Citizen Systems CBM-270 user manual JAN-8EAN, CODE39, Itf, Codabar, CODE128

CBM-270 User’s Manual

	the entire bar code will be printed as it is.
JAN-8(EAN)	This bar code, consisting of numerals only, has a fixed length of 8 columns; a 7-column
	number entered from the host or application software plus a check column(8th column)
	automatically calculated inside the printer. If the 8th-column numeral is sent from the host,
	the entire bar code will be printed as it is.
CODE39	This bar code, consisting of uppercase alphabets and numerals, has a variable length of
	columns. A start/stop code "*" is automatically added by the printer. Available characters
	include a space and " $ % * + −. / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 " and uppercase alphabets.
ITF	This bar code, consisting of numerals only, has a variable length of even digits. If an odd-
	column code is transferred, nothing will be printed.
CODABAR	(NW-7)
	This bar code, consisting of alphanumerals, has a variable length of columns. Available
	characters include " 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D $ + − . / : " A start/stop code is required; any
	one of A, B, C, and D is used.
CODE128	∙ This bar code consists of all of 128 ASCII code characters and has a variable length of
	columns. This printer supports the code subsets A, B, and C. By prefixing a transfer code with
	any one character of A, B, and C, you can select the code subset to start from. If not prefixed
	with A, B, or C, the code subset B will be selected.
	∙ The code subset A is the bar code consisting of standard uppercase alphabets, numerals,
	symbols, and special codes.
	∙ The code subset B is the bar code consisting of standard uppercase/lowercase alphabets,
	numerals, symbols, control codes, and special codes.
	∙ The code subset C is the bar code consisting of special characters and 100 kinds of
	numbers ranging from 00 to 99.
	∙ The check digit automatically calculated inside the printer is added to the end of the
	entered columns to be printed.
	∙ Processing of the special characters
	The characters above the ASCII code number 96 are considered special
	characters. The following lists the converted characters for entering these
	characters.

ASCII Code	Converted	Subset Code A	Subset Code B	Subset Code C
	Character
96	80h	FNC 3	FNC 3	-N/A-
97	81h	FNC 2	FNC 2	-N/A-