Chapter 9 IBM Interface Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the cradle to interface with an IBM 468X/469X host computer. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
9-2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Connecting to an IBM 468X/469X Host NOTE See Chapter 4, Radio Communications for information about digital scanner/cradle pairing and wireless communication The digital scanner must be connected to the cradle for the host parameter setting to take effect. When the digital scanner is not connected to a cradle, and a host parameter bar code is scanned, a long low/long high beep sequence sounds.
IBM Interface IBM Parameter Defaults Table 9-1 lists the defaults for IBM host parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 9-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
9-4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters Port Address This parameter sets the IBM 468X/469X port used. NOTE Scanning one of these bar codes enables the RS-485 interface on the digital scanner. * None Selected Hand-held Scanner Emulation (Port 9B)1 Non-IBM Scanner Emulation (Port 5B) Table-top Scanner Emulation (Port 17) NOTE 1 User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
IBM Interface 9-5 Convert Unknown to Code 39 Scan a bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of unknown bar code type data to Code 39. Enable Convert Unknown to Code 39 *Disable Convert Unknown to Code 39 Optional IBM Parameters If you configure the digital scanner and find the settings were not saved, or changed, when the system is restarted scan the bar codes that follow to override IBM interface defaults.
9-6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Ignore Bar Code Configuration The host has the ability to enable/disable code types. When this parameter is enabled, the request is not sent to the attached digital scanner. All directives are still acknowledged to the IBM RS485 host as if it were processed.
Chapter 10 Wand Emulation Interface Introduction This chapter provides instructions for programming the cradle to interface with a wand emulation host. This mode is used whenever wand emulation communication is needed. The digital scanner cradle connects either to an external wand decoder or to a decoder integrated in a portable terminal or Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal. In this mode the digital scanner emulates the signal of a digital wand to make it “readable” by a wand decoder.
10 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Wand Emulation NOTE See Chapter 4, Radio Communications for information about digital scanner/cradle pairing and wireless communication The digital scanner must be connected to the cradle for the host parameter setting to take effect. When the digital scanner is not connected to a cradle, and a host parameter bar code is scanned, a long low/long high beep sequence sounds.
Wand Emulation Interface 10 - 3 Wand Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 10-1 lists the defaults for Wand Emulation host types. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in Wand Emulation Host Parameters beginning on page 10-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
- 4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Wand Emulation Host Parameters Wand Emulation Host Types Select a Wand Emulation host by scanning one of the bar codes below. Symbol OmniLink Interface Controller1 Symbol PDT Terminal (MSI) Symbol PTC Terminal (Telxon) NOTE 1User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Wand Emulation Interface 10 - 5 Leading Margin (Quiet Zone) Scan a bar code below to select a leading margin duration. A leading margin is the time that precedes the first bar of the scan, (in milliseconds). The minimum allowed value is 80 msec and the maximum is 250 msec. This parameter accommodates older wand decoders which cannot handle short leading margins. NOTE 250 msec is the maximum value that this parameter can attain, however, 200 msec is sufficient.
10 - 6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Polarity Scan a bar code below to select the polarity required by the decoder. Polarity determines how the cradle's Wand Emulation interface creates the Digitized Bar code Pattern (DBP). DBP is a digital signal that represents the scanned bar code. Different decoders expect the DBP to be in a certain format.
Wand Emulation Interface 10 - 7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 By default, the Wand Emulation interface sends data to the attached host in the same symbology that was decoded. This can be a problem for customers with older systems that do not recognize newer symbologies (for example, GS1 DataBar). Enabling this parameter ignores the original symbology decoded, and outputs the data as if it were a Code 39 bar code.
10 - 8 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII By default, any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space. If this parameter is enabled, the data sent to the wand interface is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII. This setting requires that the host be able to interpret Code 39 Full ASCII data. This setting applies only if Convert to Code 39 is also enabled.
Chapter 11 Scanner Emulation Interface This chapter provides instructions for programming the cradle to interface with a digital scanner emulation host. With digital scanner emulation, the cradle connects either to an external decoder or to a decoder integrated in a portable terminal or Point-of-Sale (POS) terminal. Throughout the programming bar code menus, default values are indicated with asterisks (*).
11 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Connecting Using Scanner Emulation NOTE See Chapter 4, Radio Communications for information about scanner/cradle pairing and wireless communication The digital scanner must be connected to the cradle for the host parameter setting to take effect. When the digital scanner is not connected to a cradle, and a host parameter bar code is scanned, a long low/long high beep sequence sounds.
Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 3 Scanner Emulation Parameter Defaults Table 11-1 lists the defaults for the Scanner Emulation host. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Scanner Emulation Host Parameters section beginning on page 11-4. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
11 - 4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Scanner Emulation Host Parameters Beep Style The Scanner Emulation host supports three beep styles. • Beep On Successful Transmit: The digital scanner beeps when the attached decoder issues the decode signal to the digital scanner, so the digital scanner and the attached decoder beep at the same time. • Beep At Decode Time: The digital scanner beeps upon decode.
Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 5 Parameter Pass-Through The Scanner Emulation host can process parameter bar code messages and send them to the attached decoder. In this way, customers using Symbol compliant decoders can control the behavior of the entire system by scanning the necessary parameters only once. For example, to enable D 2 of 5, scan the D 2 of 5 Enable parameter bar code. The digital scanner and the attached decoder both process the parameter.
11 - 6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Convert Newer Code Types The digital scanner supports a variety of code types that are not decodable by attached decoder systems. To allow compatibility in these environments, the digital scanner converts these code types to more commonly decodable symbologies, as per the following chart. Symbologies not listed on this chart are transmitted normally.
Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 7 Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39 Scan the bar code below to enable or disable the conversion of all bar code data to Code 39. *Do Not Convert Bar Codes To Code 39 Convert All To Code 39 Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion By default, any characters that do not have a corresponding character in the Code 39 symbology set are replaced by a space. If this parameter is enabled, the data sent to the Scanner Emulation host is encoded in Code 39 Full ASCII.
11 - 8 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Transmission Timeout The Scanner Emulation host transmits bar code data to the attached decoder and waits for the decoder to assert the Decode signal, indicating successful transmission. If, after a specified amount of time, the Decode signal is not asserted (indicating that the attached decoder has not successfully received the bar code data), the digital scanner issues transmit error beeps. Scan a bar code below to select the desired transmission timeout.
Scanner Emulation Interface 11 - 9 Ignore Unknown Characters Unknown characters are characters the decoder does not recognize. When Ignore Unknown Characters is selected, all bar code data is sent except for unknown characters, and no error beeps sound. When Convert Error on Unknown Characters is selected, bar codes containing at least one unknown character are not sent to the decoder, and a convert error beep sounds.
11 - 10 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Leading Margin (continued) 5 ms Leading Margin 10 ms Leading Margin Check For Decode LED The attached decoder normally asserts the Decode line to signal to the Scanner Emulation host that it successfully decoded the transmitted bar code. Some decoders, however, do not assert the Decode signal. In this case, the digital scanner emits transmit error beeps to indicate that the bar code was not successfully transmitted.
Chapter 12 123Scan2 Introduction 123Scan² is an easy-to-use, PC-based software tool that enables rapid and easy customized setup of Symbol scanners by Motorola. 123Scan² uses a wizard tool to guide users through a streamlined set up process. Settings are saved in a configuration file that can be distributed via e-mail, electronically downloaded via a USB cable, or used to generate a sheet of scannable programming bar codes.
12 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide For more information on123Scan², go to: http://www.motorola.com/123Scan2 To download 123Scan² software and access the Help file integrated in the utility, go to: http://support.symbol.com/support/product/123Scan2.
Chapter 13 OCR Programming Introduction This chapter describes how to set up the digital scanner for OCR programming. The digital scanner can read 6 to 60 point OCR typeface. It supports font types OCR-A, OCR-B, MICR-E13B, and US Currency Serial Number. OCR is not as secure as a bar code. To decrease OCR misdecodes and speed OCR reading, set an accurate OCR template and character subset, and use a check digit. All OCR fonts are disabled by default. Enabling OCR can slow bar code decoding.
13 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR Parameter Defaults Table 13-1 lists the defaults for OCR parameters. To change any option, scan the appropriate bar code(s) provided in the Parameter Descriptions section beginning on page 13-3. NOTE See Appendix A, Standard Default Parameters for all user preferences, hosts, symbologies, and miscellaneous default parameters.
OCR Programming 13 - 3 OCR Programming Parameters Enable/Disable OCR-A Parameter # F1h A8h To enable or disable OCR-A, scan one of the following bar codes. Enable OCR-A *Disable OCR-A OCR-A Variant Parameter # F1 ACh Font variant sets a processing algorithm and default character subset for the given font. To choose a variant, scan one of the following bar codes. Selecting the most appropriate font variant optimizes performance and accuracy.
13 - 4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR-A Variant (continued) *OCR-A Full ASCII (00h) OCR-A Reserved 1 (01h) OCR-A Reserved 2 (02h) OCR-A Banking (03h)
OCR Programming 13 - 5 Enable/Disable OCR-B Parameter # F1h A9h To enable or disable OCR-B, scan one of the following bar codes.
13 - 6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR-B Variant Parameter # F1 ADh OCR-B has the following variants. Selecting the most appropriate font variant affects performance and accuracy. • OCR-B Full ASCII !#$%()*+,-./0123456789<>ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^|Ñ • OCR-B Banking #+-0123456789<>JNP| • OCR-B Limited +,-.
OCR Programming 13 - 7 OCR-B Variant (continued) *OCR-B Full ASCII (00h) OCR-B Banking (01h) OCR-B Limited (02h) OCR-B Travel Document Version 1 (TD1) 3 Line ID Cards (03h) OCR-B Passport (04h)
13 - 8 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR-B Variant (continued) OCR-B ISBN 10-Digit Book Numbers (06h) OCR-B ISBN 10 or 13-Digit Book Numbers (07h) OCR-B Travel Document Version 2 (TD2) 2-Line ID Cards (08h) OCR-B Visa Type A (09h) OCR-B Visa Type B (0Ah)
OCR Programming 13 - 9 Enable/Disable MICR E13B Parameter # F1h AAh To enable or disable MICR E13B, scan one of the following bar codes.
13 - 10 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable US Currency Serial Number Parameter # F1 ABh To enable or disable US Currency Serial Number, scan one of the following bar codes.
OCR Programming 13 - 11 OCR Orientation (continued) *OCR Orientation 0o (00h) OCR Orientation 270o Clockwise (01h) OCR Orientation 180o Clockwise (02h) OCR Orientation 90o Clockwise (03h) OCR Orientation Omnidirectional (04h)
13 - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR Lines Parameter # F1 B3h To select the number of OCR lines to decode, scan one of the following bar codes. Selecting Visas, Passport, TD1, or TD2 ID cards automatically sets the appropriate OCR Lines. Also see OCR-B Variant on page 13-6.
OCR Programming 13 - 13 OCR Maximum Characters Parameter # F1 B2h To select the maximum number of OCR characters (including spaces) per line to decode, scan the following bar code, then scan a three-digit number between 003 and 100 using the numeric keypad in Chapter 15, Advanced Data Formatting represents the number of OCR characters to decode. Strings of OCR characters greater than the maximum are ignored. The default is 100.
13 - 14 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR Subset Parameter # F1 AEh Set an OCR subset to define a custom group of characters in place of a preset font variant. For example, if scanning only numbers and the letters A, B, and C, create a subset of just these characters to speed decoding. This applies a designated OCR Subset across all enabled OCR fonts. To set or modify the OCR font subset, first enable the appropriate OCR font(s).
OCR Programming 13 - 15 OCR Bright Illumination Parameter # F1h BDh When enabled, image contrast is improved for OCR scanning. Motorola recommends enabling this when the OCR string is longer than 20 characters, and for applications with busy backgrounds such as passport, check, or VISA reading. Enable OCR Bright Illumination *Disable OCR Bright Illumination NOTE Enabling OCR Bright Illumination causes the aiming pattern to blink due to the lower frame rate setting.
13 - 16 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR Template Parameter # F1 23h This option creates a template for precisely matching scanned OCR characters to a desired input format. Carefully constructing an OCR template eliminates scanning errors. To set or modify the OCR decode template, scan the OCR Template bar code, then bar codes corresponding to numbers and letters on the following pages to form the template expression. Then scan End of Message in Chapter 15, Advanced Data Formatting.
OCR Programming 13 - 17 Optional Alphanumeric (1) 1 When this option appears in the template string, the data validator accepts an alphanumeric character if present. Optional characters are not allowed as the first character(s) in a field of like characters. Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 99991 1234A 12345 1234< Optional Alpha (2) 2 When this option appears in the template string, the data validator accepts an alpha character if present.
13 - 18 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Any Including Space & Reject (4) 4 The template accepts any character in this position, including space and reject. Rejects are represented as an underscore (_) in the output. This is a good selection for troubleshooting. Template Valid data Valid data 99499 12$34 34_98 Any except Space & Reject (5) 5 The template accepts any character in this position except a space or reject. Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 55999 A.
OCR Programming 13 - 19 Digit or Fill (8) 8 The data validator accepts any numeric or fill character in this position. Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data 88899 12345 >>789 <<789 Alpha or Fill (F) F The data validator accepts any alpha or fill character in this position. Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data AAAFF ABCXY LMN>> ABC<5 Required Space ( ) Space When this option appears in the template string, the template accepts a space if present.
13 - 20 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Optional Small Special (.) . When this option appears in the template string, the data validator accepts a special character if present. Optional characters are not allowed as the first character(s) in a field of like characters. Small special characters are - , and . Template Valid data Valid data Invalid data AA.99 MN.35 XY98 XYZ12 Other Template Operators These template operators assist in capturing, delimiting, and formatting scanned OCR data.
OCR Programming 13 - 21 New Line (E) E To create a template of multiple lines, add E between the template of each single line. Template 999EAAAA Valid data Valid data Invalid data 321 987 XYZW BCAD ZXYW 12 String Extract (C) C This operator combined with others defines a string of characters to extract from the scanned data.
13 - 22 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Ignore to End of Field (D) D This operator causes all characters after a template to be ignored. Use this as the last character in a template expression. Examples for the template 999D: Template Incoming data Output 999D 123-PED 123 357298 357 193 193 Skip Until (P1) P 1 This operator allows skipping over characters until a specific character type or a literal string is detected.
OCR Programming 13 - 23 The trigger character or literal string is included in output from a Skip Until operator, and the first character in the template should accommodate this trigger. Template Incoming data Output P1"PN"AA999 123PN9876 PN9876 PN1234 PN1234 X-PN3592 PN3592 Skip Until Not (P0) P 0 This operator allows skipping over characters until a specific character type or a literal string is not matched in the output stream.
13 - 24 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide The trigger character or literal string is not included in output from a Skip Until Not operator. Template Incoming data Output P0A9999 BPN3456 3456 PN1234 PN1234 5341 5341 Template Incoming data Output P0"PN"9999 PN3456 3456 5341 5341 PNPN7654 7654 Repeat Previous (R) R This operator allows a template character to repeat one or more times, allowing the capture of variable-length scanned data.
OCR Programming 13 - 25 Template Examples Following are sample templates with descriptions of valid data for each definition. Field Definition Description "M"99977 M followed by three digits and two optional digits. "X"997777"X" X followed by two digits, four optional digits, and an X. 9959775599 Two digits followed by any character, a digit, two optional digits, any two characters, and two digits. A55"-"999"-"99 A letter followed by two characters, a dash, three digits, a dash, and two digits.
13 - 26 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide OCR Check Digit Multiplier Parameter # F1h BCh This option sets OCR check digit multipliers for the character positions. For check digit validation, each character in scanned data has an equivalent weight used in the check digit calculation.
OCR Programming 13 - 27 OCR Check Digit Validation Parameter # F1h B6h Use OCR Check Digit Validation to protect against scanning errors by applying a check digit validation scheme. The following is a list of options. None No check digit validation, indicating no check digit is applied. This is the default. *No Check Digit (00h) Product Add Left to Right Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value (see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 13-26).
13 - 28 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Product Add Right to Left Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value (see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 13-26). The check digit multiplier is reversed in order. Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier, resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data. The sum of these products is computed.
OCR Programming 13 - 29 Digit Add Right to Left Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value (see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 13-26). The check digit multiplier is reversed in order. Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier, resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data. The sum of each individual digit in all of the products is then calculated.
13 - 30 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Product Add Right to Left Simple Remainder Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value (see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 13-26). The check digit multiplier is reversed in order. Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier, resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data.
OCR Programming 13 - 31 Digit Add Right To Left Simple Remainder Each character in the scanned data is assigned a numeric value (see OCR Check Digit Multiplier on page 13-26). The check digit multiplier is reversed in order. Each value representing a character in the scanned data is multiplied by its corresponding digit in the reversed multiplier, resulting in a product for each character in the scanned data.
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Chapter 14 Symbologies Introduction This chapter describes symbology features and provides programming bar codes for selecting these features. Before programming, follow the instructions in Chapter 1, Getting Started. To set feature values, scan a single bar code or a short bar code sequence. The settings are stored in non-volatile memory and are preserved even when the digital scanner powers down. NOTE Most computer monitors allow scanning the bar codes directly on the screen.
14 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Errors While Scanning Unless otherwise specified, to correct an error during a scanning sequence, just re-scan the correct parameter. Symbology Parameter Defaults Table 14-1 lists the defaults for all symbologies parameters. To change the default values, scan the appropriate bar codes in this guide. These new values replace the standard default values in memory. To recall the default parameter values, scan the Set Default Parameter on page 4-4.
Symbologies 14 - 3 Table 14-1 Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number Convert UPC-E1 to A 26h Disable 14-19 EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend 27h Disable 14-20 Bookland ISBN Format F1h 40h ISBN-10 14-21 UCC Coupon Extended Code 55h Enable 14-22 ISSN EAN F1h 69h Disable 14-22 Code 128 08h Enable 14-23 Set Length(s) for Code 128 D1h, D2h Any Length 14-23 GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128) 0Eh Enable 14-24 ISBT 128 54h Enable 14-25 ISBT Concatenation
14 - 4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Table 14-1 Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) Parameter Number Default Page Number 2Fh Disable 14-40 Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF) 06h Disable 14-40 Set Lengths for I 2 of 5 16h, 17h 14 14-41 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification 31h Disable 14-43 Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit 2Ch Disable 14-43 Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13 52h Disable 14-44 Discrete 2 of 5 05h Disable 14-44 Set Length(s) for D 2 of 5 14
Symbologies 14 - 5 Table 14-1 Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number Korean 3 of 5 Korean 3 of 5 F1h 45h Disable 14-57 Inverse 1D F1h 4Ah Regular 14-58 US Postnet 59h Disable 14-59 US Planet 5Ah Disable 14-59 Transmit US Postal Check Digit 5Fh Enable 14-60 UK Postal 5Bh Disable 14-60 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit 60h Enable 14-61 Japan Postal F0h 22h Disable 14-61 Australian Postal F0h 23h Disable 14-62 Netherlands KIX Code F
14 - 6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Table 14-1 Parameter Defaults (Continued) Parameter Parameter Number Default Page Number Code 128 Emulation 7Bh Disable 14-70 Data Matrix F0h 24h Enable 14-71 Data Matrix Inverse F1h 4Ch Regular 14-71 Maxicode F0h 26h Disable 14-72 QR Code F0h 25h Enable 14-72 QR Inverse F1h 4Bh Regular 14-73 MicroQR F1h 3Dh Enable 14-73 Aztec F1h 3Eh Enable 14-74 Aztec Inverse F1h 4Dh Regular 14-74 Redundancy Level 4Eh 1 14-75 Securi
Symbologies 14 - 7 UPC/EAN Enable/Disable UPC-A Parameter # 01h To enable or disable UPC-A, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable UPC-A (01h) Disable UPC-A (00h) Enable/Disable UPC-E Parameter # 02h To enable or disable UPC-E, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 8 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Enable/Disable UPC-E1 Parameter # 0Ch UPC-E1 is disabled by default. To enable or disable UPC-E1, scan the appropriate bar code below. NOTE UPC-E1 is not a UCC (Uniform Code Council) approved symbology. Enable UPC-E1 (01h) *Disable UPC-E1 (00h) Enable/Disable EAN-8/JAN-8 Parameter # 04h To enable or disable EAN-8/JAN-8, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 9 Enable/Disable EAN-13/JAN-13 Parameter # 03h To enable or disable EAN-13/JAN-13, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable EAN-13/JAN-13 (01h) Disable EAN-13/JAN-13 (00h) Enable/Disable Bookland EAN Parameter # 53h To enable or disable Bookland EAN, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Bookland EAN (01h) *Disable Bookland EAN (00h) NOTE If you enable Bookland EAN, select a Bookland ISBN Format on page 14-21.
14 - 10 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals Parameter # 10h Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2, EAN 13+2). The following options are available: • If you select Ignore UPC/EAN with Supplementals, and the digital scanner is presented with a UPC/EAN plus supplemental symbol, the digital scanner decodes UPC/EAN and ignores the supplemental characters.
Symbologies 14 - 11 Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (continued) Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Only With Supplementals (01h) *Ignore Supplementals (00h) Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (02h) Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode (04h) Enable 978/979 Supplemental Mode (05h) Enable 977 Supplemental Mode (07h)
14 - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (continued) Enable 414/419/434/439 Supplemental Mode (06h) Enable 491 Supplemental Mode (08h) Enable Smart Supplemental Mode (03h) Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 (09h) Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 and 2 (0Ah) Smart Supplemental Plus User-Programmable 1 (0Bh) Smart Supplemental Plus User-Programmable 1 and 2 (0Ch)
Symbologies 14 - 13 User-Programmable Supplementals Supplemental 1: Parameter # F1h 43h Supplemental 2: Parameter # F1h 44h If you selected a Supplemental User-Programmable option from Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals on page 14-10, select User-Programmable Supplemental 1 to set the 3-digit prefix. Then select the 3 digits using the numeric bar codes beginning onpage D-1. Select User-Programmable Supplemental 2 to set a second 3-digit prefix.
14 - 14 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental AIM ID Format Parameter # F1h A0h Select an output format when reporting UPC/EAN/JAN bar codes with supplementals with AIM ID enabled: • Separate - UPC/EAN with supplementals transmit as ]E<0 or 4>]E<1 or 2>[supp data] • Combined - EAN-8 with supplementals transmit as ]E4]E<1 or 2>[supp data] All other UPC/EAN with supplementals transmit as ]E3 Separate (00h) *Combined (01h) Transmit UPC-A Check Digit Paramet
Symbologies 14 - 15 Transmit UPC-E Check Digit Parameter # 29h The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data. Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the UPC-E check digit. It is always verified to guarantee the integrity of the data.
14 - 16 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide UPC-A Preamble Parameter # 22h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol, and include Country Code and System Character. There are three options for transmitting a UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and transmit no preamble. Select the appropriate option to match the host system.
Symbologies 14 - 17 UPC-E Preamble Parameter # 23h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol, and include Country Code and System Character. There are three options for transmitting a UPC-E preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and transmit no preamble. Select the appropriate option to match the host system.
14 - 18 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide UPC-E1 Preamble Parameter # 24h Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol, and include Country Code and System Character. There are three options for transmitting a UPC-E1 preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and transmit no preamble. Select the appropriate option to match the host system.
Symbologies 14 - 19 Convert UPC-E to UPC-A Parameter # 25h Enable this to convert UPC-E (zero suppressed) decoded data to UPC-A format before transmission. After conversion, the data follows UPC-A format and is affected by UPC-A programming selections (e.g., Preamble, Check Digit). Disable this to transmit UPC-E decoded data as UPC-E data, without conversion.
14 - 20 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend Parameter # 27h Enable this parameter to add five leading zeros to decoded EAN-8 symbols to make them compatible in format to EAN-13 symbols. Disable this to transmit EAN-8 symbols as is.
Symbologies 14 - 21 Bookland ISBN Format Parameter # F1h 40h If you enabled Bookland EAN using Enable/Disable Bookland EAN on page 14-9, select one of the following formats for Bookland data: • Bookland ISBN-10 - The digital scanner reports Bookland data starting with 978 in traditional 10-digit format with the special Bookland check digit for backward-compatibility. Data starting with 979 is not considered Bookland in this mode.
14 - 22 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide UCC Coupon Extended Code Parameter # 55h Enable this parameter to decode UPC-A bar codes starting with digit ‘5’, EAN-13 bar codes starting with digit ‘99’, and UPC-A/GS1-128 Coupon Codes. UPCA, EAN-13, and GS1-128 must be enabled to scan all types of Coupon Codes.
Symbologies 14 - 23 Code 128 Enable/Disable Code 128 Parameter # 08h To enable or disable Code 128, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable Code 128 (01h) Disable Code 128 (00h) Set Lengths for Code 128 Parameter # L1 = D1h, L2 = D2h The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 128 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
14 - 24 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 128 (continued) Code 128 - One Discrete Length Code 128 - Two Discrete Lengths Code 128 - Length Within Range *Code 128 - Any Length Enable/Disable GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128) Parameter # 0Eh To enable or disable GS1-128, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 25 Enable/Disable ISBT 128 Parameter # 54h ISBT 128 is a variant of Code 128 used in the blood bank industry. Scan a bar code below to enable or disable ISBT 128. If necessary, the host must perform concatenation of the ISBT data.
14 - 26 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide ISBT Concatenation Parameter # F1h 41h Select an option for concatenating pairs of ISBT code types: • If you select Disable ISBT Concatenation, the digital scanner does not concatenate pairs of ISBT codes it encounters. • If you select Enable ISBT Concatenation, there must be two ISBT codes in order for the digital scanner to decode and perform concatenation. The digital scanner does not decode single ISBT symbols.
Symbologies 14 - 27 Check ISBT Table Parameter # F1h 42h The ISBT specification includes a table that lists several types of ISBT bar codes that are commonly used in pairs. If you set ISBT Concatenation to Enable, enable Check ISBT Table to concatenate only those pairs found in this table. Other types of ISBT codes are not concatenated.
14 - 28 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Enable/Disable Code 39 Parameter # 00h To enable or disable Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable Code 39 (01h) Disable Code 39 (00h) Enable/Disable Trioptic Code 39 Parameter # 0Dh Trioptic Code 39 is a variant of Code 39 used in the marking of computer tape cartridges. Trioptic Code 39 symbols always contain six characters. To enable or disable Trioptic Code 39, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 29 Convert Code 39 to Code 32 Parameter # 56h Code 32 is a variant of Code 39 used by the Italian pharmaceutical industry. Scan the appropriate bar code below to enable or disable converting Code 39 to Code 32. NOTE Code 39 must be enabled for this parameter to function.
14 - 30 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 39 Parameter # L1 = 12h, L2 = 13h The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 39 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. If Code 39 Full ASCII is enabled, Length Within a Range or Any Length are the preferred options.
Symbologies 14 - 31 Code 39 Check Digit Verification Parameter # 30h Enable this feature to check the integrity of all Code 39 symbols to verify that the data complies with specified check digit algorithm. Only Code 39 symbols which include a modulo 43 check digit are decoded. Enable this feature if the Code 39 symbols contain a Modulo 43 check digit.
14 - 32 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion Parameter # 11h Code 39 Full ASCII is a variant of Code 39 which pairs characters to encode the full ASCII character set. To enable or disable Code 39 Full ASCII, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 39 Full ASCII (01h) *Disable Code 39 Full ASCII (00h) NOTE You cannot enable Trioptic Code 39 and Code 39 Full ASCII simultaneously.
Symbologies 14 - 33 Code 39 Buffering - Scan & Store (continued) This feature affects Code 39 only. If selecting Buffer Code 39, we recommend configuring the digital scanner to decode Code 39 symbology only. Buffer Code 39 (Enable) (01h) *Do Not Buffer Code 39 (Disable) (00h) While there is data in the transmission buffer, you cannot select Do Not Buffer Code 39. The buffer holds 200 bytes of information.
14 - 34 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Transmit Buffer There are two methods to transmit the Code 39 buffer. 1. Scan the Transmit Buffer bar code below, which includes only a start character, a plus (+), and a stop character. 2. The digital scanner transmits and clears the buffer. • The digital scanner issues a low/high beep. Transmit Buffer 3. Scan a Code 39 bar code with a leading character other than a space. • The digital scanner appends new decode data to buffered data.
Symbologies 14 - 35 Code 93 Enable/Disable Code 93 Parameter # 09h To enable or disable Code 93, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 93 (01h) *Disable Code 93 (00h) Set Lengths for Code 93 Parameter # L1 = 1Ah, L2 = 1Bh The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 93 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
14 - 36 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 93 (continued) Code 93 - One Discrete Length Code 93 - Two Discrete Lengths Code 93 - Length Within Range Code 93 - Any Length
Symbologies 14 - 37 Code 11 Code 11 Parameter # 0Ah To enable or disable Code 11, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Code 11 (01h) *Disable Code 11 (00h) Set Lengths for Code 11 Parameter # L1 = 1Ch, L2 = 1Dh The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Code 11 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
14 - 38 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Code 11 (continued) Code 11 - One Discrete Length Code 11 - Two Discrete Lengths Code 11 - Length Within Range Code 11 - Any Length
Symbologies 14 - 39 Code 11 Check Digit Verification Parameter # 34h This feature allows the digital scanner to check the integrity of all Code 11 symbols to verify that the data complies with the specified check digit algorithm. This selects the check digit mechanism for the decoded Code 11 bar code. The options are to check for one check digit, check for two check digits, or disable the feature.
14 - 40 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Transmit Code 11 Check Digits Parameter # 2Fh This feature selects whether or not to transmit the Code 11 check digit(s). Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Enable) (01h) *Do Not Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s) (Disable) (00h) NOTE Code 11 Check Digit Verification must be enabled for this parameter to function.
Symbologies 14 - 41 Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 Parameter # L1 = 16h, L2 = 17h The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for I 2 of 5 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. The range for Interleaved 2 of 5 lengths is 0 - 55. • One Discrete Length - Select this option to decode only I 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length.
14 - 42 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5 (continued) I 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length I 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths I 2 of 5 - Length Within Range I 2 of 5 - Any Length
Symbologies 14 - 43 I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification Parameter # 31h Enable this feature to check the integrity of all I 2 of 5 symbols to verify the data complies with either the specified Uniform Symbology Specification (USS), or the Optical Product Code Council (OPCC) check digit algorithm. *Disable (00h) USS Check Digit (01h) OPCC Check Digit (02h) Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit Parameter # 2Ch Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit I 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit.
14 - 44 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN-13 Parameter # 52h Enable this parameter to convert 14-character I 2 of 5 codes to EAN-13, and transmit to the host as EAN-13. To accomplish this, the I 2 of 5 code must be enabled, and the code must have a leading zero and a valid EAN-13 check digit.
Symbologies 14 - 45 Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 Parameter # L1 = 14h, L2 = 15h The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for D 2 of 5 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. The range for Discrete 2 of 5 lengths is 0 - 55. • One Discrete Length - Select this option to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length.
14 - 46 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Discrete 2 of 5 (continued) D 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length D 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths D 2 of 5 - Length Within Range D 2 of 5 - Any Length
Symbologies 14 - 47 Codabar (NW - 7) Enable/Disable Codabar Parameter # 07h To enable or disable Codabar, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Codabar (01h) *Disable Codabar (00h) Set Lengths for Codabar Parameter # L1 = 18h, L2 = 19h The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Codabar to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
14 - 48 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Set Lengths for Codabar (continued) Codabar - One Discrete Length Codabar - Two Discrete Lengths Codabar - Length Within Range Codabar - Any Length
Symbologies 14 - 49 CLSI Editing Parameter # 36h Enable this parameter to strip the start and stop characters and insert a space after the first, fifth, and tenth characters of a 14-character Codabar symbol. Enable this feature if the host system requires this data format. Symbol length does not include start and stop characters.
14 - 50 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide MSI Enable/Disable MSI Parameter # 0Bh To enable or disable MSI, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable MSI (01h) *Disable MSI (00h) Set Lengths for MSI Parameter # L1 = 1Eh, L2 = 1Fh The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for MSI to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range.
Symbologies 14 - 51 Set Lengths for MSI (continued) NOTE Due to the construction of the MSI symbology, it is possible for a scan line covering only a portion of the code to transmit as a complete scan, yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code. To prevent this, select specific lengths (MSI - One Discrete Length, Two Discrete Lengths) for MSI applications.
14 - 52 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide MSI Check Digits Parameter # 32h With MSI symbols, one check digit is mandatory and always verified by the reader. The second check digit is optional. If the MSI codes include two check digits, scan the Two MSI Check Digits bar code to enable verification of the second check digit. See MSI Check Digit Algorithm on page 14-53 for the selection of second digit algorithms.
Symbologies 14 - 53 MSI Check Digit Algorithm Parameter # 33h Two algorithms are possible for the verification of the second MSI check digit. Select the bar code below corresponding to the algorithm used to encode the check digit. MOD 10/MOD 11 (00h) *MOD 10/MOD 10 (01h) Chinese 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Chinese 2 of 5 Parameter # F0h 98h To enable or disable Chinese 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 54 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Matrix 2 of 5 Enable/Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Parameter # F1h 6Ah To enable or disable Matrix 2 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 55 Set Lengths for Matrix 2 of 5 Parameter # L1 = F1h 6Bh, L2 = F1h 6Ch The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., human readable characters), including check digit(s) the code contains. Set lengths for Matrix 2 of 5 to any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific range. • One Discrete Length - Select this option to decode only Matrix 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length.
14 - 56 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Matrix 2 of 5 Redundancy Parameter # F1h 6Dh To enable or disable Matrix 2 of 5 redundancy, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Matrix 2 of 5 Redundancy (01h) *Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Redundancy (00h) Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Parameter # F1h 6Eh The check digit is the last character of the symbol used to verify the integrity of the data. Scan the appropriate bar code below to transmit the bar code data with or without the Matrix 2 of 5 check digit.
Symbologies 14 - 57 Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit Parameter # F1h 6Fh Scan a bar code below to transmit Matrix 2 of 5 data with or without the check digit. Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit (01h) *Do Not Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit (00h) Korean 3 of 5 Enable/Disable Korean 3 of 5 Parameter # F1h 45h To enable or disable Korean 3 of 5, scan the appropriate bar code below. NOTE The length for Korean 3 of 5 is fixed at 6.
14 - 58 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Inverse 1D Parameter # F1h 4Ah This parameter sets the 1D inverse decoder setting. Options are: • Regular Only - the digital scanner decodes regular 1D bar codes only. • Inverse Only - the digital scanner decodes inverse 1D bar codes only. • Inverse Autodetect - the digital scanner decodes both regular and inverse 1D bar codes.
Symbologies 14 - 59 Postal Codes US Postnet Parameter # 59h To enable or disable US Postnet, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable US Postnet (01h) *Disable US Postnet (00h) US Planet Parameter # 5Ah To enable or disable US Planet, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 60 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Transmit US Postal Check Digit Parameter # 5Fh Select whether to transmit US Postal data, which includes both US Postnet and US Planet, with or without the check digit. *Transmit US Postal Check Digit (01h) Do Not Transmit US Postal Check Digit (00h) UK Postal Parameter # 5Bh To enable or disable UK Postal, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 61 Transmit UK Postal Check Digit Parameter # 60h Select whether to transmit UK Postal data with or without the check digit. *Transmit UK Postal Check Digit (01h) Do Not Transmit UK Postal Check Digit (00h) Japan Postal Parameter # F0h, 22h To enable or disable Japan Postal, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 62 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Australian Postal Parameter # F0h, 23h To enable or disable Australian Postal, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Australian Postal (01h) *Disable Australian Postal (00h) Netherlands KIX Code Parameter # F0h, 46h To enable or disable Netherlands KIX Code, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 63 USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail Parameter # F1h 50h To enable or disable USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail (01h) *Disable USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail (00h) UPU FICS Postal Parameter # F1h 63h To enable or disable UPU FICS Postal, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 64 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide GS1 DataBar The variants of GS1 DataBar are DataBar-14, DataBar Expanded, and DataBar Limited. The limited and expanded versions have stacked variants. Scan the appropriate bar codes to enable or disable each variant of GS1 DataBar. GS1 DataBar-14 Parameter # F0h 52h. Enable GS1 DataBar-14 (01h) *Disable GS1 DataBar 14 (00h) GS1 DataBar Limited Parameter # F0h 53h.
Symbologies 14 - 65 GS1 DataBar Expanded Parameter # F0h 54h. Enable GS1 DataBar Expanded (01h) *Disable GS1 DataBar Expanded (00h) Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC/EAN Parameter # F0h, 8Dh This parameter only applies to GS1 DataBar-14 and GS1 DataBar Limited symbols not decoded as part of a Composite symbol. Enable this to strip the leading '010' from DataBar-14 and DataBar Limited symbols encoding a single zero as the first digit, and report the bar code as EAN-13.
14 - 66 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Composite Composite CC-C Parameter # F0h 55h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC-C. Enable CC-C (01h) *Disable CC-C (00h) Composite CC-A/B Parameter # F0h 56h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type CC-A/B.
Symbologies 14 - 67 Composite TLC-39 Parameter # F0h 73h Scan a bar code below to enable or disable Composite bar codes of type TLC-39. Enable TLC39 (01h) *Disable TLC39 (00h) UPC Composite Mode Parameter # F0h 58h Select an option for linking UPC symbols with a 2D symbol during transmission as if they were one symbol: • Select UPC Never Linked to transmit UPC bar codes regardless of whether a 2D symbol is detected. • Select UPC Always Linked to transmit UPC bar codes and the 2D portion.
14 - 68 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Composite Beep Mode Parameter # F0h, 8Eh To select the number of decode beeps when a composite bar code is decoded, scan the appropriate bar code. Single Beep after both are decoded (00h) *Beep as each code type is decoded (01h) Double Beep after both are decoded (02h) GS1-128 Emulation Mode for UCC/EAN Composite Codes Parameter # F0h, ABh Select whether to enable or disable this mode.
Symbologies 14 - 69 2D Symbologies Enable/Disable PDF417 Parameter # 0Fh To enable or disable PDF417, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable PDF417 (01h) Disable PDF417 (00h) Enable/Disable MicroPDF417 Parameter # E3h To enable or disable MicroPDF417, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 70 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code 128 Emulation Parameter # 7Bh Enable this parameter to transmit data from certain MicroPDF417 symbols as Code 128. AIM Code ID Character (01h) on page 4-34 must be enabled for this parameter to work.
Symbologies 14 - 71 Data Matrix Parameter # F0h, 24h To enable or disable Data Matrix, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable Data Matrix (01h) Disable Data Matrix (00h) Data Matrix Inverse Parameter # F1h 4Ch This parameter sets the Data Matrix inverse decoder setting. Options are: • Regular Only - the digital scanner decodes regular Data Matrix bar codes only. • Inverse Only - the digital scanner decodes inverse Data Matrix bar codes only.
14 - 72 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Maxicode Parameter # F0h, 26h To enable or disable Maxicode, scan the appropriate bar code below. Enable Maxicode (01h) *Disable Maxicode (00h) QR Code Parameter # F0h,25h To enable or disable QR Code, scan the appropriate bar code below.
Symbologies 14 - 73 QR Inverse Parameter # F1h 4Bh This parameter sets the QR inverse decoder setting. Options are: • Regular Only - the digital scanner decodes regular QR bar codes only. • Inverse Only - the digital scanner decodes inverse QR bar codes only. • Inverse Autodetect - the digital scanner decodes both regular and inverse QR bar codes. *Regular (00h) Inverse Only (01h) Inverse Autodetect (02h) MicroQR Parameter # F1h 3Dh To enable or disable MicroQR, scan the appropriate bar code below.
14 - 74 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Aztec Parameter # F1h 3Eh To enable or disable Aztec, scan the appropriate bar code below. *Enable Aztec (01h) Disable Aztec (00h) Aztec Inverse Parameter # F1h 4Dh This parameter sets the Aztec inverse decoder setting. Options are: • Regular Only - the digital scanner decodes regular Aztec bar codes only. • Inverse Only - the digital scanner decodes inverse Aztec bar codes only.
Symbologies 14 - 75 Redundancy Level Parameter # 4Eh The digital scanner offers four levels of decode redundancy. Select higher redundancy levels for decreasing levels of bar code quality. As redundancy levels increase, the digital scanner’s aggressiveness decreases. Select the redundancy level appropriate for the bar code quality.
14 - 76 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Redundancy Level 4 The following code types must be successfully read three times before being decoded: Table 14-5 Redundancy Level 4 Codes Code Type Code Length All All *Redundancy Level 1 (01h) Redundancy Level 2 (02h) Redundancy Level 3 (03h) Redundancy Level 4 (04h)
Symbologies 14 - 77 Security Level Parameter # 4Dh The digital scanner offers four levels of decode security for delta bar codes, which include the Code 128 family, UPC/EAN, and Code 93. Select increasing levels of security for decreasing levels of bar code quality. There is an inverse relationship between security and digital scanner aggressiveness, so choose only that level of security necessary for any given application.
14 - 78 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Intercharacter Gap Size Parameter # F0h, 7Dh The Code 39 and Codabar symbologies have an intercharacter gap that is typically quite small. Due to various bar code-printing technologies, this gap can grow larger than the maximum size allowed, preventing the digital scanner from decoding the symbol. If this problem occurs, scan the Large Intercharacter Gaps parameter to tolerate these out-of-specification bar codes.
Symbologies 14 - 79 Macro PDF Features Macro PDF is a special feature for concatenating multiple PDF symbols into one file. The scanner can decode symbols that are encoded with this feature, and can store more than 64 Kb of decoded data stored in up to 50 MacroPDF symbols. CAUTION When printing, keep each Macro PDF sequence separate, as each sequence has unique identifiers. Do not mix bar codes from several Macro PDF sequences, even if they encode the same data.
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Chapter 15 Advanced Data Formatting Introduction Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) is a means of customizing data before transmission to the host device. Scan data can be edited to suit particular requirements. To implement ADF, scan a related series of bar codes, which begin on page 15-8, which allows programming the digital scanner with Advanced Data Formatting (ADF) Rules. Avoid using ADF formatting with bar codes containing more than 60 characters.
15 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Using ADF Bar Codes When programming a rule, make sure the rule is logically correct. Plan ahead before scanning. To program each data formatting rule: • Start the Rule. Scan the Begin New Rule bar code on page 15-8. • Specify Criteria. Scan the bar codes for all pertinent criteria. Criteria can include code type (e.g., Code 128), code length, or data that contains a specific character string (e.g., the digits “129”). See Criteria on page 15-11.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 3 Rule 1: The Code 128 Scanning Rule Step Bar Code On Page Beep Indication 1 Begin New Rule 15-8 High High 2 Code 128 15-11 High High 3 Send next 5 characters 15-25 High High 4 Send 15-45 High High 5 Send next 5 characters 15-25 High High 6 Send 15-45 High High 7 Send next 2 characters 15-24 High High 8 Send 15-44 High High 9 Save Rule 15-8 High Low High Low Rule 2: The UPC Scanning Rule Step Bar Code On Page
15 - 4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide and the cashier keys the price manually. To implement this, first enter an ADF rule that applies to the normal situation, such as: Scan Rule Belongs to Set 1. When scanning a bar code of length 15, send the next 2 characters, send the class key, send the next 8 characters, send the stock key, send the data that remains, send the Enter key. The “sale” rule may look like this: Scan Rule Belongs to Set 2.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 5 Note that using the standard data editing functions also creates ADF rules. Scan options are entered as ADF rules, and the hierarchy mentioned above also applies to them. For the digital scanner, this applies to prefix/suffix programming in the parameter Scan Data Transmission Format on page 5-35. These rules reside in the same “rule list” as ADF Rules, so the order you create them is also important. Default Rules Every unit has a default rule to send all scan data.
15 - 6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide ADF Bar Codes Table 15-1 lists the bar codes available through ADF.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 7 Table 15-1 ADF Bar Codes (Continued) Parameter Page Number Send Pause 15-28 Skip Ahead 15-29 Skip Back 15-30 Send Preset Value 15-32 Remove All Spaces 15-32 Crunch All Spaces 15-32 Stop Space Removal 15-32 Remove Leading Zeros 15-33 Stop Zero Removal 15-33 Pad Data with Spaces 15-34 Pad Data with Zeros 15-38 Beeps 15-43 Control Characters 15-43 Keyboard Characters 15-48 Send ALT Characters 15-61 Send Keypad Characters 15-67 Send Function Ke
15 - 8 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Table 15-1 ADF Bar Codes (Continued) Page Number Parameter End of Message 15-96 a-z 15-96 {-~ 15-100 Special Commands Pause Duration Use this parameter, along with Send Pause on page 15-28, to insert a pause in the data transmission. Set the pause by scanning a two-digit number (i.e., two bar codes) from Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes in 0.1 second intervals. For example, scanning bar codes 0 and 1 inserts a 0.1 second pause; 0 and 5 inserts a 0.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 9 Erase Use these bar codes to erase criteria, actions, or rules. Erase Criteria And Start Again Erase Actions And Start Again Erase Previously Saved Rule Erase All Rules Quit Entering Rules Scan the bar code below to quit entering rules.
15 - 10 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Disable Rule Set Use these bar codes to disable rule sets.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 11 Criteria Code Types Scan the bar codes for all code to be affected by the rule. Scan the codes in succession, prior to selecting other criteria. To select all code types, do not scan any code type.
15 - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code Types (continued) IATA 2 OF 5 I 2 OF 5 Code 93 UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 13 Code Types (continued) MSI GS1-128 UPC-E1 Bookland EAN Trioptic Code 39 Code 11 Code 32
15 - 14 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code Types (continued) ISBT 128 Coupon Code TLC 39 UPC/EAN Composites GS1 DataBar and EAN128 Composites NOTE When selecting composite bar codes, enable AIM IDs if parsing UPC or EAN composite data, or data from an application that uses symbol separators.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 15 Code Lengths Scan these bar codes to define the number of characters the selected code type must contain. Select one length per rule only. Do not select any code length to select code types of any length.
15 - 16 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths (continued) 7 Characters 8 Characters 9 Characters 10 Characters 11 Characters 12 Characters 13 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 17 Code Lengths (continued) 14 Characters 15 Characters 16 Characters 17 Characters 18 Characters 19 Characters 20 Characters
15 - 18 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Code Lengths (continued) 21 Characters 22 Characters 23 Characters 24 Characters 25 Characters 26 Characters 27 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 19 Code Lengths (continued) 28 Characters 29 Characters 30 Characters Message Containing A Specific Data String Use this feature to select whether the formatting affects data that begins with a specific character or data string, or contains a specific character or data string. There are 4 features: • Specific String at Start • Specific String, Any Location • Any Message OK • Rule Belongs to Set Specific String at Start 1. Scan the following bar code. 2.
15 - 20 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Specific String, Any Location 1. Scan the following bar code. 2. Enter a location by scanning a two-digit number representing the position (use a leading “zero” if necessary) using the Numeric Keypad on page 15-21. 3. Scan the bar codes representing the desired character or characters (up to a total of 8) using the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15-87. 4. Scan End of Message bar code on page 15-96.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 21 Numeric Keypad Do not confuse bar codes on this page with those on the alphanumeric keyboard.
15 - 22 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Numeric Keypad (continued) 7 8 9 Cancel
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 23 Rule Belongs To Set Select the set to which a rule belongs. There are four possible rule sets. See Alternate Rule Sets on page 15-3 for more information about rule sets.
15 - 24 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Actions Select how to format the data for transmission. Send Data Send all data that remains, send all data up to a specific character selected from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15-87, or send the next X characters. Note that only bar codes for Send Next 1 to 20 appear here, and can be scanned multiple times to send values greater then 20. For instance, to send the next 28 characters, scan Send Next 20 Characters, then Send Next 8 Characters.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 25 Send Data (continued) Send Next 5 Characters Send Next 6 Characters Send Next 7 Characters Send Next 8 Characters Send Next 9 Characters Send Next 10 Characters Send Next 11 Characters
15 - 26 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Data (continued) Send Next 12 Characters Send Next 13 Characters Send Next 14 Characters Send Next 15 Characters Send Next 16 Characters Send Next 17 Characters Send Next 18 Characters
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 27 Send Data (continued) Send Next 19 Characters Send Next 20 Characters Setup Field(s) Table 15-2 Setup Field(s) Definitions Parameter Description Page Move Cursor To a Character Scan the Move Cursor To Character on page 15-28, then any printable ASCII character from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15-87. This moves the cursor to the position after the matching character. If the character is not there, the rule fails and ADF tries the next rule.
15 - 28 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Move Cursor Scan a bar code below to move the cursor in relation to a specified character. Then enter a character by scanning a bar code from the Alphanumeric Keyboard on page 15-87. NOTE If there is no match and the rule fails, the next rule is checked. Move Cursor To Character Move Cursor To Start Move Cursor Past Character Send Pause Scan the bar code below to insert a pause in the transmission of data.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 29 Skip Ahead Use the following bar codes to skip ahead characters.
15 - 30 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Skip Ahead (continued) Skip Ahead 8 Characters Skip Ahead 9 Characters Skip Ahead 10 Characters Skip Back Use the following bar codes to skip back characters.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 31 Skip Back (continued) Skip Back 4 Characters Skip Back 5 Characters Skip Back 6 Characters Skip Back 7 Characters Skip Back 8 Characters Skip Back 9 Characters Skip Back 10 Characters
15 - 32 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Preset Value Use these bar codes to send preset values. See Prefix/Suffix Values on page 5-34 to set these values. Send Prefix Send Suffix Modify Data Modify data as described below. The following actions work for all send commands that follow it within a rule. Programming pad zeros to length 6, send next 3 characters, stop padding, send next 5 characters, adds three zeros to the first send, and the next send is unaffected by the padding.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 33 Remove Leading Zeros Scan the bar code below to remove all leading zeros. Remove Leading Zeros Stop Zero Removal Scan the bar code below to disable the removal of zeros.
15 - 34 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces To pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of spaces. Use Send commands to activate this parameter.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 35 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 8 Pad Spaces To Length 9 Pad Spaces To Length 10 Pad Spaces To Length 11 Pad Spaces To Length 12 Pad Spaces To Length 13 Pad Spaces To Length 14
15 - 36 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 15 Pad Spaces To Length 16 Pad Spaces To Length 17 Pad Spaces To Length 18 Pad Spaces To Length 19 Pad Spaces To Length 20 Pad Spaces To Length 21
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 37 Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 22 Pad Spaces To Length 23 Pad Spaces To Length 24 Pad Spaces To Length 25 Pad Spaces To Length 26 Pad Spaces To Length 27 Pad Spaces To Length 28
15 - 38 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Spaces (continued) Pad Spaces To Length 29 Pad Spaces To Length 30 Stop Pad Spaces Pad Data with Zeros To pad data to the left, scan the bar code containing the desired number of zeros. Use Send commands to activate this parameter.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 39 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 4 Pad Zeros To Length 5 Pad Zeros To Length 6 Pad Zeros To Length 7 Pad Zeros To Length 8 Pad Zeros To Length 9 Pad Zeros To Length 10
15 - 40 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 11 Pad Zeros To Length 12 Pad Zeros To Length 13 Pad Zeros To Length 14 Pad Zeros To Length 15 Pad Zeros To Length 16 Pad Zeros To Length 17
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 41 Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 18 Pad Zeros To Length 19 Pad Zeros To Length 20 Pad Zeros To Length 21 Pad Zeros To Length 22 Pad Zeros To Length 23 Pad Zeros To Length 24
15 - 42 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Pad Data with Zeros (continued) Pad Zeros To Length 25 Pad Zeros To Length 26 Pad Zeros To Length 27 Pad Zeros To Length 28 Pad Zeros To Length 29 Pad Zeros To Length 30 Stop Pad Zeros
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 43 Beeps Select a beep sequence for each ADF rule. Beep Once Beep Twice Beep Three Times Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters) Control Characters Scan a Send bar code for the keystroke to send.
15 - 44 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control C Send Control D Send Control E Send Control F Send Control G Send Control H Send Control I
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 45 Control Characters (continued) Send Control J Send Control K Send Control L Send Control M Send Control N Send Control O Send Control P
15 - 46 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control Q Send Control R Send Control S Send Control T Send Control U Send Control V Send Control W
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 47 Control Characters (continued) Send Control X Send Control Y Send Control Z Send Control [ Send Control \ Send Control ]
15 - 48 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Control Characters (continued) Send Control 6 Send Control - Keyboard Characters Scan a Send bar code for the keyboard characters to send.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 49 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send $ Send % Send & Send ‘ Send ( Send ) Send *
15 - 50 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send + Send , Send - Send .
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 51 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 2 Send 3 Send 4 Send 5 Send 6 Send 7 Send 8
15 - 52 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send 9 Send : Send ; Send < Send = Send > Send ?
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 53 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send @ Send A Send B Send C Send D Send E Send F
15 - 54 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send G Send H Send I Send J Send K Send L Send M
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 55 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send N Send O Send P Send Q Send R Send S Send T
15 - 56 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send U Send V Send W Send X Send Y Send Z Send [
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 57 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send \ Send ] Send ^ Send _ Send ` Send a Send b
15 - 58 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send c Send d Send e Send f Send g Send h Send i
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 59 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send j Send k Send l Send m Send n Send o Send p
15 - 60 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Keyboard Characters (continued) Send q Send r Send s Send t Send u Send v Send w
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 61 Keyboard Characters (continued) Send x Send y Send z Send { Send | Send } Send ~ Send ALT Characters
15 - 62 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Alt 2 Send Alt A Send Alt B Send Alt C Send Alt D Send Alt E Send Alt F
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 63 Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt G Send Alt H Send Alt I Send Alt J Send Alt K Send Alt L Send Alt M
15 - 64 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt N Send Alt O Send Alt P Send Alt Q Send Alt R Send Alt S Send Alt T
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 65 Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt U Send Alt V Send Alt W Send Alt X Send Alt Y Send Alt Z Send Alt [
15 - 66 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send ALT Characters (continued) Send Alt \ Send Alt ]
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 67 Send Keypad Characters Send Keypad * Send Keypad + Send Keypad - Send Keypad .
15 - 68 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Keypad 2 Send Keypad 3 Send Keypad 4 Send Keypad 5 Send Keypad 6 Send Keypad 7 Send Keypad 8
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 69 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Keypad 9 Send Keypad Enter Send Keypad Numlock Send Break Key Send Delete Key Send Page Up Key Send End Key
15 - 70 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Page Down Key Send Pause Key Send Scroll Lock Key Send Backspace Key Send Tab Key Send Print Screen Key Send Insert Key
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 71 Send Keypad Characters (continued) Send Home Key Send Enter Key Send Escape Key Send Up Arrow Key Send Down Arrow Key Send Left Arrow Key Send Right Arrow Key
15 - 72 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key Send F1 Key Send F2 Key Send F3 Key Send F4 Key Send F5 Key Send F6 Key Send F7 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 73 Send Function Key (continued) Send F8 Key Send F9 Key Send F10 Key Send F11 Key Send F12 Key Send F13 Key Send F14 Key
15 - 74 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (continued) Send F15 Key Send F16 Key Send F17 Key Send F18 Key Send F19 Key Send F20 Key Send F21 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 75 Send Function Key (continued) Send F22 Key Send F23 Key Send F24 Key Send PF1 Key Send PF2 Key Send PF3 Key Send PF4 Key
15 - 76 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (continued) Send PF5 Key Send PF6 Key Send PF7 Key Send PF8 Key Send PF9 Key Send PF10 Key Send PF11 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 77 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF12 Key Send PF13 Key Send PF14 Key Send PF15 Key Send PF16 Key Send PF17 Key Send PF18 Key
15 - 78 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Function Key (continued) Send PF19 Key Send PF20 Key Send PF21 Key Send PF22 Key Send PF23 Key Send PF24 Key Send PF25 Key
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 79 Send Function Key (continued) Send PF26 Key Send PF27 Key Send PF28 Key Send PF29 Key Send PF30 Key Send Right Control Key The “Send Right Control Key” action will send a tap (press and release) of the Right Control Key.
15 - 80 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters The Send Graphic User Interface Character actions taps the specified key while holding the System Dependent Graphic User Interface (GUI) Key. The definition of the Graphic User Interface key depends on the attached system.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 81 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI 6 Send GUI 7 Send GUI 8 Send GUI 9 Send GUI A Send GUI B Send GUI C
15 - 82 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI D Send GUI E Send GUI F Send GUI G Send GUI H Send GUI I Send GUI J
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 83 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI K Send GUI L Send GUI M Send GUI N Send GUI O Send GUI P Send GUI Q
15 - 84 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI R Send GUI S Send GUI T Send GUI U Send GUI V Send GUI W Send GUI X
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 85 Send Graphic User Interface (GUI) Characters (continued) Send GUI Y Send GUI Z Turn On/Off Rule Sets Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off.
15 - 86 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Turn On/Off Rule Sets (continued) Use these bar codes to turn rule sets on and off.
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 87 Alphanumeric Keyboard Space # $ % * (Single Quote) + (Dash)
15 - 88 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) .
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 89 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) ) : ; < = > ?
15 - 90 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) @ [ \ ] ^ _ (Underscore) `
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 91 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) NOTEDo not confuse the numeric bar codes below with those on the numeric keypad.
15 - 92 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) 6 7 8 9 A B C
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 93 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) D E F G H I J
15 - 94 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) K L M N O P Q
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 95 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) R S T U V W X
15 - 96 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) Y Z Cancel End of Message a b c
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 97 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) d e f g h i j
15 - 98 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) k l m n o p q
Advanced Data Formatting 15 - 99 Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) r s t u v w x
15 - 100Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued) y z { | } ~