N3680 Decoded Engine User Guide 73
Data Formatter
When Data Formatter is turned Off, the bar code data is output to the host as read, 
including prefixes and suffixes. 
You may wish to require the data to conform to a data format you have created and 
saved. The following settings can be applied to your data format:
• Data Formatter On, Not Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and 
suffixes are transmitted.
• Data Formatter On, Not Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format. If a data format is 
found for a particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not transmitted. If 
a data format is not found for that symbol, the prefixes and suffixes are 
transmitted.
• Data Format Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and 
suffixes are transmitted. Any data that does not match your data format 
requirements generates an error tone and the data in that bar code is not 
transmitted. If you wish to process this type of bar code without generating an 
error tone, see Primary/Alternate Data Formats.
• Data Format Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format. If a data format is 
found for a particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not transmitted. 
Any data that does not match your data format requirements generates an error 
tone. If you wish to process this type of bar code without generating an error 
tone, see Primary/Alternate Data Formats.
Choose one of the following options. Default = Data Formatter On, Not Required, 
Keep Prefix/Suffix.
* Data Formatter On,
Not Required, 
Keep Prefix/Suffix
Data Formatter On,
Not Required, 
Drop Prefix/Suffix