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Generating Label Formats
138 Class Series Programmer’s Manual
Character size (dots) Print head
Resolution (DPI)
Width Height
203 16-2817 16-2817
300 14-4163 16-4163
400 22-5550 22-5550
600 33-8325 33-8325
Table 8-9: Scalable Character Size Ranges
Note: A scalable font cache must be allocated to print. Minimum cache size is 15. The double byte
fonts require five units of additional cache.
4. Bar Codes
Valid inputs for the bar code field
b
are letters: uppercase letters will print a human-readable text
below the bar code; lowercase letters will only print the bar code. For example, entering a ‘
p
’ in the
b
field selects the Postnet bar code. Because the Postnet font does not provide human-readable
data, the uppercase P is not valid. Other bar codes without a human-readable counterpart include
u
(MaxiCode) and
z
(PDF417) – for additional model-specific restrictions see Appendix F.
For module-based bar codes, field
d
is the narrow bar width in dots (bar code module size). For
consistent results in all rotations for bar codes of this type, field
d
and field
c
must have the same
value. For ratio-based bar codes field
c
is the wide bar width in dots (the numerator); field
d
is the
narrow bar width in dots (the denominator). See Appendix G for specific bar code information and
variations in record format field usage.
The
eee
height field represents the bar code (symbol) height. The valid range (001 to 999)
translates to bar heights ranging from .01 inch (.254 mm) to 9.99 inches (253.7 mm). For bar codes
that require additional specified parameters, use the
jj…j
data field as the location for these
parameters. See the specific bar code for details in Appendix G.
Field Valid Inputs Meaning
a
1, 2, 3 and 4 Rotation
b [bb]
A to Z and a to z (except P, u, v, z), or
Wna
where
n
is 1 to 9 and
a
is A to S and a to s. No
n
is an implied 1.
Bar Code
c
1 to 9, A to Z, and a to z Wide Bar
d
1 to 9, A to Z, and a to z Narrow Bar
eee
001 to 999 Symbol height
ffff
0000 to 9999 Row
gggg
See Appendix K. Column
jj…j
Valid ASCII character string up to 255 characters followed by a
termination character.
Data
Table 8-10: Bar Code Record Structure
Placing a 0 (zero) in both
c
and
d
will cause the printer to use the default bar code ratio or module
size. Placing a 000 (zero) in the symbol height field causes the printer to use the default bar code
height. See Appendix F for default ratios and sizes.