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Global Prefix/Suffix
Up to 20 ASCII characters may be added as a prefix (in a position before the
bar code data) and/or as a suffix (in a position following the bar code data)
as indicated in Figure 8.
Figure 8. Prefix and Suffix Positions
Example: Setting a Prefix
In this example, we'll set a prefix for all symbologies.
1. Determine which ASCII character(s) are to be added to scanned bar
2. Go to
3. Reference the
4. If less than the expected string of 20 characters are selected, scan the
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT bar code once again to exit Programming Mode.
6. The resulting message string would appear as follows:
Global AIM ID
AIM label identifiers (as opposed to custom characters you select yourself as
with label identifiers) can be included with scanned bar code data. AIM label
identifiers consist of three characters as follows:
•
•
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Prefix
Label ID
AIM ID
code data. In this example, we'll add a dollar sign ('$') as a prefix.
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and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar
code, then scan the SET GLOBAL PREFIX bar code.
ASCII Chart
find the hex value assigned to the desired character. The corresponding
hex number for the '$' character is 24. To enter this selection code,
scan the '2' and '4' bar codes from
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.
ENTER/EXIT bar code to terminate the string.
Scanned bar code data:
Resulting message string output:
This feature enables/disables addition of AIM IDs for all sym-
bology types.
A close brace character (ASCII ']'), followed by...
A code character (see the table below), followed by...
OR...
Bar Code Data
Label ID
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
AND
OR
on the inside back cover of this manual to
Appendix D,
12345
$12345
PowerScan™ PD953X/PBT950X/PM950X
Suffix
Keypad.
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