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AS-9400DC User Guide Regulatory Compliance FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
AS-9400DC User Guide Command Barcode Scanning the Enter Setup Code can enable the engine to enter the setup mode. Then you can scan a number of command codes to configure your scanner. To exit the setup mode, scan the Exit Setup code. Enter Configuration Exit Configuration Important Notes:...
AS-9400DC User Guide Enable only 1D Symbologies If Enable only 1D Symbologies feature is enabled, the scanner will be able to read only 1D barcodes except the command barcodes. Enable only 1D Symbologies Enable only 2D Symbologies If Enable only 2D Symbologies feature is enabled, the scanner will be able to read only 2D barcodes except the command barcodes.
AS-9400DC User Guide Disable only 2D Symbologies If only 2D Symbologies feature is disabled, the scanner will not be able to read any 2D barcodes. Disable only 2D Symbologies Scanning Mode Trigger Mode (Default) Scanning this bar code will enable the scanner to enter manual trigger mode. **Trigger Mode Auto Sense Mode Scanning this bar code will enable the scanner to enter auto sense mode.
AS-9400DC User Guide USB Interface (Optional) USB HID-KBW By default, the scanner is in HID mode as a Keyboard device. It works on a Plug and Play basis and no driver is required. **USB HID Keybord USB COM Port Emulation If you connect the scanner to the Host via a USB connection, the USB COM Port Emulation feature allows the host to receive data in the way as a serial port does.
AS-9400DC User Guide Keyboard Layout (Language) ** US Belgium Denmark France Germany Italy Norway Portugal Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 5 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Spain Sweden Swiss Japan Hungary Czech Slovakia Romania Croatia Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 6 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Poland Turkey Q Brazil Russia Bulgaria Caps Lock Example: When the Caps lock feature is enabled, barcode data transmission will emulate as Keyboard Caps Lock on. ** Caps Lock Disable Caps Lock Enable Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 7 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Convert Case Example: When the Convert All to Upper Case feature is enabled, barcode data “AbC” is transmitted as “ABC”. And when the Convert All to Lower Case feature is enabled, barcode data “AbC” is transmitted as “abc”. ** No Case Conversion Convert All to Upper Case Convert All to Lower Case...
AS-9400DC User Guide Illuminator working mode ** Enable when scanning Always enable Disable Illuminator lighting intensity ** High Medium Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 9 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Buzzer ** Enable Disable Symbologies UPC / EAN , 2/5 Add-On Code An UPC / EAN barcode can be augmented with a two-digit or five-digit add-on code to form a new one. In the examples below, the part surrounded by blue dotted line is an EAN-8 barcode while the part circled by red dotted line is add-on code.
AS-9400DC User Guide UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, and EAN-8 , with add-on 2/5codes Enable UPC/EAN add-on 2/5Digits Disable UPC/EAN add-on 2/5Digits UPC-A **Enable UPC-A Disable UPC-A ** Transmit UPC-A Check Character Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 11 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Do Not Transmit UPC-A Check Character **Enable UPC A Check Character Disable UPC A Check Character Convert UPC-A into EAN 13 **Do not Convert UPC-A into EAN 13 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 12 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide UPC-E **Enable UPC-E Disable UPC-E **Enable UPC-E transmit check Character Disable UPC-E transmit check Character **Enable UPC-E Check Character Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 13 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Disable UPC-E Check Character Convert UPC-E into UPC-A **Do not Convert UPC-E into UPC-A EAN-8 ** Enable EAN-8 Disable EAN-8 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 14 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide **Transmit Check Character After Verification Do Not Transmit Check Character After Verification Convert EAN-8 into EAN-13 ** Do not Convert EAN-8 into EAN-13 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 15 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide EAN 13 **Enable EAN-13 Disable EAN-13 **Transmit Check Character After Verification Do Not Transmit Check Character After Verification Convert EAN-13 into ISBN Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 16 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide **Do not Convert EAN-13 into ISBN Convert EAN-13 into ISSN **Do not Convert EAN-13 into ISSN Code 128 **Enable Code 128 Disable Code 128 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 17 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Code 39 **Enable Code39 Disable Code39 Enable Code39 Full ASCII **Disable Code39 Full ASCII Transmit Start/Stop Character ** Do Not Transmit Start/Stop Character Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 18 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Code 39 **Disable Code39 Check Digit Transmit Check Character After Verification Do Not Transmit Check Character After Verification Code 93 Enable Code 93 **Disable Code 93 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 19 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Code 32 Enable Code32 **Disable Code32 Code 11 Enable Code 11 **Disable Code 11 ** Transmit Check Character After Verification Do Not Transmit Check Character After Verification Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 20 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Codabar **Enable Codabar Disable Codabar **No Verification After Scan Transmit Check Character After Verification Do Not Transmit Check Character After Verification Transmit Start/Stop Character Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 21 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Transmit Check Character After Verification Do not Transmit Check Character After Verification Interleaved 2 of 5 **Enable Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Interleaved 2 of 5 **No Verification After Scan Transmit Check Character After Verification Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 23 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Do not Transmit Check Character After Verification IATA 2 of 5 Enable IATA 2 of 5 **Disable IATA 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Matrix 2 of 5 **Disable Matrix 2 of 5 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 24 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Straight 2 of 5 Enable Straight 2 of 5 **Disable Straight 2 of 5 Pharmacode Enable Pharmacode 2 of 5 **Disable Pharmacode 2 of 5 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 25 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Micro PDF 417 **Enable Micro PDF 417 Disable Micro PDF 417 Data Matrix **Enable Data Matrix Disable Data Matrix Alt + Unicode Mode (For GS1 Data Matrix) Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 29 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Rectangular Data Matrix **Enable Rctangular Data Matrix Disable Rctangular Data Matrix **Enable QR Disable QR **Data Outputs on Notepad or Excel Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 30 -...
AS-9400DC User Guide Multi-languages Output/ Data Outputs on Notepad or Excel If a QR code contains special letters like ß ü ì è you need to Important Note: enable "Multi-languages Output/ Data Outputs on Notepad or Excel". A driver also required to be installed in order to decode the QR code.
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AS-9400DC User Guide DotCode Enable DotCode **Disable DotCode Configure decoding length for different types of barcodes Configure one decoding length. For example: Configure scanner to decode Code 128 with the length of 14 characters 1. Scan Enter Configuration 2. Scan Code128 " Configure one decoding Length" 3.
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure Decoding Length Range. For example: Configure scanner to decode Code 128 within the length from 8 to14 characters 1. Scan Enter Configuration 2. Scan Code128 " Configure Decoding Length Range" 3. Scan 0 from ASCII Code Table 4.
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AS-9400DC User Guide **Decode Any length Code 39 Decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Configure decoding length range ** Decode Any Length Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 35 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Code 93 Decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Configure decoding length range **Decode Any length Codabar Decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 36 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure decoding length range **Decode Any length Interleaved 2 of 5 Decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Configure decoding length range **Decode Any Length Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 37 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Code 11 Configure decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Configure decoding Length Range **Decode Any Length MSI Plessey Configure decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 38 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure decoding length range **Decode Any Length Matrix 2 of 5 Configure decoding Length Configure one decoding Length Configure two different decoding Lengths Configure decoding length range **Decode Any length Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 39 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide AIM ID Prefix If AIM ID prefix is enabled, the engine will add the symbology identifier before the scanned data after decoding. see the “Appendix 1: AIM ID Table” section **Disable AIM ID Enable AIM ID Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 40 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Appendix 1: AIM ID Table Symbology Mexxen/Zebex UPC-A UPC-E EAN-8 EAN-13 Code 128 Code 39 Code 93 Code 32 Code 11 Codabar Plessey MSI/Plessey Interleaved 2 of 5 IATA 2 of 5 Matrix 2 of 5 Straight 2 of 5 Pharmacode RSS 14 RSS Expanded...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Function Key Mapping **Disable Function Key Mapping Enable Function Key Mapping ** Ctrl Char Mode Alt + Unicode Mode Custom prefix for different types of barcodes Add prefix to all types of barcodes **Do not add prefix to types of barcodes Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 42 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for UPC-A Enable Prefix Configuration for UPC-A Disable Prefix Configuration for UPC-A Configure prefix for UPC-E Enable Prefix configuration for UPC-E Disable Prefix configuration for UPC-E Configure prefix for EAN-8 Enable Prefix Configuration for EAN-8 Disable Prefix Configuration for EAN-8 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for EAN-13 Enable Prefix Configuration for EAN-13 Disable Prefix Configuration for EAN-13 Configure prefix for Code128 Enable Prefix Configuration for Code128 Disable Prefix Configuration for Code128 Configure prefix for Code39 Enable Prefix Configuration for Code 39 Disable Prefix Configuration for Code 39 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Code93 Enable Prefix Configuration for Code 93 Disable Prefix Configuration for Code 93 Configure prefix for Code32 Enable Prefix Configuration for Code32 Disable Prefix Configuration for Code32 Configure prefix for Code11 Enable Prefix Configuration for Code 11 Disable Prefix Configuration for Code 11 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Codabar Enable Prefix Configuration for Codabar Disable Prefix Configuration for Codabar Configure prefix for Plessey Enable Prefix Configuration for Plessey Disable Prefix Configuration for Plessey Configure prefix for MSI Plessey Enable Prefix Configuration for MSI Plessey Disable Prefix Configuration for MSI Plessey Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Prefix Configuration for Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Prefix Configuration for Interleaved 2 of 5 Configure prefix for IATA 2 of 5 Enable Prefix Configuration for IATA 2 of 5 Disable Prefix Configuration for IATA 2 of 5 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Prefix Configuration for Matrix 2 of 5 Disable Prefix Configuration for Matrix 2 of 5 Configure prefix for Straight2 of 5 Enable Prefix Configuration for Straight2 of 5 Disable Prefix Configuration for Straight2 of 5 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 48 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Pharmacode Enable Prefix Configuration for Pharmacode Disable Prefix Configuration for Pharmacode Configure prefix for RSS-14 Enable Prefix Configuration for RSS-14 Disable Prefix Configuration for RSS-14 Configure prefix for Composite Code A Enable Prefix Configuration for Composite Code A Disable Prefix Configuration for Composite Code A Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Composite Code B Enable Prefix Configuration for Composite Code B Disable Prefix Configuration for Composite Code B Configure prefix for Composite Code C Enable Prefix Configuration for Composite Code C Disable Prefix Configuration for Composite Code C Configure prefix for PDF417 Enable Prefix Configuration for PDF417 Disable Prefix Configuration for PDF417...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Micro PDF417 Enable Prefix Configuration for Micro PDF417 Disable Prefix Configuration for Micro PDF417 Configure prefix for Data Matrix Enable Prefix Configuration for Data Matrix Disable Prefix Configuration for Data Matrix Configure prefix for QR Enable Prefix Configuration for QR Disable Prefix Configuration for QR Enter Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure prefix for Micro QR Enable Prefix Configuration for Micro QR Disable Prefix Configuration for Micro QR Configure prefix for Aztec Enable Prefix Configuration for Aztec Disable Prefix Configuration for Aztec Configure prefix for MaxiCode Enable Prefix Configuration for MaxiCode Disable Prefix Configuration for MaxiCode Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Custom suffix for different types of barcodes Add suffix to all types of barcodes Do not add suffix to all types of barcodes Configure suffix for UPC-A Enable Suffix Configuration for UPC-A Disable Suffix Configuration for UPC-A Configure suffix for UPC-E Enable Suffix Configuration for UPC-E Disable Suffix Configuration for UPC-E...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for EAN-8 Enable Suffix Configuration for EAN-8 Disable Suffix Configuration for EAN-8 Configure suffix for EAN-13 Enable Suffix Configuration for EAN-13 Disable Suffix Configuration for EAN-13 Configure suffix for Code 128 Enable Suffix Configuration for Code128 Disable Suffix Configuration for Code128 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for Code 39 Enable Suffix Configuration for Code 39 Disable Suffix Configuration for Code 39 Configure suffix for Code93 Enable Suffix Configuration for Code93 Disable Suffix Configuration for Code93. Configure suffix for Code32 Enable Suffix Configuration for Code32 Disable Suffix Configuration for Code32 Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for Code11 Enable Suffix Configuration for Code11 Disable Suffix Configuration for Code11 Configure suffix for Codabar Enable Suffix Configuration for Codabar Disable Suffix Configuration for Codabar Configure suffix for Plessey Enable Suffix Configuration for Plessey Disable Suffix Configuration for Plessey Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for MSI Plessey Enable Suffix Configuration for MSI Plessey Disable Suffix Configuration for MSI Plessey Configure suffix for Interleaved 2 of 5 Enable Suffix Configuration for Interleaved 2 of 5 Disable Suffix Configuration for Interleaved 2 of 5 Configure suffix for IATA 2 of 5 Enable Suffix Configuration for IATA 2 of 5 Disable Suffix Configuration for IATA 2 of 5...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for Matrix 2 of 5 Enable Suffix Configuration for Matrix 2 of 5 Disable Suffix Configuration for Matrix 2 of 5 Configure suffix for Straight 2 of 5 Enable Suffix Configuration for Straight 2 of 5 Disable Suffix Configuration for Straight 2 of 5 Configure suffix for Pharmacode Enable Suffix Configuration for Pharmacode...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for RSS-14 nable Suffix Configuration for RSS-14 Disable Suffix Configuration for RSS-14 Configure suffix for RSS-14 Expanded Enable Suffix Configuration for RSS-14 Expanded Disable Suffix Configuration for RSS-14 Expanded Configure suffix for RSS-14 Limited Enable Suffix Configuration for RSS-14 Limited Disable Suffix Configuration for RSS-14 Limited Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for Composite Code A Enable Suffix Configuration for Composite Code A Disable Suffix Configuration for Composite Code A Configure suffix for Composite Code B Enable Suffix Configuration for Composite Code B Disable Suffix Configuration for Composite Code B Configure suffix for Composite Code C Enable Suffix Configuration for Composite Code C Diable Suffix Configuration for Composite Code C...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for PDF417 Enable Suffix Configuration for PDF417 Diable Suffix Configuration for PDF417 Configure suffix for Micro PDF417 Enable Suffix Configuration for Micro PDF417 Disable Suffix Configuration for Micro PDF417 Configure suffix for Data Matrix Enable Suffix Configuration for Data Matrix Disable Suffix Configuration for Data Matrix Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for QR Enable Suffix Configuration for QR Disable Suffix Configuration for QR Configure suffix for Micro QR Enable Suffix Configuration for Micro QR Disable Suffix Configuration for Micro QR Configure suffix for Aztec Enable Suffix Configuration for Aztec Disable Suffix Configuration for Aztec Enter Configuration Exit Configuration...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Configure suffix for Maxicode Enable Suffix Configuration for MaxiCode Enable Suffix Configuration for MaxiCode ASCII Code Table Insert Delete Home Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 63 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Up arrow Down arrow Left arrow Right arrow Backspace Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 64 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Shift Page up Page down Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 65 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide SPACE Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 67 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide ASCII Code Function Key Ctrl+a Ctrl+b Ctrl+c Ctrl+d Ctrl+e Ctrl+f Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 74 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Ctrl+g Ctrl+h Ctrl+i Ctrl+j Ctrl+k Ctrl+l Ctrl+m Ctrl+n Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 75 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Ctrl+o Ctrl+p Ctrl+q Ctrl+r Ctrl+s Ctrl+t Ctrl+u Ctrl+v Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 76 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Ctrl+w Ctrl+x Ctrl+y Ctrl+z Enter Configuration Exit Configuration - 77 -...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Serial command Sending and Receiving format and feedback messages Command format: The following is the command transmission and receiving format High Byte of Low Byte of Length Source ExID ExCMD Data Checksum Checksum (1 Byte) (1 Byte) (1 Byte) (1 Byte) (MAX 32 Bytes)
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AS-9400DC User Guide Command Library Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) Check the comm. status Read version Read scan mode Read scan status Read decoded result Enable ACK response Disable Start scan Scan control Stop scan Save setting Reset to default Trigger Scan mode Auto-sensing...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) Disable Don't read the same code 100 msec 200 msec 300 msec Re-read interval 500 msec 1 sec 2 sec 3 sec 4 sec 5 sec Fill light Medium intensity High Automatic induction Medium...
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AS-9400DC User Guide (Suffix) CR/LF Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) Enable all barcode reading Only 1D barcode reading Only 2D barcode reading Disable 1D barcode Disable 2D barcode Disable all barcode reading Enable UPC/EAN 2/5 add-on code Disable Enable Disable Transmit first digit...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) Enable Disable Transmit first digit Not transmit first digit Enable check UPC E digit Disable check digit Enable UPC A conversion Disable UPC A conversion Enable Disable Transmit first digit Not transmit EAN 8 first digit Enable...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Enable Disable Enable ASCII Disable ASCII Code 39 Transmit start/stop character Not transmit start/stop character Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) No check Check and Code 39 transmit Check but not transmit Enable Code 93 Disable Enable Code 32 Disable Enable...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) Enable Plessey Disable Enable Disable No check Mod 10 check Mod 10/10 MSI Plessey check Mod 11/10 check Transmit check digit Not transmit check digit Enable Disable Interleaved 2 No check of 5 Check and transmit...
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AS-9400DC User Guide Expanded Disable GS1 DataBar Enable Expanded Disable Stacked Function Length Source Data CS(H) CS(L) Enable GS1 DataBar Limited Disable Enable CC-A Disable Enable CC-B Disable Enable CC-C Disable Enable PDF 417 Disable Enable Micro PDF 417 Disable Enable Data Matrix Disable...
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