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Cobalto™  CO5300 Scanner
Disable Character
Specifies the value of the RS-232 host command used to disable the scanner.
ASCII characters or any hex value fr
om 0 to 0xFF can be selected.
NOTE
Setting to previously defined characters such as XON, XOFF, or host 
commands conflicts with normal operation of these characters. 8-bit 
data is not recognized when the option 
Stop Bits
 has been set as 7 
Data Bits.
To set the value:
1. Determine the desired character or value. A setting of 0xFF indicates the Disable Charac-
ter is not used (not available).
2. Use the 
ASCII Chart
 on the inside back cover of this manual to find the hex equivalent for 
the desired character/value.
3. Go to 
page 30
 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to enter Pro-
gramming Mode.
4. Scan the bar code: SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two alphanumeric
 characters from the keypad in 
Appendix D, Keypad
, 
that represent the desired character/value determined above. The second character will 
caus
e a two-beep indication.
6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE 
bar code to exit Programming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See the table below
 for examples of how to set this feature.
Table 11. Disable Character Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired character/value
‘d’  ‘}’ ‘D’
Disable Command 
Not Used
2
Hex equivalent from 
ASCII 
Chart
0x64  0x7D 0x44 0xFF
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters From 
Appendix D, Keypad
‘6’ and ‘4’ ‘7’ and ‘D’ ‘4’ and ‘4’ ‘F’ AND ‘F’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE