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SymbologiesCode 128 — continuedCode 128 Data Group CharactersOnce you’ve pre-set your desired Data Group Characters 1 using the DataGroup Characters feature found in Chapter 5, Data Editing, you can chooseto output up to two of those pre-sets whenever a Code 128 bar code isscanned.The options in this section set Data Group Charactersfor the Code 128 symbology ONLY. If you wish to enablethis feature for additional symbologies, turn to theNOTE options in the section specific to the other symbology(s).To set this feature:1. Determine which Data Group pre-set(s) to output. You can selectup to two from the following:Data Group 1 * Data Group 2 * Data Group 3 * Data Group 4For example, your choice might be Data Group 2 only; DataGroups 1 and 3; Data Groups 3 and 4; or no Data Groups.2. Scan the START bar code to place the imager in ProgrammingMode.3. Scan the SET CODE 128 DATA GROUP CHARACTERS barcode.4. Turn to Appendix B, Alpha-Numeric Pad and scan the digits representingthe Data Group designation(s) chosen in the first stepabove. A digit of value zero (0) selects “no group.” For example,scanning 3 and 0 would output only the character(s) set for DataGroup 3 whenever a Code 128 bar code was scanned. Scanningdigits 1 and 2 would output both Data Groups 2 and 3. To selectno Data Groups at all, scan 0, then 0 again.5. Scan the SET bar code to accept the digits scanned.6. Scan the END bar code to exit Programming Mode.1. In that chapter, you can select which character(s) and position(s) to place Data Characterswithin scanned data output.6-86 QuickScan ® QS6500/QS6500 BT