Codabar Command Format

BARCODE

CODABAR [CD]; [VSCAN;] [MAG;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;L;] [DARK;] SR;

SC

[(D)data field(D)]

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BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

CODABAR CD

Designates bar code type Codabar; enter CODABAR.

 

To calculate and plot the optional modulo±43 check

 

digit with the bar code symbol automatically, enter

 

CD.

VSCAN

Optional parameter to orient the bar code structure

 

vertically. To select a vertical bar code, enter VSCAN.

 

If VSCAN is not entered, the bar code is oriented

 

horizontally.

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 to increase the magnification. Increasing the

 

magnification adjusts printed character density.

 

You can also use XR or XRD as defined on page 5±4.

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 to 99

 

to select height adjustments from 0.4 to 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.)

Bar Codes

5±37

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