RS-232 Parameters
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Enable Character
Specifies the value of the RS-232 host command used to enable the reader.
ASCII characters or any hex value from 0 to 0xFF can be selected.
Setting to previously defined characters such as XON, XOFF, or host commands conflicts with
normal operation of these characters. 8-bit data is not recognized when the option
Data Bits
has been set as 7 Data Bits.
To set this feature:
Determine the desired character or value. A setting of 0xFF indicates the Enable Character is not used (not
available).
1. Determine the desired
character or v
alue.
2. Use the ASCII Chart on the inside back cover of this manual to find the hex equivalent for the desired char-
acter/value.
3. Go to page 31 and scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar code to enter Programming
Mode.
4. Scan the bar code: SELECT ENABLE CHARACTER SETTING.
5. Scan the appropriate two alphanumeric characters from th
e keypad in A
ppendix D, Keypad, that represent
the desired character/value in step 2 above. The second character will cause a two-beep indication.
6. Scan the ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE bar
code to exit P
rogramming Mode.
This completes the procedure. See Tab le 31 for some examples of how to set this feature.
Table 31. Enable Character Setting Examples
STEP ACTION EXAMPLES
1 Desired character/value
‘e’ ‘}’ ‘E’
Enable Command
Not Used
2
Hex equivalent from
ASCII
Chart
0x65 0x7D 0x45 0xFF
3 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE
4 Scan SELECT ENABLE CHARACTER VALUE SETTING
5
Scan Two Characters From
Appendix D, Keypad
‘6’ and ‘5’ ‘7’ and ‘D’ ‘4’ and ‘5’ ‘F’ AND ‘F’
6 Scan ENTER/EXIT PROGRAMMING MODE