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TRAKKER Antares 2420 and 2425 Hand-Held Terminal User’s Manual
Co de 39
Nugget
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Code 39 (continued)
Other printers encode the data $%a as:
*$%+A*
*$%+A*
The $ and % are valid Code 39 characters in the non-full ASCII character set. However,
the terminal will not decode this label if it is configured for full ASCII, because the data
is not represented by valid full ASCII character pairs. To decode the label correctly, you
need to configure the terminal for mixed-full ASCII.
When you configure the terminal for Code 39 mixed-full ASCII, the terminal will decode
both of the labels above as $%a.
Mixed-full ASCII interprets any valid full ASCII character pairs that appear in the label,
but does not require that all data be encoded with a valid full ASCII character pair. If
you are uncertain how your labels are encoded, configure the terminal for mixed-full
ASCII, which decodes all valid Code 39 labels.
If you configure the terminal for Code 39 full ASCII, you should check for Code 39
mixed-full ASCII. Mixed-full ASCII does not apply when you configure the terminal for
non-full ASCII.
Note: The interpretive text shown under bar code labels does not always accurately
reflect the data that is encoded in the label. The interpretive text represents how the
label should be decoded.
Use this table to help configure your terminal.
Code 39 Option Bar Code Label Decodes
Non-full ASCII $%+A
/D/E+A
$%+A
/D/E+A
Full ASCII $%+A
/D/E+A
No decode
$%a
Mixed-full ASCII $%+A
/D/E+A
$%a
$%a
Syntax: CBdata
Acceptable values for data must be three digits, corresponding to:
First digit: 0 Disabled
1 Enabled with no check digit
2 Enabled with check digit
3 HIBC (Health Industry Bar Code)
4 With AIAG check digit