Symbologies 12 - 39

Set Lengths for Interleaved 2 of 5
The length of a code refers to the number of characters (i.e., hu man readable characters), including check digit(s)
the code contains. Set lengths for I 2 of 5 for any length, one or two discrete lengths, or lengths within a specific
range.
One Discrete Length - Select this option to decode only I 2 of 5 symbols containing a se lected length. Select the
length using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D, Num eric Bar Codes. For example, to decode only I 2 of 5
symbols with 14 characters, scan I 2 of 5 - One Discrete Leng th, then scan 1 followed by 4. To correct an error or
change a selection, scan Cancel on page D-3.
I 2 of 5 - One Discrete Length
Two Discrete Lengths - Select this option to decode only I 2 of 5 sym b o l s c o n ta i n i n g e i t h e r o f t w o s e l e c t e d
lengths. Select the lengths using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes. For example, to
decode only those I 2 of 5 symbols containing either 2 or 14 characters, select I 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths,
then scan 0, 2, 1, and then 4. To correct an error or change a selection, scan Cancel on page D-3.
I 2 of 5 - Two Discrete Lengths
Length Within Range - Select this option to decode an I 2 of 5 symbol within a specific length range. Select
the length range using the numeric bar codes in Appendix D, Numeric Bar Codes. For example, to decode I 2 of
5 symbol s conta ining between 4 and 12 characters, first scan I 2 of 5 - Length Within Range. Then scan 0, 4, 1,
and 2 (single digit numbers must always be preceded by a leading zero). To correct an error or change a
selection, scan Cancel on page D-3.
I 2 of 5 - Length Within Range
Any Length - Scan this option to decode I 2 of 5 symbols containing any number of characters within the scanner’s
capability.
I 2 of 5 - Any Length
NOTE Due to the construction of the I 2 of 5 symbology, it is possi ble for a scan line cov ering only a portion of the
code to transmit as a complete scan, yielding less data than is encoded in the bar code. To prevent this,
Motorola recommends selecting specific lengths (I 2 of 5 - One Disc rete Leng th, Two Discrete Lengths) for
I 2 of 5 applications.