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

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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
Subset A. Subset A operates in the manual mode only. Subset A data
characters include mostly normal printable ASCII characters which require no
subset switching and can be entered directly. For example, the data ABC123
in subset A is input in the bar code command as: ^BNZ>7ABC123^. Switching
to another subset will not generate a shorter bar code.
Non-printable control characters in subset A can be generated by either:
1. using the subset B lowercase character equivalent from Table 26
2. using the subset switch characters (>1 through >8, or >SP through >/)
from the Alternate column of Table 26
Standard Code 128 Command Format
Refer to page 135 for the IBARC, command format and definitions.
Default Ratio: (cc)
dir p Z data (cc)G
Variable Ratio: (cc)
dir p [9] [:] Z [ 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. The
readable data field is printed below a horizontal bar
code or on the left-hand side of a vertical bar code.
Replace
p in the bar code command with one of the
codes listed in Table 25 to print the readable data
field in the corresponding font with the specified
guard band gap.
9 or : Optional parameter to select a variable ratio bar
code. Enter the number 9 to select a variable ratio
bar code. This feature overrides the default Code
128 ratio 1:1:2:2:3:3:4:4.
Table 25. Printable Data Field Fonts
Font Gap
p code
Standard 10 cpi 3 dots Y
OCR-A 3 dots O
OCR-A .1-inch S
OCR-B 3 dots B
OCR-B .1-inch T
None N