Printronix S828 Programmer's Manual page 410

Programmer Manual
Bar Codes handled in MTPL Commands
(Native Bar Code Mode)
The S828 integrates in the firmware a sub-set handling of the MTPL emulation Bar Codes commands.
The complete and detailed information for these commands can be found on specific MTPL Programmer
Manual available on web.
Bar Code Description
Before the data, which contain the Barcode information, are transmitted to the printer, the Barcode header
must be sent. Otherwise the standard parameter values are used (see section "Header Format"). In the
header, the printing parameters, the Barcode size and the Barcode Type are de-fined. This header only
needs to be transferred once, unless settings are to be changed or the printer has been turned off.
Header Format Format: SUB [F] a [n] [;xyz] [;p] EM
[ ] Specification is optional
x, y unregarded at EAN/UPC-Barcode!
For Code 128 and EAN 128 (Type S+T) only the X parameter is valid. This is automatically used for the Y
parameter. The Z parameter is not evaluated.
Meaning of the characters:
SUB (hex.1A, dec.26) Start header
F
a ASCII a = "A"..."S"
n ASCII n = "0"..."90"
; ASCII
x ASCII x = "0"..."3"
y ASCII y = "0"..."3"
z ASCII z = "0"..."3"
p ASCII p = "0"..."9"
EM (hex.19, dec.25)
Barcode Types
A = 2/5 matrix (default)
D = Code 11
G = Codabar
J = 2/5 matrix (default)
M = MSI/modified Plessey
P = UPC E with HRI
T = EAN 128/GSI-128
Post Office Barcode Types
US Postnet Barcode
Planet Barcode
KIX Barcode
Royal Mail Customer Barcode
USPS Intelligent Mail Barcode (IMB)
Appendix I Configuration Menu Lockout
Print feature
SP (hex. 20, dec. 32): HRI OFF, Normal Print, Double Pass, Unidirectional (def.)
! (hex. 22, dec. 34): HRI ON, Normal Print, Double Pass, Unidirectional
Barcode Types (def. "A", see later on)
Barcode height in n/6 inch. At n="0" the Barcode height equals to 1/12 inch. (def. 1)
Separation character
Width of the narrow bar (def.0 )
Width of the narrow space (def.0 )
Ratio of wide to narrow (def.0 )
Barcode orientation (def. 0, horizontal)
End of header
B = 2/5 industrial
E = Code BCD matrix
H = EAN 8 with HRI
K = EAN 13 with HRI
N = UPC A with HRI
Q = UPC E without HRI
= ESC [ 1 SP p
= ESC [ 2 SP p <data> EM
= ESC [ 2 SP k
= ESC [ 1 SP k
= ESC [ 9 SP k
C = 2/5 interleaved
F = Code 39
I = EAN 8 without HRI
L = EAN 13 without HRI
O = UPC A without HRI
S = Code 128
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