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Chapter 12
Data Editing
Data Editing Overview
CAUTION
These features are not supported by the USB-OEM interface.
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
symbologies.
shows the available elements you can add to a message string.
Figure 56. Breakdown of a Message String
Prefix
Suffix
AIM ID
Label ID
Label ID
Bar Code Data
00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)
Label ID Transmission:
Enable this option to
transmit the Label ID you
configure for the scanned
symbology.
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.
OR...
a
C d
Bar Code Data
C d
t
D
D
D
B
B
B
Additional data editing options include the features
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Summary of Contents for Magellan 9800i
Page 1: ...MagellanTM 9800i Product Reference Guide...
Page 62: ...Site Preparation and Installation 50 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
Page 102: ...Calibration Procedures 90 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
Page 112: ...Programming 100 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
Page 158: ...Enter Exit Programming Mode 146 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
Page 174: ...EAS Features 162 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
Page 378: ...Enter Exit Programming Mode 366 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
Page 400: ...2D Symbology Programming 388 Magellan 9800i Scanner NOTES...
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