Entering bar code data

1Press c.

2Type in the new bar code data or edit the old data.

3Press n to add the bar code to the text.

To add special characters to the bar code data (only with protocols CODE39, CODABAR, EAN128 or CODE128), position the cursor below the character

immediately to the right of where you wish to add the special character, and then press s. Press u or d until the desired special character is displayed, and then press n to add the character to the data. (Refer to the tables below for a list

of the special characters that are available.)

To change the data or WIDTH or UNDER# parameter settings of a bar code that has

already been added to the text, position the cursor below the bar code mark ( ), and then press g, then c.

The following special characters can only be added to bar codes created using protocol

CODE39 or CODABAR.

Functions

CODE39

Symbol

Character

Symbol

Character

 

 

 

 

0

4

/

1

.

5

+

2

(SPACE)

6

%

 

 

 

 

3

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

CODABAR

Symbol

Character

Symbol

Character

 

 

 

 

0

3

/

 

 

 

 

1

$

4

.

 

 

 

 

2

:

5

+

 

 

 

 

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Brother PT Series manual Entering bar code data, CODE39 or Codabar

PT Series specifications

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