User`s manual

U Command - MaxiCode - 2D Bar Code
2. If p
2
value is “m2 or m3”, the printer will use
the following rules to format the “Data” param
-
eter:
•
In Mode 2 - If a non-numeric character is en
-
tered in the Postal Code “Data” parameter
field, then the MaxiCode bar code will not
print.
•
In Mode 3 – If the Postal Code “Data” field
exceed 6 characters, then the additional char
-
acters will be truncated from the bar code
field.
Mode Data Format
2 & 3 “cl,co,pc,lpm”
4 & 6 “lpm”
cl = Class Code (3 digits re-
quired)
co = Country Code
(3 digits required)
Mode 2 = Numeric Characters
Mode 3 = International
Characters (up to 6 characters)
pc = Postal Code
Mode 2 = 5 or 9 characters
(All Numeric, including USA
Postal ZIP 5 or 9 char.)
For less than 9 characters, the
printer will pad the field with 0’s.
Mode 3 (International)= Any
alphanumeric character
(up to 6 characters)
lpm = Low priority message (data)
ASCII printable characters (up
to 84 characters per symbol),
any 256 character map.
The programmer should rely on the
symbology’s specification to insure format com
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pliance and proper implementation. See the
AIM web site for specifications at:
http://www.aimi.org/
980353-001 Rev.B 3-33