User`s guide
STANDARD PRINTER COMMANDS 
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(n:w) 
Specifications for the narrow (n) 
and wide (w) bars. Place these 
modifiers within parentheses. 
Allowable range is 1 to 9 for both 
n and w. For UPC, EAN, ADD2, 
ADD5, and CODE128 (A, B, and C), 
n specifies an integral multiplier 
for the bar code width. For all 
other codes, this option specifies 
the width in dots of the narrow 
and wide bars. The value of w 
must always be greater than n. 
W 
Increases the width ratio of wide 
to narrow bars (use only with 
CODE39). 
X 
Doubles the width of all bars and 
spaces in the bar code (use only 
with CODE39). 
x y 
Starting position of printed bar code. This 
is the lower left corner of the bar code 
block. Extender bars and bar code subtext 
are below this position. 
h 
Height of bar code in dots. Allowable 
range is 1 to 256. This does not include the 
height of the bar code subtext or extender 
bars (if any). 
Characters
ASCII characters to be bar coded. 
NOTE: Not all printers support bar codes. 
Refer to Table 2. Printer Bar Code Support 
for more information. 










