Appendix

Quick reference for bar code control commands

The printer can print bar codes in the HP LaserJet emulation modes.

Print bar codes or expanded characters

Code

ESC i

Dec

27 105

Hex

1B 69

Format: ESC i n ... n \

Creates bar codes or expanded characters according to the segment of parameters ‘n ... n’. For more information about parameters, see the following Definition of Parameters. This command must end with the ‘ \ ’ code (5CH).

Definition of parameters

This bar code command can have the following parameters in the parameter segment (n ... n). As parameters

are effective within the single command syntax ESC i n ... n \, they do not apply in the bar code commands. If certain parameters are not given, they take the preset settings. The last parameter must be the bar code A data start (‘b’ or ‘B’) or the expanded character data start (‘l’ or ‘L’). Other parameters can be given in any sequence. Each parameter can start with a lower-case or upper-case character, for example, ‘t0’ or ‘T0’, ‘s3’

or ‘S3’ and so one.

Bar code mode

n = ‘t0’ or ‘T0’ n = ‘t1’ or ‘T1’ n = ‘t3’ or ‘T3’ n = ‘t4’ or ‘T4’ n = ‘t5’ or ‘T5’ n = ‘t6’ or ‘T6’ n = ‘t9’ or ‘T9’ n = ‘t12’ or ‘T12’ n = ‘t13’ or ‘T13’ n = ‘t14’ or ‘T14’

n = ‘t130’ or ‘T130’ n = ‘t131’ or ‘T131’ n = ‘t132’ or ‘T132’ n = ‘t133’ or ‘T133’ n = ‘t134’ or ‘T134’

CODE 39 (default)

Interleaved 2 of 5

FIM (US-Post Net) Post Net (US-Post Net) EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A UPC E

Codabar

Code 128 set A Code 128 set B Code 128 set C ISBN (EAN)

ISBN (UPC-E) EAN 128 set A EAN 128 set B EAN 128 set C

This parameter selects the bar code mode as shown above. When n is ‘t5’ or ‘T5’ the bar code mode (EAN 8, EAN 13, or UPC A) varies according to the number of characters in the data.

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