HellermannTyton TagPrintPRO, User Manual

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Symbology - You can change the Barcode Type from this screen.
Narrow Bar Width - Controls the ratio between the wide and narrow bars. Changing this can increase or decrease
the default width of your barcode.
Height - Controls the height of the barcode
Space Correction - This corrects for various printing methods. For thermal transfer printing, no correction is needed.
Leave the correction at 0. For ink jet, the correction might be set to -1. This will print the bars a little more narrowly
with the assumption that the ink will bleed and spread out just a little bit before completely drying on the paper or
printed substrate. A laser printer might require a +1 since the toner used to print in this method is not very accurate
as compared to thermal transfer printing. If unsure, always leave at zero (0).
Do Not Print - Selecting this option will allow you to see the barcode on the label design, but it will not print when
you print the label to the printer.
Print HR (Human Readable) - Toggle on/off the human readable characters below the barcode.
HR Above Bar Code - Places Human Readable Text above the barcode
HR Offset - Increases the distance between the barcode and the human readable text.
Conform to Standard - If you need to create a Narrow Bar Width by manually entering a number that is not in the
pull down listing, you need to un-select this option.
Add Quiet Zone - Recommended. This adds some white space before and after the barcode. This enhances the
readability of the barcode when scanned. Your finished barcode should always have a visual quiet zone when you
look at your unnamed label design.
In the example of this very small label. The following parameters were entered in order to fit the barcode on the label.
Narrow Bar Width - .007
Height - .25
Conform to Standard - Not selected
Notice how the preview changes to show the effect you are having on the barcode by changing these parameters.
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Chapter 2: Label Design