4. Bar Code Specifications

Programming Manual

Two-Dimensional Bar Codes

PDF417

Command Structure:

<ESC>BKaabbcddeeffffnn...n

aa:Minimum module dimension (03-09 dots). Will not print if values of 01, 02 or greater than 10 are specified.

bb:Minimum module pitch dimension (04-24 dots). Will not print if values of 01, 02, 03 or greater than 25 are spe- cified.

c:Security (error detection) Level (1-8).

dd:Code words per line (01-30). If 00 is specified for both dd and ee, the printer automatically optimizes the num- ber of rows per symbol.

ee:Rows per symbol (00 or 03-40). If 00 is specified for both dd and ee, the printer automatically optimizes the number of rows per symbol.

ffff:Number of characters to be encoded (0001-2700).

nn...n: Data to be printed.

Example: <ESC>BK0304400000021

Placement: Immediately preceding data to be encoded

Default: None

Function:

To print a PDF417 two-dimensional bar code image on a label.

Input:

<ESC>A

<ESC>V0100<ESC>H0100<ESC>BK0607400000021PDF417 PDF417 PDF417

<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z

Output:

158

SATO RISC Printers

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SATO CL408/412, XL400/410, M8460S, M8490S, M-8400RV, M8485S, M8459S manual Two-Dimensional Bar Codes, ESCBKaabbcddeeffffnn...n