SATO XL400/410 - Manual (Page 27)

Programming Manual 2. Command Codes
SATO RISC Printers 27
Bar Codes, Expansion
Command Structure:
<ESC>BWaabbb
aa:
Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spa-
ces will be increased (01-12)
bbb: Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)
Example: <ESC>BW02100
Placement: Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and pre-
cedes data to be encoded.
Default: None
Function:
This command works together with the <ESC>BT command to specify
an expansion factor and the bar code height for the particular symbol
being printed.
Input:
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0200<ESC>BD103100*M8400RV*
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BT001030103<ESC>BW03100123456
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Output:
Note:
1. This command must be preceded by the Variable Ratio Bar Codes
<ESC>BT command.
2. The following bar codes will be affected by the Character Pitch
command: Codabar, Code 39, Interleaved 2 of 5, Matrix 2 of 5.