417  
The following options apply to the Micro PDF 417 symbology.  
Disable/Enable Micro PDF 417  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Micro PDF 417  
bar codes.  
Escape Sequence Transmit  
Specifies transmission format of the escape sequence.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Micro PDF417  
Enable  
Micro PDF 417  
Disable Escape  
Sequence  
Transmit  
GLI Escape  
Sequence  
Protocol  
ECI Escape  
Sequence  
Protocol  
END  
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Micro PDF 417 — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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Micro PDF 417  
Micro PDF 417 — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Micro PDF 417 bar code data depending on how this feature is  
enabled.  
Example: Setting the Micro PDF 417 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Micro PDF 417 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Con-  
version Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen  
character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “U” to repre-  
sent Micro PDF 417. The value from the table corresponding to  
‘’U’ is 55. This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET MICRO PDF 417 I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘5’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘U’).  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Micro PDF 417 labels  
would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: U0123456789123  
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Micro PDF 417 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Micro PDF 417  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: U (55 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Micro PDF 417  
Micro PDF 417 — continued  
Micro PDF 417 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Micro PDF 417 bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the Micro PDF 417 symbology ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET MICRO PDF 417DATA GROUP CHARACTERS  
bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever a Micro PDF 417 bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Micro PDF 417 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Micro  
PDF 417 Data  
Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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EAN UCC Composite  
EAN UCC Composite  
The following options apply to the EAN UCC Composite symbology.  
Disable/Enable EAN UCC Composite  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read EAN UCC Com-  
posite bar codes.  
UCC/EAN 128 Emulation  
When enabled, EAN UCC Composite bar codes will be translated to the  
UCC/EAN 128 label data format.  
START  
STATE  
Disable  
BARCODE  
EAN UCC  
Composite  
Enable  
EAN UCC  
Composite  
Disable UCC/  
EAN 128  
Emulation  
Enable UCC/  
EAN 128  
Emulation  
END  
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EAN UCC Composite — continued  
Truncate Leading/Ending  
The leading or ending digits of bar code data characters can be trun-  
cated. Select from 00 (no truncation) to 15.  
The imager will beep instead of reading anything when  
the truncate value is more than the bar code data digits  
or the truncate leading value overlaps the truncate end-  
ing value.  
NOTE  
START  
MODE  
BARCODE  
Sets from 00 to 15 characters to truncate from either the leading or ending charac-  
ters of scanned bar code data. To configure this feature, scan the “START” bar  
code above to place the unit in Programming Mode, then the SET TRUNCATION:  
LEADING or SET TRUNCATION: ENDING, followed by the digits from the Alpha-  
numeric table in Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad representing the desired  
quantity of digits to trumcate from the message string. Accept your selection by  
scanning the “SET” bar code below and finally, exit programming mode by scan-  
ning the “END” barcode below.  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: 00 (None)  
Set Truncation:  
Leading  
Set Truncation:  
Ending  
SET  
END  
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EAN UCC Composite — continued  
Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted EAN UCC Composite bar code data depending on how this fea-  
ture is enabled.  
Example: Setting the EAN UCC Composite Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the EAN UCC Composite symbology. Reference Appendix A,  
ASCII Conversion Chart to find the corresponding hex values for  
your chosen character(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of  
“RC” to represent EAN UCC Composite. The value from the  
table corresponding to ‘’R’ is 52, for ‘C’, 43. These value will be  
used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET EAN UCC COMPOSITE I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘5’  
and ‘2’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘R’),  
then the bar codes ‘4’ and ‘3’ to represent the letter ‘C’.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned EAN UCC Composite  
labels would appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:  
0123456789123  
Resulting message string output: RC0123456789123  
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EAN UCC Composite — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
EAN UCC  
Composite  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:  
RC (5243 hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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EAN UCC Composite  
EAN UCC Composite — continued  
EAN UCC Composite Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever an EAN UCC Compos-  
ite bar code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for the EAN UCC Composite symbology ONLY. If you  
wish to enable this feature for additional symbologies,  
turn to the options in the section specific to the other  
symbology(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET EAN UCC COMPOSITEDATA GROUP CHAR-  
ACTERS bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever an EAN UCC Composite bar code was  
scanned. Scanning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups  
2 and 3. To select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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EAN UCC Composite — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set EAN UCC  
Composite  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Code 4/5  
Code 4/5  
The following options apply to the Code 4 and Code 5 symbologies.  
Disable/Enable Code 4 and Code 5  
When this feature is disabled, the imager will not read Code 4 or Code 5  
bar codes.  
Data Transmission Format  
Hex or decimal data transmission format may be selected.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Code 4/5  
Enable  
Code 4/5  
Hex Transmis-  
sion Format  
Decimal Trans-  
mission Format  
END  
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Code I.D. Selection  
The Code I.D. for this symbology consists of one or two user-selectable  
ASCII characters. It can be appended previous to or following the trans-  
mitted Code 4/5 bar code data depending on how this feature is enabled.  
Example: Setting the Code 4/5 Code I.D.  
To configure this feature:  
1. Determine which character(s) you would like to use to represent  
the Code 4/5 symbology. Reference Appendix A, ASCII Conversion  
Chart to find the corresponding hex values for your chosen charac-  
ter(s). In this example we’ll set a Code I.D. of “N” to represent  
Code 4/5. The value from the table corresponding to ‘’N’ is 4E, .  
This value will be used in a step to follow.  
2. Scan the START bar code  
3. Scan the SET Code 4/5 I.D. bar code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the bar codes ‘4’  
and ‘E’ (the value determined in an earlier step to represent ‘N’),  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Turn to the Data Editing chapter and scan the CODE ID POSI-  
TION: BEFORE BAR CODE DATA label.  
Features configured using the Data Editing chapter are  
universal and will affect all symbologies.  
NOTE  
7. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
8. The resulting message string for scanned Code 4/5 labels would  
appear as follows:  
Scanned bar code data:0123456789123  
Resulting message string output:N0123456789123  
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Code 4/5  
Code 4/5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set  
Code 4/5  
Code I.D.  
Character(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: N (4E hex)  
Select 0000 to disable Code ID  
for this symbology only.  
SET  
END  
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Code 4/5 — continued  
Code 4/5 Data Group Characters  
1
Once you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters using the Data  
Group Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can choose  
to output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 4 or Code 5 bar  
code is scanned.  
The options in this section set Data Group Characters  
for Code 4/Code symbologies ONLY. If you wish to  
enable this feature for additional symbologies, turn to  
the options in the section specific to the other symbol-  
ogy(s).  
NOTE  
To set this feature:  
1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can select  
up to two from the following:  
Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4  
For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; Data  
Groups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.  
2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in Programming  
Mode.  
3. Scan the SET CODE 4/5DATA GROUP CHARACTERS bar  
code.  
4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits repre-  
senting the Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first step  
above. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,  
scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for Data  
Group 3 whenever Code 4 or Code 5 bar code was scanned. Scan-  
ning digits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To  
select no Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.  
5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.  
6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characters  
within scanned data output.  
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Code 4/5 — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Set Code 4/5  
Data Group(s)  
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE: None (00)  
SET  
END  
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Chapter 7  
Bluetooth Features  
Features in this section are applicable only to Bluetooth (BT) models.  
The Bluetooth model includes an imager and Base Station. When the  
imager and Base Station are linked together, the imager will read and  
decode bar codes and transmit them via a Bluetooth radio to the Base  
Station. The Base Station will then transmit the bar code data to the  
POS host system over the host cable. The host interfaces available from  
the Base Station are the same set as the corded version of the product.  
Auto Update  
When this feature is enabled, an imager and its linked Base Station can automatically  
ensure they stay in sync with regard to application hardware and/or configuration.  
This is accomplished by the linked imager and Base Station comparing application  
version number and configuration file check sum. If either is different, the Base Sta-  
tion will automatically update the imager with its application/configuration.  
If the units are linked, any changes made to the Base Station configuration through  
the scan utility software will automatically be sent to the imager at the completion of  
the programming session. By the same token, any changes made to the linked  
imager’s configuration will be transmitted to the Base Station at the end of the pro-  
gramming session.  
The following options are available for Auto Update:  
Auto update enable — Allows both application and configuration  
updating.  
Configure auto update enable — Allows only configuration updat-  
ing.  
Application auto update enable — Allows only application updat-  
ing  
Auto update disable — No automatic updates will be performed.  
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Auto Update — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Auto Update  
Enable  
Configure Auto  
Update Enable  
Application  
Auto Update  
Enable  
Auto Update  
Disable  
END  
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Deep Sleep Mode  
Deep Sleep Mode  
The BT model of the imager can be placed into Deep Sleep Mode after  
this programmed duration (since the unit’s last scanning activity). Press  
its trigger to wake the imager from this mode.  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
Disable  
20 Minutes  
30 Minutes  
40 Minutes  
50 Minutes  
1 Hour  
70 Minutes  
80 Minutes  
90 Minutes  
100 Minutes  
END  
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Bluetooth Features  
Leash Alarm  
When enabled, the Leash Alarm will force the imager to sound an alarm  
for a preprogrammed length of time to notify if an imager is leaving the  
immediate vicinity of the Base Station. This is especially useful in  
instances where the imager might inadvertently have been placed in a  
bag or cart.  
For this mode to be effective, Deep Sleep Mode must be disabled. If the  
imager is asleep, there is no way for it to know where it is relative to the  
Base Station because communication is not active between the devices.  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
Disable Alarm  
1 Second  
2 Seconds  
3 Seconds  
4 Seconds  
5 Seconds  
6 Seconds  
7 Seconds  
8 Seconds  
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Leash Alarm  
START  
DURATION  
BARCODE  
9 Seconds  
10 Seconds  
15 Seconds  
20 Seconds  
25 Seconds  
30 Seconds  
35 Seconds  
40 Seconds  
45 Seconds  
50 Seconds  
55 Seconds  
60 Seconds  
END  
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Bluetooth Features  
Bluetooth Connectivity Mode  
The feature allows the imager to be linked to any Bluetooth (BT)  
enabled device which can accept such a connection with other devices.  
To implement this mode, follow these instructions:  
1. Place the imager in Programming Mode by scanning the START  
bar code.  
2. Scan the “Connect to a BT Device” bar code to put the imager in  
the mode enabling a link to a device other than its own Base Sta-  
tion.  
3. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.  
4. Scan the “Begin Pin” bar code.  
5. Set the four- to six-character PIN code assigned to the target Blue-  
tooth device using the bar codes available in Appendix B, Alpha-  
Numeric Pad.  
6. Scan the “End Pin” bar code.  
7. Use the software that drives the other BT device to scan for devices  
in the area. The QS6500BT imager will be displayed as "Data-  
1
logic handheld scanner." Each BT device uses different methods  
to link, so you’ll need to follow the instructions for the device  
being connected to.  
The Serial Peripheral Protocol is the only inter-  
face supported.  
NOTE  
1. Depending upon when your scanner was purchased, the display might read “PSC hand-  
held scanner.”  
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Bluetooth Connectivity Mode — continued  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Connect to  
Base Station  
Connect to a  
BT Device  
END  
Begin Pin  
End Pin  
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Bluetooth Features  
Inquiry Beep Control  
When the Base Station is not linked to a handheld, the Radio LED will  
blink amber and the Base Station will beep. This beep can be disabled or  
reconfigured to sound for different durations by using the following pro-  
gramming bar codes.  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Disable  
Inquiry Beep  
Inquiry Beep  
= 10 Seconds  
Inquiry Beep  
= 20 Seconds  
Inquiry Beep  
= 30 Seconds  
Inquiry Beep  
= 40 Seconds  
Inquiry Beep  
= 50 Seconds  
Inquiry Beep  
= 1 Minute  
Inquiry Beep  
= 1.5 Minutes  
Inquiry Beep  
= 2 Minutes  
Inquiry Beep  
= 3 Minutes  
Inquiry Beep  
= 4 Minutes  
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Inquiry Beep Control  
START  
STATE  
BARCODE  
Inquiry Beep  
= 5 Minutes  
Inquiry Beep  
= 6 Minutes  
Inquiry Beep  
= 7 Minutes  
Inquiry Beep  
= 8 Minutes  
END  
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Chapter 8  
Product  
Specifications  
Imager Product Specifications  
Parameter  
Specification  
Dimensions (Typical):  
Height  
6.5 inches (16.5 cm)  
Length  
3.9 inches (9.9 cm)  
2.9 inches (7.4 cm)  
6.0 ounces (170.1 g)  
+4.5 to 14 VDC +/- 5%  
Width  
Weight  
Voltage Requirements  
Input Power  
Operating  
Standby  
1250 mW: POT w/all interfaces  
500 mW  
Input Current  
Operating  
Standby  
300mA @ 5VDC  
200mA @ 5VDC  
Skew  
55q  
65q  
Pitch  
Temperature Ranges:  
Operating  
Storage  
32q F to +122q F (0q C to +50q C)  
-40q F to +140q F (-40q C to + 60qC)  
0 to 95% non-condensing  
Humidity  
Operational after 50 drops from 5 feet  
(15.24 meters) to concrete  
Mechanical Shock  
Vibration  
Meets MIL-STD-810E  
Contaminants  
Spray/rain  
IEC 529-IPx2  
IEC 529-IP5x  
Dust/particulate  
Product Reference Guide  
8-1  
Product Specifications  
Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary  
Interface Cables)  
RS-232  
1
2
CTS  
10 Pin Modular Plug  
3
4
5
6
(Connects to the imager module)  
RTS  
RXD  
TXD  
Pin 10  
Pin 1  
7
8
9
VCC_IN  
GND  
10  
Keyboard Wedge  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
KBDATA  
PCCLK  
KBCLK  
NC  
PCDATA  
NC  
10 Pin Modular Plug  
(Connects to the imager module)  
Pin 10  
Pin 1  
8
9
VCC_IN  
GND  
10  
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Standard Cable Pinouts (Primary Interface Cables)  
USB  
1
2
3
4
5
10 Pin Modular Plug  
(Connects to the imager module)  
Pin 10  
D-  
6
D+  
7
8
9
Pin 1  
VBUS_VIN  
GND  
10  
IBM Port 5B/9B/17  
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 Pin Modular Plug  
(Connects to the imager module)  
Serial I/O B  
Serial I/O A  
Pin 10  
Pin 1  
VCC_IN  
GND  
10  
Product Reference Guide  
8-3  
Product Specifications  
NOTES  
®
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Appendix A  
ASCII Conversion  
Chart  
ASCII  
Char.  
ASCII  
Char.  
ASCII  
Char.  
ASCII  
Char.  
Hex  
No.  
Hex No.  
Hex No.  
Hex No.  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
SP  
!
20  
21  
22  
23  
24  
25  
26  
27  
28  
29  
2A  
2B  
2C  
2D  
2E  
2F  
30  
31  
32  
33  
34  
35  
36  
37  
38  
39  
3A  
3B  
3C  
3D  
3E  
3F  
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
40  
41  
42  
43  
44  
45  
46  
47  
48  
49  
4A  
4B  
4C  
4D  
4E  
4F  
50  
51  
52  
53  
54  
55  
56  
57  
58  
59  
5A  
5B  
5C  
5D  
5E  
5F  
a
b
c
d
e
f
60  
61  
62  
63  
64  
65  
66  
67  
68  
69  
6A  
6B  
6C  
6D  
6E  
6F  
70  
71  
72  
73  
74  
75  
76  
77  
78  
79  
7A  
7B  
7C  
7D  
7E  
7F  
#
$
%
&
g
h
i
(
HT  
)
LF  
*
J
j
VT  
+
,
K
L
k
l
FF  
CR  
-
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
m
n
o
p
q
r
SO  
.
SI  
/
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
{
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
;
<
=
>
?
\
|
GS  
]
}
RS  
^
~
DEL  
US  
_
Product Reference Guide  
A-1  
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Appendix B  
Alpha-Numeric Pad  
Use the bar codes contained in this chapter to modify configuration set-  
tings as described in the feature/option descriptions.  
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Product Reference Guide  
B-1  
D
E
F
A
B
C
®
B-2  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500BT  
Appendix C  
Keyboard Function  
Key Mappings  
Keyboard Model Cross Reference  
Table C-2 summarizes the keyboard models, their defined protocol,  
scancode set, and some unique features. The remaining tables in this  
chapter provide the function key maps associated with each of the scan-  
code sets.  
Table C-1. USB Function Key Usage Map  
Modifier/  
Scancode  
ASCII  
Key value  
NUL  
Usage Name  
ALT right Make  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
40h 00h  
00h 00h1  
00h 44h  
00h 45h  
80h 00h  
00h 00h1  
10h 00h  
00h 00h1  
00h 2Ah  
00h 2Bh  
00h 4Fh  
02h 2Bh  
00h 58h  
00h 28h  
00h 49h  
00h 4Bh  
00h 4Eh  
00h 4Ah  
00h 50h  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
ALT right Break  
F11  
F12  
GUI right Make  
GUI right Break  
CTRL right Make  
CTRL right Break  
BS  
HT  
LF  
TAB right  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
TAB left  
VT  
FF  
Enter (right keypad)  
CR  
CR  
SO  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
PAGE UP (inner keypad)  
PAGE DOWN (inner keypad)  
HOME (inner keypad)  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
SI  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
Product Reference Guide  
C-1  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
00h 51h  
00h 52h  
00h 3Fh  
00h 3Ah  
00h 3Bh  
00h 3Ch  
00h 3Dh  
00h 3Eh  
00h 29h  
00h 40h  
00h 41h  
00h 42h  
00h 43h  
F6  
F1  
F2  
F3  
F4  
F5  
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
ESC  
F7  
GS  
RS  
F8  
F9  
US  
F10  
Table C-2. Keyboard Model Cross Reference  
Func.  
Scancode Key  
Trans-  
I/F ID mission  
Protocol  
Use  
Country  
Mode  
Model Type  
Set  
Map  
Support  
PC/XT Foreign ALT Mode  
AT;  
PS/2 25-286;  
Wedge A PC/XT  
Scan Set 1 No  
No  
PS/2 30-286;  
PS/2 50, 50Z;  
Wedge B AT/PS2 Scan Set 2 No  
No  
PS/2 60,70,80,90,95  
Foreign ALT Mode  
PS/2 25 and 30  
Foreign ALT Mode  
PC/XT U.S. Mode  
AT;  
Wedge C AT/PS2 Scan Set 1 No  
No  
No  
Wedge D PC/XT  
Scan Set 1 Yes  
PS/2 25-286;  
PS/2 30-286;  
PS/2 50, 50Z;  
Wedge E AT/PS2 Scan Set 2 Yes  
Yes  
PS/2 60,70,80,90,95  
U.S. Mode + specific  
country support  
PS/2 25 and 30  
U.S. Mode  
Wedge F AT/PS2 Scan Set 1 Yes  
Wedge G AT/PS2 Scan Set 3 Yes  
No  
No  
IBM 3xxx Terminals  
(122-key keyboard)  
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Keyboard Model Cross Reference  
IBM 3xxx Terminals  
(102-key keyboard)  
PS55 5530T with  
Wedge H AT/PS2 Scan Set 3 Yes  
Japanese  
DOS  
No  
No  
No  
Wedge I AT/PS2  
Yes  
JAPANESE DOS (TDOS)  
NEC  
Wedge J  
NEC 9801  
NEC 9801 Yes  
9801  
Table C-3. Scanset 1 Function Key Map  
ASCII  
(hex)  
ASCII code  
Key  
Scancode  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
ALT right Make  
ALT right Break  
ALT left Make  
ALT left Break  
CTRL left Make  
CTRL left Break  
E0h 38h  
E0h B8h  
38h  
B8h  
1Dh  
9Dh  
CTRL right Make  
E0h 1Dh  
E0h 9Dh  
0Eh  
CTRL right Break  
BS  
TAB right  
HT  
LF  
0Fh  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
TAB left  
4Dh + E0  
0Fh + S  
1Ch + E0  
1Ch  
VT  
FF  
Enter (inner keypad)  
CR  
CR  
SO  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
PAGE UP (inner keypad)  
PAGE DOWN (inner keypad)  
HOME (inner keypad)  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
52h + E0  
49h + E0  
51h + E0  
47h + E0  
4Bh + E0  
50h + E0  
48h + E0  
SI  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
Product Reference Guide  
C-3  
Table C-4. Scanset 2 Function Key Map  
ASCII  
(hex)  
ASCII code  
Key  
Scancode  
E0h 11h  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
ALT right Make  
ALT right Break  
ALT left Make  
ALT left Break  
CTRL left Make  
E0h F0h 11h  
11h  
F0h 11h  
14h  
CTRL left Break  
CTRL right Make  
F0h 14h  
E0h 14h  
E0h F0h 14h  
66h  
CTRL right Break  
BS  
HT  
LF  
TAB right  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
0Dh  
74h + E0  
0Dh + S  
5Ah + E0  
5Ah  
VT  
FF  
TAB left  
Enter (right keypad)  
CR  
SO  
CR  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
70h + E0  
7Dh + E0  
7Ah + E0  
6Ch + E0  
6Bh + E0  
72h + E0  
75h + E0  
0Bh  
SI  
PAGE UP (inner keypad)  
PAGE DOWN (inner keypad)  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
HOME (inner keypad)  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
F6  
F1  
05h  
06h  
F2  
F3  
04h  
0Ch  
F4  
F5  
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
03h  
76h  
ESC  
F7  
83h  
0Ah  
GS  
RS  
F8  
F9  
01h  
09h  
US  
F10  
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Keyboard Model Cross Reference  
Table C-5. Scanset 3, 102-Key Function Key Map  
ASCII (hex) ASCII code Key  
Scancode  
39h  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
ALT right Make  
ALT right Break  
ALT left Make  
ALT left Break  
CTRL left Make  
F0h 39h  
19h  
F0h 19h  
11h  
CTRL left Break  
CTRL right Make  
F0h 11h  
58h  
CTRL right Break  
BS  
F0h 58h  
66h  
0Dh  
HT  
LF  
TAB right  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
6Ah  
VT  
FF  
TAB left  
Enter (inner keypad)  
0Dh + S  
79h  
5Ah  
CR  
SO  
CR  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
67h  
6Fh  
SI  
PAGE UP (inner keypad)  
PAGE DOWN (inner keypad)  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
6Dh  
6Eh  
HOME (inner keypad)  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
61h  
60h  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
63h  
2Fh  
F6  
F1  
07h  
0Fh  
F2  
F3  
17h  
1Fh  
F4  
F5  
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
27h  
08h  
ESC  
F7  
37h  
3Fh  
GS  
RS  
F8  
F9  
47h  
4Fh  
US  
F10  
Product Reference Guide  
C-5  
Table C-6. Scanset 3 122-Key Function Key Map  
ASCII (hex) ASCII code Key  
Scancode  
00  
01  
02  
03  
04  
05  
06  
07  
08  
09  
0A  
0B  
0C  
0D  
0E  
0F  
10  
11  
12  
13  
14  
15  
16  
17  
18  
19  
1A  
1B  
1C  
1D  
1E  
1F  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
ALT Right Make  
ALT Right Break  
ALT left Make  
ALT left Break  
39h  
F0h 39h  
19h  
F0h 19h  
11h  
CTRL left (RESET) Make only  
CTRL left (RESET) Make/Break  
11h F0h 11h  
58h  
ONLINE Enter Make only  
ONLINE Enter Make/Break  
58h F0h 58h  
66h  
0Dh  
BS  
TAB right  
HT  
LF  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
TAB left  
6Ah  
VT  
FF  
0Dh + S  
5Ah F0h 5Ah  
5Ah  
CR (FIELD EXIT) Make only  
CR (FIELD EXIT) Make/Break  
CR  
SO  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
FIELD +  
65h  
79h  
SI  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
FIELD -  
HOME (inner keypad)  
7Ch  
62h  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
61h  
60h  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
F6  
63h  
2Fh  
F1  
F2  
07h  
0Fh  
F3  
F4  
17h  
1Fh  
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
F5  
27h  
08h  
ESC  
F7  
37h  
3Fh  
GS  
RS  
F8  
F9  
47h  
4Fh  
US  
F10  
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Keyboard Model Cross Reference  
Table C-7. Japanese DOS Function Key Map  
ASCII value  
ASCII code  
Key  
ALT right Make  
ALT right Break  
Scancode  
00h  
01h  
02h  
03h  
04h  
05h  
06h  
07h  
08h  
09h  
0Ah  
0Bh  
0Ch  
0Dh  
0Eh  
0Fh  
10h  
11h  
12h  
13h  
14h  
15h  
16h  
17h  
18h  
19h  
1Ah  
1Bh  
1Ch  
1Dh  
1Eh  
1Fh  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
31h  
B1h  
31h  
ALT left Make  
ALT left Break  
B1h  
41h  
CTRL left Make  
CTRL left Break  
C1h  
41h  
CTRL right Make  
CTRL right Break  
C1h  
3Eh  
3Ch  
4Dh  
3Ch + S  
60h  
BS  
TAB right  
HT  
LF  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
TAB left  
VT  
FF  
Enter (right keypad)  
CR  
CR  
SO  
3Bh  
52h  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
PAGE UP (inner keypad)  
SI  
49h  
51h  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
PAGE DOWN (inner keypad)  
HOME (inner keypad)  
4Ch  
4Bh  
4Ah  
4Eh  
6Dh  
68h  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
F6  
F1  
F2  
69h  
F3  
F4  
6Ah  
6Bh  
6Ch  
3Dh  
6Eh  
6Fh  
70h  
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
F5  
ESC  
F7  
GS  
RS  
F8  
F9  
US  
F10  
71h  
Product Reference Guide  
C-7  
Table C-8. NEC 9801-Key Function Key Map  
ASCII value  
ASCII code  
Key  
Scancode  
00h  
01h  
02h  
03h  
04h  
05h  
06h  
07h  
08h  
09h  
0Ah  
0Bh  
0Ch  
0Dh  
0Eh  
0Fh  
10h  
11h  
12h  
13h  
14h  
15h  
16h  
17h  
18h  
19h  
1Ah  
1Bh  
1Ch  
1Dh  
1Eh  
1Fh  
NUL  
SOH  
STX  
ETX  
EOT  
ENQ  
ACK  
BEL  
BS  
unused  
CR  
CAPS LOCK ON (make)  
n/a  
1Ch  
71h  
F1h  
74h  
F4h  
60h  
n/a  
CAPS LOCK OFF (break)  
CTRL left Make  
CTRL left Break  
CTRL-C  
n/a  
BS  
0Eh  
0Fh  
3Ch  
0Fh + S  
39h  
1Ch  
38h  
72h  
F2h  
3Eh  
3Bh  
3Dh  
3Ah  
67h  
62h  
63h  
64h  
65h  
66h  
00h  
68h  
69h  
6Ah  
6Bh  
HT  
LF  
TAB right  
RIGHT arrow (inner keypad)  
VT  
FF  
TAB left  
DELETE  
CR  
SO  
CR  
INSERT (inner keypad)  
SI  
KATAKANA LOCK ON (Make)  
KATAKANA LOCK OFF (Break)  
DLE  
DC1  
DC2  
DC3  
DC4  
NAK  
SYN  
ETB  
CAN  
EM  
HOME (inner keypad)  
LEFT arrow (inner keypad)  
DOWN arrow (inner keypad)  
UP arrow (inner keypad)  
F6  
F1  
F2  
F3  
F4  
F5  
SUB  
ESC  
FS  
ESC  
F7  
GS  
RS  
F8  
F9  
US  
F10  
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Appendix D  
Default Settings  
Defaults by Symbology  
The following is a partial list of key settings for each symbology type.  
Checksum Checksum  
Verification Transmission  
Read  
Enable  
Code  
ID  
Code Type  
Enable  
Enable  
UPC-A  
A
E
UPC-E  
EAN-13  
F
EAN-8  
FF  
R4  
RX  
RL  
*
RSS-14  
RSS Expanded  
RSS Limited  
Code 39  
PharmaCode 39  
Code 128  
A
#
EAN-128  
Interleaved 2 of 5  
Industrial 2 of 5  
Matrix 2 of 5  
Codabar  
I
I
B
%
&
O
@
Code 93  
Code 11  
One digit  
Mod 10  
MSI/Plessey  
Product Reference Guide  
D-1  
Checksum Checksum  
Verification Transmission  
Read  
Enable  
Code  
ID  
Code Type  
Enable  
Enable  
UK/Plessey  
Telepen  
@
S
Standard 2 of 5  
Code 16K  
S
China Post  
PDF417  
P
U
Micro PDF-417  
UCC/EAN  
Composite  
RC  
Interface Default Exceptions  
The factory default settings indicated in the programming sections (by  
bold text and yellow highlighting) reflect factory configuration for the  
RS-232 standard interface. The following tables list default exceptions  
by interface for the remaining available interfaces.  
IBM Interfaces  
IBM Interfaces include IBM-USB, IBM Port 9B, IBM Port5B and IBM  
Port17.  
Parameter  
Default Setting  
IBM Interface Type  
IBM Port 9B  
Number of Host Transmit Buffers  
Code I.D. Transmission  
Suffix Characters  
One Buffer  
Disable  
No Suffix  
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D-2  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500 BT  
Interface Default Exceptions  
RS-232 Wincor/Nixdorf  
Parameter  
Default Setting  
Interface Type  
RS-232-WN  
Number of Host Transmit Buffers  
RS-232 Parity  
One Buffer  
Odd  
RS-232 Hardware Control  
UCC/EAN-128 Code I.D.  
Code 39 Read  
CTS Flow Control  
‘P’  
Disable  
Code 39 Code I.D.  
‘M’  
Code 93 Code I.D.  
L’  
Code 128 Read  
Disable  
Code 128 Code I.D.  
Codabar Code I.D.  
‘K’  
‘N’  
EAN-8 Code I.D.  
‘B’  
EAN-13 Code I.D.  
‘A’  
ISBN Code I.D.  
‘A’  
Interleaved 2 of 5 Code I.D.  
Standard 2 of 5 Code I.D.  
MSI/Plessey Code I.D.  
UPC-A Truncate/Expansion  
UPC-E Code I.D.  
‘I’  
‘H’  
‘O’  
Expand to EAN-13  
‘C’  
‘Q’  
‘E’  
‘E’  
‘E’  
‘Q’  
PDF 417 Code I.D.  
RSS-14 Code I.D.  
RSS Limited Code I.D.  
RSS Expanded Code I.D.  
Micro PDF 417 Code I.D.  
Product Reference Guide  
D-3  
Keyboards  
Keyboard interfaces include USB Keyboard and Keyboard Wedge A-J.  
Parameter  
Default Setting  
Keyboard Wedge Interface Type  
Code I.D. Transmission  
USB Keyboard  
Disable  
Wand Emulation  
Parameter  
Default Setting  
Code I.D. Transmission  
Disable  
No Suffix  
Enable  
Suffix Characters  
Code 128 Function Code Transmission  
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D-4  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500 BT  
Appendix E  
List Commands  
Parameter Settings List  
The following bar codes are used to cause the scanner to display (list) its  
internal data at a connected terminal.  
List Standard Parameter  
Settings  
Displays the current configu-  
ration of your scanner.  
List Unique Parameter  
Settings  
Displays any unique parame-  
ter settings currently pro-  
grammed into your scanner.  
List String Settings  
Displays any data string set-  
tings currently programmed  
for your scanner.  
List Firmware Version  
Displays the scanner’s firm-  
ware version.  
List Default Parameter  
Version  
Displays the version descrip-  
tion for the scanner’s factory-  
programmed default parame-  
ters.  
List Serial Number  
Displays the scanner’s serial  
number.  
Product Reference Guide  
E-1  
NOTES  
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E-2  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500 BT  
Chapter F  
LED & Beeper Indications  
Bluetooth models offer a special set of LED and Beeper indications  
beyond the simple “Good Read” and error signals provided by corded  
models. These indications allow you to understand a variety of functions  
and features implemented for the product.  
Bluetooth Imager Indications  
GREEN  
LED  
RED  
LED  
ORANGE  
LED  
STATUS  
BEEPER  
Connected or re-enter  
into the boundary (When  
scanner is sleeping)  
Blink  
once  
Special beep  
Disconnected or Out of  
boundary (When scan-  
ner is sleeping)  
Blink  
twice  
Disconnected or Out of  
boundary (Trigger is  
pressed only)  
Blinks  
Hardware fail  
Flash  
Flash  
Program download  
Program checksum fail  
Flash  
Scan disable (Trigger is  
pressed only)  
Blink  
ON  
Special beep  
High freq.beep  
for 300msec  
Data transmitting  
ON for  
Xmsec  
Data transmission Fail  
Product Reference Guide  
F-1  
LED & Beeper Indications  
GREEN  
LED  
RED  
LED  
ORANGE  
LED  
STATUS  
BEEPER  
ON for  
Xmsec  
Data transmission OK  
Low battery (Trigger is  
pressed only)  
Blinks  
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F-2  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500 BT  
Bluetooth Base Station Indications  
Bluetooth Base Station Indications  
GREEN  
LED  
RED  
LED  
ORANGE  
LED  
STATUS  
BEEPER  
Beeps  
Blinking once a sec-  
ond  
Inquiry  
Connecting  
Link estab-  
lished  
ON  
Hardware fail  
Flash  
Data receiving  
from the scan-  
ner  
On for  
~ 0.5  
second  
BlueTooth  
Status  
LED  
Bar code data  
proof or trans-  
mitted  
Good beep  
(for test  
only)  
Error beep  
(for test  
only)  
Data send to  
the host fail  
Idle  
Charging  
Battery full  
Blinking  
ON  
Battery/charger  
fail  
Battery  
LED  
Blink  
Program down-  
load  
Flash  
Program check-  
sum fail  
Flash  
Product Reference Guide  
F-3  
LED & Beeper Indications  
NOTES  
®
F-4  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500 BT  
Appendix G  
Sample Symbols  
UPC-A  
Interleaved 2 of 5  
0 123456 7890  
Code 128  
1234567890  
EAN-13  
Code 128  
Code 39  
9 780330 290951  
Codabar  
BC321  
Code 93  
A13579B  
Industrial Code 2 of 5  
123456-9$  
123456  
Product Reference Guide  
G-1  
Sample Symbols — continued  
Matrix 2 of 5  
RSS-14  
6543210  
(01)00123456789012  
Sample Symbols for PDF Models ONLY  
Micro PDF417  
PDF417  
Test Message  
Car Registration  
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G-2  
QuickScan QS6500/QS6500 BT  
Australia  
Japan  
Datalogic Scanning Pty Ltd  
North Ryde, Australia  
Telephone: [61] (2) 9870 3200  
Fax: [61] (2) 9878 8688  
Datalogic Scanning KK  
Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan  
Telephone: 81 (0)3 3491 6761  
Fax: 81 (0)3 3491 6656  
France and Benelux  
Datalogic Scanning Sarl  
LES ULIS Cedex, France  
Telephone: [33].01.64.86.71.00  
Fax: [33].01.64 46.72.44  
Latin America  
Datalogic Scanning, Inc  
Miami, Florida, USA  
Telephone: (305) 591-3222  
Fax: (305) 591-3007  
Germany  
Spain and Portugal  
Datalogic Scanning GmbH  
Darmstadt, Germany  
Datalogic Scanning Sarl Sucursal en  
España  
Madrid, Spain  
Telephone: 49 (0) 61 51/93 58-0  
Fax: 49 (0) 61 51/93 58 58  
Telephone: 34 91 746 28 60  
Fax: 34 91 742 35 33  
Italy  
United Kingdom  
Datalogic Scanning SpA  
Vimercate (MI), Italy  
Telephone: [39] (0) 39/62903.1  
Fax: [39] (0) 39/6859496  
Datalogic Scanning LTD  
Watford, England  
Telephone: 44 (0) 1923 809500  
Fax: 44 (0) 1923 809 505  
www.scanning.datalogic.com  
Datalogic Scanning, Inc.  
959 Terry Street  
Eugene, OR 97402  
Telephone: (541) 683-5700  
Fax: (541) 345-7140  
©2004 - 2007 Datalogic Scanning, Inc. R44-2816 (Rev. A)  
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