Specifications

20 Elements of Card Design
Bar Code Guidelines
Barcodesprintmoresuccessfullywhenyouobservethefollowingguidelines.
Bar Code Placement
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Maintaintherequiredquietzonearoundthe
actualbarcode,asshownintheillustration.
• Locatebarcodesatleast0.25inch(6.3mm)
fromotherprintingandfromtheedgeofthe
card.
• Forbestresults,orientthecardsothebarsare
paralleltothelongedgesofthecard,asshown.
Thisorientationmostaccuratelyprints
readablebarcodes.
Bar Code Size
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Alowerdensitybarcodeiseasiertoread,becausethebarsarewiderand
spacedfartherapart.
• Thewidthofthenarrowelementsinthebarcodemustbelargeenoughtobe
readconsistently.Thecapabilitiesofthebarcodereadermightinfluencethis.
• Thebarcodemustbetallenoughtobereadundernormalconditions.
Bar Code Print Settings
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Toachievethebestqualityprintingandimprovethereadabilityofthebar
code,usetheK(black)panelofcolorprintribbontoprinttheblackbars.Bar
codesprintedwithYMCpanelsarenotascrispandsharpasthoseprinted
withKonly.
• InfraredreadersrequirethattheKpanelbeusedtoprintthebarcode.
• Barcodesareusuallymorereadablewhentheyareprintedwithlesspower.
• TheANSIstandardforbarcodequality(X3.182)assignsagradetoabarcode
toindicateitsreadability.ChooseaKpowervalueandbarcodesizeto
producethegradeyoursystemrequires.Referto“Printer SettingMenu”on
pag e 38forinformationonsettingtheKpowervalue.