HH490 User Guide
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format is scanned and output as usual.
Because the data format needs to be On and Required (
) for the B8
command, you must input data formats for all barcodes you wish to discard as well
as all barcodes you wish to output.
Other data format settings impact the B8 command. If Data Format Non-Match
Error Tone is On (
), the scanner emits an error tone. If Data format
Non-Match Error Tone is Off, the code is disabled for reading and no tone is
sounded.
Data Formatter
When Data Formatter is turned Off, the barcode data is output to the host as
read, including prefixes and suffixes.
Data Formatter Off
You may wish to require the data to conform to a data format you have created
and saved. The following settings can be applied to your data format:
•
Data Formatter On, Not Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and
suffixes are transmitted.
•
Data Formatter On, Not Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format. If a data format is
found for a particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not transmitted.
If a data format is
not
found for that symbol, the prefixes and suffixes
are
transmitted.
•
Data Format Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and
suffixes are transmitted. Any data that does not match your data format
requirements generates an error tone and the data in that barcode is not
transmitted. If you wish to process this type of barcode without generating an
error tone, see
Data Format Non-Match Error Tone
•
Data Format Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format. If a data format is
found for a particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not transmitted.
Any data that does not match your data format requirements generates an
error tone. If you wish to process this type of barcode without generating an
error tone, see