User`s manual

A–28 Bar Codes

Code 128 – UCC

The 128–UCC Serial Shipping Container Code is a restricted subset of the

Code 128–USS standard. It is used as a standard for labeling shipping

containers.

The 128–UCC Serial Shipping Container Code has the following parts:

• Start Code – The 128–UCC Serial Shipping Container Code consists of

numeric data only, so the start code is always Start–C. This is followed

by the function code 1 character, which is part of the 128–UCC

standard. These are automatically generated by the printer.

• Qualifier – This 2–digit number helps identify the symbol as a

128–UCC Serial Shipping Container Code. It is always 00, and uses one

character subset C symbol. This is automatically generated by the

printer.

• Data – 17 numbers you choose to describe a particular shipping

container. These are the only numbers that you need to specify; the

printer generates the other elements of the bar code automatically.

• Check Characters – The 128–UCC Serial Shipping Container Code

uses two check characters. The first is a modulus 10 check digit

generated from your input data, and printed in human–readable

characters. The second is the normal Code 128 modulus 103 check

character. The printer calculates both of these numbers automatically.

• Stop Code – This is the normal stop code used in the Code 128 bar

code. This character is automatically generated by the printer.

Code 128–UCC Example

A Code 128–UCC bar code created on the printer is shown below. The label

data are 11223344556677889. The DESBCA sequence selects UCC–128

with P1 = 15 and P9 = 2 for human readable characters. The DECBARC

command starts the bar coding, and ROCS stops the bar coding. Notice that

the printer automatically generated the start code, the qualifier, the check

digits, and the stop code.