IBM 5400-006, Setup And Operator Manual

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Bar Code Print Function
Bar Code Terminology
The following explains the bar code terminology used in this book:
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NBW (Narrow Bar Width) ---------- Thin black bar width
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NSW (Narrow Space Width) ---------- Thin white space width
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WBW (Wide Bar Width) --------------- Bold black bar width
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WSW (Wide Space Width) ------------- Bold white space width
A bar code consists of a combination of NBW, NSW, WBW, and WSW. (One
character is indicated by two or more black bars and white spaces.)
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CGP (inter Character GaP) ---------- Gap between characters
Specifies a bar code width between characters of a bar code.
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HT (HeighT) ---------------- Bar code height
Indicates the bar code height including the HRI height for EAN code.
For other codes, the HRI height is not included.
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LMRG (Left MaRGin) --------- Left margin
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RMRG (Right MaRGin) --------- Right margin
Indicate the spaces on the left and right of a bar code.
This is a space used in order that the bar code reader recognizes the beginning
and end of a bar code. In this printer, the following is set: (1/180 inch unit =
about 0.14 mm)
LMRG = EAN reduction (Symbol width excluding margin)
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67
×
9
EAN standard (Symbol width excluding margin)
÷
95
×
9
Others 0
RMRG = 0 mm
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XOFF (X OFFset) ---------- X-direction offset from the current
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YOFF (Y OFFset) ---------- Y-direction offset from the current
The current position means the upper-left end of the area determined
depending on the set character pitch and line pitch. (See the figure.)
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IBM 5400-006 Printer: Setup Instruction and Operator's Guide