Citizen Systems CBM-253 Printer User Manual


 
CBM-253 User’s Manual
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Code sub-set C is a bar code made up of special characters together with the 100
numbers between 00 and 99.
After inputting the number of figures, a check digit will be automatically calculated
inside the printer and added to the figures, and then printing will be carried out.
Processing of special characters
Characters having an ASCII code number of 96 or greater will be recognized as special
characters. The switching characters required to input these characters are given below.
ASCII code
Switching
character
Sub-set
code A
Sub-set
code B
Sub-set
code C
96 80h FNC3 FNC 3 N/A
97 81h FNC 2 FNC 2 N/A
98 82h SHIFT SHIFT N/A
99 83h CODE C CODE C N/A
100 84h CODE B FNC 4 CODE B
101 85h FNC 4 CODE A CODE A
102 86h FNC 1 FNC 1 FNC 1
The following shows an example of the selection of the code sub-set using this special
character method.
<Code sub-set selection>
Initial selection: 1 character input of any of 'A, B or C'.
Switching during operation: 1 character input of any of the 82h~85h characters.
e.g. In a situation where first the bar code 'TEST' is to be printed using code sub-set B, and
then the bar code '123' is to be printed using code sub -set A.
Input codes: B TEST <85h> 123
Bar code data: <CODE B>TEST<CODE A>123