User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- IMPORTANT NOTICES
 - RELEASE NOTES
 - INTRODUCTION
 - QUICK START
 - UNDERSTANDING RFID READER
 - COMMUNICATION INTERFACE
 - SETTING UP A WPAN CONNECTION
 - SCANNING UHF RFID TAG
 - DEFINING OUTPUT FORMAT
 - ALTERNATE MODE
 - SPECIFICATIONS
 - FIRMWARE UPGRADE
 - ASCII TABLE
 - SCAN CODE
 - STATUS CODE
 
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1800 Series Handheld RFID Reader Reference Manual
5.1 OUTPUT FORMAT 
Before transmitting data captured by the reader you can edit, add and re-order the 
sequence of the final transmitted data. There are standard formats for the specified 
interfaces described below.   
BT SPP/USB VCOM via 3610 
The output formats for Bluetooth
®
 SPP/USB VCOM via 3610 can be one of Packet Data, 
Hexadecimal and Raw Data. The default value is Packet Data.   
BT HID/USB HID via 3610 
The output formats for Bluetooth
®
 HID/USB HID via 3610 can be one of Hexadecimal and 
Raw Data. The default value is Hexadecimal.   
Note:  Bluetooth
®
 HID or USB HID via 3610 interface does not support Packet Data as an 
output format.   
Command: 
#@dat_fmt?\r 
Purpose  Get Current Output Data Format 
Response 
OK,[m]\r (Default m= ‘0’) 
[m]: Output Data Format 
[m]  BT SPP / USB VCOM via 3610  BT HID / USB HID via 3610 
‘0’  Packet Data  
‘1’ Hexadecimal 
Hexadecimal 
‘2’ Raw Data  Raw Data 
ERR,[code]\r 
#@dat_fmt=[m]\r 
Purpose  Set New Output Data Format 
Response OK\r 
ERR,[code]\r 
Example: 
Packet Data: 
In order to enhance data reliability during transmission, header and checksum are added 
before transmitting. This is normally used for terminal application programming. Please 
note that Packet data does not allow any editing features.   










