responds to official LaserBarcode Standard Commands that are scanned by a
Pioneer Barcode Reader and transmitted to the player. EPROMS with LaserBarcode
2 capability are included in all players with serial numbers greater than #ME3912276.
LD-V8000 players from September 1992 (serial #MJ3914776) carry the LB2 logo.
See
Appendix I, LaserBarcode 2 Commands and Logo
, page I-10, for more on
Player Compatibility.
An EPROM Upgrade Kit is also available to provide upgraded LaserBarcode 2
capability to older players. The kit, Pioneer Part #LD-V8EP92, contains EPROMs
#DYW 1202 and #DYW 1194. These EPROMS (and above) provide LaserBarcode 2
features and can be ordered through the Pioneer Parts Department in Long Beach,
CA. Dealers should call 1-800-457-2881; End Users should call 1-800-228-7221.
NOTE:
It is strongly recommended that EPROMs be replaced by a Pioneer
Authorized Service Technician. If you decide to install Upgraded EPROMs yourself,
you run the risk of voiding your player’s warranty. Call 1-800-872-4159 for your
nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Center.
3.3.2 LaserBarcode 2 Standard Commands
Appendix F, LD-V8000 EPROM Upgrades,
page F-3, provides a list of commands
that comprise the LB2 Standard. Notice, the list is divided into “Original Commands”
and “Extended Commands”. LB2 includes all of the original LaserBarcode standard
commands and 15 new LB2 “extended commands”: 12 new independent commands,
one additional search command and two new segment play commands.
3.3.3 Creating LaserBarcodes
Pioneer provides
Bar’n’Coder 3.0
software for creating LaserBarcode 2 extended
commands and original LaserBarcode commands.
Bar’n’Coder 3.0
, Hypercard
Barcode Printing Software for the Macintosh, is available through Authorized
Pioneer Dealers.
The LaserBarcode Association strongly recommends that all extended LB2 barcodes
include a subscript 2 next to the code. Pioneer Barcode creation software follows
this recommendation: LB2 extended barcodes have a subscript 2 next to them.
These LB2 extended commands must be played on LB2 compatible players. See
Appendix I, LaserBarcode 2 Commands and Logo,
for sample LB and LB2
barcodes. Notice the subscript 2 next to the LB2 barcodes on pages I-3 and I-4.
3.3.4 The LaserBarcode Logos
Developers and publishers of barcode applications should pay particular attention
to the LaserBarcode and LaserBarcode 2 extended command sets and their
respective logos. When creating applications that are intended to work with all
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