Quiet Zone ; Bar Code, Expanded Character Unit, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing ; Units - Page 321

2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 8 BAR CODE CONTROL - 6 

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 Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Shading 

“S”  1 = Black 

2 = Vertical stripes 

3 = Horizontal stripes 

4 = Cross hatch 

3.3. 

Bar Code Scaling (Width only) 

n = “mnnn” or “Mnnn”  (nnn = 0 ~ 32767) 

This parameter specifies the bar code width scaling.  The unit of "nnn" is %.  The default value is m100 
(100%). 

3.4. 

Bar Code Human Readable Line On or Off 

n = “r0” or “R0” 

Human readable line OFF 

n = “r1” or “R1” 

Human readable line ON 

Default: 

Human readable line ON when the following barcode types are selected. 

(1)  “T5” or “t5” 

(2)  “T6” or “t6” 

(3)  “T130” or “t130” 

(4)  “T131” or “t131” 

Default: 

Human readable line OFF 

All others 

This parameter specifies whether or not the printer prints the human readable line below the bar code.  Human 
readable characters are always printed with OCR-B font at 10 cpi pitch  and all the current character style 
enhancements are masked.  Note that the default setting is subject to the bar code mode selected by “t” or “T”.   

3.5. 

Quiet Zone 

n =  “onnn” or “Onnn” (nnn = 0 ~ 32767) 

Quiet Zone is the space on both side of the bar codes.  Its width can be specified using the units which are set 
by the "u" or "U" parameter.  ( For the description of "u" or "U" parameter,  see the next section.)  The 
default setting of Quiet Zone width is 1 inch. 

3.6. 

Bar Code, Expanded Character Unit, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing 

Units 

n = “u0” or “U0” 

Millimeters (default) 

n = “u1” or “U1” 

1/10” 

n = “u2” or “U2” 

1/100” 

n = “u3” or “U3” 

1/12” 

n = “u4” or “U4” 

1/120”   

n = “u5” or “U5” 

1/10 Millimeter 

n = “u6” or “U6” 

1/300” 

n = “u7” or “U7” 

1/720” 

This parameter specifies the measurement units of X-axis offset, Y-axis offset and bar code height.