Microcom 466 User Manual
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Chapter 4
Designing Labels Using LDS
466 Operators Manual
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EMBEDDED BAR CODES
Many bar codes can be printed with various ratios and character spacing options. The
following table illustrates these options. See Chapter 8 for more information on
designing with bar codes.
Bar Code Symbologies
Bar Code
CGN
Ratio
Height
Spacing
FO
Code 3 of 9
2
3
5
8
2:1
3:1
5:2
8:3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
0123
0123
0123
0123
I 2 of 5
2
3
5
2:1
3:1
5:2
1
1
1
-
-
-
0123
0123
0123
UPC/EAN*
-
40%
1
-
0123
UPC Readable*
-
40%
1
-
0123
Code 128 &
UCC/EAN-128*
-
40%
1
-
0123
Codabar
2
3
5
2:1
3:1
5:2
1
1
1
-
-
-
0123
0123
0123
Code 93
-
2:1
1
-
0123
AS-10
-
2:1
1
-
0123
MaxiCode
(CGN=Mode)
2
3
4
5
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0123
0123
0123
0123
0123
MSI (Plessy)
-
1:1
1
-
0123
Table 5
* These bar codes must be multiplied by 2 for a 80% ratio.
FO
FIELD ORIENTATION
This parameter defines the rotation of each field on the label. The point of rotation is
determined from the field justification.
0
0 degrees (normal rotation).
1
180 degrees (upside-down rotation).
2
90 degrees (left rotation).
3
270 degrees (right rotation).