Printronix L7032 Programmer's Reference Manual page 213

EAN 8
The EAN 8 bar code is related to the Universal Product Code (UPC) group.
EAN 8 can be printed with or without a 2- or 5-digit add-on data field, which is
placed at the end of the bar code. The EAN 8 (European Article Number) bar
code structure is shown in Figure 10 and described on the following pages.
CENTER CODE
STARTING
START CODE
POSITION
LEFT DATA
QUIET
FIELD
ZONE
OPTIONAL READABLE
STOP CODE
RIGHT DATA
FIELD
CHECK DIGIT FIELD
DATA FIELD
Figure 10. EAN 8 Structure
STARTING
POSITION
OPTIONAL
READABLE
FIELD
QUIET 2- or 5-
DIGIT
HEIGHT
ZONE
ADD-ON
CODE
EAN 8
HEIGHT
QUIET
ZONE
START
CODE
LEFT
DATA
FIELD
CENTER
DATA CODE
RIGHT
DATA
FIELD
STOP
CODE
QUIET
ZONE
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CHECK
DIGIT
FIELD