User's Manual

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UPC/EAN
Enable UPC/EAN 0
Disable UPC/EAN 1
Enable UPC/EAN Supplements 2
Disable UPC/EAN Supplements 3
Enable transmission of UPC-A NSC or EAN 13 1st 2 digits 4
Disable transmission of UPC-A NSC or EAN-13 1st 2 digits 5
Enable transmission of UPC-A and EAN-13 check digit 6
Disable transmission of UPC-A and EAN-13 check digit 7
Enable transmission of UPC-E NSC and EAN-8 1st digit 8
Disable transmission of UPC-E and EAN-8 1st digit 9
Enable transmission of UPC-E and EAN-8 Check digit A
Disable transmission of UPC-E and EAN-8 check digit B
UPC-E0 Compressed C
UPC-E0 Expanded D
EAN-8 observing 9&A E
EAN-8 forced to transmit 8 digits always F
• Use setting 2 to enable reading of the 2 and 5 digit UPC/EAN supplements
commonly found on magazines and paperback books as well as the Extended
Coupon Codes. Using this setting force left to right reading of UPC codes to
assure that the supplement code is not missed.
• ISBN (International Standard Book Numbering) bar codes are EAN-13 with
a 5 digit supplement. If the “Bookland” bar code uses 978 (books) or 977
(periodicals) as the first three digits, then the RF Terminal can transmit it in
the ISBN format. The settings for this are found under the Laser Options
parameter. To enable transmission of the ISBN format, set the Laser
Options parameter to D. To return to the default of normal EAN-13
transmission, set it to C. For details on ISBN, see Appendix J; UPC/EAN.
• Use setting 4 and 9 to enable transmission of the NSC character to your
computer. The Number System Character is the leading character in the bar
code. For details, see Appendix J, UPC/EAN.
• Use setting 6 and A to enable transmission of the check digit character to
your computer. The check digit is the last character and is based upon a
calculation performed on the other characters.
• Setting C transmits UPC-E0 bar codes as is; setting D transmits them with
inserted zero’s to make them the same length as a UPC-A bar code. A NSC
of 0 is assumed. It is possible to read UPC-E1 bar codes; by default this
option is disabled. Do not enable UPC-E1 if you plan on reading EAN-13
bar codes; you may experience partial reads when reading EAN-13. The
UPC-E1 option is set in the 2 of 5 Code parameter. To enable UPC-E1
reading, set the 2 of 5 Code parameter to 8. To turn off UPC-E1 reading, set
it back to the default of 9.
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