User`s manual
F–4 Print Samples
Bar Codes
Bar code escape sequences determine the type of bar code, its attributes, and
start and stop bar code printing. Bar code escape sequences are defined in
Appendix A.
The bar code examples in this section use the following escape sequences:
CSIP1;P2; ... P9’q Select Bar Code Attributes
(DECSBCA)
ESC%SP0 Start Bar Coding (DECBARC)
ESC%@ Stop Bar Coding
Interleaved 2 of 5
The following command sequences create the bar code shown in Figure F–2.
The bar code is oriented portrait and coded to include human–readable
characters in the OCR–A font.
CSI1;;;;;;;;3’q
ESC% 00123456789ESC%@
Figure F–2. Interleaved 2 of 5 Bar Code
Code 39
The following command sequences create the bar code shown in Figure F–3.
This bar code is rotated –90 degrees for landscape orientation and is coded to
include human–readable characters in the currently active font.
CSI2;;;;;;;2;2’q
ESC% 00123456789ABCESC%@