Product Reference Guide 73
Data Editing
Data Editing Overview
CAUTION
It is not recommended to use these
features with IBM interfaces.
When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host
computer along with the bar code data. This combination of bar code data and
supplementary user-defined data is called a “message string.” The features in
this chapter can be used to build specific user-defined data into a message
string.
There are several types of selectable data c
haracters that can be sent before
and after scanned data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbol-
ogies, or only with specific symbologies. Figure 1 shows the available elements
you can add to a message string:
Figure 1. Breakdown of a Message String
Prefix SuffixAIM IDLabel ID Label IDBar Code Data
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
Label ID Transmission:
Enable this option to
transmit the Label ID you
configure for the scanned
symbology.
AIM ID: This function is used to identify and display the
common label identifier for its symbology. When enabled,
this ID code will be transmitted before the scanned bar
code data.
OR...
Please Keep In Mind...
• Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement. Data editing
is sophisticated feature allowing highly customizable output for advanced
users. Factory default settings for data editing is typically set to NONE.
• A prefix or suffix may be appli
ed (reference the Symbologies chapter for
these settings) across all symbologies (set
via the Global features in this
chapter).
• You can add any character from the ASCII Character Set on page i (from
00-FF) on the inside back cover of this manual as a prefix, suffix or Label
ID.
• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the orde
r in which you want them to appear
on the output.
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