User`s manual

The following table illustrates the expansion process for converting UPC-E to its
UPC-A equivalent:
Version E Insertion Insertion Resultant
Number Digits Location Version A
XXXXX0 00000 Position 3 XX00000XXX
XXXXX1 10000 Position 3 XX10000XXX
XXXXX2 20000 Position 3 XX20000XXX
XXXXX3 00000 Position 4 XXX00000XX
XXXXX4 00000 Position 5 XXXX00000X
XXXXX5 0000 Position 6 XXXXX00005
XXXXX6 0000 Position 6 XXXXX00006
XXXXX7 0000 Position 6 XXXXX00007
XXXXX8 0000 Position 6 XXXXX00008
XXXXX9 0000 Position 6 XXXXX00009
173559
8
17355
00009
0
8
VERSION E VERSION A EQUIVALENT
12345 67890
00
01234 56789
1234510
UPC/EAN SUPPLEMENTS
UPC and EAN bar codes can contain supplements that provide two or five digits of
additional information. The supplements are located to the right of standard UPC/
EAN labels. The reader can be programmed to either read or ignore the supplements.
D - 3