18
2-inch Label Technical Manual
B.
MAXICODE
This revision supports only Mode 2 bar codes.
Format
{command} {type} {x} {y}
{tag} {options}
…
{tag} {options}
<ENDMAXICODE>
Command & option
{command}
BARCODE or B
Prints bar code
{type}
MAXICODE
{x}
Horizontal starting position
{y}
Vertical starting position
{tag}
Tags not supplied will be filled with default values.
Use only the tags that you require. Tags can be in any order.
<ENDMAXICODE>
Final tag in Maxicode bar code.
Tags encoded in the high priority message of all Maxicodes:
Tag
Definition
Default Value
POST
Postal or ZIP Code
-empty-
CC
Country Code (from ISO 3166)
840 (USA)
SC
Service Class
1
Tags to control the type of bar code created:
Tag
Definition
Default Value
UPS5
Use UPS5 tags to create the low
priority message. (On: 1, Off: 0)
0
FILLC
Low priority message fill
character (Messages shorter than
84 characters will be padded with
this character.)
!
Tags used when UPS5 is turned off:
Tag
Definition
Default Value
MSG
Low priority message field
(maximum of 84 characters,
overwritten by UPS5 tags)
-empty-
Tags used when UPS5 is turned on:
Tag
Definition
Default Value
LPMS
Low priority message header
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