Setting An Autoterminator; Bar Code Batch Programming - PSC PowerWedge 10 User Manual

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Programming the PowerWedge 10

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Setting an Autoterminator

An autoterminator is an ASCII character that the decoder places at the end

of each data transmission. You can use autoterminators to separate input

with tabs, carriage returns, punctuation, or other ASCII characters.

To set an autoterminator (I.D. #B1), scan the bar codes for the ASCII

value of a single ASCII character with no string terminator (//). For exam-

ple, to set an autoterminator of CR (carriage return), you would enter

B10D. To set no autoterminator, you would enter B100.

The bar code batch method uses bar codes that program the PowerWedge

10 with a single scan. Each batch bar code contains commands to place

the decoder into programming mode, set one or more parameters, save the

settings, and exit programming mode. When you successfully scan a batch

bar code, your decoder programs itself to your settings, beeps five times,

and automatically returns to read mode, ready to go to work.

To program the PowerWedge 10 using batch programming . . .

To accept batch programming, the PowerWedge 10 must be programmed to

use the extended (or full ASCII) Code 39 character set. The decoder was

shipped from the factory ready to read the extended character set. If you have

changed the default, use the bar code menu or on-screen programming to set

I.D. #05 to on.

1. Find the batch bar codes you need in the section titled,

Bar Codes on page 46

gramming I.D. numbers and parameters you want to set. You can

create the bar code with a bar code printing program, a word-pro-

cessing program, a desktop publishing program, or any other pro-

gram that can use and print a Code 39 font. See the guidelines

below.

2. Use a wand, laser, or CCD connected to the PowerWedge 10 to read

the bar codes. The decoder beeps five times when programming is

successful. If a bar code contains an invalid programming entry, the

, or create custom bar codes containing the pro-

Programming

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