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Intercharacter Delay. The time interval in milliseconds between individual characters
transmitted from the scanner to the host.
Intercharacter Gap. The extra space between the last element of one character and
the first element of the adjacent character of a specific bar code symbol.
Ladder Symbol Orientation. A bar code symbol in which the bars are parallel to the
symbol's direction of travel.
Large Intercharacter Gap. Allows the scanner to read symbols with gaps between
symbol characters that exceed three times (3x) the narrow element width.
Laser On/Off. When enabled, the laser is ON only during the read cycle, provided the
scanner is enabled for a Serial or External trigger.
LED. Light emitting diode.
Level. The condition in which a read cycle initiated by a trigger signal from an object
detector remains active and ends when the object moves out of the detector's range.
Longitudinal Redundancy Check (LRC). An error-checking routine that verifies the
accuracy of transmissions.
Master Symbol. A symbol or symbol data that is stored in a scanner or reader's mem-
ory and is compared with subsequently read symbols.
Master Scanner. First scanner in a daisy chain mode and linked directly to the host
and in tandem to secondary scanners.
Matchcode. The ability to compare symbol data being scanned against a master sym-
bol that is stored in the memory of the scanner.
Embedded Menu. Configuration options embedded in the scanner's erasable memory.
ESP Menu. Easy Setup Program. Configuration program that runs in Windows-based
operating systems 95 and above.
Mil. One thousandths of an inch or 0.0254 mm. In bar-coding, a measurement stan-
dard that identifies a symbol by the width of its narrowest element.
Mismatch. An event that occurs when the scanned symbol does not match the master
symbol that is stored in the memory of the scanner.
Multisymbol. A scanner mode which allows a scanner to read more than one symbol in
a single read cycle.
Multidrop. A communications protocol for networking two or more scanners or other
devices with a concentrator (or controller) and characterized by the use of individual
device addresses and the RS-485 standard.
Narrow-bar-width. The width of the narrowest bar of a specific bar code symbol,
expressed in thousands of an inch (or mils) as defined by standard code types.
Narrow Margins. Allows the scanner to read symbols with quiet zones less than 8
times the width of the narrow bar element.
Non-delimited. A command that is not bracketed by pre-defined characters.
Noread. A non-read. A condition that occurs when the scanner is set up to decode
symbols but no symbol is scanned during the read cycle.
Normally Closed. A discrete output state that is only active when open.
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