Appendix; Barcode, 2-Dimensional Code - Hitachi IJ RX2 Technical Manual

9. APPENDIX

Bar code, 2-dimensional code
● See "4.7.5 Print a bar code" and "4.14.3 Set various printing" in the Instruction Manual.
(1) Precautions when using EAN-13 code
● When bar code is "EAN-13" and "EAN-13 Add-On 5" the area for inputting the 2-digit "country code" is
displayed on the print format screen. Be sure to input the country code. The country code can be input at the
beginning of the data on the character input screen. See "4.14.3 Set various printing" in the Instruction
Manual.
● Guard bar, center bar and check code are automatically added.
Guard
bar
● When adding Readable code (number; human readable code), select either 5
numbers added.
Example of EAN-13 with
identification numbers
No.
1
2
(2) Precautions when using EAN Prefix
●Whether to set bar code EAN-13, EAN-8, EAN-13 Add-on 5 country code by character input or print format
is selected.
Handling of country code
Print format screen
Edit message screen
●When the country code is changed at the Print format screen, the country code for all the bar code items in
that message is changed to the same value.
9-1 ●Bar code, 2-dimensional code
Left barcode portion
Units
position First 5 digits of
of Prefix the input data
code
5 digits
Conditions whereby Readable code can be added to be printed
Made the number of lines of the EAN-13, EAN-8, UPC-A, UPC-E and EAN-13 Add-On 5
printing item 1 line or 2 lines.
Set character size 12
×
Country code
EAN-13 2
EAN-8 2
EAN-13
2
Add-On 5
Right barcode portion
Center Next 5 digits of
bar the input data
5 digits
Example of EAN13 Add-On 5
with identification numbers
Condition
16, 18 24, or 24 32 (1 line only).
× ×
Number of digits of bar code
Data
10
5
15
EAN Prefix
Character input
Country code is input at the head
of the data.
Country code is not displayed.
For EAN-13, input 12 digits, for
EAN-8, input 7 digits and for
EAN-13 Add-On 5, input 17
digits, all including the country
code.
However, check digit is
excluded.
Check Guard
code bar
1 digit
5 or 5 7 as the size of the
× ×
Check digit Total number of digits
1
1
1
Set value
Print format
Set by print format without
including country code in the
data.
Set the country code.
For EAN-13 input 10 digits, for
EAN-8, input 5 digits and for
EAN-13 Add-On 5, input 15
digits, without including the
country code.
However, the check digit is
excluded.
13
8
18