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9. Bar code and enlarged character
9. Bar code and enlarged character
Bar code function
The printer can print bar codes and enlarged characters.
To activate the bar code and enlarged character function, set #27 BARCODE/ENLARGED CHAR to
MODE 1 or MODE 2 in the EXTENDED SETUP MODE.
This function is applicable to the EPSON or IBM or HP mode. This section describes the outline and
details of the bar code and enlarged character function.
Outline of bar code function
The printer has 14 types of bar codes.
Software commands and options #27 to #29 on the EXTENDED SETUP MODE are used to print bar
codes and enlarged characters.
The software commands are unique to the printer. See the following pages for details of these commands.
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Makeup of bar code
1. Industrial 2 of 5
8. Code 128
2. Interleaved 2 of 5
9. EAN-8
3. Matrix 2 of 5
10. EAN-13
4. Codabar
11. UPC-A
5. Code 11
12. UPC-E
6. Code 39
13. Postnet
7. Code 93
14. Element (Created in elements.)
(Example) CODABAR
START
Character
DATA
STOP
Character
Margin
Margin
Barcode
HRI
ICG
ICG
Check
Character
Start Character :
Initial character of data
DATA :
Alphanumeric data
Check Character :
Character for check errors in read data
Stop Character :
Last character of data
HRI :
Human Readable Interpretation
ICG :
Gap between characters (Inter Character Gap)
Margin :
Data-free portions must be provided on both sides.
Each data-free portion must be approximately ten
times as wide as the narrow space (NS).
