Black Box PC118C-R2 manual Width

HPIIISi TWINAX CARD

<width>:

Specifies the width of a bar-code module. A module is defined as a specific combination of bars and spaces used to represent a human-readable character.

By changing the width parameter (it can range from 1 to 9), you can determine the width of the module and the thickness of the bars and spaces.

To determine the total length of the bar code, simply multiply the module length (found in Table 7-2) by the number of bar-code characters.

NOTE

Be aware that the table gives rounded values only.

Example: Using Code 3 of 9, you want to bar-code the word “PRINTERS.” Assume the Card also generates a check digit and the start/stop characters. Setting the width parameter to 2 will yield a total bar-code length of approximately 4 cm or about 11⁄2":

•Number of characters: 11 (8 letters [“PRINTERS”] +

2start/stop characters +

1check digit)

•Module width (from Table 7-2): 3.6 mm (0.14")

•Calculation:

11x 3.6 mm = 39.6 mm =

3.96cm; or

11 x 0.14" = 1.54"

Width parameters are ignored when printing POSTNET bar codes, since POSTNET uses one standard width. However, a valid value (1 to 9) must be entered for the width parameter to ensure the bar code command string is complete.

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