Epic 3000
Programmer’s Guide
Programming Codes
100-14362
Rev A
Page 103
EAN-8
EAN-8 is a fixed-length, numeric, continuous code that employs four element widths.
The printer supports EAN-8, which is a superset of UPC that encodes seven digits. The
printer prints an EAN-8 bar code with the seven digits sent to it and generates the check
digit. If fewer than seven digits are sent, the remaining digits will be zeros. EAN 8 may
include an EAN 2 or EAN 5 Addenda.
Function
EAN-8
ASCII
[ESC] b <6> {information} [NUL]
Hexadecimal
1BH 62H <6> information} [NUL]
Decimal
<27> <98> <6> information} [NUL]
[ESC] b <6> 1234567[NUL]
EAN-8 with an EAN 2 Addenda
[ESC] b <6> 12[NUL]
EAN-8 with an EAN 5 Addenda
[ESC] b <6> 12345[NUL]
Figure 17 EAN 8 Examples
EAN-14
EAN-14 It is a high-density, fixed-length, numeric, continuous code, which employs
multiple element widths. EAN-14, is a subset of Code 128 that encodes FNC1 and 14
digit pairs. If fewer than 14 digits are sent, leading zeros will be added to complete the
code.
Function
EAN-14
ASCII
[ESC] b <12> {information} [NUL]
Hexadecimal
1BH 62H <12> information} [NUL]
Decimal
<27> <98> <12> information} [NUL]
[ESC] b <12>0500123456789[NUL]
Figure 18 EAN 14 Example
