Symbology Selection Enter/Exit Programming Mode
Product Reference Guide  
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Data Matrix Length Control
This feature specifies either variable length decoding or fixed length decoding for this symbol-
ogy.
Variable Length: 
For variable length decoding, a minimum and maximum length may be set.
Fixed Length: 
For fixed length decoding, two different lengths may be set.
DEFAULT
Data Matrix Length Control = Variable Length
Data Matrix Length Control = Fixed Length
Data Matrix
 Set Length 1
Specifies one of the bar code lengths for Data Matrix Length Control on page 189. Length 1 is 
the minimum label length if in Vari
able Length Mode, or the first fixed length if in Fixed Length 
Mode. Characters can be set from 0001 to 3,116 characters in increments of 0001 (pad with 
zeroes).
See page 243 for detailed instructions on setting this feature.
Select Data Matrix Length 1 Setting
To configure this feature, scan the ENTER/EXIT PRO-
GRAMMING MODE bar code above, then the bar code 
at
 left followed by the digits from the Alphanumeric 
characters in 
Appendix D, Keypad representing 
your desired character(s). End by
 scanning the ENTER/
EXIT bar code again.
Make a mistake? Scan the CANCEL bar code to abort and 
not save the entry string. You can then start again at the 
beginning.
CANCEL
DEFAULT
0001 = Length 1 is 1 Character