One-Dimensional Bar Codes; Post 4-State Bar Code Descriptors (Lexmark) - Lexmark T656 Technical Reference Manual

One-dimensional bar codes

Post 4-State bar code descriptors (Lexmark)

Bar code descriptor for Australian Post 4-State bar codes
Byte Field name
0-1 Symbology ID
2 Bar Width
3 Bar Pitch
4 Tracker Height
5 Ascender,
Descender Offset
6 FCC
7 Encoding Table
8-15 Reserved
Note: The bar code data sent with Australian post will consist of an 8-digit DPID, followed by an optional
customer information string. The ninth byte of the string may be a comma to be used as a separator. The
comma will be ignored. Invalid characters or lengths in the DPID will be flagged with an error. Invalid
characters in the customer information string will be flagged with an error. Length errors in the customer
information string will be flagged.
Bar code descriptor for Singapore Post 4-State bar code
Byte Field name
0-1 Symbology ID
2 Bar Width
Default
Range value
00 14 (hex)
20 (dec)
28-3C (hex) 32 (hex)
40-60 (dec) 50 (dec)
16-19 (hex) 18 (hex)
22-25 (dec) 24 (dec)
64-A0 (hex) 82 (hex)
100-160 (dec) 130 (dec)
A0-D2 (hex) B9 (hex)
160-210 (dec) 185 (dec)
0B (hex), 11 (dec) 0B (hex)
2D (hex), 45 (dec) 11 (dec)
3B (hex), 59 (dec)
3E (hex), 62 (dec)
0 for C table 00 (hex)
1 for N table 0 (dec)
Default
Range value
00 15 (hex)
21 (dec)
26-3F (hex) 32 (hex)
38-63 (dec) 50 (dec)
One-dimensional bar codes
Description
Selects Australian post 4-State symbology
Sets the bar width in 1/100 mm
Sets the number of bars that print per inch
Sets the tracker height in 1/100 mm
Sets the ascender and descender offset in
1/100 mm; the total height of an ascender
or descender will be the sum of this field
and the tracker height
Sets the FCC
Sets the encoding table
Description
Selects Singapore Post 4-State symbology
Sets the bar width in 1/100 mm
32