RS-232 Parameters
Product Reference Guide
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Enable Character
Specifies the value of the RS-232 host command used to enable the reader.
ASCII characters or any hex value from
0 to 0xFF can be selected.
Setting to previously defined characters such as XON, XOFF, or
host commands conflicts with normal operation of these char-
acters. 8-bit data is not recognized when the option
Data Bits
has been set as 7 Data Bits.
To set this feature:
Determine the desired character or value. A setting of 0xFF indicates the
Enable
Character is not used (not available).
1. Determine the desired character or value.
2. Use the
ASCII Chart on the inside back cover of
this
manual to find the
hex equivalent for the desired character/value.
3. Go to
page 36 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code
to enter Programming Mode.
4. Scan the bar code: SELECT ENABLE CHAR
ACTER SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two alphanumeric
characters from the keypad in
Appendix D, Keypad, that represent the desired ch
aracter/value in step
2 above. The second character will
cause a two-beep indication.
6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Program-
ming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See
Table 33 for some examples of how to
set this feature.
Table 33. Enable Character Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired character/value
‘e’ ‘}’ ‘E’
Enable Command
Not Used
2
Hex equivalent from
ASCII
Chart
0x65 0x7D 0x45 0xFF
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT ENABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters From
Appendix D, Keypad
‘6’ and ‘5’ ‘7’ and ‘D’ ‘4’ and ‘5’ ‘F’ AND ‘F’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
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