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Interleaved 2 of 5
Guard Bar (Interleaved 2 of 5)
Note: Whenever Guard Bar is enabled, the presence of guard bars is required for decoding
to take place.
Usage:
It is useful when I 2 of 5 multisymbols are enabled to prevent false data
output. This typically occurs with highly tilted or skewed symbols.
Definition:
A guard bar is a heavy bar, at least 2 times the width of the wide bar, surrounding
the printed I 2 of 5 symbol and helping to prevent false reads.
Serial Cmd:
< K472, status,check digit status,check digit output status,symbol length
#1,symbol length #2, guard bar >
Default: Disabled
Options: 0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled