Socket Mobile Series 3 User Manual

Appendix C  
Enabling or Disabling Symbologies 

 
 
Socket Mobile bar code scanning products are pre-set to automatically detect 
and decode (autodiscriminate) the most common bar code symbologies. Refer 
to the following tables to determine which symbologies and parameters are 
default. To change your symbology settings, use either of two methods, 
depending on your device type and which settings you want to change. 

 

•  Enabling more symbologies makes the scanner work harder to search through 

•  Do not enable Code 39 Full ASCII and Trioptic Code 39 simultaneously. 
 
OPTION 1: Symbology Selector for Windows Mobile 
If you are using a Windows Mobile-based device, you can quickly enable and 
disable any of the seventeen most popular symbologies by using the SocketScan 
Symbology Selector. Refer to Chapter 2 for instructions. 
 
Note: The length of some symbologies will change after Symbology Selector is 
used. Refer to the table on the next page. 

 

OPTION 2: Scan Programming Bar Codes 
If you are not using a Windows CE device, and/or if you want to modify an 
option not included in Symbology Selector, you can scan programming bar 
codes to configure your SD Scan Card. There are programming bar codes that 
let you enable/disable symbologies as well as configure special features (e.g., 
specify bar code lengths, transmit check digits, recognize supplementals, etc.). 
Programming bar codes are available in the Advanced Programming Guide 
online at 

 

 

 

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