User's Manual

2 of 5 Data Length

2 of 5 Code is so susceptible to interpreting partial scans as valid reads

that the Radio/Freedom Reader uses fixed-length data as a safeguard. To

choose a data length, scan it as a two-digit number using the Barpad Table.

For example, to select 8-digit data length, you would scan a 0 and then an 8.

Because Interleaved 2 of 5 is required to be an even number of digits in

length, you must use an even number. If you're unsure of your bar code

length, temporarily set the length to 00, read a bar code, and count its digits

and then set it to the actual length. DO NOT PERMANENTLY SET THE 2

of 5 LENGTH TO 00 or you will get misreads!

Code 93

Enable Code 93 0

Disable Code 93

Enable Full ASCII Code 93 2

Disable Full ASCII Code 93 3

For more information on Code 93 see Appendix D.

Terminator characters

Enter (carriage return) 0

None 1

HT 2

CR/LF 3

Depending on your application, you may wish your Wireless Reader to

transmit bar code data to your computer with an Enter (carriage return), a Tab

at the end, or with no extra terminating character at all.

If you need a terminator character other than CR or HT or CR/LF, you can

get it by specifying None here and then selecting your desired terminator

character(s) specified in the Postamble (See Page 18).

Preamble

A "Preamble" is a user-specified data string transmitted at the beginning of

each bar code. For example, if you specify the preamble @@ and read data of

123456, "@@123456" would be transmitted to your computer. With the 2-

Way LZ2x2-RF Laser, the Preamble applies to the scanner, not the base

station because there may be multiple scanners per base.

The default is no preamble. To select a preamble, scan up to 15 characters from

the "FULL ASCII MENU" on the back of the Reader Setup Menu, and then scan

SET when you're done. To return to the no preamble setting, scan Clear here

instead of scanning SET or any characters from the FULL ASCII MENU.