Worth Data RF Terminal 7000 User Manual
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characters are transmitted to the computer along with the data. For example, at setting ON, the data of 1234
would be transmitted as *1234*. Transmitting the start and stop characters can be useful if you need to
differentiate between data that comes from a bar code versus data coming from the keypad.
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Enabling use of the Mod 43 check character requires that the last character of your bar code conform to the
Mod 43 check character specifications. See Appendix E; Code 39 for more information. Enable transmission
(6) will send the check digit data along with the rest of the bar code data to your computer. To use 6, you must
also be using 5.
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Caps Lock ON causes lower case letters read as data to be transmitted to the computer as UPPER CASE, and
upper case letters to be transmitted as LOWER CASE. Numbers, punctuation and control characters are not
affected. Caps Lock OFF means that letters will be transmitted exactly as read. This setting applies to all bar
code types.
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See Appendix E; Code 39 for more information regarding Accumulate Mode.
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Decode Option is used to allow reading of Code 39 bar codes through a windshield. Setting this option to 1
will loosen up the decoder a little and option 2 will loosen up the decoder a bit more. This should be used
with caution since using a looser decoder can cause substitutions.
UPC-A / EAN-13 Options
UPC/EAN ALL
ON
OFF
1
UPC/EAN Supplements
ON
OFF
2
UPC-A NSC
ON
OFF
3
UPC-A Check
ON
OFF
4
EAN-13 First 2 Digits
ON
OFF
5
EAN-13 Check
ON
OFF
6
ISBN EAN-13 Mode
ON
OFF
7
UPC-A as EAN-13
ON
OFF
8
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Use setting 2 to enable reading of the 2 and 5 digit UPC/EAN supplements commonly found on magazines
and paperback books as well as the Extended Coupon Codes. Using this setting force left to right reading of
UPC codes to assure that the supplement code is not missed.
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Use setting 3 to enable transmission of the NSC character to your computer. The Number System Character is
the leading character in the bar code. For details, see Appendix J, UPC/EAN.
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Use setting 4 to enable transmission of the check digit character to your computer. The check digit is the last
character and is based upon a calculation performed on the other characters.
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Use setting 5 to enable the transmission of the EAN-13 country code (the first 2 digits).
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Use setting 6 to enable the transmission of the EAN-13 check digit.
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ISBN (International Standard Book Numbering) bar codes are EAN-13 with a 5-digit supplement. If the
“Bookland” bar code uses 978 (books) or 977 (periodicals) as the first three digits, then the RF Terminal can
transmit it in the ISBN format. To enable transmission of the ISBN format, set option 7 to ON. To return to
the default of normal EAN-13 transmission, set option 7 to OFF. For details on ISBN, see Appendix J,
UPC/EAN.
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UPC-A can be transmitted in EAN-13 format by adding a leading 0 (USA county code) to the UPC-A data. To
transmit in EAN-13 format, set option 8 to ON.