Citizen Systems PPU-231II manual Description of Bar Codes

[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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