Upc/Ean Options - PSC PowerScan Programming Manual

UPC/EAN Options

The information below provides a brief description of the programmable
UPC/EAN features included on the following pages.
Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 — adds a leading zero to a UPC-A
label which 'expands' the label to the EAN-13 data format.
Selecting this feature also changes the symbology ID to
match those required for EAN-13.
Expand UPC-E to UPC-A — expands UPC-E labels to UPC-A
data format. Selecting this feature also changes the symbol-
ogy ID to match those required for UPC-A.
If this feature and Expand UPC-A to EAN-13 are both
enabled, label data will be sent to the host in EAN-13 label
format.
Expand EAN-8 to EAN-13 — adds five zeros in front of an
EAN-8 label. Data is sent in EAN-13 data format. Selecting
this feature also changes the symbology ID to match those
required for EAN-13.
Expand UPC-E to EAN-13 — expands UPC-E labels to EAN-
13 data format. Selecting this feature also changes the
symbology ID to match those required for EAN-13.
UPC-A or UPC-E and EAN-8 or EAN-13 Two and Five
Digit Add-Ons
Optional — scanner will read UPC/EAN bar codes with or
without add-ons.
Required — UPC/EAN bar codes must have add-on or label
will not be read.
Disable — scanner will not recognize/read add-on portion
of UPC/EAN labels, but will read the main body of the
label.
Price/Weight Check Digit — provides options for enabling
price/weight check digits. The feature includes selections for
domestic four or five digit, and European four or five digit,
as well as the option to disable the price/weight check.
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