Operator`s manual

Chapter 8 Bar Codes
324M/424M Operator’s Manual - 880026-0144 8-9
DATA STRING CONTROL CODE ASCII NAME HEX VALUE
#00 Control @ NUL 00
#01 Control A SOH 01
#02 Control B STX 02
#03 Control C ETX 03
#04 Control D EOT 04
#05 Control E ENQ 05
#06 Control F ACK 06
#07 Control G BEL 07
#08 Control H BS 08
#09 Control I HT 09
#0A Control J LF 0A
#0B Control K VT 0B
#0C Control L FF 0C
#0D Control M CR 0D
#0E Control N SO 0E
#0F Control O SI 0F
#10 Control P DLE 10
#11 Control Q DC1 11
#12 Control R DC2 12
#13 Control S DC3 13
#14 Control T DC4 14
#15 Control U NAK 15
#16 Control V SYN 16
#17 Control W ETB 17
#18 Control X CAN 18
#19 Control Y EM 19
#1A Control Z SUB 1A
#1B Control [ ESC 1B
#1C Control \ FS 1C
#1D Control ] GS 1D
#1E Control ^ RS 1E
#1F Control_ US 1F
## n/a # (pound) 23
Table 8-2 MaxiCode Control Code Equivalents
8.1.15 Code 128 (Automatic Compression), TCI 40
The Code 128 bar code is a variable length, high density, alphanumeric symbology that is
extensively used worldwide. This bar code uses three subsets (A, B, and C) which allows
for the encoding of the full 128 ASCII character set along with special control codes. This
bar code uses automatic compression. The printer will automatically choose the most
efficient subset and insert the appropriate special function code listed in Table 16. It is
possible to force a subset change by inserting the appropriate code while in automatic