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Magnetic Stripe Formatting Selections (Group D)
Magnetic stripe output can also be formatted with the addition of pre-
ambles, postambles, and terminator characters. The settings below will
augment magnetic stripe data read by the Omni. A fully-formatted mes-
sage block reflects the following model:
{Preamble}{T1 ID}{T1 Data}{Track Separator}{T2 ID}{T2 Data}{Track
Separator}{T3 ID}{T3 Data}{Terminator}{Postamble}
1. Enter MAGNETIC STRIPE FORMATTING SETUP MODE by typing
/E/D/FD
.
2. Press
<ENTER>
.
The reader should beep twice.
3. Type the two-character selection code for the feature you wish to
change.
4. Press
<ENTER>
.
The reader should beep twice.
5. Type the one-character code for the change you wish to make.
6. Press
<ENTER>
.
The reader should beep twice.
7. Save the change and exit the Magnetic Stripe Setup Mode by typing
DZ
.
8. Press
<ENTER>
.
The reader should beep four times.
Note: To review the group’s current setting(s), type DY<ENTER> while in the
Magnetic Stripe Formatting Setup Mode. To reset the current setting(s) to its
group default, type DX<ENTER> while in Formatting Mode.
Magnetic Stripe Terminator Character
Enter and LF, Enter, Line Feed, or None: For some applications, it may be
convenient to end a string of magnetic stripe data with a terminator
character. For example, with keyboard entry, it is common to have the
operator signify the end of the data input with the “Enter” keystroke. The
terminator character serves this function.
SELECTION CODE: D1
ENTER and Line Feed
A
ENTER
B
Line Feed
C
None
D
EXAMPLE:
To set the magnetic stripe terminator character to Line Feed, enter:
/E/D/FD<ENTER>D1<ENTER>C<ENTER>DZ<ENTER>
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Bar Code Preamble
0 to 16 ASCII characters: The bar code preamble is a string of characters
that can be added to the beginning of scanned bar code data. These can
be special characters for identifying a specific scanning station, to format
a message header expected by the receiving host, or a function key from
the Function Code Tables in Appendix C.
SELECTION CODE: C2
One Character or Function Key at a time
Bar Code Postamble
0 to 16 ASCII characters: The bar code postamble serves the same
purpose as the preamble, except it is added to the end of the scanned data
after any terminator characters.
SELECTION CODE: C3
One Character or Function Key at a time
EXAMPLE:
To set a four-character bar code preamble of ABCD, enter:
/E/D/FC<ENTER>C2<ENTER>A<ENTER>B<ENTER>C<ENTER>
D<ENTER>CZ<ENTER>
