SATO XL400/410 - Manual (Page 135)

Programming Manual 4. Bar Code Specifications
SATO RISC Printers 135
Code 39
Command Structure:
1:3 ratio: <ESC>Blbbccc* (data) *
2:5 ratio: <ESC>BD1bbccc* (data) *
1:2 ratio: <ESC>D1bbccc* (data) *
bb: Width of narrow element in dots (01-12)
ccc: Bar height in dots (001-600)
*: Required Start and Stop character (asterisk)
(data): = Bar code data (alphanumeric)
Character Set:
0-9, A-Z, Space, $, %, +, -, .,/
* (Start/Stop character)
Density Table:
Input:
<ESC>H0100<ESC>V0025<ESC>B103100*CODE 39*
<ESC>H0230<ESC>V0130<ESC>XS*CODE 39*
Output.
Note: You must add the “*” Start/Stop characters to the data
stream. The printer does not add them automatically.
Printer
Resolution
Narrow/
Wide Ratio
Value of
“bb”
“X”
Dimension
(mils)
Density
(char/inch)
12 dot/mm
1 : 3 01 3.3 18.8
1 : 3 02 6.7 9.5
2 : 5 01 3.3 10.3
1 : 2 01 6.7 23.1
1 : 2 02 3.3 11.5
8 dot/mm
1 : 3 01 5.0 12.7
1 : 3 02 10.0 6.4
2 : 5 01 10.0 7.0
1 : 2 01 5.0 15.6
1 : 2 02 10.0 7.8