Printronix ThermaLine Series Printer User Manual


 
5–113Bar Codes
UPC–E and UPC–E0 Command Format
BARCODE
UPC-E or UPC-EO [+n]; [VSCAN;] [MAG;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;] [DARK;]
SR; SC
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BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.
type Designates bar code type UPC–E or UPC–E0; enter
UPC–E or UPC–E0.
+n Optional parameter to provide a 2– or 5–digit add–on
code at the end of the bar code. Enter plus (+) and a
value of 2 or 5. The first bar of the add–on code is
separated by nine modules from the last bar of the UPC
symbol and a left guard pattern.
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 horizontal.
MAG Optional parameter to magnify (horizontally expand)
the bar code symbol. The magnification default value
is X1. Enter a magnification value to increase the
magnification. Increasing the magnification adjusts
printed character density.
You can also use XR or XRD as defined on page 5–4.
(You must specify 8 digits for MAG for variable ratio.)
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 4 to 99
to select height adjustments from 0.4 to 9.9 inches. The
default value is 1.3 inches.
.m is an additional number of dots for the bar code
height. (Dots are in the current dot scale.)