User's Guide

HH1800 User Guide 77
to output.
Other data format settings impact the B8 command. If Data Format Non-Match Error Tone is
On (page 90), the scanner emits an error tone. If Data format Non-Match Error Tone is Off, the
code is disabled for reading and no tone is sounded.
Data Formatter
When Data Formatter is turned Off, the barcode data is output to the host as read, including
prefixes and suffixes.
Data Formatter Off
You may wish to require the data to conform to a data format you have created and saved.
The following settings can be applied to your data format:
• Data Formatter On, Not Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and suffixes are
transmitted.
• Data Formatter On, Not Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format. If a data format is found for a
particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not transmitted. If a data format is not
found for that symbol, the prefixes and suffixes are transmitted.
• Data Format Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and suffixes are
transmitted. Any data that does not match your data format requirements generates an
error tone and the data in that barcode is not transmitted. If you wish to process this
type of barcode without generating an error tone, see Data Format Non-Match Error
Tone.
• Data Format Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format. If a data format is found for a
particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not transmitted. Any data that does not
match your data format requirements generates an error tone. If you wish to process
this type of barcode without generating an error tone, see Data Format Non-Match Error
Tone.
Choose one of the following options. Default = Data Formatter On, Not Required, Keep
Prefix/Suffix.
* Data Formatter On, Not Required,