
NOTE: Values in bold indicate the default.
B9. height Bar code height, in 1/100 inches, 1/10 mm, or dots. Minimum
values:
English 1
Metric 2
Dots 1
B10. text Appearance of text with bar code. For UPC and EAN only use
1-7. For all others, use 8. Options:
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
Barcode
Typ e
Density
Selector
Density
(% or cpi)
Narrow
Element
(dots/mils)
Narrow
toWide
Ratio
Data
Length
Appearance
Codes
Available
Char
Set
Code 128 20 3.5/7.0 5/ 26.0 N/A 0 to
2710
800H to
7FH
or 4 4.4/8.7 4/20.8
CODE 16K 6 5.8/11.7 3/15.6
88.7/17.5 2/10.4
MSI 4 4.0 4/20.8 1:2.0 0 to 80 to 9
5 5.3 3/15.6 1:2.0 14
76.9 2/10.4 1:2.5
Barcode
Typ e
Density
Selector
Narrow
Element
(dots/mils)
Short
Element
(dots/mils)
Element
Width
(dots/mils)
Data
Length
Appearance
Codes
Available
Char
Set
POSTNET 0
(fixed at
4.3 cpi)
24/125.0 10/52.1 4/20.8
(5 dot gap)
0,5,6,9
or 11
80 to 9
Barcode
Typ e
Density
Selector
Element
Width
(dots/mils)
Row
Height
(dots/mils)
Aspect
Ratio
Data
Length
Appearance
Codes
Available
Char Set
PDF417
(Security
Levels 1 to
8)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
2/10.4
2/10.4
2/10.4
3/15.6
3/15.6
3/15.6
4/20.8
4/20.8
4/20.8
2/10.4
4/20.8
6/31.3
3/15.6
6/31.3
9/46.9
4/20.8
8/41.7
12/62.5
1:1
1:2
1:3
1:1
1:2
1:3
1:1
1:2
1:3
0 to
2710
800H to FFH
Maxicode 7 N/A N/A N/A 15-99 8 00H to
FFH
Defining Fields 3-11