Specifications

Bar Code Field Instructions
To create a bar code, a bar code field instruction must be contained in
the label format. Table 2 shows all of the bar code field instructions.
The number in brackets denotes the print ratio. Each instruction pro-
duces a unique bar code.
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^B1 Code 11 (USD-8) [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^B2 Interleaved 2 of 5 [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^B3 Code 39 (USD-3&3of9) [2.0-3.0]
^B4 Code 49 (*) [ Fixed ]
^B7 PDF417 (*) [ Fixed ]
^B8 EAN-8 (*) [ Fixed ]
^B9 UPC-E (*) [ Fixed ]
^BA Code 93 (USS-93) (*) [ Fixed ]
^BB CODABLOCK A, E, F (*) [ Fixed ]
^BC Code 128 (USD-6) (*) [ Fixed ]
^BD UPS MaxiCode [ Fixed ]
^BE EAN-13 (*) [ Fixed ]
^BF Micro-PDF417 [ Fixed ]
^BI Industrial 2 of 5 [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^BJ Standard 2 of 5 [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^BK ANSI Codabar (USD-4&2of7) [2.0-3.0]
^BL LOGMARS [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^BM MSI [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^BP Plessey [ 2.0 - 3.0 ]
^BQ QR Code [ Fixed ]
^BS UPC/EAN Extensions (*) [ Fixed ]
^BU UPC-A (*) [ Fixed ]
^BX Data Matrix [ Fixed ]
^BZ PostNet (*) [ Fixed ]
(*) Fixed Printing Ratio - This means that the ratio between the width of the
bars in the code is a fixed standard and cannot be changed.
Table 2. Available Bar Codes