User`s manual

A–13Bar Codes

Codabar b/n

Codabar b/n has four dark bars and three light bars for a total of seven bars.

Both light and dark bars are coded to define the character. A narrow

light/dark bar is assigned a binary 0 and a wide light/dark bar is assigned a

binary 1.

Codabar b/n has the following characteristics:

• Character set includes ten digits (0 – 9) plus six characters (: / . + $ –)

• START and STOP codes

• No CENTER code

• Definable intercharacter gap

• Variable length characters per complete symbol

• If a checksum is required for bar code readability, you must include it as

part of the data.

Codabar c/*

Codabar c/* has four dark bars and three light bars for a total of seven bars.