Specifications

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ZPL Commands
^BB
9/15/06 ZPL II Programming Guide 45541L-004 Rev. A
Special Considerations for the ^BY Command When Using ^BB
The parameters for the ^BYw,r,h command, when used with a ^BB code, are as follows:
w
= module width (in dots)
Accepted Values:
2 to 10 (CODABLOCK A only)
Default Value:
2
r = ratio
Fixed Value:
3 (ratio has no effect on CODABLOCK E or F)
h
= height of bars (in dots)
Accepted Values:
1 to 32,32000
Default Value: 10
CODABLOCK uses this as the overall symbol height only when the row height is not
specified in the
^BB h parameter.
Special Considerations for ^FD Character Set When Using ^BB
The character set sent to the printer depends on the mode selected in parameter m.
CODABLOCK A: CODABLOCK A uses the same character set as Code 39. If any other
character is used in the
^FD statement, either no bar code is printed or an error message is
printed (if
^CV is active).
CODABLOCK E: The Automatic Mode includes the full ASCII set except for those
characters with special meaning to the printer. Function codes or the
Code 128 Subset A <nul> character can be inserted using of the
^FH command.
Example • This is an example of a CODABLOCK bar code: