[Description of Bar Codes]

UPC-A, UPC-E, JAN-13 (EAN), JAN-8 (EAN), CODE39, ITF,

CODABAR, CODE93, CODE128

Type

Print Sample

Outline of Symbol

UPC-A

 

12-column fixed-length bar code

 

 

consisting of numerals only.

 

 

 

UPC-E

 

8-column fixed-length bar code

 

 

consisting of numerals only.

 

 

Abbreviated version of UPC-A.

 

 

 

JAN-13

 

13-column fixed-length bar code

 

 

consisting of numerals only.

 

 

 

JAN-8

 

8-column fixed-length bar code

 

 

consisting of numerals only.

 

 

 

CODE39

 

Variable-length bar code consisting

 

 

of alphabetic characters and

 

 

numerals. The start/stop code “”is

 

 

automatically added.

 

 

 

ITF

 

Even-column variable-length bar

 

 

code consisting of numerals only.

 

 

 

CODABAR

 

Variable-length bar code consisting

(NW-7)

 

of alphanumeric characters. Any one

 

 

of A, B, C, and D is required as the

 

 

start/stop code.

 

 

 

CODE93

 

Variable-length bar code consisting

 

 

of alphanumeric and control

 

 

characters.

 

 

 

CODE128

 

Variable-length bar code consisting

 

 

of any of 128 ASCII code characters.

 

 

 

Printing is done according to bar code type, number of print columns, bar code height, width (Magnification), availability of HRI character, and bar code data.

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