Matrix

Matrix Command Format

BARCODE

MATRIX [CD]; [DIR;] [MAG;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;L;] [DARK;] SR; SC [(D)data field(D)]

[PDF [;LOC] [;FONT]]

STOP

BARCODE The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

MATRIX CD Designates bar code type Matrix; enter MATRIX. To calculate and plot the optional modulo-10 check digit with the bar code symbol automatically, enter CD.

DIR

Optional parameter that allows for rotating a

 

barcode. Enter CW for clockwise rotation. Enter

 

CCW or VSCAN for counter-clockwise rotation.

 

Enter INV for inverted rotation. If DIR is not

 

entered, the barcode is horizontally oriented.

MAG

Optional parameter to magnify (horizontally

 

expand) the bar code symbol. The magnification

 

default value is X1. As required for scanning, enter

 

a magnification value from Table 8 to increase the

 

magnification. Increasing the magnification adjusts

 

printed character density. You can also use XR or

 

XRD, defined on page 89.

Hn[.m]

Optional parameter to adjust the overall height

 

(vertical expansion) of the bar code symbol

 

(including the upper and lower 0.1-inch guard

 

bands and any human readable data). Height

 

adjustments are made in 0.1-inch increments; enter

 

H and a value from 3 through 99 to select height

 

adjustments from 0.3 through 9.9 inches. The

 

default value is 0.9-inch.

 

[.m] is an additional number of dots for the bar code

 

height. (Dots are in the current dot scale.)

Note If 0.3 inches is the selected height, the PDF cannot be included.

BFn;L Optional parameters for assigning a dynamic bar code data field location on a form and for designating the length of the data field. With these parameters, the actual data for the bar code data field is dynamically provided during the Execute Form Mode; the data is not specified during the Create Form Mode. To use this field, perform the following steps:

a.Enter BF.

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Printronix LQH-HWTM manual Matrix Command Format, Default value is 0.9-inch