Socket Mobile 7 User Manual

Appendix D Enabling or Disabling

Symbologies

The Cordless Hand Scanner is pre-set to automatically detect and decode
(auto-discriminate) the most common bar code symbologies. To enable or
disable symbologies, simply use SocketScan’s Symbology Selector.

Notes:
• The length of some symbologies will change after Symbology Selector is

used. See Table 1.

• With more symbologies enabled, the scanner must work harder to search

through all the possible combinations. This may make the decoding process
slightly longer.

• The advanced symbology parameters listed in Table 2 can only be modified

by using the SocketScan Advanced Programming Guide or the SocketScan
SDK. Check Socket’s website for updates.

Table 1. Default Symbologies

Symbology

Scanner

Default

Default
Length

Length after

Symbology Selector

UPC/EAN/JAN

UPC-A Enabled

N/A

UPC-E Enabled

N/A

UPC-E1 Disabled

N/A

EAN-8 Enabled

N/A

EAN-13 Enabled

N/A

Code 128 (USS-128 & UCC/EAN 128)

Enabled Any

Any

Code 39*

Code 39

Enabled

2 to 23

2 to 55

Trioptic Code 39

Enabled

2 to 23

2 to 55

Code 39 Full ASCII

Disabled

2 to 23

2 to 55

Code 93

Disabled

2 to 38

2 to 55

Interleaved 2 of 5*

Enabled

14 Only

2 to 55

Discrete 2 of 5*

Disabled

12 Only

2 to 55

Codabar

Disabled

5 to 55

2 to 55

MSI Plessey*

Disabled

1 to 30

2 to 55

RSS-14 (Standard, Limited, Expanded)**

Disabled N/A

N/A

*Warning: Setting the length to “Any” may lead to inaccurate decodes of these symbologies.
**This symbology will be added in the next release.

APPENDIX D: ENABLING/DISABLING SYMBOLOGIES