Barcode Print And Placement Specifications - Pitney Bowes FastPac DI900 Manuallines

4 • Scan Code Specifications
Barcode Print
and Placement
Specifications
✍
TIP: Except for the
placement of the marks
on the page and the
font size (which are
user-controlled), all
of these conditions
are met automatically
when generated in
PB FIRST™.
✍
TIP: When using Code
39, the "space" char-
acter will not produce
a barcode but a space.
To print the barcode
symbol representing
a space, type or print
"=" (the equal charac-
ter) instead of a space
character. There are
also Font Automation
Tools available that
perform automatic
conversion
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• Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) are supported. Extended Code 39
is not permitted. Barcode symbologies without start and stop characters and
internal integrity features such as I 2 of 5 should use a checksum byte.
• Maximum length 12 characters (14 including start and stop) for Code 39
Maximum length 18 characters for I 2 of 5
• Barcodes can appear anywhere within the white regions shown on the
next page(s). The most common locations for barcodes are along the edg-
es of the paper, or along the edge of the address block.
• With the current inserter firmware, the barcodes must be printed on every
page. They can be on either the front (address side) or back of the page.
• All the information to be scanned must be in one barcode.
• Bits or characters for multibit functions must be adjacent (contiguous).
• Barcode lines must be at least 10 mm (3/8 in) long. Longer is better be-
cause it makes the scanner position less critical.
• Maximum code length: 89 mm (3.5 in)
• On the HCSF: the center line of the barcode must fall within a range of
1.25" (32 mm) to 4.125" (105 mm) from the center line of the sheet.
On the Feeder Tower: the center line of the barcode must fall within a range
of 0.787" (20 mm) to 4.92" (125 mm) from the center line of the sheet.
• The barcode should not be closer than .79" (20 mm) from the Lead Edge
nor closer than .79" (20 mm) from the Trail Edge of the sheet.
NOTE: Currently, for best results, the barcode should not be closer than
1.77" (45 mm) from the Trail Edge of the sheet.
• The area around the barcode should be kept clear from print, etc. that may
be read by the scanner in error; this area is called the Clear Zone. The
Clear Zone must be at least .12" (3 mm) on each side of the barcode.
NOTE: The system only accepts Clear Zone measurements in millimeters.
• There should be no print on the reverse of the sheet immediately behind
the Clear Zone.
• Narrow bar width shall be between 0.275 mm and 0.635 mm thick inclusive.
• Narrow space width should equal narrow bar width. Narrow to wide ele-
ments shall have a 3 to 1 ratio.
• Ladder barcodes read reliably down to what is called an "X dimension" of 11
mils or .28 mm. This corresponds to the thickness of a narrow bar or space.
For the IDAutomation Code 39 or Interleaved 2 of 5 fonts, this corresponds
to a 16 point font size. Do not use as smaller font size (such as 10 point), as
it is too small to be read reliably. Larger is better but for aesthetic reasons
customers usually want the barcode to be as small as possible.
• Picket barcode requires the HCSF with the moving beam scanner option.
The moving beam scanner can read somewhat smaller barcodes, down to
about 9.5 mils X dimension or 14 point IDAutomation fonts.
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