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space-efficient design, 3) a variation of Code 128 that supports concatenation

of neighboring symbols, and 4) the standard layout for bar codes on a blood

product label. Use the bar codes below to turn concatenation on or off. Default

=Off.

Code 128 Message Length

Scan the bar codes below to change the message length. Refer to Message

Length on page 6-2 for additional information. Minimum and Maximum

lengths = 0-80. Minimum Default = 0, Maximum Default = 80.

Code 128 Code Page

Code pages define the mapping of character codes to characters. If the data

received does not display with the proper characters, it may be because the bar

code being scanned was created using a code page that is different from the

one the host program is expecting. If this is the case, scan the bar code below,

select the code page with which the bar codes were created from the chart,

ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), page A-3, and scan the value and

the Save bar code from the inside the back cover of this manual. The data

characters should then appear properly.

* Off

Minimum Message Length

Maximum Message Length