Label Length Format

Variable Length Format

Follow the steps below to set the Standard 2 of 5/IATA label length format to select either Variable Length or Fixed Length format.

Follow the steps below to set the Standard 2 of 5/IATA symbology to read Variable Length Format.

1.Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The selectable range is 02 to 501 characters.

2.Scan the SET bar code below.

3.Scan the ENABLE VARIABLE LENGTH FORMAT bar code.

4.Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.

5.Set the minimum label length by scanning the applicable digits on page 121. Return to this page and go to step six.

If you are setting a label length less than ten, you

must scan a zero digit first and then the length

digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).

NOTE

6.Scan the END bar code.

Variable Length Format

SET ------------------------------------------

Enable Variable Length

Format---------

Set Minimum Label

Length---------

END ------------------------------------------

1.For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters , but the actual length read will vary depending upon the interface type, and bar code physical size and quality.

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