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Creating bar code labels
Bar code labels for product control and for sales transactions can be created simply with the
PT-9500PC. Because there are a variety of bar code standards, create the bar code labels after
confirming the creation standards and scanning standards for the bar code reader.
Bar code summary
The bar codes that can be created using the PT-9500PC are listed below.
Standard Format Characters
Number of
Characters
Windows Macintosh
CODE39
One-dimensional
code
0-9, A-Z, $, /, %,
+, -, ., space
1-250
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I-2/5 (ITF)
One-dimensional
code
0-9 1-250
99
UPC-A
One-dimensional
code
0-9
11+1
(check digit)
99
UPC-E
One-dimensional
code
0-9
6+1
(check digit)
99
EAN13
One-dimensional
code
0-9
12+1
(check digit)
99
EAN8
One-dimensional
code
0-9
7+1
(check digit)
99
CODABAR (NW-7)
One-dimensional
code
0-9, A-D, $, /, :,
+, -, .,
3-250
9
9
(up to 30
characters)
CODE128
One-dimensional
code
All ASCII
(128 characters)
Control code
(37 types)
1-250
9
9
(up to 30
characters)
EAN128
One-dimensional
code
All ASCII
(128 characters)
Control code
(37 types)
1-250
9
9
(up to 30
characters)
POSTNET
One-dimensional
code
0-9 5, 9, 11*
99
Laser Bar Code
One-dimensional
code
0-9
3, 5, 7, 9, 11,
13, 15**
99
ISBN-2
One-dimensional
code
0-9
14+1
(check digit)
99
ISBN-5
One-dimensional
code
0-9
17+1
(check digit)
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