Wasp WPS100 Product Reference Guide
Decode UPC/EAN Supplementals
Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions (e.g.,
•If Decode UPC/EAN Only With Supplementals is selected, UPC/EAN symbols without supplementals are not decoded.
•If Ignore Supplementals is selected, and the scanner is presented with a UPC/EAN with a supplemental, the UPC/EAN is decoded and the supplemental bar code is ignored.
•An Autodiscriminate Option is also available. If this option is selected, choose an appropriate UPC/EAN Supplemental Redundancy value from the next page. A value of 5 or more is recommended.
•Select Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode to enable only
•Select Enable 978 Supplemental Mode to enable only EAN13 bar codes starting with a ‘978’ prefix to be delayed by the supplemental search process. All other UPC/EAN bar codes are exempted from the search and are reported instantly upon their decode.
•Select Enable Smart Supplemental Mode to enable only EAN13 bar codes starting with a ‘378’, ‘379’, or ‘978’ prefix to be delayed by the supplemental search process. All other UPC/EAN bar codes are exempted from the search and are reported instantly upon their decode.
Note: In order to minimize the risk of invalid data transmission, it is recommended that you select either to decode or ignore supplemental characters.
