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(10) QR code
When manual mode is selected in the Format Command
Numeric mode, alphanumeric and symbol mode, Kanji mode
Mode selection Data to be printed
Binary mode
Mode selection
No. of data strings
(4 digits)
Data to be printed
Mixed mode
Data “,” (comma) Data “,” (comma) Data
The QR code can handle all codes including alphanumerics, symbols, and Kanji. However, since
the data compression rate varies according to codes, the code to be used should be designated
by selecting the mode.
Mode Code Details
N Numerals 0 to 9
A Alphanumerics, symbols A to Z 0 to 9 space
$ % * + - . / :
B Binary (8-bit) 00H to FFH
K Kanji Shift JIS, JIS hexadecimal
If mixed mode is selected, up to 200 modes can be selected in a QR code.
When the automatic mode is selected in the Format Command for a QR code:
Data to be printed
[Transfer code for QR code]
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
0 NUL DLE SP 0 @ P ` p
1 SOH DC1 ! 1 A Q a q
2 STX DC2 ” 2 B R b r
3 ETX DC3 # 3 C S c s
4 EOT DC4 $ 4 D T d t
5 ENQ NAK % 5 E U e u
6 ACK SYN & 6 F V f v
7 BEL ETB ’ 7 G W g w
8 BS CAN ( 8 H X h x
9 HT EM ) 9 I Y i y
A LF SUB * : J Z j z
B VT ESC + ; K [ k {
C FF FS , < L \ l |
D CR GS - = M ] m }
E SO RS • > N ^ n ~
F SI US / ? O _ o DEL
* The shaded parts are Japanese. They are omitted here.