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Chapter 3
References
This section contains explanations and examples of selected bar code features.
See the programming sections for the actual bar code labels used to configure
the reader.
Global Prefix/Suffix
Up to 20 ASCII characters may be added as a prefix (in a position before the bar
code data) and/or as a suffix (in a position following the bar code data) as indi-
cated in Figure 9.
Figure 9. Prefix and Suffix Positions
Prefix SuffixAIM IDLabel ID Label IDBar Code Data
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
AND
OR
OR...
Example: Setting a Prefix
In this example, we’ll set a prefix for all symbologies.
1. Determine which ASCII character(s) are to
be added to scanned bar code
data. In this example, we’ll add a dollar sign (‘$’) as a prefix.
2. Scan the Enter/Exit Progr
amming Mode bar code.
3. Scan the SET PREFIX bar code.
4. Reference the ASCII Character Set on page i on the inside ba
ck cover of
this manual, to find the hex value assigned to the desired character. The
co
rresponding hex number for the ‘$’ character is 24. To enter this selec-