References RS-232 Parameters
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Touch TD1100
Disable Character
Specifies the value of the RS-232 host command used to disable the reader.
ASCII characters or any hex value from 0 to 0xFF can be selected.
To set the value:
1. Determine the desired character or value. A setting of 0xFF indicates the Disable Charac-
ter is not used (not available).
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 32
 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to enter 
Programming Mode.
4. Scan the bar code: SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two alphanumeric 
characters fr
om the keypad in 
Appendix D, Keypad
, 
that represent the desired character/value determined above. 
The second character will 
cause a two-beep indication.
6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Programming 
Mode
.
This completes the procedure. See the table below for examples of how to set this feature.
Table 9. Disable Character Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired character/value
‘d’  ‘}’ ‘D’
Disable Command 
Not Used
2 Hex equivalent from 
ASCII Chart
0x64  0x7D 0x44 0xFF
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT DISABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters From 
Appendix D, Keypad
‘6’ and ‘4’ ‘7’ and ‘D’ ‘4’ and ‘4’ ‘F’ AND ‘F’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
NOTE
Setting to previously defined characters such as XON, XOFF, or host 
commands conflicts with normal operation of these characters. 8-
bit data is not recognized when the option 
Data Bits
 has been set as 
7 Data Bits.