Star Micronics TSP400 Series, Programmer'S Manual

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FUNCTION
Define bar code format
CODE <ESC> “P B n1n2 ; x1x2x3x4 ,
y1y2y3y4 , w , b , m ,
h1h2h3h4”<LF><NUL>
HEX
1B 50 42 n1n2 3B x1x2x3x4 2C
y1y2y3y4 2C w 2C b 2C m 2C
h1h2h3h4 0A 00
REMARKS
This command defines start position and type of bar code string.
n1n2
: Bar code string number (00 to 31)
x1x2x3x4 : Print start position in the X direction (0000 to 0800
×
0.1 mm)
y1y2y3y4 : Print start position in the Y direction (0000 to 3000
×
0.1 mm)
w : Mode (See Appendix for details)
b : Bar code type (1 to 7)
1: CODE 39
2: INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5 (ITF)
3: CODE 93
4: UPC-A
5: JAN/EAN-8
6: JAN/EAN-13
7: CODE 128
8: NW-7
m : Bar code rotation direction (0 to 3) (clockwise)
0 1 2 3
0 degree 90 degrees 180 degrees 270 degrees
h1h2h3h4 : Bar code height (0000 to 2999
×
0.1 mm)
Note: a) When a bar code is rotated, its dimensions may not
conform to ANSI specifications. Make sure that the
printed bar code is compatible with the scanner or
scanners to be utilized.
b) Up to 32 bar codes can be defined.
c) If “;” or “,” is missing, printer goes into an error
condition.