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 * Note: 

・ 

Both 00H through 09H and 30H through 39H are recognized as the parameter 

numbers 0 through 9. 

・ 

Parameter types a and b are recognized, even if they are uppercase letters. 

・ 

The parameter "parentheses removed" is available only when GS1-128 

(UCC/EAN

-

128) is selected. 

・ 

The parameter “ratio between thick and thin bars” is available only when t0, t1 

or t9 is selected. 

・ 

If there is no type command or if an invalid type command has been specified, 

Code 39 is specified. 

・ 

The number of characters that can be entered for each bar code protocol is 

listed below. 

t0: 

1

 to 50 characters (not including “*” on both sides) 

t1: 

1 to 64 characters 

t5: 

7 characters (EAN-8), 12 characters (EAN-13), 11 characters 

(UPC-A) 

t6: 6 

characters 

t9: 

3 to 64 characters (with “A”, “B”, “C” or “D” at the beginning and 

end) 

ta: 

1 to 64 characters 

tb: 

1 to 64 characters 

tc: 

3 to 15 characters (begins with “01”) (except with RSS 

Expanded) 

1 to 64 numbers or 1 to 40 letters* (for RSS Expanded) 

* ISO646 characters can be printed. 

(numbers, letters, spaces, !, ”, %, &, ’, (, ), *, +, ,, -, ., /, :, ;, <, 

=, >, ? and _) 

②

  B or b: 

Beginning of bar code data 

③

  [Bar code data]: Data for the bar code 

? (generate check digit) 

Generates a check digit when “?” is in the bar code data 

The position of “?” is irrelevant as long as it is within the bar code data. 

With CODE128 and GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128), no check digit is 

generated.