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The 128 bar code is divided into 3 character sets (Code A, Code B, and Code C). Depending on the character set used, the same bar pattern can be one of three characters. Table 1, at the end of this appendix, lists the characters in each character set.

Code A	contains upper case letters (A-Z), special
	characters, and control characters. Code A
	does not have lower case letters.
Code B	contains upper and lower case alphanumeric
	characters and special characters. Code B
	does not have control characters.
Code C	character set contains pairs of numbers. In
	code C, each bar pattern represents a pair of
	numbers, ranging from 00 to 99.

When the data contains at least four numbers in a row, 128 switches to code C, then prints one bar pattern for each pair of numbers. This doubles the numeric data per inch.

Therefore, it may be better to pad numeric data with a zero if it has an odd number of characters. The bar codes below show the difference between an odd number of numeric characters and an even number of numeric characters. Do this only if your system can ignore leading zeros.

Bar Code 1

Data = 1234567

Bar Code 2

Data = 01234567

Code 128 Information B-1

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Contents Monarch 9474 Printer Canadian D.O.C. Warning Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s Page Page Page T R O D U C T I O N Graphic data Format dataBatch data M M U N I C AT I O N Q U I R E M E N T S T a F l o w C o n t r o l P u t C h a r a c t e r i s t i c sT t i n g C o m m u n i c a t i o n Va l u e s Page Pin Description B l e I n t e r f a c e9474 S S a G E S T R U C T U R E S Tr a n s m i t t i n g O n l i n e D a t a S t r e a m s E a t i n g O n l i n e D a t a S t r e a m sC o r r e c t D a t a Error s Error N o t i f i c a t i o nT a Tr a n s m i s s i o n Error s M m a n d s N e t a r y S y m b o l sO g r a m m i n g C o n v e n t i o n s A n d a r d S y n t a x G u i d e l i n e sPage R m a t D a t a R m a t H e a d e r R e c o r d A m p l eIflag Te x t F i e l d R e c o r dMAG IvalueROW COLUPC HR2 TfontOCR-A UPC HR1Barcode R code F i e l d R e c o r dBfont DensityHeight UpcaCodabar CodeN e F i e l d Thickness ColumnDirection StopExample CUT/TAKEUP T c h D a t aT c h H e a d e r R e c o r d QuantityMode REPParts ReservedSOCKS12 T e r i n g P r i n t D a t a f o r F i e l d sThis example contains data to print the label shown below I n g P r e v i o u s l y D e f i n e d P r i n t D a t a Type T c h S e p a r a t o r sBatch data stream Format data streamTurn batch separator off Turn batch separator on print another batchI N G G R a P H I C S F i n i n g G r a p h i c I m a g e D a t a Data Stream Dot countDots SyntaxLines A m p l e A c i n g t h e I m a g e i n a F o r m a t Following batch data stream prints the following tag M p r e s s i n g t h e D a t a S t r e a m E a r I m a g e B u f f e rPage Long Version Compressed Version N t s Te x t F o n t S i z e sT a t e d C h a r a c t e r s A r a c t e r W i d t h i n D o t sR a l l e l C h a r a c t e r s R codes R a l l e l C h a r a c t e r W i d t h i n D o t sR code D e n s i t i e s N e W i d t hLine Line Width Number Appearance Inches Code 1 2 8 F u n c t i o n codes E c i a l C h a r a c t e r sI n t a b l e C h a r a c t e r s b y F o n t C I I C h a r a c t e r sOCR-A G l i s h / M e t r i c C o n v e r s i o nTomm Tomm = Tenths of millimeters Quick References Before you call Error M E S S a G E SMessage Description/Action A g n o s t i c M e s s a g e sA r t u p M e s s a g e s MessageMM/DD/YY Failure E r a t i o n M e s s a g e sInformative MessagesMessageDescription/Action I n t e r Error sN e r a l Error s N e r a l Wa r n i n g sMessage Description/Action Message Description/Action M m u n i c a t i o n Error s F l i n e M e s s a g e s T a E n t r y o r Te s t P r i n t Error sMessage Description/Action R m a t E n t r y Error s Message Description/Action L i n e Wa r n i n g s L i n e M e s s a g e sMessage Description/Action Message Description/Action L i n e C o m m u n i c a t i o n Error s M P L E D ATA S T R E a M S M p l e B a t c h D a t a S t r e a m R m a t s , Te x t a n d B a r code F i e l d sM p l e F o r m a t D a t a S t r e a m N e F i e l d s Sample Graphic Data Stream A p h i c I m a g e sSample Data Streams A-5 M p r e s s e d G r a p h i c D a t a Bar Code Data = Code aCode B Code CBar code Data = 12345678ABCDEF R code W i d t hBar code Data = 1234ABC5678DEF Bar code Data = 1234ABC5678DEF I e t Z o n e Press these keys Function code N c t i o n codesTo select this 8 B a r code C h a r a c t e r S e t s Code 128 Information B-7 Code B FNC4 D e Index-2 Index-3 Index-4