Konica Minolta Darwin VDP Software - Manual (Page 74)

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9 Frequently Asked Questions
9.1 How to add the Leading and T railing „*‟ for Code 39?
No action is required. The asterisks „*‟ are added automatically to the barcode.
9.2 How to add the Check Digit to Code 39?
Simply select Modulo 43 (or another method) as check digit Method. The automatically computed
check digit is appended at the end of the barcode.
9.3 How to add the Leading and T railing „A‟ (or B, C, D) for CODABAR?
Enter A&A in the format string (property “Format” – see section 4.5).
9.4 How to use a Specific Subset in Code 128?
Use the corresponding barcode types Code128A, 128B or 128C. The whole code will then be
generated in the corresponding subset. If this is not possible with the current data, the software will
change subsets as required. If you want to change the subset within the barcode enter A or B or C
in the
“Format” (see section 4.5).
9.5 How to use the Compressed Mode of Code 128?
Use the barcode type Code128 and make sure “Format” is empty.
9.6 How to generate a PDF417 symbol with an Aspect Ratio of 3:2?
In order to generate a PDF417 which utilizes the standard aspect ratio of 3:2 there are two possible
methods:
9.6.1 Set a Row:Col Ratio of 11:1
Set Cols = 2
Set Rows = Cols * 11
9.6.2 Maintain a constant Ratio of Row Height / Module Width
Set a row height: module width ratio of 3:1 (default) by setting the module width to 500 (0.5 mm
constant value) and PDF417 row height to 1500 (1.5 mm).
9.7 How to set a Specific Module Width?
You can adjust the module width (or X Dimension) by setting the property ModuleWidth to the
desired value.
Per default the barcode adapts automatically to the object width (= to the dimension of the bounding
rectangle). After adjusting module width the resulting barcode width depends on the amount of the
encoded data characters and no longer on the width of the bounding rectangle.