32 Line Matrix Printer PCL II Programmer's Reference Manual

4.0 CPI (20 Bars per inch) US POSTNET Bar Code

Method 2:

Frame Bar & “4”: {{} (1 01001)

Characters “58”: }}}~{ (01010 10010)

Characters “34”: ~`~{} (00110 01001)

Characters “88”: {}}~{ (10010 10010)

Characters “44”: }~{{} (01001 01001)

Characters “79”: {~`{~ (10001 11000)

“9” & Frame Bar: {{} (10100 1)

Text sent to Printer: SO{{}}}}~{~`~{}{}}~{}~{{}{~`{~{{}SI

For both examples, SO = Shift Out (hex 0E), and SI = Shift In (hex 0F).

4.0 CPI (20 Bars per inch) US POSTNET Bar Code

FONT SELECTION

You may select either of the US POSTNET character sets from the front

panel, or through escape sequences. (Refer to your

User’s Manual

for details

on front panel menus.)

The following escape sequence will configure the 4.0 cpi POSTNET BAR

CODE as a secondary font:

ESC)0K

ESC)0KESC)s4.0H

The sequence above sets the secondary font symbol set to 4.0 cpi POSTNET

BAR CODE, and sets the pitch to 4.0 cpi. Once the Secondary character set

is configured for 4.0 CPI Postnet Bar Codes, the Shift Out command can be

used to activate the bar codes:

Shift Out: hex 0E

After the bar code is printed, the normal print mode is activated by using the

Shift In command:

Shift In: hex 0F

NOTE: It is recommended setting the US POSTNET Bar Code character set

as the secondary set, with the normal operation mode as the primary

font.

Perform the following steps to determine the check digit for 45834-8844-70:

1. Calculate the check digit:

Add the digits of the postal code: 4+5+8+3+4+8+8+4+4+7+0 = 51

2. Subtract from the next highest multiple of ten:

60 - 51 = 9

The check digit is 9.

Text sent to Printer:

SONUL458348844709SI

SO = Shift Out (hex 0E)

NUL = Nul (hex 00)

SI = Shift In (hex 0F)