ID Innovations Bar code Slot Reader - Visible Red and Infra Red User Manual

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Features

On the first pass, the decoder will search for any edits that match the current symbology (CODE 39, CODE 128, etc). If it
finds an edit that matches the symbology it will execute it and then proceed to the next. Therefore if Edit #2, Edit #4, and
Edit #6 are all setup for a CODE 39 symbology and you read a CODE 39 bar code, the order of precedence is #2, #4, and
#6.

If no symbology specific edits are defined for the bar code type just read, the decoder will make a second pass looking for
any edits that are Active For ALL BAR CODE TYPES. If Edit #1 and Edit #3 are defined as Active For ALL BAR CODE
TYPES and you read a CODE 128 bar code and no edits are defined as Active For CODE 128, the order of precedence is
#1 and then #3.

The decoder will then make a final pass on the edits looking for any edits that are defined as Active For ALL BAR CODE
TYPES - ALWAYS. For example, if you define Edit #5 and Edit #7 as Active For ALL BAR CODE TYPES - ALWAYS and
you read a CODE 39 bar code, the decoder will make the first two passes on the edits as required and will then execute #5
and #7.

The following table is an example of the order of precedence that the decoder will execute the edits. The Edit # column is
the number of the edit in the decoder. The Active For column is the setting for the Active For option for the edit. The
CODE 39 and CODE 128 columns represent the order that the decoder will execute the edits when CODE 39 and CODE
128 bar codes are read respectively, those marked with NA are not executed.

Edit #1: Bar Code Length: ANY

Use this option to define the length of the bar code for which the edit is active. Setting this option to 5 will make the edit for active
for bar codes that have a length of 5 data characters. The default for this option is ANY, meaning that the length of the bar code is
unimportant and that the edit will be executed for any length bar code.

Note: If you are entering a specific length requirement for your edit operation, the Length that you specify should be the original
unmodified bar code length.

Edit #1: Bar Code Contains String:

Use this option to define a string that must be present in the bar code in order for the edit to be executed. Leaving this option
blank will not require any string to be found in the bar code data. For example, entering 123 in this option will make the edit active
only for bar codes that contain 123 in the bar code.

Edit #1: String Begins At: ANY LOCATION

This option is used in conjunction with the Bar Code Contains String option to define the beginning location of the string. Setting
this option to ANY LOCATION will inform the decoder to search for the Bar Code Contains String anywhere in the bar code. You
may define the location for the string to begin as an offset from the start of the bar code or an offset from the end of the bar code.

Edit #1: Operation: STRIP LEADING CHARACTERS OPERATION
This operation allows you to strip leading characters from the beginning of the bar code. You define the number of characters to
strip and the offset from the start of the bar code to begin stripping. The stripping will begin at the Strip From Position location
and will continue to the right until the specified number of characters are stripped.

Edit #1: # Of Leading Chars to Strip: 0

Enter the number of leading characters that you would like to have stripped from the bar code.

Edit #1: Strip From Position: START + 0

Enter the offset from which to begin the stripping. START + 0, is used to indicate the very beginning of the bar code data. START
+ n will begin stripping after the nth character in the bar code, where n is a number between 1 and 255.

Edit #

Active For

CODE 39 CODE 128

ALL BAR CODE TYPES

CODE 39

ALL BAR CODE TYPES - ALWAYS

ALL BAR CODE TYPES

CODE 39

ALL BAR CODE TYPES - ALWAYS