Set Length 2 - Datalogic QuickScan 2500 Series Product Reference Manual

Set Length 2

This feature specifies one of the bar code lengths for a given symbology. Length 2 is the
maximum label length if in Variable Length Mode, or the second fixed length if in Fixed
Length Mode.
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ber of characters) for the symbology being set. A setting of 00 specifies to ignore this
length (only one fixed length).
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 Programming
Mode.
3. Scan the "Select Length 2 Setting" for the symbology being set.
4. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in
length setting which was determined in the steps above. You will hear a two-beep
indication after the last character.
NOTE: 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.
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Programming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See the following table for examples of how to set this
feature.
Table 26 Length 2 Setting Examples
ACTION
STEP
1 Desired Setting
2 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
3 Scan SELECT LENGTH 2 SETTING
Scan two characters from
4
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5 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
1D Symbologies, starting on page 111
00 (ignore
second length)
'0' and '0'
to view the selectable range (num-
, that represent the
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EXAMPLES
07 Character 52 Character 74 Character
'0' and '7' '5' and '2'
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'7' and '4'
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