Symbologies 8-17
UPC-A Preamble
Preamble characters are part of the UPC symbol consisting of Country Code and System
Character. Three options are given for transmitting UPC-A preamble to the host device:
transmit System Character only, transmit System Character and Country Code (“0” for
USA), and no preamble transmitted. 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>)