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Scanning the appropriate bar codes on the RF Terminal Setup Menu
enables UCC/EAN 128; or you can use the keypad in the
PROGRAMMING MODE “Change Setup” option. If UCC/EAN 128
is enabled, you will be able to read both standard Code 128 bar codes
as well as the UCC/EAN 128 bar codes with the Function 1 character
and the Mod 10 check character.
UCC-128 Shipping Container Code
If UCC/EAN-128 is enabled on the R/F Terminal reader, all Function 1
codes are transmitted as ]C1. In addition, should you be reading a 20
digit Shipping Serial Container code, the Mod 10 check digit is also
compared with the computed Mod 10 value to give further assurance of
no substitutions. The UCC/EAN-128 Shipping Serial Container Code is a
subset of UCC-128 or EAN-128 adopted for voluntary marking of
shipping boxes with the exact serial number of the box, (used with EDI
typically to identify a specific boxes contents. The code consists of the
following format:
Start C not transmitted
Function Code 1 transmitted
2 Digit Qualifier transmitted
7 Digit Data Portion transmitted
1 Digit Mod 10 Check Digit* transmitted-
1 Digit Modulus 103 not transmitted
Stop Code not transmitted
*Calculated using 19digits-UPC method
The UCC 128 specification is used extensively by the retail industry. If
you have a requirement for a UCC 128 Serial Shipping Container bar
code, be sure to follow the specification as closely as possible as many
vendors will impose fines for non-conformance. For more information
on UCC 128, contact the Uniform Code Council at:
Uniform Code Council, Inc.
7887 Washington Village Drive, Suite 300
Dayton, OH 45459
937-435-3870
937-435-7317
info@uc-council.org
8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST
Specifications are available online at:http://www.uc-council.org