SYMBOLOGIES
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SYMBOLOGIES
Set Length
Length  Control  allows  you  to  select  either  variable  length  decoding  or  fixed  length
decoding for the specified 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.
Set Length 1
This feature specifies one of the bar code lengths for a given symbology. Length 1 is the
minimum  label  length  if  in  Variable  Length Mode,  or  the  first fixed  length  if  in  Fixed
Length Mode.
Reference the 
1D Symbologies, starting on page 118 to view the selectable range (num-
ber of characters) for the symbology being set.
Follow these instructions to set this feature:
1. Determine the desired character length. Pad the number with leading zeroes to
yield two digits. For example: 0 = 00, 5 = 05, 20 = 20, etc.
2. Scan  the  ENTER/EXIT  PROGRAMMING  MODE  bar  code  to  enter  Programming
Mode.
3. Scan the “Select Length 1 Setting” for the symbology being set.
4. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in 
Appendix D, that represent the
length setting which was determined in the steps above. You will hear a two-beep
indication after the last character.
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Programming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See the following table for examples of how to set this
feature.
Table 24 Length 1 Setting Examples
NOTE: If you make a mistake before the last character, scan the CANCEL
bar code to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again at
the beginning.
STEP
ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired Setting
01 Character 07 Character 52 Character 74 Character
2 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
3 Scan SELECT LENGTH 1 SETTING for the desired symbology
4
Scan two characters from 
Appendix D
‘0’ and ‘1’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘5’ and ‘2’ ‘7’ AND ‘4’
5 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE