BT-1000 Brother Barcode Font User’s Guide Version 0 1
Table of Contents CHAPTER 1 HOW TO INSTALL THE BT-1000 BROTHER BARCODE FONT UPGRADE ON BROTHER PRINTER ........................................................... 4 ® ® ® 1 WINDOWS SYSTEMS (WINDOWS 95/98/ME, WINDOWS NT 4.0 ® AND WINDOWS 2000/XP)........................................................................... 4 2 OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS ........................................................... 5 CHAPTER 2 BT-1000 BARCODE FONT SOLUTIONS MANUAL ............... 6 1 CODE 128.....................
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Chapter 1 How to install the BT-1000 Brother Barcode Font Upgrade on Brother Printer Note: In order to activate the BT-1000, you must use the PCL emulation mode. 1 Windows® Systems (Windows® 95/98/Me, Windows NT® 4.0 and Windows® 2000/XP) To activate the barcode fonts, you must send an activation key to the printer you wish to upgrade. To send the activation key, follow the steps below: ® a. You must have already installed the corresponding Windows printer driver onto the PC you wish to upgrade from.
f. Click the OK button to send the font activation key. The printer will receive the activation key. Wait at least 30 seconds. g. Switch the printer off and then on. h. Print, PRINT FONTS by using the control panel. You can check the newly activated fonts. 2 Other Operating Systems If you are using another operating system such as Linux, Unix, OS/2, etc, follow the steps below: a. Insert the BT-1000 CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. b. Select the AddFont.
Chapter 2 BT-1000 Barcode Font Solutions Manual 1 Code 128 1.1 About Code 128 Introduced in 1981, Code 128 bar codes are used extensively by the shipping industry, as well as for inventory, ID, and tracking purposes. It is often selected over Code 39 when space is at a premium and because it offers a much larger selection of characters. The Code 128 standard is maintained by AIM (Automatic Identification Manufacturers).
1.3 PCL Escape Sequences To print from Unix or DOS systems you must send the appropriate PCL escape sequences to print the bar code font you require. Example escape sequences are shown below: Code128TT-Regular : esc(12Yesc(s1p#v0s0b28685T Code128-NarrowTT-Regular : esc(12Yesc(s1p#v0s0b28686T Code128-WideTT-Regular : esc(12Yesc(s1p#v0s0b28687T (#: point size 0.25 – 999.75) Replace the hash (#) with the relevant point size. For example, to print a bar code that is one inch (25.
ASCII value Code Set A 59 ; 60 < 61 = 62 > 63 ? 64 @ 65 A 66 B 67 C 68 D 69 E 70 F 71 G 72 H 73 I 74 J 75 K 76 L 77 M 78 N 79 O 80 P 81 Q 82 R 83 S 84 T 85 U 86 V 87 W 88 X 89 Y 90 Z 91 [ 92 \ 93 ] 94 ^ 95 _ 96 NUL 97 SOH 98 STX 99 ETX 100 EOT 101 ENQ 102 ACK 103 BEL 104 BS 105 HT 106 LF 107 VT Code Set B ; < = > ? @ A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ ‘ a b c d e f g h i j k Code Set C 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 5
ASCII value Code Set A 108 FF 109 CR 110 SOH 111 SI 112 DLE 113 DC1 114 DC2 115 DC3 116 DC4 117 NAK 118 SYN 119 ETB 120 CAN 121 EM 122 SUB 123 ESC 124 FS 125 GS 165 RS 166 US 167 FNC 3 168 FNC 2 169 SHIFT 170 CODE C 171 CODE B 172 FNC 4 173 FNC 1 161 START A 162 START B 163 START C 164 STOP Code Set B l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { | } ~ DEL FNC 3 FNC 2 SHIFT CODE C FNC 4 CODE A FNC 1 START A START B START C STOP Code Set C 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 CODE B (1
2 Code 39 2.1 About Code 39 Code 39 was the first alphanumeric bar code developed and is the most widely used. Also known as Code USD-3 or Code 3/9, Code 39 is widely used in many industries and is the standard for many government bar code specifications, including the U.S. Department of Defense. Code 39 is defined in American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard MH10.8M-1983.
2.3 Choosing the Right Font The various Code 39 fonts creates bar code symbols of different sizes and densities. Most of the fonts use a 2.5:1 wide: narrow bar ratio. The Slim fonts use a 2:1 ratio for narrower symbols and the Wide font uses a 3:1 ratio for wider symbols. Like any TrueType or Type 1 font, the bar code fonts can be scaled to any size. Any of the fonts formatted at 24 or 36 points will create bar codes that are 1/3 (8.5mm) or 1/2 (12.7mm) inches tall respectively.
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ASCII Character 46 . 47 / 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 : 59 ; 60 < 61 = 62 > 63 ? 64 @ 65 A 66 B 67 C 68 D 69 E 70 F 71 G 72 H 73 I 74 J 75 K 76 L 77 M 78 N 79 O 80 P 81 Q 82 R 83 S 84 T 85 U 86 V 87 W 88 X 89 Y 90 Z 91 [ 92 \ 93 ] 94 ^ Code 39 .
ASCII Character 95 _ 96 ‘ 97 a 98 b 99 c 100 d 101 e 102 f 103 g 104 h 105 i 106 j 107 k 108 l 109 m 110 n 111 o 112 p 113 q 114 r 115 s 116 t 117 u 118 v 119 w 120 x 121 y 122 z 123 { 124 | 125 } 126 ~ 127 DEL Code 39 %O %W +A +B +C +D +E +F +G +H +I +J +K +L +M +N +O +P +Q +R +S +T +U +V +W +X +Y +Z %P %Q %R %S %T, %X, %Y, %Z 14
3 Interleaved 2 of 5 3.1 AbouteT*5oasoer Abou Interleaved 2 of 5 Interleaved 2 of 5 is a numeric-only bar code, variable in length and bi-directional. It is a high-density code that can hold up to 18 digits per inch (25.4mm) when printed using a 7.5 mil X dimension. It is a general-purpose code whose only restriction is that there must be an even number of characters in the data. For general-purpose, free form numeric data, this is the most ef5.7(o)-*-0.0017 Tc-6.3( efn(o)-*-0 be a]7(ct)-6. T*-0.
After printing a bar code it is necessary to select a different font in order to print something besides more bar codes. The PCL command to select the default font is “(3@”. To select a font other than the default font, use the PCL escape sequence show on the PCL font list. The “” shown is the ASCII escape character. It is decimal 27, hexadecimal 1B, octal 33, or binary 00011011. 3.
ASCII Character 73 I 74 J 75 K 76 L 77 M 78 N 79 O 80 P 81 Q 82 R 83 S 84 T 85 U 86 V 87 W 88 X 89 Y 90 Z 91 [ 92 \ 93 ] 94 ^ 95 _ 96 ‘ 97 a 98 b 99 c 100 d 101 e 102 f 103 g 104 h 105 i 106 j 107 k 108 l 109 m 110 n 111 o 112 p 113 q 114 r 115 s 116 t 117 u 118 v 119 w 120 x 121 y Interleaved 2 of 5 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 17
ASCII Character 122 z 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 Interleaved 2 of 5 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Start Stop 4 UPC / EAN Code 4.1 About the UPC / EAN Code UPC Code is a collection of Type 1 and TrueType fonts that create and print UPC version A, UPC version E, EAN-8/JAN-8, EAN-13/JAN-13, Bookland (ISBN), and ® ® ISSN bar code symbols within any Microsoft Windows , Unix or Mac application.
Both UPC-A and UPC-E allow for a supplemental two or five digit number to be appended to the main bar code symbol. The supplemental message was designed for use on publications and periodicals. To enter a supplemental message, it must consist of either two or five numeric digits. The supplemental is simply a small additional bar code that is added onto the right side of a standard UPC symbol. 4.2 4.2.
4.2.2 UPC-E The UPC-E code is a compressed bar code intended for use on small items. Compression works by squeezing extra zeros out of the bar code and then automatically re-inserting them at the scanner. Only bar codes containing zeros are candidates for the UPC-E symbol. UPC-E is also referred to as "zero suppressed".
4.3 PCL Escape Sequences From UNIX or DOS it is necessary to send PCL escape sequences as part of the print data to select the desired bar code font. The PCL escape sequences for the fonts are shown on the PCL font list. Instructions on how to print the PCL font list are given in your printer manual.
Codabar is unusual because some characters are wider than others. With 2-element widths defined, each character contains 4 bars and 3 spaces. The character is followed by a single narrow space to separate it from the next character. Each pattern begins and ends with one of 4 start/stop characters A-D. Codabar defines different element widths for each of the characters in an effort to make all the characters have the same width.