Setting Label I.D.

Label Identifiers

Setting the Label I.D. feature can be a complex task requiring multiple steps to enable all necessary options. You’ll want to familiarize yourself with the contents of this section before proceeding. Here is a brief listing of the order of its contents:

•Label Identifiers

•Setting Label I.D. Locations

•Setting Label I.D. Characters by Symbology

•Label I.D. Symbology Selection

•Setting Single Character Label I.D.

•Disabling Label I.D. for a Specific Symbology

Symbology-specific label identifiers comprise one or two ASCII characters that can precede or follow bar code label data as it is transmitted to the host. The host may use these characters as a means of distinguishing between symbologies.

Industry standards have been established for symbology-specific label identifiers, and are listed in the table below. Most scanners will have factory default identifiers preset to these standards.

Table 4. Industry Standard Label Identifiers (all are prefixes)

Symbology

ID

Symbology

ID

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPC-A

A

EAN-8 (8 Add-ons)

FF

 

 

 

 

UPC-E

E

EAN-13 (2 Add-ons)

F

 

 

 

 

EAN-8

FF

EAN-13 (5 Add-ons)

F

 

 

 

 

EAN-13

F

EAN-13 (8 Add-ons)

F

 

 

 

 

UPC-A (2 Add-ons)

A

Code 39

*

 

 

 

 

UPC-A (5 Add-ons)

A

PharmaCode

A

 

 

 

 

UPC-A (8 Add-ons)

A

Codabar

%

 

 

 

 

UPC-E (2 Add-ons

E

Interleaved 2 of 5

i

 

 

 

 

UPC-E (5 Add-ons)

E

Standard 2 of 5

i

 

 

 

 

UPC-E (8 Add-ons)

E

Code 93

&

 

 

 

 

EAN-8 (2 Add-ons)

FF

Code 128

#

 

 

 

 

EAN-8 (5 Add-ons)

FF

UCC/EAN 128

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSI/Plessey

@

 

 

 

 

Setting Label I.D. Location

Use the following bar codes to choose the position where Label I.D. characters will be placed in relation to scanned label data:

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