Symbol Technologies DS 3408 User Manual

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Supplementals are bar codes appended according to specific format conventions (e.g., UPC A+2, UPC E+2, EAN 13+2). Six options are 
available.

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If Decode UPC/EAN/JAN Only With Supplementals is selected, UPC/EAN/JAN symbols without supplementals are not 
decoded.

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If Ignore Supplementals is selected, and the digital scanner is presented with a UPC/EAN/JAN with a 
supplemental, the UPC/EAN/JAN is decoded and the supplemental bar code is ignored.

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An Autodiscriminate Option is also available. If this option is selected, choose an appropriate 

 value from the next page. A value of 5 or more is recommended.

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Enable 378/379 Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN-13/JAN-13 bar codes starting with a ‘378’ or ‘379’ prefix by the 
supplemental search process. All other UPC/EAN/JAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported instantly upon 
decode.

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Select Enable 978 Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN-13/JAN-13 bar codes starting with a ‘978’ prefix by the 
supplemental search process. All other UPC/EAN/JAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported instantly upon 
decode.

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Select Enable Smart Supplemental Mode to delay only EAN-13/JAN-13 bar codes starting with a ‘378’, ‘379’, or ‘978’ 
prefix by the supplemental search process. All other UPC/EAN/JAN bar codes are exempt from the search and are reported 
instantly upon decode.

To minimize the risk of invalid data transmission, select either to decode or ignore supplemental characters.

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