Write Bar Code - Printronix S828 Programmer's Manual

Programmer Manual PTX‐S828
data consists of only the add-on digits. The preceding EAN-13 symbol prints under control of
separate Write Bar Code Control and Write Bar Code commands.
EAN Five Digit Add-On:
00 Print the five add-on digits (bar/space pattern and HRI). The Write Bar Code command variable
data consists of only the add-on digits. The preceding EAN-13 symbol prints under control of
separate Write Bar Code Control and Write Bar Code commands.
Codabar:
01 Print the bar code with no printer generated check digit.
02 Generate the check digit and print it with the bar code.
Code 128:
01 Print the bar code with no printer generated check digit (4230 and 4224 emulation only)
02 Generate the check digit and print it with the bar code.
Note: Code 128 is normally printed with a check digit.
POSTNET:
00 Print a U.S. Postal Service POSTNET ZIP Code (5 digit) bar code symbol. The ZIP Code to be
bar encoded is defined as a 5-digit, numeric (0-9), input data variable to the Write Bar Code
(WBC) command. The POSTNET ZIP Code bar code is printed with a leading frame bar, the bar
encoded ZIP Code data, a correction digit, and a trailing frame bar.
01 Print a U.S. Postal Service POSTNET ZIP+4 (9 digit) bar code symbol. The ZIP+4 code to be bar
encoded is defined as a 9-digit, numeric (0-9), input data variable to the Write Bar Code (WBC)
command. The POSTNET ZIP+4 bar code is printed with a leading frame bar, the bar encoded
ZIP+4 Code data, a correction digit, and a trailing frame bar.
02 Print a U.S. Postal Service POSTNET Advanced Bar Code (ABC, 11 digit) bar code symbol. The
ABC code to be bar encoded is defined as an 11-digit, numeric (0-9), input data variable to the
Write Bar Code (WBC) command. The POSTNET ABC bar code is printed with a leading frame
bar, the bar encoded ABC data, a correction digit, and a trailing frame bar.
03 Print a variable length POSTNET bar code symbol. The code to be bar encoded is defined as a
n-digit, numeric (0-9), input data variable to the Write Bar Code (WBC) command. The printer
produces a bar code symbol without length checking; the symbol is not guaranteed to be
scannable or interpretable. The POSTNET variable-length bar code is printed with a leading frame
bar, the bar encoded data, a correction digit, and a trailing frame bar.
Write Bar Code (WBC)
Length D681 Flag Correlation ID (Optional) DATA
The Write Bar Code command transmits data (code points) to output as a bar code symbol. This
command contains parameters that locate the symbol reference point within the bar code medium
presentation space. The WBC command also contains the variable bar code data for printing as bar/space
patterns and information about printing the code in human readable form.
A flag byte contains information as to whether a human readable interpretation (HRI) is to print, whether
the HRI is to be above or below the bar/space patterns, and for the 3 of 9 code, whether the HRI of the
start/stop character (a star or asterisk) is to print or not.
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