Specifications
Appendix H US Mail Requirements
DELIVERY POINT BAR CODE
NAIC Certification
This Address Printer is equipped with firmware for printing the United States Postal Service
(USPS) Delivery Point Bar Code (DPBC). The printer is Certified by the National Address
Information Center (NAIC). Certification from the NAIC indicates the printed POSTNET Bar -
Code meets the required standards for letter size mail to receive USPS Delivery Point Bar Coded
rates.
Delivery Point Bar Code
The Address Printer uses the data sent down on the last line to print the DPBC. Specifications for
a valid addresses can be found in the Domestic Mail Manual (DMM).
Alternate Address Formats
The option to send the Address Printer a ZIP + 4 + 2 or ZIP + 4 + 3 address to print a Delivery
Point Bar Code is available. Only the addresses with ZIP + 4 or ZIP + 4 + 3 digits are allowed by
the USPS to appear in the address block.
Valid Address Formats
Address ZIP Codes Data Sent to
Printer
Printed in
Address Block
Bar - Code
Printed
ZIP + 4 + 2* 98765-1234~12 98765-1234 DPBC
ZIP + 4 + 3* 98765-1234~123 98765-1234 DPBC
ZIP + 4 + 3 98765-1234123 98765-1234123 DPBC
Illegal Format
ZIP + 4 98765-1234 98765-1234 9 Digit Bar - Code
ZIP + 4 + 2 98765-123412 98765-123412 No Bar - Code
* Add the Tilde (~) after the ZIP + 4 digits so the 2- or 3 - digit add on will not be printed in
the address block.
ZIP + 4 + 2
The Address Printer will determine the correction digit and print the DPBC according to the ZIP
code received. Using the ZIP + 4 + 2 format requires that the Tilde (~) character be sent between
the ZIP + 4 and 2- digit characters. Only ZIP + 4 digits will be printed in the address block.
ZIP + 4 + 3
The Address Printer will print the DPBC according to the ZIP code received. Two formats of
printing the Zip Code in the address block are available. First option is to print all the digits of
the ZIP + 4 + 3 in the address block. Second option is to only print the ZIP + 4 digits in the
address block, by placing the Tilde (~) character between the ZIP + 4 and 3- digit characters.
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