ID Innovations Bar code Mini Decoder User Manual
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Features
24
Macro #
Active For
CODE 39 CODE 128
1
ALL BAR CODE TYPES
NA
1
2
CODE 39
1
NA
3
ALL BAR CODE TYPES - ALWAYS
3
3
4
ALL BAR CODE TYPES
NA
2
5
CODE 39
2
NA
6
UPC-A
NA
NA
7
ALL BAR CODE TYPES - ALWAYS
4
4
Macro #1: Find String:
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Enter the text that you are attempting to replace, any matches on this text in the bar code will be replaced with the Replace With
string below. The text that you enter here must exactly match the text in the bar code in order for the Replace With string to be
used. You may enter up to 15 characters of text.
Note: You may use any of the string special characters when entering the text for this field, for more information see Strings
page 24. For example, to Match on DEC 254 HEX FE, enter #FE as the Find String.
Macro #1: Replace With:
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Enter the text that is to replace the Find String when found in the bar code. You may enter up to 15 characters of replacement
text in the field. If this is not enough you may include a unique character at the end of the text and have the next macro replace
the character with another 15 characters.
Note: You may use any of the string special characters when entering the text for this field, for more information see Strings
page 24.
Select Macro Number: KEYS GROUP
This group is not really a macro but a list of keys on the keyboard, and the data in the bar codes that are used to represent the
keys. You will need to modify these fields any time you want to include a function key or special key on you keyboard in a bar
code that you create. For example, if you want to create a bar code that when scanned will press the F1 key on the keyboard,
you can set a single character to map to the F1 key on the keyboard. Any occurrence of the character in the bar code will be
replaced with the F1 key when the data in the bar code is transmitted to the computer. This group contains a list of all the
Function Keys, the special keys like HOME, PAGEUP, PAGEDOWN, CTRL, SHIFT, ALT, and many more. Simply cursor down
to the key that you want to encode in a bar code and enter the character in the bar code that you want to have mapped to the
key selected.
Strings F5
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Select String Number: 1 GROUP
The Strings category is divided into 10 different string groups. Each string group can be defined as a 32 character
TERMINATION, PREAMBLE, or POSTAMBLE string. Each of the strings has a Type, Active For, Scan Direction, and String.
When editing the String option, you may use any of the standard keys on your keyboard. The HOME and END keys will take
you to the beginning and end of the string. In order to allow you to embed any key on the keyboard as part of the string, the
decoder uses certain ASCII characters as special function characters. Special function characters are followed by a two digit
HEX value that specifies the attributes of the function. These characters and their function are as follows:
$
Specifies special characters in the string. A special character is a character that performs a special operation or is a
special key on the keyboard, such as a numeric keypad key. For example, to include an F1 key in a string, enter $80 in
the string. For a list of all of the HEX values and the keys that they represent, refer to Appendix-B, Special Characters
Table.
#
Specifies an ALT keypad sequence. This is useful when you wish to transmit a graphic character to the computer. For
example, to send ASCII 65, HEX 41 as an ALT keypad sequence, enter #41 sequence in the string. For a list of all of
the HEX values and the keys that they represent, refer to Appendix-B, ALT Keypad Table.
%
Specifies international characters for the current Keyboard Country. International keys are keys such as the ACCENT
key. These keys are specific to the Keyboard Country that is currently being used. The only time that you must use
this key sequence to enter an international character is when your current Keyboard Country setting does not match
the one that you wish to use to generate the character. If there are international characters in an input string and you