Zebra Technologies DS6878 Barcode scanner with integrated Bluetooth User Manual Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide

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User Manual III

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Chapter 16 Driver’s License Set Up
(DS6878-DL)
Introduction
The DS6878-DL digital scanner is capable of parsing out information from standard US driver's licenses and
certain other American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) compliant ID cards. Parsing can be
achieved in one of two ways:
• Internally embedded algorithms - scanning bar codes activates algorithms internally embedded in the digital
scanner to produce formatted data. Use the formatted data for age verification, credit card application
information, and more.
• Server based parsing algorithms - the digital scanner recognizes the same ID cards but encrypts the content
and sends this to a host side application. The host side application uses Motorola's server based parsing
algorithms, provided as a .DLL, to produce formatted data.
This chapter describes how to program the Symbol DS6878-DL digital scanner to read and use the data contained
in the 2D bar codes on US driver's licenses and AAMVA compliant ID cards.
16 - 2 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Driver’s License Parsing
There are three options available for programming the digital scanner:
• No driver's license parsing (default) - disables the feature.
• Embedded driver's license parsing - this does not require Motorola software (.DLL).
Scan the bar codes on the following pages in the order indicating the sequence of data fields that the digital
scanner outputs. See Parsing Driver’s License Data Fields (Embedded Driver's License Parsing) on page
16-3 for more information.
As jurisdictional updates become available, Motorola updates a series of bar codes on the Motorola Web
site: http//www.motorola.com/enterprisemobility/support.
These bar codes contain embedded software. Scanning these in conjunction with the bar codes on page
16-4 download jurisdictional software updates to the digital scanner. The updates reside in the digital
scanner's Flash memory and apply when the digital scanner is next used.
• Server based driver's license parsing - this requires Motorola software (.DLL).
The digital scanner recognizes the same ID cards, encrypts the content, and sends it to a host side
application that can use Motorola's server based parsing algorithms. Download/install the software from the
Motorola Web site at: http//www.motorola.com/enterprisemobility/support.
When the Motorola .DLL installs on the host server along with a custom driver's license application, the
Symbol DS6878 digital scanner can read 2D bar codes on standard US driver's licenses and AAMVA
compliant ID cards to produce formatted data. Use this data for age verification, credit card application
information, and more.
The Motorola driver's license Software Developer Kit (SDK), available on the Motorola Web site at
http//www.motorola.com/enterprisemobility/support, provides scanner software, sample code, a demo
application, and Help to develop the application necessary to generate formatted driver's license information.
As jurisdictional updates become available, Motorola updates the .DLL on the Motorola Web site.
Scan the appropriate bar code below to program the digital scanner.
*No Driver’s License Parsing
Embedded Driver’s License Parsing
Server Based Driver’s License Parsing
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 3
Parsing Driver’s License Data Fields (Embedded Driver's License Parsing)
To begin programming a parsing rule:
1.
Scan Begin New Driver’s License Parse Rule on page 16-4.
2.
Scan any of the field bar codes on the following pages, or Send Keystroke (Control Characters and
Keyboard Characters) on page 16-24 to complete the parsing rule.
3.
After entering the entire rule, scan Save Driver’s License Parse Rule on page 16-4 to save the rule.
NOTE
Only ONE driver’s license parsing rule may be stored in memory at any time. Saving a new rule replaces
the prior rule.
To abort the programming sequence at any time during programming, scan Quit Entering Driver’s License Rule on
page 16-4. Any previously saved rule is retained.
To erase a programmed saved rule, scan Erase Driver’s License Parse Rules on page 16-4.
Embedded Driver's License Parsing Criteria - Code Type
After specifying the fields and their order for the parsed driver's license, you can also apply standard ADF rules to
the parsed data using the Parsed Driver’s License criterion bar code in the Advanced Data Formatting Programmer
Guide.
NOTE
Only create standard ADF rules on parsed driver's license data when configured for Embedded Driver's
License Parsing.
See Embedded Driver's License Parsing ADF Example on page 16-21 for a sample ADF rule using this code type
criterion.
16 - 4 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Driver’s License Parse Field Bar Codes
Begin New Driver’s License Parse Rule
Save Driver’s License Parse Rule
Quit Entering Driver’s License Rule
Erase Driver’s License Parse Rules
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 5
Driver’s License Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
The parse fields currently supported begin below. Not all IDs present data in the same format. For example, some IDs may
have separate fields for first name, last name, and middle initial, and others may have a single field with the entire name.
In addition, some IDs may expire on the subject's birth date and the actual expiration date field may only indicate the year.
In order to present data in a consistent format, the following nine bar codes return data that may be calculated from the
actual data contained within the ID bar code.
First Name
Middle Name/Initial
Last Name
Name Suffix
Name Prefix
Expiration Date
Birth Date
16 - 6 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Driver’s License Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Issue Date
ID Number (Formatted)
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 7
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes
AAMVA Issuer ID
Full Name
Last Name
First Name
Middle Name / Initial
Name Suffix
Name Prefix
16 - 8 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Mailing Address Line 1
Mailing Address Line 2
Mailing Address City
Mailing Address State
Mailing Address Postal Code
Home Address Line 1
Home Address Line 2
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 9
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Home Address City
Home Address State
Home Address Postal Code
License ID Number
License Class
License Restrictions
License Endorsements
16 - 10 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Height (Feet and/or Inches)
Height (Centimeters)
Weight (Pounds)
Weight (Kilograms)
Eye Color
Hair Color
License Expiration Date
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 11
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Birth Date
Gender
License Issue Date
Social Security Number
Permit Class
Permit Expiration Date
Permit ID Number
16 - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Permit Issue Date
Permit Restrictions
Permit Endorsements
AKA Social Security Name
AKA Full Name
AKA Last Name
AKA First Name
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 13
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
AKA Middle Name / Initial
AKA Name Suffix
AKA Name Prefix
AKA Birth Date
Issue Timestamp
Number of Duplicates
Medical Codes
16 - 14 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Organ Donor
Nonresident
Customer ID
Weight Range
Document Discriminator
Country
Federal Commission Codes
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 15
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Place of Birth
Audit Information
Inventory Control
Race / Ethnicity
Std Vehicle Class
Std Endorsements
Std Restrictions
16 - 16 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
AAMVA Parse Field Bar Codes (continued)
Class Description
Endorsement Description
Restrictions Description
Height in Inches
Height in Centimeters
Parser Version ID Bar Codes
Include this field to emit embedded parser software version identification
Parser Version ID
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 17
Parsing Rule Example
Scan the following bar codes in sequence to program the digital scanner to extract and transmit first, middle, and
last names; mailing address line 1; mailing address line 2; mailing address city; mailing address state; mailing
address postal code; and, date of birth. Then, scan a driver’s license bar code.
NOTE
This example applies to RS-232. To use this example with a USB interface, scan Function Key Mapping
on page 6-9 in place of the Send Control M (Carriage Return) bar codes.
Embedded Driver’s License Parsing
Begin New Driver’s License Parse Rule
First Name
Send Space
Middle Name / Initial
Send Space
16 - 18 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Parsing Rule Example (continued)
Last Name
Send Enter Key
Mailing Address Line 1
10
Send Space
11
Mailing Address Line 2
12
Send Enter Key
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 19
Parsing Rule Example (continued)
13
Mailing Address City
14
Send Space
15
Mailing Address State
16
Send Space
17
Mailing Address Postal Code
16 - 20 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Parsing Rule Example (continued)
18
Send Enter Key
19
Birth Date
20
Send Enter Key
21
Save Driver’s Licence Parse Rule
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 21
Embedded Driver's License Parsing ADF Example
This example creates a parsing rule for parsed data configured to result in the format:
Last Name, First Name
Begin New Driver’s License Parse Rule
Last Name
Send ,
Send Space
First Name
Save Driver’s Licence Parse Rule
16 - 22 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Then, in order to limit the full name to 15 characters, create the following ADF rule:
Begin New Rule
Criterion: Parsed Driver's License
Action: Send Next 15 Characters
Save Rule
For a license belonging to Michael Williams, the parsed data is Williams, Michael and Williams, Micha after
applying the previous ADF rule.
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 23
Field Update Procedure
Scan the following bar codes in order to perform a field update.
This update COMPLETELY REPLACES prior updates and overrides any embedded parsing software programmed
in the digital scanner.
1.
Scan Field Update Start.
Field Update Start
2.
Scan the entire set of PDF bar codes provided separately.
3.
Scan Field Update End.
Field Update End
Scan Erase all Field Updates to completely remove all previous updates. It is not necessary to scan this bar code
before performing a normal field update. Scanning this bar code ensures that only the parsing software currently in
the digital scanner is used for parsing.
Erase all Field Updates
16 - 24 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
User Preferences
Set Default Parameter
Scan this bar code to return all parameters to the default values listed in Table A-1 on page A-1.
*Set All Defaults
Send Keystroke (Control Characters and Keyboard Characters)
Control Characters
Scan a Send bar code for the keystroke to send.
Send Control A
Send Control B
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 25
Control Characters (continued)
Send Control C
Send Control D
Send Control E
Send Control F
Send Control G
Send Control H
Send Control I
16 - 26 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Control Characters (continued)
Send Control J
Send Control K
Send Control L
Send Control M
Send Control N
Send Control O
Send Control P
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 27
Control Characters (continued)
Send Control Q
Send Control R
Send Control S
Send Control T
Send Control U
Send Control V
Send Control W
16 - 28 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Control Characters (continued)
Send Control X
Send Control Y
Send Control Z
Send Control [
Send Control \
Send Control ]
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 29
Control Characters (continued)
Send Control 6
Send Control -
Keyboard Characters
Scan a Send bar code for the keyboard characters to send.
Send Space
Send !
Send “
Send #
16 - 30 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send $
Send %
Send &
Send ‘
Send (
Send )
Send *
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 31
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send +
Send ,
Send -
Send .
Send /
Send 0
Send 1
16 - 32 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send 2
Send 3
Send 4
Send 5
Send 6
Send 7
Send 8
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 33
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send 9
Send :
Send ;
Send <
Send =
Send >
Send ?
16 - 34 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send @
Send A
Send B
Send C
Send D
Send E
Send F
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 35
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send G
Send H
Send I
Send J
Send K
Send L
Send M
16 - 36 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send N
Send O
Send P
Send Q
Send R
Send S
Send T
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 37
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send U
Send V
Send W
Send X
Send Y
Send Z
Send [
16 - 38 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send \
Send ]
Send ^
Send _
Send `
Send a
Send b
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 39
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send c
Send d
Send e
Send f
Send g
Send h
Send i
16 - 40 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send j
Send k
Send l
Send m
Send n
Send o
Send p
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 41
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send q
Send r
Send s
Send t
Send u
Send v
Send w
16 - 42 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send x
Send y
Send z
Send {
Send |
Send }
Send ~
Driver’s License Set Up (DS6878-DL) 16 - 43
Keyboard Characters (continued)
Send Tab Key
Send Enter Key
16 - 44 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Appendix A Standard Default Parameters
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Radio Communications
Bluetooth Host (Host Type)
Cradle Host
4-5
Discoverable Mode
General
4-7
Country Keyboard Types (Country Code)
North American
4-8
HID Keyboard Keystroke Delay
No Delay (0 msec)
4-10
CAPS Lock Override
Disable
4-10
Ignore Unknown Characters
Enable
4-11
Emulate Keypad
Disable
4-11
Keyboard FN1 Substitution
Disable
4-12
Function Key Mapping
Disable
4-12
Simulated Caps Lock
Disable
4-13
Convert Case
No Case Conversion
4-13
Beep on Reconnect Attempt
Disable
4-15
Reconnect Attempt Interval
30 sec
4-15
Auto-reconnect in Bluetooth Keyboard Emulation
(HID Slave) Mode
On Bar Code Data
4-17
Modes of Operation (Point-to-Point/Multipoint-to-Point)
Point-to-Point
4-18
Parameter Broadcast (Cradle Host Only)
Enable
4-19
1User
selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
A-2
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Pairing Modes
Unlocked
4-20
Pairing on Contacts
Enable
4-21
Connection Maintenance Interval
15 min
4-24
Authentication
Disable
4-25
Variable Pin Code
Static
4-26
Encryption
Disable
4-27
Set Default Parameter
Set Defaults
5-4
Parameter Bar Code Scanning
Enable
5-5
Beep After Good Decode
Enable
5-5
Suppress Power Up Beeps
Do Not Suppress
5-6
Beeper Tone
Medium
5-7
Beeper Volume
High
5-8
Beeper Duration
Medium
5-9
Beep on Insertion
Enabled
5-9
Batch Mode
Normal (Do Not Batch Data)
5-10
Low Power Mode
Enabled
5-12
Time Delay to Reduced Power Mode
1 Sec
5-13
Timeout to Low Power Mode from Auto Aim
15 Sec
5-14
Hand-Held Trigger Mode
Level
5-15
Picklist Mode
Disabled Always
5-16
Mobile Phone/Display Mode
Disable
5-17
Continuous Bar Code Read
Disable
5-18
Decode Session Timeout
9.9 Sec
5-19
Timeout Between Decodes, Same Symbol
0.5 Sec
5-20
Timeout Between Decodes, Different Symbols
0.2 Sec
5-20
Fuzzy 1D Processing
Enable
5-21
Hand-Held Decode Aiming Pattern
Enable
5-22
User Preferences
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Standard Default Parameters
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Decoding Illumination
Enable
5-23
Multicode Mode
Disable
5-23
Multicode Expression
5-24
Multicode Mode Concatenation
Disable
5-29
Multicode Concatenation Symbology
Concatenate as PDF417
5-30
Transmit Code ID Character
None
5-33
Prefix Value
7013 
5-34
Suffix 1 Value
Suffix 2 Value
7013 
5-34
Scan Data Transmission Format
Data as is
5-35
FN1 Substitution Values
Set
5-36
Transmit “No Read” Message
Disable
5-37
USB Device Type
HID Keyboard Emulation
6-4
USB Country Keyboard Types (Country Codes)
North American
6-5
USB Keystroke Delay
No Delay
6-7
USB CAPS Lock Override
Disable
6-7
USB Ignore Unknown Characters
Send
6-8
Emulate Keypad
Disable
6-8
USB FN1 Substitution
Disable
6-9
Function Key Mapping
Disable
6-9
Simulated Caps Lock
Disable
6-10
Convert Case
No Case Conversion
6-10
Ignore Beep
Disable
6-11
Ignore Bar Code Configuration
Disable
6-11
Standard
7-6
Miscellaneous Options
USB Host Parameters
RS-232 Host Parameters
RS-232 Host Types
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
A-3
A-4
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Baud Rate
9600
7-8
Parity Type
None
7-9
Stop Bit Select
1 Stop Bit
7-9
Data Bits (ASCII Format)
8-Bit
7-10
Check Receive Errors
Enable
7-11
Hardware Handshaking
None
7-11
Software Handshaking
None
7-13
Host Serial Response Time-out
2 sec
7-15
RTS Line State
Low RTS
7-16
Beep on 
Disable
7-16
Intercharacter Delay
0 msec
7-17
Nixdorf Beep/LED Options
Normal Operation
7-18
Ignore Unknown Characters
Send Bar Code
7-18
Keyboard Wedge Host Type
IBM PC/AT& IBM PC
Compatibles1
8-4
Country Types (Country Codes)
North American
8-5
Ignore Unknown Characters
Send
8-6
Keystroke Delay
No Delay
8-7
Intra-Keystroke Delay
Disable
8-7
Alternate Numeric Keypad Emulation
Disable
8-8
Caps Lock On
Disable
8-8
Caps Lock Override
Disable
8-9
Convert Wedge Data
No Convert
8-9
Function Key Mapping
Disable
8-10
FN1 Substitution
Disable
8-10
Send and Make Break
Send
8-11
Keyboard Wedge Host Parameters
IBM 468X/469X Host Parameters
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Standard Default Parameters
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Port Address
None Selected
9-4
Convert Unknown to Code 39
Disable
9-5
Ignore Beep
Disable
9-5
Ignore Bar Code Configuration
Disable
9-6
Wand Emulation Host Types
Symbol OmniLink Interface
Controller1
10-4
Leading Margin
80 msec
10-5
Polarity
Bar High/Margin Low
10-6
Ignore Unknown Characters
Send
10-6
Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39
Disable
10-7
Convert Code 39 to Full ASCII
Disable
10-8
Beep Style
Beep on Successful Transmit
11-4
Parameter Pass-Through
Parameter Process and Pass
Through
11-5
Convert Newer Code Types
Convert Newer Code Types
11-6
Module Width
20 µs
11-6
Convert All Bar Codes to Code 39
Do Not Convert Bar Codes to
Code 39
11-7
Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion
Disable
11-7
Transmission Timeout
3 sec
11-8
Ignore Unknown Characters
Ignore Unknown Characters
11-9
Leading Margin
2 ms
11-9
Check for Decode LED
Check for Decode LED
11-10
None1
12-1
Disable
13-3
Wand Emulation Host Parameters
Scanner Emulation
123Scan2 Configuration Tool
123Scan2 Configuration
OCR Programming Parameters
OCR-A
1User
selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
A-5
A-6
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
OCR-A Variant
Full ASCII
13-3
OCR-B
Disable
13-5
OCR-B Variant
Full ASCII
13-6
MICR E13B
Disable
13-9
US Currency
Disable
13-10
OCR Orientation
0o
13-10
OCR Lines
13-12
OCR Minimum Characters
13-12
OCR Maximum Characters
100
13-13
OCR Security Level
80
13-13
OCR Subset
Selected font variant
13-14
OCR Quiet Zone
50
13-14
OCR Bright Illumination
Disable
13-15
OCR Template
54R
13-16
OCR Check Digit Modulus
13-25
OCR Check Digit Multiplier
121212121212
13-26
OCR Check Digit Validation
None
13-27
UPC-A
Enable
14-7
UPC-E
Enable
14-7
UPC-E1
Disable
14-8
EAN-8/JAN 8
Enable
14-8
EAN-13/JAN 13
Enable
14-9
Bookland EAN
Disable
14-9
Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplementals (2 and 5 digits)
Ignore
14-10
UPC/EAN
User-Programmable Supplementals
14-13
Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Supplemental Redundancy
14-13
Transmit UPC-A Check Digit
Enable
14-14
1User
selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Standard Default Parameters
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Transmit UPC-E Check Digit
Enable
14-15
Transmit UPC-E1 Check Digit
Enable
14-15
UPC-A Preamble
System Character
14-16
UPC-E Preamble
System Character
14-17
UPC-E1 Preamble
System Character
14-18
Convert UPC-E to A
Disable
14-19
Convert UPC-E1 to A
Disable
14-19
EAN-8/JAN-8 Extend
Disable
14-20
Bookland ISBN Format
ISBN-10
14-21
UCC Coupon Extended Code
Disable
14-22
ISSN EAN
Disable
14-22
Code 128
Enable
14-23
Set Length(s) for Code 128
Any Length
14-24
GS1-128 (formerly UCC/EAN-128)
Enable
14-24
ISBT 128
Enable
14-25
ISBT Concatenation
Disable
14-26
Check ISBT Table
Enable
14-27
ISBT Concatenation Redundancy
10
14-27
Code 39
Enable
14-28
Trioptic Code 39
Disable
14-28
Convert Code 39 to Code 32 (Italian Pharmacy Code)
Disable
14-29
Code 32 Prefix
Disable
14-29
Set Length(s) for Code 39
2 to 55
14-30
Code 39 Check Digit Verification
Disable
14-31
Transmit Code 39 Check Digit
Disable
14-31
Code 39 Full ASCII Conversion
Disable
14-32
Code 128
Code 39
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
A-7
A-8
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Buffer Code 39
Default
Page
Number
Disable
14-32
Code 93
Disable
14-35
Set Length(s) for Code 93
4 to 55
14-35
Code 11
Disable
14-37
Set Lengths for Code 11
4 to 55
14-37
Code 11 Check Digit Verification
Disable
14-39
Transmit Code 11 Check Digit(s)
Disable
14-40
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)
Enable
14-40
Set Lengths for I 2 of 5
14
14-41
I 2 of 5 Check Digit Verification
Disable
14-43
Transmit I 2 of 5 Check Digit
Disable
14-43
Convert I 2 of 5 to EAN 13
Disable
14-44
Discrete 2 of 5
Disable
14-44
Set Length(s) for D 2 of 5
12
14-45
Codabar
Disable
14-47
Set Lengths for Codabar
5 to 55
14-47
CLSI Editing
Disable
14-49
NOTIS Editing
Disable
14-49
MSI
Disable
14-50
Set Length(s) for MSI
2 to 55
14-50
MSI Check Digits
One
14-52
Transmit MSI Check Digit
Disable
14-52
Code 93
Code 11
Interleaved 2 of 5 (ITF)
Discrete 2 of 5 (DTF)
Codabar (NW - 7)
MSI
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Standard Default Parameters
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
MSI Check Digit Algorithm
Default
Page
Number
Mod 10/Mod 10
14-53
Disable
14-53
Enable/Disable Matrix 2 of 5
Disable
14-54
Matrix 2 of 5 Lengths
1 Length - 14
14-55
Matrix 2 of 5 Redundancy
Disable
14-56
Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit
Disable
14-56
Transmit Matrix 2 of 5 Check Digit
Disable
14-57
Chinese 2 of 5
Enable/Disable Chinese 2 of 5
Matrix 2 of 5
Korean 3 of 5
Korean 3 of 5
14-57
Inverse 1D
Inverse 1D
Regular
14-58
US Postnet
Disable
14-59
US Planet
Disable
14-59
Transmit US Postal Check Digit
Enable
14-60
UK Postal
Disable
14-60
Transmit UK Postal Check Digit
Enable
14-61
Japan Postal
Disable
14-61
Australian Postal
Disable
14-62
Netherlands KIX Code
Disable
14-62
USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail
Disable
14-63
UPU FICS Postal
Disable
14-63
GS1 DataBar-14
Disable
14-64
GS1 DataBar Limited
Disable
14-64
GS1 DataBar Expanded
Disable
14-65
Postal Codes
GS1 DataBar
1User
selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
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Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Convert GS1 DataBar to UPC/EAN
Default
Page
Number
Disable
14-65
Composite CC-C
Disable
14-66
Composite CC-A/B
Disable
14-66
Composite TLC-39
Disable
14-67
UPC Composite Mode
Never Linked
14-67
Composite Beep Mode
Beep As Each Code Type is
Decoded
14-68
Composite
GS1-128 Emulation Mode for UCC/EAN Composite Codes Disable
14-68
2D Symbologies
PDF417
Enable
14-69
MicroPDF417
Disable
14-69
Code 128 Emulation
Disable
14-70
Data Matrix
Enable
14-71
Data Matrix Inverse
Regular
14-71
Maxicode
Disable
14-72
QR Code
Enable
14-72
QR Inverse
Regular
14-73
MicroQR
Enable
14-73
Aztec
Enable
14-74
Aztec Inverse
Regular
14-74
Redundancy Level
14-75
Security Level
14-77
Intercharacter Gap Size
Normal
14-78
Symbology-Specific Security Levels
Report Version
14-78
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
Standard Default Parameters A - 11
Table A-1
Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Parameter
Default
Page
Number
Micro PDF
Flush Macro PDF Buffer
Abort Macro PDF Entry
14-79
14-79
User selection is required to configure this interface and this is the most common selection.
A - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Appendix B Programming Reference
Symbol Code Identifiers
Table B-1
Symbol Code Characters
Code Character
Code Type
UPC-A, UPC-E, UPC-E1, EAN-8, EAN-13
Code 39, Code 32
Codabar
Code 128, ISBT 128, ISBT 128 Concatenated
Code 93
Interleaved 2 of 5
Discrete 2 of 5, or Discrete 2 of 5 IATA
Code 11
MSI
GS1-128
Bookland EAN
Trioptic Code 39
Coupon Code
GS1 DataBar Family
Matrix 2 of 5
UCC Composite, TLC 39
Chinese 2 of 5
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Table B-1
Symbol Code Characters (Continued)
Code Character
Code Type
Korean 3 of 5
ISSN EAN, PDF417, Macro PDF417, Micro PDF417
Aztec, Aztec Rune
P00
Data Matrix
P01
QR Code, MicroQR
P02
Maxicode
P03
US Postnet
P04
US Planet
P05
Japan Postal
P06
UK Postal
P08
Netherlands KIX Code
P09
Australian Postal
P0A
USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail
P0B
UPU FICS Postal
P0X
Signature Capture
Programming Reference
AIM Code Identifiers
Each AIM Code Identifier contains the three-character string ]cm where:
] = Flag Character (ASCII 93)
c = Code Character (see Table B-2)
m = Modifier Character (see Table B-3)
Table B-2
Aim Code Characters
Code Character
Code Type
Code 39, Code 39 Full ASCII, Code 32
Code 128, ISBT 128, ISBT 128 Concatenated, GS1-128,
Coupon (Code 128 portion)
Data Matrix
UPC/EAN, Coupon (UPC portion)
GS1 DataBar Family
Codabar
Code 93
Code 11
Interleaved 2 of 5
PDF417, Macro PDF417, Micro PDF417
L2
TLC 39
MSI
QR Code, MicroQR
Discrete 2 of 5, IATA 2 of 5
Maxicode
Aztec, Aztec Rune
Bookland EAN, ISSN EAN, Trioptic Code 39, Chinese 2 of 5,
Matrix 2 of 5, Korean 3 of 5, US Postnet, US Planet, UK Postal, Japan
Postal, Australian Postal, Netherlands KIX Code, USPS 4CB/
One Code/Intelligent Mail, UPU FICS Postal, Signature Capture
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The modifier character is the sum of the applicable option values based on Table B-3.
Table B-3 Modifier Characters
Code Type
Code 39
Option Value
Option
No check character or Full ASCII processing.
Reader has checked one check character.
Reader has checked and stripped check character.
Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion.
Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion and
checked one check character.
Reader has performed Full ASCII character conversion and
checked and stripped check character.
Example: A Full ASCII bar code with check character W, A+I+MI+DW, is transmitted as
]A7AIMID where 7 = (3+4).
Trioptic Code 39
No option specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Example: A Trioptic bar code 412356 is transmitted as ]X0412356
Code 128
Standard data packet, no Function code 1 in first symbol position.
Function code 1 in first symbol character position.
Function code 1 in second symbol character position.
Example: A Code (EAN) 128 bar code with Function 1 character FNC1 in the first
position, AIMID is transmitted as ]C1AIMID
I 2 of 5
No check digit processing.
Reader has validated check digit.
Reader has validated and stripped check digit.
Example: An I 2 of 5 bar code without check digit, 4123, is transmitted as ]I04123
Codabar
No check digit processing.
Reader has checked check digit.
Reader has stripped check digit before transmission.
Example: A Codabar bar code without check digit, 4123, is transmitted as ]F04123
Code 93
No options specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Example: A Code 93 bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as ]G0012345678905
MSI
Check digits are sent.
No check digit is sent.
Example: An MSI bar code 4123, with a single check digit checked, is transmitted as
]M14123
Programming Reference
Table B-3 Modifier Characters (Continued)
Code Type
D 2 of 5
Option Value
Option
No options specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Example: A D 2 of 5 bar code 4123, is transmitted as ]S04123
UPC/EAN
Standard data packet in full EAN format, i.e. 13 digits for UPC-A,
UPC-E, and EAN-13 (not including supplemental data).
Two digit supplemental data only.
Five digit supplemental data only.
Combined data packet comprising 13 digits from EAN-13, UPC-A
or UPC-E symbol and 2 or 5 digits from supplemental symbol.
EAN-8 data packet.
Example: A UPC-A bar code 012345678905 is transmitted as ]E00012345678905
Bookland EAN
No options specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Example: A Bookland EAN bar code 123456789X is transmitted as ]X0123456789X
ISSN EAN
No options specified at this time. Always transmit 0.
Example: An ISSN EAN bar code 123456789X is transmitted as ]X0123456789X
Code 11
GS1 DataBar
Family
Single check digit
Two check digits
Check characters validated but not transmitted.
No option specified at this time. Always transmit 0. GS1 DataBar-14
and GS1 DataBar Limited transmit with an Application Identifier
“01”.
Note: In GS1-128 emulation mode, GS1 DataBar is transmitted
using Code 128 rules (i.e., ]C1).
Example: A GS1 DataBar-14 bar code 0110012345678902 is transmitted as
]e00110012345678902.
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Table B-3 Modifier Characters (Continued)
Code Type
EAN.UCC
Composites
(GS1 DataBar,
GS1-128,
2D portion of
UPC composite)
Option Value
Option
Native mode transmission.
Note: UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules.
Standard data packet.
Data packet containing the data following an encoded symbol
separator character.
Data packet containing the data following an escape mechanism
character. The data packet does not support the ECI protocol.
Data packet containing the data following an escape mechanism
character. The data packet supports the ECI protocol.
GS1-128 emulation
Note: UPC portion of composite is transmitted using UPC rules.
PDF417,
Micro PDF417
Data packet is a GS1-128 symbol (i.e., data is preceded with ]JC1).
Reader set to conform to protocol defined in 1994 PDF417
symbology specifications. Note: When this option is transmitted,
the receiver cannot reliably determine whether ECIs have been
invoked or whether data byte 92DEC has been doubled in
transmission.
Reader set to follow the ECI protocol (Extended Channel
Interpretation). All data characters 92DEC are doubled.
Reader set for Basic Channel operation (no escape character
transmission protocol). Data characters 92DEC are not doubled.
Note: When decoders are set to this mode, unbuffered Macro
symbols and symbols requiring the decoder to convey ECI escape
sequences cannot be transmitted.
The bar code contains a GS1-128 symbol, and the first codeword
is 903-907, 912, 914, 915.
The bar code contains a GS1-128 symbol, and the first codeword
is in the range 908-909.
The bar code contains a GS1-128 symbol, and the first codeword
is in the range 910-911.
Example: A PDF417 bar code ABCD, with no transmission protocol enabled, is
transmitted as ]L2ABCD.
Programming Reference
Table B-3 Modifier Characters (Continued)
Code Type
Data Matrix
MaxiCode
QR Code
Aztec
Option Value
Option
ECC 000-140, not supported.
ECC 200.
ECC 200, FNC1 in first or fifth position.
ECC 200, FNC1 in second or sixth position.
ECC 200, ECI protocol implemented.
ECC 200, FNC1 in first or fifth position, ECI protocol implemented.
ECC 200, FNC1 in second or sixth position, ECI protocol
implemented.
Symbol in Mode 4 or 5.
Symbol in Mode 2 or 3.
Symbol in Mode 4 or 5, ECI protocol implemented.
Symbol in Mode 2 or 3, ECI protocol implemented in secondary
message.
Model 1 symbol.
Model 2 / MicroQR symbol, ECI protocol not implemented.
Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol implemented.
Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol not implemented, FNC1 implied in
first position.
Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol implemented, FNC1 implied in first
position.
Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol not implemented, FNC1 implied in
second position.
Model 2 symbol, ECI protocol implemented, FNC1 implied in
second position.
Aztec symbol.
Aztec Rune symbol.
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Appendix C Sample Bar Codes
Code 39
123ABC
UPC/EAN
UPC-A, 100%
12345 67890
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EAN-13, 100%
3 456789 012340
Code 128
12345678901234567890123456789012345678901234
Interleaved 2 of 5
12345678901231
Sample Bar Codes
GS1 DataBar
NOTE
GS1 DataBar variants must be enabled to read the bar codes below (see GS1 DataBar on page 14-64).
10293847560192837465019283746029478450366523
(GS1 DataBar Expanded Stacked)
1234890hjio9900mnb
(GS1 DataBar Expanded)
08672345650916
(GS1 DataBar Limited)
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GS1 DataBar-14
55432198673467
(GS1 DataBar-14 Truncated)
90876523412674
(GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked)
78123465709811
(GS1 DataBar-14 Stacked Omni-Directional)
PDF417
Data Matrix
Sample Bar Codes
Maxicode
QR Code
US Postnet
UK Postal
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Appendix D Numeric Bar Codes
D-2
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Numeric Bar Codes
For parameters requiring specific numeric values, scan the appropriately numbered bar code(s).
Numeric Bar Codes
Cancel
To correct an error or change a selection, scan the bar code below.
Cancel
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Appendix E Alphanumeric Bar Codes
Alphanumeric Keyboard
Space
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Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
“
‘
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Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
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Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
NOTE
The bar codes that follow should not be confused with those on the numeric keypad.
Alphanumeric Bar Codes
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
End of Message
Cancel
E-7
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Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
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Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes E - 11
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
E - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes E - 13
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
E - 14 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes E - 15
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
E - 16 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
Alphanumeric Bar Codes E - 17
Alphanumeric Keyboard (continued)
E - 18 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Appendix F ASCII Character Sets
Table F-1
ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table
ASCII Value
Full ASCII
Code 39 Encode Character
Keystroke
1000
%U
CTRL 2
1001
$A
CTRL A
1002
$B
CTRL B
1003
$C
CTRL C
1004
$D
CTRL D
1005
$E
CTRL E
1006
$F
CTRL F
1007
$G
CTRL G
1008
$H
CTRL H/BACKSPACE1
1009
$I
CTRL I/HORIZONTAL TAB1
1010
$J
CTRL J
1011
$K
CTRL K
1012
$L
CTRL L
1013
$M
CTRL M/ENTER1
1014
$N
CTRL N
1015
$O
CTRL O
The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table F-1
ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
ASCII Value
Full ASCII
Code 39 Encode Character
Keystroke
1016
$P
CTRL P
1017
$Q
CTRL Q
1018
$R
CTRL R
1019
$S
CTRL S
1020
$T
CTRL T
1021
$U
CTRL U
1022
$V
CTRL V
1023
$W
CTRL W
1024
$X
CTRL X
1025
$Y
CTRL Y
1026
$Z
CTRL Z
1027
%A
CTRL [
1028
%B
CTRL \
1029
%C
CTRL ]
1030
%D
CTRL 6
1031
%E
CTRL -
1032
Space
Space
1033
/A
1034
/B
“
1035
/C
1036
/D
1037
/E
1038
/F
1039
/G
‘
1040
/H
1041
/I
1042
/J
1043
/K
The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
ASCII Character Sets
Table F-1
ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Full ASCII
Code 39 Encode Character
ASCII Value
Keystroke
1044
/L
1045
1046
1047
/o
1048
1049
1050
1051
1052
1053
1054
1055
1056
1057
1058
/Z
1059
%F
1060
%G
1061
%H
1062
%I
1063
%J
1064
%V
1065
1066
1067
1068
1069
1070
1071
The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table F-1
ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
Full ASCII
Code 39 Encode Character
ASCII Value
Keystroke
1072
1073
1074
1075
1076
1077
1078
1079
1080
1081
1082
1083
1084
1085
1086
1087
1088
1089
1090
1091
%K
1092
%L
1093
%M
1094
%N
1095
%O
1096
%W
‘
1097
+A
1098
+B
1099
+C
The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
ASCII Character Sets
Table F-1
ASCII Value Standard Default Parameters Table (Continued)
ASCII Value
Full ASCII
Code 39 Encode Character
Keystroke
1100
+D
1101
+E
1102
+F
1103
+G
1104
+H
1105
+I
1106
+J
1107
+K
1108
+L
1109
+M
1110
+N
1111
+O
1112
+P
1113
+Q
1114
+R
1115
+S
1116
+T
1117
+U
1118
+V
1119
+W
1120
+X
1121
+Y
1122
+Z
1123
%P
1124
%Q
1125
%R
1126
%S
The keystroke in bold is sent only if the “Function Key Mapping” is enabled.
Otherwise, the unbolded keystroke is sent.
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Table F-2 ALT Key Standard Default Tables
ALT Keys
Keystroke
2064
ALT 2
2065
ALT A
2066
ALT B
2067
ALT C
2068
ALT D
2069
ALT E
2070
ALT F
2071
ALT G
2072
ALT H
2073
ALT I
2074
ALT J
2075
ALT K
2076
ALT L
2077
ALT M
2078
ALT N
2079
ALT O
2080
ALT P
2081
ALT Q
2082
ALT R
2083
ALT S
2084
ALT T
2085
ALT U
2086
ALT V
2087
ALT W
2088
ALT X
2089
ALT Y
2090
ALT Z
ASCII Character Sets
Table F-3 Misc. Key Standard Default Table
Misc. Key
Keystroke
3001
PA 1
3002
PA 2
3003
CMD 1
3004
CMD 2
3005
CMD 3
3006
CMD 4
3007
CMD 5
3008
CMD 6
3009
CMD 7
3010
CMD 8
3011
CMD 9
3012
CMD 10
3013
CMD 11
3014
CMD 12
3015
CMD 13
3016
CMD 14
Table F-4 GUI Shift Keys
Other Value
Keystroke
3048
GUI 0
3049
GUI 1
3050
GUI 2
3051
GUI 3
3052
GUI 4
3053
GUI 5
3054
GUI 6
3055
GUI 7
3056
GUI 8
The Apple™ iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar. Windows-based
systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key, and to the right of the right ALT key.
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Table F-4 GUI Shift Keys (Continued)
Other Value
Keystroke
3057
GUI 9
3065
GUI A
3066
GUI B
3067
GUI C
3068
GUI D
3069
GUI E
3070
GUI F
3071
GUI G
3072
GUI H
3073
GUI I
3074
GUI J
3075
GUI K
3076
GUI L
3077
GUI M
3078
GUI N
3079
GUI O
3080
GUI P
3081
GUI Q
3082
GUI R
3083
GUI S
3084
GUI T
3085
GUI U
3086
GUI V
3087
GUI W
3088
GUI X
3089
GUI Y
3090
GUI Z
The Apple™ iMac keyboard has an apple key on either side of the space bar. Windows-based
systems have a GUI key to the left of the left ALT key, and to the right of the right ALT key.
ASCII Character Sets
Table F-5 PF Key Standard Default Table
PF Keys
Keystroke
4001
PF 1
4002
PF 2
4003
PF 3
4004
PF 4
4005
PF 5
4006
PF 6
4007
PF 7
4008
PF 8
4009
PF 9
4010
PF 10
4011
PF 11
4012
PF 12
4013
PF 13
4014
PF 14
4015
PF 15
4016
PF 16
Table F-6 F key Standard Default Table
F Keys
Keystroke
5001
F1
5002
F2
5003
F3
5004
F4
5005
F5
5006
F6
5007
F7
5008
F8
5009
F9
F-9
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Table F-6 F key Standard Default Table (Continued)
F Keys
Keystroke
5010
F 10
5011
F 11
5012
F 12
5013
F 13
5014
F 14
5015
F 15
5016
F 16
5017
F 17
5018
F 18
5019
F 19
5020
F 20
5021
F 21
5022
F 22
5023
F 23
5024
F 24
Table F-7 Numeric Key Standard Default Table
Numeric Keypad
Keystroke
6042
6043
6044
Undefined
6045
6046
6047
6048
6049
6050
6051
6052
ASCII Character Sets F - 11
Table F-7 Numeric Key Standard Default Table (Continued)
Numeric Keypad
Keystroke
6053
6054
6055
6056
6057
6058
Enter
6059
Num Lock
Table F-8 Extended Keypad Standard Default Table
Extended Keypad
Keystroke
7001
Break
7002
Delete
7003
Pg Up
7004
End
7005
Pg Dn
7006
Pause
7007
Scroll Lock
7008
Backspace
7009
Tab
7010
Print Screen
7011
Insert
7012
Home
7013
Enter
7014
Escape
7015
Up Arrow
7016
Dn Arrow
7017
Left Arrow
7018
Right Arrow
F - 12 Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
Glossary
Aperture. The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establishes the field of view.
ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit-plus-parity code representing 128 letters, numerals,
punctuation marks and control characters. It is a standard data transmission code in the U.S.
Autodiscrimination. The ability of an interface controller to determine the code type of a scanned bar code. After this
determination is made, the information content is decoded.
Bar. The dark element in a printed bar code symbol.
Bar Code. A pattern of variable-width bars and spaces which represents numeric or alphanumeric data in machine-readable
form. The general format of a bar code symbol consists of a leading margin, start character, data or message character,
check character (if any), stop character, and trailing margin. Within this framework, each recognizable symbology uses
its own unique format. See Symbology.
Bar Code Density. The number of characters represented per unit of measurement (e.g., characters per inch).
Bar Height. The dimension of a bar measured perpendicular to the bar width.
Bar Width. Thickness of a bar measured from the edge closest to the symbol start character to the trailing edge of the same
bar.
Bit. Binary digit. One bit is the basic unit of binary information. Generally, eight consecutive bits compose one byte of data.
The pattern of 0 and 1 values within the byte determines its meaning.
Bits per Second (bps). Bits transmitted or received.
Bluetooth. A technology that provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as scanners,
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, and printers over a secure, globally unlicensed short-range radio frequency.
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Boot or Boot-up. The process a computer goes through when it starts. During boot-up, the computer can run
self-diagnostic tests and configure hardware and software.
bps. See Bits Per Second.
Byte. On an addressable boundary, eight adjacent binary digits (0 and 1) combined in a pattern to represent a specific
character or numeric value. Bits are numbered from the right, 0 through 7, with bit 0 the low-order bit. One byte in
memory is used to store one ASCII character.
CDRH. Center for Devices and Radiological Health. A federal agency responsible for regulating laser product safety. This
agency specifies various laser operation classes based on power output during operation.
CDRH Class 1. This is the lowest power CDRH laser classification. This class is considered intrinsically safe, even if all laser
output were directed into the eye's pupil. There are no special operating procedures for this class.
CDRH Class 2. No additional software mechanisms are needed to conform to this limit. Laser operation in this class poses
no danger for unintentional direct human exposure.
Character. A pattern of bars and spaces which either directly represents data or indicates a control function, such as a
number, letter, punctuation mark, or communications control contained in a message.
Character Set. Those characters available for encoding in a particular bar code symbology.
Check Digit. A digit used to verify a correct symbol decode. The scanner inserts the decoded data into an arithmetic formula
and checks that the resulting number matches the encoded check digit. Check digits are required for UPC but are
optional for other symbologies. Using check digits decreases the chance of substitution errors when a symbol is
decoded.
Codabar. A discrete self-checking code with a character set consisting of digits 0 to 9 and six additional characters: ( - $ : /
, +).
Code 128. A high density symbology which allows the controller to encode all 128 ASCII characters without adding extra
symbol elements.
Code 3 of 9 (Code 39). A versatile and widely used alphanumeric bar code symbology with a set of 43 character types,
including all uppercase letters, numerals from 0 to 9 and 7 special characters (- . / + % $ and space). The code name is
derived from the fact that 3 of 9 elements representing a character are wide, while the remaining 6 are narrow.
Code 93. An industrial symbology compatible with Code 39 but offering a full character ASCII set and a higher coding
density than Code 39.
Code Length. Number of data characters in a bar code between the start and stop characters, not including those
characters.
Cold Boot. A cold boot restarts a computer and closes all running programs.
COM Port. Communication port; ports are identified by number, e.g., COM1, COM2.
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Continuous Code. A bar code or symbol in which all spaces within the symbol are parts of characters. There are no
intercharacter gaps in a continuous code. The absence of gaps allows for greater information density.
Cradle. A cradle is used for charging the terminal battery and for communicating with a host computer, and provides a
storage place for the terminal when not in use.
Dead Zone. An area within a scanner's field of view, in which specular reflection may prevent a successful decode.
Decode. To recognize a bar code symbology (e.g., UPC/EAN) and then analyze the content of the specific bar code
scanned.
Decode Algorithm. A decoding scheme that converts pulse widths into data representation of the letters or numbers
encoded within a bar code symbol.
Decryption. Decryption is the decoding and unscrambling of received encrypted data. Also see, Encryption and Key.
Depth of Field. The range between minimum and maximum distances at which a scanner can read a symbol with a certain
minimum element width.
Discrete Code. A bar code or symbol in which the spaces between characters (intercharacter gaps) are not part of the code.
Discrete 2 of 5. A binary bar code symbology representing each character by a group of five bars, two of which are wide.
The location of wide bars in the group determines which character is encoded; spaces are insignificant. Only numeric
characters (0 to 9) and START/STOP characters may be encoded.
EAN. European Article Number. This European/International version of the UPC provides its own coding format and
symbology standards. Element dimensions are specified metrically. EAN is used primarily in retail.
Element. Generic term for a bar or space.
Encoded Area. Total linear dimension occupied by all characters of a code pattern, including start/stop characters and data.
ENQ (RS-232). ENQ software handshaking is also supported for the data sent to the host.
ESD. Electro-Static Discharge
HID. Human Interface Device. A Bluetooth host type.
Host Computer. A computer that serves other terminals in a network, providing such services as computation, database
access, supervisory programs and network control.
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Hz. Hertz; A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second.
IEC. International Electrotechnical Commission. This international agency regulates laser safety by specifying various laser
operation classes based on power output during operation.
IEC (825) Class 1. This is the lowest power IEC laser classification. Conformity is ensured through a software restriction of
120 seconds of laser operation within any 1000 second window and an automatic laser shutdown if the scanner's
oscillating mirror fails.
Intercharacter Gap. The space between two adjacent bar code characters in a discrete code.
Interleaved 2 of 5. A binary bar code symbology representing character pairs in groups of five bars and five interleaved
spaces. Interleaving provides for greater information density. The location of wide elements (bar/spaces) within each
group determines which characters are encoded. This continuous code type uses no intercharacter spaces. Only
numeric (0 to 9) and START/STOP characters may be encoded.
Interleaved Bar Code. A bar code in which characters are paired together, using bars to represent the first character and
the intervening spaces to represent the second.
Input/Output Ports. I/O ports are primarily dedicated to passing information into or out of the terminal’s memory. Series
9000 mobile computers include Serial and USB ports.
I/O Ports. interface The connection between two devices, defined by common physical characteristics, signal
characteristics, and signal meanings. Types of interfaces include RS-232 and PCMCIA.
Key. A key is the specific code used by the algorithm to encrypt or decrypt the data. Also see, Encryption and Decrypting.
LASER. Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.The laser is an intense light source. Light from a laser is
all the same frequency, unlike the output of an incandescent bulb. Laser light is typically coherent and has a high energy
density.
Laser Diode. A gallium-arsenide semiconductor type of laser connected to a power source to generate a laser beam. This
laser type is a compact source of coherent light.
Laser Scanner. A type of bar code reader that uses a beam of laser light.
LED Indicator. A semiconductor diode (LED - Light Emitting Diode) used as an indicator, often in digital displays. The
semiconductor uses applied voltage to produce light of a certain frequency determined by the semiconductor's particular
chemical composition.
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Light Emitting Diode. See LED.
MIL. 1 mil = 1 thousandth of an inch.
MIN. Mobile Identification Number. The unique account number associated with a cellular device. It is broadcast by the
cellular device when accessing the cellular system.
Misread (Misdecode). A condition which occurs when the data output of a reader or interface controller does not agree with
the data encoded within a bar code symbol.
MRD. Minimum reflective difference. A measurement of print contrast.
Nominal. The exact (or ideal) intended value for a specified parameter. Tolerances are specified as positive and negative
deviations from this value.
Nominal Size. Standard size for a bar code symbol. Most UPC/EAN codes are used over a range of magnifications (e.g.,
from 0.80 to 2.00 of nominal).
ODI. See Open Data-Link Interface.
Open Data-Link Interface (ODI). Novell’s driver specification for an interface between network hardware and higher-level
protocols. It supports multiple protocols on a single NIC (Network Interface Controller). It is capable of understanding
and translating any network information or request sent by any other ODI-compatible protocol into something a NetWare
client can understand and process.
Open System Authentication. Open System authentication is a null authentication algorithm.
PAN . Personal area network. Using Bluetooth wireless technology, PANs enable devices to communicate wirelessly.
Generally, a wireless PAN consists of a dynamic group of less than 255 devices that communicate within about a 33-foot
range. Only devices within this limited area typically participate in the network.
Parameter. A variable that can have different values assigned to it.
Percent Decode. The average probability that a single scan of a bar code would result in a successful decode. In a
well-designed bar code scanning system, that probability should approach near 100%.
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Print Contrast Signal (PCS). Measurement of the contrast (brightness difference) between the bars and spaces of a
symbol. A minimum PCS value is needed for a bar code symbol to be scannable. PCS = (RL - RD) / RL, where RL is
the reflectance factor of the background and RD the reflectance factor of the dark bars.
Programming Mode. The state in which a scanner is configured for parameter values. See Scanning Mode.
Quiet Zone. A clear space, containing no dark marks, which precedes the start character of a bar code symbol and follows
the stop character.
QWERTY. A standard keyboard commonly used on North American and some European PC keyboards. “QWERTY” refers
to the arrangement of keys on the left side of the third row of keys.
Reflectance. Amount of light returned from an illuminated surface.
Resolution. The narrowest element dimension which is distinguished by a particular reading device or printed with a
particular device or method.
RF. Radio Frequency.
RS-232. An Electronic Industries Association (EIA) standard that defines the connector, connector pins, and signals used to
transfer data serially from one device to another.
Scan Area. Area intended to contain a symbol.
Scanner. An electronic device used to scan bar code symbols and produce a digitized pattern that corresponds to the bars
and spaces of the symbol. Its three main components are: 1) Light source (laser or photoelectric cell) - illuminates a bar
code,; 2) Photodetector - registers the difference in reflected light (more light reflected from spaces); 3) Signal
conditioning circuit - transforms optical detector output into a digitized bar pattern.
Scanning Mode. The scanner is energized, programmed and ready to read a bar code.
Scanning Sequence. A method of programming or configuring parameters for a bar code reading system by scanning bar
code menus.
Self-Checking Code. A symbology that uses a checking algorithm to detect encoding errors within the characters of a bar
code symbol.
Space. The lighter element of a bar code formed by the background between bars.
Specular Reflection. The mirror-like direct reflection of light from a surface, which can cause difficulty decoding a bar code.
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SPP. Serial Port Profile.
Start/Stop Character. A pattern of bars and spaces that provides the scanner with start and stop reading instructions and
scanning direction. The start and stop characters are normally to the left and right margins of a horizontal code.
Substrate. A foundation material on which a substance or image is placed.
Symbol. A scannable unit that encodes data within the conventions of a certain symbology, usually including start/stop
characters, quiet zones, data characters and check characters.
Symbol Aspect Ratio. The ratio of symbol height to symbol width.
Symbol Height. The distance between the outside edges of the quiet zones of the first row and the last row.
Symbol Length. Length of symbol measured from the beginning of the quiet zone (margin) adjacent to the start character
to the end of the quiet zone (margin) adjacent to a stop character.
Symbology. The structural rules and conventions for representing data within a particular bar code type (e.g. UPC/EAN,
Code 39, PDF417, etc.).
Tolerance. Allowable deviation from the nominal bar or space width.
UPC. Universal Product Code. A relatively complex numeric symbology. Each character consists of two bars and two
spaces, each of which is any of four widths. The standard symbology for retail food packages in the United States.
Visible Laser Diode (VLD). A solid state device which produces visible laser light.
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Index
Numerics
123Scan2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1
2D bar codes
aztec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-74
aztec inverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-74
code 128 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-70
data matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-71
data matrix inverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-71
maxicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
microPDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-69
microQR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-73
PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-69
QR code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
QR inverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-73
AAMVA
field parsing bar codes . . . . . . . . . .16-7, 16-8, 16-9,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-10,16-11, 16-12,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-13, 16-14,16-15, 16-16
accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
lanyard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12
actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-1, 15-24
move cursor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-28
send data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-24
setup fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
alphanumeric keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-87
alternate rule sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
bar code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6
bar code menu example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-43
code lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-15
code types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1, 15-11
default rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5
invalid rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
move cursor past a character . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
move cursor to a character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
move cursor to start of data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-21, 15-22
pad spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34
pad zeros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-38
rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7, 15-1
rules hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4
send alt characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-61
send control characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-43
send function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-72
send keyboard characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-48
send keypad characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-67
send preset value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
send value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32
skip ahead "n" characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
skip ahead characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-29
skip back "n" characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
skip back characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-30
space removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32
special commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8
specific data string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19
specific string
any location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-20
any message ok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-20
at start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19
rule belongs to set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-23
transmit error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
turn off rule sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-85, 15-86
zero removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32
advanced data formatting . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3, 10-7, 15-1
actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1, 15-24
alphanumeric keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-87
alternate rule sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-3
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Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
bar code menu example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-2
beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-43
code lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-15
code types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-1, 15-11
default rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-5
numeric keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-21, 15-22
pad spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-34
pad zeros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-38
rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-1
rules hierarchy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-4
send alt characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-61
send control characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-43
send function key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-72
send keyboard characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-48
send keypad characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-67
send preset value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32
setup fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-27
skip ahead characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-29
skip back characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-30
space removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32
special commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8
specific data string . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-19
turn off rule sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-85, 15-86
zero removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-32
aiming options
hand-held decode aiming pattern . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
aiming pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
enabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6
ASCII values
keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-13
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-19
standard defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-2, 4-25
auto-reconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4, 4-14, 4-19, 4-23
bar code defaults
all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
radio communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
scanner emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
user preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
wand emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
bar codes
AAMVA field parsing
set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 16-10,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-11, 16-12, 16-13,
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-14, 16-15, 16-16
ADF list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-6
Australian postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-62
auto-reconnect in Bluetooth keyboard
emulation (HID slave) mode . . . . . . . . . 4-17
auto-reconnect interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
aztec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-74
aztec inverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-74
batch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10, 5-11
battery reconditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
beep after good decode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
beep on insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
beeper tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-7
beeper volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8, 5-9
bluetooth friendly name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
Bluetooth technology support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
bookland EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
bookland ISBN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-21
buffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32, 14-33
cancel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
Chinese 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-53
codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-47
codabar CLSI editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-49
codabar lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-47
codabar NOTIS editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-49
code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-37
code 11 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-37
code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23
code 128 emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-70
code 128 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23
code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-28
transmit buffer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-34
code 39 check digit verification . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31
code 39 full ASCII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32
code 39 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-30
code 39 transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31
code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
code 93 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
composite CC-A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-66
composite CC-C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-66
composite TLC-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-67
continuous bar code read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
convert GS1 databar to UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . 14-65
convert UPC-E to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
data matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-71
data matrix inverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-71
data options
pause duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-8
decode session timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
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discoverable mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
discrete 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-44
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-46
driver’s license parsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2
field updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-23
send control characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-24
send keyboard characters . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-29
set defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-24
set up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-4, 16-5, 16-6
EAN zero extend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20
EAN-13/JAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
EAN-8/JAN-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8
flush macro buffer/abort macro PDF entry . . . 14-79
FN1 substitution values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
fuzzy 1D processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
GS1 catabar limited . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64
GS1 DataBar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64
GS1 databar expanded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-65
GS1 databar-14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64
GS1-128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-24
hand-held decode aiming pattern . . . . . . . . . . . 5-22
I 2 of 5 check digit verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-43
I 2 of 5 convert to EAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-44
I 2 of 5 transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-43
IBM 468X/469X
convert unknown to code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
convert unkown to code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
ignore bar code configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
ignore beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
port address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-40
convert to EAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-44
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-41
inverse 1D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-58
ISBT 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-25
ISBT concatenation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-26, 14-27
ISBT concatenation redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . 14-27
ISSN EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22
Japan postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61
keyboard wedge
alternate numeric keypad emulation . . . . . . . 8-8
caps lock on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
capsl ock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9
country keyboard types (country codes) . . . . 8-5
host types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
ignore unknown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
intra-keystroke delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
keystroke delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Korean 3 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-57
korean 3 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-57
lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
low power mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
matrix 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-54
matrix 2 of 5 check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-56
matrix 2 of 5 lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-55
matrix 2 of 5 redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-56
maxicode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
microPDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-69
microQR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-73
mobile phone/display mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
MSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-50
MSI check digit algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-53
MSI check digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-52
MSI lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-50
MSI transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-52
multicode concatenation symbology . . . . . . . . . 5-30
multicode mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23, 5-24
multicode mode concatenation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
multicode troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Netherlands KIX code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-62
numeric bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-3
OCR
bright illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15
check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-25
check digit multiplier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-26
check digit validation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-27
default table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
maximum characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
MICR E13B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-9
minimum chararacter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-12
OCR-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
OCR-A variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
OCR-B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-5
OCR-B variant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-6
orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
quiet zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
security level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-13
subset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-14
template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-16
US currency serial number . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-10
parameter broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
parameter scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
parser version ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16
PDF417 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-69
picklist modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-59
prefix/suffix values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
QR code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
QR inverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-73
radio output power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
reconnect attempt beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
reconnect attempt interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
RS-232
baud rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-8
beep on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
Index - 4
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
check receive errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
data bits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-10
hardware handshaking . . . . . . . . . . . .7-11, 7-12
host serial response time-out . . . . . . . . . . . 7-15
host types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
ignore unkown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
intercharacter delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Nixdorf Beep/LED options . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-18
RTS line state . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-16
stop bit select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
RS-232 parameters
parity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
scan data options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
scanner to cradle support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
set defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
supplementals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10
symbologies
default table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
time delay to reduced power mode . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
timeout between decodes, different symbols . . 5-20
timeout between decodes, same symbol . . . . . 5-20
transmit code ID character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
transmit matrix 2 of 5 check digit . . . . . . . . . . 14-57
transmit no read message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
transmit UK postal check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61
transmit US postal check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-60
trigger modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-14, 5-15
UCC coupon extended code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22
UK postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-60
unique bar code reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
unpair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
UPC composite mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-67
UPC/EAN
coupon code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22
supp redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-13, 14-14
UPC/EAN/JAN
supplemental AIM ID format . . . . . . . . . . . 14-14
supplemental redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-13
UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
UPC-A preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
UPC-A/E/E1 check digit . . . . . . . . . . . .14-14, 14-15
UPC-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
UPC-E preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
UPC-E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8
UPU FICS postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-63
US planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-59
US postnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-59
USB
caps lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
convert case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
country keyboard types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
device type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
emulate keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
function key mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
keyboard FN 1 sub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
keystroke delay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
optional parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-11
simulated caps lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
unknown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail . . . . . . . 14-63
variable PIN code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
wand emulation
code 39 full ASCII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
convert all bar codes to code 39 . . . . . . . . . 10-7
host types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
leading margin (quiet zone) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
polarity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
unknown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-6
bar codes RS-232
software handshaking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
batch mode stored data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
battery
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
inserting/removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
reconditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
shutting off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
battery reconditioning bar code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
beeper definitions
pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
standard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
wireless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6, 1-11
Bluetooth disconnect event . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2, 3-4, 4-3
bluetooth keyboard emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
Bluetooth security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
bullets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
cables
installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
character set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12, 7-19, 8-13, F-1
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
charging LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
codabar bar codes
CLSI editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-49
codabar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-47
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-47
NOTIS editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-49
code 11 bar codes
code 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-37
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-37
code 128 bar codes
code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23
GS1-128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-24
ISBT 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-25
Index - 5
ISBT concatenation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-26, 14-27
ISBT concatenation redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . 14-27
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-23
code 128 emulation bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-70
code 39 bar codes
buffering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-32, 14-33
check digit verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31
code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-28
full ASCII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-32
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-30
transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-31
code 93 bar codes
code 93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-35
code ID character . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
code identifiers
AIM code IDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3
modifier characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4
Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1
code types
ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15-11
composite bar codes
composite CC-A/B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-66
composite CC-C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-66
composite TLC-39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-67
UPC composite mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-67
configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
conventions
notational . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4, 1-5
inserting scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
pinouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
supply power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
cradle parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4, 1-5
data matrix bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-71
decode zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
default parameters
all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
OCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
radio communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
scanner emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
standard default table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
symbologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
user preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
wand emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
discrete 2 of 5 bar codes
discrete 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-44
driver’s license
ADF parsing sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-21
field parsing bar codes . . . . . . . . . . 16-4, 16-5, 16-6
parsing bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-2
parsing rule example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-17
encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2, 4-27
error indications
ack/nak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
ADF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
enq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
miscellaneous scanner options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
RS-232 transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-11
transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 7-15
unknown characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8, 7-18, 8-6
xon/xoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-13
exposure options
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
GS1 DataBar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-64
GS1 databar
convert GS1 databar to UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . 14-65
HID Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
HID slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
host types
IBM (port address) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
scanner emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
wand emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
IBM 468X/469X connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
IBM 468X/469X parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
IBM defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
information, service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
inserting battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Index - 6
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
interleaved 2 of 5 bar codes
check digit verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-43
convert to EAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-44
transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-43
keyboard wedge connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
keyboard wedge defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
keyboard wedge parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Korean 3 of 5 bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-57
LED
battery reconditioning definitions . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-10, 2-3
discharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
standard definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
locked pairing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-20, 4-23
low power mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
macro PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-79
flush buffer/abort PDF entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-79
maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
digital scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 4-4, 4-6, 4-14, 4-19
matrix 2 of 5 bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-54
check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-56
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-55
redundancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-56
transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-57
maxicode bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
microPDF417 bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-69
mounting
cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
MSI bar codes
check digit algorithm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-53
check digits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-52
lengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-50
MSI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-50
transmit check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-52
multipoint-to-point communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
notational conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
OCR
default parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-2
parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-3
out of range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
pairing
address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
bar code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4, 2-2, 4-3
bar code format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
charging cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
connection maintenance interval . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
cradle host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
lock override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
lost connection to host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
master/slave setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2, 4-19
mulitpoint-to-point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
on contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
pin codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
point-to-point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
radio communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
SPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 3-5
unpair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
pairing beeper definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
parameter defaults
all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1
IBM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
radio communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
scanner emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
user preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
wand emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
parameters
batch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10, 5-11
battery reconditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
beep on insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Bluetooth technology support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
IBM 468X/469X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
keyboard wedge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
radio communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4, 4-5
auto-reconnect interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
batch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10, 5-11
connection maintenance interval . . . . . . . . 4-23
host types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4, 4-5
pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Index - 7
parameter broadcast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
reconnect attempt beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
reconnect attempt interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
scanner to cradle support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
set defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
time delay to reduced power mode . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
unpair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
wand emulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
parser version ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-16
parsing
driver’s license data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16-1
parts
cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-4, 1-5
scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
PDF417 bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-69
PIN code
static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
variable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
pinouts
cradle signal descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
point-to-point communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
postal codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-59
Australian postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-62
Japan postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61
Netherlands KIX code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-62
transmit UK postal check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-61
transmit US postal check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-60
UK postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-60
UPU FICS postal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-63
US planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-59
US postnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-59
USPS 4CB/One Code/Intelligent Mail . . . . . . . 14-63
power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
QR code bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-72
quiet zone (leading margin) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
radio communication
Bluetooth Technology Profile support . . . . .1-6, 1-11
defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
multipoint-to-point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11
parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-4, 4-5
point-to-point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
reconnect attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
reconnect attempt beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
range indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
reconditioning, battery bar code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
reconnect attempt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
reconnect attempt beep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
removing battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
replacing battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
RS-232 connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
RS-232 defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
RS-232 parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
sample bar codes
code 128 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
code 39 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
GS1 DataBar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-3
interleaved 2 of 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2
UPC/EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1
scanner emulation defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
scanner parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
scanner to cradle support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
scanner(s) to cradle support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2, 6-8, 8-6, 14-2
radio communications sequence example . . . . . 4-1
sequence example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2, 14-1
scanning LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Serial Port Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
Serial Port Profile master . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4, 4-14, 4-19
Serial Port Profile slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
service information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
setup
connecting a USB interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
connecting an RS-232 interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
connecting keyboard wedge interface . . . . . . . . . 8-2
connecting to an IBM 468X/469X host . . . . . . . . 9-2
connecting using wand emulation . . . . . . 10-2, 11-2
cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
inserting scanner in cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10
installing the cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
mounting cradle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
scanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
supplying power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
signal descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4, 4-4, 4-6
specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
SPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
SPP master . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4, 4-14, 4-19
SPP slave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
standard default parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1
stored data
batch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
symbology default parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-2
Index - 8
Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7
troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
unlocked pairing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
unpairing
bar code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
UPC/EAN bar codes
bookland EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
bookland ISBN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-21
check digit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-14, 14-15
convert UPC-E to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
convert UPC-E1 to UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-19
EAN zero extend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-20
EAN-13/JAN-13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-9
EAN-8/JAN-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8
ISSN EAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22
supplementals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-10
UCC coupon extended code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-22
UPC-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
UPC-A preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-16
UPC-E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-7
UPC-E preamble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-17
UPC-E1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-8
USB connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
USB defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-3
USB parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
user preferences bar codes
batch mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-10, 5-11
beep on insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
set defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
time delay to reduced power mode . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
user preferences defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
wand emulation connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2, 11-2
wand emulation defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
wand emulation parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
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Title                           : Symbol DS6878 Product Reference Guide
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