Paxar 9401 manual Barcode Density Narrow Data Appearance Char Type

2. Designing a Format

10.Write the density selector for your bar code in box B8. Refer to the following tables for the appropriate density selector for your specific bar code.

Barcode		Density	Density	Narrow	Narrow	Data	Appearance	Char
Type		Selector	(% or cpi)	Element	to Wide	Length	Codes	Set
				(dots/mils)	Ratio		Available
UPCA		2	80%	2/10.4	N/A	11 or 12	1,5,6	0 to 9
		4	120%	3/15.6			7 or 8
UPCE		2	80%	2/10.4	N/A	6 or 7	1,5,6	0 to 9
		4	120%	3/15.6			7 or 8
EAN8		2	80%	2/10.4	N/A	7 or 8	1,5,6	0 to 9
		4	120%	3/15.6			7 or 8
EAN13		2	80%	2/10.4	N/A	12 or 13	1,5,6	0 to 9
		4	120%	3/15.6			7 or 8
Interleaved		1	1.0	21/109.9	1:3.0	0 to	8	0 to 9
2 of 5		2	2.0	12/62.8	1:2.5	302
		3	3.0	7/36.6	1:3.0
		4	4.0	6/31.4	1:2.5				Designing
		8	8.4	3/15.7	1:2.3
		5	5.3	4/20.9	1:3.0
		6	6.0	4/20.9	1:2.5
		7	6.9	3/15.6	1:3.0
		9	9.2	3/15.7	1:2.0				a
									Format
		12	12.0	2/10.4	1:2.5
		10	10.7	2/10.4	1:3.0
		11	10.7	2/10.4	1:3.0
		13	13.7	2/10.4	1:2.0
Code 39		3	3.3	4/20.9	1:2.5	0 to	8	SPACE
		4	4.0	3/15.6	1:3.0	303		$%*+-./
		6	6.0	2/10.4	1:3.0			0 to 9
		7	6.6	2/10.4	1:2.5			A to Z
Code 128		4	4.3/8.7	4/20.8		0 to	8	00H to
						302		7FH1
		6	5.8/11.7	3/15.6
		8	8.7/17.5	2/10.4
Default values are shown in bold.
(1)	201 - Function Code 1				202 - Function Code 2
	203 - Function Code 3				204 - Function Code 4

(2)Actual maximum number of characters is limited by the supply size and density combination which enable the bar code to be totally imaged on the tag or label.

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