Datamax E4203 manual Scalable Character Size Ranges Bar Codes, Bar Code Record Structure

Generating Label Formats

Field	Valid Inputs		Meaning
ffff	0000 to 9999		Row
gggg	0000 to 9999, see Appendix J.		Column
hhhh	P004-P999, 0016-4163*		Character Height, points, dots
iiii	P004-P999, 0014-4163*		Character Width, points, dots
jj…j	Valid ASCII character string up to	255 characters	Data
	followed by a termination character.

*Character size specifications are printhead resolution dependent as shown in the following table.

Table 8-8: Scalable Font Record Structure

Printhead		Character Size (dots)
Resolution (DPI)	Width		Height
203	16-2817		16-2817
300	14-4163		16-4163

Table 8-9: Scalable Character Size Ranges

Note: A scalable font cache must be allocated to print. Minimum cache size is 15 (see <STX>KS for syntax). Double-byte fonts require five additional units of cache.

4. Bar Codes

Valid inputs for the bar code field b are letters. Uppercase letters will print a human-readable text below the bar code. Lowercase letters will print the bar code only. For example, entering a ‘p’ in the b field selects the Postnet bar code. Because the Postnet font does not provide human-readable data, the uppercase P is not valid. Other bar codes without a human-readable counterpart include u (MaxiCode), z (PDF417), etc. See Appendix F.

For module-based bar codes, field d is the narrow bar width in dots (bar code module size). For consistent results in all rotations for bar codes of this type, field d and field c must have the same value. For ratio-based bar codes field c is the wide bar width in dots (the numerator); field d is the narrow bar width in dots (the denominator). The eee height field represents the bar code height. The valid range is from 001 to 999, which translates to bar heights ranging from 0.01inch (.254mm) to 9.99 inches (253.7mm). Bar codes that require additional parameters specified use the jj…j data field as the location for these parameters. See the Appendix G for specific bar code details.

Field	Valid Inputs	Meaning
a	1, 2, 3 and 4	Rotation
b [bb]	A to Z and a to z (except P, u, v, z), or Wna, where: n is 1 to 9	Bar Code
	and a is A to S and a to s. No n is an implied 1.
c	1 to 9 and A to O	Wide Bar
d	1 to 9 and A to O	Narrow Bar
eee	001 to 999	Symbol Height
ffff	0000 to 9999	Row
gggg	0000 to 9999, see Appendix J.	Column
jj…j	Valid ASCII character string up to 255 characters followed by a	Data
	termination character.
	Table 8-10: Bar Code Record Structure

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