The UPC/EAN symbologies have the following programmable features:
•Data Format Settings
•UPC/EAN Expansion
•UPC/EAN Add-ons
•Price/Weight Check Digit
•Read Verification
•QuadraLogic Decoding.
UPC/EAN Data Format Settings provides options for transmitting Check Digits or Number System Digits (NSD).
Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 adds a leading zero to a UPC-A label which ‘expands’ the label to the EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.
Expand UPC-E to UPC-A expands UPC-E labels to UPC-A data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for UPC-A.
Expand EAN-8 to EAN-13 adds five zeros in front of an EAN-8 label. Data is sent in EAN-13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.
Expand UPC-E to EAN-13 expands UPC-E labels to EAN-13 data for- mat. Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.
UPC-A or UPC-E and EAN-8 or EAN-13 Two and Five Digit Add-ons filters
Required means UPC/EAN bar codes must have add-ons or label will not be read.
Optional means scanner will read UPC/EAN bar codes with or without add-ons.
Disable directs the scanner not to recognize/read add-on portions of UPC/EAN labels, but will read the main body of the label.
