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Symbologies by Serial Command
Supplementals Status (UPC/EAN)
Usage: Reads Supplementals typically used in publications and documentation.
Definition: A supplemental is a 2 or 5 digit symbol appended to the main symbol.
When set to Enabled or Required, the scanner reads supplemental
symbol data that has been appended to the standard UPC or EAN sym-
bols.
Serial Cmd: <K473,UPC status,UPC/EAN
status, separator character,supplemental type>
Default:
Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Disabled
UPC Supplementals will not be decoded.
Enabled
When enabled, the scanner will try to decode a main and a supplemental. However, if a
supplemental is not decoded, at the end of the read cycle, the main will be sent by
itself. The UPC main and supplemental symbols are considered to be one symbol and
will be treated as such.
Required
When set to Required and either the main or supplemental symbol is not read, a single
noread condition results. The UPC main and supplemental symbols are treated as one
symbol.
For example, if Supplementals is set to Required, Separator is enabled, and an
asterisk is defined as the UPC separator character, then the data will be displayed as:
MAIN * SUPPLEMENTAL.
Note: Under no circumstances will supplemental symbol data be sent without a main
symbol.
Note: If additional symbols—other than the main or supplemental—will be read in the
same read cycle, Number of Symbols should be set accordingly.
Separator Status (UPC/EAN)
Usage: Allows user to distinguish between the main and Supplemental sym-
bols.
Definition: Allows the user to insert a character between the standard UPC or UPC/
EAN symbologies and the supplemental symbol when Supplementals is
set to Enabled or Required.
Serial Cmd: <K473,UPC status,UPC/EAN status,supplementals
status,separator character,supplemental type>
Default:
Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
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status,supplementals
1 = Enabled
1 = Enabled
status,separator
2 = Required
status,separator