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Chapter 3 Bar Codes

*A, B, C and D are start/stop codes only.

Codabar Examples

The following command generates the horizontal variable ratio Codabar bar

code below. In the command sequence, Graphics Mode data is

italicized

and

bar code data is boldface. Refer to the “Commands” chapter for a detailed

description of alphanumeric commands.

^PY^-^M10,10,000^KF^

BYDA2468B^G^

KF^-^PN^-

^PY^- enabled the graphics command sequence. ^M introduced the standard

alphanumeric command. The character height selected was 1.0 inches and

character width selected was at 1.0 inches. A 0.0 justification value plus 0

additional dots was selected for the data placement. ^KF activated Dark Print.

^B introduced the bar code command. Y selected the standard 10 cpi font to

print the optional readable data field. Letter D selected Codabar bar code

type. A2468B is the bar code data, and ^G terminated the bar code command

sequence. ^KF^- at the end of the bar code turned off Dark Print, and ^PN^-

terminated the Graphics Mode.

Table 20. Codabar Character Set

Character Hex Character Hex

030+2B

131-2D

232.2E

333/2F

434$24

535:3A

636A*41

737B*42

838C*43

939D*44