User's Manual

BarcodeOptions
KDC200 supports the following barcode options
z Transmission of start and stop characters
z Reverse direction
z Symbology conversion
z Verification of optional check character
z Transmission of check digit.
TransmissionofStartandStopcharacters
For Codabar symbols user can choose not to transmit the start and stop symbols (the so called “NOTIS Editing”).
By default, they are transmitted. Setting the field CodaBar_NoStartStopChars to true disables the
transmission.
ReverseDirection
This option may be selected if direction oriented symbologies are selected such as code35.
Symbologyconversion
By default the EAN-8, UPCE, and UPCA symbols are transmitted in their native format. It is possible to show
them in a different format. User can choose to display UPCE symbols as either UPC-A or EAN-13 symbols,
EAN-8 symbols as EAN-13 symbols, and UPC-A symbols as EAN-13 symbols. The following table shows the
effect of setting various options:
Option EAN-8 UPC-A UPC-E All others
EAN8_as_EAN13
Converted to EAN-
13
No effect No effect
UPCA_as_EAN13 No effect
Converted to EAN-
13
No effect
UPCE_as_EAN13 No effect No effect
Converted to EAN-
13
UPCE_as_UPCA No effect No effect
Converted to UPC-
A
No effect