Bar Codes, Expansion - SATO XL400 Operator And Technical Reference Manual

Bar Codes, Expansion

Command Structure
Command Function
Input to Printer:
Printer Output:
Special Notes
SATO XL Series Printers
<ESC>BWaabbb
aa = Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spaces
will be increased (01-12)
bbb = Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)
Example: <ESC>BW02100
Placement: Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and
precedes data to be encoded.
Default: None
This command works together with the <ESC>BT command to
specify an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular
symbol being printed.
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BD103100*XL400*
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BT101030103<ESC>BW04100*1234*
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
1. This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes
<ESC>BT command (see Page 5-14).
2. The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch
command: Codabar and Code 39.
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