Chapter 3. References; Global Prefix/Suffix - Datalogic Magellan 3300HSi Product Reference Manual

This section contains explanations and examples of selected bar code features.
See the programming sections for the actual bar code labels used to configure
the scanner.

Global Prefix/Suffix

Up to 20 ASCII characters may be added as a prefix (in a position before the bar
code data) and/or as a suffix (in a position following the bar code data) as indi-
cated in
Figure 1. Prefix and Suffix Positions
Example: Setting a Prefix
In this example, we'll set a prefix for all symbologies.
1. Determine which ASCII character(s) are to be added to scanned bar code
data. In this example, we'll add a dollar sign ('$') as a prefix.
2. Scan the START bar code.
3. Scan the SET PREFIX bar code.
4. Reference the
to find the hex value assigned to the desired character. The corresponding
hex number for the '$' character is 24. To enter this selection code, scan
the '2' and '4' bar codes from
5. Scan the END bar code once to finish the string, then scan END again to
exit Programming Mode.
NOTE
Product Reference Guide
Figure 1.
Prefix Label ID AIM ID
ASCII Character Set
If all 20 characters will be used in the prefix or suffix, do not
scan the END bar code to finish the string. It is done auto-
matically.
AND
OR
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
Bar Code Data Label ID
OR...
on the inside back cover of this manual,
Appendix C, .
Chapter 3
References
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