Bar Code Specifications

 

 

 

 

Automatically

 

 

 

 

 

Assigned

 

 

 

 

 

Number of

 

Bar Code

Check

Print

Input Digits

Digits

Input Characters

Type

Digit *1

Digits *3

*4

 

 

 

Check

*8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Digit

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAN-13

Yes

13

12

—

1

Numerals

EAN-8

Yes

8

7

—

1

Numerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPC-A

Yes

12

11

—

1

Numerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPC-E

(Yes) *2

6

6

—

—

Numerals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

4 to 22

4 to 22

—

—

 

ITF

(even only) *5

Numerals

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

4 to 22

3 to 21

—

1

 

 

 

(odd only) *6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

4 to 22

2 to 20

2 *7

—

Alpha-numeric

 

characters; hyphen;

CODE39

 

 

 

 

 

period; space; dollar

 

 

 

 

 

1

sign; slash; plus

 

Yes

4 to 22

1 to 19

2 *7

sign; percent sign

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

4 to 22

4 to 22

—

—

Numerals; hyphen;

 

period; dollar sign;

CODABAR

 

 

 

 

 

colon; slash; plus

 

 

 

 

 

sign; letters A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

4 to 22

3 to 21

—

1

through D (first and

 

 

 

 

 

 

final digits only) *9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 The check digit is automatically calculated in accordance with input data. For EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, and ITF, the check digit is appended at the end of the printed digits. For CODE39 and CODABAR, the check digit is appended one digit before the final digit (when a check digit is used).

*2 UPC-E includes a check digit, but it is not printed as a numeral below the bar code.

*3 The number of digits printed below a bar code equals the input characters plus automatically appended characters.

*4 An error message is displayed whenever there are insufficient digits. The unit will not allow input of too many digits.

*5 An error message appears and printing is impossible if an odd number of digits are input when an ITF check digit is not being used. Append a zero to the beginning of the digits and re-input.

*6 An error message appears and printing is impossible if an even number of digits are input when an ITF check digit is being used. Append a zero to the beginning of the digits and re-input.

*7 Both the start code and end stop code of CODE39 must be asterisks.

*8 An error message appears and printing is impossible if any characters other than those specified here are used.

*9 With CODABAR, A, B, C, or D can be used as the start code and stop code. An error message appears and printing is impossible if any other character is used.

Troubleshooting

∙ Power Supply

Nothing appears on the display.
Possible CauseAction

 

 

Improper display contrast

Adjust display contrast.

setting

 

 

 

AC power cord is not con-

Make sure the AC power cord is connected cor-

nected correctly.

rectly.

 

 

∙ Text Input

 

Cannot input text.

Possible Cause

Action

 

 

FUNCTION key has

Press ESC to clear FUNCTION key operation.

been pressed.

 

 

 

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