User`s manual

EAN-8 European Article Numbering, now also called IAN
(International Article Numbering), is the interna
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tional standard bar code for retail food packages
corresponding to the Universal Product Code
(UPC) in the United States. The symbology is used
to encode a seven-digit EAN-8 number. An eight
digit is a check digit that is automatically generated
by the printer.
The EAN code number and check digit are assigned
by numerous international agencies. See the list at
the end of this appendix.
EAN-8 code support the numeric characters:
0123456789
The ratio command parameter (narrow bar to wide
bar width) is ignored
by the printer.
The equation to calculate the EAN-8 bar code
length is:
L = (67) X
L = Length of bar code
X = Number of Dots times 0.0033 inches per dot (0.08847
mm per dot)
EAN-8 bar code height, by specification, is six (6)
individual EAN-8 bar code characters high. The fol
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lowing equation can be used to calculate the indus
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try specified height in Dots.
H = (42) X
H = Height of bar code in Dot
X = Bar code Multiplier
Multiply the height of the bar code in dots by 0.0033
inches per dot (0.08847 mm per dot) to get the ac
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tual bar code height.
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