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5.To resume scanning, start at the quiet zone and scan the symbol.
Reviewing the Format Parameters
The following tables list the format parameters and their results. Descriptions of the parameters follow the tables.
Parameter | Trad’l | ISO/IEC |
Message Length
Check Character
Symbol type
√ | √ |
√ | √ |
√ | √ |
Parameter | Result |
|
|
Message length | Compared against the appropriate symbology, user or |
| application specification |
| - OK if it meets the specification |
| - Fail if it does not meet the specification |
Check Character | Compared against the appropriate symbology or |
| application specification or set by user |
| - CkChr Checks if it meets the specification |
| - Check Character Fails if it does not meet the specifi- |
| cation |
| - No Check Character if you do not set the unit to test |
| check characters |
Errors in Format Parameters
If, after a scan, the abbreviation for format appears as >FMT<, an error exists in one or more of the format parameters. If so, use the arrow buttons to review each parameter. If the abbreviation for format appears as Fmt, the symbol has no format errors.
Message Length
The length of an encoded message is the number of characters in the output less any of the following characters:
•Start and stop characters (for Codabar and Code 39)
•Any
•Any function characters (for Code 128, 16K and Code 49)
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