User's Manual

Shin Chuan Computer
User’s Manual
SC800/SC820
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Table 3-2 Bar Code List Description
Barcode Symbology Description
Type A. Numeric-only Barcodes
UPC-E Compressed version of UPC code for use on
small products.
UPC-A Universal product code seen on almost all
retail products in the USA and Canada.
EAN-13 / ISBN
EAN-13: European Article Numbering
international retail product code.
ISBN: Special use of the EAN-13 symbol to
used internationally to mark books.
EAN-8 / JAN-8 Compressed version of EAN code for use on
small products.
UPC-EAN Add-ON 2/5 UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN-13, and EAN-8 may all
include an additional barcode to the right of
the main barcode. This second barcode,
which is usually not as tall as the primary
barcode, is used to encode additional
information for newspapers, books, and other
periodicals.
Industrial 2 of 5 / IATA Older code not in common use.
Interleaved 2 of 5 Compact numeric code, widely used in
industry, air cargo, other applications.
Plessey / MSI
Plessey: Older code commonly used for retail
shelf marking.
MSI: Variation of the Plessey code commonly
used in USA.
Code 11 Used primarily for labeling
telecommunications equipment.
Codabar / NW 7 Older code often used in library systems,
sometimes in blood bank.
Matrix 2 of 5 Used in miscellaneous industrial applications,
and mechanical numbering systems.
Type B. Alphanumeric Barcodes
Code 39 / Code32 General-purpose code in very wide use
world-wide.
Code 93 Compact code similar to Code 39.