User's Manual

BARCODE & SCAN OPTIONS
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EAN does not have any options. The Bookland EAN barcode does not contain any groupings – that is,
there are no hyphens or separators. Thus, the ISBN 957-630-239-0 is transmitted as 9576302390.
Add-on Symbologies
By default, the 2 or 5 digit add-on symbols with a UPCE, UPCA, EAN-8, and EAN-13 barcode are
neither decoded nor transmitted. Transmission for these specific symbologies is enabled by setting
the appropriate withAddon options. There are 4 withAddon options, one for each symbology:
 UPCEwithAddon
 UPCAwithAddon
 EAN8withAddon
 EAN13withAddon
The decoding of add-on symbols are defined by the following table, which explains the process for
EAN-13 symbols.
The add-on symbol is appended to the EAN-13 barcode. The process is similar for UPCE, UPCA, and
EAN-8 barcodes. Note that all the UPCE, UPCA, EAN-8, and EAN-13 formatting and conversion
options are in effect. The following table should help explain the effect of various options for EAN-8
barcode 12345670 + 12.
Barcode
EAN8_as_EAN13 EAN8
_ReturnC
heckDigit
EAN13
_ReturnChec
kDigit
1234567012
False True N/A
123456712
False
00000123456712
True N/A False
Mode Behavior Value of flags
Auto
-
discrimination
If add
-on symbol is present, then it is also
decoded; otherwise, only the EAN
-
13 symbol
is decoded.
true true
With add
-on
Only EAN
-13 barcodes with 2 or 5 add-on
symbols are decoded.
false true
Without add
-on
The add
-on symbol is ignored. true false
Table 8 - Add-on for EAN-13 Symbology