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Code 128 — cont.
Code 128 Set Length 2
This feature specifies one of the barcode lengths for Code 128 Length Control. Length
2 is the maximum label length if in
Variable Length Mode, or the second fixed length if
in
Fixed Length Mode. Length includes the barcode’s data characters only.
The length can be set from 1 to 80 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 1 to 80 — or 0 to ignore this
length). Pad the number with leading zeroes to yield two digits. For example: 0 =
00, 5 = 05, 20 = 20, etc.
2. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to enter Program-
ming Mode.
3. Scan the barcode: SELECT CODE 128 LENGTH 2 SETTING.
4. Scan the appropriate two digits from the keypad in Appendix E, Keypad, that rep-
resent the length setting which was determined in the steps above. You will hear a
two-beep indication after the last character.
5. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE barcode to exit Program-
ming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See Table 24 for some examples of how to set this feature.
Table 24. Code 128 Length 2 Setting Examples
NOTE
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.
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired Setting
00 (Ignore This
Length)
07 Characters 15 Characters 80 Characters
2 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
3 Scan SELECT CODE 128 LENGTH 2 SETTING
4
Scan Two Characters From
Appendix E, Keypad
‘0’ and ‘0’ ‘0’ and ‘7’ ‘0’ and ‘F’ ‘5’ AND 0’
5 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE