Chapter 4. Data Editing; Data Editing Overview; Please Keep In Mind - Datalogic Magellan 800i Reference Manual

Data Editing Overview

These features are not supported by the USB-OEM
interface.
CAUTION
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 features in this chapter 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 symbolo-
gies.
Figure 5. Breakdown of a Message String

Please Keep In Mind...

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Product Reference Guide
shows the available elements you can add to a message string:
Figure 5
Label ID Transmission:
Enable this option to
transmit the Label ID you
configure for the scanned
symbology.
Prefix Label ID AIM ID
Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement. Data editing is sophisticated
feature allowing highly customizable output for advanced users. Factory default settings
for data editing is typically set to NONE.
A prefix or suffix may be applied (reference the
across all symbologies (set via the Global features in this chapter).
You can add any character from the
this manual as a prefix, suffix or Label ID.
Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear on the output.
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)
Symbologies
(from 00-7F) on the inside back cover of
ASCII Chart
Chapter 4
Data Editing
OR...
Label ID Suffix
chapter for these settings)
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