Length Control
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Figure 10. Label ID Position
OR
Prefix SuffixLabel ID Label IDBar Code DataAim ID
Options
Length Control
Fixed Length Decoding — When fixed length decoding is enabled, the scanner
will decode a bar code if the label length matches one of the configurable fixed
lengths.
Variable Length Decoding — When variable length decoding is enabled, the scan-
ner will decode a bar code if the label length falls in the range of the configu-
rable minimum and maximum le
ngth.
Configuring Fixed Length Decoding:
1. Scan the Enter/Exit Progr
amming Mode bar code.
2. Scan the Fixed Length Decoding bar code for the
desired symbology.
3. Scan the Enter/Exit Progr
amming Mode bar code.
4. Set Length 1 to the first fixed leng
th by following the Length 1, Length 2
Programming Instructions below.
5. Set Length 2 to the second fixed length (or to ‘00’ if there is only one fixed
le
ngth) by following the Length 1, Length 2 Programming Instructions
below.
Configuring Variable Length Decoding:
1. Scan the Enter/Exit Programming Mode bar code.
2. Scan the Variable Length Decoding
bar code for the desired symbology.
3. Scan the Enter/Exit Progr
amming Mode bar code.
4. Set Length 1 to the first varia
ble length by following the Length 1, Length
2 Programming Instructions below.
5. Set Length 2 to the second variable length by following the Length 1,
Length 2 Programming Instructions below.