LS4x04 Scanner Drop the Leading Characters in Bar Codes

Symptom

Approximately 10 out of 500 scans result in the LS4804/LS4904 dropping the first character from scanned data.

Facts

LS4804 or LS4904

Resolution

The decode buffer is freed prematurely in early firmware versions. LS4x04 should be flashed with latest firmware revision, NBRWGAAF.