Lexmark T656 Technical Reference Manual page 38

Byte Field name
8-15 Reserved
Notes on Japan Post data:
• Data will consist of a 7-digit postal code number, followed optionally by any block and house number
information.
• A hyphen may be included between the third and fourth digits of the postal number, and between the
postal number and the block and house number. Each of these hyphens, if included, is ignored.
• Any hyphens included as part of the block and house number information are encoded as data in the bar
code.
• Invalid characters or lengths in the postal code will be flagged with an error.
• Invalid characters in the block and house number information will be flagged with an error.
Default
Range value
One-dimensional bar codes
Description
35