SATO M-5900RV Operator and Technical Reference Manual
Page B-10
Appendix B. Bar Code Specifications
PN 9001081
Rev. C
CODE 128
Command Structure
<ESC>BGbbcccdd (data)
bb = Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)
ccc = Bar height in dots (001-600)
dd = Start code to specify initial subset of bar code data
>G Subset A Start code
>H Subset B Start code
>I Subset C Start code
(data) = Includes bar code data and subset Shift codes; Shift codes
are used to change the subset type within the bar code data.
Shift codes:
>E Subset A Start code
>D Subset B Start code
>C Subset C Start code
Character Set
See Code 128 Character Table on Page B-23
Density Table
Example
The following will start in Subset A for the characters "AB", shift to
Subset B for "789", then shift to Subset C for "123456".
<ESC>H0200<ESC>V0550<ESC>BG03100>GAB>B789>C123456
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