Specifications

5–16
SCANTEAM 2010 User’s Guide
Message Length
Default All Code 11 / Code 128 Settings
Scanning the Default bar code will program the decoder to the symbology
options indicated by a ✱" in the menu selections on this programming page.
Programming Tip: If a symbology won't be used, we recommend turning it off
to minimize the chance of a misread.
We recommend setting the minimum and maximum message lengths
according to the smallest range [Minimum, Maximum] the application allows.
The start/stop and check characters should not be counted. This will also help
minimize the chance of a misread. Defaults on default chart (page NO TAG).
 To select digits 0 through 9 use the Programming Chart found on the
inside of the back cover of this menu. Scan the programming selection bar code
first, and then scan the bar code(s) representing the digits you wish to set.
Code 11
Check Digits Required
Code 11 is a discrete code capable of encoding variableĆlength messages from
the set of numerics plus the -" character. The symbology derived its name
from the size of its character set. Each character in Code 11 has three bars and
two internal spaces: two of these elements are wide, the other three are narrow.
The exceptions to this are the 0", 9", and -" characters, which have one
extraĆwide element and four narrow elements. Code 11 can be decoded as a
twoĆwidth symbology, though the bars can assume one of three widths.
Default = On.
The Code 11 specification strongly recommends the use of two check digits.
The decoder can be programmed to read Code 11 symbols having only one
check digit. Bar code readers cannot autodiscriminate the number of check
digits encoded in a symbol. Default = 2 Check Digits.
Code 11
123456 11
1234567890 1
With 2 Check Digits With 1 Check Digit
Code 128
Code 128 is a continuous, edgeĆtoĆedge symbology capable of encoding
variableĆlength messages from the full 128Ćcharacter ASCII set. Through the
use of mode switching, the extended 256Ćcharacter ASCII set can be encoded,
and doubleĆdensity numerics are possible. Each Code 128 character is eleven
modules wide, and is comprised of three bars and three spaces. Its characters
are spatially efficient.
The Code 128 specification requires the use of one check character; the
symbology is highly secure. Default = On.
Code 128
Code 128
StartĂ/ĂStop Characters
Termination Bar
Check Character