Bar code specifications
The table below shows the specifications of thirteen types of bar codes available for the printer. Bar
code printing examples are shown on the previous page.
Bar code Structure ICG letters (#)
Check character
Sample data
Remark
Industrial 2/5 5B4S Yes 0-9 Yes 1234567
(Mod 10)
Interleaved 2/5 5B5S No 0-9 Yes 1234567
(2 characters (Mod 10)
as one unit)
Codabar 4B3S Yes 0-9, Yes 1234567
(Mod 16)
Matrix 2/5 3B2S Yes 0-9 Yes 1234567
(Mod 10)
Code 11 3B2S Yes 0-9,"-" Yes 1234567
(Mod 11)
Code 39 5B4S Yes 0-9, Yes 1234567
AB,...(43) (Mod 43)
Code 93 3B3S No ASCII Yes 1234567
(128) (Mod 47)
Code 128 3B3S No ASCII Yes 1234567
(128) (Mod 103)
EAN-8 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 4912345
(Mod 10)
EAN-13 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 491234567890
(Mod 10)
UPC-A 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 01234500006
(Mod 10)
UPC-E 2B2S No 0-9 Yes 01234500006
(Mod 10)
Postnet 2LB3SB No 0-9 Yes 123456789
(Mod 10)
43
5. Extended setup options (28)
Even number, including
check character. Data
length is variable.
Start and end codes are
sent by the user.
Start and end codes are ( )
code. Dual check character
Start and end codes are
asterisk (*) codes.
Two check characters
8 digits (2 prefix code +5
data code+Check character)
13 digits (2 prefix code +10
data code+Check character)
12 digits (NSC+10 data+
Check character)
UPC-A (12-digit) data is
automatically converted into
UPC-E (10-digit) data.
6, 10 or 12 digits
(data +Check character)
"B" and "S" in the "Structure" column show the number of bars
and spaces which consist of one or two characters. LB and SB
mean long bar and shot bar, respectively.
Special
characters: 24