The following table lists the bar code label dimension specifications.
Specification | Dimension |
Symbol height | 0.44 inches (11.1 mm) as measured to the inside of the |
| edge roughness(1) |
Wide to narrow ratio | 2.75 |
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Narrow element width | 0.017 inches + |
| 0.076 mm) |
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Nominal width of wide spaces and | 0.047 inches (1.188 mm) |
bars |
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Inter character gap | 0.017 inches |
| 0.076 mm) |
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Bar code element width maximum | Measured to the outside of the edge roughnessa. Space |
| width is then the distance between bar maxima. |
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Quiet zone at the beginning and | 10X narrow width = 0.17 inches (4.32 mm) |
end of printed barcode string |
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Total bar code string length, includ- | nominal 2.956 inches (74.088 mm) |
ing quiet zones |
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Barcode string direction | May be printed in either direction on the label but must |
| begin/end with a valid start/stop character (Q) |
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Edge roughnessa | 0.0015 inches (0.038 mm) maximum |
Tolerances | 0.XXX± 0.005 inches, 0.XX±.0.03 inches) |
| (0.XXX± 0.127 mm, 0.XX± 0.762 mm) |
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Variation between all wide bars, | Less than ± 0.0015 inches (0.0381 mm) |
white and black |
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Variation between all narrow bars, | Less than ± 0.0015 (0.0381 mm) |
white and black |
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Print side | Print the bar code string on the label so it is on the side |
| of the label towards the hub |
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Label stock dimensions | 3.110 x 0.669 inches (79 x 17 mm)(2) |
Minimum length for quiet zones, | Nominal 2.917 (74.088 mm) |
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Minimum width | No less than 0.059 inches (1.5 mm) narrower than the |
| cartridge label recess width |
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Corner cut | 0.059 inches (1.5 mm radius) |
(1)The edge roughness is defined as the transition encountered as a horizontal line is moved vertically from all black to all white. The barcode edge is defined as the edge of all printed area attached to the bar.
(2)Must fit within the label recess on the face of the cartridge without curling up on the sides or ends.
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