Specifications

Chapter 3— Designing Bar Code Labels
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Defining Label Design Fields
Define each type of field to hold a certain type of data. You can define:
• Bar code fields (with or without interpretive fields)
• Human-readable fields
• Graphic fields
• Line fields
• Box fields
You must define the data you plan to print on your label as a field in the
label format. Each field type gives you options for interpreting your data.
The fields that contain the most options are bar code fields and human-
readable fields.
Bar Code Fields
You can print bar codes in any of these symbologies:
• Codabar • Code 93 • MaxiCode
• Code 2 of 5 • Code 128 • MicroPDF 417
• Code 11 • Code One • QR Code
• Code 16K • Data Matrix • PDF 417
• Code 39 • HIBC • POSTNET
• Code 49 • Interleaved 2 of 5 • UPC/EAN
See Chapter 7, “IPL Command Reference,” for a complete list of
commands to select the appropriate bar code symbology. “Commands
Listed by Task” in Chapter 6 lists the command options available for
editing bar code fields.
Human-Readable Fields
You can print human-readable fields in any one of the printer’s internal
fonts or user-defined fonts. The printer contains several resident bitmap
fonts in a range of sizes and styles.
You can change the size of the font character by using the width and
height magnification or by using the pitch or point-size commands. The
fonts themselves remain unchanged. The font character charts in Appendix
B, “Character Sets,” illustrate the complete character set for each font.