84 PowerScan
®
Scanner
Label Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the Interleaved 2 of 5 label Length Format
to select either the Variable Length or Fixed Length Format.
Variable Length
Format
Follow the steps below to set the Interleaved 2 of 5 symbology to Vari-
able Length Format.
1. Identify the minimum length setting you want to make. The
selectable range is any even number between 02 to 50
1
characters.
2. Scan the SET bar code below.
3. Scan the ENABLE VARIABLE LENGTH FORMAT bar code.
4. Scan the SET MINIMUM LABEL LENGTH bar code.
5. Set the minimum label length by scanning the correct digits
from page 87. Return to this page and go to step six.
6. Scan the END bar code.
1. For this symbology, the scanner will decode up to 50 characters, but the actual length read will
vary depending upon the interface type, and bar code physical size and quality.
NOTE
If you are setting a label length less than ten,
you must scan a zero digit first and then the
length digit (e.g., 04, 06, 08).
Variable Length Format
SET ------------------------------------------
Enable Variable Length
Format ---------
Set Minimum Label
Length ---------
END ------------------------------------------