IBM DATA FORMATTING (Transmission Format)
The IBM 46xx Series cash register recognizes the following
codes:
EAN 8 / EAN13 / UPC A / UPC E with and without Add On
Interleaved 2/5
Code 39
Codabar
Code 128
Code 93
Normal 2/5
The transmission format of codes belonging to this set is
specified by the protocol. As the reader allows a wider set of
codes to be selected, the following formats are defined to offer
the user all the reading possibilities of the Datalogic product.
Conversion to Code 39 Format
Data from any code selected may be transmitted. Each code is
transmitted to the Host as Code 39. Any character not included
in the standard Code 39 set will be replaced with a “Space” (20
Hex).
IBM Standard Format (default)
Only codes belonging to the above mentioned set may be
transmitted. Each code transmitted to the Host is recognized by
the identifier requested by the protocol. If the selected code
does not belong to this set, it wiII not be transmitted.
MIXED IBM St Code 39 Format
Data from any code selected may be transmitted. For codes
belonging to the above mentioned set, the “IBM Standard
Format” is applied. The “Code 39’ Format applies to codes not
belonging to this set.
DECODING PARAMETERS
ink spread enabled, overflow control enabled, interdigit
control enabled, Puzzle Solver™ disabled, decoding safety
= one read
CODE SELECTION
enabled codes
•
EAN 8/EAN 13 / UPC A/UPC E without ADD ON
check digit transmitted, no conversions
•
Interleaved 2/5
check digit control and transmission, variable length
code; 4-99 characters
•
Standard Code 39
no check digit control, variable length code; 1-99
characters
•
Code 128
variable length code; 1-99 characters
disabled codes
EAN 128, ISBT128, Code 93, Codabar, pharmaceutical
codes, Standard and EAN, MSI, Plessey, Telepen, Delta
IBM, Code 11, Code 16K, Code 49, RSS Codes
*ADVANCED FORMATTING PARAMETERS
concatenation disabled, no advanced formats defined
* The advanced formatting parameters may not be
compatible with the IBM 46xx cash register parameters.
