4-State Codes

4-State Codes

The Full Report from a typical scan looks like the following (line numbers have been added in curly brackets):

{1} B15AJ6T

{2} >>> PQA from HHP <<<

{3} 4-STATE(British): 34 Bars, nominally from 38.5 to 42.3 mm. in Width

{4} Bar Sequence: ADHTATDAHDDAADADAADTHTADHHDATHTADH

{5} [A] (Ok) < "Tall" Bar Extensions: 2.79 mm. from cen- ter

{6} [F] (Hi) < "Short" Bar Extensions: 1.00 mm. from center

{7} [B] (Hi) < Bar Widths = 0.60 mm. {8} [A] (Ok) < Inter-Bar Gaps = 0.59 mm.

{1} is the Encoded Message.

{2} is the Banner heading.

{3} identifies the Symbology, 4-STATE (British, or KIX, Canadian, Japanese, or Australian), and also lists this symbol's size and allowed range of mea- sured width.

{4} lists the Bar Sequence, "A" representing Ascending bars, "D" representing Descending bars, "T" representing Tracker (short) bars, and "H" represent- ing tall bars that both ascend and descend.

{5} lists the Average Extension from the centerline of the tall ascenders and descenders, as specified in Table 1.

In Screening modes, this parameter is reported as ""Tall" Bar Extensions are too Short (or Long) (0.xxx in.)" when that is the case.

{6} lists the Average Extensions from the centerline of the Short tracks, as specified in Table 1.

In Screening modes, this parameter is reported as "Short" Bar Extensions are too Short (or Long) (0.xxx in.)" when that is the case.

{7} lists the Average Width of the bars, as specified in Table 1.

{8} lists the Average Space Width between bars, as specified in Table 1.

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Hand Held Products IT4410, IT4X80 State Codes, 1 B15AJ6T 2 PQA from HHP, Bar Sequence ADHTATDAHDDAADADAADTHTADHHDATHTADH