AMT Datasouth AMTACCEL-5350 User Manual page 160

User's Guide
B-2 Bar Codes
Code 3-of-9. This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric
bar code widely used in the automotive industry and many other non-
retail industries.
Codabar. This is a variable-length, self-checking, alphanumeric bar
code that can encode digits 0 through 9 and six additional characters.
The code is commonly used in libraries, blood banks and air parcel
express applications.
UPC-A. This is a fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code used
throughout the supermarket and retail industries to identify a product
and its manufacturer. UPC-A encodes a series of 12 digits.
UPC-E. This is a shortened version of UPC-A that encodes six of
the 12 digits in a UPC-A message.
EAN-13. This is a variation of the U.S. developed UPC bar code
format adopted for the international marketplace. It, like UPC-A, is a
fixed-length, self-checking, numeric bar code. EAN-13 encodes a
series of 13 digits: 12 directly into the symbol and one into a parity
pattern of the first six digits.
EAN-8. This is a shortened version of EAN-13 that encodes a series
of 8 digits.
Code 128. This is a variable-length, self-checking, high-density bar
code. It can encode all 128 alphanumeric ASCII characters.
POSTNET. This is a self-checking, numeric bar code that encodes a
series of 5, 9 or 11 digits. It is used by the U.S. Postal Service to sort
mail.
Note: The AMT Datasouth Bar Code Option Operating Guide
(part no. 337027) provides in-depth information on bar code formats,
the component elements, and how bar code symbols are constructed.