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M2004-I418

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M2004-I418 Special Operating Instructions

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Contents

Features ............................................................3

Plural Stage Bar Codes.....................................3

Custom Default Parameter Settings*.................4

Decode 2-Stage Bar Codes...............................6

Plural Stage Mode Select Bar Codes................7

RC Mode Plural Stage Enable/Disable Bar

Codes ......................................................8

NRC Mode Plural Stage Select..............10

Plural Stage Inter-Decode Wait Time......11

Plural Stage Decode Inhibit Timeout Be-

tween Full Stage Decodes......................11

Plural Stage Same Single Symbol Timeout

...............................................................12

Plural Stage Row Data Transmission Format

Options ..................................................13

Row Prefix/Suffix Values........................18

Transmit Plural Stage Row Recognition

Codes ....................................................20

Plural Stage ADF Rule...........................21

Plural Stage Row Recognition Codes....23

Clearing Recognition Codes..................34

Recognition Characters Done................35

Position Value Placement......................35

Enable/Disable Supplemental Recognition

Characters.............................................36

AGC Control ..........................................38

Numeric Keypad Bar Codes ...........................39

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Features

The M2004-I418 differs from the standard in the

following ways:

• Plural Stage bar code decoding is support-

ed.

• Custom default parameter settings are im-

plemented.

• Supplemental Recognition Characters are

supported.

Plural Stage Bar Codes

A Plural Stage bar code is defined as multiple

barcodes that are printed in close proximity to

each other. They are usually arranged in a

vertical fashion (i.e. one above the other),

although this is not a requirement.

Two modes of plural stage decoding are

supported in this product:

• RC Mode requires the use of recognition

codes in order to decode plural stage bar

codes. Row recognition codes can be pro-

grammed by the user for use when the

scanner is in RC Mode. In this mode the

scanner supports 2-stage, 3-stage, and 4-

stage bar code reading, where the number

of the stage indicates the number of sepa-

rate bar codes that make up the plural

stage bar code set. See Plural Stage Row

Recognition Codes on page 23 for details

regarding the format of the recognition

codes.

• NRC Mode does not require the use of rec-

ognition codes. In this mode, the numberof

barcodesthescannermustdecodepriorto

transmitting is set through the NRC Mode

Plural Stage Select parameter. This param-

eter can be set from 2 - 5 barcodes.

When the data is transmitted, formatted row 1

data is sent first, formatted row 2 is sent second,

etc. See Plural Stage ADF Rule on page 21 for

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details regarding the formatting of the row

data.

Custom Default Parameter

Settings*

Parameter Default Setting

Plural Stage Mode Use Recognition

Codes (RC Mode)

Decode 2-Stage bar codes

(Applies to RC Mode) Disabled

Decode 3-Stage bar codes (Ap-

plies to RC Mode) Disabled

Decode 4-Stage bar codes (Ap-

plies to RC Mode) Disabled

NRC Mode Plural Stage Select

(Applies to NRC Mode) 2

Transmit plural stage

recognition codes Enabled

Row 1 Data Format <Row 1 Data>

Row 2 Data Format <Row 2 Data>

Row 3 Data Format <Row 3 Data>

Row 4 Data Format <Row 4 Data>

Row 5 Data Format <Row 5 Data>

Prefixes and Suffixes for Rows

1-5 7013

(CR/LF for serial de-

vices, ENTER key for

others)

*Scanning "Set Defaults" will not restore the row recogni-

tion codes and associated location values to the defaults

shown in this table. Separate bar codes are provided that

allow the user to clear stored recognition codes. See

Clearing Recognition Codes on page 34 for bar codes

that clear stored recognition codes.

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All Row Recognition Codes None (i.e., Not Set)

All Position Values 0 (i.e., Not Set)

All Relative Start Position Set-

tings From Left

Decode Inhibit Timer 500ms

Inter-Decode Wait Time 200ms

Same Single Symbol Timeout 600ms

Enable/Disable Supplemental

Recognition Characters Disabled

Supplemental Recognition

Characters (3 Characters Maxi-

mum)

491

Parameter Default Setting

*Scanning "Set Defaults" will not restore the row recogni-

tion codes and associated location values to the defaults

shown in this table. Separate bar codes are provided that

allow the user to clear stored recognition codes. See

Clearing Recognition Codes on page 34 for bar codes

that clear stored recognition codes.

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Decode 2-Stage Bar Codes

When Decode 2-Stage Bar Codes is enabled,

the following parameter values are set:

2 Stage, Row 1, Code 1 Characters>:97

2 Stage, Row 1, Code 1 position value> for

first character "9":01

2 Stage, Row 1, Code 1 position value> for

second character "7":02

2 Stage, Row 2, Code 1 Characters>:19

2 Stage, Row 2, Code 1 position value> for

first character "1":01

2 Stage, Row 2, Code 1 position value> for

second character "9":02

2 Stage, Row 1, Code 2 Characters >: None -

No Specific Value

2 Stage, Row 1, Code 2 position Value > for

first character "None": 01

2 Stage, Row 1, Code 2 position Value > for

second character "None": 02

2 Stage, Row 2, Code 2 Characters >: None -

No Specific Value

2 Stage, Row 2, Code 2 position Value > for

first character "None": 01

2 Stage, Row 2, Code 2 position Value > for

second character "None": 02

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Plural Stage Mode Select Bar

Codes

Scan one of the following bar codes to set the

plural stage mode.

In RC mode the scanner attempts to match

scanned bar codes with stored recognition

codes in order to decode and transmit plural

stage bar codes.

RC Mode

(Use Recognition Codes)

In NRC mode, the scanner attempts to scan

the number of bar codes specified by the

setting of the NRC Mode Plural Stage Select

parameter before transmitting.

NRC Mode

(Non-recognition Code Mode)

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RC Mode Plural Stage Enable/Disable

Bar Codes

Scan the bar code(s) below that represents

the desired choice(s) for enabling and

disabling Plural Stage decoding while in RC

Mode.

Enable 2-Stage Decoding

Disable 2-Stage Decoding

Enable 3-Stage Decoding

Disable 3-Stage Decoding

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Enable 4-Stage Decoding

Disable 4-Stage Decoding

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NRC Mode Plural Stage Select

When the Plural Stage Mode is set to NRC

Mode, scan the bar code below that

corresponds to the number of unique

barcodes the scanner should attempt to

decode before transmitting.

Decode And Transmit Any 2

Decode And Transmit Any 3

Decode And Transmit Any 4

Decode And Transmit Any 5

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