56 N3680 Decoded Engine User Guide
• When setting up for specific symbologies (as opposed to all symbologies), the 
specific symbology ID value counts as an added prefix or suffix character.
• The maximum size of a prefix or suffix configuration is 200 characters, which 
includes header information.
To Add a Prefix or Suffix:
Step 1. Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol (page 57).
Step 2. Determine the 2 digit Hex value from the Symbology Chart (included in 
the Symbology Charts, beginning on page 171) for the symbology to 
which you want to apply the prefix or suffix. For example, for Code 128, 
Code ID is “j” and Hex ID is “6A”.
Step 3. Scan the 2 hex digits from the Programming Chart inside the back cover 
of this manual or scan 9, 9 for all symbologies.
Step 4. Determine the hex value from the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 
1252), beginning on page 174, for the prefix or suffix you wish to enter. 
Note: To add the Code I.D., scan 5, C, 8, 0.
To add AIM I.D., scan 5, C, 8, 1.
To add a backslash (\), scan 5, C, 5, C.
To add a backslash (\) as in Step 7, you must scan 5C twice – once to create the 
leading backslash and then to create the backslash itself.
Step 5. Scan the 2 digit hex value from the Programming Chart inside the back 
cover of this manual.
Step 6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for every prefix or suffix character.
Step 7. Scan Save to exit and save, or scan Discard to exit without saving.
Repeat Steps 1-6 to add a prefix or suffix for another symbology.
Example: Add a Tab Suffix to All Symbologies
Step 1. Scan Add Suffix.
Step 2. Scan 9, 9 from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this 
manual to apply this suffix to all symbologies.
Step 3. Scan 0, 9 from the Programming Chart inside the back cover of this 
manual. This corresponds with the hex value for a horizontal tab, shown 
in the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page 174.
Scan Save, or scan Discard to exit without saving.