Worth Data 5000 owner manual Characters, EOF String

Using the Bar Code ID feature and the Preamble or Postamble, you can trim data selectively, trimming characters only on the bar code type specified. To use selective trimming, enter:

~bx

where b is the Bar Code ID character (see the DataBar/RSS-14/Other Bar Codes Setup parameter) and x is the number of characters to trim from the front of the data. For example, ~b2~c1 says “trim 2 characters from Code 39 data and 1 character from UPC-A data”. Remember that the Preamble trims leading data and the Postamble trims trailing data.

The Preamble and Postamble can also be used to create “line feeds” on the TriCoder display before the data is displayed. To enter “line feeds” before or after your data enter:

}x

where x is 1-3, depending on how may lines you want to scroll. For example, it you wanted skip 3 lines, you would enter }3.

Lastly, the Preamble and Postamble can be used to check a minimum and maximum character length for data entered in NON PORTABLE mode. In portable data collection, min and max character lengths are set using the Max Data Len and the Min Data Len in the programming statements. To check for length in the Preamble or Postamble, enter:

nnmm

where is ASCII 124, nn is the two-digit minimum and mm is the two-digit maximum. 0210 would check for a minimum of 2 characters and a maximum of 10.

Characters

The Characters setting allows the TriCoder to output chosen ASCII characters in place of the actual characters entered. For example, if you scanned the number 1 (hex 31) and wanted the TriCoder to output hex 92 instead, you would enter 3192 for the Characters parameter. This would re-assign the output characters, with the TriCoder outputting hex 92 every time it sees hex 31. To re-assign characters:

oKey in 3 at the OTHER SETTINGS MENU for Characters

oKey up to seven 4-digit pairings where the first 2 digits represent the hex number to replace and the second 2 digits represent

the hex number to insert. You can have up to seven character re-assignments.

oPress ENTER when done to store the settings

oYou can eliminate the output of a character by using FF as the hex number to insert. For example, if you wanted to eliminate all $, following the above instructions, enter 24FF.

EOF String

The EOF String setting allows you to choose up to 8 characters to be transmitted at the end of a TriCoder file upload. It is typically used to signal to the receiving host program that the TriCoder is done uploading its data and has transferred its last piece of data. The characters chosen are often characters not available on the TriCoder keypad; they are scanned from the FULL ASCII MENU. To program an EOF String:

1.Press 4 at the OTHER SETTINGS Menu for EOF String

2.Key or Scan up to 8 characters from the FULL ASCII MENU

3.Press the ENTER Key to store your settings

4.Press 0 when you are Done to Exit the OTHER SETTINGS Menu

If you do not program an EOF String, the TriCoder sends a Ctrl Z (ASCII 26). Undisplayable characters are displayed on the

TriCoder as ?. To view the ASCII equivalent (so you know what characters are there) press the key while in the EOF String parameter.

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