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168 Xenon XP User Guide

the higher the redundancy count, the longer it will take to decode the bar code. To

adjust the redundancy, scan the Code 128 Redundancy bar code below, then scan

a redundancy count between 0 and 10 on the Programming Chart, beginning on

page 309. Then scan the Save bar code. Default = 0.

Code 128 Message Length

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

Description (page 152) for additional information. Minimum and Maximum

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

Code 128 Append

This function allows the scanner to append the data from several Code 128 bar

codes together before transmitting them to the host computer. When the scanner

encounters a Code 128 bar code with the append trigger character(s), it buffers

Code 128 bar codes until it reads a Code 128 bar code that does not have the

append trigger. The data is then transmitted in the order in which the bar codes

were read (FIFO). Default = Off.

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 (see ISO 2022/ISO 646

Code 128 Redundancy

Minimum Message Length

Maximum Message Length

* Off