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Configuring the Scanner
UPC / EAN Options (Continued)
EAN 8 Zero Extend
When enabled, five leading zeros are added to decoded EAN 8 symbol
data. The five zeros make the EAN 8 symbols compatible with the EAN
13 format. Disabled is the default.
UPC-A / UPC-E Preambles
The UPC preamble consists of the system character and country code.
The system character is the the first character on the left side of the
symbol. The country code for UPC is always 0. Select whether these
characters are sent with the bar code data. System character is the
default.
•
system character only
•
country code and system character
•
no preamble
Note: There are separate preamble programming codes for both UPC-A
and UPC-E symbols.
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