Data Editing - Datalogic Gryphon I GBT4400 Product Reference Manual

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4. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to exit Programming
This completes the procedure.

Data Editing

When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host computer along
with the bar code data. This combination of bar code data and supplementary user-defined data
is called a "message string." The Data Editing features can be used to build specific user-defined
data into a message string.
There are several types of selectable data characters that can be sent before and after scanned
data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, or only with specific
symbologies. Figure 15 shows the available elements you can add to a message string:
Figure 15. Breakdown of a Message String
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the length setting which was determined in the steps above. You will hear a two-beep indi-
cation after the last character.
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.
Mode.
It is not recommended to use these features with IBM interfaces.
CAUTION
Label ID Transmission:
Enable this option to
transmit the Label ID you
configure for the scanned
symbology.
Prefix Label ID AIM ID
Additional advanced editing is available. See the Advanced formatting features
in the Datalogic Aladdin configuration software, or contact Technical Support
(as described on
Appendix D, Keypad
Bar Code Data
AIM ID: This function is used to identify and display the
common label identifier for its symbology. When enabled,
this ID code will be transmitted before the scanned bar
code data.
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
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) for more information.
that represent
OR...
Label ID Suffix
Gryphon™ I GD44XX/GBT4400