The valid data of each barcode type is described below. If invalid data
is included in the barcode data string, the barcode is not print ed .
Barcode Type Barcode Data
EAN13
EAN-8
UPC-A
UPC-E
Interleaved 2 of 5
POSTNET
Code 39
Code 128
0-9 (Hex 30-39)
0-9 (Hex 30-39)
0-9 (Hex 30-39)
0-9 (Hex 30-39)
0-9 (Hex 30-39)
0-9 (Hex 30-39)
0-9 (Hex 30-39), (Hex 41-5A), (Hex 20 , 24, 25,
2B, 2D, 2E, 2F)
Set A, Set B, Set C
The following conditions are required for barcode printin g.
❏Barcode printing is always performed unidirectionally. However,
when it is mixed with raster bit image data, neither barcode nor
raster bit image is printed.
❏A barcode is not printed when part of the barcode extends beyo nd
the right margin.
❏When barcode data and text data are mixed in a data sequence,
barcode and text are printed in the same place.
❏The initial data of Code 128 (Set A, B, or C) is identified as the
firstdata of Code 128, and must be hexadecimal (41, 42 , an d 43
respectively).
❏When Code 128 Set C and Interleaved 2 of 5 are selected , ba rcode
data requires an even number data string. However, if an odd
number string is sent, a 0 is automatically added, making it an
even number data string.
❏The barcode print start position is always 40/360 inch ab ove t he
baseline.
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