User`s manual

B/vB Command - Write Bar Code (Continued)
p5= Bar width ratio:
Value Narrow Bar Wide Bar Ratio
0 1 dot 2 dots 2:1
1 1 dot 3 dots 3:1
2 2 dots 5 dots 2.5:1 or 2:5
Note: Some bar code types have a selectable bar
code width ratio. See Appendix A for supported ra
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tio and settings.
p6 = Bar code bar width multiplier. Range 3~9 for all Eltron
card bar codes except UPC-A, EAN-8 and EAN-13 which
have a range of 4~7. For a selected bar width ratio of
2:5, the range is 2~4.
Note: Each bar code type has a specified standard for the
width range of a narrow bar width. See Appendix A for
optimal values.
p7 = Bar code height in dots.
Note: Each bar code type has an industry specified mini-
mum height standard. See Appendix A for optimal val-
ues.
p8= Print human readable code. Acceptable values are 1 =
yes or 0 = no.
data = Represents a fixed data field. Each bar code type has a
differing data field length and allowable character re
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quirements. See Appendix A.
A printer error occurs when a bar code extends be
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yond the addressable area of the image buffer. See
Appendix A for field size calculations for total bar
code length and height.
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