Unitech MS100, User Manual

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40 MS100
Manual
Data Editing:
Data Editing allows you to manipulate the bar code data output into a format that
you require by scanning in the bar codes on page
42
in addition to Function Codes
and ASCII Codes on pages 43 to 47 .
After scanning the “Enter Group 9” bar code, all the subsequent bar code input
(except character string units) beginning with “
IN_ID ” must be separated by
scanning comma bar codes, until you scan the final “ Enter ” followed by the “Exit”
bar code. The “Enter Group 9” and the “ Enter ” barcodes are not followed by
commas.
Each programming parameter is input according to the following patterns:
Parameters are grouped into Qualifiers and Modifiers .
Qualifiers specify the conditions that must be met in order for data editing to
occur, be it minimum or maximum data length, specific symbologies, or specific
character strings present.
Modifiers modify the data output according to pre-set rules by either removing
specified parts of the data or adding user-defined data.
When programming the keyboard/scanner, qualifiers must precede modifiers.
Input ID - Specific bar code symbologies can be selected for special
treatment. The programming bar codes must be entered in the following
sequence:
IN_ID ,ID1,ID2,...,IDX, - where “ IN_ID ” announces that the next
bar code inputs refer to the various bar code symbologies according to their
“Code Type” on page 48. For example, if UPC-A and Code 32 bar codes
are to to be singled out for data editing, the bar code scanning sequence
should be “
IN_ID ,3,13,”.
Length - Bar codes of specific length can be selected. The programming
bar codes must be entered in the following sequence:
LEN ,MIN,MAX, - where “ LEN ” announces that the next bar code inputs refer
to the minimum and maximum length bar codes allowable. For example, if
we only want data editing to apply to bar codes between 6 and 12 charac-
ters long, then the bar code scanning sequence should be “
LEN ,6,12,”.
Qualifiers:
Match - Bar codes with specific character strings can be selected. The
programming bar codes must be entered in the following sequence:
MATCH ,P1,”S1”,P2,”S2”,...,PX,”SX”, - where “ MATCH ” announces that
the next bar code inputs will define where in the data a specific string will be
located, and what characters the string consists of, surrounded by quotation
marks. For example, if the bar code to be selected requires the string “efgh”
beginning at the 3rd position, the bar code scanning sequence should be
“
MATCH ,3,”efgh”,”. If we’re looking for “efgh” anywhere within the bar code,
the sequence should be “ MATCH ,*,”efgh”,”, with the “*” character signifying
that it could be anywhere in the string.