Creating bar code labels

Bar code labels for product control and for sales transactions can be created simply with the PT-9500PC. Because there are a variety of bar code standards, create the bar code labels after confirming the creation standards and scanning standards for the bar code reader.

Bar code summary

The bar codes that can be created using the PT-9500PC are listed below.

Standard

Format

Characters

Number of

Windows

Macintosh

Characters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CODE39

One-dimensional

0-9, A-Z, $, /, %,

1-250

9

9

code

+, -, .,

space

 

 

 

 

I-2/5 (ITF)

One-dimensional

0-9

 

1-250

9

9

code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPC-A

One-dimensional

0-9

 

11+1

9

9

code

 

(check digit)

 

 

 

 

 

UPC-E

One-dimensional

0-9

 

6+1

9

9

code

 

(check digit)

 

 

 

 

 

EAN13

One-dimensional

0-9

 

12+1

9

9

code

 

(check digit)

 

 

 

 

 

EAN8

One-dimensional

0-9

 

7+1

9

9

code

 

(check digit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-dimensional

0-9, A-D, $, /, :,

 

 

9

CODABAR (NW-7)

3-250

9

(up to 30

code

+, -, .,

 

 

 

 

 

characters)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All ASCII

 

 

9

 

One-dimensional

(128 characters)

 

 

CODE128

1-250

9

(up to 30

code

Control code

 

 

 

characters)

 

 

(37 types)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All ASCII

 

 

9

 

One-dimensional

(128 characters)

 

 

EAN128

1-250

9

(up to 30

code

Control code

 

 

 

characters)

 

 

(37 types)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

POSTNET

One-dimensional

0-9

 

5, 9, 11*

9

9

code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laser Bar Code

One-dimensional

0-9

 

3, 5, 7, 9, 11,

9

9

code

 

13, 15**

 

 

 

 

 

ISBN-2

One-dimensional

0-9

 

14+1

9

9

code

 

(check digit)

 

 

 

 

 

ISBN-5

One-dimensional

0-9

 

17+1

9

9

code

 

(check digit)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

98