SATO M-8400RV, XL400/410, M8460S, M8490S, M8485S, M8459S, CL408/412 Bar Codes, Expansion, ESCBWaabbb

Programming Manual 2. Command Codes

Bar Codes, Expansion

Command Structure:

<ESC>BWaabbb

aa:Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spa- ces will be increased (01-12)

bbb:Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)

Example: <ESC>BW02100

Placement: Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and pre- cedes data to be encoded.

Default: None

Function:

This command works together with the <ESC>BT command to specify an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol being printed.

Input:

<ESC>A

<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0200<ESC>BD103100*M8400RV*

<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BT001030103<ESC>BW03100123456

<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z

Output:

Note:

1.This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes <ESC>BT command.

2.The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch command: Codabar, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5.

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