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Codabar
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Codabar — continued
Length Control
Fixed Length Decoding—
When fixed length decoding is enabled, the scanner will decode a
barcode if the label length matches one of the configurable fixed lengths.
Variable Length Decoding—
When variable length decoding is enabled, the scanner will
decode a barcode if the label length falls in the range of the configurable minimum and maxi-
mum length.
Configuring Fixed Length Decoding:
1. Scan the START barcode.
2. Scan the Fixed Length Decoding barcode.
3. Scan the END barcode.
4. Set Length 1 to the first fixed length by following the
Codabar Length 1, Length 2 Program-
ming Instructions
below.
5. Set Length 2 to the second fixed length (or to ‘000’ if there is only one fixed length) by
following the
Codabar Length 1, Length 2 Programming Instructions
below.
Configuring Variable Length Decoding:
1. Scan the START barcode.
2. Scan the Variable Length Decoding barcode.
3. Scan the END barcode.
4. Set Length 1 to the first variable length by following the
Codabar Length 1, Length 2 Pro-
gramming Instructions
below.
5. Set Length 2 to the second variable length by following the
Codabar Length 1, Length 2
Programming Instructions
below.
START / END
PROGRAMMING BAR CODES
Variable Length Decoding
DEFAULT
Fixed Length Decoding