Epson FX-1180 Printer User Manual


 
Barcode commands
Your printer has powerful barcode printing capabilities and includes the
following resident barcode fonts: EAN-13, EAN-8, Interleaved 2 of 5,
UPC-A, UPC-E, Code 39, Code 128, and POSTNET. See the barcode
commands below:
ESC ( B Select Barcode Printing
Format:
ASCII code: ESC ( B m n
Decimal: 27 40 66 m n
Hexadecimal: 1B 28 42 m n
Function:
ESC ( B n1
n
2
k
m
s
v
1
v
2
c
data
n = (n1 + (256
×
n2))
k: Select barcode
k = 0: EAN-13, 1: EAN-8, 2: Interleaved 2 of 5, 3: UPC-A,
4: UPC-E, 5: Code 39, 6: Code 128, 7: POSTNET
m: Module width (120 dpi)
m = 2: 2 dots, 3: 3 dots, 4: 4 dots, 5: 5 dots
s: Space adjustment value
-3
s
3 (1/240-inch units)
v1
,
v2
: Bar length
v1 + v2
×
256 (1/72-inch units)
Note:
The v1 and v2 values are ignored when POSTNET is selected. The long bar
length of POSTNET is always 0.125 inches; the short bar length is always 0.050
inches.
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R
Gentian-W Rev.C
A5 size Appendix C
11/14/97 pass 0
Specifications
C-13