SATO CX208/212 - Manual (Page 19)

Special Notes 1. UPC and EAN bar codes are not affected by the different types of
narrow to wide ratios. Instead, the <ESC>D command adds
descender bars to these codes where needed to meet UPC
specifications. The <ESC>BD command puts decender bars and
human readable text below the symbol.
2. The Code 128, UCC 128, MSI, and Code 93 bar codes are not
affected by the narrow to wide ratios.
3. The Codabar and Code 39 bar codes are affected by the
Character Pitch command. This command must be placed before
the Bar Code command.
4. Because of their unique characteristics, two-dimensional symbols
are covered separately.
5. For UCC128, the FNC1 code is automatically inserted and the
Mod 10 and Mod 103 check digits are automatically calculated.
6. For the MSI bar code, the check digit is not automatically
calculated.
7. To select UPC-A, 11 digits of data is sent. The printer adds a “0”
and automatically generates the check digit. If 12 digits of data are
sent, the printer asumes an EAN-13 symbol and automatically
generates the check digit. The last digit of the bar code data is a
modulo 10 check digit. If 13 digits of data are sent to the printer,
the check digit is not created and must be supplied by the
programmer. It must be the last character of the 13 digit string.
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CX208/212 Programming Guide