User`s guide
STANDARD PRINTER COMMANDS 
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Comments  Unless modified by a BARCODE_FONT command, all codes 
except UPCA+, EAN8+, EAN13+, and UPCE use an 8x8 font 
for bar code subtext. The excepted codes use a 5x7 font, to 
allow space for extender bars. Bar code subtext begins 
two dots below the bar code block. 
All bar codes are positioned independently. This includes 
ADD2 and ADD5, which are normally used as add-ons for 
UPC and EAN codes. The programmer is responsible for 
the proper placement of all codes, including add-ons. 
MAXICODE and PDF417 codes differ considerably from 
other bar codes. See BARCODE UPS and BARCODE 
PDF417 for programming information. 
See also 
BARCODE_FONT 
IMPORTANT! 
Follow the rules of the bar code in use. For example, 
UPCA and several other codes do not support characters 
A-Z. Attempting to print unsupported characters will 
produce bar codes that will not scan. Incorrect bar width 
ratios can also produce unscannable bar codes. Please 
refer to Chapter 10 - Bar Code information. 
Character darkness and pitch also affect the reliability of 
the bar codes. Avoid printing bar codes having bar widths 
of less than 10 mils. Rotated bar codes should not be 
printed with bar widths of less than 15 mils. 
Example 1 
! 0 100 90 1 
PITCH 100 
BARCODE I2OF5 1 20 20 0123456789 
BARCODE CODE39W- 1 50 20 34A 
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