32 Line Matrix Printer PCL II Programmer's Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Configuring the PCL-II Emulation with Control Codes

CODE 3 OF 9

A variable-length data string of up to 32 ASCII characters may be printed

using the Code 3 of 9 bar code. The string may be an odd or even length and

may use any of the standard characters (specified in MIL-STD-1189). If a

non-valid character is used in the string, a blank non-readable bar code will be

printed; non-valid characters are not substituted or deleted. The width of the

printed bar code can be approximated by the following equation:

Width in inches = (number of characters)/3.14 + 0.50

INDUSTRIAL 2 OF 5

A variable-length data string of up to 32 ASCII characters may be printed

using the Industrial 2 of 5 bar code. The string may be an odd or even length

and may use any character from 0 through 9. If a non-valid character is used

in the string, a blank non-readable bar code will be printed; non-valid

characters are not substituted or deleted. Optional checksums are not

inserted in the bar code. The width of the printed bar code can be

approximated by the following equation:

Width in inches = (number of characters)/3.7 + 0.38

INTERLEAVED 2 OF 5

A variable-length data string of up to 32 ASCII characters may be printed

using the Interleaved 2 of 5 bar code. The string may be an odd or even

length. However, if the string is an odd length, a leading zero will be inserted

to make a string of an even length. Valid data characters are 0 through 9. If a

non-valid character is used in the string, a blank non-readable bar code will be

printed; non-valid characters are not substituted or deleted. Optional

checksums are not inserted in the bar code. The width of the printed bar code

can be approximated by the following equation:

Width in inches = (even number of characters)/6.25 + 0.15

UPCA

A fixed-length data string of 11 ASCII characters may be printed using the

UPC A bar code. The string must have a length of 11 and may use any of the

standard characters 0 through 9. If a non-valid character or string length is

used, a blank non-readable bar code will be printed; non-valid characters are

not substituted or deleted. The width of the printed bar code does not vary

and is 1.56 inches.

UPCE

A fixed-length data string of 11 ASCII characters may be printed using the

UPC E bar code. The string length must be 11 and may use any of the

standard characters 0 through 9 (however, the data pattern must meet the

format of UPC E bar codes; UPC E is a shortened version of very specific

patterns printable with UPC A). If a non-valid character or string length is

used, a blank non-readable bar code will be printed; non-valid characters are

not substituted or deleted. For UPC E, a zero (0) is required in the first

position of the bar code data (the number system character). The width of the

printed bar code is not variable and is 0.81 inches.