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Datalogic 2 of 5
Product Reference Guide 225
Datalogic 2 of 5 — cont.
Datalogic 2 of 5 Set Length 2
This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for Datalogic 2 of 5 Length Control. Length 2 is
the maximum label length if in Variable Length Mode, or the second fixed length if in Fixed
Length Mode. The length includes the barcode’s check and data characters.
The length can be set from 2 to 50 characters. A setting of 0 specifies to ignore this length (only
one fixed length).
Follow these instructions to set this feature:
1. Determine the desired character length (from 2 to 50, or 0 to ignor
e this length). The
length must be an even number.
2. Pad the number with leading zeroes to yield two digits. For example: 0 = 00, 5 = 05, 20 =
20, etc
.
3. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to enter Programming
Mod
e.
4. Scan the barcode: SELECT Datalogic 2 of 5 LENGTH 2 SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two digits from
the keypad in Appendix E
, Keypad, that represent the
length setting which was determined in the steps abov
e. You will hear a two-beep indica-
tion after the last character.
NOTE
6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to exit Programming
Mod
e.
This completes the procedure. See Table 28 for some examples of how to set this feature.
Table 28. Datalogic 2 of 5 Length 2 Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired Setting
Ignore This Length 4 Characters 14 Characters 50 Characters
2
Pad with leading zeroes to
yield two digi
ts
00 04 14 50
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT DATALOGIC 2 OF 5 LENGTH 2 SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters From
Appendix E, Keypad
‘0’ and ‘0’ ‘0’ and ‘4’ ‘1’ and ‘4’ ‘5’ AND ‘0’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
If you make a mistake before the last character, scan the CANCEL
barcode to abort and not save the entry string. You can then start
again at the beginning.