Epson LQ-580 Printer User Manual


 
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Specifications
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:
Function:
ESC ( B n
1
n
2
k
m
s
v
1
v
2
c
data
n
= (
n
1 + (256
×
n
2))
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 (180 dpi)
m
= 2: 2 dots, 3: 3 dots, 4: 4 dots, 5: 5 dots
s
: Space adjustment value
-3
s
3 (1/360-inch units)
v1
,
v2
: Bar length
v1
+
v2
×
256 (1/180-inch units)
Note:
The v1 and v2 values are ignored when POSTNET is selected.
The long bar length of POSTNET is always 0.125 inch; the
short bar length is always 0.050 inch.
ESC ( B Select Barcode Printing
Format:
ASCII code:
Decimal:
Hexadecimal:
ESC
27
1B
(
40
28
B
66
42
m
m
m
n
n
n