Worth Data 701 RF manual UCC-128 Shipping Container Code

Scanning the appropriate bar codes on the RF Terminal Setup Menu enables UCC/EAN 128; or you can use the keypad in the

PROGRAMMING MODE “Change Setup” option. If UCC/EAN 128 is enabled, you will be able to read both standard Code 128 bar codes

as well as the UCC/EAN 128 bar codes with the Function 1 character and the Mod 10 check character.

UCC-128 Shipping Container Code

If UCC/EAN-128 is enabled on the R/F Terminal reader, all Function 1 codes are transmitted as ]C1. In addition, should you be reading a 20 digit Shipping Serial Container code, the Mod 10 check digit is also compared with the computed Mod 10 value to give further assurance of no substitutions. The UCC/EAN-128 Shipping Serial Container Code is a subset of UCC-128 or EAN-128 adopted for voluntary marking of shipping boxes with the exact serial number of the box, (used with EDI typically to identify a specific boxes contents. The code consists of the following format:

Start C		not transmitted
Function Code 1		transmitted
2	Digit Qualifier	transmitted
7	Digit Data Portion	transmitted
1	Digit Mod 10 Check Digit*	transmitted-
1	Digit Modulus 103	not transmitted
Stop Code		not transmitted

*Calculated using 19digits-UPC method

The UCC 128 specification is used extensively by the retail industry. If you have a requirement for a UCC 128 Serial Shipping Container bar

code, be sure to follow the specification as closely as possible as many vendors will impose fines for non-conformance. For more information on UCC 128, contact the Uniform Code Council at:

Uniform Code Council, Inc.

7887 Washington Village Drive, Suite 300 Dayton, OH 45459

937-435-3870

937-435-7317 info@uc-council.org 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST

Many of the specifications are available online at:

http://www.uc-council.org

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