SECTION 9 " Extended Commands
9-36 VT220/ANSI Terminal Emulation Programmer’s Reference Guide
EAN Algorithms
Use EAN Algorithms to select combinations of EAN options
(Table 9-13).
Table 9-13
EAN Algorithms
Line 1, Column 12
Charac-
ter
Description
0
1
2
(Space)
EAN disabled.
EAN-8 and EAN-13 with add-ons enabled.
EAN-8 and EAN-13 enabled.
No change from current setting.
Code 39
Code 39 (Table 9-14) sets the scanner to read simple Code
39 bar codes that do not include extended or encoded se-
quences. Extended Code 39 is a superset of Code 39 and
scans all regular Code 39 bar codes. You cannot select both
Code 39 and Extended Code 39. Encoded Code 39 combines
key presses with normal bar code data.
Encoded Code 39 sequences are described on page 9-45.
Table 9-14
Code 39 Algorithms Characters
Line 1, Column 13
Character Description
0
1
2
3
(Space)
Code 39 disabled.
Encoded Code 39 enabled.
Extended Code 39 enabled.
Code 39 enabled.
No change from current setting.