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Send all characters up to a particular character
F3 Include in the output message all characters from the input message, 
starting with the character at the current cursor position and continuing 
to, but not including, the search character “ss,” followed by an insert 
character.  The cursor is moved forward to the “ss” character.  
Syntax 
= F3ssxx 
where ss stands for the search character’s hex value for its 
ASCII code, and xx stands for the insert character’s hex value for its 
ASCII code.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) on page A-4 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Send all but the last characters
E9 Include in the output message all but the last “nn” characters, starting 
from the current cursor position.  The cursor is moved forward to one 
position past the last input message character included.  
Syntax = E9nn 
where nn stands for the numeric value (00-99) for the number of 
characters that will not be sent at the end of the message.   
Insert a character multiple times
F4 Send “xx” character “nn” times in the output message, leaving the 
cursor in the current position.  
Syntax = F4xxnn 
where xx stands for the 
insert character’s hex value for its ASCII code, and nn is the numeric 
value (00-99) for the number of times it should be sent.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) on page A-4 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Insert symbology name
B3 Insert the name of the bar code’s symbology in the output message, 
without moving the cursor.  Only symbologies with a Honeywell ID are 
included (see Symbology Chart on page A-1).
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252) on page A-4 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Insert bar code length
B4 Insert the bar code’s length in the output message, without moving the 
cursor.  The length is expressed as a numeric string and does not 
include leading zeroes.
Move Commands
Move the cursor forward a number of characters
F5 Move the cursor ahead “nn” characters from current cursor position.  
Syntax = F5nn  
where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number 
of characters the cursor should be moved ahead.  
Move the cursor backward a number of characters
F6 Move the cursor back “nn” characters from current cursor position.  
Syntax = F6nn  
where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number 
of characters the cursor should be moved back.