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Bar code specifications
The table below shows the specifications of thirteen types of bar codes available for the printer. Bar
code printing examples are shown on the previous page.
Bar code
Structure
ICG
letters (#)
Check character
Sample data
Remark
Industrial 2/5
5B4S
Yes
0-9
Yes
1234567
(Mod 10)
Interleaved 2/5
5B5S
No
0-9
Yes
1234567
(2 characters
(Mod 10)
as one unit)
Codabar
4B3S
Yes
0-9, Yes
1234567
(Mod 16)
Matrix 2/5
3B2S
Yes
0-9
Yes
1234567
(Mod 10)
Code 11
3B2S
Yes
0-9,"-"
Yes
1234567
(Mod 11)
Code 39
5B4S
Yes
0-9,
Yes
1234567
AB,...(43)
(Mod 43)
Code 93
3B3S
No
ASCII
Yes
1234567
(128)
(Mod 47)
Code 128
3B3S
No
ASCII
Yes
1234567
(128)
(Mod 103)
EAN-8
2B2S
No
0-9
Yes 4912345
(Mod 10)
EAN-13
2B2S
No
0-9
Yes 491234567890
(Mod 10)
UPC-A
2B2S
No
0-9
Yes
01234500006
(Mod 10)
UPC-E
2B2S
No
0-9
Yes 01234500006
(Mod 10)
Postnet
2LB3SB
No
0-9
Yes
123456789
(Mod 10)
43
5. Extended setup options (28)
Even number, including
check character. Data
length is variable.
Start and end codes are
sent by the user.
Start and end codes are ( )
code. Dual check character
Start and end codes are
asterisk (*) codes.
Two check characters
8 digits (2 prefix code +5
data code+Check character)
13 digits (2 prefix code +10
data code+Check character)
12 digits (NSC+10 data+
Check character)
UPC-A (12-digit) data is
automatically converted into
UPC-E (10-digit) data.
6, 10 or 12 digits
(data +Check character)
"B" and "S" in the "Structure" column show the number of bars
and spaces which consist of one or two characters. LB and SB
mean long bar and shot bar, respectively.
Special
characters: 24
