Chapter 7 – Specifications
Section 7.4 – Barcode Compatibility
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Blood Product
Code
One of the following formats can be selected for Product Code:
Code 128, Codabar, UKBTS Codabar, ISBT 128 or Eurocode.
1. Code 128
• Code128 Scanned Data Input
All Code 128 characters are accepted, stored and printed
both in human-readable form and in barcode format on the
printed label if label printing is selected.
• Codabar Scanned Data Input not allowed.
• Manually Entered Data Input
All keypad characters accepted. The manually entered
characters are printed only in human-readable form on the
printed label if label printing is selected.
2. Codabar
• Code128 Scanned Data Input not allowed.
• Codabar Scanned Data Input
All legal Codabar numeric and control characters accepted.
If stop
and start characters are encountered, they are not printed in
human-readable form on the printed label if label printing is
selected.
• Manually Entered Data Input
All legal Codabar characters accepted. The manually
entered characters are printed only in human-readable form
on the printed label if label printing is selected.
CAUTION
If using Codabar (excluding Monarch 11 and UKBTS), the illuminator will
not evaluate the integrity of the scanned data. Verify the data scanned
matches the information displayed on the illuminator screen.