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Symbologies
Supplementals Status
Reads Supplementals typically used in publications and documentation.
A supplemental is a 2 to 5 digit symbol appended to the main symbol. When set to
Enabled or Required, the scanner reads supplemental code data that has been
appended to the standard UPC or EAN codes.
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, the main will be sent by itself at the end of the read cycle.
Required
When set to Required, both the main and the supplemental symbols must be read or a
single No Read condition results.
For example, if Supplementals is set to Required, Separator is enabled, and an asterisk
is defined as the UPC separator character. Then the data is displayed as:
MAIN * SUPPLEMENTAL.
Note: Under no circumstances will the 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
Separator Status
Allows users to distinguish between the main and Supplemental symbols.
A character can be inserted between the standard UPC or EAN symbology and the supplemental
symbology when Supplementals is set to Enabled or Required.
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should be set accordingly.
QX-830 Compact Industrial Scanner User's Manual