Appendix B: Bar Code Specifications

Code 39

Command Structure

1:3 ratio: <ESC>B1bbccc* (data) *

 

 

 

2:5 ratio:

<ESC>BD1bbccc* (data) *

 

 

 

1:2 ratio:

<ESC>D1bbccc* (data) *

 

 

 

bb

=

Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)

 

 

ccc

=

Bar height in dots (001-600)

 

 

 

*

=

Required Start and Stop character (asterisk)

 

(data)

=

Bar code data (alphanumeric)

 

 

Character Set

0-9, A-Z, Space, $, %, +, -, .,/

 

 

 

* (Start/Stop character)

 

 

 

 

Density Table

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printer

 

Narrow/

Value of

 

“X”

Density

 

 

Model

 

Wide

“bb”

 

Dimension

(char/inch)

 

 

 

 

 

Ratio

 

 

(mils)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:3

01

 

3.3

18.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CT410

 

1:3

02

 

6.7

9.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:5

01

 

6.7

10.3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

01

 

3.3

23.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

02

 

6.7

11.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:3

01

 

5.0

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CT400

 

1:3

02

 

10.0

6.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2:5

01

 

10.0

7.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

01

 

5.0

15.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1:2

02

 

10.0

7.8

Example

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0025<ESC>B103100*CODE 39*

 

 

<ESC>H0230<ESC>V0130<ESC>XS*CODE 39*

 

 

Notes

You must add the “*” Start/Stop characters to the data stream. The

 

printer does not add them automatically.

 

 

SATO Ct Series Printers

9001069A

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SATO 400, 410 manual Code, Command Structure Ratio ESCB1bbccc* data, ESCBD1bbccc* data, ESCD1bbccc* data, Example