Printronix ThermaLine Series Printer User Manual


 
Bar Codes5–74
FIM Command Format
BARCODE
FIM; [VSCAN;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;] [DARK;] SR; SC
[(D)data field(D)]
STOP
BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.
FIM Designates bar code type FIM; enter FIM.
VSCAN Optional parameter to orient the bar code structure
vertically. To select a vertical bar code, enter VSCAN.
If VSCAN is not entered, the bar code is oriented
horizontally.
Hn[.m] Optional parameter to adjust the overall height
(vertical expansion) of the bar code symbol (including
the upper and lower 0.1–inch guard bands and any
human readable data).
Height adjustments are made in 0.1–inch increments;
enter H and a value from 6 to 99 to select height
adjustments from 0.6 to 9.9 inches. The default value is
0.6 inches.
.m is an additional number of dots for the bar code
height. (Dots are in the current dot scale.)
BFn Optional parameter for assigning a dynamic bar code
data field location on a form. With this parameter, the
actual data for the bar code data field is dynamically
provided during the Execute Form Mode; the data is
not specified during the Create Form Mode.
To use this field, perform the following steps:
a. Enter BF.
b. Replace n with a number ranging from 1 to 255
to identify the bar code field. The SR and SC
parameters specify the exact location of the bar
code field identified by n.