Star Micronics Star Line Mode Printer Driver, Specification And User Manual

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Star Micronics Co., Ltd. Star Line Mode Printer Driver – Windows 95 / 98 / Me
Copyright 2002 Version 3.11.0.0
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Barcode Font Usage
Usage of the supported barcode device fonts must be done as follows:
1. Choose the desired barcode device font from your editor’s font menu
2. Enter the single letter width code.
Each barcode type can be printed at various widths. This table lists the single letter width codes for
each barcode type:
Single Letter Width Code UPC-E
UPC-A
JAN/EAN-8
JAN/EAN-13 CODE39
NW-7(Codabar) ITF
a 2 dot 2 dot (6) 2 dot (5)
b 3 dot 3 dot (9) 4 dot (10)
c 4 dot 4 dot (12) 6 dot (15)
d 2 dot (5) 2 dot (4)
e 3 dot (8) 4 dot (8)
f 4 dot (10) 6 dot (12)
g 2 dot (4) 2 dot (6)
h 3 dot (6) 3 dot (9)
i
NOT AVAILABLE
4 dot (8) 4 dot (12)
3. Enter the single letter height code.
All barcode types use the same single letter height codes, and these are:
Single Letter Height Code Height
o 32 dot (4mm)
p 64 dot (8mm)
q 96 dot (12mm)
r 128 dot (16mm)
s 160 dot (20mm)
t 192 dot (24mm)
u 224 dot (28mm)
v 255 dot (31.9mm)
4. Enter the barcode data.
Each barcode type can accommodate a different character set, and a different number of characters.
This information is summarized in the following table:
Barcode Type Number of Characters Character Set
UPC-E 12 0 ~ 9
UPC-A 12 0 ~ 9
JAN/EAN-8 8 0 ~ 9
JAN/EAN-13 13 0 ~ 9
CODE39 1 or more 0 ~ 9
-.<SP>$/+%
A ~ Z
Start / Stop: *
ITF 1 or more 0 ~ 9
NW-7(Codabar) 1 or more 0 ~ 9
-$:/.+
A ~ D
5. Enter the barcode font stop character ‘z’ to terminate the barcode.
Example:
Using the UPC-E device font: a 2 dot wide, :64 dot tall barcode with the twelve digits: 0123456789012 is:
ap012345678901z => a p 012345678901 z
| | | |
| | | ->terminate barcode character
| | -------->barcode data
| ---------------->single letter height code
------------------>single letter width code