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This command is not affected by print modes.
The number of data for the ITF bar code must be even numbers. When an odd
number of bytes of data is input, the printer ignores the last received data.
When Code128 (m=49h) is used:
1. Refer to
APPENDIX D – CODE 128 BAR CODE
for the information for the
Code128 bar code and its code table.
2. When using Code128 in this printer, take the following points into account
for data transmission:
Æ
The top of the bar code data string must be the code set selection
character (CODE A, CODE B or CODE C), which selects the first
code set.
Æ
Special characters are defined by combining two characters “
{
“ and
one character. The ASCII character “
{
“ is defined by transmitting “
{
“
twice consecutively.
Specific character
Transmit data
ASCII Hex
Decimal
SHIFT
{S
7B, 53 123, 83
CODE A
{A
7B, 41 123, 65
CODE B
{B
7B, 42 123, 66
CODE C
{C
7B, 43 123,67
FNC1
{1
7B, 31 123, 49
FNC2 {2
7B,32
123,
50
FNC3 {3
7B,
33
123,51
FNC4 {4
7B,34
123,
52
“{“
{{
7B, 7B 123, 123
[Example]
Example data for printing “Ref. 258710”
In this example, the printer first prints “No.” Using CODE B, then prints the following
numbers using CODE C.
GS k
73 11 123 66 82 101 102 46 123 67 25 87 10
Fig. 21. -
Code128 bar code
3. If the top of the bar code data is not the code set selection character, the
printer stops command processing and processes the following data as
normal data.
4. If the combination of “{“ and the following character does not apply any
special character, the printer stops command processing and processes
the following data as normal data.
5. If the printer receives characters that cannot be used in the special code
set, the printer stops command processing and processes the following
data as normal data.
6. The printer does not print HRI characters that correspond to the shift
characters or code set selection characters.
7. HRI character for the function character is space.
8. HRI characters for the control character (<00>H to <1F>H and <7F>H) are
space.
<Others> Be sure to keep spaces on both right and left sides of a bar code.
(Spaces are different depending on the types of the bar code.)
[Reference]
GS h
,
GS w
