NCR RealScan 7837-3000 - To Add a Data Format

5-2 Chapter 5: Data Formatting
To Add a Data Format
Step1.ScantheEnterDataFormatsym bol.
Step2.Primary/AlternateFormat
Determineifthisisyourprimarydataformat,oroneof3
alternateformats.(Alternateformatspermityou“singleshot”
capabilitytoscanonebarcodeusingadifferentdataformat.
Aftertheonebarcodehasbeen
read,thescannerrevertstothe
primarydataformat.)Ifyouareprogrammingtheprimary
format,scan0usingtheProgrammingChartinthebackofthis
manual.Ifyouareprogramminganalternateformat,scan1,2,
or3,dependingonthealternateformatyouareprogramming.
Step3.Terminal
Type
RefertotheSupportedTerminalsChart(Chapter2)andlocate
theTerminalIDnumberforyourPC.Scanthreenumericbar
codesontheinsidebackcovertoprogramthescannerforyour
terminalID(youmustenter3digits).Forexample,scan003
foran
ATwedge.
Note: Thewildcardforallterminaltypesis099.
Step4.CodeI.D.
IntheAppendixA,findthesymbologytowhichyouwantto
applythedataformat.Locatethehexadecimalvalueforthat
symbologyandscanthe2digithexadecimalvaluefromthe
ProgrammingChartin
thebackofthismanual.
Step5.Length
Specifywhatlength(upto9999characters)ofdataisacceptable
forthissymbology.Scanthefourdigitdatalengthfromthe
ProgrammingChartinthebackofthismanual.(Note:50
charactersisenteredas0050.9999isauniversalnumber,
indicating
alllengths.)