Datamax E4203 Font Field Value b Interpretation, Font Field Interpretations, Width Multiplier

Generating Label Formats

Values A through z select barcodes. Values A through T (uppercase) will print barcodes with human-readable interpretations. Values a through z (lowercase), will print barcodes only.

Value W requires two additional characters to specify the Barcode/Font ID.

A font field value X selects a drawing object (line, box, circle or polygon), and field value Y is used to print an image stored in a module.

Font Field Value (b)	Interpretation
0-9	Font
A-T	Barcode with human readable text.
a-z	Barcode without human readable text.
Wxx	Barcode/Font Expansion
X	Line, Box, Polygon, Circle
Y	Image
	Table 8-4: Font Field Interpretations

c: Width Multiplier

Values 1-9 and A-O represent multiplication factors (base 25 numbers). For human-readable fonts, the width multiplier represents the number of times the selected font dot tables are multiplied and has no effect on the character height. For barcodes, this character specifies the wide bar width or ratio. Values 1 through 9 and A through O will give a wide bar width of from 0.0033” (0.085mm) to 0.792” (2.011mm) at a resolution dependent upon the printer model. See Appendix J.

d: Height Multiplier

The height multiplier has the same range and function as the width multiplier, but vertical. When used in the context of barcodes, this field is the ratio denominator, or the small bar (module) width. Values 1 through 9 and A through O will give a narrow bar width of one dot (dot size = 1/printhead resolution) to 24 dots. The narrow bar width resolution and range are dependent upon the printhead resolution, see table below. A “ dot multiplier” command can also be used to change the printed dot size (see Label-Formatting Command ‘D’ and Appendix J).

eee: Bar Code Height (Font Size/Selection)

This field has interpretations dependent upon the value of the font b field, as shown below.

b Font Field Value	eee Field Range	eee Field Interpretation
0-8	000	Not used –Internal Bitmapped Font
9	000 – 999, A04 – A72, S00 – S9z,	Font Height; Font Selection
	U00-U9z, u00 – u9z
A-T	000 – 999	Barcode Height (with human readable)
a-z	000 – 999	Barcode Height
Wxx	000 – 999	Barcode Height (with human readable)
X,Y	000	Not Used

Table 8-5: Bar Code Height Field Interpretations

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