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Summary of Contents for Brother BT-1000
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
CHAPTER 1 HOW TO INSTALL THE BT-1000 BROTHER BARCODE FONT UPGRADE ON BROTHER PRINTER ... 4 ® WINDOWS SYSTEMS (WINDOWS ® AND WINDOWS 2000/XP)... 4 OTHER OPERATING SYSTEMS ... 5 CHAPTER 2 BT-1000 BARCODE FONT SOLUTIONS MANUAL ... 6 CODE 128... 6 128 ... - Page 3 Compilation and Publication Notice Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and published, covering the latest product’s descriptions and specifications. The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.
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Page 4: Chapter 1 How To Install The Bt-1000 Brother Barcode Font Upgrade On Brother Printer
Chapter 1 How to install the BT-1000 Brother Barcode Font Upgrade on Brother Printer Note: In order to activate the BT-1000, you must use the PCL emulation mode. ® 1 Windows Systems ® (Windows 95/98/Me, Windows NT 2000/XP) To activate the barcode fonts, you must send an activation key to the printer you wish to upgrade. -
Page 5: Other Operating Systems
Click the OK button to send the font activation key. The printer will receive the activation key. Wait at least 30 seconds. Switch the printer off and then on. Print, PRINT FONTS by using the control panel. You can check the newly activated fonts. -
Page 6: Chapter 2 Bt-1000 Barcode Font Solutions Manual
Changing fonts alters the width of a bar code without affecting the symbol’s height. BT-1000 supports Code set A, Code set B and Code set C. Like any TrueType or Type 1 font, the bar code fonts can be scaled to any size. Any of the fonts formatted at 24 or 36 points will create bar codes 1/3 (8.5mm) or ½... -
Page 7: Pcl Escape Sequences
(12.7 mm) high, use 36. To switch back to printing normal fonts in the typestyle you expect, print the PCL font list from the printer control panel, and refer to the escape sequence shown on the print out. 1.4 Code 128 Font Product Character Set... - Page 8 ASCII value Code Set A 59 ; 60 < 61 = 62 > 63 ? 64 @ 65 A 66 B 67 C 68 D 69 E 70 F 71 G 72 H 73 I 74 J 75 K 76 L 77 M 78 N 79 O...
- Page 9 ASCII value Code Set A 108 FF 109 CR 110 SOH 111 SI 112 DLE 113 DC1 114 DC2 115 DC3 116 DC4 117 NAK 118 SYN 119 ETB 120 CAN 121 EM 122 SUB 123 ESC 124 FS 125 GS 165 RS 166 US 167 FNC 3...
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Page 10: Code 39
(although more than 25 characters is hard to accommodate), and the symbol itself can vary in height and width. It is bi-directional, includes a checksum option, and is discreet. BT-1000 includes eight fonts and switching between them changes the bar code’s width and density without changing its height. 2.2 What’s in it? Code 39 is an alphanumeric bar code that can be as long as necessary to store encoded data. -
Page 11: Choosing The Right Font
Be sure to print samples of the desired string in a number of the fonts and check that it can be scanned when printed on your particular printer. Since the fonts have different wide bar to narrow bar ratios, and overall height to width ratios, the same string formatted in different fonts will be different widths. -
Page 12: Code 39 Font Product Character Set
2.5 Code 39 Font Product Character Set ASCII Character 0 NUL 1 SOH 2 STX 3 ETX 4 EOT 5 ENQ 6 ACK 7 BEL 8 BS 9 HT 10 LF 11 VT 12 FF 13 CR 14 SO 15 SI 16 DLE 17 DC1 18 DC2... - Page 13 ASCII Character 46 . 47 / 58 : 59 ; 60 < 61 = 62 > 63 ? 64 @ 65 A 66 B 67 C 68 D 69 E 70 F 71 G 72 H 73 I 74 J 75 K 76 L 77 M...
- Page 14 ASCII Character 95 _ 96 ‘ 97 a 98 b 99 c 100 d 101 e 102 f 103 g 104 h 105 i 106 j 107 k 108 l 109 m 110 n 111 o 112 p 113 q 114 r 115 s 116 t...
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Page 15: Interleaved 2Of5
The PCL escape sequences for the fonts are shown on the PCL font list. Instructions on how to print the PCL font list are given in your printer manual. The escape sequences for the fonts on these products are: Interleaved 2 of 5 - Regular : esc(3Yesc(s1p#v0s0b28673T Interleaved 2 of 5 –... -
Page 16: I2Of5 Font Product
After printing a bar code it is necessary to select a different font in order to print something besides more bar codes. The PCL command to select the default font is “<esc>(3@”. To select a font other than the default font, use the PCL escape sequence show on the PCL font list. - Page 17 ASCII Character 73 I 74 J 75 K 76 L 77 M 78 N 79 O 80 P 81 Q 82 R 83 S 84 T 85 U 86 V 87 W 88 X 89 Y 90 Z 91 [ 92 \ 93 ] 94 ^...
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Page 18: Upc / Ean Code
ASCII Character 122 z 4 UPC / EAN Code 4.1 About the UPC / EAN Code UPC Code is a collection of Type 1 and TrueType fonts that create and print UPC version A, UPC version E, EAN-8/JAN-8, EAN-13/JAN-13, Bookland (ISBN), and ISSN bar code symbols within any Microsoft Windows The bar code fonts in UPC Code can be used with your database, spreadsheet, or custom application by simply changing fonts. -
Page 19: Types Of Upc Symbols
Both UPC-A and UPC-E allow for a supplemental two or five digit number to be appended to the main bar code symbol. The supplemental message was designed for use on publications and periodicals. To enter a supplemental message, it must consist of either two or five numeric digits. -
Page 20: Upc-E
4.2.2 UPC-E The UPC-E code is a compressed bar code intended for use on small items. Compression works by squeezing extra zeros out of the bar code and then automatically re-inserting them at the scanner. Only bar codes containing zeros are candidates for the UPC-E symbol. -
Page 21: Pcl Escape Sequences
The PCL escape sequences for the fonts are shown on the PCL font list. Instructions on how to print the PCL font list are given in your printer manual. Font Name... -
Page 22: Pcl Escape Sequences
The PCL escape sequences for the fonts are shown on the PCL font list. Instructions on how to print the PCL font list are given in your printer manual. Font Name...