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PPU-231 User’s Manual
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CITIZEN
GS k n [ d ] k NUL
[Function] Printing the Bar Code
[Code] <1D>H<6B>H<n> [ < d> ] k <00>H
[Range] {0 ≤ n ≤ 7} Data are described in Hex code.
[Outline] Specifying a type of bar code and printing bar codes.
• The beginning of line is considered as the next printing start position.
• Depending on the value of n, the following bar code can be selected.
d indicates a character code to be printed and k indicates the number of character to be
printed.
n (Hex) Bar Code System Maximum Columns
0 UPC-A ---
1 UPC-E ---
2 JAN13 (EAN) ---
3 JAN 8 (EAN) ---
4 CODE 39 19
5 ITF 34
6 CODABAR (NW-7) 25
7 CODE 128 23
[Caution] When data being held in the print buffer, this command is ignored.
• Regardless of the specified feed pitch, this command feeds the paper to be required
to print a bar code.
• If the character code d cannot be printed in the respective bar code system, the bar
code so far will be printed, processing the subsequent data as normal data.
• When a bar code whose number of characters to be printed is fixed has been selected,
the number of characters k have to be always made equal to the number of
characters to be printed. (The bar code is not printed when not matching.)
• When the horizontal direction exceeds one line length, the excess part is not printed.
[Default] • The initial value is not specified.
[Description of Bar Codes] <For print examples, see Page 70.>
UPC-A This bar code, consisting of numerals only, has a fixed length of 12 column; a 11-columns
number entered from the host or application software plus a check column(12th column)
automatically calculated inside the printer. If the 12th-column numeral is sent from the host,
the entire bar code will be printed as it is.
UPC-E This bar code, consisting of numerals only, has a fixed length of 8 column; the first number
system character is "0" stationary. A 12-column numeral entered from the host or
application software is compressed to 8 columns with a check column and printed. The