Paxar Monarch Pathfinder Ultra Gold manual R m s t o K n o w

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Barrier bar	The horizontal bars above and below I2of5 bar codes used
	to ensure a clean scan and avoid partial scans.
Baseline	Bottom of the font.
Check digit	A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code
	data is read accurately.
Fixed length bar	A bar code with a fixed character length: UPC-A, UPC-E,
code	EAN-8, and EAN-13.
Font	The print style of text.
Format	The layout of data on a label. The format determines where
	and how data appears on a label.
Horizontal bar	Data that prints across the width of a label.
code or text
Human Readable	The characters that are visible such as a text field. Bar
characters	codes embed characters.
Intercharacter gap	Default spacing between characters in monospaced fonts.
Monospaced font	Font with fixed character spacing such as Letter Gothic.
Number system	A number added to a bar code ensuring that the bar code
code	data is read accurately.
Overlay	The placement of one field over another such as a line on
	top of a price signifying a price reduction.	79.99
Pad Characters	Characters that are added to the left or right of a field
	allowing you to fill in empty spaces when the entered data
	does not fill an entire field. For example, the Operator
	enters “23” and the format automatically adds zeros: 2300.
Prompt	A message on the printer’s screen that tells you to
	enter/scan data.

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