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Parameter Overview
Chapter 7
POSTNET Status
POSTNET is used by the United States Postal Service to direct mail. The ZIP
Code or ZIP+4 Code is encoded in the symbol. Data is encoded in half-height
and full-height bars, which makes POSTNET a 2-state symbology. The delivery
point (usually the last two digits of the address or post office box number) is also
typically encoded in POSTNET symbols.
If U.S. Post and POSTNET Status are both enabled, the code reader decodes
POSTNET symbols.
PLANET Status
PLANET (Postal Alphanumeric Encoding Technique) is a symbology that is
used by the United States Postal Service to track and identify items during
delivery. Each PLANET symbol is either 12 or 14 digits long, and encodes data
in half-height and full-height bars, which makes PLANET a 2-state symbology.
The symbol always starts and ends with a full-height bar (guard rail), and a set of
five bars in which two of the bars are always short represents each individual digit.
If U.S. Post and PLANET Status are both enabled, the code reader decodes
PLANET symbols.
USPS4CB Status
USPS4CB, also called Intelligent Mail, is used by the United States Postal Service
to sort and track individual items and flats of mail. USPS4CB combines the
capabilities of POSTNET and PLANET, and can encode 31 digits (65 bars).
USPS4CB symbols are slightly longer than POSTNET symbols, and offer
additional symbol height and width flexibility.
Data is encoded in four types of bars (states), where a name and a value identifies
each. This type of postal symbol is known as 4-state. Each bar has a tracker
(middle section), to which an ascender (top section) or descender (bottom
section) can be added. The 4-state format allows the symbol to contain more
information, and makes it easier to decode. 4-state symbols can also be printed
easily in various media, including dot matrix, inkjet, and laser.
• Default: Enabled
• Options: 0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
• Default: Enabled
• Options: 0 = Disabled
1 = Enabled
