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2 of 5 Data Length 2 of 5 Code is so susceptible to interpreting partial scans as valid reads
that the RF Laser uses fixed-length data as a safeguard. To choose a data
length, scan it as a two-digit number using the Barpad Table. For example, to
select 8-digit data length, you would scan a 0 and then an 8. Because
Interleaved 2 of 5 is required to be an even number of digits in length, you
must use an even number. If you're unsure of your bar code length,
temporarily set the length to 00, read a bar code, and count its digits and then
set it to the actual length. DO NOT PERMANENTLY SET THE 2 of 5
LENGTH TO 00 or you will get misreads!
Enable Code 93 0
Disable Code 93 1
Enable Full ASCII Code 93 2
Disable Full ASCII Code 93 3
For more information on Code 93 see Appendix D.
CR (Enter) 0
Tab 1
None 2
Depending on your application, you may wish your RF Laser to transmit bar
code data to your computer with an Enter (carriage return), a Tab at the end,
or with no extra terminating character at all.
If you need a terminator character other than CR or TAB, you can get it by
specifying None here and then selecting your desired terminator character(s)
specified in the Postamble (See Page 15).
Decode and Acknowledge 0
Acknowledge Only 1
A "Preamble" is a user-specified data string transmitted at the beginning of
each bar code. For example, if you specify the preamble @@ and read data of
123456, "@@123456" would be transmitted to your computer.