UPC-A

UPC-A Command Format

BARCODE

UPC-A [+n];[DIR;] [SCB;] [MAG;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;] [DARK;]SR;SC [(D)data field(D)]

[PDF [;LOC] [;FONT]

STOP

BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

UPC-A

Designates bar code type UPC-A; enter UPC-A.

+n

Optional parameter to provide a 2- or 5-digit add-on

 

code at the end of the bar code data field. Enter a

 

plus sign (+) and a value of 2 or 5. The first bar of

 

the add-on code is separated by nine modules from

 

the last bar of the UPC symbol and a left guard

 

pattern.

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.

SCB

This option shortens the length of the center guard

 

bars, which are normally full length.

MAG

Optional parameter to magnify (horizontally

 

expand) the bar code symbol. The magnification

 

default value is X1. 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 as

 

defined on page 89. (You must specify 8 digits for

 

MAG for variable ratio.)

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 4 through 99 to select height

 

adjustments from 0.4 through 9.9 inches. The

 

default value is 1.3 inches. The [.m] provides an

 

additional number of dots for the bar code height.

 

(Dots are in the current dot scale.)

BFn

Optional parameter for assigning a dynamic bar

 

code data field location on a form. With this

 

parameter, the actual data for the bar code data

 

field is provided dynamically 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.

187

Page 187
Image 187
Printronix LQH-HWTM manual UPC-A Command Format, Barcode