Printer User Manual

Select barcode Barcodes
Programmer Reference Guide U26169-J-Z716-1-7600
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The barcode is a fixed size. The length varies with the number of digits. The barcode pitch
is 21.18 bars/inch, the bar is 0.021 inch nominal, and the gap is 0.0255 inch.
The print quality (LQ/NLQ/draft), which determines the print speed, can be programmed in
the application using specific control characters.
Select barcode
The following specifications are required before barcode symbols can be printed:
– Barcode set selection
– Height and width of the bars and spaces
– Ratio of wide to narrow bars and spaces
– Barcode alignment (horizontal/vertical)
– Current print position after printing
– Plain text line (yes/no)
These specifications can be made at ay time. The information is retained until the printer is
reset.
Normal text is not affected by these specifications. The line pitch set for normal text remains
unchanged.
The line pitch is set to
1
/
12
inch for the barcode to be printed.
Control char. sequence Hexadecimal Decimal
ESC [ ; p
2
; p
3
; p
4
; p
5
; p
6
; p
7
SP z
1B 5B 3B p
2
3B p
3
3B p
4
3B p
5
3B p
6
3B p
7
20 7A
27 91 59 p
2
59 p
3
59 p
4
59 p
5
59 p
6
59 p
7
32 122