FIM Command Format

BARCODE

FIM; [VSCAN;] [Hn[.m];] [BFn;] [DARK;] SR; SC [(D)data field(D)]

STOP

BARCODE

The Bar Code command; enter BARCODE.

FIM

Designates bar code type FIM; enter FIM.

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.

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 6 to 99 to select height

 

adjustments from 0.6 to 9.9 inches. The default value is

 

0.6 inches.

 

.m is 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 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.

 

b. Replace n with a number ranging from 1 to 255

 

to identify the bar code field. The SR and SC

 

parameters specify the exact location of the bar

 

code field identified by n.

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Bar Codes

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Printronix ThermaLine Series manual FIM Command Format, FIM Vscan Hn.m BFn Dark SR SC Ddata fieldD