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Chapter 11 123ScanIntroductionThis chapter includes the bar code to scan to use the 123Scan program.123Scan is a Windows ® based utility that enables programming the scanner with all parameters includingAdvanced Data Formatting (ADF) rules. An ADF rule modifies bar code data before it transmits to the host. Thisensures compatibility between bar coded data and the host application; the scanner is programmed rather thanmodifying the host software. Program scanners via PC download or by scanning a sheet of bar codes generated bythe 123Scan utility. Scanner programming is saved in a file for electronic distribution. 123Scan includes a help file.Communication with 123ScanTo communicate with the 123Scan program, which runs on a host computer running a Windows operating system,use an RS-232 cable to connect the scanner to the host computer (see Connecting an RS-232 Interface on page6-2).123Scan requirements are:• Host computer running Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP• Scanner• RS-232 cable.