ISBT 128 Predefined Concatenation Sequences On/ Off

The following selections allow you to enable or require the Predefined ISBT 128 Concatenation Sequences.

If you scan Off, the predefined concatenation sequences are disabled.

If you scan the Allow Predefined Sequence code, then the scanner will output only the data combination specified in the predefined concatenation sequence you selected.

If you scan the Require Predefined Sequence code, the data combination specified in the predefined concatenation sequence you selected is required to transmit the data. No data is output unless the sequence is read.

Default = Off.

* Off

Allow Predefined Sequence

Require Predefined Sequence

ISBT 128 User-Defined Concatenation Sequences

Note: You must enable Code 128 and ISBT 128 to use this feature.

The following bar codes are used to create a custom ISBT 128 Concatenation Sequence. Select the identifiers you want to transmit in the 1st and 2nd positions, both left and right. Refer to the ISBT 128 Standard Technical Specification for the list of data identifiers.

Use the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page A- 3, to find the characters needed for the identifier. Locate the hex value for each character and scan that 2 digit/character value from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual.

Example: You want to create a concatenation sequence that has the Donation Identification Number (001) as the left identifier, and Product Code (003) as the right identifier.

The ISBT Index of Data Structures shows that for the Donation Identification Number, the first character is “=” and the second character can be from A-N; P-Z; 1-9. For this example, use “G.” The Product Code first character is “=” and the second character is “<.”

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