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Large Intercharacter Gap (Codabar)
It is helpful for reading symbols that are printed out of specification.
Usage:
Caution: Do not use Large Intercharacter Gap with Narrow Margins
enabled since enabling Large Intercharacter Gap (over 3x) could
cause a narrow margins (5x) to be interpreted as an intercharacter gap.
Instructs the scanner to read symbols with gaps between characters
Definition:
exceeding three times the narrow element width.
<K471,status,start & stop match,start & stop output
Serial Cmd:
character
length,check digit type,check digit output>
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled
Fixed Symbol Length Status (Codabar)
Helps prevent truncations and increases data integrity by ensuring that
Usage:
only one symbol length will be accepted.
When enabled, the scanner will check th e symbol length against the fixed
Definition:
symbol length field. When disabled, any length would be considered a
valid symbol.
<K471,status,start & stop match,start & stop match output,large inter-
Serial Cmd:
character
digit type,check digit output>
Default: Disabled
0 = Disabled
Options:
Symbol Length (Codabar)
Specifies the exact number of characters that the scanner will recognize
Definition:
(this does not include start and stop and check digit characters). The
scanner ignores any symbol not having the specified length.
<K471,status,start & stop match,start & stop match output,large inter-
Serial Cmd:
character gap,fixed symbol length
digit type,check digit output>
Default: 10
1 to 64
Options:
Note: Because of symbology limitations, setting Symbol Length to any number less
than four will produce undetermined results.
gap,fixed symbol length status,fixed fixed symbol
1 = Enabled
gap,fixed symbol length
1 = Enabled
Chapter 5 Symbologies
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