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Chapter 7 Barcodes
EAN-8 (Type 1)
Character Set 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Data Limits Eight digits. The EAN-8 symbol encodes two flag digits, five data
digits, and the check digit; eight total digits including the check
digit. The check digit is calculated by the printer. If mor e or less
than seven digits are sent, the sequence is printed as text rath er
than as Barcode. Invalid characters are encoded as a solid black
character.
Examples:
Horizontal with Data Processing Font Characters,
^B14;80;1;2<CRLF> 654321<CRLF> prints:
Vertical without Data Processing Font Characters,
^C14;80;1<CRLF> 6543210<CRLF> prints: