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Special
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Instructions
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M2004-I418
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Contents
Features ............................................................3
Plural Stage Bar Codes.....................................3
Custom Default Parameter Settings*.................4
Decode 2-Stage Bar Codes...............................6
Plural Stage Mode Select Bar Codes................7
RC Mode Plural Stage Enable/Disable Bar
Codes ......................................................8
NRC Mode Plural Stage Select..............10
Plural Stage Inter-Decode Wait Time......11
Plural Stage Decode Inhibit Timeout Be-
tween Full Stage Decodes......................11
Plural Stage Same Single Symbol Timeout
...............................................................12
Plural Stage Row Data Transmission Format
Options ..................................................13
Row Prefix/Suffix Values........................18
Transmit Plural Stage Row Recognition
Codes ....................................................20
Plural Stage ADF Rule...........................21
Plural Stage Row Recognition Codes....23
Clearing Recognition Codes..................34
Recognition Characters Done................35
Position Value Placement......................35
Enable/Disable Supplemental Recognition
Characters.............................................36
AGC Control ..........................................38
Numeric Keypad Bar Codes ...........................39

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Features
The M2004-I418 differs from the standard in the
following ways:
• Plural Stage bar code decoding is support-
ed.
• Custom default parameter settings are im-
plemented.
• Supplemental Recognition Characters are
supported.
Plural Stage Bar Codes
A Plural Stage bar code is defined as multiple
barcodes that are printed in close proximity to
each other. They are usually arranged in a
vertical fashion (i.e. one above the other),
although this is not a requirement.
Two modes of plural stage decoding are
supported in this product:
• RC Mode requires the use of recognition
codes in order to decode plural stage bar
codes. Row recognition codes can be pro-
grammed by the user for use when the
scanner is in RC Mode. In this mode the
scanner supports 2-stage, 3-stage, and 4-
stage bar code reading, where the number
of the stage indicates the number of sepa-
rate bar codes that make up the plural
stage bar code set. See Plural Stage Row
Recognition Codes on page 23 for details
regarding the format of the recognition
codes.
• NRC Mode does not require the use of rec-
ognition codes. In this mode, the numberof
barcodesthescannermustdecodepriorto
transmitting is set through the NRC Mode
Plural Stage Select parameter. This param-
eter can be set from 2 - 5 barcodes.
When the data is transmitted, formatted row 1
data is sent first, formatted row 2 is sent second,
etc. See Plural Stage ADF Rule on page 21 for

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details regarding the formatting of the row
data.
Custom Default Parameter
Settings*
Parameter Default Setting
Plural Stage Mode Use Recognition
Codes (RC Mode)
Decode 2-Stage bar codes
(Applies to RC Mode) Disabled
Decode 3-Stage bar codes (Ap-
plies to RC Mode) Disabled
Decode 4-Stage bar codes (Ap-
plies to RC Mode) Disabled
NRC Mode Plural Stage Select
(Applies to NRC Mode) 2
Transmit plural stage
recognition codes Enabled
Row 1 Data Format <Row 1 Data>
<Row 1 Suffix>
Row 2 Data Format <Row 2 Data>
<Row 2 Suffix>
Row 3 Data Format <Row 3 Data>
<Row 3 Suffix>
Row 4 Data Format <Row 4 Data>
<Row 4 Suffix>
Row 5 Data Format <Row 5 Data>
<Row 5 Suffix>
Prefixes and Suffixes for Rows
1-5 7013 (CR/LF for serial de-
vices, ENTER key for
others)
*Scanning "Set Defaults" will not restore the row recogni-
tion codes and associated location values to the defaults
shown in this table. Separate bar codes are provided that
allow the user to clear stored recognition codes. See
Clearing Recognition Codes on page 34 for bar codes
that clear stored recognition codes.

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All Row Recognition Codes None (i.e., Not Set)
All Position Values 0 (i.e., Not Set)
All Relative Start Position Set-
tings From Left
Decode Inhibit Timer 500ms
Inter-Decode Wait Time 200ms
Same Single Symbol Timeout 600ms
Enable/Disable Supplemental
Recognition Characters Disabled
Supplemental Recognition
Characters (3 Characters Maxi-
mum)
491
Parameter Default Setting
*Scanning "Set Defaults" will not restore the row recogni-
tion codes and associated location values to the defaults
shown in this table. Separate bar codes are provided that
allow the user to clear stored recognition codes. See
Clearing Recognition Codes on page 34 for bar codes
that clear stored recognition codes.

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Decode 2-Stage Bar Codes
When Decode 2-Stage Bar Codes is enabled,
the following parameter values are set:
2 Stage, Row 1, Code 1 Characters>:97
2 Stage, Row 1, Code 1 position value> for
first character "9":01
2 Stage, Row 1, Code 1 position value> for
second character "7":02
2 Stage, Row 2, Code 1 Characters>:19
2 Stage, Row 2, Code 1 position value> for
first character "1":01
2 Stage, Row 2, Code 1 position value> for
second character "9":02
2 Stage, Row 1, Code 2 Characters >: None -
No Specific Value
2 Stage, Row 1, Code 2 position Value > for
first character "None": 01
2 Stage, Row 1, Code 2 position Value > for
second character "None": 02
2 Stage, Row 2, Code 2 Characters >: None -
No Specific Value
2 Stage, Row 2, Code 2 position Value > for
first character "None": 01
2 Stage, Row 2, Code 2 position Value > for
second character "None": 02

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Plural Stage Mode Select Bar
Codes
Scan one of the following bar codes to set the
plural stage mode.
In RC mode the scanner attempts to match
scanned bar codes with stored recognition
codes in order to decode and transmit plural
stage bar codes.
RC Mode
(Use Recognition Codes)
In NRC mode, the scanner attempts to scan
the number of bar codes specified by the
setting of the NRC Mode Plural Stage Select
parameter before transmitting.
NRC Mode
(Non-recognition Code Mode)

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RC Mode Plural Stage Enable/Disable
Bar Codes
Scan the bar code(s) below that represents
the desired choice(s) for enabling and
disabling Plural Stage decoding while in RC
Mode.
Enable 2-Stage Decoding
Disable 2-Stage Decoding
Enable 3-Stage Decoding
Disable 3-Stage Decoding

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Enable 4-Stage Decoding
Disable 4-Stage Decoding

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NRC Mode Plural Stage Select
When the Plural Stage Mode is set to NRC
Mode, scan the bar code below that
corresponds to the number of unique
barcodes the scanner should attempt to
decode before transmitting.
Decode And Transmit Any 2
Decode And Transmit Any 3
Decode And Transmit Any 4
Decode And Transmit Any 5