2020/4820/4820 i User’s Guide 5 - 15 Data EditingPrefix/Suffix OverviewWhen a barcode is scanned, additional information is sent to the host computeralong with the barcode data. This group of barcode data and additional,user-defined data is called a “message string.” The selections in this section areused to build the user-defined data into the message string.Prefix and Suffix characters are data characters that can be sent before and afterscanned data. You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, oronly with specific symbologies. The following illustration shows the breakdownof a message string:Points to Keep In Mind• It is not necessary to build a message string. The selections in this chapterare only used if you wish to alter the default settings.Default prefix = None.Default suffix = None.• A prefix or suffix may be added or cleared from one symbology or allsymbologies.• You can add any prefix or suffix from the Code Page Mapping of PrintedBarcodes on page A-6, plus Code I.D. and AIM I.D.• You can string together several entries for several symbologies at one time.• Enter prefixes and suffixes in the order in which you want them to appear onthe output.• When setting up for specific symbologies (as opposed to all symbologies), thespecific symbology ID value counts as an added prefix or suffix character.To Add a Prefix or Suffix:Step 1. Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol (page 5-4).Step 2. Determine the 2 digit Hex value from the Symbology Chart (included inthe Symbology Chart, beginning on page A-1) for the symbology toPrefix Scanned Data Suffix1-11alpha numeric &control charactersvariable length1-11alpha numeric &control characters
