Hand Held Products Quick Check Bar Code Verifiers 800, User Manual

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5. To resume scanning, start at the quiet zone and scan the
symbol.
Reviewing the Format Parameters
The following tables list the format parameters and their results. Descriptions of
the parameters follow the tables.
Errors in Format Parameters
If, after a scan, the abbreviation for format appears as >FMT<, an error exists in
one or more of the format parameters. If so, use the arrow buttons to review each
parameter. If the abbreviation for format appears as Fmt, the symbol has no
format errors.
Message Length
The length of an encoded message is the number of characters in the output less
any of the following characters:
• Start and stop characters (for Codabar and Code 39)
• Any symbology-required check characters (for EAN/UPC and Code 128)
• Any function characters (for Code 128, 16K and Code 49)
Parameter Trad’l ISO/IEC
Message Length
√ √
Check Character
√ √
Symbol type
√ √
Parameter Result
Message length
Check Character
Compared against the appropriate symbology, user or
application specification
- OK if it meets the specification
- Fail if it does not meet the specification
Compared against the appropriate symbology or
application specification or set by user
- CkChr Checks if it meets the specification
- Check Character Fails if it does not meet the specifi-
cation
- No Check Character if you do not set the unit to test
check characters