5525B/31/32 Line Matrix Printer Code V Programmer's Reference Manual

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Chapter 3 Bar Code Command Format
Standard Bar Code Command Format
Default Ratio: (cc) dir p type data (cc)G
Variable Ratio: (cc)
dir p [9] [:] type [ ratio ] data (cc)G
(cc) Represents the Special Function Control Code
(SFCC). Enter the specific SFCC for your Code V
configuration.
dir Represents the direction of the bar code. Enter B
for horizontal bar codes; enter C for vertical bar
codes.
p Prints the optional readable data field by selecting
one of five codes representing the font and gap
size for the readable data field. The readable data
field is printed below a horizontally configured bar
code (picket fence orientation) and on the left-hand
side of a vertically configured bar code (ladder
orientation). The bar code size is automatically
adjusted to allow for the height of the data field font
and the spacing between the data and bar code.
[9] or [:] Selects the variable ratio length bar code feature.
The variable ratio bar code permits unique bar and
space width ratios adjusted for specific
applications. Enter the number 9 to select variable
ratio bar codes.
If the : parameter is specified, the ratios are
represented in printer dots instead of IGP dots
(60 x 72 dpi).
type Represents the bar code type from Table 18.
Invalid codes are treated as errors.
[
ratio ] Represents unique ratio data for variable ratio bar
codes. The default ratios shown in Table 18 are
overridden by this feature. Four- and eight-digit
ratios are used, depending upon the bar code
selected.
data Represents the data to be bar coded.
(cc)G Terminates the bar code command. Enter the
SFCC for your Code V configuration immediately
followed by any valid command character or G, the
universal sequence terminator.
NOTE: POSTNET command is not applicable to standard bar code type C.