Paxar 9430R User Manual
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2-12 Creating and Printing Formats
Character
Subset A
Subset B
Subset C
80 hex
Function 3
Function 3
81 hex
Function 2
Function 2
82
hex*
Shift Shift
83 hex
Switch to Subset C Switch to Subset C
84 hex
Switch to Subset B
Function 4
Switch to Subset B
85 hex
Function 4
Switch to Subset A Switch to Subset A
86 hex
Function 1
Function 1
Function 1
* A temporary, one character shift to another subset.
The following table describes the purpose of each function (listed in the
previous table).
Function
Number
Purpose
1
Uses reserved Code 128 characters (UCC/EAN128).
2
Appends data (subsets A and B only). The result is not
readable by all bar code scanners.
3
Initializes a bar code scanner.
4
Extends characters by adding 128 to the ASCII code. For
example, 'a' (97 decimal) is changed to '
β
' (225 decimal)
by adding 128 to it. This function is unavailable in subset
C.