Symbology Selection Enter/Exit Programming Mode
Product Reference Guide 225
Data Matrix Length Control
This feature specifies either variable length decoding or fixed length decoding 
for this symbology.
Variable Length: 
For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length 
may be set.
Fixed Length: 
For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set.
DEFAULT
Data Matrix Length Control = Variable Length
Data Matrix Length Control = Fixed Length
Data Matrix
 Set Length 1
Specifies one of the bar code lengths for Data Matrix Length Control on page 
225
. Length 1 is the minimum label length if in Variable Lengt
h
 Mode, or the 
first fixed length if in Fixed Length Mode. Characters can be set from 0001 to 
3,
116 characters in increments of 0001 (pad with zeroes).
See 
page 302 for detailed instructions on setting this feature.
Select Data Matrix Length 1 Setting
To configure this feature, scan the ENTER/EXIT PRO-
GRAMMING MODE bar code above, then the bar code at 
left follow
ed by the digits from the Alphanumeric char-
acters in
 
Appendix D, Keypad
 
representing your 
desired character(s). End by scanning the ENTER/EXIT 
bar code again.
Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL bar code to abort and 
not save 
the entry string. You can then start again at the 
beginning.
CANCEL
0001 = Length 1 is 1 Character