REFERENCES
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DATA FORMAT
Data Editing
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 Data Editing features can be used to
build specific user-defined data into a message string.
There are several types of selectable data characters that can be sent before and after
scanned data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, or only with
specific symbologies. The following shows the available elements you can add to a mes-
sage string:
Figure 17 -  Breakdown of a Message String
Please Keep In Mind...
• Modifying  a  message  string  is  not  a  mandatory  requirement.  Data  editing  is  a
sophisticated feature allowing highly customizable output for advanced users. Fac-
tory default settings for data editing is typically set to NONE.
• A  prefix  or  suffix  may  be  applied  only  to  a  specified  symbology  (reference 
1D
Symbologies, starting on page 111
) or across all symbologies (set via the Global fea-
tures in 
Configuration with Bar Codes, starting on page 27).
• You can add any character from the ASCII Chart on 
page 340 (from 00-FF) on the
inside back cover of this manual as a prefix, suffix or Label ID.
• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear on the
output.
NOTE: Additional advanced editing is available. See the Advanced format-
ting  features  in  the  Datalogic  Aladdin  configuration  software,  or  contact
"
Technical Support" on page xiv for more information.
Prex SuxAIM IDLabel ID Label ID
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
Label ID Transmission:
Enable this option to 
transmit the Label ID you 
congure for the scanned 
symbology.
AIM ID: This function is used to identify and display the 
common label identier for its symbology. When enabled, this 
ID code will be transmitted before the scanned bar code data.
OR...
Bar Code Data