Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line, Block Drawing & Box Drawing Height ; 3.10. Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Width ; 3.11. Expanded Character Rotation - Page 322

2001/10/02 

CHAPTER 8 BAR CODE CONTROL - 7 

3.7. 

Bar Code, Expanded Character, Line, Block Drawing & Box Drawing Offset in 

the X-axis 

n = “xnnn” or “Xnnn” 

This parameter specifies the offset from the current print position in the “u”- or “U”-specified units.   

3.8. 

Bar Code & Expanded Character Offset in the Y-axis 

n = “ynnn” or “Ynnn” 

This parameter specifies the downward offset from the current print position in the “u”- or “U”-specified units.   

3.9. 

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

n = “hnnn”, “Hnnn”, “dnnn”, or “Dnnn” 

Default heights 

(1) 

EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, ISBN (EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A),   

ISBN (UPC-E): 

22 mm 

(2) 

UPC-E:   

18 mm 

(3) 

Others:   

12 mm 

Expanded characters   

Ý 

2.2 mm (default)   

Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing 

Ý

1 dot 

This parameter specifies the height of bar codes or expanded characters as above.  It can take the prefix “h”, 
“H”, “d”, or “D”.  The height is specified in the “u”- or “U”-specified units.  Note that the default setting of 
the bar code height (12 mm, 18 mm or 22 mm) is subject to the bar code mode selected by “t” or “T”.   

3.10.  Expanded Character, Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing Width 

n = “wnnn” or “Wnnn” 

Default widths 

Expanded character 

Ý 

1.2 mm   

Line Block Drawing & Box Drawing 

Ý

1 dot 

This parameter specifies the width of expanded characters in the selected units as above.   

3.11.  Expanded Character Rotation 

n = “a0” or “A0” 

Upright (default) 

n = “a1” or “A1” 

Rotated 90 degrees clockwise 

n = “a2” or “A2” 

Upside down, rotated 180 degrees clockwise 

n = “a3” or “A3” 

Rotated 270 degrees clockwise