Printing Guide

Bar Code Usages and Formats

3-31

Bar Code Symbols and Formats

Codablock F

Codablock F is a 2-D bar code developed by ELMICRON as an extension of Code 128.

Using Codablock F, you can separate Code 128 into several sections and arrange them into

a multiple row symbol. A Codablock F symbol may contain 2 to 44 rows of up to 61

characters (up to 122 for numeric data per row), and supports most features of Code 128.

NOTE

For more information on the Codablock F symbol options, see "Font Parameters," on

p. 3-2.

QRCode

QRCode is a 2-D matrix bar code symbology developed by DENSO Corporation. It is

available in two models: Model 1 and Model 2 (an enhanced version of Model 1). The Bar

Code Printing function supports four levels of error correction, a wide range of symbol sizes,

and can scale the QRCode by defining the small black square height and width.

A QRCode symbol can include numeric and alphanumeric data with high-compression,

binary, Kana, and Kanji data. The maximum number of characters per QRCode symbol are

as follows:

QRCode Model 1 Model 2

Numeric

Characters

1,167 7,089

Alphanumeric

Characters

707 4,296

Bytes 486 2,953

Kanji Characters 299 1,817