User`s manual

Chapter 5 Barcodes
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Table 5.3. Location of POSTNET and FIM
Table 5.4. Bar Height and Width Classes
Type Tall bars Width classes Default (dots)
12341234
0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
1 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
2 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
4 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
5 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
6 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
7 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
9 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
10 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
11 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
12 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 6 12 18 24
13 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
14 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
15 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
16 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
17 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
18 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
19 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
20 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
21 — Yes Yes — — 6 12 (18) (24)
Stamp
FIM (BARC 40)
Clear Zone
Preferred location
for left-most bar
POSTNET
(BARC 39)
Clear Zone
(
5
/
8
” × 4-
1
/
2
”)
Barcode read area
Preferred base height
Not drawn to scale
4” max.
3-
1
/
4
” min.
7
/
16
”
3
/
16
”
5
/
8
”min.
2”±
1
/
8
”
1”-
3
/
4
”
1”-
1
/
4
”
5
/
8
”
1
/
8
”
4-
1
/
2
”
3”
1
/
4
”