Barcode Data n1, n2 values | Lexmark 258x, 259x specification

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Bar Code

USAGE NOTES

•The printer must receive the Setup command ESC [ f prior to the ESC [ p command.

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The barcode prints after the printer receives the LF line feed command. The printer may ignore this command in the following conditions:

–The barcode print area exceeds the left or right margin.

–The barcode print area exceeds the page margin.

–Undefined data is included in the command. In this case, the command strings defined "n1,n2" are ignored.

•n1 and n2 specify:

–n1, n2 show data quantity following ESC [ p n1, n2.

–n1 is a low byte of command length data in hexadecimal.

–n2 is a high byte of command length data in hexadecimal.

–If an undefined value is found in the data string, the printer will ignore all the received barcode data with a length defined as n1, n2.

–Valid n1, n2 values are listed in the following table:

Table 2-22: Barcode Data n1, n2 values

n1 (low byte) OFFa		n1 (low byte) ONb		n2 (high byte)c
Decimal	Hexadecimal	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Decimal	Hexadecimal	Barcode Style
13	0D	12	0C	0	00	EAN-13

8	08	7	07	0	00	EAN-8

1 to 255	01 to FF	1 to 255	01 to FF	0	00	CODE 39

1 to 255	01 to FF	1 to 255	01 to FF	0	00	INTERLEAVED 2 of 5

12	0C	11	0B	0	00	UPC-A

10	0A	9	09	0	00	POST-NET

2 to 255	02 to FF	2 to 255	02 to FF	0	00	CODE 128

a. Automatic check digit generation flag is OFF. b. Automatic check digit generation flag is ON.

c. The value of n2 does not change based on the check digit generation flag status.

258x, 259x specifications

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