Reference Guide

Symbologies 4 - 13
Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals
SSI # 16
Parameter # 10h
Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2,
EAN 13+2). The following options are available:
• If you select Ignore UPC/EAN with Supplementals, and the barcode scanner is presented with a
UPC/EAN plus supplemental symbol, the barcode scanner decodes UPC/EAN and ignores the
supplemental characters.
• If you select Decode UPC/EAN with Supplementals, the barcode scanner only decodes UPC/EAN
symbols with supplemental characters, and ignores symbols without supplementals.
• If you select Autodiscriminate UPC/EAN Supplementals, the barcode scanner decodes UPC/EAN
symbols with supplemental characters immediately. If the symbol does not have a supplemental, the
barcode scanner must decode the bar code the number of times set via UPC/EAN/JAN
Supplemental Redundancy on page 4-16 before transmitting its data to confirm that there is no
supplemental.
• If you select one of the following Supplemental Mode options, the barcode scanner immediately
transmits EAN-13 bar codes starting with that prefix that have supplemental characters. If the
symbol does not
have a supplemental, the barcode scanner must decode the bar code the number of times set via
UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy on page 4-16 before transmitting its data to confirm that
there is no supplemental. The barcode scanner transmits UPC/EAN bar codes that do not have that
prefix immediately.
• Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode
• Enable 978/979 Supplemental Mode
NOTE If you select 978/979 Supplemental Mode and are scanning Bookland EAN bar codes, see
Enable/Disable Bookland EAN on page 4-11 to enable Bookland EAN, and select a format using
Bookland ISBN Format on page 4-12.
• Enable 977 Supplemental Mode
• Enable 414/419/434/439 Supplemental Mode
• Enable 491 Supplemental Mode
• Enable Smart Supplemental Mode - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with any prefix listed
previously.
• Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with a 3-digit
user-defined prefix. Set this 3-digit prefix using User-Programmable Supplementals on page 4-16.
• Supplemental User-Programmable Type 1 and 2 - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with either
of two 3-digit user-defined prefixes. Set the 3-digit prefixes using User-Programmable Supplementals
on page 4-16.
• Smart Supplemental Plus User-Programmable 1 - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with any
prefix listed previously or the user-defined prefix set using User-Programmable Supplementals on
page 4-16.
• Smart Supplemental Plus User-Programmable 1 and 2 - applies to EAN-13 bar codes starting with
any prefix listed previously or one of the two user-defined prefixes set using User-Programmable
Supplementals on page 4-16.
NOTE To minimize the risk of invalid data transmission, select either to decode or ignore supplemental
characters.