Character Conversion - Datalogic Magellan 3200VSI Reference Manual

Character Conversion

Character Conversion
Character conversion is an eight byte configuration item. The eight bytes are 4
character pairs represented in hexadecimal ASCII values. The first character in
the pair is the character that will be converted. The second character in the pair
is the character to convert to. If the character to convert in a pair is
conversion is done.
For example, if you have the character conversion configuration item set to the
following:
The first pair is
ital B) and the second pair is
The other two pairs are
With the label, AG15TA81, it would look as follows after the character conver-
sion: BG25TB82.
The A characters were converted to the B character and the 1 characters were
converted to the numeral 2 character. Nothing is done with the last two char-
acter pairs, since they are all
To set Character Conversion:
1. Scan the Enter/Exit Programming Mode bar code.
2. Scan the Character Conversion bar code.
3. Determine the desired string. Up to sixteen positions can be determined
4. Turn to
5. Scan the Enter/Exit Programming Mode bar code to exit Programming
DEFAULT SETTING FOR THIS FEATURE:
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF hex (no conversion)
Product Reference Guide
41423132FFFFFFFF
or AB (
4142
FFFF
as in the above example. Next, turn to the
the inside back cover of this manual and find the equivalent hex digits
needed to fulfill the string.
NOTE
Appendix C,
ters determined in the previous step. When the last character is scanned,
the scanner will sound a triple beep.
Mode.
hex is an ASCII capital A,
41
or 12 ( hex is an ASCII 1,
3132 31
and .
FFFF
.
FF
ASCII Character Set on page i
The positions not used must be filled with the charac-
ter 'F'.
and scan the bar codes representing the hex charac-
Character Conversion
Enter/Exit Programming Mode
FF
hex is an ASCII cap-
42
is an ASCII 2).
32
, then no
on
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