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

Identicon
173
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
Identicon ratio, 1:1:3.
If the : parameter is specified, the ratios are
represented in printer dots instead of IGP dots
(60 x 72 dpi).
E Type code for Identicon. Enter E.
ratio Optional parameter (used in conjunction with 9
above) representing the ratios for variable ratio bar
codes. Default ratios are overridden by the variable
ratio feature. The ratio data must be hexadecimal
numbers from 0 through 9 or A through F. The
Code V automatically checks the input for validity. If
an invalid character is found in the ratio, an error
message is generated.
The Code V automatically checks ratio data for validity only within the
allowable hexadecimal range. The Code V does not verify that ratio data
creates acceptable wide/narrow element relationships for bar code
readability. For example, the Code V accepts wide/narrow ratio values of 2
and 5, respectively; however a narrow element larger than the wide element
produces an unreadable bar code. When designing unique ratio data,
carefully plot wide and narrow ratios to conform to readable bar codes.
data The bar code data. IDENTICON encodes from 1
through 40 characters. The characters available for
the data field are 0 through 9 (hex 30 through 39,
respectively).
(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.
Table 30. 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