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ENQ  Indicates an invalid Tag or SubTag command. 
NAK  Indicates the command was good, but the Data field entry
out of the perm
 was 
ittable range for this Tag and SubTag 
combination, for example, an entry for a minimum message 
length of 100 when the field only accepts 2 characters. 
Whenresponding,thedeviceechoesbackthecommandsequencewith
thestatuscharacterinserteddirectlybeforeeachofthepunctuation
marks(theperiod,exclamationpoint,comma,orsemicolon)inthe
command.
Examples of Query Commands 
Inthefollowingexamples,abracketednotation[]depictsanon‐
displayableresponse.
Example #1:What is the range of possible values for Codabar Coding Enable?  
Enter: cbrena*. 
Response: CBRENA0-1[ACK] 
ThisresponseindicatesthatCodabarCodingEnable(CBRENA)hasa
rangeofvaluesfrom0to1(offandon).
Example #2: What is the default value for Codabar Coding Enable? 
Enter: cbrena^. 
Response: CBRENA1[ACK] 
ThisresponseindicatesthatthedefaultsettingforCodabarCoding
Enable(CBRENA)is1,oron.
Example #3: What is the device’s current setting for Codabar Coding Enable? 
Enter: cbrena?. 
Response: CBRENA1[ACK] 
Thisresponseindicatesthatthedevice’sCodabarCodingEnable
(CBRENA)issetto1,oron.
Example #4: What are the device’s settings for all Codabar 
selections?  
Enter: cbr?. 
Response: CBRENA1[ACK], 
SSX0[ACK], 
CK20[ACK], CCT1