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3.2.1.3 “Bar Codes” Tab:
Select the barcode symbologies you plan to scan from the list. Tap to
enable/disable the desired symbologies.
Figure 3-4
Bar
Codes Tab
Table 3-3
Bar Codes Description
Barcode Symbology
Description
UPC
Universal Product Code. The standard bar code
type for retail products in the United States
UPC + 2
Universal product code seen on almost all retail
products in the USA and Canada
UPC + 5
Universal product code seen on almost all retail
products in the USA and Canada
EAN European
Article
Numbering system. The
international standard bar code for
identifying
packages, shipping containers, parts practically
anything
EAN + 2
Added for a total of 14 data digits
EAN + 5
Added for a total of 17 data digits
Code 39
General-purpose code in very wide use worldwide
Tri-Optic Media
Barcodes
Codabar
Older code often used in library systems,
sometimes in blood ban
Industrial 2 of 5 /
IATA
Older code not in common use