163, Interleaved 2of5 | Lexmark 248X, 249X specs

INTERLEAVED 2of5

Interleaved 2of5 is used to express all-numeric messages. Two bytes of data are encoded to form one barcode character. If the check digit generation flag is on (b0 = 1), the printer will add a ’0’ to the data string automatically.

k value:	182, xB6
m value:	0 to 4, x00 to x04
s value:	-3 to 3, xFD to x03
minimum v1, v2 value:	x0E, x01 (248x)
	x20, x01 (249x)
c parameter:	available functions:
	b0, check digit
	b1, human readable
n1 value (b0 = 0):	1 to 255, x01 to xFF
n1 value (b0 = 1):	1 to 255, x01 to xFF
n2 value:	0, x00

Section 8: Barcodes	163

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Lexmark 248X, 249X manual 163, Interleaved 2of5

Contents

Forms Printer 248x/249x United States Government Restricted Rights Contents Page Epson Mode Printer Commands Barcodes Glossary Index Viii Introduction Options Part Number 2480 2481 2490 2491 Physical CharacteristicsWidth Height Depth Weight Available Options 248x Mode 2480/2481 2490/2491Print Speeds Printhead Description Environmental Conditions Power Requirements Following are noise emission values for your printer Alternating Current Line Voltage PowerPower Cord Noise Emission Value 2480/2490 Narrow Carriage Models Paper SpecificationsLength 2481/2491 Wide Carriage Models Manual Feed cut sheets Tractor Feeder continuous forms Printer Test Ribbon SpecificationsDiagnostics Power-On Diagnostics Programming Examples Wend Introduction Use the following format SIC Command Format Initial Values Description Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Printer Dec HexBit Off Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Parm Description Selection Dec Hex Control Codes Code Symbol Description Value Name Dec Hex Escape Sequences Printer Command Parameters Command Structure Select Code Page name of command Example of IBM Emulation Mode Printer Command Information Printer Command Quick Reference IBM Emulation ModeFunction Command Dec Hex See For more M3 m4 1B 5B 67 Ln Hn modeMode data Data 58 n1,n2 Usage Notes Selecting a Character SetSelect Code Select Character Set Continuously Print Characters from a Code Print From Code Located in the code page tables beginning on Download a Character SetPrint One Character Usage Note Start low/start high Select Global Font Gothic Select Global FontPrestige Orator PresentorScript Code Decimal Hex Global Font and Size ParametersGlobal Font and Code Pitch Dec Hs, Ls Hex Hs, Ls This command sets the pitch at 12 cpi Select Print ModeSelect 12 cpi 248x Dec Hex Print Mode249x Select Print Type Style Height Line Space Dec Hex Dec Hex To end bold print Use this command for bold print To begin bold printEmphasized Bold Print Double-Strike Print Set Print Direction Superscript or Subscript Score Select Cancels double-wide printing modeSets double-wide printing mode Continuous Double-wide Printing Continuous Overscore Continuous Underline Decimal Hex Set Print Quality Graphics Print Modes Bit Number Binary Value Print WiresNormal Density Bit Image Graphics Mode Dec Mode and Horizontal Density 249x OnlyHorizontal Density Wires Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Half Speed Mode Dec Hex Horizontal Density Wires High-Density Bit Image Graphics Dual-Density Bit Image Graphics Normal Speed Horizontal Movement Set Default Tabulation StopsSet Horizontal Tabulation Stops Set Horizontal Margins This command sets the left and right marginsMove Current Print Position Move Paper Vertically Line ControlAutomatic Line Feed LF Reverse Line Feed Sets as many as 64 tabulation stops by line number Vertical TabulationSet Vertical Units Set Vertical Tabulation Stops Activate Line Spacing for Text Line SpacingSet Line Spacing to 1/8 Inch Set Line Spacing to 7/72 Inch Set Line Spacing for Graphics Porportional Space ModeThis command turns porportional space mode on and off Set Line Spacing for Text Set Page Length in Lines Set Top of Form and Page LengthSet Top of Form Set Page Length in Inches This command cancels Set Skip Perforation ESC N Cancel Skip PerforationSet Skip Perforation Deselect Printer Setup Barcode ParameterThis command sets the barcode parameters to the printer Printer Control Barcode Type Unit Module Width Dots Dec Hex Wire Setup Barcode Data Dec Name Dec Hex Description Font Selection Character Set Select an International Select Character Style 248x Select Near-LetterQuality Font 249x Select Letter-Quality Font Table/Code Assign Character TablesParameter range Function Text Print Mode Off Dec Hex Print Style Select JustificationBegin or End Double-high Printing Delete Text Dual Density Bit Image Graphics Pin Graphics Mode 248x onlyChange Graphics Mode Command Normal Density Bit Image Graphics Dots per Inch Density Dpi Equivalent Command Set Graphics Mode Set Absolute Print Position BackspaceHorizontal Tab Set Horizontal Tab Stops Vertical Movement Format Other Commands Define Download Characers Setup Barcode ParameterSetup Barcode Data Select Condensed Mode Epson Emulation Mode Printer Commands Set Character SetSelect Standard Character Set Select Block Graphics Character Hexadecimal Print from CodeCode Page Set Decimal Character Size and Spacing Character Style Value Variable/FeatureFactor 112 Custom Characters Dots per inch/Density Stored graphics data in one dot column bufferSpeed/Word Size Pitch 2480 2481 Backspace Carriage ReturnExecute Horizontal Tab Set Horizontal Tabs by Characters Pitch Shift Increment Set Horizontal Tabs by Dot ColumnsIndent from Left Margin Begin Uni-directional Printing Set Multiple Print PositionsMove to the Left Move to the Right Select Skip Over Perforation Cancel Skip Over PerforationSet Page Length in Inches Set Page Length in Lines Cancel Print Suppress Mode Cancels Half-speed PrintingCancel Paper-out Sensor Select Print Suppress Mode Eject Parallel Interface Voltage Levels Parallel Interface Computer to Printer Communication Computer Pin Connections1329605 10 ft 1427498 20 ft Printer Pin Line Description Parallel Pin Assignments Init Timing Serial Interface Option How to Connect the RS-232C Serial InterfaceUniversal Serial Bus Interface Serial Interface Serial Cable Pin Assignments RS-232C Pin Signal DescriptionFollowing illustration shows the RS-232C serial cable Serial Interface Cable RS-232C Serial Communication Parameters RS-232C Using an IBM AT Personal Computer RS-232CVoltage Level Range Start and Stop Bits 100Serial Data Frame Considerations RS-232C Data Transmission 101 ErrorsData Flow Control XON/XOFF Protocol Timing 102 OS/2 2.0 Serial Computer Configuration Recommendations RS-232C103 OS/2 1.2 104 105 How Dots Are Added in NLQ Mode248x Printers Designing Draft and NLQ Characters Vertical Lines 106 Intersections of Vertical and Horizontal Lines 107 Diagonal Intersecting Horizontal Line 108 Downloading Characters Designing Fast Draft Characters Designing NLQ II Characters109 Part One Calculating Count 1, Count 110Initializing the Download Area Downloading a Draft/NLQ Character Set Part Two Specifying the Download Data 111Bit Bit Values Functions Printable 112 113 Designing and Downloading the Draft/NLQ Copyright Symbol 114 Downloading an NLQ II Character Set 115 116 Bit Functions 117Printable Data 118 119 Downloading a New Font 249x PrintersDesigning and Downloading Characters 120 Font Descriptor Byte 121Design Considerations Download Sequence 122 123 124 Managing the Download AreaLookup Table 125 Designing Monospaced Fast Draft Characters MSB LSB 126 127 Use the following command to initialize the download areaCreating the Character Data For more information about the Font Descriptor Byte, see 128Downloading the Character Data Downloading the Font Descriptor Byte Send the following lookup table information to the printer 129Creating the Lookup Table Data Downloading the Lookup Table Data 130 Designing Monospaced Draft CharactersPrinting the Character LSB MSB 131 Initializing the Download Data 132 133 134 135 Designing Proportionally Spaced Characters LSB MSB 136 Compressing the Character 137 138 Send the following lookup table example to the printer 139 140 141 Designing Enhanced Letter Quality Characters 142 1FFFF0 143 144 145 146 Barcode Function Barcodes Barcode Setup Command 248x 249x 149Is a space module Is a bar module Barcode Type Value Value 248x space 249x space Module adjustment Is the space width adjustment factor Minimum Minimum v1 Printer Model Value Values 151 Data Transfer Command 153 Barcode Symbologies Character Hex 13, x0D12, x0C N2 value Data character set 155 Valid EAN-13 command N2 value Invalid EAN-13 command 157 Valid EAN-8 command Barcodes To 255, x01 to xFF 159 X53 161 Valid Code 39 command Lowercase ’a’ is not a valid data character for Code Invalid Code 39 command Interleaved 2of5 163 Valid Interleaved 2of5 command 165 Invalid Interleaved 2of5 command11, x0B Valid UPC-A command 167 Character N1 value b0=1 169 Valid Postnet command ’-’ dash is an invalid character for Postnet Postnet To 255, x02 to xFF 171 Function Hex Data character sets Data character set a 173Hex Character Code Data character set B Data character set C 175 Valid Code 128 command 177 Invalid Code 128 command Valid Code 128 command using multiple character sets 179 X0005 181 Example 183 Space width adjustment = default 185 Barcodes Code Pages Code 189 Code Page 437G Code 191 Code 193 Code Page 853T Code 195 Code 197 Code 199 Code 201 Code 203 Printing a Code Code Command Output from the previous example is shown below 205 Set Font Global, ESC 248x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal 207 Gothic 249x Font Global IDs FGIDs Decimal, Hex and Byte Decimal 209 Pitch 211 Decimal Hex Code Print Quality Decimal Hex 213 Select Fast Draft Interaction of Set Font Global and Set Print Quality 215 Character Sets 1 Character Set 217 Code Pages Glossary Glossary Data flow control RS-232C Data frames serial Data packets Numerics See serial adapter Index Index Reader’s Comment Form Business Reply Mail