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

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Chapter 3 Bar Codes
Check Digit
The modulo-103 check digit is automatically calculated and inserted in the bar
code symbol. The check digit verifies accurate scanning. The start code is
included in the check digit algorithm.
Standard Command Format
Refer to page 135 for the IBARC, command format and definitions.
Default Ratio: (cc)
dir p u data (cc)G
Variable Ratio: (cc)
dir p [9] [:] u [ 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 41 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 UPS 11
ratio of 1:1:2:2:3:3:4:4.
If the : parameter is specified, the ratios are
represented in printer dots instead of Code V dots
(60 x 72 dpi).
u The type code for UPS 11. Enter u.
Table 41. 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