Bar Codes, Expansion - SATO M-8485Se Operator And Technical Reference Manual

Section 5. Programming Reference

Bar Codes, Expansion

Command Structure
Command Function
Input to Printer
Printer Output
Special Notes
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<ESC>BWaabbb
aa = Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spaces
will be increased (01-12)
bbb = Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)
Example: <ESC>BW02100
Placement: Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and
precedes data to be encoded.
Default: None
This command works together with the <ESC>BT command to specify
an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol
being printed.
BW04100*1234*
1. This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes
<ESC>BT command.
2. The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch
command: Codabar, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5.
PN 9001073 Rev C
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