Honeywell 1250g2 Manual

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Clear One Data Format 
This deletes one data format for one symbology.   If you are clearing the 
primary format, scan 0 from the Programming Chart inside the back 
cover of this manual.  If you are clearing an alternate format, scan 1, 2, 
or 3, depending on the format you are clearing.  Scan the Terminal Type  
and Code I.D. (see Symbology Charts on page A-1), and the bar code 
data length for the specific data format that you want to delete.  All other 
formats...

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Data Format Editor Commands
Send Commands
Send all characters
F1 Include in the output message all of the characters from the input 
message, starting from current cursor position, followed by an insert 
character.  Syntax = F1xx where xx stands for the insert character’s hex 
value for its ASCII code.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 
for decimal, hex and character codes.
Send a number of characters
F2 Include in the output message a number of characters followed...

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Send all characters up to a particular character
F3 Include in the output message all characters from the input message, 
starting with the character at the current cursor position and continuing 
to, but not including, the search character “ss,” followed by an insert 
character.  The cursor is moved forward to the “ss” character.  Syntax 
= F3ssxx where ss stands for the search character’s hex value for its 
ASCII code, and xx stands for the insert character’s hex value for its 
ASCII code....

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Move the cursor to the beginning
F7 Move the cursor to the first character in the input message.  Syntax = 
F7.
Move the cursor to the end
EA Move the cursor to the last character in the input message.  Syntax = 
EA.
Search Commands
Search forward for a character
F8 Search the input message forward for “xx” character from the current 
cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the “xx” character.  
Syntax = F8xx  where xx stands for the search character’s hex value for 
its ASCII code.  
Refer...

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Search forward for a non-matching character
E6 Search the input message forward for the first non-“xx” character from 
the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-“xx” 
character.  Syntax = E6xx  where xx stands for the search character’s 
hex value for its ASCII code.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Search backward for a non-matching character
E7 Search the input message backward for the first non-“xx”...

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Compare characters
FE Compare the character in the current cursor position to the character 
“xx.”  If characters are equal, move the cursor forward one position.   
Syntax = FExx  where xx stands for the comparison character’s hex 
value for its ASCII code.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 
for decimal, hex and character codes.
Compare string
B2 Compare the string in the input message to the string “s.”  If the strings 
are equal, move the cursor forward past the...

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Data Formatter On, Not Required, Drop Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format.  If a data format is 
found for a particular symbol, those prefixes and suffixes are not 
transmitted.
Data Format Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and 
suffixes are transmitted.  Any data that does not match your data format 
requirements generates an error tone and the data in that bar code is not 
transmitted.  If you wish to...

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will sound.  If you wish to hear the error tone when a non-matching bar 
code is found, scan the Data Format Non-Match Error Tone On bar code.  
Default = Data Format Non-Match Error Tone On.
Primary/Alternate Data Formats
You can save up to four data formats, and switch between these formats.  Your 
primary data format is saved under 0.  Your other three formats are saved under 
1, 2, and 3.  To set your device to use one of these formats, scan one of the bar 
codes below.
Single Scan Data Format...

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For example, you may have set your device to the data format you saved as 
Data Format 3.  You can switch to Data Format 1 for a single trigger pull by 
scanning the Single Scan-Data Format 1 bar code below.  The next bar 
code that is scanned uses Data Format 1, then reverts back to Data Format 
3. 
Single Scan-Data Format 1
Single Scan-Data Format 2
Single Scan-Data Format 3Single Scan-Primary 
Data Format 

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