PSC 1400I User Manual

When a bar code is scanned, additional information can be sent to the host computer along 
with the bar code data.  This combination of bar code data and supplementary user-defined 
data is called a “message string.”  The features in this chapter can be used to build specific 
user-defined data into a message string.

There are several types of selectable data characters that can be sent before and after scanned 
data.  You can specify if they should be sent with all symbologies, or only with specific symbolo-
gies.  

 shows the available elements you can add to a message string:

•

Modifying a message string is not a mandatory requirement.  Data editing is sophisticated 
feature allowing highly customizable output for advanced users. Factory default settings 
for data editing is typically set to NONE.

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A prefix or suffix may be applied (reference the 

across all symbologies (set via the Global features in this chapter).

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You can add any character from the 

 (from 00-FF) on the inside back cover of 

this manual as a prefix, suffix or Label ID.

Prefix

Suffix

AIM ID

Label ID

Label ID

Bar Code Data

00 - 20 Characters (ASCII)

Label ID Transmission:

Enable this option to 

transmit the Label ID you 

configure for the scanned 

symbology.

AIM ID: This function is used to identify and display the 
common label identifier for its symbology. When enabled, 
this ID code will be transmitted before the scanned bar 
code data.

OR...