Specifications
Mobile Printing Systems
CPCL Programming Manual
Section 5
Linear Bar
Codes
pg. 5-14
Postnet and FIM Specications
Bar Code
Symbology
Bar Code
Type
Input
Length
Characters
Ideal Wide/
Narrow Ratio
Ideal Narrow
Dot Width
Checksum
Calculation
Postnet POSTNET 5, 9, 11
digits
0-9 only 3.5:1 3 mod 10
Facing Ident
Mark
FIM A, B, or C
only
A, B, or C 1.5:1 6 N/A
Bar Code Commands
The following commands are used for the creation and formatting of bar codes on labels. Insure that
the bar code symbology chosen agrees with its intended use, and that it conforms to the guidelines in the
previous section.
A Quick Reference Guide for the linear bar code symbologies discussed in this manual can be found in
Appendix “E”.
Note that the “COUNT” command is also discussed in Section 3 of this manual.
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