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Parameters	Details
p7 = selects data	Accepted Values: 0 or 1
compaction (compression)	Default Value: 0
method		c0 = Auto-encoding
		The printer will switch between the three compaction
		modes as needed to create the smallest possible symbol for
		the given data.
		c1 = Binary mode
		The printer will encode the symbol in byte compaction
		mode.
	PDF417 uses an intermediate data type called a “codeword”
	to store the characters in the symbol. Each codeword typically
	consumes a fixed-size portion of the total symbol. More
	characters inserted into a codeword results in fewer
	codewords needed to create a symbol. This results in a
	smaller symbol. To provide efficient data compaction, PDF-
	417 supports three types of codewords: text, numeric and
	binary.
	Auto-Encoding (c0) data compaction method is set by
	default, and provides the best compaction. If Binary data
	compaction (c1) is selected the symbol will typically be
	larger. Binary data compaction may help to minimize the
	amount of time it takes a system to scan and decode the data
	encoded within the symbol.
		Data Type	Compaction (Byte by Byte)
		Text	2 Characters per codeword
		Numeric	2.93 Characters per codeword
		Binary	1.2 Bytes per codeword
	• Text compaction can be used for uppercase, lowercase,
		numbers, space, carriage return, tab, line feed, and the
		following characters:
		&,:#-.$/+%*=^;@[\]_’~!"(){}`
		With text compaction, up to two characters can be
		encoded in a single codeword.
	• Numeric compaction can be used for numbers only. Up to
		2.93 characters can be encoded in a single codeword.
	• Byte compaction can be used for any character. But the
		flexibility comes at a price; byte compaction encodes only
		1.2 characters per codeword.
p8 (pxxx,yyy,mm)=	This parameter is a non-standard implementor of the PDF417
print human readable	and is only recommended for troubleshooting purposes.
	Additional variables:
	p = "p" - parameter identifier
	xxx = horizontal start location
	yyy = vertical start location
	mm = maximum characters per line

14245L-003 Rev. A EPL Programming Guide 12/16/13