User's Manual

b Command - 2D Bar Code - PDF417 Specific Options
Description Use this command to print PDF 417 and Macro
PDF bar code symbols. The printer will auto
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matically change from PDF417 to Macro PDF
barcode mode ifthe data sentto the printerex
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ceeds the maximum amount supported by the
PDF417 symbol. The oH command is used to
place the addition Macro PDF symbols needed
for the continuation data.
Theprinterwillautomatically optimize thesym
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bol for readability of data (and use the mini
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mum number of symbols when using Macro
PDF). The symbol's geometry is adjusted (typi
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callyreducingthesizeofthesymbol)perthede
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finedparameters.Theprinterwillusethelargest
module size (bar width and height) and mini-
mize the number of rows and columns.
Syntax bp
1
,p
2
,p
3
,p
4
,p
5
[,p
6
][,p
7
][,p
8
][,p
9
][,p
10
]
[,p
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][,p
12
][,p
13
][,p
14
][,p
15
],”DATA”
Parameters The printer will automatically generate the
PDF417barcodeusingthefollowingparameters.
p
1
= Horizontal start position (X) in dots
p
2
= Vertical start position (Y) in dots
p
3
= P - Must be "P" for PDF 417 bar codes
p
4
(www) =maximum print width in dots
p
5
(hhh) = maximum print height in dots
Theprogrammershouldrelyonthesymbology's
specification to insure format compliance and
proper implementation. See the AIM web site
for specifications at:
http://www.aimi.org/
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