32 HH492 User Guide
• You can add any prefix or suffix from the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 
1252), beginning on page 124, plus Code I.D. and AIM I.D.
• You can string together several entries for several symbologies at one time.
• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear on the 
output.
• 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.
Add a Prefix or Suffix:
Step 1. Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol (page 33).
Step 2. Determine the 2 digit hex value from the Symbology Charts (beginning 
on page 121) 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, beginning on page 
133, or scan 9, 9 for all symbologies.
To add the Code I.D., scan 5, C, 8, 0.
To add the AIM I.D., scan 5, C, 8, 1.
To add the serial number, scan 5, C, 8, 8.
To add a backslash (\), scan 5, C, 5, C.
Note: When adding a backslash (\), you must scan 5C twice – once to create the leading 
backslash and then to create the backslash itself.
Step 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for every prefix or suffix character.
Step 5. Scan Save to exit and save, or scan Discard to exit without saving.
Repeat the steps above 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, beginning on page 133 to apply 
this suffix to all symbologies.
Step 3. Scan 0, 9 from the Programming Chart, beginning on page 133. This 
corresponds with the hex value for a horizontal tab, shown in the ASCII 
Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), beginning on page 124.
Step 4. Scan Save, or scan Discard to exit without saving.