Global Prefix/Suffix - Datalogic Magellan 800i Reference Manual

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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 7. 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 code data. In this
2. Scan the START bar code.
3. Scan the SET PREFIX bar code.
4. Reference the
5. Scan the END bar code once to finish the string, then scan END again to exit Program-
NOTE
6. The resulting message string would appear as follows:
Resulting message string output: $12345
154
Prefix Label ID
example, we'll add a dollar sign ('$') as a prefix.
ASCII Chart
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
.
meric Pad
ming Mode.
If all 20 characters will be used in the prefix or suffix, do not scan
the END bar code to finish the string. It is done automatically.
Scanned bar code data:12345
AIM ID Bar Code Data
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
AND
OR
on the inside back cover of this manual, to find the hex value
.
Figure 7
OR...
Label ID Suffix
Appendix C, Alphanu-
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