Printronix S828, Programmer'S Manual

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Programmer Manual PTX ‐ S828
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Appendix H. S828 Bar Code and OCR Printing Options
This appendix contains information about the options that are available for printing bar codes and Optical
Character Recognition (OCR) characters. The bar code charts detail the element (bar/space) width
options, the wide-to-narrow element ratios, the magnification percentages, and the characters printed per
inch plus whether the bar codes can be printed in low-contrast or high-contrast modes. Low-contrast mode
provides the best throughput, while high-contrast mode results in the best bar code printing quality.
The OCR section contains the Optical Character Recognition symbol subsets that can be printed.
Bar Code Printing Options Charts
Keep the following statements in mind when printing bar codes.
● All bar codes printed by the S828 Printer can print in high-contrast mode. Not all of them, however, can
print in low-contrast mode. If you specify low-contrast mode for a bar code that is not supported in that
mode, the printer will not return an error but will default to high-contrast mode instead.
● Vertically-rotated bar codes may not consistently meet bar/space width specifications. Users should test
for application suitability.
● Bar codes printed in low-contrast mode may not consistently meet specifications. Users should test for
application suitability.
Table 14. Bar Code Printing Options for Non-UPC Family Bar Codes