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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.
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One Discrete Length - Select this option to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols containing a selected length.
Select the length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes. For example, to decode
only D 2 of 5 symbols with 14 characters, capture D 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length, then capture 1 followed
by 4. To correct an error or to change the selection, capture Cancel on page D-3.
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Two Discrete Lengths - Select this option to decode only D 2 of 5 symbols containing either of two
selected lengths. Select lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes. For
example, to decode only those D 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select D 2 of 5 - Two
Discrete Lengths, then capture 0, 2, 1, and then 4. To correct an error or to change the selection,
capture Cancel on page D-3.
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Length Within Range - Select this option to decode a D 2 of 5 symbol with a specific length range.
Select lengths using numeri c bar c odes in Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes. For example, to decode D 2
of 5 sy mbols co ntaining between 4 and 12 characters, first capture D 2 of 5 - Length Within Range. Then
capture 0, 4, 1, and 2 (single digit numbers must always be preceded by a leading zero). To correc t an err or
or change the selection, capture Cancel on page D-3.
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Any Length - Capture this option to decode D 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the
imager capability.
NOTE Due to the construction of the D 2 of 5 symbology, it is possible for a scan line covering only a
portion of the code to be interpreted as a complete scan, yielding less data than is encoded in
the bar code. To prevent this, select specific lengths (D 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length - Two
Discrete Lengths) for D 2 of 5 applications.