12 - 14 Symbol LS2208 Product Reference Guide

UPC-A Preamble
Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System Character. There are
three options for transmitting UPC-A preamble to the host device: transmit System Character only, transmit System
Character and Country Code (“0” for USA), and transmit no preamb le. Select the appropriate option to match the
host system.
No Preamble
(<DATA>)
*System Character
(<SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)
System Character & Country Code
(< COUNTRY CODE> <SYSTEM CHARACTER> <DATA>)