Pitney Bowes DI950 FastPac Inserter - Manual (Page 170)

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8 • Scanning
• Code 39 and Interleaved 2 of 5 (I 2 of 5) are supported. Extended Code
39 is not permitted. Barcode symbologies without start and stop charac-
ters and internal integrity features such as I 2 of 5 should use a check-
sum byte.
• Maximum length 12 characters (14 including start and stop) for Code 39
Maximum length 18 characters for I 2 of 5
• Barcodes can appear anywhere within the white regions shown on the
next page(s). The most common locations for barcodes are along the
edges of the paper, or along the edge of the address block.
• Barcodes must be printed on every page. They can be on either the front
(address side) or back of the page.
• All the information to be scanned must be in one barcode.
• Bits or characters for multibit functions must be adjacent (contiguous).
• Barcode lines must be at least 10 mm (3/8 in) long. Longer is better be-
cause it makes the scanner position less critical.
• Maximum code length: 89 mm (3.5 in)
• On the HCSF: the center line of the barcode must fall within a range of
1.25” (32 mm) to 4.125” (105 mm) from the center line of the sheet.
On the Feeder Tower: the center line of the barcode must fall within a
range of 0.787” (20 mm) to 4.92” (125 mm) from the center line of the
sheet.
• The barcode should not be closer than .79” (20 mm) from the Lead Edge
nor closer than .79" (20 mm) from the Trail Edge of the sheet.
NOTE: Currently, for best results, the barcode should not be closer than
1.77" (45 mm) from the Trail Edge of the sheet.
• The area around the barcode should be kept clear from print, etc. that
may be read by the scanner in error; this area is called the Clear Zone.
The Clear Zone must be at least .12" (3 mm) on each side of the bar-
code.
NOTE: The system only accepts Clear Zone measurements in millimeters.
• There should be no print on the reverse of the sheet immediately behind
the Clear Zone.
• Narrow bar width shall be between 0.275 mm and 0.635 mm thick inclu-
sive.
• Narrow space width should equal narrow bar width. Narrow to wide ele-
ments shall have a 3 to 1 ratio.
• Picket barcode requires the HCSF with the moving beam scanner op-
tion.
Barcode
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