Instruction manual

A758 Owner’s Guide Chapter 7: Programming Guide
September 1999 175
Bar Code Commands
These commands format and print bar codes and are described in order of their
hexadecimal codes.
Note:
A756 firmware can be set for module widths in bar codes ranging from 2
dots to 4 dots per module (DPM) for the narrow modules. The default is 3 DPM.
A758 firmware ranges from 1 dot per module to 5 dots per module (DPM)
printed on the receipt. The default is 2 DPM.
Select Printing Position for HRI Characters
ASCII
:GS H
n
Hexadecimal
: 1D 48
n
Decimal:
29 72
n
Value of
n
:
Printing position
0 = Not printed
1 = Above the bar code
2 = Below the bar code
3 = Both above and below the bar code
Default:
0 (Not printed)
Prints HRI (Human Readable Interface) characters above or below the bar code.
Select Pitch for HRI Characters
ASCII
:GS f
n
Hexadecimal
: 1D 66
n
Decimal:
29 102
n
Value of
n
:
Pitch
0 = Standard Pitch at 15.2 CPI on receipt
1 = Compressed Pitch at 19 CPI on receipt
Default:
0 (Standard Pitch at 15.2 CPI)
Selects standard or compressed font for printing Bar Code characters.
When slip is selected as the interface, HRI is always compressed.
Select Bar Code Height
ASCII
:GS h
n
Hexadecimal
: 1D 68
n
Decimal:
29 104
n
Value of
n
:
Number of dots
Range of
n
: 1 - 255
Default:
162
Sets the bar code height to
n
dots or
n
/8 mm (
n
/203 inch) for receipt or
n
/8.5 mm (
n
/216 inch) for slip.