
M3000 Bar Code Reader User's Guide
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Display Pattern
Use this option when fill-in-the-blank inputs are required. When used with an Input Mask you
can specify whether display characters in the data entry window are overwritten during data entry,
or fixed and therefore not overwritten. For example, if you have a ten digit part number and you
want the pound sign # displayed in the Part Number Window, enter 10 pound signs (SHIFT O) as
the display pattern. Control characters entered in a display pattern, are displayed as solid boxes.
Part Number
##########
Col 0
Col 15
Display pattern of 10 pound signs
Field Requirements:
• a DISPLAY PATTERN is not required
• 0 to 32 characters allowed
• alpha, numeric, and all other ASCII characters are accepted
NOTE: Any ASCII character may be input by a 3 character sequence of "/nn" (/nn is the HEX
value of the character). Since a / is the start of any HEX value, you must type "//" to
output a slash. Refer to Appendix K for Special Character values.
Input Mask
Input Mask defines what type of characters are allowed during data entry, and also defines the
usage of the Display Pattern if one is being used. Use the "FIXED" and "INCLUDE" mask
characters in conjunction with the Display Pattern to indicate Display Pattern
characters
which will not be overwritten. The characters specified in the Input Mas
k as INCLUDE will be
included with the data during transmission. The characters specified as FIXED will not be
included with the data during transmission. Note that the last Input Mask character specified (A,
N, or D only) validates all remaining characters during data entry .
Mask Characters:
A - Alphanumeric (HEX 20H-7EH)
N - Numeric (0-9)
D - Decimal (0-9,+,-,.)
F - Fixed (the DISPLAY PATTERN character is FIXED)
I - Include (the DISPLAY PATTERN character is FIXED and is INCLUDED
during transmit.)
Field Requirements:
•
Input Mask is required
• 1 to 32 characters allowed
To define an entire input as alphanumeric, specify the mask character "A".
To define an alphanumeric part number in which the second character must always be numeric,
specify the mask as "ANA". The second A specifies all following characters must be
alphanumeric.
NOTE: The Input Mask defines the character attributes for each input character for the first
32 characters of an input. The last Input Mask character specified (A, N, or D only)
validates all input characters beyond the 32nd character.
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