Epson 4100 manual P1 Through P8, P1 Barcode Symbology

Operator's Guide E-5

P1 THROUGH P8

The (P1) through (P8) bytes are the parameters of the Barcode Format command.

P1: Barcode Symbology

This parameter specifies the type of barcode to print. The valid entries for

P1 are:

0Interleaved 2 of 5

1PostNet (graphics mode)

4Code 39 (default value)

5EAN - 8

6 EAN - 13

9Codabar a/a - Start and stop character: a

10Codabar b/b - Start and stop character: b

11Codabar c/c - Start and stop character: c

12Codabar d/d - Start and stop character: d

13UPC - A

14UPC - E

21 PostNet (text mode)

See Page E-18 for information on Start and Stop Characters.

Note: For best PostNet barcodes, prefer text mode (P1=21) to graphics mode (P1=1). Also for PostNet, P2 through P8 may be any value; they must be included in the command but are ignored by the printer.