Bar codes, expansion – SATO CX208/212 User Manual
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Bar Codes, Expansion
Command Structure
<ESC>BWaabbb
aa
=
Expansion factor by which the width of all bars and spaces
will be increased (01-12)
bbb =
Bar height by dot (004-600 dots)
Example:
<ESC>BW02100
Placement:
Immediately follows the <ESC>BT command and
precedes data to be encoded.
Default:
None
Command 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 to Printer:
<ESC>A
<ESC>H0050<ESC>V0050<ESC>BT101030103
<ESC>BW04100*1234*
<ESC>Q1<ESC>Z
Printer Output:
Special Notes
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 and Interleaved 2 of 5.
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