Set Length - Datalogic QuickScan I QM2131 Product Reference Manual

Set Length

Set Length 1
This feature specifies one of the bar code lengths for a given symbology.
Length 1 is the minimum label length if in Varible Length Mode, or the first
fixed length if in Fixed Length Mode. Length includes the bar code's data char-
acters only.
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ber of characters) for the symbology being set.
Follow these instructions to set this feature:
1. Determine the desired character length. Pad the number with leading
zeroes to yield two digits. For example: 0 = 00, 5 = 05, 20 = 20, etc.
2. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to enter Program-
ming Mode.
3. Scan the "Select Length 1 Setting" for the symbology being set.
4. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in
represent the length setting which was determined in the steps above. You
will hear a two-beep indication after the last character.
NOTE
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Programming
Mode.
This completes the procedure. See
this feature.
Table 22. Length 1 Setting Examples
STEP ACTION
1 Desired Setting
2 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
3 Scan SELECT LENGTH 1SETTING for the desired symbology
Scan Two Characters From
4
Appendix D, Keypad
5 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
304
Symbologies on page 89
If you make a mistake before the last character, scan the CANCEL bar
code to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start again
at the beginning.
EXAMPLES
01 Character 07 Characters
'0' and '1'
section to view the selectable range (num-
Appendix D,
Table 17 for some examples of how to set
52 Characters
'0' and '7' '5' and '2'
QuickScan™ I QM21X1 / QBT21X1
Keypad, that
74 Characters
'7' AND '4'