LXE mx6 Verweisanleitung
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Settings Options
MX6 Reference Guide
E-EQ-MX6RG-E
Strip Leading / Strip Trailing Characters
This feature, when enabled, strips the specified number of characters from a barcode, either from
the beginning (leading) or at the end (trailing), or both.
the beginning (leading) or at the end (trailing), or both.
When this feature and the Add Prefix and / or Add Suffix features are both enabled, the leading
and trailing characters are stripped before the prefix or suffix is appended.
and trailing characters are stripped before the prefix or suffix is appended.
The configuration for stripping leading and trailing characters is specified independently. To
enable, either or both of the checkboxes labeled Strip Leading and Strip Trailing must be checked.
Then the number of characters to be stripped can be typed into the edit control or set using the spin
control on the right of the edit control.
enable, either or both of the checkboxes labeled Strip Leading and Strip Trailing must be checked.
Then the number of characters to be stripped can be typed into the edit control or set using the spin
control on the right of the edit control.
The maximum number of characters that can be stripped is 99 characters for each leading and
trailing number of characters. When the Strip Leading and Strip Trailing checkboxes are blank (or
disabled), the edit controls are disabled; however the last specified number of characters to strip is
retained and dimmed.
trailing number of characters. When the Strip Leading and Strip Trailing checkboxes are blank (or
disabled), the edit controls are disabled; however the last specified number of characters to strip is
retained and dimmed.
When the number of characters to be stripped is greater than the number of characters in the
barcode a good read beep is sounded but all barcode data is discarded.
barcode a good read beep is sounded but all barcode data is discarded.
Prefix / Suffix
If Add Prefix and / or Add Suffix are combined with Strip Leading and / or Strip Trailing, the
leading and / or trailing characters are stripped before the prefix or suffix is added.
leading and / or trailing characters are stripped before the prefix or suffix is added.
The mode for Prefix/Suffix feature is determined by the “Send Key Messages (WEDGE)” setting
in the Main tab. When checked (enabled), the prefix/suffix feature is in
in the Main tab. When checked (enabled), the prefix/suffix feature is in
Key Message mode
. Key
message mode sends the prefix, barcode, and suffix to the application with the focus as
keystrokes. In Key message mode all keys on the keypad can be entered.
keystrokes. In Key message mode all keys on the keypad can be entered.
When the “Send Key Messages (WEDGE)” is not checked,
Block mode
is enabled. Block mode
allows ASCII characters (0x0 – 0x7F), plus backspace, tab, delete, return and escape. In Block
mode the prefix/suffix data is added to the beginning and end of the buffered barcode data that can
then be read by an application from the WDG: device.
mode the prefix/suffix data is added to the beginning and end of the buffered barcode data that can
then be read by an application from the WDG: device.
Up to 19 characters can be specified for the prefix and up to 19 characters can be specified for the
suffix. The characters can be text or control characters, e.g. tab, carriage return. The characters can
be entered into the prefix and suffix text boxes by typing from the keypad, entering the key’s hex
equivalent, or entering in hat ( ^ ) encoded delimited (8-bit code table) notation.
suffix. The characters can be text or control characters, e.g. tab, carriage return. The characters can
be entered into the prefix and suffix text boxes by typing from the keypad, entering the key’s hex
equivalent, or entering in hat ( ^ ) encoded delimited (8-bit code table) notation.
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To enable the Prefix or Suffix processing, check the associated checkbox. When the box
is checked, the edit controls to the right are enabled. Keys/characters are typed into the
edit control following the checkbox.
is checked, the edit controls to the right are enabled. Keys/characters are typed into the
edit control following the checkbox.
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Selecting the Add button then adds the key to the associated list of keys in the read-only
edit control to the right of the Add / Clear buttons. The keys are shown as comma-
delimited strings.
edit control to the right of the Add / Clear buttons. The keys are shown as comma-
delimited strings.
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To erase the Prefix or Suffix, select the read-only edit control that contains the currently
configured Prefix or Suffix and select the Clear button.
configured Prefix or Suffix and select the Clear button.
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The Add and Clear buttons function on the control that is selected when the button is
pressed.
pressed.
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Hex values can be entered by preceding the two digit hex value with ‘0x’. Control
characters can also be entered using the ‘hat’ delimited notation, i.e. ^M for Carriage
Return.
characters can also be entered using the ‘hat’ delimited notation, i.e. ^M for Carriage
Return.
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All keypad keys can be entered by typing the key. Some keypad keys are only valid if in
“Key Message” mode. For example, the Function Keys (F1, PF1) are only valid in “Key
Message” mode.
“Key Message” mode. For example, the Function Keys (F1, PF1) are only valid in “Key
Message” mode.