User's Guide
B-2 Bar Codes
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Code 3-of-9
. This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric
bar code widely used in the automotive industry and many other non-
retail industries.
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Codabar
. This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric bar
code that can encode digits 0 through 9 and six additional characters.
The code is commonly used in libraries, blood banks and air parcel
express applications.
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UPC-A
. This is a fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code used
throughout the supermarket and retail industries to identify a product
and its manufacturer. UPC-A encodes a series of 12 digits.
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UPC-E
. This is a shortened version of UPC-A that encodes six of
the 12 digits in a UPC-A message.
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EAN-13
. This is a variation of the U.S. developed UPC bar code
format adopted for the international marketplace. It, like UPC-A, is a
fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code. EAN-13 encodes a
series of 13 digits: 12 directly into the symbol and one into a parity
pattern of the first six digits.
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EAN-8
. This is a shortened version of EAN-13 that encodes a series
of 8 digits.
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Code 128
. This is a variable-length, self-checking, high-density bar
code. It can encode all 128 alphanumeric ASCII characters.
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POSTNET
. This is a self-checking, numeric bar code that encodes a
series of 5, 9 or 11 digits. It is used by the U.S. Postal Service to sort
mail.
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Note:
The
AMT Datasouth Bar Code Option Operating Guide
(part no. 337027) provides in-depth information on bar code formats,
the component elements, and how bar code symbols are constructed.
User's Guide
B-2 Bar Codes
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9
Code 3-of-9
. This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric
bar code widely used in the automotive industry and many other non-
retail industries.
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9
9
9
9
Codabar
. This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric bar
code that can encode digits 0 through 9 and six additional characters.
The code is commonly used in libraries, blood banks and air parcel
express applications.
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9
9
9
9
UPC-A
. This is a fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code used
throughout the supermarket and retail industries to identify a product
and its manufacturer. UPC-A encodes a series of 12 digits.
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9
9
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9
UPC-E
. This is a shortened version of UPC-A that encodes six of
the 12 digits in a UPC-A message.
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9
9
9
EAN-13
. This is a variation of the U.S. developed UPC bar code
format adopted for the international marketplace. It, like UPC-A, is a
fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code. EAN-13 encodes a
series of 13 digits: 12 directly into the symbol and one into a parity
pattern of the first six digits.
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9
9
9
9
EAN-8
. This is a shortened version of EAN-13 that encodes a series
of 8 digits.
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9
9
9
9
Code 128
. This is a variable-length, self-checking, high-density bar
code. It can encode all 128 alphanumeric ASCII characters.
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9
9
9
9
POSTNET
. This is a self-checking, numeric bar code that encodes a
series of 5, 9 or 11 digits. It is used by the U.S. Postal Service to sort
mail.
)
Note:
The
AMT Datasouth Bar Code Option Operating Guide
(part no. 337027) provides in-depth information on bar code formats,
the component elements, and how bar code symbols are constructed.
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