Special Inputs with Barcode Scanner

I've recently acquired a DS6878 Barcode Scanner.

I've read a lot of manuals on making the barcode scanner scan special 'keys', such as enter, backspace, Ctrl etc.

You have to scan codes such as %Z for example (Which is backspace in Code 39). The barcode scanner SHOULD backspace, but instead it just prints %Z to the screen.

I've tried many different formats, including QR and datamatrix barcodes. It just doesn't do any special characters, including new line even with the 2D barcodes.

Is there some special mode it has to be in, before it will accept these?

Try putting an asteric before and after %Z
For example *%Z*

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