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Code 128
<Default All Code 128 Settings>
Code 128 On/Off
If you are reading Code 128 bar codes, Codablock F should remain disabled. If you
are enabling Codablock F (see Codablock F on page 214), you should disable Code
128.
ISBT 128 Concatenation
In 1994 the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) ratified a standard
for communicating critical blood information in a uniform manner. The use of ISBT
formats requires a paid license. The ISBT 128 Application Specification describes
1) the critical data elements for labeling blood products, 2) the current recommen-
dation to use Code 128 due to its high degree of security and its space-efficient
design, 3) a variation of Code 128 that supports concatenation of neighboring
symbols, and 4) the standard layout for bar codes on a blood product label. Use the
bar codes below to turn concatenation on or off. Default =Off.
Code 128 Redundancy
If you are encountering errors when reading Code 128 bar codes, you may want to
adjust the redundancy count. Redundancy adjusts the number of times a bar code
is decoded before transmission, which may reduce the number of errors. Note that
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