N3680 Decoded Engine User Guide 35
Activation Character
This sets the character used to trigger scanning when using Character Activation 
Mode. On the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), page 174, find the hex 
value that represents the character you want to use to trigger scanning. Scan the 
following bar code, then use the Programming Chart to read the alphanumeric 
combination that represents that ASCII character. Scan Save to finish. Default = 12 
[DC2].. 
End Character Activation After Good Read
After a bar code is successfully detected and read from the scanner, the illumina-
tion can be programmed either to remain on and scanning, or to turn off. When 
End Character Activation After Good Read is enabled, the illumination turns off 
and stops scanning after a good read. If you scan Do Not End Character Activa-
tion After Good Read, the illumination remains on after a good read. Default = Do 
Not End Character Activation After Good Read.
Character Activation Timeout
You can set a timeout for the length of time the illumination remains on and 
attempting to decode bar codes when using Character Activation Mode. Set the 
length (in milliseconds) for a timeout by scanning the following bar code, then set-
ting the timeout (from 1-300,000 milliseconds) by scanning digits from the 
Programming Chart inside the back cover of this manual, then scanning Save. 
Default = 30,000 ms.
* Do Not End Character 
Activation After Good Read
End Character Activation After 
Good Read
Character Activation Timeout