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 remain unaffected.
Clear all Data Formats
This clears all data formats.
Save to exit and save your data format changes.
Discard to exit without saving any data format changes.
Clear One Data Format
Clear All Data Formats
Save
Discard 
						

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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 by an 
insert character.  Start from the current cursor position and continue for 
“nn” characters or through the last character in the input message, 
followed by character “xx.”  Syntax = F2nnxx where nn stands for the 
numeric value (00-99) for the number of characters, and 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.
Terminal ID Table
Te r m i n a lModel(s)Te r m i n a l  
ID
IBM PC/AT and compatibles
003
PS2 Keyboard
002
USB SurePOS Handheld 
Scanner128
USB SurePOS Tabletop 
Scanner129
RS232 True
000
TTL
000
RS485
051
USB Serial
130
PC Keyboard
124
Mac Keyboard
125
Japanese Keyboard (PC)
134
HID POS
131 
						

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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.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Send all but the last characters
E9 Include in the output message all but the last “nn” characters, starting 
from the current cursor position.  The cursor is moved forward to one 
position past the last input message character included.  Syntax = E9nn 
where nn stands for the numeric value (00-99) for the number of 
characters that will not be sent at the end of the message.   
Insert a character multiple times
F4 Send “xx” character “nn” times in the output message, leaving the 
cursor in the current position.  Syntax = F4xxnn where xx stands for the 
insert character’s hex value for its ASCII code, and nn is the numeric 
value (00-99) for the number of times it should be sent.  
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Insert symbology name
B3 Insert the name of the bar code’s symbology in the output message, 
without moving the cursor.  Only symbologies with a Honeywell ID are 
included (see Symbology Charts on page A-1).
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 for 
decimal, hex and character codes.
Insert bar code length
B4 Insert the bar code’s length in the output message, without moving the 
cursor.  The length is expressed as a numeric string and does not 
include leading zeroes.
Move Commands
Move the cursor forward a number of characters
F5 Move the cursor ahead “nn” characters from current cursor position.  
Syntax = F5nn  where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number 
of characters the cursor should be moved ahead.  
Move the cursor backward a number of characters
F6 Move the cursor back “nn” characters from current cursor position.  
Syntax = F6nn  where nn is the numeric value (00-99) for the number 
of characters the cursor should be moved back.  
						

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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 to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 
for decimal, hex and character codes.
Search backward for a character
F9 Search the input message backward for “xx” character from the current 
cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the “xx” character.  
Syntax = F9xx 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 forward for a string
B0 Search forward for “s” string from the current cursor position, leaving 
cursor pointing to “s” string.  Syntax = B0nnnnS where nnnn is the string 
length (up to 9999), and S consists of the ASCII hex value of each 
character in the match string.  For example, B0000454657374 will 
search forward for the first occurrence of the 4 character string “Test.”
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 
for decimal, hex and character codes.
Search backward for a string
B1 Search backward for “s” string from the current cursor position, leaving 
cursor pointing to “s” string.  Syntax = B1nnnnS where nnnn is the string 
length (up to 9999), and S consists of the ASCII hex value of each 
character in the match string.  For example, B1000454657374 will 
search backward for the first occurrence of the 4 character string “Test.”
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 
for decimal, hex and character codes. 
						

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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” character 
from the current cursor position, leaving the cursor pointing to the non-
“xx” character.  Syntax = E7xx  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.
Miscellaneous Commands
Suppress characters
FB Suppress all occurrences of up to 15 different characters, starting at the 
current cursor position, as the cursor is advanced by other commands.  
When the FC command is encountered, the suppress function is 
terminated.  The cursor is not moved by the FB command.  
Syntax = FBnnxxyy . .zz where nn is a count of the number of 
suppressed characters in the list, and xxyy .. zz is the list of characters 
to be suppressed. 
Stop suppressing characters
FC Disables suppress filter and clear all suppressed characters.  Syntax = 
FC.
Replace characters
E4 Replaces up to 15 characters in the output message, without moving 
the cursor.  Replacement continues until the E5 command is 
encountered.  Syntax = E4nnxx
1xx2yy1yy2...zz1zz2 where nn is the total 
count of the number of characters in the list (characters to be replaced 
plus replacement characters); xx
1 defines characters to be replaced 
and xx
2 defines replacement characters, continuing through zz1 and 
zz
2.
Stop replacing characters
E5 Terminates character replacement.  Syntax = E5. 
						

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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 end of the string.  Syntax 
= B2nnnnS  where nnnn is the string length (up to 9999), and S consists 
of the ASCII hex value of each character in the match string.  For 
example, B2000454657374 will compare the string at the current 
cursor position with the 4 character string “Test.” 
Refer to the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252)on page A-3 
for decimal, hex and character codes.
Check for a number
EC Check to make sure there is an ASCII number at the current cursor 
position.  The format is aborted if the character is not numeric. 
Check for non-numeric character
ED Check to make sure there is a non-numeric ASCII character at the 
current cursor position.  The format is aborted if the character is 
numeric. 
Insert a delay
EF Inserts a delay of up to 49,995 milliseconds (in multiples of 5), starting 
from the current cursor position. Syntax = EFnnnn where nnnn stands 
for the delay in 5ms increments, up to 9999.  This command can only 
be used with keyboard wedge interfaces.
Data Formatter
When Data Formatter is turned Off, the bar code data is output to the host as 
read, including prefixes and suffixes. 
You may wish to require the data to conform to a data format you have created 
and saved.  The following settings can be applied to your data format:
Data Formatter On, Not Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix
Scanned data is modified according to your data format, and prefixes and 
suffixes are transmitted.
Data Formatter Off 
						

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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 process this type of bar code without generating 
an error tone, see Data Format Non-Match Error Tone.
Data Format 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.  Any data that does not match your data format requirements 
generates an error tone.  If you wish to process this type of bar code without 
generating an error tone, see Data Format Non-Match Error Tone.
Choose one of the following options.  Default = Data Formatter On, Not 
Required, Keep Prefix/Suffix.
Data Format Non-Match Error Tone
When a bar code is encountered that doesn’t match your required data for-
mat, the scanner normally generates an error tone.  However, you may 
want to continue scanning bar codes without hearing the error tone.  If you 
scan the Data Format Non-Match Error Tone Off bar code, data that 
doesn’t conform to your data format is not transmitted, and no error tone 
* Data Formatter On,
Not Required, 
Keep Prefix/Suffix
Data Formatter On,
Not Required, 
Drop Prefix/Suffix
Data Format Required,
Keep Prefix/Suffix
Data Format Required,
Drop Prefix/Suffix 
						

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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 Change
You can also switch between data formats for a single scan.  The next bar 
code is scanned using an alternate data format, then reverts to the format 
you have selected above (either Primary, 1, 2, or 3).
* Data Format Non-Match Error 
Tone On
Data Format Non-Match 
Error Tone Off
Primary Data Format
Data Format 1
Data Format 2
Data Format 3 
						

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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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