Tally Genicom 6600 manual Postnet Barcodes, Accessing Postnet in Cvcc, Orientation, Height

Accessing POSTNET in CVCC

Postnet Barcodes

POSTNET barcodes are now available to all Code V users. You can now print POSTNET barcodes on envelopes or any printer output desired. The United States Postal Service defines POSTNET Barcodes in USPS Publication #25, A Guide To Business Mail Preparation.

Because of the strict specification requirements, POSTNET barcodes differ from other barcodes in several ways. These differences are discussed below following instructions on accessing POSTNET in Code V.

Accessing POSTNET in CVCC

To access POSTNET in Code V, use the following command:

^IBARC,POSTNET,N,98032^-

Orientation

By using a Graphics Pass command, you may position a POSTNET barcode anywhere on your printer output. (See Chapter 1, page 15, for instructions onusing Graphics Passes). Since POSTNET barcodes are intended to be read by Postal Service scanners, you should position your barcodes where they may be easily read. USPS Publication #25 tells you where to position POSTNET barcodes.

Height

The Postal Service requires that POSTNET barcodes be a specific height, but you do not have to enter the correct height value when you use a Graphics Pass. When you enter a Graphics Pass command to position a POSTNET barcode, the correct height is automatically chosen for you. Any other height value you may enter is ignored in favor of the correct value.

CPI

The Postal Service requires POSTNET barcodes to be of specific resolution, as defined by dots per inch (DPI). POSTNET codes must be 105 DPI horizontally and 72 DPI vertically. For the height value, the correct POSTNET DPI values are automatically chosen. Any other DPI values you may enter in a Graphics Pass command will have no effect on the POSTNET barcode. Other DPI values will however, effect characters other than POSTNET barcodes.

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