3800/3900 User’s Guide 4 - 14 Data EditingPrefix/Suffix OverviewWhen a bar code is scanned, additional information is sent to the host computeralong with the bar code data. This group of bar code 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 ASCII chart (page 4-6 ), plus CodeI.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.To Add a Prefix or Suffix:Step 1. Scan the Add Prefix or Add Suffix symbol (page 4-4).Step 2. Determine the 2 digit Hex value from the Symbology Chart (page 4-5)for the symbology to which you want to apply the prefix or suffix.Prefix Scanned Data Suffix1-10alpha numericcharactersvariable length1-10alpha numericcharacters
