Paxar manual 9401/9402 System Administrators Guide

9401/9402 System Administrator's Guide

11.Decide how tall you want the bar code to be. Enter the bar code height, in your selected units, in box B9.

Here are the minimum recommended heights for bar codes:

English20

Metric51

Dots39

12.If you use UPC or EAN bar codes, decide how you want human readable characters to appear. Write 1, 5, 6, 7, or 8 in box B10.

1No check digit

or number system

5Number system at bottom, no check digit

6Check digit at bottom, no number system

7Check digit and number system at bottom

8No text, bar code only

For all other bar codes, enter 8 in box B10.

NOTE: If you are using 1.2" wide supplies and printing UPCA or EAN13 bar codes using option 7 in box B10, the printer may omit the check digit character because the supply may be too narrow. To print the check digit character on the label:

∙Use option 5 in box B10 of the bar code field.

∙Define a one-character field of reduced font and add Option 4 to copy the check digit from the corresponding bar code field.

∙Position the check digit field so it fits on the label.

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